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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1908)
33rd YEAR. NO. 68 ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1903 PRICE FIVE CENTS PAVING Ml FREEDOM FOR J . Judge Wood's Remarks Stir Up Mills. V J WILL REMAIN PASSIVE Ernest Mills, Acting Secretary of Federation of Miners Ex plains Orchard Case. VIEWS OF JAMES McPARLAND It Hat Btn Claimed All Along That Orchard Had Bean Promised Hit Freedom by Ooodlng for tht Con fenion Made at the Trial. ' DENVER, March ia-"I know nothing about what will be done with Orchard," said Jamei McParland, the detective who aecured the confeeiion of Orchard, today. "He wat never promised any Immunity and he never aied any. 1 do not know whether his tentence will be commuted or not." "lie is guilty and be confessed hit guilt, lie hat told all he knew about those who caused him to commit hit crime. The fact that they were cleared by juries makct no difference to him." Ernest Mills, the acting secretary of the Western Federation of Miners aaid today that the Federation will remain passive In regard to the dis position to be made of the Orchard case. ' "If Judge Wood made the state ments credited to him," said Mills, "There can be little doubt but that he is paving the way for the freedom of Orchard. It has been claimed all along that Orchard had been promis ed hit freedom by Gooding for the Vonfessions made at the trials. That the political ring back of it hat prom ised to go down the line for Orchard is also a well known fact." MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION. Mouse Adjourns in Respect to the ' Memory of Senator Whyte. WASHINGTON March 18. -The general debate on the pension appro priation bin continued for over four hours in the House today. The sub jects discussed took a wide range, m pu sjsnaj 'ajueuij '3)od dent's hut special message all recelv ing attention. At 4:24 the House ad journed out of respect to the memory of Senator Whyte of Maryland. The Senafe wat In testion but 10 minutes, adjourning out of respect to Whyte. HONEST JIM ELECTED MAYOR ! NEW YORKTMar. 18.-"Honest Jim" Riley, the village blacksmith of North Fcham, one of New York's mosj populir suburbs, was re-elected president of the village yesterday for the third time by the largest majority he had ever received. The women and children of the village made an enthusiastic campaign in his favor, the reason for their activity being that Riley organixed a uniformed police force and rid the village of toughs who formerly congregated on the street corners and made insulting remarks to women. They met every train in North Pelham yesterday and no commuter escaped them before he had been to the polls and cast his vote. When the result was announc ed a great crowd of people including many women and girls, marched to the smithy and cheered Reilly to the echo. - ' , When Reilly was first elected the village was heavily in debt He has paid off every cent of it and there is a snug balance In the treasury. He refused to announce a platform or make any promises. Aristocratic Pclham has been inclined to scoff at the unlettered blacksmith but his sterling honesty, force of character and executive ability have been so clearly demonstrated that many of the wealthy residents lined up for him it the oolls yesterday. . His political success has made no change In the blacksmith he works at his anvil every day. v GOV. GUILD SERIOUSLY ILL. BOSTON, March 18. -It wat an nounced late tonight that Governor Guild who hat been ill for two weeks it in a very critical condition. Hit phyticiant found the Governor to ter iousiy ill late today that it wat de cided to call other -phyticiant into consultation. The Covernor Is suffering from a complication of diseases. It it ttated tonight that all hope hat not yet been abandoned and a fatal termination of hit illness will not be looked for within the next 12 hours. ARDENT TAFT MAN Paul Morton's Views on the Re publican Convention. NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION Sayi Taft Will be Nominated With out Formality of Ballot-Tell Rail road Companiea What Will Happen if Regulation if Refuted. LOS ANGELES, March 1&-Ac cording to Paul Morton, president of the Equitable Life, who arrived here today, Secretary Taft will be nomi nated as the Republican candidate for the Presidency by acclamation with out the formality of a ballot. Morton reiterated the opinion expressed few days aso at St. Louis that unless the railroads concede the principle of governmental regulation, the govern ment regulation is certain to result probably at no distant future date. He thinks the Aldrich bill better than nothing all, though personally he admires the Canadian form - of an emergency currency. SEARCHING FOR LETTERS. POLITICAL ADHERENTS Father Leo Said to Have Received Threatening Letters, DENVER, Col., 'Mar. 18.-The News to-day says: To an Italian woman of Paterson, N. J., Giuseppe Alia, the assasin who murdered Father Leo Heinrich at the ultar of St. Elizabeths Church in this city whispered a black prophecy on the eve of his departure for the west. "Within six months you will hear of a murder that will shock the world" said he. When over the wire came the news of thd assassination in Denver, the woman, striken with terror, repeated the words of Alia. Father Euscbius, while in Paterson whither he journeyed with the body of the martyred priest, was Informed of the interview which Alia had with the woman and caused inquiries to be made. He returned to 'Denver last night with Information that may prob ably put the police on the track of a blood thirsty band of anti-clericals. Father Eusebius learned that Father Leo had Informed certain priests In Chicaaro some time aito that he had received threatening letters. ; The writer declared they would kill him because of his denunciation of anar rliv A&rrfc ta tinw heinff madft among the effects of Father Leo for these letters. Senator Saxe Introduces a Resolution. INVESTIGATE CONDUCT Of Attorney General Jackson With Reference to Receivership of Banks. DISTURBANCES AND DISTRESS Senator Saxt Said Today That he Introduced the Resolution at the Request of Certain Banker in New York City. ALBANY, N. Y., March ia-Sen-ator Saxe introduced a resolution to day in the legislature providing for an executive investigation into the con duct of Attorney-General Jackson and especially with reference to the re ceivership of banks and trust com panies. The general impression is that the resolution will be adopted. The essential paragraph of the reso lution recites and widely charged that Jackson and hit subordinates used their offices to prevent the resump tion of various solvent banks and trust companies which were compell ed to close their doors during the re cent panic; that he hat procured the appointment of political adherent! at receivere and that by "Corrupt prac tices" the present financial disturbance and distress had been prolonged. Saxe said today that he introduced the resolution at the request of certain bankcrsin New York City. NEW YORK, March 18. -Attor ney-General Jackson said tonight he would welcome an investigation into his conduct in an impartial manner without personal feeling or any con sideration of politic. Jackson says every charge can be easily disproved. GENERAL D. II. BUSH Notified By the President of As signment to. DEPARTMENT OF COLUMBIA Headquarter Will be at Vancouver Barracks General Bush Succeeds Colonel T. C, Woodbury Who Has Been in Command. ". SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 Gcneral Daniel H. Bush today re ceived a telegram from the President assigning him to the command of the Department oT the Columbia with headquarters at Vancouver Barracks. Bush succeeds Col. T. C. Woodbury, who has been. in command since the departure of General Greeley. NEGRO SHOOTS TWO MEN. JACKSON, Miss., March , 18-An unknown negro . shot, and mortally wovlnded Baxter and Rufus Burns at the Burns home late today. v ' Both are relatives of United States Senator McLaurin, The cause of the shooting is unknown. '. DR. HARRIET HOOK GUILTY. CHICAGO, March 18-Dr. Harriet A. Hook, head physician of the Lin coln (III.), Asylum, for feeble minded children, wat found technically guilty yesterday by Municipal Judge Morri son of disorderly conduct Sentence wat deferred.. The case grew out Of Dr. Hook mysterious visit, clothed in padded garments, a black wig over her blond hair, her eye browt dark ened and representing herself, at a newspaper reporter, at the home of Benjamin M. Giroux, father of Frank M. Giroux, the 18-year-old boy whose terrible injuries last December at the Lincoln Asylum started an in vestigation of the State Asylum. The boy fell on a hot radiator while in an epileptic fit. PHILADELPHIA BORROWING. 1 PHILADELPHIA. March 18.- Foltowinir a conference of city offic ials here yesterday, Mayor Reyburn announced that immediate ttept would be taken to borow $9,000,000 under loant bills authorized by coun cils a year ago to put under way mu nicipal improvements which will give work to the city unemployed. "SPEECH WAS ROT" The Remark of Bank President James B. Forgan. LA FOLLETTEE'S ADDRESS A Deliberate Stirring up of Passion and Rage Among the People Who Have no Facilities For Acquiring Knowledge at First Hand. CHICAGO, March ia-James B. Forgan, president of the First Na tional Bank of Chicago, in an inter view today regarded La Follette's speech in the Senate yesterday said the Senator was false in his assertions and a panderer to class prejudice. "The speech was rot," said Forgan. "It was worse than rot; it was a de liberate stirring up of passion and rage among the people who have no facilities for acquiring knowledge at first hand and are dependent upon the men whom they trust. The entire import of his speech is absolutely false." ANN ARBOR STUDENTS. No Excuse For Violating the Law Because They Are Students. ANN ARBOR, March 18,-Friction between the university students and the police continues. Two students were arrested last night charged with stealing a cuspidor from the Cook Hotel. The hotel management re fused to prosecute but the students were brought into court nevertheless, charged with being drunk and disor derly. Tb,ey pleaded guilty and each was fined $10 and costs. DECLINES TO REINSTATE. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Mar. 18. The faculty student affairs cpm mittee today declined to reconsider their action dismissing 12 students for participating in anti-prohibition parade. The petioon of 226 men who were in the parade, stating that they were equally as culpable was present ed. It asked that they should receive the same treatment and asked that the 12 bfc instated. Chairman Clarke re fused to reconsider the matter and said he would give his answer tomor row noon. From his attitude it is expected he may dismiss all the sign ers. Another petition signed by 600 students will be presented tomorrow asking for the reinstatement of those dismissed on the ground that the pun ishment was too'sevcre. CANTILEVER BRIDGE OPEN It Links New York and Long Island. COST OYER $24,000,000 Was Traversed By Pedestrians Its Entire Length to Day for the First Time. GIRDERWEIGHEDTWENTYT0NS Midway of the Foot-Bridge Alderman ' Sullivan Broke a Bottle of Cham pagne Over the Rail and Whistle on the River Tooted Salutes. NEW YORK, March la The great cantilever bridge over the East River known at Blackwell't Island bridge which was constructed at a cost of nearly $25,000,000 was tra versed its entire length by pedestrians today for the first time. Alderman Sullivan, as the personal representa tive of Mayor McCIellan, headed the delegation across the narrow foot bridge built on top of a single steel girder which now links the New Yor and Long Island ends of the bridge. The girder weighing twenty tons was fitted into place today in the presence of the delegation. Mid way of the foot bridge Sullivan broke a bottle champagne over the rail, the American flag was broke out and the whistles on the river tooted salutes. JUDGE WOOD'S SPEECH. . Reccmmends That Board of Pardons Commute Orchard's Sentence. CALDWELL, March 18. -Judge Wood, who today sentenced Harry Orchard to be hung May 15th, and at the same time recommending that the board of pardon commute Or chard's sentence, laid special stress upon the crimes in Idaho and plainly intimated that the end of the prose cutions of those believed to have perpetrated them had not yet come. In this connection he said: "Judges and executives may be put out of- the way by the hand of as sassins, but there will be others to take their places, just as ready and as determined to perform their duties as their predecessors, were and back ed by, a public opinion that will fer ret out and discover the author of every such crime and bring him to punishment. , PEARLS CONFISCATED. SAN FRANCISCO, March 18.- By a decision of Judge De Haven yesterday in the federal district court the United States is now the owner of $12,000 worth of pearls which were smuggled across the Mexican border in 1906 by M. J. Cornejo. Condem nation proceedings were brought in behalf of the Government by Assist Jhnt United States Attorney Black. Cornejo was arrested by the customs officials and was released , on $4000 bonds. He failed to appear when his case came Monday and unless he answers in court within 30 days his bond will be forfeited. The pearls probably will be sold at auction and an informal offer of $12, 000 was made yesterday by a mem ber of a large San Francisco jewelry firm.' When the pearls were seized in 1906 they were worth about $8000, but since then perals have increased in value. : IOWA FOR TAFT. DES MOINES. March 18.-The Republican state convention today elected four delegates at large to the national convention and instructed them to vote for Taft; endorsed Wil liam B. Allison, and approved of the plank of the Ohio platform, calling for a revision of the tariff at a spec ial session of Congress. The Allison people dominated the convention and had their own way throughout The Commins people, although defeated in the convention, took a special de light in having as they declared forc ed the "Stand Patters" to endorse the plank calling for a revision of the tariff, and they made a point of fre quently reminding the Allison people1 of that fact METAL TRADE CONVENTION. NEW YORK, March ia-In con formity with a resolution passed at a national convention of the unions in the metal; trade preliminary', steps were taken here yesterday to form a New York branch of a metal trades department of the American Federa tion of Labor. A second convention is to be held in a few days to elect officer. OBJECTIONS OF ACH Judge Lawlor Listens to Ruefs Counsel's Objections. BOTH SIDES WERE PRESENT Ach Had 334 Objections to Hency Affidavit and 114 to That of Burns The Court Disposed of Them in Three Different Ways. f SAN FRANCISCO, March ia Arguments upon the objections of Henry Ach, the leading counsel for Ruel to certain portions of the affi davits of Heney and Burns occupied the attention of Judge Lawlor this afternoon. Ruef was represented by his associate counsel, Frank J. Mur phy, and the prosecution by the as sistant District Attorney Ogara. Ach's 334 objections to Heney's affidavit and 114 to the affidavit of Burns were taken up seriatim. The court sustained some of the objec tions, denied many and reserved the ruling on the others. When the court adjourned only about half of the objections been disposed of. ARCTIC EXPLORER'S WIFE. Saves the Children Then Turn in the Fire Alarm. NEW YORK, March ia-When smoke last night began to fill the house in Brooklyn occupied by Mrs. Anthony Fiala, wife of the Arctic ex plorer who led the Zeigler expedition on a search, for the pole, Mrs. Fiala ran to the third floor where her three children were asleep and ( wrapping them in an Eskimo robe carried them down to the street. Then she sent in a fire alarm. The firemen had little trouble in extinguishing a small fire that had started in the basement and which did about $300 damage. On the top floor of the house were stored the records of the Zeigler expedition as well as many souvenirs of the trip valued at $5000 by Mr. Fiala. These were not injured. HEAVY REGISTRATION. CHICAGO, Mar. 18. Registration for the aldermanic election April 7 and the primary election August 8 placed 64,553 names on the enroll ment books yesterday, a total much in excess of that which had been ex pected. Two years ago when there was the last sirdilar registration for an off-year aldermanic then there were no candidates except for was 49,251.