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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1908)
HjaUlHEt FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS rHPORf COVERS THC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 33rd YEAR. NO. 72 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS MAILED THE DEAD BABY ihastly Find By Postmas ter" FCOlraclC A RETURN ADDRESS phi Package Was Addressed to RoyW.Carr, Roswell.N.M. Inspector Notified. PATHETIC NOTE WAS INCLOSED ottmaster Olrach Turned Body Over to Authorities at PortaletInspec. tor McKee Has Started an Investl gallon Which Ma? Clear Mystery. DENVER, March 23.-rotmaster G Otrach, of Portales, N. M., hai lorted to L E McKee, the chief Itoflke inspector of this district the fcovery of the body of a dead in- in the nulla. The package was Iressed to Roy W. Carr, Ron well, (M., and bore the return address Ida Rhodes Carr, Woodstock, III. Ider the cover of the package was following unsigned note: "I do know what else to do. Burn it or something right away. Do not lenr I Postmaster Olrach turned the body ier to the authorities at Portales. nspector McKee has started an in cstigation which will clear up the hystery. ELEVATED TIED UP. Jroken Third Rail Imperils Crowded Train. . NEW YORK,"Mar. 27.- Seventy ve feet of the ripped off part of a rail hanging from a Broadway F.lfvWd in Brooklyn last niffht IcauscdSuimcrous small explosions as it came highly charged with wires and metal fixtures. While the "L" car that left the tracks and detached the current conveying rail in the pro cess hung suspended in a perilous position in mid air, threatening every second to topple over in the street. When the car stopped at the end of the structure there was a rush for the rear door, causing a crush in which several persons were bruised and their clothing torn. The guards, how ever, kept the gates closed and would not allow the passengers to leave the train until another was attached to the rear. The suspended car was then hauled back out of danger. A police guard formed about the rail on the street and kept the crowds back until the current was turned off and electricians had made repairs. The entire line was tied up for an hour and a half. V. M. C. A. FUND. CHICAGO, Mar. 23,-The citizens' committee engaged in raising the $1, 000,000 fund for the Y. M. C. A., yes terday received a promise of $100,000 from W. C. Wicboldt, a merchant of the Northwest side. The only condition which Mr. Wie boldt hinged to the offer is that the money, or a part of it, be used in the purchase of a piece of land on the northwest side to be approved by him, for the erection of a Y. M. C A. dor Thoonditions under which this r is made is satisfactory to the TRAINS' COLLIDE. CHICAGO, nr. 23.-More than twenty five people were injured in a rear end, collision by a Northwestern Elevated and an Oak Park elevated train and Van Buren streets early to day. The trains consisted of three coaches each, all of which were crowded. A panic followed the, crash and many of those who escaped injuries when the trains came together suffer ed bruises in the scramble for exits. The Oak Park train was standing at the State Street station when the Northwestern train, 'turning into Van Buren Street, crashed into it. Among the Injured were C C. Stern and Dr. Pollock, both of New York. Failure of the brakes to work properly is assigned as the cause of the collision. ON THEIR TRAIL Three Bandits Get Away on a Hand Car. INDIAN POLICE CHASING THEM They Art Headed for the Buck Brush Springs tht Only Flic b the Mountain! When Water Can be Secured Stole $47,000. RENO, Nev., March 2J.-Three bandits who held up Edward Hoff man and secured $47,000 belonging to the California Mining Company yes terday and made their way to Schurx during the night, stole hand car and proceeded to the Walker Indian res ervation. They are now being pur sued by the former members of the Walker Indian police and they are headed for Buck Brush Springs, the only place in the mountains where water can be secured. Their course indicates that they are trying to reach Reno. Sergeant Lundy of the Nevada state police stated this af ternoon that his men are on guard. A belief is expressed that the rob bers will be captured within 48 hours. SEEKS RESTORATION. CHICAGO, Mar. 23,-The Tribune today says: Oberlin M. Carter, formerly cap tain in the U. S. Engineer Corps, will seek restoration to the army and to his rank as a result of the vindication of the Savannah Harbor graft charges given him in the decision of Judge Kohlsaat, which was handed down on Saturday. He is confident of obtain ing from the President this rec ognition of the justice of the court's decision. While admitting yesterday that re instatement in the army is what he desires, Mr. Carter would not discuss his plans for bringing the matter to the attention of the administration. From his advisers it was learned that he will petition President Roosevelt directly. Restoration of the honor that was torn from him is placed above all other considerations by the former captain. It has been known among his friends for some time that he has refused repeated offers of high sal aries from engineering concerns that recognized his ability, he would not accept them while his reputation was under a cloud, and he always has de clared he would devote the rest of hU life to remove the stain on his life. HOT BED AT mm Korean Attempts to As sasslnate Stevens. WOUNDS ARE SERIOUS First Shot Missed the Diplomat' 1st and Probably Fatally Wounded Chum. HIM NO GOOD. HIM HELP JAPAN He Said be Thought so Little About Attack in the Hotel Last Night That he Took no Precaution or Carry a Weapon. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. With the revolver of a would-be as sassin concealed in a handkerchief, D. W. Stevens, former counselor to the Japanese embassy at Washington, but for several years diplomatic ad visor to the Korean government at Seoul was shot and seriously wound ed this morning as he was about to leave for Washington. Three shots were fired at Stevens by I. W. Chang, a diminutive Korean. The first shot missed the diplomatist and perhaps fatally wounded- M. W. Chun, one of three or four Koreans who were lay ing in wait for Stevens and who a moment before had struck Stevens a vicious blow in the face. The other shots took effect in Stevens' back, one bullet striking him under the right shoulder near the spinal column and the second a few inches lower. While the wounds are serious it is said the chances for Stevens' recovery are good. The attempted assassination evidently was well planned. It took place at the Ferry Station at 9:30 this morning just as Stevens accom panied by Chozo Koike, the Japanese consul-general, was about to take the ferry connecting with the Overland train for the east. The motive for the murderous attack apparently arises out of the resentment of a small group of' local Koreans to the Japanese protectorate over Korea, who sought to avenge their country for the important part played in the reorganization of its government by Stevens. Stevens arrived from the Orient last Friday. Last night he was attacked at the Fairmount Hotel by four or five Koreans. He freely admitted shooting Ste vens. "Yes, me shoot 'em," he said to the Associated Press representa tive. "Me sorry? No. Him no good. Him help Japan. Bime-by Korea alle same Japan." He said he read about Stevens in the Japanese newspapers and had recognized him from his pictures. It was learned that a small band of Koreans have been on Stevens' trail ever since he landed. Chang isat the city prison. No charge has been placed against him pending the outcome of Stevens' in juries. Stevens was resting easy tonight and hopeful of a quick recovery. SEVERE STORMS. NEW ORLEANS, March 23,-As a heavy wind and rain storm which has raged in portions of Louisiana, Mis sissippi and Alabama today much property was destroyed, many injured and at least one person killed. All telephone wires in the section visited by the storm have been prostrated and details in many instances are lacking. FLEETS VISIT TO JAPAN. . TOKIO, Mar. 23. The press with out exception, is enthusiastic over the announcement of the visit of the American fleet, and the government is receiving considerable praise for extending the invitation. The con sensus of newspaper opinion is that the prompt acceptance of the invita tion shows the friendship of America for Japan, while the visit of the fleet will suffice to show the world the im possibility of a breach of the friend ly relations existing between the two countries. Despatches received to-day indicate that the fleet will arrive in November, The newspapers are urging the government not to limit the expense of its reception. INDUSTRIAL OREGON PUBLICITY COMPILATIONS OF FACTS AD VERTfSINO DIFFERENT SEC TIONS OF THE STATE PUB LICITY FUNDS PROMISED IN MANY PLACES. PORTLAND. ORE. March 23rd. (Special Correspondence). One of the most convincing compilations of facts ever circulated to advertise a given section of country 1s "One Thousand Facts of Production", col lected by J. R. Shepard, giving actual results of producers throughout the Willamette Valley. This compila tion deals with fruit vegetables, live stock, cereals, grasses, poultry, hops, and nuts. Mr. A. F. Hofer, Secretary of the Salem Board of Trade, will be glad to send this to any address, and it is a character of information that should be in the hands of every active newspaper man as well as the officers of every commercial body through- opt -the States of Oregon, and in fact all over the United States. A fund of $6900 for publicity pur poses, with the assurance that this will be increased to over $8,000, places Albany in the front rank of active Oregon communities. At the enthu siastic "net-together" meeting held Friday night which was responsible for this result. Governor Chomberlain and Tom Richardson of the Portland Commercial Club made rousing ad dresses. More than three hundred people participated in the banquet. Never in the history of the Pacific Northwest have the wheat exports held up as they have this season. All records for foreign shipments were broken in February, Portland lead ing all the wheat shipping ports of the entire United States with bushels: Putrct Sound was second with 2,056,332 bushels. March fig ures will not fall far behind those for February. Portland runs more special excur sions of her business men out to ooints of interest throughout her trade territory in the Northwest than any other city in the United States, and special excursions are being dis cussed to the Rogue River Valley, Lewiston .Idaho and Hermiston, Ore gon, as well as to other points. The Portland Commercial Club, the Pend leton Commercial Association, and the commercial bodies of Umatilla, Echo, La Grande, Baker City, The Dalles. Hood River, and other points along the line of the O. R. & N. will join in an excursion to Hermiston the latter oart of May to celebrate the opening of the head-gates of the Uma tilla Government Irregation project, upon which the Government is spend ing $1,100,000. It is expected that several thousand people will be pre sent to witness the turning of the water upon the arid lands of Uma tilla County. . 1 Meetings are being held in different parts of Yamhill County for the pur pose of organizing the Yamhill Coun ty Development League. This will in no way interfere with the local bodies in the different cities and DENOUNCED BY SULZER Extraordinary Scene En acted in the House, CHARGE WADE BY MANN Said Sulzer Had Put in Record What Purported to be His Speech. MANN GETS SPEECH EXPUNGED Sulzer Characterized Mann at "Pettyfogging Lawyer, Mean and Contemptible" For Which he Was Promptly Called to Order, WASHINGTON, March 23. A scene somewhat out of the ordinary was enacted in the House today be cause of a charge made by Mann that Sulzer had put in the Congressional Record what purported to be a speech delivered by him last Satur day but which Mann charged was not the one be delivered. All had to do with" Sulzer's claim and that he, Mann, was the author of the legisla tion which brought the department of commerce and labor into being. A resolution offered by Mann to ex punge the printed speech from the Congressional Record was adopted by a strict party vote but not until af ter the House had been treated to a bitter denunciation of Mann by Sul zer and several lively tilts between the latter and the speaker. Sulzer characterized Mann as a "Pettyfog ging lawyer, mean and contemptible" for which he was called to order with the admonition that such language could not be used toward another member. Twice afterward in seeking to justify his claim to the authorship he was interrupted by the speaker with' a similar, warning. Anticipating that his speech would be ruled out, as the way of getting it back into the record, Sulzer resorted to a piece of strategy by trying to have the speech read and later endeavored to read it himself, but the sepaker insisted he could only address himself to a reso lution to expunge. Smarting under the action of Republicans, Sulzer for the first time posed as an obstruction ist. He objected to all unanimous consent propositions and halted the proceedings of the House for a con siderable time by a point of no quorum. After passing a number of measures relating to the district of Columbia the House adjourned out of respect to Senator Bryan. towns, but will embrace them all in an effort to thoroughly advertise the resources of Yamhill County. A meeting was held at Newberg last Tuesday another will be held at Mc Minnville tomorrow. N. O. Lownes dale has been elected president, and the people of Oregon can rest assur ed that Yamhill County will do its full part in advertising the resources of the State. The Portland Commercial Club has decided to move into its new home May 1st. This building is an eight story steel, covering a quarter block, and when completed will cost to ex ceed $500,000, and be tthe most com plete equipment owned by a popular commercial body in the United States. DISGUSTED BURGLARS. entered four residences in the vicin ity of Fifth Avenue and Eighty Sixth Street, in the heart of the fashionable East Side district early yesterday. They failed, however, to get away with anything of much value. They took about $500 worth of small jewel ry. , They jumped from a high fence in the rear of the house of Benjamin Thaw, uncle of Harry K. Thaw, to the fire escape to the rear of the That-. cher residence, boldly carrying their plunder from the last named resid ence out the front door under the light of a street lamp, directly op posite the house. The other houses entered were those of CoL Albert E. Hilton, Mrs. N. F. Dana and Mrs. Sindey Smith. They were not dis turbed in the Smith house, but ap parently took nothing while alarms given by servants frightened them', from the other two. Four Burglaries in One Night in Fashionable District NEW York, Mar. 23.Burglars The Situation Not So Bad as Supposed. NEARLY ALL SHOW GAINS The Eastern Roads Felt the October Panic More Than the Transconti nental and Western Lines The Re port Compiled from Other Roads.' WASHINGTON, D. C. Mar. 23. Every indication points to an im provement generally in the railroad and industrial situation of the country according to reports made by the great railroad systems of America to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, These reports are to the effect that, while the railroads suffered to some extent by what has come to be referred to as the "October panic", the loss was by no means so serious as generally has been supposed. It appears from the report that the effect was felt particularly by the eatsern lines and by the lines in the south-eastern part of the country, a few of which were embarrassed not only by a falling off of revenues, but by their inability to obtain ready cash with which to carry on improvements which they had begun while the west ern lines and transcontinental roads have not suffered materially from the financial depression. The figures available to the Interestate Commerce Commission indicate also that the general condition in the country is improving materially, with a prospect that it soon will be normal or better. Franklin K. Lane, Pacific Coast member of the Interstate Commerce Commission has made a careful an alysis of the figures submitted by the railroads themselves to the Commis sion. Mr. Lane was asked what loss the railroads of America had sustain ed from the October panic." He re plied that the railroad situation the i country over is not imminently a Serious one at the present time. ""There are no figures accessible by which definite answer to your ques tion can be given," continued Com missioner Lane. "From the figures available to the Commission, how ever, it does not appear that, taking the country as a whole, the revenues of the railroads have fallen off to the extent that generally is believed. The Intersate Commerce Commission now calls upon the carriers subject to the Act to Regulate Commerce for monthly reports of their revenues and operating expenses. Such reports be gan with the month of July last, and I have the figures compiled by Prof. Henry C. Adams, our statistician, as to a number of systems which may be taken as representative of the railroad systems of the entire country. These systems are: "New York, New Haven St Hart ford. '' "New York Central "Baltimore & Ohio. . "Pennsylvania, east and west of (Continued from page 1)