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COVCRSTHC MORNING FICLD ONTMCLOWCR COLUMBIA
FUILISHIS FULL ABSOCIATEO PRCSf REPORT
slORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 16 1908
33rd YEAR. NO. 92
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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NAVAL PUNS
CONDEMNED
Tawney's Opposition to a
Greater Navy
DESTITUTE OF COLLIERS
The United States, He Said, Had
In the Past Pursued a Bung
ling Naval Policy
EXPENDS MORE THAN OTHERS
The Strength of Our Policies and the
, Ability of Our Government to En-
fore Them Will Always be Meas-
ured by Ourselves. ,
WASHINGTON, April IS.-By a
vote of 199 to 88 the House today
decided against the President's pro
gram for four battleships and adher
ed to the recommendation of the
committee on naval affairs for two
vessels of that type. This result wa
reached after a debate which lasted
for four hours and it was received
with much applause. The entire tcs
ion was devoted to the consideration
of the navy.
As this increase was provided for
in the last section of the bill the
measure was practically concluded
with the disposition of that pro
vision. The committee of the. whole
concluded its work and it will re
port to the House tomorrow for the
final vote on its passage. The pro
vision for battleships was the chief
subject of interest, the committees
recommendation for two ship of that
type prevailing by a decisive vote
after a hard fought effort to increase
the number to four. The increase
was opposed by Tawney, the chair
man of the committee on the appro
priation; Foss, chairman of the com-
nittce on naval affairs; Willetts, a
minority leader, and others, and was
advocated by Itobson, who declared
that in relation to the increase of the
other nations four battleships would
only keep the( American navy abreast
of the other great navies. Long
worth of Ohio in a vigorous speech
told the House that the President
was more interested in this increase
than in any other question before
Congress and as practically all had
in the last election declared they
would support him, this was a good
opportunity to live up to that decla
ration. The amendment Of Tawney
reducing the number of new battle
ships to one was defeated by an even
more decided majority than Hobson's
proposition for an increase. The pro
vision for two fleet colliers with a 16
knot speed and a 12,500 tons capacity
costing $1,800,000 each, was adopted.
The amendments were adopted that
. one of the battleships and one of the
colliers should be "built in the navy
yards. ,
During the consideration of the
naval appropriation bill in the House,
Chairman Tawney pojnted . out the
immense increases in appropriations
authorized by the several supplement
ary measures. Mr. Tawney's remarks
were made particularly applicable to
the demand for four battleships in
stead of two. He compared the ap
Brooriations in various countries In
preparation for war and on account
of war and said the startling tact was
developed that the United States was
expending more than any nation' in
the world. "We are this year," he
said, "expending $84,975,238 more
than England; $136,067,838 more than
Germany, and $152,869,936 more than'
France." '
Mr. Tawney declared further, that
on account of the appropriation for
war for an army of 52,000 men and a
Navy of 42,000 men, the Nation is ex
pending this year $66,641,471 less than
England, with an Army of 204,300
men and a Navy of 129,000 men. That
the United States is expending for
this purpose only $35,884,8769 less
than for her army of 600,000 and her
Navy of 62,000, To surrender that
self-reliance, the self-conscicnccness
of superior Individual strength as a
Nation, by trying to teach them to
rely upon a standing army and navy
in time of peace large enough to be
capable to stay complete with the
armies and navyes of 62,000. That
the United States is expending for
this purpose in excess of the amount
expended by France with her army
of 550,000 men and her navy of 56,
285 men, $2,683,332. .
Maintaining that navies are built
for nat'onal defense, Mr. Tawney
said they it was not intended and
could not be Justified upon the ground
that they are necessary to satisfy an
ambition with individual to compete
with other nations in time of peace
in size or number of fighting ma
chines. He argued that in the U. S.
the prestige of power of the nation
did not depend upon the size of the
army and navy.
"There is no policy of our govern
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WIPED OFF THE HAP
The Little Town of Craig Is No
More
VALUABLE RANCHES DAMAGED
The Loss Was Caused by the Break
ing of the Dam at Hauser Lake,
and it is Estimated the Loss Will
Reach One Million Dollars.
HELENA, April 15. With the
little town of Craig wiped entirely
off the map, thousands of cattle and
livestock drowned and scores of
valuable ranches badly damaged loss
from the flood caused by the break
ing of the dam at Hauser Lake yes
terday, it is conservatively that the
estimated loss will reach one mil
lion of dollars. In view however of
the contrac t between the Helena
Power Transmission Company, own
ers of the dam, and the Wsiconsin
Bridge & Iron Company of Milwau
kee, the latter company, it is said,
will be liable for all damages result
ing from1 the flood. After making a
careful examination of the dam site
today, General Manager Gerry is of
the opinion that the wrecked struc
ture can be replaced at an expense
less than $250,00. The dam will
be rebuilt at once.
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.
Most Common Cause For Retirement
of School Teachers.
NEW YORK. April IS. -That
neuresthenia, or nervous breakdown
is the most common disease among
New York school teachers and the
most prolific source of applications
for retirement, is disclosed in the
annual report just issued by the sec
retary of the board Of retirement of
the board of education. S'nce the
board came into, existence three
years ago 345 persons have applied
for the benefits of the retirement
fund on the ground of service. In
most of these cases the period of
service was more than 30 years, in
several more than half a century. The
record shows that of the total of
applications 124 specified neurasthe
nia as the reason for the retirement
claimed. No other single disease ever
reached the half hundred mark, 30
of the applicants specifying heart dis
ease and 30 rheumatism.
M'CARRAN
UNSEATED
In the New York Demo
cratlc Convention
MUCH DISORGANIZATION
When the Vote Was Announced
McCarranWith His Followers
Left the Hall
SCENE TENSE AND DRAMATIC
The Business For Which the Con
vention Was Assembled Was the
Election of Delegates and the
Nomination of Presidential Electors
NEW YORK, April 15. In the
two days' session which began Tues
day with the bitter factional fight
and was concluded tonight amid
scenes bordering sspon the riotous,
the Democratic state convention
squelched the boom for Bryan, drove
Kings County faction headed by Sen
ator Patrick H. McCarren from their
seats and chosen an unpledged dele
gation to the national convention.
The last hours of the business was
transacted amid a hubbub that made
it almost impossible to determine the
will of the delegates as expressed in
their voting. During the day the
Bryan men who had already been
defeated in the committee on resolu
tions abandoned their attempt to have
the national delegates instructed for
Bryan. The real fight of the conven
tion centered in the attempt to oust
a large number of Brooklyn dele
gates headed by McCarren. This
attempt was successful as was also
the motion to have the state commit
tee name its successors instead of its
members being elected as formerly
by the several senatorial districts.
Immediately after the coventton ad
journed Harr,y Walker, who is look
ed upon as Bryan's local representa
tive, declared that he would call an
other Democratic convention to se
lect delegates to Denver.
NEW YORK, April 15. State
Senator Patrick II. McCarren. the
leader of the Kings County Demo
cracy was unseated tonight as a dele
gate to the party's state convention
to select delegates to the Denver
convention after a two days' bitter
contest before the committee on cre
dentials. He was alternately greeted
with cheers and derisive cries when
he finally addressed the convention
and once was insulted by a man on
the platform near him. The Senator
told this man he would talk to him
outside, the hall. Amid scenes tense
and dramatic in the .extreme he first
appealed to the convention to refuse
to sanction the majority report which
he said excluded him from ,a place !
in the party councils to which he had
been chosen by his democratic con
stituents. He threatened the Tam
many delegates with a statement
that if their plans to put him out
side the party lines were carried out
no one in the convention would live
long enough to see the election of
another Democratic mayor in New
York. The Senator's speech was at
tended by an unusual and pictures
que scenes. From the time he enter
ed the hall he received the cheers of
his loyal followers but the majority
were against him and the counter
cheers were greater. He, made his
fight calmly and courageously. The
proceedings were attended by much
disorganization and confusion in
which the McCarren men and their
opponents participated. Two days
of waiting for the committee's report
affected the delegates and they show
ed the strain of a long roll call on the
adoption of the majority report.
The business for which the conven
tion was assembled, the election of
delegates and the nomination of pres
idential electors and adoption of a
platform were almost ' forgotten in
the excitement over the McCarren
contest. When the vote was an
nounced, McCarren with his follow
ers rose and left the hall while their
friends in the galleries gave them
parting cheers. '
Another cheer greeted Bird S. Col
er as he and his fellow delegates en
tered to replace the McCarren men.
McCarren said he would carry his
fight to the Denver convention. Af
ter 'the settlement of McCarren and
other contests, the convention pro
ceeded with its task and named dele
gates and electors and adopted a
platform.
The platform denounces what it
calls the Republican blunders and
extravagance and declares that every
exertion should be made to put the
Democratic , principals into the ad
ministration of the government.
The delegation to Denver is un
pledged. The delegates at large
chosen were Alton B. Parker, Charles
F. Murphy, Louis Nixon and Charles
French. A resolution instructing the
delegates to vote by unit rule was
adopted. After the platform had
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STORY IN 1 PAPER
Drops Dead When He Read the
Charges
ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Mr. Heyl Was Seated at Breakfast
When Glancing Through the
Morning Papers he Saw That a
Warrant Had Been Issued for Him.
PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-
Confronted with the accusation of
embezzling more than $1500 from
the Franklin Institute of this city, of
which she has been actuary and
treasurer fjr 22 years, Herbert E.
Heyl as seized with what is said to
have been apoplexy today and died
shortly afterward. Mr. Heyl was at
breakfast when, glancing through
the morning newspaper, he saw an
account of his alleged embezzlement
and the issuance of a warrant for his
arrest. He arose, ran into the hall
way and- collapsed. He did not re
spond to treatment, and the physi
cian called reported the case to the
Coroner for a post-mortem examina
tion. Heyl recently retired from the
institute because of illness.
MURDER OF AN ITALIAN.
Revenge is Supposed to be the Cause
Suspect Arrested..
CHICAGO, April lS.-Veitto
Pappa, a laborer, was shot and killed
last night in Archer avenue under
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
tracks near Clark street. 1
When the body was discovered
the police believed Pappa was a vic
tim of the "black hand" but they be
came convinced later that the mur
der, was the outcome of a feud. ,
D, Valenti, a saloonkeeper, said
Pappa had some trouble last Decem
ber with Joseph Bertucci, who at that
time shot him in the leg. Pappa swore
out a warrant for his assailant's ar
rest and it is the theory of the police
that the murder was committed for
revenge. Bertucci was arrested not
far from the scene of the murder not
an hour after Jt occurred.
BASEBALL SCORE.
At San Francisco San Francisco
4, Oakland 3 (17 innings).
PUNISHMENT
TO BE DEATH
Jew Demands Four Hund
red Dollars.
PROMPTLY ARRESTED
Adler Says He Wrote the Letter
Addressed to Sichel Five
Days Ago.
SPEAKS ENGLISH AND GERMAN
From All Outward Appearance Ad
ler Hardly Appears to be a Desper
ate Man But One Who Perhaps be
Influenced by Others.
PORTLAND, April 15. State
Senator Sigmund Sichel, one of the
most, prominent Jewish residents of
Portland, and president of the Con
gregation of Emanuel was threatened
with, the death of himself and family
today Unless he complied with "a de
mand for $400 made on him by a man
who gives his name as that of Adolph
Adler, who is an Austrian Jew.
Adler who was arrested admits his
act and declares that' he is the un
willing emissary of a secret society,
but who compose the society or any
thing about the alleged organization
the detectives who are working on
the case are unable to learn. Adler
presented himself at Sichel's tobacco
store this afternoon and handed a let
ter to him. Sichel was amazed to
learn from the document which was
written ' in English, that unless he
gave the bearer $400 "to aid the suf
fering Jews" he and his family would
"Suffer the punishment of death."
Sichel talked with the man for a
few minutes and told him to come
back later. In the meantime the au
thorities were informed of the case
and when the alleged anarchist re
appeared he was arrested.
Adler was examined by Immigra
tion Inspector Barbur, who, after
much questioning, elicited from his
unwilling witness . the information
that he was born in Austria where be
fore coming to this country five
years ago h4 was a writer on a hews
paper called the Volkesfreunde.
Coming to the United States he
came to San Francisco where he says
he was employed at a resort known
as Odeon. Adler says he wrote the
letter address to Sichel five days ago
at the instigation of a man whose
name he refused to divulge. He said
he acted "in the matter against his
will but he was powerless to resist.
Adler speaks English arid German
well. From all outward appearances
Adler hardly appears to be a 'desper
ate man, but one who perhaps would
be influenced by others, either
through fear or because a. controlling
mind might direct him.
BY WIRELESS.
The cruisers West Virginia and
Maryland have left San Francisco
for the Bremerton navy yard and will
pass the mouth of the Columbia river
close in Sunday afternoon or early
Monday morning. The Wisconsin
will leave Bremerton for the South
on Saturday.
ARMY OFFICER IN TROUBLE.
; SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.
Lieutenant William, S. Bowen, U. S.
A., now commanding - a rapid fire
battery at the Presidio, is to be tried
before a courtmartial April 21 for
neglect of duty. The order for the
court martial was given yesterday,
and in the afternoon TBowen met with
a serious accident on the rifle range
of the reservation. A revolver with
which he was practicing was dis
charged, the ball striking him on the
left knee. It is feared that the leg
will have tq be amputated.
SENATOR BORAH.
Will Speak on the Brownsville Ques
tion Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Sena-tor
Borah gave notice that he will
speak on the Brownsville question
Monday.
EIGHT JURORS PASSED.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.
Eight jurors have been passed in the
Ford case. Two more have been
passed subject to the peremptory
challenge and two more were not
examined.
7 FROM 12 LEAVES 5. 4
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.
Five jurors have been sworn in to
try Abe Ruef. The peremptory chal
lenges turned seven men out of the
jury box today, five being exercised
by the defense and two by the prose
cution. The jury panel was exhaust
ed before the day was over and a
new panel of 50 has been ordered to
be in attendance tomorrow. ,
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Mystery Surrounding the Death
of Samuel Gilmore.
STOMACH IS BEING ANALIZED
Already Two Men Are Under Police
Surveillance on Suspicion of Hav
ing Been Implicated in the Killing
of Gilmore For His Money.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.
Mystery surrounding the death of
Samuel Gilmcre, once a famous rare
track plunger, is puzzling the police
department and an element of deep
est secrecy has surrounded the opera
tions of detectives who have been
working on the case for several days
in the hope of clearing up what is
believed to have been a deliberately
planned murder. Already two men
are under police surveillance on sus
picion of having been implicated in
the killing of Gilmore for his money,
but not until yesterday did the first
details of the suspected tragedy leak
out.
Gilmore came to his death last
Tuesday morning, apparently from
natural causes. After his death, how
ever, it became known that he had
won $7,000 at Emoryville on Mon
day afternoon and then an investiga
tion which his relatives insisted was '
immediately begun
Gilmore's stomach is now at the
Green being analized. It is believed
that he was given poison in a glass
of liquor and after the poison had
taken effect was robbed.
CONSIDERING, BILLS.
Senate Puts in a Good Day's Hard
- , Work.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The
Senate devoted its entire time today
in considering the bills on the calen
dar. Among the measures passed
were those suppressing betting on
the races and the games of various
kinds in the District of Columbia,
providing for the purchase of land
between Pennsylvania avenue and the
Mall in this city as sites for govern
ment buildings; creating a bison
range in Montana and enlarging the
homesteads on non-irrigable lands;
The swamp . land reclamation . bill
was considered for a time and was
made the unfinished business of the
Senate.