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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1908)
33rd YEAR. NO. 98 W ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1808 , il WRECKS A DWELLING nutMsmst Probably Meant for James L. Gallagher WITNESS IN GRAFT CASE The Bomb Had Been Placed the Porch of William E. Scheneck's House In BOY HIT BY FLYING MISSILE So Quickly Did the Newt Spread That 2000 Persons Were on the Premises Within Few Momenta No Arreata Have Yet Been Made. OAKLAND, Col., April 22.-What It believed by the police to have been an attempt to assassinate James L. Gallagher, one of the main witnesses In the San Francisco graft canes, oc curred shortly after 7 o'clock tonight at the home of William E. Schencck, hi brother-in-law, at East 20th street and 19th avenue, Just Oakland, when huge bomb placed in the porch tore away the whole front of the houie. Gallagher was upstairs with his wife at the time and Schencck was in a rear room with his wife and four children and Dr. Guy Drown. All escaped but one boy who was hit In the neck by a flying missile. That none were killed was but little short ot a miracle, uailagher a hat was pierced by a splinter. The house was completely wrecked. The report was heard all over Oakland and many win dows in the neighborhood were brok en. A post belonging to the porch was, hurled 100 feet away. So quick ly did the news spread that 2000 peo ple were on the premises in a few moments. The ex-supervisor was spied in the crowd and some one re marked, "I guess that was meant for you." "Yes, I guess it was," replied Gal lagher, "but they missed me." A man was seen running down 19th street a few moments before the ex plosion but up to a late hour tonight no arrests have been made by the police. Chief of Detectives Peterson made a careful inspection of the demolish ed house and had a long talk with Gallagher afterward. But Utile light could be thrown on the matter. Late tonight Gallagher went to San Fran cisco and' went into hiding for the night. . PASSED THREE BILL' PRICE FIVE CENTS Instruct! Attorney-Gene. mence Suits for Or X" WASHINGTON, April 22.-The summary of today's proceedings in the House was the passing under suspension of the rules of three bills and the defeat of one, When adjourn' men was reached there was pending a measure which instructs the attorney general to Institute suits against the Oregon and California Railroad Com pany for the forfeiture of aeveral million acres of land grants in the State of Oregon. , The bills that go through were as follows: Declaring the right to en ter at oil lands certain mineral lands, authorizing the alienation of certain allotments of five civilized tribes and removing the restrictiont against foreign thipt with respect to trade between the United States and the Philippines Dy a large majority the bill to allow the importation of foreign white laborers into Hawaii was defeated. LOST OLD BIBLE. HELENA, Mont., April 22.-Miss Anna Pearson, whose home at Haw ser Lake was washed away by the breaking of the dam last week offers a reward for'a Bible printed in 1703 and which was given to her ancestors in Sweden by an F.uropean king 20S years ago. lhc limit has been hand ed down from generation to genera tion for over two centuries. ROADS MAPPED OUT Oregon Electric Company Build Interurban Roads to DESPERATE ACCIDENT Jetty PMriver Falls Into the Ocean TWO LIVES SACRIFICED Other Men Badly Hurt, But All Will Recover Miraculous Escape MACHINE MAY BE RECOVERED Prompt Assistance Sent Out From Fort Stevens Tugs and Life Savers do Fine Work First Grave Accident in History. CONSTRUCTION BEGINS TO DA They Have Filed Supplementary Ar ticles With the State to Increase the Capital Stock From Two to Ten Million Dollars. - . FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER. ' NEW YORK, April 22.-Jay Gould, who recently added to his laurels in the tennis court the acquisition the gold racquet by his third victory in the Tuxedo tournament will be among the men of the Olympic team which will compete in the Olympic games at London this summer. He has sent his entry to James E. Sul livan, secretary of the Olympic Com mittee. v SPEEDY VERDICT. Jury Out 35 Minutes Bring in a Ver , diet of First Degree of Murder. OAKLAND, Cal, April 22,-Mark A. Wilkins, who is on trial charged with murdering Vernie Carmln, of Springfield, Mo his putative' wife, at Elmhurst,' last' October, was found wunoui a rcLuuMiiciiuiiuun mis aiier noon after the jury had been out 30 minutes. Wilkins was unaffected by verdict. -v r w t ft r-v . . ruKiUAivu, April a. An an nouncement made today simultan eously with the increase of the capital stock of the Oregon .Electric Co., from $2,000,000 to $10,000,000 that the company will begin tomorrow actual construction on the first of the 283 miles of extensions branches and laterals to the Portland Salem Elec trie Line which was placed in opera Hon within the last few weeks. The roads mapped out are: Portland to Tillamook, via flillsboro, Portland to Eugene, via Corvallis, Salem to Mill City, Salem to Dallas, Salem to Al bany and Albany to Cascadia. The supplementary articles of incorpora lion 'necessary to increase were filed today in the office of the county clerk of Multnomah county, Oregon. Guj W. Talbot, Edward Cookingham James B. Kerr and George F, Nevais are the nominal incorporators all signing the new articles. The road is backed by Woffat and White, the bankers of New York City. Work will be begun tomorrow on the Port land-Hillsboro-Tillamook line, The Oregon Electric Company of which Charles M. Pratt of New York is president, ljas just finishfcd an electric road to Salem and the an nouncement that this city is to be made the pivotal point of 283 miles additional of interurban roads is the most important made since the decis ion over two years ago of the Hill lines to parallel the line of the Harri- man system down the Columbia River. When completed the system of electric roads of this company ter minating in Portland will exceed 330 miles. NIW YORK, April 22.-Theatre relics of 30 years ago which were col lected by the late Annie Pixley and her husband, "with a-quantity of the actress' personat'effects and household goods 'Are on exhibition in an auc tioneer's windows. The goods have been ordered sold at auction by the storage concern to pay the charges. a The City of Astoria was shocked to its center yesterday morning when the sad word came up from the offices of the jetty, at Point Adams, telling of the dreadful accident that had be fallen the pile-driving train and its crew, on its way to the day's work at the outer end of the big federal enterprise; by which two lives were sacrificed and a number of people badly injured. . The train pushing the huge "pile- driver now in operation there, left the shore-plant at the usual hour of 8 o'clock, and fifteen minutes later it had plunged over the side and into the ocean, at "crossover No. 6," four miles to seaward; carrying down with it eleven men. 1 How the accident oc curred is not yet determinable, but it is presumed that the wheels, in pass ing from one track to the other rode out of the frog and before its tend ency could be noted and stopped had reached the edge, the disaster fol lowing with awful rapidity. The boil er on the pile-driver was ready for service and. as th-plunge was made, this exploded with tremendous orce, among the scrambling men who were instinctively seeking to jump and save themselves from the flying and fall ing timbers with which the train was loaded? There .were fourteen men on the outfit at the time and one or two by a miracle of agility, saved themselves from the fearful fall, and clug desper ately to the trcstling. The noise of the explosion of the boiler gave the general sigual of the disaster to those at work at the outer end of the jetty and to the headquarter people ashore; and instantly every resource at the jetty-plant at Fort Stevens was in play and speeding to the front with all the devices for first aid; and at the same time word was sent to the tug Samson to proceed to the scene in stanter, and this it . did, giving a swift tow to the Point Adams life saving crew just starting out. Every detail of the rescue work was carried on without a hitch or a moments de lay of any sort, and to this expedi tion is due the minor measure of life sacrifice in the sad case. In the over-throw of the great dri ver Jacob. C. Lehman, of Hammond, was struck in the chest by one of the huge spiles and his life' crushed out instantly, but his body was quickly recovered and was later ta"ken to his stricken home at Hammond. Martin Carlson, also of Hammond, had his head badly cut and his ; right leg broken, but survived long enough to reach the post surgery at Fort Stevens,, where everything possible was done to save him, by the surgeons in charge, but he succumbed lates to what must have been internal injuries and died just about noon. He too left a family; one of his daughters, Miss Anna Carlson, being an account- nt with the Troy Laundry inthis city, the proprietor of which establish ment, Mr. Tait, placed an engine at Miss Carlson's disposal at once and hurried her to her Hammond home, Mr. Carlson was well known in this city and section where he had resided for many years, and his family shares the profound sympathy of the whole countryside, with the bereaved, ones of Mr. Lehman's family, in the sud den and awful distress that has befal- Jcn them. Others who went down in the wreck, happily escaped death, but re ceiving bodily injury, were: Jphn C Fullhard, left leg broken. Anders Hansen, right side crushed and back injured. That this was the limit of fatalities and injuries in so appalling a condition of affairs, is a literal mar vel to every one who saw the dread occurrence, or is at all familiar with the conditions surrounding it Cor oner W, C. A. Pohl leaves down this morning to take what official steps may be necessary in the unhappy premises. The rumor afoot here last evening that Mr. Hansen was about to dit from his injuries was denied over the wires at 8 o'clock p. m. by well informed people at the post who said that he was rallying finely and would pull through successfully. , The accident occurred at the outer rim of the huge sand bar that has formed on the north side of the jetty and the derrick lies, apparently un broken, and intact, upon the shal lows at that point, having fallen INTERESTING DIS 1 (Continued on page &) OUTSIDE TALENT Promised for Tomorrow In the Senate Commissions Are Unpopular In Both Houses of Congress VERY LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED The Leaders Have Reached the Con clusion That Such Bodies Organized Shall be Composed Solely of Mem bers of Congress. WASHINGTON, April 22,-Con-gress is preparing to go on record against the policy of drafting legisla tion through commissions authorized for the purpose. Three propositions for the establsihment of commissions for the present session and may have to be disposed of before adjourn ment. - The principal one of these commis sions is that proposed to investigate tariff conditions and plan the revision that will take place next year. An other commission now in prospect that before the house in connection with financial legislation and a third has been suggested by the National Civic Federation. The last named would provide for a general review of legislation affecting capital and labor with the object of suggesting amend ments to the Sherman anti-trust, after the manner provided by the Hepburn bill which was advocated bv the President in a special message to Congress. The leaders of the Senate and the House have been given the subject of the appointment of commissions con siderable thought recently and have reached the conclusions that any such bodies organized shall be, composed solely of members of Congress. So far as a currency commission is con cerned the members seem to prefer one of ten members,, five from each body. If a tariff commission is to be authorized which is not now thought possible, the number might be in creased to 20 members equally divid ed between the two Houses. Con gress leaders are almost unanimously opposed to any commission to sug gest amendments to the Sherman anti-trust law. , It has been pointed out that com missions made , up of outside talent are expensive. Usually the salaries authorized are much larger than NAVAL BILL WAS READ Hale Will Propose an Amend ment Appropriating Money to Begin Construction. . WARNER'S SPEECH STILL ON Reverting to a Recent Speech Against Military Enlargement he Read Statements From the Secretary of War Disclaiming Increase. WASHINGTON, April 22. The Brownsville affair and' the naval ap propriation bill occupied practically the entire time of the Senate today and both subjects will again be under consideration tomorrow. Warner of Missouri continued his remarks on the disctarge of the negro soldiers and quoted at considerable . length from the testimony taken in that case. He did not conclude and his remarks will be continued tomorrow, The naval bill was read through with the exception of the sections relating to the battleships which will probably lead to an interesting discussion to morrow. Hale announced that he would propose an amendment appro priating $7,000,000 to begin the con struction on the new battleships so that there might 'be no delay in that work and there is no doubt but that the amount will be appropriated. Warner reverting- to a recent speech by Hale against military enlargement read 'the statements from the secre tary of war and the chief, of staff dis claiming any purpose ot increasing the regular army. SCHOOL FUND. SALEM, Or., April 22.-The fol lowing, aggregating $119,100, have been paid to the counties on account of apportionment to be made from the income of the common school fund by the State Treasurer: Baker, $4000; Benton, $2000; Clackamas, $6000; Clatsop, $3000; Columbia, $2000; Coos, $3500; Crook, $1500; Curry, $500; Douglas, $4000; Gilliam, $800; Grant, $1400; Harney, $750; Jackson, '$4500; , Josephine, $2000; Klamath, $1300; Lake, $750; Lane, $6500; Lincoln, $1000; Linn, $5000; Malheur, $1500; Marion, $8000; Mor row, $1300; Multnomah, $28,000; Polk, $3000; Sherman, $900; Tilla mook, $1200; Umatilla, $5000; Union, $-1000; Wallowa, $2000;. Wasco, $4000; Washington, $5000; Wheeler, $700; Yamhill, $4000. Total, $119,100. BASEBALL SCORES. At Tacoma Tacoma 5, Vancouver 0. . At San Francisco Portland 4, Oak land 4. Game called in eighth inning on account of rain. At Seattle Seattle 8, Butte 4. END IN SIGHT. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22. Rapid progress is being made with the Ford trial today the testimony be ing introduced is much the same as that offered in the preceding trial. At the present rate the case may go to the jury the latter part of next week.' TIlC ITIDIIITV Dili MIL LIiUILlll UiLL Signed by the President and Be comes a Law BELT LINE. (Continued on page 8.) CHICAGO, April 22.-That the United States Steel Corporation is in earnest in its reported plans for railway to connect Milwaukee, Wis., to Gary, Ind., and Joliet, 111., was made evident yesterday when a trust deed was executed to the St Louis Trust Company at St. Louis for $20, 000,000 to provide funds for the road. The plans grew out of the failure of the Milwaukee-Southern deal, which road was to connect Milwaukee and East St. Louis by way of Joliet and by acquisition of the Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota Railway. Of the money raised at St. Louis $5,500,000 is to pay for the latter road which will form part of the new system. It is understood the new steel cor poration is working through St. Louis capitalists in securing the construc tion of the new road, which will con nect the Allis Chalmers Company's plant and the Bay View Rolling Mills of the Illinois Steel Company at Mil waukee with the Steel Corporation's Gary Mills and the Joliet plant of the Illinois Steel Company. The steel corporation has, it is understood, considerable interest in the Allis Chalmers Company which is working on a $15,000,000 contract for t Vi flan, tnilla There have been heavy transfers of land along the proposed right of way of the new road near Milwaukee re cently and it is said that the prelimin ary work has all been done. The new road will be a steel corpo ration belt line around Chicago, inter secting every railway entering this city- ),' ' N ' MF1SHRF is rnwQTmmnuM Employe Not Assured to Have As sum the "Risk of His Employ ment' Where Any Statute Enacted; for Safety of Employes. WASHINGTON, April 22.-Presi- dent Roosevelt today signed the em ployers' liability bill upon receiving an opinion trom Attorney-ueneral Bonaparte that the measure is- con stitutional. The bill makes railroads and other common carriers liable for an injury or the death of an employe in whole or in part from the negli gence of any of its officers, agents or employes of such common carrier or by any defect or insufficiency in the equipment. The employee is not as sumed, by the provisions of the bill, to have assumed the "risk of his em ployment" where any statute enacted for the safety of employees contrib uted to the injury or the death of an employee, and any contract, rule, reg ulation or device to enable the com-' pany to evade liabilfly is rendered void by a specific declaration. The provision, however, is made that the carrier shall receive credit for any contribution made to him or his fam- ly in the form of insurance, relief, benefit or indemnity. SALISBURG BEQUEST. WORCESTER, Mass., April 22. The Worchester Art Museum be- came one of the most richly endowed institutions of its kind in this country by the transfer to that corporation last night, under the terras of the will of the late Stephen Salisbury of pro perty valued at $2,738,000. This sum, added to the amount already possess ed by the museum brings its total up to $3,320,000 giving it a rink in point of wealth second only to, the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburg. HARVARD WINS RACK ' ANNAPOLIS, April 22By less than" half the length of their shell today, the naval academy lost to the Harvard eight-oared crew. Time: Harvard 10 minutes 30 seconds; navy, 10 minutes 32 seconds.
