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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1908)
. MM "-- .1 lAv' rmsk I v '. PUBLI3HK9 FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA HOME TEAM VICTORIOUS Win In the Interscbolastic Debate AGAINST BAKER CITY Question of Great Importance t Ably Discussed by Student Debaters JUDGES WERE UNANIMOUS Program Carried Out at Arranged Every Seat Downataira and Many In the Gallery Occupied Spirited , DebateBanquet at the Occident ""h . ; The interscholastic debate between the High School teams of Baker City and Astoria took place at the Astoria theatre hut evening and both teams vigorously championed the sides upon which they were cast After a selection by the High School Orchestra and a vocal solo by Mr. G. Zicglcr which by the way was excellently, rendered and received well merited applause, State Superin tendent J. A. Ackcrman who was the chairman explained the conditions of the debate and the reasons for it and its final termination which will have the final try-out in Eugene May IS. The victorious team of all Oregon will be presented with a silver cup. The question of the debate last evening; was Kesoivea, mat tne members of the House of Represen tatives should be elected, by a system of proportional representation." The affirmative was taken by the home team which is comprised of Miss Ber tie Wise, Carl Thomas and Miss Jen nie Jcffcrs. The negative was advo cated by the Baker City boys Messrs. W. II. Hermsen, F. C McCoIlough and R. E. Barton. Following the close of the rebuttal the male quartet, Messrs. Johnson, Ross, Smith and Garner sang a song which was fol lowed by a selection from the or- chestra. Then followed a suspense cry one almost holding their breath, ami then Trof. Ackcrman said the "affirmative wins." The judges were Prof. L. R. Alderman and Prof. F. C. Young of Eugene, and the Rev, C. C. Rarick, pastor of the First M. ' E. Church of this city. A banquet was served at the Occi dent after the program was com pleted at the theatre and covers were laid for 60. The Occident Hotel has served many banquets but the one last evening was the best of them all. The arrangement of the tables was exceptionally appropriate for the occasion being in the form of the let ter VA" with the scats all arranged on the outsides and a table with three scats forming the. cross-pMcce of the letter which were intended for the victorious team. , The banquet was a six-course one and everyone who was fortunate enough to attend hud noth ing but words of praise for Manager Wright ,and his corps of assistants. The fingers on the clocks were re volving in the "one circle" when the tired but happy guests reluctantly wended their way home. ' of the Industry Club. This organ!-! zation will take the initiative in 1 arousing the national government t6 the importance of organization of such an institution, The co-operation of the association of commerce and th'e National Busi ness Men's Association has been as-mimed- The Illinois Manufacturers' Association and kindred organiza tions are expected to aid in the agita tion. Letters will be sent to 'Secretary of State Root, Senators Cullom and I nopkins, and to tne Illinois mem bers of the house of representatives, outlined the purposes of the school; its importance to export commerce of (his country and advancing the claims of Chicago, geographical and otherwise, as the logical location for the school ASTORIA OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1908 7 PRICE FIVE CENTS TORNADOES WIDE Pi MUSICAL PRIZES. WALLA WALLA, April 24.- David Campbell of Monmouth, Ore., in piano, and miss Florence Mary Bohannon of Wallace, Idaho, in vocal, were the winners of the $350 scholar ship prizes In the annual prize musi cal contest of the Whitman Conserva tory of Music which closed tonight The second place with the $100 tuition prize was awarded in vocal to Miss Lois Powell of Monmouth, Ore., and in piano to Francis D. Rogers of Spokane, Wash. There were 25 con testants from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. . Death and Destruction in the Wake - ESTIMATED 225 KILLED CON T HE JOURNEY SweptThrough Louisiana, Cross ed the Mississippi and Con tinued Eastward DIRECTION WAS WEST TO EAST Reports Coming in Lste Tonight In- cucate That the Death List of To daya Tornadoes ia the South Will ' Reach a Total of 225. Battleship Fleet Will Go to Santa Barbara. FOR A STAY OF FIVE DAYS CONSULAR TRAINING. Congress Will be Asked to Establish a Diplomat Academy. Three Hundred and Sixty-five Auto mobiles Were Placed at the Dis posal of the Sailors for a Tour of the City Today. LOS ANGELES, April 24.-The scattered division of the American battleship fleet will reassemble to morrow morning, and continue their journey toward San Francisco where the great review of the combinedt lantic and Pacific fleets will be held on May 8. A run of seven hours will tomorrow bring the fleet to Santa Barbara for a five days' stay during which much entertainment will be furnished for the officers, and sailors of the fleet. Today more than 3000 sailors weTe given a farewell tour of the city in automobiles, three hun dred and sixty-five machines being placed at the disposal of the sailors. The ships sailing" tomorrow will leave behind them a large- number of over time men and one of the auxiliaries will probably bo left behind to re ceive the men who have' abused their furlough privilege. NATCHEZ, Miss.. Aoril 24- Sixty are known to be dead, all col ored, except two, and as many in jured in a casualty report received here tonight of th tornado which swept through a portion of Corncor dia Parish, La., and crossing the Mississippi river continued through the counties of Adams, Jefferson and Uaiborrt, Miss, a distance of fifty miles, liurWrtdS of plantation cab ins are destroyed. NEW ORLEANS April 24.-Six tornadoes struck seWri small towns today in the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama district. The' death roll of these whirlwinds as reporfedl over badly damaged wires at Icasf SO dead and several fatally injured and ZOO slightly injured. The tornadoes traveled apparently in a zone hun dreds of miles wide in places and proceeded from the west to the east The towns struck were Lamoure, Richland, Vidalia, La., .and Walla and Baxter, Miss., Bergen ani Albertville, form upon the seat and felt of his heart, thinking that his friend was suffering from his rapid walk, but was surprised.' to discover that his heart was fluttering. In a moment' it stopped beating altogether. He then realized that Mr. Cogswell was dead. The car was just leaving and when it feaclied the Coif Links Colonel Shaw telephoned the news of the death to Milwaukie and instructed the people there to notify the family of the deceased. The remains were brought to the Finlay undertak ing parlors. COOKING THE- FINE ART. NEW YORK, April 24. -Cooking as a fine art was the subject of the interview with George August Schoffier, the noted French chef, gave the reporters on his arrival here from Europe on the Dcutschland last night to a leading question about a characteristic American article on diet, Schoffier, whom kings and gov ernments have honored in acknowl edging the excellence . of his cook ing replied: "Pie may be all right for America but not for France. French cooking is regarded as a fine art," continued the chef, "is not a waste of talent as has been charged by the envious, t does not Induce Brlghfs Disease. A glutton will always be a glutton, no matter what you put be fore him." Schoffier is here on his first visit to this side of the water. Although he has lived 20 years of his life in London he does not speak English. AUTO RACE One Dead and Seven are - Injured SERIES OF SMASH-DPS Mrs. Uherson Badly Burned by Explosion That Ignited Her Husband's Automobile TWENTY-TWO CARS STARTED The Briarcllff Race Was Run Over a 30-Mile Course in Westchester Co, New York, the Entire Distance Be ing Three Hundred Miles. HAYWOOD DROPPED Services as a Federation Repre tentative Terminated IS FORMALLY ANNOUNCED It is Intimated That the Executive Board Has Disapproved of Hay wood's Activity in the Advocacy of Socialistic Theories; DENVER, April 24.-A formal TITLE DISPUTE. La. Shreveport, La., was also badly announcement in today's issue of the damaged. Miners'" Magazine,lhe official organ Amite was almost totally destroyed of the Western Federation of Miners, by a tornado today. The dead are over the signature of C E. Mahoney, estimated at from 25 to SO. A train tne first vice-president and acting with 17 injured had already arrived. Dresident of thc association, the exe- I he newspaper correspondents report cuuve Doara nas terminated tne serv not more than a dozen killed, how- ices o William D. Haywood 4s i ever, but that list may reach 75 be-lrePrcsentatve of the federation in the fore morning. I field. Reports coming in late tonight in-1 Last December, after Haywood's dicate that the death list of todav's acquittal at Boise on a charge of tornadoes in Louisiana, Mississippi (complicity in the murder of Steunen and adjoining states will reach 225. DIES IN A STREET CAR. Charles A. Cogswell, Prominent and Well Known Citizen Passes Away berg, he was superseded as the secre tary-treasurer of the, federation by Ernest Mills, by order of the execu tive board. Since that time he has been employed as a lecturer and or ganizer for the federation and has made a tour of the east. It is inti mated that the executive board has disapproved of his activity in the advocacy of socialistic theories CHICAGO, April 24.-Congress j&'iW be asked to establish in Chicago , mm naAemr fnr j"Hitrnf inn rif young men for the consular service of the United States. This, was decided yesterday at a i meeting of the executive committee CHICAGO, April 24.-On: a claim 72 years old, Samuel H. Bowman, a Minneapolis lumberman filed suit in the United States Circuit Court yes terday to recover lake front land! valued at millions of dollars and held by the City of Chicago, the South Park Commission and the Illinois Central Railroad- - The suit is based upon title de clared to have been in dispute through three quarters of a century but which recent investigation has cleared up to such an extent as to warrant legal action. The belated case strikes at land included in the "Chicago Beautiful" plans of public spirited citizens, the Illinois Cen tral's suburban track reservation, a part of Michigan Boulevard and sec tions of Grant Park. , - The land consists of two parcels, one of 11 and the other of 26 acres and was purchased from the govern men, May 31, 1836, at $1.50 or a total of $46.25. Now its value is almost incalculable. REFUSES TO LEAVE. Apartments Suit Mrs. McDonald and She Proposes to Stay. PORTLAND, April 22.-Charles A. Cogswell, one of Oregon's most prominent citizens, died suddenly of heart disease about 10 o'clock this morning while a passenger on an electric car on his way from his sum mer home in Milwaukie to Portland. At the time of his death he was en gaged in conversation with Colonel James P. Shaw and John Scott, two of his friends and neighbors. Mr. CHICAGO, April 24 Mrs. Dora Cogswell boarded the car near his McDonald, wife of the late Michael summer home for, the purpose of C. McDonald, and defendant in the coming into Portland on business. Webster Guerin case, is registered at He .walked quite rapidly to arrive at a downtown hotel and proposes to the station on time to cach the car, be a guest there for some time to and when he got on board he was come oreatning with difficulty, tie took a i wont get out. You may raise seat beside Colonel Shaw and remark-1 the rent as high as you please. I ed that he was very short of breath shall stay right here as long as I from walking rapidly. Colonel Shaw desire". i ? i i i . i t . . .ii mi ... jomngiy remantea , inai nis iriena i i ms was Mrs. McDonald s re must be getting rather old, tapping ply to the manager last night. Her him on the shoulder, and Mr. Cogs-1 recent noteriety was given as the well's reply was a laugh. . Colonel reason for objecting to her remain- Shaw turned to look out of the win-1 ing there. . It was said that last dow, and the next instant, hearing Tuesday a man .appearetl at the hotel Mr. Cogswell breathing heavily, turn- and engaged a room for "Mrs. Me ed in time to see him slipping from Donald," Chicago, whose family is his seat into the aisle of the car. out of the city and who will remain Colonel Shaw lifted the prostrate 'for several weeks." FATALITIES. A. Smith Hopkins dead of heart failure. Watson, driver Simplex, toe broken. Smith, mechanic" Simplex, badlv bruised. . Henry Wilcox, spectator, run down and leg broken. Washington Kirkpatrick, spectator. broken ankle. , M v.. ' - Mrs. Charles Uherson, badly burned by auto explosion. Murphy, driver Maja, bruised. Ulrich, mechanic Maja, bruised. Three machines wrecked. Five separate accidents. Isotta, Italian, won. Time. 5:14:00 1-5. A Fiat, Italian, second. Time, 5:21:05 2-5. her clothing was consumed before the flames were extinguished. It is believed that she will recover. Driver Murphy and Mechanic Ul rich were thrown out of the Maja ma chine when its front wheel collapsed. Neither was seriously hurt although both were bruised and badly shaken. ;, The Briar Cliff race was run over a 30 mile course in Westchester county, the entire distance being 300 miles. Twenty-two fast automobiles were entered, representing America, Italy, trance, uermany and Austria. Cedrino, the favorite, made a des perate effort at the finish and cut great slices off of Strong's lead. , BULL FIGHTER ARRIVES. NEW YORK, April 24.-Members of the wealthiest families in Spain and boasting a record of 250 bulls killed in two years, Raphael Gomez arrived here on the steamship Sla vonian route to Mexico where he expects to demonstrate his skill be fore President Diaz. Before starting south he will go to Buffalo to visit relatives here. Gomez said he is a bull fighter be cause he loves the sport and gives all the money to charity. He recom mended bull fights as more merciful and more spectacular than horse rac ing or football, ' 'I have seen many horse races and football matches in England." said Gomez, "and I have heard of the foot ball you play in America. You ought to try bull fighting as a substitute." , trtl BRIER CLIFFS. N. Y., April 24.- One man is dead from heart failure, seven persons are injured and three automobiles are wrecked as result of the Bnar Cliffs trophy run this morn ing in which five separate accidents occurred The Italian car Isotta, driven by Strong, won the race in 5:14:00 1-5 and the Italian car Fiat. driven by Cedrino,-was second, the time being 5:21 K)5 2-5. Wildly excited by the cries of 200.- 000 people, who had gathered to wit ness the speed contest, A. Smith Hopkins, superintendent of the East View almshouse, died of heart failure a few minutes before the automobiles left the post. Smith was said to have had a large sum of money at stake on the race and was dancing wildly about the machines while they were being prepared for the race. Suddenly he sank to the ground with a moan. When he was picked up his heart had ceased to beat. 1 . Watson, driver of the Simplex, struck a post near East View and both he and his mechanic, Smith, were slightly injured. Watson's toe was broken and both men were ser oiusly jarred internally but they re fused all offers of assistance. They repaired the Simplex and Ye-entered it, in the race. The crowd cheered the plucky driver for his sameness, and although he failed to capture a place he was one of the heroes of the day. Henry Wilcox, an excited specta tor, jumped directly in front of one of the big cars near the starting place and was run down. His leg was broken and he was., badly bruised about the back and had The hospital surgeons ,say he will recover. Washington Kirkpatrick, who was standing on a fence watching the racers, fell and broke hi ankle. He was taken home in the automobile of one of the track officials:. An explosion ignited the- automo bile of Charles Uherson, a wealthy race fan, and Mrs. Uherson was badly burned in the fire which, ensued. Mrs. Uherson was seated in the machine when the fire occurred and most of ATHttTES COMPETE Result of Yesterday's Contests at Portland THE MEET WILL END TONIGHT Interesting Program of the Amateur Boxing and Wrestling Matches b the Rose City Before Multnomah Athletic Club. PORTLAND, April 24-The cham pionship wrestling and boxing pro gram of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club continued tonight un der very favorable conditions. Re sults: Wrestling, 115 pound class Har vey Donaldson, Seattle Y. M. C. A., defeated Fred B. Hussey of Seattle Athletic Club. 135 pound class V. Venables ' of Seattle Athletic Club, defeated J. E. Finnigan, of Multnomah. F. A. Brownell of the Reliance Club of Oakland, defeated J. E. Fin-. nigan. 158 pound class H. E. Grim of Seattle, defeated Walter Dyerborg of Portland Y. M. C. A. E. C Johnson of Multnomah, de feated G J Anloff of the Reliant Club of Oakland. Boxing. 115 pound championship, final--Eddie Dennis of the Olympic Club, San Francisco, defeated Fred Couture of the Reliance Club of Oakland in four rounds. Henry Croft of Seattle A. C, knocked out L. Madden of Multno mah Club in the second round. The sports will be concluded tomor row night WASHINGTON WON. MISSOULA, April 24.-The Uni versity of Washington track and field team today defeated the Univer sity of Montana in a dual meet of eight rounds. RAPID GAIT. WASHINGTON, April 24.-The business of the house proceeded to day at a rapid gait, the fact that the Democrats forced six roll calls. Over 1000 pension bills were" put through. The bill passed providing for the pro tection of life on navigable waters during regattas and marine parades. t