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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
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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." ,
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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.
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