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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1908)
o ,!.UtLISHCt FULL ASSOCIATED. MCS REPORT COVCRSTHCM0RNIN0 FIELD ONTHCL0WCRC0LUMBIA 33rd YEAR. NO. 102 Av MARCHING FIGHTERS Eight Thousand Blue Jack etsinLInc ' V- I ' i:;'r LED BY ADMIRAL EVANS fhe Admiral Wat Quickly Recog nized and Bowed Constantly in Recognition of Cheering ! 7 FORCES OF TWO SQUADRONS Th Fighting Mn of the Fleets Made iheir Way Through Four and Half Milea of Gaily, Decorated Streets In Review. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. Eight thousand blue jacket! and marines the largest armed force the American navy but ever put ashore in a time of peace or war, were landed today from me combined Atlantic and Pacific fleet and inarched through the itrecti of San Francisco in the moit notable parade the city hai ever known. For four milei and a half along trceti lined with colore and in review of the never ending crowd, the lighting men of the fleets made their way up Mar ket street from the ferry to Van Ness venue and back, to the martial tunes of their shipmates bands and to the cheers that began with the first com mand to march and ended only when the sailormcn had again embarked in small boats and returned to the battle ships and the cruisers in the roadstead. Twenty-five hundred men of the reg ular and as many in full dress array graciously acted as escort to the visit ing men of the sea and were liberal ly applauded. Renr Admiral Evans and six other aub-ordinate rear ad mirals rode in carriages. Admiral Evans was quickly recognized by the thousands and bowed in constant iffrtrH fit tit j f iirt vU mh a i vvv'iiiuvii vi 1 111; vinviiig n uv u tt a 3 fj caught up by the throng ahead and f chocd by those iti file rear, as his car nage slowly morsd in front of the moving columns. Secretary MctCalf, ,WVIJIUI VUIIIH mill rode in the parade and afterwards re viewed it as it countermarched along Van Ness avenue. The parade was the feature of (he day. Tonight the streets are throng ed with liberty men from the fleets ho are being given their first leave Ashore. The narks are filled with the holiday crowds and are gay with music and illuminations. At the I-airmount Hotel Governor Gillett and his staff entertained at dinner in honor of Sec retary Metcalf and the commanding officers of the fleet. Admiral Evans was unable to attend and his place was taken by Rear Admiral Thomas. LITIOATION SETTLED. Famous Morgan Mine Suits Amicably Settled Out of Court SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. -The litigation over the famous Morean Mine near Los Angeles has been ami cably settled, praparations being made to re-open the property, which in early days yielded millions to its owners. Senator Fair and William Irvine ought for years to prove title to the property and after their deaths the legal struggle was continued bv their heirs. Through the agency of Thomas Magee and Sons, who repre sented Mrs. Oelrtchs and Mrs. Van- ueroiit, tne legal dimcuities with the TIIC tirir nr Trvitixf Irvine heirs were settled recently bv till; LALh. Uf 1E11UKR the payment of a large sum in return for which they deeded all their rights and title to the mine. THE LAWS Elliot II. Goodwin's Ad dress on Subject DEATH ON THE RAIL. BAKERSFIELD, CaL May 7.-A E. Loucke, his wife and their babv were instantly killed this morning, when an Mitofflobi in winch thev were riding was struck by Southern Pacific tram No. 13 at Reedlev. a station on the line between Emtio and 1 ulare counties. Scott Manlovei, driver of the automobile, escaoed un injured. According to his account of the accident, none of the occupants of the automobile saw the train until it was too late to avoid a collision. The train was en route from Coalinga to Fresno. The accident occurred at 10:45 a. m. Loucke was a prominent business man of Selma. TAPT AT PANAMA. PANAMA, May 7.-Secretary Taft in his reply to questions as to whether he came ill connection with the rela- tions with Panama, the United States and Colombia, said: "I have not come to make anv trea- ties, but there are situations leading up to possible treaties that have to be investigated. Then there is consider able agitation, if I can Judge by the correspondence, over questions that have arisen between the Isthmian canal commission and the republic of 'anatna. "I have also come to see ahout the boundary differences between Panama and Columbia and to look into the matter of the seizure of the town of Jurado by the Colombians." Believes in a Term of Office for Commissioners and Removal Only for Cause FABRIC RESTS ON BELIEF ARRESTED FOR ARSON. BOSTON, May 7. -After several weeks' work by the state police two men were arrested last night charged with being responsible in oart for the great conflagrant at Chelsea on April 12. The men are Jacob Lewitzky of Boston and Abraham Wolnitz of Chelsea. Both are charged with ar son, .. Violations of the Law Are in Place Every Caw Merely Phases of Fall. ure to Enforce the Law Although Adequate Power is Given. NINE BODIES FOUND In the Private Grave Yard of Mrs4. Bello Guinness WILL INVESTIGATE 13 DEATHS All Suspicious Parts of the Premises Are to be Dug up With Especial Attention to the "Soft" Spots Be neath Rubbish Heaps. ' TO EXCLUDE HINDOOS. OTfAWA, May 7, An arrange ment has been made by the British and Canadian governments for the ex clusion of Hindu emigrants from Canada. It was disclosed in the House of Commons by a report from Mackenzie King, Canadian deputy minister of labor, who recently re turned from a conference with the British government on the question. He stated that the British ministers are in favor of keeping Canada a white man's country. A solution of tlW nroblem was found in the India ''! JBt which provides that no native of yIndia can leave under contract to la- t bor' in any foreign 'country which is 1 ' i not on a list of countries which have made laws which tne inoian govern ment considers are adequate for the protection of Hindus. LA PORTE, Ind., May 7.-The grihley story of the private graveyard at the farm of Mrs. Delia Guinness, a mile north of La Porte, is still in its early chapters. Today the estimates of the number of persons murdered at the place through the lure of marti- inonial bureau, ran all the way from 12 to 20. The exhumation yesterday of four dismembered bodies wrapped in bur- kip brings the total of victims known tc have been murdered to nine. In cluding the bodies supposed to be those of' Mrs. Guinness and her three children discovered after the fire which burrted the farm house on April 28, the total' of deaths to be investi gated and accounted for is 13. There was scant doubt that Sheriff Smutzer today would disoover evi dences of murder- iti two more sus pected graves as yet unopened. AH suspicious parts of die premise are to be dug up, with especial' attention to the 'soft spots beneath rubbish heaps, which so far invariably have been found to conceal bodies. Ray Lamphere, who is in jail here, still protests his innocence Prosecut ing Attorney Smith, however; says he has positive proof that Lamphere had guilty knowledge of the Guinness murders, if he had not indeed partici pated in them. The orosecutor is m possession" of letters, written in Norwegian, which he is carefully guarding. These let ters, written to Andrew Helgelcin by Mrs. Guinness, are said to contain references which indicate Lamphere'i gult. That he killed Mrs. Guinness and her children and set fire to the house in order to prevent any revela- (Continued on page 4) CHICAGO. May 7,-Measures for enforcing the civil service laws and the difficulties to be overcome in ap plying such laws to the service al ready in existence were discussed at tonight's session of the second bien nial meeting of the national assembly of the civil service commission which began here today. Several well known merit board officials front all parts of the country are in attendance. The discussion was led by Elliott H. Good win, secretary of the national civil service reform league. He said, in part: Speaking as a man actively asso- Iciated with the work of civil service reform league in helping draft civil reform laws and watch the workings of such laws, Elliott H. Godwin, sec retary of the league, in his address on "Enforcement of Civil Service Law, Federal, State and Municipal; Violations and Prosecutions," called attention to the comparatively brief tenure of office of the average civil service commissioner. To this brief tenure of office, he ascribed many of the short coming in the enforcement of the laws. "The lack of tenure operates in two ways," said Mr. Goodwin, "to the detriment of the enforcement of the laws. It is continually bringing in new and untrained men and it leaves the thoroughly honest and efficient com missioner alone and forlorn on a lofty pedestal, supported only by such civil service reform sentiment as may exist in his community. "The remedy is two fold. I believe in a term of office for civil service commissioners and removal only for causes stated and after an opportunity to answer the reasons assigned for removal. Far more important is it that public opinion should be brought to realize the peculiar and delicate situation which the commission oc cupies and should make it possible that commissioners should not be re moved simply because they have en forced the law and in so doing have trodden on the corns of those having th power of removal. . "The necessity that the law shall be impartially enforced is one- of the principles which seems to have the hardest struggle for recognition both with commissioners and with ap pointing officers. Underlying all suc cess in the administration of a civil servcelaw must be public confidence in' the honesty, the impartiality, the freedom from partisanshp of the ad ministration. The whole fabric rests 'oh confidence. One that is destroyed the right' class of men will not consent to enter competition because , they fear they will not get a square deal. "Violations of the law are, in al niost' every case merely phases of failifrtf tb enforce the law. With few exceptions the laws in forsce give to eceptioris the laws' in force give to secure enforcement," DAM DYNAMITED, SEATTLE, May 7. A larffe ilam in Ravenna Pafk, near the State Uni versity, was dynamited fast night de stroying the lake in the park. The county bridge was washed awav and a bridge was weakened so that trains on the Sumas branch of the Northern facific cannot pass. The nrooosed sale of the park to the city has arous ed a great deal of bitter feeling, which has resulted in the outrage. Claim of Defence in Ruef Case CHECKWASFO&$30,Q00 The Fact Was Brought Out That the Check Was Deposited Before the Fire FORMER TESTIMONY REFUTEg POSTMASTER ARRESTED. CAMAS, Wash., May 7.-J. T. Poindcter, postmaster at this place, was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, the being made by F, J. Maey, a merchant ot this place. Macy alleges that Poin deter struck him with a pistoL The trouble arose over Mrs. Poindeter with whom, Poindeter alleges Macy took undue liberties. Prelimi- , nary hearing will be before Police Judge Self tomorrow. The defendant will probably be bound over to the Superior Court, as this court will not have jurisdiction over the matter. MURDER AND SUICIDE. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7,-Wm. Carman, a theatre usher, this morn ing shot Louisa Galla, 18 years old, a waitress in chop house at Broarfwav and Stockton streets. He then turned the pistol on himself. He was madlr in love with the girL and swore two weeks ago when they separated' that he would kill her on sight They will both die. HAS NARROW ESCAPE. BODY RECOVERED Partially Covered by Brush and Leaves in Dense Thicket HER SKULL WAS FRACTURED It Was" Testimony Previously Given This Statement Discredited Umb een's Testimony and That of His Associates in the Realty DeaL SAN FRANCISCO. May 7.-The defense in the Ruef case tonight brought out the fact that the $30,000 paid to Ruef was for professional services by the Parkside Realty Co., were deposited in the bank March 17. before the big fire. The testimony previous given was that this money was deposited after the fire. Thomas A. Henderson, a brother-in-law of G. H. Umbsen was the witness from whom this confession came. This testimony discredited Umbsen's tes timony and that of his associates in the Parkside Realty deal and the grand jury which indicted Ruef and it was this point that Ruefs attorneys attempted to make. PHILADELPHIA, May 7,-The "Roval Bin' H'-i 1 i nam on me iladelphia & Reading Railway had a narrow escape from being wrecked last evening at a twitch nr v.v. town. Two men, said to be foreign ers, jammed the switch with old iron just before the express was due. A tower man saw the men tampering with the switch and telephoned for a railway policeman, who removed fti obstruction. Wencys KoowL. a Pole, was arrested on suspicion. The tower man identified the prisoner. FORESTRY SERVICE Denounced By Teller as an Un- wise Measure DEPEW DISAGREES WITH HIM The Crime is Believed to be Ont of the Most Atrocious Evef Commit ted in That Section of frW State Bud Barnes Suspected. WALLA WALLA, May 7.-The body of Mrs. Anna Aldrich, who dis appeared from her ranch eight miles east of here Friday was found today in a wild unfrequented region near the headquarters of the Copper river about 10 miles from the woman's ranch. The skull of the dead woman had been crushed in two places with some blunt instrument and the body has been hurled headlong into a hole at the base of an uprooted tree. She has been dead several deays and the body was in an advanced stage of de composition. The sheriff hs secured much evidence which is believed to cotWiett "Bud" Barnes with the tragedy. Barnes and his two brothers are- now tinder arrest, Barnes being charged1 with the murder and his brothers feeing held on the charge of being1 accomplices. What fe declared to have an import ant bearing off the case is the alleged statement" made by a woman to whom a man nswerihg ..Barnes' description is said to have- dictated a letter to be sent to Mrs. JV R. Gose, Mrs. Aid rich's daughter. This woman's story is partly corroborated by a myster ious message received by C C. Gose, a well known attorney here who is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Aldrich's daughter in which lie is asked the in itials of his brother and' whether or not he had a teleporte: Before a coroner's jury Barnes maintained his innocence and claimed to have seen Mrs. Aldrich alive and' well in Walla Walla as late as last Moridy. At that time the prisoner was not' informed that Mrs. Aldrich's body liad' not discovered. TRYING TO SAVE WIFE. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-Whik endeavoring to save his insane wife from self-destruction at the Fairmont Hotel this morning, Leon Calone, he second, cook, fell a victim at her hands and is now dying. Genevieve Calone became possessed of the idea that priests had tried to seperate her hus band from her. She entered the serv ants' dining room of the Fairmont this morning and sent for her husband W hen he arrived she pointed a pistol at her head and said she was about to kill herself. He attempted to se cure the weapon, but before he could do so, she fired three shots at him He was hit twice, and one wound will prove fatal. -SENIOR PAYMASTER RETIRED. WASHINGTON, May 7. -Walter L. Wilson, senior paymaster in the navy was placed on the retired list yesterday for physical disability. He has been under treatment at the naval hospital since December last. Pay master Wilson is a son of the late William L. Wilson, who was post master-general in President Cleve land's administration nd wa-s also a representative in Conurress from West Virginia. He was once chairman of the committee of ways and means. Paymaster Wilson en tered the naval service in March, 1904. COMMERCIAL TIDE RISING. Culberson Called Attention of the Senate to Reports That the Presi dent and Interstate Commission Had Agreed on Increased Rates. WASHINGTON, .May , 7. The forestry provision of the agricultural appropriation bill was before the Sen ate several hours today. Senator Teller denounced the forestry service as unwise; and administration as arbi trary and Senator Depew spoke in advocacy of the extention of the world of forest reserves. Senator Culber son called the attention of the Senate to the newspaper publications to the effect that the President and the in terstate commerce commission haA agreed to allow railroads to increase their freight rates. This suggestion precipitated a discussion as to the powers of the President and the com mission to make such an agreement MORTALLY WOUNDED. LONDON, May 7.-A desoatch r,. ceived from Landy Khotal says that it is reported that Major Cooe Smith. commanding the 50th Camel Corps, wniie seeking with a mounted escort to recover stolen animals, was mortal ly wounded by snipers and died before reaching camp., - . NEW YORK, May 7.-As an indi cation of the rising commercial tide the diamond importers are pointing to the figures for recent importations. The custom house records show that precious stones valued at $493,052 were brought into this country in April, as against $389,51 in March and $200,443 in February. 1 The value of the uncut stones im ported in April was $205,821 or nearly half that of the corresponding month last year. One of the importers says that prices are as high as when the market was active. OMNIBUS BRIDGE-BILL, WASHINGTON 7.-An om nibus bridge bill, the first measure of its kind to be framed and introduced in Congress has been reoortcrf f,. ably by the house committee on in terstate and foreign commerce. The bill authorizes the construction of 24 bridges in various parts of the coun try. These two dozen districts au thorizations were consolidated in one act on account of the democratic filibuster in prograss in the house and this means that 23 roll call nn floor will be escaped.
