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flumilSHH'fUlL ASSOCIATED! PRESS REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 110
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
INSIPIENT
RIOTING
? a.
Cleveland In Throes of
Car Strike
ARBITRATION PROPOSED
President of the Traction Com
pany Said He Was Willing to
Submit to Arbitration
M0T0RMAN FATALLY INJURED
From th Moment the Strike Went
Into Effect Early This Morning All
Day and Night There Wai More or
Lets Rioting.
CLEVELAND, May 16. In the
midst of a day of insipient rioting,
tome bloodshed, general disorder, in
convenience to the car riding public
and a partial stoppage of the street
car service incident to the strike of
the conductors and motormen of the
Municipal Traction Company, came
a proposition tonight to itop further
violence and submit the whole matter
to arbitration. The proposition was
made by a member of the state board
of arbitration and the president of
the Traction company said he was
willing to arbitrate, but that the prop
osition should come from the union
The union men are equally unwilling
to take the initiative step, so imme
diate termination of the disorder is
still an open question. From the
moment the strike went into effect
early this morning all day and all
night, there was more or less rioting,
When a man who remained at work
refuse to join the strikers, they were
forced to leave their cars. At noon
today Mayor Johnson issued a proc
tarnation setting forth that he had
directed the chief of police to preserve
order and protect property and noti
fied the public that the full power of
the city would be used to assist the
police department.
Motorman John Duhlcr was beaten
into unconsciousness late tonight and
3s thought to be fatally injured.
ROBBERS CAPTURED.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.. May 16.
A report received late this after
noon from Dawson, N. M., states that
the railroad detectives have captured
one of the robbers who robbed Wells
Fargo & Company of $35,000 at
French on Thursday. The capture was
effected at Roy.
A dispatch was received here to
night from Springer, N.' M., says the
railroad detectives had also arrested
Henry Farr, a saloonkeeper at Spring
er, charged with being implicated in
the robbery. Farr has ben taken to
Las Vegas for keeping. The man ar
rested at Roy today has been identi
fied as Henry Stone. It is reported at
Springer that Farr has been identified
as the man who broke open the safe
contain the money.
PREPARING FOR VISITORS.
LA PORTE, May 16. The sheriff
said he expected to search the
ground beneath the old barn next
week. The restaurants and hostelries
are prepared for another big crowd
tomorrow. The railroads are also
preparing to handle an increased
number of passengers and it is likely
that the fair weather will result in a
repetition of last Sunday when, 15,000
morbidly curious visitors went to
the farm.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
One Man Under Arrest and Another
Under Surveillance,
MATTRAWAN, N. J May 16-
I'rank Crooks has been arrested for
the murder of William D. Shepherd
his wife and servant, whose bodies
were found on Shepherd's farm here
this morning. Another man is said to
be under surveillance. Bloodstains
were found on Crook's clothing, but
he s;iy that they come from killing
chickens.
The stained garments will be sent
to chemists for examination. The po
lice are looking for a farm hand who
worked for Shepherd until recently
and with whom Shepherd quarreled
Frank Zeaster, who bad been em
ployed only two days on the Shep'
herd place and who discovered the
bodies has been placed under arrest
as a witness. He claims to have
occult powers and predicted in Shep'
herd's presence, according to the vie
tint's friends, that in two weeks two
men would come to the farm and kill
everyone. Zeaster tells conflicting
stories.
FICHT A DRAW.
PHILADELPHIA. May 16.
Terry McCovern and Voung Lough
rey fought a hard and fast six-round
bout tonight in which the honors
were about even. McCovern at times
showed flashes of his old time form,
but he was plainly not the McCovern
of times gone by.
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Was the Subject of the Pres!
dent's Address
A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERLAND
He Wished the Authorities Well in
Their Purpose to "Plant Here an
American University Such an One
as Shall Fulfil Washington's Dream.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-"Good
citizenship" was the subject of the
address by President Roosevelt today
in which he paid a notable tribute to
motherhood before a large "gathering
of Methodists at the American Uni
vcrsity in course of construction just
outside the city limits. The assembly
was composed principally of delegates
to the general conference of the
Methodist Church now in session at
Baltimore.
What was to have been a feature of
the day, was the reception of the dele
gates by President and Mrs. Roose'
vclt, but it had to be abandoned, ow
ing to an engagement which the Pres
ident had previously made. The Pres-
ulcnt before beginning his address
wished the authorities well in their
purpose to "Plant here an American
university, a university that shall ful
fil the dream of the greatest and first
of American presidents, George
Washington."
The address was listened to with
keen attention.
OPTIMISTIC MANAGER.
Taft's Manager Says he Will be Nom
inated on the First Ballot.
COLUMBUS, May 16.-Arthur I.
Vorhys, manager of the Taft canvass
today gave out a statement in which
he says the last convention to choose
delegates to the Chicago convention
has now been held. He says the nomi
nation of Taft on the first ballot is a
foregone conclusion. Of the 980 dele
nates. Vorhys says 563 have been
positively instructed to vote for Taft,
or are under resolutions of endorse
ment equivalent to such instructions.
He says Taft at this time has a .total
delegate strength approximately 700.
BASEBALL SCORES.
At San Francisco San Francisco 3,
Oakland 2.
OREGON FARA
RINGING
For the Preservation of the Salmon Industry of the
Columbia River
THEY PASS STRONG RESOLUTIONS AT EUGENE
Their Cordial Support Enlisted By Secretary Ed. Rosenberg and
Attorney John C. McCue of Astoria Aided By Powerful
Letters From Noted Sources
DAVID STARR JORDAN AND
SEND LETTERS OF STRONG IMPORT GRANGE GOES THE VIS
ITING ADVOCATES ONE BETTER IN FRAMING UP THE
RESOLUTION WHICH FINALLY PASSES WITHOUT A DIS
SENTING VOTE-AND THEY WILL CAMPAIGN FOR BILL
NO. 332 TO THE END. i
On Tuesday last, at Eugene, where
the Oregon State Grange was in an
nual session, Ed. Rosenberg, the in
domitable secretary of the United
Fishermen of the Pacific, and cham
pion of the great fishing interests of
the Columbia now imperilled by the
machinations of the fish-wheel men,
accompanied by Deputy District At
torney John C McCue, of this city,
prevailed upon the executive commit
tee of that influential organization to
receive them and hear them, in open
session, upon the vital issues at stake
as represented by the fishing bills,
known on the electoral roster as "No..
332," and "No. 319," the former stand
ing for the preservation of the salmon
fisheries of Oregon, the latter for
their certain and early destruction,
and their request was granted.
Both gentlemen were cordially re
ceived by the convention and their
addresses were listened to with that
devoted attention the interests of the
State always get from the farmers,
who have a great habit of thinking
things out before they act, and the
impression they made later found
expression in a ringing resolution 'and
report, the text of which is appended
hereto:
The following sterling letter from
David Starr Jordan, president of Le
land Stanford University, in Califor
nia, is another valued expression of
interest roused by the pending attack
of the salmon fisheries of the North
west, just received by Mr. Rosen
berg, and speaks for itself in resonant
terms:
'Leland Stanford Junior University,
"Stanford University, Cal.
"May 13, 1908.
'Mr. Edward Rosenberg,
"Dear Sir In response to a request
from Mr. Hylen I am giving you my
opinion as to certain matters con
nected with the salmon fishing in the
Columbia. As you know I was the
first commissioner ever sent out to
investigate the salmon. I spent some
time in Astoria in 1880 and I have
made a number of visits there or
farther north in . the same interest
since' then. I have not changed my
opinion in this time as to these mat
ters.
"(1) The fish-wheel and the sta
tionary trap in the Columbia Kiver
should be abolished. It would be well 1
for the fishing interests of the country
if the stationary trap in aii of its var
ious forms were everywhere eliminat
ed,,' for this is the most, destructive
and undiscriminating kind of fishing.
On the Columbia where the river is
narrow and swift, the fish-wheel is
not only very destructive, but has the
additional evil effect of (a) taking
work from the fishermen, and (b) of
taking the fish when they are not in
the best condition, for fish for can
ning ought to be taken in" tide-water.
"(2) It would be well if all fishing
on a large scale above tide water in
the Columbia should be prohibited.
DECLARE II
TERMS
JUDGE T. A. McBRIDE
"(3) I would also recommend that
careful study of gill-net and similar
methods of fishing be made, with a
view to the ultimate interest of the
fishing industry, as even if worse
forms of fishing were eliminated,
there are still perhaps too many gill
nets for the size of the river.
"To prohibit gill-net fishing after
dark would virtually destroy the ef
fectiveness of . that industry at all
times when the water is clear.
"Very truly yours,
"RWID STARR JORDAN.
If anything were needed to accen
mate the necessity for instant and
deeply interested cognizance of the
voters of Oregon in the matter of the
threatened salmon industries of the
State, the following splendid letter
from Judge Thomas A. McBride, to
the Oregon Grange, and read there,
should supply it:
"Oregon City, Ore., May 7, 1908.
"Austin Buxton, Esq.,
"Master State Grande,
"Dear Sir: Herewith I enclose let
ter introducing Mr. Ed. Rosenberg,
secretary of the United Fishermen of
the Pacific, and in addition to the
arguments which he will present, in
asking the aid of the Grange, in favor
of the protective legislation that we
are seekng. I beg leave to submit the
following suggestions
"First: The Importance of the Sal
mon Industry The salmon industry
brings more ready money into the
State than any other, except wheat
and lumber. In the exportation of
wheat we ship each year to foreign
countries a 'portion of the fertility of
our soil which is forever lost to the
State. In the exportation of lumber
we denude our lands of valuable for
ests which are not likely to be repro
duced, and which represents a perma
nent and serious loss of wealth. So
that in both these we cannot count
the money received, or even a small
part of it as clear gain to our people.
While the gross income is large the
net profit is small.
"The Salmon Industry Clear Gain-
No such drawback exists in the busi
ness of catching and exporting sal
mon. The sea is the fisherman's pas
ture. The fish are nourished and fat
tened and got into condition for use
as good without the expenditure of a
dollar. The money paid out for them
and for canning, or preserving them
fresh, is all expended in the State
goes into the pockets of citizens of
the State, and helps to maintain a
hardy population of many thousand
good citizens. The money received
from the sale of the finished product
is paid, to the citizens of the State
and forms part of our permanent
wealth, with none of the drawbacks
that attach to the sale of the other
important products I have mentioned.
In other words, the money received
(Continued on page 8.)
SECOND INFORMATION.
PITTSBURG, May 16. -The dis
covery that valuable securities were
missing from the vaults of the Alle
gheny National Bank resulted in a
second information being filed today
against former Cashier Montgomery
charging him with the misapplication
of bonds amounting to $125,000. The
accused official, who had previously
given bail in the sum of $10,000 on a
charge of embezzling $469,000 was re
arrested and $25,000 additional bail
fixed. His bondsmen surrendered him
and he was placed in jail in default of
$125,000 bail.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
CHICAGO, May 16. -United
States Senator Burrows was elected
tonight by a sub-committee of the
Republican national committee as
temporary chairman of the national
committee.
GUINNESS FARM.
LA PORTE, May 16 The work on
the Guinness farm today was without
important result, the screening of the
ashes and the task of cleaning the
place was begun. Miner Scbutlz
worked with his new and larger sluice
box, but made no effort to pan out
the tailings.
SUPERMAN INJURED.
NEW YORK. May 16.-James R.
Keene's Superman, winner of last
years Brooklyn handicap, was injured
in the handicap at Belmont Wednes
day. He may never run again.
EXPERT ASSISTANTS
Senate to Employ Trained Men
for Intelligent Revision
SECURE UNBIASEDTREATMENT
Committee is Also Instructed to Col
lect Proof Relative to Costs of
Production in This and the Princi
pal Competing Countries.
WASHINGTON, May 16. -The
Senate today adopted a resolution re
ported by Senator Aldrich from the
committee on finance giving that
committee authority to employ expert
assistants necessary to provide for the
intelliment revision of the tariff and
to report what further legislation is
leeded to secure an equitable
reatment for the agricultural and
other products in the United States.
The committee is also instructed to
collect proof relative to the cost of
production in this and the principal
competing countries. This action is
in preparation for a general plan of
revision of the tariff at the next ses
sion ot congress, mil was appro
priating $5,000,000 for the acquisition
of lands on the Appalachian water
shed. Carter secured an agreement to
make the postal savings bank bill a
special order in the Senate for De
cember 14 next. The announcement
was also made by Fulton, chairman of
committee on claims to the effect
that he would not press for a vote
on the omnibus claims bill at
session.
this
jOULD WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.
LONDON, May 16. Jay Gould
won the first and second sets in his
match today with Eustace Miles, the
English player, for the world's ama
teur court tennis championship. The
scores were 6-2 and 6-0.
The watch was held on the court
of the Quuen's Club, which was
crowded to its utmost capacity with
spectators.
MileS won the third set, 6-1. Gould
won the fourth set and the cham
pionship. Score 6-1.
MF DUTY
PUT ON HOPS
English Growers and Pick
le ers Mass fleeting
50,000 IN ATTENDANCE ,
Speeches Were made From Half
a Dozen Different Platforms
in Trafalgar Square
RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED
Special Trains Brought in Thousands
From Great Hop Growing Conn
ties While From the East End of
London Came the Pickers.
LONDON, May 16.-A great army
of men and women interested in the
hop industry in England and esti
mated to number more than 50,000
held a demonstration in Trafalgar
square this afternoon in favor of im
posing a duty of $10 on every hun
dred weight of hops imported into
this country. Special trains brought
in thousands from the great hop
growing counties, while from the east
of London whence comes almost all
hop pickers, came a contingent per
haps twice as large as the growers
and laborers from the provinces. Af
ter being marshalled in the Victoria
embankment, the demonstrators with
banners flying and bands playing
marched to the square, where Eng
lishmen with a grievance have always
been accustomed to assemble.
Speakers from half a dozen plat
forms harangued the multitude on the
ruins of the industry through dumo-
ing American hops into England and
resolutions were adopted by acclama
tion calling upon the government not
to delay in helping to re-establish the
industry and placing a duty on all
imported hops. j
PAPER MAKERS' DENIAL.
Deny Combine to Raise the Price of
Paper or Restrict Production.
WASHINGTON. May 16.-A de
nial was made by the International
Paper Company and other paper man
ufacturers of the chars of th
American Newsnaoer Association
that an agreement exists between
them either to raise the orice of
paper or restrict the output. This
evidence was given before the house
committee which is investigating the
wood pulp and paper question today.
ine claim was also made that the
Canadian mills which are selling na.
per at 65 cents per hundred less than
the American mills are doing so at a
loss. It was also the manufacture
claim that the price at which they now
get is the lowest they can manufac
ture it for and live. The task of tak
ing the testimony will be concluded
Monday, the desire of Congressman
Mann being to make a report to the
House in time to act at this session
if it so desires.
$70,880 FOR PAVING.
Work of Paving Will be Commenced
Within Three Weeks.
VENTRALIA, Wash., May 16.
Bids were opened this week for the
paving of Tower avenue with vitrified
brick. F. A. Keasal was the success
ful bidder. His price was $70,830.
Mr. Keasal's bid was $7934 below the
estimate of the city engineer. Work
of paving will be commenced within
three weeks.