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33rdYEAR. NO. 121
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1908
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SHERIFF
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Killed as He Surprises
Robber
MURDERER AT LARGE
Was Killed at Wladen, Colorado,
Thirty Miles West of Lara
mie, Yesterday
POSSE PURSUING SUMMERS
ummeri Hid Killed and Robbed HU
Employer at Wladen and Bath
Who Waa Notified of Crime Went
to Arreat Summera.
LARAMIE, Wyo., May 29. -Sheriff
Alfred Hath was killed this after
noon 30 mile west of here by a man
named Summer at NValden, Colo,
named Summer at Wladen, Colo.,
pursuing. Summer had killed and
robbed his employer at Wladen, and
Bath who waa notified of crime went
out to arrest Summers.
CONGRESS AT ROME
Government Of Italy Extends In
vitation To United States.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-An in
vitation has been extended by the
Government of Italy to the govern
nient of the U. S. to be represented
at the Internatiou Industrial congress
to be held in Rome next October.
The invitation reached thU govern'
mcnt through the state department
and Secretary Root requested Secre
tary Straus of the department ef com
merce and labor to designate a pro
poser representative to attend the
congress.
Mrs Straus has informed Secretary
Root that he has delegated W. H.
Tolman, director of the American
Museum of Safety Appliances and in
dustrial hygiene of New York City,
It is expected that Mr. Tolman will
submit a report of the congress to the
department of commerce and labor.
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
SPOKANE. May 29,-By jury case
Curtis Hawkinberry charged with
murdering Terry Schultz, a motor
man, today returned a verdict of
verdict of guilty for manslaughter,
Hawkinberry is charged with killing
Schultz while committing a burglary
last December 7 in the Kaiser Hotel
after Schultz had surprised the burg
lar while at work. The evidence was
purely circumstantial,
SUSPENDED FOR 60 DAYS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29,-Capt
N. F. Markscn of the Steamer Hor
net which ran on the rocks off Green
wood March 31, has been suspended
for sixty days by the inspectors of
boilers and hulls. Negligence in
keeping too close to the shore is the
charge upon the suspension was
decided.
SAILORS' PLEASURE MARRED.
TACOMA, May 29. The frequent
showers today somewhat marred the
pleasure of the officers and men of
the Atlantic fleet which is visiting
here. Tomorrow, Memorial Day, will
be the feature day of the visit of the
fleet. The trains are pouring in vast
numbers of .people and it is expected
that these will be a quarter million
of people in the city tomorrow. The
lumber camps and mines are closing
down all over Western Washington
giving the workmen and their fami
lies an opportunity to visit Tacoma.
AUTOMOBILE KILLS MAN.
Noted Italian Auto Driver Killed
Brother Escapes Serious Injury,
BALTIMORE, May 29.F,mman
uel Cedrino, the noted Italian auto
mobile driver was instantly killed on
racetrack today. The car skidded and
overturned, Ccdrino's brother who
was with him escaped serious injury
but Emmanuel died instantly of a
broken neck.'
Cedrino at one time was the chauf
feur to Queen Uclcne of Italy. Com
menced racing in the United States
in 191)4 won many events and held a
number of records, Fearless skill
driver, but has met with number of
accidents.
PERRY ARRIVES.
MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 29.
The torpedoboat destroyer Perry ar
rived at Coos Bay today.
DAIRYMAN CONVICTED.
Of Conspiracy to Raise the Price of
Milk.
SEATTLE, May 29.-A. Z. Erick
son, a dairyman, was today convicted
of conspiracy to raise the price of
milk. Assistant Prosecuting Attor
new Vandeer told the jury if they
brought in a verdict they meant that
every combination in King County
that do with fixing artificial prices will
be prosecuted.
MARKED FOR DEATH
A Chicago Priest and Attorney
Heckley Proposed Victims
LETTER WRITTEN IN BLOOD
Death Was Threatened it ia Believed
in Consequence of Their Efforts to
Obtain Pardon For Herman Billek.
Under Sentence to Hang.
CHICAGO, May 29.-Fathcr Peter
O'Callaghan, head of the Paulist Or
der in Chicago, and Attorney Francis
E. Hinckley have been informed
through an anonymous letter, writ
ten in blood and wrapped in crepe,
that they have been marked for
death by mysterious enemies, and
St. Mary's Church, Wabash avenue
and Hubbard Court, has been doom
ed to be blown up with dynamite.
The threatening letter was dropped
by an unknown hand into the poor
box at St. Mary s church, of which
Father O'Callaghan is pastor. It
was unsigned and unaddressed. On
one side was a crudely drawn picture
of a skull and crossbones.
Death to the priest and lawyer was
threatened. It is believed, in con
sequence of their efforts to obtain a
pardon for Herman Billek, under sen
tence to hang on June 12 in the Cook
County Jail on a charge of murder
ing by poison six members of the
Vzral family. A chemical analysis
proved that the red fluid in which the
letter was written was, blood, and not
red ink.
Father O'Callaghan declared last
night that he would lay the letter be
fore Governor Deneen, in the hope
that it would induce the Governor to
pardon Billek.
Father O'Callaghan and Mr. Hinck
ley drew a confession from Jerry
Vzral a few months ago that he had
given perjury testimony against Bil
lek at the trial. By this means they
succeeded in bringing Billek s case
before the Pardon Board. The Board
sat with Gov. Deneen in extraor
dinary session in the" District Attor
ney's office and examined the evi
dence. The investigation led the Gov
ernor to reprieve Billek and to ad
vance the date of his execution to
June 12.
PROFITABLE SALE.
LA PORTE, May 29. The auction
sale of personal property left by Mrs.
Bella Gunness today was attended by
over 4000 persons. Many articles
brought from five to ten times the
lowest price. The estimated total re
ceipts were more than three' times
more than they would have been
brought at an ordinary sale,
DOES MUCH
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LaFollelte Is Weak From
Illness
ON THE CURRENCY BILL
As a Body the Democrats Are
Opposed to Obstruction
of Report
DEMANDED 20 ROLL CALLS
La Fcllette Threatened During Day
to Keep Senate in Session For
Three Weeks Skirmish Maintained
Through the Night Session. f
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WASHINGTON, May 29.-A long
time since the senate has been tied up
by filibuster with such slender sup
port as was in evidence when La Fol
lettc undertook to defeat conference
report on the Aldrich-Vreeland cur-
President Roosevelt Wishes the
Oregon Republican Party
Success in Next Mon
day's Election
WASHINGTON, May 29. President Roosevelt today said good
bye to two Oregon Congressmen, Messrs. Hawley and Ellis, and
stated publicly that he took occasion to thank them for the attitude
they had consistently maintain in support of the administration's
policies and to wish them success in the election which is to take
place on Monday next.
The President stated that he wished to express his appreciation
of the cordial manner in which these gentlemen had backed up pol
icies and measures which the President felt were of such conse
quence for the welfare of the country in connection, for instance,
with such matters as the upbuilding of the nation, upbuilding of
our merchant marine, the conservation of our natural resources, in
cluding both the preservation of forests and the construction of
waterways; securing proper employers' liability legislation both as
regards interstate commerce and as regards the employes" of the
Government itself; securing child labor legislation; the effort to
secure proper administration by courts of the power of injunctin,
and finally the securing by the nation of thorough-going and ade
quate control over the interstate corporations which shall be both effec
tive to prevent any wrongdoing by them, and at the same time of
such character as will permit reward in ample fashion of all busi
ness which is so conducted as to be for and not against the public
interest.
rency bill by talking it to death. He
insisted that quorum should be main
tained at all time and up to 6 o'clock
had demanded 20 roll calls. The house
was able to obtain more or less re
laxation and at the same time keep
supporters of bill in their seats.
La Follette who is weak from ill
ness, engaged Aldrich colloquy con
cerning provisions on currency bill
and was called to order for declaring
that the chairman was not "Frank" in
his replies and only after vote of
senate had restored him to his right
on the floor did he continue his re
marks. La Follette inquired whether the
proposition would be agreed to strike
out railroad bonds and stocks from
the list of securities contemplated in
the conference agreemei.t, but Aid
rich declined offer by saying adop
tion report was only question before
the senate and adding so far as he
was concerned he had neither power
nor dsposition to make the conces
sion suggested. Aldrich declared that
the report would remain before the
senate until March 4, 1909, if neces
sary. La Follette replied he would
continue his opposition since that
was the only course presented to
him. La Follette threatened during
day to keep senate in session three
weeks but the support he will get in
order to continue his tactics at end
of his physical endurance remains to
be seen. Understood that Senator
Stone, who is opposed to the bill,
will give active support to the filibus
ter, As a body however, the Demo
crats arc positively opposed to ob
struction to the report.
The skirmish maintained through
out the night session and Gore and
Stone left the hall, The senate lead
ers secured an order directing scr-gcant-atarms
to bring in absentees
and decided to compel appearance of
Stone who is slated to relieve La
Follettc under the latter" program.
A policeman was started for his hotel
to arrest him. The first senator to
appear in response to summons was
Owen of Oklahoma. He bore every
evidence of having been routed out
of bed and was not fully attired.
At 2:30 La Follettc insisted on roll
call on his point of no quorum. Chair
sustained a previous ruling that the
call under the rule could not be or
dered and La Follctte appealed. Aid
rich promptly moved to lay appeal on
table. A number of democrats re
fused to vote and Aldrich insisted that
they be required to do so. Vote dis
closed short of quorum.
At 3:30 this (Saturday) morning
were still waiting for quorum on vote
to lay La Follettc's appeal on the
tabic.
BASEBALL SCORES.
Pacific Coast League.
At Portland Portland 4,
San
Francisco 3 (12 innings).
At Los Angeles Los Angeles 7,
Oakland 1.
Pacific Coast League.
At Butte Butte 5, Spokane 0; game
called in third inning; rain.
At Tacoma Tacoma 3, Aberdeen
2 (11 innings).
At Seattle Seattle S, Vancouver 8.
STEEL TRADE CONDITIONS
Detroit, May 29 Speaking last
night at the annual banquet which
closed the convention of the Inter-
national Boilmakers Association, Chas
M. Schwab, formerly president of the
U. S. Steel Corporation, predicted
that in ten years the annual produc
tion of steel in this country would be
40,000,000 tons as against 27,000,000
in 1907. Mr. Schwab, said that there
existed to-day the greatest despres
sion ever known in the history of the
steel trade conditions were improv
ing. Nothing, he said could retard
the progress and prosperity of the
U.S.
CURRENCY QUESTION.
Bill Passed Providing Allotments on
Ft. Peck Indian Reservation.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-A sit
uation in the Senate on the currency
question combined oppressiveness
that an impossibility disposing of
further business caused house 23 to
take a rest until 7 o'clock tonight.
With greatest difficulty quorum ob
tained. Bill was passed providing
making alotments on Fort Peck. The
Indian reservation at Montana, and
a lot of miscellaneous business trans
acted, being mostly disagreements to
senate amendments on minor bills.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
BULLETIN THREATENED.
Frisco Paper and Editor Threatened
to be Dynamited by Letter.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29. The
Evening Bulletin is active in the sup
port of the prosecution of the alleged
bribers and publishes what purports
to be a faci-simile letter that was re
ceived by Fremont Older. The edi
tor of the Bulletin threatening the
Bulletin and its editor with; destruc
tion by dynamite unless its offer of
$1000 for information regarding the
dynamiters of the Gallagher premises
in Oakland be immediately with
drawn. BRYAN CONSENTS.
NEW YORK. May 29.-AIton B.
Parker, chairman committee of reso
lutions at the Democratic National
convention according to a statement
made today at Tammany Hall, stated
that also Parker had been requested
to write the platform to be submitted
to the convention. Bryan it is said
consented to Parker as chairman of
the resolutions committee.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-James
Drain, president of the National Rifle
Association of America, announces
that the team of riflemen to represent
the United States in the Olympic
games to be held in England July 9,
10, and' 11, will not be sent owing to
the refusal of the British Olympic
Council to extend the time for sub
mitting individual names of men of
the team from June 1 to 15.
TO ARRIVE SUNDAY
Battleships Will Assemble at Fris
co for Several Days
FOR HONOLULU ON JUNE 7
The Cruiser South Dakto Will Leave
Fr Santa Barbara and San Pedro
and Will Remain For Some Time
Cruising in Southern Waters.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.
With the return of the first division
of the Atlantic battleship fleet to San
Francisco on Sunday, warship Row
will assume an animated appearance
once more. The four battleships, the
flagship Connecticut and the Kansas,
Vermont, and Louisiana, which left
Tacoma yesterday are expected to
arrive here not later than Sunday
morning and will resume their former
positions in the lines extending west
ward from Goat Island. The time of
the arrival of other portions of the
fleet from the northern waters is not
definitely known but all of the fleet
will be assembled here for several
days 'before tthe date of sailing for
Honoluluon June 7.
The cruiser South Dakota of the
Pacific squadron will leave here some
time to-day for Santa Barbara and
San Pedro and will remain for some
time cruising in Southern water.
The battleship left the line beyond
Goat Island yesterday and proceeded
to Mare Island and for the first time
in the history of that station a ship
of the class of the Missouri anchored
along side the quay wall. The man
euver necessary to bring the big war
ship alongside the quay was perform
ed without difficulty, thus disproving
the statement that first class battle
ships cannot be docked at Mare Is
land. There are no official entertainments
planned for the officers or men of the
Atlantic .fleet during the time of their
second sojourn in San Francisco but
ritimerous unofficial entertainments of
a social nature have been arranged.
JURY DISAGREE.
LOS ANGELES, May 29-The jury
case of W. P. McComas, the mining
man who shot and killed Mrs. Char
lotte L. Noyes of Boston, in her
apartments at this city was discharg
ed tonight, the jury was unable to
agree. The case will be re-set for
trial next Monday.
ROB ART
Burglars Get Busy at the
Metropolis.
LOSS ESTIMATED $1000
Museum of Art Building Fifth
and Taylor Street Scene
of Robbery
LOSS ESTIMATED, AT $1000
Detectives Have as Yet no Clew
Thieves Displayed Much Caution in
Selection of Plunder Took Only
Things of Marketable Value.
PORTLAND, May 29.-Burglars
with an eye for the beautiful broke
into the Museum of Art building, at
Fifth and Taylor streets last night and
carried away over IS pieces of jewelry
on display in the first annual exhibi
tion of the Arts and Crafts Society of
Portland, of the estimated value of
$1000.
The thieves displayed much discern
ment and caution in the selection of
their plunder, being careful to take
only things of marketable value and
easy of dispositions. Fortunately none
of the exhibits loaned for the exhibi
tion was taken, and the value of the
loot secured is fully covered by
burglar insurance.
The crime was discovered upon the
opening of the museum this morning,
and the police were at once notified.
Detectives Pat Maloney and Hellyer
have been detailed on the case by
Acting Captain of Detectives Baty,
but as yet have not been able to dis
cover a single clew that would lead
to the apprehension of the robbers.
The exhibition of the Arts and
Crafts Society has been under way for
the past two weeks, and has attracted
a large attendance. Jewelry and sil
verware of great value have been on
display in the rooms on the second
floor of the museum building, and in
addition to placing burglar and fire
insurance on the entire exhibit every
precaution had been taken to securely
fasten the cases with locks and bolt
all windows at the closing hour.
As quickly as possible the authori
ties wer apprised of the crime and
detectives dispatched to the scene.
The officers, upon examining the
premises, discovered an open window
in the basement, but whether the
burglars entered the building in this
manner or were in hiding in one of
the upper rooms' at the closing hour
has not yet been established.
The case from which the most
valuable jewelry was stolen occupies
a place on a table in the north room
of the exhibit, and was forced open
with tools secured in the museum
basement. The criminals were par
ticularly careful in their work, and did
not even mar the woodwork or break
the glass in opening the case. The
same care was displayed in forcine
the sliding door "on the silverware
case.
By a Strang coincidence the maior-
ity of the articles stolen are the clev
er handiwork of Miss Watson, who
conducted the arts and crafts summer
school here last year. That the thieves
were not connoisseurs is evidenced by
the fact that the most valuable topaz
pendant in the case was tossed aside
and others of less value taken.
The property annexed by the crooks
consisting in the main of pendants
ranging in price from $50 to $150
apiece, and are the most beautiful
specimens of 'arts and crafts work
ever displayed in this city.
Mrs. Hume prepared an inventory
of all the missing articles and this list
was turned over to the police to assist
them in locating the plunder and
thives. Additional precautions will
be taken during the remaining days
of the exhibition to prevent further
depredations and nocturnal prowlers
about the museum of art building will
meet with a.warm reception.