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s PUBLISHES FULL AfSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 129
ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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TAFT GETS
A SETBACK
A Proposition to Divide
Louisiana Delegation
FROMTAFT SUPPORTERS
Committee Brings About an Ad
journment Rather Than Permit
the Vote to Be Taken
COMPROMISE SENTIMENT
A Fliher of Ohio Appointed Ait
nt Secretary of Republican Com
mittee, Succeed Frank H. Hitch
cock W. B. McKinley Arrive.
CHICAGO, June 8.-A few hand
fuU of and were thrown into the
cylinder of the Taft political ma
chine late today, So far everything
that ha come up has been handled
quickly and decisively by the Taft
leoilc but today from their own
membership, came a proportion to
divide the Louisiana delegation seat
ing Taft and anti-Taft delegation
wijh a half vote each. The committee
loiiBht about an adjournment rather
han permit the vole to be taken to-
lay. The member of the committee
who have been ardent Taft support
er, but who have shown a disposi
tion to yield to the appeals of allied
forces to compromise in interest of
harmony will be subjected to a pres
sure fram Washington. To allow time
for this was the purpose of the sud
den adjournment today.
Manager Frank Hitchcock an
nounced that there would be no com
promise. He is determined to fight
for the seating of the delegations in
tructed for Taft and declared that
he will insist that the committee
pass upon all the contests. To settle
them in any other way, he said, it
would be unfair to the delegates
themselves. He expressed his opinion
that the committee should not shirk
the responsibility of sitting in judg
ment upon the merits of every con
test, and in this view he is supported
by practically every committeeman of
Vthe west and south and many from
the north. ,
Thus far contests have been set
tled from Alabama, Arkansas, Flor
ida, Georgia and Kentucky and there
has been no division of committee.
The reason for this has been the rule
requiring twenty members necessary
to demand a roll-call. The anti-Taft
people have not this number on their
committee.
The political maneuvering by uch
members as Senators Crane, Scott,
Penrose and Committeemen Hart and
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Oregon Short Line Run
Trains Out of Butte
BUTTE, June 8. The Oregon
Short Line is the only line today
operating trains out of Montana from
this point, though late tonight the
Northern Pacific will have three
trains in from the east. A washout
at Jefferson was repaired at
noon today all in readiness to
send trains over the 'line when a
wreck occurred almost within sight
of the city, blocking the line for a
number of hours, Last train on the
'Great Northern reached Butte June
3. There is little prospect tonight d
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M'ulvuiie, has, nut been ' without its !
effect. The growth of compromise
sentiment has been noticed by Taft
men,' but they were not disturbed by
it until late today, when they learned
to tluir surprise that the plan for a
division was favored by Lodge of
Massachusetts and Clayton of Arkan
sas, A very hasty conference wa
held by the Taft member of the
committee during a hearing of the
Louisiana contests, mid decision was
reached that it would be wise "to
adjourn. .
Hitchcock opposes the compromise
idea regarding the Louisiana on the
ground that it would be entering the
wedge, and the Taft people intend to
avoid such a thing if it is possible.
Sixteen more vote were gained for
Taft today. Two came from Florida
six from Ceorgla and eight from
Kentucky. The settlement of Ken
tucky conteU engendered more 111
feeling than has been manifested
since the committee began to work
Senator Bradley of Kentucky repre
sented Fairbanks' interests and dur
ing a consideration of claims of con
testces from Louisville district, Clay
ton Tilakey,' attorney, for the Taft
delegation charged that Bradley had
stumped the state for Fairbanks de
claring that he was doubtful whethef
Taft could carry the state. Bradley
denied the charge and Blakey claimed
that he had seen letters written by
Bradley making such claims. Bradley
was defeated and he declined to con
tinue with the two other contest
from Kentucky, saying he would
carry them to the credentials com
mittee of the convention.
When Bradley came out of the
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iooo us
Are Thrown Into the Hands of
Receiver
DUE NATIONAL CAR WHEEL CO
Million Dollar Note and Eight Million
Dollar Mortgage Due in a Short
Time, With no Fund Precipitated
Receivership of Wheeling.
TOLEDO, June 8. On the claims
aggregating $8,871,000 due the Na
tional Car Wheel Company of New
York, the Wheeling and the Lake
Erie Railroad was thrown into the
hands of a receiver today, by United
States District Judge Taylor. The
petition alleges that the total indeb
tedness of Wheeling is more than
$28,000, B. A. Worthing, vice-president
and general manager of the
Wheeling appointed receiver to
$100,000 bonds. It is said the trouble
of the Wheling have their foundation
in the building of the Pittsburg and
Wabash terminals. Other matters
which are said to have precipitated
the receivership are a note of a mil
lion dollars due in August, and eight
million dolar mortgage which falls
due in a few months hence, with no
funds available to meet them.
a resumption of train service before
the end of the week. Further infor
mation from the west is to the effect
that miles of track of the Northern
Pacific are washed out between Butte
and Missoula, and marooned pas
sengers at Drummond will not be
able to get out of that place for a
week. Boulder at Basin has reached
the highest stage in 16 years, washing
out three steel bridges on the Great
Northern and carrying away a big
dam of Basin Reduction Company to
gether with a number of residences.
DISMISSES
CHARGES
Against George II. Hill of
Portland
FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE
Thorough Examination of Books
of the Title Guarantee and
Trust Company
WILL NOT PROSECUTE STEEL
The Dismissal of the Charge Agiitut
Hill Doe Not Affect the Other
Three Banker and They Still Have
Charge Hanging Over Them.
PORTLAND, June 8. George H.
Hill, vice-president of the defuncf
Title Guarantee & Trust Company;
will not be prosecuted on the four
charges on which he was indicted
with J. Thorbum Ross, T. T. Burk
hart and John E. Aitchiaon. All four
charges against Hill were dismissed
this morning in the Circuit Court by
Presidng Judge Gantenben at the
motion of Deputy District Attorney
Bert E. Haney.
Lack of evidence against Hit! was
the reason given by Deputy Haney
for moving the dismissal. He said a
thorough examination had been made
of the books of the Title Guarantee &'
Trust Company, and that the district
attorney is of the opinion that there
is not sufficient evidence to warrant
the state in going to trial in the Hill
case.
Though Hill was indicted at the
same time with the other three offic
ials, he has never been arraigned, and
no action has been taken as to Hill
from the time the indictments were
filed early in January until this morn
ing, when the order of dismissal was
entered.
Three charges of larceny and one
of receiving deposits after the bank
was known to be insolvent were dis
missed. It was on one of the larceny
charges that J. Thorbum Ross wal
convicted by a Marion county jury
and sentenced by Judge Burnett to
serve five years in the penitentiary and
pay a fine of $576,853. The three lar
ceny indictments charged Hill, witl
the other officials, with the larceny of
public money by converting it to their
use and failing to repay it to the
State Treasurer when it was de
manded. The fourth charge was that Hill,
with his fellow bankers, accepted de
posits in the Title Guarantee &. Trust
Company after they knew it was in
solvent. All four of the bankers were
named in each of the indictments,
though only Ross, Burkhart anj
Aitchison were arraigned and plead
ed. It was.contended by the three
that the law making it a felony to
accept deposits in an insolvent insti
tution was not in effect, but the. four
Circuit Judges, sitting en banc, held
otherwise. Ross, Burkhart and Ait
chison then secured a change of
venue to Marion county, so that all
the trials will be held at Salem,
Hill's cases were not affected by the
change of venue,, however, as he had
not pleaded,
The dismissal of the charges as to
Hill, does not affect the other three
bankers, and they still have the
charges hanging over them. Ross is
the only one who has had a trial, antf
he was tried on only one of the four
charges.
It is the opinion of District At
torney Manning that Hill was not
active as an officer of the bank, and
knew practically nothing of the deal
which led to the indictments. The
books of the bank revealed no active
participation by Hill.
If State Treasurer George A. Steel
is indicted because of the part he
uplayed in the handling of the educa
tional fund of the state, which result
ed in its dissipation by the official of
the Title Guarantee & Trust Com
pany, it will be returned by a grand
jury or an information will have to
be filed by George J. Cameron when
he assumes charges of the office of
District Attorney.
THOMPSON SET FREE.
The Murderer of Judge Geo. Meade
Emory.
TACOMA, June 8. Chester
Thompson, who was acquitted last
year of the murder of Judge George
Emory, on the ground of insanity,
and sent to the insane ward of the
penitentiary, was tonight given his
liberty, the jury last week having de
clared he had recovered his reason
and was safe to be at large.
CATCHING DRAGON FLIES
NEW YORK, June 8.-A number
of Columbia University students are
making a little vacation money just
now by catching dragon flies. The
flies are caught at night with nets
and they are to be shipped to Brazil,
which country has asked the U. S.
Department of Agriculture for a sup
ply. The dragon fly is the worst
known enemy of the common mos
quito and because of its desire for
them is in line with a policy of exter
mination which has been decided
upon for the mosquito.
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Result
of Investigating
..-.Fraud Cases -
Land
SEVERAL PROMINENT MEN
Charging Conspiracy to Defraud the
Government Out of 30,000 Acres of
Land in Umatilla Reservation in
Umatilla County.
TORTLAND, June 8. The specidl
grand jury in the United States dis
trict court in this city which is inves
tigating the alleged land fraud cases
in Eastern Oregon today returned
seven indictments charging a con
spiracy to defraud the governmei.
out of 30,000 acres of unalotted land
in Umatilla reservation in Umatilla
county. The persons indicted are:
J. H. Raley, a prominent Demo
cratic politician, lawyer and former
member of the state legislature from
Umatilla; William Slushes also, for
mer legislature from same county;
Alonzo Knotts, J. W. Crow, J. M.
Wynn and William Caldwell, all
sheepmen and ranchmen well known
in eastern part of the state; C. W.
Matthews, rancher; John Vert form
erly president of the First National
Bank of Pendleton, and Bailey Ross,
Samuel Olmstead and William Rahe,
the last three named are lesser lights
in the community.
BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia 0, 1
Pittsburg 5.
At New York New York 4, St.
Louis 0.
At Chicago Chicago 5, Boston 2.
At Brooklyn Cincinnati 3, Brook
lyn 2.
American League.
At Detroit No game.
At St. Louis St. Louis 10, Philadel
phia 8.
At Cleveland Cleveland 1, New
York 6.
At Chicago Chicago 2, Washing
ton 1.
SEVEN
NDICTMENTS
KANSAS AND
TBPEKA SAFE
Crest of Both Rivers in
Sight
ALL BRIDGES ARE SAFE
Boats Busy at Topeka Taking
People From Homes in the
Lowlands
NO DAMAGE AT KANSAS CITY
North Topeka Deserted, Thousand
of Union Pacific Railroad Tie
Float Through Street Weather
Conditions Fair in Kansas.
TOPEKA, June 8. The crest of
the rise in the Kansas River is ex
pected to reach here tonight North
Topeka is practically deserted to
night. Boat patrols are busy all
day taking the people from their
homes in the low lands. The water
is deeper in the streets than in any
time since 1903. The current is be
ginning to sweep the outbuildings
and thousands of ties from the Union
Pacific tie plant are pounding their
waythrbu
has been occasioned by the flood. AH
but a few of the refugees have been
taken care of. There is no suffring.
KANSAS CITY, June 8.-The Mis
souri and Kaw rivers, continued to
rise here today but the crest of the
flood in both rivers, is in sight and
will pass on Wednesday. The weath
er conditions in Kansas are fair, and
apparently the rains are over. The
tributaries of the Kaw are falling anf
it is discharging into the Missouri
in great rapidit yin great contrast to
the flood of 1903 and 1904 when the
Missour was higher than the Kaw.
Some lowlands about Kansas City are
under water but no damage has been
done. All the bridges are safe.
IN ROWING CIRCLES
NEW YORK, June 8. There is
considerable talk in rowing circles
at present of the possibility of Ameri
ca sending a single sculler to take
part in the Rowing events at the
Olympic games in London this sum
mer. Harry Bennett of Springfield,
national champion, and Durando Mil
ler of the New York Athletic Club,
are two candidates. Friends claim
that Miller has improved greatly and
can defeat the title-holder in a match
race. Though entries for the event
closed June 1, Mr. Pinkington of the
committee thinks an American entry
would be received up to July 1. The
decision of the committee will be
made known in a few days.
Gompers Declares Fed
eration Would Fight
WASHINGTON, June 8-Indig-nantly
defying the American Federa
tion of Labor had attacked the integ
rity of the courts, state or national,
President Gompers tonight declarer!
that the Federation would wage the
fight in Chicago on the memorial of
New Yorkers asking for an insertion
of plank in the Republican platform,
affirming confidence in the integrity
conscientious reference " 1
2000 EMPLOYES IDLE.
American Waltham Watch Company
Will Shut Down August 4.
BOSTON, June 8.-Two thousand
employes of the American Waltham
Watch Company at Waltham noti
fied today that the works will be shut
down June 26th until August 4. The
factory has been running on short
time for several months.
HOLD SMOKING SERVICE
NEW YORK, June 8.-Governor
Fort of New Jersey was the principal
speaker at a "Smoking service" held
on the lawn of the Hyde Park Re
formed Church at East Orange, N. J.
last night. More than 500 men, most
of whom availed themselves of the
permission to smoke during the ser
vice, attended. The pastor of the
church, Rev. F. B. Pulliam, announc
ed further gatherings of like character
said that the services were not held in
striving for sensationalism, but in the
belief that "common sense and relig
ion can go hand in hand."
The services were held on the lawn
instead of in the church to promote
comfort during the warm season.
"Men would smoke if they were not
at the church", he said, "and there is
no reason that being, upon the lawn
of the church, they should not smoke
if they like."
Many outomobile parties attended
the service. Gov. Fort, speaking on
the subject, "The real Meaning of
Life in View of Eternity", urged his
hearers to do everything in their
power to develop not their own char
acter but the character of others.
RUNAWAY KILLS BOY
5-Year-0ld Kenneth Palmer of
Portland
DEPARTMENT STORE WAGON
Boy's Obedience to Mother to Stay
on Sidewalk Costs His Life Play
mates he Was Watching in the
Street Were Unhurt . . J
PORTLAND, June 8. A runaway
team belonging to a local department
store late today ran over and instant
ly killed 5-year-old Kenneth Palmer,
son of a barber, near Grand avenua
and Everett streets. The child was
on the sidewalk near his home and
too young to realize the danger. The
saddest part of the accident is that
the little fellow's obedience to hi
mother's injunction not to go off the
sidewalk cost him his life. His
playmates who were in the roadway
and whom he was atching were
never endangered.
DIAMONDS STOLEN
HOUSTON, Tex., June 8.-Dia-
monds to the value of $5,000 were
stolen from the jewelry establish
ment of Taylor Bros, here last night
The diamonds were all mounted in
rings, the tray being removed from a
show case.
and justice of the courts and insisting
on a preservation of their independ
ence. Gompers declared that the
signers of the resolution are attor
neys, or other representatives of tha
great corporations. (
"I believe in courts," he added.
"Organized labor does. We have not
attacked their integrity, but that right
of injunction has been abused, none'
can deny."
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