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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1908)
"t r mil Bl'i!"WlH'IWlHWlWW j Vjmgpyiiv'3l!'.alt1-' "OVCRSTHC MORNING Nf ID ON THE LOWCR COLUMBIA fUSUHCt FULL AffBOCIATCO PRCS8 REPORT 5" f Org Historical Society C '3SS1 Oft I r 33rd YEAR. NO, 148 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR Three Others Seriously In jured at Frisco FIRE AFTER EXPLOSION BASEBALL GAMES. 4, Police Think Dynamite Was Us ed Cause of Crime Still t Mystery LOSS TO BUILDING $30,000 One of th Men Involved In Fight th Night Before in Stloon Be neath the Building, Thought to be Author of Crime. SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-A serious explosion followed by a fire at an early hour today it Diamond and Cheney streets, caused the death of four persons, seriously injured three others and completely destroy ed the buildings. Loss, $30,000. J he explosion took place in a building occupied by John Sweeny and S. F. Johnson. Sweeney and a family named Dismrycr lived in jthe flats above. At vicitiins were in bed at the time. . Elder Swcncy, his wife and daugh ter and tittle Antonc Dismeyer were killed instantly. Antonc was a baby two years old and was blown through a window and found in a tree. The cause of the explosion as welt as the motive for crinte is unknown. There are theories that the coal oil in the grocery below or a leak in gas main wrecked the structures proved un tenable and now the belief of the police is that dynamite was used. Johnson, who keeps a saloon in the building, says there was a light in his saloon last night and that some one was involved in the trouble wa.s the author of the outrage. The fact flint a mrtn ifimft T T f"n11'wKi. held a lease on the premises lead to a rumor that the building belonged . to former Supervisor J. L. Gallagher, whose place was recently dynamited in Oakland. The former supervisor lias a brother of the same initials as Callaghcr, who owns a lease on the place blown up today and Detective Burns believes that the perpetrator of the outrage may have confused the men. This is admitted to be merely a surmise however. American League. At Philadelphia-Philadelphia Washington 0. At New York-New York 1, Bos ton 4. National League. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 7, Chi cago 3, At St. Louis No game; rain. At Boston Boston 2, Philadelphia 9. At Brooklyn Brooklyn 11, New York 7. WHEELED INTO COURT. Ex-Senator to Testify in Case of " Mae C. Wood. NEW YORK, June 29.-Ex-Sena tor Piatt was wheeled in a chair into the grand jury room in the criminal courts building today to testify in case of Mae C. Wood, charged with perjury, her suit for alleged divorce from the senator, which collapsed several weeks ago. No action was taken by the grand jury today. THAW NOT DANGEROUS. Judge Dowling Denies That Thaw Asked for Removal on That Ground. NEW YORK. June 29.-Judge Dowling, who presided at Harry Thaw's second trial denied Thaw's application for removal from Mat tcawan to some other institution, on the ground that Thaw is a danger ous person, and must be kept under restraint so as not to injure him self or any other person. White Plains, Justice Mills heard arguments on Thaw's application- for a jury trial to examine his sanity. Unlike Dowling Mills appears to be favorable to the trial by jury. He will hear further arguments in the case on July 13. TAFT END HIS BUSY DAY Diversified ' Abilities Well Illustrated CHAIRMAN A MYSTERY Interview With Hitchcock Both Decline to Discuss Chair manship Question ARTHUR VORYS MENTIONED HITS THE CHURCHES California Unitarian Preache Leaves His Pulpit Forever SAYS CHURCH CANNOT LAS CHICAGO'S FOURTH. Will Attempt To Reduce Accidents Extra Police Detailed. CHICAGO, June 29.-"The sanest Fourth in the history of Chicago will 1e the characterization earned for it--f If by tlie coming holiday. The police and the fire department are to join hands in a determined fight to reduce accidents, noise and fires to the lowest possible level. Strict en- Astounds Hit Congregation by De daring That Present Day Theology is Lacking and Predicts Its Ulti mate Extinguishment lorccment of the city ordinance eov' erriing the sale of fire works and ex-1 congregation, in explaining his action SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 Bid ding adieu to his church and the min istry, the Rev. E. Calvert Smoot the Second Unitarian Church, founded his congregation yesterday by an arraignment of the present day theology, in which he found th cnurcn lacking and predicted its final extinguishment owing to its in ability to keep pace with the evo lutton going on about tt. It was the extreme of his cxtremcst doctrines which has led to the sundering of 9 lumickuuiis wim ine unitarian organization With the departure of the Rev. Mr Smoot the Second Unitarian Church is to disband. "The church is founded upon cer ..:. ... :.i . . . "in su mess an- us ministers are expected to promulgate these ideas ih.-ii a umiiMcr reacnes any con clusions which are subversive to these ideas he is expected to leave the pulpit. This is true of al denom inations," said Rev. Dr. Smoot to his plosive is to be made this year than ever before. The firing of cannons guns or pistols is prohibited, as the discharge of toy pistols and common fire crackers. Railways and back yards must not be used for the cel ebration as the discharge of any kind of fireworks of explosives is forbid den in such places. Vacant lots the streets and public parks and grounds are the places designated for the noise makers to hold sway. Bonfires arc absolutely prohibited. The discharge of fire works or explosives is forbidden with in two blocks of a hospital. Extra police are to be detailed for service in the neighborhood of hospitals, sanitariums and'1 residences where .there are sick persons. BLOW SAFE AT KELSO. Robbers Wake Escape Before Citi- ezns Could Interfere Get $400. ' - ruKiXAND, June 29.-A special to the Oregonian from Kelso, Wish., received tonignt, says that robbers blew up a safe at Kelson early Sun day morning and secured $400 in cash and escaped to the woods before the citizens who were attracted to the scene by the noise of exnlosinn could interfere. The explosion de molished the steel safe and did $75 damage to the office fixtures owned by Postmaster Ely. So far no clew has been obtained. Nothing but the money was taken. Taft Easily Combines Official Duties With Politics Authorises Delega tion to Wire Vorys to Come to Washington For Conference. WASHINGTON, June 29.-Secre- tary Taft today successfully combin ed official duties with politics. His diversified abilities never had been better illustrated than had from 11 o'clock until 6 o'clock tonight. At intervals during the day he discussed the most intricate problems arising in the war department and conferred! with his political friends and advis ers respecting the most delicate af fairs of the, approaching ..campaign. Most important by far of all confer ences of the day was the one which the delegation from his own state who came to urge the name of Ar thur Vorys for the National chair man. At the conclusion of the con ference although Taft did not indi cate what his conclusions were, he authorized the delegation to wire Vorys to come to Washington for a conference Wednesday. Frank H. Hitchcock arrived in Washington today, but Taft is non commitat on the subject whether he had an interview on with Hitchcock. Hitchcock declined to discuss for publication the national chairman ship question. Every effort was made today to learn something definite re garding the choice of national chair man, but Taft himself made the an nouncement that the matter wil be determined wln-n tti eiih-nmiiSa ! of national committee and Taft hold meeting at Hot Springs on July 8th and not before. UPRISING IN HAND. Troops Soon Straighten Out Troubles in the South. the EL PASO, Texas, June 29.-Ac cording to information from a reli able source, official advices has been received in Juarez that the 2500 fed eral troops that were sent to Tor rcun nave taicen to the field in an effort to surround the , parties be heved to be responsible for the at tacks on Viesca and Matamoros. Juarez officials are postive that the revolution has been squelched by the prompt despatch of troops. They declare the last of the revolutionists will be taken within ten days and the government will be able to keep th situation well in hand. MEXICO CITY, June 29.-Up to tonight no news of any sort has been received indicating a repetition of disorders, similar to those at Viesca and Las Vacas. On the contrary re ports were absolutely quiet in that region. Through private sources it was ascertained that the sensational reports in circulation throughout the United States are false. No assault on Jiminez and Torreon has been made and both plans are as quiet as any well organized place in the United States. DEMOCRATIC AERODROME FLIES WELL HAMMONDSPORT, N. J. June 29. Two successful flights were made Saturday by C. H. Curtiss in further tests of the Aerodrome "June Bug" at the Aerial Expert ment Association grounds here. In the first the navigator traveled with his machine 400 yards in 24 seconds and on the next attempt 540 yards in 33 seconds, at the rate of 34 and 3 miles respectively. The flight proved all that had been expected, placing the machine under better control than ever. WRECK KILLS THREE Santa Fe's First Overland Train Strikes an Open Gap 30 SAID TO BE INJURED The Gap in Track Caused by Burn ing Bridge Which is Thought to Have Caught Fire From a Passing Engine. 46TH ANNUAL CONVENTION. Of the National Educational Asso ciation is a Big Succes. CLEVELAND, June 29.-The largest and most varied program in the history of the National Educa tional Association marked the open- in gof the 46th annual convention here today. Active delegates met this afternon and selected the candidates for the nominating committee which will on Wednesday to nominate the board of directors for the ensuing year. WINSLOW, Ark., June 29.-Two trainmen and a passenger killed, score of persons more or less injur ed and a portion of the California limited, Santa Fe's first overland train, derailed and wrecked last night when the train running at 50 miles an hour, struck a wide gap in the track caused by a burning bridge near Heardy, 12 miles east of here. The best information is that 30 are injured, but only a dozen seriously. Pullman's did not leave the track. The bridge which caused the wreck is believed to have caught fire from passing engine. CONVENTION Vicc-Prcsfdcntial Situation Remains Unchanged CHAMBERLAIN ARRIVES The Governor of Oregon Said to Be Personally Acceptable to Bryan PROHIBITION TO THE FRONT A Desperate Effort to Have Plank Declaring Its Favor Placed in Platform Opinions Differ as Its Exact Nature However. to DENVER. June 29-The fight over the anti-injunction plank in the Democratic platform is not the only struggle in which the committee on resolutions may possibly find itself. It developed today that the prohibi tion question is to be brought for ward and that a desperate effort will be made to have the plank declaring in its favor to be placed in platform. General -.Weaver - i heading this movement. The opinion differs as to exact nature of the plank which should be adopted but all are of one mind that something definite shall be declared, so there will hot be left a possibility of doubt as to where the party stands. It is Hot generally be lieved that fthy ahtMnjunction plank will provide for trial by the jury in the cases of contempt, committed in the presence of the court or favor in any way prerogatives of the federal courts. Bryan's friends say that these of his critics who fear the plank are fighting in the air. The vice-presidential situation remains to all appearance Whanged although the boom of Lieutenant-Governor Chanler seems to have weakened somewhat during the last two days. This is due to the announcement of National Committeeman Mack that he is not empowered to speak for Chanler and his interest in the mat ter dictated by friendship. One new name mentioned today was Governor Chamberlain of Oregon, he found much favor with the leaders of the party and it is said he will be per sonally acceptable to Bryan. NOT FOR CHAMBERLAIN. Ryan Does Not Think Oregoniani Will Support Him. PORTLAND, June 29.-Secretary Ryan of Democratic state central committee says there is no intention so far as he is aware among the Ore gon delegation to the national demo cratic convention at Denver to put forward the name of Governor Geo. E. Chamberlain of Oregon the popu lar nominee for the United States Senate, from this state for the vice presidential nomination. Ryan says he believes Oregon delegates will support Lieutenant-Governor Chan ler of New York for that office, though it is possible that one or two will cast their votes for John W. Kern, of Indiana. BISHOP POTTER ILL. Troubled With Stomach Trouble and Physicians Thinks Its Serious. COOPERTOWN," N. Y., June 29. Bishop Potter of New York is re garded by physicians to be in a criti cal state of health. Bishop has been ill for some time with stomach trouble. Tonight one physician is sued a bulletin that the bishop is prostrated from hot weather and is in a very critical condition. Late to night it is stated oxygen is being administered. INTO YANKEE COLONY VALPARAISO, June 29. Augus- Durand, leader in the recent unsuc cessful revolution against Peru, has arrived here from Iquique, Chile. He says the Peruvian government is mis leading foreign opinion; that the last elections in that country were falsi fied and that the government is in troducing into Peru a germ of the greatest danger by converting that country into a Yankee colony. JACKIES THE JUDGE Will Determine Grade of Chew ing Tobacco for Navy 100,000 POUNDS A YEAR POISONING PROMISES TO UN VEIL SENSATIONAL MURDER PHILADELPHIA. June 29,-The Though. Wilson lived here for more death of Dr. Wm. H. Wilson, from rinking ale poisoned with cynide potassium Friday night, promises to lay bare an extremely sensational murder. Wilson received the ale by express tonight with a typewritten letter purporting to come from the Peter Scheinin Brewing Co., inform ing him that the sample had been sent him for trial. An investigation by the police .-reveals that Schcmm brews no ale and never sent such a I letter. Unusual as are the poisoning atures, still more extraordinary is the motive, which the police assign for what they are certain is murder. man twelve years ana has never put out a physician's sign and is not known as a general practitioner. Had large clientele, made up mostly of police assert and prominent women. Wilson, they alleged .attended to the illness of a young woman who was a member of the family of the young man who will be charged with being the poisoner. The young man is alleged to have brooded over the death until he could no longer con tain himself and determined to put an end to the physician's practice by send poison rather than to have his family history exposed to the world. AUXILIARIES LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.- Two of the auxiliaries of the Atlantic battleship fleet left this port yester day afternoon on the first leg to Honolulu of the long trip to Hamp ton Roads. They were the Glacier, refrigerator supply ship and Culgoa, supply ship. Others will follow in couples. The Arethusa and Ajax be ing scheduled to leave late this after noon. The battleship Kentucky ar rived here late yesterday and is now in Man of War Row. . POLICE RAID CLUB. OSTEND, June 29. A sensation has been caused here by a police raid on a tashionable club under the anti gambling laws when 150 persons who were taken into custody. The doors were sealed up and $10,000 in stakes was seized. A similar action was taken at another club. A Force of Blue Jackets Detailed From Various Ships, Will Act as Experts to Determine Who Shall Receive the Contract NEW YORK, June 29.-To deter mine which of a great variety of chewing tobacco will serve the needs of the U. S. jack tars for the next year a board of paymasters will be gin to-day at the Brooklyn Navy Yard a solem conclave to last a week A force of blue jackets detailed from the several ships at the yard will act as experts. On the result of the tests will rest the award of a contract for 100,000 pounds of tobacco. That no chican ery may creep in the samples will be freed from indentification marks save numbers before admitted to macera tion hy the testers. Although the rules governing com petition do not require segregation of the several judges, it is prescribed that the chewing arbiters shall pro ceed with their work in silence. The paymasters, speaking figuratively. will also take a hand in the chewing. addition to supervising chemical and other tests of the purity of the samples but the greatest weight will rest with the patriotic judgement of Jack Tar. WILL PRESENT ORGANS. TRIBESMEN FIGHT MOROCCO. City Tune 29.-The El Mougui tribesmen, following up their avantage of June 21, when they attacked and routed a column of Malai Hafid's force, killing 100 men of them and injuring 150 has again defeated the followers of the unsur ping sultan, killing three of his chiefs. Y. M. C. A. Will Donate Musical In. struments to the Battleships. SAN FRANCISCO. June 29.- Each of the battleships of the Atlan tic fleet will be presented soon with a portable organ by the Y. M. C. A. of Los Angeles. The presentation will be made by Edward H. Emmett, religious work director of that or ganization, who will hold meetings on the battleships. The need for the organs was first observed by the Y. M. C. A. when its members started a religious campaign on board the vessels during the visit of the fleet recently to Los Angeles. ' Mrs. iv.ttegg, 1550 West Madison one size only; reaular'pTice" bb"! COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS iURCTTr
