33rd YEAR. NO. 153
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 5, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RAILROAD WRECK KILLS
7 MANY ARE HURT
At' Oakland the Alameda Train Crashes Into Smoking
Car of the Santa Cruz Train
ALL THOSE IN SMOKER
The W.nk of the Coach Containing Its Many Victims Was Hurled
orflVith the Alameda Tender and Buried In the Wreck- ' ,
"s ' ageBoth Locomotives Were Derailed
THE DEAD.
SOL LOEB, commercial traveler.
LESLIE ALBEE.
FRANZ LAUZON. '
L. L. BURTON, a contractor.
Three unidentified persons.
They were all (rom San Francisco.
OAKLAND, Cal., July 4,-A bad
train collision on First and Webster
street occurred tonight. All the
occupants in one of the smokers
were killed or injured. So far seven
dead, and 30 injured were taken out
The Mole into Oakland crashed
Into the Santa Cruz train bound for
Oakland Mole,- at 7:10 tonight, at
First and Webster streets, kilting or
injuring til the passengers In the
smoking car of the Santa Cru train.
Seven were killed and over 30 in
jured. . - ,
The collision occurred on the cross
ing of the narrow guage and- main
line, opposite the Webster street
bridge. The engine of the Alameda
train which was running with tender
ahead, cut into the Santa Cruz train,
the smoking car about ten feet in
Ort Tuberculosis Will Bo Held in
Washington
FROM SEPT. 21 TO OCT. 12
' ;
Preparations For the Gathering Are
Engaging the Attention of Every
Enlightened Nation on the Face of
the Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 4-
The International Congress on Tu
berculosis which is to be held in
Washington Sept. 21 to Oct. 12 meets
every three years, and this is the firt
time it has come to this country. The
last meeting was bcld in Paris, France
in 1905, and three .years before that
the gathering took place in London.
It is not likciy that the Congress will
convene In the United States for a
' great many years, as the honor of en
tertaining is eargerly sought by the
countries abroad.
Preparations for the gathering arc
engaging the attention of every en
lightened nation, The white plague
is no respecter of persons or of races.
It is not limited to ny quarter of the
globe, and the common ground on
which Europe, Asia Africa, and North
and South America are meeting, is
the belief that this disease may be
brought under as complete control as
small pox, plague, yellow fever, and
other infectious diseases have been by
wide-awake peoples. Committees of
arrangements for the Congress bave
been organized in every foreign coun
try, and in every State in our land.
In every section, plans are being per
fected for representation in the Con
gress. A number of the foreign gov
ernments have already announced to
the State Department at Washington,
the names of their official delegates;!
while others have acquainted the j
Secretary General of the Congress
with their plans, for participation in'
COMING
CONGRESS
ARE KILLED OR INJURED
the front. The front end was smash
ed into splinters, after being torn
from the trucks and the mass was
tossed from the main line track up
against the signal tower on .'Webster
street. The wreck of the coach con
tainiug its dead and screaming
wouncd, was hurled on the side with
the Alameda tender buried in the
werckagc. The baggage coach of the
Santa Cruz train which was in front
of the smoker was derailed and half
upset. Doth locomotives were de
railed. When the train struck the
smoker was cut from the coach fol
lowing it this latter coach continuing
on its course until it crashed into the
boiler of the Alameda locomotive,
Some of the window in this coach
was broken and the people in the
car were badly jarred up but were
not injured. Practically all of those
in the smoker were pinned in the
wreck though some were able to dig
themselves out. Several of the dead
bodies were badly crushed. The po
lice and fire departments were soon
at work, carrying the wounded and
dead from the wreck.
the Congress and in the great exhibi
tion that will be hey in connection
with the gathering, The exhibition
and the Congress are to be housed
in the National Museum, adjoining
the Smithsonian. The exhibition
promises to be practically a World's
Fair on the subject of tuberculosis.
It will show what is being done
around the globe in the fight against
tuberculosis, from Alaska down to
the Cape of Good Hope, from the
Steppes of Northern Russia to the
diamond fields of South Africa.
Every state in the Union is expect
ed to be represented in some way at
the Congress. The Governors of forty
States have authorized the Secretaries
of the State Boards of Health, the
heads of institutions, or other officials
to arrange for participation in the
gathering. In a number of States,
travelling exhibitions that show the
conditions in the respective States,
and the measures that have been
taken to correct them, have been on
view in the house States during the
winter, and will be displayed in the
exhibition at the Congress in Wash;
ington. j
" In nearly all of the States that will
be actively represented, the prepara
tions for the Congress have walked
up the people to do something defi
nite to improve local conditions. In
Michigan, for instance, where a par
ticularly aggressive -campaign is be
ing carried on, they had a Tag Day
recently to raise funds to defray the
expenses of the preventive work that
is to be done in Detroit. There is
great need for some place in which
consumptives can be properly cared
for, and the women of the city.adopt
ed the tuberculosis Tag Day idea as a
means of raising money to maintain
visiting nurses and to establish "a
sanatorium. The city officials were
speedily won to the women's way of
thinking. They turned over the city
government for a whole day and the
women had complete control of the
situation. The men yielded grace
fully. Mayor Thompson issued a
proclamation setting aside June 2 as
"Tubeculosis Charity Day." The
"Black Death," and the "Yellow
Death" levied heavy tribute of life in
times past, the Mayor said, but the
people took warning and learned to
combat them successfully. To-day it
is the "White Death" that is making
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BASEBALL GAMES.
. American League.
At WashingtonWashington 1, 6,
New York 5, 2.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia 5, 3,
Boston 0, 4. ,
At Chicago-Chicago 8, J, St.
Louis 4, 8. .
National League.
At Boston Boston 7, 1, Brooklyn
5, 5. ' '
Philadelphia 0, 3. t '
At Pittsburg Pitts'burg 0, 3,
Chi-
cago 2, 9.
At St. LouU St. Louis 3, 3, Cincin
nati 2,6.
Pacific Coast League.
At San Francisco San Francisco
0, 3, Portland 3, 6.
At Lo Angeles Los Angeles 3,
14, Oakland 1, 2.
Northwest League.
At Seattle Seatt! 3, 5, Vancouver
4, 13. - ;
At Spokane Spokane 4, 2,Tacoma
3, 3.
At Butte Aberdeen 4, Butte 12.
LEAPS TO DEATH.
Wwgiht Johnson Attempts to Jump
From Burning Building.
SPOKANE, Wash July 4-Dwight
Johnson ,a guest of the club, is dead
and the entire top floor of the Spo-
IIANY DISTINGUISHED IN
Town Is Packed With Politicians, Including: Judge
Parker,' Who Is the Center of Attraction
DENVER, July 4. The American
eagle and the Democratic roster have
view with each other today, in giving
Denver one of the most lurid Fourths
of July in its brief but strenuous ex
istence. Throughout the day the
streets have been ablaze with color,
an inccssante din oi cannon crackers
mingled with the enthusiasm of ar
riving political delegations, and long
trains, crept over from every direc
tion adding throngs to the multitudes
already here. Tonight the state capi
tol and many other public buildings
loom out of the darkness in living
fire with every outline marked by J
myriad lights, the streets are thronged
and hotels are filled with politicians.
The day's arrivals include Senator
Stone,' Governor Glenn of North
Carolina; Judge Parker, Colonel Clay
ton of Alabama; Chief Murphy of
Tammany and Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma. There is however a rath
er noticeable absence of the National
leaders and the conspicuous leaders of
the former conventions Tillman,
Bailey, Culberson, Champ Clark and
John Sharp Williams. One of the
arrivals today was Charles V. Bryan
a brother of the candidate. This is
the first appearance of brother Char
les in National affairs, although he
has been for 11 years the private sec
retary to his brother and at the head
of the Commoner.
Naturally Judge Parker is the cen
ter of attraction. Comparatively un
known, but his urbanity and friendly
welcome have created a favorable im
pression.. Parker, did not desire to
give out an interview, but in answer
to a- question, in a formal way,
question whether he considered
the'WS.
nomination still are open question,
whether he-considered the nomination
still an open question, that Bryan ap
pears to have a strong letrd and one
that may be sufficient to give him the
nomination. Parker said that every
one in the convention are ready to ac
cept the decision of the convention,
whether another candidate or not and
they will give supported to the candi
date whichever one is nominated. .
When asked if he meant by that
that he desired his staunch friends of
1904. to loyally support the Nebrask-
kanc flood building is damaged
through a lire at 7 o'clock tonight.
Johnson thinking he could cut off
and escape climbed from. a window
and hung for several minutes from
the shutter while the firemen made
'desperate efforts to reach him. His
strength failed and be dropped t
the roof of the adioinine one storv
i buliding, a distance of five stories
fatally injuring himself. Monetary
(damage is not more than $20,000.
BISHOP POTTER THE SAME
COOPERSTOWN, July 4-The
condition of Bishop Potter continues
about the tame as. this morning and
every hour gives the physicians more
hope of his recovery. The bishop
seems more, comfortable and takes
nourishment,
i . .
ENDS IN A DRAW.
LOS ANGELES, July 4.-Before a
crowd 40,000 people Packy McFar
and and Freddie Welsh "demonstrat
ed their claims to consideration as
lightweight fighters in. a 25-round
fight which ended in a draw. In the
winning decision had been rendered
McFarland would have been given
the victory because of his superior
hoiwng in the last seven rounds of
the. battle. The decision on the whole
is popular. McFarland was a 2 to 1
favorite.
ARRIVE IN DENVER
an, Parker replied tersely:
isuredly."
'Most as-
Continuing Parker said Bryan
would then become the exponent of
the Democratic party, with its great
principles and missions to perform.
He spoke in highly complimentary
terms of Bryan's intellectual abili
ties and his personality. "Make no
mistake, therefore, as to my attitude
and personal feeling of my friends
and myself, toward Bryan in the
event of his nomination." Wrhen
asked if thcr are any .division of sen
timent on the subject of the plat
form, Parker replied that division is
not the word. He explained that
among many thousand of men gather
,ed from all parts of the country there
is bound to be a variation in ideas,
but that the delegates had come to
Denver for the purpose of their ex
change of views. Reconciling these
views is the mission of the conven
tion, and it serves a great use in that,
it crystalizes into solid judgment of
all the democrats of the country, in a
manner, it is to be hoped, to be con
sistent with the great principles of
the Democratic parfy and will serve
the country hi a most vital manner by
combatting the Rooseveltian tenden
cy toward centralization all power in
the federal government as against
states. ! Conservatism, Parker hopes
will exert its moderating influence,
on more radical breathern, while the
advanced views of the latter will
keep the party from lagging in the
rear and insure the party a steady in
fusion of this the progressive spirit of
the age. This is the first explicit dec
laration of the standard bearer of 1904
concerning the standard bearer of
whether the continued of a fight
against Bryan's nomination or his
abandon of the field' was the subject
of many conferences today. The de
cision hangs on attitude of New York
delegation. Murphy is not ready to
announce his position and such men
as Guffey of Pennsylvania and Shee-
han of New York gained the impres
sion from the conferences with him
that. Murphy is not disposed to join
in the attack against Bryan, if within
the next 48 hours that task is demon
strated to be hopeless;-
JOE CANS ODES
DEFEAT BY
In Great Contest Lasting
the Skilled Veteran
CANS HAS BEES WONDER OF THE SQUARED RING
After Years of Wonderful Fighting the Colored Man Finally Goes
Down Before a Series of Smashing Blows Played at His
. Stomach and the Heart the Fight by Rounds
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.-Bat-tling
Nelson today won the title of
lightweight championship pugilist of
the world from" the man who defeat
ed him at Goldfield two years ago.
IJe knocked out Joe Gans in the 17th
round after a fight as desperate as
any ever seen. here in years. They
were fighting from the beginning to
the end of every round moving cease
lessly forward, and never moving
from their ground, Nelson with a
bulldog tenacity and wonderful stami
na, slowly bettered the colored cham
pion's tubmission.
The end was not sudden and a few
who watched the progress of the fight
5nd saw Gans continually grow weak
er made up their mind ; long before
the end. Three times Gans was sent
to the floor in the final round, each
time taking all the time allowed. A
blow from Nelson's left to the pit of
his stomach ended the fight On the
last knockdown Gans tried in vain to
gain his feet but wa scounted out.
Then the crowd grew mad and
about a score of women cheered the
new champion and rushed enthusiasti
cally into the ring, bowling over the
place and sweeping Nelson off his
feet. The Battler was hoisted on the
shoulders of his seconds and carried
to his dressing rooms; while beaten
Gans was escorted to his quarters
from the scene of his defeat.
"The best man won without a
doubt," was Gans' frank admission as
he left the ring. "It is an old, old
story, one fight too many. After the
third round he began feeling tired.
Old age will tell. That's all I have
to say."
For the first five rounds, Gans land
ed at will on Nelson terribly punish
ing him. It did not look like Nelson
would have one chance in a hundred
to win, but he never hesftated to
come to close quarters and swing
his arms ceaselessly seeking an open
ing. Finally, in the seventh round,
Gans began to weaken and from that
time the tide turned in Nelson's fa
vor. In the seventh he caugnt oans
off his guard and landed heavily on
his body. Thereafter it was Nelson's
fight. Gans used all his skill but fail
ed to stop the Dane. In the 12th
round Gans went to the flood three
times for the count of nine. Nelson'
punished him severely about the body
and face, but the body blows brought
the champion to grief. In the 14th
round Gans showed a flash of his for
mer class. Although apparently hope
lessly beaten, he rocked the Dane
time and again with his famous
strong arm wallops, but they had not
the slightest effect, and when Gans
went to his corner, he seemed to realr
ize he was the beaten man and so
informed his seconds.
After the fight Nelson said he knew
J from the first that he could lick Gans.
He says it took all he could get and
he cleaned up a big sum. He says he
doesn't care if he ever enters the ring
again. Says his share is all the
money he wants and may not ever
fight again.
The referee said Nelson won the
fight, but he did not think Gans was
the Gans' of old. He seemed to have
lost some of his cleverness and Welch
thinks his blows did not have the
vim. "It was a case of youth having
had its fling." .. ' .:
With two exceotions the crowd to
D01 TO
"BAT" NELSON
Seventeen Fierce Rounds,
Is Finally Defeated
day was the greatest that ever attend
ed a fight in California.
The receipts approached $40,000.
Following is the fight by rounds;
Round 1. They shook hands. They
circled and Gans began stabbing Nel
son on the face with straight lefts.
Gans rapped Nelson on the jaw with
the right and they clinched. After
the break Nelson forced Gans around.
Gans ducked the white man's blows
and grinned. Gans shot in two right
uppercuts on the face and Nelson got
in a right on the head as they clinch
ed. Nelson got in a left hook on the
forehead and Gans ducked several
left-hand ones. Nelson kept forcing
and Gans ducked. Nelson pressed to
the ropes and reached the body" with
both hands. Gans held on and rested
himself. When they broke Gans hack
ed uppercuts with both hands reaching
the Dane's head. Nelson brought
blood to Gans lip with a left jolt on
mouth'. ' '"";"' . - (' '
Round 2. He tried with same result.
Nelson missed with right and Gans
countered him sharply 6'h jaw .with
his right; they clinched and Gans got
in a hard right and then they clinched
again. Nelson got in a hard right
jolt on the face and Gans baffled Nel
son's attempts to reach the body.
Gans tried to measure Nelson with
the right but the Dane , was too well
covered. Joe backed away and let
fly with both hands as Nelson came
after him. He reached Nelson several
times. ,
Round 3. They drove into a half
clinch and Gans caught Nelson twice
on the jaw with the right. After that
Gans sent his right against the face.
He drove a punching right into the
stomach. Nelson tried to get to close
quarters and Joe straightened him up
with a series of right uppercuts. Nel
son bled freely from the mouth.
There was a long drawn clinch Gans
r a c 1 1 it nr tirl covinrr Me riKa f r"tn WI. f
son's attacks. They broke a order of
referee and Gans uppercut him with
right again. Nelson put in a hard
left on the stomach and dropped to
his knees when Gans uppercut him
on the chin. Gans uppercut him on
the mouth again as he was rising.
They were slugging fiercely at the
gong and Gans appeared to be slight
ly tired.
Round 4. Nelson missed with the
left a couple of times and they went
into a clinch. Gans drew away and
reached the face with both hands the
blows being uppercuts. Gans pro
tected his body in the clinch arid they
held and swayed around for quite a
while. Welsh broke them and Gans
was there with" four or five right up
percuts making the Dane's head toss.
Then there Was another clinch with
Nelson fighting at the body and Gans
blocking cleverly; one punch followed
another and -Nelson did the most of
the punching. His blows did not
land and Gans "shot in a right upper
cut whenever he saw an opening.
Gans got in one uppercut after the
bell and Nelson glared at him a
grinning. ' : i.
Round S. Nelson tried a right
hander and Gans threw . his head aside
from the blow. They clinched and
Nelson tried hard to hammer the
body but failed. Nelson put in an
over hand right on the ear and Gans
came back with a left and two rights
on the face. They hung together,
Nelson trying body punches and
Gans holding and saving himself.
Once in a while Gans stepped back
and sent in a punishing right upper
cut. After they had swayed around
quite a while Gans freed his arms and
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