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I "OVERS THE MORNING FIILD ON THC COWER COLUMBIA PUlLISHCf FULL Af fOCIATEO PRESS REPORT 33rd YEAR. NO. 164 ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS AMERICANS ARE ANGRY Disgusted With'Treatmen In Olympic Games A VIGOROUS PROTEST In Tug of War Discrimination Is Alleged Against Yankees ENGLISH HAD ''FIXED" SHOES St it Hoped Something Will be Done to Stop the Alleged Unfairness on Pert of the British Official! The Weather Hat Improved. LONDON, July 17. -The Ameri can athlete are thoroughly di gustcd with the treatment accorded them by the official of the Olympic game. The secrecy with which the draw ings for the track event were made and the rcault of this system, whereby the best American runners were put in the same heat, was bad enough, they nay, but now the unfairness in the tug of war today between an American and United Kingdom team, in which the official allowed the United Kingdom team to compete villi prepared shoes, contrary to all rule, has disheartened the American contestants. James K, aullivan. American com missioner to the games, has entered S vigorous protest and it is hoped that in the interest of the success of future Olympics the higher officials will do something to stop the unfair ness with which the Americans al leged the officials of the amateur ath letic association who arc conducting the games arc treating their visitors. The Amateur Athletic Association has refused to allow the pole vaulters to dig a hole for their poles, although the Americans claim this has been the practice at all previous revivals of the Olympic games. Bad weather again spoiled the sport today, the players being repeated driven off the grounds by the, heavy rains. The attendance today was even smaller than yesterday. In the first heat of the individual competition the best performance was given by FJcisch, Australian. He 6cored five points to his opponent's nothing. America has protested the tug of war, but its protest has been disal lowed. Greece and Germany withdrew from this contest, and the first pull was between the American team and the second tejim from the United Kingdom. The protest was made on the ground that the United Kingdom team, contrary to the regulations, wore prepared shoes. The American team lost the first pull. The Ameri can team had two more puis, the con ditions being the two best out of three, but in view of the cause for their protest decided to retire. The English team, who are mem bers of Liverpool police force, wore an immense shoe, which could not tinder any circumstances be used tor ordinary purposes. In aditional to this, every man had the heels of his shoes incased in steel, which sank in to the turf, while the head man had spikes in his shoes. The Americans are disgusted at this treatment. The rules say distinctly that no competitdr shall wear pre pared boots or shoes or bots or shoes with projecting' nails, tips, points, sprigs or hollows of any kind and that no competitor shall make a hole in the gronnd. By the time the games opened this afternon the weather had cleared up somewhat and there was a better at tendance. In the final of the javelin throwing cntcit, held In the middle, E. V. Lem ming, Sweden, won, with 179 feet 10 inches, beating the record for the oth er style of throwing. Ifalse, Norway, was second, and Mison, Sweden, third. ! In the York round of archery for gentlemen, V. Hod, United King dom, was first, with 403 points; J. B. Richardson, American, was fifth, with 344 points. I he gymnastic team competition was won by Sweden, with 428 points, Norway was second, with 425, and Finland third, with 405. The United Kindom won the three- lap cycle team race, defeating Ger many in the final. A telegram received here from Kill- maloch, County Limerick, where Tom Longboat, the Canadian Indian run ner, is training, says the injury he sustained yesterday is very slight. BASEBALL GAMES. Pacific Coast League. Portland 4, Los Angeles 1. San Francisco 5, Oakland 6. Northwest League. Seattle 4, Vancouver 11. Spokane 3, Tacoma 1. Butte S, Aberdeen 1. American League. Pittsburg 2, Detroit 21. Boston 4, Chicago 3. . Washington 1, Cleveland 3. New York 5, St. Louis 3. National League. Chicago 1, New York 0. Pittsburg 0, Boston 4. St. Louis 0, Philadelphia 3. Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 0. GUARD AGAINST DISEASE. SALT LAKE CITY, July 17.-No teacher, student nor employe infected with tuberculosis will hereafter be admitted to the class rooms or build ings of the University of Utah. This the decree promulgated yesterday by the regents of the institution. INFORMED TOO LATE Governor Harper may Have Saved Alia's Life WOULD INVESTIGATE CHARGE Acting Governor Did Not Know Until Too Late That Alia Accused Father Heinrichs of Breaking up His Home. DENVER, July 17: Guiseppe Alia might have been living yet had he made known to acting Governor Har per his claims that Father Leo Hein richs, for whose murder Alia was anged at Canon City last night, was the man who ruined his home anjd caused him, as he claimed, to become wanderer. Governor Harper said to-day that he would have reprieved Alia until information through the Italian government could nave been made as to the truth of Aha s charges. If found to be true, Gov. Harper said, he would not have allowed the death sentence against Alia to be carried out. This Alia had not made until last night, too late to reach the ears 1 of acting Gov. Harper, OIL STILL BURNS. TAMPICO, Mex., July 17.-The great oil well near Lake Tamihue continues to burn. The surrounding country is in danger from the flow- of burning oil and a fortunate circum stance just now is the raily season and heavy rains are falling almost constantly in that region, : R THE JACIIS Honolulu Enthusiastic Over American Fleet 3200 IN THE PARADE tadieS Present Eadl White Clad Sailor With a Wreath of Flowers RECEPTIONS FOR OFFICERS Uncle Sam's Fighters Are Having a Royal Time Under the Auspices of the Honolulu Citizens Across the Waters. HONOLULU, July 17. -r Compris ing the greatest pageant ever wit nessed in this city, 3200 of the At lantic squadron paraded this morning, amid the enthusiastic cheers from the dense throng which lined the way along which they passed. Before the. march began the men were drawn up in a company of for mation, and a committee of a hundred Hawaiian ladies passed along (he ranks, placing about the neck of each white-clad jackie, a lei, a wreath of flowers, characteristic of the islands. It was a pretty ceremonial, and was picturesque in the extreme. This afternoon a formal reception was given to the officers, by the com mandant of the naval station, and to night the officers are gathered at Waikiki beach were a ball is being giv en by the citizens in their honor. During the dances, the second divis ion oi the fleet, at anchor just off the beach, played their searchlights on the pavilion. OFF FOR THE POLE. Steamer "Roosevelt" Starts on Its Long Journey to the North Pole. SYDNEY, C. B., July 17.-The Arctic exploring steamer, "Roose velt," steamed to the north today on her mission to seek the north pole with the pennant of the New York Yacht Club at her foremast and the United States ensign at her stern. BROCK WINS FROM CARSEY. Knockout in 20th Round Ends a Savage Battle. LOS ANGELES, July 17. Phil Brock of Cleveland tonight knocked out Frank Carsey of Chicago in the 20th round in one of the wickedest , lightweight fights ever seen in this, city, The men fought a savage unre- ( linauing struggling fight from the tapj 0 the gong DISCUSSING RATES. ENTE TAN attempt of the railroads to increase CHICAGO, July 17. The national rates in the Central Freight Associa committee appointed through the in- tion territory. strumentality of the Illinois Manufac- turers' Association to , take care of the shippers' interest in the proposed advance in freight rates is about to ask the railroads for a joint' confer- .i - t : , . i. ence upon the increase. President Upham who at the association's com- bench since 1886, and who has reach mittee said yesterday that the ship- ed an extreme old age, is critically pers represented by that body did ill at his home in this city, is critically not want to be understood as being in said his life is despaired of. He has battle array against the general ad- suffered for many months from a dis vanrM which the eastern roads nur- ease of the ear. causincr an abscess I pose putting into effect October 1st. CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS yAiiuji; u July 17. Col. H. U Catrow, republican candidate for 'congress for the Third District, has announced his withdrawal from the race. Colonel Catrow is prompted to take this step because of his having struck Eugene Sullivan, a laborer, on the street here yesterday, instantly killing' him with his automobile. The nomination was secured as the result of a bitter contest which was arrived to the Chicago convention. The congressional committee will be called together in the next few days to choose a candidate for Col. Cat- row's place. DIES ROM LOCKJAW. NEW YORK, July 17. Charles Weslev Simblc. 13 vears old. is dead in Patterson, N. J from tetanus. On July 4 he shot himself in hand with a blank cartridge, developed on Monday and been at the hospital since. the left Tetanus he had NELSON AND BRITT ARRIVE. ELY, Nev., July 17. Battling Nel son and Willis Britt, on their arrival here tonight were met by a brass band, and almost the entire popula tion of the town. .Tex Rickard has posted a $10,000 forfeit, which is subject to the railroads granting rates and this seems almost certain now. Tex says he thinks there is no doubt that the fight will go through now, as per the schedule. RECEIVER APPOINTED CHICAGO, July 17,-Frank Zotti's foreign banking house and Steamship agency closed its doors her? yester day. There are branches of the insti tution in New York City and Pitts burg. Jesse Watson of New York was appointed receiver yesterday. RELAY RUNNERS EN ROUTE. WESTEFIELD, N. Y., July 17.- The Buffalo relay runners, delivered a New . York-Chicago message to the Jamestown Y M. C. A. boys at 11:20 tonight. FREIGHT GOES UP Railroad Directors Decide Rates Should Be Higher FROM 5 TO 10 CENTS A 100 Indiana Shippers' Association Will Fight Any Attempt to Increase the Rates in Central Freight Associa tion Territory it is Said. LOUISVILLE, July 17.-That freight rates should be advanced in the territory of the Southeastern Freight Association, and the South eastern Mississippi Valley Associa tion, Which takes in all the territory south of the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi, was decided on, at a meeting of the executive officers of all the railroad systems, which closed today. Advance, it was said, will be from five to ten cents per hundred pounds, horizontally. INDIANAPOLIS, July 17. It was stated here bv a orominent shiDDer i . - V I . . I i wicu vac imudud luauuiauuiu? auu i snippers Association .win resist any AGED JURIST ILL. SAN FRANCISCO: July 17:-Jus'- tice of the Supreme Court, Thomas B. vrT? t i i ..!-;. lucrunanu, wno nas ueen on me to form. s SERIOUS Governor Comer Orders Out the Militia AT BIRMINGHAM ALA. Two Houses DynamitedNeg roes Taken From Beds and Cruelly Beaten BATTLE WITH THE DEPUTIES Report , Says That Many Men Are Killed or Seriously Wounded in the Engagement, State Troops en Route to the Scene. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 17.- Today Governor Comer together with Sheriff Highon and a number of deputies made an automobile tour of the strike district. So impressed was the governor with the seriousness of the situation, that on his return to Birmingham, three companies of mil itia were ordered under arms. At the present time a company, number ing 100 men, are en route to Adams ville where this afternoon, an engage ment between the strike sympathizers and the deputies took place. No au thentic report regarding this engage ment, has been received, although it is said one deputy is dead and others have been wounded. Many strike sympathizers have been arrested. Tonight a report was received that pitched battle has taken place at Blossburg, and that numerous men have been either killed or wounded, the state troops, will soon be en route to this place and if the guards, as reported are in distress they will soon be relieved. The home of a negro at Pratt City was dynamited today , and partly wrecked. At Mary Lee a report just received says two negro houses were blown up, and one of the inmates ser iously injured. From the republic it is reported that three negroes were taken from their beds, stripped of their clothing and cruelly beaten. REACH UNDERSTANDING. Federation of Miners and Union Mine Workers Outline Affiliation Plan. DENVER, July 17. President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners, and President Lewis of the United Mine Workers, together with the members of the executive boards, of the two organizations, in a con ference this afternoon reached an understanding regarding -the uniform exchange of working cards, and out lined plans for the affiliation of the two bodies. The question of support t0 each other during strikes, will be j settled at a future meeting of the two .boards. The Federation convention ,t,;a ,tt.,nnn J.fitc,! tt, nmnnti. I 1 1 1 J n.lVlllVlll 1 Vll.VV. ...V tion to elect omcers uy reierenaum, instead of by convention, as now is m vogue. SENATOR CLARK HAS ATTACK. Stricken With a Nervous Breakdown at Chicago. I CHICAGO, July 17. Clarence D. ... . n . . uark, the united Mates senator, trom Wyoming, was stricken with a ner vous collapse, , and a general break down at the Auditorium Annex to night. His condition was so serious that for a time his life was dispaired of. He rallied and at midnight, physi- jcians expect him to recover. s IIPI HILL OPPOSED TO CUT WAGE3 Says an Increase in Freight Rates Will Solve Financial Problem. NEW YORK, July 17.-James J. Hill, the chairman of the Great Northern is of the opinion that the solution of the financial problem that confronts the railroads is the increase in freight rates. Hill is opposed to a cut in wages as a means of increasing the net earnings of the roads. Hill says the railroads receive from one half to one-third as much freight as received in European countries while the wages average one hundred per ' cent higher. BANK CASHIER ARRESTED. Christ Olen of Everett Makes False Statement of Cash. EVERETT, July 17. Chris Olen! the cashier of the Scandia Bank, a state institution, was arrested today for the crime of making a false state ment of the assets and liabilities. It is alleged his statement of May , 14th showed $16,000 cash on hand, while the actual amount was $12,000. Olsea was unable to secure bonds and he went to jail. TARIFF COMMISSION MEET. PARIS, July 17. Thi initial meet ing of the joint Franco-America tar iff commission as held last evening in the diplomatic council chamber of foreign offices. . Edmund Bruart of the French commission presided. In the absence of Foreign Minister M. Pinchon, M. Lewis, under secretary of the foreign office, extended a for mal welcome. The session was de voted largely to mapping out a plan of work.:, While the primary object of the commission is to investigate the complaints of both French and American exporters with a view to the suppression of vexatious adminis trative regulations by means of mu tual concessions, the entire subject of the tariff returns between the two countries will be examined, and it is felt that the ultimate results of the commission's labors will be of much greater importance. ADMITS 5 MURDERS Frank Johnson, a Negro, is Hung for Last Crime MRS. MARTIN ON MARCH 3 Just Before His Execution he Con fesses to Five Killings During His Time Gives Details of Some of the Crimes. MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., July 17. Confessing to the chaplain, just prior to his execution, that he was guilty of five murders, in his time, Frank Johnson, a negro, was hanged in the penitentiary here, for the mur der of Mrs. Beulah Martin at Gypsy, on March 3rd. Johnson gave the de tails of some of the murders but as to the others refused to give par ticulars. ELKS ADJOURN. Tax Reduced to 20 Cents Per Annum Adopt an Official Elk Emblem. DALLAS, Texas, July 17.-The Elks' reunion of 1908 terminated to day, the grand lodge adjourning to meet in Los Angeles on July 11, 1909. Today's session of the grand lodge the per capita tax from 25 to 20 cents per annum and adopted an official Elk emblem. The emblem consists of a' dial showing the hour of 11, with a white face and red Roman numerals circumscribed by a blue circle con taining the initials B. P. O. E. On the dial and in the circle and Elk's head rest, surmounted by a red, five pointed star. i