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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1908)
33rd YEAR. NO. 165 PRICE FIVE CENTS VAN OFF (Jolted Kingdom Leads In . Olympic Games GET THREE EVENTS Cablegrams Express Sympathy for Treatment Accorded to Am ericans In the Games SATURDAY CROWDS CHEER Rumor That American Committee Will Withdraw From Future Events la Not True, They Still Hop to Win Out in Track and Field. tO N DOS, July 11-The Saturday afternoon crowds filling the lower priced sections of the grandstand at the Stadium this afternoon had an opportunity of venting their enthu siasm over the outcome of the three finals with which the day's sport In the Olympic games was opened. All these races were won by the United Kingdom. Russell, United Kingdom, took the 3200-incter steeplechase with his team mate, Robertson, United King dom, second, the only outsider to challenge Great Britain's supremacy was J. L. Eisele, New York A. C, who, although handicapped jy a sore foot, put up a good race and came in third. Somewhat to the surprise of the experts the United Kiugdom also took first and second place in the 200-meter breast-stroke swimming race. In this event Hlman was the winner, with Robinson second. It had been expected that Toldy, Hun gary, would walk off with this event, but he did not even get a place, Han- on, Sweden, beating him for third. When the result of this race was an nounced, the crowd rose to its feet cheering and waving flags. There was the same outburst of enthus iasm when the United Kingdom won the steeplechase and then again when the Union Jack was twice hoisted to the peak of the flagstaff in the arena to signify a British victory, In the final tug-of-war, the City of London police was first, while the team made up from Liverpool police men was second. The Metropolitan police got third place. . E. P. Carr, Xavier Athletic Asso ciation, who has qualified for the five mile flat, turned his ankle in yester day's steeplechase. This is the third accident to an American runner. J. L. Eisele, New York A. C, is still suffering pain from the loss of a toe nail and Lightbody, University of Chicago, had difficulty in sprinting on account of an injury to his kneecap, The final in the 1200-meter steeple chase was won this afternoon by Rus sell, United Kingdom. His time was 10 minutes 474 seconds. Robertson, United, Kingdom, was second, and J. L. Eisele, New York A. C, third. -The final in the 200-meter breast stroke swimming match was won by Holman, United Kingdom. Robert son, United Kingdom, was second, and Hanson, Sweden, third. Time, 3 minutes, 98 seconds. The final in the 5000-meter cycling -event was won by . Jones, United Kingdom,' in 8 minutes, 36J seconds. Schilles, France, was 'second, and Aiffray, France, tliird. ' , Schiller protested ; the victory, of Jones, alleging a foul.' Tile protest was not allowed. ' In the final of the discus throw ing, Martin J. Sheridan, Irish-Amer-i FALLING jicau A. C, wai first with a throw of 1 128 feet, 8 inches. This throw beat the world! record for the discus, Greek style. The final oi the IOO kilometer cycl big face wai won by Bartlctt, United Kingdom. Time. 2 houn 4 minutes 481 second. C. A. Denny, United Kingdom, was second, and Lapize, France, third. The final in the five-mile flat race was'won by Voighl, United Kingdom Time, 25 minutes, Hi seconds. Owens, united Kingdom, was second, and Svanbcrg, Sweden, third. F. 0. Bel lars, N. Y. A. C, was sixth. E. P Carr. Xavier A. A., did not run. BRYAN WANTS NEGRO VOTE. FAIRVIEW, Neb., July 18,-WiI Ham J, Bryan and Don Famsworth of Chicago, who managed Charles A Towtic's candidacy for vice-presi dency, discussed the organization of negro democratic clubs in Indiana Ohio, and Illinois today. An effort will be made to pole the negro vote if possible. The matter will be further discussed next 'week when Bryan goes there. REPORT 2000 LIVES LOST. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 18.- The recent inundations in the vicinity of Tokat, Asia Minor, is more serous than at first reported. According to a private tetter from Samsun on the Black Sea the total loss is 2000 lost lives. Including 300 prisoners and 500 army recruits. BEATEN TO DEATH. OAKLAND, July 18. -Henry Bangs, 45 years of age, who was a watchman for the Pacific Coast Borax Works, of Alameda, was found dead in the yard of the plant today. He had been beaten to death with a piece of gaspine, and was robbed of his money and watch. KILLED WITH AXE Unknown Man Butchered in Cab' In Near Forest Grove MURDERER LEFT NO CLUE Identity of the Dead Man is Not Known and it is Probable That no Trace of the Slayer Will Ever be Ascertained. FOREST GROVE, Or., July 18.--His head pounded out of human semblance bj an axe in the hands of a murderer, to whom there is no clew, an unidentified man was dragged from a cabin near Timber, Or., between two weeks and a month ago, was car ried 90 feet to the root of a tree, which had so grown as to leave a natural hole, and there deposited. Then the murderer covered his work by clapboards and fled. I ' The butchery was perpetrated in a cabin near the ranch of Fred Berger holzer, not far from Brfce Wilson's place, 2J miles from Timber, The motive is not known; probably never will be. A jury of Northern Wash ington county farmers brought in a verdict of willful murder at the hands of person or persons unknown about noon today, and this formal rendition will perhaps end official action in connection with nnotHer puzzling Ore gon homicide. . The cabin is in' senne of the deepest timber of the state, with little settle ment in the district. The murderer was able to work leisurely and to re move with care anything that might constitute a clew. He. burned the shoes,-hat and much of the clothing of his victim. He left on his under wear, and, in this carried him to his rough resting place. A woman named Mrs, Neighbor dis overed the body, attracted by the odor, The head was so badly beaten it was difficult to form any idea as to age, . ' -, .. ' - . ; TAFT VILL Will Accept No Contribu tions From Corporations FOR COMING CAMPAIGN He Thinks There Are No Lead ers Who Can Honestly Con 1 trol Votes HIS VIEW OF PROHIBITION Says That he Takes Same View at Bryan, That the Prohibition Issue .is Not Involved in the National Campaign. , HOT SPRINGS, July 18.-Th National Republican Committee will accept no contributions from corpo-j ration," said Taft today in an inter- ' view in which he also referred to la bor, prohibition, and other questions. Taft said the law of New York State providing for publicity campaign con tributions will be obeyed but that the federal law prohibiting such contribu tions by corporations in connection with an election for president, vice president or senators will be obeyed without regard to any question of va lidity that might arise in respect to any provision of that law. When ask ed his idea of the power of a leader of labor organization to throw its L vote to one party or another, Taft declared that in his opinion it could be asserted that there is no so-called class of American electorate, whose votes would be delivered by its lead ers. 1 alts attention was called to the assertions of some journals rep - : .t. l; .. .... L- resenting me iiquur interests, uiai ne opposed prohibition. He explained that he had never publicly discussed ethical side of prohibition and he took the view as he understood Mr. Bryan had done, that the prohibition issue is not involved in the national cam paign, brom what naa come to nis attention the representations these journals he inferred based their state ments on speeches he had made and criticised the action of some of the state legislatures passing, prohibition, and other laws without providing the machinery for enforcing them. SWIMMER DROWNED. CHICAGO, July 18. A. G. Freeze, 62 years old, the oldest contestant in swimming race in the Chicago river , contest conducted by. the Illinois Athletic Club was drowned while ing shortly after 1 o'clock this after passing under the Madison street 'noon by Detective John Price, of the bridge. He was unattached entrant. The body has been recovered. FREIGHT RATES. WASHINGTON, July 18.-The In- terstate Commerce Commission, thus far, in no official information propos-1 The complaints, which were issued cd to increase freight rates. If the from the local, municipal court, were rates made by' the railways are made sworn to by Mrs. Catherine E. Col the subject of a complaint tp the lins, a sister-in-law of the accused commission, that body will of course man. ' ' , investigate them. i ' " PRINCE PHILIP STRICKEN. BERLIN, July 18. Prince Pjiilip o'clock tonight; three of the, five bal Zu Eulenberg was either insensible or loons' that started in a race late to in a state of semi-consciousness for day had' been heard from. The first severalhours following the short ses- to land was King Edward at Hamp ion yesterday of his trial on the charge ton, three miles south'of here. The of perjury in connection with court Americn came to earth five miles scandals of last year. Today his con- "southeast of Owattona, Minn., and dition is worse but the physicians an- the United States landed at West Con nounce that his life is pot in imme- cord, Minn. No. word of the Pom diate danger. .meron or Chicago. BASEBALL GAMES. American League. Philadelphia' 11, Detroit 5. Boston 2, Chicago 7. Washington 3, Cclevland 1. New York 1, St, Louis 7, National League. Chicago 5, New York 4. Pittsburg 8, Boston 6. St. Louis 1, 2, Philadelphia 2, 4. Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 3. Northwest League. Seattle 3, Vancouver 14. Aberdeen 5, Butte 3. " Tacoma 4, Spokane 0. Pacific Coast League. Portland 3, Los Angeles 2. San Francisco 7, Oakland 2. KILLS HER CHILDREN. BUFFALO, July 18.-Mrs. Isabclle Sahtin killed her three little children today and then attempted to kill her self. She gave, the children Paris; green, and then strangled them with handkerchiefs. Mrs. Salahan also took Paris green and will also probably die. Aged troubles with her sister-in-law is said to have caused the rash act. ' WONT DISCUSS STATEMENT. WASHINGTON, July 18,-No 'of ficial of the administration is willing to be drawn into a discussion regard ing the statement published in the City of Mexico over the signature of I Dr. Herman C. Prowe, a formerly cit I izen of Guatemala charging that a contribution had been made by Pres ident Cabrera to the Republican cam paign of 1904 and declaring that Cab rera is favoring the American rest dents to the exclusion of those other nationalities. The officials refused to take the statement seriously. Dr. Toled Hcrrarte, a Guatemala minister is in New York. 1 TA W. L. Boise of Portland Accused of Embezzlement 1 ie I A PROMINENT LAWYER He is Charged With Taking $200,000 From the Hawthorne Estate Boise is Widely Known as a Clubman, Lawyer and Politician. ; PORTLAND, July 18.-Vhitney L, Boise, president of the United East Side Push Clubs, prominent lawyer and politician, manager of the Haw thorne estate, and prominent club man, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling something like $200,- 000 from the Hawthorne estate, of which he is the manager. Boise was taken into custody in his own offices in the Chamber of Commerce build- local police department. He was ap prehnded on five warrants, on each of which the bail was fixed at $4000, a total of $20,000. Mr. Boise was not taken directly to police headquarters, but allowed to set about in search of bondsmen. BALLOON RACE. I ST. PAUL, Julv 18.-Up to 11 ARRES SIPRI MO WRECK KILLS SIX Machine Is Struck by Passenger Train ALL TERRIBLY MANGLED Charles F. King, a Former Mem ber of Legislature, Among the Victims '- FOUR LADIES IN THE PARTY Bodies Are Scattered Along Track For a Hundred Feet, Stop For Freight, and Fail to See Passenger Train. . WARSAW, N. W., July 18. Six people were instantly killed this af ternoon west of Columbia City. Their automobile was struck by . a Pennsylvania train. Tbe victims axe Charles F. King, agent of the Pru dential Life Insurance Co., and a former member of the legislature, his two young daughters, Mis Fayme Bradshaw a neighbor of the Kmg .-...,, Buc uC U UC ttl me mng cottage at i.aice wawasee over budnay, Airs. King and the chauffeur, Carl Timmins. WARSAW, July 18. An autmo bile was stopped at the crossing by a treight train ana when it drove on the tracks behind the caboose, the driver failed to see the - east-bound Manhattan limited, a passenger run ning at a high speed. The machine was destroyed and the, bodies scat tered along the track for a hundred feet all terribly mangled. The loco motive of the passenger train was de railed. MAY CONTEST DECISION. WASHINGTON. July 18. -Judge Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission to day stated that he had not been offic ially informed that the transconti nental railroads would contest the commission's decision in the lumber rate cases, but that he had heard in an indirect way, that they are consid ering such a course. BRYAN ADDRESSES STUDENTS. FAIRVIEW, Neb., July 18. De claring that society has not given the producer his equitable reward,, and that the administration of the govern ment should be changed to remedy this condition, Bryan today, from the lawn of his home, addressed several hundred teachers and students of the Fremont, Nebraska, normal school. CHICAGO DOUBLE TRAGEDY. NEW YORK, July 18.-The police today are searching for a cjue to the mystery of the , double tragedy on west 178th street early today, where by Ernest Block, 28 years of age, was found dead With a bu.llet in his heart and his wife, Sarah, 27 years old, dead of poison. The police believe that the wife Shot her husband and then ended her own life. I . STAND BY EMPIRE SYDENY N. S. W. July 18-Alfred Deak'in, the Australian prime minister in commenting on Australian senti ment toward the American fleet as expressded in some quarters said: " "Our looking for support to the United States instead of to the em pire is too silly for words." RUEF'S NEW CHARGES. SAN FRANCISCO, July 18-An affidavit filed in Judge Lawlor'g court in which Abraham Ruef is charged that 1800 names have been drawn from the jury box and that the list of these are in the possession of De tective Burns and two of his assist ants. Judge Lawlor will hear the matter Monday. MINERS STRIKE QUIET. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 18. The reports of the miners' strike, ev erything is quiet. Three military com panies will be kept at Blossburg a day or two. A gattling gun and ten thousand rounds of ammunition was sent to Blossburg today. Another company of militia has been ordered under arms here in case emergency. TWELVE BODIES RECOVERED. If ANN A, Wyo, July 18.-Twelve more bodies, the victims of the ex plosion in mine No. 1, of the Union Pacific Coal Mine Company, March 29, were brought to the surface to day. It is believed that there are 25 more in the mine. . X WILL BE EXTRADITED SAN DIEGO, CaL, July 18.-Wil-liam F. Walker, the New Britain (Conn.), absconder, who has been resisting extradition from Mexico, will be turned over to the American authorities and taken east for trial. Thomas Lamadrid, a lawyer of this city, who has been engaged la the case has received a teleeram from Commandant Jiminez at Ensanada, stating that final orders has been re ceived from the City of Mexico di recting the surrender of Walker and that hp Will lparA FntsniHl tnmnrrnn night for Sa Dieg0. 0n hi, arrival here he wiIl st3ft ; UStody of Connwticut office FAIL TO Mine Workers and Federation Unable to Adopt Plan PRESIDENT MOVER IN FAVOR And is Instructed to Appoint a Com mittee to Find Ways and Means to Bring About a Working Agree ment DENVER, July 18.-The question of closer working agreement with the United. Mine workers of America was brought . officially before " the conven tion of the Western Federation of Miners this afternoon, during the' dis cussion of President Moyer's annual report was read in which he advocated such an agreement. The discussion brought out the fact that many of the members felt a union with the United Mineowners' organization might force the Western Federation men to adopt the check, and the con tract system. The latter organiza tion does not make contracts of any kind. The president was instructed to appoint a committee of five to devise ways and means, whereby a working agreement can be obtained. DIES BESIDE HER BABE NEW YORK, July IS. In the home of Samuel Friedland, a real estate dealer of Brooklyn, his wife Susan, was found dead with a bullet hole in the right temple. By her side was a two-year-old son Abraham who had in his hand a revolver with which he was playing, For a time it was supposed that the baby Abraham had found the pistol in the apartments and. bad killed his mother. When he reached home Mr.' Friedland said he was sure it was suicide because his wife often said she would either have to recover her health speedily or she would commit suicide. Mrs. Fried AGREE land was 28 years old.
