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V. A West fttoffltSfe' r v i ni m hi it' i r fi 9i i i. i t i 'i 50VERSTMC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUDUSHCS fULl At tOCIATIO PRESS REPORT 33rd YEAR. NO. 181 ASTORIA,' OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS ( , . h, Thirty-Five Days Fight ing in Turkish Town , CASUALTIES ARE 800 r Many of the Fine Residences and Hundreds of Shops Have Been Looted MISSIONARIES STILL gf Bloody Warfare in Tabrli la Carried on Mostly by Bombs and Schrapne! and Meantime Mass of the People ' Are Not Opposed to the Shah. ' TABRIZ, Aug, 6. There has now been 35 days' fighting in the streets of Tabriz, and the casualties, due chiefly to bombs thrown from mor tars and shrapnel, are estimated at 800. Maify of the finer residences of the city and hundreds of shops in the basements have been looted. The loss in this direction is placed at more than $l,W,O0a- A,. The American missionaries in the city have been exposed to stray bul lets, but although they have had some narrow escapes none of them has been injured. During one of the heavier bombardments a piece of shrapnel fell in a garden within a few feet of one of the mission servants. There is a very bitter feud going on between the constitutional progres sives who hold 11 wards of the city, and the reactionaries, who hold one large ward. The mass of the people, however, have informed the central government that they are not oppos ed to the Shah. Those who are jeal ous for the continuance of the old regime regard the constitutional pro gressives as revolutionaries. The lo cal assembly, or Anjuman, did, on one occasion, express seditionary views, but later acknowledged the su premacy of the Shah and adjourned indefinitely in token of submission. HIS ADVERTISING PAID. Poor Italian Escapes Death and the Clutches of Loan Sharks. . '"v ' CHICAGO, Aug. 6. The cup of happiness overflowed yesterday for the poor Italian with a family of: eight children who advertised for the loan of $500 Jo save him from a sw- cide's fate. Instead of death he took a, new lease on life. Following a J residents insured for $57,000,000. Chi newspaper's announcement of two Cago has 185 millionaires insured for subscribers' offers to loan the man: $250. his employer, discovering the identity of the unfortunate, agreed to retail him in his employ and arrange for the making good of the shortage ( on easy payments. The Italian con- sul will be asked to institution pro- ceedings to compel a restitution of ailj 271 who are insured for $200, the usurious interest exacted by the ,000 to $300,000 each, loan sharks. I Of the seven men who are insured The Italian, who is a collector, went for $1,000,000 one lives in Georgia, to his employer yesterday and made one jn Illinois, one in Louisiana, two a clean breast of his troubles. He jn New York, one in Philadelphia submitted an itemized list. ;ofi the and one- j Wisconsin., , , amount he' owed the firm totalling New y0rk city has 15 men who are a bout $550. In his distress caused ny nounning oi me loan snarKs ne OUU, Philadelphia 14 insured tor un borrowed $10 and $20 amounts from 000 to $1,000,000, Chicago has five in various of the concern's customers, sme& for from $400,000 to $1000000; which amounts they deducted from Pittsburg has five insured for from the bills later collected by the Italian. $400,000 to $750,000; Baltimore has 10 He has been with the firm several insured for from $300,000 to $600,000; years and'was a honest thought man they BASEBALL GAMES. National League. 1'hiludelphia 7, 5, Chicago 3, 3, Ikrnton I, Pittsburg 9. Brooklyn 0, St. Louis 2. New York 0, Cincinnati S. V American League. Cleveland 6, Washington 1, St. Louis 3, New York 1. Chicago 2, Ronton 1. ' " Pacific Coait League. Oakland 6, Lot Angeles 7. Portland 4, San Francisco 3., Northwest League. Spokane 1, Seattle 3. t Tacoma 0, Aberdeen 1. Vancouver 7, Butte 6. NAMES FINANCE, COMMITTEE. BUFFALO, Aug. 6-Chairman of the democratic committee an "!Kht before 'vi" vnicaKo wic npuniunciK 01 ine I finance committee with Moses C. iFilmore of St. Louis, chairman, and John E. Osborne of Wyoming, vice chairman and speakers committee with John II. Atwood, Kansas, chairman and Champ Clark, Missouri, vice chairman. 1 he announcement also was made that the abuse of the extended absence abroad of Chairman David R! Francis of Missouri on the advisory committee, Charles A. Cul berson, Texai, has been placed at the head of that committee at Francis' request. Chairman Commcrs of the State; democratic committee today called a meeting of the state commit tee to meet in New York August 14 to name the time and place of the democratic state convention. SOI BIG POLICIES Enormous Amounts of Insurance . Carried Jjy Millionaires, GREATEST IS FOR $4,000,000 There Are Seven Men in the United States Who Carry $1,000,000 and More Assurance on Their Lives, With Rodman Wanamaker in Lead NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-There are seven mcn in the United States who carry $1,000,000 and more insuronce on their lives, two who carry $1,500,- 000 and one who carries $4,000,000. The latter is Rodman Wanamaker of Philadelphia who is the most heavily insured man in the world. James B. Colgate, a stock broker, carries more insurance than any oth ,cr resident of New York his policing amount to $1,500,000. The millionaires and multi-million aires of Philadelphia in proportion to their number, go in for life insurance heavier than those of any other city Statistics gathered by the insurance press show that 184 residents of Philadelphia are insured for $33, 000.000. while New York with four times as many millionaires has 491 $24,000,000. There are 5139 men in the United states insured for $50,000 or more the total of their policies, aggregating $540,967,000. There are seven insured for $800,000. There are 1136 men who carry from $100,000 to $150,000 each insured for. from $400,000. to, $1,000,- Buffalo has six insured for from $200,000 to $800,000; St,' Louis has 11 EIEPLACING STUB Many Strike Breakers Ar riving at Winnipeg ALL ELECTRICIANS OUT Men Refuse to Work With Non Union Laborers Shops In Darkness TRAINMEN MAY CALL STRIKE Several Hundred Mechanics Are Ex pected From Pacific Coast States, and Many More From the East, to Fill Vacancies. WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 6.-To- night all the Canadian Pacific shops are in darkness owing to the elec tricians declining to work with non union laborers. Today three carloads of strike-breakers reached here from St. Paul and Chicago and these added to the Japanese, Italians and Gali cians add somewhat to the activity around the buildings. Several hun dred mechanics are expected from the Pacific Coast states, while the caitera-jihops-wiU jdraw. th.eir .supply from the New England states. There is a report that the trainmen will go out Saturday but this is denied by the union leaders. It is also said in some quarters that the whole system will be tied up Sunday. insured for from $200,000 to $600, 000; Detroit has eight insured for from $200,000 to $500,000; San Fran cisco has five in that class, Cincin nati has 17, Cleveland six and Boston 16, with two more whose policies run up to $600,000 each. Milwaukee has 16 who arc insured for from $200,000 to $1,000,000. Minneapolis has five with policies ranging from $200,000 to $800,000, and Rochester six ranging from $100,000 to $200,000. SOME FAST COALING. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-A re port of coaling by the battleship Vir ginia at Puget Sound on June 26 shows a record performance. She took on board 1,667 tons of coal in four hours at an average rate of 416 tons an hour. The maximum amount taken on board in a single hour was 555.9 tons. It ; is believed that this is a world's record. A $,1500 SLIPPER. CHICAGO, . Aug. 6 Somewhere in Chicago there is a Cinderella slip per which is worth at least $1500. Cin derella is the six year old daughter of Mrs. I. Silverman and her lost sup per holds diamonds valued at $1,500, the property of her mother. Friday the child's slippers were thrown into the garbage can and on Monday when Mrs. Silverman wanted her two dia mond rings and brooch it was re membered the valuables had been hid den in one of the slippers. The- police Have started an investigation. FIRST MOCK BATTLE. TACOMA, Aug. 5. The first mock battle of the American Lake maneu vers took place today and a splendid victory for the defenders of Tacoma from the army of invasion advanc- ng from Olympia. The battle today was between the infantry. Tomorrow there will be a contest between the cavalry. NEW ZEALAND REFUSES. , VICTORIA, Aug.. 6-The New Zealand government has refused to enter into" any arrangement to aid in the grant of s subsidy to the Canadian-Australian line, according to ad vices "received here from New . Zea land. New Zealand's reason for re fusing to contribute to the arrange ment is that owing to the Brisbane call the service is of no value to e cure the revival of the steamship line to San Francisco. ADVERTISED FOR RAIN. Michigan Farmer Will Probable Get Answers, Too. CHICAGO, Aug. 6. An entirely new field of advertising is opened today by a farmer near St. 'Joseph, Mich.,, whose want "ad" appears in the personal column of a morning newspaper. It was contained in the following letter that reached the newspaper yesterday. "St. Joe, Mich., Aug. 4, 1908. Gentlemen: Vou seem to be able to get everything you ad vertise for. We want rain. Signed, Michigan Farmer." AGAINST "YELLOW JACK." AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 6.-The state of Texas, through the health depart ment has established a rigid yellow fever quarantine against Mexico, an outcome of a recent tour of the Re public by Dr. J. E. Eaves of the state health department Dr. Eaves reported yellow fever to exist at Vera Cruz LaGuna and other points. CASE IS A PUZZLE Youthful Boy Slayer of Portland , Worries Officials CAN'T DECIDE PROPER ACTION Jackson Reid, Who Shot to Death George F. De Mars, Presents a Case Beyond the Portland Repre sentatives of the Law. PORTLAND, Aug. 6.-Stamped with the brand of Cain, an 11-year-old boy presents a complicated prob lem to the officials. Jackson Reid, who shot to death G?orge F. De Mars, on the peninsula at the exposi tion grounds while the boy's shep herd dog was being clubbed, is the problem. Owing to the gravity of the crime and the youth of the de fendant, the representatives of the law are in a quandary as to the prop er course to pursue that justice may be satisfied. , . : Long and studious browsing among the statutes for discovering the cor rect methods of dealing ' with the childish man-slayer has failed to un cover any direct procedufe. For this reason -the attorneys for the deefnse the representatives of the district at torney and circuit Judge Gantenbein did not come to a conclusion this forenoon and will study the matter next Monday morning' at lOVclock. Possibly a jury may be called in, in which event the, defense will notify the court Saturday afternon. Mean while, Lafe Pence, the promoter, has assured the mother and step-father of the lad that he will procure the $5000 bail and 'when this is furnished and approved, Jackson Reid will be free to leave his cell in the county jail. Judge Gantenbein will sit in his ca pacity as the juvenile court Judge Monday morning next, to determine whether the boy comes -within the province of that department. Should he decide that it is case for the juven ile court, Judge Gantenbein will dis pose of the case, possjbly with the co-operation of a jury, at the option of the defense. 'Otherwise Judge Gan tenbein will transfer' the case to the circuit court. Thus Jackson Reid is a problem to be solved, judicially. P HALL Convention at Wallace; Id aho, Ends in a Split OPEN OWN CONVENTION Rupture Conies When Commit tee Submits Report Seating DuBois Delegations AMID PANDEMONIUM OF JEERS Dubois People Nominate Entire Ticket Recommended by Nominat ing Committee Anti-Dubois at Work Perfecting Organization. WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. 6.-As predicted ever since the delegates to the democratic state convention be gan to arrive, the convention has split in twain, the rupture came about noon today, when the creden tials committee turned in the report seating the Dubois delegations from Bingham, Bear Lake, Oneida and Owyhee counties and the anti Dubois delegation from Ada. Then the .. minority, . report, was -offered. This was the signal for a v pande monium of jeering, catcalls, attempts to make motions, to postpone, to lay on table, appeals to the chair, ap peals to the convention; everyone shouting at once and no one making himself heard. finally the chairman declared a motion to adopt the committee's ma jority report and had it carried. I he anti-Dubois convention was called to order at 3 o'clock when the committee of credentials reported. This report favored the seating of the Dubois delegates from Bingham, Bear Lake, Oneida, Owyhee and Freemont. The committee's report was adopted. Senator McCleary was made permanent chairman and tern porary Secretary Burroughs made permanent secretary. The nominat ing committee recommended the fol lowing ticket. Presidential electors: J. C. Rice, Canyon; J. H. Mills, Nez Perce; Tomas Galloway, Washington. United States Senator, C. O. Stock slager of Blaine. Congressman. I. L. McCleary of Kootenai. Governor, M. Alexander of Ada. Lieutenant-Governor, C. A. Boyd of Bannock. . ' Secretary of State, W. W. Sr.elt of Canyon. Attorney-General, Frank Moore of Latah. Auditor, J. A. Bradbury. Superintendent of Schools, Miss Gertrude Nobles of Boise. Treasurer, D. L. Evans of Oneida. Mine Inspector, Harry A. Moore of Shoshone. 1 The .entire ticket was nominated. The report of the committee was adopted except that J. L. Sewall re ceived the nomnation for congress man and George Lamb was nominat ed for mine inspector. This brought to a conclusion the deliberations of the anti-Dubois convention. When- this occurred the anti's withdew amid hooting, jeering and laughter ' of the Dubois followers. Following this the Dubois followers completed the organization and ad journed until this afternoon. The anti-Bubois faction secured another hall and perfected their organization. . During the afternon the anti Dubois people proceeded with their convention bringim? it to a conclu sion before they adjourned. They made one last effort of reconciliation h trying to secure the co-operation of the Dubois people so far as the nomination of the same presidential electors were concerned. The Dubois faction however listen to none of their overtures. While this was go ing on the Dubois people were hold ing a caucus," devoting most of the afternoon to- discussing the liquor question.'' The work accomplished consisted in the formulating of a platform which was submitted to their convention tonight. When the convention met at 10 o'clock the following ticket was nom inated: Presidential electors, Henry Heitfel of Nez Perce: Harty L. Day of Shoshone; H. W. Lockhart of Bannock; United States Senator, William W. Woods of Shoshone: congressman, Frank Harris of Wash ington; governor, W. C. Whitwell of Lehi; lieutenant governor, Wiliam Hunter of Lath: secretary of state. Jesse Walling of Canyon; state au ditor, Frank J. McBride of Bonner; treasurer, William W. Brown of Idaho; attorney-general, Edwin Mc Bee of Kootenai; state superintend ent of schools, Miss Edna Gillespie of Bingham; inspector of mines, John Pressley of Shoshone; supreme judge, John H. Flynn of Kootenai After naming the state central committee and adopting the same' campaign emblem as used four yean ago, the Dubois convention at 11:20 p. m. adjourned without delay. DORR SURRENDERS To Charges Against Him for Heavy Embezzlement EASILY SQUARED, HE SAYS Police Are Taking Him Back to San Francisco to Answer Charge For Embezzling $14,000 Worth of Securities. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.-Fred-Dorr.jthe stockbroker whose office in this city and other cities of the west were recently closed because of the alleged failure on his part to meet obligations, tonight is being speeded back to San Francisco where a war rant charging him with the embezzle ment of $14,000 worth of securities was sworn out against him yesterday. Dorr succeeded in evading the police at San Jose last night and arrived here this afternoon. .The eluded offi- f cers were watching for him and he went to his attorney's office where he was closetd at 7 o'clock this evening, when he surrendered to the police. Door insisted before he left there thai he would have no trouble in squaring the charge against him. GETTING BUSINESSLIKE. SEATTLE, Aug. 6. At a confer ence of temperance forces of Western Washington a complete understand ing was reached on the salient points of a local option bill to be presented at the next state legislature. Yester day's convention worked in harmony with the convention held Tuesday at Spokans. Both the Democratic and Republican state platforms for this year contain recommendations for a prohibition measure. WILL NOT AMALGAMATE. DETROIT, Aug. 6 The Internati onal Brotherhood of teamsters has re jected the overtures of the United Teamsters of America to amalga mate the two organizations. It had been reported that a resolution would be submitted endorsing Bryan on the anti-injunction issue but the time for adopting resolutions expired at 8 o' clock last night and such resolution had not appeared.
