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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTOIilAN, AST01UA, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 Fresh Supply of Cheese Martin's Eastern Cream Imported Swiss-Roquefort German Breakfast Try Bent's Water Cracker A. V. ALLKN Sole Agent for the Celebrated H. C Fry Cut Glasa. PHONE 711 UNIONTOWN BRANCH PHONE 713 JANSSEN TO PLEAD SELF DEFENSE MAN WHO CUT AND SLASHED FIVE HINDUS IN FRIGHTFUL MANNER HAS RETAINED AN ATTORNEY. Emfl Janssen, the Belgian who cut and slashed five Hindus Monday evening, will be arraigned this morn fag in Justice Goodman's court. "Janssen has retained C J. Curtis as his attorney and it is understood tiut he will plead not guilty to the charge and will fight the matter, as test he may. Wherein he will be able to find a defense does not yet appear, though it is understood he will claim that he merely protected limself, while the prosecution will in all probability endeavor to show that the five men who were cut so fright fully were not even engaged in 'the fracas but were "innocent bystand ers." A noteworthy feature of the siatter is the sympathy that is being expressed for Janssen among certain tlasses of people. Some boldly aver ttat the Hindus "got just what was coming" to them, and naturally these people have nothing but praise for the Belgian in his wild attack while wider the influence of drink. Nevertheless, there is also a strong feeling among other classes, to the effect that even if the Hindus are not a class of people greatly desired in the United States, yet as long as they are iere, and are a peaceable, law-abiding and hard-working class, they should be given the fullest protec tion of the law. ASTORIA THEATRE. What The Evening Statesman Walla Walla Has to Say About "The Claman Company." of So successful was the first ap pearance of the Claman players 'In The Frontier', that they have been secured to stay another day beyond their engagement, and tomorrow ight will present that best of all old time rural dramas, 'Down On The Farm While an old play 'Down On The Farm' will always be a popu lar one and its story so true to life will never fail to arouse interest. The company is particularly adapted to this play and will make it one of tie best attractions that the Keylor Grand has ever had. "There is something doing all the I time as the clever and versatile mem bers of the company appear in vau deville stunts between the acts and keep the audience interested." This well-known company will ap pear in "On The Frontier" at the As toria Theatre, Sunday evening, Aug ust 16th. For Pure, Wholesome, Re liable Products, Specify COLUMBIA Hams, Bacon and Lard The best is always the cheapest. It pays to buy a superior product. Columbia Hams, Bacon and Lard are made from superior grade pork that has been passed upon by the U. S. Government Inspectors as pure and wholesome meat food. The stamp "U. S. Inspected & Pass'd, 138" is your guarantee of wholesomeness. The name "UNION MEAT CO." stands for a superior grade. Insist on this brand. Union Meat Co. PIONEER PACKERS OF THE PACIFIC phone srt GREAT FISH STORY ABOUT HERRING INTERESTING AND ABSOLUTE LY RELIABLE ACCOUNT.OF A VAST SCHOOL OF THEM IN SHOALWATER BAY. Judge J. J. Brumbach, prosecuting attorney of Pacific county, and J. S. Simpson, who is engaged with Geo. P. Clark in experting the books of that county, were in the city last night, having come over on some official business connected with the investigation of the accounts there. They say that Mr. Clark was taken slightly ill a short time ago and went to the hospital a,t South Bend, and while his sickness soon responded to the hospital treatment that he was very reluctant to leave the instiu tion. There is a hint of a romance in the hospital end of the story. Mr. Simpson also says that while coming out of Shoalwater Bay yes terday on the steamer Reliable they ran into a school of herring so vast in numbers that the vessel could hardly plow her . way through. Mr. Simpson says the tale is fact, actual fact. Tha herring were so thick in the water that the revolving propellor threw thousands of them into the air. He even dipped his hat down into the water and brought up nothing but herring. Mr. Simpson, who was en thusiastic in telling the fish tale, pass ed long enough to say that the job of experting the Pacific colnty books will probably be completed in about ten days. He will then commence work on the municipal accounts of South Bend. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glover, of Salem, spent the day in Astoria yes terday, en route to their Willamette Valley home, from Seaside, where they have spent a pleasant week. Mr. Glover is head bookkeeper in the office of the Daily Oregon States man, the second oldest newspaper in the Beaver State. John Hertz and Richard Belland, of Portland, and both well known in this city, were among Astoria s visus, yesterday. Samuel Elmore was a passenger for Portland on last evenings o:lU express. Geo. H. McLeod, general manager for the Hammond interests in this city, left on last evening's train for Portland and will be gone for ten days or two weeks. Miss M. E. Pease was successfully circulating a petition for the re-sub mission of the Woman's Suffrage amendment to the Oregon constitu tion, all of yesterday. FLAG PROTECTS HIM ACorean Editor Is In Odd Affair in Seoul BRITISHER GIVES HIM AID The Newspaper Man Was Arrested, and Escaping From Hia Guards Fled to Former Editor, Who Raises British Flag and Defies 'the Japs. SEOUL, Aug. 13. A novel situati on has developed in the case of the Corean editor of the vernacular edi tion of the Daily News who was ar rested July 25, charged with compli city in the alleged disappearance of a portion ot what is known as the Corean national loan redemption fund which amounted to 250,000 yen. After a preliminary hearing the ed itor wes committed for public trial August 15. The Daily News was formerly own ed by E. T. Bethel, an Englishman, who recently was sentenced to a term in prison at Shanghai after a con viction in the British consular court of using the columns of his paper to incite the Coreans to riot. The Coreans national loan redemp tion fund was originally collected, partly with the assistance of Bethel's newspapers with the object of paying the Corean National debt of Japan. It was asserted by Bethel's friends that arrest of the Corean editor of the News was secured by the Japan ese because he was the chief witness in behalf of Bethel during the latter's trial. Every evening, the Corean edi tor, who was seriously ill, was sent to a hospital. During .the transfer he eluded hi guards and went to Bethel's offke. Bethel hoisted the British flag over his gate and refused to allow the police to enter or to sur render the prisoner, claiming for him extra-territorial protection. The British consul, who has been embarrassed by Bethel's action is conferring by cable with Ambassador MacDonald at Tokio as to what course to pursue. The whole affair has created a great sensation in Seoul and its final development will be en joyed by everyone except the Brit ish consul and the Corean and Jap anese authorities. The Corean government asserts that the redemption fund which was contributed to by poor people who made many sacrifices in the belief that the payment of the national debt would free Corea from the yoke of Japan has been in great part misap propriated. The Corean editor, places the re sponsibility for the fund on Bethel, who" asserts that he is entirely inno cent of any misappropriation and that he can account for the entire fund, which he says he invested in loans to various foreigners in Seoul and also in shares. Bethel has been called as a witness by the British consul in the Corean editor's trial and he will be required to swear to his statement of the dis position, of the fund. Jn the meanwhile the trial ot the editor must be postponed unless Bethel surrenders him. WICKERSHAM WINS, t Ballot Box Stuffing A Feature Of Al aska Election. SEATTLE, Aug. 13. A special message to the Post Intelligencer from Fairbanks, says that James Wic-I kersham has a'plurality of 1355 which cannot be overcome even though there are many preciqets yet to hear from. He carried all three divisions of the territory. The sensation of lection day was the voting of the railroad laborers at Cordova, where the Guggenheims are building a railroad. Although Cordo va had only a few score inhabitants, there were 925 votes cast of which 700 were for Corson. Throughout the entire district there is creat iubilalion over the fact that the candidates were pledged to" a ter-Crcw . . . , . . . . I ritorial form of government and as the New York to Paris race an en Wickersham is the foremost champion thusiastic 'welcome when it arrives in of home rule the government at this city from Paris on Saturday. The Washington will not likely give its' car and its crew are on the Steamer ear to the protests of Governor Hog- Torraine which sailed from Havre last gatt in this regard any longer. j Sunday and which will reach Quaran Some of the precincts in Alaska tine on Friday night. The boat will will not be heard , from for 30 days dock Saturday morning, but there will be less than 1000 votes , come in from these outlying districts. TO CRUSH TRAFFIC Immoral Sai Francisco After White Slave Trade ONE CASE TO BE TRIED Henry . Villette Faces Charge of Bringing a Young French Girl to This Country For Immoral Pur posesOrganised Campaign Begun SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-The first trial to take place as a result of the determined effort to crush out the white slave trade carried on by the so called "Protective League" will begin today when Henry Villette faces the court on a charge" of having brought Marguerita Paisseui a young French girl, to this country and placed her in an immoral house at Chicago and in this city, violating the clause of the immigration laws prohibiting the im portation of alien women for immoral purposes. Villette was arrested several days ago and placed under $10,000 bail bonds because of information given the immigration authorities by the girl when the latter was apprehended at Tucson, Ariz. The maximum pun ishment for the offense charged is five years' imprisonment and $5000 fine. The girl will appear against Villette. Special agents of the immigration commission are now in tins city in augurating an organized campaign against the white slave trade. They declare that the "protective league" is represented in many middle west ern and eastern cities and say that Villette is a member of this organi zation. The object of the league is to afford its members financial as sistance in case of prosecution, ac cording to the government officials and the commission is determined to crush it out of existence. In addition to the tight against the league the immigration officials , are about to commence a war on alien inmates of houses of ill-fame who have been in this country less than three years. This action will be taken under the law which provides that any alien woman who has been in the United States less than three years and is known to be a prostitute may be deported. Evidence that It is hoped will lead to the deportment of a great many women of the half-world has already been secured and the officials declare that the fight will be waged without pause until this phase of the matter has been blotted out. ARE AFTER A PRIEST. Flees To Europe To Escape From Real Or Fancied Enemies. NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Asscrting that he has been drive from city to city by persons threatening his lite until he fears that he must leave the United Staes, the Rev. Michael Scr vetka, a Polish priest of Newark, N. J., appealed to the police of that city for protection, and to be placed aboard a steamer bound for Europe. He was recently assigned tcniporar ily to the Holy Trinity Catholic .Church in Newark and hardly had I been established there when he re ceived one of the letters that has been troubling him. Father Servctka turned over to the police three letters which he has re ceived during the last three weeks. The first came while he was sta tioned in Brooklyn and he then went to Elizabethport, N. J.,' where another letter reached him. The last came to i when he west to Newark. The priest told the Newark police that while he was stationed in Brook lyn a few weeks ago he was attacked by two men who seized him by the throat and demanded $1000 from him. Since he has been in Newark.'a little lss than a week, he feels sure he has been followed constantly. WILL WELCOME THEM. NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-New York motorists are preparing to give the of the Thomas car which won Subscribe for The Moniui Astorian. M Scandinavian During Astoria's Fourteenth Annual REGATTA AUGUST Saturday Evening Sunday Afternoon i. i A Great Musical Event i hi which noted artists ,will appear for the first time in Astoria SOLOISTS DR, EMIL ENNA Conductor MISS MARY CONYERS ..Mezzo-Soprano MR. MUSGRAVE ROB ARTS Baritone MISS BESSIE MICKEY..,.." ...Pianist TICKETS can be had at Whitman's Book Store, S. L. Nanthrup's X Grocery Store and E. Hauke & Co. Reduced Rates Granted on Alt Rail and Steamboat Lines M IIMMIHMIMtttlHMMIMMMMMMtHM HAD A "JOY RIDE." New York Judge Finally Hears Of Old Slang Term. NEW YORK, Aug. 13,-Using au tomobiles for pleasure without the consent of owners has finally result ed in the conviction of a chalTcur for such offense and has coined a new ?erm for the misdemeanor. The court of special sessions has sentenced one chaffeur, the first to be arraigned on in the II. II it lllll$c imi mill ujr III HIV i 7 AmK. -ml Tiiilt. Yt'i.?ll tti'.ai.liMir has called the offeiite "Joy riding." Charles A. Terrell, 19 years of age. chaffeur for Leroy ). Bell, was the prisoner found guilty, Mr. Bell al leged that Terrell on August 3 took the automobile out without permis- ion and kept it out thirty hours. Ter rell, Mr. Bell said, had several young women with him at the time. The long ride that resulted was injurious to the machine also, Mr. Hell said, and $100 damage had ben done. 'After this," said Judge Wyatt, 'any automobile owner that will come here and swear' that his machine has been damaged to the extent of ten cents by reason ol his chatteur us ing it without permission on a joy ride we will find a conviction and sen tence the offender. Let this be a warning to all chaneurs who go on larks at their employers expense." HEAVY ILLINOIS RAIN. CHICAGO, Aug. 13,-Twenty three lays without rain and then the heavi est' rain jn twenty three years. This is the way in which the weather man responded to the prayer of the farm ers in this region. Tjie parched corn and the sun baked fields were deluged by sheets of water. The clouds over the city sent down shower after show er and' kept pedestrians busy all day yesterday running for cover. In the 24 hours ending at 6 o'clock last night, the precipitation was 4.35 inches. This is the greatest rainfall experienced in Chicago since Angus? 29 and 30, 1885, when there was a fall of 6.19 inches. With the single ex ception of this 1885 record the pre sent is the heaviest since the estab lishment of the weather station in Chicago in 1871. Beginning at 10 o'clock Tuesday night, there was a fall of 3.30 inches before seven o'clock in the morning. This was increased 1-4 inches during the day. The rain stopped early in the evenirg nnd no more is expected at a result of this storm, It will be followed by fair and moderately cool weather for two or three days. SECRET CONFERENCE. LONDON, Aug. 13.-A conference ot sixty leading Russian revolutionists and nihilists has ben proceeding with the greatest secrecy in London for the .last 12 days according to the Dai ly Mail. The strictest precautions are adopted to prevent suspects ap proaching the meeting place. SCARCITY OF HELP. WINNIPEG, Aug. 13. The, Pro vidential Department of Agriculture is flooded with requests, for farm help from all over the province! There remains between 500 and 600 districts to be heard from and it is expected that by. the time all requests are in, there will be between 1100 and 1200 men needed in Western canauas harvest fields. IMM Sangerfesti 29 - 30. 1908 The Week in Realty Hans Hanson and wife to F. A. Turner and Webster Holmes, lot 2, block 8. Aldcrbrook; $300. Theo Kruse Catering Co. to A. Y. Beach, lots 39 and 40, block 3, Kruie's first addition to Gearhart Park; $300, AIo lots 18 and 20, block 4, and lot 25 and 26, block 1. Gearhart Park; $500. William Knapp and wife to Cyrus Knapp, undivided half Interest in half of the north 80 acres ol 14 of S. 30, T. 8 N R . 1 W.; cin J. J. Sta'ub and wife to S, C. Pier, strip of land 5 feet wide across west side of lot 9, block 6, Grime's Grove; $10. W. L. Uhlenhart and wife to Aus tin Duffey, lot 22 in Uhlcnhart'i sub division of block 67 Clatsop's Grove; $40. A. B. McDonald and wife to Gladstone-Oregon Timber Co., SW. 1-4 S. 10. T. 4 N. of R. 10 W; $1000. United States patent to Rachael Harper, 160 acres in S. 17, T. S N., R. 9 W. L'nited States patent to Win. M. La Force, 160 acres in T, 7 N R. 6 V. F. S. Stanley and wife to O. R. & N. Company, lands facing on Young's Bay, abutting on or fronting east half of Coflinlmry D. L. C.,$l. Standard Land Co. to Columbia Trut Co., lands beginning at NW. comer of George Davidson D. L. C, S. 33. T. 8 N R. 10 W.; $100. Theo. Krus Catering Co. to Chris ten Hansen, luts 18, 20 and 22, block 2, Gearhart Park; $250. Summer Excursions During the months of August and September the Ilwaco R. R. Co. will sell round trip tickets daily from all points on North (Long) Beach to all points on Clatsop Beach at rate of $1.75. Return limit thirty days. G. C. Nicholson, Jr of Portland, arrived in "the city yesterday, to ac cept a position in the Astoria branch house of the Union Meat Company. Subscribe for the Morning Atorian, iii .........J ..iL-. Jl'.!JtU...I. ".' . I COMING THE BEST SHOW OF THE SEASON The Claman Players A COMPANY OF 18 PEOPLE WITH Band and Orchestra Presenting the Big Scenic Revival of "On the Frontier" OPERA HOUSE SUNDAY, Aug. 16 Special scenery, mechanical devices and electrical effects. High class vaudeville specialties between each act. Not a dull moment from start to finish. . FREE DAILY BAND CONCERT, FRONT OF THEATRE, 7:15 TO 8:15 P. M. Prices 25c, 35c, 75c Seats on Sale Saturday, August 15th. J