JH0rstitig ; 30VCRSTHC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUIUSHCS FULL AftOCIATID PRCS REPORT r v." na Trivet jm v 33rd YEAR. NO. 222 TAFT AHD 1A FOLLETTE SPEECHES BRING GREAT CHEERING Senator Declares Judge, Radical in His Ideas GIVES INDORSEMENT Taft in Return Pays Compliments to Senator and Then Speaks Tariff " 1 AT FARMER'S CONVENTION Man Attend the Meeting t Mil waukee, Taft Alio Speaks in Sur- 't rounding Towna and li Greeted by Large Crowdt Everywhere. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 24-Wiscon-ain had a political climax today in a complete and emphatic manner in which Senator La Follctte - first de clared Judge Taft to be redical in hit political idea and then gave him hit , own unqualified endorsement. This is said in La Follctte indorse ment quoted from the Bible: "Thou shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear Cod; men of truth, hating covetousncss," he then added, "Such is the great leader that we have with us today, Nature gave him poise, judicial temperament, great force of character, tenacity of purpose." His long life in public service is dixtinguished for'his mark ed ability, its wisdom, its integrity, id patriotism. He has taken advanc ed ground upon the great issues of this great country. He is progressive in principle. He is equipped won drously by experience. Two presi dents in succession summoned to their aid, man who is our honored guest today. J , The endorsement was delivered at Mason's, before an audience compos ed of farmers from all portions of the state attending national farmers' convention, who cheered every men tion and, all he said about Taft as "they did the candidate himself, who in turn before" delivering his speech, paid his compliments to the senator. -In his tariff speech here tonight Taft reviewed the promise of his party for revision of the tariff and promised that party would adhere to its prom ise. I lie said where tariffs were '". too high they would be reduced and where they are too low they will be raised. It would 'be a revision, he said, contrary to the democratic doc trine of tariff for revenue only and would be along the line of protection OLSEN WAS KILLED BY HIS COMPANION Necanicum Farmer Mistaken for a Deer by Johan nes Hjorteland The particulars of the shooting of Albert .Olsen, the Necanicum farmer, were brought to this city last night by J. A. Gilbaugh, the county coro ner, who had hastened to the scene of the slaying to make 'an investiga tion. Olsen was shot by Johannes Hjorteland, a , neighbor. The two men have been intimate friends for five years and went out hunting to gether Wednesday. t ' Hjorteland shot Olsen by mistake, thinking he was a deer. Itis simply another illustration of the old story. That the' shooting was accidental and only, Taft also spoke at Bcloit, Janesville, Evanvillc, : Madison, Waukesha, and at Racine. WILL ANSWER LATER. Bryan Will Reply to President After - More Consideration. DAYTON, Sept. 24.-Coloncl Bry an, will answer president Roosevelt's letter replying to Bryan's deference to charges against Governor Haskell, but will not do so today, however. The matter was discussed on the t,ra!n by Bryan and those accompany ing him. TO OUST THE OREGON FISH WARDEN FEDERAL INJUNCTION WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER j THE ENTIRE RIVER. A VICTORY FOR FISHERMEN If Action Deveiope Out of Present Negotiations, Fishermen Will be Able to Pursue Their Occupation Without Interference From Officers PORTLAND, Sept. 24.-The Fed eral Court injunction which prohibits Master Fish Wirdcn McAllister from ;..trrriitar u-ith residents of the State .v. ! of Washington or other fishermen engaged in the business on that part nf the Columbia River lying north of the main channel, will be extended to cover the entire river. Should this Jction be the outepme of the orcscnt negotiations, it will allow the fishermen to pursue their occupations without interference from the Oregon officers. At ? conference held late yesterday afternoon between Attorney-General Crawford and the Master Fish War den it was suggested by the latter that the injunction now in effect give the Washington, operators a right to immunity . while' the Oregon ofiiters were in duty bound to control those firms which attempted to fish in vio lation of the present statute on the south side of the center of the chan nel; which in bis opinion was unfair ly discriminating against the interests of this state. It was then determined to request Assistant Attorney-General I? C. McDonald, of Washington, to petition the United. States Court for an order, restraining Warden McAl lister from enforcing the law on the entire width of the stream, VU the and Killed Instantly just as told by Hjorteland seems en tirely probable, and the jiyy at the inquest soheld,. Coroner Gilbaugh returned to the city last night with the body of the. dead man. The man who did the shooting also ( accom panied him, .voluntarily, .though he would have been brought in as a prisoner had he not intended to pre sent himself to the authorities here at his own volition. , Hjorteland presented , himself to the prosecuting attorney, Mr. Tongue last night, and recited the details of (Continued on page 4) ASTORIA, OREGON, I BRITISH BARK DUNDEE A TOTAL WRECK Vessol Loaded With Oregon Wheat Meets Disaster PORTLAND, Sept. 24.-That the Britih bark Dundee is a total wreck on Walliston slands, in the Southern Pacific Ocean, is the message receiv ed today by the Merchants Exchange. Whether any lives were lost has not been ascertained, but it is known the vessel and its cargo of wheat are lost. The Dundee was of 1776 tons burden and was headed for Quecnstown with a cargo of wheat, leaving Portland June 29. , , . The vessel was' in command ; of Captain Ridot. No details have, been received concerning the disaster, but it is surmised the vessel is a victim of fierce gales which have prevailed in the South Pacific for the last two weeks. . '"';' same time the Ocgon officials will stipulate and agree to allow the law to remain inoperative until the United States Supreme Court shall pass upon the case of Chris Neilson on appeal. Neilson, a resident of the state of Washington, was arrested and brought to this state for trial. He was convicted in a lower court and at a later date the decision was affirm ed by the Supreme Court for Oregon. Washington has appealed the case to the highest tribunal of the country upon the ground that the defendant was a resident of that state; that he followed a legal occupation on the north side of the river and that the Oregon officials can have no jurisdic tion north of the main channel except over such matters as both states may agree shall be considered crimes. Attorney-General Crawford for warded a letter last night incorporat ing the suggestions, and believes that the Washington officials will join in this plan of reaching a solution of the trouble with as little loss to resi dents of both states as possible. WILL PROSECUTE CAPTAINS. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24. The Alaska Packers Association will prosecute the captains of the two tugs that refused aid to the company's bark, Star of Bengal.. Authentic Testimony Given ASTORIA OFFERS PROOF THAT HASKELL DID IT - tors Who Were Ousted ONE NOW SERVING Interesting Statements Made School, and Secretary Chamber of ... "The President complains that we removed certain professors from our state university, our three state nor mal schools and preparatory schools in violation of civil servicerules. That is, the President, with his usual im petuosity and reckless disregard of others, misstates" the facts." The foregoing is the text of Gov ernor Haskell's, tacit, and' bungling, denial of President Roosevelt's open effarge that the Oklahoman executive discharged a group . Of Republican educators from the state educational institutions of Oklahoma front sheer partisan bias. , And to indicate that it is but tacit, and shamblingly so the Morning Astorian is in position to say, by way of exact proof, that Sec retary John IT, Whyte, of the As toria .Chamber of Commerce, is just also a victim of the Haskell partisan JV MEMBER to fl'siS mm OF PRAISE FOR TAFT Bryan Expresses His High Opin ion for His Opponent CINCINNATI. Sept. 24.-After a memorable day in the history of cam- oaiifiiinir of this state Colonel Bryan arrived here tonight from Dayton. The train was welcomed here with red fire and cheers from thousands of throats. All the way from Columbus here the nominee was well accorded enthusiastic receptions. In the course of his speech tonight Bryan said: "As this is the home of my oppon ent, I desire to take occasion to ex press my high opinion of his char acter and accomplishments. I .think I pay a higher compliment in assum ing he is able to conduct his own campaign, than does the president who is contesting with him the lead ership of the party in this campaign. Bryan referred to Taft's record to the offices he ha held, but Bryan declar ed that he tould not have secured the republican nomination on this rec ord alone. It was, said Bryan, the powerful support of the president that made Taft the nominee of his party. Bryan contrasted -Jhis with his own record. Only four years has he,, held office, he said, Bryan related his earlier history as a young lawyer with no rich or influential friends. Bryan said he has advocated tariff re form for a quarter of a century and has lived long enoughlo now see the republican party frightened into promising its. needed revision. . He has advocated the income tax and has lived to see Taft advocate tt. He favored free coinage of silver, so did Majoi1 McKinley. Taft accuses him of favoring government ownership, forgetting that Roosevelt and he him self have threatened railroads with it if they did not consent to effective regulation, which is substantially the same position as Bryan has taken. Bryan says he opposed the trusts ever since he Went into public life and he is sorry while Taft has ac cepted the democratic platform on several questions he refuses to accept the democratic plank of this one. He declared Taft does not stand for a single reform that has not been advo cated by the democrats before he took up the work. by'Some of the Educa- IN SCHOOLS HERE by Professor Imel of the High John H. Whyte of the Commerce in receipt of a letter from his old-time friend and college chum, Thomas Walter Butcher, now en route to Ber lin, Germany, and ex-president of the Oklahoma State Normal School at Edmund, giving explicit details of the wholesale-ousting of these Republi cans, as alleged by President Roose velt, and telling of his own experience as one of the group who suffered de capitation. There is no animus in the letter; it is just such an epistle as one would look for at the hands of a pro found scholar and cultured gentleman, who has borne an indignity as such people generally bear them but it is unequivocally convincing, all the same: - ' - ' Another bit of incontestable local proof at hand, is the sub-joined state ment of Prof. J. G'. Imel, principal of (Continued on page 8) DELI RMS I WELLS BASEBALL GAMES. . National League. Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 0. New York S, Chicago 4. Brooklyn I, Pittsburg 6. American League. Chicago 0, New York I. Cleveland 1, Washington 2. St. Louis 3, Boston 0. Detroit 4, Philadelphia 5. J. Pacific Coast League. San Francisco 4, Los Angeles 2. Portland 15, Oakland 5. . Northwest League. Vancouver 10, Butte 2. Seattle 6, Aberdeen 5. Tacoma 1, Spokane 3. HFARST 11 FJER NEW YORK EDITOR RENEWS ATTACKS ON MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES. ' HE READS MORE LETTE.RS Again After Governor Haskell De claring Him to be a Tool of the Standard Oil and I Promoter tf Crooked Railways. NEW .YORK, Sept. 24.-W. R. Hearst addressing the state convenr tion of the independence party, re newed his attack on the members of both of the great patties and produc ed another batch of letters which he said were written by or to John D. Archbold. One of the letters was addressed to former Senator McLau; rin of North Carolina and there were also letters from McLaurin to Arch bold in which the" writer declared he would "beat Tillman if properly and generously suported." it He also "read a letter from Repre sentative Sibley to Archbold and a letter from Archbold to "Representa tive Senator," whose name did not appear. Renewing his attack on Governor Haskell, Hearst declared he is not only a "Standard Oil tool and promoter of crooked railways, but was one of the organizers of the steel trust." , He quoted from a court record of the suit brought by ' Haskell's law partner in Ohio against the Illinois Steel ' Company and the Federal Steel Company, for services rendered by Haskell as attorney and "Organiz er." Hearst also quoted from what he declared was a recent speech of Haskell defending the Standard Oil Company as "Having done wonders for this country .!' HAS Hi BURNED DISTRICT COVERS 30 MILES Forest Fires in the Vicinity of Luff enholtz Continue With No Relief in Sight-Two" Death Reported EUREKA, Cal., Sept. 24-Word was received -late tonight that the sawmill ofthe Little River Redwood Lumber Company was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $275, 000. The mill was owned by Cana dian capital. Forest fires in vicinity of Luffen holtz are still burning with no signs of let up, refugees are still coming out of the burned area on foot, horse back and on litters. Only two fatality are known up to date. A woodsman named Frank Whit more and one pther unidentified PRICE FIVE CENTS R flllOII Is Thought He May Vol untary Remove Himself i MACK REMAINS SILENT Whole Matter Will be Left to Bryan Who Will Make Investigation NO ACTION TAKEN AS YET, Haskell in Letter to Hearst No where Alludes to Controversy Which the Latter Started Between President and Bryan. NEW YORK, Sept 24.-U is definitely known that-several demo cratic national committeemen are urging that Governor Haskell resign or be removed frjra position as treasurer of the national committee. Chairman Mack said today he ' had nothing to say about the matter and that he had no communication with Bryan or Haskell regarding it He added that he does not know what is going to be done and could not say whether Haskell will resign or not The national committeemen express ed the belief today that no action will be taken by the national com mittee, but that the whole matter wjll be settled by Bryan and Mack after Bryan has made a thorough in vestigation of the case. Mack said he knew nothing of the report from Washington today that Haskell had tendered his resignation and said fur ther he had issued no order calling a . meeting of the national and executive committees. HASKELL WRITES HEARST. GUTHRIE, Sept. 24. A letter which Governor Haskell today ad dressed to William R. Hearst takes up the Hearst's contention that the usefulness of the old parties is over. Haskell nowhere alludes to the con troversy which Hearst started be tween President Roosevelt and Col. Bryan over Haskell's alleged connec tion with the Standard Oil interests. In brief, Haskell declares, that the Democratic party of Oklahoma has coveted everything with one excep tion, in framing the constitution of that state, which is advocated by Hearst, and asserts that the Denver platform contains, the same principles with two exceptions. .- Haskell also declares that Oklahoma's congres sional delegation introduced in the (Continued on page 8.) body being found evidently burned to death. The latest reports show a burned district that extends along the coast 12 miles and the fire is now going up Little River at a furious pace. , They are traveling so fast that there is little doubt, they will reach the thick timber at the head of Little River when the dam age will be hard to estimate. If the fire once gets' into this timber there will be no stopping " of it until it reaches the Trinity county line unless the. wind changes or a heavy rain Continued on pag 8.)