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1 i Hi r PUBLISHES PULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 33rd YEAR. NO. 294 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS GETS I Part of theJIOoney Re- covered at Ogden SENT IN NEWSPAPER $2,400 Evidently Intended for Confederate, Falls In Preacher's Hands UNABLE TO KEEP SECRET Although the 'Portland Authorities Did Everything to Hub the Matter vp H Lkd Out-Polke Now on tht Lookout For Mr. Price. PORTLAND, Dec. 14.-Th first tangible clue ii to whit became of tht ftS.OOO stolen (rom the eut ilde bank December 7th, became public today? when it wii learned thit two Will, on gold eertlfkite and th other currency of large denomltw ttoni of the ume numbers at aotne of the money stolso hid Seen dlscov red In the noitofftee at Ogden, Utah. It occurred through the wrong ad dress getting hold of an old newspi per In which wit wrapped $2400 In currency. The address wii "Chirlei L Price." A preacher of that name who lives In Ogden called for and wai given the pickige. On discov ering the contenti, Price hurried bick to the postofTice and handed it over to the postil authorities The Urge denomlnition of tome of the bills end the peculiar nunner In which they were transmitted together with the fact that the paper wai lent from Portland, aroused suspicion and the Portland authorities were notified and the numbers of the bills being ent. President Newhall immediately identified the numbers, ind the Og den luthoritiei were asked to watch for -Price." The matter leaked out today when Newhall filed the claim for the $2400 with the local postal authorities, in ipite of the fact thit everything hit been done to keep the matter secret. PREBLE COUNTY "DRY."- COLUMBUS, Dee. M.-Preble county today was voted dry by 10 majority. Governor Harris lives in this county. SENATE IS POIUID BROWNSVILLE BILL Foraker Retains Floor All r is FromjFormer Soldiers WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. -The Brownsville affair consumed nearly the whole session of the Senate to day. Foraker obtained the floor early in the day and read letters from for mer soldieri of the 25th regiment telling of the proceedure of govern ment detectives , in attempting y get a confession from Kim. Foraker in troduced an amendment to his orig inal bill for the re-enlistment of these soldiers providing the committee of retired army officers be created to determine whether the discharged soldiers are innocent of complicity in the shooting up of Brownsville at pre-reqttisite for their enlistment In stead of leaving that duty with the FIRST CLUE TO IK' GIVES TEDDY TIPS. Thompson Sajrt the Iniectt Will bt Worn Enemy on Trip. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. J, 0. B. Thompson of Richmond, Ind., wis today presented to the president. Thompson, who passed much time In Africa told Roosevelt that he hil more to fear from Insects than wild inimili or reptiles. Some of these insect bites he said ciused blood pois oning. The president isked Thomp son to write him ill the Information he hid it hand on the subject. r,i GETS CAMERA SMASHED FIRST WARD LOCAL OPTION HAS HOT TIME AT MEET ING IN CHICAGO. EXPLOSION MAKES TROUBLE All Efforta on Part of Church People and Law la Unsuccessful Whan Chicagoani Make up Their Mind to Have Rough House. CHICAGO, Dec. 14,-Wlth an at tack on a newspaper photographer and smashing hia camera as a pre lude, the first wird hall, presided over by Alderman Coughlin and Kenna, was held In the Coliseum tonight. All efforts of the church people ind the law ind order orginizations to pre vent it, being unsuccessful. A large guard surrounded the building, extra precautions being taken because of an explosion of dynamite bomb in the vicinity last night. Photographer! were barred and the efforts of one of them to violate the rule resulted in an attack on him. It is estimated that the receipts from the sale of tickets amounted to $25,000. This, ac cording to the regular custom, will be used toward electing an alderman of the ward whose term expires next spring. AMBASSADOR DIES. ROME, Dec. 14,-Nicholas V. Mu ravieff, the Russian ambassador to Italy, wai stricken with apoplexy to day and died shortly afterward. BUSY. ON Day and Reads Letters From 25th Regiment president as provided in the Warner bill. The president's message giving the result of the war department's in vestigation of the Brownsville raid wai read and Foraker again took the floor to comment on the message. Carter announced that tomorrow he would speak on the postal savings bill and would ask that it be made unfinished business of the Senate. Senator Burrows, chairman of the committee on prlmariei and elections, today introduced a resolution provid ing that the two houses of congress shall assemble In the chamber of the house Wednesday, February 10, to canvass vote for president and vice-president. BOOTH ft COMPANY ARE PLANNINQ TO RE-ORGANIZE AGAIN CHICAGO, Dec. 14. -It was announced today thit 427 stock- holders out of 600 of A. Booth & Company, the large fish con- cern which recently went into receivership, had agreed to re- organisation. Almost all of the $600,000. needed as caoital for the new company, it is said, has been raised. LIQUOR BOILED OVER. And Discovered Illicit Still to Officers In New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. While the the internal revenue officers In the South ire battling with "moonshin ers," fire in Hopkins avenue, Wil liamsburg, late last night uncovered what is believed to be an ilicit dis tillery in a two-story building and government officers have begun an investigation to break up traffic which it is presumed is carried on in the confinei of Greater New .York. When the firemen arrived on the scene last night it wii discovered that one of the caldrons used in making liquor hid evidently boiled over, starting the blare. Thit wii easily extinguish ed ind the fireman began in investi gation which resulted in the discov ery of several copper vats, thirty gal lons of spirits, Seven) demijohns ind jugs. The police were notified and they immediately got in communica tion with the Internal revenue officers who are now seeking the former oc cupants of the room In question. A man wha seen to leave eth plac hur riedly when the firemen first appear ed on the scene. HES DEAD, ANYWAY. NEW YORK, Dec. 14-Samuel Shapiro, a drug clerk, isked permis sion to rest in a rear room, and fell asleep, and was accidentally asphyx iated by gas in a Brooklyn drug store. TAFT SPEHDS A QUIET Ai EASY DAY RECEIVES A FEW CALLERS AND TAKES IN A SHOW IN THE EVENING, MURPHY FOR THE CABINET President-Elect Sayi Ex-Governor of New Jersey Has Been Mentioned to Him For a Cabinet Position by New Jersey Senators. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Presidcnt-elect Taft found this the quietest day he has had since leaving Hot Spring;. During the morning and afternoon he received a number of callers at the home of his brother, Henry W. Taft, and tonight he went to the theatre. Taft's most protracted conference was with Frank B. Kellogg, the gov ernment attorney in the Standard Oil and Harriman cases. Kellogg his frequently been mentioned for attorney-general In Taft's cabinet. The president-elect stated that they dis cussed a number of subjects, among them the anti-trust legislation. Taft said the name of ex-Governor Murphy of New Jersey has been presented to him for a cabinet position by New Jersey senators. Taft will leave for Georgia Thursday. Subscribe to the Morning Astoriaa 60c per manth by mall or carrier. TO PASS BUCKET SHOP Bill House Completes Meas ure Up to Senate ALSO A CUT GAS RATE Committee Drafting New Tariff Bill-Will Give Steel Special Attention ADJOURN DEC. 19 TO JAN. 4 Andrew Carnegie, Who Has Been Subpoenaed, Will Not Appear Un til Other Steel Men Including Gary ind Frick Have Testified. WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-While considering bills dealing with the affairs of the District of Columbia, the House today passed a measure providing for 8S-cent gas in Wash ington. The bill now goes to the Senate ai well is mother bill abolish ing bucket shops in the District An attempt by . Representative Henry of Texas to obtain a change in reference of the bill prohibiting the dealing in the future in agricultural products brought forth a promise from Chair man Scott of the agricultural com mittee that his committee could soon grant the hearings to the Farmers' Union and others on their subject The house voted to adjourn from December 19 to January 4. In drafting a new tariff bill to be introduced at a special session of congress, the house on ways and means committee is' to give special attention to the steel schedule. Chas. M. Schwab will appear before the committee tomorrow. Andrew Car negie, who has been subpoenaed will not appear until the other steel men including E. H. Gary and Henry C Frick have testified. The Republi can members of the committee who will draft the new tariff bill, will sit as a sub comittee for this purpose af ter Monday and during Christmas recess. When the majority of the members complete their bill, they will submit it to the democrats. The latter will offer the house a minority report unless the bill reported by the Republicans provides for reductions that the Democrats favor. The main difference of opinion probably will be be on lumber, metal, and pulp and paper schedules. Champ Clark, the minority leader, has brought out much important tes timony in his examination of wit nesses on the lumber and steel schedules and he favors a material reduction of duties. Two hearings today, one witness at each. At the afternoon session Colonel Allison, the cotton seed oil manufacturer of Texas asked for a reduction of duty on pressed camel's hair cloth, the present duty on which he said is prohibitive and permits a monopoly of the product. The Republican representatives who are endeavoring the secure a revision of the rules of the house and who are designated as "Insurgents", claim they will have present tomorrow night nearly double the number of members as at the first meeting,' HAS APPLIED FOR PERMIT. BRUSSELS, Dec. 14,-President Roosevelt has applied to Belgian gov ernment through the American lega tion for a hunting permit in Belgian territory in Africa. It will be grant ed. It will cover 1909 and include both big and small game. HARRIMAN WINS. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 14. In deciding today the case of,E. H. Harriman and Otto Kuhn against the Interstate , Commerce Commission, the supreme court of the United States held that the commission is not entitled under the Interstate Com merce law to press the questions re lating to private transactions, even though they involve dealings in securi ties of interstate railroads, when in vestigations of such question are be gun on commissions' initiative. Opin- on was announced by Justice Holmes and dealt with the refusal of Messrs. Harriman and Kuhn to reply to the questions put by the commission in course of inquiry concerning dealings of Harriman as president of the Union Pacific in stock of other rail roads, many of which are competing lines. In dissenting opinion, Justices Harlan, McKenna and Day declared that effect of opinion of majority of court be of a materially narrow scope of Interstate Commerce law. They declared the questions so far as sus tained by the United States circuit court were entirely proper and should have been answered. Justice Harlan went further, saying that all of the commission's questions should have been answered. Justice Moody did not participate in the case. It ii not 'felt by the Interstate Commerce Commission that Harri-man-Kuhn decision will effect ser iously its powers of railroad regula tions. The questions passed on by the supreme court is considered by the commission as largely academic as questions propounded by Harri man and Kuhn did not materially effect the determinations of the so called "Harriman cases." WILL GET NEW GUNS. 550 Camps to be Equipped With Mauser Rifles. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Presi-dent Roosevelt is understood to have promised Commander-in-Chief New ton of the Spanish War Veterans that he would favor the law to equip 5S0 camps of the organization with Mau ser rifles, which would give the gov ernment a large reserve army in case of war. AMERICA'S T LIST FOR 1 003 BETWEEN 30,000 AND 35,000 DEATHS AND 2,000,000 INJURED MOSTLY IN IRON AND STEEL Bulletin Shows Appalling List of Ac cidents to Worldngmen During the Past Year Must Havs More Suc cessful Occident Preventive. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. -Between 30,000 and 35,000 deaths and 2,000,000 injured is the accident rec ord in the United States during the past year among workingmen, ac cording to a bulletin on accidents is sued today by the Bureau of Labor. Of those employed in factories and workshops it is stated that probably the most exposed class are the work ers in iron and steel mills. Fatal ac cidents among electrical worked and iron and coal miners are said to be excessive while railroad trainmen in the proportion of 7.46 deaths per lOuO employes. The bulletin declares that much more could be done for the protection of the workmen, but that it is neglected. Many and far-reaching improvements have been intro duced in factories during the last de cade. ' It is pointed out that the possi bilities for successful accident pre vention have been clearly demon strated in the experience of foreign countries, "In granting," the bulle tin states, "that underlying conditions JAPANESE G01HT TO STOP IBIIij HERE in European countries are often quite different and that many of our indus trial accidents may be the result of ignorance, reckless indifference or carelessness, the fact remains that an immense amount of human life is wasted and a vast amount of injury is done to health and strength, with resulting physical impairment which hai a very considerable economic value to the nation ai a whole. It is insisted that it should not be impossible to save at least one-third and perhaps one-half by intelligent and rational methods of factory in spection, legislation and control. PfflENT CASTRO IS IVMY RECEIVED v SHOUTS OF "LONG LIVE CAS TRO" GREET HIM WHEN HE REACHES BERLIN. DENIES CAPTURE OF VESSEL When Castro is Informed of Capture of Venezuelan Vessel by Dutch Cruiser he Remarks That There is no Such Ship. BERLIN, Dec 14. President Cas tro arrived here this evening. The train was late but was awaited by a dense crowd of people who had gath ered out of curiosity. No precautions had been taken to prevent the public from crowding the platforms and as the train steamed into the depot, the President wai greeted with shouts, "Long live Castro." There was a general lifting of hats and much cheering. According to a memebr of Castro's suite when Cas tro learned of the capture of the Venezuelan vessel by a Dutch cruis er, he was not greatly affected, mere ly remarking that there is no such vessel in the Venezuelan service. RACE TODAY. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Dorando Pietri, the Marathon runner, and Tom Longboat, the Canadian Indian, to day ended their training for a race in Masdion Square Garden tomorrow night Both men are said to be in the prime of condition. The race will will be before the London Olympic Marathon distance and wii be on the same track on which Dorando de feated Hayes a short time ago. HAINS JURY IS BEING Counsel Announces That Hains Will Take Stand in His Own Defense FLUSHING, N. Y., Dec. 14.- When the court adjourned tonight after two long sessions being con sumed in the examination of tales men, six jurors sat in the jury box to try Thornton J. Hains, author, on a charge of being an accessory in the killing of William E. Annis by Cap tain Peter C. Hains, Jr., last summer. There was difficulty of securing the jury because of the opinions formed, early became apparent. From the questioning of talesmen it became evident that Thornton's defense will be that he feared his brother would receive harm at the hands of the crowd after tragedy and drew a re 0 ;als Will Meet and Set a Stop Date . MIKADO'S FREE WILL Last Cause for Trouble Between , the Two Countries is Now Eliminated - NO "YELLOW PERIL" NCV Decision is Reached Through a Long Series of Negotiations Between Secretary Root and Baron Takahira the Japanese Ambassador. CHICAGO, Dec 14. A special to the Record-Herald from Washington sayi: ' A Japanese emigration to the United States is to be stopped by the Japanese government When the Japanese Diet meeti a few weeks hence, Baron Komura, minister of foreign affairs, will make official an nouncement that the government has decided to prohibit all emigration to the United States after a given date. Thus will dissapear the last remaining difference or possible cause of trouble between the United States and Japan. Though the announcement in Tokio may be made upon the assumption that the Japanese government has voluntarily agreed upon this course, as a matter of fact, the decision was reached through a long series of ne gotiations between Secretary Root and Baron Takahira, the Japanese Ambassador to the United. The or der of the Japanese government will prohibit all emigration but will, of course .leave travel free, so that merchants, students and tourists from Japan may visit America at will un der the passport agreement with the United States government. When the "understanding" between the United States and Japan as to the Pacific Ocean and Chinese Em pire was made up a week or so ago and the notes which had been ex changed were given textually to the world, comment was widely made that if our government had settled these questions and left the immigra tion issue unsettled, no very great progress toward a permanent peace would have been actually made.' It is a fact that the highest officials (Continued on page 6) SELECTED volver as an act of defense and not offense. The counsel for Hains an nounced that Hains will take, the stand in his own defense .and he is likely to tell those events at Fort Hamilton which led to the seperation of Captain Hains and his wife, and to the tragedy. Mrs. Hains alleged confession will also be offered. Coun sel for the defense were subpoenaed by District Attorney Darrin to ap pear as witnesses in the case. Shay, of Hains counsel, said that Darrin desired to secure letters written by Thornton J. Hains to Captain Hains last spring asking him to return from the Philippines.