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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1908)
. i. . -v . " It COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWE', UMBIA 83rd YEAH, .JBOj! 98,;,.7; i it WflfJT stffi nnnpnRATinfj ' marts iAVlf TO AST0BIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19. 103 I'M en 7 ft i ,. f" TARIFF IS PROTECTION Declare a Reduction In th ducts Would Cheapen Labor " f ? i HAS A STRONG ARGUMENT . '1: " M ; GuTf fTftimoo7 Eb4t4 That Tar iff Is Nei4 m ProWdoa For tht lidependent Manufacturer ' Mora Than For tht Steel' Corporation. .frojui "i .reduction, of the r'; nprfew I altered any.dita h ch would Indl- .hat. rate duty . would, proud AdWicM Jabot aad the small .inde pendent' steel companies, '!!. Gary Argues in Favor of Government Control " v irf w Jwr m- chair r " "- uimea bt.lea sid Corporation, wai Zr ,v" " f"r "r ' ' " No name cxcrpt that1 of Uda Richard A, Balliri(fer, of Seattle, for mer eomminionfcr-general' of the land oflice, it heard in connection with the ieertaryhlp of the Interior depart ment, and It U thought he haa an ex cellent ihowj'"f , The position of aecretary of com merce 'and tabor wa not mentioned to any extent but It ii thought oo. lible that Straua will be continued In that poit for1 a time at leant- The aeeretary of the agricultural department I practically conceded to RIO SUSPECTS -wftBf.. befort committee to- V ;.!. ..,.! ,,An,. I Hitchcock froi WASHINGTON, Dec Ifr-If yoo protect our competltora, you will lava da. attbvp'rotutIok Ind I bl- Uart tha United Statta Sttel Corpo ration should make public its aff&irf nd lubmlt to government control," wai remarkable declaration of Judge Gary at today a bearing. "Thi la radical" be addei "Bur remember that I am not speaking for 'the steel corporation in .naying tils." .. . Judge Gary, like Schwab,. gav much information and submitted at a aerert crota-examioation. Ilia , tes timony showed that the tariff is need ed as protection for Independent man ufacturers mora than for. the ateel corporation. He declared a reduc tion in duty on certain steel pro ducts would compel the ateel com panies to reduce, the oost of, labor. He said tliej competitors Jof the stecf corporation "needed rotcltion, but that the corporation could take, care of Itself., , "Suppose this committee were to wipe out the steel duty ' entirely. would the United States Steel Com pany still survive?" inquired Champ Clark. .( " . - "I cannot say," re-lied Gary, ."but I am of tha impression that it we did we wo.titd.haye a monopoly of the market in (h,is country. , I don't think we Muld make a reaionRhie and fair profit yflari'fws put oniiija osts.v The most difficult problem present ing itel( 'toheptouse on ways and meanscpnunittea In. connection, with tariff revision is that the determining an equitable rate" "on "the ' duty "foV tcel "schedule. The publishing of the views of Carnegie in regard to thi ateel industry and tariff, and the tes timony' of Schwab . and other steel magnates has no) glvfcrf tb commit tee sumclent Information as to' tit actual conditions which would result' n-n ssc-:g-arr-T Jill hint Informatlnn wkjrk k lieve' nccnary to determine proper ateweleeVNV- GETfSTROfiG TESnr'O.'iY appointment as postmaster-KCneral is already announced. ' i-Lavi't BULLET KILLS HIM. Storekeeper Near Trinldid'CaL, in EUREkA; Dec, 18.-A 'report from Trinidail. which reached ' here last mgni siaung tnai mystery surrounds tht death of Oscar' Chapman, 'who under the'dlreciion of ' the 'public"ad- . . uas uceii running ins STATE GAINS DECIDED FAVOR enm' ofe in that region. Chap ' f WlFT1MMLrT3h MUM ARn 1 mnnS ftAitu wna"r..n.l" i' J. ; i . YESTERDAY. t The region is isolated and 'wild: be ADJOUSNS T UNtiL MONDAY! ing 'princfpally 'inhabited by, Indians and the generally 'accented theory., is that the storekeeper was murdered, as 'no reason 'for suicide- can be dis covered. Chapman, whose borne was .... ' VirJ. tu n v bbt it Is-not thought (that. this. led " i mm in mum n iti . uif, vwil it0l talntHsina and Others Came in Rapid Succsiaioo. Hi ac counts are in perfect shape and he has made regular reports to the aJ ntinlstrator. .Last Thanksgiving two men were mysteriously killed at ffl.n.l. .... .L. FLUSHING, Dec, 18.-The trial L.. ...t. s. i. "T of Thornton J. Italns was adjourned m"-i,siu4-rLiiiU iT-iLl-A J ton ulit until Mnn.l.w ttrr m At. U . .. r 1 " T f ' commitiea tnese murders. which the state developed the' strong- . - eet testimony so far adduced. - Two CONTRACT AWARDED. witnesses, Herbert L. Funk and Ar- VICTORIA7B. C.Dec. 18--W. W. tnur Andrews, eye-witnesses, swore Forrester, .contractor; of .New West tntre was an intervaJ between th first minster, wai trulav nmrA,A k u. shot fired by Captain Hains at Annis provincial government - the 'contract A . . t. .". . . " " "?-'. I .. . .... ana otners tnai mey carae in tairiy tor constructing the "public improve- rapm succession. otn declared that ments at Frince Ruoert. The con Thornton pointed his revolver at I tract price is about $300,000. those on the float after the firit W I. i . Of the 0. R. & H. Train Robbery Last Night, BIG REWARD OFFERED Railroad Will Give $15,000 for Capture of Any of the 4 Highwaymen MEN H:L0 UNIDENTIFIED A Search in the Vicinity of the Hold up Brings to Light . Long Black Overcoat, Two Bottles of Nitro Clycerine and Other Articlea. PflESENT TROUBLE on. tbU point gave material to the prosecution's case, but failed to shake the testimony. Andrews stated that following the first shot he saw the defendant pointed a revolver at the witness's father. ' APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED THINKS VENE2UELA ' AND FRANCE QUESTION CAN BE ARBITRATED. AUGUSTA, Dec. IS. Taft tonieht announced the appointment. Sena tor rillianuer t... Knox at secrrtarr of state; in hkclblnkf Knox has HAS IMP0KTAI.T CONFERENCE accepted. ' " . t , -, ' . I While, in Washington ; last, week Tafttvid aeveral close advisers if he could filHo his jntire aatisfaction the c, b Apparentiy Dedroua of Ef DOSItiona or aeeri1r Af ii . .. " . . positions or fterelary 6f state, sec retary of the navy, and attdrney-iren eral, he would not be at all disturbed by the difficulty of getting suitable SDnointeei fnr tti rmstn!nn ..,.,! ' tions. lt liai'ncrlltu' ki(r.. tViA .! 9iiui((iun ur wnio man win oe sec-'i retry of the .treasury. fee ting a Satisfactory Agreement Between the . Two Powers Diplo mats Communicate His Statement night;rider.case MAKING PROGRESS Testimony Covering Details of the Uurderof Cap- , . tain Ranked are Uncovered BERLIN, Dec. ia-There is an evident desire on te part pf Castro to effect an"arrangenent for the out standing difficulties! between Vene- zuclcand France. He authorized diplomat today to nlake t'heffollowing statement: 11 believe it would be an easy thing to bring about a renewal of the relations between Venezuela and "France 'by submitting the ques tion ' to arbitration." Castro had a lengthy conference with a prominent representative of the German foreign office. The" subject of the matter of the interview is not known. . UNION CITY, Tenn., Dec. 18. The state made material progress in the firs: day's .estimony Jin the night rider trial,! Jestimony covering de tails of the murder of Captain Rank- unkempt, scowling and silent, pay but little attention r to the ' proceedings. Only once did they display Interest. One wtness who had. been sworn in to the band against this will testify only in part bri oath that all he re membered was that the band would kill hlmjf h revealed anything. this time the prisoners grinned. At Ed BANQUET FLEET OFFICERS. COLOMBO, Ceylon,' Dec. IS-The Powell, another witness, testified that L' ?yln' DeC' 'r be recognized Garrett Johnson and ? " V T"1"" u"? ' ' ' Rav Ransom . th. ,..,k i.. P,Bnters Association tonight .gave a T ... inviilUVia TTI1U PORTLAND, Dec. 18.-The chief developments today in the O. R. & N. train near this city last night, is is the arrest of two suspects in this City, offering by the'O. R. & N. Co. of a reward of 11500 for the arrest of each of the robbers and the dis covery that at least two of the rob bers are experienced trainmen, as in dicated by their familiarity with the operation of trains and the ready manner in which they showed one of the train brakeman how to uncouple the cars. The men arrested eive the names of Ervin Winn and Walter Grlttner. They are 22 and 24 years old, respectively, and had in their possession when arrested a revolver and over a hundred rounds of am munition, a bottle supposed to con tain poison, miscellaneous assort ment of skeleton' keys, a brooch and a teit Duckle. 5. V. Vanderhof. a tramp, was arrested last niirht, anj who claimed to be able to identify the robbers could not identify the sus pects as belonging to the hold-up gang. They are being held under suspicion. A search in the vicinity where the express car was robbed brought to light a long black overcoat, two. bot tles of nitro-glycerme, two eunnv sacks, a black slouch hat, the initials "J. A. S." stamped on the sweat- band. The detectives claim they can identify the owner of the hat A peculiar feature of the search for the robbers is the apathy of the Portland police department. Most of the work is being done by the detec tives in the employ of the railroad and express company and by the sher iffs office. The police attribute their inability to the fact that the robbery occurred outside their territory limits. NO NEW DISCOVERY. CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Dr. Alonzo Ci Tenney says that eucalyptus trees are a safeguard against annoyance by niosquitoes when placed near human habitations. He has suggested in an address that some of these trees be planted in the proposed park belt in CJi'tago. " v i TOOK, THEIR TIME. Burglars Leisurely Ransack an Empty . new york Home. NEW YORK, ' Dec. 'l8.-A ' case where a residence was completely ransacked by leisurely burglars dur ing the absence of a family in Europe has just come to the attention of the police,. Even carpets and furniture were carted away by the thieves, not to mention bric a-bric and other mi nor articles.' Twelve trunks full i.i rare old laces which had been in tfie family "four generations were broken open and looted. The booty obtain ed all told is valued at $15,000. The residence in question is that of Miss Elizabeth B. Estes, in Brooklyn. The house is situated in one of the most popular sections of the Thy and is passed by" several car ' lines. Miss Estes, who will return the latter part of this month, has not been advised of her loss. . '.' miraiisoiK 1000 PER DAY CAPACITY. VANCOUVER, Wash, Dec. 18- The North Fork Logging Company started its mill' recently - and it is now turning out 1000 ties a day, most of which will be shipped to Califor nia. The mill is located on Lewis River, at Yale, and adjacent to the site the company owns 285.000,000 feet of standing timber, most of which is yellow fir. ' -' '" ' -; The company has started the build ing of a seven-mile logging railroad. and on it will operate an ensrine to tage the logs to the river, where they will be rafted and towed to mills in Portland and other places. A large crew, which is now startin the con struction work, will be increased to 200 men, and the road is to be ready for use by the opening of spring. MYRIADS OF SINGERS. ' ' T , ...r . , CHICAGO,,, Dec. 18.-Poets are swamping the Municipal Suffrage Ctub of Chicago with letters, pack ages and bundles of verse. The out break is the result of an offer of Mrs. L. B. Bishop of $100 for the best verse setting forth the nature of the club,, to be sung to old-time tunes. Up to today there have been received more than 75Q . compositions. isooiiEeiii- CHERED CI BEB luultiiuiltL s I- ... t ..... , Eleven arc Dccf Thir teen Ssrhud IIS DETAILS ARElViTIIlIELO CAPTAIN EXONERATED. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19,-Cap- tain E. A. Johnson, master of the ferry steamer Berkeley, which collid ed with the pier and the company's Oakland wharf during the heavy fog a few days ago, one passenger being killed and several injured, was held gumiess ot au blame tor the acci dent by a decision of the steamboat inspectors handed down today. banquet in honor of the' officers of the American fleet. RESIGNATION IS DENIED, dragged him from his bed and forc ed . him to accompany, them to the Walnut Log Hotel from which Ranken and Taylor were taken. lowell testified before the coroner WASHINflTow rw 18-Tt,. that he failed to recognize the rid- port that Root Is soon to resign from ers but swore he did so because he the mhinct. nn r . ii...-.i feared for bis life. knep U anihor!tti.i.. .,;-i MANY SEAGULLS. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-rFo!lowin a fishing boat on board of which hun dreds t? fish were being cleaned, a flock of gulls estimated at 5000 birds clouded the sky off the Battery late yesterday. The gulls struggled and fought in the water for choice mor sels of food until the bay had the ap pearance of being covered with weird animated whitecaps. Fishermen and landsmen alike paused to watch the spectacle and old-timers said the flock was the largest ever seen in the harbor. YOUTH KILLED 018 HATCH 1.1 A JAMES CURRAN, AGED 18, DIES FROM A BLOW BY BENJA MIN BARNET, AGED 17. BEING HELD FOR KILLING Fatal Result of Boxing Bout Be tween Two Boys at tha Broadway Athletic Club at Philadelphia Seconds Also Arrested. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 1&-Jas. Curran, aged 18,.was killed in a box ing bout with Benjamin Barnet, aged 17, at the Broadway Athletic Club to night. Barnet was arrested with Bert D. Race and John Haggerty, seconds for Curran. Barnet's sec onds escaped. SAD LITTLE STORY. How a Chicago Baby Spent Christmas Presents. Her CHICAGO, Dec. 18. -For weeks little Margaret O'Leary, aged 41 years had been saving her pennies t buy her father a . Christmas present. She had denied herself candy and even visits to a S-cent theatre. She has presented the long-dreamed of Christmas gift, but in a manner not dreamed of. It is a wreath of flowers and is placed on a casket. The wreath encircles letters formed out of blossoms, which spells these words: "Papa's last Christmas pres ent.1 Her father met death at a rail road crossing. WICENT FLORCZIK AND WIFE , FOUND DEAD AT THEIR '. ' HOME. ' ' " ' HANS BROTHER. SUSPECTED Alexander Florczik, a Brother of the Murdered . Man, ia Being Held Pending Investigation Bodies Are Horribly Dealt With. " WILMINGTON, Del., Dec 18. VYicent tlorczik, -a Polish morocco worker, and his wife, were butchered by an unknown, assassin, in .their home today. The lifeless bodies were found in separate beds by Alexander Florczik, aged 18, a brother to the murdered man and a lodger in the house who ,is detained pending an investigation. Alexander told the police that when he went home last night he was unable to obtain adnu't ance. He returned to the house this morning and was shocked at finding the bodies. .An infant was in a crib between the beds occupied by ,the parents. The victims were hacked in the face with a hatchet. It is thoueht to be revenge on the part of the un known criminal. TAFT TO WATCH PANAMA AUGUSTA, Dec. 18. Discussina the forthcoming visit to Panama. Taft today made it plain that his purpose to keep himself posted throughout his administration regarding the en gineering features of the work on the Isthmus as well as the administration features. It is his intention to visit Panama each year during "his term. Victims' are Ken'cf tha Id's I.i- fantry ResuHIng Frcni Cd - - umtic fold . . . OFFICIALS ' INVESTIGATING Beverage Known as "Vino" a Nh Drink Served at it Kanila Etsort Near the Camp on December ljj is Fatal to Soldiers.' MANILA, Dec 18-EIeven deaths' 13 seriously ill at Keithley Car p, Mindanao Island, as a result of the men of the 18th infantry dririkL y calumbric add, a vegetable compound extract from the calumba root. Of ficial investigation is ia progress but no details are given oat. Details cf the wholesale poisouing were not re ceived here and the names of the dead and seriously ill are withhe! I until the official report is cabled to Washington. Beverage was served as ino," a native drink, at a resort camp near the camp December 15th. The last death occurred yesterday. KNOX IN CABINET. Senator is to be Made Taft'a Secre tary of State. 1 WANT MORE MONEY. . WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. -The request for the urgency deficiency appropriation of $5,454,600 to carry on the canal at the present rate re ceived by the house today from the secretary of war. CHICAGO, Dec 18.-The Tribune today prints the following special news article under a Washington . date: '' , Philander C Knox, now servinsr as United States senator from Pennsyl vania, will be secretary of state in Mr. Taft's cabinet. The direct re quest has been made by Mr. Taft and Senator Knox lias consented to servs. .His consent was given with some reluctance, as he practically had chosen the national legislature as tha field where his abilities could be util ized to much better advantage than in, tne executive department of the government. '. ( It is realized by those who are ac quainted with the circumstances in the matter, that Mr. Knox in agree ing to take the foreign affairs fort folio, is making a great sacrifice of his personal inclination. He feels, however, that if Mr. Taft believes him to-be the right manfor this hiyj and important office, it is his dutv to comply with Mr. Taft'9 desire. - . WILBUR WRIGHT GETS NEW, RECOP. 'j American Aeroplanist Attains Height of 360 Winning Sarthe, Aero Prize PARIS. Dec 18. Tn atWIitinn tn establishing a new record for ""heavier than air machine remaining in the al one hour, 53 minutes and 59 seconds, Wilbur Wright, the American aero planist achieved another record late today attaining a height of 360 feet in a strong wind winning the Sarthe Club's prize for height. During the flight at a height ;eo feet a strong gust gave the machine an alarming SEATTLE, Dec. 1S-C,? i Combs, a veteran of tl.e f Donelson Indian wars, t' home in Ballard '.' .. , t backward set but Wright soon right-1 IIe leaves a widow and sV ed the craft and continued his upward flight, circling the field' again and again- .The Aero Club tonight gave a banquet in Wright's honor. " OLD VETERAN SUCCU"- ;