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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1908)
I ft PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS THE MORNING FIELD OM THE LOWER COLUMBIA 83rd YEAR. 3. 223 ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, SC3 tzzz nv: c: mi- m wm i wr hi DALZELL AND BURKE, Says His Company is Flo Worrying About Case He Disagrees With Gary Denies That Material Entering Into Manufacture of Machln ery Has Increased DOESN'T FEAR COMPETITION Admits That Hit Finn Manufacture Ow SO Per Cent of th Agrkul , tural Machinery In the United States Shipping Much to Franc. " WASHINGTON, Dee. 19. -The testimony of E. D. Metcalf of Auburn, N. Y, representing the International Harvester Company In the tariff bear . ing today wai aimllar In many re pect to that of Judge Cary of the United Statea Steel Corporation ye terday. Metcalf laid hia company ii o welt entrenched in agricultural im plemcnta that h did not need tariff and it ia immaterial to them how the tariff la changed. He did not deny that Ml company manufacturca over 50 per cent of the agricultural machin ery in the United States. Metcalf eald that the fact that hia company is sell ing machinery in France and England, he believes that he can manufacture good cheaper than they can there. Metcalf disagreed with II. E. Miles of the National Association of Manu facturers and aevcral other manufac turer of agricultural machinery that the coit of materiala entering Ittto manufacture of their goods has in creased. Metcalf'a suggestion as to removal of tariff Is with the proviso that if any foreign country did not give America the benefit of its lowest tariff, a duty of 20 per cent ahould be imposed on agricultural machinery from that country. Representative McKinley of Call fornfa filed a communication from the , growers of hops declaring that an in- crease of 50 per cent In the duty on hops will not reduce the amount of revenue whleh the government se cures from the present Importation of hops. RELATIVES TO GET MONEY. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-Sev-eral thousand dollars will be sent from here by the Alaska Packing Company to the relatives in 'China of the 60 Chinese who were drowned in the wreck of the bark Star of Bengal off Coronation Island several months ago. The Chinese were employed by the packing company. From $100 to $250 wilt be given to each family, ac cording to its needs. TAFT STOPS RUMORS. Ha Mad no Progress With Cabinet Excepting Appointment of Knox. AUGUSTA, Dec. 19. Directed as an answer to the numerous newspaper cabinet suggestions, President-elect Taft said tonight he made no progress In making up the cabinet aside from tha Knox appointment. Taft said there is nothing in the rumors of offera to position o anyone. The president-elect said he should consult his secretary of state thor oughly before going further into .the cabinet making business. OEETS DEATH 111 rOlFMIlL A YOUNO CHICAGO SCHOOL TEACHER INSTANTLY KILL ED BY TRAIN. TELLING THE?.! TO BE G00 Two Pennsylvania EeDresenutivea May Try For Job Knox Leaves WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. -Announcement of their candidacy for ths United States Senatorship to succce.1 Senator Knox is hourly acknowledge j by Pennsylvanians in Washington from two members of the House John F. Dalrell and James Francis Iiurke, both of Pittsburg. Mr. Dalzell has served 20 years in Congress, and by reason of his ability and long service, is one of the ruling powers in the House. He is said to pin the confidence of the business wSrld of the Pittsburg region and will have a strong following. Representative Burke, now serving his second term In Congress, has haj a brilliant career. In the last cam paign he was sent out by the Republi can National Committee. He also managed the campaign of Senator Knox for the Presidency, and specu lation is heard as to whether Knox will hrtow this young Congressman any of his support. OFFICERS HE BIB HAUL Burglars Who Have Ter rorized City Caught. GOOD WORK OF POLICE Young Lady Wat Just Leaving Cbil dren For Thslr Christmas Vacation nd Wat Laden With Gifts From Youngstera When Accident Occurs. CHICAGO. Dec. 19. While s bevy of school children whom she had just dismissed for the Christmas vacation aved loving farewells to Miss Mabel CrandalJ, a teacher at Meyers Road, the young woman stepped in front of an express train on an electric line and was instantly killed. One arm held a bundle of Christ mas gifta made by her charges. The other was upraised in a gesture f affection to the little group and aligning admonition to them to "be Biood was on her lips as the car struck her. The happy farewell was never finished, and the young woman died without a cry. WILL PUT UP FIGHT. Shippera and Importers WW Protest Against Increased Rates, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-The shippers and importers of California are arranging to unite in a atate-wide protest against the increase in trans continental tariffs announced by the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe roads. Opposition on part of the interests most affected will take form of a score of mass meetings held in the leading cities on December 30, when repesen tatives of the leading industries will set forth , the grievances of the busi ness men against the carriers. FIGHT TEN ROUNDS. " NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19-Young Donough, of Boston, and Dave Des pler fought a ten round draw here to BELLINGHAM TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK Throw Switch, Endangering Lives of , forty Pas sengers But Engineer Acts in Time BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 19, Train-wreckers tonight threw the ' switch on the Bellingham Bay & Brit ish Columbia Railroad inside the city limits here and derailed the south- , bound passenger train, endangering the lives of 40 passengers. The train' ran for a distance along the ties and came to a stop when the engine was on the brink of the Whatcom Creek. Engineer Story says he saw the thrown switch and put on the emer gency brakes in time to prevent the loss of life. No one was Injured. The police have no clue to the wreckers. LINE NEARLY FINISHED. FOREST GROVE, Or, Dec. 19. The construction crew of the Oregon Electric Railway has the track laid to within 200 feet of the college campus, across the corner of which the track will run. Had it not been that it ran short of ties and rails yesterday the crew would have finished the track- laying to the terminal grounds today. The first car of the new line is expect ed to reach the city early next week. ing house, and at intervals of an hour two others stealthily made his way into the building. . Satisfied that the trio were crooks, the bluccoat communicated with head quarters and Sergeants Keller and Kienlin and Patrolman Potter were detailed to assist Arnold in making an investigation. Shortly before 5 o'clock Keller, Klenlin and Potter quietly wended their way into the hotel, leav ing Arnold to stand guard on the out side to prevent the escape of the pris oners through the window of their room. ' After ascertaining the apartment oc cupied by the crooks, Keller rapped for admittance, and when the door was opened by Jofinson, the three po licemen with drawn revolvers dashed into the rooms. 11 GUNBOAT HIST IS FLOATED. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19. -The gunboat Hist, which cleared from this port on Thursday for Charleston and which grounded in the Delaware Riv er yesterday, was floated last night and proceeded, undamaged. Poisons Her Thrco Chil dren, Then FO RAKER OPENS CAMPAIGN. CHICAGO Ml DEFEAT JIillM WRESTLE TITLE OF NORTH- WST CHAMPIONSHIP FROM THE WESTERNERS. BY A SCORE OF 12 TO 4 Butte Team Was Outweighed Three Pounds to a Man But Chicagiona Are Handicapped by the High Altitude, BUTTE, Dec. 19.-The Englewood High School of Chicago wrested ths title of champion of the northwest from Butte today by a score of 12 to 4. The battle was a fierce one from the start. The local team was out weighed three pounds to the man, but this was somewhat offset by disad vantage of the Chicago boys in play ing at the high altitude. Butte made its score in the first 15 minutes of play on the field goal Ten min utes later Chicago scored - a touch down and goal. In the second half Butte's star quarterback was hurt and was wtihdrawn from the game. En glewood scored a touchdown and goal in this half also. COLUMBUS. O., Dec. 19-Senator The men had no on-1 J. B. Foraker arrived here todav ami KOSe tilY finally Breaks UD prtunityto offer any resistance and opened his campaign to succeed him jail were quickly manacled. A search sel1- Foraker declined to give out iof the room brought to light a nickel- a"y estimate as to his strength. He T . - J t . . .1 ... ( . a A tti.,4- I. l . . 1. - . 1. , yi.ncu icviivcr anu a quantity oi w- " " inc race 10 win, :bacco, whjch was afterward found to have been stolen from Hoffman's sa loon, -j The prisoners were rushed to the city prison in the patrol wagon and placed in separate cells, so as to pre vent any intercommunication. When searched, '$18.35 and a pair of spec tacles were found on Johnson, $3.50 Worst Gang cf Highway It Ever Had. MAY BE THE TRAIN ROBBERS EDITOR PULITZER IS TO VISIT HO Detectives Working on Several Cases Which the Prisoners Are Supposed to be Connected ' With Including Express Holdup the Other Night. DENIES HE DISAGREED. WASHINGTON, D. C Dec, 19.- President Roosevelt today stated that there was no truth in a printed story that he had a disagreement with President-elect Taft about the candi dacy of the latters brother, Charles P. Taft, for the Senatorship from Ohio The President stated that the subject of the Senatorship had never been remoetly mentioned in conversation between himself and Judge Taft, and that he has no thought of in any man ner interfering in the contest. Highwaymen Arrested. Oscar Johnson, leader of the fang, 24 years of age, claims to be a Nor wegian. Harry Benson, age 32, a Nor wegian. Chris Bonn, age 24, a Norwegian, Crimea Committed by Trio. Monday night Held up F. W. Lutkemier's saloon, 49 Union avenue. Wednesday night Held up John Carlson's saloon, 394 Front street. Friday night Held up A. M. Hy att's saloon, 269 Fifth street. Looted Hoffman's saloon, Union and Hawthorne avenues, about a month ago. PORTLAND, Dec. i9.-Within five hours after having successfully held u.i eight men in A. M. Hyatt's saloon, 269 Fifth street, including the proprietor, Oscar Johnson, Harry Benson and Chris Bons, the bandits, who have created a reign of terror throughout the city by a series of unparalleled robberies, were captured at 5 o'clock this morning by Sergeants Keller and Kienlen and Patrolmen Arnold and Potter, in a lodging house at 359 J East Water street. The trio have been posi tively identified as the thugs who also invaded the saloon of F. W. Lutke mcier, 49 Union avenue, Monday night, and John Carlsons place, 394 Front street, Wednesday night. The apprehension of the criminals was accomplished without bloodshed. To the foresight of Patrolman Arnold and the bravery of Sergeants Keller and Kienlen and Patrolman Potter ' due the jailing of a desperate, danger ous and well-organized band of high waymen who have baffled the police for weeks. Chief Gritzmacher is loud in his praise of the arresting officers. Detectives are now at work on sev eral other robberies and burglaries with which it is expected the prison ers will be connected, including the train robbery last night. The train men who were held up by the "road agents" are now being sought by tha in Benson's possession and $21.95 in TRIP IS THOUGHT TO BE FOR Bona' pockets. A watch stolen from Tom Killon in the Hyatt saloon rob bery and a $10 goldpiece were found secreted in the latter prisoner shoe. The crooks resisted all attempts to "sweat" any incriminating; admissions from them and defied the police to connect them with any crimes. PURPOSE OP FURTHER PROV ING HIS STORY. TO INVESTIGATE PURCHASE 1IT RIDERS DEPE mm Pulitxera Trip is of Special Interest on Account of President Attitude Regarding the Prosecution of New York World. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 19. MVKJS THAN IOO WITNESSES -Toseoh Pu tzer. nuhlisher of tfc SUBPOENAED IN EFFORT v.. . .-.--j . 1 v tt w a wt tut s.v.uisiLa"JVVl uj party oi menas ana several Stan writers, arrived off old Point Com fort today in Pulitzer's yacht, The STATE SCORES BIS VICTORY Liberty. It is said he is on the way to Panama to investigate conditions prevailing in the canal zone and prob ably to secure evidence in connection State Against Eight of the Alleged with the purchase of the canal prop- Night, Rigers Almost Complete Its erty by the government Pulitzer's Work Frank Fehringer to Take trip is of special interest on account the Stand Monday. of the attitude of President Roosevelt in demanding congress to have Pulit zer and other publishers prosecuted for criminal libel for publishing ar UNION CITY, Tenn., Dec. 19. I tides and attacking the administration When court adjourned this afternoon n connection with the canal pur- until Monday, the State had nearlv chase. completed its case against the eight alleged night riders now on trial for the murder of Captain Rankin. On Monday the State will put Frank Fehringer on the stand. Fehringer j declares he knows the name of every night rider present. The defense de pend solely upon alibis, and has sub- STRYCIIIHE III It lit. Mother "and, Two Children Al ready Dead One Osy Still Living Eat f.!ny KELA'tCHCUA THE CZZ Oldest Boy is Sent For He'p ty Ills Father and Falls Dead In the EcaJ While on Errand Some Hop For Second Son. MONTPEUER, Idaho, D. 19. Three deaths, to which the fourth may be added, are the result of a mother deranged mind and the quick action of the deadly poison. Mr. John Rosen, wife of a well to dj rancher, living a few mifc from here this morning administered strychnine to her three children, a bi.by of four and two sons aged seven and ten after dissolving the drug in wine. She thea poisoned herself. Rosen, who was ia the barnyard at the time entered the house soon afterward and discovering the condition of affairs, he sent the elder boy to neighbors for help. Death soon claimed the mother and youngest child. The father followed his son who had gone for help and found him lifeless in the road. There is thought to be some hope for the second son who resisted the effort of his mother to give him the wine and swallowed but little of it. Mrs. Rosen was suffering froh melancholia. 1424 PUPILS IN ASHLAND. ASHLAND, Or., Dec. 19.-Ashland has a school population of 1424, ac cording to the census just completed by School Clerk T. H. Simpson. Of poenaed more than 100 witnesses to these girls are in the majority, num testify the; whereabouts of the indi- bering 727, to 697 boys. The gain cated men on the night of October 9. over last year is 60. A special meet ing of the voters of the school dis SUSPECTS AT THE DALLES. ftrlct nas teen callea ,01; Monday, to vote the annual tax for the maintenr Officers Believe Train Robbers Havelance of the hools for the year 1909 Served Sentences There, ADJOURN AT NOON. WASHINGTON, Dec 19 The brief session of the Senate today was devoted to routine business. Several messages on minor legislation were received from the president and bit's and other measures were introduced. At noon the Senate adjourned until January 4. TO MEET AGAIN MONDAY. LONDON, Dec. 19-So far as prac tical work of first session parliament under the premiership of Herbert J. Asquith, came to an end today. The two houses will meet against Monday, but only to receive the king's assent to the. bills already passed, after wh'ch they will be prorogued until Feb-rtry ISih. STANDARD OIL CO, FILE THEIR BRI POSTMASTERS NAMED.. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 19.- The President sent to the Senate to day the following nominations for Oregon postmasters: , William M, Brown, Lebanon; J. E. Beczlcy, Falls City; Merrit A. Bakt.r, Weston. THE DALLES, Or., Dec. 19.-The police officers of this city think that police and will be requested to visit the three men who held up train No. headquarters at once to identify the 1 1 on the O. R. & N. Thursday nigh:, crooks. Johnson and Benson COrres-lwere released from serving 10 dav pond in every particular to the de- sentences in the city jail here Wed senption furnished by the engineer, nesday at noon. Three men were fireman and express messenger, the picked up here December 6 on the latter even having the pronounced charge of vagrancy. They were trav foreign accent noticed in one of the eling together and the police thought bandits. V ihev were veonrmen. tint rnnlrt hnlH The trampwho was riding on the them on no more serious charge than blind baggage at the time of the hold- 'vagrancy. One of the vags was up, and was subsequently arrested by short and wore the Sheriff's deputies, will be brought Another wai from the COUnty jail this afternoon tO snnlf fcrnWen ttnirli'sh. unswerincr tn view the prisoners. V the descriptions of two of the train against the comPany on 8 charKe of The capture of Johnson,, Benso t robbers. The third was an elderly accepting rebates from the Alton, in and Bons occurred at S o'clock in a man, about 55 years of age, tall and which the United States district court cheap lodging house at the corner of of , rather heavy build. When last for the Northern district of Illinois Hawthorne avenue and East Water seen he had a heavy growth of beard, imposed a fine of $29,000,000 was yes at.- ..n: us- -i . .... . . !. . ...... o-.vv... ,t iu,c ,uuuing no auuui w nen released trom jau ana orderea tcraay niea in tne.suoreme court. 2 a. m., Policeman Arnold noticed a" out of the city they stared along the The case comes to the supreme court In Supreme Court for Proceedings c? the Gcv:r; ment Against the Company WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The a dark mustache, standard Oil Company's brief in the a Scandinavian and . .. j,, uiccumgs ui me guvemment suspicious character enter the room- railroad toward Hood River. on a writ of certiorari. The petition court1 is contested in the court on a peiltbi by the government for a writ of cer f.ftrn: Tl. . ' . . . ycuuon 13 contestc the ground that the law dots "Authorize a review by the court on application by the g-i ment on judgment of the ciic 1 1 , of appeals in criminal cases by a of error for defendant is sust.u ' disposed of by reversing f - ; ment and sentence of tie t ' 0)1
