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PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
33rd YEAR. NO. 807
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEIVER 31. 1EC3
PHICE FmE IIif3
AHA WILL SEND HIES
SI,! TO SHY
Liberal Response From
Every City is Received
PORTLAND HAS $2,000
$50,000 of Surplus San Fran
Cisco Disaster Fund Will
Bo Given
BRITISH CONSUL INJURED
Report Also Received at Washington
That Ninety Americana in the
TrinacrUa Hotel at Messina Ha?a
Psrlahsd.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 30. -The
British consul at Metiina reported In
jured and hit wife and children are
dead. Ambassador Griscom at Rome
says It ! reported that 90 Americana
in the Trinacrla Hotel at Messina
which li laid to b toally destroyed.
It Is known, however, that aome of
the guests escaped. Griscom haa die
patched consular officer to earthquake
region the Information. , I
I IU OOO From Frisco, i
fi The executive committee of the
American National Red Cross today
decided that ai the Caifiornia relief
of the society in connection with the
San Francisco disaster will terminate
tomorrow $50,000 from the surplus of
the fund that work now n the hands
of the Red Cross to be appropriated
(or relief of the sufferers In Southern
Italy. This money may be transmit
ted tomorrow through the State
Department direct to the- Italian Red
Cross at Home. !
Red Crosa Busy.
From all parts of the country the
Red Cross are receiving reports of
the work for the relief of the Italian
earthquake sufferers. From many
cities and towns and from individuals
In every section, come reports that
the funds are being collected and it
Is expected that citizens of the United
States will subscirbe an immense sura
to aid the stricken people In Southern
Italy,
Criscom Will Send All Information.
Every effort is being "made by the
State Department to obtain news of
all Americans citizens In the earth
quake zone of Italy. Ambassador
Criscom at Rome was directed to
cable promptly any information ob
tainable and send some of the Ameri
can vice-consuls in Italy to the scene
of distress to render whatever aid
possible. The State Department was
URGENT APPEAL TO
ALL OREGONIANS
Governor Chamberlain Issues Proclamation Re
questing Relief Funds for Earthquake Suffers
SALEM, Dec. 30. Governor Geo.
E. Chamberlain- tonight issued the
following proclamation: "To all the
people of Oregon: The terrible ca
lamity which has visited the people of
the Southern part of Italy and adja
cent islands has excited the tender
eat sympathy of the whole world.
Following in the wake of the most
terrible earthquake, fire and famine
threaten with destruction the remain
ing population of the devastated sec
tion unless necessities and people be
advised that the winter tourist season
has not yet fully begun In Sicily.
Many From Stricken Land.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-Of
30,000 Italians In San Francisco aboui
8000 art from the districts which
has been stricken by the disaster
which haa befallen their country.
Many came her leaving part of their
families behind and grief suspense
prevait In many homes. Committee
is composed of the Italian consul,
presidents of four Italian banks, and
20 Italian aocletiel and the editors of
Italian newspapers have been formed
to aid the Red Cross collecting money
for relief of the sufferers.
Portland Haa $2000.
PORTLAND, Dec. 30-Public sub
scriptions have been opened In this
city for the relief of the Italian earth
quake sufferers. Colonel David M.
Dunne, who waa chosen by the Ital
ian residents of this city will act as
treasurer, ine relief fund reports
nesrly $2000 subscribed today before
committees were really organized.
Colonel Dunne has selected the
Hibernla Bank as the depository and
the money collected will be tele
graphed to the Minister of Finance at
Rome.
Ambassador Issues Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Baron
, Edmundo Mayer Des Planches, Ital
,ian Ambassador to the United States,
tonight issued a proclamation to the
.Italian people of the United States
.appealing to them for aid for suffer
ing countrymen in the earthquake re
'gion. Messina on Fire.
ROME, Dec. 30. Messina Is a fur
nsce. The straits of Messina are now
choked with corpses of men and ani
mals. At present time 12 warships,
for Italian, four British and four
Russian as well as a number of small
er war vessels ,and steamers are in
the vicinity. Reggio cannot be reach
ed by land and the coast is so torn
and rent that it is Imposible to ap
proach, by water. Frightful looting
and pillage at Reggio is going on.
I Horrors Grow.
I NAPLES, Dec. 30,-Time only con
firms the unspeakable horrors of the
overpowering catastrophe earthquake.
History perhaps never will divulge its
supremeist individual tragedies for
the earth and sea ruthlessly claimed
thousands of human beings and the
flames mercilessly completed the un
completed devastation. Naples, vi
brant with the memory of Vesuvius,
is prostrated anew at the misery and
I woe from Messina, confided to her
care. The hotels and home are
'crowded with refugees and people
'vicing witlf one another aiding the
stricken. The disturbance extended
along the Eastern coast of Sicily
nearly 1000 miles.
Progress Slow.
CATANIA, Dec. 30.-The latest
news from Messina says that some
progress is being made in the work of
succoring the wounded survivors but
promptly relief. Oregon has never
been slow in responding to calls up
on her generosity and I appeal to her
sons and daughters to come to relief
of the afflicted of other lands is
promptly and as generously as their
ability will permit. Remittances sent
to Colonel D. M, Dunne, of Port
landfi will be received and forwarded
at once to the sufferers.
"(Signed),
I "GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN,
"Governor."
no attempt is being made to remove
the wreckage. Troops and sailors
have been obliged to shoot down the
robbers who persisted In looting. The
entire amount, $2,000,000, of the Mes
slna branch of the Bank of Italy, his
been saved and is aboard an Italian
warship. Fires have not been put out
and there is no water with which to
combat the flames.
Russian Ship Arrive.
NAPLES, Dec. 30. The command
er of the Russian battleship Majhar
off who arrived here with refugees
from Messina brings word that Ar
thur S. Cheney, the American consul
at Messina and wife, died under the
debris of the consulate.
Emperor Give $10,000.
VIENNA, Dec. 30-Emperor Fran
cis Joseph haa contributed $10,000 to
the relief of the earthquake sufferers
RACE RIOT.
NEW YORK, Dec 30. -Italians
and Swedes engaged in a race
battle last night 60 feet underground
Over a hundred police were
summoned and finally separated the
combatants and placed three ring
ladcrs under arrest. The fight start
ed when a Swede accidentally knock
ed an Italian oh a scaffold into a
sandpit. About 20 men joined in
the fight before it was over.
CHICAGO HAS TROUBLE.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30-The Chicago
Law and-Order League wants the
lid clamped down upon the annual
carnival of lawlessness which it says
has become the distinguishing feature
of Chicago's New York's eve celebra
tion. Chief of Police Shippy declares
that his force is too small effectively
to stop the noise and general disor
der. He announces, however, that the
laws will be enforced as far as :s
reasoable and practicable and that li
quor must not be sold after I o'clock
in the morning.
W. L. MATHUES DIES.
MEDIA, Pa., Dec' 30. -Former
State Treasurer William L. Matheus
died suddenly this afternoon at his
home here. One of the men recently
sentenced to the penitentiary in con
nection with the Harrisburg capital
scandal. Physician states that phen
monia caused death.
IKE CtlilY
TO RECEIVERS
THE WALLA WALLA CONCERN
HAS LIABILITIES EXCEED
ING $so,ooo.
ASSETS CLAIMED $400,000
The Company Say Their Assets Ex
ceed Liabilities But They Cannot
ba Turned Into Cash Therefor Re
ceiver is Necessary.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec 3a
John W. McGhee, assistant secre
tary of the Walla Walla Insurance
Company was today appointed receiv
er of that company on application of
Holland Parker Co., creditor to the
extent of several thousand dollars. In
answer to a complaint, states that lia
bilities exceed $50,000, but the assets
exceed $400,000, though they cannot
be turned into cash. A confession is
made that the receiver is necessary
because of suits threatened in about
25 states.
MAKING A WAR DEPOT.
HONOLULU, Dec. 30. -The
plans for the extensive fortifications
which the United States is con
structing at Diamond Head ha
been changed slightly. Two tun
nels are now being driven from the
fortifications through the wall of the
mountain to the center of the crater
to connect the fortifications with the
observation stations,
UST OF DEAD
turn
Earthquake Victims in
Italy flow 110,000
MESSINA WIPED OUT
Fire Follows Quake and City Is
Reported to be a Mass
of Ruins
REGGIO CANNOT BE REACHED
Frightful Looting and Pillage Going
on at Reggio Scenes of Horror
Visited by King Victor and Queen
Helena.
ROME, Dec 30 The immensity of
the disaster in Southern Italy and Si
cily can be measured only by the
fact that it is now estimated that 110,-
000 persons perished in Messina and
Reggio alone. Scores of other towns
have been devastated and thousands
of victims in these places must be
added to the roll.
Telegraphic communication has
been re-established with Messina but
messages that have come over the
line, though meagre, show hope is
gone. Nothing remains of the city
but a mass of ruins that have been
swept by fire. Of Messina's 90,000
population it is believed Jully 70,000
perished. Forty thousand people died
in Reggio.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena were in Messina today. The
king, reckless of personal safety, ex
plored the ruins. The queen spent
the day in improvised hospitals visit
ing the wounded many of whom have
lost all that was dear to them. Both
king and queen were frequently mov
ed to tears by the scenes that met
their eyes.
The Minister of Marine tonight re
ceived word that the steamships
Taormina and Campania loaded with
45,000 beds and a large supply of
provisions have left Genoa for Mes
sina. Other steamers are also on the
way to the stricken cities with sup
plies from other ports.
Late dispatches state that the city
of Palmi contains 1500 dead, twice as
many are injured. All the villages ad
jacent are destroyed.
WHY NOT CHARGE?
Tuberculosis Exhibit in New York
Short of Funds.
NEW YORK, Dec 30-Unless aid
is promptly offered the International
Tuberculosis Exhibit which has been
opened in this city for several weeks
past, and been visited by thousands
daily will have to close. The commit
tee on the prevention of tuberculosis
has announced that all of the $21,000
appropriated partly by the city and
partly by generous citizens has been
exhausted. Although originally plan
ned to close much earlier, the uni
versal public demand was great it was
wise to extend the time of the exhib
it until January 17, 1909, but to do
this $16,000 is necessary. The attend
ance to date has exceedd 450,000 per
sons. ;'
SWEPT THE DEBT AWAY.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Pursued
and captured by waiters after he had
eaten a meal in an uptown cafe which
called for a payment of $5.85, which
he was unable to pay, a well dressed
young man who said his name was
Richard Delaurey, volunteerd to make
good his bill by sweeping. As the
proprietor saw no other means of
collecting the debt the stranger was
put to work in the kitchen.
OLD SOLDIER DEAD.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30. The funeral
of Captain Bartholomew Quirk, a
Civil War veteran, who died yester
day on the eve of his fifty-second wed
ding anniversary, will be held Fri
day. His death removes the last of
six brothers, members of the famous
Irish brigade, mustered in under com
mand of Colonel Mulligan. All serv
ed with distinction.
NO TAFT CLUBS.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 30.-Taft has ef
fectually put a quietus on the plan to
organize "Taft clubs" throughout the
South. Taft doubts the wisdom of
isuch a course and is supported in
the contention by Hitchcock, the Re
publican national chairman.
HALTS THE DUKE.
WASHINGTON, D. C, D-c. 30.
One of the most sensational attempts
to interfere with the right of a diplo
mat to do as he pleases occured when
the Duke of the Abruzzi waa visiting
in Washington. Accompanied by the
Italian Ambassador, the Duke went
for a motor ride in Maryland along
what is known as the "Conduit road."
This road was built and is maintained
by the Federal government and fol
lows the course of the conduit which
brings the capital's water supply
from the Great Falls of the Poto
mac' In its course the road runs through
a small hamlet known as Glen Echo,
and the village bad recently elected
as its marshal a young man who did
I not propose just a trivial thing hs
international law snouia stana Be
tween him and his duty as he dis
cerned it When the Duke and the
Ambassador came scorching along,
therefore, they were promptly halt
ed by the marshal who proposed to
place them under arrest for violat
ing the laws of the sovereign State
of Maryland.
The situation was really serious
for a time and threatened diploma
tic complications with Italy, but it
finally was adjusted to the satisfac
tion of everybody except the Glen
Echo marshal. Disgusted at his in
ability to place royalty under arrest,
he resigned his job and became a
strettcar motorman in Philadelphia.
TRADE WILL FEEL EF
FECTS OF QUAKE
NEW YORK MERCHANTS ARE
GRAVELY WORRIED FOR
THEIR BUSINESS.
MESSINA SENDS OLIVE OIL
Estimated That Italy Imports About
$50,000,000 Worth of Merchandise
to America and About $10,000,000
Worth of it From Stricken District
NEW YORK, Dec 30,-Impressed
not only from humanitarian reasons
by the earthquake in Italy, mer
chants and importers in this city who
had relations in the stricken district
are greatly worried at their inability
to get into communication with cor
respondents there. It is estimated
that of the $50,000,000 worth of mer
chandise imported to this country
from Italy, at least $10,000,000 worth
came from the district now .practical
ly in ruins. Messina is a great depot
for olive oils and wines, and a great
variety of foodstuffs comes from Ca
labria. The effect on trade will evi
dently be far-reaching. As far as can
be ascertained, no steamships which
run from this port to the Mediterran
ean were any nearer the earthquake
zone than Naples, hence sustained no
damage.
EXPLAINS EARTHQUAKE.
NEW HAVEN, Dec. 30.-Profes-sor
W. H. Brewer, of Yale, today
stated that he believed the earth
quake in Sicily was due to conditions
as those which caused the San Fran-
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cisco quake, namely, a fault in the
earth's surface,. He thought that was
what has been described as a tidal
wave was a disturbance of the bottom
of the straits which caused a recede
and then rush back, terribly engulfing
land that had slipped.
DISCUSS DIVORCE.
ATLANTIC CITY, Dec 30.-Ar-
gttments by expert students of the so
cial conditions took sides lor and
against divorce, made lively ending to
the meeting of the American Social
ological Society here today.
IT QDBT
TESTIFY TO 1
NOT PERMITTED TO SPEAK
IN HUSBANDS' BEHALF,
HOWEVER.
&URBERS WERE ALL FLAWED
Evidence Introduced Shows That
Half of the Populace of Ecelfoot
Spent Night of October 19 With
the Other Halt ,
UNION CITY, Dec 30.-Although
the wives of some of the accused
night riders are not allowed to testify
in behalf of their husband today, they
were permitted to testify to an alibi
for other defendants. As the evidence
was introduced, it became evident
that half of the Reelfoot population
spent the night of the murder, Octo
ber 19th, with the other half. The
state admits that but offers another
explanation. It contends that the
various male inhabitants of the fami
lies, knowing they were going to kill
Rankin and Taylor, took their wives
to the house of friends in order that
the women might not be left alone
BUCHANAN ARRIVES.
CARACAS, Dec 30.-W. I. Bu
chanan, special commissioner of the
American government to the govern
ment of Venezuela, arrived at Cara
cas today from La Guayra. He was
given a cordial reception by officials
of the new government. It is decid
ed to begin at once a series of confer
ences on the question of the re-establishment
of diplomatic relations be
tween the United States and Vene
zuela. . '.'!
CHICAGO, Dec 30 The police
department and the Law and Order
League has joined hands in a crusade
to prevent society women from gam
bling. The edict applies to cinch,
whist and enchre parties, in which
the trophies are cutglass and china-
ware, as well as to bridge and poker
parties in which high monetary stakes
are the prizes. It is declared that
private residences as well as public
halls will be raided if necessary.
MS
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AL. KAUFMAN WINS
FROM
Latter's Seconds Throw
Round of Slow Fighting
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30. -Al
Kaufman of Los Angeles, won from
Jim Barry of Chicago in the 39th
round of a 45 round fight before the
Jeffries Athletic Club tonight. Bar
ry's seconds threw up the sponge
when their man was all but out. Slow
as it was Barry had the best of it up
to the 30th round when his strength
began to fail him. Neither showed
championship form and both took a
a lot of punishment.
lill
FIRS
Jury Returns Verdict Af
ter 28 r!in:tc3
FIHCH IS IIAHD HIT
Judge Bronaujh Announce Th:t
Ha Will Pass Scr.!:nc8
. Saturday
MAY GO TO U. S, SUPEEH"
Convicted Man Declares From 118
Cell That he Will Fight His Con
viction to the United States a
preme Court.
PORTLAND, Dec 30. James A.
Finch, the slayer of Ralph B. Fisher,
late prosecutor for the State Bar As
sociation, was convicted of murder in
the first degree at 3:23 o'clock this
afternoon, after 28 minutes delibera
tion, by the jury- Only one ballot
was taken.'. Finch was visibly affected
when the verdict was read, but soon
recovered his equanmity.
Judge Bronaugh announced he
would pass sentence on Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock and after the
customary motions had been made by
the defense, Finch was led to a steel
cage in the county jail reserved for
prisoners convicted of murder in the
first degree.
Finch, from his cell declared, later
in the day, that he proposed to tight
his coviction clear to the United
States supreme court and though they
will not be able to for two years to
come.
When court opened today Deputy
District Attorney J. J. Fitzgerald be
gan the closing argument for the
prosecution. His address was but
little over an hour in length. He
summarized the case from the stand
point of the State and then turned
upon the lawyers for the defense,
who, yesterday bitterly arraigned the
attorneys for the State, and denounc
ed Finch's counsel in vitrolic lan
guage. Judge Bronaugh declared his
charge upon the convening of court
at 2 o'clock; he required little less
than an hour for its delivery handing
fthe case over to the jury at 2:58
o'clock. -'.
The crime for which Fmch stands
convicted was as wanton and atroc
ious as has ever been committed.
Finch, who was recently disbarred by
State Supreme Court for a period of a
year, on complaint of the Bar Asso
ciation, held the idea that Prosecu
tor Fisher was inspired by vindictive
motives. Finch went to the prosecu
tor's office on November 28th, and
wihtout warning, shot Fisher, attack
ing him from the rear.
JIM BARRY
up Sponge in Thirty-fifth
22 BODIES REMOVED.
ROANOKE, Dec. 30,-The latest
news received from the Lick Brunch
coal mine disaster says that 22 bodies
has been removed. Eighteen crawled
out of the mine unaided and five
were brought out alive by rescuers.
It is now believed that 35 to 50 re
main in the mine, but little or no fcoe
that any of them are alive.
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