The morning Astorian., January 15, 1909, Image 1

84th YEAR. NO. 13.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
HOME FIRE CLAIMS
LITTLE LAD'S LIFE
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East Exchange Street Fire Yesterday Horning
Makes Very Sd Chronicles
; Tin very oddest chronicle in the
fire hlttory of thli city (or many
day, wn nude yesterday morning In
the fire that twept the little home of
Mr. end Mr. Victor Burnt, of Up
pertown, out of exlttince, end which
involved the lives of their baby ion
and daughter.
Mr. and Mr. Burne, a young
couple in their middle twentlee, ar
rived In this city about the (kit of the
prttent month and at once doted
negotiation whereby they took Over
the boarding houte on the touth tide
of Exchange atreet, two doora wett of
Twenty-ninth atreet, which included
mall, tingle atory cottage in the rear,
in which they made their own habitat
they had two children, Arne Elmer, a
boy of nearly three yean, and baby
daughter, of five months, Agnes.
With these they made their new home
and were happy in the fair prospects
their little mony and large energy held
out (or them in the well-patronUcd
. boarding home, and in the (act that
Mr. Burnt had already aecured
place In the Clatsop Millt that paid
him (airly well. Both are workers
and tavers, thrifty and intelligent, and
are entitled to and possessed of the
general respect of alt who know them.
Yesterday morning, while her hut
bind wat down In the city attending
to tome purchases (or the house,
Mrs. Burnt put the children to bed
In the (amity cotttge and fixing the
ttove ao that it might be aafe against
accident went Into the boarding house
to make up the beds and prepare
things for dinner and the hungry
horde of boardera that would at
temble there at noon. She waa busy,
tinging over her work, and chatting
with the other women about her,
when the cry of fire wat tounded and
aomeone despatched a call into the
department over the wlret of box No.
12. Rushing out to tee where it wat,
Mrt. Burnt wat terrified to find her
home in flames and great volumnet
of tmoke pouring out of every door
and window in the building. She
tcreamed for help and made a run
(or the cottage, but when the reached
it the (ound a young man ahead' of
her, who told her he would go in and
do what could be done to aave the
children. Thii was Peter Carlson, a
well known fisherman who resides at
966 Franklin avenue, who happened to
be passing at the time and aaw the
(lames back in the alley, from Ex
change ttreet, and suspected there
was something radically wrong with
a building that waa allowed to burn
to that limit in the very nest of a
hundred homea crowded on the hill
tide block. He broke Into the doors,
but could tee nothing (or the dense
tmoke that filled the establishment;
but feeling about with hit (eet and
hands, he toon came in contact with
the body of the little boy lying on the
floor near the stove. .,
Mr. Carlson grabbed the little fel
low arid put hit head beneath his coat
to spare it from fumes and flames and
started into another room, but before
he had gone three steps he heard the
smothered cries of an infant, and in
stantly began a search for the babe.
This he found on the bed in one cor
ner of the room and hastily picking it
up, fled from the house which was
becoming intolerable from heat and
smoke. Once outside there were
plenty of' willing, womanly hands to
relieve him of hit burdens and he
turned the babies over to the first
woman he came to. In the meantime
Mrs, Burns had fainted from terror!
and the crushing convictions borne in
upon her, and was being kindly cared
for by her neighbors and friends. A
number oi calls for physicians were
sent out and Doctors Pilklngton, Es
tcs and Finch responded swiftly, but
as Dr. Pilkiungton was on the scene
first the others withdrew knowing
that all would be done under his care
ful ministration.
The fire department assembled rap-
UK FIRE AT TOPEKA
KANSAS
idly and the burning building was
soon reduced to chirred shell, but
little of the household impedimenta
of the young couple being taved
When the' firemen tought to tap the
hydrant at Twenty-ninth ttreet it
waa (ound to be rigidly froxen and of
no use at all; but better success at
tended the aervlce at the corner of
13th and Exchange atreett where the
hydrant -Vat flowing under normal
pressure and available for the work in
fttlt vn ttta nrrA f nv... .. .
due to the ttgtcity of the North Ta- COBeland ; IlOUSO BUHIS
-ic . t . i i
cine iHtwirjr management, wmcn, me I
night before, bad run a hot water 5 XO th6 WOUnd
nose line across the street to that
hydrant and melted it free, for just
such an emergency aa this, only it
wat the huge plant of the N. P. com- TOPEKA, KAS., Jan. 14.-The
pany that Inspired the precaution. At Coeland Hotel, Republican political
any rate it aerved a tplendid purpose headquarters in Kansas (or thirty
yesterday morning, (or without It, years, burned at 4 o'clock this morn-
there la no telling the scope o( dam- imr. The cause is unknown. I. E.
age and loss that might have ensued Lambert of Emporia, is the only per-
in the congested mass of buildings son missing of the 100 guests in the
that covered the block there. The fire house. There are scores of
department did fine, quick work and broken tegs and severe bruises due to
soon had the fire out and all tafe iumoinsr from unner floors, but no one
from that source, waa seriously hurt. Mrs. W.'Y. Mor-
Durlng the interim, Dr. Pilklngton Uan wife of the editor of the Hutch-
had taken charge of the afflicted mem- inson News and W. C. McMurray, a
bert of the family, placing the dis- life insurance agent from Kansas City,
traded mother under calming influ- Kat., were the most seriously injured,
encet and removing her (rom the each suffering a broken ankle and
place where it was necessary (or him I many bruises. Few of the guests
to administer to the stricken babies, were able to save even their clothing.
The tittle boy wai doomed; this the The Copeland is situated on Kan-
doctor realised at soon at he had Avenue, two blocka (rom the eapi- j
given the child cursory examine-1 tol building. It it a brick structure,
tion and having done all that wat five stories high and. has a large tab
possible to reduce the little tufferer't by and a wide corridor and was plen-
agony to a minimum, and bandaged tifully supplied with fire escapes. The
the dreadful and fatal burns on the main stairway was built around the
poor little body (only to announce his elevator shaft, however, and the flame
death one hour later), he left the boy shooting up the elevator shaft, soon
in the careful handt of tome of the shut off escape by the elevator and
bystanding mothers, and went to the stairway. Most of the guests
work on the baby girl, which, while were compelled, therefore to seek
terribly scorched for one to young, flight by means of the fire escape.
wat in thape to tave at least. He la- The fire spread with remarkable ra
bored faithfully (or several hours and pidity and within half an hour after
did all that might be done under the the fire started the building wat prac-
clrcumstances, and later in the day tically in ruins. There were many
turned the case over to Dr. Fosstrom. hritlinsr escapes, nearly all of the
the family physician of Mr. and Mrs. bursts losing their personal belong
Burnt, and that gentleman la moving ings,
mightily to save this one little waife
DARK I UGIITS A!
LAST 111! All 'Sm HE Tll-DAV
At a late hour last night Astoria' entire water supply was cut off bv several
breaks in the city -mains, caused by the thawing pipes. On this account at 12:30
the Electric company's dynamos stopped and the city was in darkness crippling the
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Asionan so wai me unoiypc macnine coma not oe operated. i,uckly however the
Electric company were able to furnish direct power and as the presses in this offiee are
run on that circuit', it was possible to publish a paper by cutting out telegraphic reports
TAFT III IE 03 HE
"WATER LMT
Will Try to Make This
Vehicle Popular
BOAT SHED FALLS
WITH GREAT CRASH
from what they know of the nature of
the fair sex, it will not do anywhere.
At present but few women's shoes are
marked with sizes to the public. The
shoe dealer has his own private
marks.
"VVc deceive no one in regard to
the material or size." said a shoe deal
er. "If a woman calls for a shoe
three sizes to small she will get it if
she insists'. But we first measure her
and see If she does not want the shoe
that fits.
She does not know what size it is,
If she wantt it Jo pinch that it none
oi our business. Most women have
no idea at to what size shoe they are
wearing.
"The majority of women are vain
in regard to their tidet. They buy
shapes that make the foot look small
er. I do not. think the association
will take any such action. It would
only make trouble (or the dealers and
do no good."
The consensus o( opinion was
voiced by one critic in these words:
'I think to satisfy the women that
are vain it would be a good plan to
follow the old custom of leaving the
marks on the shoes unintelligible to
the women. That satisfies both sides.
T- ; ."SUICIDE BRIDGE
CHICAGO, Jan. 14. "Suicide bri
dge" the lofty structure over the la
goon in Lincoln Park, probably will
soon be a thing of the past, (or its
destruction is contemplated by the
Lincoln Park board. The bridge has
been made (amous by the number of
persons who have leaped to death
irom us top. i lie commissioners say
the bridge was built unusually high in
order that sail boats might pas under
it and now that launches have replac
ed these crafts the unsightly struct
ure is useless.
TRIBAL TROUBLES.
WHEEZER OR SNEEZER?
Have You Heard of Hyomei (or Ca
tarrh, Asthma and Hay Fever?
from the fire to the stricken parents.
Dr. Fosstrom taid last night- at 8
o'clock, that the baby would pull
through eventually, if it had not in
haled much, nor any. of the smoke
nd fumet of the fire. Itt ritrht arm If yon wheeze or Sneeze, hawk or
wat badly burned aa far up as the Plt nuffle or b,ow omething is the
elbow, and a (ew fincera of the left matter with the membrane of your
hand were Involved whi! Mi f9r. respiratory tract, and you need
and neck cauirht a cruel ahare of the Hyomei
deadly (lames. Everything will be And you need Hyomei because it
done to tave the child and the most wil1 cur yu of catarrhal or in-
devoted care will be riven the case nammatory condition that exists.
while there is a chance, and the " stomach medicine, or
chance last night wat considered ex- "Pray. or douche, but a very pleasant,
(client. healing, antiseptic balsam, (rom the
. Mr. Rurnt ht rall.VH fmm Vh. eucalyptus (orests of Australia. You
awful shock of the visitation and was ht this balsamic air through a
verv hvaterical all lst nhrht. W she small, hard rubber inhaler, and it
r " t... i. j
in evrellenf hnnU nnrl nuh.re will corner ai.u crev-
assert itself sooner or later and it is P" of. the mlne, and promptly
kills the catarrh germs,
T. F.
lmnn1 eh wtll hsrttr tliia nmrtiinrr
bitter as is the immediate future con- 1 r' w..i yuu
fronting her and her husband. He P1 e yomc. ronouncea n.gn-o-
,tnnH M,e Wlr erv mnnfnllv when me ou"" ,or " u,c ",uncy
.... ..v j
he arrived at this home, yesterday
morning, and found the dreadful
Vealities that awaited him; he .was
fearfully shaken for a few moments,
but pulled himself together and went
.about the task of "consoling his wife
and arranging for her comfort in all
ways.
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rar. mirns naci placed ?5UU insur
ance on the home and $150 on the
furniture, which is but a grain of
comfort in the wide range of disaster
that has overtaken him and his wife.
Mr. and Mrs, Burns have the sym
pathy of the whole city in their dread
ful bereavement, along with the hope
that their little girl may soon recover
from the pain and scars that afflict
her and be of abiding comfort to
them' through the years, Notice of
the funeral will be given later.
The use of Hyomei cured Mr. Cut
ler of catarrh in 1904. He has strong
ly endorsed the use of Hyomei in
many instances, and we are glad to
go on record regarding this marvel
ous catarrh cure, and endorse it."
Mrs. A. Cutler, 201 Post Ave., Battle
Creek, Mich...
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14. Ac
cording to news brought by the trans
port Sherman now in this port, forty
thousand natives of the island of Basi
lan, district of Zamboanga are in a
turbulent state. The trouble has been
fomented by the "mad priest" a Moro
recently released from Bilibid prison.
Several bloody clashes between the
Moros and the detachment of Filipino
scouts sent out to disarm them, have
been reported. Despite the obstacles
put In their way it is said that the
scouts have practically succeeded in
disarming the rebellious Moros.
BAND IS COMING.
MANILA, P. I., Jan. 14. -The
constabulary band left Manila today
on the transport Buford en route to
constabulary balin left Manila today
on the transport Budford en route to
Vashington, where it will play at the
inauguaration of President-elect Taft
on March 4. The band will make on
ly the necessary stops between here
and the capital, but after the inaugur
ation an extensive tour of the United
States will be made. The musicians
are under the command of Colonel
Mark L. Hersey.
TO LOOK PRETTY.
Shoe Men In Convention Tell Some
Open Secreta On Women
NEW YORK, Jan. 14,-The propo
sition of the National Boot and. Shoe
Manufactures in convention in New
York to ttamp exact sizes on womans
shoes has awakened opposition on
,the part of Chicago retail dealers. They
say that the plan will not do here and
HEBREW INVASION..
CHICAGO, Jan.14. Louis Meyer,
of New York, field secrtary of the
Chicago Hebrew mission, declared in
an address yesterday that "All the
Jews of the world will be in the Uni
ted States within the next year if the
present rate of Jewish immigration
continues." The persecution of Jews
in foreign countries, he said, has been
driving them to the United States by
the thousands. During the five years
from 1903 to 1907, 611,976 Jewish im
migrants landed in New Yirk.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-When
William H. Taft rides into the White
on March 4th next it will be on the
"water wagon." Moreover, he will
try to make this vehicle popular dur
ing the four years of his administra
tion, though there are certain society
folks here in the Nation's Capital who
doubt hit ability. In banishinsr the
handwork of Bacchus from the Presi
dential residence. Mr. Taft will not
desire the impression to go (ortb that
h,e is seeking fame as the country's
foremost "whitribboner," nor, on the
other hand, will he aim a blow at the
devotees oi the cheering up. With
Mr. Taft sobriety is a conviction, not
a fad. It it his firm belief that i( the
Executive workshop is to deserve and
hold its present reputation o( being
one of the busiest in the government
fold its atmosphere and the minds of
its workers must not be clouded with
the distracting fancies of King Alca-
hol. .
Mr. Taft's belief in the virtue of an
unclouded mind in the Presidential
body is born of seeing the effect on
others of too many trips to the flow
ing bowL In the Philippine Islands,
where he went as Governor and later
as Secretary of War, he found that
the spirit o( conviviality reigned
among the army officers, sometimes to
their disadvantage. That he surround
ed himself with administrative helpers
who were known as consistent pass
engers o( the water wagon, therefore,
was evidence that he doubted the dia
tary value o( alcoholic beverages for
men laboring under the burning rays
of the tropical sun.
For those who think Mr. Taft's
pledge will be easy of fulfillment it
will be well to follow any stage of
Mr. Taft's social activities during his
term as President. They will learn
that pervading Washington social life
is an influence toward convivial drink
ing that is oftimes stronger than the
mightiest Presidental will. While
not attempting to defend your too
frequent winebibber, it may be said
with truth that the presence of some
bi-product of the grape is often im
perative on the White House table.
The President's guest list is seldom
without its quoto of foreigji diplomats,
and these same emissaries of kings
and emporors are usually "good, stout
drinkers," They vie 'with each other
in seeking the Presidential favor, it
being their stock in trade. They think
that no road to this favor leads so
surely nd directly as does that il
luminated by the glow of wine. There
fore, when an occupant of the White
House forsmears King Alcohol and
climbs to the driver's seat of his own
private "water wagon" their disgust is
deep and real.
Mr. .Taft, being an extremely tact-'
ful man, to appease his wine loving
guests, may adopt a subterfuge simi
lar to that of Emperor William of
Germany, another of this season's
distinguished passengers on the "wa
ter wagon." Germany is a convivial
country, and so that his less temper
ate subjects may not. be offended
when toasts and healths are to be
drunk in public, the Kaiser has caus
ed to be manufactured for his place at
the banquet board a series of bever
ages that outwardly resemble .cham-
(Continued on page 4)
Huge Flying Roof Over Leathers' Caulking Slip
Goes Down Under Snow
Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock
the denizens of the waterfront neigh
borhood of Fourth and Water streets
were startled by a resounding crash
over by the Leathers' boat yard, and
rushing out of their homes, found that
the big boat shed long maintained
over the river edge of Fourth street
by the late R. M. Leathers, as a caulk
ing and building shed (or the larger
craft that flocked to his yards,- had
gone down beneath the enormous
weight of the snow. The now had
absorbed the rains and increased its
tonnage on the big 75 by 100 foot
shed roof, until it could bear no more
and went down.
Had the accident occurred 10 min
utes earlier it must have involved the
life of an aged wood sawyer who bas
been in the habit o( workingp his
drift wood under the (riendly shelter
of the big roof, but who had left his
task for a few moments, and returned
only to find his saw- and wood pile
buried deep beneath, the mass of day.
heavy timbers. His same could not
me ascertained last evening; but
whatever it may be he is one of the
luckiest men in all Astoria today.
It is not . known just what will be
done with the wreckage. The prop
erty it overhung was municipal prop
erty and had been allowed to the use
of Mr. Leathers for a long while since
it was of no service to the public at
the time. One thing is certain, how
ever; if the spot is used again for
similar purposes it must be built to
withtsand the weight likely to accu
mulate on it during any severe win
ter like this, or there will be trouble
there (or the city some day.
The fish launch "Betty", of the J.
Lindenberger, Inc., and the motor
tchooner Delia, the "pup" of the As
toria sea-going fleet, are both under
the ruins of the great shed, and it it
not known what damage has been in
flicted upon these boats. Workmen
will tear out the mass and mess to-
mi oi the m-
WF0III1I9
FRIENDS OF POSTMASTER.
GENERAL THINK HE IS EN
TITLED TO THE PLACE
HERRICK MAXES HARD FIGHT
President-Elect Taft Owes Ex-Governor
of Ohio Many Political Debts
and Now is His Chance to Square
Them by Appointing Him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14,-There
is promise of a lively little row -over
the Treasury portfolio in President
elect Taft's cabinet. At least, that is
the way matters are shaping in view
of the insistence of friends of Post
master General George Von L. Meyer
that he is entitled to the place and the
later claims of the (riends of exGover
nor Myron T. Herrick, of Ohio. The
probability is that -Mr. Taft will pon
der long and hard before he decides
for or against either man.
If there is anything in being first in
the field for an office, Mr. Meyer may
have a slight advantage over his Ohio
rival. But this is likely to be offset
when the forces behind Mr. Herrick
get to work. A strong influence fav
oring the former Governor is long
standing friendship with the President
elect, though the Postmaster General
enjoys almost an equal measure of it.
If the score of political debt counts
for anything there is something com
ing to Mr. Herrick from Mr. Taft. It
will be remembered that Mr.Taft once
caused the defeat of the former Gov
ernor, when the latter was seeking re
election to the Governorship of the
Buckeye State. That is a matter of
political history, and whatever Mr.
Taft may do to make amends must be
judged in the light of repayment for
standing debt.
When Mr. Taft in the gubernatorial
campaignf 1906 went to Akron.Oliio
and delivered a verbal assault on ma
chine politics, with "Boss" Cox, of
Cincinnati, as his particular object, he
may not have forseen the consequen
ces. Anyway, many stalwart Ohio
voters took the cue, and the result
was that Governor Herrick tasted de
feat at the hands of his Democratic
rival, the late Governor Pattison. It
would not be remarkable, therefore,
if Mr. Taft, by naming Mr, ; Herrick
for the important Treasury portfolio,
seized this opportunity to heal an old
wound. If he did, the President-elect
could justly be commended for selec
ting a man who could fill the bill with
with entire satisfaction. Mr. Herrick
has had considerable experience as a
banker in 'Ohio, and his stewardship
4of the Treasury Department doubt-
lCtt WVlltft Ttr nfiiTit Itt MA .Ar r-a
--'" " arftsn ouiiuj in ai ' -
inferior to that of any of hi.-r- ,i
cessors in that office. .- . .
When the availability of Mr. -for
the Treasury berth is disc
his administration of the Post-C
Department, one of Uncle Sam's s ..
important workshops, must be c
sidered. To say that he has condu?
ed his department wisely, econom
cally and progressively is hard!
enough credit to Mr. Meyer. Formei
First Assistance Postmaster General,'
now jiepnoucan national cnairman, s
ranK rtitcncocfr, once liked to hear
it said tnat he was "the real omcial
head of the Post-Office Department,"
but this has been convincingly dis
proved since he left the department,
for business methods have continued
under Mr. Meyer. Mr. Taft knows
all this, and he has been mightly im
pressed by the Postmaster General's
efficient record. On this record alone,
Mr. Meyer," in the opinion of his
friends, is entitled to a place in the
councils of the Taft administration.
While former .Governor Herrick's
friends have been quietly active in his
behalf, Mr. Meyer's well-wishers have
not been idle. Senator Lodge, whose
close relations with President Roose
velt and Mr. Taft are well known, has
just paid a visit to Augusta to urge
upon the President-elect tha desira
bility of retaining Mr. Meyer in pub
lic life. Whether Senator Ladge spoke
of him for the Treasury portfolio or
for some important ambassadorship
is not yet definitely known, but what
ever were his representations they are
likely to go far toward convincing
Mr. Taft.
If this nut should prove too hard
for the President elect to crack it is
likely that Senator Crane, of Massa
chusetts, will "be called upon to do a
bit of political mollifying. The jun
ior Bay State Senator has earned
enmfhino rtf a renntntinn aft a mnllU
tier, and his good offices could no
doubt be obtained in this instance. He
known to differ somewhat with his
colleague as to Mr. Meyer's fitness for
the Treasury portfolio, prefering, it is
said, that his fellow New Englander
should re-enter the diplomatic ser
vice.
Even though Mr. Meyer should be
disappointed in his cabinet aspirations,
he likely would be offered an ambas
sadorial post. Just what post does
not appear at this time, unless it be
as successor to Whitlaw Reid, present
Ambassador to England, whose re
tirement has been persistently rumor
ed. Mr. Meyer's diplomatic service
was of the sort to give him the pref
erence should any important vacancy
occur, His excellent record at the
Italian court is well-remembered, for
there he displayed abilify and tact
that did much to strengthen the pre
sent cordial relations between that
country and the United States.