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1 Sife vM&SH? .1 . I' X-"-" ' ' -T ' (. . A.M.. .. ' U TV il an PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 36th YEAR. NO. 34. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1803 PRICE RYE CENTS DEFENSE CAUSES EXGITELIEEIT HI. i- i- 4 i'V tH' Deny it is Outcome of Assembly Action LONG BEEN PLANNED Sixteen Companies of Artillery ' ain k. i. mil no kMuiiuu in " California1 1 ' NOT MEN ENOUGH FOR GUNS According to Commanding Officer There It Only About One-Fourth of the Mm Required to Handle Cum Protecting Frisco Harbor. SACRAMENTO, Feb. fi.-Adju-UM-Gcneral Lauck In emphatic mak ing statement today renewed the activities of hi department at the re quest of the war department at Wash ington for the organisation of 16 companies of artillery for coast de fense l not result of the passage by the assembly of the antl japanese school bill. General Lsuck declared neither the governor or himself had the Japanese situation In mind when It was decided to accede if possible the request ofthe federal officials and establish an adequate coast defense. According to the commanding officer of the state militia there are available at this time nor more than one-fourth the number of men required to man the guns protecting San Francisco harbor. - WASHINGTON, D. F, Feb. 6 Robert S. Oliver, assistant secretary of war, said tonight that the war de partments request of Governor Gillett to organise 16 militia companies ar tillery Is mere a part of the general scheme of national defense. Califor nia, he said is one of the few states that had not a full complement of militia, the idea being to organise a company of militia for every com pany of regulars located at artillery posts. BERLIN ALL READY FOR KING EDWARD Keen Interest is Shown in the Forthcoming Visit f of British Ruler ; LONDON. Feb. 6. The keen in terest in the forthcoming visit ? of King Edward and Queen Alexandra to Berlin. They will Start Monday morning and Tuesday will find them in Berlin, where no British king has been for the last 186 years. A large distinguished suite will accompany the king and queen. Those. behtad the scenes hardly expect to present the effort of ease In the relations of Great Britain. Germany will be at tended by a much more striking suc cess than that following the emper or's visit to the British court last year. The remarkable wave of news paper militarism that has suddenly twept over England . delights the friends of the larger army arid alarms the supporters of the liberal' party who see in this only unnecessary pub lic expenditure and ; sentiment for war with Germany. Agitators de clare the country must have more volunteers or adopt conscription. . In all quarters of Germany is R STRONGER COAST OLD CONDUCTOR DEAD. ' CHICAGO, FeTV-lWore than 2, 0(10,000 miles traveled in 47 years in performance of his duty as a passen ger conductor on the Illinois Central Railroad it the remarkable record of William Tbayer, who Is dead from heart failure In Hinsdale. This long period of service was'passed on the run between Chicago and Dubuque, a distance of 180 miles, over which Mr. Thayer made about 240 trips a ytar from 1853 to, 1900. He retired eight years ago at the age of 74, MORE NEIGHBORLINESS. CHICAGO. Feb. 6 Jacob Riis, who is in Chicago to deliver an ad dress, declares that "The city is ex periencing a crying need (or more neighborliness." , "More of that neighborly feeling," he said, "and there will be fewer tene ments filled with baby killing rooms. In the old days all knew one another and there was no one so base as to see his neighbor suffer without ex tending a helping hand. Now-a-days who knows what his next door neigh bor is doing, or in what condition he M. ASKS PEfiTIOii FOR RE TIRED PRESIDENTS BILL INTRODUCED BY VOL STEAD PROVIDES $12,000 TO FORMER EXECUTIVES. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 6. African Hunts' Magazine writing will not be necessary as occupations of ex presidents of the United States if the bill Introduced by Representative Volstead of Minnesota be enacted. This measure provides a pension of $12,000 annuolly for every president after he leaves the White House. No duties will be required, of the retired chief executive but should he again be elected the president'! pension would cease during the term of. office. TALK SENSE THIS TIME. , NEW YORK. Feb. 6-A seven hour work day, as suggested by the trades councils in Cleveland, Ohio, pointed out as the possible enemy against which the island must prepare and call for soldiers and for six more Dreadnaughts which comes, on the eve of the visit of the king and queen to Berlin seems an unhappy coincidence for Germany's increased naval program was launched at the time of the emperor's late visit to England created much feeling here. The, coming week wil throw.,, light on the government's naval policy and announcement of Important Interest to the United States is probable. Premier Asquith it is predicted by inner circles will hedge on his recent pronouncement that the government purposes to keep the fleet equal to those of any two powers plus 10 per cent. He has excepted ; the .United States from consideration in this plan giving as ,a reason that the United States is such a distaqce from England that her battleships I cannot be considered , as strong potential forces as" the same number of ships of hte nations near by. Is an absurdity, in the opinion of Herman Robinson, an organizer of the American Federation of Labor. "The hours of labor," said Robin son, "will no be further reduced, no matter how extensive or powerful the movement for a seven hour work day will become. The union will not aim at the accomplishment of absurdities. WHEN SCARLATINA ABOUNDS. CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Living In his own room and yet quarantined away from hit family is the unique situation of Joseph Castle, He It a ticket agent for railroad and his living apart ments are In the second story and his office on the first, floor. His three children have been 4 taken ill with scarlet fever and his apartments were placed under quarantine. His room however, is an outside room on the second floor and opens on a balcony. From this balcony he has suspended a ladder and each morning he des cends to the office and each night climbs back to his room. DEMAND EMBARASSES STATE DEPARTMENT SENATORS REQUEST THAT RECENTLY NEGOTIATED TREATY BE AMENDED WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 6V Thc demand of senators that the re cently treaty with Panama be amend ed placed the state department in an embarrassing position. Without knowing that any amend ments were desired the Panama Na tional Assembly ratified the treaty in original form. This action was tak en the very" day Representative Rainey made his speech in the house denouncing President Obaldia of Panama and William Nelson, councel lor of legislation and judiciary agent of Panama in this country as filibus tered and buccaneers and declared Abaldia was selected by corrupt influ ence, and represented the worst ele ments of South American politics. ' This speech aroused great indigna tion in Panama and the national as sembly adopted unanimously strong resolutions denouncing Rainey and demanding retraction from the United States. While this condition was be ing excitedly discussed on the Isth mus a request came from the Ameri can state department for amendments. This request thereby lessening the expense by separating it from the whole estate- It confers ancillary jur isdiction so that all assets of the es tate can be marshalled substantially in one court hereby obviating" the Fil ing of suits in different courts where the property happen to lie. . It pro vides also that if a creditor hat trea sonable cause to believe that he was receiving a preference that shall be a bar to the debtors discharge. With practically no debate the message of the president vetoing the census bill itself was submitted to committee for action' VT ;.' "',.'. V. OSCAR IffiEISTE! SUES FOR LIBEL HE INSTITUTES TWO CASES AGAINST NEW YORK PRESS ! ; AND ITS EDITOR, f i 'NEW YORK, Feb. 6-Oscar Ham merstein, manager of the Manhattan Opera House instituted two civil suits for libel through his attorneys today against New York Press and John A. Hennessy, the managing edi tor of that newspaper, alleging in each case of $100,000. The statement charges as libelous was contained in a published letter severely reflecting Upon Hammerstein. ' SI! ilOERED Terrible Fate of Clara Rosen of Des Moines 2 SUSPECTS ARRESTED Police Declare Young Girl Was Waylaid by Disappointed Suitor CRUSH SKULL WITH STONE Beautiful Girl's Body Found Badly Mutilated Evidence of a Desper ate Battle Before She Wat Over come by Slayer. . DES MOINES, Feb. 6.-Clara Rosen, a soloist of the Lutheran church at Ottumwa, was murdered in an unusually atrocious manner last night. The badly mutilated body was found today and a widespread search it being made for her slayer. Miss Rosen was a beautiful young woman and 22 years of age. She wa9 to be married next week -to Sanford Carlson of Ironton, Wyo,,' a mine owners. The police say this love af fair caused her death and that a dis appointed suitor 'murdered his form er sweetheart. She was waylaid as she was returning home from choir practice. The assailant dragged her to a lonely spot and crushed her skull with a sharp stone. A desperate struggle was shown in the sand. Signs show that she fought the man from the time he grasped her in the street until she fell unconsciout at the point to which the murderer dragged her. Her skull was crushed in two place and a score of cruel blows were found on her bruised and torn body. At the spot where the body lay was passed and repassed many times during the night by the searchers. Two suspects were arrested, one at Oskaloosa giving the name of John Martin of St Louis, who said he it a teamster. He had blood on his clothing and admitted that he had just come from Ottumwa. At Albia a man giving the 'name ' of William Travers was arrested on suspicion. Governor Carroll is considering the offering of a large reward for the murderer's apprehension. The mayor of Ottumwa has offered $500 and the citizesn $400 more. Miss Rosen's diamond brooch and purse is missing. The police say the slayer took these to make the crime look like robbery. , HAD HARD TRIP. . ; SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.-The steamer Olympic from Bcllingham arrived today and reports severe weather. During the storm February first she lost her rudder and before repairs were made she was carried 45 miles off her course. The fuel supply ran short and they were obliged to burned 10,000 feet , of cargo lumber. But one barrel of oil was left when the vessel arrived today. HONOR A BANKER. SEATTLE, Feb.. tW-Frank Cereni, president of the Oakland Chapter of the - American Institute of Banking was last night endorsed for a posi tion on the national executive council by the Seattle chapter over two Seat tle candidates, L. H. Woolfolk, presi dent of the Seattle chipter and W. F. Paull, organizer and first president of the Seattle -chapter. Cereni's endorse ment was because of his efforts in bringing the 1909 convention to Seattle. IN ALLISON'S MEMORY. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 6 The splendid qualities, mind and character of the late Senator William B. Allison, 35 years a United States Senator, and for eight years a mem ber of the house of representatives, was the subject of many eulogies in the senate today. ' Nineteen Senators spoke in praise of the public services of Allison which consumed the entire day. " '' CAPTAIN IS SUSPENDED. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 6. Captain Ed ward F. Qualtrough of the battle ship Georgia has been suspended for six months, with a lust of ten num bers after having been found guilty by a court martial on charges of in toxication at Tangier during a re-f ception given there by the Ameri can Minister, Samuel R. Gummere. EXPECT A MISTRIAL. UNION. S. C, Fl 6.-A mis-trial is probable in the case of W. T. Jones, the wealthy planter on trial here charged with murdering his wife by administering poison. The case was given to the jury at 8:40 last night At. 2 oclock this morning a verdict had not been reached and the jury was locked up for the night and or dered to report at 9 o'clock on the re-convening of the court. PLANS ELABORATE CELEBRA TION. CHICAGO, 111.. Feb. 6Chicago will usher in a week's celebration of the Lincoln centenary with appro priate service in all the churches of the city tomorrow. Keen public in terest has been aroused in the celebra tion, which promises to become mem orable in the history of the city. Each day during the first bait of the week there will be anniversary exercises under 'the auspices of various clubs and other organizations. Nearly 200 speakers will be heard at memorial meetings in the public schools. The celebration will reach a fitting climax Friday, when more than 200 meetings will be held in armories, halls and public school buildings, where the public will be invited to demonstrate the affection and esteem they hold for the martyred President. Simi lar observances of the centennial will be held in cities and towns through out Illinois. CRUISE OE FLEET IS FINE TRAINING - REAR ADMIRAL SPERRY TELLS OF FINE CONDITION THE FLEET IS NOW IN. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 6.-Rear Ad miral Sperry prior to the departure of the battleship fleet today for Hampton Roads expressed the great est satisfaction as a result of the around;the-world cruise. He said the trip increased the power of th'e fleet, its mobility and toned up the men and officers to a high state of effic iency and that the fleet is in better condition today than when it sailed from Hampton Roads in December, 1907. Admiral Sperry believes the voyage will service to stimulate en listments in the navy and that new standards in steam engineering, es pecially in the matter of economy in the consumption of coal will be creat ed. The admiral said , the . gunning efficiency has been greatly improved and that the daily exercises and maneuvering had resulted in an ideal perfection of the technical work. LINCOLN'S SON. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. Robert T. Lin coln, son of the martyred president, will not participate in any of the Lin coln meetings. He announces that his family will observe the anniver sary day as in past years. , He ex presses his pleasure at the widespread plans that are being made to honor his father, but does not think that it would be meet for him to take part in any public celebration. He has, however, lent the historical Society a number of relics. OU LEGIS 1II-JAPA MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. SEATTLE, Feb. 6.-W. C. Dudley, the Northern Pacific special agent who shot ,Alex. Smith a company watchman to death in a duel near the freight sheds Thursday afternoon will be charged with manslaughter in an information to be filed in the Super ior Court today. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney F. H. Holzheimer made that decision yesterday after hearing the testimony at the inquest. The formal investigation 'was held by Coroner J. C. Snyder yesterday afternoon. After listening to the tes timony of eye witnesses, the coroner took the jury to the Seattle, General Hospital where Dudley is under guard. I would like to make a statement about this case," said the wounded man, "but I have been advised to say nothing at this time." WILLIAM J. BRYAN HAS HARROW ESCAPE IS THROWN FROM AUTOMO BILE WHILE .RETURNING FROM A LECTURE. TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 6.-While re turning from Sutherland . College where he delivered a lecture on "The Prince of Peace" this evening, Wil liam J. Bryan came near losing his life. t The big auto in which he was riding threw a tire on a bridge near Tarpon Springs and .the machine plunged into the trestle work throw ing the occupants out Bryan . was jammed against the rail and suffered considerable injury. At first it was thought his leg was broken but when he arrived at Tampa an examination showed he was only badly bruised. He is confined in his rooms at the Tampa Bay Hotel suffers consider able gain. WEALTH OF ATHLETICS. BOSTON, Mass., Feb." 6. Seldom in the history of intercollegiate ath letics jji this section has there been such a wealth of runners, leapers and weight hurlers of high grade as will be seen in Mechanics Building to night at the annual indoor games of the Boston Athletic Association- Relay racing will be the important feature of the program. There will be will be fourteen of these eyents and they will bring . together the crack runners, of Yale, Harvard, Brown, Holy Cross and other big Eastern colleges. . BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL IN PORTLAND Purchase of 36 Blocks Causes Rose City PORTLAND, Feb. 6--The Even ing Telegram says: "Following close upon the purchase, of a string of nine blocks of warehouse property in this city by the "Mysterious Mr. Craig of Los Angeles," comes the purchase of 36 blocks for $5,000,000. The 36 blocks which are included in the present deal, lie in three tiers parallel to' and immediately west of the nine blocks bought by "Mr. Craig" being bounded by North Twelfth and North Sixteenth streets and extend ing 12 blocks- north from Glison. The name of the purchaser is not yet pub lic. The immensity of the purchase calls to minds a statement made by a member of the party which visited Portland last fall with John D. Rocke LATII RE TAKES IIP ESE BILLS Exclusion Law Hay Ex clude Ail Asiatics RESOLUTION MAY PASS Little Opposition cf Measure Lock for in Either House or Senate OWNERSHIP BILL CC.'.tiNg UP Measure Prohibiting the Further Ac quisition of Real Estate Holdings by All Asiatics to be Introduced Next Week. r. SALEM, Or, Feb. 6. More anti- Japanese bills are promised by the Oregon legislature. . The Bailey reso lution which memorialues congress to extend the present exclusion taw. so as to include Hindus, Japanese and all other Asiotics, "views with alarm." The present talk of repeal law and urges congress to take some action which will stop the influx of Asiatics who the resolution says are invading the Pacific Coast states' by the thou sands and who it declares lower the standard of American living and can not assimilate with - the Caucasian race. This resolution is expected to pass the senate with but few dissent ing votes, and to meet similar success in the house. ' ' . Another anti-Japanese bill is said to be in preparation, and is expected to be introduced during the coming week. This bill prohibits the future acquisition of real -estateholdings by all Asiatics, though it will not affect the present Oriental property owners. What disposal will be made of this bill ;is more -of a problem.' While the memorial to congress is practi cally no different ,from those which have bobbed up at nearly alt sessions and. would attract little comment were it not for the present agitation on the subject., . . WALLABY WIN. BERKELEY, Cal., Feb. 6-By a score of 27 to 0 the Wallaby Rugby team defeated the University of Cali fornia team today. The Australians outplayed the Californians. ' at Cost of $5,000,000 to Think Big Things feller, Jr., that the Rockefeller inter ests intend to expend $300,000,000 in the Pacific Northwest within the next few years. 1 The Associated Press is unable to verify the reported sale of $5,000,000 worth of property in the northern section of the city. Real estate deal ers mentioned by the Evening Tele grams as heavily interested in the transaction deny that any deal of magnitude reported by the ncswpaper occurred. They admit the market for the land of that section is very active but at least one of the prominent firms mentioned is buying and selling in the area reported has been included in the alleged $5,000,000 deal.