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! . Tin s - 1 VB . Ira j: ! . I"W . COVERS THE MORNINO FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT .. ' .. 88th YEAR. NO. Zf f PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT THANKS PEOPLE OF CANI . , r ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY t?p 1809 PRICE FIVE CENTS For Decision in the Anti Japanese Bill IN WIRE TO GOVERNOR Declares Golden State Interests Will Always be Carefully Guarded ALL WASHINGTON; REJOICING President Congratulates Governor OUletts and Speaker Sunton In Highest Terms 8aylng Jostles Has Been Dona. RAINEY IS SORE. PASS SEVERAL BILLS. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 10.- Following Uie refusal of unanimous consent for the consideration of the resolution appropriating $1,125,000 for the Lincoln memorial, In Wash Ington and the passage of several bills of minor Importance, consider tlon of the agricultural bill was re sumed in the home today. The effori WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 10.- of Lever of South Carolina to abol- iih the board oi reference in me de partment of agriculture failed. The bill was still pending when the house adjourned. M'HASTER MEASURE TO Representative Rainey of Illmoii, commenting on the statement in Sec relary Bacon's letter to the Panama Minister yesterday, said he is in rUntA that he had been elected a member of the "Ananias Club Rainey said that the requirements of membership is exceedingly simple. It is only necessary he declared to be Industrious to exercise diligence and to arrive at some facts not compli mentarv to the present administra tlon. . , DANGER OVER. WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 10.- Tbe President In talks with visitors today exnressed the belief that dan ger of a rupture with Japan is practi cally over. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE LOCAL OPTION BILL PASSES BY 59 TO 36. 101 RECEIVES FAESEJil Requiring Japs Visiting Fair to Give Return Bond NOT EVEN THOUGHT OF Bacon's Message Causes Great Surprise In Both House and Senate TAFT MEETS STORM. husband at the station house to pro cure bail. Dr -Stewart said that he was a graduate, of Chicago Medical College and that he was born in that citv. One of the bystanders who wit nessed the scene declared that he had seen Dr. Stewart take the purse but that he probacy took it for safe keeping" ' FLYWHEEL BURSTS ANACONDA, Feb. lO.-One of the immense flywheels at the smelUr power house of the Anaconda Cop per Mining Company smeiters, burst into fragments yesterday and wrecked the building, but no one was hurt. The wheel carried a belt and was 20 feet in diameter and was mak ing 65 revolutions per minute, work ing under steam power at the time it broke. Fragments of iron were hurl ed through the roof of the building and scattered in both directions for a distance of several hundred feet. KAY SENDS ASSURING REPLY WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 10, Replying to the telegrams from Go ernor Gillette and Speaker Stan'on of California's house of representa tivea announcing the defeat of the segregation bill, President Roosevelt sent the following telegram to the governor; "Accept my heartiest congratula ting All 0ft4 Am.rJnl M"cl ate what you have done. Pray ex tend my congratulations individually to all who have aided you. I feel that way in which California has done whst is rlsht for the nation makes it mors than ever obligatory on the nation in every way to sate tiiard the Interests of California. All that I personally can do toward th't whether In public or private shall ue mott certainly done. To Speaker Stanton he addressed the following message: "Accent my heartiest thanka nd congratulations for the great services )ou have rendered on behalf of the people of the Uifited States, I thank th nennle nf California and their representatives in the legislature HARRIMAN MERGER. CINCINNATI. Feb. 10.-Aftc devotinir two days to hearing testi tnony regarding the effect on general ktiiinem of the aliened merger of Harriman lines and as to the evi dence of such a merger by ellmina tlon of former competitive conditions it was announced tonight that attor neys in the case would enter on ree ord tomorrow various excerpts from evidence submitted at the Harriman hearing In the Interstate commerce case. OLYMPIA. Feb. lO.-On a mo tion of the opponents of the McMm ter'a anti-saloon league local option Kill that mfiiurc was advanced to nu nnaun thr CRUISER uta oassnae unaer unammuui NORTH CAROLINA (by Wireless, pension of the rules in the house .Hk vis New Orleans, FeB- 10.)-The se- afternoon tn order to laciuiai? ir.n- r northerly blow this morning was saction of other business. On imai ' , - , ........ j to ... ... nrW encountered cassaee the bill was carnca, ao iu bv Judae Taft on bis trip from Colon 36. The bill still has the senate to to the Mississippi river passes. On face where the duplicate wai repon the whole the weather has been usually pleasant. HOUSE AT SALEM HAS A BUSY DAY FIFTEEN BILLS WERE PASSED FIGHT OVER INSURANCE COMMISSION. nn- Acting Governor Convinces Japan That no Such Measure Haa Been Prnnod Atrainst Taoanese in Washington Legislation. ed out bv the minority of the judic iary committee this afternoon. Twj substitutes were proposed by other members of the committee. One pro vides for orohibilion outside of in corporated cities and voting at tf;e general elections In city precincts on pettion of 20 per cent of the electors. Other excludes first, second and th.Td tfass Cttfes and provides for voting at general elections in fourth class cities and country preclni-'a upon the petition of forty per ceni of the electors. The Senate is said to be badly soft on the interpretation on the term "Reasonable local option law" contained in the republican plat- foim and it is strongly predicted that the anti-saloon cannot pass in its present form. interest in the subject, which is very great. There has been hardly any development of modern science more remarkable and with greater promise than this of the dry farming system and I hope your congress may do much to further it." GUARD AGAINST FIRE. CHICAGO, Feb. 10.- Separate buildings, one story in height and of special construction for all new five- cent theatres, is the stringent re- auirement of an ordinance now in course of preparation. These strue tures will have two front and two rear exits, and where they cater to children, they will have to have suf ficed attendants to get the young sters out in case of fire or panic SALEM. Feb. 10. Fifteen bills were passed by the house today the most Important being one establish ing a state fire insurance department and creating insurance commission. Over this bill there has been a pro trscted fight- The house also re considered the elaht-hour bill, amend ing it so that it is less objectionable to manufacturing interests as it was in form originally passed. The main provision of the bill as it now stands I. that tkttrr wnrtrtnir ! hnuM. 30 minutes shall be given in which 1 3 CONTINENTAL FREIGHT BU- SHIPPERS IA TURNED DOWN REAU REFUSES TO OPPOSE ADVANCE IN RATES, BISHOP DEFENDS ORIENTAL RACES eat Crater Lake measure will be re ported favorably tomorrow. This provides for an annual appropriation nf t?(nnn for four consecutive vears on the condition that the countiea .n- SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. iu ratoH ilm e nntrihute. The ohlect Worn" wai received heit from trans- of the bill is to construct the highway continental freight bureau today to eventually to reach from the Idaioithe effect that It has retusea to rc- line to the Pacific Ocean. . srind the advance in freight rates Senator Kays bill placing restrlc- on canned goods and dried fruits and tiens on foreign mutual insurance the protests of the California ship rnmnmiri nasserf the senate today. nr were turned down. The next v I I I Also the bill for an additional judge move will be the action before the interstate commerce commission. A new schedule which Increases by 10 tents the old schedule of 75 cents for domestic and 65 cents for export shipments applies to canned salmon n well as other forms of canned goods. in the fourth district. In His Address on Bill Prohibiting Their Employ ment on Public Work PLUNGES DOWN HILL, OLYMPIA, , Feb. , 10 -Both the senate and house today disclaimed any intention of adopting legislation attempting to require Japanese visi tors to Seattle Fair to give bond lor their return to native land. Informa tion that the report that Washing ton legislature had before it and such a bill was in circulation in Tokio came to Acting Governor Hay from StcrtUry of State 'Bacon which uid "It is reported from Tokio that a till is to be introduced in Washington legislature requiring the Japanese at tending the A. Y. P. exposition to give bond for their return. I should appreciate a abatement from you re garding the truth of this report and if unfounded it would have a very good effect if it could be broadly denied.". The telegram was embodied in sep arate messages and created surprise J in both houses when submitted, in ! neither of which has such a measure has been under consideration or so far as known even thought of and the question is raised as to Washing ton even having the power to make such a requirement. In the lower house a resolution was adopted de claring it the unanimous sentiment of the house that if such a measure were proposed it would be indefinite ly postponed. The senate this after noon adopted a formal resolution de claring that if such a resolution was in troduced it would receive unanimous disapproval. In both houses sugges tions were made that a reply should be couched in terms expressing friendliness for the Japanese race but the resolutions as adopted con tain no expression ot sentiment- Actina- Governor Hay this evening sent the following to Secretary Bacon: "Your message read in both houses today and each body has assured me me that no such bill requiring the laoaneso attending the fair to give bond for their return has been intro duced and each body has assured me by unanimous resolution that should any such bill be offered it will be in definitely postponed," WOULD REIVE TI TU1I JJECTIB SEKI1M U H1UI CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY YIELD TO PRESSURE OF PRESI DENT AND. GOVERNOR. STANFORD LOSES. PALO ALTO, Cal, Feb. lO.-Tlie Wellabies Australia Rugby football team defeated the Stanford team to day by a score of 13 to 3. SAVING BANK BILL UP. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 10.- Tbe postal sanvings bank bill was before the senate during most of the session today and Senator Heyburn of Idaho spoke in opposition to it "DUTCH" PETE STROFF CAUGHT Ai m LAST MAN WANTED FOR O. R 4 N. HOLD UP IS FINALLY APPREHENDED. on Regarding His Pcsiti in Taft Cabinet TAKES PROMPT ACTION Senator Hale's Resolution Cuts Salary of Secretary ef State to $3,000 SOME D0U3T CF SUCCESS Members Raise Question That Even After Repeal Knox May Still b Prohibited to Accept the Portfolio. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10. Yield ing to the pressure brought to bear by Isesident Roosevelt and Gover nor Gillett, the California assembly re ired from Its previous position on the anti-Japanese matters today by reconsidering for vote on the segre gation bill and then finally rejected the measure by a vote 41 to 37. The tftcrt to recosider was lost by a tie vote and the assembly is now clear of any anti-Japanese measure object ed to by the national administration The school bill is still to be consid ned in the senate but there is little doubt that measure will be disapprov ed when brought up. Snow Plow and Engine Topple Down Precipice, Killing Engineer. SEATTLE, Feb. 10.-A special to the Post Intelligencer from Olytnpia says that the most sensational inci dent of the legislature occurred to day when Representative Bishop of Jeff ei son and Callam counties, a half breed Indian, defended the Orientals In an impassioned speech in opposi tion to the bill .prohibiting the em j.loyment of Oriental labor on pubis : work. The debate was -on a motion to indefinitely postpone the bill. The motion was lost by a vote of 62 to 25. Thfc bishop's mother is a full blood Indian. He is . one of the wealthiest . and moat auccessful farmers In his DENVER, Feb. 10. While plow thf heavy drift at Bax MK ii.WMB.. district. He is an eloquent speaker ter Pass on the Uintah Railroad the and haa long been conspicuous in the Unpine and snowplow struck a sharp republican pontics ot tne state. I cure on a short grade and piungeu The bill does not mention the down a three-hundred-foot precipice Oi'entals but it was pointed out that tiding the engineer and fatally !n it could apply only to the Japanese iiitlnir a section hand. Four othst ana k-mnese ana accusation was section hands were seriously nurt. merely a ruse and aimed directly at the Japanese and Chinese. An reply to the bishop, Representative Camp- bull said if the bill would keep the Japanese and Chinese off the public works he was heartily in favor of It. While the discussion took within its range employment of all foreigners a distinct Oriental issue was drawn. ! WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 10.- ' 1 Following close upon the discovery that Senator P. C Knox could not I without violating the constitution . f PORTLAND, Feb. 10 Sheriff R ;the United States accept a state L. Stevens tonight received a mes- portfolio in Taft's cabinet the senate sage from San Francisco stating took prompt action today to remove that "Dutch" Pete Stroff wanted here the constitutional objection. Senator to answer a charge of train robbery Hale introduced a resolution which was arrested there today. Stroff is was referred to the judiciary commit wanted in connection with the rob-! tee providing that the salary of the bery of the O- R. & N. passener secretary of state be reduced from train just outside of Portland, Dc- $12,000 to $8000, a figure at which it ccmber 17. Shortly after the crime stood before it was increased along was committed two of the robbers wjth other cabinet officers two years were cauht and confessed and are ago. While in the house there i rvinir Inner sentences in the oen;-: opneral arrentance of the suggestion ' - o - - I t tcntiary. According to Sheriff in their j to repeal the law standing in Knoxs . i . I t. - . confessions the two covictea roo- j way some ot tne memners nc bers named Stroff as a third member raised the question if even after the of. the gang and the leader. Until to repeal he would not be prohibited in day Stroff has evaded arrest. j as much as the constitution torbias the appointment to office the salary of which has been raised during ap pointees term as a member of con- igress, nothing being said aooui inu subsequent reduction of the salary. Assistant Attorney-General Russell, however, holds that if congress re- ualarv to the former fitmre Ithf case would fall outside the pur- I . - C - nnrl waiiM Tint bfi pun OI Ulv an within meaning of tt. ; CALHQU II TRIAL WILL 8E BED TODAY AMERICA WRECKED., CASTELLEON, Spain, Feb. 10. The steamer America has been wrecked off the coast of this prov ince. Her passeners and crew,-60 in all, were saved. PHYSICIAN IS ARRESTED. Someone Thought he Had Snatched Woman's Purse. NEW YORK, Feb. 10. After as sisting a woman whom he saw stag gering along the street, Dr. James A. Stewart was arrested last night on the comnlaint of a bystander, win said that the physician had taken the woman's purse. Dr. Stewart, who lives in West 109th street, was ac companied by his wife, and three children at the time. At the police station he "declared that a great mis take had been made. The purse con tained only $3.81. The physician's wifewas greatly excited and left her HENEY ABSENT FROM COURT YESTERDAY OWING TO SEVERE COLD. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-The Calhoun trial will be resumed tomor row unless Heney is prevented by illness attending the session and both sides will interpose their per emptory challenges whereby the 12 meen now in the iurv box will be reduced in number was not ascertain able tonieht. Heney's absence from court today is attributable to nothing more serious than a severe cold. His iianristps confidently exoect him to resume his duties tomorrow. BRYCE ENDORSES IT. CHEYENEE, Wyo., Feb. 10. Tames Brvce. ambassador of Great Britain to the United States, has for warded from Washington an invita tion of the dry farming congress to the minister of agriculture of Canada, in order that the Dominion may be i-pni-esented at the Conzress here February 23. The British ambassa dor, in a letter to Governor Brooks of Wyoming, says: "I take this op .portunity of expressing my personal iCB IBCE GOES ASHORE FOUR MASTED VESSEL EN COUNTERS 60-MILE GALE OFF CAPE HENLOPEN. DELAWARE BREAKWATER. Del., Feb. 10. Driving before a 60 mile gale the four-masted schooner Sarah W. Lawrence, from Newport News with a cargo of coal was blown aground on the Hen and Chickens Shoals off Cape Henlopen. The crew and the captain's wife were all res cued. . LABOR LEADERS GATHER. WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 10. Prominent labor leaders participated in the council of labor at the depart ment of commerce and labor today. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor and Commissioner-General Keefe of immigration bureau were among those taking part. The meeting was called at the instance of Secretary Strauss. ' BELL TESTIFIES IN OWN BEHALF Tells of the Killing of Dury an Actor Who Caused the Downfall of Defendants Wife DENVER, Feb. 10-Burdette Bell, on trial for the murder of C Curvier Dury, an actor, for whom his wife had left him, went on the witness stand today in his own behalf. No effort was made to raise the "Unwrit ten law" in his behalf. Bell said that Dury pushed him aainst the wall and choked him when Bell found the par together in Dury's room. The though came to Bell, he tes tified, that Dury intended bodily injury and perhaps to kill him, and run away with his wife and baby. After the shooting occurred Bell says he surrendered to the police. Prev iously Bell testified that his wife had confessed to him the night before, of her relations with Dury. She said Dury got her intoxicated and this, with her ambition to go on the stage, had led to her downfall. MATTHEW TURNER DEAD. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 Matthew Turner, a former shipmas ter and ship builder died at his home at Berkeley today. At one time he operated a fleet of coast vessels.