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stages PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS THE MORNINO FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 86th YEAR. NO. 39. y - ' ' t ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1909 - - K k imuuiL iu PRICE FIVE CENTS MANY CITIES PAY Ml His Birthday Made Holi day Throughout Country FOREIGN MESSAGES Three Nations Pay Respect to Hero's Memory at , Springfield SHERMAN AT PITTSBURG VlcPresldent Elsct to Principal Spakr at Chamber of Commerce Dinner Reipondi to Toast of Abraham Lincoln. SPRINGFIELD, Ilia., Feb. 12.- Amid scenes of unrivalled brilliancy at the state armory tonight, three na tiona paid tribute to emancipator and to each other. French Ambassador Jussersnd brotigh a menage from France; British Ambassador Bryci an eulogy from England; while W J. Bryan and Senator Dolliver laid Amerira'i wreath of reipect at the feet of Lincoln. PITTSBURG, fa., Feb. 12. Vice President-Elect Sherman of New York was the principal spesker at the chamber of commerce dinner here tonight. Sherman responded to the toast "Abraham Lincoln HARRISBURG, Pa,. Feb. 12.- Vice-President Fairbanks wai the chief speaker here tonight at Lincoln day meeting. Governor Stuart pre aided and made an address. Fair banks was the recipient of enthusi astic welcome. OLYMPIA, Feb. 12.-Centennial of Lincoln's birthday commemorated by legislature today by a meeting of Joint session and listening to eulogies. Municipal addresses by J. Frank Hanley, former Governor of Indiana. Floors and galleries were crowded and In the house chamber where exercises were held decorated with national colors and mementoes of Lincoln. Addresses wer also de livered by Acting Governor Hay and ex-Congressman Dudley G. Wooten of Texas. LEXINGTON. Ky., Feb. 12. In this city where Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd and her brother, Robert Todd Stewart were born, Lincoln's centen nary celebrated beautiful tribute f Lincoln. Boutell of Illinois read Lincoln' Gettysburg address. GETTYSBURG, Ta., Feb. 12.- Llncoln day at Gettysburg was ob- ANENT CHLOROFORM. CIUCACO, Feb. 12The claim of Dr. Samuel Gutherie aa the dis coverer of chloroform la being in vestlgated by the Chicago Medical Society.' A committee has been ap pointed to delve into the records of the past. The recent death of Osslan Guth erie, son of Dr. Gutherie, has brought the dispute up at this time. An im mense boulder is owned by the des cendants of Dr. Cutherie and It is desired to place it In a park with suitable tablet to his memory. The commissioners are willing to accept the boulder as a piece of scenery but refuse to allow any inscription. The medical Society feels that something must been done to settle the qualifi cation of the discovery. T from wnrhips In the harbor and by batteries of the national guard this morning, unhered in the celebration in this city, of the one hundredth an- nivcrsary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the ex erclses in Cooper Union, with May or MeClellan presiding, are to begin. Perhaps the greatest celebration of the day will be held in Carnegie Hall tonight where General Horace Porter will preside, and a chorus of 500 from the United German singing societies as one of the special feat ures, win sing. AFTER FLOOD WASH RUBIO CANYON INTO RAVINE IN JURING SIX PEOPLE. PASADENA. Cal., Feb. I2- Fol lowing a cloudburst in the Rubb Canyon above Pasadena this after noon i terrific flood of water came down the narrow canyon carrying away the foundation of the Rubb Canyon Pavilion at the foot of the Mount Lowe incline precipitating the building into the ravine and burying of six persons in the ruins. Severat of these were badly hurt. Rescue parties with physicians were sent from this city on two spec ial electric cars immediately and par1 ties front Echo Mountain ran down the mountain side for nearly a mile to the scene of disaster and assisted n the work of rescue. NEW YORK CHINAMEN. NEW YORK, Feb. 12,-InspireJ by the action of their Pacific Coast Bre(hern, the Chinese in New York's , -. , tmnaiown are maKing arrangements to hold a meeting at which they will consider, means to obtain more cognition in this country. The firs! will be held tomorrow' night. We feel, said a prominent Chin ese, "that we are entitled to much consideration as are the Japanese horn we equal in civilization at least. Japan owes much to Chini for its culture and its language and we do not think it fair that our race should be segregated in this country while more privileges are allowed to the Japanese. The immigration question is a complicated one, bir we believe that a limited number should be permitted to come to the United. States. The population of Chinatown is being constantly de creased because of the stringent ex elusion laws as now enforced." GOT POURS FROM WOULD Hf! BUS fl Ml WIRES SENATOR EXPRESSING HOUE THAT SALARY BILL WILL BE REPEALED. SIR. TRANSIT BEACHED AT PLUMPER BAY MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE AT SAN FRANCISCO GETS DIS PATCH FROM VICTORIA. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12-Judge Taft today telegraphed to Senator Knox expressing the hope that the bill repealing increase of salarv for secretary of state will pass. Taft aid he had no doubt that this would remove all obstacles. "I should re gard your ineligibility at this time as great public misfortune and it ould be personal disappointment too great for me to express." W ES BILL PROBABLY WILL PASS SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12.-The Merchants' Exchange received a dis- ptch tonight from ' Victoria stating that the Norwegian steamer Transit, bound north, went ashore and was beached at Plumper bay. Steamers Salvor and Jollffe have gone to the assistance of the stranded vessel. MEASURE DECLEASING SAL ARY OF SECRETARY OF STATE IS FAVORED. Says Lovering Regarding Rainey's Canal Speech CASE OF BLACKMAIL Further States That Ex-Convicts Invented the Stories of Fraud and Corruption WITHHOLDS ALL NAMES Shackeford of Missouri Presses Lov ering For Name of Convicts But is Disappointed With Reply That They Will be Made Public Later. NEW YORK CELEBRATES. NEW YORK, Feb. 12-The boom- served by the general suspension of ing of guns at Fort Hamilton, Fort business and exercises. Wadsworth on Governor's Island, "AMERICA" PREVENTS THEATRE PANIC National Hymn Restores Order After Crazed Stage Hand Starts Rumor of Fire WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 12.- The bill introduced by Representa tive Gaines in the house to decrease emoluments of secretary of state late today was referred to the com mittee on election of President, vice r ).. . , ... rresiaeni ana representatives in Congress. Some members of the judiciary committee, however, striv ing to get hold of the measure. They claim both the Gaines bill and its counterpart, the senate bill should have been referred to the commit tee of lawyers, instead the former bill as sent to another committee and the senate bill still rests on the speaker's table waiting for Gaines measure to make its appearance. Gayton of Alabama recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the house believed that the bill will do all it is intended to. FARGO, N. D., Feb. 12. With the cramming for the ' exist. Cries of TWO MURDERERS TAKEN Fargo opera house packed to the doors today the majority of the au dience of school children and women, George A. Hadley, engineer of the theatre, .dashed from the stage through the audience calling for Chief Sutherland of the fire depart ment. In an instant the place was a veritable bedlam with every one fire were all that could be heard. Cool heads prevailed and a pianist MANILA, Feb. 12. After months wash rushed to the instrument on the of tracing through the Mountains of stage and ''America". was played. The Ncgros two members of a band of chorus of voices on the stage took up the iar and a moment later the au dience joined and order was retored. No one was seriously injured. murderers were captured by the con stabulary today. The two criminals Wakely and Everett were brought in while the pursuit of their compan ions continues. WASHINGTON- D. C, Feb. 12.- That Representative Rainey got from the New York World his information regarding the Panama Canal affair which formed the subject for his receni speech and that ex-convicts invented the stories of fraud and corruption pertaining to the acquire meat of the title by United States the property was the charge made in the house today by Lovering Massachusetts. "Maybe," he said, "The World did not originate all the scandalous stories it published, but its columns were public and we do know that the World gave credence and circulation to them." Lovering declared that the "Per petrators of these false statements are known and the story of their do ings reveals a chapter of history of blackmailing that is rare in the an nals of crime." "Does the gentleman object to stat ing who they are." inquired Burleson of Texas. Lovering protested that he is la boring under great difficulties be cause of the absence of Rainey from the chamber. He admitted he did not notify the Illinois member of his Intention fo speak on this subject Shackeford of Missouri pressed for a answer as to who these convicts were, but Lovering would go no further than to state that they would be protected in the court, both in New York and Washington and at the proper time would become known to the general public. "How do you happen to be famil iar with the secrets of the grand juries" Shackleford asked, but before he could answer Gaines of Tennessee inquired if he is not a personal friend of W. N. Cromwell. Lovering admit ted that he is. Responding to questions by Shack leford of Massachusetts, the member said he is personally not a client of Cromwell but that he is a member of the corporation that had retained his service. He refused to say how long Cromwell had been so em ployed. He merely stated that he is not putting himself in the position to be interrogated by a court of justice. Further referring to Rainey, Lover ing said that Rainey had been made a victim or is too willing to asperse such fair names as Charles P. Taft, Douglas Robinson, W. N. Cromwell, Roger Farnham and several others. It was he said, "Shameless prostitu tion," of the privilege of free speech which the members enjoyed on the floor of the house. For this utter ance Lovering was promptly called to order by his colleague, Lawrence of Massachusetts, wh6 was." in the chair. " '' ' Lovering protested that he had mentioned no names except Rainey's and those which had been spoken of in the house and public press. Upon the suggestion of Gaines that Rainey he sent for and that the speech should proceed no further until Rainey's appeared, Lovering yielded the flfor temporarily. Rainey was overtaken at the railroad station where he was about to board the train for Baltimore where he had an engagement to speak st the Lincoln exercises. In a short time he came into the house, but stated that his uaitimore engagement prevented his remaining throughout Lovering's re marks and that he would answer Iar. er should he find it necessary. Lovering's proceedings stated that blackmailers tried to work their game not only on the gentlemen he had named but on both political parties. i He said that for two years prior to last Fall they had been pursuing Cromwell with the expectation that he pay them large sums of money. inese overtures, Lovering said had met with an indignant refusal from Cromwell. Following their attempt on Cromwell he said they took their Nefarious wares" to Chairman Mack of the Democratic campaign commit tee and when Mack refused to ac cept them Lovering declared that members of the democratic party ar ranged with Rainey "To exploit th? subject on the floor of the hotise he had attempted to do by introduc ing the resolution of inquiry." " Singularly enough, he said, Rain ey "Had taken no steps about the In vestigation" "Has he fallen down? he inquired. "Has he failed to secure proof, have his informants forsaken him?" After the blackmailers failed to ex ert money from any source they then caused the matter to be published in the World. Lovering then said "Rainey, rising In his place declar ed that he had received no Informa tion from either source, and noting that Lovering was reading his speech, he asked, Did the gentleman prepare his, manuscript, or did Wil liam Cromwell?" Lovering declared he had prepared every word himself and that Crom well had never seen a word of It. Lovering said there were no se crets in the whole transaction, ''Ex cept such as suspicious minds have" conjured up." PRESIDEHT SETS HUH SHE TOR Mill STRUCTURE LEPER IS AT LARGE. LOS ANGELES, Feb- 12.-Sam. uel Vernick, the leper, who was lock ed up in the insane ward at the city hospital several days ago, escaped from his cell at that institution by barricading his door and forcing an entrance through a narrow window, and is now at large. His case is said to be one of the worst examples of the deadly malady that the local physicians have had to deal with. Vernick was a candy vendor on the street for a number of years and the discovery that he was afflicted with leprosy caused considerable conster nation among those who had been accustomed to patronize him. coffey mis ma INTRODUCES A RESOLUTION MAKING TERM OF SIX YEARS. Hitchcock of Nebraska asked why, if there was no secrets does Lover ing justify Cromwell's refusal to an swer questions put to him by the senate commitee. Lovering answered that Cromwell had answered every question he was at liberty to with out breaking faith with his clients and since that time he had kept noth ing back. Looking squarely at Rain ey he challenged that gentleman to Here and now produced his proofs." Rainey promised that on the first opportunty he would make a reply that would meet the challenge. Gaines in a fiery speech urged that the Rainey resolution should be pass ed in order to get at the bottom of the affair. "Get Cromwell," he ex claimed, "to come here and clean his hands, and get Rainey or anyone else he wants to call and bring them face to face." The Indian appropriation bill was technically under consideration and speeches were made under general debate. A variety of other subjects were discussed, Sims of Tennessee talked on the dangers of carbon monoxide in illuminating gas; Rus- sclkof Missouri took the issue with we rrcsiucnung in vetoing me James river dam; Broadhead of Pennsylvania, made a plea for the retention of marines as a branch of the military arm, and Willett of New York made legal argument in which he held that the United States is ithout authority to, sue a newspaper for libel. About 500 pension bills were passed. Before taking up the Indian bill brief exercises of Lincoln were held. SALEM, Or., Feb. 12. Senator Soffey of Multnomah today introduc ed a memorial to congress urging that the term of President be in creased to six years, and that no man be eligible to serve more Jhan one term. The house today passed an appropriation of $10,000 for road to Crater Lake. Three normal school bills pased the house this afternoon after strenuous oppoition by Dim lck of Clackamas. Kellaher's bill to compel the railroads to connect with industry, switches has been reported favorably. Favorable report on Sin- nott's employes' liability act was re ceived by the senate tonight. The bill as amended limits the damage for accidental death to $7300. The bill to legalize five-round boxing con tests was defeated tonight In the house. Creations of state commis sion to deal with the white plague is provided in a bill introduced by the senate committee on medicine. Thousands Flock to Cele bration at Hogenville MANY ADDRESSES New Structure Marking Patroita Birthplace to be Finished by Next Fall WEATHER IS DISAGREEABLE Exercises Required to be Held Un der Tent Speech of Roosevelt is Enthuiaatically Received Many Other Addresses. Pill ID 6711 REPORTED LOST STEAMER IS WRECKED OFF CAPE TERA WHITE PART OF CREW SAVED. HODGENVILLE, Ky., eb. 12. Henceforth the birthplace of Abra ham Lincoln is to be marked bv a pile of stone. Appropriately, the physical structure in his memory that has now found the beginning at the place where he first saw light, takes simple name of the memorial. It is to be a simple but classic building of granite and it is hoped that it may be completed by next Fall, when then President-elect Taft will officiate in dedicating it as , President Roosevelt today officiated in laying the founda tion stone. The cornerstone laying took place after appropriate forensic ceremonies were participated in by the President, Governor A. E- Willson of Kentucky, Former Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri, president of the Lincoln Farm Association; Luke E. Wright, Secretary of War, who is an ex-Confederate soldier; General Grant Will son of New York, who represented the Union soldiers, and I. T. Mont gomery of Mississippi, a negro and ex-slaye. With one exception the ora tors representing not only the con flicting sides of the great struggle, but the present generation as well spoke from the same platform and with the same flag fluttering over them. . Six or eight thousand persons were present. Many had come from Louisville and other Kentucky cen ter but the bulk of the assembly was composed of country folks from Larue and adjacent countries there was a noticable absence of negroes in tne crowa, Dut tnose present were ' MORE SLUGGING. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.- Plans have been practically complet- d for a match between Battling Nel son, the lightweight champion, and Fighting Dick" Hyland. Hyland willing to box 45 rounds, and to make 133 pounds ringside, so theri ill be no difficulty in coming to terms. In expectation of securing the match Hyland will not accept challenge to fight George Mem- sic in Los Angeles. WELTI NGTON, N. Z., Feb. 12.- The Union Steamship Company's steamship Penguin was wrecked last J wedged in with whites showing that night off Cape Terawhiti. Some of none had been kept away by race the passengers and a number of men prejudice. Exercises were held un of the crew was saved but the rest der a tent and the weather was suf of the ship's company of 67 men are ficiently disagreeable to render it reported missing and supposed to useful. have perished. The Penguin is a The President and his party arriv total loss. ("Continued on page 6) OREGON OBSERVES LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY Though Not a Legal Holiday Nearly All Cities Celebrate it PORTLAND, Feb. 12. -Though not a legal holiday in Oregon, the centennial of Lincoln's birth was celebrated in nearly all the . cities of the state. In Portland two import ant gatherings occurred. One this afternoon held at the Armory was addressed by Governor Chamberlain, Mayor Harry Lane, Alexander Christie, Archbishop of Oregon, and other prominent citizens of Portland. Tonight at the Commercial Club a banquet was the occasion of speech es by Former Attorney-General Geo. H. Williams, Governor Chamberlain, General Daniel H. Brush, U. S. A. and Colonel James Jackson, U. S- A. retired. In addition exercises were held in both high schools and the day made the occasion for dedicating the West Side High as the Lincoln High School.