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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1909)
'V: . PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS THE MORNINO FIELD ON THE LOWES COLUMBIA 86th YEAR. NO. SO. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1809 PRICE FIVE CENTS CIIBLII DIt H Applies the Ax to the Doctor's Pet Measure HAS VETOED 52 BILLS Breaks the Record of Any Other Previous Governor of This State' LEFT FOR HIS DISPOSAL Two Arc Houm Bills and Two Setutt Bills-Other Bills V stood Were For Pr nerving McLaughlin Horns t Oregon City tad StUry Bills. SALEM, On Feb. 2S.-Of the three billi which met their fate at the point of the Governor's veto pen this morning one wss Senate bill 63, which wu the pet measure and hobby I Tit Ow AJI. tJ : Wemninn, and which provided for the compul sory steriliistlon of confirmed crim inals, in nine persons, Idiots, imbeciles and others. To date Governor Chamberlain hai vetoed 52 measures enacted by the last Legislature, breaking- his rec ord for any previous session, and that of any other Chief Executive of this State. He still has on his desk for disposal this afternoon and even ing four bills, two of which are House bills and two Senate bills. Of the House bills still pending the Governor's spproval or disap proval, one is No. 65, by Buchsnsn, prohibiting the wearing of the uniform of the United Slates Army, similar bill to which has already been filed with the Secretary of State, and the other is No. 96, amending aectlon 7 of chapter 261, of the laws of 1907, relating to the duties of prosecuting attorneys. Senate bill 90, still pend ing action, was Introduced by Senator Albee and provides for the estab lishment of a fiscal agency for Ore gon In the City of New York, while Senate bill 138, by Smith, of Umatilla, provides for the creation and organi sation of new counties and the gov ernment of the same. Senate bill 68, providing for the Sterilization of convicts and Insane wards of the State and vetoed by the Governor this morning, provides for the appointment of two skilled sur geons of recognized ability who shall, , in conjunction with the chief physi cians of the Institutions, examine the mental and physical condition of SPEAKER McARTHUR GOES WITH BENSON Will be Private Secretary to Benson if he Sue ceeds to Governor Chamberlain's Position SALEM, Or., Feb. 25.-gpeaker C. N. McArthur has accepted the priv ate secretaryship to prospective . Governor Benson, now Secretary of State. The selection, he says, was unsolicited and unexpected. McAr thur not long ago opened a law office In ' the Board of Trade building, In Portland. He will get $2500 a year as Benson's right-handed man. He will be obliged to resign, as Speaker of the House to accept the secretary ship, so If a special session is called by Governor Benson a new Speaker will have to be elected. STERILIZES THE ADAIR BILL iuch inmates, as are recommended by the institutional physicians and "board of managers art eligible for the op eration. Governor Chamberlain thinks this would give the institutional au thorities too much power, which might subject the provisions of the set to too great abuse and discrimi nation, and in passing upon the bill he says: ' "It will be observed from a read ing of the act that Incurable Insane and criminals are so confused and confounded with each other that it Is difficulty to Judge whether crim inals arc to be sterilised because they sre in fact mentally unsound or be cause they are criminals who are serving a third term in the peniten tiary opon conviction of a felony. The bill is not drawn to meet the conditions of Institutional life in Oregon, because the penitentiary la not governed by board of man agers, but by the Covernor of the State, with the asslstsnce of a super intendent and wardens, while the aylum is under the direct supervis ion of a board of trustees, a superin tendent and a corps of asiistanta A bill departing so radically from estab lished methods In Oregon ought to be aklllfully framed and removed any grOund for mlsunderatandlng or mis construction of Its terms. "Besides these objections, I am not entirely satisfied that all of the class named In the act ought to be sub mttted to such fourth treatment, "d if it is to become a law in this State greater safeguards should be thrown around the unfortunate wards of the State who are mentioned in the act. Without these there might be a ter rible, abuse of the power attempted to be given those upon whom the duty devolves." PROMOTERS HAVE GONE. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.-A special from Seattle states that let ters have been received from a num ber of Kansas residents requesting information concerning the Ostrich Farm Association. These letters have led to a notice investigation which has disclosed the fact that all of the promoters of the affair have left Se attle. A tract of land had been clear ed by the promoters of the farm where the birds were to have been exhibited. It was announced that the admission feea to the farm would pay all the expenaes while the revenue from the sale of the plumes would make the stockholders rich. The company capitalised for $50. 000, with the following officers: Leonard Ross,, president;' Edward Reynolds, vice-president; C. J. C. Clayton, secretary-treasurer and gen eral agent The last member of the official family departed three months ago. Clayton came to Seattle two years ago and launched the scheme. Most of the stock was sold in Kansas. Secretary Benson was swamped with applications, but selected Mc Arthur because' of his knewledge of law, besides his many other fitting qualifications. ; Governor Chamberlain packed up all of his personal belongings in the Executive chambers last night, and Is prepared to take his departure for Washington, D. C, upon receipt of a telegram for which he has been waiting. Mrs. C. B. Shelton will continue to act as private -secretary until Governor Chamberlain resigns, or Mr. McArthur relieves her. WRESTLES WITH BILLS. Many Items In Agricultural Bill Were Stricken Out. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 25. The entire time of the Senate was occupied today with considering the agricultural appropriation bill. Many items In the bill providing for various investigations and matters relating to neg legislation were stricken out on points of order. The forestry service was again severely criticized by Car ter and Hepburn, A virtual agreement baa been reached by the conferees of the Sen ate and House on the penal code bill. ' The Senate conferees accepted the House amendment Incorporating the "Knox bill for the regulation of in terstate shipments of liquors." But it Is amended by t provision that the shipper commits offense only when "he knowingly" ships Intoxicating liquors not properly marked. WHY HUGHES WAS SELECTED Speaker Gives ReasonThat it Wat to Strengthen National Ticket ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 25--That Governor Hughes was renominated at the behest of and they not able to prevent delegates from obeying witt of the people as stated in a speech last Fall by Governor Hughes was the declaration of Timothy L. Wood? ruff here tonight at the annual dinner of the Alanby county republican or ganization, at which Senator-Elect Root waa guest at honor Woodruff said the delegates did not want Hughes renominated because they did not possess sufficient strength to b eUcted end was only on last day when the "bosses" succeeded in im pressing upon the delegates the dan ger to the nation ticket of failure re nominated him was cause that the delegates here were induced to vote for him, Root's speech was in advo cacy of strong party organization. RUM COIIISSU BILL PASSES Ifi WASH. BROADENING POWERS AND INCLUDING TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. OLYMPIA, Feb. 25.-State regu lations on horticulture and the sale of fruit in the Washington markets is provided in the bill which passed the Senate today. The bill creates a horticultural commissioner and provides for the appointment of deputies in 13 dis tricts comprising the State. The Senate passed the bill broadening the powers of the railway commission to include a State regulation of tele graph and telephone companies and.' giving it the power to compel con nections between competing long dis tance companies. The bill also seeks to give the commission every power that can be delegated by the legislature in fixing railroad rates and repeals all exist ing minimum rate laws. The House today passed 25 bills, most which were of minor Importance. One Is the eight-hour law for miners; another reserves the ocean beach trom sale; third regulates fishing laws on Puget Sound, also prohibits gill nets In Skagit river, putting about 200 gill- "netters out of business. The Senate passed the bill appro priating $19,000 for the purchase of a bridge at Wenatchee. GRAFTERS DIVIDE. CHICAGO, Feb. 25 All the graft ing plots ,said to involve politicians of the state of wide influence was re sponsible for the appearance of near ly 100 saloonkeepers before the grand ury. They failed to alternate the in dictment for maintaining gambling devices or revealing identity of those to whom they are alleged to pay trib ute. The clique to which they alleged to pay tribute is declared to have di vided $60,000 within a year. COOPER-SHAM MURDER TIE Still Absorbing Matter in State of Tennessee TWO DAYS ON STAND Aged Defendant Cooper Subject to Searching Cross Examin ation by Prosecution SURRENDERED TO COUNSEL Wat Emphatic in His Belief That Murdered ex-Senator Carmack Wrote Editorials Which Resulted in His Being Killed by Defendants. I, NASHVILLE, Feb. 25. -After nearly two days of searching, cross examination, Colonel Cooper was surrendered to his counsel tonight by the State. Tomorrow the case against the Coopers and Sharpe will be resumed with the aged defendant still on the stand". His counsel have decided upon a brief redirect exami nation. Governor Patterson and his adjutant-general, Tlly Brown, will be called to tell what part they played in this political tragedy. Cooper was minutely questioned by the State regarding articles which it is alleged were the cause of provo cation. Especial attention is being devoted as to whether or not Car mack was author of them and an ef fort to cause witness to betray him self into the statement conveying doubt on the subject in his mind and to whether the colonel considered their contents of so great seriousness as to provoke the shooting. Cooper emphatic in profession of the be lief that Carmack wrote the editorials and as to regards of their serious ness he stated that they reected on him, but was not sufficient to cause him to take the man's life who wrote them. He declared the attack was made by Carmack and not by him He aws then taken over the details of the tragedy. The testimony was frank and his answers were readjr. OLD AGE PENSIONS. Steps Taken To Shield Old Govern ment Servants From Want. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-By agreeing to a favorable report oq Representative Gillett's Civil Service Retirement bill the House committee on civil service reform has given much impetus to the movement pro viding pensions for superannuated employes in this city of the classified service. It provides that on reaching the age of retirement the employe shall reecive an annuity equal to 1 1- 2 percent of the entire compensation received by him during his entire service. Each employe will be requir ed to set aisde during his service a sum sufficient with compound in terest, to create the annuity at the age of retirement. The age fixed for retirement is as folliws: For railway postal clerks sixty; letter acrriers 68, and the remaining branches of the service 70. The bill also provides for the retention of employes whose services are consid ered of advantage for two or four years after reaching the age of re tirement. No employe, however, could be retained in service beyond the age of 70, commencing with Ju ly 1, 1915. BALDWIN RALLIES. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.-E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin, rallied today and this afternoon the patient's condition was better than any time for a week past. Later A telephone message from Baldwin's physician late tonight was to the effect that he did not expect the aged millionaire to live through the night , 't GRAFTING TRIAL GOES ON. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25--The prosecution closed its case and .the defense opened today in the trial of the councilmen charged with' graft ing. Two of the defendants attempt ed to prove an alibi. The defense Is to by put forth by others, two of which are not known. ATTACKS THE DOCTORS. Chicago Physician Makes Many Charges Against Them. CHICAGO, Feb. 25TWhen a phy siican hurriedly writes out a pre scription for a patient without having given any thought to the social con ditions which might have been large ly responsible for the breaking out of the ailment the sufferer Is fflicted with, he proceeds exactly as would a commander in the navy, who, sight ing carefully one of the enemy's ships, trained powerful guns on it and then steamed away without fir ing." This was one of the many charges made against the present day medical profession by Dr. Richard S- Cabot of the Massachusetts General Hospi tal of Boston, in an address here last night. . . , Dr. Cabot attacked the methods most commonly employed in supply ing chairty treatment in the hospitals in the large centers of population. "In some hospitals I actually found the 'opium and lies' treatment being applied for consumption in this en lightened age. "That mode, of opium for the cough and lies for the patient, is now so ob solete I did not believe it was pos sible to still find it in existence in this ocuntry." SHINGLE MILLS CLOSED. BELLINGHAM, Wash, Feb. 25 The shingle mills of Northwest Washington will remain closed in definitely as the result of a meeting of the representatives of 103 mills which agreed to continue shut down starting March 1. CHINESE ID JAPANESE EXCLUSION UP- HAYS OF CALIFORNIA SAYS TO EXCLUDE ALL ORIENTALS IN THE CATAGORY. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 25. The Japanese question was the sub ject of a brief consideration in the House today. Representative Hayes of California declared the people of California were not only ready to exclude the Chinese from the soil of that state, but Japanese and "All other Orientals in the category." The race probhrn Hayes said had not reached the stage of mob vio 1ence, but when men are hungary, he said it would come. He said he look ed for trouble and called the attention to 22,000 idle men in San Fran cisco, while in his district there were 10,000 Japanese, nearly all employed He says he believes he represents 95 per cent of the people of California when he, asks congress for protection against this menace. He asserted there was pressing and immediate need ot stop influx of Orientals. Champ Clark expressed his approv al of the Chinese and Japanese exclu sion, and predicted that if they were allowed to come in it would result in the starvation of American laborers. WOMEN ROBBERS. NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-The story of a holdup in which two women foot- BRESS WILL fill SUBSIDY pads figured, was told last night by Miss Louise Holcomb, a teacher of vocal mufsic, who rushed into the West 20th Street Police station ac companied by her maid. She said that she was attacked in 60th Avenue be tween 23rd and 24th streetb by a man and two women. The men she said, seized her by the throat while the two -women held her shoulders and relieved her of a pocket-book. The purse contained $25 in cash and a draft for $135. stidard oil eut escape bis fi;;e OILY JUDGE PAVES THE WAY TO REDUCE FINE TO $720. CHICAGO, Feb. 25--From Judge Landis' fine of $29,000000 to a pos sible maximum fine of $720 is admit ted to be the meaning of the ruling made today by Judge Anderson in the retrial of the Standard Oil Com pany of Indiana. The ruling was in formal but it will almost certainly stand- The court of appeals in ing out Landis' great fine, eliminated the view that each car lot of oil on which the rebafe was accepted con stituted a separate offense. There were 1462 of these car lots, charges on which were paid in 36 different settlements. Anderson interpreted this decision to imply that the alleged rebates accepted at each of the 36 set tlements constituted units of offense. The ruling is a severe blow to the district attorney, who had argued that each of the 500 shipments, making a possible maximum fine of $10,00,000 constituted an offense. WILL DANCE ON BRIDGE. NEW YORK. Feb- 25.-The en ergetic press committee for the new Queensborough Bridge announces that the entire upper section of the bridge will be turned into an im mense dancing pavillion when the structure is thrown open to the pub lic. A dancing floor will be laid over the top of the main thoroughfare, extending over the entire span of 1, 182 feet. Over this will be placed a canvas shelter and six bands will make music, while delighted thous ands trip over the dark waters of the East River. The dancing will open with a fancy dress ball on June 2 and close with a roller skating car nival June 19. BOURNE ISSUES HURRY UP CALL Asks That Governor Chamberlain Drop Everything and Come at Once to be Sworn in WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 25.- Senator Bourne has telegraphed Senator-Elect Chamberlain, suggesting the advisability of his being here March 5 to be sworn in as Senator, instead of waiting until March 15, the commencement of the special session, as Governor Chamberlain had plan ned. If Chamberlain should wait until March 15 all the Senators enter ing March 5 would outrank him in seniority and he would be at the foot of the list in receiving committee as signments. SALEM, Or., Feb. 25. Up to a late hour this afternoon Governor Chamberlain had not decided upon the date of his departure for Wash VOTE ON OCEA BILE IK Careful Canvas of House flow in Progress JAR PRESIDENT AGAIN Smith of Iowa Takes Another Turn at Secret Service Detectives CALLS THEM COMMON LIARS One of the Congressman Named by the President trf His Message to Congress, January 4, as Responsible For Secret Service) Limitations, WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 25. Tbe House, it was announced tonight, will probably vote Monday on the Senate ocean mail subsidy bill which today was ordered reported favor ably. A careful canvass of the House is in progress. Not until the poll is completed will the rules of the com mittee consider rules for vote on the bill. V By an overwhelming vote and with out party distinction, the House sus tained the committee on appropria tions in again reporting a provision in the sundry civil bill restricting operations of the secret service de tectives of the treasury department. Smith of Iowa, a member of the appropriations committee and one of those named by the President in his message of January 4 ss responsible for the secret service limitation; seemingly employed all invectives at his command in the attack on that service. He compared the secret service oetectives with common liars." The consideration of the sun dry civil bill continued until well into the night. The conference report on postoffice appropriations bill was agreed to during the day and the na val bill was sent back for further conference. The House was still in session at midnight and it was expected the sundry civil bill, would be passed be fore the session ended. The amend ed appropriation $150,000 for a fish culture station on Puget Sound was adopted without opposition. Congressman Gaines was called to order for addressing Humphrey, in second person, Humphrey incurred the Tennesseean's displeasure in dis cussion of amendment increasing from $5000 to $10,000 appropriation to enforce the game laws in Alaska. ington, D. C., and as to whether or not he would tender his resignation as Governor upon the day of his de parture. He will, however, probably leaVe for the East Saturday or Mon day, and, it is believed he will turn the Governor's office over to Secre tary Benson immediately, since he entertains no doubt of his beine eiven a seat in the United States Senate without contest. He is understood to have received assurance to that ef fect from a member of the Oregon delegation in Washington this morn ing uring him to come. His anxiety in taking an immediate departure for Washington is grounded upon the fact that the best committeeships are secured by an early appearance uoon the scene.