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38th YEAR. NO. 69.' ASTORIA, .OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS PRESIDENT JUST PL1 BILL Meets With Board and (or Three Hours Goes OverUnk , versify Matters . FIRST YALE MAN PRESIDENT Attends Big Dinner Olren In Hi Honor by 1500 Gradoatet of tht University Wm Probably the Hip plett Mn it the Gathering. NEW HAVEN, March 19At fellow of tht Yale corporation, Preii dent Tft came to hit alma mater today and for nearly three boon tat with the board to act on university mattera. When he left the meeting and with President Hadley atarted to lunch, he found himself the object of hundredi of Yale under graduatei whoie eharp cheera were followed by a demand for a speech. The President made brief, witty reiponae In which he told the itudenta how dear to hit heart were hii Yale afflliationa and hli honor of being a fellow wai too great for him to relinquish. Both Preiidenti went to New York later in the day. DINNER GIVEN TO TAFT. NEW YORK. March 19.-AVlth songt of football, field and boat race course with deafening cheera resound ing the chorus "Here's to good old Yale; drink her down." President Taft was greeted tonight as the first Yale president of the United Stales by more than 1500 graduates of the university. Dinner was served In the Waldorf Astoria, the dining room, which was decorated with a wealth of flowers. The speak er's table at which sat President Taft and President Hadley of Yale and other distinguished graduates was canopied with artificial represenlion of the elms of Yale. The President waa probably the happiest man at the dinner which was given entirely in hia honor. He was not hailed as president however, but at "Bill," the only set speeches of the evening were by Taft and Hadley. Toast of the evening: "But tonight, we are boyt once more; Who cares how the fates have spun. A pledge to them othert of years ten score; A pledge to her favorite ton. Here's wishing her health and wish ing him health, Long life and an easy trail; With the heels of the glass (fill up and pass) To the dust of Elihu Yale." Precautions to guard the President tonight exceeded anything of the kind ever before seen in this city. Large squads of policemen were thrown about the hotel. Inside the corridors fairly swarmed with detectives, secret service men and special watchmen. It wat nearly 11 o'clock when the BOURNE RETAINS HIS CHAIRMANSHIP Senator Piles of Washington Placed on the Judi ciary Chamberlain on Three J Committee WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19. In completing the Senate commit tees, committee on committee! today placed Senator Filet of Washington on the judiciary committee. In the committee reorganization Senator Bourne will retain his pres ent chairmanship of the fisheries committee and get a place on the President, began to apeak and at he wat leaving at midnight for Wash ington, hit remarks were necessarily brief, and confined himself to a eulogy of Yale and of the Yale spirit which he declared had been the guiding in fluence of hit life. Taft wat cheered to the echo when he concluded. INTRODUCE OCEAN SUBSIDY. Representative Humphrey la Father of New Shipping Measure. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19. Representative Humphrey of Washington today Introduced an ocean mail aubsidy bill over which it it expected the ship subsidy fight of' the 61st congress will be made. The bill grants vessels of the second class en route to South America, Australia, Philippines, China and Japan the aame pay .for carrying mails as are now allowed vessels of the first class. The bill differs from the one considered at the last tetsion in that It doea not increase the pay of vessels of the third ctass. BRYAN IS IN FAVOR OF !i n cnnni ii CELEBRATES 49TH BIRTHDAY BY ATTENDINO BANQUET GIVEN IN HIS HONOR, LINCOLN, Neb., March 19Wil liam J. Bryan, three timet the choice of the Democratic party for President of the United Statet, entered upon hit 50th year today, having been born. March 19, 186a At the Bryan home I at Falrview countless letters and met-; sages of congratulations poured in.it during the day from friends and ad-j mirert in every part of the country, Mr. Bryan, having tuspended hit lec- ture tour for a few dayt on account of h'a birthday anniversary, spent the day at home with hit family. At complimentary dinner given to him tonight he highly praised the Oregon plan of election. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE- WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19. An address to the American people is being prepared by the Democrats of the House setting forth the posi tion of the minority of the party on rules of the House. The address it being prepared by a committee of IS appointed to draft new rules to gov ern the future caucuses of the party. PASS EQUAL SUFFRAGE. LONDON. March 19.-By a vote of 157 to 122 in the house of com mons passed to second reading the bill giving every man and woman the right to vote, the only provision be ing that they shall be 21 years of age and shall have resided three months in their constituency. There is no chance of its becoming a law at the present session of parliament. FLYNN GETS DECISION. LOS ANGELES, March 19.-Jim Flynn was given the decision over Billy Pnpke in a ten-round bout to night. , i commerce committee and the new committee on revenues. Senator Chamberlain proably will get places on the irrigation, military affairs and public lands committee Senator Bourne has been making an effort to help his colleague get good assignments, stating he believes j in co-operation with him in securing beneficial legislation for Oregon. HOPELESS JURY DIVIDED No Agreement Will be Reached in the Murder Charge Against Coopers JOHN D. SHARPE ACQUITTED After Giving the Above Verdict the Jury Waa Ordered to Resume Their Deliberationa But There la Appar ently a Ilopelesa Deadlock. NASHVILLE, March 19John D. iharpe was acquitted today of the charge of murdering former United Statea Senator E. W. Carmack, but the two principal actors in the new famous tragedy, Robin and 'Colonel Duncan B. Cooper, are still in jail while the jury, which reported this afternoon that they were unable to agree on a verdict for father and son. are again in the jury room, whither they were sent by Judge Hart for further consideration of the case. At aoon as the court had heard that the jury had acquitted Sharpe, his dismissal was ordered. Mr. Sharpe received his acquittal with Indifference, but once outside the court room wat compelled to hold ,an impromptu reception and receive the congratulations of his friends. Judge Hart sent the Sheriff to ask the jury at 12 minutes after noon if wished to report. Promptly the word came back that no agreement jhad been reached. ' I will bring in the jury, anyhow," said the court, "bring in the defend- ants. There was a hustle and scurrying of deputies through the corridors, and the defendanta entered. The court room wat nearly empty. Mn. Burch and Mrs. Wilson, pale and wan, were with the Coopers, and Mrs. Sharpe, as always, wat at her husband't aide. The jury wat polled and Judge Hart said: "Have you reached a verdict, gen tlemen?" "We are hopelessly tied up aa to the Coopers," said Foreman Burke, "but we find John Sharpe not guilty" After giving this verdict the jury wat ordered to resume the considera tion of the evidence againtt Colonel Cooper and ton. The jurors retired again. They apparently are in a hopelest deadlock, however, aa they passed the evening in playing cards and ainging. Judge Hart impressed the fact upon them that he would not discharge them for some time. but it is conceded that there is little chance for a verdict. FRESHMEN TO DINE KERMIT. BOSTON, M"a7ch 19.-College friends of Kermit Roosevelt have ar ranged to give him a dinner at a Bos ton hotel tomorrow night as a fare well before he leaves with his father for Africa. Ex-President Roosevelt has been invited to attend the affair which is in charge of a number of Kermit's person friends, classmates during his first half year at Harvard. At the conclusion of the banquet, Kermit will receive a gold loving cup, inscribed with the names of the giv ers and the date of the dinner. OPERATOR GOT MIXED. SEATTLE", March 19.-The story of the grounding o a United States transport at the entrance to Puget Sound is explained this evening. The Bellingham operator picked up a scrap of a wireless message from Honolulu concerning the grounding of the transport Logan. He received the words "No lives lost" and con strued them to mean "Forty lives lost." NEW OREGON POSTMASTER. WASHINGTON, March 19 B. A. Washburn was today appointed post master at SprinfieH Or. , THE POPE'S NAME DAY. kumb, warcn iJ ine rope re ceived many congratulatory messages from all over the world and also a number of presents on hit name day today. He celebrated mass and re ceived members of the Sacred Col lege who came to pay their respects, but owing to his recent indisposition and from which be has not entirely recovered he delivered no formal ad dress. . RATES ON FLOUR AND GRAIN. MINNEAPOLIS, March I9.-The session of the Interstate Commerce Commission which began in this city today is expected to develop much of importance to millers and shippers of flour and grain. Lake and rail rates as compared with all-rail rates is the subject of the investigation. APPOINTMENTS MADE. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19. The Secretary of the Treasury to day announced the appointment of Charles Dyer Norton of Chicago as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury to succeed Louis A. Coolidge who resigned today. Charles Dewey Hilles of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Beekman Wwthrop. ANOTHER CUT-OF PROJECT. Spokane, Portland ft Seattle Will Build Washington to Montana, SPOKANE, March 19 A long cut off running, from near Washtucna, Washington, past Wallace to join the Norfffern Pacific Railroad near Mis soula is stated to be planned by the Seattle, Portland & Spokane Rail road. The cut off is planned especial ly for through freight and it is said a maximum grade of four-tenths can be secured through the Idaho Moun tains. NINE JURORS SECURED. SAN FRANCISCO. March 19. One more Juror was secured today in the Calhoun case, making nine in all. ACTIOIOFPREIIREfi- RSEDBYCHAfJ SECURES THE ENDORSEMENT OF GOVERNMENT'S POSI TION IN THE STRIKE, t PARIS, March 19. Premier Clem- enceau and his colleagues faced the strike interpellations in the chamber of deputies today, determined to .se cure the endorsement of the govern ment's position in the premises or re tire from office. They won, the cham ber rejecting by a vote of 354 to 188 the resolution providing for a com mission to investigate the cause of the strike. The socialists centered their attack on Under Secretary Sim- yan but they also reproached' the Premier with having shifted hit posi tion since he had "reached the other side of the barricade" EAT A VEGETABLE DIET FOR SIX MONTHS SAID TO BE CURE FOR THE DRINK HABIT BY EMI NENT PHYSICIAN. WASHINGTON. D. C, March 19. "If you have a strong appetite for king alcohol and want to be cured of the habit, just eat a vegetable diet for six months." This was the advise given today by Dr. D. H. Kress of this city in an address entitled, "Dys pepsia and its relation to inebriety," before the society for the study of alcoholic and other drug narcotics. He declared that over-eating leads to drunkenness. K1IAPPEUD IID Man Arrested at Cleveland An swers the Discription of the Kidnapper STAYED AT HOTEL WITH BOY Lad's Relatione Are Wealthy and no Stone is Being Left Unturned to Find the Child and Arrest the Ab ductors. CLEVELAND, March 19.-That Willie Whitla, the kidnapped son of Attorney James P. Whitla of Sharon, Pa., will be restored to bis family within a few hours was predicted by the Cleveland police tonight after a man answering the description of the kidnapper had been arrested. The prisoner made a statement which caused the detectives to hurry away in an automobile to the place where the boy was believed to be held pris oner. A definite clew was obtained through a hotel clerk where the man and boy stayed last night who recog nized the published picture of Willie Whitla. The police refused to give the prisoner's name. SHARON, Pa., March 19.-From reports received this afternoon con cerning the kidnaping of William Whitla. it is believed the lad was drugged by his abductors immediate ly after they had taken him from school and placed him in their buggy. Several persons are reported to have seen the two men and boy driving along the road toward Warren; Ohio, the boy being wrapped in blankets and apparently asleep on the lap of one of the men. The case is expected to rival the famous Cudahy case at Omaha. Frank H. Buhl, the millionaire iron and steel man, uncle of William Whit la, the kidnaped boy, today stated he would spent $100,000 to recover the boy. Notwithstanding a rigid search all last n.ight by many officers in West ern Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia, no trace has yet been found of the kidnapers of the 8-year-old son of James P. Whitla, a promi nent and wealthy attorney. The lad's relatives, some of whom are millionaires, are making every possible effort to locate the child and his abductors. No decision has yet or can be made regarding the ransom of $10,000 demanded by the kidnapers for the safe return of the child. Mr. Whitla immediately complied with the terms contained in the letter re ceived from the men insofar, as to in sert an advertisement in different pa pers throughout the country concern- ng the kidnaping. The advertisement is to the ertect tnat he is willing to pay the ransom of $10,000, but no word has been received from the kid napers as to when and where this money is to be paid. STILL WALKING. SCHENECTADY, March 19.- Weston arrived here this morning from Troy limping considerably and went to the hotel to rest. While walking on the trolley tracks he stub bed his toe and fell, cutting his fore head. LYNCH WHITE MAN. ELKINS, W. Va., March 19.-Jo- seph Brown, said to have been an ex-convict, who last evening shot and seriously wounded Chief of Police Scott White, at Whitmer, near here, was taken from jail by a crowd of men early today and hanged upon a 'telegraph pole. Last evening White, who is a son of Mayor Washington White of Whitmer, remonstrated with Brown for using offensive lan guage. Brown drew a revolver and shot White, and then took to the mountains. He was followed by a posse of citizens, captured and placed in jail. White will probably recover. "THIS IS MY 51 ST BIRTHDAY." F. W Benson. F. W. Benson, who by virtue of his , office of Secretary of State succeeded to the governorship of Oregon upon the resignation of Governor Cham berlain several weeks ago, was born in Santa Clara, California, March 20, 1858- He attended the public schools of his native place and completed his. education at the University of the Pacific at San Jose. At the age of 22 he went to Oregon and located at Koseourg. ne taught school lor a time and at the same time studied law. With bis admission to the bar he took an active Interest in politcs and two years ago wat elected Sec retary of State on the Republcan ticket At Oregon has no Lieutenant Governor the Secretary of State it the next highest officer to the Gov ernor and when Governor Chamber lain resigned to accept his teat in the United Statet Senate Secretary 6f State Benton became Governor. NO HOPE FOR MODJESKA. LOS ANGELES, March 19.-The conditiqn of Mme. Helena Hodjeska is critical and there is little hope of hef recovery. CARELESS ACCIDENT. MOUNT VERNON, Ills.. March 19. John Moake, a villain in an ama teur performance gfiven today by the pupils of the Grand Central school, south of here, was shot in the fore head and dangerously wounded by the hero, Roy Slater. The cartridge was thought to be blank.' WATER TANKS BURST MTU FATAL RESULTS TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND THREE OTHERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. PARKERSBURG, W. Va-, March 19. Two persons were killed, three others probably fatally and many more slightly hurt and 10 or more houses completely; wrecked and 40 badly damaged when two large water tanks supplying the city with water burst early this morning. The immense stream of released water rushed down Prospect Hill, sweeping everything before it Hous es were swept into the street and the residents were knocked from their beds. One whole family was carried down a street 70 yards, their house being torn almost to pieces, yet all escaped except one girl who suffered a broken collar-bone. The two tanks contained the entire city supply of water, and a famine is now imminent The damage will amount to between $200,000 and $250. 000. St. John's Lutheran Church was al most completely demolished, but, through its sacrifice many lives were spared and much more damage pre vented, as it was directly in the path of the water. The breaking of the tanks is believed to have been cause by some miscreant. GRAND JURY BEGINS ITS INVESTIGATION Los Angeles Applies the Probe to Various City Officials and Property Owners LOS ANGELES, March 19.-The special grand jury returned, an indict ment at S o'clock this evening after being in session for five hours. The name of the indicted man are being kept secret until the arrest is made. There is reason to believe that it is against Nick Oswald, "King of the tenderloin." LOS ANGELES, March 19.-The special grand jury today began an in vestigation into the various graft charges against various city officials and residents and owners of "red- mm iiQTmcn IIUUUL UUILIILU TO TIFF Members on Both Sides are Getting Amendments Ready to Present MAIN CONTENTION IS LUMBER Southern Representatives Are Almost Solid For Keeping the Present Duty of $2 on and Will be Strongly Sup ported by Pacific Coast Members. WASHINGTON. D. C, March 19. For four and a half hours the House listened today to the reading of the tariff bill- This was the only business transacted. Simmons of Ten nessee injected a breeze of life into the proceedings. He wanted the read ing of the bill dispensed with as it was a farce, but objection was made. Then he asked, by aunanimous con sent, that the bill be put on passage saying it was evident that no oppor tunity would be afforded to amend the measure in the House. To this, Mann of Illinois objected. The House adjourned until Monday. The members of both sides are lining np land preparing to submit amendments I in which their constitutents are In jterested. The main contention will be over the cut in lumber duty- It is understood that southern represen tatives were almost unanimous in retaining the present duty of $2,000 per thousand feet. They will have the support of many members from the West and Pacific Coast States. There has been very little criticism of the metal schedule but, it is claimed that the duty on wrought and cast scrap iron should equal to that on pig. as provided in the Dingley law. In the Payne bill, scrap iron was covered by a duty of SO cents per ton, while the duty on pig is $2.50. SENATE HoTdS SESSION. WASHINGTON, D- C, March 19 The Senate was in session just eight minutes today, adjourning until Monday. The census bill was receiv ed from the house and referred to the committee and George T. Oliver of Pennsylvania, was sworn in as sena tor. . ' BIG ATHLETIC MEET. CHICAGO, March 19 The cream of the amateur athletes of the middle west are to be seen at their best in the Central A. A. U. indoor cham pionships at the Chicago A. A. to night. The entry list is a record breaker in point of numbers. Leading colleges and universities, including Chicago, Wisconsin, Illinois, Notre Dame, De Pauw and Purdue, have sent their best performers, as have also the leading athletic clubs of this section. light" propert" Chief among the charges to be inquired into were those surrounding the resignation of Mayor Harper, a former member of the board of public works, Kern, and the impending resignations of one or more other officials. Chief of. Detec tives Brown went to Tia Juana, Mexico, today presumably to endeav or to persuade Nick Oswald, "King of the Tenderloin," to return to Los Angeles and testify. The district at torney's office is of the opinion that there is no law under which Oswald can be extradited.