fl' ' III
PUBLISHES FULL A830CIATED PRESS REPORT
COVERS THE MORNING FIELD OH THE LOWER COLUMBIA
'cat
86th YEAR, NO. 70.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1909
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SES
BUI
Doei'Not;Llka Idea That the
Kelscr is Building Many
Battleships
MAY BUILD 8 BATTLESHIPS
Four Now Authorised to be Built at
One. and I Fight WU1 be Waged
In Parliament to Increase It to
Eight Drtadnaughta.
LONDON. March 20.-The drama
tic confession from the cabinet min
isters In a recent debate in the house
of comment that Ccrmany had caught
the British admiralty napping and
ttolen a march on this country by
expediting the construction of Dread
naught that Creat Britain would
have little il any margin In the num
ber of new ships In 11911-12, has been
followed by lomethlng like a panic
throughout the United Kingdom.
There li no doubt that were Premier
Atouith at this time to appeal to the
electorate, little would be left of the
present radical party In commons.
The direct vote of cenure which A.
J. Balfour, the leader of the opposi
tion will lead against the government
on Monday will bring up the Issues
as to whether four, or eight Dread
noughts should be definitely includ
ed in this year's naval program
squarely before parliament, although
there is no chance that the national
outcry will cause the Premier to
yield and give definite assurances
thst the four phantom dresdnaughts
will be constructed this year in addi
tion to four provided in the estimate.
All adherents of a big navy . want
this promised and have started a cam
paign the length and breath of the
country in support of it. The navy
league which represents no particular
party Is in the forefront of the move
ment, which has the support of the
most influential people and plenty of
funds are promised. The newspapers
ever since Tuesday's debate are fill
ed with lurid pictures of the "Ger
msn people."
GAMBLERS RAIDED
NEW YORK, March 20.-Resum-Ing
for the time being his custom of
several years ago. District Attorney
William Travers Jerome conducted
two raids on alleged gambling houses
on the east side at midnight last night
It was by these raids that Mr. Jer
ome gained fame in former years.
The houses entered last night are at
123 Second Avenue and 38 east
Seventh Street. Seven men were ar
rested in the first house, but In the
second establishment no prisoners
were taken. It is. said that Mr. Jer
ome decided to make the raid be
cause attempts had been made to
bribe an attache of his oOce to "tip
off" the house after the proprietor
had promised some time ago to obey
the law. At the Second Avenue house
it is alleged, is the one that was pro
tected by an electrified deor when it
was raided some time ago.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Six Persona Killed and a Score Mora
Injured in Mine.
ENANSVILLE. March 20. -Six
persons were killed, seven injured and
IS others overcome with (limes in an
explosion caused by a windy shot in
the Sunnysidc Mine about 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
KIDNAPPED
MAY
CLEVELAND, March 21. -The
Cleveland Leader says: The Whitla
kidnaping case seems near solution
at 12:30 o'clock this morning. De
tective Perkins of Pittsburg who
came to Cleveland at midnight, it is
understood, said definite information
was that the boy was near Cleveland.
Chief Kohlcr said at 1 o'clock that
SAFE CRACKER TALKS
Tells That 8a n Francisco Policeman
Stood In With Gang.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20
While graphically relating the history
of the Archie Band gang of ssfe
crackers on the witness stand of
Judge Shorta.il' police court In this
city, William J. Downing, ex-convict
and self confessed ssfe cracker made
the startling assertion that a "Copper
had agreed to Stand in with the gang
to rob a bank on California Street
He stubbornly refused to give the
frame of the officer or the exact ad
dress of the bank. Chief of Police
Cook endeavored to learn whether
the accused officer was a special or a
regular patrolman but was unsuccess
fuL
WILL PRESS SUITS-
Government Will Not Abandon Suit
Against Panama Canal Libelora.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 2a
There will be no abandonment of
the Panama canal libel prosecution
by the administration, according to a
high administration official today.
Attorney General Wickersham's in
vestigation of the cases, it is said, has
satisfied him that the government
should proceed with the prosecution.
Whether he has advised President
Taft of his attitude is not known.
WOULD GIVE TO SUFFERERS
Swindler la Very Free With Other
Peoples' Money.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 20.-
Clark one of the alleged gang of
swindlers of which Maybray and
Warner are members, stated today
that the officers took from them about
$4000 beside a diamond and other
jewelry worth another $2000. He
stated that all this could go to the
Brlnkley tornado sufferers if those
who have tied it up, under attach
ment, will consent
BANDITS ROB BANK.
COLDWATER, Okla., March 20.
Robbers dynamited the safe in the
Bank of Coldwater today and escap
ed with $2000.
PORTLAND TELEPHONES
OF
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE RAGES IN
SWITCHBOARD OF MAIN
EXCHANGE.
PORTLAND, Mar.ch 20.-Almost
every form of business in. the city Is
materially affected, and in numerous
cases great inconvenience and even
loss has resulted as the result of a
fir of mysterious origin at an early
hour this morning in the switchboard
system at the main exchange of the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
West Park and Alder streets. The
entire tclephoae service on the West
Side is entirely cut off, causing an
almost complete paralysis of the
service generally. Complete service
will be resumed probably by Tues
day. Before the lines will be again in
working order 600 cables, each carry
ing 60 wires, or a total of 3600 wires,
must be Spliced together. Repair
crews in three shifts are working
like beavers to restore the lines, but
as the working space is only about
six feet square, only a limited num
ber of electricians can be employed
at one time. The flames did their
work where the greatest damage
would follow, for had any other part
of the sysiem been damaged certain
wires could have been cut, and the
service switched onto reserve sec
tions. CHILD
BE FOUND
developments are excepted anv mo
ment. I The Leader telephoned for
Mr. wmtiit at bharon, father of the
boy nj. 1:45 a. m. Mr. Scholling an
swerul the call. He could not say
whctlcr Mr. Whitla had made ar
rangements to go to the place Bt
whici It was expected "Billic" would
be fAind.
COOPERS FOUND
GUILTY
Convicted of Murder in the
Second Degree for Kill
Ing Carmack
SENTENCE TWENTY YEARS
Released on $25,000 Bond and Will
Make Fight to Declare It a Mistrial
Jury Stood Firat Six For Murder
in the First Degree.
NASHVILLE. March 20.-After
filing a bond totaling nearly $1,500,000
Colonel D. B. Cooper and Robin J.
Cooper, convicted of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to 20
years in the penitentiary for killing
former Senator Carmack, retired to
the home of Judge J. C. Bradford to
night. Although Judge Hart fixed
the bond at $25,000 for each defend
ant there was a rush to sign it by the
wealthy citizens of Nashville. In
vain the clerk protested that more
than enough sureties had bee.n sign
ed than needed but the Invariable
answers was "We want to put our
names on that bond, too."
Guilty of murder in the second de
gree, with 0 years imprisonment as
the penalty, was the verdict of the
jury this morning In the case against
Colonel Duncan B. Cooper and his
son, Robin Cooper, charged with the
murder of former United States Sen
ator E. W. Carmack.
The jury yesterday acquitted John
Sharpe, a co-defendant. Immediately
the defense moved to set aside the
verdict because of the verdict of dis
agreement of yesterday, and asked
the court to declare it a mistrial.
Judge Hart said he would listen to
arguments on this motion later. He
then fixed the defendants' bonds at
$25,000 each, which amount was ac
ceptable to both sides. The verdict,
coming as it did upon the heels of
Foreman Burke's declaration yester
day that "we are hopelessly tied up
as to the Coopers," was a decided
surprise.
The jurors looked tired, and when
the court remarked: "I thank you.
gentlemen, for your patience and de
votion to the state, and dismiss you
to your homes and your personal
avocations," the entire 12 sprang
from their seats as one man and
hurriedly left the courtroom. The
defendants and their counsel remain
ed to complete the bond preliminaries
and motions for a new trial.
The jurors were not inclined to
talk, but one of them said:
"On the first ballot we acquitted
John Sharpe and disregarded the con
spiracy theory. On this same ballot
we stood six for guilty of murder in
the first degree, with mitigating cir
cumstances, five for murder in the
second degree, with 20 years, the
maximum penalty, and one for ac
quittal. The ballots all day Wednes
day and Thursday slfowed the same
result. Yesterday the'man who voted
for acquittal went over to murder In
the second degree, but demanded that
only 10 years be assessed. The rest
of us did not deem 10 years as any
thing like adequate, so we disagreed
again. Of course this all refers to
the Coopers, not to Sharpe, who we
acquitted. Early this .morning the
man who was holding out for 10
years agreed to 20 years and the six
who were voting for a first degree
agreed to this verdict."
WILL CHUM WITH TEDDY
MENOMINEE, Mich.,, March 20.
Fred Stephenson who is at present
in Mexico has accepted an invitation
from former President Roosevelt to
join the African hunting expedition.
Mr. Stephenson will go direct from
Vera Cruz to Mombassa.
COSTLY TREASURES
NEW YORK, March 20.-Twen.ty
three paintings, most of them, by
members of Barbizon school, brought
$81,975 at the Garland sale here last
night. The top price, $15,900, went
for a Corot, "La Patrie Evening on
the Lake," sold to T. J. Coolidge, Jr.,
of Boston. Emerson MacMillan paid
$14,000 for Daubigney's "Morning on
the Marne."
STRIKE SITUATION IMPROVES
Government Issues Statement Which
Sayi Worst is Over.
PARIS, March 20. The govern
ment statement tonight is that the
strike situation is notably improved,
many strikers, especially telephone
girls, having returned to work. The
strike leaders on the other hand are
loudly proclaiming war to the hilt
and disquieting rumors of railroad
and other co-operative strikes.
GETS HIS MONEY BACK
MOUNT VERNON, III, March 20
David Myers, a farmer living near
here will deposit today $35,000 in the
bank. The money was returned to
him yesterday by detectives who in
vestigated the robbery of the iroft
box in Myers home' six months ago.
Although $53000 was taken. Recently
$18,000 was found buried on the farm
of a son of Myers.
YIELD TO FARMERS.
DENVER, March 20.-The Rocky
Mountain News will say tomorrow:
The American Beet Sugar Company
has yielded in the demands of the
Farmers Educational & Co-opera
tive Union and is now paying beet
farmers of the Arkansas Valley $5 00
straight for beets.
OREGON COLLEGE WINS
WRESTLING
WASHINGTON STATE'S COL
LEGE GOES DOWN TO DE
FEAT ONCE MORE.
CORVALLIS. Or., March 20.-The
Agricultural College won five out of
six matches with the wrestlers from
the Washington State College to
night. In the 125-pound class Mc
Henry, O. A. C, won from Kruchek,
W. S. C; in the 135-pound class
Gibson, O. A. G won from Fergu
son W., S. C; in the 145-pound class
Thompson, O. A. C, won from
Jenne. W. S. C; in the 158-pound
class Checley, W. S. G, won the de
cision after two draws from Shad
dick, O. A. C; in the 175-pound class
Sitton, O. A. C, won from Calkins,
W. S. C; in the heavyweight cTass
Smith, O. A. C, won from Hunter,
W. S. C
TO PROBE EXPENSES.
Congress Will Look Into the Cam
paign Contributions.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 20.
Campaign contributions and expen
ditures during the campaigns of 1896
and 1904 will be investigated by a
congressional committee to be known
as the special committee of the 61st
Congress for the investigation of
campaign funds and expenditures in
national elections and to co.nsist of
five representatives and ten Senators,
should the joint resolution introduced
by Representative Weisse of Wiscon
sin be adopted. .
It will be the duty of the proposed
committee to investigate the amount
of funds collected and expended from
whom received and to whom paid and
for what purpose paid and expended.
The committee is also to determine
the influences which prompted the
contributions and the use of them.
HOLD LENGTHY CONFER
ENCE OVER TARIFF
FIGURE AS TO HOW IT WILL
AFFECT THE REVENUES
OF THE COUNTRY.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 20.
A conference of two hours on the
tariff bill and its relation to the reve
nues of the Treasury was held at the
White House this afternoon. Secre
tary MacVeagh, Secretary Knox,
Senator Aldrich, were with Taft. At
the conclusion of the conference the
opinion was expressed it would not
be necessary to issue bonds to meet
the current expenses before next
autumn, if at all. The revenues of
the Treasury is increasing and the
outlook is more hopeful than some
time ago it is said.
ROOSEVELT 111
He and Party Will Leave on
Steamship Hamburg on
Tuesday
FIRST STAGE OF JOURNEY
Will Leave Naples on Steamship Ad
miral and Expect to Arrive at Mom
boss on April 21st if All Goes is
is Now Planned.
v vojecuve point oi expedition
British East Africa.
Probable duration of trip One
year.
Object of expedition Scientific
research, collecting specimens
and hunting.
Patron of expedition Smithson-
ian Institute Washington.
Personnel Theodore Roosevelt,
Kermit Roosevelt, official pho--
tographer; J. Alden Loring;
field naturalist of the National
Museum; Major A. Mearns, U.
S. A., ret., physician; Edmund
Heller, assistant curator, Mu-
seum of Vertebrate Zoology,
California University, natural-
ist, R. J. Cunninghame, natur- '
alist, hunter and truide. ,
New York March 20.-Piled up at
,h r,rt f th r.m,n i;,r "Ham-
burg", now making ready to sail for
the Mediterranean next Tuesday,
March 23, is a respectable number of
boxes, mysterious looking cases and
even queerer looking bundles, ail ot
.i.:.t. .fif t ti,.
nitini ivuivJLiii nit uuiin. vi "iw
scientific hunting expedition headed
by ex-President Theodore Roosevelt,
which will sail with the "Hamburg"
on the first stage of its long trip for
British East Africa.
The arrangements for the trip at ,
this end have been practically com-
pleted and the members of the ex- ;
pedition are fully ready for their de-1
parture at a momen's notice. The-
arrangements at the other, the Afri-1
can end, are rapidly progressing and
win dc compicica lung ociurc mc t
party headed by Mr. Roosevelt :
reaches Mombassa, the starting point j
of the hunting and exploring trip on !
the East coast of Africa for several !
months, attending to the details of!
the preparations for the trip into the ;
interior, will have the required camp- i
ready by the time the other members
U IUC CAJJCUIMUU WU1ILC IU JUIU 1U1II
The expedition, the principal ob
ject of which is to obtain specimens
of the large and small animals in
ulu- L 7?;, a. "j "iaL
. . ... ... ... - ed in the projects for tunnels and sub
becoming scarce with the progress of j ' , . . . . .
civilization in those regions These W Jbe work involv.n a fotarth
specimens will be shot by Mr. Roose- f th,J tota and probably begin be
velt and the other members of the fore(.the end of the present year. A
expedition, temporarily prepared and conUnuous transit line which propos
cured for shipment and are intended." a.n e,8h million dollar system o
later to become part of the collection mvlng sidewalks beneath most of
x. x r. iAr . the crowded business centers is also
ton. The expedition is sent out un
der the auspices of the Smithsonian
Institution, which has engaged the
scientific members of the party and
furnished the necessary supplies, ap
paratus, instruments and
chemicals
for the preparation and preservation
of the specimens. Mr. Roosevelt and
his son have joined the expedition
principally for the sake of the inter-
esting experience and the pleasure
they expect to derive from hunting
big game in th'e fastnesses of Central
African forests and plains.
Jb.:r;HrK: SJ r
SSSHI
of the expedition includes ex-Presi-j
dent, his son Hermit, who interrupted
his studies at Harvard to accompany!
ius iajjvu.i.uii w-va.
'T"' I"u - party of automobilists at the foot of
S.. ret., an old and experienced army r '
physician and well known ornitholo- a steeP grade in the Wild Rose
gist, connected with the Smithsonian Canyon, down which he was being
Institution; J. Aldcn Loring, a dist- dragged by his run-away team yester
inguished zoologist with great exper- day, C. B. Corbin swung the horses
ience as a field naturalist; Edmond over the brink of the embankment,
Heller, assistant curator of the Mus-1 killing Elias Epperton, a swamper,
eum of Vertebrate Zoology at the and three of the animals. Corbin es
California University, also noted as caped without injury,
an explorer and naturalist; and R. J. 1 Corbin was freighting between
Cunninghame, an Englishman, who Randsburg and the Wild Rose Can
u nr.:. rj... A tf..... tt
has gathered much valuable experi
ence as a hunter and collector of zoo
logical specimens in Central Africa
and is thoroughly acquainted with the
territory, to be traversed by the ex
pedition. After a' short rest in Naples the
members of the expedition will con
tinue their sea voyage by the Ger
man, East African line steamer "Ad
miral" for Kilindini harbor, Mom
bassa Island. They expect to reach
Mombassa April 21. There they will
be joined by Mr. Cunninghame and
the native carriers. The entire party
will travel by rail to Nairobi on the
Uganda railway. From that point
they will strike out into the Jungle in
pursuit of game and specimens.
After six months the expedition ex
pects to reach Port Florence end
i Victoria Nyanza, whence they will
! proceed in slow trips toward the Nile,
j expecting to reach Khartoum in April
of next year. After that Mr. Roose
velt, together with Mrs. Roosevelt
'and Miss Ethel will spend about one
year in travel in Europe before they
'return to the United States.
OUR EX-PRESIDENTS-WASHINGTON,
D. C, March 20.
Once a President, always a govern
ment employe if either of two bills
introduced in the House becomes a
law. One offered by Representative
Coudrey of Missouri, makes ex-Presidents
honorary members of the
United States Senate for life and as
such gives them a salary of $25,000
per annum. The other, introduced by
Representative Bennett of New York,
provides mat ex-presidents ot tne
United States shall have a seat in the
House of Representatives with the
"ht of debating but not voting.
Under biu thev wou,d rece,ve
ithe same compensation as members.
i
MUDJK5K.A DOOMED
LOS ANGELES, March 20--Ma-
dame HeIena Modjeska. the world
famous actress, who lies critically ill
at hcr bay island horn : near New-
"""u "
erday and aIthu h Lshowed 1
improvement, she held her own m
, : , , r
entertained, however for her recov-
ery.
WILL SPEND FIVE HUu-
DRED ILiS
NW yQRK pUT JM AN
ELABORATE TRANSPOR
TATION SYSTEM.
NEW YORK, March 20.-The re
markable scope of Greater New York
?,a.ns f p,roy,dm. d.etlua'e. trans,pf
ment issued here today which shows
that the expendture of nearly $500,
000,000 is contemplated. Of this
amount nearly $400,000,000 is includ-
planned.
DATA FOR BREWERS
WASHINGTON. March 20.-Reo-
resentative Weisse of Wisconsin has
introduced a resolution directing the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor to
publish a monthly statement of the
total number of bushels of malt and
other grains used by brewers, and dis-
tillers of the United States.
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FXT? A 'PT? TT7T7TV
DESPERATE DEED
' SAVES AUTOMOBILE
'
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SAN BERNARDINO, Ca!., 'March
u. in a desoerate ettort to save a
PREDICT GREAT
TARIFF WAR
International Complications En
sue Opposition Claim If
Payne Bill is Enacted
CUBAN RECIPROCITY CAUSE
Favored Nation Clause Which is Ap
plied to Cuba Other Countries
Could Come in and Ask Same Fa
vors be Granted.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 2a
That the Payne tariff bill would
bring a great international tariff war
if enacted, because of the section
which continues in- operation the Cu
ban reciprocity treaty, is one of the
arguments that is being made against
the measure- It is urged that foreign
countries which would otherwise
agree to give the United States the
benefit of the most favored nation
clause in return for the minimum
scale of duties provided for in the
Payne bill will contend that the Cu
ban reciprocity provision in the most
favored nation clause of American tar-
ff and therefore refuse to enter into s
low tariff agreement with this coun
try. The difficulty was not overlooked
by the framers of the measure who
after carefully considering it agreed
to allow it to remain upon the as
sumption that other countries recog
nize unusual relations existing be
tween the United States and Cuba
would not object to lower duties
hich the island republic would get.
Furthermore in support of this argu
ment it is,' contended that Cuba ships
to fhis country articles which do not
compete with imports of countries
of Europe. There other difficulties
in operation successfully a maximum
and a minimum tariff. Most Euro
pean nations have special trade rela
tions on certain products with neigh
boring countries and it would be in
consistent for the United States to
expect these nations to abrogate these
agreements in order to get the bene
fit of our minimum duties- On the
other hand the framers of the Payne
bill have designed the maximum pro
visions in such a way that virtually
every country in Europe will be com
pelled to seek for minimum duties in
time.
TARIFF AND STOCKS.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Tbe in
troduction of the tariff bill into the
special session of Congress had little
effect on the stock market. It had
been expected that the proposed re
ductions of duties would weaken
stocks of many corporations directly
interested in the protective duties on
imports. But the professional short
selling previous to the introduction
of the .bill more than balanced such
selling as may have been caused by
it. The conviction that many altera
tions will be made in the bill before
its final adoption disposes operators
in stocks to adopt a waiting attitude
pending more definite shaping of the
proposed law. The growing tide of
the gold movement to London at
tracted increased attention as the
week closed.
GEN. MILES CALLS.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 20.
Lieutenant-General Miles re.tired,
called at the White House today for
the first time in eight years.
yon mines. While going down the
mountain side his six-horse team be
came frightened at a wildcat and
dashed down the rough mountain
road for half a mile. The brake on
the wagon broke shortly after the
horses took fright and he was help
less. At the foot of the mountain an
automobile party was just starting
up and had not time to turn out.
Corbin, with not a second to lose,
turned his runaway horses from the
road and down the precipitous moun
tain side.