The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, March 27, 1909, Image 1

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    PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
COVERS THE MORNINO FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
t8th YEAR. NO. 75.
II
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Hill and Harrlman are Now at
San Francisco In Close
Companionship
DISCUSS MUTUAL MATTERS
Harriman Says ht Hu Not Got tha
Rheumatism and Never Fflt Bitter
-The Peopla WU1 Probably Have
Rheumatism After This Conference
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.
Cancelling his arrangements for a
more extended stay in California, E.
II. Harriman left Paso Robles before
daylight and came to San Francisco
with the unexpected announcement
that he would depart for New York
tomorrow night or Sunday, his sud
den change of plans he attributed to
a desire to spend a few days with
his sons before they returned to
school and he conveyed the impres
sion that he is anxious to resume his
duties laid down two months sgo.
Since yesterday Harriman has been
almost constantly in company with
Louis Hill, president of the Great
Northern who accompanied Harri
man to this city today from Paso
Roblei. Hill explained that he had
come north to discuss matters of
general Interest with Harriman. The
two pretidents will probably remain
in dote companionship until Harri
man leaves for the East. Harriman
declared to the newspapermen that
he has been doing practically nothing
for the past two months, that he is
feeling quiet well and that he will
not go to Paso Robles for treatment
but to look over the place in case
such necessity arose. He declared
that the farmers are in control of
the situation; that farmers have been
getting rich and will be richer; the
farmer will furnish. Harriman says, a
great deal of s capital for legitimate
uses and our prosperity depends up
on the purposes for which this money
will be used. If it goes Into legitimate
channels, business will be better off,
if it is tied up In new and unproduc
tive schemes it is going to be hard
for those people who need money at
regular intervals.
The most important incident of the
day was the conference of Harriman
with H. C. Nutt of the Northern
Pacific and J. P. O'Brien of the Ore
gon Railway Si Navigation Company.
Messrs. Nutt and O'Brien will confer
tomorrow with Hill who was not
present at today's conference. The
subjects under discussion related to
traffic in and out of Portland. Appar
ently. Harriman came to San Fran
cisco especially for this ' conference
for he immediately departed for Bur
lingame where he had dinner, return
ing here two hours Inter where he
joined his party at the theater. It i
understood that the entire party will
spend the day tomorrow at Burlin-game,
TEDS
HE
KETCHEL KNOCKS
OUT JACK O'BRIEN
Hot Fight From Start to
Seen in New
NEW YORK, March' 26 Not since
the repeal of the Horton law which
stopped big fistic bouts in this city
has such a fast and furious contest
been seen in the squared circle as
that which took place tonight in
which Stanley Ketchel, the middle
weight champion, defeated Jack
O'Brien of Philadelphia. Many
thought O'Brien would do some stall
FOUNDER'S DAY
B A R N ES VI LLeTch., March 26.
Foundcr's Day w celebrated at
Cordon Institute today in honor of
the memory of Charlc E- Lambklq,
founder and first president of the In
ititution, An interesting programme
of exercises waa carried out, Among
the speakers were State School Com
mlioner Jere M. Pound, Dr. W. B.
Bonneli of Weleyan College, R.
Powell Stephens of the University of
Chicago, Trof. C. P. Oliphant of Ma
con and, Hon. A. Pratt Adam of
Savannah.
CONGRESS PENURIOUS.
Conservation Commission Denied An
Appropriation At Washington.
WASHINGTONTMarch 26.-The
work of conserving the nation's na
tural resources wilt be continued
with the renewed vigor notwithstand
ing the fact that Congress adopted an
amendment to the Sundry Civil act
cutting off the appropriation of the
National Conservation Commission.
Through privste contributions na
tional headquarters with Thomas R.
Pipps secretary in charge of the joint
committee on conservation, repre
senting the states and nations, have
been established here for carrying
forward vigorously the co-operative
work which has been going on under
the Conservation commission.
President Taft intends to ask Con
gress for an appropriation for the use
of the commission.
is. enju on
WITNESS STAND
TELLS OF TRAGIC MEETING
OF WALTON AND HER
HUSBAND.
DENVER, March 26.-In an effort
to exonerate her husband for killing
F. W. Walton of Wallace, Mrs. John
H. Cradlebaugh took the stand this
afternoon and told without hesita
tion of her relations with Walton and
of the discovery of Walton In her
room by her husband on December
6, 1908. She told Jiow the held he!
husband while Walton escaped,
Cradlebaugh continued his testimony
today and told In graphic words his
meeting with Walton in Denver; ol
Walton'i refusal to disclose the
i whereabouts of hit wife and child
land of his shooting him. He said hit
refusal was accompanied by a threat
.ening motion toward his hip pocket
and Cradlebaugh in terror of his own
life, drew hit own weapon and fired.
Cradlebaugh was subjected to a
searching cross examination concern
ing his relations between Walton and
his wife and admitted these relations
UnA Kam tli anKt! r( trinl Via.
fore bister of Keoecca Lodge of
Latah. Mrs. Walton wife of t,he slain
man, will take the stand for the state
tomorrow.
BRIGHTENING IN THE EAST
NEW YORK, March 26.-- If stat
istics of New York charity organiza
tions may be taken as an indication,
business conditions are becoming
Finish and Best Bout
York for Years
ing in this fight, but it was a hot
bout from start to finish. In the
final round O'Brien was knocked
down three times and the last time
it was a clean knockout, for the time
ly gong found the Philadelphian in a
helpless state. It was Ketchel'a fight
in the greater part of the contest and
O'Brien had no excuse to make over
the outcome.
ASTORIA,
FLEE TO SEME
Archdeacon Emery and. Family
Arrive in Washington Driven
by Adverse Criticism
MAY GO TO BRITISH COLUMBIA
Girl and Japanese Rode on Same
Train But Did Not Recognize Each
Other In Any Way Father Seema
to Have Given in.
SEATTLE, March 26.-Driven by
adverse public sentiment from Cali
fornia and Oregon to this city, Arch
deacon Emery, .wife and daughter,
who if bethrothed to Gunjiro Aoki, a
Japanese, arrived here this after
noon and registered under assumed
names, while Aoki sought the shelter
at the home of his fellow country
men. Without making any public
announcement It is plain that the
archdeacon has consented to the mar
riage he personally attended to the
affairs of the party since their arrival.
The arrival of the party in Seattle
occasioned no unusual demonstra
tion nor caused any undue excite
ment There was little or no cur
iosity concerning them. Tonight the
archdeacon sought the advice of the
Canadian immigration officials re
garding the entry of Japanese into
British Columbia and it may be that
the marriage will take place on one
of the steamers leaving here this af
ternoon when they get outside the
three-mile limit Aoki arrived at Ta-
coma Wednesday and joined the
party in that city. Today on the
train the Japanese and his bride-to-be
sat several seats apart and did,
seemingly, not recognize each other.
A dozen newspapermen were in the
car and to all intents the Japanese
and white girl were strangers. To
night the archdeacon said he did not
know whether he would be here a.
few hours or a day and that no defi
nite arrangements have been made
for the marriage. He seemed sur
prised that so much interest attached
to their affairs.
MORE HAIR-SPLITTING.
Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum School
. Matters at Windy City.
CHICAGO, March 26- Just what
a liberal education consists of is at
present interesting the American
Academy of Medicine. The tenden
cies of the times to shave the classics
and laud the natural sciences has led
Dr. Charles F. Thwing, president of
the Western Reserve University, to
communicate the following views to
the members:
''Mere knowledge in certain limited
spheres assuredly does not make the
liberally educated man or woman. I
have known a man of high scientific
attainments in certain fields who
spent a large amount of his time in
watching earthworms which he had
made intoxicated. I have known a
woman of equal attainment in the
world of science who devoted much
time to the observation of the breed
ing of mice in order to see what .col
ors would result from various inter-
breedings.
"But I should hardly call this man
or woman scientist liberally educated.
The person who is liberally educated
has knowledge, learning and mental
attainments as well as a wide out
look and generous sympathies." ,
rapidly better with a consequent de
crease of the army of the unemployed
and a betterment of the condition
of the poor. According to the as
sociation for improvement the condi
tion of the poor, proposals for work
or other aid have fallen off 50 per
cent during the last month. But a
single applicant presented himself
yesterday afternoon while six months
ago the officers of the bureau were
literally jammed with unfortunates
FROM OREGON
OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27,
IDENTIFIES THE WOMAN
Cleveland Kidnapper Wat Educated
In A Convent
CLEVELAND, 0. March 26.-The
Cleveland Leader this morning says:
The woman known to the police as
Mrs. Jamct Boyle, and belived to be
the brains behind the kidnapping of
"Hilly" Whitla, was identified yester
day by a Cleveland vessel owner as
Anna McDermott. She was born in
Chicago. Her father is a well known
business man there, and she has a
brother. She was educated in a con
vent.
Three years ago she disappeared
from home. Since then her family
have been in ignorance of her where
abouts. She is 22 years old. The
vessel owner's half sister is the girl's
mother. A sister of the woman visit
ed her a short time ago.
MEETING OF Y. W. C A.
CAPITOLA, Cal., March 26.-
Scveral score of enthusiastic young
women gathered here today for the
annual conference of the Young Wo
men's Christian associations of Cali
fornia, Arizona and Nevada. The
conference will remain in session ten
days, during which time there will be
discussions covering the various
phases of the association work and
addresses by prominent divines, edu
cators and other interested in the Y.
W. C. A. work. Bible study classes
and mission conferences also are
provided for in the programme.
CALHOUH TRIAL TAKES
A SIEP BACKWARD
ONE OF THE JURORS ACCEPT
ED YESTERDAY, CHALLENG
ED AND IS DISMISSED.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-
A backward step was taken today in
impaneling a jury to try Patrick
Calhoun when one of the three men
temporarily accepted yesterday was
excused for cause on the challenge of
the defense. As the jury now stands
there are six men sworn to try the
case and five passed subject to per
emptory challenge. The prosecution
has but two peremptories remaining
and the defense seven.
KIDNAPPER TAKEN TO
MERCER AND JAILED
WILL BE FORMALLY ARRAIGN
ED IN COURT TOMORROW
ON KIDNAPPING CHARGE
MERCER. Pa., March 26-Heavily
manacled to Sheriff Chess and guard
ed by several detectives, James Boyle,
one of the alleged kidnappers of Wil
lie Whitla, was brought here today
from Pittsburg and lodged in the
county jail. His wife, it is said, will
be brought from Pittsburg tomorrow
and the couple be formally arraigned
on the charge of kidnapping. An
armed guard has been placed in
front of his cell and the jail will be
guarded until the trial is ended.
CHARLATANRY COSTS MONEY
CHICAGb, March 26.-In a case
now on hearing before Municipal
Judge Uhlir, Mary Slimak tells the
story of the loss of $117 through be
lief in the power of incantations.
These included a "Black mass," sup
posed to have been held in a grave
yard at'midnight where dirt was dug,
candles burned and charms chanted
This one seance, she says, cost her
$25, which is part of the amount she
is trying to recover from Mrs. Sig
mund Wysocki a card reader, who
denies the charges. The , "black
mass" it is alleged, was to drive away
evil spirits and allowthe girls lover
to return to her.
1803
GLEAR CASE OF
SUICIDE
Deliberately Inhaled Gas and
Calmly Layed Down to
Sleep to Death
BODY TAKEN TO NEW YORK
Most Dramatic Event at the Funeral
Was When the Two Note Found
on Her Body Were Put in the Folda
of Shroud, Within Being Opened-
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 26
Through a misunderstanding, Rep
resentative Byrd, of Mississippi, and
Representative Fordney, of Michigan,
almost came to blows on the floor of
the House today, while the latter was
making a speech on the tariff.
Mr. Byrd asked Mr. Fordney if it
were not true that a combination
existed among the retail dealers of
Mississippi, to which Mr. Fordnejre
firm, which is operating in that
state, was a party. Mr. Byrd added
that he knew whereof he spoke when
he charged the existence of such a
combination.
'The gentleman does not know a
d d thing about it!" shoued Mr.
Fordney.
Immediately Mr. Byrd made his
way toward Mr. Fordney, but several
Democratic members stopped him
Mr. Fordney apologized to the House
He added, however, that Mr. Byrd
could not say that his firm was a
member of the lumber trust.
Byrd then explained that it was
not his intention to make such a
charge and th,e incident was closed.
Fordney, who is a member of the
ways and means committee, and an
avowed high protectionist, discussed
at length the lumber schedule.
When the tariff bill was laid before
the House today, Mr. Humphreys, of
Washington, took issue with some
statements made by Mr. Payne in his
opening speech regarding the number
of Orientals engaged in the lumber
mills in British Columbia. Mr. Payne
said that he thought there were fewer
Orientals working in such mills there
than in the State of Washington. The
statement was erroneous, he said He
declared that over 50 per cent of the
men engaged in the lumber . and
shingle mills of British Columbia
were Orientals; were paid lower
wages than American mill laborers,
and that therefore the cost of produc
tion was less. Out of the 13,500 men
employed in the shingle mills of
Washington, Mr. Humphreys said
there were but 41 Orientals.
COMMITTEE WILL ACT.
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 26
When the Senate finance commit
tee which is considering the tariff bill
meets tomorrow. It will take up the
lumber schedules. It is admitted there
has been urgent demand for free lum-i
ber. At the meeting tomorrow cer
tain experts in values, freight rates
and in operation of existing duties
upon lumber trade will appear.
PADEREWSKI GOES HOME
NEW YORK, March 26,-Ignace
Jan Paderewski, the pianist has can
celled the ten remaining engagements
of his projected tour and will immed
iately return to Europe. The rheu
matism in his right arm which com
pelled him to discontinue his tour at
Minneapolis has grown worse, and
his physicians advise that he stop
playing for a month or more.
"THE LINCOLN WAY"
WASHINGTON, March 26. The
bill providing for the survey of land
between Washington and Gettysburg
battlefield, for a boulevard 150 feet
wide to be known as "The Lincoln
Way" has been reintroduced by Rep
resentative Lafean of Pennsylvania.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to get this measure through last ses
sion on a Senate bill, making Febru
ary 19, 1909 a legal holiday.
BECKER AWAITS ORDER3.
Impression is That Indictment Will
be Dismissed
WASHINGTON, D. C, March H
Tracy Becker, who left here Wei
nesday, is now in Detroit waiting ot tj
ders from the Department of Justict X
as to his further movements. It is
stated at the department that Becker
is still in the service, but no further
information could be elicited concern
ing bis status.
It is known that before Becker
reached here on his recent mission
reports had preceded him ?tom Gov
ernment officials of Oregon inform
ing the Attorney-General that be
could not successfully perform some
of the duties entrusted bim.
The impression prevails that the
Attorney-General is acting on these
reports, and will not permit Becker
to continue his work in Oregon, but
the Attorney-General is today in
New York, and bis subordinates
would not deny or confirm the re
ported probable separation of Becker
from the service-
PRISONERS MUST DIE
ST. PETERSBURG, March 26.
Twenty two death sentences passed
upon political prisoners were con
firmed yesterday by the supreme mil
itary court Fifteen of these were
convicted of attempt to escape from
the Irkutsk prison when a prison
guard was killed. ;
ALEXANDER IIS UAY
OR'S RECALLELEGTIOFI
CONTEST IS QUITE CLOSE BE
TWEEN HIM AND THE SO
CIALIST CANDIDATE.
LOS ANGELES. March 24-
George Alexander, the candidate of
the reform league, was victorious in
today's recall election over Fred C
Wheeler, the socialist nominee, by a
narrow plurality of 1650 votes out of
25,000 cast. Wheeler carried five out
of nine city wards, but Alexander's
lead in the fourth and fifth wards
overcame Wheeler's slight plurali
ties. TRICKS EXPOSED
LOS ANGELES, March 25.-A re
markable experience was given the
spectators in Judge Rives' court to
day when several witnesses gave
a student of such things, demon-.
what was called exposes of "tricks"
practiced by Commercial spiritualists
in the case growing out of the at
tack on the will of the late Robert
Crawford Smith who left $17,000 to
three spiritualist mediums, who were
with him near the close of his life.
Bishop D. Garrison, for many years
strated to the court just how slate
writing is done, while Harrison D.
Barett, of Portland. Ore., demon
strated the trumpet trick- He also
showed how notes are read by un
seen sitters by means of a section of
garden hose and a hole in the floor.
The case' was not concluded. .
MILLIONAIRE TRAMP
ENDS HIS CAREER
Death Came as a Climax Night of Riveiry Enter
tained Knights of Road in Lavish Style
DENVER, March 26.-A special to
the Times from Colorado Springs,
says: The body of H. P. Craig, known
as the"Millionaire Tramp," is now at
the morgue awaiting the arrival of
his sister who is said to be a promi-,
nent ' society woman of Detroit.
Craig's death came as a climax of a
night of revelry. Craig owned a cheap
lodging house in Colorado Springs
which he called the "Tramp's Re
X 'ilCE FIVE CENTS
MDlii
1 in nnr innwo
I I UUiiU LlW
Congressmen Fordney and Byrd
Almost Come to Blows Over
Statement Made
MISUNDESTOQO QUESTION
Michigan Member Resents Mention
That His Firm Was in the Lumber
Trust Senate Committee Will
Take up Lumber Schedule at Once.
WASHINGTON, D. C March 26.
The body of Mrs. Pierre Lorillard,
Jr., was sent to New York for bunal
this afternoon. The interment will
be at the old Lorillard home at Irv
ington on the Hudson. The husband,
one of the famous Lorillards of the
tobacco business and his son, Pierre,
by their own preference, were the
only mourners. Several intimate
friends of the family were present at
the funeral service. After the funeral
the most dramatic event of the day
occurred when Dr. J. Ramsey NeviH,
the coroner, laid away in the folds of
the shroud, the two notes and mys
terious trinkets found on Mrs. Loril-
lard's body after her death, all of
which were in envelopes marked:
"Bury this with my body, unopened."
One of the notejs was address to Mrs.
Lorillard by another person and the
second was in Mrs. Lorillard's own
handwriting, written evidently many
days before her death. Examination
of Mrs. Lorillard's apartments, indi
cates that she deliberately inhaled the
poisonous fumes until a gentle stupor
seized h.er and then calmly lay down
upon the rug in the bathroom to
sleep until death-
MANAGERS ARE LIABLE
NEW YORK March 26. John H.
Springer manage of the Grand
Opera House, Brooklyn, must pay
Mrs. Claire F. Thomas $7500 for in
juries sustained in the theatre when
:he was struck on the head with a
siide and frarme from a calcium light
in the gallery. The defense contend
ed that the calcium was being operat
ed by the company showing at the
theater and that the manager was
not responsible. The court held,
however, that a theatrical manager is
i'able for the safety of his patrons.
MORE HONORS FOR TAFT
NE WYORK, March 26.-Presi-dent
Taft has been elected a member
of the Legal Aid Society at his own
request. He will be urged to accept
a position aJ one of the honorary
vice-presidents, positions which are
held now by Theodore Roosevelt and
Andrew Carnegie, Joseph Choate,
Elihu Root, and other men of promin
ence. '
, treat." There he surrounded himself
'with the knights of the road and fre
quently entertained them with feasts.
A short time ago he gave a banquet
, to his old companions, , where they
were waited on by Lackeye's in
evening dress and where the banquet
table was piled high with cut-glass
and floral decorations. Monday Craig
became ill and was taken to a hospi
tal where he died last night.