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88th YEAR. NO. 78. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS CRAZY SHAKE IS CAPTURED Now Being Held Under a Heavy Guard Naar Scene of Outbreak BADLY WOUNDED IN THIGH Number of Indiana and NegroM Art Ikktn Prisoner, While a Promi nent Citliifl Claim ba Counted th Bodlca of Nearly Thirty Negroea, ' GUTHRIE, Okli., March JO-Chief Cragy Snake has beeo captured and 1 it now being held under a heavy t guard at Thompson'a farm west of Checotah. He will be taken to jail at Muskogee al daybreak. Crazy Snake is badly wounded in the thigh. Nina prisoners were taken to Mus kogee tonight and seven to Checotah. A dispatch from Henryetta said the military officers admitted unofficially that 13 negroes and Indians had been killed since Thursday. Thomas Wat son, a prominent citizen of Sapula, said today that the bodiet of nearly 30 negroea had been found near the acere of the original disturbance near Crazy Snake's home. FIRST REPORT. HICKORY STAMPING GROUND via Courier to Henryetta, Okie., March 30. Crazy Snake leader of the rising of the dan of negroea, half breeds and Indians of the Creek Nation, is still at larae tonlaht. al- though It is believed his capture can-1 not be delaysd much longer. One hundred men of the State Militia and a pose of deputy sheriffs are search- in the hilli in everv direction. There seems to be no reason to believe that there will be a general encoun ter with the fugitives. Ambuscades, however, are not Improbable. Col. Hoffman, bivonced near Stedmen to night. Tomorrow there will be an attempt mad to string telephone wires to Henryetta by the signal corps. The distance is seven mites. DYNAMITE EXPLODES. Eight Men Killed and Eight Wound InTxploaion. CHILLICOTHE, O.. March 30. Eiuht men were killed and eight oth era were injured as a result of a pre-( mature dynamite explosion on the i Norfolk & Western Railway five miles south of here, early today. A crew of men were unloading a car of dynamite when it exploded. The dead: CHARLES BUCHANAN, Colum bus, conductor In charge of work train. JONATHAN FLOYD. Pride, O. JOHN HAYES, Antonio, O. Five negroes. Some of the bodies were blown a distance of 300 yards. WARM DEBATE IN HOUSE ON TARIFF Oil and Lumber Schedules Were Discussed and ' Proved Absorbing Topics of Interest WASHINGTON, D- C, March 30. The tariff debate waxed warm In the House today, A revival of the discussion of the oil and lumber schedules was like setting a match to both products for the subjects prov ed of absorbing interest to the mem bers who entered generally into the debate, To Vreeland was accorded the privilege of explaining his position. CHICAOO PLANS FESTIVAL CHICAGO,' March 30,-A military and naval pageant it being content plated at a fall treat for ChicagO(and an attraction for visitor to the con vention of the Chicago Association of Commerce. The project which la itlll visionary, Include! elaborate man euveri In the South Side parki by about 5000 infantry cavalry, Jield and mountain artillery, aignal service, and possibly a balloon corn, and an ex temive naval regatta on the lake front. BEWARE THE CAMERA CHICAGO, March 30.-Oak park reildenti are engaged In a rapid clean ing up of atreeta and alleyi In antlcl patlon of the official Inspection to be made April IS by members of the tine arts society. This society has sent out warnings that unkept lawns. dirty streets, and garbage infested al lleys will be photographed on that I date and publicity given to such J places. FIGHT TEN ROUNDS. ! BOSTON, March 30.-Dave Desh lr and Packy McFarland fought ten rounds to a draw tonight OREGON JUDGESHIP STILL UNDECIDED CABINET MEETINQ DID NOT CONSIDER THE MATTER TODAY. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 30. -The Oregon judgeship was not con I1 the Cabinet meeting today. The AttorneyCeneral has not yet hd opportunity to read Fulton'e an- " Heney'e latest charges, but hPe o make his report in a few days. Until be reports, no action wi'l be taken by the President Attorney-General Wickersham has telegrapher Tracy C Becker to re turn to Washington. Becker left be fore the Attorney-General intended be should. Wickersham wanta furth er information regarding the land fraud cases pending in Oregon, as well as railroad grants. He also de sires to talk with Becker regarding complaints pending against him. President Taft again stated today to callers that he did not consider the appointment of Judges to be part of the patronage of United States Senators. The President thinks that judicial appointments should be free from political influences. He considers himself to be competent to pass upon the fitness of them for the bench, and will do so. At the same time he said he would be glad to re ceive suggestions from Senators and Representatives as to their knowl edge of the qualifications of appli cants. The President has several Federal Judgeships to fill In the near future, and has received many calls from Senators and Representatives from the districts where the vacan cies exist. STRIKE OUT COFFEE DUTY. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 30. Recognizing that Brazil is power less to suspend her export tax on coffee, because the tax is indissolubly linked to her foreign debt, the Senate committee on finance today decided the strike out of the Payne bill coun tcrveiling duty proposed. Members og the committee said if the Payne provision is accepted the consumers in this country will have to pay both Brazilian export tax and American import tax. ' SAYS1ITIIG CAIHOUII The Result for San Francisco Saloonkeeper Is Five Days in Jail TALKED TO ONE OF JURORS Judge Allowa No "Monkey Business" and Brings up Fellow Who Sought to Influence One of Accepted Jur ors With Round Turn. SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.- Found guilty of having improperly addressed Charles K. Blender, a juror in the Calhoun case, W. D. Harrington, a saloonkeeper was sen tenced to five days in jail for con tempt of court Blender is one of the six jurors recently accepted subject to a peremptory challenge Tomor row the evidence will be submitted intended to prove that assistant Dis trict Attorney Hanley and the officers working under his directions violated the court order in persisting in the search of the United Railroads offi ces. In addition it is probably that the persons arrested at the instance of Detective Burns will be arranged tomorrow on a charge of having re ceived stolen property and of grand larceny. SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.- William D. Harrington, proprietor of saloon, was brought before Super ior Judge William P. Lawlor this morning to show cause why he should not be punished forvcontempt. The order was made upon affidavits presented by the prosecution in the case of Patrick Calhoun, charged with bribery, and the documents which were filed today alleged that Harrington had improperly addressed Charles K. Blender, a real estate dealer, who was accepted last week as a juror in the case. Juror Blender called as a witness by Assistant Dis trict Attorney John O'Gara was ask ed to give his account of the incident described in the affidavits, and said On Saturday last I went into Har rlngton'a saloon, near my home, and asked for a drink. The bartender served me, but Harrington stepped forward and asked me 'if I was go fug to hang Calhoun.' The bartender then declared that he recognized me by a picture published in one of the papers. "I did not answer the question, but informed the men that they should not address me, after which I left, and reported the matter to the court." While the juror was in the midst of his narrative his fellow jurors en tered and took their places in the box, and Patrick Calhoun, some' of whose attorneys had preceded him, became a witness of the proceedings. Harrington, upon being called to the stand, positively denied that he had made any such remark to the juror, and declared that he had no recollection of having talked to Blen-1 er. in order tnat tne oartenaer might be summoned to give his tes timony, Judge Lawlor continued 'the matter until 2:30 o'clock this after noon. NATURAL-BORN SMUGGLERS NEW YORK, March 30.-Because woman cabin passenger on the French liner Touraine, lifted her skirt carelessly Uncle Sam is richer by $50 in duty. As she came down the gang plank an inspector noticed that the woman wore a very fine pet ticoat,, too fine he thought, for any one but an heiress. An investigation was begun and it was discovered that under an outside dress the woman wore an expensive evening gown. The duty was paid yesterday and the woman was allowed to take the gar ment away. WINS WRESTLING MATCH. SEATTLE, March 30.-Dr. B. F. Roller won from Hjalmer Lundin to night in a wrestling match in two straight falls, 38 and 22 minutes, respectively. WILL CHALLENGE JOHNSON. BOSTON, March '30. Tom Shar key publicly announced tonight that if Jeffries did not challenge Johnson within three months that he would issue a challenge himself. "FRESHIES CAUGHT At Brown University They Were "Cribbing." PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 30. Twenty eight freshmen have been sus pended from Brown University for "cribbing" in the English course The names of the men have not been an nounced and both President Faunce and the dean of the university decline to discuss the matter. It is under stood that the boys will have a year of enforced absence. The method of "cribbing" was the use by the fresh men of themes prepared by others. It is said that one senior did a profit able business in writing the composi t'ons at prices varying frorm 75 cents to $3 each. PORTLAND BALL TEAM LOSES OPEflG HE OREGON CLUB SHUT OUT BY CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONS AT LOS ANGELES. LOS ANGELES, March 30.-Los Angeles celebrated the opening of Pacific Coast baseball league by shut ting out Portland on the home grounds with but a single hit. A crowd of 2500 greeted the teams when they appeared upon the field. The ceremonies incident to the opening brought oi t quite a crowd of Mayors, Mayor-Elect Alexander pitched the first ball with Mayor Stephens at bat an Mayor Furlong of Vernon catch ing. The scores: At Sacramento Vernon 2, Sacra mento 6. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 2, Portland 0. At Oakland San Francisco 2, Oak land 1. Sacramento Wins. SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 30 The Pacific Baseball League season opened in this city with the Sacra mento and Vernon teams opposed to one another. Both of which are new teams in the League. The game was won by Sacramento, score 6 to Z. There was the usual parade before the game and Superior Judge Post pitched the first ball. Sart Francisco Beats Oakland. OAKLAND, March 30.-The San Francisco team opened the season here today by capturing the game with Oakland by a score of 2 to 1 atter a pitcher's battle, ihe game drew a big crowd. The first ball was pitched by Mayor Mott. THAT'S ALL RIGHT! NEW YORK, Marcr 30.-Femin-ine subjects of the British Crown in New York are organizing the "Im perial Daughters of .the Jimpire State" The parent society is in Canada, and the New York branch has been named the King Edward VII Chapter. It is estimated that there are 800,000 British subjects in this country, half of whom are women. Mrs. James Bryce, wife of the British ambassa dor, is honorary president of the New York chapter. . TERRIBLE MINE DISASTER EL PASO, Texas, March 30. Thirty-eight Mexican miners are en tombed in a coal mine at Minor, Mexico, as a result .of an exolosion last night caused by fire damp. It is probable all are dead. BIG HUE IS Harriman Wants All Railroads Merged and Consolidated . Under One Control MILLIONS SPENT IMPROVING Told Roosevelt Five Yeara Ago That he Waa Wrong and That Many States Would Follow Hia Lead and do Least Amount of Harm. DENVER. March 30.-H E. H, Harriman could have his way, be would bring all the railroads America into one giant combination under one head and immediately be' gin the expenditure of $230,000,000 or $300,000100 in improving the weaker roads both physically and financially. In that way he saya he believes be could do the greatest good for the government, the people of the United States generally, to shippers individ ually, and finally to the owners of railroad stock. Harriman spent two hours in Den ver today as guest of the Chamber of Commerce, he then departed on his eastward journey. Harriman re peated as certain that he had found a great change in the sentiment toward the railroads and railroad builders on the part of the public Five years ago he said he told Roosevelt that he (Roosevelt) was wrong and that he would have many imitators in many states who would do the country in calculable harm. "What I told him then has proved correct. Roosevelt was wrong in the fight on me and the railroads and the truth of this is getting clearer every day." GREAT JETTIES To Be Constructed Off From Sandy Hook. NEW YORK, March 30--In the near tuture work will be begun on the greatest jetties in the world. They will be constructed at Sandy Hook to check the inroads of the sea which threatens ultimately to sweep the narrow peninsula away. Recent surveys have shown that Sandy Hook is being washed away at an alarming rate, each storm carrying tons and tons of earth and sand into the ocean. The beach line in some places has re ceded 300 feet or more. Plans are now completed in Con gress having provided $30,000 to start the work, the government will soon ask for bids to construct wooden jet ties 3800 feet in length. Nineteen in all will be constructed. One of the greatest troubles that confronts the engineers is that of protecting the big ship targets On the proving grounds. It has already been necessary to move some of the targets to another part of the peninsula, but with the protec tion planned it is hoped to relieve the situation. HONORING A SERVANT SOUTH RIVER, N. J. March 30.- Mary Grogan, a servant, in the home of Mrs. Abiel Price here, will be the guest of honor at a celebration which will be held at the Price Homestead next Sunday afternoon. ' The occas sion of the demonstration will be the fiftieth anniversary of Mary Grogan's entrance into the home as a servant. She was first employed by Mrs. Price in April 1859. There are seven child ren, thirteen grandchildren and five great-grand-children in the Price fam ily who will unite in making it a plea sant day for the faithful woman. A WISE PROVISION HONOLULU, "March 30A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives to preserve the sec recy of wireless messages. It makes it an offense for any person who in tercepts a wireless message to dis- close the message or its purport to any person or to make any use of it. Another bill makes it an offense for any person in control of a wireless appliance to so manipulate it as to interfere with the operation of any other wireless system. HAWAIIN DEAD HONLULU, March 30. D. H. Ka haulelio, who was one of the compar atively few native Hawaiians to cor dially support the provisional govern ment following the overthrow of the monarchy and who was a member of the legislature under the Republic of Hawaii died suddenly March 18. He was assistant clerk of the House of representatives, JUDGE TO RESIGN Will Resume the Practice of Law Salary Too Small. Honolulu, March 30. Associate Justice S. M. Ballou of the territor ial supreme court has announced that he will shortly resign and resume the practice of the law. He gives as the reason the inadequacy of the salary he receives. Before going on the beach Ballou had one of the most lucrative practices in the island. Abraham Lewis, Jr., 'and Circuit Judge De Bolt are mentioned to succeed him. WILLIAM FRIEDLANDER, JEWELER, DIES FRIENDS ARE SHOCKED OVER HIS SUDDENT DEATH BY HEART DISEASE- PORTLAND, March 30.-William Friedlander, a well-known jeweler and optician of this city, died sudden ly last night at the residence of his son, Felix Friedlander, 209 Thir teenth street He had been suffering from heart trouble for several months, but no fears of a Serious ter mination were entertained by his friends, and his death was therefore a shock to them. A week ago he had an attack of grippe, but he seemed to be getting the better of this until within a few minutes of his demise. Mr. Friedlander was a native of Berlin, Germany, and 72 years of age. He came to Portland in 1870, and opened a jewelry store on First street As the tide of retail trade trended westward, he removed his business to 268 Washington street His wife, whose maiden name was Miss C Levinson, died 10 years ago. Felix Friedlander, a son, will con tinue the business built up by his father. Funeral arrangements have not been made, but the ceremonies will be conducted by Rev. J. B. Wise. TEN ROUND BOUT LOS ANGELEZ" March 30.-Ad Wolgast of Milwaukee and Frank Picato of this city will fight a ten round bout tonight before the Naud Junction Club. They will fight at 133 pounds. Wolgast is an 8 to 10 favor ite in the betting. Another ten round SFRVIA ACCEPTS HER BILL GRACEFULLY Says Her Rights are Not Scheme of BELGRADE, March 30.-Servia today acceded the formula agreed on by the powers for the settlement of the dispute between that country and Austria-Hungary. First, Servia declares her' rights are not violated by annexation by Austria of Herzo govina and Bosnia. Second, that she did not protest against such annexa tion; third, that she mains peaceful relations with Austria; fourth, that Servia reduce military forces to normal. 1PUDBE AFTER VERDfGT Cradlebaugh Found Not Guilty of the Charge of Murder Ing Walton - UNWRITTEN LAW THE DEFENSE Announce That he Will Never Live With Hia Wife Again But Will Provide For Her Wanta Woman Will Become a Trained Nurse. DENVER, March 30.-After the jury brought in a verdict of "Not guilty" today, John H. Cradlebaugh. who was on trial for the murder of F. W. Walton, announced that he never would again live with Mrs. Cradlebaugh, whose revelations on the witness stand were instrumental in saving her husband's life. But he announced that he would provide for her materiaj wants. Mrs. Cradle baugh will remain in Denver and be come a trained nurse. She wilt meet her husband tomorrow to arrange legal separation. The jury retired for deliberation at 6 o'clock last night and arrived at a verdict at midnight but it was not de livered to the court until this morn ing. ; . DENVER, March 30.-The jury in the case of John Cradlebaugh, of Wallace, Idaho, on trial for the mur der of Frederick W. Walton, this morning brought in a verdict of not giulty. The verdict was reached shortly before midnight last night after two or thrrt jurors had stood out for some time in favor of convic tion. . Cradlebaugh, who is a prominent Oddfellow of Idaho, shot and killed Walton a few weeks ago at the cor ner of Sixteenth aid Champa streets, after Walton had refused to tell him where Cradlebaughs wife and boy, with whom Walton had come to Den ver, were living. Both the "unwritten law" and self-defense were urged in Cradlebaugh's defense, and Mrs. Cradlebaugh herself went upon the stand and told of her relations with Walton in an effort to save her hus band from the gallows. The verdict was received with ap plause by the crowd which packed the courtroom to suffocation. Cradle baugh, ashy white, walked about the courtroom for a moment or two after the verdict had been read, his son clasped in his arms, and then re turning, shook the hand of each juror and thanked him. , ! The jury deliberated about five hours, the first ballot standing nine to thfee for acquittal. Before mid night the vote was unanimous. bout will be fought by Fred Corbett and Kid Dalton, both of this city. Violated by Annexation Austria AMBITIOUS GIRL NEW YORK, March 30.-Miss Flora Wilson, daughter of James Wilson Secretary of Agriculture, is happy today after having had a suc cessful "try out" yesterday before Andreas Dippel, administrative man ager of the Metropolitan Opera House. Miss Wilson has ambitions to go on the operatic stage, and has just returned from abroad, where she fudied singing.