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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1909)
iaiaiiijiairifWtwo -Oft ifflttifM. 1 ' pirPOPT 2St'3? COVERS THE MORNINO FIELD ON TUB LOWER COLUMBIA . PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT ' fifit mR un q-i ; .' ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1909 ' PRICE FIVE CENTs" Will f W " .,. - ..- . ... II II llllll Ml M . UP IER FISH BEING CAUGHT A Temporary Restraining Order Was Issued Yesterday Against Fish Warden McAllister MATTER IN COURTS NOW 41 An Immediate Hearing if Expected r DuMtlon. However, end Attor ned- General la Confident Cloaed Season Will be Enforced by Court. Over the long distance 'phone last night FUh Warden McAllister stated to the Antorlan that a restraining or der had been issued out of Judge Cantenbein's court In Portland yes terday enjoining him from interfering with the lithcrmen in their attempts to fish in the Willamette' river. The order read that the fish warden and all others serving under him were to be thus restrained until further order from the court. The meaning of the proceeding it that a ' temporary restraining order has been issued, and until it is settled the fish warden is powerless to enforce the order of the board against any fishing in the Willamette river during the cloud season. Probably there will be a, immediate hearing on the mat ter, perhaps today or Monday, and it ' la said the attorney-general is satis fied that the restraining order will not be upheld or made permanent. The order reads that temporarily there shall be no interference with the fishing on the Willamette from Oregon City or Willamette Fall to the confluence of the Willamette with the Columbia. ' The closed season commenced Thursday, and Mr. McAllister said that the fir! day one fisherman went out on the Willamette, and he was promptly arrested. He was sent out with the idea of making a test case. Friday night the river was -covered with fishermen and yesterday Mr McAllister confiscated about I0,tons of fish, and then came the restraining order. , The whole plan of breaking in on the order of the board rests on a mere technicality. The law requires mat in case of such orden the board shall post notices along the river front in conspicuous places for a period of 30 days before the time set for the order to go into effect. It seems that the orders were not actually posted for the required period of 30 days, and the fishermen rest their case on this fact. Whether the failure to have the notices up for the full 30 days will invalidate the order remains to be seen. It is understood that the attorney general is preparing to go before the grand jury which will be convened up there Monday and ask for Indict ments against all the fishermen. FIND ANCIENT WRITINGS Perhapa Of People Who Lived And Died Centuries Ago. t -c Avr.Kl.PS. Aoril 16. Major n.,u" -r- - - ' Fred R. Burnham, commander of tne Scotch forces of the Bntlsn army a. ..!., lit. iwr war. who for several l rnmnanv with Professor OTpilliy win. .-" . v si r n..,uun una . ancient relics in r Mexico, has dis- PIERCE OIL Mandate From United States Supreme Court be Entered and Co. Will AUSTIN. Texas, April 16.-The AUO11 JIW."" mandate from tne uncu w preme Court arrived here today end ing the long litigation between the State of Texas and the Walter Pierce Oil Company in favor of the state, the corporation having been denied a hearing in ouster. The fine and ac- Inscritition carved in atone i ill Yaoul river Vlley. presumably by the noted Mayas people of Yuca tan. The inscription U probamy more than a thounnnd yean oil! and ii of great Interest .to anthropology. Some pottery of the Mayas was also found on the spot, and brought to Pasadena by Professod Holder who will for ward it to the Smithsonian Institu tion. The Mayas were a celebrated peo ple of centime ago who attained a considerable degree of civilization in literature and art, building beautiful cities and public Improvements. Up to this time it haa never been Vnown that they penetrated beyond Yucatan, but the find of Major Burnham dis closes that they came north also to the American line or within fifty miles of Nagales, A., The find is near Esperanaa, Mexico, In the giant cactus forests tof the region. The stone bearing the inscription weighs several tons. Major Burnham made the discov ery first severa months ago. Return in(f (0 p.,Hena. he took Professor Holder with him to re locate it More extensive research now made. vill be WESTON STILL WALKING. CHICAGO. April 16 -Weston is expected here tomorrow afternoon. He will be met at the'Indiana state linn nt ft .10 In the morning by the South Chicago police and escorted to the Chicago Athletic Club where he will be a Ruest until Sunday morning. ORDINANCE REGULATING 1ICKE PORTLAND COUNCIL PASSES A STRINGENT ORDINANCE AGAINST FIRE TRAPS PORTLAND, April 16.-By the terma of an ordinance which has been recommended to the City Council for bv the fire committee of the City Executive Board, children under 16 years of age will not be permitted m attend nickelodions or moving- picture shows unless accompanied by j parents or guardians. In addition to this, all such shows will have to be conducted in practically fire proof buildings, replete with exits, wide aUles and various devices for combat ing a fire for the protection of th lives of the patrons. This will be a severe blow to tnis riant nf show houses, and it is believ ed that -many will be forced to close their doors. HARVARD-COLUMBIA RACE. BOSTON. Mass.. April 16.-The Columbia and Harvard varsity crewa took their final practice spins today in preparation for their race tomor row. The race will be over the regu- ular mile and seven-eights course on the Charles River. The last time that the Hnrvard and Columbia eights tried conclusions on the Charles was two years ago,' when Columbia won an easy victory. The two crews are Relieved to be more eveniy-matcnea this year and an interesting race is expected. DEMOCRATS GIVE UP FIGHT. WASHINGTON. D. C. April 16.- Democratic senators will not delay the passage of the tariff bill. At their second conference a majority favored I .... .... r,...,.li tot. nnrmi r i niir liic iwuuiriivi"" w '- entire charge of the matter and as smne the rcsponsibiuty COMPANY WILL PAY FINE Pay $2,000,000000 cruii.R penalties total nearly $2 000 .nnlmn Tt i .nnn.ini. that the O 000.000. It is announced that the ot- ficials of the company will pay tne nmnnnt in CllH h. This is one of the most important cases in the history of the state, and was stuboorniy con tested by the attorneys for the state and the corporation. Hi 1 11 EE III SUBMIT REPORT Liquor License Question Dis cussed Before Council Com mittee Last Night AGREE TO INCREASE LICENSE Liquor License Will be $500 a Year and All Saloons Must be Cloaed AU Day-Sunday Under Penalty of For feiting License. Pursuant to adjournment the com mittee appointed by the Mayor to frame a liuuor license ordinance and consider other matters referred to it, the committee met last evening at the council chambers. Present were Cur tis, chairman; Belland. Karinen, Lcin enweber and Prael, and Mayor Smith and City Attorney Abcrcrombic. Mayor Smith submitted an ordi nance following along the lines of the Curtis ordinance, which was read and considered. Considerable debate fol lowing of each section. The council were unable to agree upon either or dinance, the division being principal ly on restricting the districts in which liquors were to be sold. Other objec tions were made to proviions. and it waa finally decided to amend the present ordinance by Increasing the license from $400 to $500 per year. Hereafter when a liquor license ex pires, the applicant must pay $500 for the privilege for running a saloon. Members of the committee stated that they had interviewed a number ijf the leading saloon men. and they were willing to stand the raise. The second provision agreed upon was permitting the transfer of li censes from one person to another . , I... t. TTn. I ami irum one jmuivi: w ..w.v.. I cter the present ordinance no liquor licenses are in anywise assignable or transferable. It was the concensus of opinion, that when a person had paid his license, money into the city treasury, it was his private property to be used subject to the ordinances of the city, and the holder had a right to consider it an asset and in selling out his place of business he had a r uht to el the unexpired term oi his license. These were the only two rtmnfffs that were made from the present ordinance and the City attor nv instructed to draw an ordi nance in accordance with the report of the committee. The next , matter commit before the committee was the Belland ordinance nrnviilin? for closme saloons on Sun day. The ordinance provided a nne nf from $10 to $25 for the first offense . .. - ... and a forfeiture of the license for the .ei-nnrl. Some of the committee thought this was too severe, and after considerable discussion. Belland atrreed to an amendment, making the first offense punishable by a hne ot . $25, the second offense $25 and the third a forfeiture of the license. The ordinance also r provides that all blinds, shutters and other obstruc tions must be removed from the win dows so as to afford an unobstructed view into the saloon. The committee then recommended that the ordinance as amended be favorably reported to the council for passage. ' The resolution declaring the office of Martin Foard, police commission er was reported on unfavorably, Mr. Foard claiming his residence m As toria and agreeing to attend any and all meetings of the commission in tne future. The resolution forfeiting the It- censes of two saloons, claiming ine same had been transferred, was re ported upon unfavorably. This com pleted the work assigned to the com mittee and it adjourned. Thrre s no douht but both ordl- kwh will he nassed at the meeting of the common council next Monday niffht. and settle questions that have Wn ronfrontinsr the council for There is no doubt of their annroval bv the mayor. The or diiiances will go into effect 30 days after their approval. TO REGULATE RAILWAYS WASHINGTON, April 16.-Sever al bills have been introduced in Con gress during the special session pro CHRISTIANSCIENTISTS. pnirT PN A DPCU "gs Ifll NEW YORK, April I6.-The plan to hold Christian Science services in the crand ballroom of the Hotel Plaza has been declared off, tempor arily at least. While no definite an nouncement to this effect has been made, it has been learned that Mrs. Baker C. F.ddy has put a ban on the project until it is shown that there is need for such an innovation as hotel services. Accordingly she has direct ed that no furtlfer action be taken un til the matter has been presented to her. SEALING SCHOONER IN. VICTORIA, B. C, April 16. Sealing schooner Jcsic is at anchor at Ucluclet. She put 82 sealskins on boardjhe Tees consigned to her own era in this city. Captain Munro of the Jessie -reported that bad weather had prevented sealing. The" schooner Thomas F. Bayard was at Clayquit where she had gone to ship the balance of her indiari hunt ers and was expected to return to Clayquit before starling north. Cap tain Delochrey who is going outon the schooner May Marie returned af ter shipping a crew. YESTERDAY'S BALL SCORES. Sacramento 6, Portland 0. San Francisco 0, Los Angeles 4. Vernon 2. Oakland 0. JOSEPH COMPARED 10 WHEAT PATTEN SACRETARY OF AGRICULTURE- WILSON QUOTES SCRIPTURE ON WHEAT CORNER. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 16-- ""The only successful corner ever heard of was the one Joseph bad in Biblical davs. declared Secretary, of Agriculture Wilson when asked for an opinion as to Patten's operations on the Chicagon board of trade to successfully corner the market. Con tinued the secretary said, you have got to keep, buying, buying, buying. Finall the time comes when you can not bu any more and then there is a smash. SERVING TWO MASTERS. Chicago Minister Manages To Make $500,000 On The Side. CHICAGO, April 16. A real estate transfer just made in the routine of the recorder's office reveals the story of a Chicaco minister of the gospel who has gained a fortune of $500,000 Hiinncr his soare time from preaching Four vcars ago he left Chicago with slender means to nurse a daughter hack to health. Today he is the own er of land estates and an exclusive metronolitan apartment building. The hero of this fairy tale of finance and rclim'on is the Rev. Richard A. Morlev. a Methodist Episcopal pas tor, who was stationed for several years in Chicago and Oak Park Churches. The story transpired in the purchase by the minister of an aoartmcnt Hotel for $400,000. In 1004 Mr. Morlev in an effort to save his daughter, from tuberculosis, exchaneed nulpits with a minister at Las Veeas. N. M. Shortly afterward he ourchascd a ranch nearby at a tax sale and this was the beginning of his prosperity. He bought more land and so d it at a large proht and with in two years was owner of atfact now worth $210,000. Branching out furth er, he purchased a 1,000 acre farm near Kansas City, one in Wisconsin, and two farms in Illinois. All this time he has never missed a Sunday in his pulpit nor a Wednes day evening prayer meeting. When he first removed to the West he says, he did not dream of entering into business transactions. viding for important changes in the regulation of railroads engaged in Inters'tate- commerce. The latest is a bill, drafted by Representative Daw son of Iowa, requiring crews ot vary ing size to ne carried on passenger, mail express and freight trains. Renresentative Hardwick of Geor gia ias introduced a bill providing for the use of a block system tor an trains engaged in interstate trade. His hill further provides for the licen sing of the railroad telegrap operators and the fixing of their hours of labor and wages. CONSIDERED A,S. Newburg, Associate Coun sel for Abe Ruef Acquitted Calhoun Case Proceeding ADJOURNED . UNTIL MONDAY Ferdinand H. Nichols, First Witnesa For Prosecution Waa on Witnesa Stand and Stood Tedious Test of Examination Until Close of Court SAN" FRANCISCO, April 16.-A S- Newburg, associate counsel for Abraham Ruef, former political boss, recently conicted of bribery was ac quitted by a jury tonight of haing attempted to bribe talesman on the Ruef jury panel. The jury was out two hours and forty-five minutes, and after taking nev ballots reached a ver dict of not guilty. Newbergs trial was one of the many ramifications of bribery graft prosecution in San Francisco. He was mdicted upon a charge of having tried to bribe John M. Kely. prospective juror during tne second trial of Ruef. Submittine with sullen resignntion to the ordeal that appears more dis agreeable with each repetition, teroi- nand H. Nichols, of procession of former supervisors who composed the 'Boodling Board" of the Schmita ad- ministratin. in which it is alleged he accepted $44,000 offered by Patrick Calhoun as a bribe for a permit, to erect overhead trolley on certain rahle lines owned bv his corporation Throughout the long and tedious day. Nicholas occupied the stand, passing from interrogatories of prosecution to less tender questions of the de fense, with people again directing the examination when the trial was ad journed until Monday. LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE PACT. Three Neeroe Found Poisoned About The Same Time. VFW YORK. Aoril 16. That steiv eotyped occurence familiarly known as the suicide pact had its variation todav in a three cornered affair in which the principals were all negroes. All three are suffering trom the effect of strychnine poisoning and are in a critical condition, i ney were . . . mi taken to Bellcvue Hospital late last nicht almost simultaneously after ha vili p- been found on the street, the. a-- - M. police are inclined to think that there was an agreement oetween them to end their lives. The first victim was Dorothy Har ris, a 20 year old negress who was found in a semi-conscious condition in East Fourth Street. Seven min utes later Jesse Brown, the janitor of a flat in Front of which the woman was ofund, was picked up not far nu-av and rushed to the hospital. A few minutes- later Joseph Rector, an other negro, was found in the same street writhing with convulsions. The condition of the three was too serious to permit of questioning this morn ing. , THOUSANDS OF WHALES VICTORIA, B- C, Apil 15,-Thou- sands of whales were seen off the West Coast bv the steamers. Tees and Otter which returned yesterday with cargoes of whale oil, fertilizer, marbei sealskins and general freight. The Orpnn and St. Lawrence had taken 22 whales. On Thursday last the St. Lawrence was towed by a whale har pooned by the gunner. The whale started awav with the whaler in tow. despite the fact that the engins were put astern. The whale dived off, breaking the line. , INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE. ATHENS. Ga April 16. The an nual intercolleeiate debate between representatives of the University of Xorth Carolina and the University ot Georgia takes place here this evening and promises to be one of the notable events of the university year. Geor gia is to support the affirmative and North Carolina the negative side of the orooosition: "Resolved. That the TEACHERS' CONFERENCE. AMHERST. Mass.. Aoril 16.-A High School Teachers' Institute and Educational Conference, the first of its kind ever held in this State under the joint auspices of the State Board of Education and the Agricultural College, opened ita session here to day with a laige attendance of high school teachers from all parts of the Qtato Thr mrrtintr will rinse Satur day evening and will include several general and a number of department al sessions. President Butterfield welcomed the members at the open ing meeting. TRAVELING MEN MEET. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. April 16. The citv nave a cordial welcome to the delegates to the Travelers' Pro tective Association for Tennessee and their ladies, who opened their annual convention here today. It will re main in session two days and is un usually well attended. According to the reoorts of the officers and dele gates from all parts of the State the organization is at present in a satis factory condition and shows a grati fying increase in membership during the past year. PRESIDENT DISCUSSES LABOR PROBLEM SAMUEL GOMPERS AND DELE GATION CONFER WITH . THE PRESIDENT, i ' WASHINGTON. D. C April 16- President Taft discussed the problem of the workmgmen for two hours todav with members of the executive council of the American ; Federation of Labor, headed by Samuel Gompers and party called at the White House today and according to Mr. Gompers. found the President deeply interested. Not onlv did Taft arive the spokesman of the party all the time they desired to lay matters before him, but he joined in the discussion. The labor joined tn the diMnsuon. 'DlDaughty Wylie. who was ordered to leaders took op with the President many problems including the matter of injunction and eight-hour law, con vict labor and recent indictment of labor leaders. The President said he would be glad to consult further with representatives of organized labor. STATESMEN ON STRIKE. Novel Means Of Protest Taken Phillipine Legislature. In MANILA. Aoril 16. Members of the Progresista wing of the minority in the Philippine Legislature who withdrew from the assembly of April 10. as a protest against what -they claimed was arbitary action in the matter of the tariff bill are still out on strike. Although the majority has a quor um it has not taken any further act ion and the Speaker is conferring with the strikers in the hope of in ducing them to return to the sessions. The trouble began when the ques tion of adopting the report of the con ference committee oh the tariff arose. The minority had presented a report favoring the adoption of certain feat ures of the insular commissions res olution which urged the adoption of the tariff measure by Congress, but the majority refused to receive the re port. Thereupon the Progresistas struck. . HUSBAND WIFE Seattle Coroner Investigating Death and Also Causes Arrest of SEATTLE, April 16- Three ari,held under suspicion are Henry Ka- j. .j.. k nf ilem, husband of the dead woman; ITCMS WCIC maut. wuoj uj the coroner after investigating the finding of the mutilated body of Mrs. Vandla Kalem who was . thrown for 200 yards along the tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad at muck, a few mile south of Auburn. Those DECLARED TURKEY Massacre of Armenians Has Taken Place at Adna Soldiers are Powerless to Defend CHRISTIANS BEING KILLED Other Countries Are Sending War ships to the Scene to Protect Uvea ' and Property of Subjects, and the Situation is Regarded as Critical CONSTANTINOPLE, April 16. Massacre of Armenians has taken place at Adna, in Asiatic Turkey, ac cording to the latest telegrams re ceived from Messina, and is still in progress. . The soldiers are powerless to control the situation and are join ing in -pillages' of the town. The fa talities are said to be numerous Th; rioting began Wednesday. The town of Adna has been burned and many Christians have been killed- Moslems having wrecked the town are said to have begun operations against Chris tians in Villayet- No definite infor mation is obtainable as to the num ber of persons who lost their lives. although one reportsays 60 Armen ians have been murdered- Two Amer ican- missionaries are said to be among the dead, but no names are given in report to the ambassador. Leishman has instructed vice-Consul Debbas at Mersina to go immediate ly to Adna. At midnight neither Ambassador Leishman nor the British embassy had receivedany further news con cerning the massacre or any confir mation of the reported murder of American missionaries at Adana. , Consular telegrams reported that the town of Adana had been burned and attacks upon Armenians are extend ing into Villayet. They say that the British vice consul at Mersina, Major Adana when the first advices of the massacre were received has been wounded, Communications with the disturbed districts are interrupted however and all reports received from there must be taken with caution. The Porte declares the disturbances are subsiding, two batallions having been dispatched to Adana.' Adivces from Pans are to the effect that two battleships has been order ed to sail from Toulon for Piraeus tonight. A special from Ristowata says that a monster meeting was held there. Young Turks telegraphed the Sultan, savins? thev are marching ott on to Constantinople to save the con stitution which you are trying to abolish. A Belgrade correspondent says, the Turkish minister there has received a disoatch savins' that Pera and Galata quarters of Constantino ple have been bombarded and ZOO persons have been killed.' FEARS ANOTHER WAR. VICTORIA. April 16. That Japan fears another war with Russia and is making the same careful preparation for it as preceded the recent war, is, news given by passengers from Yok ohama. Two large warships of the Dreadnanght class are being built. KILLS HIS FOR $5,000 Son and Brother -1- , John Kalem, his son, aged 17, and John Kalem, his brother. AU three were seen at Stuck last" night, when the woman came to her death. Kalem, according to the coroner, is said to have threatened her life. It is as serted that she is insured for $5000.