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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1909)
wy.,L..l.:u-nin.Tiri-.nnii I orf,,.irMrrrtnr-, r rmr- 'MMMwltstilalailMawaiMI "' " . ir""i " r'.,,. AM 1 i 9 Aa hi I I t I I . ! S I 5 If. COVERS THE MORNINO FIELDON THS LOWER C0LUK3IA PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT 26th YEAR. NO. 88. . ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, APBIL 23, 1909 price fiye;cents U TAKES A SUDE DOWN Patten, the Wheat King Has Left the Chicago Wheat Pit and Gone to Mexico . DISPOSED OF HIS HOLDINGS 8pcuUtlon Rift u to Whether he Won or Lost t Big Oame, Effort to interview Kim Meet With Cold Reception. CHICAGO. April 22-That James Patten hailed throughout the country i the wheat king hat withdrawn from the market after disposing ot heavy holding of May and July wheat was aiierted today in many quarters. To this assertion was add ed the fact that pricei have tumbled over nine cents during the last week, and Patten has tought rest on his new Mexican ranch. Whether he has eliminated himself from liquidation, and if so, whether he came out with profits or losses, are questions that can only be answered by Patten him aelf. Those who read the dispatches from Colorsdo anent the dlscourging leception met by a reporter, who tried to Interview the big speculator, between trains, expressed the opin ion that this answer seems unlikely to be forthcoming. The sessions of h RAirrf nf Trade wis sensational today. The bulls had expected after six cent decline of the two previous mlnnc recovery would result. Tak ing the Patten view of the shortage aa correct and that wheat la intrin sically worth the price that he been paid for it In a purely speculative way, reaction was due, but first quo tations were a startling disappoint ment to the bulls. From nearly ev er nnlni me reoorta or even bet ter crop prospects. Liverpool prices down and ih omenta from Ar a-entine. Australia and other foreign countries were said to be greater than usual at this time of the year. The bears filled the wheat pit in Ant miii and noured forth swollen stream of wheat The long tint! idnted all alonv the line and exe cution of stop loss orders added to the confusion, Frequently It was Im possible to make a sale within three iirtM nf a cent of oricea designat ed bv the customer. The Patten vortex of other and more bullish days Urn which the cereal might be DOur- ed seemingly without affecting Us .nn.iin wnt not in evidence. It was a tremendous liquidating. market and Patten might have been buying secretly through others than He called Mav wheat cheap at 1.29 and if he atlll thinks so, it is pointed out that the same 1 21 rtrtiiv was an excellent The same was said of t..i lt,i at 1.09. the prices of i,;,.i, n,lnv were about nine cents ..n.l.r flint finlirf. While Patten ia ......,( a. .svinir he was fleeing from the reporters, he waa making for the ranch of his friend and partner w. n ni-i1 in New Mexico. rw;ctinn na nictured on the faces of many small speculators haunting the tickers. Many fortunes ' hair hn wined Out hv the decline and manv men who had handsome profits on paper but hung on for more now eon front a deficit. In the absence of certain information, how Patten's departure and the ut ter weakness indicated by toaays decline have given rise to gloomy hintt that "Patten is out" They went to far as to declare that the present slump is due to liquidation oi Dig Ptttcn line rather to improved crop conditions. On of Patten's friends said today. th It l true Patten had left to es cape the reporters and to look for rest. Asked U he tnougnt rauen nau disposed of his holdings, this friend said: "l doubt it" Another person remarked that it began to look like a vindication of Secretary Wilson whose Information Patten recently declared to be 'The Joke of the coun ts" Th regular daily bulletin of the Patten concern issued today, de clared that conditions were unchang ed, and that the firm hat confidence in higher prices is great as ever. FAIR PERCENTAGE. New Vork Man Wins By Judgement On 110 Investment MTfW YORK. Anril 22.-An echo of the suicide several months ago of fohn 11. Woodbury, the "Beauty spec ialist' was heard in the Supreme Court here when a Jury late yester day awarded Payton R. McCargo a $19,400 return on a ten dollar invest ment MrCariro was manager of the Woodsbury Company and held one $10 share of stock. Andrew Jergens ,t rhnrlr H. Goi aus. coatmakcrs of Cincinnati, acquired 50 percent of the Woodbury stock from jonn n. Wnftdahr for $250,000 but were un able to obtain a controlling interest. They approached McCargo. wno toia them hit one shsre which would give them control of the Woodbury Comp any, for $39,000. The company taiiea and McCargo sued the Cincinnati men winning the verdict of $19,400. CRUISER MILWAUKEE TAKES ON 1500 TONS IN NINE AHU A HALF HOURS. UNDERSTANDING Oil TARIFF Aldrlch Allows Consideration of Measure to be Brought up at Any Time SHORT SESSION OF HOUSE Formal Parllmenury Proceedur Will be Discarded and Amendment May be Made to the BUI While Under Consideration. JACKIES COAL VESSEL RECORD Til SEATTLE. April 22--A special to ih ' Pnnt-Intcllicrencer from tne Bremerton Navy Yard, Puget Sound. says: Cn.irraH mi hv the record made by the alster ship, St. Louis, the cruiser Milwaukee yesterday amasnea au rec- nr,l. tnr rnalincr ahin. Officer BS well as men stripped down and heav ed coal. In nine and a nait nours me r.. tnnV ahroad 1.5007 tons. A to tal of 218 men including those who weighed and tallied the coal, iook in the taaV. The average taken aboard per hour was 158 tons, and the k. record made for one nour w ?flH tnnt It took the ship St. Louis fourteen and nne ha f hours to take on low ton of coal, but only 177 men were nm.nilnM tft mat ftfllft. I.."1'' " " - ' t The world s record heretofore waa hA Kv the hattleshio Virginia. Her best work for one hour was 556 tons, and she carried more than 800 men at that time. OPENING DAY OF BASEBALL CHARLOTTE. N. C. April 22.- Ti,ic mm the nnrninir of the season for the baseball clubs of the Carolina Association. Greenville opens in Cnnrtfinhurcr. Winston in Greensboro, and Anderson in Charlotte. The lu.nn will continue until Auk. 28, with a schedule of 112 games. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 22. Further consideration of the under standing under which the senate is considering the tariff bill today re sulted in an agreement by Aldrtch that at any ;!r.c while the measure is being considered for amendment, any paragraph under consideration might h rrverttfl to and be subject to amendment without the necessity of resorting to any formal parliamen tary proceedure. The house wat in session 40 min utes today but took no action upon the census bill. Crumoacker of In diana, chairman of the census com mittee, endeavored to have the house in inaist further noon its disagree ment from the senate amendment, but the absence of a quorum prevent ed anv action being taken. The house adjourned until Monday. THROUGH THE FAMILY. Another Prominent Southerner To Be Investigated A Bit NEW YORK. April 22,-The af fairs of William Cooper, a former Supreme Court justice of Tennessee and a close relative of Colonel Dun can B. Cooper and son, who recently were convicted of killing Ex Senator Carmack at Nashville, will be review ed in the Supreme Court here today hv Tuatice Davis. Before Judge Cooper who it ninety years old was adjudged mentally in competent several yeart ago, he ar ranged to pay a number of relatives in th Smith certain incomes. These have been paid regularly by the Trust Company of America, as trustee of the judge s estate, but now the trustee fears there is not sufficient left to con tinue the navmenta and at the same time nrovide for Tudize Cooper, who has long been under the care of nurs es in an up town hotel. These gratui ties may be cnt off. - COLUMBIA MUSIC FESTIVAL. COLUMBIA, S- C, April 22.-The annual festival, of the Columbia Musical Association, which opens in the opera house tonight, promises to all former musical undertak ntr in thia citv from an artistic stand point One ofthe attractions win oe the rrsden Philharmonic Orchestra, which will be assisted by a chorus of 200 voices. The soloists engaged in clude Mmc. Jomelli. soprano; Mme. Langendorff, mezzo soprano; Fred crick Hastings baritone, and Frank lin Juawaon, icuui. NEW YORK LOAVES SHORT. CUSSLER-CATLIN WEDDING. WASHINGTON. D. C. Aoril 22.- A large and faahionable wedding to day was that of Miss Mary Lansing1 Catlin, daughter of the late Capt, Robert Catlin, U. a- A., and Dr. Ed ward Cussler. of New York. The ceremony took place in St. Alban's' Cathedral, Bishop Harding officiating. Later a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother. ONLY TWO, OF THOUSANDS. CHICAGO. Aoril 22,-Edmund I Doerinir. Ir.. on of a Chicago ohvsic- ian, was married to Miss Edna Jeffrey daughter of l-.dwara jeltrey, president of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, in Milwaukee yesterday. The cere-; mony was private and every effort made to keen the event secret. But it finally became known and precipitat ed an announcement on tne part ot the hrideurnnm. The familiea of the young couple have been intimate for years and Mr. Docnngand Miss Jel frey were childhood sweethearts. . CLIMB LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. CHATTANOOGO, Tenn., April 22 The programme of the three days automobile carnival which began in this city today provides for the great est hill climbing contest that nas ever taken nlace in this country. The climb will be from the bottom to the summit of historic Lookout Mountain which stands 2.000 feet above the City of Chattanooga. The distance is more than four miles and the course ia filled with numerous turns in which the greatest skill will be necessary to pilot the motor cars without misnap. Tn the winneri of the contest six handosme trophies will be presented . v r Dy the commercial organization oi Chattanooga. COMMOTION CAUSED IN DEFENSE CAMP Alienists in Haines Trail Say Defendant is Not Insane at the Present Time FLUSHING, N. Y-, April 22. v Commotion was caused in the camp of the defense today at the Haines' trial when Dr. S. L. Manson, an alienist, retained by the defense de clared that in his opinion Captain Haines was not insane at present and .!, ,t.rna ( i not intend to raiae proof that defendant was insane at the time of the shooting. The phy sician was severely censured by it,,;.,a Wvori for exoressing this opinion. John F. Mclntyre. chief counsel for the defense admitted that two of their alienists believed that nrisoner now sane, but said he did tne ueicnue uiu im mi. , ucn an issue, but would rest with not agree with them. Full Pound Loaf Seem To Be A Myth There. NtfW Y(bRK. Aoril 22 Although New York and vicinity have taken no concerted action either to raise the price of bread or to reduce the size of loaves, a canvass of scores Kotoriea in this citv reveals the fact that the full pound loaf is a myth. in nil three cases the loaves were short weight, in some cases having been reduced as much aa, three ounces a. . ..ciml crlance. however, the loaves were as large as before the re ..ni rice in wheat orices. but examina tinn howed tricks had been resortea to cive this appearance. More yeast iQ udded to the dough, causing inc Wad tn rise more and producing more air bubbles, thus creating an ap- n-trti tlv full loaf. The inruer wholesale bakers admit ted today that they had been cutting down the weight on their loaves say ing they were compelled to do to by the high price of wheat. coiiffli is Association Passed Resolutions Asking Senate to Take Action Against Combinations LARGENUMBER WERE PRESENT American Newspapers Have Been For Yeart the Victim of Newspa per Combinations, Merger, Cora era and other Discriminations. FREIGHT RATE HEARING; KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 22.- Pursuant to an order of the State railroad commissioners, acting on the advice of Attorney General Major, tr hearing was begun tn this city today , nn the nneltinn nf the nronnaed re-' duction of Missouri freight rates on; all classes and commodities including - articles named in the maximum ! freight rate cases. The railroad com-! ... ... . missioners plan to reduce the ratee' Never AHempietJ 10 Alienate 1210 to a point just above the rates named! aif.MSnn nf Canene CaiiM' in the maximum freight rate law . which the State wat recently enjoined! HUB BUI uiuy ner menu from enforcing. DAUGHTERS ARE VOTING FOR PRESIDENT A LARGE VOTE WAS CAST AND THE RESULT REMAINS IN DOUBT. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 22 All is suspense tonight among the Daughters of the American Resolu tion over the result of the election of president general and other officers today. The balloting was begun late in the afternoon and tonight the tellers were counting the votes. This may take many hours and it was re garded as unlikely that the result will be known before tomorrow. JUDGE GORDAR AfiD J. B. SHOOK ARRESTED ONE FOR MISAPPROPRIATING FUNDS AND ONE FOK EMBEZZLEMENT. NEW YORK. April 22.-At the meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association held today, resolutions were adopted instructing the secretary to telegraph and write immediately to tha United States senators assuring them that the asso ciation urges confirmation- by the senate of the action of the house in the matter of wood pulp and print oaoer. The resolutions point out that the American newspapers have been for years victimt of paper com binations, mergers, corners, oiscnm ination and secrecy in paper quota tions and that the association wants to put an end t,o these abuses by broadening the markets and stopping scheems such as planned the creation of the international Paper Company. nnTntinn of thanks were aiso adnnted acknowledging the obliga tions of the association to the select committee of the house which mves titrated the paper and pulp industry and to Hon. James K- Mann, irs chairman. Two hundred and ninety newsDaners were represented and the attendance was the largest in the history of the organization. Six hundred editors and publish era from all parts of the country at tended a joint banquet ot tne asso- riated Press and American Newspa n.r P.ihlUhera' Association at the Waldorf-Astoria tonignt. ine w man amhassador and Joseph H Choate were the guests of honor and delivered speeches appreciative ot tne the nress. Other speakers were Major John C Hemphill of the Charleston News and Conner; ev. Dnhert Riirdette of Los Angeles, and former Sneaker Patterson of Colo rado. In the course of nempnuis speech he had occasion to allude to the absence of Speaker Cannon, vhnm he said could not be present on account of the pressure of bus "T will An nn harm, however. said (Hemphill, To say behind his hart what would have been said to his face, that he was never right in his life; that he made a baa start He was born in North Carolina, the home of the Macklenburg Myth, which President Taft is to celebrate next month. I am sorry to lay, but o if that were not enough, he emi grated ebfore he reached the year of -discretion, which, by the way. he has not yet attained. PUGILISTIC PASTOR, CHICAGO. Aoril F. R. Wedge, the pugilistic pastor of Oma ha has riven the professional expon ents of the, manly art in Chicago, the surprise of their lives. He came nere earlv in the week for the sole purpose of imparting to Packey McFarland a few hints in the fine points ot tne naatime and for six rounds the rival of Battling Nelson bad his hands full- Mr. Wedge s second triumph was a friendly encounter with Harry Forbes former bantamweight champion of the world, in which the parson broke more than ever. The athletic Church man is a strong advocate ot boxing and devotes much of his tpare time to (oriahle boxing. It is said that in his earlier days he figured in a num ber of real battles. FIB DEIS AHU NOT GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT Faraum Never Looked Into Mrs. Gould't Bewitching Eyes, Didn't Know How Tall She Wat, But Be lieved Form Wat Well Developed. EXPENSES ON CANAL. WASHINGTON. ' Aoril 22- The expenditure of $250,000 on the canal zone during the month of January has brought the total expenditure on. the zone toward the construction of the canal, civil administration, sanitation and plant buildings, to $93,915,000. A. B. DALOITY IICTED? BY GRAI JURY ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING $1400 FROM THE FORESTERS OF OREGON. PORTLAND, April 22.-Andrew B. Daliritv. formerly of Astoria, but for the past few years a resident of Portland, was today indicted by the grand jury upon an alleged crime of embezzlement from the Foresters of Oregon. About two years ago, Dal iritv was elected grand Secretary of the order and moved from Astoria to Portland. At the time he was. very nonular. but it is alleged he handled the funds of the order carelessly and the committee appointed to investi gate his accounts found a shortage of approximately $1400. This is the sum the indictment alleges ae nas embezzled. CHICAGO. April 22.-Metween a bad tooth and wearisome cross ex amination by Attorney Watson, rep resenting Edward Gould, Dustin Farnum put in a trying day here in the law office of Louis E. Ehle, ap pointed by the New York court to take the actor's disposition covering Could's allegation that his wife. I Katherine Clemmons Gould had mis conducted herself with faroum. Farnum was oatient and pleasant in answering the hagglings of the law yers and acquitted himself to the satisfaction of Attorney Spearn of New York, representing Mrs. Gould. In all poirits he carried and denied the charges made against him and Mrs. r.onld. declaring that she al ways was a lady and that he did not remember of ever seeing her dnnit intoxicating liquors. As to the color of Mrs. Gould's eyes Farnum did not know. "I may have looked at them, but not into them. I don't believe in looking straight into lady's eyes," Farnum parried. Farnum couldn't tell her height, never having seen her without hat nor shoes. "Was her figure well developed r "As far as I could see." Farnum at another point in his answer to a question if he had not sit on a sofa with Mrs. Gould, said he was never closer to her than in the tonneoti of an automobile. Far num testified as to different meetings he had with Mrs. Gould, concluding his statements with the assertion that the last time he saw her was after he saw a notice in the papers that di vorce proceedings had been com menced. At this time he tola ner he would do all he could to help her. "You are inclined to protect the lady, are you not?" "I do not know what you mean. 1 never saw her act in any way any lady should not. She was extremely dignified. The whole thing is trivial and assinine on Mr. Gold's part. SPOKANE, April 22 President J. . Shook of the Pacific Livestock In surance Association who was inaici ed hv the grand iury for misappro priating fulWis of the concern was ar rested here today and neio. unaer $25,000 bonds to appear for trial. Judge M. J. Gordon, former coun sel of the Great Northern Railway, u-ac arrested this afternoon on an in dictment returned by the grand jury. He is charged with embezzlement oi funds from the railway company while acting 'as its attorney. His bond was fixed at $25,000. VOLIVA AGAIN. rHlflAGO. April 22 Wilbur Glenn Voliva, successor to John Alevander Dowie, denounces as ab- t..ti ..ntrue rcnorta that he will au.uivijr .....- - -r lead his followers from ion uty to some other place as a result ot lues rlav'a elections. uo; . . , "I will promise one thing, ne saia, "and that is that the men said to have been elected never will take office. They did not get the majority of votes dnimed. There were at least 75 to 100 illegal votes cast, and this will be shown at the proper time." This is re.rard.-d as meaning that Voliva will Uontest the election. REGULATING SIZE OF LOAVES. LOS ANGELES, April 22.-The Bakers union at a meeting last night unanimously adopted City Sealer Greenin s recommendation to tne yuy Council for an ordinance regulating the size of a loaf of bread. No act ion was taken in regard to a change of nrices. The matter will be taken up at a meeting on May 12. CARS KILL GIRL. FRAMKKORT. Kv.. April 22.-In full view of dozens of horrified pas sengers who were looking out ot tne , windows. Miss Mattie Conway, a young and pretty telephone girl, of this place, was ground to pieces Dy a t r.,, p. & Nashville train xrora Tm.Uville vesterday. The accident happened on a curve and an passeng ers on one side of the train saw the girl killed. EASTERN LEAGUE SEASON. PROVIDENCE. R. L, April 22 The Eastern League, with the circuit unchanged from last year, opened its season today, with Buffalo playing in Jersey City, Toronto in Newark, Ro chester in Baltimore and Montreal in this city. Sept. 27 will be the closing date of the season. DESERTER IS PARDONED. NEW YORK. April 22.-After be ing confined ten months in the mili tary prison on . liovernor s isiana, charged with desertion, Baron Freder ick von Schiller, said to be a grand son of Schiller, the poet, has been pardoned upon receipt of papers from Washington. . Schiller, whose home is in nanover, fiermanv. came to the United States following what was said to b a shat tered romance and enlisted in tne en gineers corps only to desert after serving six months of his enlistment The Baron expects to return to Ger many in a short time FUN IN FANDOM CHICAGO. " April 22--The post ponement of the American League opening here until today has resulted in a large demand for seats and. weather permitting, a large attendance is expected, ihe Detroit Champions being the attraction. Smith and Mul- lin will be the opposing pitchers. A band will be present and there will be a formal parade of automobiles. SAILED IN SOUTH. HONOLULU. April 22--The schooner Charles Levi Woodbury which was seized bv a cruiser of the Canadian government as an alleged fishing poacher and whicn is nem ai Vancouver, B. C, pending an investi gation, is well known in the Hawaiian islands waters, where she cruised for many years. ' YOUNG TURKS WIN ANOTHER VICTORY Not Yet Decided Whether the Sultan Will Con tinue to Remain as the Soverign rnvsTANrTINOPLE. April 22 Tt.. Vnnnff Turks won another vic tory over Abdul Hamid, but whether the Sultan will remain as sovereign is yet to be decided, although he has been offered a place in the affairs of the government, in the hands of the ministers entirely responsible to par liament. The Sultan also agrees to replace Constantinople garrison with troops that have been investing the city for four days. The public win scarcely be aware of the change and it is certain it will be accomplished without violence. At present there is little to fear from bloodshed in the city.