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Jfteiittg 1l 4 !irT"" " 1' KrJ f1 PUBLISHES FULL A680CIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS TftE MORNING FIELD ON THlkV, COLUMBIA V 86th YEAR. NO. It 3. ASTORIA, OREGOtVTUESDAV, MAY 11, 1809 . PRicg nvF rrw i ,M " "" n - MURDER COMMITTED. TAFT APPOIIIIS T. C. POWELL Nomination for Marshall In Alaska Again Sent to Senate Will Probably be Confirmed OPPOSITION IS WITHDRAWN Protests From F. J. Heney and Sena tor Bourn Are Withdrawn After Investigation of Alleged Charge Madt Against Powtll Woman Beaten To Death While Ly ing In Bed NEW YORK. May 10.-What is believed to have been a peculiarly atrocious murder w revealed last night when the battered body of Miii Mary Malone was found in the little room she had occupied only one day at One Hundred and Fifty-ftrat street, where she had applied to the woman conducting the roominahouse for shelter, saying that ah was with out funds and had been ejected from her former home. She was apparent ly well at noon Sunday when the mistress of the home served her with tea but when the room was entered last night the young woman was found dead on the bed with evidences of hsvlng received a frightful beating. Great welts on her head and bodv In dlcated that her assailant had used a club. WASHINGTON, May Ift-The President today sent to the Sena's the nomination of Thomas Cader Powell to be marshal of the second district of Alaska. Mr. Powell al ready has aerved one term aa Mar shal at Nome, having been appointed from Oregon by Preaident Rooseveit at the instance of former Senator Fulton. Mr. Powell was nominated some weeks ago, but his name was withdrawn from the Senate at the request of Senator Bourne, of Ore gon, Atl protests have been with drawn, however. The protests of Francis Heney and Senator Bourne, after investigation, failed to show tut- ficient grounds for dropping Powell. and mi record as marshal helped t) secure him the reappointment. Mr. Powell was first appointed through hte influence of Senator Ful ton and when his term expired he again sent in his name to the preai dent Senator Bourne and Francis J. Heney filed obpections to his ap pointment which were investigated and they appearing to be of a politi cal nature and Mr. Fulton'a term having expired, the objectiona were withdrawn. Mr. Powell will no doubt be confirmed. BOAT OVERTURNS TACOMA. May ia-Durinst a ' squall in the Narrows yesterday four boys and two girls, students of the Puget Sound University while boat ing were upset and Miss Clara A Evans was carried beneath the sur face of the water. As she rose she was caught by Walter Burford who held her until help arrived. The re maining members of the party hung to the overturned boat until another boat tilled with students came to their rescue. The party returned home late last night. MACHINES ARf SUCCESS. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 10. Msnageri of the local course are enthused over the success of the Pari-Mutual machines the last week. Instead of the loss which was mani fentcd last year the end of the first aix days' racing has displayed a aub- atantial profit- By many it is re garded aa sealing the doom of book makers so far as this course is con cerned. More than $500,000 was handled In the mutuals last week here. SECRETARY 1S1 PRICE OF 1EAT SAID THOUSAND OF ACRES OF LAND WOULD BE PLOWED UP AND SOWN. . IMPORT FISHING GEAR. WASHINGTON. May 10-Fish-ingnets, trawl lines, gilling thread in balls, head ropes, barbed marline and net morsels of cotton, hemp and flax and deep sea fish nets to the value of $700,000, are imported by Canada annually, more than half from the United States, according (o a report of Consul general David F. Wilbur of Halifax. Great Britain supplies al most all the remainder. Cotton net ting is most extensively used, the average price being 10 cents' per pound. :HICAGO, May 10.-Secretarv of Agriculture Wilson is here attending the meeting of Qie government meat inspectors, but refused to be with drawn into any controversy wi:h James Patten over the wheat situv Hon. "I am through with wheat talk." said Mr. Wilson. "1 the prese-it price of wheat real or fictitious.", wns asked the Secretary. "If the farm ers could be assured of $1.00 per bushel for wheat all the time, he re plied, "thousands of acres of pasture land in the middle west would be plowed up and sown to wheat." "Couldn't the brokers have just as reliable a system for getting cron re ports as your department," was as.; ed. "I don't think so. We have bee i perfecting our system gathering re ports many years and I think ours -s better," replied, the secretary. BOYLE ID HE SENTENCED Boyle Received Life Sentence and Mrs. Boyle 25 Years in Kidnaping Case BOYLE EXPOSES A MURDER Tells of Alleged Murder at Youngs- ton, Ohio, and Accuses Mrs, Harry Forker of Committing Crime and Was Paid Money to Keep Quiet QUIT EATING ALTOGETHER. CHICAGO. May lO.-On the the ory of ma-ny persons that the part-, aker of any food containing even a slight quantity of alcohol is liable to acquire the liquor habit, those Chi- cagoans wishing to guard against such a result must cease eatimr bread. Chicago bread of .the five cent loaf variety has been found to contain from three' to four-tenth alcohol. WER TRUST HAS BEEN ENJOINED Reduced Paper Output and Raised the Price the Cause NEW YORK, May lO.-The temp orary injunction heretofore issued from operating the Fiber & Manilla Association, under which name it was charged that 25 paper manufacturing concerns had formed a combine in restraint of trade, was ordered by Justice Hough in a decree handed down in the' United States cjreuit court this afternoon. The various companies forming the association were fined $20,000 each In June, 1908, for membership in the combination which was today ordered to be join' ed. Followyig the organization it was alleged, the production of paper was reduced and the price advanced. MERCER, Pa., May lO.-James H. Boyle was sentenced today to life imprisonment in the Western Peni tentlary at Pittsburg for the kidnap mg of 'Billy" Whitla. Mrs. Boyle. indicted as Mary Doc, received sentence of 25 years with a fine of $5000 and the COStS of the nrnRirn tion. Boyle did not create a scene m court as he had threatened, and did not utter a word prior to his sen tence. His counsel, however, made a plea for both Boyle and his wife. asking leniency in both cases. He stated that until a recent period the extreme penalty for kidnaping in this state was 10 years, and in view nf the fact that the bor had ed with every consideration and that all care had been taken not to inflict unnecessary mental anguish upon the parents, he felt lemenev miVh k. -j tv asicea tor with propriety. Both Boyle and his wife eollann - "---" completely upon beannir their sen fences pronounced. When thev were siartea cack to the a from the courtroom. Boyle managed to walk with assistance down the stens. h..r upon reaching the front door he be came limp and unable to stand. He was lifted into .the old-fashioned omnibus in which the prisoners have Been transported for several riavi he tween the Court House anrf the When he was placed upon the seat nsicte the vehicle he was left for moment unsupported and fell nearly out of it before he was caught. He was utterly unable to support himself and had to be held all the way to tne jati and carried to his cell. james n. uoyie gave out a state ment marked "By James Boyle in which he tells of an alleged murder at Youngston, Ohio, several vears ago of Daniel Reebel. Jr. He tel1 of finding the body on a sidewalk and says, "Over the nrnstrate fn. was Mrs. Harry Forker of Sharon fa., holding: jn her riirht hnH a package of letters that were gathered trom the sidewalks near the dead body of Reebel." Boyle savs Forker paid him money regularly for years to keep quiet. From Cleveland Boyle declares he wrote Forker nH received in reply an unsigned letter proposing abduction. He said the abduction was carried , out and he aaas that he (Boyle) showed the letter to Mr. Whitla in Cleveland and says Whitla promised if he would substantiate the Youngston letter he (Whitla) would see that there was no prosecution. Before Boyle was taken from here to the penitentiary at Pittsburg today to begin his life sentence the convict ed kidnaoer made the atntr.,of which both he and his wife had been promising and which they said would "shake the country." Boyle's state ment in part is as follows: "On my leaving Sharon, March 12, 1909. I went to Cleveland and wrote Foraker as follows: 'Dear Sir I have decid ed' not to wait any longer in regard to the money proposition and if T don't hear from you soon, there will be something exposing.' March 16, 1909, I received an answer to the same as follows: 'You knew the cir cumstances and the promise I made you when you left here, but if you really are in need of1 money as you profess to be, I will outline a little plan which, with your co-operation can be successfully carried out." Here followed the kidnaping scheme. i Upon learning that mv name had been mentioned with the case I met Mr. Whitla personally in Clcevland at 53rd street and Stiliaire avenue and showed him the letter that pass ed between Forker and myself, alto the Youngston letters and Whitla promised if I could substantiate th. truth of the Youngston letters he would see there was no prosecution. I then surrendered throuah Whitla. all the letters in my possession and the world knows the result. I was arrested, conivcted and deprived bv my own counsel of tellinn my storv on the stand. I informed my wi'.i that the boy was brought in order to escape being'quarantined in the pest house and we were to be handsome.'v rewarded for taking care of him. , This unfortunate woman was duoe-i from start to finish in regard tc th boy and I was duped from the mo ment I let the letters go into Whit la's possession, as my counsel after wards informed me. 1 had nothing to show or prove and it was simply a matter of veracity, their word against mine. I had given every scintilla if evidence I had and now I am settled for. The story is true as there is a God above us. (HIM IT Efl BASED Plenty of Water in the South Channel and on the Bar Pre dieted by Experts Safe. She is 27. vtari nA nrtA L , u'm v(.a.Jh i -t.1-. - . . 1 uiy preuy, was oora in tgypt of German and Italian parents and has lived most of her life in Italy. She has come to America to visit relatives in New York and Louisville. She said she was told to lookout for her self as young women were seized on the streets of New York and sold as slaves. SHARON, Pa., May 10.-Harry Forker was seen tonight regarding me statement made by. Boyle. He said: ,"l know absolutely nothing of the case. I only know Boyle and other members of his family as resi ents of Sharon. I have never had any dealings with him. I don't know the woman who is said to be hi wif I n conceive of no reason whv Boyle should make such a statement. Unless it be to get even with the Whitla family for his porsecution. Boyle never showed me anv letter-. Moyle did not see me in Cleveland. J. H. Whitla. father of the kidnao- ed boy, after Boyle's statement be came public denied he had seen Boyle or talked with him in Cleve land prior to his son', return and thj arrest of Boyle. YOUNGSTON. May 10.-The do- lice records here confirm the state ment of Boyle so far as the death of Dan Reeble. Jr., is concerned, but not as it relates to Harry Forker. Reeble dird in June, 1905. Patrolman Michael Donnelly talked with Reebu an hour prior to his death- Leaving Keebie. Donnelly was less than a block away when he heard noises in the direction of the Mansur building. He returned and found Reeble on the sidewalk, living but unconscious and no one in sight. Reeble was in the habit of sitting in the window sill before retiring. No one has ever been suspected of knowing the exact manner of his death. Dan Shav, mentioned by Boyle, as having nick ed up the Youngston letters, a saloon keeper here, as stated by Boyle, and died years ago. Speaking of the abduction of the Whitla boy Boyle said: "I left Cleve- and at 8:15 a. m. and then proceed ed to Niles, Ohio, by street car. I arrived at Warren at 10:06 but fail ing to see the boy and escort I emt - r O off at Warren and remained in the vicinity of the depot. About ten minutes alter the boy and ascort ar rived and I was then informed thai they drove from Sharon, to-W?rren. I warned the party to take the bov up along the Pittsburg and Western track, leave him there and I would attend to the rest of it, which he proceeded to do. I brought the boy o Niles and from there to Ashta bula and then to Cleveland. On March 22 I received a letter from M- Forker stating that some one had in formed Mr. Whitla that they had recognized the boy on March 18 at Niles and that James Boyle and wif; of Sharon was with him, 'also that Whitla was airaid to divuige the in formation for fear the boy might come to harm and telling me to b: careful and be on the alert and that when J received money to immedi ately surrender, the Youngston let ters and to send the same to him at Sharon and and Tuesday, April 23, to return half of the ransome money to him and he would turn the same over to the party who took Willie Whitla to Warren." ' SOUNDINGS TO BE MADE United States Engineers Will Make a Complete Survey and Soundings of Channel and Bar at Mouth of the Columbia in June. PORTLAND, May 10,-That the south channel leading into the Co lumbia rtier has a depth of-28 feet or more water at the zero mark is expected to be revealed bv the an nual survey, which will be made by the government next month. Prep arations ofr the soundings are now under way, and it is announced that the task will be undertaken by the United States engineers early in Jum if the weather conditions per mit- It will take the best part of the month to complete the job. A year ago when , the soundings were taken the channel was 261 feet deep and about 3000 feet in width Consequently if it has increased Li depth from. H to 2 feet in the past 12 months the result will show that the big breakwater being construct ed is having the desired effect. There is every indication that it has caused the ship passageway to scour out to a much greater depth than ever be fore. In support of this view it is pointed out that the ships coming in and crossing out to sea never suffer the detention they experienced in the past. It is also very seldom that they wait for favorable weather con ditions. STABBED 26 TIMES. Ex-Policeman Assaulted by Fellow He Had Arrested. CHICAGO MaTlOBecause An tonio Crizento then a policeman ar rested Angelo Calveinni in Italy, ten years ago, he was stabbed twenty six times early today in East One Hono red and Fourth street At the time of the arrest Calveinni vowed ven geance and they met for the first time today. When a policeman r- rived Crizento was lying on his back on the sidewalk with his old enemy sitting on his chest and iabbimr the blade of a penknife into his face and body. Although terribly lacerated the hospital physicians say Crizento may not die because the blade of the Knife was short ' Tinirr mi i inn wrr dill m RIGHT 0F17AY Philippine Tariff Bill Was Be fore the House But Only a Tew Changes Were Mada ATTEMPTED MURDER IS I FREEDOM YOUNG ENGLISHMAN FIRED TWO SHOTS AT FATHER FIELDING RELEASED. CHICAGO, May 10.-Henry Vassv a young Englishman who fired two shots at Rev. Father James K. Field ing, when the latter discovered him in an attempt to rob the alms Jox in the Corpus Christi church in this civy was freed today. Father Fielding re fused to prosecute. , "This young man was starving when he attempted the robbery and murder." said the priest. "I am going to pay his passage back to England. I don't believe he is half bad." WILL RECEIVE GRANDSON TOKIO, May lO.-Johnston Perry. grandson of Admiral Perry will be re ceived in audience by the Emperor next Thursday. He will be present ed by Ambassador O' Brien. : V . DIED A RECLUSE. NEW YORK, May id- Gilbert F. Ackerman, aged 62 who for more fhan 40 years had lived in strict se clusion at home on River side Drive died yesterday refusing to have a doctor. All his life he ridiculed med icine and. doctors and would not per mit either in his home. His eldest son became a physician and there fore had not been in the house for many years until after his father's death yesterday. Mr. Ackerman built high fences about his property so that neighbors could not look in upon him. . AFRAID TO LAND. NEW YORK, May 10,-Stories of the "White Slave" Traffic in New York had such a deep impression on Miss Wanda Vera Heinmann that when the steamship Duca deslie Ab- ruzzi from Naples arrived yesterday sne refused to come ashore until she was assured that she was perfectly PORTO RICO LEGISLA TION OPPOSED PRESIDENT TAFT SENDS MES SAGE TO CONGRESS CON TINUED TO THURSDAY LEAD SCHEDULE DEBATED Senate Decided Not to Reduce Rat of Lead From Dtngley Schedule and Rate Will be aa Recommended by the Committee. WASHINGTON, , May 10.-Stren- uous opposition was made bv the democrats in the house today to pre vent the reference of the President's message recommending certain legis lation for Porto Rico to the com mittee on ways and meaos. A mo tion by Garrett of Tennessee direct ing the speaker to appoint a commit tee on insular affairs which under or dinary proceedings would nave charge of the subject. It was dis- J closed that a quorum was not nrei ent, consequently ,the message will ne on the table until Thursday. GRANDFATHER'S RACE CHICAGO, May 10-A real grand father's long distance race was run yesterday in South Chicago when 36 men, all over SO. started on a five mile jaunt just to show the "kid run ners of the city that they were as good as ever. Fifteen runners finish ed in the race. I'm running to let Doctor Osier and these young athletes around here know that a man over 60 still can sprint" Joseph Kilduff. 67, the oldest entrant, said before the start At the finish it was seen that all over 55 years old had been eliminated. The winner was Charles Bittner, 52. a switchman. John Kane 51. a steel worker was second and Joseph Gas- ner, 52, a switchman, third. WASHINGTON, May 10.-The principle changes made by the house committee on ways and means in the Philippine tariff bill are explained in a report submitted to the house to day by Payne ef New York. It is stated that the new tariff for the islands becomes necessary, because the free trade provisions of the Payne bill will deprive the insular government of about one million dollars in revenue. The export du ties on maniila, hemp, copra, tobacco, sugar and shells which yielded a revenue of $743,988 in 1908 was re- - enacted in the new bill ; The new section provides that there shall be collected on all articles imported from countries other than the United States the internal revenue tax as sessed on similar articles produced in the Philippines or imported from the United States. The duties assessed by the bill are reduced in a number of instances. The ability of the republican ma- ority of the senate to uphold "the rec ommendations of the committee on finance on the lead schedule which contains the Dingley rates ; in the tariff bill in place of the lower dutiea fixed by the house was fully repre sented today when, by a vote of 35 to 44 the senate declined to reduce by one-quarter of a cent a pound duty on pig lead as recommended by the committee on finance. In ths vote 11 republicans voted with the demo crats and two democrats with the republicans. By a viva vo;e vote the senate adopted ' a ! ae of 2 1-8 cents per pound on pMg lead as recommended by the committee. Chairman Aldrich said he regarded the vote as an indorsement lof the action of the committee and exoress- ed confidence that all schedules of the committee would be upheld- .,.,4, , WEDDING PRESENT PLUNDER . PAYROLL WOULD BE BIG. NEW YORK, May 10 If all the actors'and actresses who are to ap pear in the annual Spring gambol of the Lambs Club in the Metropolitan House May 24, were drawing their regular salaries, it is computed that the payroll would amount to $300,000 a week. SPRINGFIELD, Mass.,' May 10- "Wedding presents are plunder and our marriage; customs are pagan." asserted Rev. W. H. Butler of the Edwards Church of Northampton in an address before the Hampshire conference of Congregational church es in the Payson Church. 'I never see a band of well-dressed hoodlums at a railroad station with old boots and rice and tinpans without thinking of the customs of heathen nations. Marriages should be celebrated in churches, but there should be 'no engraved invitations with their plunder in the way of wed ding gifts;" - . .. ,;..'. ' PATTEN RETURNS TO CHICAGO His Arrival Hade Little Difference in VVhea Quotations on Market t CHICAGO, May lO.-James A. Patten with Secretary Wilson returnr ed t oChicajro today. Patten's re turn wns hot reflected in the course of the whcnt prices on the board of trade at the opening today. Quota tions easr-d off a cent during the first hour but il:r tone of the market was tranquil. Xiither the Cabinet mem ber nor Mr. Patten had anything to say about wheat prospects. Both ap parently were standing on their as sertions rd some weeks ago "time will tell."