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J 1 i PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA "h. 86th YEAR. NO. 119. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1909 PRICE FIVO.IT$ SENATE I1C0I TAX Senator Depew Occupied Entire Day in Support of Pending Tariff Schedule Revision FLAUNTING BLOODY SHIRT Representative HoUlngiworth Takes Exception to Articles Published In Newspapers on His Resolution Prohibiting Portrait of Jeff Davis. WASHINGTON, May 17.-A com prehensive discussion o( the income tax by Senators Sutherland of Utah ami the extended speech by Senator Depew in support of the pending tariff bill consumed most of the time of the cision in the Senate today Sutherland argued against the consti tutlunality of federal income tax and dcclurcd that such a(tax ihould be left a a means of revenue or the itates. Before adjournment a couple of hours were devoted to a discut ion of the cutlery schedule of tin tariff bill. Speaker Cannon by a ruling today prevented perhaps the reopening of the old woundi of the civil war when Hollingiworth of Ohio sought to justify as a matter of privilege his recent resolution objecting to the placing of the portrait of Jefferson Davis on the silver service to be pr: scntcj to the battleship Mississippi, because of editorials In certain southern newspapers hurling a'! sorts of epithets at him. The editor ials were read. The speaker declared that as editorials did not attack Holl ingsworth in his representative ca pacity he could not continue. The result of Hollingsworth's attempt was to get into the Congressional Record a number of uncomplimentary re marks about himself wilh no hinge to offset them. As the editorials were read the house was convulsed with laughter. i Although its consideration was complete the Philippine tariff bill was not acted upon today. The house today passed a resolution calling up on the attorney general to inform it what steps had been taken to annul the contract whereby the United States Steel Corporation had acauir- d interests in the Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. SCREAMS LIKE WOMAN. Strange Animal Discovered In Little Old New Jersey. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 17. A weird tale of some sort of ani mal that screams like a woman and carries off dogs, has reached this city and has aroused the sportsmen, who will search the woods back of Fleas- antviue where the animal has its present habitation. Charles Erwin, a JOHN D. SPRECKLES WAS ARRESTED Charged With Criminal Accused of Delivering the Labor Vote. SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-On warrants charging criminal libel sworn to by P. II. McCarthy, presi dent of the Building and Trades 'Council, Charles Hornick, general manager of the San Francisco Call and E. S- Simpson, managing editor were placed under arrest today and later released on $500 bonds. A simi lar warrant was issued for John D Sprecklcs, owner of the paper but he had not been served up to a late farmer, reported the presence of the beast after his wife had become hysterical with fright. According to Krwin, the animal leaves tracki like an Immense cat and It it the belief that it is a panther escaped from .1 circus menagerie I'.rwin declared that his bull dog was set to catch the prowler Friday night, but disappear ed' and left only t few pieces of a leather collar and t trail of blood at the edge of the wood near a big swamp. Men armed with shotguns and rifles will scour the wood) in search of the creature tomorrow. USELESS BRAVERY. NEW YORK, "May 17.-Tlie use less bravery of Michael Conlon of West 138th Street nearly cost him his life last night. From the Madi son Avenue bridge over the Harlem River he saw a peach basket hat Homing down the stream and believ ing there was a woman under It he valiantly leaped overboard and swam to the hat only to find it untenented. But his shoes and other clothing were so heavy that he was unable to reach a dock unassisted and had gone down several times when he was rescued by the police, He was sent to the Harlem Hospital where it was stated that hesyhad almost drowned. Klin TAKEN III on yacht mm WAS ON A TRIP WITH PARTY OF FRIENDS VISITING AT MOUNT VERNON. WASHINGTON. May 17,-Mts. Taft, suffering from a slight nervous breakdown, was taken ill today while on the way from this city to Mount Vernon on the yacht Slyph with a party of friends, and was hurried back to the White House. It is said at the White House tonight that there is no cause for alarm and Mrs. Taft will probably be all right again in a few days. According to a state ment given out by President Taft the nervous attack was due to ex citement and exertion by a visit to and eye and throat specialist where Charlie Taft underwent a slight op eration on the throat after which hi started on a trip with the President to Mount Vernon. According to a statement from her doctor, Mrs. Taf, after a few days of complete rest, will be able to resume her social luties. IOWA SHOOTERS. BURLINGTON. Ia., May 17.- Wcll-known shooters from various parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri rounded up here today for the twenty sixth annual tournament of the Iowi State Sportmau's association. In cluded among the prominent profes sionals on hand were Fred Gilbert, Tom Marshall and William Crosby. Today was devoted to preliminary events. The programme covers four days. The annual meeting of the as sociation will be held Wednesday, at which time officers for the ensuing year will be elected. Libel by P. H. McCarthy hour tonight. McCarthy's complaint takes exceptions to an article pub lished to an article published in the Call, May 14th, in which it was charged that he, with certain other labor leaders of the Union Labor Party had held a conference with representatives of the Southern Pa cific at which it was agreed to deliver the union labor vote to the so-called Republican machine, said to be domi nated by the Southern Pacific. MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND , Ghastly Body of Mrs. J. D. Rose lair Brought to Hillsboro by Sheriff of Washington. KILLED BY A MEAT CLEAVER The Murderer Is Considered by His Neighbors to be Insane and Re ligious Fanatic Had Trouble With His Wife Three Years Ago. HILLSBORO, Or.. May 17.-Cor-oner Brown and Sheriff Hancock have returned to Hillsboro, bringing the ghastly body of Mrs. John D. Roscluir, who was butchered with h meat cleaver by her husband in the mountains 10 miles above Buxton. Or., Saturday morning. The body is at the Donclson undertaking, parlors with the throat cut, one hand se vered, both arms slashed open and a gash across the top of the head. It looks like the deed of a madman. Rosclair stated that the murder oc curred at breakfast Saturday morn ing and that the altercation arose about some cream for his mush, she giving him milk instead. He says he struck her with a large knife which happened to le on the table. Hi remained at the place all day, laid the body out in a corner of the room and started for Hillsboro about 10 o'clock Saturday night to surrcnd;r. It is the opinion of many who know him here that Rosclair is and has been for years partially insane. He is very excitable and is considerable of a religious fanatic. Rosclair arrived in Hillsboro with his story Sunday morning. It is al most 30 miles from here to the scene. He was locked up and Coro ner Brown, Sheriff Hancock, Deputy District Attorney Tongue and Dr. A. B. Bailey left for the ranch to in. vestigatc. Rosclair formerly resided here, where he was in the fish busi ness. I re is a native of Holland. He had trouble with his family some three years ago, the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society taking charge of the chil- Iren and the second wife procuring divorce. She subsequently went cast where she now resides. The murdered woman was Ros air's third wife. He married her in Portland, November 8, 1908. She was 23 years old then, and and Roselair gave his age as 45. Rev. J. Whit- comb Brougher performed the cere mony. Her maiden name was Luetta Dombrower, and she came here last August from San Francisco. S.'ie had been a waitress in Portland prev ious to her marriage. Shortly before Christmas the Rosclairs moved to his mountain ranch above Buxton, an isolated spot in the timber. There thev are said to have had frequent quarrels. Roseluir's first wife died in the east. His second wife, in her divorce complaint, alleged extreme" abuse, and a daughter' by his first wife is said to have deserted her home be cause of abuse. The ranch was mort gaged for $900 and was a dairy farm. v THE LAW STILL LIVES. CHICAGO, May 17.-A11 kinds of bread promises to become a luxury in some sections of Chicago because of the action taken by bankers. The poorer classes are hit by the advance in prices which went into effect in 200 bakeries today. On the other hand, the larger retail bakers have taken no action and say they will not make advances until compelled to, but express a fear that unless prices of wheat and our go lower that in creases will be in evitablc. The bakery products advanced are pies, cakes and, pastry which are in creased 20 per cent and cup cakes and pastry which are increased 20 per cent and cup cakes, buns, rolls, doughnuts and cookies, which sell at 12 cents a dozen instead of 10. YESTERDAY'S BALL SCORES American League. Chicago 0, Philadelphia 1. Cleveland 5, New York 6. St, Louis 4, Washington 0. Detroit 5, Boston 3. " National League. , Philadelphia 1, Chicago 8. ' Boston 1, St. Louis 6. New York 6, Cincinnati 0. Brooklyn 1, Piltsburg 11. Coast League. ' Portland 8, Verpon I. Northwest League. Seattle 5, Vancouver 6. Tacoma 4, Spokane 2. Portland 7, Aberdeen 1. SAME OLD YARN. NEW YORK, May I7.-Tbe mys terious manner in which Patrons of a famous gambling house in Dey street could escape before the place was closed up permanently was re vealed Sunday, when laborers who were working to convert the structure into a saloon came upon a secret stairway which led to the roof. To use this stairway, it was necessary to have knowledge of the secret panels in the walls. The police and district attorney made many raSds on this house, but never found more than one person present at a time- The discovery of a secret stairway yester day interested them greatly. GRANTED NEW TRIAL IN LAI FRAUD' CASE THREE IDAHO MEN FOUND ' GUILTY OF SUBORNATION . OF PERJURY. ' SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-The appeal . of W'lliam F. Kettlebach, George F. Kester and William Dwyer. all of Idaho, who were found guilty of subornation of perjury ia connection with certain land frauds in that state, were granted by the United States court of appeals today and remanded for a new trial. As was the case in the decision last week in another action against Dwyer, the decision today was based on the Wil liamson decision rendered by thi United States Supreme Court. ROUGH-HOUSE CHURCH. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., May 17. Supporters of the Rev. S. C- Good man, pastor of the "Men's Church"' who was assailed by conservative members of the fashionable Ascen sion Church for allowing smoking and vaudeville at Sunday night meet mgs for men are back of i movement to build a regular church for the use of the doughty pastor. Announce ment has been made to the Ascension Congregation, where the Rev. Good man is assistant rector, that land has been secured for the new Men's Church and that the building would be Maried in the Fall. The new con gregation will have no women mem bers. Besides the church service rooms, there will be clubrooms, s stage for vaudeville and a moving, picture outfit. NES TO BE TAKEN TO mmm MURDERER OF WM. ANNIS WILL BE TAKEN TO PENI TENTIARY TODAY. , FLUSHING, N. May .-Unless some unlookcd for legal obstacle is interposed, Captain Peter Hains, Jr., U. S. A., convicted of manslaugh ter in the first degree for killing Wm. Annis last August will be taken m Sing Sing tomorrow to begin the sentence imposed today by Justice Garretson. The sentence is indeter minate, under which minimum period of imprisonment would be eight years and the maximum 16 years. RAZORS MR III THE AIR Exciting Debate on Tariff Sched ule Over Duty on Razors Oc cupies Senate Attention. PRICE OF RAZORS AT ISSUE Customs Duty Provide a Tax of Five Per Cent and President ia Author ized to Fix Duty as in His Discre tion Dictates. WASHINGTON, May 17 Razors were used as the subject for discus sion in a hostile attack on the rates provided in the Paync-Aldrich tariff bill today. The committee on finance had increased the rates on razors in common use from about 50 to 100 per cent ad valorem. As soon as the senate took up the cutlery bill those rates were rejected- Aldrich. said the most striking feature about the razor nidustry was the large part of the razors imported. The cost to im port razors at whilesale was about 10 cents. Is there anyone here who ever saw a razor costing anything like 10 cents?" inquired Aldrich. "Twenty-five-cent .razors is the kind the citizens of the south of the political faith of the senator from Rhode Island, most commonly use," said Bacon. The general discussion of customs duty of 5 per cent annually is pro posed by Senator Owen in an amend- men tto the tariff bill that he offered. The amendment proposes this reduc tion to be made annually until the lessened revenue from each article is shown and in such cases the presi dent is authorized to fix the duty at rate he believes will produce the greatest revenue. MILLION DOLLAR FAIL URE Of! WALL STREET TRACY & CO., MEMBERS N. Y, EXCHANGE, ARE DECLAR ED BANKRUPT. NEW YORK, May 17.-In the ap pointment o the receiver today fo' Tracy & Co., who were members of the New York Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. Wall street had a million dollar failure. E- A Benedict, the receiver, stated tonigh-. that he understood the money hid been lost in backing the local taxi cab concern and in outside ventures, The total liabilities are estimated $1,000,000 and the assets at half the, amount. A number of local banking concerns are heavy losers in the failure. SAVE LIFE, THEN DIE. CHICAGO. May 17.-Awakened by the stamping of fear-maddened horses, Chas Lippold and his 18-year old daughter, Anna, narrowly escap ed death in a fire which destroyed the two story brick barn in which they were living. They had time only to catch up their clothing, grope their, way to a window and slide down a waterspout. The two horses in the barn were burned to death. STUDENTS REPLACE STRIKER. Workingmen Resent The Interference In Sharp Terms. CHICAGO, May 17.-Collcge students who take the places of the strikingcarriage and cab drivers were denounced by Business Agent Walter J. Gibbons of the Carriage and Cab Drivers' Union in his first strike re port to the Chicago Federation of labor. In his report the labor leader de clares: "I never saw a yonng college flip ytt who ever had any use for a work ingman.' I don't blame the college youths so much as I blame their par ents. I should think the parents would have sense enough to see to it that their sons put their energy to a better use than to be willing to re duce the wages of workingmen." HONOR TO JOLIET. CHICAGO, May 17.-In unveiling a large bronze tablet erected at the base of the Marquette-Joliet Memor ial Cross at the foot of Robey street and the Chicago River credit had been given to Louis Joliet. the Missionary explorer, as the originator of the "Lakes to the Gulf deep water pro ject. Part of the inscription on the tablet reads: $ "In Crossing the Site of Chicago, Joliet recommended for its natural advantages as a place of first settle ment and suggested a Lakes to the Gulf waterway by cutting- a cabal through the 'Portage' West of here, wnere Degins the church drainage hip canal." 6E REWARD OFFERED BRINGS SLUTHS GREAT NORTHERNS OFFERS $66,000 REWARD FOR CAP TURE OF BANDITS. SPOKANE. May 17.-Responding to offers of rewards aggregating $66, 000 offered by the federal authorities and the railroad company for the capture of the bandits who held up the Great Northern train near Spo kane, detectives are gathering here from many places. Several arrivj from Denver and the local detective agency has increased its force to 25 men. The Spokane police believe that the men came to Spokane and a cloe watch is being kept on saloons and lodging houses, while a number of detectives are working on the theory that the desperadoes are still in the mountains near Colbert. The rail way police don ot believe that Chas. McDonald was implicated in the affair.- . . . AMERICAN FOUNDRYMEN CINCINNATI,!)., May 17.-The annual convention of the American Foundrymen's association began here today. Nearly a thousand delegates have already arrived and when the convention- is well under way 5000 are expected. Besides the foundry- men the visitors will include members of the Foundry and Manufacturers' Supply association, the Foundry Foremen's association and the Brass Founders' association. Tomorrow the visitors will be tendered an official reception, and and dinner, pleasure trips and theatre parties are .on the programme for their entertainment during the week the session lasts. An elaborate exhibit of foundry supplies is one of the interesting features of the gather ing. CRICAGO TRIBUNE LOSES LIBEL SUIT Brought by Mrs. Peck, a Temperance Advocate and Decided in Her Favor by Court. WASHINGTON, May 17. Some time ago Mrs. Elizabeth Peck sued the Chicago Tribune for an alleged libel. The libel consisted bf publish ing MVs. Peck's photograph as part of the advertising endorsing a certain brand of whisky, which whisky was put on the market. As Mrs. Peck ! a strong temperance advocate and a US SPRECLES WILL CONTEST Legal Proceedings Brought to Test Validity of the Will of Late Sugar King. TWO SONS PRACTICALLY LEFT John D. and Adolph Spreckles, Who Had Been Completely Ignored by the Will, Will Institute Legal Pro ceeding to Break the Will. . SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-Le-J gal proceedings, th effect of which wiU be to test the validity of the last will and testament of the late Claus Spreckles were begun today. The will divided the estate into equal parts. The widow received one part without any restrictions and the oth er half was placed in the hands of Rudolph and Claus Spreckles, two of the four sons who , were appointed trustees. ' , . .mll During the life time of the widow . she receives the income of the entire estate-. At her death the half was placed in trust to be divided into three parts. Rudolph and Claus were s fo receive two parts outright and to hold the other part in trust for Spreckles daughter, Emma C Ferris, who is to receive the income from her part during her life time. By tha , terms of the will John D. and Adolph Spreckles were practically . ignored. The executors a week ago filed a pe tition asking that the property to an amount of one-half of the estate be -transferred to them as trustees. A demurrer to the petition was filei today by John- D. and Adolph and this is viewed as a protective measure . taken by the protestants with, a view of safeguarding any rights they may have in the estate. Should the peti tion be gTanted without demurrer on their part, the validity of the will would have been well established in the eyes of the law. ALL HIS WAY, NOW1 SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 Fight Promoter James Coffroth has offered Billy Papke, who defeated Hugo Kelly here Saturday $10,000 to meet Sam Langford in the Colma arena. The offer was made to Papke's broth er and the date suggested was July 5. The offer was so unexpected that Papkes' were not ready to give a defi nite answer. Coffroth asserts that he will offer $5000 to Langford for his end of the purse and he is confident of landing the match. , IDAHO TAKES PENNANT.' NEW YORK, May 17. Seven thousand persons saw the team from the battleship Idaho win the one mile rs lay race for the championship of ihe "around the world" fleet of the United States Navy from the . teams representing the battleships, . Con necticut, Ohio and Rhode Island Sun day afternoon. The Connecticut team was second and the Ohio third. prohibitionist she objected to the use of her photo to advertise an ar ticle of commerce which she was strenuously endeavoring to put down. Evidently the jury agreed with her as they returned a verdict in her favor. As to whether the Tribune will appeal the case has not been decided upon.