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THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD i Hl USDAV EVENING, MAY 21. 1IM»S president attach BY MARYLAND SENATOR 20.—Senator WMbington, May nf Maryland, in the senate Bzflier, 01 •* ' ... . .1V called UD “is resolution 1------------- re ¡lnR the president to appoint a Lunittee of inquiry to Investigate ^Xrges against Colonel Wm. F. o,»irt of the coast artillery, now Atoned at Fort Grant. Arizona, fivner said he took this action be- he was satisfied there would ?“ renort from the committee on Tfir.rv affairs during this session congress He spoke sarcastically I ” Colonel Stewart’s present posi tion and lonely surroundings and I “’•The president Is delighted with the situation, therefore the chairman of the military committee ought to k satisfied also. If the president Is satisfied everybody ought to be sat- isfiewl Why not? What right has enrtody to be dissatisfied with any thing that satisfies the president? Who would be guilty of such a trea- noiable act?" Continuing in this sarcastic vein be spoke of the alleged refusal of the president to receive communlca-j TO BE CRAZY tions from Colonel ----------- Stewart --- and B1 give ,„ “lni au opportunity to present his side of the emu. ....... side of the case, saying “the pres ident prefers to try this case without i any witnesses for the defense." and appealed to the senate to vote on his 1 rsolution. Still referring to the president the I senator said: “When he has his victim upon the heights of Arizona and declines to re ceive any communication from him and positively asserts that there 1 b : no necessity for examining his wit nesses or hearing his testimony, he is then in a position to administer! justice with an absolutely impartial and unprejudiced mind.’ A judge who hears both sides may have his mind disturbed, but a president who hears only one side can proceed with 1 accuracy and precision to final judg ment without the slightest danger of making any mistake upon the testi mony lie has heard. The constitution gives even to a criminal the r'»ht to be informed of the nature and caus- (Continued on Page Six.) Tacoma, May 20.—Judge Snell's department of the superior court to day saw an unusual thing when Chester Thompson, slayer of Judge Emory, testified to the best of his ability to the delusions which he suf fered and the sensations when his mind departed from the normal, He was led over the entire field by At- torney Will H. Thompson, and the cross-examination failed to confuse him. Asked if he thought he suffered from brainstorm the witness smiled as he replied: “The shooting of Judge Emory was the culmination of a long period of weakness that terminated in an explosion.’’ He said he began to get better right away after that. FOR COLLMTUK OF CUSTOMS AT ASTORIA ♦ ♦♦++♦♦»*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ + Ol i li l\l litllK 1ST FOR NORTHWEST ♦ + + + Portland. Or.. May ♦ — Southwestern Oregon ♦ Fair tonight; Thursday prob ♦ ably fair; westerly winds. Northwestern Oregon — ♦ ♦ Portly cloudy, with possibly ♦ showers tonight and Thurs ♦ day; southwesterly winds. ♦ Western Washington — ♦ Cloudy, with probably show ♦ ers tonight and Thursday; ♦ southwesterly winds. ♦ Eastern Oregon, Eastern ♦ Washington and Idaho ♦ Probably fair tonight ♦ Thursday. ♦ ♦ MYRTLE 1*01 NT WOMAN GRANDMOTHER AT ;f. Myrtle Point boasts a grandmoth er but 32 years of age, which is just lover the edge of young womanhood. Mrs. 8. A. Culberson. 32 years of age, has two grandchildren. Mr. Cul bertson. grandfather twice, la but 36 years old.— Myrtle Point Enterprise. Washington, May 20.—The presi Chicago Wtieat Market. dent today nominated William F. Chicago, May 20 -May, »1.01 1-4: McGregor to be collector of customs July, 89 7-8; September, 86 3-8; De- for the district of Oregon at Astoria. I cember, 87. 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WHERE CASH BEATS CREDIT NO. 21 HOUSE COMMITTEE ROASTS LILLEY FOR WARSHIP SMOKE ALONE VISIBLE TO YAQUINA WATCHERS VISITONS AT MOI TH OF <01.1 M- tti A HAD BETTER FORTI NE THERE of the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Its rivalry and attack upon a com peting company* Seventh That Mr. Lilley's real object in Introducing his resolution! and making his charges was the, same as the purpose of the prop«-| ganda “of the latke Torpedo Boat Company." namely the defeat of the claims in the naval committee's bill relating to submarines Eighth That Mr Lilley acted In bad faith In concealing from your committee the real part it's in Inter I est who were behind this question in furnishing him with information and evidence. Ninth—That the charge that the tour battleships proposition was de feated by the adoption of the submit rlne clause In the naval committee's bill is false; trat Mr. Mley, as a member of the naval committee, knew that the charge was false, and the that he refused to maintain charge beforp this committee Tenth That Representative Loud was made the object of anonymous charges that were without any foun dation in fact. Eleventh That Mr. Lilley vio GEORGE L. LILLEY. lated his obligation as a member of this house in formulating and urging before this committee the groundless ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ charges against Mr. Loud ♦ Twelfth That Mr. Lilley acted Washington, May 20 The ♦ in contempt of th«> house In destroy house adopted the Lilley in ♦ ing th«‘ forged letter from Webster vestigating committee’s re ♦ to Edlnborough Instead of delivering port and conclusion. 157 to + it to the committee. + 82; not present, 35. Thirteenth- That Air. Lilley vio * lated bls obligation as a member of this house In permitting his clerk to H'nd out letters In Mr. Lilley's Washington. D. C., May 19 That name reflecting on th«1 honor and in Representative George L. Lilley of tegrity of the members of the house. Fourteenth That Mr. Lilley acted Connecticut was not warranted In In contempt of this house 1» not bringing charges against certain of disavowing openly upon th«1 floor of Ills colleagues in the hiYuse and ac the house the letter to Goff, publish credited members of the press, is the! ed over his signature, reflecting up conclusion reached by the special on the honor and Integrity of the members of «hi, house ■ommittee named by Speaker Cannon Fifteenth—That no official of the o investigate methods employed by navy has been Induced by the offl- he Electric Boat Co., of New Jersey, ' cers of the Electric Boat Company, u connection with legislation before lor any one else, to act In his official ongress. In au exhaustive report capacity from corrupt or Improper ubmitted to the house today, Chalr- motives. .nan Boutell and his colleagues re Sixteenth That Mr. Lilley's veal the testimony brought out be charge of excessive profits in the fore the committee on hearings ex submarine contracts was bast'd on fic tending over several weeks and de titious figures, composed by an agent clare with equanimity that no mem of the Lake Torpedo Boat Company ber of the house and no represent for the purpose of perversion of the ative of the press have been Induced testimony of Admiral Bowlen In by officers of jhe Electric Boat Co. 1902. to act from a corrupt or improper Seventeenth—That the charge that motive. an excessive profit In the subma- Furthermore, the committee finds rlne contracts was due to special leg that Mr. Lilley allowed himself to islation In favor of one company was be used as an instrument of the Lake false, and Mr. Lilley knew the charge Boat company In questioning the was false when he made It. integrity and fairness of members I Eighteenth—That no reporters of of the investigating committee and the press have been bribed or cor attacking a competing submarine rupted by the Electric Boat Compa company. Mr. Lilley 1 b charged also ny. with maintaining an attitude of bad Nineteenth That* no member of fal'b, both in bringing the charges the committee on naval affairs has ind concealing front the committee be oi Induced by the officials of the the Identity of the real parties In In Electric Boat Company or any one terest behind the investigation. else to pct In bls official capacity The conclusions reached as the from corrupt or Improper motives. unanimous act of the Committee fol Twentieth That no member of lows: the house has been Induced by the First—That house resolution 225, officers of the Electric Boat Com Introduced by Mr. Lilley, was an im pany or any one el»«> to act In hls of- potent resolution and no evidence flclal capacity from corrupt or 1 ni could have been compelled there proper methods. under and that this Investigation re- Twenty-second That no ca m- quireed the adopting of th" house palgn or other contributions were resolution 228 of the committee on made by th«1 Electric Boat Company rules under which the Inquiry pro to any member of the liousig or to any campaign committee or fund of ceeded. Second That Mr .Lilley's res«- i any political party. lutloti was not In good faith. Twenty-third That Mr. Lilley Third That Mr Lilley bad 110 In has sworn repeatedly, Including his formation to Justify his charges last appearance before this commit made before the committee on rules. tee, that he had no further sugges Fourth That Mr. Lilley acted In tions, facts or sources of Informa bad faith In making his charges be tion an I that he had withheld from fore the committee on rules. the committee nothing that would Fifth -That Mr. Lilley acted In 1 tend to sustain his charges, bad faith In stating before that com- I Signed I rnlttee that be had made no charges HENRY SHERMAN UDITELI members of the reflecting upon FREDERICK STEVENS bouse before th«1 committee on ruleB. MARTIN E. OI.MSTEAD. Sixth That Mr Lilley allowed WILLIAM II HOWARD. himself to .be used as an Instrument R F BROUSSARD. HOÜRE DYNAMITED RUEF JURY STILL BY BLACK HANDS UNABLE TO AGREE New York, May 20. The refusal of Dr. Atlllio UMClnl, a wealthy Ital ian physician, to comply with the de mands of the Black Hand criminals ♦ ♦ ♦ San Francisco, May 20. The jury In the Abe Rti case was unable to agree to noon today, when th They w went to lunch. come into court at 2 o'clock. ♦ ♦ ♦ for mom I ♦ tion of the tenement in which he llv- ’ ♦ ♦ ed being shattered by dynamite. The j ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ver |ior- ♦ lives of hundreds of tenants were en-1 dangered, and a number of persons Injured, one perhaps fatally. The I house Is located at 316 East Elev enth street. MEMBER OF FAILED FIRM J. B. Stetson Hat $4.50 to $8.00 BOSS GUFFEY RULES QUAKER DEMOCRATS INDKTED New York, May 10.—An Indict-1 ment against a member of the failed brokerage firm of T A. McIntyre * Company, was reported by the grand Which member of the jury today. was not specified. Harrisburg, May 26.--The Demo cratic organization of Pennsylvania, headed by National Committeeman Guffey. today defeated the Bryan faction of the party In the state con vention on the question of Instruct ing four delegates-ta-large to the Itenver convention. M Acheson A Co., of Portland, I.o« gone Into bankruptcy, with Y<*Bter<lay’ji baseball scorai 00 I is b 111 It e« and about »30,000 Angelen, 2: San Francisco, o No 1. This has been looked for for lam.- at Portland, Oakland failing to ibow up. time. x NOON AND BY UNDER PASSED SLOW AT SUIWLV BEI.I -SA- 1.1 TEI» BV GUNS OF FORT STE- VENS AND BEIA-OMED BV A Newport. May 20—The At lantic battleship fleet passed Yavulna Bay at 5 o'clock this morning, about twenty miles off shore. Nothing was vls- vislble but a cloud of smoke, greatly to the disappointment of large crowds of people who came from the Interior on the prospect of seeing the fleet, on the promise that It would come close in to the coast. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Astoria, May 2 0.—Today is a hol iday at Astoria, all lines of business being suspended. Practically the entire community and thousands of visitors from Portland and interior points of Oregon an<l Washington turned out to see the fleet and wit ness the maneuvers off the Columbia river. Thousands of people went to van tage points on the beaches and a fleet of ocean going steamers, tugs and other craft crossed out over the liar to escort the fleet from Tilla- niook head. The fleet arrived off the mouth of the river at noon, the vessel« com- Ing on In single file wlth the flagship Connecticut In the lead. Later they formed In squadrons, and under slow bell passed along two miles off shore in easy view from all vantage points. As the flag ship pass,, d Fort Stevens a salute of seventeen guns was fired from the fort and answered by the flagship. The fleet will remain off this port about three hours. It Is expected that Admiral Sperry will take luncheon on board the Hoa- noke with Mayor Wise, of Astoria, Mayor l>ane, of Portland, and other prominent citizens. SEVEN E.XCt RSIONISTS DROWNED IN RIVER Memphis, May 20.—The explosion of a gasoline tank on a launch on the Whit1 river near Clarendon, Ark., last night, caused the drowning of seven persons, Nine others were res- All were prominent young cued, people on a moonlight excursion. NEWS SOTES The Democrats of Washington have adopted a plnnk forbidding the m |<> of spirituous liquors. Th« new city charter of Corvallis, framed wjth much labor and pa tience. and involving the b'“st fea tures of the Portland and Salem charters, was defeated In the city election yiaiterday by an adverse vote of 172 for and 238 against. One feature that was opposed la that the chief of police is made appointive by the mayor an I council, Instead of elected by the people. About 2 o'clock Monday afternoon a hailstorm at H irrisburg lasting about five minutes -made man and beast seek shelter. Rain fell In sheets for a few minutes afterward, the water literally pouring from the roofs. Crops generally are looking fine, although the continued cold weather Is not conducive to rapid growth. DENIES STORY OF MISS WOOD New York, May 20.—Senator I’la 1 went on the witness stand to day and gave testimony In his own behalf in the sensational suit brought against him by Mae C. Woo.l, an Omaha woman, suing him for divorce under the allegation that he entered into a marriage contract with her In 1901. The senator en tered the court leaning heavily on the arms of two attendants Platt testified that he 1» 75 rears old HU first wife died In 1901. He flrat met Miss Wood in 1901, but never met her In the Oriental hotel, and never asked her at the Oriental hotel to become his wife He did not talk to the plaintiff in Novem ber, 1901 about marriage. His sto ry was a complete denial of Miss Wnodi testimony. A number of letters, alleged t<i have been written by the senator to Miss Wood, were read He denied writing them The senator declared that he maintained improper rela-z tions with the plaintiff. Platt testified that he paid »10,- 000 to his son. Frank H. Platt, tn bring about a settlement of the suit brought against him by Miss Wood, through the firm of Howe A Hum mel.
