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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-17
sNssARs
VIII be a Member Of thc Com
mission oi the Port OF
Portland.
SMITH us IGNORED AeA.s
Both Houses OF the Legislature Vert
Into Joint Session Today TO Elect
COMMISSIONS for Portland and
Boat Fuller for Astoria. .s

Salem, Feb. is.--By a coup cleveriy
lplanned and utterly confoundIng the
anti-machine forces. the organization
IN the two houses today at noon went
into joint session---under the pretext
of election OF boatman at the Co.
lumbia river bar, and before che un-
suspecting minority" could catch It's
breath and In the face OF repeated mo-
tons TO adjourn. elected J. C. AIMS
worth or Portland to succeed Captain
+. w. Spencer on the Port OF Portland
commission. The program went
through without a Jar and be Ii said
that never did "cxar" Reed in congress
rule more damagingly to the minority
than did william Kuykendall over the
Joint assembly today
1t was just few minutes before
noon when the announcement rang
through the hall that "the president
and members OF the senate OF oregon
are ready to 80 into Joint session"
Speaker Mills was all prepared and
a certain senate bill in course of third
reading. went out Of commission in
second. while the senate filed In and
the sensation OF the session started In.
President Kuykendall announced that
II was the duty OF the assembly, under
the law, TO elect a boatman for the
Columbia river bar Jay Tuttle. the
senator from Clatsop. was on his feet
In second and nominated James
Heating, and the clerk was instructed
to cast the ballot for Keating. Kuy-
kendall said that II was also the duty
of the assembly to elect member of
the Port OF Portland commission, TO
I'LL vacancy under the law.
Senator Smith. democrat. of Una
tilla. moved TO adjourn just as Bailey
of Multnomah arose. The president re-
fused to hear Smith and the Gen.
tleman From Multnomah" followed.
Bailey nominated J. c. Ainsworth to
I'LL the vacancy. Then up rose SEN
ator Nottingham. with fire in his eye,
and wanted to know IF this body had
the power to take such action" He
went on to say that the method In pro.
ress by the machine men shows how
utterly underhanded and small they
are."
"The senator from Multonomah is /
,ut Of .order," said President Kuyken-
iall, but the senator from Multnomah
Kept on.
"The senator from Multnomah win
lit down." roared Kuykendall, as the
nallet resounded with thump.
Il renew my motion to adjourn"
shouted Smith OF Umatilla, but the
PRESIDENT again refused to hear aim.
The vote was then taken and storm
# ayes" swept through the hall,
Another storm OF noes" followed,
Ibout equal in volume. It seemed, but
I, C. Ainsworth was declared elected.
Move We adjourn" said someone,
ust as Hodson reached his feet and
houted for recognition. but he was
90 late. The senator refused to tell
What he intended to move, while the
.ssembly broke up. Then the house
.djourned TIN 1850 o'clock, II
ION what ground did you refuse to
ecognize a motion2" was asked Of
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JAY COOK DEAD.

Noted Financisr Died Near Phiiadsl.
phla Tonight.
Jay Cook whose fame M q flnancier
In the world. died tonight At ogontx.
a suburb OF this city. aged % years.
He had been suffering from general
debility as a result Of old age. His
condition was not considered serious,
however. and death tonight came rath-
or suddenly Last Monday ne enter
tanned as guests i25 young ladies who
were attending the ogontx school. and
their friends. On that occasion he
appeared 10 be in good spirits and was
the last 70 leave the reception room. )
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Liquor Dealers and Brewers. Are
Knocked Out In the Last
Round.
Law WORSE THAN BEFORE
A. . Last Resort the BlIl Was Refer.
red to the Committee on judiciary
In the Senate ard the irdIea-
tIons Are II Will Sleep.

Salem. Feb. Ex-senator Malarhe,
made an Intellectual effort this morn
ing 70 have the Jayne local option bli
taken out OF the committee on educa.
tion and handed over TO the judlciar,
committee. Of which the Multnomaf
senator isl chairman. claiming there
was an efort 10 smother the bin
While he failed In his plan. tho senate
instructed the committee which ha,
the bill TO be ready 90 report by
O'Clock this afternoon. II was some
thing OF an effort to test the feeling In
the senate, The iiQuor men felt they
should have received report earlier,
and when Il was not forthcoming they
decided to force an issue. Senator
Malarkey was selected 20 lead the
movement TO get the bill into other
hands. but his action was forestalled
by Senator Booth. who moved as a
substitute that the committee on edu.
cation be instructed 10 report not later
than O'Clock.
Afer working practically oil day on
the Jayne local option bill. the COM
mlttec on education this afternoon re-
ported back the measure, with amend.
ments that are supposed to be COM
promise, although they win hardly be
entirely satisfactory to the liquor In
terests. As a matter OF fact, the bill
as amended is far different from the
Sayne bill, There are five principal
amendments by the committee, as fol
lows:
First-Interlopi elections are to be
cut out.
Second-The percentage for peti.
ton ls cut from 80 per cent. as desired.
to the 10 per cent that obtains under
the present law. with the exception
that the 800" clause Is cut out, maxi
ing Il necessary to secure the entire
10 per cent In the case of Portland.
Third--It exempts breweries. distll-
lerles and factories.
Fourth--It provides for three group
ings In voting--the precinct, the coun-
ty and groups.
Fifth-Tbe election desired for next
June Is cut out
These ore the features of the amend
ed local option bill. which would hard
ly be recognized by the man who in
troduceJ 1t. The fanSs are drawn to
large extent, In this form It seems
probable the bill will secure the sup.
port OF many who have heretofore
been against it,
The bill was again amended by not
allowing municipal corporations to
have any say as to the sale OF liquors
cities being governed the same as pre-
clncts in the question of local option.
After some discussion the bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee,
where It will probably be put to sleep
In the legislative boneyard.
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was announced on the stock exchange
today. The firm made an assignment
yesterday. A.auembsr OF tho firm to-
day said they expected 20 resume
buaipess next week, y. IN
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-17

Spokane, Feb. 1es--Jerry Mccarthy
of Spokane knocked out Jack Reilly
OF California in the seventh round in
"a 2e-round contest tonight.
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band declares that nis wife WIN never
aea' flIal t,ov q -. -. ~.

see the boy again. - ~
Back arrived In ,4lthoi on =, noon
train, and within an hour seized the
boy from eompanions on the ssrsat.
stuffed handkerchief in his mouth.
and jumping into sleight, drove rap
idly away. Five hours later the own
|er Of the sleigh received o telephone
|eaif from WlHchester! ". FH.. ana fack.
talking, told the owner to inform Mrs.
Back he had the boy ana she xould
never see him again. Back and his
wife had trouble in 1903 and they sep
arated.
ls-Az xaa gaA .lan....Nsla
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LAWYER klDNAPs SON.
Goes from Vancouver to Bay State for
the Purpose.

Athol, Mass, Feb. 16.--Journeyine
$500 miles to obtain his 11-year-old
son, r. H, Back, wealthy lawyer Of
Vancouver B. c., former resident Of
Athol arrived here this afternoon and
kidnapped the boy from under the very
eyes Of the wife and mother, who
screamed without avail for hello. Mr.,
Back and the boy are now on their
way back to Vancouver, and the hus-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-17
FISH LAW sILL PASSES.
Provides for Uniform Legislation BY
the Two States.

the Two States.
Salem, Feb. Mayors bilI re.
garding the fsh laws, to produce uni
form legislation between Washington
and Oregon. was passed. as was also
the house measure that provides for
$4,000 Of the funds voted the Lewis
and Clark fair by the state for the en-
tertainment OF visitors. and also for
turning the forestry building over 10
the city Of Portland at the conclusion
Of the fair.
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New York Brokerage Firm euspsnda.
New York, Feb. 1e.-The suspension
OF BlHngwood q Cunningham. brokers,
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The Washington times., 1905-12-24
NEWS FROM SLAVIN
BRINGS MEMORIES
He and Jackson Exhausted
Each Other.
NO NEWS ABOUT HIS WIFE
Pugilist Makes No Mention of Woman
Who Stuck by Him-He's in
Klondyke.
NO NEWS ABOUT HIS WIFE

LONDON, Dec. 23.-A. Bestor. one OF
the ''old-timers" Of England, has the
following TO say regarding some Of the
famous pugilists OF the past:
''As an 'old-timer' Il WAS my lot 70
mix much with Frank Slavin. Slavin' 5
memory will live long here If only for
the part he played in one Of the great
est glove fights OF modern times. name
ly, his tremendous battle at the Ma
tional Sporting Club with the whitcst
colored man that ever lived, the late
Peter Jackson.
The opinion was general that this
battle took all Of the fight out OF both
men. Slavin went 20 America. as did
Jackson. where both got soundly trOunc-
ell more than once. The black died.
but the white. though reported dead sev-
eral times. worked his way TO the <Ion-
dyke, where he says he has made mon
ey. Even those who were none too
friendly at the finish with the big man
will be glad TO hear this, il only for
the sake OF the wife and two children
he left behind him.
No Mention of Wife.
In his letter Slavan makes no men
ton Of his wife. who was devotedly
attached 10 the man who made love 10
her when they met at the Nayland Rock
Hotel. Margate. she the bookkeeper and
he the big. brawny colonial. training
for his knuckle fight for the champion
ship Of England with Jem Smith. 4
pretty well-educatcG young woman was
Edith Slater, compelled TO earn her own
living. owing 10 the death Of a father
who left little or nothing behind him.
The wedding took place in FitZroy
square in the February following SIa-
wins fight in December with smith
l was present at the ceremony and
later a the reception iu the evening.
His wife, terribly nervous, had not the
strength 10 cut the cake and was
helped out Of the difficulty by our old
friend. Teddy Bayly.
"SIavin talks Of touring the world and
doing all sorts Of things. even visiting
England II he Is really under contract
10 box John L. Sullivan, there may be
some truth IN what he writes. All the
same I'll believe Slavin IS in London
when l see him and not before. Fancy
poor old John l.. going on a boxing
tour. Although twenty-seven years
younger than Jem Mace / don't suppose
Sullivan IS a Jot smarter on his feet.
while Siavin at forty-two should stilI
be well and strong"
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Fat Men Lead District
BowLers by Big Margin
SaenQerbund Heads League in Team Aver
ages--Alson Best Man in Race For
= s,4-
Individual Honors

There has been a marked falling off
in the work OF the pin tumblers in the
District League during the past week.
They are still bowling good tenpins,
but the last two weeks with the a. Il.
C.'s has not been up TO the nigh mark
set in previous matches
Good luck seems TO have hitched up
with the Fat Men this year, and their
rivals. the Saengers. seem TO have been
adopted by misfortune. The Fats keep
right on annexing games with poor
scores, and the Saengers with bigger
totals cop the losing end. The leaders
catch their opponents in bad form and
the runners up go against them when
they are going at their best. But the
season is still young. and while the
leaders margin is hard to overcome,
the Saengers and Acmes still have
Took in"
BY humping the Bund for three
straight games, a feat which has not
been accomplished by any other team
for three years, and by handing out the
same medicine to the Floral Trailers,
Market House has regained fourth
place.
Cellar honors are being hotly con-
tested for by the money nanipulators,
and the bloom dispensers. with the lat
F. ter having a slight advantage.
All the teams have lost more or less
points in team average excent Market
House, which advanced from S57 to Ss2
No new records have been established,
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
DOGS BY EXPRESS
NOT TREATED WELL
Long Islanders Advocate Drastic Meas
ureS Against Companies-Wash-
ingtol Case Cited

NEW YORK. Dec &-The Long
Island Kennel Club has commenced an
agitation in favor OF q reform IN ex-
press charges on dogs.
At the annual dinner Of the club. Just
held, several Of the fanciers told dis
tressing stories Of canine deaths and
suffering by needless delays in trans
portation, and every ore contributed
stories OF being charged extOrtiOnate
rates All agreed that no other single
drawback as great exists at the present
time 70 breeders. President Dwight
Moore started the discussion Others
who contributed were c. G. Hopton.
Clarie Foster. J. W Britton. H P.
Northridge. F. N Cote, P. B. Adams,
and John F. Collins
Mr. Collins told OF shipping dog to
Washington. a trip possible in ten
nours. Twelve hours later he found the
dog in an express Office half mile
from his home H P Vredenburgh
said a special committee Of the Ameri-
can Kennel Association. headed by no
less a person than William c. Rookie
feIler. had been unable to move the ex-
press company one inch. NJ Dole ad-
yocated hiring an expert lawyer TO
press their cause
P. B. Adams said that the express
companies could not be coaxed. but
that they were common carriers. and
that they certainly could be compelled
10 dc things decentIy and in order NJ
c. C. HoptOn told of his suit for $500
damages against them in the case Of
Rodney SmasEer.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
BILLIARDISTS USE
BRASH LANGUAGE

LONDON. Dec 23-Signs are not
wanting that the new year viii pro-
vide those interested with quite a lib
eral crop of billiard matches Roberts
Us. Dawson appear 10 be hopeless. for
the veteran has made no reply 10 the
Huddersfelder' repeated challenges.
but there are prospects OF games be-
tween Harverson and Dawson and In
man and Reece.
HarversOn's victory over Dawson al
Manchester has added fuel 10 the fire.
for the latter badly wants revenge. II
appears that during 4 chipping arsu-
ment in Manchester a few DAYS ago
Dawson offered 10 give the South
African 4,Oo0 in 1SG10, but now that
Harverson IS willing TO take these
points has reconsidcred. and wants TO
make Il 5000.
In the meanwhile Stevenson has
stepped in with an offer to concede the
1900 points. and providing the engage
ments OF these TWO men. permit. there
ought 10 be no bar TO the match Har-
Nerson says he mas wholesome respect
fer StcVCrSon's billiards and will play
him fer $50 a side (the latter wants il
tC be for so Side) but against Rob
crtS or Dawson his hackers will wager a
coo! &9e. Is matter of fact, his vic
tory over Dawson in Manchester was
quite one OF the best things he has ever
accomplished IN billiards.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

3,0l6 for set and 1.0S7 for game by the
Germans still being high marks They
also head the list In strikes. and the
Market House continues TO do the best
spare work. The Bank Clerks. with three
more games bowled than the Bund. is
still almost 100 strikes behind the leader
in team averages.
George Cox is the only bowler who has
qualified for the ''Never-OutT lamp, do
mated for double house" or 222 game
The German suds-blowers are in the lead
by fat margin for the case of That :
All" for the greatest number of 1.OO0
games They have four, and the Acmes
and Bankers one each.
Burdire. of the Saengers has pushed
his way up into the first five dis
placing his team mate. Brandt.
Several shifts have been made in the
standing OF players on the various
teams. but in only one instance has n
leader been ousted, Walker giving way
to Worthington on the Bankers team.
Allison still tops all the individual
bowlers, which lands for him the liquid
Christmas cheer donated by the To
Kalon Wine Company.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
SIGNS Of WARNING
FOR AUTO DRIVERS
American Motor League in
Good Work.
IS SENDING OUT STENCILS
All Dangerous Places in Touring Sec
tions Will Be Marked to
Avoid Accidents.

More than 300 accidents to motor car
tourists have been reported in the Unit
ed States and Canada during 1895. many
Of them resulting fatally.
It cannot be said that these accidents
were wholly due 10 rapid speed or reck-
less driving. for some OF the most SER
! iOus ones happened TO automobilists
who are known to be prudent and care
ful in the management of their We
hicles. Most of them could have beer
avoided by a better knowledge of the
danger points. or by some warning by
which the tourist could have been ad-
vised Of the p-oximate peril. The truth
is that in many parts OF the country.
and especially in those sections which
are most picturesque and attractive to
the tourist the highways are too narrow
and winding and are often skirted by
deep. unguarded bitches and dangerous
gullies. and crossed by railroad tracks
at points where the tourist would have
little reason TO anticipate them.
To lessen these perils as much as pos
sible. the American Motor League has
called upon its consuis, members and
proprietors of official stations. in all the
important States where touring is most
popular. TO take up the work of erect
which the tourist may be forewarned
and his course directed to the avoidance
Of these pitfalls. Many Of these danger
signs have already been put UP and the
PittsbUrg board of consuls Of the A NJ
l. has been particularly active IN west
ern Pennsylvania in putting this work
in evidence. The league sends out stem
cils from which these signs can be
easily made by man Of ordinary skill.
and in some cases the completed signs
are sent out ready 20 be put up
Blanks are being sent TO automobilIsts
in several States with letters requesting
information as 70 points where these
signs should be erected and contract
has been made with a firm IN central
New York for a large number of signs
which VIII be put I'd in place within the
next few months. II is believed that
before the end Of 1906 more than 5000 of
these signs will be placed in different
parts Of the United States. Full infor-
nation viii be sent to any person ad-
dressing American Motor League. Van
I derbilt building. New York
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

Montreal is waking Up to the possibil-
tiles of real thoroughbred racing. as
sured by the building OF the new track
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

It is probable that the Chicago White
SOx Will do their spring training In New
Orleans.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

IN that city. Small meetings have been
| held in the Province Of Quebec. but the
( class of horses entered has been poor
and not to be compared with the run
ners that viii compete at Montreal un-
der the Jockey Clubs administration Of
the sport. There are few owners of
I thOroughbreds in Montreal. but the city
boasts many wealthy patrons of the
sport, who viii doubtless engage actively
in racing when the opportunity offers.
Now that the Western Jockey Club has
secured Douglas Park and will endeavor
to race there next spring, racegoers in
! the West may expect TO see the turf
I rivalry which now exists at New Orleans
shift to Louisville. Just how the people
Of that city, or Of the State of Ken
lucky. VIII receive the newcomers Is a
| hard question TO answer at this early
date. 1t is to be feared, however, that
it may do as II has done in other States
give the enemies of racing a weapon
with which 10 successfully attack the
sport IL would seem strange to sec
an anti-racing crusade gain formidable
strength in the Blue Grass State. but
stranger things have happened.
Sandy McNaughton and Frank Light
present week. McNaughton will take ten
horses and Lightfoct will send six
Their horses having had a good rest
they expect to get their share of the
money after the first of the new year.
Thomas II. Williams president of the
New California Jockey Club and pooh
bah in general to racing on the Pacific
coast, viii not race in the East next
season. The yearlings he purchased AZ
the Burns & Waterhouse sale d few
days ago will be reserved until their
three-year-old form before they are
asked 10 race.
This is IN support OF a pet theory Of
{ Mr. Williams that our horses are raced
too early and that better results would
be had both for racing and breeding If
the racing of twO-year-oIds was cur
tailed 10 4 considerable extent
The Gravesend track Is in the best
possible condition and horses wintering
in the neighborhood are to be seen out
every day.
Colonel Matt Winn, Of the American
Turf Association. and the New Louis
Vile Jockey Club, is in the city. but
pleads personal business and not his
racing interests as the excuse.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
SHECKARD MAY AGAIN
DO GRASSROPPER ACT

LANCASTER. Pa. Dec. 22-James
Sheckard. recently sold by the Brook
lyn team TO Chicago. who is now at
his home in Columbia. declared today
he would not play IN Chicago under
any circumstances.
He thinks Ebbetts. Of the Brooklyns.
gave him a raw deal ia not consult
ing him before trading. and unless a
change is made so that he may play
East he will be found with the indie
pendent league next season.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
SLOSSON MAY VISIT
PARIS AFTER ALL

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-GeOrge SIos-
son has decided that if the Paris acade-
mics are not closed before the latter
part Of January he will go to France
for a short time. Slosson says that II
Hoppe beats Vignaux he VIII play
Hoppe for the championship In Paris.
but ne would prefer that the contest
be held in New York
Early in January Slosson Will give a
three-cushion handicap tournament
with not less than twenty players One
round will be played. the losers drop
ping out On each game. Besides the
special program hy S!0sson the winner
viii receive a $500 fur-lined Overcoat
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
FLORISTS.

each. Vendors from afar in Ireland
VIII not send staff OF servant 10 Dub
lin for a fortnight; they will exhibit
their bloOdcd stock at the sales and
neglect the horse show or vice versa.
Buyers from England and America
pressed for time Will find IL impossible
10 attend both.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
IRISH ADOPT CHANGE.

DUBLIN. Dec 23.-The horse show
committee has decided 10 separate
the date OF the blood stock sales from
the show. a step which it is believed
will mitigate against the success OF
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

Colonel Matt Winn. OF the American
Turf Association. and the New Louis
Vile Jockey Club, is in the city. but
pleads personal business and not his
racing interests as the excuse.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

The Gravesend track IS in the best
possible condition and horses wintering
in the neighborhood are to be seen out
every day.