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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
Traction Companies Have Fixed
Value on Their Property Ac-
ceptabIe to City.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
Chicago Owners and New York Syn
dicate Accept the Terms Offered
by the Chicago Board Of Con-
troll for Property

CHICAGO, Dec. 17.--With the pub
lie looking forward to complete
transformation OF the present street
car service, with investors involved in
the reorganization of the corporations
and with the politicians laying their
plans for and against the triumph Of
the municipal ownership propaganda
In the spring mayoralty election
traction bids fair TO engross the at
tention OF chicagoans all winter.
Developments yesterday clinched
the assurance that there win be no
hitch In the settlement or the long
drawn out controversy essentially
along the lines laid down by the city
councils committee on local transpor-
tation on Saturday. General Counsel
Gurley of the Union Traction Com
pany. and President Mitten Of the City
Railway said they expected to receive
today the replies of the New York
financiers--the Morgan syndicate
accepting the city's terms.
Already various movements are on
foot to wind up the tangled affairs
of the bankrupt Union Traction ccm-
pany and organize In Its stead the
Chicago Railways company. the cor
poration designed to accept the fran
chise for the north and west side lines.
From s4O.oOO.ooO to s5o,Oo0Oo0 will
be spent on rehabilitation under the
direction of joint board Of engineers.
Under the plans work on the Inn
Is to be completed within
three years Through routes from one
end of the city to another win be es-
tablished at once. universal transfers
win be exchanged and new cars are to
be added as rapidly as possible, so
that at least 1000 up to date vehicles
will be in service at the close of the
period.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
Transportation Companies Reply
TO interstate Commission.
FAULT LIES WITH DEALERS
Car Shortage Is Aggravated by Lack
Of Motive Power. Inadequate Ter
n,inai Facilities and Insult
oient Traekage Property.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l7.-Three
more responses have been received by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
from northwestern railways in re-
spcnse to Chairman Knapp's telegram
OF last week. calling the attention OF
the companies to the reported short
age OF cars and the complaints OF lack
OF transportation for the necessaries
Of life and fuel. From information
conveyed by the railway presidents to-
day, the commission expresses the
opinion that one cause of the car
shortage is that the dealers have not
stored up sufficient quantity for
the winters supply but have as stated
in reply to President Hill of the Great
Northern, ordered only sufficient guam
titles to last from day to day.
Whatever shortage may exist In car
equipment is aggravated, they say by
the lack of motive power. inadequate
terminal facilities and insufficient
trackage property to move the great
volume Of business pouring In on the
railroads, supplemented by the delays
on the part of shippers In loading and
their cars,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
Town Of Valdez. Alaska Nearly
Destroyed By Fire.
BANK TOTALLY DESTROYED
Principal Hotel and Large Mercantile
Establishment Destroyed and Only
Hsreie Efforts OF Firemen
Saved the Town.

SEATTLE. Dec. 17.--A special cable
to the Seattle Times from Valdez,
Alaska. states that fire in the Bank
OF Valdez, which is believed to have
been started by a burglar, totally de-
stroyed tho bank building. the Stella
hotel and one OF the largest mercan.
tile establishments In the town. en-
failing a loss of over $4,000. An ex-
animation OF the bank vault, imme-
dlately after the fire, shows that a
large hole had been blown In the back
of the vault. II In supposed that the
burglar, not being able to effect an
entrance. and becoming frightened, ov-
erturned n lamp or candle, from which
the building took fire. The absence
Of wind, light snow and good work
by the flre department, prevented the
destruction OF the entire town. which
was In imminent danger for some
time. Had wind been blowing at
the time, there Ia no doubt but the
entire business portion Of the town
would have been destroyed,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. I7.---The In.
yestigaiion OF the present coal fam,
Inc crisis In the northwest may MOI
stop with the investigation Of thu
Interstate Commerce Commission nov
In session in Minneapolis. Ii In very
probable that In every affected state
notably Minnesota. North Dakota and
Montana, the subject will be made i
matter Of legislative investigation. Tn,
northwestern coal dealers have indi.
Gated 10 the large shippers that the,
are organizing for the purpose Of
stirring up official investigation In
their states.
Several towns suffering now or
which have been held In the grasp OF
winter and famine. are laying their
cases before their legislators and there
IL no doubt but action win be taken
10 prevent n repetition OF the coal
famine, The race is now on between
the railroads and the cold. II the
weather wins, cutting down the ef-
tclency Of motives power and bring
ing on heavy blixzards, there may be
suffering and loss OF life. Reports,
however today indicate that the rail-
roads ar rushing fuel into the dis
tricts where either actual stocks are
low or there is none on hand. The
Great Northern Is taking no freight
west Of Grand Forks other than coal.
The Northern Pacific has sent. three
hundred cars of fuel for commercial
use In the past two days, Accord
Ing to statement issued tonight by
the Great Northern officials, the coal
famine will be a thing of the past In
a few days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
ADVANCE IN JEWELRy.


NEW YORK. Dec. -Manufactur-
Ing jewelers. have held informal con-
ferences Of late and talked over the
subject OF making uniform advances
In prices OF the more staple articles
which they make. without waiting
to reach any agreement. many say
that they have already put up prices
on many lines.
Factories which have been running
night and day are said to be unable
to meet the enormous demand Of the
present season for ornaments Of
various kinds and some manufacturers
have refused further orders as 1t Ia
impossible to oil them before the hol-
idays.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
Project on Foot to Harness Falls
Tor Power.
SOUTH AFRICAN PROJECTS
{. y. Garthwaite, Mining Engineer,
Speaks Enthusiastically Of the
Conditions in Africa Since the
Ending Of Hoer War.

NEW YORK, Dec. lie. II. Garth
waite. British mining engineer for
the past eight years. has been tend
ing to the Rhodes mining interests in
Central South Africa, arrived here
yesterday. He win start for Califor-
mia today where he win take months
rest. Mr.. Garthwaite has come di-
rectly from the neighborhood of Vic
toria Falls on the Zambesi river, and
spoke enthusiastically yesterday Of
the project of harnessing the falls for
power. He said:
''The Victoria falls are the largest
In the world, and when the work OF
utilizing them for electrical power Is
completed, am confident that it win
reyolutionize the diamond industry in
South Africa, | mean by this that
the transmission OF power from the
falls to the mines will reduce the
actual working cost about forty per-
cent The great horde Of coolies now
at work can be in measure dis
pensed with.'
MFR. Garthwaite said that South AZ
RIGA had picked up considerably since
the war.
sit is a great country" he said, "but
1t is harrassed by the British govern
ment much In the way this country
was 1870 years ago. and there Is great
danger of similar results"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
CLOSE or CAMPAIGN. /.
Life insurance Companies Hold An
nuaI Meeting Yesterday.


NEW YORK, Dec. 17.---Today win
zee the close of the remarkable CAM
paign which has been waged among
the policyhoIders OF the Mutual and
the New York Life Insurance COM
panies. Control Of the affairs of the
companies and their stupendous az
sets, aggregating hundreds Of millions
Of dollars. is the stake that has been
fought for. Lined up have been the
forces OF administrations on the one
side and policyhoIders who have de-
manded a complete change OF admin
istration on the other. Both sides
claim victory today. The count OF
the ballots and proxies which have
come from all quarters OF the globe,
will occur tomorrow, under the su-
pervision Of state Superintendent otto
Kelsey and force OF inspectors ap-
pointed by him. It is figured that
more than 100000 votes will be cast In
the New York Life election and about
$4,000 In the Mutual Life. There win
be elections in Ave mutual companies
tomorrow, but In only two are there
opposition tickets In the field. The
three In which the elections are
mere formality. the election OF the ad-
minfstration tickets being certainty.
are the Equitable. the Mutual Re-
serve. and the Security Mutual Of
Binghampton. ],
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
STEAMER ASHORE.
When She Struck the Captain Blew
His Brains out with Revolver.

KINGSTON. Jamaica, Dec. 1.-THE
Hamburg-Amerlcan Liner Prinzessin
Victoria Louise, which left New York
December IL. for this port, went
ashore last night off Port Royal. The
passengers We're landed here safely
today Captain Bruiswig, who was in
charge Of the Victoria Louise when
she struck, committed suicide by blow
ing out his brains, The Victoria Louise
Is pounding hard and the seas are
breaking over her but hopes are still
entertained that she will be saved.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
POPE DISTRESSED.
Abandonment Of Arohbishop's House
In Paris.

ROME, Dec. 17,--The Pope Is ex-
oeedingly distressed to hear the par
tioulars of the abandonment OF the
archbishop's house In Paris by Car
dlnal Richard. He characterized It
as the most pitiful incident OF his pom
tiflcate and said that the noble, dlgni-
fed and pious attitude maintained by
the cardinal today would have sal
uatory influence and bring advantage
to the cause of the church, Vatican
authorities deny emphactically that
they purpose to conduct reprisals
against the French protectorate in the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
Both Branches Of Congress Rush
Ing Business for the
Holiday.
PANAMA CANAL DISCUSSED
Reading Of tho Messages Of President
Roosevelt Occupied Nearly shs En.
tire Times Of the Senate
and House.

WASHINGTON. Dec, iT.--The house
began tho last week before tho Christ
mas holidays with determination 10
dispose of an much business as pos
sible for more active work which will
devolve upon II when Il re-convenss
afteh the holidays, To this end sew
eral ANAL bills were passed under
suspension OF the rules. The Indian
appropriation bin was taken up and
nfty-Hevcn pages u II completed when
II was laid aside for the Presidents
message concerning the Panama canal.
which consumed more than one hour
In tn reading. being listened to by a
large number OF members,
The pictorial feature OF the report
afforded m opportunity for good ma
turad comment. the innovation Of cuts
In state paper heinz looked upon with
favor The messages from tho Pres
ident on public lands and naval per-
sonnel were also read,
The plctorialiy illustrated message
from the President, portraying the
conditions mn he found them on tho
fathmua OF Panama during his recent
visit occupied the senate during a
greater part of It's session today Pre-
csding the Panama message the Pres
dents recommendation regarding the
public lands and the naval personnel
were read, The senate agreed TO tho
holiday adjournment resolution and
It win adjourn Thursday until Jan, q,
Resolutions were agreed 20 by the
Department OF Commerce and Labor
on investigation Of the Information
Harvester Company TO ascertain
whether II effects the restraint OF
trade, also directing the senate Judi
olary committee TO report on what au-
thority congress has under the COM
meree clause OF the constitution to
prevent the Interstate Commerce COM
mission In investigating chlld-made
goods. Resolutions to guard against
state rights were presented by Sena-
tors Whyte and Raynor for future
discussion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
FAMILY POISONED.
Fortune Teller Arrested In chIcago,
Charged with oHsnss.

CHICAGO, Dec, i7.--Poinon " re-.
sponsible for the death OF nj least two
Of the vxral family, NIX of whom have
died within the past six months. Her
man Billik. fortune teller. In now In
jail. charged with having admins.
tered the poison 10 the family. 10 thai
the mother Of the dead children could
collect tho insurance money. Mrs
vxrai was found dead nj her home a
few hours after the investigation COM
mcneed, II 10 believed that she COM
missed suicide,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
ASTORIA, OREGON. TUES DAY. DECEMBER is. 1906

holy land or elsewhere. Commenting
on the report of Monsignieur Lacr0ix,
Bishop Of Tarentaiz, had made or per-
mitted 10 be made, any declaration In
accordance with the circular issued by
M. BRAND, French minister OF public
Worship and had formed an association
FOR worship In accordance with the
laws OF separation the high Vatican
authorities said today. II II was trne.
Iacroix would be repudlated BY the
Holy See.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
ARTHUR p. THOMAS.

OAKLAND, Dec. l7.--Arthur p.
Thomas. 20 years OF age. a newspa-
per man, met death at his home on
Seventh Avenue yesterday. being cleo
trocuted as he attempted to turn on
the electric light In the bathroom Of
the house. Death was instantaneous,
as the current passed directly through
the upper part OF the body near tht
heart.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
Q SCHOONER LOST.

VICTORIA. Dec fT.~~rhe schooner
uabriola has been lost Off Queen
Charlotte island. according to ad-
vices received from the Northern
British company. and three men, In
cludins tho captain. have been lost.
wreckage and bodies were washed
ashore on Queen Charlotte island.
near skidgats. iii
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
FIRE in NEW YORK,

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.--The Police
Gazette building, an old down town
landmark, located at Pearl and Frank
fort streets, was Quilted by fire early
today. The building was occupied by
q number Of manufacturing firms and
the weekly newspaper from which 1t
gets Its name.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
AFTER RAILROADS.
Reported Grand Jury Return lndiot.
nents Against Santa Fe.

Los ANGELES. Dec. 1.-THE In
vestigations by the federal grand jury
into alleged rebates by the Santa Fe
railroad and one or two other railroads
Is being pushed with vigor and It 10
expected that a report will be hand
cd down during the present week. Ru-
mors are current that several indict-
ments win be found.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
ENToMBED MINER.
Resouers VIII Probably Reach Him
in Few Hours.

BAKERSFIELD, Dec, 1.-THE res
cue party running tunnel to Hicks,
the entombed miner, Is tonight di-
rectly above him. but despite this they
are not able to take him from his cave
for many hours yet, on account of
the great danger that a false stroke of
the pick or too hurried progress will
send ioosened debris on the miner. The
rescue will probably not be consum-
mated before daylight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
MATToAx REsPoNsiHLE.
investigation OF Railroad Disaster
Fixes Blame on Operator.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.--The Of
ficial investigation into the cause OF
the wreck on the Southern Railway
at LAWYERS on Thanksgiving day In
which President Spencer OF tho rail-
road and other prominent people lost
their lives, has placed the respd,si-
bility on @, d. Mattoax, the operator
mt Rangoon station, Virginia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
SHIP SUBSIDY.
President Roosevelt viii Send Special
Message to Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17,--President
Roosevelt's message on the ship sub
sidy which viii be presented to con-
gress shortly after the Christmas hol-
idays win, 1t Is thought, support the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
SALVATION ARMY.
Reconciliation Between Father and
Son Probable.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Ameri-
can says today word is expected here
soon of reconciliation after long es-
arrangement between Commander Bal
liagton Booth Of the Volunteers OF
America. and his father, General Will
lam Booth, head Of the Salvation
Army.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
VESSEL SUNK.
Collision. In Brltish Channel and
Twelve Men Drowned.

DOVER, Dec. l7.--During heavy
fog In the English channel today. the
British steamer Arlington collided with
and sank the Belgian steamer Cap
Juhy. Twelve of the crew OF the Cap
Judy were drowned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18

visions, has been ill., . for $4,000
by the crew. who ailege t.at they have
not received proper food on tho
voyage A number Of the crew were
sick with scurvy when they put In
here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
STEAMER Ashore.

VICTORIA. Dec. I7s-~while bound
TO assist the steamer Themis. the
steamer Henriette went ashore on
Danger reef. Ladysmith. this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18

GalIinger bin, as passed BY the SEN
ate, but the house committee VIII
probably report bill no amended that
# will merely offer subyention to mail
steamers sailing between this country
and South American and Oriental
ports.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
SHIP LiBELLED.
Ship Baboook from Baltimore TO Az.
toria Has Been Seized.

HONOLULU, Dec, 17.--The ship W.
r. Babcock. on route from Baltimore
to Astoria, and which put in this port
port several days ago, short OF pro-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-18
DEALERS COMPLAINING.
Several Towns Suffering for the.
Want Of Fuel and
Supplies.
CAR SHORTAGE TO BLAME

In Addition TO investigation Of inter.
state Commerce Commission, tho
Legislatures viii 30 Asked
10 Take Action.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-10
TAKEN AT A DISADVANTAGES.
Professor Realized He Was Distinctly
Out of His Element.

Rather than disappoint the class, the
professor of moral philosophy, who
was suffering from nervous head
ache, had read the lecture prepared
for the occasion, and was waiting to
answer any questions that might be
asked by the students.
Il beg your pardon, professor" said
one of the young men, but there is
one point that is not quite clear in
my mind. Suppose that a hypothesis
or perhaps it would be more near.
ly synchronous to speak Of it as a
corollary-in a case of mental disci-
pine, or, we will say, a verbal agree
ment, as to the abstract principles in
volved, what would be the correct at
titude when two or more propositions,
apparently concrete, but really differ
entiated by vagueness not wholly
imaginary, but more or less compli-
Gated with the personal equation?
Does it not so occur to your"
Il am not sure that l follow you, .
answered the professor, wiping his
perspiring forehead. please state the
proposition again, little more sim
ply"
What | want to know is this: When
a process of reasoning assumes the
form of a. dilemma, not unnecessarily
of course, but none the less ambigu-
Gus because of the apparent contra
dictory nature of the qualities, or,
rather, the assumption that the ey-
istence of the ethical problems under
consideration depends upon the state
or condition of mind, thus placing the
responsibility for the relative diverg-
ence where it properly belongs and
leaving the intellect free from preju-
dice or undue bias? Is not this fair
ly deducible?"
Il presume so, faltered the pro
lessor, whose head was in a whirl.
1.-THE fact is, gentlemen, really
should not have attempted to"
Then rejoined the young man,
triumphantly, that brings up an old
question that l have never yet heard
satisfactorily answered. What has
the correlation of forces, when divest.
ed of it's multiform and purely hypo.
thetical idiOsyncrasies, to offer as so
luton for the restoration of the Jews
or the Immortality of the human soul,
in which the Canadians have been
most unjustly accused2"
BY promptly dismissing the class
the professor saved himself from total
collapse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-10
RAISES A BANNER CORN CROP
Part of His Farm Yielded 1 40 Bush
els to the Acre-AVerage Is
100 Bushels.

Arcola. ILL.,. Nov. 9.-SolomOn Wat
son will get the pennant this year for
raising the banner Indian corn crop
of this section. and very likely of the
state. A part of the crop has reached
the remarkable yield of 40 bushels to
the acre. This portion of his crop was
grown on a twenty-eight acre tract
that has been a blue grass sod pasture
for many years. The seed planted was
extra large Boone county white and
particular attention was given to the
cultivation.
Being skillfully farmed and the
weather conditions favorable. its
growth has ben remarkable. The corn
is being gathered and weighed and
there is no guesswork about the yield.
1t is said that the whole tract of TWEEN
ty-eight acres will make an average
yield of 100 bushels to the acre. A por-
ton of it which was shucked during
the past week went as high as 40
bushels to the acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-10
FINAL WORD HAS BEEN SAID
Talk Ended i'm the Castellane Divorce
Case and the Court Consider
ing Its Verdict.

Paris, Nov. 9.-The final word in the
divorce proceedings brought by tie
Countess de Castellane against her
husband was Maitre Bonnet's assur-
ance of Count Boni's undying affection
for his wife and the demand that the
case be adjourned for a fortnight in
order to give the countess an Oppor-
tunity to reflect upon the ACCESSIBILITY
of a reconciliation. This the court re-
fused and adjourned for one week,
when its decision--either the ordering
of an inquiry or the granting of a di-
vOrce-will be handed down.
The proceedings were confined large
~ to tits between opposing counsel
over the charges made against Ed
mOnd Kelly, of counsel for the coun-
tess. Kelly has denied these charges
Indignantly, and makes the counter
charge that the count himself Matched
up a conspiracy for the purpose of
making mis- wife believe that he, Kelly.
had organized a plot to bring about
the counts political destruction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-10
NO SIGN OF HIS LOST Roy
Farmer Travels ., 1000 Miles in Search
OF a SON tho Disappeared
Last August.

NobleSville, Ind, Nov. 8. = Vii lam
Stanford has returned home after hav-
ing Travelled 1000 miles in search OF
his 17-year-oid son, William C., who
mysteriously disappeared from home
Aug. 4. Tie father is a prOsr er0us
farmer of this county. All of the fam
lily except the boy went to an ice cream
social on the evening of Aug. 4. The
boy said he preferred to remain It
home and rest, as lie had worked La d
all day and was tired. He has II t
been seen or heard from since.
In all his travels tie f. her found no
one who was absolutely certain hat
they had seen the boy. The last rum. 7
he ran down was that the boy had
Joined the Cole Bros circus. Stanf0r
found the circus i'm South Carolina, but
the boy was not with the circus. An
other peculiar feature of the lads dis
appearance is that he left in his old
clothes. Ills best clothes were not dis
turbed. Sc far as known he had ony
Il few dollars in his pocket, although
he had access to several hundred in
bank.