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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
Chimney Blown on Tenement
House Frightening Inmates.
BREWERY PLANT DAMAGED
Severe Rain, Snow and Wind Storm
Causes Considerable Damage in
Chicago, But No Lives Are
Reported Lost.

CHICAGO, Nov 21.--Much damage
was done In Chicago and the suburbs
today by severe rain, snow and wind
storm. In the business section Of the
city number Of signs We're blown
down and several pedestrians were
slightly injured A large chimney In
Clark street fell through the roof near
IL tenement house which contained a
restaurant, causing great panic
among the inmates, all Of whom
rushed into the streets Fortunately
no one was injured, although many
narrow escapes were reported,
Tho Chicago Brewing companys
plant was seriously damaged, q large
portion Of the siding OF the building
be stripped off. New frame buildings
in the residence part OF the city were
blown down and several workmen
were imprisoned in the debris, So
far as can be ascertained tonight, nc
serious injuries occurred throughout
the day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
Battleship Louisiana Arrives at
Ponce.
TOWN 'pROFUSELY DEMOCRAT
Addresse of Welcome Were Delivered
by Governor and Mayor and
Trip Taken Over Famous
Military Road.

PONCE, Nov. 21.-President Roose-
welt arrived here today on the battle
ship Louisiana. He was welcomed tc
the island by Governor Winthrop
Mayor Oppenheimer and delegation
of prominent citizens. The town was
profusely decorated in the Presidents
honor and was crowded with people
from the surrounding country. In
spite of the early hour of landing
the place was crowded with an ex-
pectant throng, many of whom had
been in their places all night awaiting
the coming OF the Louisiana.
As the President stepped ashore he
was received with shouts of viva 81
Presidente." After the reception the
President was taken to San Juan over
the famous military road Eleven
bands Of music accompanied the par
ty Short stops were made at small
er places and lunch was served at
Cayea. At Ponce, the President re-
ceived a hearty welcome from the peo-
pie of San Juan, which was also
elaborately decorated in his honor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22


Chicago and I v E, from Chicago
TO New orlear . NJ. Louis. Other
stations will DO. hlean now be erec"
ted.
"Mr, White has been Interested In
wireless for years, almost ever since
he first came into notice aa the orig
inal Postage stamp bidder That was
tcn years ngo. when he bid in sl,00o,-
900 Of bonds on postage stamp and
turned them over to usBell SnEe nj
800 900 proiit without advancing an
other cent Since then he has been
behind the DeForest Company, of
which no In President. | knew him
when he executed contract with the
government TO equip stations to send
wireless messages thousand miles
over land and water from Guanto-
nnmo to Panama. saw the check
which the government gave him when
that contract was satisfactorily COM
pleted waa also present nj din
ner IL, the waldorf las, spring to Mr..
Walter Welimnn. the Arctic explorer.
when Mr., white agreed 10 equip Mr.,
Wellmnn's expedition with wireless
furnish mn air ship and construct q
station at Hammeif"st or therenbouts.
to receive the first message from the
North Pole, have just returned from
visit to white Park" which Mr..
white purchased from his profits In
the recent rise In ". p. and Southern
Pacific stocks. II In n magnificent
estate, created by the late John T.
Mccall, when president OF the New
York Life Insurance Company. II In
said Mr., Mccall spent million dol
lars on the buildings and grounds, and
I, looks M though the figures were
not exaggerated. Mr.. White In repre-
aented to have paid half million for
II and he got n bargain. He In said
10 have cleared from one 10 two mil
lions In HIS recent stock deal. do
not know the exact figures. but !
understand the amount remaining af-
ter the purchase of white Park was
sufficient TO enable him 10 carry out
HIS long cherished plan OF consolida-
ting the wireless companies OF America
will BE- capitalized Mt s2o.O0o,o0o, and
aud England, The new company
Mr.. white will be president. The
other officer win be announced shortly
NO am informed"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
GUILTY AS CHARGED.

DENVER, Nov. 21.--The Missouri
Pacific Railroad company was fined in
the United States district court to-
day for a violation Of the safety ap-
pliance law. The alleged offense
happened at Pueblo, where one Of the
company's trainmen was compelled to
go between two freight cars to pull
a coupling pin which had become bent
and failed TO work when the safety
appliance was operated. The suit was
prosecuted at the instance Of the In
terstate Commerce commission.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
Superintendent OF Road Offers
Reward OF Five Hundred
Dollars for Conviction.
DISASTER WAS AvERTED
Had Not Dynamite Been Frozen
Train with Twenty-Five Passen-
oers Would Have Been Blown
Up and All Killed.

HOOD RIVER, Nov 21.-A big SEN
sation was produced here today when
Charles r. Early. superintendent OF
the Mount Hood Railroad, offered a
reward Of $500 for the arrest and con-
viction Of the person or persons who
attempted to dynamite its train Sat
urday night. The only reason the at
tempt was unsuccessful was the fact
that the dynamite was frozen and did
not explode.
In all 20 sticks of powder were
placed on the track, five of which
were laid across the rail and the rest
in punches on each side. AT present
there is said to be no clew.
The discovery was made by car
penter Sunday morning on his way to
work, and he found the pile of dyna-
mite In a deep cut near what Is
known as Paaschs bridge. AS soon
as possible he communicated with Mr..
Early who cautioned him to keep
quiet and In company with an officer
visited the spot and afterward made
an investigation in the neighborhood
to ascertain If anyone had been sene
in the vicinity of the place during
the day. The powder used is what
is known as No. and has a much
higher explosive quality than that US
ually employed by ranchers in blow
ing out stumps and Is used mostly in
railroad construction. It is said that
no dealer at Hood River kept this
variety of explosive and that enough
of It was on the track to have blown
the train to atoms
After an unsuccessful attempt to
discover any evidence that would lead
to arrest, Superintendent Early decided
to publicly offer a reward, He will
not say that he has no suspicion, but
says he will not implicate anyone un-
tile he Is more fully satisfied of guilt.
When the train passed over the big
bunch of dynamite it was dark and
the trainmen knew nothing about the
affair until yesterday, when they We're
told of their narrow escape. The train
consisted of a mixed one, with a pas
senger coach on the rear In which
there were 20 or 80 passengers.
The point where the powder was
placed is lonely one, and cannot be
seen from the surrounding country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22

total assets amounted In round num-
bers to s35,o00.OO0. with a total In
surance Of Si40,000,000.
con the first Of last January forty
two companies doing business there
reported assets Of more than $4,000
900 900, and total insurance In force
Of more than twelve billions Of dol
lars.
This stnpendous increase OF nearly
5000 per cent In more than five times
the per cent OF increase In assets OF
all the railroad companies In the
United States. II IL no wonder that
the greatest financiers OF the world
are now battling for the control Of
these stupendous assets and no Won
der that great railroad magnates find
the great insurance presidents their
necessary allies In business.
More money In handled by the in
surance companies than by all the
tfhHHpOFthttOH IoIiipaiticS ~ AHS S'a'
try and II IL the Capitalization OF
these immense accumulations in one
locality that makes the locality the
seat Of the financial empire OF Amer
lea.
wall Street could not control the
banks Of the United States II its hand
did not reach up the full length OF
Broadway and keep Its fingers In the
vaults which hold the premium re-
serves Of nearly twenty millions OF
insurance policies feel, therefore,
that the most important matter which
can be brought to the consideration
Of this great body is the development
OF the insurance business in this great
field, which the Transmssissippi
Congress represents"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
DIVIDEND DECLARED.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Details Of
the long looked for Great Northern
dividend, resulting from the leasing of
ore lands, wa smade public today. For
each share of Great Northern stock
the stockholders will receive share
Of stock In the Lake Superior Com
pany This company, however, is to
transfer its ore properties to Louis
w and James NJ and Walter J. Fill.
sons of J. ]. Hill. who will act as
trustees. The net profit derived from
the ore properties will be distributed
at least once annually by the trustees
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
HOT FOR ICE MAN.
Five Dealers Enter Plea and Ask tho
Mercy Of Court.

PHILADELPHIA Nov. 21.--Five OF
the IA ice dealers who were placed on
trial yesterday on the charge Of con-
spiracy to raise the price of Ice, to-
day pleaded nonvult contendere and
threw themselves upon the mercy OF
the court. They were fined SIS and
costs each.
Before entering the plea counsel for
the icemen announced to the court
that the Philadelphia Ice Exchange
through which 1t was alleged the price
Of Ice was fixed, had been dissolved.
Following the entering Of the pleas,
District Attorney Bell asked the court
TO enter verdict of not guilty In the
case of seven of the other defendants.
Two OF the dealers refused to enter
the plea Of nonvult and decided to
stand trial. A jury was then COM
pleted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
TUMBLED FROM CAR.
Freight Brakeman Falls OF Top Of
Car and Is Killed.

LA GRANDE, Or. Nov. 21.--A, A.
Prosser, freight brakeman, from here
to Huntington, fell from the top of q
car while switching at Lime Siding,
near Huntington, and was instantly
killed. He was a member of the To-
cal lodge of the Brotherhood of Train
Conductors, but was acting as brake
man. He has mother and brother
In Nebraska. An inquest was held
this morning and the body will be
brought here to be held awaiting
wired instructions from relatives.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
New York's Great Singer Faces
Audience in Court.
DENIES EVERY ALLEGATION
Declares He Did Not Insult Hannah
Graham and the Police Are Un-
able to Find Hannah After
Diligent Search.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Enrico Ca
russo, the great Italian tenor, faced an
audience of 500 in the Yorkville po-
lice court today and denied positively
that he had made indecent advances
to a woman in the monkey house in
Central Park last Friday. He de-
clares his arrest is due to pique on
the part of the woman who described
herself as Hannah Graham, because
he failed to respond to advances made
by her to him.
Mrs. Graham was not present to
press the charges which she lodged
against the singer, and the police Of
ficers have exerted every effort to
find the woman but without avail.
Park Policeman Cane was In court,
however, and told the circumstances
of the story of the alleged events
which led up to the arrest of the
singer being corroborated in part by
several other witnesses.
Several other policemen, including
the desk sergeant and the captain of
Canes precinct corroborated the Of
ficer's statement as to the happenings
in the police station at the time of
the arrest. They declared Caruso
dpleaded with the woman not to pre-
fer charges against him and that with
outstretched hands and in an implor-
ing voice declared: TITS all mistake
madam, / meant no HARM" A young
man who gave his name as Jeremiah
Mccarthy, corroborated Cranes testi-
mony as to Carusos alleged actions
In the monkey house. He said his
attention had been called to Caruso by
an officer. Against all this the singer
placed what amounted to Nat denial
Of the whole case Of prosecution. He
declared his inability to speak Eng
lish and therefore 1t would be impes-
OnnfSmlrAI esN Para Al
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Several Lives Lost in a Collision at
Sea Yesterday.

CHERBOURG, Nov. 21.-Dispatches
received here today, report that the
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
william der Crosse had been in q
collision with the Royal Mail steam
er Orinoco. Both were severely dam
aged It Is declared that four of the
crew of the Kaiser William were
killed and twelve injured, and five of
the crew of the Orinoco are missing
and are supposed to have been
drowned. Both vessels left Southamp-
ton early In the day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
Speeches Made By Congre,smen
and Ambassadors at First
Days Session.
improved Waterways, Insurance and
Currency Reforms Discussed and
Occupy Most Of the Time of
tho Congress in Session.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2i.-~Speeches
and discussions covering n wide range
OF subjects took UP the time today
Of the three days session of the
Trans Mississippi Congress. Improved
waterways, insurance and currency
reforms, the value OF the Panama ca
nal an a means Of enlarging our trade
with the South American republics,
and the necessity of closer relations
between the United States and these
countries. made n very interesting
days proceedings
The great value to the south OF
improved levees and the resources
and needs OF Alaska, were some OF
the topics touched upon. The prin-
cipal speakers were representative
Ransdell of Louisiana, Superintend-
ent OF Insurance vandiver of Missou-
ri. President Woods Of the National
Bank Of Commerce of Kansas City;
Minister John Barrett, Minister CAL
deron OF Bolivia; Minister Pardon OF
Peru; Secretary Amaral of the Bra
lillian legation; Representative Shep-
herd of Texas and former Governor
Brady of Texas.
Congressman Shepherd began by
declaring the levee Is one Of the most
important factors In the economic
growth of the United States, and Of
many other countries.
THE question of levees," he said,
affects nearly one-half the total area
Of our country and involves the ma
terial welfare of s5,0o0,0O0 of the
American people"
He took the various arguments
urged against levees, especially the
claim that they were an interference
with the laws OF nature, and showed
that the arguments were without
foundation. He demonstrated that
there was no real conflict between ir-
rigation projects and levee enter
prises, showing that they were the
product OF entirely different geogra-
phcal conditions and had a common
aim, the Improvement Of the produc-
tiveness Of the soil.
Congressman Shepard described in
detail the development of the mag
nlficent levee system of the Missis-
sippi river and urged the enactment
of effective levee laws In every state
erflow. He said that the states and
the localities should first make an
effort to help themselves, as the peo-
pie of the Mississippi Valley had done
and that then they could justly ask
for federal aid, He said that the con-
struction of levees along all streams
that periodically inundated their val
leys would add tremendously to the
nations wealth and resources,
Mr.. Vandiver advocated building up
western insurance companies, saying
"The twenty-three states and ter
rltores lying west of the Mississippi
river last year contributed to insur-
ance companies $164,279,OOO in pre-
miums.
',Does anyone doubt that the COM
mercial supremacy of New York is
due to the Capitalization of the insur-
ance assets In that market more than
to any other one factor? The insur-
ance reports of New York run back
to 1859. AT that time there were
fourteen leading life insurance COM
panies doing business there, and their
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
GENERAL WOUNDED.

TIFLIS, Nov. 21.-General Golocht-
kapoff, ex-governor of Elizabeth, Po-
land, was mortally wounded today by
an unknown man, who escaped. The
crime is attributed to a desire for
revenge on the part of the Mussul-
mans.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
Government Stations In the U.
5. Use Wireless System
Exclusively.
POSSIBILITIES ARE PREDICTED
Abraham White, OF Jeraoy City. Back
OF the Consolidation. Which VIII
Control All Wireless Telegraph
Companies In tho World.

Historian BUREAU WASHING
TON, y. c.. Novembn 2i.F'rom pos"
tage stamp bidder" to the head OF the
wireless Telegraph Trust capitalized
at sso. .o00, 900. In ten years. the poss-
eHnor Of the most magnificent estate
on the Jersey coast and fortune to
support ~ This is not bad for a
young man OF forty three, In it7 Al
ainneS', lnat Sunday in his palatIal man
sion. In white Park" West End, New
Jersey, Mr. Abraham white announced
to HIS guoata thnt arrangements had
been perfected 10 consolidate the ope"
rating wireless telegraph COM
pnnics OF the English speaking coun-
tries Among those present was II
we'll known washington corrcspon'
dent, who saya."i was greatly Intc-
rested In tho announcement made by
Mr white for have known for seve-
raj years that he has had this project
In mind. The warfare between the
MarConi company of America
and Canada was bitter and expen-
slve and did neither company any
good Advancement Of wireless In
this country was hampered by liti-
CATION. both pending and threatened.
some time ago modus vivendi was
executed under the terms Of which
the companies ceased their attacks
on each other, Since then the har-
monlous relations have led TO n gen.
eral desire for closer relationship,
Last Sunday Mr.. White announced to
his guests. of whom was one that
the negotiations had proceeded to such
a point that failure was impossible.
Wireless Telegraph company would
come into existence,
He informed me personally the new
formed me personally that the new
combination had secured a control
ling interest In the capital stock Of
America and Canada, and will ac-
uuLre control OF the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph QlmIted) Of England. which
Ia the parent company and which
owns control of the American, Cana
dian, and all the Maroonl companies
OF Europe. or course Mr. White Is
enthusiastic over the possibilities of
United Wireless and a critical exam
ination of the situation reveals great
possibilities. Most OF the trans-At-
lnntic liners are equipped with the
Marconi system. The English gov
ernment and merchant marine uses
no other, I believe, On the other
hand the De Forest company has a
number Of shore stations on the Amer
lean coast and has equipped most
of the coast vessels having wireless
It also equipped the government sta
tions In this country, Cuba and Pana-
ma, as we'll as the United States wal
made 1t possible for President Roose-
welt to visit Panama without ever be-
ing out of touch with Washington
superceding the Marconi and De For
est companies, thus begins business
with an equipment on every impor-
coast stations from Maine to Flori-
da and from the Gulf Of Mexico
overland to California, and thence ur
the Pacific coast to Alaska, 1t also
has n chain of land stations running
from New York to San Francisco, vif
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
WANTS INVESTIGATION.
Federation of Labor Demands lnves'
tigation of Porto Rico Labor.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 21.-President
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor, was today instructed to
send cablegram in the name of the
Federation to President Roosevelt at
Porto Rico, asking him to investigate
conditions on the island, with view
to giving the islanders self-govern-
ment and to better the labor condi-
tions on the island. Mr. Gompers die
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-22
PRICE FIVE CENTS
tated the cablegram and sent 1t forth

The text Of the message follows:
president Roosevelt. San Juan,
Porto Rico--American Federation Of
Labor convention urges you to give
consideration, however briefly, while
In Porto Rico to her workers aspir-
ations for improved conditions, local
self government and American citi-
zenship. SAMUEL GOMPERS."
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-04-01

Answer by Prot y. Smith.
Agricultural College, Miss:
would advise keeping The
boar III 4 small pasture. with
shelter from the sun and storms.
Feed sparingiy .! corn and pro-
vide plenty OF green food. such
a. grass, rape, clover. cow peas.
or sorghum. With the shorts /
would advise mixing some whoa,
bran or ground oats.
All breeding animals should
be given plenty OF exercise and a
liberal allowance OF succulcnt
and nltrogcnons food. Close
confinement and carbonaccous
diet are not conducive To yipor
and thrift in either parent or
offspring.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-04-01
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MR.. KITCHIN'S SPEECH,

Hon. w. w. Kitchin, Representa-.
tive in Congress from the Fifth dis
trict, made speech in Congress some
days ago that has attracted much at
tentlon.
He spoke against the bill allowing
special appropriation for mail service
oyer the Southern railroad from Wash
1ngton to Jacksonville.
1t was said that this speech equaled
In effect the great speech be made in
the Democratic State Convention in
Greensboro few years ago. Some
people have criticised Mr.. Kitchin for
opposing the appropriation because 1t
applies to train that would run
through several counties in his district
The fact that such service would be q
convenience to any part, or even all OF
his district as to that matter, had
nothing to do with bis attitude towards
the measure. He took the ground that
such appropriations form the public
treasury for the benefit of a private
corporation is wrong and the majority
OF the public agree with him.
The commonwealth., 1906-04-12
4 GOOD EXAMPLE.

The last issue OF the Henderson
Gold Leaf gave account OF mass meet
ing of the citizens of Henderson in the
efcrt to promote some good enter
prises. Various speakers advocated
certain new enterprises and industries
and before the meeting adjourned com.
mittees had been appointed to consider
almost every subject discussed or new
enterprise proposed.
The subjects discussed and for which
committees were appointed we're
Hotel, hosiery mill, cheroot factory,
opera house, wagon factory, building
and loan association, furniture factory,
and railroad.
1t might not be necessary to con.
slider exactly the things that our Hen
derson friends considered, but Scotland
Neck would do we'll to emulate the ex-
ample of the good and progressive peo-
pie of Henderson and start something
new that will give employment to more
men.