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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
Big Property Interests Nearly
Defeat the Measure,
OFFER KILLING AMENDMENT
Senator Newell Attempts to Tack Ap-
preparation for Convict Worked
Rock Quarry Which Would In
sure Defeat of Measure.

SALEM, Feb. 12.-Big property in
terests this morning came near de-
feating the only road bill likely to
pass the legislature this session. When
Senate bill 96 came up for considera-
ton in the committee of the whole,
Newell offered an amendment pro-
viding that $4,000 be appropriated for
rock quarry, and that the convicts
be set to work crushing rock. Per-
kins, of Jackson, placed the issue
squarely before the House. IF this
amendment is adopted it will kill this
bill, which is just what the big prop
erty interests want" he said. "The
Senate passed this bill by narrow
margin. but If convict labor was made
compulsory by the bill it would fail
of passage in the Senate"
Certain members of the Portland
contingent, Speaker Davey, and other
Representatives, generally those who
endeavored to sidetrack the Chaplin
bill yesterday, supported the amend
ment. Campbell, of Multnomah, said;
I'm tired of having the Senate held
as q club over my head. Pass the
amendment, and If the Senate kills the
bill it's their funeral"
BY a narrow margin the amendment
was lost, chiefly through the Eastern
Oregon representative standing to-
gether against the amendment.
The bill provides for the creation oi
a State Board of Road Commission
ers and a State Road Engineer, at
salary Of $500 a year. The measure
will enable any section of the state
to improve its highways II the inter-
ested property owners pay a third o.
the expenses, the county another thirt
AMI the state the rest. Under thf
act about three quarters of million
dollars annually will be available
| for road building under the charge o.
an expert.
Continued on Page 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
Bill for Senatorial Reapportion-
ment Is Not Popular.
SUBJECT IS DELICATE ONE
Senators Object TO Having Their Dis'
triots Vanish Into Nothingness as
New Measure Would Provide
In Several Instances.

SALEM, Ore, Feb. l2.-Reappor-
tlonment Of the 90 Senatorial districts
OF the state promises to be n hotbed Of
dlssenslon before the session ends. 1t
was given a start when Senator Hart
introduced s. b. 2l2, Already there
In a feeling Of antagonism to the meas
ure and ill-feelIng Is cropping out. The
consideration OF the bill will be left to
n special committee Of five, to be ap-
pointed by President Haines.
Senator Wright and Miller Of Linn
and Marion, suffer, or at least their
districts do. Senator Miller's district
Ia wiped off the slate and Senator
Wrlght's Is 80 adjusted that he is out
and injured.
The principal changes follow:
Marion and Linn joint eliminated
resulting In the loss Of half n vote
for each of these counties and not
making up for II in any other direc-
tion,
Benton, which has had a single vote
Ia made to share 1t with Lincoln and
Tillamook, which latter two are now
with Yamhill, the district Of Wright
In tacking Tillamook and Lincoln to
Benton, Senator Johnson Of Benton, Is
not pleased any more than Wright OF
Miller.
Yamhlll loses joint vote and re-
ceives no compensation.
Multnomah receives seven whole
votes and one joint with Columbia and
Clackamas, making eight all told. TIL;
eliminated the joint district of Multi
nomah, Columbia and washington
now represented by Senator Hodsor
and the joint district of Multnomaf
AM, Clackamas, now filled by Senator
Bailey. This reapportionment does moi
affect Clackamas and Columbia mater
tally, for the nominees on the join
districts will be dictated and elected
from Multnomah, as formerly.
Grant county, which has been join
! Continued on Page 81 ~
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
Road Officials Say Hiring laps
is Their Custom.
WOODBURY. AFFAIR ENLARGED
Policy Has Been to Employ Japanese
or Other Foreigners Where Salts
factory White Labor 10 Unob-
tainabIe--Wages Lower.

PORTLAND, Feb. 12.-Reports that
Japanese section hands are succeed
ing white labor along the line OF the
Southern Pacific because the former
can be employed at cheaper wages, is
denied by officers of the Hartman
lines. The affair at Woodburn, which
resulted in a new crowd of Japanese
leaving the section-house because OF
threats by rowdies, is attributed by
them to a drunken mob.
At Ashland it is rumored Japanese
are to supplant white men on that
section, and changes are looked for at
other points. The reason given FOR
the changes is that there were not
enough white men on the section to
perform the work, and as more could
not be employed, the Japanese will be
detailed, as they are obtainable In
larger numbers.
Section men board themselves and
whites are paid $3.50 a day and Japs
s1.sO to s1S5. Railroaders say 1T Is
the rule to employ either white men
on a section or gangs of foreigners
who hail from the same domain. Greeks,
Japanese or Italians are employed. It
In pointed out that Japanese were used
on the system before it became por-
ton of the Hartman merger and that
manv have since been introduced on
the O. r. & N. That the Japanese
are peaceful and work for less, as they
can live more cheaply is In their favor,
while experience has taught the OPP
Grating departments that 1t Is impos-
sibla TO work white men with foreign
ers In unison.
With from $3.50 to So being paid on
construction work, 1t has proven diff
fcult to secure white men for section
requirements at a less wage, though
the Japs are seldom paid above $1.4O
and often they receive much less. jap
anese contractors are said to reap .
percentage Of the daily stipend.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
KILLED BY STREET CAR.

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-P. O'Keefe, %
wears old, whose home was In Fort
Smith. Ark, and who was said to have
been a mining promoter. was run over
and killed by a street car In Austin,
a suburb, last night. He was walk
ing on the car track and the motor
man did not see him. His head was
almost severed from his body. The
motorman and the conductor Of the
car were arrested.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
RIGHT OF APPEAL.
Privilege OF Government In Certain
Criminal Cases Discussed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. i2,-~The Sem
ate occupied tho day In argument on
tho bill granting the government the
right Of appeal on points OF law In
criminal cases. The opposition came
mainly from Senators Rayncr Whyte.
Of Maryland. and Hepburn Of Idaho.
and elaborate defenscs OF the proposi-
ton were made by Senators Patterson,
Knox, Nelson and Spooner, No action
was taken on tho measure. Nelson
gave notice that he would move for
its consideration tomorrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
Latter Takes Serious Exception
TO His Heated Re-
marks.
TRIAL OF THAW is ENLIvENED
AIienist Testifies That Defendant Was
Suffering From Mental Derange-
ment at Time Of Murder-Eve-
Iyn Thaw 10 be Recalled.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-District At
torney Jerome and Dolphin M. Delmas
came together today in the first serious
clahs between the counsel Of the Harry
K. Thaw trial The California attor-
ney, who was directing the defense,
took exception to certain statements OF
the prosecuting officer and had insert
ed In the record protest against "the
misconduct of the learned district at
.torney," Jerome hotly accused Del
mas Of trying to instill In the minds
of the jury the implied suggestion that
the operation performed on Evelyn
Nesbit In 1903 before Thaw took her
to Europe was of "a criminal nature
when as a matter of fact, he said, 1t
was for appendicitis.
Delmas called the attention of JUS
tice Fitzgerald to this saying OF the
district attorney, stating that the facts
were not in evidence and that very
serious exception must be taken to nis
remarks"
Send the jury out Of the room II
you want to-" exclaimed Jerome. "but
T am going to get this thing straight
I am not going to have these false
impressions fostered before this jury
DR.. Britton D. Evansfi superinten-
dent of the state Hospital for the
Insane, of Morris Plains, N. j., was
testifying at the time of the disagree
ment. He had declared that he was
of the opinion that Harry K. ThaW
was insane at the time Of the trag-
edy. He had been called upon tc
answer a long hypothetical question
in which reference had been made tc
serious If not capital" operation or
Miss Nesbit, when the storm broke
Justice Fitzgerald did not rule out any
of Jerome's remarks before the jury
and Delmas took care to have every
exception he made seriously noted"
Evans was by far the most satisfac'
tory expert witness whom the defense
has so far produced. He detailed tf
the jury his observations and examina'
tions of Thaw during the eight visits
to the prisoner at the Tombs and de-
clared his opinion that Thaw was sur
fering from "a brain storm or an ex'
plosive or Illuminating condition o
mental unsoundess," at the time nj
shot White. Evans may be cross ex
amined tomorrow, though Evelyn ThaV
may be called upon to continue me-
story. The defense may call othe1
alienists to testify.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
Railroad Commission Will Be
Named BY Three State
Officials.
WARM DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
Party Politics Figure in Fight For and
Aoainst Board--vote 10 Close,
Being Twenty nine to
Thirty.

SALEM, Ore. Feb. 12.-When House
bill No 2--thc Chaplin railroad com
mission bill--came up at 3 o'clock In
the afternoon, the majority ana NIL
norlty reports OF the joint committee
on railroads were read. The former
recommended that the governor, the
latter that a state board, appoint the
commission. II was then moved that
the House adopt the majority report
of the committees which was after
ward amended to read the minority re-
port.
Speaker Davy said: II am not op-
posed to the Chaplin bill, In spirit or
In fact. but am opposed to putting
the appointing power In the hands OF
the governor. ! believe in the people
OF Oregon and / think the people are
competent to choose a railroad COM
mission that Is competent to execute
the peoples wishes. / have fought for
the Republican party and was elected
by the Republican party, and now the
Democratic minority of this state asks
US to enact a railroad commission law
and turn II over to their governor to
let the party run the commission as
II pleases. 1t Is a brazen and cheeky
demand.
Are there among 10000 Republican
voters none able enough to execute
this law"
Coffey spoke In favor of the majority
report of the joint committee. He said
in part:
"I believe in the honor OF the COM
| mittee who handed In the minority re-
| mort. but think they are mistaken
In bringing this question up at TINS
time. / am a Republican, | am one
born and bred, but I'm citizen of this
state first, and this state wants the
| governor to be held responsible foi
the personnel of the commission. This
Is business and 1t is not politics
hope this House can remember tha'
when 1t comes to vote on the majority
report of the committee that spent 6
month on this bill"
Lets give the peopel of the state
| what they want" said Edwards. "TheS
want the governor to appoint and they
want an efficient commission. There
Is only one way to get this now, anc
that Is to adopt the majority report
Again I tell you this is business, mo-
politics"
Northup made one of the chic
speeches for the majority report, III
said:
"There Is union in the Senate nov
| over this question of appointment an,
if we adopt the minority report th'
two houses of this legislature are a
outs. and the entire bill Is endangered
This commission must be free OF po
/ litical bias and must be a business
body of experts. The people elect tn
governor, the long purse often elects
the other state officers, whom yo'
would make equally responsible Will
the governor in the selection OF tn
commission. Does any one think tn
railroads want the governor to appoint
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
Schooner Knowleton Rams the
LarChmont and Both Go
TO Bottom.
CAUSE or DISASTER UNKNOWN
Occurred on Dark But Starry Night
and Steamer Was Plainly Visible
10 Those On Board tho
knowloton.

BLOCK ISLAND. n, l.. Feb i2t--ln
the storm -nwcpt seas OF the Atlantic,
with the temperature below zero. APP
proximately $50 persons arc believed 10
have met death IA result OF the
schooner Knowioton and the steamer
I,nrchmont coiliilng off Block Island
last night. The I.archmont carried nm
estimated passenger list OF 100 and
crew Of about so. The Larchmont sank
ton minu;es after the collision, and
tho Knowleton. laden with coal foun-
dcred aoon after.
A score OF bodies have been washed
ashore. Including Captain McVey. OF
the I.archmon,, eight Of the officers and
crew Of his vessel were saved. Sur
vivora express the opinion that al
though all on board the Larchmont se-
cured places on board RATS or In the
boats. that scores Of them were swept
overheard by the high seas and that
many succumbcd 10 cold before they
had been afloat but short time.
Captain Haley, OF the Knowleton. In
a statement. says that he is unable 10
account for the collision. The stars
were bright and the atmosphere was
clear.
Residents on the neighDoring shore
turned out In the bitter cold to help
In the efforts to rescue. Ono boat
reached shore bearing n number OF
survivors, and half n dozen that had
died Of cold during the trip from the
wreck to the shore.
WATCH HILL, n, l.. Feb. 12.-In de-
scribing his experiences, Captain Ha-
ley. OF the Harry Knowleton, said the
Knowleton rammed the Larchmont on
the port side about quarter way from
the bow. Tho blow carried away the
schooner's jlbboom and bowsprit, and
all her forward rigging, opening up
the seams and making Il great hole
forward through which the water
rushed Desperate work at the pumps
alone saved the lives Of the crew
CAPTAIN Haley and his six men all took
n hand In the work until the moment
came to launch the boat In when they
we're able to reach the shore at Watch
Hill.
Captnin Haley said the Larchmont
as soon as the two boats had cleared
after the collision, appeared to con-
time westward and Captain Haley and
his men heard no calls for assistance
However, they were so much engaged
in keeping anoat that they had little
time to watch the Larchmont
'T never shall quite understand how
this accident occurred said Captain
Haley. "The night was dark, but star
ry. We were making fair progress
through the Sound. A long time be-
fore the accident happened we hat
sighted the Larchmont steaming west
ward. Some Of the crew were on decl
awhile and we spoke of the picture
the Larchmont made, all lighted up
We saw then that the steamer seemed
to be heading directly for US. I looked
IN nj our lights, which were burnin'
all right, and. of course, expected
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-13
ANOTHER PORTLAND OUTRAGE.
Probable Attempt to Blow Up Street
Car Discovered.

PORTLAND, Feb. IA cartridge
three inches long, containing enough
nitro-glycerine, to blow to bits any
car striking 1t, was found beside the
track at Thirtieth and Gladstone
streets today. Several weeks ago
stick of dynamite was found by the
tracks of the st. Johns division. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Dec aA-The stock exchange n,isht as we'll not have been in session for was a slight spurt of activity in the first hour and after that the market became
 The pre-hoJidsv inflsence was partly re- sponsible for this, although there was lack ing the usual trimming process caused by such loutsssndins ~ accounts being G apparently eomparaiiysiy small effect <. the stringent derIsins strength was infersbie from this rssistance of the market to 0he influence ns of ssrs day xss sas tricai equipment stocks which was trace. outlay & s Sy the railrosds fo n Seep pace e~ With the declining tendency of earnings now
 Reports of reduction Of working forces in factories or total shut downs in some instances. pointed to the same conclusions of the closing of . Memphis savings bank Mondey's bank happsninss at Atlanta and of National Banks Throughout the country shown by responses to the controllers call ins M ss to tho condition con of the e banking fab rsssrvs to deposit: stsndins on that date at cent. on August s2d, and 20 80 per cent. m November f2th last year.
 ss o. ssn sosT psod of Si42,1si, ,sss. the government deposits have in the meantime Increased S7S.S34Ss0. and that factor must. have affected also the specia and legal tender holdings materially. the decrease in holdings being only $4O.SSs,- inter-relafionS of the banks that the dis location of the usual banking conditions are mott sharply. defined. The sum due from s. 1nsust - asd. s Sy si4ssis.s1s and since No. vembsr l2. of last year S214.4s6.64s. while the amount due other banks and bankers has fallen t191,636617, since August 22d, and slightly less in the yearly comparison. drawais of banking reserves of smaller banks which were deposit in the reserve and central reserve cities when the shock of October passed through the body of the banks.
 It is the persistence of this condition which Is given responsibility for the per sistence. of the currency premium tn New York and the embarrassments in exchange the way out of this state win be by the restoration of surplus by the New York banks by their own measures, after which banks elsewhere in the country are expected reserve centers The accomblishnient of this reserve is expected now to be delayed some time after the first of the year. The high money rate in New York caused an exchange rates and money and discounts hardened in trade It was seen with sat isfaction that discount rates receded fneBer- lin where troubles over an over-extended industrial position somewhat analogous to nant condition increased as the day pro-
 Bonds were steady. Total sales par value $l.O1S.eo GOO. United States bonds were un-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
THEY LEAVE SELMA THE AMERICAN SALVATION ARMY
 CALCULATES. Mayor Atkins Acts As Mediator In Controversy Between officers Of
 Two POsts--News Of -
 Central City.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau, Selma, Dec. 24.
 The corps of the American Salvation Army which has been stationed in Sell ma Is to evacuate. This decision was determined upon by the commander of the Selma post this morning and this action will leave the city clear field for the original Salvation Army.
 Some months ago the Salvation Ar my advertised that it intended to give Christmas dinner to a number of the. poor of the city. About that time the members of. the American Salva- tion Army invaded the city. They im- mediately got busy and 1t Is said reaped the harvest of the advertising which had been done by the other ar- my. They were first upon the streets every Saturday, and for that part. every day of the week with their tambourines asking for help for the Christmas tree. The representatives or the original Salvation Army followed later and got very little.
 The representatives of the Salvation Army tried to make the people under stand that the American Salvation Army was not giving the Christmas tree. But the talking did no good for the American Salvation Army work cd early and late and the nickles and ! pennies fell in the mbourines in stead of the other army.
 The alleged misconduct of the Amer ican Salvation Army was brought to the attention of Mayor ", B. Atkins. For few days he has been conferring with the heads of both the army posts here. The result of these conferences was reached this morning when the American Salvation Army agreed to capitulate Selma and to leave the field to the opposing army.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS
 [COrrected Dntly)
These prices al. at wholesale and not to
 NonRumerA:

These prices ars ct wholesale and not to staTchWCorn so1oc. standard goods pearl 4hc: gloss lump 4c; nickel goods 11. >Lard-Leaf lOc; compound shc' basis tierces. H97c: broken 4h @6c: Japan sh 0s&e. salt-Liverpool q; Virginia Soc
 Vinegar--per gallon ts@22c. sh @lOc; choice l1@l2c; fancy 1s0l+hc. candies-st:ek 7e; fancy 7%e; o,n~., Snaps 7c.
 sardines-American mustard ss.s5: K-oil $3 3.s5.
 16c.; lb. cuts. square 17c.
 Grits-Per bbl. s4 10: per sack $2. 20.
 Grain and Hay--Bran $l .s!i shorts s1 .65; SAC; white STAG; white clipped 6sc: timothy hay { 20. Johnson grass soc; alfalfa $1 20
 Meal-standard 75c; WatergroAnd 1So;
 Fruit and Produce-Faacy apples. Fancy Baldwin s5 e5; No. Baldwin s4. 50; Brazil ants, large l+Me; medium l4e. soft ,sI shell lemons 36Os per box $3. 75; Irish potatoes per bu q; onions red globes per bu- $i; s1.75 spanish onions sl 40; Two Grown Raisins sl box: eocoanuts S4. 50; fancy H B.P. peanuts To h.: choice Florida oranges assorted sizes $500: Cape Cod Cranberry
 Hides-Dry Hints sa 1oc; dry salted SO 7c; green hides 394c; green salted 4@4ho.
 wool--Clear zoe; burry 1o@12hc; wash ed 20d25c
 Prime Cotton Seed Meal-S26. %.
 Moasses-Georgia cane bbl., 3Sc; gallon; cases, gallons SS, 50 per case: maple syrup. Log Cabin Brand. gallons sl%; gallons S7. 50; quarts 34.2s per dcx
 ChicksnsLHens s5 O 4ec; flyers zoe 2se;
 sugar-Granulated 5Mc: FY.c. so.
 EEEs-22hc.
 Country Rutter--IEc per h.: Jersey buttel soc.
 BaEgins-New juts 50 yd. pieces. ID. 1lhc. new sugar sack q lb. ec; ID. Oho; second hand sugar sacks 9k 0shc~ Ties New ArTew s1.2e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
GOO bales, Including 42,bUU AmerIcdh.
 Futures opened easier and closed steady;
H. 3 B. BEER COTTON LETTER.
Nv Private Wire to c. G. Abercrombie 4
 Co., 4OI% Commerce St.


 Co.,, 4OI% Commerce St.
 New Orleans, Dec. 24--The holiday feel ing pervaded all markets today; ai;, rsrnsir closed until next Friday. Manchester ca, bles that the holiday feeling prevails ana Liverpool. reflecting such conditions report ed sales of only 5000 bales of spot cotton as a result Of the days busines notwith- standing quotations having been reduced 10 En1iish poInts Another bank failure was reported in the South today, a large saving institution at Memphis falling to open its
 At New York, money was dearer, having sold at 24 per cent. No quotation on TOT eign exchange has been received rom New York since last Saturday. The market af, ter opening easier and selling off to 10 6s for March braced up on shorts covering over the holidays. The great draw-back to the movement for higher prices for cot ion thus far this season has been the re- stricting of speculative buying in tne south the monetary stringency at New fork ana to the industrial depression in the Lnlteu States. A Hundreds of thousanos or men have beA thrown out of empiSymenht 11. h in al all the branches of trade. salaries have been re- duced in many instances and the legitimate purchasing power of the people has been re dueed to the minimum in America Sucn a read iustment of conditions could not but have an unfavorable effect upon Naiues or every description. but it is to be hoPei1 thaS the worst Is over. although the stability or many institutions will be put to the last but most critical test of this period or uG, pression when year-end settiememtish n1,ith T,, tha expiration Of l9O1A - .
 From a statistical point Of view present and prospective present remunerative prices for the staple should be maintained. ana IL ia not at all unlikely that another upward movement may set in with the dawn of the New Year if no further important unIaFor- able financial developments come 10 tne surface This is the third time that con tract values have fallen below l1c since the oneninR of the season. and on each occa- sion there occurred a reaction of from 100 to zoo points. and 1t may be that there Will be no exception to the rule by witnessing a ~raduai if not a quick upturn, such as has taken place before ,.-
 The disposition to exaggerate shortness of foreign cotton crops this year Is without Sanhf beinR resorted to. Liverpool cabling today that the yield of India would be about soO O00 bales, Of 400 pounds each, vs. ksoo.000 last year. However, there IS Oroe-