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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
Foraker Explains Relation Il
Passage Of Rate Bill.
WILL CONTEST DELEGATION
Ohio Senator Doesn't Propose to Let
Taft Have a Walk-0ver--Believes Rail-
roads Should Not be Hampered at
This Time by Unnecessary Legislation.


WASHINGTON. Nov, 90. = Senator
Foraker made 1t clearly known today
that he viii contest the Ohio delegation
to the Republican national convention
with Taft. The decision Is contained in
q letter to Conrad ]. Matter, vice.
president Of the Ohio Republican league
who forwarded to Foraker q copy Of
the resolutions adopted by the advisory
and executive committee Of the league
endorsing Foraker for the senatorship
and for Presidential nomination. For
aker defends his course in relation to the
passage Of the railroad rate bill and In.
sists the necessity Of the railroads OF
the country to spend millions OF dollars
annually In increasing their facilities
makes this bad time to hamper the
roads in any unnecessary way by legis-
lation. Foraker says he Is gMtifed at
the endorsement Of the committee at
this time because II is fat rebuke to
the suggestion that the office Of United
States Senator is to be stripped Of
all real honor attached to II by making
It's incumbent mere agent to register
the decree Of somebody else.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
COVER WITH FIG LEAVES.
Ministers Believe That Nude In Art ID
Wrong.

NEW YORK. Nov. 29.--According to
q special dispatch TO the World from
Trenton, N. j., che people Of that town
have become suddenly stricken with the
idea that there Is something wrong in
the nude In art. As result the visitors
yesterday. to the statuary rooms in the
Industrial School Of Art found each OF
the time and smoke blackencd casts
adorned with a fresh, glaring white ag
leaf. Many ridiculed the idea but the
directors OF the institution replied that
they were only carrying out the wishes
Of the ministers and Sunday school
workers Of tho city and that time would
discolor the additions to the statues 50
that they would not appear 80 conspic-
uous as they did yesterday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
Amendment to Attachment Law
Is Desired Before HoIi-
days End.
LEGISLATORS ARE DIVIDED
Business Men and Merchants Are In
Favor Of Extra Session But Bankers
Have Not Made Request-0reganiza-
tion Of Legislature Same as Last One,

PORTLAND, Nov. 29.-0ne more week
OF holidays viii be proclaimed by Cover
nor Chamberlain tomorrow for the fur
ther protection OF banking and business
interests from the evils Of the existing
unsettled condition Of the country. Dur,
Ing this week the governor viii do soms
tall thinking in an effort TO solve thu
problems of the future In order TO deter
mine whether or not he will continue
these special prcclamations. and II sc
for how long.
Over th safe the holiday plan as q
protective remedy Is meeting with favor
but business men generally are deplor-
ing the necessity of keeping the strings
on SO tightly. Because OF the various
drawbacks and hindrances TO the plan
many people are continually urging Gov
ernor Chamberlain TO think out some
other remedy that will be effective In
protecting business men and bankers and
the people generally. A special session
OF the legislature for the amendment ot
the attachment law and for the amend
ment Of the statute governing specia
and legal holidays Is being urged and i
being considered by the governor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30

an institution OF her creation. and every
merchant Of Importance In tho celestial
quarter was heavily Interested. The
amount missing is not less than $4,000
and may reach $4,000. Chan Chow Yut.
beautiful woman Of her race, came
hem about five years ago as tho wife Of
Sui Hal, cook. She ingratiated her
self and originated scheme whereby she
collected large sums from leading
Chinese women and loaned II at heavy
interest accumulating rapidly. Recent
y the merchants who put their money
In found they were getting no returns
and an investigation disclosed that thu
fund and its cunning manipulation were
gone. Much valuable gold and pear
jewelry, on which she made triains
loans, Is also missing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
Government Experts Testify That
the Defendant Shows no
Insanity.
PASTOR TELLS CONVERSATION
Mrs. Bradley Told Him Brown Would
Marry Hsr When q Gun Was Placed
Before Him--csse Win 70 TO the jury
Monday Evening.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Nov. 29,--"0h.
l am 80 glad It's all over at last" ex.
claimed Mrs. Bradley a. she was led
smIling from ths court to the prison
van which was TO take her back 70
Jail today,
The presentation Of the evidence had
lust bcen concluded and court had ad'
iourned until tomorrow when the argu.
ments will begin. Each side will occupy
four hours. These will be completed
Monday afternoon and the judge will At
once give the charge TO the jury. The
testimony Of two government experts,
Drs. Brush Of Baltimore and JcliiIe Of
New York, was the feature Of toiay's
proceedings, both Of these declaring that
nothing In the record Of the case indi'
cates Mrs, Bradley IL insane Counsel
for the defense attempted to impeach
their testimony by showing that they
had been called by the government and
as matter OF fact they were testify.
ing for the government. Each rcpudi-
ated this charge.
DR.. Utter. pastor Of the Unitarian
Church oi Denver who In the former tes'
timony has been referred 10 as a priest
also testified He was Mrs. Bradley's
pastor In 1905 and testified to the con.
yersation with her In which he declares
she told him Brown would marry AeI
when gun was placed before him, but
the pastor stated he did not understand
that she proposed TO shoot him, lie
rather thought someone else would be
found 10 undertake TO force him 70
marry her. Mrs. Bradley was recalled
and stated she had no recollection OF
such conversation. Utter sat by her
most Of the day and appear to sympa.
thize with her in her trouble.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PAINTED At FEAST.
Starving Man Looks At Family Dining
Then Faints.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20. weak,
emaciated, half starved, rugged tst-
tered man crept up to the window Of
residence on Long Island last night and
after gazing for . moment into the win.
dow. fell in 3 swoon to the floor. An
hour later policeman found him and
discovering that he was III, sent him to
a hospital. There he was found to b
starving. He recovered sufficiently TO
tell the surgeons that his name was
Louis Fink, and tina. be had not eaten
70 three days. He was longshoreman.
he said, and left bis job when strike
was declared six months ago. Since
then he had not averaged four meals :
week and for three days he had not
eaten a morsel.
when / looked in at the window" he
said, and saw family at their
Thanksgiving dinner. I must have
tainted
The doctors say that Fink's case y
serious, but be may recover.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
EMBEzzLEp FUNDS.
Chancellor Of German Legation Under
Arrest.

NEW YORK. Nov. 20.--A special dis
patch to the Herald from Havana Cuba
says;
Felix Daehne, chancellor Of the Ger.
man legation, who acted several times as
charge d'affaires during the minister's
absence. was arrested last night BY .
detective at the Office Of the legation
following request from the German
minister to the state department.
Daehne Is closely watched at police
headquarters, for this morning he at
tempted to commit suicide, which was
prevented by the timely interference Of
q detective.
The charge against Daehne Is the al-
legged embezzlement Of more than $1,000
OF the funds Of the legation. he will be
sent to Germany for trial the alleged
crime having been committed within
the German legation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30

banks promised 10 advance the money
to the concern on delivery Of the goods.
With the goods delivered and the banks
unable to keep their agreement, neither
can the business house, and the eastern
establishment can, under the present
law, attach the local house. This ID an
instance which can be repeated many
times over in Portland as well 40 the
small cities and concerns which face
such situation are anxious to protect
themselves from rapacious creditors.
Washington has an attachment law
which protects the merchants. law
similar to that desired passed by
special session. Because Of having such
q statute and being free from the ap-
prehension OF attachment and foreclos-
.ure, the legal holidays aie not needed IN
Washington.
Added to the requests Of the merchants
are those Of the lawyers. who want TO
see the courts open. Not solitary
banker has suggested special session
TO the governor.
Opinion among members Of the Legis-
lature il divided on the subject. A large
number are In favor Of the special ses.
sion. while others contend that q ses.
sion is a luxury. These latter are not
convinced OF the necessity Of amending
the attachment law, contending that
there Ii no danger Of foreclosure.
II the governor decides to call special
session he will get the members together
as soon as possible after making up his
mind. This will require but few days
Should the session be called. the old
organization OF last winter will still b.
in force. Frank Davey will be Speaker
Of the House and Senator Haines viii
be President Of the Senate.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
STOLE RIDE; LOSES LIFE.

REDDING. Cal. Nov. 20.--Alfred A.
Miller. Of Seattle. Wash. is the name
and address Of the man found murdered
last Sunday IN the outskirts Of Redding
Tho Identification was made In Red
Bluff from pictures sent out by the
sheriff.
Miller left Red Bluff November s. HI
had $500 In drafts drawn on q Sar
Esancisco bank By Seattle bank. HI
could not got them cashcd In Red Bluff
and tried San Francisco. but TO no pur'
pose. He then decided to 90 back X
Seattle 10 get the drafts cashed at thu
bank Of issue. Although he had $500 II
cash he tried TO beat his way.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
Later.

CHICAGO, Nov. 29-President Mitchell
of the Illinois Trust & Savings Bank
and member of the Chicago Clearing
House Committee said tonight that the
announcement that banks would resume
on d currency basis Monday is
a bit premature. He says no formal date
has been set for the resumption of
specie payments. From other sources it
was learned the clearing house has start
ed arrangements for the return to nor
NAL conditions in about ten days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
He Had Daily Fears Of Being
Killed.
WITNESS AGAINST MExlCANs
Secret Service Officer Who Came to
Testify Against Revolutionists is
Given Poison But Prompt Medical Re
lief Saves His Life-Has Bodyguard.

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 20. Said to be
in daily fear Of being killed since his
arrival here Monday Trinidad vasquez.
secret service official in the employ Of
Mexico. and chief witness against Ma
|goon, villareal and Rivera, alleged
Mexican revolutionists. was poisoned at
noon today. He recovered. vasquez
was chatting with Detective Furlong,
who has been acting as body guard to
vasquez, when suddenly he threw up
his hands and fell in front Of the Central
police station. He was taken to the
receiving hospital where it was found
be had been poisoned. The surgeons had
not yet determined with what, but It il
believed the poison was fed him at the
midday meal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
ENJoINs COMMISSION.
Washing ton Not Allowed to Enforce
Joint Wheat Order.

SEATTLE. Nov. 29.-Judge Hanford
in the federal court today enjoined the
Washington state railroad commission
from scnforcing what Unknown as the
Joint wheat order which requires the
Oregon Railroad 4 Navigation Co.,
Northern Pacific and Great Northern to
operate their roads as connecting lines
in hauling wheat from all leading places
in the state. The court holds the order
was made to divert wheat from the
territory tributary to Portland lying
along the 0. R. 4 n. to Puget Sound.
The court held this encroaches on the
power to regulate interstate commerce.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
posrpoNEs ACTION.
Habeas Corpus writ in Klsinschmidt
Case Taken Under Amusement.

OAKLAND. Cal. Nov. 20. - After
hearing arguments in the Harry Klein
schmidt case today Judge Harris took
the application under advisement until
Tuesday. The grand jury win convene
Monday when the District Attorney be-
lieves an indictment for the murder Of
Frank Bellows will be returned against
Kleinschmidt. 1t was for this reason
that Judge Harris postponed action un-
til Tuesday, as the returning Of an in
dictment will render unnecessary any
further action on the habeas corpus
matter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
BADLY WRECKED.
Norwegian Steamer Will be Repaired in
Hawaii.

HONOLULU, Nov. 29.--via San Fran
cisco Nov. pa board Of survey has
been appointed here for the Norwegian
steamer Admiral Borreson, which was
badly wrecked by tidal wave on No.
vember 2, and came to this port in dis
tress, by the representatives of Lloyds,
and survey is now being made. It viii
be necessary to discharge the deck load.
The owners in Bergen, Norway, have
cabled to make such repairs here as win
enable the steamer to proceed with her
cargo to Taku. These repairs. it is
thought, will cost at least $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
KILLED H1GHB1rDER.

OAKLAND, Cal. Nov 20. Wong
Leong, the Hip Sing Tong highlander.
who was shot nine times in . pistol
battle with the police last night. died
this morning. There has been no re-
sumption Of the tong war since last
nights battle. The police have not been
able to find any trace Of the four white
gun fighters who took part in the. fight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
REFUSED LANDING.

OTTAWA, Can, Japanese Consul
General Nosse. has complained to the
immigration Department that : num-
Der Of Japanese holding passports were
not allowed to land at Victoria. 1t has
hitherto been the practice to allow dis
eased immigrants 10 Land at Victoria
for treatment but this privilege has
been abused and the Dominion govern
ment had decided to put stop to the
practice.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
ORIENTAL CASSIE.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. so.-Chan
Chow Yut, an Oriental Cassie Chadwick
and queen Of finance, has disappeared
from Chinatown with all the funds Of
the Chinese women's deposit syndicate,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
DENTEs REPORT.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 2S--W. II,
Bancroft denies he is to resign as vice.
president and general manager Of the
Oregon Short Line.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-30
PRESENCE OF MIND.
Small Boy Loses Foot But Saves His
Life.

Life.
NEW YORK. Nov. 29.---With his foot
caught in switch frog in the tracks
of the Long Island Railroad at Winfield.
L. l., yesterday. George Neuberger, an
eight-year-old boy. had presence Of mind
enough to lean as far off the tracks as
his imprisoned foot would allow when a
train thundered down on him. His foot
was completely severed but he was oth-
erwise uninjured. The hospital surgeons
say he will undoubtedly recover
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-03

my help. and in the case Of Ryan prob.
ably would have dropped the matter ate,
our first interview had it not been for
my desire TO save Belmont from taking O
position for which he could have been
criticised by the public press. AS he was
the one Ryan desired ME to influence
from opposing Morton for election rs
chairman OF the Equitable board and Bel
mont afterward thanked me for taking
his part as II be had voted against Nor
ION In View OF his local traction oonten-
tions with Mr.. Ryan ii would have been
misconstrued.
Ryen's success in all his manipulations.
traction deals. tobacco combinations.
manipulation of the Tate Trust company
into the Morton Trust company, the Shoe
and Leather bank into the National Bank
of Commerce, thus covering up his tracks
has been done by the adroit mind OF Elihu
Root, and this is the situation that has
been brought about by O combination OF
circumstances which has brought togeth~
er the Ryan, Root, Roosevelt element.
Where do l stand?
Yours sincerely.
h. II. HARTMAN.
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persons called political bosses that you
could not give them fair trial?'
" Arc vou preludiced against politi
cal bosscs7'
"Do you belong to any labor un.
ion7,'
Union Labor party2'
Suppose YOU should reach the con-
clusion that This case is being prosecuted
with uItcrior motives by the men who
Ruef certain franchises. and were deter
mined therefor 10 punish the Board of
Supervisors by means Of special prosecu-
tIon paid for out Of private fund d.,
against or In favor Of the prosecutions"
To this question Judge Dunno sus
lained an objection by the people,
'If the rulings OF This court upon OBJ
iections intcrposed should indicate to you
! that this court has reached Il conclusion
as to the guilt or innocence Of Ruef.
would that prejudice YOU against the
The process OF jury getting was fire.
| ouently enlivcned by clashes OF counsel
| out OF which sprang keen retorts. and
| from talesmen by questions put Juror
! Bradsireer early in the afternoon session
fastened curious attention upon himself
J by the vehemence with which he eN-
! pressed his disiuclinat!on to eventually
I sit in the lury-ooN. He declared mat he
! thought he could better employ his time
]
! OFT for his wife and babies than by
s.sIttiug here listening 20 this case
Reminded by Prosecutor Johnson that
he owed a duty. TO the municipality, the
IVES but my duty is 10 my family nrst
and / can't make a living here
! Al another point in his examination,
rsredstreet provoked A wave OF merrl-
ment by replying thus to the question
whether he had had any acquaintance
with the keeper Of certain fashionao'e
1t,1l
"Nr. 7 haven't Yes, / have, too, One
day in 1878 or 1879 went, out and caught
| n lot of bulfrogs and took them down 10
hJs Mace and sold them to him. ! had
that acquaintance with the man. But
don't want 10 serve on this case.
J3v the time the talesTnnn was finished
with several OF his fellow jurors were
N-ipiug tears of laughter from their eyes,
and Il was with difficulty the baiiir
kept order In the court
nurine the examination OF prospective
I Jurors Ruef sat close to Attorney Ach
md within six feet Of the former, eyeinG
them with uuwavering glances noting
their replies kcenly whispering oIten WIFI
his counsel and frequently jottin4 down
dctes on pad.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-03
NEXT FRIEND" BARRED
Leader Of Christian Science Turned
Property Over to Trustees,

CONCORD. n. H.. April 1.--An answer
TO the suit instituted by the next
friend OF Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy for
an accounting from the leaders of the
Christian Science faith. filed today. dis
closed the fact that Mrs Eddy on March
6 last transferred all her property by a
deed OF trust, to three trustees. These
trustees now have the solo right TO act
for the Christian Science leader in any
litigation over her property, The per
sons who filed the suits as next friends
being volunteers. have. therefore, no legal
standing.
The trustees named by Mrs. Eddy are
Henry NJ. Baker OF Bow, y. H.. Archibald
Mcclellan of Boston and J. F. Fernold of
Concord
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-03
SHARP IS IN OMAHA
SEARCHING FOR BELL
Salt Lake County's Deputy
Sheriff Fails to Land AL
legged BunkO Man.

!. !. = :. = - :. r + :. !. :. :. - :. :.
:. Special to The Tribune
\ OMAHA, Neb., April q
+ Deputy Sheriff Joseph Sharp of
= Salt Lake has spent lively day
r in Omaha searching for one
4 Bell, whose aliases are said to
!. be numberless, and who has the
+ reputation Of being a bunko
:. man of the first type Sharp
= arrived in Omaha Monday, but
= so unostentatious was his com
= ing that none but the county
:. authorities and police were
= aware of his presence. He at
= once secured the assistance Of
!. the two official branches and
= started on quiet search for
= Bell, which thus far has been
:. unsuccessful. Sharp was sc-
= companied by Deputy Sheriff
: Haze of Omaha, and these two
= officers spent twenty-four hours
= in the search. They found that
= Bell had been in the city, that
= he had cleverly heeced a young
= Iowa farmer out of about a
= hundred dollars in card game,
= and disappeared.
= The officers then went to
= Council Bluffs, where they took
+ a look at every face in the gam
= bling houses which abound in
= that city. They learned that
X Bell had been seen in the Iowa
X town, and are now trying to
= trace him. Bell is said to he
= about the smoothest bunko man
= not behind prison bars, A num-
\ ber of kilograms and letters are
X being exchanged and Sharp be-
= lieves he now has q trace of his
r man. which soon will lead to his
= arrest
= At the Offices of the Sheriff
= and Chief of Police considerable
= objection was entered when it
= was learned that something
+ might be said in the newspa-
:. pers Of Sharp's presence in Oma-
+ ha, it being feared that it would
:. result III Bell again escaping
+ from the officers.
:. !. i : i. :. r i. r + = = r r !. r
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-03
BOYS SET CLOTHING
OF YOUTH ON FIRE
In Order to 'See Some Fun
They Use Alcohol and
Matches.

= = = + :. = :. ). + = = :. !. = = :.
r CHICAGO, April 2.-Three !
r boys, whose ages range from !
r y to Id years. were arrested TO- !
r day, charged with setting FIRE :
:. to the clothing of Michael :
= Lacoco, seyenteen-year cid :
= boy, while the latter lay asleep :
< in a hallway, The boys gave :
= the names of Lester Hall, Wal :
= ter Leonard and James White. :
= According to the story Of the :
= boys, they wanted to sec some .
+ fun, They first attempted to :
= light Lacoco's clothing with :
= match, but were unsuccessful. :
i They went to drug store and :
!. secured bottle of alcohol, the :
= contents Of which they poured :
i. over the sleeping boy S clothing. :
= AS the flames enveloped his :
i. body, Lacoco was awakened, :
= and after futile attempt to :
+ extinguish the flames, he rushed :
+ into the street, where he fell .
!. unconscious He was taken TO :
:. hospital, where his condition is .
: said to be serious.
= = y = = X !. Il 4 = <. 4. = = :.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-03
WILL SPRAY CATTLE
Denver Man Secures Contract to Rid
Wyoming Stock of Mango.

Special TO The Tribune.
LARAMIE, Wyo.. April 2.-Fred
Springer of Denver today closed a con
tract for spraying from 1900 to 10000
head of cattle on tho Laramie plain,
affected with or exposed to mango, en-.
bracing stock Of all the catrlemen
between the Little Laramie river and
the Colorado State line. Albany county
has been included In the quarantine
established by the Department of Agri-
culture, and cattle will not be allowed
to be shipped out except In accordance
with the regulations in force by the
department. Gov. Brooks proclalms
that all cattle shipped into Wyoming
from Colorado. Nebraska. South Da-
kota. Montana. Idaho and Utah must
be inspected. and those infected must
be dipped. In Albany, Laramie, Con
verse and tho eastern part Of Carbon
counties all cattle must be dipped. and
those found infected must be dipped
twice
Springer uses the spraying machine.
the cnttle being subjected to spray
under air pressure, as they pass through
the machine