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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-24
UNCLE JiMMIE'S DOG.
Wins Twenty fourth Annual Derby Of
Pacific Clubs.

BAKERSFIELD. Calf, Jan. 23.--Ti-
buron, n lemon and white setter bitoh
by Uncle Jlmmle's Whitestone- Belle
fontaine, owned by w. Il, Coutts, was
announced by the Judges this evening
as the winner Of the twenty fourth an
nual derby OF the Pacific coast fie,i
trials clubs.
j. e. Terrys setter Shasta Daisy ty
Kilgarlf- Iones was given second place,
and third money was divided between
w. G. Kerchon's Ventura (Harry H.
Pearshmark ~ and Harry b. Smiths
pointer Cotton (Dr. Daniel-Lottie Rip.
stone),
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introduced BY McCue Causing
Gamers and Packers 10
Pay License.
LIQUOR BILL
Measure by Clackamas Member Pro
vides for Payment of County Ii
eensc, Part Going to State
Perkins Has Road Bill.

SALEM. Jan. 23.-Therc Is no ap.
prcciable dlminu,ion In the food OF
bills Yesterday afternoon. when cd
| Journmeut was taken because tner,
was nothing more TO do. the total mum
Der OF House bills introduced an
read the first time was 2i2.
Bills on water rights, oysters, fi5il
and game, mining wire fences. and
other upstate topics are coming 70
the front now and the rush OF meas.
ures that are expected 10 revolution.
izc corporate existence Is diminish
ing.
McCue OF Clatsop has m importaa'
fisheries bill In House bill No. i5i. -
provides that all packers, Gamers.
buyers, sellers or preservers OF salmoG
and sturgeon shall pay annual license
fees 10 the state fish warden. TIE
Gamers are divided into 25 classes AMI
would pay under the measure from
800 10 $1,000 annual license. accord
ing to their canning output, which
ranges from 5000 to $1,000 cases for
the various classes. The packers are
diviled into 30 classes, according 70
their pack, which ranges under the
law from three TO 1000 tons, the IL
cense ranging from IS to $4,000 ar
nually for the several classes.
Farrell of Multnomah would protect
salmon and sturgeon from river rob
bers and city sportsmen. His Hous
bill No. las provides that no salm vi
or sturgeon shall be taken by any
method in the Columbia or its triLu
tares or sloughs. west of its con!r
ence with the Deschutes or within
three miles outside the River Column
bias mouth, between February Is and
May 20 each year. from O'clock Sat
urdny evening to p. m. Sunday eve
ming, between May Is and October J.
Dye of Clackamas has a liquor biz.
His House bill, 1853, introduced yestec
day afternoon. provides that no one
shall sell malt, spirituous, vlnous Oh
liquors of any sort or hard cider -
habitual drunkards or minors or shall |
sell, give or barter such beverages ,n
His bill also provides that |
before a license Is granted the petition |
must be signed by 60 per cent of
the legal voters of the precinct and
that every retail liquor man must pas
$500 n year license to the county If
he sell all sorts of beverages, or $4Oo
4 he merely retails malt. Twenty five
per cent of these county licenses are
TO go to the state treasury under this
aw.
While the effect of the law would be
o greatly increase the cost of liquor
licenses to saloonmen, 1t would open
many precincts in the state to liquor-
sellers, for 1t would leave the liceasr
question to the county court, and 80
,er cent of the voters of the precinHtl
where the saloon would do business
This would prevent farmers shuttingl
lp summer resort towns that by a
arge majority wish saloons. The bill
would also have the effect of interest
ng all county voters in the saloon
usiness. as licenses would be paid -
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-24
PROFESSIONAL ESCORTS.
Innovation by New York Theatre for
Benefit Of Patrons.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.--The latest
innovation by a local theatre here is
a corps Of uniformed escorts for the
protection of women who come unat-
tended to evening performances.
The professional escorts are to stan l
In the lobby In full regalia. Any wo-
man who desires an escort will simply
be required to notify the box Office be-
tween acts and the man detailed to
her service will be In evidence at the
close of the performance. These es
corts are to be furnished by the man
agement free of charge.
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Are Questioned Regarding Sym
pathy With the Un-
written Law.
TWO JURORS ARE SELECTED
Three Noted Alienists Appear in Court
--Thaw's Wife Present But Heav.
lily Veiled--Few Women Out
side Family Present.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The long ex-
pected trial of Harry X. Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White began today
before Justice Fitzgerald. Two jur-
ors were secured as a result OF the
days work Out of 200 talesmen 10
were examined. Three successfully
passed the rapid fire Of questions by
the opposing counsel but one was af-
terward excused because Of his pri-
vate business. At 10:30 o'clock to-
morrow the court will resume It's
work of choosing the jury which shall
pass on the justice Of Thaws claim
that he had right to shoot the man
who had ruined his wife"
Nearly all the talesmen examined
seemed anxious to serve, and the chal
lenges in nearly every instance wefa
of a peremptpry character, nearly
evenly divided between the prosecr-
tion and the defense. The defendants
counsel appeared willing to accept any
proposed juror who satisfactorily an.
swered District Attorney Jerome'S
questions. They did, however, per-
emptorily challenge two architects.
Jerome, in turn, asked each juror Il
he would be influenced by the So
called higher" or "unwritten law" foI
the exclusion of the actual laws as
laid down by the court, and if he
would be guided solely by the courts
order on the question of insanity. Each
in turn declared the courts orders
should govern him. The usual per.
centage of talesmen with conscienti ouS
scruples against capital punishment
was missing today. Every talesman,
on the other hand, admitted that he
had formed an opinion in the case. |
but said the opinion was based on con
tlicting newspaper reports and actual
evidence would change them.
The presence of three noted alien.
lists in court created some comment. |
Thaw sat all day at table set apart
FOR his counsel He looks pale, but
his is doubtless due to his seven
months confinement. Mrs. William
rhaw, the prisoners mother, sat
With eyes constantly fixed on her son,
md spoke seldom to her children
lbout her.
The Countess of Yarmouth and Mrs.
George L. Carnegie, sisters of the d.
endant, sat with their mother To-
,ether with them sat Mrs. Harry
rhaw, about whom the storm of the
;reat trial will rage. She was &C
by Miss Mckenzie, her sole
ompanion since the night of the for
ner artists model, wife of Stanford
ites slayer, fled to Miss McKenzie's
partment. Not once during the trial
i'd Mrs, Harry Thaw remove her
ell, but her features were plainly dis
ernible and there was about her much
f the beauty which had caused hHr
D be so wildly sought as model by
eted artists. All through the day
he took a keen interest in the pro
eedings. Aside from members Of the ,
lmily there were only four women in {
le court room and these were news
aper writer's. s
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know for nn absolute fact that n
Bourne hnd been II candidate "A "
old conditions. two-thiriv ~ rs
members of the scnai' " have
voted against hin.,,ss ever, | sx
pect him to n . I'd United sintr1
Hehhtor. ana ! ION county may for
get his activity In the hold.up OF thu
Legislature eventually. No, do not
believe the complaint Ia really against
No /. nor the direct pr ..
marlca. but | think Bourne wns tbs
man TO manage them with success /"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-24
SUPPRESS CRITIC.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2S.-By a vott
of rs to 6 the State Senate today ex-
cluded former Congressman Liver
nash, a correspondent of a San Fran
cisco evening newspaper, from tn:
Senate chamber on account of III pub
lished criticisms.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-24
Statement Number One Also Said
10 Be Marked for
Slaughter.
TIES DOWN LEGISLATORS
Substitute for Statement Number Ono
10 20 be Pledge to Support Choice
OF party--opinion on Law 10
Divided

aALEM. ore. Jan. 23,--Temporiy'rg
statement No. !, roatoration OF the ol !
nominating conventions and weaken :
ing the direct primary law are the
drift OF measures drafted for intro
ductlon In the Senate. The election
OF Jonathan bourne Az United STATES
senator was tho inspiration OF the In"
tended legislation, The fact that
Bourne succeeded In riding into "a"
coveted position by utilizing state
incnt No, | has started certain ssno =
tors to seeking some method by which
"A reptiiion Of Bournc's system VIII be
practically impossible.
As substitute for statement No J.,
"A pledge has been drafted wherql =
the signcr promises to support the
choice Of his party"
Another measure. which forms a
portion OF the same general plan 10
provided for county conventions. The
idea In 70 have the conventions nom
mate candidates for the various Of
fees IN opposition to the direct prl'
marics This system Of double noT-
nations. by convention and dret
primaries, In an effort to nulify th'|
latter to considerable degree.
we will give the public an oppor
tunity to discover which method brings
forward the best men for the offices
the convention or the direct primary
The deadly parallel viii be produc H.
declared senator from Multnomot,
"We want to see whether convcn-
ton cannot select just as good mHh
for offices as the primary system by
using both systems at the same time.
II fair test will be applied.
AS for statement No. /, no man
will ever sign that again unless he
liz very wea kin the knees. 1t ties
members Of the Legislature down In an
unreasonable manner by means of /:
the minority Of the majority purity
has succeeded IN debating the can II
date. We want to fix statement Nc.
80 that other Bournes Will not le
coming to the Legislature and taking
the senatorial toga.'
do you consider statement NO,
a success?" was asked n Marion coun-
ty state senator.
"Yes, very much so," he repia1.
although there Is considerable dis
satisfaction expressed especially IN
this county that through its means
Bourne was elected, still | believe
statement No. IL a good thing, In
Marion county the voters were or-
posed to Bourne, and while the coun
ty Is, strongly Republican, 1t gave
Gearin, the Democratic nominee,
big plurality. This was protest.
consider, against the man, not against
statement No. /. Perhaps for so years
No. ! will be In use with
out ever developing man like Bourne
to successfully operate 1t to his own |
advantage.
IL voted for Bourne, not because |
wanted to, but because believed that {
The people Of the state In selecting him {
nad relieved me of responsibility. I 8
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-24
GERMAN CARD FAD.

BERLIN, Jan. 23.-Card parties ara
much in vogue now at the palace be-
cause of the Kaiser's fondness for ska.
The points are half pfenning equal 10
about one-eighth of a cent.
A light lunch is served during the
sittings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31
shonId Defeat Dryden.

The four republican members from
Union county in the New Jersey leg
islature have declared that they will
not abide bN any caucus which pro
lnuunces in favor of the reelection OF
John F. Dryden to the United States
senate and they demand his with
drawal from the contest.
If they shall stick to this determine
ton together with the two other re-
publican members who have made n
similar declaration, Senator Dryden
will fall short of a majority which .he
will require on joint ballot, unless he
should be able to enter into deal for
democratic votes.
The attitude of the anti-Dryden re-
publicans in the legislature is in accord
with the sentiment of a large portion
of the republican party In New Jersey,
and il will give a good deal OF salts
faction elsewhere among all citizens
who would like TO see the senate re-
lieved of those members whose pres
ence there is due chiefly to the infiu-
ence of their money or of corporation
money rather than TO their personal
fitness.
Senator Dryden represents little else
than quickly acquired wealth and his
presence in the senate is a disgrace
even TO trust-ridden New Jersey. BY
the use of money he secured a major
ity of the legislature. but was repudi-
ated by the voters of his own county.
There is a deepseated revolt against
him throughout the state, decent re-
publicans demanding his defeat.
Dryden is the head of an insurance
company which insures workmen, who
pay ) and 10 cents a week. The con-
Germ is an enormous money maker and
DRYDEN and his friends have made vast
fortunes. When the company was
for existence the policy hold
ers were allowed to participate in the
of its affairs. Later, when
an immense surplus had been accumu-
lated. Dryden induced the New Jer-
sey legislature to take this power away
from the policy holders and TO invest
in the stockholders. This made Dry
den the whole company.
Public opinion and regard for de-
cency call for his defeat. There are
TOO many Depews. Guggenheims, Du-
points. AIdriches, Wetmores and Dry
1ens in the senate already.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31
OFFICERS SAY BURTON
USES INFLUENCE TO KNIFE WEST

The officers of the Lakes to Gulf
Waterway association gave out the
following statement at St Louis when
the various items in the rivers and har-
bors bill now before congress were
made public:
THE appropriations made for the
lower Mississippi river and for the
Ohio river crafty us, although we do
not think they are large enough, con-
sidering the whole cost of the plans of
permanent improvement for these riv-
ers. The appropriation for the Mis-
souri, river indicates that Chairman Bur
ton is persisting in his intention, de-
clared openly several years ago, of
wiping the Missouri river off the map.
The appropriation for the Mississippi
river between ST. Louis and Cairo in
dicates that Chairman Burton means
to wipe the Mississippi off the map
above Cairo, because he allows only
S250,000 a year, which sum is INSULT
cient to protect the costly work already
done.
THE appropriation of 100000 for
the upper Mississippi river is entirely
inadequate to make the 6-foot channel
from st. Paul TO the mouth of the Mis-
souri,; and even if it were adequate,
Chairman Burton disables the Missis-
sippi river from st. Paul to Cairo by
Gripping that important part of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Dr. Walther Viewer. who has been
promoted to be German consul general
in Chicago, has held the Office of cor
sui since 1900. Previous to his coming
to Chicago he had represented his gov
eminent at Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, TO:
five years. and had performed his du-
ties there in an eminently satisfactory
manner. Upon his first arrival in Chi
cago DIR. Viewer expressed his conf
dence that his residence there would
be full of pleasant associations, and
there is little doubt that his prediction
has been verified. He succeeded DR..
Carl BUM, who now is consul general
at New York. Under the present ar
rangement DR.. Viewer has consular con
troll over Illinois with the exception of
three counties), Iowa, Michigan, Ne
braska and Wisconsin. and with his
promotion TO be consul general it is
believed the scope of his operations
will be extended. He is well known in
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31
MEANS TROUBLE FOR
CASTR0'S REGIME
Fernandez, Ex-Governor of Caracas,
Decides TO Cast Lot With Ven
ezueIan insurgents.

New York. Jan. 31.-According to the
Tribune, General Emilio Fernandez, ex-
governor of Caracas, who is now in
this city. has decided to join in the in
surrection now said to be contemplated
against the Castro government. Fer
nandez will throw his lot with Cen
eral Antonio Parades. who is now III
the West Indies preparing for the re-
ported movement against the Castro
government.
The announcement, the Tribune says.
is of great Importance, as Fernandez is
known as an able military leader and
has large following in Venezuela.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31
Delay Means waste-Advertise.

Uncle Sam is anxious to get rid OF
a large quantity OF growing timber in
the Black Hills forest reserve which
has been attacked by the pine bark
beetle. The wood is commercially as
good as if it were uninfested. and is
offered at a fraction of its real value;
yet buyers have been few and far be-
tween Why? Well. our uncle has
awakened to the reason. He says in
a government bulletin just issued:
Hitherto the government has waited
for a bidder before advertising for COM
petitors This procedure, through de
lay, threatens too serious a loss in the
waste of trees now infested and in the
spread of beetles to fresh stands. The
forest reserve will now take the mi
tiative and advertise for bidders"
Delay means waste. Advertising
means quick action. Therefore ad-
vertising averts waste. That is Uncle
Sans discovery in a nutshell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

river between st. Louis and Cairo.
The plan in the mind of Chairman
Burton seems to be TO make the Ohio
river the trade highway from the lakes
to the gulf, and by refusing to make
the Mississippi river above Cairo nav
igable and refusing sufficient help for
the Missouri river, he will entirely de-
stroy the usefulness of those two wa
terways above the junction with the
Ohio. Then. building the projected
canal between Lake Erie and the Ohio
river, the trade of the lakes will go to
Cleveland. the home of Chairman Bur
ton. by the canal down the Ohio and
the lower Mississippi to the gulf. Thus
Cleveland and Pittsburg will be built
up at the expense of Chicago, and the
present trade adjustments will be rad
ically changed.
I'VE submit to the members of con-
gress and to the people of the Alissis-
sippi valley that the chairman of the
rivers and harbors committee has no
right to nourish the trade of his own
section at the expense of another. and
this map. we think, plainly shows the
effect of what he is trying to do,
whether or not he has the motive. We
are quite willing that the lakes should
have an outlet through the Ohio river
to the gulf. even though the traffic has
to go through a canal owned by n
company which will charge toll; but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31
From the Twilight.

New York Mail: When Russell A.
Alger dictated. in 1900. the interview
rejecting on President Mckinley.
which was published only last week,
he must have supposed he was precip-
itating a heated controversy. As the
event proved. he was merely calling ii
roll of the dead Every man named in
the statement has gone to his reward.
Mckinley is dead. Hobart, through
whom, it is alleged, McKinley's wish
for the Alger resignation was convey
ed. is dead. Pingree, with whom AL
ger joined forces, is dead Mcmillan.
opposition to whose senatorial candi-
dacy by Alger was the reason avowed
for seeking his withdrawal from the
cabinet, is dead.
The nation has its own idea both as
to- William McKinley's backbone" and
as to his patience. and nothing in the
the posthumous interview can shake
it. That document gets its sole inter-
est from its testimony that in eight
years the national stage has been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Senator Beveridge of Indiana the
other afternoon administered such re-
proof TO Secretary Taft as is not likely
TO be forgotten in a hurry by the big
Ohio man. The senator was delivering
his speech on the child labor bill-an
effort which had cost him a weeks
preparation. Almost from the begin
ming of his remarks he was annoyed
by the hum of conversation Immediate
~ behind him. Turning, he saw Secre-
tary Taft in animated discussion with
a group of senators. Looking straight
at the secretary, he said in clear tones:
IF I am disturbing you, l will suspend
until your conversation is finished"
The secretary's face flushed until it
seemed as though he would explode.
but after a few moments he left the
chamber.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31
Information received by the govern

Information received by the govern
ment from various Greek provinces in
dicates that the emigration to America
is increasing. A committee of deputies
has been appointed TO look into the
matter and it is probable that meas
ures will be adopted TO restrict and
limit emigration from Greece. 1t is es-
timated that by the end of the year the
number of those who have expatriated
themselves will reach 10000. Hitherto
emigration has taken place principally
from the pelOponnesus. but it is now
spreading to central Greece, TO Thes-
sally and the islands To the last call
for conscripts for the army last Sep
TENDER not more than half the usual
number responded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Gay Ike the mountain. The darker
shadows grew deeper, the lighter blend
ed more perfectly with them or the
white snow. Every morning the artist
noticed some beauty that had appeared
commonplace to her the night before,
and finally the whole assumed Il gran
deur which delighted and surprised her.
But she was now painting every day
with the stranger beside her There
was something in his dark, dreamy
eyes, his intellectual brow, his pleas
ant voice, his kindly sympathy, that
charmed her. Then came a revelation.
She was painting under the inspiration
of love-
The picture was finished. The girl
needed money, and the stranger adj
vised her to take it to Paris and offer
4 for sale. She determined to do so,
and the stranger promised to meet her
there and if possible. assist her in dis
posing of it. They met one morning
in an art store where the picture had
been sent before them. There it stood
on an easel and when the dealer Joined
them he said:
"AS soon as / looked at the canvas
/ pronounced it Il Demond. Demond
had q picture hung last season in the
salon, n Mont Blanc. which is not
equal to this. Besides, the style is
DemOnd's-c oloring. tone. values, all.
When l came to look at the name and.
saw another's / was surprised.
The girl whose work had been mis-
taken for that of successful artist
SlA1t % l,n-
cheek, n light to her eye; a happy
smile played about her lips.
"What would the picture be worth
with Demond's name on it?'' asked her
friend
Twenty thousand francs
"And with Demond's name as collab-
orator.
''In that case 1 would not give more
than 10000 francs for it,
On Il shelf near by lay palette and
brushes. He who was befriending the
girl took up n brush and. stepping to
the picture, wrote under lrer name that
of G. Demond.
The tableau that ensued was that of
one quiescent figure and two who were
astonished. The girls face especially
'ohohIo hOhoCl, Oul stl u ioOh LiO hCl
companion she refrained from speak
ing
The same evening Demond stood be-
fore Miss Barker endeavoring to make
her take check for half the price of
the picture.
''How did you do your work without
my knowing it :" she asked.
Il advised you to walk in the after
noon, brihing the maid at the hotel to
bring the canvas to my room from
yours and watch for your return"
'sBut you seem to have done better
than your piece that has been hung in
.he salon"
"That was because 1 painted under
The inspiration of love"
81 thought she replied. with avert
ed face. that 1 painted under an in
spiration." GERTRUDE GOWAN