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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
Attempts to Rescue Ruef Met by
Precautions Of the
Guards.
TRIAL or RUFF ON MONDAY
Reported That sehmitx Forced Rssia.
nations Of Several oupsrvIsors 70
Protect Franchises For His Corpora.
tion Frinsds Who Were In Danger.

sAN FRANCISCO. March ap.--No
session Of the Grand Jury was held to-
y, Il will meet again tomorrow and
many conclude tho investigation OF al
legged bribery of the Supervisors BY the
Telephone Corporations. Seventeen
supervisors out OF the eighteen have
confessed On Monday the Grand 5ury
expects to resume tho Investigations
OF the alleged bribery Of the supervis-
ors In granting tho trolley franchises
TO tho United Railways Company and
the trial OF Abe Rucf and alleged cx-
tortion OF the French Restaurant cases
on Tuesday. II IN reported today that
Mayor schmits forced the resIgnations
OF number Of supervisors In order
10 save tho street railway franchises
for corporations which are said to be
in danger OF confiscatlon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
Population Of U. S. Increased Ra.
pidly In Six Years.
CITIES ARE GAINING GREATLY
Estimate Based On Census Of Fourteen
States Takes in Nineteer, Hundred
And Five--cities Increase Seven Per
Cent Faster Than Country.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-There
now nearly eight millions more peo
pie in Continental United States than
there were six years ago. The estimate
is based upon figures compiled by the
'e census bureau In a special report.
According to its estimates. the popu-
IN Of continental United States In
1906 was SS,941.51O, this being an in
crease over 1900 of 7s46,9s5 The pop
ulation Of the United States, Inclusive
of Alaska ani the insular poSsesslonz
in 1906 was sS,1s2,14O. The growth in
population is continental United States
from 1906. to 1908 was 1,s67.s15.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30

COTTON, March 2s.--As result Of
the wreck OF the Sunset Express at
this place yesterday the, death list has
reached a total of %. A report given
given circulation tonight that the mum
Der Of bodies seen under the cars is
believed to be untrue for the reason
that the debris has been set on fire as
means of clearing the tracks.
he responsibility for the accident
cannot be determined until tomorrow
evening when the Coroner's inquest
which was begun today win be conclu-
I'D. The testimony today Is deemed
most important. 1t was that relating
to the experience of the men COM
posing the switch crew which have
en- blamed for the accident II was
admitted that one member had been
at work but two days, second two
weeks, and a third employed had been
in the neighborhood three weeks. One
fireman on the switch engine had new
er read the yard rules, T. s. Alvord,
eman testified that he had been no
titled at five o'clock that the Overland
was eight hours late, and that he had
received no subsequent notifications
OF its whereabouts, He declared that
the engineer Wormington violated the
rules by entering the yards at rate Of
speed variously estimated from thirty
to fifty miles an hour when the train
ould have been under complete con-
troll. The immediate responsibility Of
ae open switch was assumed by j.. G..
Gruessmeyer switchman, who admit
ted that he had left the switch open
after the engine had left the main
line. That he had afterwards vain
ly attempted to flag the fast coming
Overland. The Yardmaster blames the
switching crew and engineer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30

CHICAGO. March 2e.--whether or
not there win be a strike Of the en-
pioyes in the train service OF the veg
tern railroads. depends on the out
come OF the meeting TO be held here
tomorrow morning between the two
government officials, and representa-
tiyes OF the union and the railroads.
The Government win be represented
by Martin Knapp. Chairman Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
Charles r. Neili. Commissioner Of La
Dor, The railroads declare tonight
that they have conceded everything
they possibly can and the Union lead
ers made as emphatic a declara-
tion that further concessions will have
to be made or tomorrow meeting will
be a failure 80 far as preventing a
strike is concerned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30

Inanded 10 be sentenced ut later date
The Judge wanted TO hear from Swe.
den. tho native place OF tho burglar
who, II IL said, has served term for
burglary In that country. n this
should prove true. Il VIII be likely Ia
10 hard with the prisoner. who could
be imprisoned for lifo for burglary in
the hrst degree.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
NEW OREGON FIRMS.

SALEM. Ore, Marcn 29.--Arricles
Of incorporation were flied in the cor.
poration bureau Of the office of Sec
retary OF State yesterday afternoon
as follows:
The Tillamook Bay Company, Of Bay
City, $500; Robert J. Hendricks, J.
o, Bozorth. ineorporators.
Deans Realty Company, al Portland
100000; Emanuel May. c. Morton
Cohen, and Alexander Bernstein, are
corporators.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
GENERAL MACARTHUR CHANGED.
Now Has Charge of the Department Of
the Lakes.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 2s,---The
Call says today that Lieutenant Gen.
eral Arthur Macarthur has been Or
dered to Chicago to take command OF
the Department of the Lakes. Gem
eral Macarthur has been. stationed
here for the last four years He came
are as commander OF the Department
of California; two years later he was
made commander of the Pacific divis-
ion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
NEW YORK HoRsEMAN EAD.

NEW YORK, March 2s.--Frank
Ehret. Il years old, son of George Eh-
ret wealthy brewer. died suddenly
Of apoplexy last night.
Mr.. Ehret was well known in racing
circles. He formerly ownsa On ~
tensive racing stable which included
Yorkville. Belle and other fast horses.
In 1898, he was married to Miss Ada
Dare, burlesque actress. but two
years later, the couple went into the
courts and secured a divorce. Il
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLUE.

NE WYoHK. March2s. Composed
Of those who have lived In tho Rock,
Mountain regions. tho Rocky Mountain
Club has engaged all Of the second
floor Of the Pierpont Hotel, West SAND
Street. II In arranged to have th,
opening OF the club quarters on April
ih
The membership includes many mon
who are prominent In the business and
professional life OF New York.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
KING ALpHoNso ILL.

LONDON. March 2s.--According
10 Vanity Fair disauieting report
come to Madrid. as to the health OF
King Alphcnso. Il IN said that no has
been suffering from n recurrence OF
the lung trouble OF several months
ngo. when II was rumored that he was
affected with tuberculosis.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
BANANA REPUBLICS AGAIN.

CARACAS, March 29.--Senor Diaz
Granados, Colombian confidential
agent. has left here suddenly. having
absolutely failed to effect q settlement
ment with Venezuela because Of his
governments having either from COM
plicity or carelessness allowed Gener-
al Penalosa, to organize a revolution
In Colombia against Venezuela.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
sTEuNENRERG DIES.

BOISE, March 2s.-Bernardus Steu.
nenberg, father Of former Governor
steunenberg died this afternoon at
Caldwell, aged 7s, He was born in
Holland and came to the United States
when fourteen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
VIRUS FOR SQUIRRELS.

PULLMAN, wash, Mar. 2s.--Stan-
ley Piper of the Biological Survey.
U. s. Department of Agriculture, has
arrived In Pullman to take UP the
work Of destroying the ground squir-
rel, which has assumed considerable
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
CHANGE IN CUBA.

HAVANA, March ga report pub
lished here by the, Commercio and the
Cuba. conservative newspapers, that
Consul Steinhart was to succeed Pro-
visfonal Governor Magoon, is denied
by both Mr.. Steinhart and Governor
Magoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
DARkY HAS CONSUMPTION.

LONDON,March ga Rome dis
patch to the evening Telegraph Com
pany says that Maxim Gorky the wri-
ter. is seriously III there with con-
sumption.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
RAILROAD MAN plEs.

CHICAGO. March ?p.--Edward 8.
Nichols. 81 years old. vice. president
and general manager OF the South
Side Elevated Railroad Company. died
has, night Of pneumonia. He had been
III for two weeks
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
COMPANY WITHpRAWs.

SAN FRANCISCO. Marcn 2s.--An-
other British insurance company, the
Norwich Union Fire, Of Norwich, Eng
land. has withdrawn from the state
and surrendered Its license to the In
surance commissioners.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30

7 am writing to number Of rep-
resentatiye citizens about this. and
their answers, am frank to say, viii
form the basis OF series OF sermons
! hope to preach at the First Methodist
dist church, beginning sunday evening
April 18th. Your communication Will
be considered strictly confidential.
Should you be able to attend the SER
les OF sermons, I assure you that you
win not be addressed personally on the
subject Of religion"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
THE DYNAMITE ROUTE.

JOHANNESBURG, March 2s.--Four
hite men. including an American,
William Harvey, and fifty natives were
instantly killed today by an explosion
of dynamite in the Dreyfontein mine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
DIED or WRECK INJURIES.

COTTON, Cal, March 2s.-H. l.
Watchers, Of Sacramento, one Of ths
injured In the wreck Of the westbound
Sunset Express at this point yester-
day. died shortly before o'clock this
morning
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
CHINESE RECOGNIZE AUTO.

PARIS, March 2s.--The Chinese AS
semblys have authorized an automobile
run organized by The Matin, from Pc
kin to Paris The run win begin June
T.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
SEVERAL PROPOSALS
Board Of Arbitration Has Been
Appointed By the U. s.
Government.
END NOW HOPED FOR

However Each Declare the Other Must
Make Concessions or Result viii %
A Fallure--Raiiroad Managers Gay
They Have Made All Possible. :
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-30
THE CORONER'S INQUEST
The high Rate Of Speed Of Over
land In Yards a Contribu-
tory Cause.
INExPERIENCE AN0THEF

The Yardmaster at Cotton Biamss the
Switching Crew and Engineer Of the
Overland And is Sustained BY the
mony Given at coroneps Inquest.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11
FOR THE LAND SAkEs!
The Traction Company is Getting Just
Too Good to Live!

The Traction Company is Getting just
Too Good to Live!
And now the Traction company is
talking about putting on "Owl Cars"
for the convenience OF the dear peo-
pie.
1t sounds too good to be true.
But here's hoping. For just as
many years as the Traction company
has had monopoly on street railway
transportation in Lincoln it has been
the time the chicken went to roost.
Social functions were compelled to
break up just about the time of ev
ening when sociability became appar-
ent in order that the guests might
catch a car. Theatrical performances
have been cut short or the auditors
compelled to leave before the close
in order to save walking home. With
car service the last cars have always
left 0 street before midnight And
for years the people have complained
and protested
But complaints and protests were
unavailing. What, then, brought
about this promise of better things?
o, what's the use of asking such
fool questions? You know what
brought it about. Competition.
As long as the people just had to
patronize the Traction company or
| walk, the company was arrogant, in
solent and impudent. But things have
changed. Lincoln people do not now
have to take the Traction company's
cars or walk The result is visable
decrease in arrogance, insolence and
impudence, and growing sign of con-
Isideration-not for the public, but for
the Traction company's receipts.
Here's hoping that the promise of
owl Cars" will be made good. In
the meanwhile we hasten to assure
Mr.. Moses Scudder of New York of
continued evidences of our distinguish
ed consideration.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11
COME ON WITH THE MONEY.

The enthusiastic trades unionists
who promised to donate a days work
to the Labor Temple fund are urgent
ly requested to come across" with the
money. The association has been Or
ganized, articles of incorporation have
been properly filed, and a committee
from the various trades unions is now
in charge of the project
Every dollar that comes in now will
do the work of two dollars later in the
game. Every dollar sent in will en-
title the sender to a share of stock in
the Labor Temple Building Associa-
ton. Every dollar will be properly and
satisfactorily accounted for.
Just as soon as the trades unionists
demonstrate that they are really in
earnest in this movement for a Labor
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11
FREMONT ELECTRICAL WORKERS
Get Together and Form a Union Tina
Starts Off Well.

Get Together and Form a Union That
Starts Off Well.
Local electricians met at Union hall
last evening and organized local
union of the International Brother
hood of Electrical workers, with a
charter membership of Is. A num-
Der of electricians from West Point,
Wahoo, North Bend and Scribner
were unable to be present and they
will be taken into the local order at
the next meeting.
Officers of the local were elected,
with the following occupying places:
Claude Cady, Herbert Trotter, Archey
Roberts, Collie Kreader, Jack Costel-
10, Henry Olson, Joseph Steinbach
and Slim Dunlap.
This is the first local of this order
ever formed in Fremont, although the
1. B. E. w. is one of the strong
unions of the country. Regular meet
ings will be held and with utilization
with the Central Labor Union.-Fre-
mont Daily Herald.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11
THE RookHINDERs.
Everything Serene in Lincoln and
| Things Grow Better Elsewhere.

Everything Serene in Lincoln and
Things Grow Better Elsewhere.
The union bookbinders of Lincoln
were not affected by the eight-hour
situation on October 1. They were
al: working the eight-hour day before
that. Reports from all over are en-
couraging. Offices are captivating ev-
cry day And the desertions from the
ranks have been SO few as to make
them practically unnoticeable. The
Omaha Western Iaborer says of the
situation in that city:
True to their union, the bookbind-
ers in local printing offices went on a
strike Tuesday of this week, taking
out all the binders in the city but two.
Twelve men went out from the Oma-
ma Printing company, five from the
Klopp & Bartlett company, five from
the Rees Printing company and two
from the Festner Printing company.
Only two appeared for work Tuesday
morning. They are employed by the
Burkley Printing company. The strike
does not include the girls in the
binders trade, of whom there are
twenty-five or thirty. An eight-hour
day is what the strikers demand.
Twenty-Five per cent of the members
are working the eight-hour day and
IS per cent are on strike
The Omaha Typothaetae shops arc
advertising in the Chicago papers for
binders.
The Fremont Tribune's binders add
ed to the company's grief by insisting
on the eight-hour day. The printers
struck for recognition several weeks
ago.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

Temple, they will enlist the aid and
support of the general public. Until
the trades unionists do this success
can not be gained.
The way to show your interest is to
put up some money. Every good thing
costs money. The time to show your
interest is'right now.
Fred Ress, representing the Book
binders Union on the Labor Temple
committee, is treasurer of the associa-
ton. All subscriptions should be sent
to him, 1900 D street. He will receipt
for every dollar. Every dollar will be
nut in the bank and held there until
there is enough to buy a site. Every
subscriber to the stock will have a
voice in the selection of a site.
Get into the game Immediately.
Others have put money-now it is
your turn.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11
PARK DEVELOPMENT.

The WageWOrker serves nOtlce now
that when the proper time arrives it
is going to make an effort to secure
through the referendum the submits
sion of proposition to issue park
bends. Under the referendum law the
voters of Lincoln may compel the sub
mission of any proposition they see fit.
The Wageworker declares that Lin
coin needs not less than $4,000 for
park improvement purposes, and it is
going to call upon the wage-earners
OF the city to demand the issuance
OF that amount of park improvement
bonds The workers of the city are
entitled to that much consideration at
the hands of men who have grown ricn
through real estate made valuable by
the toll and sweat of the wage-earners
OF the city. The men who have. thus
grown rich are able to go to the
mountains or the lakes for the sum-
mer, while the men whose toll made
them rich are compelled to remain at
home and work. These toilers are en-
titled to the very best possible park
system. 1t is a shame and disgrace
for so long, and it will be Mayor
Browns chief glory that under his adj
ministration and through his inita-
tive the beginning was made. With
less than $4,000 for use in two years
the park commission has succeeded in
creating park that is rich in promise.
! than maintain the parks as they now
are with the amount annually avail
able for park purposes. AS things are,
Lincoln can never have park worthy
OF the name. The commission should
have not less than $4,000 right now
with which to make park, and not
less than $4,000 Or $4,000 a year be
available for park purposes.
Wage earners are in the majority in
Lincoln, and it is within their power to
bring about the development of a
park system that will put Lincoln in
the proper rank. These wage earners
should not be SO foolish as to expect
the well-to-do to voluntarily put up the
money. That class does not care
whether the city has a park system Or
not. They can HE away to summer
resorts when the heated term begins.
II is different with the wage Garner
and his family. He must stick to his
work, and his tired wife and growing
children must content themselves with
paved or muddy streets and few
shade trees thereon.
Minneapolis, with q population about
three times as large as Lincoln's
spends 100000 a year on its park sys-
tenn. Boston spends nearly $3.50 per
capita per year on parks. That amount
would give Lincoln $4,000 year for
park purposes.
Lincoln must have a park. And Lin
coin wage earners must be the opes
to act. So let them get ready to de-
mand the submission of bond propo-
sition, the proceeds to be used in park
development.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

A thousand shoe lasters in the en-
ploy of w. L. Douglas suceded from
the Boot and Shoe Workers Union
and told Mr.Douglas about it. He imme-
diately notified them that they were
no longer in his employ and would
not again be until they got back into
the union. Il have contract with
said Mr.. Douglas, land l intend living
UP to the letter and spirit of that con-
tract" w. L. Douglass has made a
huge fortune running closed shop
ana treating his employees fairly.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

President Roosevelt ordered Miss
issippi river pilots license suspended
for ninety days because the pilot was
guilty of lese majestic in running his
boat too near to the presidential craft.
The mere fact that the pilots license
could be legally revoked only after
fair trial cut no ice with President
Roosevelt
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

Just as soon as Mr.. VanCleave gets
that $1,5O0,OOO fund with which to
fight the unions, the Typothatae will
ask for big chunk of it. The union
printers put the Teapot a whole lot
more than that to the bad
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

Another specimen of the union hater
is Harry NJ. Flagler of Florida. Flagler
is the multi-millionaire who per.
suaded" the Florida legislature to en-
act a law that would permit him to
devorce his insane wife and wed a
young and comedy woman.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

The proposition to establish brew
cry in Lincoln should be treated as =
business proposition. The Wage
worker is an advocate of temperance.
Temperance means moderation, some
thing that a lot of temperance ora
tors are unacquainted with
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

We rejoice that Senator Borah was
acquitted Of the charge of defrauding
the government. lie seems that in
stead of defrauding the government
he was merely the attorney for the
men who did defraud the government.
That makes him desirable citizen.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

Miss Parry, daughter of David M .
Parry, ran her automobile over a lit
tie girl in the streets of indianapolis
None of her fathers employees are able
to own an automobile.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

People of the Post, Flagler and
Earle type call them "affinities.' Old
Solomon, who was something of I;
sport himself, never thought of that.
cubines."
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

Mr.. Post is trying to beg the issue
and thus evade payment of $750,OOO
to Golfers. With millinery as high
as it is at present, Mr.. Post needs all
his spare change for the stenographer
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

The Colorado Springs convention of
printers handed the labor editors a
roast. The Hot Springs convention
handed them a bouquet
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11
GOSPEL TRUTH.

Union halls are the high schools of
Union men; there they study and di-
gest the practical problems of life
Seattle Union Record
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

The unions with the highest dues
are the unions that accomplish most
for the membership and for the cause
of unionism.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

Mr.. Post read a paper on the "open
shop" at q recent meeting of en-
shop that he carries it into his marital
relations.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

The label in your clothing is a sign
that the clothing was made by well
paid worker in sanitary factory.
1t is also evidence that the wearer is
something better than mouth union
list"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

What Lincoln union will be the first
to subscribe as body for block of
stock in the Labor Temple?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

The bookbinders seem to have the
open shop" employers pretty well
sewed up.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

Entered as second-class matter April
q, 1904, at the postofice at Lincoln,
Neb., under Ahe Act of Congress of
March 3rd, 1879.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

One way to block the move for a
Labor Temple is pull back and boiler
graft"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

100000 among the merchants of
Lincoln every year. How many "giri
factories would Lincoln have to have
to make an equal wage showing?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

This affinity dope seems to affect
only those who have money to burn.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

The union men of Lincoln spend
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-10-11

Published Weekly at 1877 No. 14th
St., Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year.