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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
The Unknown Owner

A FTER considerable inquiry III the ht'Sl-
L n borhood person was found who was the
real agent Of the landlord; but no "ther N
formation could be obtained than that the
owner took no interest IN the property and
that the agent was under instructions not 10
reveal his name An appeal to this agent 10
have the house vacated and put IN good condi-
ton for tenants was refused with 4 contemptu-
Gus remark as to the absurd1ty OF furnishing
such warrants and immigrants better quarters
in which TO hive 49,,
As tb.r,. was no health department 10 which
an appeal could be made, the metropolitan
ugIicf department was visited and the matter
iajd before It's president, Mr.. Acton He d.
rected the secretary, Mr.. Hawley, lawyer, 70
examine the health laws and ordinances to de
terT11i,7e what measures were in the power OF
the police to enforce 4 search was made
and the result was that there was ntlIfler law
nor ordinance under which the ponce Coulu
take action Mr.. Acton advised that the lax
lists be examined to find who pald taxes Oh the
nronertv. and thus discover the responsible
1aTty, To It's ownership, and then appeal directly
10 him 70 make the necessary improvements
An examination of the tax list revealed tiitI
H. o,r,er was a wealthy man living IN an
sristocratic neighborhood, and member 81
ore Of the most popular chuTcheS 81 ''i'''
period .-..,+ ,,,,,a. was
,,,,,obt ia his attention and its menace 10 the
nuhlic health As a fruitful lever nest was Jf-
nlained He was very angry at what nc nc
I'll was an interference with the manage
r1ert Of his property, and asserted III tie ms
.r,,,,,stic manner that as the house yitideu
-: -, - h. would not expend a dollar Tor
the benefit Of the miserable creatures WHO ii'-
SO wrecked the building .-
Win the failure Of this appeal to the owner
,s.. had reached the last extremity dppdici1y'
Of legal and moral means OF ahatnb a II
dangerous to life and detrimental 1" heai'h'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
Why Cleanliness Prevents Disease

Confined fra rage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
An Anomaly in Law

0NE feature of it deserves mention 1or II
~ IS an anomaly in legislation and apPar-
.n,Iv violates the most sacred principle OF Jus
tice. the power Of the courts to review inc pro
ceedings Of a health board. Mr. Eaton con
to ,b,te nuisances dangerous to hfe and Diet
Timentai to health" should not be subjected to
the possible liability of being interrupted IN ITS
action by an injunction that would delay It's
efforts for a moment. Accordingly the law
was SO drawn that the metropolitan po'tfu
~, ..,,nouere1 To create ordinances, to exc
mt, them in its own time and manner and 10
sit in Judgment on its own acts, without the
possibility OF being interrupted by review pro
ceedmgs or IN functions by any court us
power was made autocratIc. The language Z"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
is FALSE, THEY SAY.
Kentucky County Officials Deny the
Governors Charges.

AUGUSTA, KY, Aug. ll.-County
Judge S, T. Bradford and County At
torney George B, Kinney, Of Brac-
ken County yesterday issued the fol
lowing statement in answer to Gov
ernor Wilson's charge that they have
not done their duty:
"The statement from Governor
Wilson that the county Judge and
county attorney of Bracken county
have failed to do their duty as officers
of said county, is false. They have
been ready able and willing at all
times to do their duty, and the coun-
ty Of Bracken at the present time and
for months past has had no trouble
of any character, other than the trou-
bic caused by the Governors troops
riding the turnpike and intimidating
and frightening citizens and creating
an expense unnecessary,
"The Governor of Kentucky never
made an investigation OF the facts and
situation in Bracken county. He has
listened to false statements made by
the merican Tobacco Company those
who are opposed to the American So
ciety of Equity"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12

REDDlNG, Cal. Aug. 1.-Two
masked bandits, heavily armed, made
a wholesale hold-up last night a mile
from East Stirling on the Feather
River bridge 10 miles east OF Chico.
Sixteen lumbermen returning to camp
were the victims, They were not
robbed in one bunch but in relays OF
two, six and eight.
Twelve lumbermen we're permitted
TO pass unmolested in the midst Of
the series OF hold.ups. AT the east
end Of the bridge there is deserted
cabin. This was used as a prison for
those who had been robbed 1t was
payday at Stirling City and all the
boys were returning in high spirits.
The FIRST six arriving at the bridge
were confronted by the bandits and
stood up. They then we're marched
to the cabin and robbed by Little
Fellow" while the big Fellow kept
them covered When the cleanup
was made the big robber, German
BY accent left the little man in
charge and went down the road. He
soon returned with two more loggers,
These went the same route OF the
\previous six. Again the robber went
down the road, Twelve more log.
gers were coming up the road in a
bunch. There were too many of them
and the robber let them pass. Next
they turned the eight prisoners loose
and told them to keep going Next,
one man came along He was robbed,
Then seven more men came along
and they were relieved OF their valu'
ables and were orderd to move along.
One of the first squad Of victims in
stead Of obeying cut across the hills
back OF Stirling and notified the
officers. The deputies took up the
chase but could find no trace of the
robbers, They say the robbers are
sure to be caught but give no reason,
The hold-up netted them about 500,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
Humbird Lumber Company Lose
a 100000 Plant In the
ConfIagrati0H
SPOKANE SEND FIRE FIGHTERS
Sand Point, Idaho, Has Population
OF 10000 and the Approaching
Flames Are Being Fought by 500
Volunteers.

SPOKANE, Aug II. "A Sand
Point, Idaho, special to the -Spokes-
man Review says:
With the wind blowing a gale and
the adjacent town OF Kootenai wiped
out it seems now that no power can
save Sand Point At 6 o'clock this
evening a small forest fire north of
Kootenai was blown into the town
and the town Of three hundred inhab
itants was burned to the ground, Tho
Humbird Lumber Company has a
100000 plant at Kootenai which was
burned to the ground and only partly
isured. At present the fire is only
1000 feet from the Panhandle Smelter
which seems doomed. The homeless
people OF the little hamlet of Koote
mai have been brought here and are
being cared for. Over 500 volunteers
are fighting the approach OF flames.
Sand Point has a population OF about
10000. appeal has been sent to
the Spokane fire department for aid.
Ii is impossible at midnight to learn
the extent the damage by the fire at
Sand Point. Telegraph wires are
down and connections has been lost
with the regular telephone line, but
the operator OF the independent office
at Sand Point says the town is in no
Immediate danger. Reports are con-
flicting about the smelter at Ponder
ley. one report declaring it is burned
and an other that the smelter is still
safe. A special train left Spokane at
III o'clock with a steamer and hose
cart. Sand Point is 70 miles distant
and it is expected that the run will be
made in an hour and half.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
Lincoln Roosevelt League Car
ries But 4 Of ~ Districts In
San Francisco
AND BELL GETS 6 DISTRICTS
Lincoln Roosevelt League at Los
Angeles Elected l4S Delegates Out
of 332 But at Fresno Elected ALI
Delegates.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l2.-At
III o'clock tonight the returns from
the Republican and Democratic pri-
maries which are being held through
out the State today are incomplete,
but the figures indicated the regular
Organization or the machine in both
parties had won victory. There is
no contest in the independence leagh,
or socialist and union-labor parties
In San Francisco the Lincoln -Roose.
velt League carried but four of the
seventeen districts and one of those
is in doubt In the Democratic side
Bell, or the opposition ticket, had
carried only six districts.
Organization of Republican ticket
has carried the fourth and fifth con-
gressional districts, assuring the re
nomination of Congressman Kahn
an Hays. At Los Angeles the Lin
coin Roosevelt league elected 14S
delegates out of 1872, but so per cent
of Los Angeles county gave the
league a majority OF rs in the county
convention San Diego city went for
the Regulars" but in the county the
league was more successful. 1t is
thought the Regulars" will control
the convention. In Alameda county
the league will control l35 out of 225
delegates. All of the candidates for
the assembly in this county are
pledged to the reelection of United
States Senator Perkins. The organi-
cation has carried Santa Clara county,
In Stockton the organization carried
every ward
The Lincoln Roosevelt League
elected all the delegates in Fresno.
Landslide for organization in Sacra-
mento.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
NEEDED THE MONEY.
President of Guatemala Is Charged
With Strange Methods.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. lice.
Cano, Of the American Trading Com
pany, an arrival on the steamship Ac-
apulco from Central America yester-
day, tells rather strange tale Of the
methods OF President Cabrera Of Qua
temala. Cano says that during his
stay at Guatemala City the represen-
tative Of tobacco firm of Honduras
closed deal with Guatemala mer.
chant receiving check for eleven
thousand pesos. As he left the
merchants Office he was seized by
two soldiers and hustled to Jail wherG
he was tortured, until he signed the
check over to Cabrera. Cano says
that on his advice the merchant stop
ped payment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
MOTHER SEEKS JUSTICE.
After Government And Slayer Of Her
Soldier Son.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ll.-Mrs,
Mary English, mother of Private w,
F. English, of the coast artillery, who
was shot and killed by sentry while
attempting to escape from the guard
house at the preside last Wednesday
declares that she will bring murder
charge against Private Ryan who did
the shooting and also institute suit
for damages in the sum OF $l0O,OO0
against the United States Govern
ment, English, according to his mo-
theirs statement, had not recovered
from an illness which led to his treat
ment at the insane ward prior to his
discharge in January. He later re-
enlisted but Mrs, English says that
his trouble came back on him and
that he should have been sent to the
hospital and not the guard house, Pri
vate Ryan is now being tried for the
shooting Of English, by court mar
tial, this being the military practice
in such cases.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
cHAFIN IS CLIPPER.
Aged Candidate Thinks Prohibition.
lists May Elect Him.

CHICAGO, Aug. ll.-Eugene w.
Chain, presidential nominee of the
Prohibition party, arrived in Chicago
yesterday from Lincoln, Neb.
He will leave Chicago immediate
ly, but will return next Tuesday to be
notified of his nomination, He will
then tour every state in the Union,
speaking three to eight times day
until election,
Wouldn't it have been awful if
had come to my death by water?" he
said,. speaking of his escape from
drowning in the Y, M. c, A, natator-
ium, at Lincoln, q don't mind for
myself, but it would be tough on the
party to lose its head in that way, 50
until the election is over I'm not 60
ing to have anything to do with wa
ter except by the glassful.'
DO you expect to be elected"
"It would be reflection on the in
justice OF the American public for me
to think otherwise"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
ELECTIONS IN CUBA.
Conservatives Seem to Have Carried
the Contest.

HAVANA, Aug, 10.-Approximate
ly complete returns for the provin-
cial and municipal elections Of con-
servatiye governors and provincial
councils in Santa Clara. Mantan-
zas, and Pinar del Rio Provinces.
The returns for the election show
that out OF about 100000 registered
voters about 100000 cast their votes
OF which the Conservatives received
100000; the Miguelites o3,640, and
the Zeayaists 10000. This leaves
about 10000 registered electors who
did not vote. The Conservatives
claim the majority Of these and claim
they will give them a preponderance
of power in the presidential election,
over the other two parties.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
Three Killed in Bad Collision in
Ohio Town
NEARLY FORTY ARE INJURED
Both Trolley Cars Were Late and in
Addition to Their Usual High
Speed Are Said to Have Been
Making up For Lost Time.

PIQUA, O., Aug. ll.-Three per-
sons were killed and nearly forty 9th
ers were injured, several of whom are
not likely to survive, when the two
limited electric cars of the Western
Ohio Traction Company collided at
a sharp curve few miles north of
here last night. The dead:
JAMES KEHOE, passenger, Day,
ton, 0.
WILLIAM MCCLELLAN, passen-
ger, Lockington, O.
WILLIAM BAILEY, motorman,
Piqua, b.
Both trolley cars were late and in
addition to their usual high speed are
said to have been making up lost
time, 1t is said that the south bound
car had orders to lay over at a sell
dom used siding just south of Sid
ney, there to wait until the north
bound car from here passed. As the
south bound car rounded curve just
before reaching the switch the north
bound car hove in sight, approaching
at a high rate of speed In an in
slant there was crash. The south
bound car telescoped and was almost
completely reduced to splinters. 1t
was on this car that the greatest num-
Der were injured
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
DEALING WITH HONDURAS.
State Department Takes Up Matter
Of Exequateurs.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
State Department is taking up direc-
tiy with the government of Hondu-
ras the settlement Of the question
arising from the cancellations Of the
exequateurs Of the American consul
and vice consular officers at Cciba,
which was done by President Davila
because OF the alleged intervention OF
those officers in the political affairs
Of Honduras. For this purpose it has
directed Mr.. Dodge, the American
minister at Salvador, to proceed at
once to Tegucigalpa, the capital Of
Honduras for conferences with the Of
ficials OF the foreign Offices there
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
TEDDY" HAS THEM GUEssIN

OYSTER BAY. Aug. i2-Unusual
activity at the government executive
Office here which has been apparent
for almost a week, both during the
day and often far into the night has
been the subject OF considerable
curiosity. The executive staff has
been augmented by the arrival OF
two clerks from Washington from
the executive Office.
Acting secretary to the President,
Forester, has been making two trips
to Sycamore Hill, daily consuming
generally about two hours each. On
one occasion recently started making
night trip, remaining with the presi
dent frequently as late as midnight
and sometimes after that hour. Just
what is the occasion for this extraor
binary activity cannot be learned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
George Craig Of Portland At.
tempts Murder
THEN He COMMITS SUICIDE
Craig Was Employed by a Farming
Implement Company Shoots at
Lawrence Wrinkler and Son, But
Both Escape.

PORTLAND, Aug. II, = Over
crazed by over-indulgence in liquor,
George Craig committed suicide to-
day in North End hotel, after hav-
ing fred at Lawrence Wrinkler, and
the son of Wrinkler, while Wrinkler
was passing the open door Of Craig 5
room, Craig was employed in the
shipping department of farm implc
mcnt concern an had been induced to
go to his room by companion. On
entering the room Craig ordered his
friend out at the point of pistol.
Just then Wrinkler passed along the
hall in front Of Craig's door,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
TAFT WILL SPEAK.
At Dedication OF Monument to Prison
Ship Martyrs.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE inyi-
tation extended to Judge William H.
Taft to speak at the dedication of the
monument to the prison ship mar
tyrs on top Of Fort Green Hill, Brook
lyn, has been accepted. The exereis
es will be held on November IA.
Congress appropriated 100000 to
erect the shaft, which is now almost
completed. II sands over the graves
OF the twelve thousand American pa
triots who lost their lives in prison
ships anchored in Wallabout Bay,
Brooklyn, in the Revolutionary war,
New York City contributed fifty thou
sand dollars, the state gave $25,00O
and the same sum was raised by vol
untary contribution
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
BRYAN ADDRESSES PRINTERS

FAIRVIEW, Aug l2-Bryan was
tonight the principal speaker at a
banquet given by the Lincoln Typo
graphical Union in honor Of O..
Humphrey O'Sulivan, Of Lowell,
Mass. Bryan was vociferously ap-
plauded throughout Bryant speech
dealt with the usefulness Of labor or
ganizations. He believes in them and
believes that the improvement in la
Dor conditions is due to their inAu-
|ence,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WANTED IN HELENA.
-Four Men And A Woman Are Ares
ted in Detroit.

HELENA, Mont, Aug. ll.--Louis
Martin, John Maguns, Louis Ceste,
Ritce Schoff, alias Magnus, and Mary
Due, alias Jac, arrested in Detroit
last Sunday, are wanted here on a
charge Of safe blowing, burglary, and
forgery It is said the crimes were
committed here several months ago.
The prisoners lived on Clore Street
here, in the restricted district, for
some time and after they left the po-
lice secured information which led
them to believe the men knew some
thing about crimes which had been
committed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
ALASKA ELECTION RETURNS

SEATTLE, Aug. l2.-Specials by
cable to the Post-Intelligencer from
Treadwell, Juneau, Douglass, Sitka,
Skagway, Raines, Wranglell, give the
following incomplete returns Of to-
days Alaska elections, Delegate to
congress, Wickersham 500, Corson
800, Roman l75, Chilber s64, Glum /,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
Bad Wreck on the Northern Pa
cific Railway
TWO KILLED, MANY INJURED
Engineer Did Not See That Fire
Had Destroyed a Small Bridge Be-
fore it Was Too Late-Fireman
and Tramp Dead.

GLENDIVE, Mont, Aug, H.
Northern Pacific train No. 2, the
North Coast Limited, met with dis
astrous wreck about II miles east Of
Glendive, last evening Fireman A.
B. Matthews and an unknown tramp
were killed and probably 20 or 80 in
jured, Many of those injured were
not seriously hurt and all but one,
Wilson, an express messenger, will
recover. The train was travelling pro-
badly at speed of 50 miles an hour,
when within two miles of Allard Sta
ton it rounded curve and ran into
a burned bridge about IS feet long,
Engineer Litch could not see that the
structure was out until the train was
virtually on the chasm. When he did
see it he quickly reversed the engine
and threw on the emergency brakes,
which action prevented all the Goa
ches except the smoker and mail car
from going into the ditch.
A relief train bearing physicians
left this city at once for the scene of
the accident and wrecking train was
made up and is now at work clear
ing the track.
The dead, together with all the in
jured, were brought to Glendive and
are now being cared for.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
BY WIRELESS.

The United Wireless Station on
Telegraph Hill, this city, reports the
oil tank steamer Col. E. L. Drake as
passing the mouth OF the river last
night at II o'clock, bound for San
Francisco to Seattle, She reports
can Well"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.

National League,
New York 0, Chicago a.
Boston 2, St. Louis 0.
Philadelphia !, Pittsburg 5.
American League.
Cleveland !, Philadelphia 8.
Detroit 2, Washington ;.
Chicago 6. New York |.
St. Louis 0, Boston }.
Pacific Coast League.
Oakland 5, San Francisco !.
Los Angeles 3, Portland 2.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
PAYDAY AT STERLING
Victims Secured in Relays and
Are imprisoned After Being
Robbed
THIEVES GET ABOUT s7oo

Twelve Lumbermen Owing to Their
Numbers Are Allowed to Pass Un-
molessed in the Midst Of the Series
OF Hold-ups.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-16
WORK
SCORES MUCH SUCCESS

Dcnvcr.-Dr. p. A. Baker, general
superintendent Of the Anti-Sa loon
League, who Is here to tell the people
of Denver what has been accomplish
ed by the prohibition movement,
says:
Nearly 100000 people in the
United States now live in prohibition
territory"
DR.. Baker says his statement IL
based upon accurate figures compiled
In the league departments, and that
the number is swelling daily. Few
people, he says, realize that the tenn
pcranCc way" has swept over the
country in III" past few years with
such pcrsisi"u, vigor that now one
hair the population of the United
States live In territory whore the aa-
loon is furhi1dcn
THE temperance people of this
country have been closing saloons In
the United States at the rate of thir-
" day durins the year 1905" said
DR.. Baker, "uud believe II will con-
tinuc at that rate during the rest of
the year. About 100000 people
N'F''''''''' ''''l'''''N NOT N'hl, anu ' bf-
+ llcvc that this year those figures will
he DUPLICATED. II is not fully rcnliz-
cd by the general public that the
temperance has hccn SO universally
successful as IL has.
partly by state abolition of aa-
looms, and to q greater degree by To-
cal option, the prohibition territory
of the United States has been in
creased until there are now 10. OOO,-
200 people living in places where the
saloon is forbidden. Eight States
are in the prohibition list, and we
nope to put more there. Last spring
people liviifr in the State of Illinois
abolished l,5oo saloons in one day.
+ THE Anti-SalOOn League Is MOI in
/ terested In partisan politics. We
nave nothing directly to do with the
/ Prohibition party, Our work Is car
lied on by the members of all parties.
we nave political department, but
! 1t Is not concerned with the partisan
side of politics.
Il have Just reached here after a
trip to Salt Lake City and other
places In the West. find conditions
there excellent for our cause. In
wyoming Idaho and Utah they are
working for law that will provide
for county local option and aye seek
ing to elect men to the Legislatures
VINO Will, pledge themselves to the
passage of such measure. The Nor,
mons are in favor of the county lncal
option movement and are working
Tor 1t diligently. The authorities OF
the Mormon Church are cooperating
splendidly in this work and we arc
securing good organization all
| through the country"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-16
GypSieS In Camp
At Moana Tonight

Joseph Pratt Coohc, Mrs. Sanford
II. Wadhams.
Gipsy Dance Misses Helen and
Margaret Center.
Spielers - Rcynuld McGrcw, Ivan
Graham. Oswald Stevens.
Candy Booth -- Mrs. Samuel VIII
der, chairman, assisted by Mrs.
Brainerd Smith Mrs. Langhornc,
Mrs. Robert Atkinson. Miss Wilhelmi-
ma Tenney, Mrs. Ernest Watcrhousc.
Miss Rosie Herbert. Miss Mary Won
Holt.
Decoration Committee Mrs
Louis Abrams, chairman: assisted by
Mrs. A. Soule and Mrs. Rycrurt.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-16
EDUCATION IN MORALS

London, October 3.-The first inter.
national congress organized to discuss
the problems of moral education was
opened today at the Imperial lnsti.
tutC.
The object of the congress is to Sc.
cure the cooperation Of the various
governments for the improvement of
the moral education offered in schools,
and seventeen nations, including the
United States, were represented Of
licially.
Professor ErnCBt Sadlcr, In wClcom-
ing the delegates, laid emphasis upon
the special Indebtedness of the world
TO educational thought and expert
ments in the United States.