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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
BUDGET FOUGHT ALLEGED
GRAFT TWO YEARS AGO
ENDORSES SAME OFFICIALS
AND METHODS NOW

has for an automobile. To add TO
the burden Of the first cost an addi-
taionai expense Of $40 per month is
required to employ some one to op-
crate ii. And on top Of all this the
city must provide place to keep il.
We ask the council in the name of
common sense where the money is
coming from to meet this extrava-
gance2 The question Of keeping the
city expenses within the limit Of its
indebtedness has already become
problem and by this action Of the
street committee it must necessarily
become greater.
us it possible that the city must
provide ways and means for the var
ious contractors to bid on street
work. Is il part of the agreemnet
that roller be pSovidedi The city
now owns rock roller which cost in
the neighborhood Of $1,000 and ac-
cording to the repor. this roller is to
be turned in for the munihcient sum
Of $3.50. Looks like another county
plow deal. The present roller owned
by the city has accomplished its pur-
pose and where contractor has been
faithful to his duty no objection has
been raised to the manner in which
| THE macadam has been rolled. The
street committee has accepted every
macadam Improvement contracted
for and the property owners have
had nothing to say. Some Of
the street improvements have been
properly made while others through
careiessness are still in an unhnish-
ed condition. A steam roller could
mot be used in Astoria exceeding
Thirty days in year Neither has the
present street roller been employed
any greater length of time since be-
coming the property of the city. It is
said that steam roller is required
for the heavy grades during street
work. This might be true for possib-
lily half dozen short improvements
lbA it is not necessary to purchase
an expensive machine for only this
class Of work. However, there is
one factor in the city government
that is not so easily influenced The
action taken in the premises by May
OF Wise will meet with the approva
Of the taxpayers and business men il
general by his refusal to countenanc,
the action of the street comimtte,
and he has notified the manufactur
ers that the city will not be respon
sible for the receipt Of the machin
as its purchase was not authorizes
by the city. Further still the mayo
has notified the transportation com
pany to hold it pending further in
structions from the original owners.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
COMMITTEE DISSOLVED.

PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. s.-The
committee on public safety has been
dissolved and General Simon has
named commission to carry on the
affairs Of the city, Throughout the
day General Simon was acclaimed on
every side by crowds Revolutionary
leaders say that they accept the de-
cision of the national assembly which
has his permission to vote freely on
successor to President Alexis.
This declaration is generally accept
ed as being sincere, but his officers
are urging him to assume the office
himself and take control of the
government"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06

Perhaps the most conspicuous and
reprehensiblc piece OF business ever
transacted BY the Citizens council
since Il was placed in power, and
one that will remain for all time a
chailange Of their fitness for public
preferment, was the purchase Of the
street-steam roller in the summer Of
1906, when upon the mere hypothe-
sis Of simple requisition, with no res
olution nor other prescribed author
ity from the council OF Astoria,
Chairman Jens H. Hansen, of the
Street Committee, ordered $500
machine from the Buffalo Pitts Com.
pany, and had Il shipped here, thus
tentatively binding the city to take
II, Mr.. Hansen is now a candidate
for reelection as councilman at
large.
The course adopted by the chair
man OF this important and response
bic committee was deprecated in un-
qualified terms at the time, in the
council and out Of it, and was com
mented upon adversely by every
businessman in the city but without
any avail in heading off the outrage
II demonstrated a sheer contempt fol
public opinion and the ordinary rules
Of business that have left their i'm
preston on the PUBLIC mind in
shape that will not be forgotten moi
forgiven.
The veto OF the ordinance in sup
port Of this reckleses and costly
measure, in which Mayor Herman
Wise showed how excellent a bust
nessman and conscientious officer HI
was, reveals the abnormal conditions
under which the deal was carried out
the excessive cost, by $1,000, OF th'
machine on the markets of the coun
try; the correlatiye cost Of its main
tenanee and operation; the cost (
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
AND SUFFRAGETTES
HAVE ANOTHER SPLIT
FAILED 10 APPEAR.
Coast Artillery Officer Does Not
Show up At Court Martial.

BOSTON, Dec. s.--As First Lieu-
tenant Edward Cottlieb Of the
Coast Artillery failed to appear yes
terday at the courtmartial before
which he is being tried on charges
Of irregularity ia his dealings with
business firms while acting as quar-
termaster, II Is expected that some
action will be taken at Washington
today Gottlieb was released on the
personal recognizance Of his attor-
ney in New York but he has not been
seen by any member Of the court
since il adjourned on Wednesday
night. The War Department has
been notified it is said, and it is re-
ported the lieutenant has gone to
Montreal, where he has number Of
friend Military regulations demand
that the accused always appear for
trial unless illness or other good
causes prevents. Gottlieb gained
considerable fame as an electrical
expert in the army and has conduct
ed extensive experiments,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
WATcHMANS EVIDENCE
CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN
HER AROUND PREMISES
DAVIS NAY PROVE AN ALlBI
Much Testimony Presented IN an
Effort to Show That Davis Reach
cd His Apartments Before the
Hour Of the Crime.

OMAHA, Dec. s.-The trial Of
Charles E. Davis, charged with the
murder Of DR.. Rustin, was adjourned
today until Monday. The testimony
tending 10 impreach that Of Mrs.
Abbie Rice was introduced today.
Block, a watchman, testified TO hav-
ing seen here within block Of the
Rustin residence at l o'clock on the
morning Of the killing of Rustin
when according to her testimony she
went asleep in the house Of Clara
Gleason two miles away. Much tes-
timony was presented in an effort
to show that Davis reached his
apartments in the Shatham Hotel
before 8 o'clock. approximately the
hour when the shooting occurred.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
WOULD STOP HAzINo.

CHICAGO, Dec SAN appeal TO
colleges, parents and the present 70
unite IN an effort to stop hazing has
been issued by President Edmund j.
James Of the University Of Illinois.
He describes hazing as sort OF an
nual epidemic. at breaks out at the
beginning Of the year" the appeal
reads, "and RACES for a time like a
fever. II IA difficult to eradicate,
owing 10 the sentiment Of parents
and public officials, who while con-
dsmning the thing in the abstract in
mild sort Of way, practically sup
porting Il by reiusig to regard il as
anything more than harmless play,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
WILL START TWO WEEKS
AFTER HIS RETIREMENT
FROM WHITE HOUSE.
WILL DEFRAY ALL EXPENSE
Expedition is to be Quilted by
Smithsonian Institution-Son Ker'
nit and Distinguished Professors
to Accompany Him.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt in statment pre-
pared by Secretary Walcott of the
Smithsonian institution made his
first official announcement today re-
garding his hunting trip to Africa
which he will start within two weeks
after he retires from the presidency
The expedition is to be outftted by
the Smithsonian Institute, the presi-
dent defraying his own expenses and
will gather natural history materials
for the new national museum. Nom
bassa will Be reached in April OF next
year, but no detailed itinerary be-
yond that place has been made ex-
cent general route to Victoria
Nyanza and thence down the Nile to
Khartoum, where 1t is expected the
party will arrive about April, l9lO
| Besides the president and his son
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
GENERAL OPINION THAT SHE
WAS SUNK BY A COL
LISION
WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE
Belts Marked IS. S. Stanley" To-
gether With Those Marked 500
City, Lend Color to Supposition
That the Ship is Destroyed.

HALIFAX, Dec. Sit is now
thought that the steamer 500 City
was probably sunk in collision.
belts bearing the name Of steamer
Stanley have been found among the
500 City wreckage, according to
dispatch received here,
NORTH SYDNEY, Dec. S.
Belts marked IS. S, Stanley" drifted
ashore with those marked $500 City"
and it is suggested that the life belts
marked Stanley may have been pur-
chased secondhand by the owners
of the 500 City while she was carry
ing excursionists on Lake Michigan.
The only steamer Stanley in Cana
dian waters is the government ice
breaker which runs between Char
lottetown and Potou and that that
vessel is now at Charlottetown
Harbor Small quantities Of wreck
age continue to drift ashore at Cape
Ray, but no bodies have been found
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
When Attendants Start 10 Eject
Objectionable Women Find
Fastened 10 Chairs
MANY ARMED WITH WHIPS
Chancellor is interrupted AZ Very
Start Of His Address With Cries
eve Want Deeds, Not Words
Demonstration Finally Stopped.

LONDON, Dec. s.-T'he gulf BE-
tween the sufFragists and sutfraget-
tes, the latter being the term geneF~
ally used to describe militant sec
ton Of the woman agisators who be-
lieve in street riots and attacks on
cabinet ministers as the quickest
means Of obtaining the ballot for
their sex. was further widened this
afternoon through a fierce demon
stration by sufragettes at Albert
Hall against David Lloyd George,
chancellor of exchequer The chan
cellor was addressing suffrage
meeting, but had hardly started when
interrupted BY strident cries, I'VE
want deeds, not words"
The stewards Of the hall, there be-
ing $50 on hand to deal with the an
ticipated disturbance, at once started
TO eject the women. They found the
latter chained to their seats There
was confused struggle, but finally
the chains were cut and the suffra-
gettes expelled The number Of disor-
derly persons seemed to increase
rather than diminish. Some of the
women were armed with whips and
they repeIled every attempt to eject
them. There was fierce struggle
in every part Of the hall every few
minutes and every time George
made an attempt TO speak his voice
was drowned by groans and Kisses.
The uproar was at its height when
a dozen suffragettes who had been
recently released from prison divest-
ed themselves Of their outer wraps
and appeared in jail garments These
exhibitions acted on the sisterhood
like a red flag on bull, Megaphones
and bells were brought into use and
the, noise became deafening, The
stewards at length lost their tempers
and as they continued throwing out
the disturbers, the clothing of many
was torn off their backs. Finally
after a half hour Of opposition they
became exhausted and George was
lallowed to proceed without furtheH
interruption. He assured the audience
that the majority Of the cabinet fa'
vored women suffrage and that ths
suffrage clause would be included II
the governments franchise bill
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
HEAVY STORM OF LAST FEW
DAYS VERY SEVERE OFF
UPPER ATLANTIC
REPORT IS STILL MEAGRE
According 70 Accounts Received II
Were Drowned December 8; 20
December 4, and Seven on Deeem-
Der 5.

HALIFAX, Dec. s.--More than so
seamen have lost their lives OF the
upper North Atlantic coast during
the last few days as result Of a
storm OF unprecedented severity,
Reckoning itemized accounts as
largely as meagre reports will al
low, follows: December 3, II mem
bers Of crews Of three fishing schoon.
ers drowned off the New Foundland
coast. December 4, % members Of
the crew Of the schooner 500 City,
which is believed to have sunk in
the gulf Of St, Lawrence. Deeem-
Der S, seven members Of the crew
OF barge No. l0l which went down
off the coast Of Nova Scotia,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06

PITTSBURG. Dee. S = The llth
annual national convention Of the
American Mining Congress adjourn
ed today after four day session
Congress adjourned at noon but the
election Of officers and other routine
business was transacted at the after
noon meeting.
The officers are; J. II, Richards
Of Boise. president; Dr. r, Buckley
OF Flat River. Mo-. FIRST vice-presi-
dent; ]. F. calbraith Of Denver, sec
retary. Directors, r. C, Bromley Of
Denver, H. Foster OF Balm, Illinois,
and Samuel A. Taylor Of pittsburg.
The secretary was instructed to sub
nit a question Of the next meeting
place to directors by letter vote.
Resolutions we're adopted declaring
for the prevention of mine disasters;
compensation for injured minersi
equipment Of mines with scientific
apparatus to prevent mine disasters
and government tax Of per cent
per ton on soft coal 70 be used for
The support Of miners, widows and
injured miners, As no action was
taken 10 the relative change OF the
seat In national headquarters from
Denver that city viii retain the
headquarters. disappointment seem
ed general that no definite action
was taken on resolutions In refer
enes to the proposed measures to
decrease all alleged frauds praetieed
in the sale of mining stocks and re-
iating to mine accidents and their
causes All these resolutions were
referred 10 the committee. The read
ING Of a telegram from Judge Taft
in which the President-elect said that
the mining industry Of this country
deserved MI the assistance which the
government could render It and that
the mining resources OF the country
must be conserved, caused much eT
thusiasm, President Richards before
leaving tonight summed up the pro
iects upon which the congress viii
make a fight during the coming yea'
as follows;
"The most important movement u
which we are interested are the es
tablishment Of a bureau Of mines
md mining, federal aid TO mining tc
schools, protection to lead and gin,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06

Kermit, the personnel of the party
on leaving New York will consist of
three Representatives of the Smith
sonian Institution: Major Edgar A.
Mearns, medical corps, U. S. A. re.
tired; Edmund Heller, graduate of
Stanford class 1901, who is a thor
oughly trained naturalist and who
has collected big game animals in
the same part Of Africa where Roose-
welt will visit; J. Alden Loring, field
naturalist whose training comprises
service in biological survey Of de-
partment Of agriculture, New York
City ZOO, as we'll as numerous col
lecting trips.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
CLARK is ELECTED,

WASHINGTON, Dec. s-Repre-
sentative Champ Clark Of Missouri
was at the caucus Of the Democratic
members of the body, Clarks' cleo
ton was unanimous, His name was
suggested to the caucus by the retir-
ing minority leader, Senator-elect
John Sharp Williams Of Mississippi
Resolutions were adopted thanking
Williams for his services to the
party on the floor Of the House.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06

WASHINGTON, Dee. s-Al-
though chairman Of the tariff COM
mission of the National Manufac-
turers' Association, Herbert E. Miles
Of Racine, Wis, manufacturer Of
agricultural implements, wagons and
carriages, made it plain to the COM
mittee on ways and means that he
appeared as private individual "As
an independent, non-trustihed manu-
facurer"
"Stone, labelled as bread Is what
he said the farmer is given through
the Dingley tariff. Miles said that
the Standard OIL Company benefit
ted most from the duty on oil, The
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
WILL RENTER BODY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s,-Having
been buried for nearly century In
an obscure corner Of the Digges'
farm in Maryland, near here, the
body Of Major EEnfant, the engi-
neering officer Of the colonial army
who assisted George Washington in
laying ont the national capitol is to
be removed at government expense
with military ceremonies to Airing
ton cemetery, in Virginia,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06

NEW BEDFORD, Dec, s.-With
only portion of her forward deck
her tunnels and her masters project
inc above the water, the United
states cruiser Yankee, which was
Hoated Yesterday rested tonight on
the bottom Of Buzzard's Bay not TAR
from penikesee Island, the state
Iener settlement, Although the Yan'
kee's position and condition are
most unfayorable, Il y the opinion
among wreckers and naval officers
that The raising will prove q much
Iess difficulty undertaking than the
feat At Hen and Chickens ledge IRON Y.
which she was floated yesterday Ihis
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
FLOODS HEAVY DAMAGE.

PINE BLUFF, Dec. 5.-After
causing an actual damage of $780,
600 and an estimated damage by de-
probation to adjoining property Of
100000. The Arkansas river had
today slowly fallen, AS soon as the
river falls sufficiently the citizens
will begin work on substantial revet-
ments to prevent further destruction
by floods,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
sENAToR HANsRRouoH IL.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec s.--United
States Senator Hansbrough Is III in
Minneapolis but bis condition is
moi thought 10 be serious, The ma
mrc 81 his malady is not known. His
attending physician il an eye and
ear specialist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
Budget, Tuesday, Aug. 81, 1906. !

= with the reckless manner in =
= which the city council transacts =
= business. as. illustrated in the re- =
. cent ordinance passed for the Z
= purchase Of a steam roller, to- 4
= gether with overriding the =
= mayors veto against the advice 4
= Of the city attorney, and out Of 4
= al manner Of reason and public 4
= opinion, the Bit was taken and 4
= the load carried beyond the 4
= reach Of the public. When, oh 4
y when, viii the dear taxpayer
= live to see the city government 4
= free from graft"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
MILES DENIES He
is A FREE TRADER
Also DisClamed That He Has Had Any Trouble
With Labor Unions, Some Hot Discussions

Standards wage cost is six per cent
of the price to the consumer and Me
tariff offered protection Of 90 per
cent Of the price. The tariff Of steel
and its products, he said, were all
in excess Of the wage cost He de-
.clared that 0s per cent Of the steel
output was controlld BY the United
States Steel Corporation and half
dozen large concerns which III
commercial sense arc practically one
concern
That is true 50 far as the making
Of one price Is concerned" suggested
Cochran of New York
(Continued oh page
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
RAKER CITY FTREBUG.

BAKER CITY, Or, Dec. s.-Final
act in Baker incendiary cases was
played today when the County Judge
committed Golden Anthony the ju-
yenile frebus, to the reform school.
II Il stated that the district attorney
did not turn the boy over to the cir
cult court for trial because there Is
no torroborative testimony support
Ing the boys own confession,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
SECOND MISFORTUNE
TO CRUISER YANKEE
After Being Successfully FIOated She is Now
Resting on Bottom Of Buzzard Bay

latest misfortune to the unlucky ship
is primarily due to rough weather,
combined with the strained and
leaky condition Of the cruiser,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
ELEVENTH MINING CONGRESS HAS
COMPLETED IT'S WORK

operations, and a revision Of forestry
laws whereby mining operators may
be given more latitude"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06

other cities and contractors Of the
identical roller from the identical
factory; all the forbidding circum.
stances OF the case that warranted
his Official refusal to take part in the
outrage. and that important docn-
ment was published in the city and
was commended on all sides for its
perfect tact and justice II was the
shafpest rebuke ever delivered in
the annals OF the Citizens admins
tration: But it was passed over the
head Of the mayor, and for the sake
Of the public credit Of Astoria. the
mayor subsequently signed the war
rant that paid for the machine.
To show the utter unpopularity Of
the whole thing, the Morning Asto-
rian here and now re-produees the
singing editorials which appeared in
the Evening Budget at that time on
this question, and in which the mat
ter was uncompromisingly baited and
blasted; and the quotations are made
the more readily, since the Budget,
al that particular time, was not the
official organ Of the city administra-
ton as it is now, and was quite free
to condemn, where now it must
champion. Its comment was as fol
lows:
WHEN WILL IT END?
what appears to be a needless tax
upon the citizens Of Astoria is evi-
denced by the action of the street
committee OF the common counci
in purchasing steam roller for the
sum Of $500 for the use of the var
Iious contractors in the city, withou
/ having exercised the simple preeau-
ton OF aseertaining whether such Z
steam roller was required for the
proper construction Of our streets
whether the city government was Fl.
nancially able to make the purchase
at this time or submitting the mattel
to the open market to allow Other
manufacturers Of steam rollers TO bic
upon the request Of the citl
10 purchase one. But before the or
dinance could be passed by the com
mon council authorizing the pur
chase, il such action was possible L
secure, the street committee upoi
the simple granting Of requisition
took the matter into its own hand
and 10 the roller is already here q
the depot awaiting delivery Whei
will our city servants learn to prac
tice a little economy in the conduc
Of public affairs1 How long mus
the public tolerate this needlss ex
penditure of money! A steam role
without any rolling to do is an alb
solute luxury, The city has no NOR
use for a steam roller than hors
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-06
TELEGRAM FROM TAFT
]. II. Richards Of Boise Is elect.
cd President Or. {.
Buckley Vice.
DISAPPOINTMENT MUCH FELT

General disappointment Apparent
Owing 10 Failure Of Congress 20
Take ANY Definite Action Regard
Ing Mining Fraud.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-20
GOVERNMENT DETECTIVES
SECURE EVIDENCE

tho fun extent OF the evidence
against them now In the hands of
tho United statcn district attor'
neya In this city aud Snu Fran
cisco They have lust made the
discovery that for more than year
past secret service officers have
been in the employ Of the roads
IN this city aud san Francisco
securing evidence Tor the govern
mcnt
These detectives have been In
the passenger and freight offices as
trusted employees. aud. more I'm.
portant than all, there has been
one IN the auditors office Of each
railway. They have secured copies
OF important letters and rulings by
the gencTal agents relating 10 rc
bates aud favored shippers, which
they have placed In tho hands OF
the prosecuting officials.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-20
TACOMA PARENTS
SEEK GIRL HERE

BELLA smith, is years old. IL
missing from her home. at ais
South Kent St. Tacoma. aud Il Is
believed she Is Ia Seattle.
The gifl has not been seen In
Tacoma since February IL She
Was a guest OF the stevens hotel
this city. for four days. but left
yesterday. destination unknown.
she Is 81 medium height. and
were a red skirt. Ions distributing
black coat and black hat. and a
white fur scarf
She was In the company % an
other girl Of her own age when last
seen here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-20

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