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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
LUPToN SENDS MESSAGE
Official Dispatch From Vice Consul at Mes
sina is Received at State Department
Fears For Other Americans

time of day and after Brown replied
and walked past him, accompanied Nv
Mrs. Brwon, the Italian fred without
warning, Nicholas then rushed 20
Santos house, jumped IN through an
open window, shot out the lights and
began firing indiscriminately, appar-
emily under the impression that San
tos vas At home. Santos followed
hom behind Nicolos and ran for help.
The man was later located at Pleas
ant Beach, where an armed posse has
him surrounded.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
CAUSE is INVESTIGATED.
Misunderstanding Of Orders Respon-
sible For Train Wreck,

GREAT FALLS, Dec. 29-At coro-
ner's inquest into the cause Of the
Mid Canyon wreck yesterday, it de-
veloped three seats Of orders for one
ore train had been issued. One or
dered it run an hour late, another an
hour and twenty minutes and the
third an hour and a half late. Con-
ductor SomerviIle testified he over
looked the last two orders and this
caused the wreck. Engineer Murray
said he forgot the last order and was
running on the second order.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
SEATTLE WILL HELP.

SEATTLE, Dec 2o.-The Italian
American Club tonight held a spec
ial meeting to consider plans for re.
lief Of those who suffered in the ItaI-
ian earthquake. Each member CON
stituted himself a committee to bring
in as many contributions as possible
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
KILLS ONE, INJURIES OTHERS

Armed Posse Has Jose Nicolos
Surrounded.
SEATTLE, Dec. g. Special to
Post Intelligencer from Port Blake
ley says that after quarreling with
Jose Santos, fellow workman, Jose
Nicolos, an Italian, tonight killed
Santos four-year-old son, fatally
wounded the baby girl and shot Geo.
B. Brown, a workman through the
back. The attack on Brown occuf-
red first, in Port Blakeley Mill, where
Nocolos was apparently waiting for
Santos. Nicolos asked Brown the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
SHE CAN LIVE, ALRrGHTi

PoUGHKEEPsIE. N. n, Dec. %.
Seven hundred dollars a month ali
mony is allowed Mrs Mary Bogardus
Tower, a former telephone girl in a
final decree Of separation from her
husband, A. Edward Tower, the
wealthy ironmaster Of this city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
EARTHQUAKE KILLS 100000


and on one occasion Captain Hams
young son called Annis papa Wit
ness said she told all this to Cap
tain Hams. She said she told Cap
tain Hams that Annis made himself
al home in the house and she hid
when someone called III the house.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30

defendant at the courts command,
arose and stood unnioved throughout
the recital Of judgment. There vas
no demonstration on the part Vi TIE
spectators during the proceedings il
the court room, not later when Ruef
having entered the prison van ID cus-
tody Of deputy, started 1t dusk on
his long ride TO jail. The crime for
which Ruef was convicted was bribing
Of former Supervisor Furey 10 favor
the award Of an overhead trolley fran.
chise to the United Railroads.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
RED CROSS 70 AID.

NEW YORK, Dec. %. y American
Red Cross Of which President-elect
Taft is the head, has offered its sery-
ices in cooperating with the Italian
Red Cross. The New York state
branch today issued call for aid.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
o.R&M ROBBERS SENTENCED
Jack Hays Gets IL Years Burke Let
of With Four Years.

PORTLAND, Dec. 2o-Jack Hays,
alias Walton and William Burke TO-
day pleaded guilty to the charge Of
holding up the o. r. & N. passenger
train December II and was sentenced
BY Judge Gantenbein. Hayes, as the
ring leader, was sentenced to IL years
in the penitentiary. Burke, whose
confession implicated Hayes, was
sentenced to serve four years. The
third man concerned in the hoId-up,
known as "The Swedeg is still at
large, but ii is believed he will soon
be apprehended.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
SO MINERS BURIED
IN DEATH TRAP
Horrible Coal Mine Disaster at Lick Branch Vr-
ginia-.-FOur Taken Out Dead

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. pa coal
mine disaster at Lick Branch occurred
today, Forty to sixty are imprisoned.
Rescue was prevented by FIRE and
smoke,
Later-The message received at 10
O'Clock at the general Offices Of the
Norfolk & Western Railway, says II
men have been taken out Of the mine
and that four are dead. II Is practi-
saily settled that 50 miners we're ii
work when the explosion occurred
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
BOB AGAIN ON wARpATH.

SYDNEY, Dec. 2o.--Bob Fitzim.
mons, former heavyweight champion
and Jack (Twin) Sullivan, today chal,
ienged Jack Johnson for Rght for
the heavyweight title.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30

and that there yet remains 36 in The
death pit The rescue work is very
slow.
The damage to the mine Is reported
great, The cause Of the explosion II
not yet determined.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
HISTORIANS MEET.

WASHINGTON, Dec, %, The
American Historical Association held
its final session in this city today,
The principal seaks were Joseph a..
Hill William Nelson and J. F, Rodes,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Arthur
S. Cheney, American Consul at Mes
sina and wife are among the reported
killed BY the earthquake.
The following dispatch, sent By
Stuart Lupton, American viee-eonsul
AT Messina, came via Malta, via wire
less, BY, Consul H. w. Gale and trans
mitted BY him to the State Depart
meat:
@Thc Messina consulate Is destroy
ed and the consul and his wife are
to be dead Signed,
"LUPTON."
Cheney was appointed from Con
neeticut, August Is, 1907. Lupton
was only recently appointed and just
arrived at his post.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30

shaken to ruins. Flames burst forth
to complete the city's destruction and
10 burn alive untold numbers hope
lessly pinioned beneath fallen stones
and broken iimbers. The Strait 81
Messlna was shaken and twisted, ma
riners reporting that the channel Il al
tered beyond recognition, Ports and
villas on both continental and Sicilian
sides were wrecked and inundated and
al lighthouses along the coast swai-
lowed up. In Calabrian district oI
Reggie was the center Of the up.
heayal The loss Of life on both
sides Of the strait and in Eastern ST.
eily was enormous. One Of those who
escaped from Messina said:
eThe earth seemed suddenly 10
drop and then turn violently upon Ia
axis The whole population who were
practically preeipia,ed from the hous-
CO when they were rent in twain,
were spun around like tops as they
ran through the streets"
Rescue Work Slow.
The work Of rescue at Messina ac-
eording to meagre details received
here tonight presented narrowing
scenes, Hundreds Of people are buried
under walls and raiters alive but
were terribly injured for 80 hours.
One Of the rescuers was found un.
der the ruins Of a house with five
children alive but was unable to speak,
lying around the corpse Of their
mother. In some instances, heroic
rescuers met death in falling debris.
In one house, 20 persons were sus-
pended on the fifth floor and unable
to reach safety because the floors
had been torn away These were
rescued with a rope by the clothes.
Reports received state that 1000
soldiers from various barracks a,
Messina were buried under the ruins,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30

NEW YORK, Dec. 2o-News Il
the earthquake with its appalling loss
Of life was received in several Italian
colonies in this city with evidences Of
the keenest distress. OF the half mil
lion Of Italians there were fully ZOO.
600 that came from the stricken dis
tricts while thousands upon thousands
have families. relatives and friends n
Calabria and Sicily.
Though the regular Mediterranean
tourist season has not yet started,
there doubtless weer hundreds Of
Americans in Calabria and Sicily ami
there are grave fears for their
safety.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
STAMFORD WINS AGAIN.

= tANFVN4N1F VV4IVO NNFAINs
VANCOUVER, B. O. Dec. 2o
Stanford today administered the Sec
ond defeat to Vancouver on Rugby
feld, winning Keith Cup with ten
points to three
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30
.SAYSMRS HAMS
!. LOVED ANNIS
Sensational Testimony
Given BY Witness
SMOKED CIGARETTES
Tsstlfies That She Turned Som
ersauIis While AnRis
SmaCked Her
SMOKED CIGARETTES
OFTEN BECAME INTOXICATED

Cook in Hains Housshold Tells How
She Referred to Annis as "Papa"
and AFFINITY" and Often Stayed
Away All Night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-30

Messina was the center Of yester-
days terrestrial moelstrom and was
Sharp County record., 1908-06-12

~ know It may be a hong road TO the
victory which we all want to see oon,e,
II wo have tho patience 10 endure n;
II wo have the faith that ought to be
In us, and II We have tho iAtrepidty
which ought to be characteristic OF q
Democrat we viii get there remem'
ber q few years ago that stood with
my wife overlooking Puget Sound
heard much Of the place and wanted
70 soc Il, first from the Mount Rsniey
side and then from the Mount Tacoma
side, We went over there one OF those
misty days when tho bay 'yss overcast,
We hadn't anything to do downtown,
and we went and stood and looked
from Mount Rainier. A half hour, an
hour. perhaps. had passed. We wero
about ready to give Up and. 70 back
10 town. when suddenly the clouds be.
gan 10 separate, My wife said TO met
There 10 tho mountain, I said, NO,
II In not In that direction; II IL over
here, She said You are mistaken II
ip there | said II IL not; Il Ia theme,
and I said 10 the driver Where 10
Mount Ranier7' He said over
there, l folt ibdorscd,
"Huddenly tho cloude began 20 breal,
away, the gloom disappeared and the
sun broke through and sent its slant,
Ing Night down on the snow.eapped
peaks Of the Olympic mountains, lbo
miles away We saw the glory OF
heaven reelected upon the mountains
Of Olympus, and they were greater and
better and brighter than these over
yonder II We shall stand long enough
and look for the sunlight to shine
through the clouds Of gloom and do
cur share 10 ltt the clouds we will see
the mountain Of Olympus and We viii
be able to get up there on the summit
and look down into the caves OF gloom
where we once had lived, and we viii
zee bright and glorious The heavenly
triumph OF the Democracy of a united
nation"
Sharp County record., 1908-06-12
JOHNSON ON ISSUES
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR OPPOSED
TO ExpEDIENCY IN POLITICS.
SPEECH AT LOUISVILLE
10 Given a Wonderful Ovation at tho
jefferson Day Dinner In the
Kentucky City-A Promise
OF Victory.

Gov. Johnson Of Minnesota. who
was a specially invited gue7t at the
Louisville Jefferson day dinner, and
who really made the principal address,
was given applause commensurate
with man Of his ability and his high
station. He was cheered when he en-.
tered the banquet hall, the big gather.
ing stood on its feet, cheered and
waved napkins as he was introduced,
cheered his dramatically delivered
speech and gave him what must have
been a most gratifying ovation as he
concluded his prayer that the times
might bring forth another Jefferson to
teach the faith Of him who has gone
before and prevent the leaders of to.
day from going off into the desert Of
unknown situations, He declared that
he sometimes viewed with alarm the
conditions of the present generation,
but he believed in time to come all
would be right and the principles OF
equality and justice and the Demo.
cratic party would triumph.
The latter part OF the governors
speech was as follows:
Il realize, my friends. that on tho
grounds OF expediency executives are
sometimes prone to temptation to do
things which are not justified by tho
written law Of the country. believe
that the written law Of the country
has a majesty which compels the ale.
glance Of every man who lives under
the government. and should like to
see the time come in this country
again when we were willing to abide
by the constitutional forms OF govern.
ment and not be ruled by those expedl.
ents which change with the tides. I
remember In the history Of Henry OF
Navarre. that plumed knight who led
the hosts from one camp to another
lighting for a sacred cause. When he
became king Of France, on the ground
o. expediency, he renowned the old
faith and took UP new which he had
been fighting, and what became Of the
people by whom and with whom hs
had beon fighting all the years OF that
turmoil and trouble? They dis p
peared as the dew before the morning
sun ana the Huguenot had to come ia
America to live.
Sharp County record., 1908-06-12
Notice For Publication.
Land onlee NJ Little Rock, Arh, /
Anrll nh lnnh.

Land offee nj Little Rock, Ark,
April 70, zoos, I
Notice ID hereby given that James H. Miller Of
Evening Shade, Ark, has filed notice Of his In.
tenton to make final Communication preef In sup-
port Of hs claim, yiEl Homestead Entry No.
css2a made Sept TO- 1907, for the east half north
east quarter and northeast quarter southeast
quarter, section 90, and southwest quarter
northwest quarter, section %, township H. north,
range o west, and that said proof viii bs made
before the County Judge OF Sharp county at
Evening Shade, Ark, on June Q, 1908,
lie names the following witnesses 10 prove HE
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of ssid
land, viBl
fp, smalley Shelby Honey, c, q, Mcclure,
l., l. Miller, all Of Evening shade, Ark
H. II, MYERS, Register,
Sharp County record., 1908-06-12

"ExpedIenoy nevsr got a na.
tlon anything, u never got
people anything, Il never will
get the Democratic party any.
thing. When the Democratic
party, In lts national convention,
plants It's cause upon the ground
Of expedlency and adopts a plat
form based on sxpedlency II can.
not win and II ought not to win.
What we want to-day Is to 90
before the people with a patrI.
otto, maaly declaration and ask
for tho soneuSrencs OF the poo.
plo In that declaration. Tho
Democratic party has not al.
ways been worthy Of Thomas
Jefferson, but no has always
been worthy Of the Democratic
party. hs was worthy Of Il
because hs was not a weather
vans In politics, No was there
yesterday and tomorrow, and "
tho Democratic party 10 10 build
wisely and we'll, u viii stand BY
Thomas Jefferson and the
things no stood for and sbsto
tho wrong wherever u might
s&|st,
Sharp County record., 1908-06-12

leDlA'ecSOAS'
RELIGIOUS '
Preaching at the Methodist
church second and third Sunday
in each month by Rev. Il. w.
Rogers, pastor. .e
Sunday School every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock:" .. Z.
Shaver, superintendent
OEFICIEL
Congressional.
Member of Congress End District.
s. BRUNDIDGE JR.
Senatorial.
Member State Senate, econd
District. E. MCCALL.
Judicial.
Judge of the 10Th Judicial Cir
cult J. w. MEEKs.
Pros. Atty.--T. /. HERRN.
County.
Representatives,. B. ANDREWS.
County Judge-W, H. KELLEY.
Clerk--ARTHUR SULLIVAN.
Sheriff-W. O. SMITH.
Treasurer-E. l.. DICKERsoN.
Assessor-R. B. CLEAR.
surveyor-R. K. ARNOLD.
THECOURTS
Circuit Court, Northern Dis
trict-First Monday IN January
and July. Southern District
Second Monday in February and
August.
County Court-Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc-
tober. No County Court in the
Northern District.
Probate Court-Northern Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December.
Southern District-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December.
Chancery Court Southern Dis.
trict-First Monday in May and
November. Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September.
Sharp County record., 1908-06-12

Saes agent for DR.. Chas. F. Simmons Farm on
the line Of the already located San Antonio & Rio
One of the finest ranches that the world has ever
seen. embracing $4,000 acres in the Garden Spot Of
the World" Atascosa County, Texas. Opportuui'
ties like this seldom occur and will probably never
occur again.
Opportunity Seldom Comes But Once.
Two hundred and ten dollars, payable $40 per month,
buys two lots for home or business ID town and
farm of from 10 acre truck farm to 640acre farm.
Mineral lands farms improved and unimprovcd In
Arkansas for sale,
Sharp County record., 1908-06-12
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
Adopted Last Week BY The State Con.
veutlon At The Capital City.

points:
e /: Such Legislation is asked
from the general assembly as will
encourage the development and
conservation Of the states re-
sources Of timber, coal and min.
eral wealth and the reclamation
of our overflowed lands.
2: The convict lease system is op.
posed and competition between
convict and free labor is de.
nounced. 1t is declared good
policy to work the state convicts
on the public roads, keeping only
q sufficient number on the con.
vict farm to raise supplies to feed
and clothe those engaged on the
public roads.
8: 1t is declared that the pres
ent banking laws Of the state are
inadequate for the protection Of
depositors, and legislation is de-
manded that will strengthen these
laws and afford more protection
to the people who deposit their
money In banks.
4: Believing that agriculture
is the fountain Of all prosperity,
the establishment of four agri-
cultural schools in different parts
Of the state Is favored.
8: The enactment Of a law re-
quiring the publication of a sworn
itemized statement OF all cam.
paign expenses Of all candidates
is demanded.
8: In order that the state
capitol question may be taken
out Of politics and be no longer
a cause of discord and confusion,
1t is demanded that the next gem
eral assembly pass such laws as
will remove all persons and offici-
als now connected with the con.
struction Of the capitol building,
and pass such laws as are recon-
mended upon this subject by
Geo. W. Donaghey, the nominee
for Governor.
Z: The next legislature is
asked to pass an act making the
salaries of circuit judges and
ohancery judges three thousand
dollars a year, and to also in
crease the pay Of the judges Of
the Supreme Court.
8: The passage Of a law for.
bidding the appointment Of any
person engaged in the manufact.
ure or sale Of intoxicating liquor
ss election commissioners or elect.
ion Judge in any election where
the right to sell intoxicating liqu.
ors 10 an issue Is asked for.
8; Following 10 the platform
plank concerning statewide pro-
hibition: "Whereas, there are
two methods Of regulating the
sale OF liquor, local option and
statewide prohibition, we be-.
lieve that the will Of the people
should govern, but the law as Il
now stands, provides no way Of
asoertaining which OF these rem :
edies the people prefer. We
recommend that the next legis.
lature pass such laws as will as
certain, during the year 1909,
whether tho people favor Local
option or statewide prohibition,
and We pledge the democratic
party to execute the peoples will
when It shall have been asoer.
tainsd."
10; An amendment 10 the
constitution providing for the In .
itiativc and referendum In mat.
tors OF legislation affecting the
general interests Of the people IL
favored.
III The two proposed amend.
msnts 10 the state constitution
to be voted upon at the next gen
sral election, the one providing a
Sharp County record., 1908-06-12

Where Autos May Travel Fast
There IL no speed limit for autos
outside the city Of Shanghai, China.
within the city 90 miles an hour Il
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-04

The United States bureau OF chemistry has
found that the microscope may be used to excel
lent advantage In the examination of food and
drug products for the discovery Of aduterants.
This is a new idea and a large amount of work
has been done in the application Of the micro
scope to analytical work, but there are Ger.
tain parts of the field as yet untouched. MI
croscopic tests have become an important ad'
junct to the test.tubo and blast.lamp methods
of analytical work
As an example of the use of the microscope.
n case recently brought to the attention of the
bureau Of chemistry was a sample Of celery
seed adulterated with nearly 40 per cent. OF
powdered rock. This aduleration was of such
a character rs would easily escape the notice
of the ordinary buyer The usefulness OF the
simple magnifier In examining food and drug
materials. however is limited and recourse
must be had to the compound microscope for
the examination of the products which are
mnde up Of small articles.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-04
Use OF Microscope in Unique Test

Commercial starches can be identified with
considerable accuracy by means OF the mi
croscope. The examination of spices forms an
other interesting application of this method
of food analysis In coffee and chocolate prep
arationa roasted chicory, cereals and peas In
the case of the former and starchy materials
and cocoa shells in the case Of the latter. can
be detected by means of the microscope.
Thckeners used in the production OF ar
tifcial ielies, Jams. and other corrections can
be more or less easily detected by microscopic
tests The thickener materials are gelatin,
starch, agar.agar, gum tragacanth and gum
arabic. Another example of microscopic e9'
animation is the detection of flowers OF which
honey ia made This is of practical value In
the analysis Of honeys purportng to BIO from
certain flowers. A detailed description of how
the microscope comes to the aid Of the chem,s;
when he endeavors to detect fraud in food
and food products is given In the year book
of the department of agriculture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-04

as n basis of circulation. The government needs
roads The rural mail service is costing now
s35 900 600 per year. 1t viii soon cost 500,
900 900 With good roads everywhere good
service can be performed at saving OF ~
per cent This means saving of s,OOO.OOO
TO 10000 900 per year in the cost OF the ser
vice and this would pay the interest on very
large sum of money.
The government has the right under the
constitution to build roads or help build them.
II needs them TO use and 1t has almost I'M
limited ability to help build them. If the gov
eminent were to issue $4,000 900 OF two per
cent bonds to assist the states In building
roads that are used for rural mail delivery,
say In paying one-fourth of the cost, the sum
would be sufficient for the purpose and the
saving In rural delivery alone would pay the
interest on the bonds. While the government
would save from s7.000000 to 2lOoOOO0o the
people would save sl5O,OO0,0O0 TO 100000 900
by good roads. The great need Of this country
TO put II on a par with other countries In the
matter OF transportation is good country roads.