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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
SHOT THE DOCTOR.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA dispatch to
the Record Herald from Columbus,
Ga. says:
Alleging that for two years he has
been pursued by the malign telepha-
tic power Of DR.. L. F. Meyers, Ed
ward Power, merchant, went to the
office Of the physician last night and
shot him twice. making wounds that
viii cause his death.
~ had TO do it said Power after
the shooting. 1.-TWO years ago be-
came Meyers patient and since then
he has pursued me with his devilish
telepathic power. Time after time
this power has been entered up.
on me to make me do things that
we're wrong for the benefit Of the
doctor"
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Contractor And State Officials
Charged With Conspiracy.
pENNYpAckER IMPLICATED
Letters Were Written by all Con-
cerned to Dove-tail in Whitewash-
ing Each Other to Carson's Inquiry
of the Capitol Scandal.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. THE
trial OF Contractor Sanderson and
three former State officials charged
with conspiracy in the furnishing Of
the new capitol, took a sensational
turn today when Stanford B. Lewis
assistant to Architect Hueston de-
clared with dramatic earnestness that
Hueston's letter to former attorney
General Carson, explaining his part
in the contracts, had been prepared
at the suggestion Of former Governor
Pennypacker, former auditor general
Snider and Mr.. Carson and that il
was misleading and intended to be a
white wash"
Lewis was being subjected to a
severe cross-examination about the
letter and demanded a right to ex-
plain the circumstances under which
il was written. He declared when il
became Hueston's turn to write an
answer to Carson, Lewis was tele-
phoned to come over to Harrisburg
by Pennypacker and Snyder and the
letter was prepared at conference
with those two officials and the for
mer Attorney-General to dove-tail
with the others prepared by the state
officers connected with the construc-
tion Of the capitol, Lewis said the
letter was written at time when he
had no knowledge of any of the in
dictments as they had been brought
to this court today. He said they
were proud of the building and that
the only purpose of the letter was
more or less white wash" to protect
the great building which they had
been instrumental in getting up in
Harrisburg. The statements made ir
the letter were not in accordance with
what they did, They were made to
fit in with letters written by the
other officials, The letter referred to
was one of a series written in No
vember and December, 1906, in re-
sponse to Carson inquiry into the
capitol scandal
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
PRICE FIVE CENTS

Chicago branch Of the National Vigi-
lance Committee for the suppression
Of the white slave traffic. DR.. o. Ed
ward Janney, Of Baltimore, Md, or
ganizer OF the national body will adj
dress the meeting and lay down plans
for campaign
The meeting will be held under the
auspices OF the Union Ministers AS
sociation.
The associations expected TO strike
the first blow in the state legislature.
The passage Of a ney law covering
the trafficing in girls has been recon-
mcnded by Speaker Shurtlef Of the
state legislature in letters to several
preachers. This law, if passed. will
annul numerous technicalities behind
which the resort keepers take refuge.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
No National Bank Shall Loan
More Than Seven Times Amount
Of Its Capital Stock.
PAY BANK EXAMINERS SALARY
Fund Of sls,0o0,0oo is to be Created
for the Payment of the Depositors
Of Failed Banks-Emergency Treas
ury Notes Subject to Taxation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. What is
known as a minority currency bill,
was introduced today by William Of
Mississippi. The measure is the re-
suit OF a harmonious conference OF
the Democratic members Of the
House committee on banking. The
bill repeals the laws permitting ma
tional banks to keep three-ffths Of
their reserves in the national banks
OF the reserve cities. 1t provides that
not less than one-half of the reserves
now required be kept in central re-
serve cities be held in gold or gold
certificates. The bank examiners to
receive salary instead OF fees. The
liabilities. exclusive of the Liabilities
of its members not to exceed in any
case 80 per cent Of the capital stock
No national bank shall loan more
than seven times the amount of its
capital stock and unimpaired sur
plus. Any national bank may keep
so per cent of reserve in United
States bonds or rs per cent in state
or municipal bonds but only munich
pal bonds shall be acceptable of
cities which have kept their bonds
above par for six years prior, have
been in existence 10 years and have
never defaulted funded debt and
whose indebtedness did not exceed l8
per cent of its taxable property. That
part OF the reserve kept in United
States bonds may be kept in the near
est sub-Treasury and such depositing
bank shall receive in lieu, emergency
treasury notes subject to taxation
and redeemable at any time in legal
tender. Fund OF $l5,000,000 is to be
created for the payment of depositors
of failed banks and tax of one civ
teenth per cent on deposits is au-
thorized' to be imposed on banks who
consent to be so taxed Act also
prohibits the officers Of a bank from
loaning money for stock gambling,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
MONSTER PETITION.

CHICAGO, Feb Thirteen thou
sand and so feet of signatures rep
resenting the desire OF exactly loS,-
062 voters to pass upon the merits
oi the Sunday saloon question, have
insured the appearance OF little
ballot bearing this at the spring cleo
ton April 7.
The great mass OF petitions which
have been circulated by workers for
the United Societies gathered last
night, making formidable appear
ance as they were prepared ior the
binder. Stacked together they make
a pile six feet and eight inches high
The saloon adherent declare the vot-
ers which these petitions represent
guarantee an overwhelming majority
for an open Sunday
Today the petitions will be loaded
on a dray and carried to the office OF
the election commissioners in the
city hall
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
Expectations For Heated Session
Not Realized.
SURPRISING DEVELOPMENTS
Decided That the Pure Milk Commit
tee Should Take Steps Towards
Securing Notifications Of State Law
Which Dealers Pronounce Unfair.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Mot

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, Not
withstanding expectations Tor a
heated session by some Of those who
attended the meeting OF representa-
tivcs from bay countries commercial
companies, the milk dealers associa-
ton, the milk shippers, the milk pro-
dueers, the State Dairy Bureau, the
Board OF Health and the Pure Milk
Committee from the California Wom-
ans Club at the Mission street Ma
sonic Temple yesterday afternoon
for heart to heart talk on the
status of the pure milk question, the
threatened storm failed to break.
Instead, the dove of peace lowered
within easy calling distance through
out, and the meeting adjourned with
declaration by both sides that they
would willingly cooperate toward
securing uniformly pure milk for
San Francisco consumers.
The most surprising development
Of the day was the statement by Mar
tin Johnson. a milk dealer, that the
milk handlers union were directly
responsible for most of the impure
milk conditions existing, He was
vigorously applauded by other milk
dealers,
Go to the unions said Johnson
to the pure milk committee. I'VE
can't do anything with them. If we
order man to keep clean and he
doesn't want to, and we discharge
him for it, in two hours we wouldn't
have man working for us. That's
what we have to contend against.
Before the adjournment it was de-
cided that the pure milk committee
should take steps toward securing
notifications of the state law which
several dealers pronounced manifest
ly unfair. They asserted that in the
winter months of the year, when the
grass in the pastures is 90 per cent
watera it was impossible always to
have the required amount OF butter
fat.
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was the last day for fling petitions
asking that the issue he submitted to
the voters, and reports received from
many counties indicate that the anti
saloon adhcrcnts have been sue. ess,
iul, In obtaining enough signatures 10
allow the question to be balloted on
at the polls. II Is estimated that
1900 towns will take part in the con.
test
Ernest A. Scrogin, attorney for the
anti.saloon league OF Illinois, and
district superintendent declares that
reports received within the last few
days II is certain that 90 per cent Of
the townships in the counties In his
jurisdiction will vote on the question
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CANNOT AGREE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA
meeting this afternoon between the
representatives of steam schooner
owners of San Francisco and the
committee from the marine engineers
over the question of wages came to
naught today. The indications are
that unless some agreement is reach
ed early in the coming week, strike
will be called, The others unions
may be drawn into the trouble.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
MARK TWAIN HOME.

NEW YORK Feb. samuel L.
Clemens mark Twain, who returned
from Bermuda last night in the
steamship Bermudian which brought
in the crew Of the wrecked schooner
Mary c. Newhall, before going to
his home in Fifth avenue, said that
his brief visit to the warm south had
benefited him and he had lost there
the severe cold that had confined him
to his bed before he sailed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
MANY IDLE FREIGHT CARS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-An executive
meeting Of the American Railway
Association is meeting here today,
considering whether the present SO
cents per diem charge for freight
cars should be changed. 1t was
stated that as there are $4,000 Idle
freight cars in the country. some Of
the members Of the association be-
lieve the charge should be lowered.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. - With
complete harmony of action, joint
caucus of the Republican Senators
and members, was held in the cham
Der OF the House tonight, elected the
members of their congressional cam
paign committee. Representative
Herman presided. Several states fail
to submit the names of their repre-
sentatives on committee and a reso-
luton was adopted empowering the
committee to name such representa-
tives in the event no selection is made
by February 2o Among the list so
far as made tonight is William E.
Humphrey, Of Washington.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
WAGES ARE CUT.

DENVER, Feb. 7--Noticcs were
posted yesterday a. the Globe Smell
ter, owned by the American Smelling
& Refining Company announcing q
reduction in wages commencing Feb
rnuary II. One OF the company's
smelters al Pueblo will also be shut
down. The reduction affects 700
men and wages cut IS to rs cents
per day. General Manager Franklin
Cuitcrman says that the reductions
were made necessary by reason oi
the decreased production Of the
mines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08

motor cars. The cost Of the building
Is estimated at $ls0,000.
Real estate circles we're speculatine
yesterday AZ to what caused Mr.. Van
derbilt to undertake this building op'
Grafton, there being little reason tc
suppose that the structure Is to be
put up with view TO offering its ac.
commodation in the open market. The
ncighborhood Is one OF many fine
residences, only a block away from
the Vanderbilt colony near Fifth
avenue and Fifty-sccond street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
MINE EXPLOSION.

PORT HOOD, N. s., Feb. Ten
coal miners, employed in the pit of
the Port Hood mine in this town,
we're killed BY an explosion today.
All of the bodies have been recover
ed There is ground for the belief
that a charge Of powder may have
become ignited, causing the explos-
ion. The mine had previously been
inspected and the lower level as well
as other parts of the mine had been
found free from fire damp,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN.

CARSON, New, Feb 7.--President
Roosevelt today telegraphed Cover
nor Sparks that the troops would be
ordered to return to their permanent
stations on March 7, The President
stat S it would be impossible for
him against to defer the date for
their return.
Sparks replied that he was certain
of the police getting the force into
shape as rapidly as possible, but the
necessity of getting the equipment
from the east was the principal cause
OF the delay.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
Portugal awaiting Final Tribute
Of Homage.
STREETS LINED BY TROOPS
Everything is in Re diness for the
March From tn Mortuary Chapel
Where the B dies Lie Through
Two Miles of streets to the Church

LISBON, Feb. 7.-All Portugal is
awaiting the coming Of the morrow
and the final rendering OF homage
to their dead king and crown prince.
Everything is in readiness for the
long march from the mortuary
chapel where the bodies lie through
two miles OF troop-lined streets to the
church of San Vincente, where sol
emn requiem will be celebrated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
QUARRY EXPLOSION.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4 Three men
we're fatally injured and several 9TH
ers were seriously hurt as the result
of an explosion in the quarries Of
Doles and Shepard, in the suburb Of
Hawthorne, today, The tragedy was
caused by carelessness.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.

CHICAGO, Feb THE preachers
of Chicago intend to wipe out the
white slave traffic" in this city.
Next Monday 800 ministers, repre-
senting all the protestant denoniina-
tions, will assemble and organize a
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
SAT- FOR LANE COUNTY MAN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-The ON
nibus war claims bill passed by the
House contains an item OF $4l7 for
John f. Butler. OF Lane County, Ore
gon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
ANTI-sALooN LEAGUE.

CHICAGO, Feb. 7,--Headed by
what promises 60 be hot campaigns
in Springfield, Bloomington and De-
catur, residents Of several Illinois
counties will vote on the saloon
question in the spring, Yesterday
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
WAKEFIELD GOING TO LONDON

NEW YORK. Feb. T.--lt is an-
nounced tina, David War6eld. the ac-
tor, is to appeal in London in the
fall. In addition TO the plays in which
he has been successful in America
Mr.. Warhcld. his manager announces,
will be seen as Shylock. II is known
that II has been Mr.. War6eld's am
bition to appear in Shakespearan
roles.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-08
THREE SEPERATE ACTS
Expounded The Law On Subject
OF Conspiracy Alleged Fencing
And Statute OF Limitations.
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT

Not Alone That Conspiracy Existed
But That Defendant Had Inten-
tionally Been a Party to it-Favor-
able to Prosecution is the Opinion.
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.lliY NOR IiERN EeRB
Wilt VOTE FOR TAFT

Bishop Grant Of aisass one. Of
the most INF men ieaqers Of the
African n. p Chnrchs makes . oipt
that must impress every 1tltel i gent
colorefI man ~ hen be says that IS the.
.I3fXd iiIatfeFm hdd held out any one
or promise 70 tn negro that II emo
Gratis would protect him In his cons =
tutfonal rights, here mi have been
some deserttpn from the ftepu lteslt
to the Democrats party In the Ma
tionaI Campaign. But as no such'
hope was held out, and as even the
prospect OF obtaining eolored votes
in Northern States could not move
the Democracy to show any sign Of
departing from It's course of oPpres-
sion and dIsfFanchi seme nt in dealing
with the co1ored man " here the DEM
ocrats have him ut heir mercy that
Is, In the South; e isanoW certain
that the colored vote VIII go with the
Republican party, which gave the ne.
gro his rights and safeguards him In
his rights wherever Republicans are
In control.
The colored voters of the North
are. as rule, Intelligent and as we'll
educated as their white netghbors.
They know what Democratic success
In this election would mean for their
coIofed brethren In strongly Demo-
cratic States, that the election Of
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GUARD NE C01RTSI

For one OF the most imp Mt 1flllz
ties which the next Preside y III be
called upon TO perform ~ iilianl How
ard Taft Is specially qualille al
tdedS at least, as thoroughly. as g ny
man ever nomtnated for the Ereel-
denttaI ONCE. It Is q duty
tally concerns the stability OF the 1Ft-
dicfat authority and the even balance
of power among the three cO-ordln-
ate branches OF the Government.
During the next Presidential term.
four vacancies win certainly be
created on the bench OF the United
States Supreme Court because OF the
retirement of that number Of the
present Justices on account of their
age. It Is within the limits of posi-
bflity that the number of vacancies
may be further Increased by death or
other causes. With i've vacancies to.
I'LL President RooseYeltss successor
would be In position to appoint ma
jority of the Justices of the Supreme
Court and thus recast the member
ship of our highest legal tribunal.
The selection of justices for that
court is one OF the gravest trusts re-
posed in the President, and to the
honor of our institutions 1t has all
most Invariably been discharged with
q sacred regard for the great social
obligation which IL implies. 1t re-
.quires upon@the part of the President
not only a lofty sense of patriotism
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WEE II. IlII.I EIls B0RII.


When w Ham II. q tSN %
N i $50 the Tflfts lived IN an lelz
lash Toned, Hat=roof brick
il0liR6 IN Mount Auburn, q cb1Ep Of
Cincinnati 1t stil1 stands . 1teS
eifenified ructures set nr Or I've
feet above the street level u mo
BfrontedSbE q stone walk sllrxno lInteo!
By m IRON fence.
There were famous times IN the
old house when the Taft boys were
sit home. VIII was the leader IN al
sports OF the Mount Auburn boys,
scaptatned them in their q
the TayIortoWn gang end fore
shadoWed In the unconscious mastery
he eYerted over his crontes the rae
tilty OF getting along with men OF
ssTnl xing With them, of drawing the
sting OF their antmosities of tnduc-
H8nls them 20 see things IN the right
HIGHT as he sees them, htch nave
been so conspicuousiy In evidence IN
his public career.
INTERVENE probably hundred
men who had known Taft as 9 boy OF
a man. said a writer who devoted
weeks to gathering details or MI.
Tattss life, and every one OF them
said, with the greatest possible ems
DIIasis. that he was the finest fellow
on earth believe that * 4 man can
be found who comes near 70 having
no enemies, that man IS Tart
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''Members Of labor unions, as citi-
zens, have the right and should care
fully consider the platforms AMI
promises of the different political
parties, and should vote as they be-
iieve the broadest and best interests
of our country lie.
"There can be no objection to this
from any source, and 1t Is something
which every citizen should do. To
claim that any man or set of men, as
has been blazoned forth In the news
papers, will deliver the vote of or
ganized labor to any party is absurd
as It is an impossibIlity. Sincerely
yours, NORMAN q. McPHAIL."
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MIR. TAFT A CLEAR THINKER

Mr.. Taft has been noted for his
ability to state a proposition clearly,
for his clarity In eXpounding alb
struse matters. This faculty helped
him on wonderfully with the Filipi-
nos. He spoke to them simply. They
could understand him. To illustrate
the point, an old Filipino, during a
discussion relative to Mr.. Taft, list
ened intently to the enumeration of
Mr.. Taft's merits by others in the
group, then said:
II will show you how different he
is from other men who talk to u.s.
Taking a stick he made two marks
in the dust of the road. one as a
starting point, from which he drew a
zigzag and devious line, crossing and
recrossing and doubling upon itself a
dozen times. to the other mark.
''The other men," said he.
Then he connected the two marks
with a single line in one clean.
straight sweep.
THAT is Taft said he. He talks
straight and plain"
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G0iIPE9s REBl kED
81 IYPOGR 81 HERS clElEEt



IalboF Vote Cannot
cred ~ Any Man u setof Men.
1.-THE vote Of oFgts Ted labor as 2
body 4 III not. slioul d not and cannot
he delivered 70 any party or BY any
man or set of men, 81 = the
declaration of Norman 81 Mop hail,
lent OF tiieT ypograr zeal Giton
ina letter to " His y. Moore, ea4et
OF the United States Weather Bufea =.
Thus another voice s added to the
rising protest of union labor gains
the attempt OF Mr. GOmperssto de-
liver the vote OF free American cttt-
Szens.
President McPhafI's letter IS as
follows:
Dear MI Moor FOUR letter OF
Septem6 2 has Just been recetyed
and read By me- as have to-day re-
turned from q tour OF some of our.
New England cities for our organiza=
ton.
stIn reply to the question you ask
me will state that IN my opinion
the vote OF organized labor in this
country as body VIII not and cannot
be delivered to any one party by any
one man or se4 Of men. TO allow
such d thing would be suicidal TO the
labor movement OF the country
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rAFr's REToRT 10 BRYAN.

With the most intimate knowledge
of Mr.. Bryan's secret motives, the
most careful distillatfon of reviews
of those who possess this knowledge
as well as that of his entire career
could not possiblyput In English with
such directness and force and with
absolute fidelity to facts, Bryan as he
Is, was the famous reply of Mr.. Taft
to the Nebraskan. Mr.. Taft went
over him with a foot rule, and the
peerless one was short in his meas
urements all over.
After telling Mr.. Bryan that he Is
trying to separate himself from his
record with all the adroitness ac-
ouired in twelve years hunt for an
issue on which he can be elected Pres
ident, Mr.. Taft says of the Nebras-
kan: HE presents the remarkable
spectacIe of one who has been seek
ing the Presidency for twelve years
without success and without official
responsibilities. and without the tenac-
ity to test the various propositions
which he has advocated for. reforms,
and yet Of having events demonstrate
what a colossal faflure he world have
made in each instance had he been
Dermitted to carry out his PROPOSE
lions in the policies Of his country