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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-06
WHITING NEWS
Gives Adventist Lecture.

Rev. A. Drew, who has been the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. 2. L. Kess-
Ter, for over a week, has returned to
his home in Rochester, Ind.
On Tuesday evening the citizens of
Wilcox addition gathered. in the school
building, where Rev. Drew gave them
an excellent discourse on The Second
Coming OF Christ
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-06

IF YOU DON'T TAKE THE TINES
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SCHOOL FUND.

SALEM, Or, April 22.-The fol-
lowing aggregating $llolOO, have
been paid to the counties Oh account
Of apportionment to be made from
the income Of the common school
fund BY the State Treasurer: Baker.
$4,000; Benton, $1,000; CIackamas.
5000; clatsop, 5000; Columbia,
$1,000; Coos, $500; Crook, $500;
Curry, $500; Douglas, $4,000; Gillian,
$500; Grant, $i400; Harney, $50;
Jackson, $500; Josephine, 5000;
Klamath, $1,000; Lake, $3.50; Lane,
5000; Lincoln, $1,000; Linn, $4,000;
$500; Marion, $1,000; Nor
row, $500; Multnomah, $4,000;
Polk, $1,000; Sherman, 5000; Tilla-
nook, $l2OO; Umatilia, $4,000; Union,
$4,000; Wallowa, $1,000. Wasco, $4,000;
Washington, $4,000; Wheeler, 500;
Ysmhill, $4,000. Total, $ll9,100.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
PASSED THREE BILLs
Instructs Attorney-Gene. a >om.
mence Suits for GrA ,.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The
summary Of today's proceedings in
the House was the passing under a
suspension Of the rules Of three bills
and the defeat Of one. When adjourn
men was reached there was pending a
measure which instructs the attorney
general 10 institute suits against the
Oregon and California Railroad Com
pany for the forfeiture Of several
million acres Of land grants in the
State Of Oregon.
The bills that 80 through were as
follows; Declaring the right to en-
ter as oil lands certain mineral lands,
authorizing the alienation Of certain
allotments OF FIVE civilized tribes and
removing the restrictions against
foreign ships with respect to trade
between the United States and the
Philippines By a large majority
the bill TO allow the importation OF
foreign white laborers into Hawaii
was defeated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
Hale VIII Propose an Amend
mentAppropriating Money to
Begin Construction.
WARMERS SPEECH STILL ON
Reverting to Recent Speech Against
Military Enlargement he Read
Statements From the Secretary Of
War Disclaiming Increase.

WASHINGTON. April q. - The
Brownsville affair and the naval ap-
preparation bill occupied practically
the entire time Of the Senate today
and both subjects will again be under
consideration tomorrow. Warner of
Missouri continued his remarks on
the discharge of the negro soldiers
and quoted at considerable length
from the testimony taken in that
case. He did not conclude and his
remarks will be continued tomorrow.
The naval bill was read through with
the exception Of the sections relating
TO the battleships which will probably
lead, to an interesting discussion to-
morrow. Hale announced that he
would propose an amendment appro-
priating 100000 to begin the con-
struction on the new battleships so
that there might be no delay in that
work and there is no doubt but that
the amount will be appropriated.
Warner reverting to recent speech
by Hale against military enlargement
read the statements from the secre-
tary of war and the chief, of staff dis
claiming any purpose Of increasing
the regular army.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
BELT LINE.

CHICAGO, April 22.-That the
United States Steel Corporation is in
earnest in its reported plans for a
railway to connect Milwaukee, Wis,
to Gary, Ind, and Joliet, ILL.,, was
made evident yesterday when a trust
deed was executed to the ST. Louis
Trust Company at St. Louis for $20,-
100000 to provide funds for the road.
The plans grew out of the failure
of the Milwaukee-Southern deal,
which road was to connect Milwaukee
and East St. Louis by way of Joliet
and by acquisition of the Illinois,
Iowa and Minnesota Railway. OF the
money raised at St, Louis $5,500000 is
to pay for the latter road which will
form part of the new system.
1t is understood the new steel cor
poration is working through ST. Louis
capitalists in securing the construc-
tion of the new road, which will con-
meet the Allis Chalmers Company's
plant and the Bay View Rolling Mills
of the Illinois Steel Company at Mil
waukee with the Steel Corporations
Gary Mills and the Joliet plant Of the
Illinois Steel Company
The steel corporation has, it is
considerable interest in
the Allis Chalmers Company which is
working on $1s,0O0,00O contract for
the Gary mills,
There have been heavy transfers Of
land along the proposed right of way
of the new road near Milwaukee re-
Gently and it is said that the prelimin-
ary work has all been done.
The new road will be steel corpo-
ration belt line around Chicago, inter
secting every railway entering this
city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23


WASHINGTON, April 22.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today signed the em-
ployers' liability bill upon receiving
an opinion from Attorney-G General
Bonaparte that the measure is con-
stitutional. The bill makes railroads
and other common carriers liable for
an injury or the death of an employe
in whole or in part from the negli-
gence Of any Of its officers, agents or
employees of such common carrier or
by any defect or insuficiency in the
equipment The employee is not as
sumed, by the provisions Of the bill,
to have assumed the risk of his en-
ployment" where any statute enacted
for the safety Of employees contrib
uted to the injury or the death Of an
and any contract, rule, reg
ulation or device to enable the COM
pany to evade liability is rendered
void by specific declaration. The
however, is made that the
carrier shall receive credit for any
contribution made tc him or his fam
ly in the form Of insurance, relief,
benefit or indemnity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
Oregon Electric Company to
Build lnierurban Roads
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS TODAY
They Have Filed Supplementary Ar
ticles With the State to Increase the
Capital Stock From Two to Ten
Million Dollars.

PORTLAND, April 22.-An an.
nouncement made today simuftan.
eously with the increase OF the capital
stock Of the Oregon Electric Co,
from 100000 to $lO,OOO,oOO that the
company will begin tomorrow actual
construction on the first of the 283
miles OF extensions branches and
laterals to the Portland Salem Elec-
trio Line which was placed in opera
tion within the last few weeks. The
roads mapped out are: Portland to
Tillamook, via hillsboro, Portland to
Eugene, via Corvallis, Salem to Mill
City, Salem to Dallas, Salem to AL
bany ard Albany to Cascadia The
supplementary articles OF incorpora-
tion necessary to increase were filed
today in the Office Of the county clerk
of Multnomah county, Oregon. Gu,
w. Talbot, Edward Cookingham
James B, Kerr and George F.
Nevins are the nominal incorporators
all signing the new articles. The
road is backed by Moffat and White,
the bankers Of New York City. Work
will be begun tomorrow on the Port
land Hillsboro- Tillamook line.
The Oregon Electric Company OF
which Charles M. Pratt of New
York is president, has just finished an
electric road to Salem and the an
nouncement that this city is to be
made the pivotal point Of 283 miles
additional of interurban roads is the
most important made since the decis-
ion over two years ago Of the Hill
lines to parallel the line Of the Harri-
man system down the Columbia
River, When completed the system
Of electric roads Of this company ter
in Portland will exceed $50
miles.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23

| WASHINGTON, April 22.-Con-
gress is preparing to go on record
against the policy of drafting legisla-
ton through commissions authorized
for the purpose. Three propositions
for the establishment of commissions
for the present session and may have
to be disposed of before adjourn
ment.
The principal one of these commits
sions is that proposed to investigate
tariff conditions and plan the revision
that will take place next year. An
other commission now in prospect
that before the house in connection
with financial legislation and a third
has been suggested by the National
Civic Federation. The last named
would provide for general review of
legislation affecting capital and labor
with the object Of suggesting amend
ments to the Sherman antitrust, after
the manner provided by the Hepburn
bill which was advocated by the
President in a special message to
Congress,
The leaders of the Senate and the
House have been given the subject of
the appointment Of commissions con
siderable thought recently and have
reached the conclusions that any such
bodies organized shall be composed
solely OF members of Congress. So /
far as currency commission is con-
cerned the members seem to prefer
one of ten members. FIVE from each
body. If a tariff commission is to be |
authorized which is not now thought |
possible, the number might be in
creased to 20 members equally divid-
ed between the two Houses. Cor
gress leaders are almost unanimously |
opposed to any commission to sug-
gest amendments TO the Sherman
antitrust law,
1t has been pointed out that COM
missions made UP of outside talent
are expensive. Usually the salaries
are much larger than
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23

OAKLAND, Cal, April 22.--What
Is believed by the police to have been
an attempt to assassinate James l..
Gallagher, one Of the main witnesses
in the San Francisco graft cases, oc-
CURED shortly after 2 o'clock tonight
at the home OF William T.. Schencck,
his brothcr-in-law, a, East 10th street
and 10Th avenue, East Oakland, when
q huge bomb placed in the porch tore
away the whole front Of the house.
Gallagher was upstairs with his wife
at the time and Scheneck was In
rear room with his wife and four
children and DR. Guy Brown. All
escaped but one boy who was hit in
the neck by flying missile, That
none were killed was but little short
Of q miracle. GalIagher's hat was
pierced by splinter, The house was
completely wrecked. The report was
heard all over Oakland and many win
dows in the neighborhood were brok-
en- A post belonging TO the porch
was hurled 100 feet away. So quick
ly did the news spread that 1000 peo-
pie were on the premises in a few
moments The ex-supervisor was
spied in the crowd and some one re-
marked, Il guess that was meant for
you"
"Yes, guess it was" replied Gal
lagher, but they missed me"
A man was seen running down 10Th
street few moments before the ex-
,plosion but up to a late hour tonight
no arrests have been made by the
police.
Chief OF Detectives Peterson made
a careful inspection of the demolish-
cd house and had long talk with
Gallagher afterward. But little light
could be thrown on the matter. Late
tonight Gallagher went to San Fran
cisco and went into hiding for the
night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
LOST OLD BIBLE.

HELENA, Mont, April 22.-Miss
Anna Pearson, whose home at Haw-
ser Lake was washed away by the
breaking Of the dam last week offers
a reward fora Bible printed in 1903
and which was given to her ancestors
in Sweden by an European king 20s
years ago The Bible has been hand :
ed down from generation to genera
tion for over two centuries.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
SALISBURG BEQUEST.

WORCESTER, Mass, April %. -
The Worchester Art Museum be-
came one Of the most richly endowed
institutions Of its kind in this country
by the transfer to that corporation
last night, under the terms Of the will
of the late Stephen Salisbury Of pro-
perty valued at $2,73S,00O, This sum,
added to the amount already possess
ed by the museum brings its total up
to $3,320,000 giving it rink in point
of wealth second only to, the Carnegie
Museum in Pittsburg.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1908

city, the proprietor Of which establish
rnent, Mr. TAFT, placed an engine al
Miss Carlson's disposal at once and
hurried her to her Hammond home.
Mr. Carlson was well known in this
city and section where he had resided
for many years, and his family shares
the profound sympathy Of the whole
countryside, with the bercaycd ones
Of Mr.. Lchman's family, in the sud-
den and awful distress that has befal-
len them.
Others who went down in the
wreck, happily escaped death, but re-
ceiving bodily injury, were: John C.
Fullhard, left leg broken. Anders
Hansen, right side crushed and back
injured. That this was the limit Of
fatalities and injuries in SO appalling
condition Of affairs, Is literal mar
vel to every one who saw the dread
occurrence, or is at all familiar with
the conditions surrounding it. Cor
oner w. G. a. Pohl leaves down this
morning to take what Official steps
may be necessary in the unhappy
premises. The rumor afoot here last
evening that Mr.. Hansen was about
to dit from his injuries was denied over
the wires at 8 o'clock p. m. by well.
informed people at the post who said
that he was rallying finely and would
pull through successfully
The accident occurred at the outer
rim Of the huge sand bar that has
formed on the north side of the jetty
and the derrick lies, apparently un-
broken, and intact, upon the shall
lows at that point, having fallen
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23

The City Of Astoria was shocked to
It's center yesterday morning when
the sad word came up from the offices
Of the jetty, at Point Adams, telling
OF the dreadful accident that had be-
fallen the pile-driving train and its
crew, on its way to the days work
al the outer end Of the big federal
enterprise, by which two lives were
sacrificed and number OF people
badly injured
The train pushing the huge pile
driver now in operation there, left the
shore-plant at the usual hour OF s
O'Clock, and fifteen minutes later it
had plunged over the side and into
the ocean, at "crossover No. g." four
miles to seaward; carrying down with
it eleven men. How the accident oc-
Cured is not yet determinable, but it
is presumed that the wheels, in pass
ing from one track to the other rode
ont of the frog and before its tend
ency could be noted and stopped had
reached the edge, the disaster fol-
lowing with awful rapidity. The boil
Ter on the pile-driver was ready for
service and as the plunge was made,
this exploded with tremendous orce,
among the scrambling men who were
instinctively seeking to jump and save
themselves from the flying and fall
ing timbers with which the train was
loaded.
There were fourteen men on the
outfit at the time and one or two by
miracle Of agility, saved themselves
from the fearful fall, and clug desper-
ately to the trestling The noise of
the explosion of the boiler gave the
general signal of the disaster to those
at work at the outer end OF the jetty
and to the headquarter people ashore;
and instantly every resource at the
jetty-plant at Fort Stevens was in
play and speeding to the front with
all the devices for first aid and at the
same time word was sent to the tug
Samson to proceed to the scene in
stanter, and this it did, giving a
swift tow to the Point Adams life
saving crew just starting out. Every
detail OF the rescue work was carried
on without hitch or a moments de-
lay of any Sort and to this expedi-
ton is due the minor measure Of life i
sacrifice in the sad case,
In the overthrow of the great dri-
yer Jacob c. Lehman, of Hammond,
was struck in the chest by one Of the
huge spiles and his life crushed out |
but his body was quickly |
recovered and was later taken to his
stricken home at Hammond Martin
Carlson. also Of Hammond, had his
head badly cut and his right leg !!
broken, but survived long enough to
each the post surgery at Fort
Stevens. where everything possible
vas done to save him, by the surgeons
n charge, but he succumbed later to
what must have been internal injuries
md died just about noon, He too
eft family; one of his daughters,
Mss Anna Carlson, being an account
int with the Troy Laundry in this
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER.

NEW YORK. April 22.-Jay Gould,
who recently added to his laurels in
the tennis court the acquisition the
gold racquet by his third victory in
the Tuxedo tournament will be
among the men OF the Olympic team
which will compete in the Olympic
games at London this summer. He
has sent his entry to James Z. Sui
livan, secretary of the Olympic Com
mittee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
END IN SIGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO, April r.
Rapid progress is being made with
the Ford trial today the testimony be-
ing introduced is much the same as
that offered in the preceding trial AT
the present rate the case may go to
the jury the latter part Of next week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
HARVARD WINS RACE.

ANNAPOLIS, April 22.-B less
than half the length Of their she'll
today, the naval academy lost to the
Harvard eight-oared crew. Time:
Harvard 10 minutes 50 seconds; navy,
10 minutes 80 seconds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23

NEW YORK, April q. Theatre
relics of 80 years ago which were col !,
lected by the late Annie Pixley and
her husband, with a quantity Of the
actress personal effects and household
goods are on exhibition in an auc-
tioneer's windows, The goods have
been ordered sold at auction by the
storage concern to pay the charges,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23

At Tacoma-Taconia 5, Vancouver
o.
At San Francisco-Portlan 4, Oak
land 4. Game called in eighth inning
on account Of rain.
At Seattle Seattle 8, Butte 4
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
SPEEDY VERDICT.
Jury Out IS Minutes Bring in Ver-
dict Of First Degree of Murder.

OAKLAND, Cal, April 22.-Mark
A, Wilkins, who Is on trial charged
with numbering Vernie Carmin, Of
Springfield, Mo-, his putative wife, at
Elmhurst, last October, was found
guilty Of murder in the first degree
without a recommendation this after
noon after the jury had been out 80
minutes, Wilkins was unaffected by
verdict.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
WITNESS In GRAFT CASE
The Bomb Had Been Placed In
The Porch Of william E.
Scheneck's House
BOY NIT BY FLYING MISSILE

SO Quickly Did the News Spread
That 1000 Persons Were on the
Premises Within Few Moments
No Arrests Have Yet Been Made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
The LIABILITY BILL
Signed by the President and Be-
comes a Law
MEASURE IS CONSTITUTIONAL

Employe Not Assured to Have As
sum the "Risk Of His Employ
ment Where Any Statute Enacted
for Safety of Employees.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
OUTSIDE TALENT
Commissions Are Unpopular In
Both Houses Of Congress
VERY LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED

The Leaders Have Reached the Con-
clusion That Such Bodies Organized
Shall be Composed Solely of Mem
bers of Congress.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
TWO LIVES SACRIFICED
Other Men Badly Hurt, But ALI
VIII Recover Miraculous
Escape
MACHINE MAY Be RECOVERED

Prompt Assistance Sent Out From
Fort Stevens = Tugs and Life
Savers do Fine Work-First Grave
Accident in History.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
Much Good In the World.

That was a sober child's face at
the window-but see, to what sunny
smiles it lights up at the wave OF a
greeting hand! This is plodding,
uncouth stranger on his dull way
to his mornings work. But with
what glad alacrity he rouses up to
do passing kindness. You never
suspected your grumbling neighbor
of capacity for love-but watch him
with his little child. There is more
good in the world than we have been
ready to allow, more kindness, faith
and hope and joy. If there are win
try corners in the hearts Of men, are
we without them? May there not
be defect Of vision in our study of
the world? May not some part OF
the retarding winter which we feel
about us as we 60 on our melan-
choly way spring. from our own
hearts frosty atmosphere? 1t will
be 80, indeed, if we go about the
world like the east wind in May,
that holds the leaves and blossoms
back and keeps the birds from song.
The Congregationalist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
BUILDING COSTS CHEAPER.

u An interview with lumber dealers
appears on the local news page or the
T.-R. today. which should be OF
economic interest to every reader M
the, state. The information Is given
that it costs several hundred dollars
aess to build house this year than
hast owing to the drop in lumber
prices. On house bills the saving is 10
and II per cent and as much as ~
per cent on barn bills of lumber.
Any mar who will grasp true con-
ception of the advance our tremendous
population = making upon the supply
~ lumber forests in this country, ne
must realize that lumber prices Will
ever go higher and higher, until tne
cost OF lumber overtakes the costs OF
other building material. The wise man
who finds a 20 per cent discount on
lumber this year owing to the panic
81 last fall will need no further sug-
eastion as to his business opportunity
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
ALL LAND IN HANDS OF FEW.
New Workers Cannot Afford to Own
Their Own Homes.

Fewer New Workers own their own
homes than the residents of any other
city in the world, says writer ia the
National Magazine. The reason is q
simple one: the land Is SO valuable
that none but the very wealthy can at
ford it's purchase OF the 391,687 fam.
lilies living on Manhattan island only
1876 hold title to the houses they
occupy-and If you will bring that lit
tie pad and pencil into play again you
will learn that "a out of every 100 fam
lilies make monthly payments to a
landlord. When these families move,
as they are constantly doing, 1t seems
only necessary to take the family pho
tographs from off the mantel-so COM
pletely has their method Of life been
systematized. As for the landlords,
they are mightier in wealth and ten
ants than any feudal lords of old-as
forsooth the Astors, whose immense
multitude Of dwellings house greater
number of people than are contained
in city of the size of Hartford, Conn;
Seattle, Wash, or Nashville, Tenn.