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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
INCREASING EXHIBITS.
Quartermaster-G General Ayeleshire to
Increase Wax Works Exhibition
in the War Department.

NEW YORK, May lS,--Brigadier-
General Ayelcshire, quartcrmaster-
general OF the army has made ar
rangcments to largely increase the
wax works exhibition which is one OF
the sights OF the war department
building in Washington. The depart
ment already possesses large num-
Der of wax figures on which are dis
played not only the uniforms now in
use in the army, but many Of those
used at various periods since the
Revolutionary days, These figures are
made OF exhibits made by the war
department at various expositions and
when not in use elsewhere, decorate
the halls of the war department build
ing in Washington, General Aleshire
has recently placed an order with a
maker of wax figures in New York
for a larger addition to the exhibition.
The new groups Of figures are more
elaborate than any heretofore owned
by the department. They are design
ed to show scenes in camp, in bar
racks and in the field. They will show
the work as we'll as the play of the
soldiers and of course will be perfect
in technical details. 1t is expected that
the groups will be ready for shipment
to Washington within a very short
time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19

SAN FRANCISCO, May is-In
the gray midst Of a rainy morning the
Atlantic feet sailed from the Golden
Gate this morning on It's way to the
various ports on Puget Sound. On
its way up the coast the fleet will sail
close TO the shore at certain points in
order to give the people OF Northern
California and Oregon an opportunity
10 view the long line OF fighting ves'
sells. The ships will arrive at Puget
Sound Thursday, the Minnesota, Mis-
souri, and Ohio dropping anchor at
Port Angeles, and the Illinois and
kearsarge at Port Townsend; the
Connecticut, Louisiana, Kansas, YER
mont. Georgia, Virginia and New
Jersey going to Bellingham and the
Wisconsin. Nebraska and Kentucky
going TO Bremerton, Re-assembling
May 23 the feet will proceed to Sc
attic on May 27 II OF the battleships
will go to Tacoma, eight OF which will
make a brief stay before sailing for
San Francisco, The other four will
stay at Tacoma until their turn to go
into the drydock at Bremerton. Thus
eight will drydock on Puget Sound
and eight in San Francisco,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
In Defence Of international Paper
Co.'s Contracts
HOPE TO CONCLUDE TODAY
He Said the Increased Cost OF Print
Paper Was Not Due to Pool
But Was Decided by the Board Of
Directors.

WASHINGTON, May IS, - The
officials Of the international Paper
Corporation today occupied the wit
ness stand in the investigation Of the
house into the wood pulp and print
paper question. T l.. Waller, second
vice-president of the company and the
general sales manager went into the
qustions OF contracts with the differ
cnt newspapers and said that the in
creased cost of paper was due not to
pool but was decided by the board
OF directors after careful considera-
ton. He complained that the lnterna-
tional Paper Company had been ac-
cused OF either directly or by impli-
cation with a great many transactions
with which they had nothing to do.
The committee hopes to conclude the
testimony by tomorrow night
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19

WASHINGTON, May lS - The
Senate today held short executive
session, nearly half of which was
consumed by Senator Hepburn in a
filibustering speech against the con-
ference report on the bill to increase
the homestead entries on non-irriga-
BILE lands from 100 to 800 acres, which
he declared would apply to the richest
farm land Of idaho, the Objectionable
report was finally withdrawn. A con-
ference report on the legislative, exc
cutive and judicial bill was reported
by the Senate. Bulkeley spoke in fa-
vor of passing his bill to authorize
the president to enlist the negro SOL
diers of the 18th infantry and declared
if possible he would secure action on
it during the present session.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
SOCIALISTS CONVENTION.
Very Nearly Caught Mapping by
Adopting Set of Resolutions
Without Having Them Read

CHICAGO, May lS.-The Social
ist national convention, just before
final adjournment last night, commit
ted itself to prohibition, and then in
,tantly reversed lis action when tl-
mistake was made clear. The day had
been devoted to committee reports
and when, in the evening, the report
Of the Finnish translator was brough:
on and found to be acopious document
a resolution was passed that it be
adopted withoue reading and without
discussion. Comrade Victor Viberg,
however, remembered that the Fin
nish element in the party is enthus-
iastic on the prohibition question and
fastened to scan the report for OBJ
jectionable recommendations,
The convention just had decided
that its work was finished, had given
three rousing cheers for the Social
Revolution" and was singing the
"Marseillaise" when the searchers
Tears were cOnnrmeQ.
He Sprang on top of table and
broke up the singing of the party
hymn with lusty shouts.
Comrades" he cried, "What an
awful mistake we have made. This is
a recommendation we have adopted.
We therefore recommend that &
plank prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors be in
serted in the party platform. Why
that is enough to wipe the party off
the map
After & moments breathless silence
the convention unanimously undid its
rash act and resumed the singing OF
the "Marseillaise"
Besides its amusing ending, the
most interesting feature of the clos
ing session was bitter wrangle on
the question of woman's suffrage.
The report Of the woman's commit
tee, read by Comrade Mia Tupper
Maynard of Colorado, recommending
the appointemnt of a committee of
five with power to appoint national
legislature and to conduct an active
propaganda for woman's suffrage, was
finally adopted
A resolution was adopted recon-
mending the creation of an associated
socialistic press service to supply
party papers with news Of interest to
Socialists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
Revealed the Fact That One
Victim Was a Woman
STORY OF EMIL GREEAINe
The Bodies of the Seven Unidentified
Dead Will be Buried Tomorrow in
the Potter's Field and Christian
Services VIII be Conducted.

LA PORTE, May l8.-The autopsy
on the unidentified remains Of persons
exhumed on the Guinness farm was
completed this evening and revealed
the fact that one of the seven was a
female. This has aroused new inter
est in the story of Emil Greening, who
was employed by Mrs. Guinness in
1904 who related that one day man
and woman came to the house. These
people Mrs Guinness said were the
professor and his wife from the Los
Angeles College which Jennie Olsen
was attending. The next morning ac-
cording to Greening, the man and
woman and also Jennie had disap-
peared. The theory now advanced is
that Mrs Guinness that night may
have murdered not only Jennie but
the man and woman
The authorities think that this is in
conceivable, but considered in the
light of the recent developments, moth
ing appears impossible for this arch
murderess. The bodies of the seven
unidentified dead will be buried to-
morrow in the Potter's Field. Chris
tian services will be conducted over
them and small headstones erected
telling the circumstances of their
deaths. The body of Jennie Olsen
has been turned ovr to her relatives.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
JAY GOULD WINS.
Eustace II. Miles in an Article to the
Daily Graphic Tells How 1t Happened

LONDON. May l8.--Eustace H.
Miles, who Saturday was defeated for
the court tennis championship by Jay
Gould, in an article in the Daily
Graphic says:
"Ncvcr in my life have | expert
enced such a set OF adverse strokes
and situations. They might be sum
med up thus; That just missed and
he just got. make no excuse for my
self; deserved TO miss because did
not hit quite accurately while he did"
Miles thinks that now he knows
Goulds new service, he will be less
unprepared and will do better II he
meets him next Saturday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
PEARL HARBoR.
Captain Seaton Schroeder Will be
President Of a Naval Board to
Locate Dry Dock.

WASHINGTON, May lS-Captain
Seaton Schroeder will be president OF
a board Of naval officers which will
convene at Honolulu on the arrival OF
the feet there whose duty it will be to
make recommendations regarding the
location Of the proposed new dry dock
and repair shop at Pearl Harbor.
Congress at its present session made
an appropriation Of $l,0O0,000 to be-
gin work. An important question for
the consideration OF the board will be
the locations and dimensions of the
dock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
NEW oPERATIc STAR.

LONDON, May ia new oper-
attic star has appeared in London's
musical armament in the person of
Miss Edith Walker, the American
singer The London morning papers
express the highes praise of her as
sumption of the part Of Isolde at Con-
vent Garden on Saturday, declaring
it to be a revelation both histrion-
ically and socially. Some of the
critices declare that it was the finest
performance ever witnessed in Lon
don.
Miss Walker has not appeared in
London since she sang here eight
years ago as contralto,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
PLEADS SELF DEFENCE.
Eleven Jurors Were Secured When
Court Adjourned.

PORTLAND, May 18.-The trial Of
Nathan Fl. Suitter, the policeman who
shot and killed Henry Shaffer, a long
shoreman, in the victims home on
March last. began in the state circuit
court today. Eleven jurors were Sc
cured when the court adjourned until
tomorrow. The Shaffer's and several
friends were having party and upon
some one complaining that they were
disturbing their neighbors, Suitter
went to the house. He secured en-
trance through back door and Shat
Ter attempted to drive the officer out.
Suffers defense is that he shot in self
defence.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19

CLEVELAND, May ia Broad
way street car was partially destroyed
by dynamite torpedo tonight While
Is passengers were in the car, no one
for miracle, was seriously injured. A
panic followed and the passengers
made rush for the exits. A subur.
ban car was also damaged by an ex-
plosion Of powder on the track. The
floor of the car was smashed through
and one woman was severely injured
Trivial rioting and with a dead
lock in the arbitration pro-
posals, the car service is largely
restored and the refusal of the trac
tion company authorities to do any
thing until the disorder and violence
ceases, marked the third day Of the
strike OF the conductors and motor
men. The company succeeded in op-
Grating all lines with but slightly
impaired service.
Considering the difficulties it is i'm
probable that arbitration will be ef-
fected soon. The cars were run on
an average schedule of nine minute:
today, only four minutes below the
normal.
There was marked decrease in the
disorder and violence reported unit
tonight's explosions. In several in.
stances car windows were broken BY
stones and the cars were stopped and
the non union crews were brutally
assaulted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
DEFICIENCY BILL
Passed by House Today--Total Of
Si7,370,000.

WASHINGTON, May IS. So The
passage by the house today Of the
general deficiency bill carrying $l7,-
10000 marked completion by that
The bill was put through under a
suspension Of the rules with no time
allowance for a general debate. Sew
eral measures were passed by unani-
nous consent including the joint rcso-
luton providing for an annuity OF
Sl2S per month each for the widows
Of Surgeons James Carroll and Jesse
Lcseare, u. S. A., in recognition Of
their discoveries In connection with
the transmission OF yellow fever by
mosquitoes,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19

NEW YORK, May l8.-Mae Cath
crime Wood was on the witness stand
all day today testifying to her suit for
an absolute divorce from United
States Senator Thomas Collier Plat
before Justice O'Corman in the su-
preme court. In support Of her asser'
tions that she had been secretly mar
ricd TO Platt at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, November 9, 1901, her counsel
introduced in evidence a certificate
which he said had been handed TO her
by the minister who performed the
ceremony and copies OF numerous let
ters alleged have ben written to her
by the Senator, addressed in terms OF
endcarment.
On cross examination Miss Wood
told how she came to give up the let
tiers and documents she once posses
sed relating TO Platt, alleging that she
did so under duress and was com
PEELED to sign a receipt for $4,000 in
settlement for all claim against the
Senator. Miss Wood in her suit
named as correspondent Lillian Jane
way, whom Plat married in 1908
Platt was not in court today.
Counsel for Platt produced the let
ters alleged TO haev been written to
Miss Wood by the Senator in one OF
these dainty missives the old Senator
asked Miss Wood why she didn't
marry Mr.. Middleton and said he
would like to see her married before he
"Cashed in his checks"
In another letter the aged Senator
took Miss Wood to task for writing
about "Old Janeway."
Miss Wood told OF a conspiracy
which she alleged had been partici-
pated in by Robert J. Wynne, William
Loeb and J. Martin Middleton. which
she asserted led to their securing a
number of letters from Platt which
she proposed to incorporate in her
book entitled the 1--we letters of a
Boss" Miss Wood said in October,
1908, she brought the Senator's letters
with her, She was met at the hotel by
Middleton, secret service man, who
put her practically under arrest.
Middleton, she asserted, took her
down to Abe Hummel's Office the
next day and as a result of this visit
she was compelled to give up the let
ters and forced to sign receipt for
$4,000. She said She only got por-
tion of the $4,000,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Arguments Begun in the Second Trial
OF Abraham Ruef.

SAN FRANCISCO, May l8.-The
taking Of testimony u closed and the
arguments were begun today in the
second trial Of Abraham Ruef on a
charge Of bribery. Heney opcnd for
the prosecution and was followed by
Ach in Ruefs behalf. Ach did not
finish until a late hour tonight. To-
NOR Attorney Chapman for the de-
tense and Heney for the state will
close Il j. expected that Judge Dool-
ing will deliver his charge late in the
afternoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
STORMY SESSION.
Democratic Convention at Spokane
Instructed Delegates to Vote for
Bryan First. Last and all the Time.

SPOKANE, May 18-After as
stormy session as was ever seen in
a convention hall in this state, the
democratic state convention tonight
just before midnight adopted plank
declaring for submission to vote on
the constitutional amendment forbid
ding the sale of spurious liquors.
Whether by oversight or design, moth
ing was said about vinous and malt
drinks. The plank was adopted BY a
two to one vote following a night of
fierce and fiery oratory for and
against A double delegation Of 20,
each with self vote, was elected to
the national convention at Denver and
instructed to vote for Bryan, "First,
last and all the time
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
LAUNCHING COLLIER.

NEW YORK, May Is. With
cradles and sliding ways in position,
everything is in readiness for the
launching of the Vestal, a l2,s00-ton
collier, at New York Navy Yard to-
morrow morning, 1t is estimated that
25,000 persons will be in the navy yard
when Miss Gladys Goodrich, daughter
Of Rear-Admiral Goodrich, christens
the vessel Many noted guests have
been invited and the Golfers work
men will celebrate with a banqeut
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
BIDDING OF PITCHER.

NEW YORK, May lS.-It is said
in baseball circles that John T. Brush,
owner OF the New York National
League team has made an offer OF
$4,000 to the ST. Louis Club for the
release OF Raymond, a pitcher, it is
said, the St. Louis club intends to
dispose of the service of some Of its
pitchers, and New York has put in an
early offer to obtain Raymond if the
St, Louis management will permit
him TO go.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
BATTLEsHIPs COMING.

NORTH HEAD, WIRE.
LESS STATION, Wash, May
is Especial to the Astorian).--
A. midnight tonight the battle
ship feet is 100 miles north Of
San Francisco, but Is having
rather heavy weather. Every
thing Is alrigh. and we are
making very good time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
ENDORSE BRYAN.

HONOLULU, May lS.-The demo,
cratic territorial convention today Sc.
lected six delegates to the national
convention and instructed them to
support Bryan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
HARD LUCK.
State OF California Held Up
Smallpox Aboard.

SAN FRANCISCO, May ls.
The steamship State Of Cali.
fornia from Astoria and Port
land has been ordered into
quarantine for two weeks on
account Of a case Of smallpox.
]. Boyle, Of Portland, being the
afflicted passenger.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
THE FLEET LEAVES
FOR PUGET SOUND
The Battleshlps On Their Way
North VIII Sail Close to
Oregon Shore.
ITINERARY VERY COMPLETE

After the Three Days Visit on Puget
Sound the Ships Of One Squadron
viii Sail For San Francisco For
Docking.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19

The State OF California left
Astoria last Saturday with the
following passengers, booked
from that city: Charles Leedy,
first cabin; Paul Prudhomme,
N. Bulade and Geo. Mahoney,
second cabin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
CLEVELAND Street
CAR DYNAMITED
The twenty-five Passengers Mi
racuIousIy Escaped With
Slight Injuries
POWDER SPREAD ON TRACKS

A Suburban Car Was Also Damaged
by an Explosion of Powder on the
Rails and the Floor OF the Car Was
Smashed Through.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
tom PLATT SUED
FOR Divorce
Mae Catherine Wood Testifies In
Her Suit for Absolute Divorce
From Thomas C. Plat
"LOvE-LETTERs or A BOSS"

Introduces Marriage Certificate and
Copies Of Letters Alleged to Have
Been Written by the Senator Ad-
dressed in Terms Of Endearment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
EXECUTIVE Session
Early Half Consumed by Senator
Heyburn's Speech
AGAINST HOMESTEAD ENTRIES

Bulkeley Spoke in Favor of Passing
His Bill to Authorize the President
to Re-enlist the Negro Soldiers of
the 2Sth Infantry.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
wHAlEsoNE Al. $3.50 A TON.
II Might Pay Now 20 Took Up Those
Old Whalsbone Ribbed Umbrellas.

II see by the papers," said Mr..
GrillBnby. that the last quotation for
whalebone in England was s1,75O, or,
say, about $3.50 ton, making whale.
bone worth now somewhere in the
neighborhood of $3.50 a pound-a
pretty costly commodity.
Il can remember the time when
"halebone was cheap, very cheap;
when We used to burn whale oil in
lamps and use whalebone for umbrella
ribs. Those old-time whalebone rib.
bed umbrellas were not much like the
present steel ribbed close rollers.
No They were of the bulgy out
sort OF gingham umbrellas that you
see now sometimes reproduced after
fashion on the comic stage, but which
are now never actually used by any.
body, though once they were used by
everybody, umbrellas with whalebone
ribs. And what l was going to say
was this:
People are out all the time look.
Ing through the country for old furnl.
ture' quaint old colonial, and that
sort OF stoi Why couldn't we hunt
up those umbrellas-there must be
millions OF them lying around in
country garrets-why couldn't we look
~ those old whalebone ribbed ging-
nam umbrellas, for the whaiebone
there is in them? Don't you think
there may be an idea here for max.
Ing ua.say.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Valuable Glass,

When Is glass worth moro than
gold? When 1t is the lense Of a micro
scope. The record Increase in value Of
the manufactured article over the raw
material Is probably made by this va
riety OF glass, which multiplies itself
bO.O0O.O0O times. The front lens of a
m.cro-objnctive costing about IS
weighs no more than about .OOl7 Of a
gramme, hence the value Of such lense,
to the weight Of kilogramme would
be about 100000. The cost Of max.
ing this weight Of glass is three to six
cents, and thus when worked up into
the shape Of lens the glass has In.
ERASED In value-about $4,000. 900 times
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Boy Defines Plow.

The head master Of school In
Arcoats, the slum quarter of Man
chester, England, told an audience
that the Ancoats lad was essentially
a stay-at-home and his knowledge Of
the country was nebulous. A plow,
according to one boy, was "a thing
for flattening the ground, it cnt the
grass short. aud was like knife o:
cart wheels"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
SIIyIlKf
Not IN That Hotel.

TIE late Bishop Dudley o. Louis
Vile, KY, some time before his death.
which occurred in New York, was in.
vited by some women friends to take
luncheon at the Martha Washington,
the woman's hotel. -
The bishop was very absent.
minded man, and found upon arriving
at the hotel that he had not been
shaved that morning. Stepping up to
the clerk at the desk, and much to the
horror of groups of women in the ho-
tel he asked:
Can you tell me where the BARRIERS
shop IS III this hotel?"-New York
Times.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
BLIND HAVE MANY AMUSEMENT.
Handicap sf Less Of Sight Overcome
In Many WaYA.

-
With closed eyes, two young men
in the blind asylum were playing
chess. The board they played On had
the black squares raised and the
white ones sunken, whilv the black
pieces were rough and the white ones
smooth.
Give us this handicap on account
OF our blindness" said one Of the
young men, "and we will play as
quick and accurate game Of chess
as anybody. Give us checkers and a
checker board constructed on the
same plan, and there, too, our playing
will equal yours.
II would rather be blind than deaf"
he went on. Blindness doesn't rob
you Of much. The blind are excellent
anglers. They play a good game OF
euchre, OF poker, or bridge. They use
cards that have embossed pipA
"The blind are good runners, good
gymnasts. In our last sports the hun.
dred yards we're done in under twelve
seconds, and on the horizontal and
parallel bars, the giant swing, the
corkscrew, the straight arm balance
and the finger balance were executed
In a way that ELECTED S lvos of ap-
plause.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
Billiard Tables Are Barred.

There are still heads of old and
wealthy Scottish families who would
not on any account allow a billiard
table to be placed in their houses
Among these may be mentioned Lord
Mansfield. Though good sportsna7
ard devoted to country pursuits,
especially curling, he will not have a
billiard room fitted up in his magnifi.
cent old mansion. Scene Palace.
Perthshire.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-01-24
SPECIAL LOCALS

FOR SALE-Nearly new, first-class
furniture Of four-room house and
house for rent; modern, except gas.
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18th st.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms in
modern house at 2237 Lawrence st.
Mrs. s. C. Dewitt.
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modern house. Phone Blue 2274
220S Downing avenue. Mrs. Susie
Smith.