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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
ASTORIA OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER ), 1908
DANIELS WANTS STATE
MENT ON TRUSTS
Says BOnaparte Did Not Give
Information Wanted

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.--Addressing an
open letter ID Bonaparte tonight, Jo-
scphus Daniels, chairman Of the pub
licity bureau of the democratic ma
tional committee, asserts that the at
torney general in a recent reply to an
inquiry for a statement showing how
many trusts did business in the Unit
led States had been prosecuted by the
department Of iastice did not furnish
the information desired, but instead
confused the prosecutions under the
Sherman anti-trust law with the
prosecutions of railroads and indiy-
uals under contracts. Daniels sub
mits to the attorney general the four
questions as follows:
l-How many of the 2S7 trusts,
giving names, are dong business in
the United States, have been prose-
cuted by the present administration
2-How many Of those trusts, nam
ing then separately, have been fined
and the separate amounts5
3-After trust has been fined.
what other steps have been taken to
prevent Its continuing illegal prac-
Hticcs for which il was forced to pay
the penalty?
4-How many officials Of these 287
trusts have been criminally prose-
cuted and how many have been con-
victed and terms Of imprisonment,
giving names Of each person who has
been imprisoned for violating the
law
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06

LOS ANGELES, Oct, S.-FolIow
ing a scene Of riotous disorder today,
in which several persons were slight
" injured in an attempt to take him
from the police and lynch him, Ed
ward Martin, the negro who last Fri
day night assaulted Miss Edith Raj
ston, a concert singer, at Colegrove,
was spirited to the courtroom Of SUI
perior Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, where
he pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to the maximum punishment life inn
He viii be taken to
Folsom penitentiary tomorrow night
Less than an hour an a half elapsed
between the time that the negro was
brought into court for his prelimi-
nary hearing and the time that Judge
Wilbur pronounced the penalty Of
life Imprisonment. Martin is said to
be a deserter from the Navy.
The riotous demonstration occur
red this morning in Justice H. C.
Austin's courtroom, Immediately after
Martin had been held to the Super
ior Court.
Justice Austin had been warned
that serious trouble might occur when
the negro was brought into court,
and requested that sufficient police
force be assigned to maintain order.
Fourteen patrolmen were detailed.
Martin was brought in handcuffed
to Patrolman Stevens, a colored off
Ger. A large crowd completely pack
ed the small courtroom and filled the
corridors outside. The hearing was
brief and after Miss Ralston had re-
lated the circumstances Of the attack
and positively identified Martin, the
court ordered him bound over to the
Superior Court under $1,000 bail.
AS Officer Stevens was taking Mar
tin through a rear door to return him
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
About Thousand Delegates Assemble at Frisco to
Participate in Commercial Congress J.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WILL Be DECIDED
Keynote Of Meeting Expected Be Sounded Today Address Of
IB. Case-COngress viii include Representatives From
Eighteen States and Four Territories

ors or official representatives and
President Roosevelt's representative
will be William r. Wheeler, assistant
secretary Of commerce and labor
Tomorrow's session will be confn-
ed to the organization and a cruise
about San Francisco Bay.
Condemning selhshness of section
alism, urging the immediate necessity
of the nation action to revive the
waning maritime traffic in western
seas, enlisting for a campaign of edu-
cation that is to include inland Amer
lea as we'll as Atlantic seaboard, the
executive representatives of the most
powerful commercial bodies Of Ore
gon, Washington and California un-
dertook today to organize an asso-
citation which viii in the future direct
as unit the congressional represen-
tation of the three states. In person
or by cordial message, the senator's
and congressman whose cooperation
was asked and approved the move
ment undertaken, and pointed out
the necessity concerned in the action
against the overwhelming represen-
tation Of the Atlantic states and un-
dertook further BY every means in
their power, such measures as a ship
subsidy and enlarged merchant ma
rine; two great navy yards on the
Pacific, feet commensurate with
The value Of property to be protected
and the advancement Of such local
interests, river and harbor improve
ments as win tend toward advance
nent Of Americas western seaboard
4 committee was appointed to ar
range the formation Of the tri-state
association,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
NEW LUMBER RATE TO
!. TAKE EFFECT OCT. Is
Appeal Of Railroads viii Not In.
terfere With Law

BELLINGHAM, Oct So. I'll.
Bloedcl, manager 81 Larson Lumber
Company and leading spirit III the
fight Of the Washington and Oregon
lumbermen against the railroads for 4
Accent lumber rate recently granted
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion states he has the assurances
from w. w. Broughton, general traf-
fic manager Of the Great Northern,
that the appeal Of the railroads now
before the Commission will not inter-
fere with placing in effect the new
rate scheduled for October 18th. An
increase IN nor Invest lumber ship
ments Ii expected.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5. -
Thronging the corridors Of the lead
ing hotels, viewing the massive crea-
tions Of steel and concrete that have
replaced the desolate areas Of two
years ago and participating enthusi-
asm in conferences preliminary to the
Nineteenth Trans Mississippi Com
mercial Congress, nearly 1000 dele
gates to the FIVE days session that
organization tonight await the call to
order.
J. B. Case OF Abilene, Kansas, will
WELD the gavel at tomorrow's open
ing session and his Introductory ad-
dress is expected to sound to keynote
Of d conference whereat the Western
hall Of the United States, through its
commercial and promotion organiza-
tions, will voice not only its demands
upon congress, but the policy Of its
numerous membership, upon the con-
servation of natural resources, irriga-
ton and scientific care and the cul-
ture of soil; improvement Of rivers
and harbors; the need of merchant
marine and a feet to make possible
its advent; trade relations with the
Orient and the balance Of the West
ern Hemisphere and score or more
Of sectional issues considered Of suf-
ficient Importance to affect the well
fare Of the West,
The congress Is expected to in
clude representatives Of lS states,
our territories and dependencies and
six foreign countries, While many
districts will be represented by an
officer Of their foremost commercial
bodies, Utah, Washington, Colorado
and California will send the govern
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
POWERS WILL WORK IN UNISON
TO PRESERVE PEACE


ST. PAUL, Oct, s.-"Mr Bryan
did the country q great service BY
being twice defeated. Had he been
elected IL years ago he would not be
candidate now, but would have
gone down in the disaster of his own
fallacies," in his speech here tonight
Governor Hughes Of New York thus
summed up why he was working for
the Defeat Of Bryan. He said he Is
supporting Taft because he IS Cool
headed, and warm hearted man Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
HEARST NOW TAKES
HIS RAP AT KERN
Reads Affidavits Of Newspaper Men Who Claim
Kern Said He Owed Nomination to Taggard

LOS ANGELES, Oct. S, The
speech Of Hearst tonight was devoted
almost entire to an attack on Kern.
He referred to finding pass on the
Big Four made out to the name Of
Kern, and said the Big Four is part
Of the Vanderbilt system which he
said had been successfully prosecuted
by the federal government for grant
ing rebates to the American Refining
Company He also devoted attention
to Kern's employment by Thomas
Taggart as his attorney and discussed
in detail the alleged gambling at
French Lick Springs, Ind. Hearst
read afidavits to two newspaper men
in attendance at the democratic ma
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
TAFT AMONG THE
"SHOW NE" FARMERS
Republican Candidate Carries on WhirlWind Cam
paign Through Missouri and Kansas

MACON, Oct. 5.-Taft made three
speeches in Kansas and l3 in Mis-
souri, today. Taft's reception in the
various points today was such to
cause him to express surprise and
qualification. Referring to the matter
he said; 1T Is an augury that Mis-
souri, Is going TO Show somebody at
the next election that she does not
intend to remain mysterious strang-
er, but will become a regular resident
among republicans"
Throughout the day Taft hammered
away on the necessity Of voters in the
country to understand that the demo-
cratic tariff revision meant the de-
struction Of the market and prices Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06

tional convention at Deneyr, who
stated Kern said to them that he is
indebted for his nomination to Tag
gart
Hearst read letter from Archbold
to United States Depew thanking the
latter for the railroad pass alleged to
be on the New York Central lines Of
which system he said, Depew was
"The representative in the United
States Senate"
Thomas L. Hisgen, Independence
party candidate, also addressed the
audience, devoting himself to various
issues Of the campaign and explained
reasons for the existence Of the Inde-
pendence party.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06


TACOMA, Oct 5.-Before an en-
thusistic audience this afternoon
United States Senator Albert J Bev-
eridge of Indiana, issued an open
challenge Of the democratic national
committee to take at the pole demo
cratic members OF the United States
Senate on the specific question wheth-
CT they will support Bryan in his
franchise plan for the government to
control business and manufacturing
industries, his injunction plan and
other radical measures which the Ne
braskan is advocating.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
IN GRACEFUL ART or VEL
COMING THE FLEET AND
OFFICERS OF A FRIEND
MAGNIFICENT PROGRAM AHEAD
Yokohama the Scene Of Initiating the
Splendor--Admiral Sperry to be
Received by the Emperor - Many
Athletic Events.

TOXIC, Oct. s.-Japan is planning
TO give the American battleship fleet
a welcome that shall eclipse in splen-
dor and enthusiasm any Of the preyi-
GUS receptions rendered the American
vessels on their voyage around the
world. The arrival of the feet at Ma
Mia has given stimulus to the in-
terest in their forthcoming visit to
Japan and the preparations for the
constant entertainment Of the Ameri-
can officers and men are now COM
pleted. The vessels are due here
October II, and will remain a week.
When the 10 warships under COM
mand of Admiral Sperry steam into
Yokohama harbor, the salutes of
their guns will be answered in kind
from 10 battleships Of the Japanese
army These vessels already are at
anchor off this city Sperry and the Of
6cers Of the feet Of high rank will be
received in audience October 20 BY
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
NEW CONSULAR PORT.

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.--The i'm
portance Of India's growing north
west port Of Karachi has led to the
establishment Of an American consul
late there and Consult General Mi
ehael at Calcutta in a report today
says that . material expansion Of
trade may be expected.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
THREATEN WAR.

BELGRADE, Oct. s.--Thc news Of
Austria Hnngary's action in regard to
the annexation Of the provinces Of
Bosnia and Herzegovina has aroused
Servia to the danger point The
streets this evening are thronged with
wild mob, many rioters are dis
charging revolvers and demanding
war with Austria, rather than submit
to the annexation
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
SUBMARINE TEST.

cHERBoURC, Oct. s--Submarine
Emeraude arrived here today from a
run Of 81 hours in which she covered
6o3 miles under water The vessel
maintained her regular speed Of nine
knots an hour. The crew was much
fatigued but bore the severe trial adj
mirably.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
SENATOR ADDRESSES 1000 PEG.
PIE IN ARMY HALL AT
PUGET SOUND TOWN.
ON PACIFIC COAST INTERESTS
Indiana Statesman Is Greeted With
Large Crowds Everywhere - A
Great American Navy His Subject
For Address at Seattle.

SEATTLE, Oct, s,-Beveridge to-
night addressed 1000 people in the
armory A prolonged ovation greet
ed the Hoosier statesman, His sub
jcct was "a Great American Navy
and the Interests Of the People Of the
Pacific Slope" he handled il in non
partison manner and was listened TO
the close attention Of frequent inter-
ruptions of applause.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
ANGRY MOB ATTEMPT LIFE OF A.
NEGRO IN COURT ROOM
REGARDING HIS sRD ATTEMPT

NASHVILLE, N. q. Oct s.--Ar-
raigning the president and his leaders
during the republican campaign, Kern
declared.
Patriotic men everywhere will
agree with me that the third term idea
Is no more hateful to the minds Of
the american people that that the
president Of this great nation should
undertake to name and dictate his
own Successor"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06

the products of the farm; that the
republican revision meant a continua-
ton of the present prices and pros
perity, Rain was falling before the
Taft special made its second stop and
throughout the day crowds assembled
to welcome Taft and braved the
steady drizzIe
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
PLEADS mot GUILTY"

BELLINGHAM, Oct s,-J. X.
Thomas, who confessed to the mur-
der of his wife today pleaded not
guilty to a charge Of murder in the
FIRST degree He will plead self-de-
fcnse. The trial will probably be in
November.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
NO DECISION.

CINCINNATI, Oct. S The
board Of directors Of the national
league adjourned tonight without
reaching decision in the disputed
game Of September 23rd between the
New York and Chicago clubs. They
will render a decision tomorrow even
ing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
BASEBALL GAMES.
American Learuea.

American Leagues.
Washington 3, Philadelphia Q.
Chicago 6, Detroit !.
Boston 4, New York 0.
National League.
Boston /, New York 8.
Brooklyn 6, Philadelphia /.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
FRANCE is MEDIATOR
Bulgaria Is Anxious for War,
for Which Turkey Is III
Prepared
AUTHORITIES IN CONFERENCE

France. Great Britain, Russia and
Possibly Italy Are Prepared TO do
All in Their Power 10 Avoid ANY
More Complications.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-06
Edward Martin, Who As
sauIted Edith RaIstOn
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
After Hearing Of an Hour and q
Half Negro Gets Maximum
Punishment
SEVERAL HURT IN The RIOT

Crowd Was Frantic to Get Martin
and Fight Officers Who Finally Re
store Order After Using Their
Clubs Freely-No Arrests Made.
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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-08-29
SAYS LOVE is A oeLusIoN.
Chinese Philosopher Tells Why We
Have Divorce Courts.

San Franclsco.-"The world must
vorce evil" This is the view OF Ng
Poon Chew, Chinese philosopher and
socialist, who declared that only in the
Celestial kingdom are divorce courts
unnecessary.
In my country" he says, mar.
riage is common Job. Everyone has
to take part, voluntarily or otherwise.
We marry because we must; you mar
ry because you fancy you have found
your affinity. We know OF no afiini.
ties.
THE Chinese regard tho breaking OF
the marriage bond, either by divorce
or separation. not only as immoral, but
rs fearful crime against society,
Here you are bound to follow the
whlms and fancy OF every changing
emotion In the selection OF life part.
ners. but we regard marriage as a
matter Of the head. Our young people
have absolutely nothing to do with
marriage. We do not recognize love
and we have never been buncoed by
Cupid. To the Chinese mind love is a
deluslon. hallucination, intoxication
and a mirage In the desert Of passion.
I'VE have solved the problems OF
marriage. you have not. We have nc
need of divorce courts, you cannot dc
away with them"
Ng Poon Chew has attracted wide
attention on the Pacific coast by q
number Of essays on various socio
logical subjects.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-08-29
Deals Only In Facts.

In the earlier years of the work peo-
pie did not, in many instances, take
kindly to the idea of having their pri-
vate affairs probed for the benefit of
the public, but latterly this spirit has
largely disappeared Nowadays II the
special agents of the bureau of labor
are refused information by one manu-
facturer they usually have no difficulty
in discovering some other establish
ment where the needed data may be
obtained. The government labor ex-
perts have won confidence by never
allowing the names of parties furnish
ing facts to be given in its reports. al
though, to be sure, they take every
possible means to verify all the infor-
nation gathered. The bureau will
have nothing to do with estimates or
hearsay statements about labor CON
ditions. II never makes any state
ments unless It has positive facts to
back them up.
Al the outset the government labor
experts thought that they could carry
on their Investigations largely by mail,
but II was soon found that few people
would respond satisfactorily to queries
thus transmitted and so the bureau OF
labor had to organize a corps of sDe.
cial agents who are continually "on
the wing" securing information at first
hand and recording 1t on carefully pre-
pared schedules. The policy of the
bureau of labor in looking into labor
conditions and the problems Of life
affecting the working people is seldom
II ever to argue a point II simply
secures all the facts in the case and
then let's the intelligent labor man de.
eide what is best for him from the in,
formation set out for his benefit. The
bureau OF labor is particularly fortu.
nate in its directing heads. The com
missioner OF labor, DR.. Charles p.
Neil, formerly one of the faculty of
the Catholic university at Washington,
is a man who has wonderful faculty
for clear-sighted investigation and the
chief clerk Of the bureau, Mr.. G. w. w.
Hanger has been fitted by long expert
ence for work in behalf of the cause
of labor.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-08-29
WOULD BAR FAIRY TALES.
School Trustee Wants Children &c
stick TO Dry Facts.

Passaic. N. FAIRY tales and IA
bles have no place In our public
schools" declared Harry A. Hettema
school trustee for the Second ward, In
discussing fight he had made at the
meeting of the board of education 10
have all such books discarded from
the reading courses. How many OF
our children are taken out of school
and sent to work the day they are IA
years old? Their time, while they are In
school. should be spent In acquiring
practical knowledge"
Asked what he would have the chill
dren read Hettema said he would sug-
gest books OF travel. history, geog
raphy, and anything that would i'm
prove the mind and be useful to the
child in after years.
"The Dutch" he continued, ARE par.
ticularly opposed to having their chill
dren read fairy tales. In Paterson
they have opened a private school be
cause the fairy stories were read In
the public schools, and there has been
talk of doing the same Pasdhic."
A majority of Hettema's constltu
ents are Of Dutch descent, as he IL
himself.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-08-29
LIGHTS LURE MOTHS TO DOOM,
Novel Trap Aids In Fight on Plague
In German Forests.

Zittau, Germany. - The Saxon au
thorities have discovered what would
seem to be an excellent way to put an
end TO the caterpillar plague, which is
having such a disastrous effect on the
local forests. They have discovered
a method to catch the brown moths
that lay the eggs from which the cat
erpillars come in enormous quantities
They make use OF what they call the
electric light trap. This consists OF
two large and powerful refectors
placed over deep receptacle and pow
erful exhaust fans.
The whole has been erected on top
OF the municipal electric plant. Al
night two great streams of light are
thrown from the refectors on the
wooded mountain sides half a mile dis
tant The moths, drawn by the bril-
liancy, come fluttering in thousands
along the broad rays of light. When
they get within a certain distance of
the rehectors the exhaust fans, with
powerful currents of air, swirl them
into the receptacle.
On the first night three tons OF
moths were caught. II has been de.
cided to build another trap on the
Rathaus tower.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-08-29
RECORD MADE IN cuPiD's GREAT
GAME AT PHILADELPHIA.
Total Strangers Meet by Chance at
400 p. NJ, Proposal Made at
4:14 p. NJ, and Minister Ties
Knot at 5:35 p. M.

Philadelphia took Charles Mac.
Gregor. aged 80, and Estelle Meyers
Snack, aged 90, both of Baltimore, to
show Philadelphians. and for that mat
ter the world at large, what can be
accomplished in the way OF speed In
matrimonial affairs. MacGregor is a
rich real estate dealer whose home
is on East Chase street. Miss Snack
lives on East Preston street. They
had never seen or heard Of each other
until she met him in the railroad sta.
ton at 4 p. m. Don't forget the
time.
Miss Snack had been spending her
vacation In Atlantic City. She was
returning home via Philadelphia. As
she stood in the waiting room OF the
Broad street station she dropped her
purse. A few feet away stood Mac.
Gregor on his way to Atlantic City to
begin spending his vacation.
He noticed the fallen purse and
sprang forward and picked II up.
His eyes met the girls for a mo.
ment Both blushed. MacGregor
found himself strangely unable to go
away. A conversation was begun with
the Thank you" of the girl
When they discovered that their
homes were In the same city the way
was easy. Each was very much inter.
ested in the other. At 4:10 the CONVEX.
sation turned to discussion OF mar
rlage. At 4:14 It had taken on such an
aspect that MacGregor was able
to propose without changing the
subject. One minute later he had been
accepted.
The difficulty then was to arrange
the marriage. As MacGregor pom.
dered the difficulty he was aroused by
a heavy slap on the back. When he
looked around he almost shouted with
Joy. Before him. hand outstretched
and smiling. was Rev. David T. Nicely,
pastor of the Asqulth street Pres.
byterian church in Baltimore, his
own church. Now. what do you think
OF that?
When the circumstances were ex.
planned the minister agreed to perform
the ceremony. 1t was after hours for
tho license bureau. so Clerk Goebel of