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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
FASTEST DESTROYER IN NAVY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 20.
The torpedo boat destroyer Smith,
the first of new type of vessel and
which is expected to have a greater
speed and wider steaming radius
than any now in the United States
Navy, was successfully launched to-
day at Cramps shipyard, The christ
ening ceremony was performed BY
Mrs, Edward B. Richardson of Brook
line, Mass, Mrs. Richardson is a
daughter Of Rear Admiral Pillsbury
and distant relative of Lieut., Joseph
B. Smith, in memory of whom the
vessel launched today was named,
Lieut., Smith was distinguished of
fcer of the navy during the civil war
period and was in command of the
warship Congress when the vessel
was sunk in Hampton Roads by the
Confederate ironclad Virginia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
FIRE DESTROYS COTTON.
Five Thousand Bales Go Up In
Smoke At Little Rock.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. April 20
Five thousand bales OF cotton. esti.
mate din value at S2sO000 were burn
ed early today in a FIRE which for
several hours threatened to destroy
the plant Of the St. Louis Compress
company. valued with its contents at
81 100000. The fire was discovered
shortly after | o'clock and famed by
stiff iwnd, gained quick headway and
was soon beyond all control After
il had burned for almost two hours, a
sudden shift in the wind diverted the
blaze from the main portion of the
building in which were stored $4,000
bales OF staple and the fire was finally
checked shortly after 3 o'clock. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
While the origin Of the fire has not
been definitely aseertained, the super
intendent, W. r. Black, thinks that a
spark from a passing locomotive
might have been responsible.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
Sultan VIII Remain With His
Family and ROslCnedIy Walt
for The Final
HAS NOT ABDICATED THRONE
constitusionalIsts Lines Now Enve-
lope the City Of conatanhnopls and
Invading Army Expect TO Enter
Tomorrow Without Any Opposition

coNSTANTINoPLE. April 90
Sultan Abdul Hamld Is awaiting In
his palace for whatever may befall his
grand viser TewRk Pasha has an
nouneed that the Sultan Is without
fear The Sultan will remain with
his family and accept resignedly the
fate prepared for him and his eoun-
try, Tewfk pasha and the minister
OF war, Edhim Pasha, who sent IN
their designations last nigth have de.
eided TO withdraw them today and
the grand viKer Il passing the mos.
Of his time with the Sultan. Maxim
Pasha Is still in command Of the gar.
rison, but no preparation has been
made 10 resist the advance Of the
Saloniea troops. The Constitutional.
lists lines now envelope the city, but
the commander In chief. General
Husni PastA Is still At Hademoti and
Il Is not likely that the invaders viii
enter the city before tomorrow night
or the following day. II 10 understood
that the Saionieans have submitted to
the government list OF persons
whose punishment Is desired for com,
plieity in the recent mutiny.
Tewhk Pasha, commenting to one
OF the ambassadors on the umors
that the Sultan had taken fight on
Sunday. said the Sultan Is not physi.
eally timid and would remain. The
Cons,antinople garrison Is deserting
70 the side Of the consti,utionalists.
Capital troops have been leaving the
city since Sunday morning, but the
outward flow set in heavily today. II
Is estimated that 1000 men have gone
over TO the invading army without
opposition from the officers or com
radeS The principle suburban rail-
ways ran special trains throughout
the day TO accommodate the thou.
sands who are anxious 10 see the ad-
vaneing troops. The rank and hle
Of the invading army, especially the
volunteers, are a fine body OF looking
young men They appear to know
the aims OF the committee on union
and progress and are enthusiastic and
determined in their support
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
TRACING A MURDER,
San Francisco Police Learn Where
abouts OF Fugitive Woman.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20
Through letter written to an Italian
woman in this city the police have
found trace Of Mrs, Pietre Tertorico
and possible clew to the where
abouts of her husband, who has been
sought since April,S 1905, for the brut-
al murder OF Bragio Villardo,
For year aftert the crime was COM
mitted Mrs, Tertorico was shadowed
in the hope that she would eventually
lead the detectives to her husbands
hiding place. She went to New Or
leans and there all trace OF her was
lost.
Recently it was learned that the, wo-
man had written letter to friend
here declaring she longed to return.
The missive was dated at Chicago and
the police Of that city have been re-
quested to watch the movements Of
the writer.
Tertorico it is charged, cut up the
body of Villardo, and carried it in a
sack for several blocks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
STUDY THE SOULS Of
THE CHILDREN
ANOTHER EFFORT TO SAVE
AND REDEEM YOUNGSTERS
AT WINDY CITY.

CHICAGO, April 20, Study the
souls of children. That is one of the
purposes of the Juvenile Psychopa-
thic Institute, organized in Chicago
by philanthropic citizens and promi-
nent settlement workers, Its final OBJ
jects are to obtain for juvenile offend
ers proper treatment, according to
their mentality and surroundings
and to achieve diminution Of juve-
nile criminality by eradicating the
contributing causes in individual
cases.
The organization has employed
competent medical talent and each
child brought into the juvenile court
will be examined physically and men
tally and his home surroundings and
even his ancestry inquired into with a
view to determining the cause of de-
linquency,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
NEW YORK LOCAL ITEM.

NEW YORK. April lO.--After hav.
ing been inspected by Fire Chief
Croker, it is likely that changes will
be made in the new stands erected at
the polo grounds, or National League
Park, in the upper part of the city.
Chief Croker does not consider the
stands safe in case OF fire, as there
has been some criticism OF the ar
rangement of the exits, A report on
the subject is now in the hands Of
Commissioner Hayes,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
Secretary Wilson Knows Some
thing About Crops, 80 Say the
Knowing Ones Outside
THE SPECULATIVE PENDULUM
Small Spectators Who Pinned Their
Faith to Patten Find Themselves
Down and Out While Patten d
Making Millions.

CHICAGO. April 20. Bulls in
wheat were leaderIess today and the
dashing bear raid wrought confusion
in the pit when July closing at liz 5-8
showed material net loss. The raid
weeded out large number Of small
margin traders enabling lot Of
profit TO be taken BY the shorts not to
mention the reinstatement Of long
lines previously disposed Of at .
material net loss. The raid weeded
out large number Of small margin
traders, enabling a lot Of profit to be
taken by the shorts not to mention
the reinstatement Of long lines prev
iously disposed Of at higher figure.
"Tis Old Mother Earth warning
Patten' that Secretary Wilson knows
something about crops" said the
speculative pendulum, reaction is only
natural" said the bulls.
why didn't the Patten crowd sup
port the market?" was the question
put BY small spectators who had
pinned their faith to Patten and asked
that the bull leader would take care
that prices did not run away
Because it is none Of Patterns
business" Patterns side answered. He
has lots Of wheat but is not manipu-
lating prices. He knows the condi-
tions will cause prices. Whether
Patten purchased is matter Of con-
lecture although there was an uncon-
frmed report that the bull leader
bought heavily as the decline and
stopped July before it got below l12l
in its headlong tumble. Customers Of
Patterns house, however, declare that
there was nothing throughout the day
to indicate that the bull leader hal
taken any interest in the market
Apparently. he left it to its fate, al
though his eyes seldom left the black,
board where the quotations were
marked up.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
DIES OF BROKEN HEART.
Grief OF Chicago Girl For Her Dead
Brother Kills.

CHICAGO. April 2O-Miss Rose
Fremel, fell dead at the funeral OF
her brother, Bohumil yesterday as the
last words Of eulogy were being said
over the easket.
Pent up grief, which had found no
utterance since the death Of the broth
er she loved. more than a week ago in
Colorado, had prevailed. Physicians
declared that her death was caused by
a broken heart
While the physicians were working
over her lifeless body, her parents
and sisters were following the body Of
her brother to the grave, ignorant Of
their double bereavement They be-
lieved she merely had tainted. When
they returned to their home they
found it again house Of death.
Brother and sister had been com
panions and playmates since the sister
the younger, could lisp.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
CROKER TO LEAVE.

NEW YORK, April 20 John Fox.
president Of the Democratic Club.
confirmed last night the report that
the club has abandoned the idea to
give Richard Croker farewell dinner
before his departure for Ireland next
week. II had been reported on sew
cal occasions that Mr. Croker would
be present at Harmony dinner" at
which it was hoped that some Of the
warning factions in Tammany might
be brought together. But il ID now
probable that an informal reception
for the old leader will be the only tes-
timoniaI before he sails II is under
stood that he decidedly vetoed being
a political "harmonists and the dinner
plan was dropped at his request.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
Opponents and Supporters Of
the income Tax viii Wage
Worldly War on Bill
DEMOCRATS FAVOR THE TAX
Expected With United Democratic
Vote Assisted by a Number Of Re-
publicans Who Favor an Income
Tax Measure VIII be Passed.

WASHINGTON. D. C, April 90
Il is evident from the activity OF op-
ponents and supporters Of the income
tax proposition 70 ascertain the
strength Of the other that this ques-
ton will furnish the sharpest contest
TO be waged in the Senate during the
tariff revision session OF Congress. In
view Of the fact that the Democrats
are said to be unanimous for an in.
come tax measure. the leaders OF the
"insurgent" Republican faction appear
to be confident of victory.
On the other hand, opponents Of
the income tax assert that the Demo
Gratis are not united and declare that
some Of the insurgent strength for ad-
diional internal taxes will be lost the
moment Senators are convinced that
the pending bill will produce sufficient
revenues for the needs OF the Gov.
crnment,
Among the Republicans declared to
be in favor OF an income tax are:
Senators Borah, Brown, Burkett.
Clapp, Crawford. Cummins, Dixon,
Gamble. Guggenheim, La Foiiette
and Nelson. In addition to these.
some insurgents are claiming Sena-
tors Jones, Bourne, Hepburn, John
son of North Dakota and Dolliver.
II the votes Of all these Senators
should be cast for an income tax pro.
vision, they would be more than suf-
fcient to pass ii in the Senate, unless
a break should occur in the Demo
cratic ranks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
LOOKS LIKE ACID THROWING
New York Police Investigating
Trouble Arising Out OF Strike,

NEW YORK, April 20,-The po-
lice are investigating what appears to
be a case Of acid throwing in connec-
ton with the teamsters strike against
several down town firms. Two men
who said they were strike breakers,
applied for treatment at a dispensary
yesterday afternoons both Of whom
were badly burned about the face and
neck with suIphuric acid. The attack
is supposed to have been made on the
waterfront near Canal Street al
though the police have no record Of
such an encounter The condition of
one of the men is serious.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
HAS HIS HANDS FULL,

CHICAGO, April 2O,-Dr. B, F.
Roller, of Seattle, is matched to
wrestle Tom Winklehofer at Danville,
ILL.,, tonight, He will meet Jim Cal
vim here tomorrow night, and this
bout is expected to give the public a
true line on his ability Friday night
Roller will take on Leo Pardello.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
UNLUcKY PIE-BITER.

CHICAGO. April 20. Ais Massar
Is in a hospital. with a broken leg, an
injury he sustained while trying 70
eat piece Of pie and At the same
time guide his bakery wagon over a
mound Of dirt in the road, The We.
hiele upset and threw Massar under
q wheel.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
ANOTHER PEACE CON
GRESS TO Be HELD
CHICAGO PREPARING FOR RE-
CEUTIoN OF THOUSANDS
OF VISITORS.

CHICAGO, April TO- = Limitations
of armaments by the great world
powers is TO be one Of the chief ques-
tions to be discussed at the coming
national peace congress, set here for
May 3, 4 and 5. The report Of the
committee on resolutions Of which
Judge f. o. Brown Of Chicago is
chairman, is likely to deal in detail
with this topic. It is expected that
the congress will bring to Chicago be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 visitors.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
TO BREAK WHEAT CORNER,

WASHINGTON, April 20. Repre-.
sentative Hughes OF West Virginia
has evolved method which he be-
lieves would relieve the wheat market,
He has introduced a bill authorizing
and directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to make full rebate Of the
duty imposed by the Dingley act on
wheat imported into the United States
from foreign countries for period
Of one year. from the passage Of this
bill.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
BAKERS RISING TO IT.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Two mass
meetings OF bakers will be held here
tomorrow night to discuss the high
price Of -four as a result Of the Patten
wheat corner Whether any con-
crete action looking toward a general
rise in the price Of bread will be taken
has not been decided. Some Of the
bakers are OF the opinion that such a
step would be Illegal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
DICKINSON TO PANAMA.

CHARLESTON, April 20.--Seere-
tary OF War Diekenson, accompanied
by a party including Mrs. Dickinson
arrived to take passage for Panama
on the naval yacht MayAower which
sails tomorrow afternoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
LICENSE is REVOKED.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2O-The
license Of Captain G. J. Lancaster who
Is in command Of the steamer Inman
when she was wrecked on Marin
county coast was suspended for six
months today by the inspectors Of
hulls and boilers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
CENSUS BILL SENT TO
CONFERENCE
AMENDMENTS RELATING TO
CIVIL SERVICE LAW AND
RESIDENCE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 20
The census bill was sent back to the
conference committee by the senate
today in order that its amendments
relating to the civil service law and
requiring construction Of the building
for census work in this city might be
considered further Senator Stone
spoke at length in favor Of free trade
with the Philippines and for the inde-
pendence Of the islands within a speei-
fed time
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21

SLAMS and Russian ambassadors have
promised to DO their utmost 10 protect
his life, The same dispatch says 200
young Turks officers have arrived in
the capital 10 insure the execution Of
the Sultan and that preparations for
the enforcement OF Mohammed
Rachad Efendi will begin tomorrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
UTAH ELKs TO HAWAII.
Will Arrive There in January or Feb
ruary-Many VIII Go.

HONOLULU, Hawaii April To-
F. T. Collins, of Salt Lake City, is
here gathering data preliminary to a
large excursion Of Utah B. P. O.
Elks which will come to the Islands
next January or February. Mr.. Col
Inns expects FIVE to seven hundred
EIks will make the trip. For several
years the Salt Lake lodge has been
making trip to Southern California,
but they desire to vary this by com
ing to Hawaii next winter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
VICTIM OF FOOTBALL

WABASH, Ind, April 20,-Johu
Macarthur, 20 ears old, captain of the
Huntington Football team, is dead as
the result Of injuries he received in a
game here with the Wabash High
school eleven. a
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
MORE FIGHT TALK.

NEW YORK. April 2O-More
fight talk is going the rounds in New
York today Sam Berger, Jeffries'
manager, says that Jeffries will an
nounce tonight that he will fight Jack
Johnson for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world, He said JEFF
fries had made up his mind that he
can get in condition for the battle and
that all arrangements viii be made in
a short time,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
TUNNELLEl UNDER A
SUFFOLK BANK
SUCCEED IN SECURING $500
AND MAKING THEIR ES-
CAPE.

SUFFOLK. Va, April 20.-Tunnel-
ing their way under four other build
ings to reach the vaults, robbers
gained admittance to the bank of Sui
folk and escaped with $500. 1t is
believed that the robbers must have
worked for ten days or more before
they reached the bank. Inside of the
tunnel were found empty bottles, ci-
gar stumps and bits of food.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
CHIEF OF POLICE IN
DICTED FOR BRIBERY
Former Mayor Harper and Former Chief Of Police
Kern We're Investigated But Not Indicted

er and former Chief Of Police Kern,
who were Investigated by the grand
jury were not indicted and no true
bills returned against them The grand
jury after submitting its inyestiga-
tions adjourned and were discharged
by the court. 1t is not stated when
Broadhead's trial will begin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
FISHING VESSEL SEIZED.

VICTORIA, April 20-The govern
ment steamer Kestrel passed Cape
Lazo this afternoon with the Ameri.
can fishing schooner supposed to be
the Levy Woodbury. in tow. The
vessel is considered to be the seized
fishing vessel captured by the Kestrei
which arrived at Vancouver late to-
night
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
ILLINOIS ELECTION
ON LOCAL OPTION
Several Cities Voted on the Question and Report
a Large Vote Cast

.Libertyvills, Marengo, Kekanee, Cres-
cent City Lebanon, Litch6eld, Car
Isle, Plano, Naples and Dubois, Great
interest was taken and a determined
eight was made by both sides At
midnight the indications point to a
number Of cities heretofore dry will
remain so, Nothing definite is heard
from cities voting on local option.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21

LOS ANGELES, April 20. -Thos,
H. Broadhead for short period chief
Of police of this city was indicted by
the special grand jury on several
charges Of accepting bribes from
keepers Of houses Of prostitution, Il
Is reported that several indictments
we're returned. Former Mayor Harp
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
CONSUMER GETS IT.

PASADENA, Cal, April 20. -As
the result Of the high prices Of -four.
Pasadena bakers have decided to cut
down the weight of the FIVE cent loaf
Of bread from IA to IL ounces. The
ten cent loaf viii remain at "a ounces.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21

CHICAGO, April 20. Municipal
elections are being held today in this
state in which the issue in most in
stances was local option, Among the
cities that voted to drive out the sa-
looms we're Saybrook Leroy Hay
worth and Weldon Those voting for
license are Colfax, Danvers, Antioch,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
TO PROTECT FOREIGNERS.

coRFuD. April 20-The German
cruiser Hamburg has been ordered to
Messina 10 protect foreigners and
look out for the interests Of Ger
many.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
Western League.
THE sULTAN's FATE.

LONDON, April 20. Special dis
patches from Constantinople give
varying reports Of the Sultan's fate.
According to one dispatch, the Rus
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
YESTERDAYS BALL SCORES.

At Portland Portland 8, Los An
geles O.
At Oakland Oakland S, sacra-
mento 4.
At vernon-San Francisco g. Yer
non 2.
Western League.
At Seattle Seattle !, Portland 5.
At Tacoma-Tacoma |, Vancou-
YER 7.
At Spokane Spokane 4, Aberdeen
n
The National tribune., 1909-06-17
Inspectors Corrupt

The Department of Agriculture has
now to look after some of its inspectors.
J. +. Harms, a Government Meat IE-
spector at st. Louis. has rendered his
resignation, and with II makes an ap-
psIling statement II 1t is really true,
and it bears the semblance OF truth.
Mr. Harms tells of vile and filthy prac-
tees in the packing houses in St Louis.
and the trouble for the Agricultural
Department comes from HARNESS state
ment that these filthy practices are
largely the action of Government Meat
Inspectors, and he also states that the
inspectors habituaiIy pass diseased cat
tie and hogs. and these are sold for
meat, while the Inspectors-oh. well, /.
goes without saying that an inspector
does not do that sort of thing for moth
ing. Secretary Wilson will Immediately
investigate and ascertain the truth of
the statement. If the charges are found
true, then there will be a mighty shak-
ing up Two Meat Inspectors have just
left Washington on 'hurry-up" orders
for st. Louis. The butchering part of
packing house is a horrible place at
best. The only thing that will ever
make the bloody business sanitary is to
construct the abattoir of marble, and
flush it out every half hour, ceiling,
walls and floor, with clear. cold water.
using hydraulic mining methods to do
it. This might make it clean once every
half hour. and the constant accusation
of dropping meat on the floor in the
filth would cease. II must always be
true that a butcher who is killing so
head of stock every 60 minutes cannot
dress for dinner party, ncr can the
butchering department look as tidy as
a just-scrubbed kitchen, but there Is no
need for the filth of weeks to rest upon
the floor and the walls. Nothing but
marble will avoid this. for all other
stone takes up moisture. microbes and
odors to a greater or less extent.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

A dear old soul is at rest, and tho
heart of a big man out in Africa hurts
when he thinks that never again will
her motherly arms cradle him as they
did for half a century, almost. Former
President Roeseveit's nurse is dead. She
passed away last week. aged 81. She
was born in Ireland. and when "a came
to this country a raw Irish lass, and
took service as nurse in the Roosevelt
family. She nursed them all, young
and old. and then, tho aging. nursed
the next generation of them. She was
the last woman whom Roosevelt visited
before he left for Africa, and he took
a special trip to New York to bid her
good-by, spending day with her. She
was proud of her nursing" and he
was kind to her at all times. When he
went away to college he wrote to his
nurse regularly. and whenever he had
a new picture taken old nurse was the
first to receive one from him. After
her death these pictures were found
among her belongings. over 100 of
them When Roosevelt became Presi-
dent his nurse was too old to read the
papers herself. but she had every scrap
about him carefully saved and read to
her. She used to find much fault witt,
those who did not agree with him, and
some of the cartoons made of him hurt
her tender old heart grievousIy. She
was a eleanly old soul, and Roosevelt
was the typical boy, hating soap ami
water. One day his nurse wanted to
get some of the CRIME OF. and he pro-
tested She yanked him vigorously to
the basin, and as she filed his ears and
nose with soap suds assured him that
he was bound for the White House. but
would never get there IL he did not
mend his dislike "Ser to be clane." For
her Roosevelt had always a tender side.
and he and his children mourn her go
ing away, tho it was in the fuIIness Of
years and her 1ifework was finished:
and with Roosevelt as part of the prod
uct surely it could be declared a good
work.