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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
THROUGH FREIGHT SERVICE.
North Bank Line Begins Through
Eastern Shipments.

PAscO, Wash, Feb. i7-The FIRST
through freight trains between
Cheyenne and Pasco are now arriv-
ing and departing on regular service
on the North Bank viii be establish
ed within the next week. Local offic-
ials announce that through passenger
trains between Spokane and Port
land win be in service by March 2,
and that the roadbed will be in con-
dition TO permit the trains to run on
schedule time. II is the general be-
lief that the time between the two
cities will be reduced to II hours.
Reports to the effect that all
trains will go through Pasco without
change come from an unreliable
source and it Is the opinion Of road
men that Pasco viii remain a divis-
ion point for both roads. The amount
Of freight tonnage over the s., ?. 8
S. is increasing daily and will prob.
ably result in the removal Of one o
the switch engines now employed il
the night service in the Northern
Pacific yards.
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LIVELY TIME IN MA
TIONAL CONGRESS
ATTEMPT Made to Abolish Capilat Punishment and
Regulate Interstate Shipment Of Liquors

arms was sent after absent members
Nearly two hours later at 7;sO p. m
when Representative Madden an
swered to roll call, quorum was se-
cured and the house declared a re-
cess until tomorrow at II o'clock
Amendment to the penal code bila
regulating the shipment Of liquors
was brought up BY Humphreys This
amendment which Is known bill
that passed the senate forPids
transportation Of liquors in Interstate
commerce unless it is consigned to
bona fde consignees and unless the
package is labelled plainly with the
names Of consignee and the exact
character Of the contents shown.
This amendment prohibits shipment
of liquor G. 0. D. Speaker Cannon
took his place on the aocv and voted
every time with the temperance
force.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
SUPERVISOR COFFEY IS
|. CONVICTED Of GRAFT
Jury FINDS HIM GUILTY
OF GRATING $4,000 WHILE
SUPERVISOR

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. II,
Former Supervisor N. w coffey ae'
cused Of accepting bribe OF $4,000
to vote for trolley franchise for
the United Railroads, was found
guilty today. The case went TO the
Jury al 1854 this forenoon. Il re-
ported back almost at once.
Arguments having been completed
late yesterday afternoon, the jury
was charged by Judge Dunno upon
the opening Of court today. He eau
toned the jurors not to be guided
In their deliberations by newspaper
reports or testimony given under an
Immunity contract. A conviction
cannot be had on the testimony Of
an accomplice, unless II Is eorfobo'
rated by other evidence, said the
\ yndge. but mutual agreement made
with the District Attorney might be
considered. All testimony given un-
der the immunity contract, however
should be thoroughly investigated
The fact that the defendant had not
testified in his own behalf should
not be considered in arriving at q
verdict. II the jurors found that
coffey had received a bribe Of S4OW
from either James L, Gallagher
Abraham Ruef or TREY l.. Ford
they should bring in verdict o
guilty II they found that Gallaghei
or any other witness was an accom-
pliee In the alleged crime, the testi
mony Of such witness should not b
taken into consideration
Three ballots were taken by tn
Jury, two Of which stood II for con
! yietion and one for acquittal. On tn
: third ballot all voted guilty" Super
!. ior Judge Dunno fixed Saturday
February 27, as the date for pro
nouneing sentence, which, under III
penal code may be from one to four
teen years in the state penitentiary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
SENSATIONAL INCIDENTS
IN TUCKER TRIAL
COLONEL is GREATLY MOVED
BY INGRATITUDE OF HIS
SON.

CHICAGO, Feb, ,l7,-Dramatic in
cidents followed in rapid succession
in the hearing before the army re-
firing board today Of the case OF
Colonel w. +, Tucker, former pay
master of the Department of the
Lakes who seeks to be honorably re-
tired. AS a climax, when the hear
inc was concluded, Mrs, Mary Logan
Tucker, wife OF the colonel, fled sui'
for separate maintenance on grounds
Of intemperance. Arrayed against
him we're his wife, his mother-in.
law, Mrs. John A. Logan, and hi
son, who seek to have him retired
without compensation, OF what hei
testimony consisted of was not dis
closed as the session was secret, but
she had not been long on the stand
when it was reported in the corri
dors that she had tainted. Colone
Tucker was greatly moved by wha
took place, especially at the appar
ant ingratitude Of his son, Captain
Tucker, with whom the colonel stat
ed he had shared the little he ha
when on half pay.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
WATER WAGON NOW
BUSY N SPOKANE
EFFECT OF BILLY" SUNDAYS
REVIVAL HAS HAD EFFECT
IN THE SALOONS.

SPOKANE, Feb. 1.-THE effect
OF the recent evangehstic meetings
held here by "Billy" Sunday and his
corps of workers has surprised even
the most optimistic of the church
workers in this city, and they all
agree that "the devil and his coherts
have been dealt body blow" Every
one OF the churches has gained in
membership, in many Of the organi-
zations hundreds having come in to
swell the membership rolls. But
this is not the greatest result thus far
chronicled. One Of the local brew
cries has acknowledged that the out
put of the institution has been de-
creased considerably and saloonmen
and bartenders all over the city
speak of noticeable decrease in
the amount of liquor consumed, the
number of men quitting the use OF
strong drink being placed at many
hundreds, while those who are taper
ing off gradually being in numbers
still greater The saloon forces have
received a body blow from which
they will not soon recover, and they
are alarmed as to the result in the
City of Spokane, should the loca
option bill pass in the Legislature
at Olympia, fearing that Spokane
would be swept dry from end to enc
il the matter is ever put up to th'
voters for decision.
A prominent local liquor dealer
, who is said to have been present a
, every meeting held by Rev, w 4
, Sunday here for the six weeks duFint
+ which the evangelistic services con
tinued, has displayed back of hi
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. ~
Attempt to abolish capital. punish
ment as a penalty under the federal
law was today blocked in considera-
ton Of the penal code bill in the
house sitting in committee Of the
whole. The most important amend
ment incorporated in the bill was
one to regulate interstate shipments
of intoxicating liquors. Representa-
tive Mccall led the fight against cap
itaI punishment and when he was
voted down made a point OF no
quorum. Just before this, by a vote
of n to Is, the committee had de-
clined to substitute electrocution
for hanging as the death punishment
| A motion to take recess was op'
posed BY enemies Of the bill anc
Rlibuster ensued. The doors were
finally closed and the sergeant a.
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Senate Refuses to Entertain
ANY Bills Passed by House Az
Ter 3 O'clock Tuesday
pERCONCURsENT RESOLUTION
Resolution Proposing Constitutional
Amendment Permitting the State
70 Engage in Railroad Building
Has Poor Show.

STATEHoUSE, Salem, Or Feb.
l7.-For the second time this session
the house and senate are at logger
heads and for the second time the
house is in rebellion against the SEN
ate. Concurrent resolution passed
by both houses declared that neither
house should send any bills 70 other
body after 3 o'clock Tuesday. Yes-
terday afternoon the senate obeyed
the resolution to the letter, the house
while figurativeIy obeying, actually
| kept a food Of bills pouring into the
senate until midnight. This was ac-
complished through polite fiction OF
stopping the hands Of the house
clock at 2:s5 p. m. Today the senate
refused to entertain any bills receiv-
ed after three o'clock and the house
notified the upper chamber that no
senate bills would Be considered I'M
It'll the senate backed down from its
stand and agreed to accept all bills
lsent 10 it Up to midnight Tuesday. a
move in the way Of compromise =
pending in the senate. This is a mo-
ton 10 entertain bills received up to
1850 last night. Four minor meas
ures passed the senate today. I'm
Hess the senate recedes from its
stand it has only half dozen house
bills which have passed third read
ling and ten or SO house bills in com
lmittee to dispose Of before Saturday
when the Legislature has agreed 70
adjourn. The house resolution pro
posing constitutional amendment
permitting the state to engage in
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OLYMPIA, Feb. IL Maintaining
one Of the most persistent deadlocks
ever witnessed in the Washington
legislature, opponents and friends Of
Faleoner, McMpster or the Anti
saloor League loeN option bill par
4 pated in nearly a score OF ROY
calls on amendments today each of
which was defeated by tic vote Of
2i to 2i,
The bill on final passage In identi-
cal form in which It was introduced
into the senate, was defeated late this
afternoon by vote Of 22 to 20. One
Of the members, Rosenhaupt OF Spo'
kane, who supported the amendments
refused TO vote for II because the
amendments had not carried Every
amendment proposed came from
friends Of the bill who were willing
10 make concessions in order to Sc
cure It's adoption, Opposition I
pledged to the support of the Nichols
biil which will be taken up anc
voted on tomorrow, It is planned Z
amend that bill so that all citie
which are excluded from local aotioI
in il, will become separate units
II Is claimed that thus amende,
the Nichols bill can be passed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
WARRANT ISSUED FOR
|. ARREST OF PULITZER
PUBLISHERS OF NEW YORK
WORLD MUST ANSWER IN
THE FEDERAL COURT.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. H-I
Bench warrants were issued today
for the arrest Of Joseph Pulitzer,
Caleb M. Vanhamm and Robert II.
LYMAN Of New York, prcprietors
and editors Of the New York World
and for Delavan Smith and e. r.
Williams, owners Of the indianapolis
News, for criminal libel in connec-
ton with the publication Of charges
Of irregularities in the purchase by
the United States Of the Panama
Canal. Indictments we're returned
today by the federal grand jury sit
ting in this city. Copies Of the
bench warrants and certified eopie;
81 the indictments we're placed i
the hands Of the United States mar
shall here and he win proceed in ac
cordance with the directions Of Dis
trict Attorney Baker.
Thedore Roosevelt, William #
Taft, Eihi Root ]. Pierpont Morgan
Charles P. Taft. Douglas Robinson
land w. Nelson Cromwell are named
in the indictments as persons Will
fled Copies of the Indictment wer'
served on the Press Publishing Com
pany, publishers Of the New Yorl
World, by service on Otto Gar
michael, its local representative
Certified copies will be filed will
the United States COMMISSIONS
Shields in New York who will issu
warrants for the arrest Of the defend
ants Of that city and who will b
brought before him to show caus
why they should not be extradited t
this jurisdiction for trial. In tn
event that the commissioner decide
in favor Of extraditing them, the
may appeal to the federal courts fc
writs Of habeas corpus. These coul
Be carried to the United States s.
preme Court, and If the defendant
pursue the course outlined above,
win probably be year before the
can be brought here for trial.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1909
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSES

WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb. H.--
Tho naval Bill carrying a total ap-
preparation Of about Si36.0OO,0O0 was
passed by the senate today after be-
ing under consideration for three
days. The bill was changed by the
restoration Of the house provision
for two battIcships Of 10000 tons dis
placement 70 cost 100000 each. An
intellectual attempt was made to de-
feat the amendment for restoring the
marine corps TO battleships and
cruisers which was placed In the
measure while the senate was pro.
cseding in committee Of the whole.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
LOCAL OPTION BILL
FAILS TO PASS
Washington Senate Has Long Struggle With Many
Dramatic Settings and End is Not Yet

Friends Of Falconer-McMaster's
bill offered concessions which were
about the same as unit proposed
by Nichols bill when 1t is amended.
But opponents OF the Falconer-Mc-
Master bill would not accept It un-
der any circumstances because II was
draft by the Anti-Saloon League and
an attempt has been made to force
II down the throat Of the Legisla-
ture," During the discussion, Stew
cnson Of Garfield declared that ev-
cry senator who opposed the bill was
digging his political grave. Allen
Of King and Ruth Of Thurston re-
sented the remarks and Allen decid-
ed he would not vote for It il he was
the only man in the senate opposing
| it, General debate on the bill occur
red late this afternoon with the
house members crowding the Aooi
and hundreds Of spectators in the
gallery, Many visitors we're turned
away Ruth in speech on the bill
contended that the bill provided for
prohibition and not local option
Cotterill Of King supported the bill
He closed with peroration tha
moved some Of his fellow senators I,
tears
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18

CHICAGO. Feb. H.-ons OF the
mos, mysterious cases with which the
Chicago police have had to deal in
many years developed today IN inc
Wellington Hotel. q standard down
town hostelry when the unconscious
form Of Miss Ella Cingles was found
lashed 10 the supports Of bathtub'
Whether she was the victim Of the
plo, 40 she ineohorently alleged IN
her few conscious moments or
chose means intending suicide to
re,aiia,s upon a woman whom she
believed 10 be her enemy, formed a
mystery which the police have set
about TO solve. When a chamber
maid reached the house the bathroom
on the fourth floor she found the
door locked from the inside with q
bolt, Later a house carpenter re-
moved the transom and crawled into
the room which was dimly lighted
by a candle that was burning nearly
out. Upon the floor he found Miss
Glnsles clothed only in nightgown
The ba,h,ub was half filled with
bloody water and the sink was In th'
same condition. On attempting tc
move her the carpenter found he
hands tied with light binding cor
and fastened to the legs at the hea
Of the tub, The second cord wa
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
chicago HAS MOST MYSTERIOUS
CASE IN MANY YEARS

drawn tightly about her knees and
held ,ha. portion Of her body % the
lower legs IN the tub, her face show
cd cuts and bruises and II was later
determined that she had been NAL
treated, She was also apparently
suffering from laudanum poisoning
A towel was tied tightly Under the
girls jaws and wet cloth was
stuffed into her mouth.
Her clothes, and even little
brown fur trimmed hat, were found
IN corner Of the room. When re
stora,iyes we're administered Miss
clueles recovered only sufficiently
20 babblc hystericaIly Don't let her
com. nearer, don't let her make me
drink any more il will kill me- The
words "eab" and "pepper" occurred
| IN her talk. Later In the day at tbs
hospital she recovered consciousness
for few minutes, She told the dc
tectlye who was at her bedside,
strange tale Of having been at
tackled near her home last night by
man and woman. One Of them
struck her and the other threw pep
Der IN her eycs. She was then hustled
Into cab which apparently had beer
waiting. She knew no more she sale
until she regained consciousness at
o'clock last night In a strange room
she recognized the apartment as be
longing 10 the Wellington Hotel an,
wrote a note to her friend, Mis-
Mary Joyce. She threw It over tn
i,ransom she added with penci
note asking "Some bell boy" TO ms
In, The letter ran, "Mary will b
Ikillsd a. the Wellington Hotel 60.
quick Ella"
II was this note which was scr
! put the police on her trail today.
, reached Miss Joyce this morning !
! the Office where she was employe
, as stenographer to H. H. odonnel
, attorney for Miss Ginsles.
At the hotel the detectives foun
, no person registered there as "Ell
G Gingles," When her senseless forI
a was found later the police we're not
/. 6ed. No one saw the woman ent'
0 the hotel and the night elevator ma
d was positive he did not take her y
y and no bell boy was found who picl
. cd up the letters. The manager
!, the hotel says the woman's story ar
h postmarked letter inconsistent
e The postmark shows II was recei
o ed at the postoffiee at 9 p. m. AZ
er must have been mailed in box
I'd the hotel not later than ESQ, an hot
ID and half before the girl says 8
rs CONTINUED on page o.
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WASHINGTON. D. c, Feb. ~
Any attack made hereafter on the
lock type Of the Panama Canal, ae-
cording to the opinion expressed by
President. Roosevelt in a message
transmitting 70 Congress today the
report made by the engineers who re-
Gently visited the canal zone with
President-elect Taft rs in reality
merely an attack upon the policy Of
building any canal at ALL" The re-
port, in Mr.. Rooseyelt's opinion,
shows in clearcst fashion that the
Congress was wise in the position it
took and that it would be inexcusa-
bic folly to change from the proposed
lock canal to sea-level canal.
"I commend to you" he says to
Congress, "the most careful eonsid-
Grafton of the report They show that
the only criticism that can be made Of
the work on the itshmus Is that
there has sometimes been an almost
excess OF caution in providing against
possible trouble. As to the Gatun
dam itself they show that not only is
the dam safe, but that on the whole
the plan already adopted would make
III unnecessarily high and strong and
accordingly they recommend that
the height be reduced by 20 feet,
which change in the plans have ac-
cordingIy directed"
President Roosevelt says that the
engineers who made the report, "Are
Of ali the men in their profession
within or without the United States,
the men who are on the whole best
qualified to pass upon these very
questions, which they examined
The engineers report that as the
Gatun earth dam was the central
ooint of discussion they gave 1t un
der instructions from Mr.. Taft, "Firs
consideration in the light Of all evi
dence," and they add that THE typ
Of dam now under consideration !
one which meets with our unanimou
approval"
They say they are Satisfied tina
: there will be no dangerous or objec
4 tionable seepage through the mater
: ials under the base of the dam; no
{ are they so soft as to be liable to b
, pushed aside by the weight OF tn
e proposed dam so as to cause danger
+ ous settlement. We are also salts
: fed that the material available an
n which il is proposed to use are suit
\ able and can readily be placed 70 tori
y 4 tight, stable and permanent dam
It Dams and locks, lock gates and a
i. other engineering structures involve
in the lock canal project are "Feasib
d and safe" according to the eng
i neers, sand they can be depended "
$ ON to perform with certainty the
il respective functions"
d They report that "They do not hr
i any occasion for exchanging the tyI
el of the canal that has been adopte
AZ A change to a sea-level plan at 4
r present time would add greatly
in the cost and time Of constructio
4 without eompensating advantage
d either in capacity Of the canal
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WAR BREWING Between OREGON
HOUSE AND SENATE

bars and near the cash registers
large plaesrds warning the man on
the water wagon to not become a
backslider, not to buy the whisky,
which Il only on sale, he says, ITO
make money for me, and ! really DO
not need your money, 50 you had
better keep Il"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
CONVICTED OF MURDER.

SEATTLE, Feb. l7-John Bozo-
vich one Of three Servians who shot
and killed Marshal Harry Miller at
Kent last April, was convicted Of
manslaughter with recommendation
from the jury Of mercy. Bozovich
unlike his companions, showed tha
he was unarmed. One Of his com
panions is under sentence Of dealt
and the other has been sentenced +
life Imprisonment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-18
FLEET NEARs HOME.

ON BOARD FLAGSHIP CON-
NECTIcUT, Feb. l7.-Position of
the Atlantic feet at 8 o'clock tonight;
latitude 34:27 north, longitude s7.s7
west. o62 miles east Of Cape Henry.
Weather good; aeeting proceeding
in formation Of line squadron.
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WILL OPEN April. IL.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE season
Of the American baseball league will
open April II, according TO the orig
inal schedule made public today.
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Woman Found Unconscious
in Prominent Hotel
TIED TO BATH TUB
Was Once Arrested for Stealing
Fifty Dollars Worth Of Lace
From Employer
SUSPICION IT MAY BEEN PLOT

Police and Detectives Are Working
to Unravsl the Matter and Claim
Girls Story Does Not Tally With
Circumstances.
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LOCK CANAL IS BEST
Only Criticism Of Work Is Too
Much Caution Has Been Ex.
erCised In Construction
PROVIDING AGAINST TROUBLE

Engineers Who Made Report Be
tween Lock and Sea-Level Type Of
Canal Are Best Men Of Their Pro-
fession in or out Of United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
LIKE THEIR EGGS FLAvoRED.
Chinese Have Little Use for Product of the Humble Hen When It
 Is Fresh.

Dr- Malegnon, who has dwelt long iE China, gives some curious details Of the food of the Chinese. This is what he says of the Sons of Heaven" and the way they eat eggs:
 The Chinese are great eaters of eggs. which they take hard boiled One finds them in all the roadside places for refreshment. The Celes. uals have an expression: Eggs of hundred years The eggs are not al. ways century old. but you are able to get them of many years standing.
 The Celestials have a preference Tor the egg of the duck or goose. They are placed with aromatic herbs in slaked lime for period more or less long. the minimum time of treatment being five or six weeks. Under the influence of time the yolk liquef1es ana takes on dark green color. The white coagulates and becomes green
 The product of the eggs which has a strong odor, from which a stranger oetakes himself quickly, the Chinese eat as hors d'oeuvre, and it is said to nave the taste of lobster"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
GREAT FRENCHMAN IS RIGHT
Ambassador Jusserand criticises Americans for Their Neglect Of
 Country's Rivers.

His Excellency, NJ. Jusserand. the French ambassador, is astounded at the greatness of the United States.
 If the people of France had such rivers as are in the west they would dam them all and allow no water to go to waste. Irrigation is the mighty cure for western America.
 And the suave ambassador of France is right We do dam our rivers, and we ought to dam them more. The policy of interior canals Is the very genius of economic de- yelopment in the future
 In some sections we dam our rivers more than others. There are times when the rampant "Missisipp" re- ceives It's full share of this attention, and cnly a short time ago the Ar kansas river, eating its way through a narrow neck of land, made new channel and left the prosperous river town of Douglas three miles inland and Douglas has been ever since "damning" the river to the full limit or the brawn and the breath of its indignant citizens.
 So that 1t is very wise and popu, lar observation offered by his excel lency of France.-New York Ameri. can.