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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
TAFT ADDRESSES NUM-
BER Of STUDENTS
WILL FINISH SELECTING THE
MEMBERS OF CABINET
WILHELM NETWORK.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-Sec-
retary Of the Treasury in Taft's
cabinet will be selected during the
stay of the President-elect in New
York where he goes tomorrow morn
ing to remain until Saturday. George
w. Wickersham, who will be attor-
in the next administra-
ton, reviewed the inaugural address
Of Taft today. The celebration Of
Washington's birthday which this city
has annually observed for years, were
participated in today by Taft. He
made an extended address before the
student body Of Pennsylvania univer-
sity this morning. This evening he
is a guest of honor at the Pennsyl7
vania alumni banquet where he re-
peated the address he has made be-
lore on student life. Taft leaves here
tomorrow morning for New York.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
Legislature Makes a BungIe Of
Appropriation Bills and VIII
be- Called Back s
MusT serve WITHOUT PAY
Oregon Insane Asylum the Worst
Sufferer as it Leaves il Practically
Without ANY Funds For to Main
tain 1t For the Next Two Years.

SALEM, Or, Feb. e. Through
the failure Of the House, during the
last hours Of the session, to complete
its proceedings regarding the enact
mcnt Of House Bin 254, the special
appropriation bill carrying an aggre-
gate Of over 10000 for improve
ments and repairs Of the different
state institutions, the bill did not
become law. A number Of the
members Of the legislature including
Speaker Macarthur and President
Bowerman, were in conference with
the Governor late last night and all
present agreed that they were willing
TO serve without compensation, and
the members are requested to tele.
graph the Governor, collect, wheth-
er or not they are willing to
agree to this condition and proceed
forthwith to the Capital without
waiting for the formal proclamation.
Governor Chamberlain said. over
the telephone this morning, that be
would issue a call for special ses-
sion if quorum would consent to
return to Salem without expense to
the State. The call may be issued to.
morrow if quorum is heard from.
Senator Kay, who is taking lead
ing part in the endeavor to assemble
the Legislature in order to rectify
the mistake in behalf Of the State
Insane Asylum, said that he was as
sured Of quorum Of the Senate, and
he tried to get into telephone COM
munication with Speaker Macarthur
to get him to use his influence with
the members of the House, but had
been unable to locate him up to this
hour.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
AFRAID OF THE WOMEN.

BOISE, Ida, Feb. 22.-The right of
women to vote in Idaho will be null
lifted if the Legislature adopts and
the people ratify a resolution intro
duced in the House Saturday propos-
ing a Constitutional amendment re-
stricting the franchise to males. The
opponents of the measure charge that
it was introduced in the interest of
the saloon men who hope through its
adoption to offset the local option
law, Several prominent Boise wom-
en- have signed the petition.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
FAIL TO AGREE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 22.--
For two hours and half today the
Senate discussed the Postal Savings
Bank bill, but the attempt TO reach
agreement as to the day for voting
on the measure tiat Carter is urging
failed. Senator's fldrich obtained the
consent of the Senate TO the reading
Of resolution. Continuing the COM
mittees Of the Senate as they now
exist until their successors are chos-
en- in the next regular session.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23

Rainey listened 70 statements OF de-
traction against men whose rcputa-
tions should have been above re-
proaeh "Let US have" he aaid, fair
and square statement and proof Of
which has already been said" and
then he assumed Rainey TO have liz.
tened for all he has further 10 say,
But so long as substantial averments
he has made have been proved
groundlesS, Il Is not for us 10 turn
aside" and pay further attention to
his accusations He closed by de-
manding that Raineys charges be
investigated and their truth or mac.
euracy once for all established.
Lowering Of Massachusetts also in
sisted that Rainey had proved moth
ing. The incident was closed by
cochrane Of New York who declared
that persons whose regulations are
attacked on the floor Of the House
should have an opportunity to defend
Following the sending Of the army
and Indian appropriation bills 70
conference, the consideration Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill
was resumed, II was still pending
when the House adjourned
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
QUIET N OMAHA AFTER
LAST NIGHTS RIOT
SAID BIG DAMAGE SUITS WILL
BE FILED AGAINST THE
CITY.

OMAHA, Feb 22,-Although re-
eurrence of last nights rioting is not
looked for the feeling in South Oma.
ha against the Greeks is still very
strong, Appeals have been made to
the Greek Minister Cora. Milas at
Washington and it is believed Ne
will come here to look after his
countrymen's interests, 1t is declared
suits aggregating $4,000 will be
filed against the City of South
Omaha by those whose property was
destroyed The announcement is
made that the South Omaha Pack
ing Companies will hereafter refuse
to hire Greeks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
DRAWS NEW RESOLUTION.
Wants Chinese Exclusion Act Ex-
tended to Take in All Asiatics.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. %, - Chair
man Burnett of the Senate foreign
relations committee has prepared a
substitute for the resolution drawn
by Senators Caminett of Jackson and
Anthony Of San Francisco relative to
Asiatic exclusion.
1t recites that the influx of Asiatics
will lower American standard; that
Chinese exclusion law has served to
preserve the economic and social
welfare of the people and asks Con-
gress to maintain the present Chinese
exclusion law and to extend its oper-
alton so as to include all Asiatics.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
HORSE
BURNS TO DEATH
Princess Trixies in Fatal Railroad WreCk---Was
Exhibited in Astoria at Old Unique Theatre

DELMAR, Del, Feb. 22.-Seven
men were killed or burned to death
early today in a head'on collision be-
tween an express train and two loco
motives on the Delaware division OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Two
were injured. The dead
are:
OLIVER PERRY, express mes
senger.
], D. McCREADY, baggageman,
GEORGE DAVIS, engineer
w. T. Corkran, mail clerk.
], w. WOOD, mail clerk.
D. NJ. DAVIS, mail clerk.
- WILHELM, mail weighman.
Princess Trixie, the famous edu-
Gated horse, was burned to death.
She had been shown all over the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
ROBIN COOPER ON
WITNESS STAND
Trial Of Slayer Of Ex-senator Carmack Goes on
With Defense HOnOrs About Divided

NASHVILLE, Feb. %. When
court adjourned in the midst of the
cross examination of John D. Sharpe,
the honors seemed divided between
the State and the defense In the
Cooper. Sharpe trial, young Robin
Cooper under cross-examination for
nearly two hours appeared cool The
next witness and the only one Of the.
day was John N. Sharpe, another de-
fendant, On direct examination
Sharpe swore he saw the killing and.
"That carmaek fell after Robin
Cooper fred three times" One Of
the bullet wounds, necessarily the
fatal one, pierced carmaclSs neck
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23

within a sixteenth Of an inch from
his spinal cord and came out under
the tongue, On cross examination
Sharpe said that carmack turned his
head just as the second shot was
fred, He did not explain how the
senator could turn his head far
enough to permit the bali to enter
the median line Of his neck on a
straight line. The State pushed
Sharpe hard up to nearly 8 o'clock,
Sharpe left the stand in evident re-
lief, his faithful little wife who never
missed a minute at his side in court,
sprang up to meet him and cheered
him with smiles Of encouragement.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
LOSES JEwELRY.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA special to
the News from London says that
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis lost
5000 worth Of jcwelry while cross
ing the Atlantic recently in the
Mauretania. To the authorities Mrs.
Lewis expressed suspicion OF a fell
low passenger Mrs. Lewis will be
joined here by her husband.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
PLEADS mo DEFENSE"
Pittsburg CRATER Brings Third Trial
to Abrupt Close.

PITTsBURG, FEB, z2.-The trial
growing out Of the graft exposure
ended abruptly today when A. A..
Vilsack. former cashier Of the Ger.
man National Bank pleaded eNo de-
Tense" to the charge of bribery in
connection with Sl7,sOO said to have
been paid to the former president Of
the bank and to Councilman Klein.
Immediately the fourth trial was TAX
en- up In which the defendants are
Klein, J. G. Washon, William Brand
and w. w. Ramsey. All are charged
with conspiracy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23

world by her owner, Harrison
Barnes. She had appeared three times
before King Edward, each time re-
ceiving handsome present from his
royal highness.
The train was crowded with pas
sengers bound for Hampton Roads
to witness the homecoming Of the
battleship feet.
The wreck Immediately took fire,
and it was impossible 10 rescue those
under the wreckage.
Princess Trixie was exhibited here
at the Unique Theatre several years
ago and from here went to Portland
where she was familiar figure dur
ing the Lewis & Clark fair on the
"Trail."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
DEFEAT OREGON TEAM.

PROVO, Utah, Feb. 22.-The Ore
gon basketball team Of Salem was
defeated tonight by Brigham Young
University players, by score Of rs
% n. The game was tied ~ to "A
at the end 81 the second half and
extra time was called. Then Provo
scored two winning points.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
UNIVERSITY HOLDS SERVICES

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. r.
AT the regular mid-winter convoca-
tion exercises Of the George Wash
ington's University today the degree
of doctor Of laws was conferred on
President Roosevelt and Governor
Charles E. Hughes of New York.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
COMMITS TERRIBLE DEED.

MoNDovL Wis, Feb. 22.--Hans
b, Hanson, a farmer living near
Strum, murdered his four children
ranging from four to IS years to.
day by cutting their throats and fol-
lowed this awful deed by stabbing
several horses and colts, then fred
the house and barn and cut his own
throat. Hanson was once an inmate
OF the insane asylum.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
BUTLER APPOINTED.

SALEM, Or Feb. 22.-R, R. But
Ter. of Condor, presidential elector
and law partner Of Jay Bowerman,
has been made Circuit Judge of tho
Eleventh District, Gillian, Sherman
and Wheeler counties, succeeding z.
v. Littleheld, resigned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
STORM SWEEPS COUNTRY.

EUREKA, Cal, Feb. IA ter
rife windstorm swept the country
eight miles west Of here this morn
ing. Several persons are known to
have been injured No communion
tion Is possible as the wires are down
and information meagre.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
BLIZZARD IS RAGING.
One Of the Worst Storms Of the
Winter Sweeps the Country

COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. q.
One of the worst storms of the
winter is raging here and in Pixies
Peak. The snow is six inches deep
on the level and drifted to depth Of
several feet in the hills In the Grip
pie Greek district outdoor work Is
suspended.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
PUGILIsTIc NEWS.
Attel Wins Over Reagan.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. e.
Monte Attell got the decision over
Jimmy Reagan at the end Of 20.
round bout this afternoon
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
SEATTLE PIONEER DIES.

SEATTLE, Feb, 22. Hengy II.
Dearborn, well known pioneer resi-
dent Of this city who has been in the
real estate business for 80 years, died
this afternoon. aged 64 years. He
has been i'll for several months.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
DRY FARMING CONGRESS.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. r.
The Trans-Mississippi dry farming
congress meets here tomorrow for a
three days session.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23

LONDON, Feb. 22,-Johnny Sum-
mers tonight won the decision over
Jimmy Britt in a 20-round bout.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 22.--
The Notifications bill was reported to
The Senate today without any amend
nent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

candidacy later. Many republican lead
ers never so much as turned their hands
over in his behalf. Those who had been
disappointed in their appeals for places
took il out or the President at the
polls.
Mr. Bryan is likened to Mr.. Clay and
Mr.. Blaine in the matter Of personal
popularity, and speculation has often
played around what would have hap
pened if either the Kentuckian or the
Maine man had been elected President.
The accepted opinion is that almost in
tolerable embarrassment would have re-
suited. A great army of bosom friends
confidential advisers .'men on tile in
side lieutenants who had borne the
heat and burden of the day. would have
beseged the White House. and as only
a very few could have been rewarded a
great army of the disappointed would
have retreated. and dispersed to their
homes i'm bitterness of heart toward the
once adored idol. Both Mr.. Clay and
Mr. Blaine. each i'm his own way. were
masters of jolly, and gave their friends
not in deceit, but solely through extreme
cordially. hopes that could never have
been realized.
Bryan men, for twelve years past
have blocked the highways. all eager
for their heros success, all working for
it with might and main and all SUI
premely confident that success for him
meant the realization of all their own
highest hopes. But nine hundred and
ninety-nine out of every thousand would
have been Dahlmanized If Mr.. Bryan had
entered the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
BRYAN and Dahlman.

Unless romancers are busy with the
subject. GOODNESS continues between Mr.
Bryan and MIR. Dahlman. The cowboy
mayor, We are told. is mad clear through.
He did want to be Governor of Nebraska
ever so much. and could have been with
Mr.. Bryan's support, but that was denied
him. The peerless leader, !orgetful Of all
that his friend had done for him, or put
ting too small value on it. turned to
another when the time for choosing came
and Mr.. Dahlman was left out in the
cold.
What large and trying experience of
this kind Mr.. Bryan would have had il
the majority had come his way last No.
vember. How many men. feeling them
selves nearest and dearest to him, would
have sought Office at his hands. or other
favors with his assistance! He could not
possibly have gratified one in thousand
and every man disappointed would have
taken the matter to heart. BY some he
would have been accused of ingratitude;
by others Of a lack Of capacity TO judge
men,. by others still of stiffness. Thus
would his popularity have declined. and
his reelection been put in peril.
Never was the embarrassment of pat
ronage more thoroughly illustrated than
in the campaigns of 1883 and. 1892 In the
former year Mr.. Cleveland lost to Gen.
Harrison and in the latter year Gen. Har-
rison to Mr.. Cleveland, largely on that
account. New York was exceedingly
sore" on Mr.. Cleveland at the end of his
first four years because of the way the
Offices had been distributed. and Chair
man Quay found it easy TO make terms
with disgruntled democrats. Patronage
almost defeated Gen. Harrison for reaon1-
ination. and it played havoc With his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
Mastery Of the Air.
From the New York Evening Post.

Mastery of the air. is d fearfully over
worked phrase, but every day confirms it's
appropriateness when applied to the
Wright brothers. In contrast with the
long succession of failures, accidents and
half-successes which eliminated in Or
willie Wright's disastrous flight at Fort
Myer, the career of the two brothers
ever since has been an almost unbroken
sequence of victories. A long flight by
the Wright aerOplane is no longer an
event but a commonplace The goddess
accident has ceased to prosecute them.
Cables and chains no longer part abrupt
ly. motors don't freeze up or clog. steer
ing gear works smoothly. even the winds
of heaven seem to have refrained from
unmannerly gusts and eddies. 1t is the
difference between trial and performance;
the leap from puplship to mastery. Mas
tiers the two Americans are peculiarly en-
titled to be called. because they are SO
successful in passing on their secrets to
their pupils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
Municipal Comeliness.

A yearning for the city beautiful mani
tests itself in a great variety OF ways
among American communities. Many of
the cities are endeavorihg to bury UNI
slightly and dangerous wires. Grade
crossings are passing with gratifying
rapidity. and the change is bringing into
evidence disposition on the part of the
railway corporations to spend money in
erecting attractive and in some cases
monumental terminal structures. Some
thought is being given to municipal art.
SchOolhouses are now designed by archi-
tects instead of being erected by 1ob-lot
contractors without artistic reckoning.
Some cities are particular even about
the shape of the lamp posts. and here
and there are found instances OF super
visory building regulations which prevent
freak constructions and encourage hand
some structural designs. Some of the
cities are trying TO abate the bill
board nuisance. with some show Of sue
cess. Again. citizens are besought to
plant flowers, to keep their lawns well
trimmed. to maintain window boxes OF
plants and otherwise to work in the in
terest of municipal picture of order and
pleasing color.
All this means something more than
mere desire to look pretty. The thought
full American, especially II he has travel
ed. realizes that the chase for business
profits without consideration for appear
ances is degenerating. There must be
some regard for the conventions of life.
The man who is himself scrupulously
neat in his dress and who demands neat
ness on the part OF those who serve him
has come to understand that the city Is
subject to the same general laws that
apply to the individual. Dirt is not only
dangerous to health, but demoralizing.
A trim street is stimulus to the bust
ness impulse. Slcvenliness and enterprise
are rarely associated. and SO the intelli
gent citizen of today studies out a scheme
of civic housekeeping on par for order
and cleanliness and artistic. harmony with
his own household arrangements.
1t is in the awakening of the civic
consciousness, as attested by these nu-
mercus movements for parks. for play
grounds for better buildings. for broader
and cleaner streets. for statues and foun-
tains and for other financially unpro-
ductive creations and endeavors, that the
Americans today are working out their
political advancement. For as the city
Is developed and improved and brought
to a plane of broadly constructive good
business management and corresponding
ly divorced from partisan politics, it be-
comes center OF good citizenship and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
The Grip and the Law.

Just at present a sO-called epidemic OF
grip prevails in Washington. largely in
consequence. many of the physicians be-
lieve. of the fact that the law for
bidding splitting on the sidewalks is not
enforced. Hundreds of people are suffer-
ing from these severe catarrhal colds.
which may require several days for full
development Violation of the anti-spit-
ting regulation by those who are thus
coming down with the grip is viewed as
the cause Of the rapid spread of the dis
ease through the community.
In every street car is prominently post
ed warning of this law against spit
ting. II cannot be forgotten. Probably
nine -tenths of the people who violate it
do so knowingly. They are not arrested
and fined, because even the police seem
to have come to the conclusion that the
anti-sptting regulation is not intended
for enforcement. but simply polite
reminder of a somewhat over-refined sug-
gestion.
If Mai. Sylvester were to issue an order
today to his men reminding them of the
anticipating rule and calling upon them
TO arrest all viOlators there would be d
large haul of people of all sorts and con-
ditions doubtless very much astonshed
at the sudden awakening of the police and
unuuestionably indignant at the restora-
ton to life of a moribund regulation But
it would be wholesome experience. es-
pecially if the police were kept prilned to
this responsibility and the court cooper
ated by enforcing the law.
\ neglected regulation should either be
repealed or revived and applied. 1T is
demOralizing to permit a rule written III
THE name of the municipal government to
remain on the books without application
If the citizen can with immunity from ar
rest openly violate the anti-spitting regu-
lation why can he not progress with clear
conscience to a violation of some other
rule no less important? Who is to be
the judge of his accountability to the
law? is it solely a matter of the police
mans nearness? If SO, half the force
were better put into plain clothes for a
crusade of quiet watching and unexpect-
ed arresting.
If the police have let this rule slip into
what MIR. Cleveland called innOCuous des-
uetude it is time the chief Jared them
I'D to a keener sense of their duty. The
public health is menaced by the almost
universal splitting in public, and now is an
excellent time to breathe new life into
this altogether wise regulation. which is
based not only upon scientific principle
of precaution, but upon the rules of COM
mon decency.