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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-09
RIDING GOAT" LANDS
STUDENTS N JAIL
MASQuERADING FRESHMEN
PROVOKE FREE FIGHT ON
BEING INITIATED.

NEW YORK. May S-The initia,
tion OF Alphonse Lamb and Edward
Fitzgerald into a secret society Of the
Columbia University freshmen class
led to their arraignment in night
police court late last night on charges
of disorderly conduct Lamb had
been compelled to dress in fashion.
able woman'S gown with large hat
and veil and high heeled shoes, Fitz-
gerald wore evening clothes and acted
as Lambs escort while crowd OF the
initiatorS followed them at a distance
through the streets OF Harlem.
When Fitzgerald left Lamb on the
sidewalk to purchase cigar an un-
suspecting masher tried to ilirt with
Lamb. The masher was knocked
down by the athletic freshman in wo.
mans garb and the first policeman to
arrive suffered a similar fate. Fitz-
gerald joined in the fight and both
were arrested. In court Magistrate
Breen enjoyed the sport OF the col.
legiaus who were accompanied by the
entire freshman class and discharged
them, Lamb borrowed a policeman's
suit in which to go home,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-09
DOES YOUR BACK HAIR.
COME FROM CHINA
AMERICAN IMPORTS THOU
SANDS OF POUNDS FROM
THE ORIENT.

WASHINGTON. May S.--While il
is a well known fact that all the hair
displayed by the American woman
in her handsome and stylish couture
lis not necessarily her own, it is not so
generally known that much of it may
have been grown" in China.
But such would seem to be the case
according to Vice Consul General
Fuller at Hongkong, who reports to
the bureau OF manufactures, that 207,-
Ala pounds OF human hair were in
voiced for shipment to the United
States from that port last year.
The year previous but s6,l33 pounds
had been exported to this country and
then came fashions requiring massive
headpieces In consequence the wo-
men had to have more hair to fiji
them and the surplus hair OF the
celestial Kingdoms 400000000 people
became a market commodity.
"The hair reaches Hongkong from
the interior" said Consul Fuller, "and
is cleaned and sorted according tc
length and quality. 1t is then packed
and stored, disinfected and shipped to
New York. 1t is said here that the
hair can be so treated in New York
as to alter its color and texture and
that it is used to make the switches
curles and bangs so fashionable in
the United States at the present time"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-09
WAR ON BIG HATS.

LOS ANGELES, May 8.-The po-
lice are looking for number Of wom-
en- in this city who are said to have
formed secret society for the pur-
pose for the annillilation of the big
big hat.
The receipt Of a dozen or more
complaints from women regarding
assaults made upon their headgear is
responsible for the activity Of the
police.
Women who wear big hats are the
object Of attack, The finer the hat
the more vicious the assaults upon it.
The women who make the attacks
are well dressed and apparently re-
fined and wealthy. They all wear
small hats and seem to hold violent
hatred for the big straws and ultra
felts. One woman was eject from a
Hollywood car yesterday because Of
her attack upon women passengers
who were big hats.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-09
TO TRY HUSBAND AND
WIFE FOR MURDER
MISSISSIPPI TRAGEDY TO BE
EXPLOITED IN THE
COURTS.

HATTIESBURG, Miss, May S.
A great deal of interest if manifested
not only in this county but through
out the state, in the fate Of c. L,
Crosby and his wife. Minnie Crosby,
who viii be tried for the brutal muir
der Of !. r. McShann at the term Of
the Forrest county circuit court be-
ginning here next Monday The
crime, which was one OF the most
sensational in the history OF this sec
ton, and presented many unusual
ard interesting features. was com
mitted on Easter Sunday of this year
As both Crosby and his wife have
made complete confessions, it is ex-
pected that the trial viii not consume
much time.
According to the confession Of the
murderers the crime was planned by
Crosby, the wronged husabnd, who
conceived the fiendish idea of com
pelling his unfaithful wife to not only
to lure her lover to his doom but
actually to become particeps Grim
mis- in the widest sense Of the word.
She pressed the trigger of the shot
gun with which her husband aimed
at the defenceless victim.
When the partly decayed body Of
McShann, rnultilated by hogs and
yuItures was found in secluded spot
near the Bowie stree. bridge in Leaf
river swamp on April 2l, Coroner
Farley called a jury and held an in
quest As there was evidence that
Mrs. Crosby had been intimate with
the murdered man, she was arrested
and submitted to an examination be-
fore the coroner's jury. She denied
an knowledge Of the crime and was
remanded to the county jail. There
she made full confession to Deputy
Sheriff D. G. McGilvray, who induc-
ed her to appear again before the
goroner's jury and repeat her confes-
sion the same eevning.
Mrs. Crosby admitted that she had
been intimate with McShann and had
met him secretly many times near
the Bowie street bridge, while her
husband, saw fler in the employ Of
the McInnis Lumber Company at
Petal, was working with the logging
crews in the woods, staying away
from home for days and weeks at
time. Her husband became aware Of
her unfaithfulness by intercepting
her correspondence with McShann.
He threatened to kill her, but spared
her to make her an instrument of his
revenge.
Under threats Of death, Mrs.
Crosby said, her husband compelled
her to agree to his fendish plan OF
revenge. At his dictation she wrote
letter to McShann, asking him to
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-09
Lived i52 Years.

VIM. Parr-England's oldest man
married the third time at l20, worked
in the fields till 1872 and lived 20
years longer. People should be youth
ful at 80. James Wright, OF Spurlock
KY, shows how to remain young. 81
feel just like l6-year-old boy" he
writes, after taking six bottles OF
Electric Bitters, For 80 years Kidney
trouble made life a burden, but the
first bottle Of this wonderful medi-
cine convinced me had found the
greatest cure on earth" They're a
Godsend to weak, sickly rundown or
old people. Try them. Soc at Chas
Rogers &, Son, druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-09
TORPEDO BOATS RETURN.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-The
torpedo boat destroyers Farragut,
Lawrence, Rowan, Stewart and Justin
and the torpedo boat Paul Jones ar,
rived today from Magdalena bay. All
vessels Of the torpedo fotiIfas on this
coast will rendezvous at Vallejo to-
morrow to receive minor repairs be-
fore starting north with the ships of
the Pacific feet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-09
MUST SERVE TERM IN JAIL.

PENSACOLA, Fla. May 8.-Man-
ager w, S. Harlan, Of the Jackson
Lumber Company, Of Lockhart, Ala;
Robert Gallagher, assistant superin-
tendcnt, and three Of the company'a
foremen will have to serve terms in
the Atlanta federal prison, to which
they were sentenced in the United
States circuit court here three years
ago on the charge Of conspiracy to
commit peonage
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
GROWTH OF ELECTRICAL
COMMUNICATION.

Statistics little short of amazing have
been given out by the Census Bureau on
the extent and cost of electrical COM
munication in the United States. They
tell story which Morse himself could
not have imagined even in his fondest
dreams. More than 100000 miles of
single wire are used by the people of
the United States in communicating
with each other over the various tele-
phone and telegraph systems. This
length OF single wire would encircle tie
earth at the equator more than 600
times.
In addition to this there is the re-
markable development of the wireless
telegraph system. In 1907 there were
six commercial wireless systems, hsv-
ing Up tower stations, situated at most
of the large ports, and sending in that
year 1887 messages. The Federal
Government has fully recognized the
value of wireless, and has installed ap-
paratus in most of the naval vessels
and many shore stations
The mind cannot grasp the vast eX-
tent of the business of electrical com
munication, but the figures of the
Census Bureau show that over the tele-
graph wires in 1907 there were flashed
36S470,509 messages, of which nearly
100000 were esblegrams.
One of the peculiarly interesting facts
disclosed is thatsthe telephone system
has grown almost incredibly as com
pared with the telegraph. About six
times as much line is utilized by tele-
phone systems in this country as ny
telegraph companies.
It is not generally understood Jhat
in the five years ending with 1907 the
number of miles of ocean cable con
structed was nearly dolble what was
in operation before 1902, OF that the
commercial telegraph systems of this
country control enough cable to reach
nearly twice around the earth at the
equator.
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
CONCERNING DR.. ELIOT AND
THE NEW RELIGION.

Dr. Eliot IS academic and a New
Highlander Both tend toward a GER
tain frigidity and aloofness from the
common run Of men. He is a very wise
and a very sincere man, but his outlook
is intellectual And his so-called new
religion" bears the mark of his training
Doubtless what the New Religion
means is only that some day truer
idea of the old religion viii be applied
to the practical affairs of living. 1t
means love and faith in the noble
destiny of man clarifying life as it is.
But the ordinary man feels that this
ideal is too abstract, too remote from
the tears and pain of everyday affairs.
a grieving and fragmentary world needs
more human consolation. In the face
of sorrow and before the everlasting
trial of death. what comfort comes to a
heavy heart from the thought that all
men are brothers, and the race on the
upward path? For the brothers are
busy or far away. and the race for
getful of our own little sorrow What
ever DR.. Eliot may think of the Bible
as a book for reading, can he name any
other writing in which the lonely soul
can find a promise ike this; Come
unto me all ye that are weary and
heavy laden, and / viii give you rest ?"
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
FLYING IS BECOMING ALMOST
TOO EASY.

Few things have happened to bring
home the fact that the time Is coming
when almost anybody viii be able 10
fly, as the demonstration yesterday of
an amateur on Long Island. He hap
pcned 70 fan heir TO an old machine
which Glenn Il. Curtis had used. His
instruction in the art OF navigating the
air was had in a correspondence school.
Yet ne mounted his airy steed and few
at the rate Of forty miles an hour. OF
course, this presents a picture, too, OF
a time when those of us who stick to
terra frma will be forced to keep a
weather eye peeled for falling air ma
chimes and their sky pilots When il
gets so that the ubiquitous small 6ov
can rig up any old thing that looks like
kite. attach an engine TO it and sal.
away. life promises to be one con
tinuou~ round Of lodging. However. be
fore the time arrives let US hope w..
shall have managed 20 get a strange
hold on the reckless chauffeur What
an agile lot Of people this earth VIII be
made up of one of these days after
postcrity has become proficient in side
stepping both the automobile ana the
stranded dying machine
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
PRINTERS PAY OUT
BIG PENSION FUND
Reports at Typographical Union
Convention Show Organization
to Be in Excellent Condition.

ST. JOSEPH, No, Aug. Io.-The dele
gates TO the International Typographi-
cal Union. which is holding it, ifty-fifth
annual convention here. listened TO the
report Of the committee on credentials
this morning. seating all OF the con-
testants recommended by the committee.
The report OF President Lynch 1ud
Secretary Treasurer Hays, now IN ths
hands Of the delegates. show wonderful
progress has been made IL the union
IN the past year The payment OF pen
sions TO old members Of the union who
are not able &c get remnueFative work
began last August ard total of So go
has been paid out OF this fund The
affairs of the Union Printers Home at
Colorado Springs are in excellent con
dlGOn. The actual expense OF the Home
for the fiscal year was 81, 5SS94 and
there Is balance CT S3223763 in the
home fund. The property OF the union
in the home IS worth about 81 .01l. 90
The expenditures of the union during
the fiscal year was Si61,544. a.
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
Thrilling NeW Serial
In Current AH-Storv

The September All-story starts out
wiki d new serial. T. 4 Man Die" BY
Ban2jstey Nerve, and IL the opening
tnstaline-t is q sigg sstiOn Of what may
be expected to foiow, It will prove one
OF the most surpr siEgIy original serials
this popular periodical has run.
II Is daring in its Inception. and the
action starts with TIE first paragraph.
when a criminal is brought into a
great surgeons room limp and appar-
entity liieless from the electric chair.
Within half an hour he is a man OF
flesh and blood. brought back to Iifei
lie then sets about his great revenge.
There IS a complete novel by Critten-
den Marriott and eleven good. snappy
short stories. The number consists Of
1872 pages Of FIRST rate 5ictlon.
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
In the Mail Bag

The Times viii accept for pubii-
cation in its Mail Bag columns
short, vigorous letters on questions
Of public interest. 1t cannot un-
dertake 20 publish letters exceed
ing $50 words, and reserves the
right rigidIy 10 cOndense cOmmu-
nieatlOHs which are of greater
length. Letters must contain the
name and address, OF the writer,
but these will not he published If
request 20 that effect Is made.
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
Winfree-Scott.

The marriage of Miss Lee Oma Winfree
daughter OF Mrs Emily Jane Winfree,
to John Crawford Scott. took place yes
terday afternoon at $50 O'Clock i'm the
home of the brides mother. 1t a3t
I Eighth street northeast. the Rev. + d.
| Power. pastor of the Vermont Avenue
/ Christian Church. officiating in the
! presence Of small party of relatives.
The parloTs were beautifully adorned
/ with quantities OF palms and white
! flowers, and the wedding music vas
played by Miss Lula Bison.
The bride wore a handsome gown of
white chiffon lace over silk, and car
| rted shower bouquet Of Bride roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott left Washington
! Immediately after the ceremony for
Richmond, Va. where they win make
! their future home.
=
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wolf left Wash
lngton today for Denver. Cob. where
/ Mr. Wolf will attend the executive COM
mittee meeting of the 10. E B.
-
Aaron Winer, Of Morgantown, " Va,
| has returned 10 his home after a short
flslt 10 friends IN Washington, after an
extended trip to New York. Atlantic
city, Niagara Falls and Baltimore
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Strauss announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Cara, TO Harry Loeb.
Miss Dolly Cunningham returned TO
her home on Euclid street yesterday
afternoon. after a visit Of several weeks
TO her aunt, Mrs. John A. Logan, in
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Behrend ana
children, who have been spending the
early autumn at the Curtis Farm, Sil-
yer Spring, Nd, are now taking a trip
by water to Old Point Comfort and
upon their return will be at the Curtis
Farm for the remainder of the sum-
mer.
Miss Lola Simons left yesterday for
two weeks stay as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pascoe. Of Norfolk, Va.
Mrs A NJ Fishel and daughters. Miss
Della Fishel and Mis- Rena Fishel, left
Sunday for a two-weeks' stay at At
Iantic City.
Miss Marie Frederick, of 1912 II street
northwest. left Monday for a two weeks
stay at Colonial Beach.
Morris Price, who has been at the Hot
Springs, Va, the last three weeks, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sherwood. Of 1926
Eighth street, are spending week at
Atlantic City
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
PLAYGROUND CALLS
FORTH A PROTEST
Writer Complains That Noise of
Children Disturbs Apart
ment DWellers.

Protest against a playground at New
York avenue and First street northwest
Is made to Commissioner Macfarland
by z. Collar, of 115 New York avenue.
The playground adjoias the lot upon
which an apartment house stands. Z"
writes Mr.. Cohar, "and the noise arising
from 300 to 500 children of various ages
from. ten to twelve hours every week
day is a serious disturbance to the peace
and quiet Of the OccG,Snts on the east
side of the building, some of whom are
aged and infirm, and peace and quiet
are absolutely necessary to them -
Commissioner mcfarland forwarded
Mr.. Collar communicates. ia the pIav-
grounds Association, at the same time
stating that the law does not REQUIRE the
consent Of neighbOrs tn the establish
ment Of Fairgrounds.
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
CUPID PUT TO ROUT
BY LOVE OF COUNTRY

SEATTLE, Aug 10.-Becsuse her hus-
band would not permit her to touch of
a firecracker or display an American
flag on le Fourth Of July, Helen Black
has hlei suit for divorce from John
Francis Black, an Englishman.
In her petition to the court Mrs.
Black gives It as her opinion that she
has an inalienable right to manifest
her loyalty 10 the Stars and Stripes.
that If her husband is a rampant British
patriot, she is no less an American
patriot; that she has no objection 10 his
singing God Save the King" and deco
rating their residence with British flags
but that she claims the ike privilege of
singing "Star-Spangled Banner dis
playing the American flag on Independ-
ence Day, and setting OF few fire.
crackers.
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
PEACH ORCHARD RAID
MAY COST LADS LIFE
Boy Filled With Birdshot While
Despoiling Place of
Fruit.

BURLINGTON. n. j., Aug. 1O.-Har-
vey Schneider, aged fourteen years, is
in the Burlington County Hospital
with his back filed with birdshot. His
recovery is doubtful.
With Elmer Major. aged twenty
three years, Schneider entered the pea n
orchard with Asher Kirby, near smith
vile. and was shot. Major was hit in
the head, arms, and legs, but he is not
injured seriously
For some time Kirby had been miss
ing peaches. Last night his son AIonzo
and David Gravatt watched the prey1-
tses. AS the intruders were leaving
the watchers fred. Gravatt and Kirby
we're held under $1,000 bail each.
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
Railroad Mans
Magazine for September.


With the September number, The
Railroad Mans Magazine completes its
third year. %ith a record for having
produced thirty-six numbers dlled with
the spirit OF the rail. It's dangers, It's
achievement. its romance.
Heroes Of the Burning Woods" is
the opening feature-an article dealing
with the terrors railroad men face in
the great forest fires of the Northwest.
An interesting sketch is given of the ca
Teer and unique personality of William
II. Cannin. president Of the Nickel
Plate Railroad System and one Of the
commanding figures of the railroad
world of today.
The ever entertaining Country Sta
ton Agent contributes another oh
serva tion" this time on the townsnlen.
Gibson Willets, who Is Riding the Rails
From Coast TO Coast" writes about the
railroad yarns Of Salt Lake City: and
in the series Help for Men Who Help
Themselves c. +. Carter explains in
an interesting fashion, How the Air
Brake Works,
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
ENGINEER BAND CONCERT In
WASHINGTON CIRCLE
THIS EVENING AT 7.so O'CLOCK
julius Hamper, Chief Musician.
PROGRAM

March--"On the Avenue" .Pierson
Overture-"Pique Dame" .,..,... Suppe
Cornet Duet. short and Sweet,
Short
BY Principal Musician Wintermeyer
and Corporal Hess
selection-"P Pirates Of Penzance"
Sullivan
Wiener Blut" ......... Strauss
Selection "A stubborn Cinderella,
Howard
Idyl--"The Glow Worm ........L inke
MedIey-"The sunny South" -Lampe
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
Secretary Wilson VIII
Soo= Leave For West.

Secretary James Wilson, of the De-
partment Of Agriculture, now thar Con-
gress has quit. VIII soon 90 West on =
vacation. In the last two or three wars
the Secretary has got In the bsbst ~
spending his vacations in the Rocky
mountain country He viii so to his old
home IN Iowa for few days. and then
90 on into the far West 10 settle SOME
forestry disputes and look over some OF
the forest reserves. Secretary Wilson
viii soon be seventy-four years old. bur
the last time ne was out IN the Rockies
he did some strenuous mountain climb
ing that would have kept many a young
man busy.
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
DECREASE IN COST
TO CLEAN STREETS

A decrease Of $1,675.S6 in the cost
of cleaning the streets for the month
OF July. as compared with the cor
responding month of last year, is
shown by the statement submitted to
the Commissioners by James n Wood.
superintendent Of the street cleaning
department.
In July, 1908, the amount spent for
this purpose was S25,26s.46, while last
month II was s23,58S7G
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
Secretary Nagel
A Man of Intellect

Secretary of Commerce ana Labor
Charles Nagel, it is not generally known.
is Texan by birth. He left that region
under rather unusual circumstances.
When the civil war came on. things
were TOO strenuous. and Mr.. Naeel.
ST, left his home In 1863 and Skinned To
Mexico, taking Charles along. Thence
tney made their way to New York and
from there to St. Louis. where there
y as less southern sentiment. and whsrS
lhc Nageis, who were Northern in sv~7,-
pathSs Ieit more al home
MT. Nagel is one of the best edyca4a5
men IN the Cabinet. Aside from hsvine,
received good education in this com.
try' ne was for two years in thu lint
teIsity OF Berlin. He Is a member NJ
tne p Louis Law School faculty. ana
nas Deeh Tor nearly a quarter Century
ne taxes an interest in art matters. sysd
- member Of the board Of dire,.fors
OF Inc 81. Louis Museum OF Fine ktsts
Up 70 the present time the new CEN
sus director, E Dana Durand. has
Iouno leisure &c use all his name ~
setthg out official matter from fra
SehsuS Bureau. The bulletins and or
0eio lllal come out use the name in
Iuii II Is strongly suspected thai
Whth the taking OF the next deceI1niaI
census IS on IN fu'i blast, DIR. Dlirsnd
VIII nave 10 shorten his name IL will
probably come 10 be =. d. Dursni AZ
Just census Director Durand May =
good man IN busy official place has
gone through this experience
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
NEED FOR TARIFF COMMIS.
SION EMPHASIZED.

The tariff discussion hes shown the
people one thing They do not know
anything about the tariff. The man OF
average intelligence is dazed by mud
die Of figures, rates. and strange CLASH
ncations. Even the experts are only
expert enough to say, wait and see
whether it is a good tariff OF not" Ad-
uniting that the question is one OF
llabyrinthine completely and admitting
The Washington times., 1909-08-10

that we have learned a little, We ought
TO know more. The Presidents power
to employ aid in investigating rates
was curtailed to nothingness. viii the
next Congress see the appointment of a
permanent commission to get at the
facts and then state those facts in a
simple form for the benefit of the
ultimate consumer?
The Washington times., 1909-08-10
Lobby Surprised
AT Taft's Cunning.

one Of the strongest Hobbies main
tained at Washington much OF the spe-
cial session was that OF the oil men.
representing, as was generally under
stood, the independent III producers and
refners. They were working for
duty on petroleum.
They thought at first there was no
danger Of free OIL. as they had Speaker
Cannon with them Then the House
got insurgent on the oil business and
swept the duty of oil IN spite of the
Speaker. By hard work. a counter
vailiug duty was put on In the Senate
and just then President Taft appeared
on the scene cunning for that oil duty.
he brought IL down at the first shot.
The oil lobby went back home thor
Oughly disguised and limiting that SEN
ator Aldrich had never been enthusiast
tic about an oil duty.