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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
POLICE OFFICERS X DESPERATE
PISTOL BATTLE
POUNDING THE HOME.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
Feb, 4.-By thepurchase Of 100 acres
Immediately east Of the Union Print
ers home as site Of the proposed
National Sanitarium Of the National
Letter Carriers Association, the first
step toward the actual founding Of
the home has been taken, The land
was secured from the state, in fee
simple BY committee Of Colorado
Spring men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb A.
Mes Of the passage by the California
assembly Of the bill segregating the
Japanese school children received in
officials quarters here with surprise
and CONSERVATION. In the message
10 Governor Gillett, President
Roosevelt clearly indicated that he
has not changed his opinion express
ed two years ago in his annual mes
sage to congress that to shut the
japanese out Of the common schools
Is wicked absurdity Senator Per
kins Of California asserted his belief
tonight that the right should be CIV
en- TO the school authorities Of the
state TO provide separate schools for
the Japanese. Perkins said he did
not think there was any objection
ever made to the Japanese attending
the higher institutions Of learning BY
Californians but that in the lower
schools there are often found Japa'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
DOING GOOD WORK.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4,--Some Of the
difficulties encountered by MARINE"
evangelist as discussed last evening
by the Rev Wilfred 7. Grenfelt who
has chased the demon rum all over
the high seas and has il concerned
lust now, on the bleak coast Of Lab,
rador, The English evangelist told
how, in his tour of the fishing fields
he boarded all sorts Of crafts and
held prayer meetings and sought to
close up those ocean saloons" Hf
said that as a result many shipowner'
have ceased paying off their men il
saloons, as had been the custom
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb, A.
With the defeat Of two anti.Jspanese
bills In the House today, followed by
the unexpected passage Of third
bill ssgrsgating Japanese school chill
dren in separate schools along with
the Chinese, coreans and other Ash
atics, regarded as the most offensive
measure Of all. President Roosevelt
has again taken hand In the anti
Japanese legislation In the state legis'
iature. Hardly had the bill passed
when Governor Gillett received the
following message from President
Roosevelt;
"What Is the rumor that the Cali
gornia legislature has passed a bill
excluding the Japanese children from
public schoolsi This Is most often
siye bill Of al, and in my Judgment
Is clearly unconstitutional and We
should at once have to test I in the
courts. Can Il be stopped in the lesis'
iamre or by vetoT
The Governor at once sent reply
the nature Of which he declines al
this time to make public and request
ed Of the President an immediate
answer. Pending receipt Of another
telegram from President Roosevelt
the Governor declined tonight 10 dis
euss the action In the assembly to.
day.
The bill passed today which wa'
one Of three measures introduced b,
Assemblyman Grove /, Johnson an'
Il amends the existing statute b,
placing the word Japanese In TIL
paragraph providing for separate
schools for Mongolian children 50 q
to make II read; Trustees shal
have the power TO establish separaE
schools for Indian children and 10
children Of Mongolian, Japanese o
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
DEATH KNELL FOR
CALIFORNIA RAGING
Senate by Vote Of SO to 7 Pass the Walker Otis
Ant-Race Track Bill

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4 : Racing
IN California received vital olow
when the Senate today by vote q
81 to 7, passed the Walker-ouS anu
racetraek bill which prohibits pool.
selling, boolmaking or gambling on
horseraces The bill having already
passed the assembly, 1t will now DC
come a law, Governor Gillette nay
ing signiaed his intention Of signing z,
Il. but Il i believed that he will NOT
take this action until 90 days hays
elapsed, AS the bill permits poo
sellers and boolmakers 90 days t'ne
in which 10 close Up their affairs 'ae
present session Of racing a Emery,
Vile and Santa Anita courses Wlu mo-
be disturbed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05

SALEM, Or, Feb. 1.-Two or three
yetoes OF the governor on the salary
increasing bills were sustained by the
Senate this afternoon the third bill
being passed over his veto with the
new alignment in the Senate that al
most any veto measure affecting the
salary bill viii be sustained, members
who supported the bills previously
announcing their determination to as
sist the Governor in his stand. At
the same time two solutions to the
salary problem have been offered
one in the Senate and the other in
the House, In the Senate Norton has
offered resolution that the commit
tee Be appointed to fixe the scale Of
wages for county officials and report
to Be made at the next session. In
memorial to congress Senator Bal
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
WOMAN INTERVIEWS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4,-Mrs. May Van
Dine, mother Of the car barn bandit
hanged several years ago, has urged
Judge Lands to be lenient with Dan
iel T. Kerr, the former Post-Ofhce
clerk, who admitted stealing from the
mails for ten years, Mrs, Van Dine
SAYS She found the defendants home
in pitiable state; that his sister is
dying from consumption and that
his brother also was dying. Judge
Lands sentenced Kerr to serve i
months in the Leayenworth prison
which Is considered to be an exeep'
tionally light punishment
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
APPLE BOXES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Senator
Fulton Of Oregon has presented 70
the Senate a petition Of the Legisla-
,ure Of his state, asking for the defeat
OF the Porter bill" which favors a
single standard for apple boxes on
the ground that there are now in use
a STANDARD" and a Special" box for
the shipment Of apples from the
Northwest. The Legislature sees In
the situation a possibility Of federal
interference which it does not relish,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
FAMOUS RELIC LOST.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Feb. 4-The
historic Lincoln coach in which
President Lincoln rode to Washing
ton for his inaugural ceremony was
destroyed in a fire yesterday at
Sharpsville, Pa. 1t was the sole pas
senger equipment Of the little Sharps.
vile Railway, running between that
town and Washington Junction. It
was covered with sheet iron put on
before Lincoln made his famous ride
and was supposed to be bullet proof.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
DOES NOT MATERIALIZE.

BOISE, Feb. 4-The Japanese res
olution did not materiaiize in the
legislature today 1t is understood
that Senator Borah has brought evil
denee to bear to prevent introduction
Of such resolution and has received
assurances that il viii be throttled i
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
USING THE GOATS,
Put to Work Grazing OF Fire
Y Lines.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 4.--Angora
goats to the number Of 5000 uncon-
sciously doing yeoman service for
"JJncle Sam" in constructing by
grazing off mile after mile of FIRE
line through the bushy chaparral
growth Of the Lassen National For
est of California, shortly will be the
novel sight witnessed. The contract
for pressing this little band Of white
animals into government service has
been signed and the novaI experiment
viii be undertaken next spring in the
forest reserve mentioned. The goats
will be given two years in which to
make good" on the job, and if they
come Up to Uncle Sans exacting re-
Quirements they will be permanently
placed on the government rolls. The
scheme is to run FIRE lines parable
with the contour Of the slopes By
making trails about 80 rods apar
which ars1to serve as guides for thu
angoras. They will Craze in each di
rection from the trails, killing, it i
estimated, a strip 81 brush about 8
yards vide The wide lanes cut ou
and grazed BY the goats will serve a
Ideal FIRE lines in projecting the Tor
ests, and also make place for repro
iduction Of merchantable trees
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
CALIFORNIA legislature PASSES
]. SEGREGATION BILL

Chinese descent, When such scpa'
rate schools are established, Indian,
Chinese. Japanese Or Mcngolian chill
dren mus. no, be admitted into other
schools"
BY lis action today the lower house
Of the legislature has taken the step
which the board Of education Of San
Francisco intended TO make two years
ago which was dropped after the
board and former Mayor Sehmitz
were called TO Washington, and had
several long conferences with the
president Az that time it was con-
tended by the Japanese that they arc
not Mongolians and this led to the
question whether the statute could be
enforced in absence Of specific men
ton Of the word Japanese" The
action Of the assembly today was .
complete surprise. After the defeat
yesterday Of the Drew anti-alien bill,
followed today by the defeat OF two
more nti.Japanesc bills, a defeat Of
th segregation measure seemed a
loreEone conclusion and q result OF
the vote on the bill was entirely un-
looked for, Upon learning the as
sembly action, Governor Gillett cali
ed into consultation Speaker Stanton
and the Republican leaders Of both
Houses. The latter expressed hope
for being able to defeat the measure
in the assembly upon reconsideration,
and 10 that end Assemblyman Leeds
after q roll.call changed his vote from
no 10 yes and gave notice that tomor.
row he would move TO reconsider the
vote Of 4S TO 70 by which the measure
was carried. II viii require II votes
to carry Leeds motion. In the event
il is adopted, 1t is freely predicted
that one Of the hereest battles ever
waged in California legislature will
result from effort TO kill the bill.
Governor Gillett Is preparing TO-
night a message TO the legislature
asking that body to reconsider the
vote by hieh the segregation bill was
pass. This action is Is result Of q
message from President Roosevelt
today appealing to him to devise
some means for blocking the meas
ure In the legislature
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05

nese children much older than Amer
lean children and that the Japanese
often kept back the Americans be-
cause Of their ignorance Of the Eng
lish language compelled their being
taught more slowly Senator Flint
said he Is surprised to learn Of the
passage Of the bill, lie refused to
discuss the possibility Of It's passage
by the upper house. He said his
views were similar to those Of Per.
kins.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
NEVADA JAP SITUATION.

CARSON CITY, New, Feb. 4-The
anti. Japanese resolution shorn Of It's
reference to President Roosevelt
came Up in the Senate today and was
committed to the Judiciary commit.
tee. This committee viii smother Il
In accord with the wishes Of United
States Senator's Dixon and Newlands.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05

The principal concessions secured are
ones permitting Manufacture Of IL
quors in dry districts for sale outside
thereof and an increase iH election
petition feature from 20 to 80 per
cent Of qualified voters. When the
House adjourned at 10 o'clock to-
night il was with the understanding
that the consideration Of the measure
be continued tomorrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
REPORT SOUNDS GOOD.

|. MANILA, Feb. 4-E. w. Sells. Of
New York, an expert accountant en-
gagged by the insular audits, has COM
pleted his work and departed for
home BY way of Europe, He pro-
nounced the governments system
of accounting better than that Of any
state Of city he had ever seen, Sells
also declared that the system used by
the insular government is the most
were recommended.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
NOTED ,pYTHlAN DEAD,

CHICAGO, Feb, 4-William Dan
Is Kennedy, one Of the highest ofiioi-
ais Of the Knights Of Pythias order
and the author Of Kennedy's Pythian
History" is dead here, from heart
disease. He was closely associated
for years with Justus H Rathbone,
founder Of The order
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
A DULL DAY.

WASHINGTON, D. c, Feb. A.
The omnotonous tones Of the reading
clerk Of the Senate as he loaded
through a bill Of over 100 pages max
ing appropriations for the District Of
Columbia, constituted the chief fea-
ture in the proceedings Of that body
today. When the Senate adjourned
reading OF only half Of the bill had
been completed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05

OLYMPIA, Feb. 4-on the
ground that the Senate rule has been
violated BY the transfer Of the anti
racetraek bill to the house imme-
diateiy after the passage by the
Senate yesterday. both Houses today.
expunged from yesterdays journal
records the proceedings in which the
House refused TO concur in the re-
iectment b the Senate Of the emer-
qency committee. Having laid in the
Senate as required, for "a hours. the
bill will be reported over to the
House tomorrow morning when yes
terday's action will likely be repeated.
The Senate today received new bill
Increasing the membership Of the
state supreme court from seven to
nine members. The measure divides
the court into two departments with
four members in each, the chief jus
,ice at liberty to sit in either depart
ment. Three members of one depart
ment can render an opinion
The controlling working majority
Of the house local option leaders to-
day successfully brought the MeMas-
ters or anti-saloon league on the
floor of the lower branch of the legis-
lature and defeated every move at
delay or amendment Beginning at
10 o'clock when the bill was reported
BY the majority Of the judiciary COM
mittee without recommendation the
house wrangled over attempts at al
ternation until late tonight, By a
vote OF 50 to 36 a substitute bill pro-
posed by the minority of the commit
tee fixing a double unit composed OF
counties outside Of the cities as one
and cities as other unit was killed OF
An attempt to delay matters by max
limo the bill the special order for next
Tuesday failed, The House spent
the entire afternoon discussing the
l6rst section Of McMaster's bill with
the county as the controlling unit
The amendment to make all cities
and towns voting unities was voted
down as was another amendmen
naming the first, second and thir'
class cities as separate units Advo
Gates Of the more liberal law thai
proposed amendment making FIRST
class cities Of which there are thre
Hin the State, separate units, bu
lengthy debate that ensued indieate'
that the liberal faction was hopelessl
divided and the proposed amendmen
was withdrawn
Today Lieutenant-Governor Ha
sent message to the legislature rec
, ommending that the reform schcf
9 al Chehalis be removed to the irr
) gated land in Eastern Washingto
? and that the buildings at Chehalis :
converted into an insane asylum. 4
appropriation Of $4,000 for q ne
training school was recommended,
was so recommended that old soldie
i At the Orting Home be removed
i the new Veterans Home at Port q
i chard, and the orting institution
n converted into an Institution for 9
It feeble minded youths
a The night session was devoted
q, glibustering but friends Of the ,
defeated all but few amendmen
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
ArrEL WINS

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4--Abe At
tell easily retained the featherweight
championship in a contest with Eddie
Kelly Of New York tonight. Kelly's
seconds threw up the sponge in the
event
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
COLORADO WANTS ONE

DENVER, Feb: 4.-The Colorado
Bankers Association yesterday de-
termined to have a bank guarantee
bill introduced in the Legislature
that will provide for a guarantee by
each bank separately to its own de-
positors
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
OTHER TWO DEFEATED
Measure Passed 10 Considered
by President as Most Often
sIVs Bill Of All
ROOSEVELT IS OIsPLEAsEO

Wires Are Kept Hot Between Wash.
Ington and Governor oilest When
President Hears Of Action Taken
Toward the Jap,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
RUSH OPTION BILL.
Every Move to Delay Antl-SalOOn
League Measure Is
Defeated
WANT NEW TRAINING SCHOOL

Appropriation Of $4,000 For New
Training School is Recommended
by Message From Lieutenant-Goy-
ernor Hay.
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When Grandma Goes Visiting.

Grandmother will appreciate a sew
ing bag as a Christmas gift perhaps
more than anything else Q IAN give
her. This bag is especially suited for
a sewing bag. as it is easily folded and
can be carried in Il small hand bag
when she goes visiting. One yard M
q quarter each OF plain pink taffeta and
Dresden silks are required. Both silks
are cut on the bias and divided Into
three pieces. then sewed together alter
nately, t~hus-irst pink, then Dresden,
then pink, and 80 on. The foundation
Of the bag is a circle Of soft cardboard
i've inches in circumference. This Is
covered neatly with pink tafeta silk
on both sides, for which a quarter yard
Of pink taffeta silk is required. After
base is covered gather silk and sew
on to base. This forms the bottom OF
bag. To make top, turn i'll silk about
two inches from the top and stitch
down neatly, then make another row
OF stitching one-half incl above this
row.. This forms a place through
which the running string is run. One
yard Of narrow soft taffeta ribbon is
used for a running string.
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pin 8 e. For
this receptacle a
pre- s s e q glass
flower holder Is
used. A p ] u
surface Is best,
but q cut vase
will answer the
same purpose. At
the flaring part
of the vase IRE
pasted rose pet
ais made Of pink
satin ribbon, and
about the petals
to stimulate the
calyx are bunch
es of green baby
ribbon. Hanging
pendent from the
rose are long
loops OF the rib
bon, and at the
base of the vase
are other punches
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Christmas Presents
FOR
GRANDMA
AND
AUNTIE

Grandmother will appreciate a sew
Ing basket OF the straw variety. which
will save her the trouble of hunting
about In the depths Of a bag for her
sewing materials. This convenient
model is carried out with a straw bas-
ket somewhat on the order Of a mat
ting tray, which is to be purchased in
the shops for fitting with utensils The
basket has AN openwork rim OF straw.
through which ribbon an inch and =
half is threaded. On the inside at in
tervals the ribbon is passed through
spoolS Of silk and then threaded / n n
out of the straw beading until the next
position is reached. About six spools
Of silk OIL cotton are supplied, and q
paper of needles is attached in the
same fashion. The ribbon threading
ends at the sides of the basket in
prettily tied bows. The bottom Of the
basket is fitted with 4 sachet pad OF
silk, and in the center is a tomato-like
pincushion Of the same silk. To the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-12-24
PICTURE TRAY.

tray is Of mahogany or any wood YOU
care to purchase and is d convenient
size to send up an inyalid's breakfast
upon or for the serving Of afternoon
tea. The unique part Of the gift is to
be found in the piece of old world
embroidery-or modern, if o prefer
which is made on crash or satin the
exact size of the tray and covered with
a piece Of glass. The nome carpenter
could easily make the tray, which is
Of oblong shape, with a rather low rail
all about it, and decorative brass han
dies may be bought to make the tray
very handsome and professional look
ing as well.
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Aatoin Vase.

"Auntie'' will doubtless be charmed
If some of her relations give her a hat
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-12-24
THEIR CHRISTMAS
SURPRISE.

HIS year" said Cartwright
firmly. there are going to be
no Christmas surprises in my
happy home-none of those
pleasant little attempts at playing
Santa Claus which begin with sus-
pense and effort and Enc in mortihca-
ton and disappointment. / am going
to take my wife downtown and let her
pick cut anything she wants within
the limit of my spending capacity. and
then I'm going to let her take me
around and fix me up with a pair of
embroidered ~suspenders or gold cuff
links or any old thing she likes and
that will make her happy. Neither of
US has quite got over the effects of the
last holiday season yet.
"You see. we had been married lust
long enough last Christmas to wear
out our first installment of furniture
Things were looking a little shabby
around the house. so we both agreed
that in selecting our little remem-
brances for one another we ought to
confine ourselves to something which
would be mutually useful and attrac-
tive. Both Of US had been secretly
longing for a morris chair, one of those
mission things with big leather cush-
fons that swallow Q up in a delirium
Of comfort. Mrs. G. wanted it for
the beauty of the library and her aft
evening recreation.
Months before the Christmas sea-
son l began putting by a little sum
weekly, with the morris chair in mind.
Two weeks before the 25th I went
down to a dealers to look at chairs. l
had been looking casually for weeks
before, but it was not until l came
upon this particular shop that l dis
covered what | wanted. 1t was a
beauty in the darkest and finest of
weathered oak, with all attachments
and Il pair Of fat. greeny brown leath-
er cushions that fairly felt like pipe
dreams, laced with leather strappings
| and tied to the woodwork with thongs.
The minute | saw the chair knew it
was for me, but the price was rather
staggering. The dealer wanted 500 for
1t at first, and when | had got him
down to $50 he acted as though he
were giving the thing away thought
it best to hold out a little, SO l merely
requested that he give me a days op-
ton on the chair and paid a small de-
post for the privilege.
Meanwhile my wife had been a v
ing every penny, cutting down on the
grocery bill and keeping me on cheap
,..o -;+b ~ ,,;et,,ae IN ria- II
seems that she, too, had a morris chair
| on the brain. On the afternoon Of the
same day on which l discovered my
| prize she stroIled into the same shop.
The first sight Of b chair was enough
| for her, aud she offered to buy 1t on
the spot. The dealer was inconsolable.
| He had sold the chair, he believed; at
least he had given a gentleman an op-
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Money to Loan.

We have money to loan on your prop
erty at s per cent. on long or short
time.
POLLARD & HAMMER, Attorneys,
Greenwood, Aiss.
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inside rim is attached with baby rib
bon al emery, and a small pair OF
scissors have their handles decorated
with a rosette of baby ribbon, and on
the underside is d white dress hook
which is secured to a loop of silk made
in the ribbon. The scissors when
needed are merely unlocked n re-
placed at will.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-12-24

- plDI Of the green rib
bon. It is a pretty little hatpin holder
aud something quite novel.