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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
PRESIDENT TAKES ANOTHER HOT
SHOT AT SENATE

Of President Roosevelt. Incidentally
there was reference to famous so-
called Ananias Club. Whole debate
hinged on newspaper story stating
that Edgar o. Mearns Of the army
was to accompany the President and
that In order to do 80 he had been put
On the retired liss with increased rank.
The rest OF the day was devoted to
miscellaneous bills and resolutions
The postal savings bill was before
the Senate today and many amend
ments we're proposed, some urging
deposit of funds In the state as well
aa National banks, The Senate also
received two messages from the Pres
ldent. one recommending additional
interstate legislation and other relat
Ing 10 the absorption BY the United
States Steel Corporation 81 the Ten
nessee Coal q Iron Company,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
SCHOOL FOR coNvIcTs.

TRENTON, N J, Jan. o. With
almost every convict enrolled as a
student, night school was opened in
states prison here last night with in
dications that II win be a success. In.
struction for prisoners has been advo-
Gated by former Gov. Z. &c. Stokes
Of New Jersey for some time past,
who holds the. belief that good can be
done by giving the men means Of edu.
cation during their Incarceration 1t
is hoped not only to give practical
instruction but to arouse ambition
and perhaps have an important bear
Ing on the future life Of the men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07

Of f,aPaz, according to word received
here BY the acting consul for Bolivia
This II thc first foreign loan ever
negotiated BY Bolivia III this country
and II was obtained by Morgan and
Co. IN the face Of competition BY
other banking firms and BY bankers
in Paris and London
The rate Of interest, II II under.
stood Is 6 percent Bolivia's internal
debt ID approximately $3,O0OOOO and
The budget was not sufficient to meet
interest coming due on government
bonds The present loan win Be used
partly for this purpose and partly 10
erect public schools on which $1,000.
600 win be spent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07

BELLTNGHAM, Wash, Jan. 8. =
Adrift and frozen in the disabled tug
Edna, In imminent danger Of founder
ing in the heavy seas Of Rosario
Straits or being dashed on rocks pre-
cipitous shores. a party Of promi-
nent capitalists Of Seattle. Gray's
harbcr and Bellingham had a mar
row escape Of death today. The party
had been to Waldron Island inspect
inf quarries and shortly after leaving
the island Edna's engine gave our,
leaving the little craft helpless in the
storm. In response to signals Of dis
tress the steamer Rosario put out
from Obstruction Pass and succeeded
Ia taking the passengers and crew off
the Edna bringing them to this city,
arriving tonight.
Personnel-Milton A. Savage, pres
ident Independent Asphalt Co, Sc.
attic; Shirley Young, manager Of In
dependent Asphalt Co, Bellingham;
+, w. Webster, secretary Hosting
Engine Co; Captain Spencer Of Inde-
pendent Tow Company, Gray's Har-
bor; Rex Williams Of Seattle, and
Captain Killcup of the tug Edna and
three members of her crew.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-presidenl
Roosevelt informed the Senate in
plain terms today that he had approx.
cd the absorption Of the Tennessee
Coal & Iron Co, by the United States
Steel Corporation and had instructed
Attorney-Ge General BonapaFte not 70
respond to the Senate inquiry as 70
che reason for bis failure TO prosecute
the steel company. The President
declares he did not conserve il TO be
"Within the authority oi the Senate
10 give directions OF this character 10
the head Of the executive depart
mens,"
The message Is In response TO res
olution introduced BY Senator Cul-
berson, calling on the attorney-g gener-
al to state whether he had brought ac-
ton against the steel action because
Of It's acquisition OF the Tennessee
concern, While the resolution was not
directed to the president, his attention
was called TO II by the attorney
general,
The special committee considering
the reference to Congress and the se.
cret service in the Presidents annual
message viii report to the house on
Friday II Is expected there win be
much debate on the report. Repre-.
sentatives Tawney, Smith OF Iowa,
Fitzgerald and Sherley referred to by
the President will reply to the PFesl-
dent, Representative Criggs moved
on Monday that the special message
Of the President be returned to the
chief executive, but withdrew his mo-
tion on advice Of the special commits
tee, however, viii be a rebuke nearly |
as severe as would have been the &C.
tion proposed by Criggs, Il not
more so.
The only incident worthy Of note IN
House today and one that caused
q good deal Of amusement was d brief
discussion Of the African hunting trip
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
RAP FOR LAWYERS.
New York Police Commissioners Says
!. They Aid Law Breakers.

NEW YORK, Jan. g. General
Theodore Bingham, police commits
sioner of New York, reporting yes,
terday on the difficulty Of locating
offenders, assigned the following as
reasons:
Two many lawers live by showing
people how to break the law safely.
How else are prizefighters and gam.
bling so difficult 10 suppressa
How else do these law breakers
dare fortify themselves behind iron
doorsa
( Why else do these liquor dealers
cheerfully produce bail, confident
that chemical analysis viii be requir-
ed Of his whiskey,
How else in Sunday theaters is q
dance not dance, nor a costume not
a costume, nor a play not a playf
How else is It that racing bet is
not beti
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07

WASHINGTON, Jan. dan I'd
verse report of the Senate On Fulton'a
bin to prohibit railroads from irereas-
ling the freight and passenger ratas
without due notice was made today
Iby Chairman Elkins Of the committee
Ion interstate commerce. The action
anticipates 4 message from Roosevelt
calling attention in need of further
Legislation on the railroad rates ss
indicated BY the present decision III
the supreme court Of the United
States in case Of +. H. Hartman
against The interstate commerce com-
mission. The report BY Elkins was
made after two votes had been taken
on Fuiton's bill at meeting of the
committee earlier in the day Sew
eral members Of the committe were
absent, Senators opposing the bill
obtained authority to make adverse
report after having procured the yose
Of Foraker, one Of the absentees. II
is expected the Presidents message
will be used as an argument IN favor
Of taking up the Fulton bill, regard
less Of the report against Il and Ful-
ton has given notice that He will trY
to do so.
AT the committee meeting there
we're EiIins, Aldrich. Keene, Dolii-
YER, Crane. Tillman. Foster, New
lands Taylor. Aldrich moved that sha
bill be reported adversely and New
lands moved as a substitute that II be
reported favorably with an amend
ment that would leave to the discre-
hon Of the interstate commerce COM
mission whether protest against
proposed increase rate should operate
As stay until the reasonableness Of
such increase had been determined.
On Newland's motion the report on
The bill favorables ayes were Dolliver,
Continued on page 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
CRUZ HAS
RAIN OF FIRE
California Resort Has Strange Phenomenon
Molten Rain Continues for Two Hours

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Jan. GA
remarkable phenomenon in the neigh
bodhood Of Santa Cruz Beach report
ed BY Mrs. w. H. Burns, 24O River
side avenue, and is corroborated By
residents Of the neighborhood. Mrs,
Burns yesterday afternoon noticed i
number Of barefoot children on the
beach engaged in peculiar antics.
She found from them that the "Air
was full Of electricity and that hot
shot was falling from the clouds"
She then noticed a ciatter on the
housetops like hail and looking in the
direction 81 the arandstand oe the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD.

GIRARD. KAS, Jan. 64--Evidenee
collected at considerable expense by
Attorney Clarence Darrow Of chiea.
40 for the defense 81 Fred M. Warren
managing editor Of the Appeal to
Reason. a Socialist paper published
here, was stolen from the safe of
that paper yesterday. The safe was
wrecked with nitrogIycerine,
Warren Is under federal indictment
charged with spending @Seurrilous
defamatory and threatening language"
through the U. S. mails during
the trials Of w. b. Haywood In Idaho.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
MAKES ORDER SPECIFIC.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.--A modi-
fled order prescribing physical tests
for naval officers has been issued at
the Presidents direction. This con
templates that the tests shall apply
to all officers on the active list, in .
stead Of confning them 10 those be-
low the rank Of rear admiral.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
A WoMANts REASON.
Pertinent Answer TO Vexed Question
Given AT Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. o. The Social
Economics Club Is state of suppress
ed excitement due to d discussion
last night upon the suffrage question.
The chief cause of warfare lay III THE
question "A to why II 10 that more
women ARE not II favor of the ballot
for their sex. One Of the combatants
stirred Up the controversy BY declar-
ing that the spectre of having to tell
their ages rose before women So
threateningly when they looked At
the ballot box that they shrank back
to the domestic hearth affrightcd.
A prolonged storm Of expostula-
tion reached It's climax when one If
the women exclaimed:
"i'll tell you just why women don't
get together for the ballot. Its be-
cause they can't agree for five minu-
tes."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
DISMEMBERED BODY FOUND
IN A STOVE AT THE
CHURCH
ALL IS IN DEEP MYSTERY
John J. Carmichael. Of Detroit, Sue
cumbs to Assailant Only After a
Fierce Struggle Blood Is Spattered
Throughout the Church.

DETROIT, Jan. 6.-The dismem-
bered body Of Rev John ]. Carmi-
chael, Methodist minister, was found
today partly consumed by FIRE be-
tween two heating ovens in one Of
his three churches near Columbus.
The Identification was made BY Or
vile Lindsay who was sent to the
church for that purpose BY Mrs. Car
michael, who is in great distress since
her husband failed to return home
last evening. She surmised the min
lister was victim as soon as she
heard the reports that someone was
murdered in the Columbus church.
The fact that the body was not rob
bed adds to the mystery. Myron
Brown, who lives near the church,
was the first to discover the crime
while he was waiting at the cross
roads to keep an appointment the cold
wind drove him to seek shelter in the
church. He found the floor and even
the communion table spattered with
blood. It was evidently the clergy
man, who was s6 years old and Of
athletic build, made struggle for his
life. Authorities found parts Of the
dismembered body between stoves.
In the stove was the head with what
was new hatchet, the
handle Of which was burned of. A
dirk was also found. The latter was
used to commit the murder and the
hatched to cut the body to pieces.
There are uncon6rmed reports that
strange man left on the train at
Hickey late yesterday afternoon and
had been directed to the Columbus
,hurch. Other reports indicated that
.wo men are implicated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
BUILDING sKYscRAPERs.

NEW YORK CITY. Jan. s. =
When they begn, i number 81
years ago, building skyserapers Oh
lower Broadway, il would have been
difficult 10 convince even the most
optimistic New Yorker that such
structures would ever be erected
north Of 42nd street. They are talk
ing today Of building slyscrapers 1t
10th street One Of the most con
servative Of real estate authorities ex
presses the belief that it is only mat
ter Of few years when the Bronx
win have Office holdings as imposing,
almost, as those on lower Manhattan.
There is certain class Of New
Workers who would be mighty glad
to see all future skyscrapers erected
in the Bronx. These are timid cit
zens who fear that some day the lower
end Of Manhattan island is going to
slide off into New York Bay. The
rock foundation Of Manhattan is sheI
wing and when, some years ago, a
seoglogist with more regard for no
.oriety than reputation, predicted that
lnder the weight being placed upon
/ the lower end Of the island was des-
ined to slide into the sea, quite
number Of people became afraid to
.ome down town.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
RACING IN MEXICO.
Circuit To Be Established In Three
Great Mexican Cities.

Eel PASo, TEX, Jan. 6.-colonel
Matt Winn,, president Of the Ameri.
can Turf Association, arrived here
last night, en- route to Mexico City to
investigate a plan for new racing
circuit
The Mexican government has spe-
Gifted that the plants at Mexico City
and Juarez be completed BY Decem-
Der 1909. The plant at Juarez is to
cost not less than 100000. and that
at Mexico City not less than 100000.
Other cities to be included in the
circuit are Monterey in the State of
Nueva Leon; Guadalajara, in the
State Of Jalisco, and Puebla, in the
district Federal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
AND SNOW
WILL CONTINUE
Portland Schools are Closed, Columbia River Locks
at Cascades Frozen Traffic Discontinued

than yesterday but the service Is still
poor, Today the schools were closed
and sessions will not be resumed un,
Ill the weather noderates, In the up.
per Willamette river, the snow com
menced 10 thaw for a time and fears
are expressed for floods in the Will
lamette when the cold spell breaks.
On the Columbia River, the locks at
the caseadeseare frozen and traffic il
discontinued, Tonight the mercury
stands 8 degrees above at Blaine,
Wsh,,i 20 above at Seattle and Ia
coma; and IS above At, Portland,
with practically zero weather east Of
the Cascades Ii both states.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
SENATE Returns ADVERSE RE-
PORT ON FULTON BILL
As Inv THE DARK AGES.
Castro's Prisoners Released From
Long and VIE Durance


NEW YORK, Jan. g. Fuller de-
tails Of the release of more than i
score of castro's political prisoners,
their pitiabIe condition and their pitt
full tales Of the treatment received III
the dungeons Of San Carlos Oh an
island of Maracaibo, were brought
here yesterday BY passengers who
arrived on the steamship Zeila, the
ship that carried the prisoners from
the fort to La Guira.
The prisoners. rs ii number, we're
Of the best families in Venezuela.
They were all that remained Of the
droves Of prisoners that had been
sent to the fort for political reasons
BY Castro. Their deliverance came
because Of Castro's overthrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
GOES TO GRAND JURY.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-John d,
Rocrefeller Jr, accompanied by
District Attorney jerome. was before
the grand jury for an hour yesterday
in connection with the criminal libel
suit he has brought against S.S.car-
valho. Edward H. Clark and Bradford
Merrill, respectively, president, sec
retary, and treasurer Of the Star Pub
-lishing Company, publishers Of the
New York American.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07

Casino baseball grounds She saw
little threads Of smoke rushing from
the roof wherever the little red hot
globules struck Every room in the
vicinity showed the same peculiar
conditions. Motion rain continued
from 2 to Z in the afternoon and var
led in intensity. One of the children
who attracted the womans notice was
carrying burn On its fingers as 4 re-
suit Of being struck BY one Of tine
hot pellets. One theory Is that molt-
en- rain Is due to passing meteor
that has been disntegrated. Pellets
are about the size Of No, 8 shot. and
resemble lead.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
PROGRESS AT PANAMA.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, Total
excavations for December on the Is
thmian canal were 3,26i,67S yards
compared with 2.c2o,4o4 In November
and 2.20i,734 in December, 1907 There
were twenty six working days in
December. against q ID November,
while the rainfall for December was
s.3o3 inches against ll.66 In Noyem
Der,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
FLoTsAM FOUND.

AVALON, CAL, Jan. 6-Three
life preseryers and a drum Of gasoline
were found yesterday by Captain Ge-
melere off Seal Rocks At the south end
Of the island. There was no trace
Of any survivors and II is believed
tha. the wreck Is from the launch,
Kieah, Of San Pedro, enroute from
San Diego 10 San clemente.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07

PORTLAND, Jan, 6.-The thread
Of hope that the weather bureau held
ont this morning that the present cold
spell would break tonight was dissi-
pated by tonight's prediction which Is
for continued cold weather over the
Pacific Northwest and more snow,
Puget Sound country Is experiencing
unusually cold weather but so far
little snow has fallen In the Will
lsmette Valley the weather not alone
confined cold, but It has continued to
snow at intervals throughout the day.
The sreet car lines In this city are
operating little more. satisfactorily
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
YOUNG HARGIs ARRESTED.

JACKSON, KY Jan. 6-Beach
Hargis, who yesterday was released
on $4,000 bond to wait trial for the
murder of his father, Judge James
Hargis, was arrested and locked up
again here late last night, II was char.
ged that young Hargis had been in
toxieated and had fired many shots
before the store Of County Judge S.
S. Tauibe.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
END OF A MOVING PICTURE
WAR.

NEW YORK Jan, GA $4,000,
900 merger according to an announce
ment made last night will end a NOV
ing picture war that has been in pro-
gress for many months and which
has put out business nearly 50 per
cent Of the moving picture places
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
BIO HAT TO GO.
Chicago MilIiners Have Banded For
(. tn Elimination.

1. tn Elimination.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.--The feminine
hat with the dangerous reach, the
head piece with the spearlikc feather,
and the creation which obscures the
scenery will soon be no more. Chi
cago milliners have banded as the
@Millincrs' Association" with re-
solve to wipe out the giant hat evil
''By means Of our organization we
will put an end to cut throat tactics
among milliners," said Nine, Marie,
president oi the association. "By
this means and by turning out more
artistic hats, we will be able 10 uphold
chicago's reputation as the millinery
center Of the country"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
SHE is FLoATED AN DOES
APPEAR TO BE DAM
AGED.
NEBRASKA AND NEW JERSEY
Are Expected to Arrive at Port Said
at Midnight and Il is Thought
Probable That the Georgia VIII be
With Them.

PORT SAID, Jan. 6,-The battle
ship Georgia went ashore on her way
through the canal. She was refoated,
and does not appear to have been
damaged. She is expected here at
midnight with the Nebraska and New
Jersey.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
FALSE REPORT.
Reported That Soldiers Had Mutined
AZ Mukden.

MUKDEN, Jan, 6-No truth in
the reports that one thousand Chinese
soldiers had mutined in the vicinity
Of Mukden and afterwards engaged in
a battle with the royal government
troops.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
BOLIVIA BoRRows.
Morgan OF New York Closes a Loan
OF Two Millions.

NEW YORK, Jan. "Details Of
the $2,s0O,oO0 loan BY J.P.Morgan h
Company to Bolivia have been com
pleted, papers having been signed and
the transaction legalized in the city
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
BILLY IS A liner

LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. CIV. j.
Bryan was last night initiated as mem
Der Of Lincoln Aerie No. l47, Fra
ternal Order Of Eagles.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
Approves Absorption Of
Tennessee Coal &SteeI Co
CAN'T DIRECT HIM
InstruCis AttOrney-General Not
10 Respond to Sonates
Inquiry
WAS NOT DIRECTED At HIM

Senator culbegson introduced Reso-
hutton Calling on Bonaparts Asking
Il be Had Brcaght Action Against
u. s. Steel Corporation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
GENEROUS CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-chicago's &. con
tribution to the earthquake victims
In Italy last night totalled $l0S,46O.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
10 Prohibit Increasing n.
R.Rates Without Notice
EXPECTING MESSAGE
The Action anticipates Message
From President ROOse-
velt
SEVERAL MEMBERS ABSENT

Report BY Ellkins Was Taken After
Two Votes Had Been Taken cn
Fulton Bill Il Mesting of Commit
tee Earlier ii Day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-07
ENGINE GIVES OUT
Party are Rescued and Taken
to Bellingham In Frozen
Condition
WERE INSPECTING QUARRlEs

Men Had Been to Waldron Island
and Shortly After Leaving the En-
gines Of Their Little Craft Break
Down.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-10
$1oo REWARD, S1oo.

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 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-10
STRAWBERRY PATCH SOLD MINE

Mir. Charles Anyway, who has been written of before in this paper as having a fine strawberry patch, was kind enough to assist in figuring just what was accomplished by him on cne-eighth of an acre of ground dur. ing the past summer.
 Mir. Anyway has gathered 900 quarts of strawberries which he has sold for thirty cents a quart from this one eighth acre. This would make a gross income from one acre of $2,16o per year. subtracting S6OO which Mir. Anyway claims is about the cost per acre of caring for strawberry patch we would havea net profit of $500 per acre, and if a 10 per cent investment would not be considered too conservative for Alaska the land could be valued at sl5,OOO per acre.
 These figures may seem very large hut as they are taken from facts it Is an evidence of what can be done -Halnes Pioneer Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-10
FACTS ARE STRONGER THAN
 FICTION.

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 We also have line of Tailor Made oyercoats which We have priced rom $z0.0O up, that cant be equalled at anything near the price.
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 Every two months we are in re- ceipt from London, Paris and New York the latest report of fashions, and you will find these garments up to the minute in style.
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