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ASTOBU, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 . , Z d . r.tiLTNOMAH Commercial Club Football Eleven Defeated but Not Disgraced In Big Match Played at Portland. Home Team Manages to Score One Touchdown and Shut Out Visiton. . FIELD IN POOR CONDITION Layer or Sawdust Makes, It Iui poaalhle for Lifter Eleven to Head OOrtialnnby Portlaiidari. The Commercial Club football loom yesterday met defeat at the hand ot the Multnomah eleven. The wort, 1-0, was really a victory for the Astorlana, who played the home .team to a stand ttlll and made a showing that ur prised the Portlenders. The Multno mah team Is richly entitled to all the credit of victory, for It played the hardest ume It ever won. Of course, optimistic statements were made be fore the fame by both sides, for the contest attracted much Interest. Un der ordinary condition the Commercial team would unquestionably have been vlctorlou. and even the Multnomah player congratulated the Astorlans upon their excellent showing. The fame waa almoat devoid of sen autlonal features It waa hard, hard work from the call of time, and on a field of awdut the heaviest team nda the vardace. The only acore of the fame waa made after 1$ mln utea' play, during which-the heavier MUltnotnah team shoved back the A- torla eleven for a distance oi u yar. The light Astoria team depended on fust work for yardage, and fat work waa utterly Imnoaalble on a lawduat field. Luck With Multnomah. The luck of the game waa with the Multnomah team. Once Abercromble waa imt throuah the line, Stockton ahovlng him. Stockton's effort to aa fullback resulted In the latter belnf sent aprawllnf, and although there waa a clear Held before him, he could not refotn hla feet In 'time to avoid the tackle. Had Aber- cromble remained on hla feet during thla play the wore would have been ever o much different Bight at the atari Commercial' hard luck atory begun. When Multnomah ...... - ,k. vunmn-Mnl aicaeu Oil IU .mvrinyii ' i quarterback made a nne run of SS yarda, advancing he ball through a field full of opposing players. When he was finally downed, the ball waa knocked from hla hands, and the long gain availed the visitors little. An- ether time Abercromble made a long run aa the result of a line buck, but the bajl waa knocked from his handa and he wa deprived of the frulta of hi excellent work. After the ball had been wallowed around In the sawdust ' for a while It became slippery and the player found It difficult to hold. ' Multnomah's Strong Men. . Multnomah may well thank Horan and Dave Jordan for its vlctpry. Ho ran waa at right halfback, and in timea of sore distress he waa the man who gained the yardage. Jordon played left end. and whenever the play came hi way It was promptly broken up. Horan' Is a big man and a gritty and experienced one. Jordon weighs per hap not more than 150, but he under- ! stands the game and played with, all his i nrv from start to finish. He broke up Commercial's Interference time and i again' and was a stumbling block In the way of the Aatorlans. It must not be Inferred from this that Horan and Jordon alone played, the game; Mult ; nomah's front line and back field are both strong. But the situation wa Just as has been stated Horan made the yardage that brought ucce . to 'Multnomah and Jordon prevented the gain .' that would have given Com mercial the day. Seeley also played great OOJI lor m nuiiiv hwu, i oault and Coates, but without Horan V --- '- i - v' ' - find Jordon Multnomah been defeated. An Expensive Fumble. Stockton mad the longest run of the day when Multnomah sitaea on: 10 him.' He came down the field at great apeed, successfully evading the men who ought to tackle him. When he waa Anally downed, after a 25-ysrd apurt, the ball was knocked from his hand and fell Into Multnomah' posses- slon. On the very flrt down Mult nomah lost the ball on a fumble, but Commercial wa forced to punt on the third down. The Astoria line then held for two down, but the home team uceeeded In nettlnf the yard age on the third. How the Lone Score Was Made. " With the ball In Multnomah's pos session there followed a aertea of line buck that wa somewhat remarkable. The end would gain half yard each. and then Horan would be ent through left guard for the deficiency. Thla sort of thing continued with monoton ous regularity, and gradually the oval was forced toward the Commercial goal. Horan worked like a trooper, bammerfng hla way through for a few yarda on the third down. For IS yarda the home eleven gained In thla man ner, bringing the ball to Commercial' five-yard line. Then the ball waa car- rled over the line for the only touch down of the gdme. Coate failed to kick the goal. Multnomah Penaliied. Multnomah kicked off to Abercrom ble, who wa downed before he ouia get under way. On the third down Ing with the punt and preventing any ng with the punt and preventing any gain. Multnomah lost the ball on down, and. falling to make the neces- sarlr yardage. Astoria punted, but the ball went out of bound. Renthal. Multnomah's center, had been holding Day. Commercial' cen- ter, and declined ta heed the latter' protest Finally the attention of Ref eree Grant was called to the violation, and Multnomah was penalised IS yarda Multnomah loat the ball after being penalised, and Blair and Aber cromble rnade some substantial gain. Dowllng was hurt and Johnson went In at hi position. The fight for pos session of the ball continued, and when tim. for the half was whistled "the. oral waa In the center of the field. ' Stockton's Orest Play. ' ' The Commercial showed up In much better form In the second half. The klckoff sent the ball down to Horan, who waa downed on Multnomah's 15 yard line. Then followed the one brll Hunt feature of the game. Multnomah was forced to punt and the ball came down In Stockton's territory. Despite the fact that several Multnomah men stood ready )to down him aa soon the he should touch the ball, Stockton Jumped Into the air. grasped the oval and actually made yardage before he could be stopped. Chet Murphy wa sitting on the side line when Stockton's beautiful catch was made. "That." aald Murphy, "was I ... . t I...... ...AM one or me nnei pm. on the srldlron. It was wonderful." - It was at thla, stage of the proceed- Ins that Commercial snowea epeeu. Steadily the ball waa advanced for 25 yards, and when Aatorla finally lost It Portland was unable to gain, being forced to punt. A, trick play newoo the Astortana five yards, and after some Indecisive work a' punt by. Com mercial sent the ' ball far down Into Multnomah's territory. The Astoria line held like a rock at this juncture and Multnomah loat the ball. Aber cromble battered the line for a pretty in. but loat the ball on a fumble. Multnomah's punt to Stockton was not handled, but the Astoria line held and Multnomah was again forced to punt. Then followed a struggle on Astoria's 15-yard line where the oval was be- In contested for when the whistle was .blown. , ; . , . Astorians Play Well. Regan's work yesterday waa superb. He tacttled with rare grit and there was . never a g;aln around his end. Painter was not. In suite sucn gooa form, but he worked hard. Blair fully it.,. r tn hla remitatlon. .and Mi tackling was of high order. Bay play ed his position faultlessly and fre mientiv was to be seen tackling behind th. tine. His 235-pound opponent could not stop him and there were BO gains through center. Sutton likewise played an excellent game, caring ror one of Multnomah's biggest and beat men. Gammai.ran sirongiy material gane, Henderson's lack f practice with the team resulted. In some (Continued on Page I.) MILLIONAIRE AUTOMOBIUST FATALLY HURT AND CHAFFEUR KILLED IN A 300 MILE RACE George Heath, a American." Driving a Ninety Horse-Power Machine of ; French Make, Finishes First. Fatal Accident Occurred Two Hours Xfter Start and Was Caused by Slipping of Tires Great Crowd Watches and Cheen When . Tension of Over Six Hour,U Broken and Winner Passes Under the Wire. New Tork, Oct. .-Oeorge Arenta. Jr, a New Tork millionaire, lies dying In a hospital on Long Island, and Chaf feur Carl Mesuel la 'dead aa the reeult of the automobile race for the cup of fered by W. K. Vahderbllt, Jr. Arent Is suffering from cerebral hemorrhage and at an early hour today he was not expected to live. Hla family has been summoned to bis bedside. The accident which resulted In a double fatality was caused by the tires slipping and occurred at 8 o'clock. two hours after the start. The car was traveling at a tremendous rate and waa approaching a curve when It sud denly awerved and turned over. Meti- ..I was caught beneath a chain wheel and Arents waa thrown to one side. Doth were taken to a hospital and Meusel died half an hour later. The atory of the race la one of In tense -excitement and nerve tension. George Heath, an American, driving a ninety horae-power vehicle of for eign make and representing the Auto mobile club of France, finished first; with AJbert Clement, representing the same club and driving an eighty horse power machine, also of foreign make, CARPENTER CAM IN COURT. William Miller and A. B. Haoef Can't ..4.. The case ' of William Miller vs. A. a Hager et al occupied most of yes terday afternoon In Judge McBrlde court, and court was adjourned be fore all the evidence had been taken. The case arose as the result of a dis pute between Miller .and Hager over the price to be paid for carpenter work done In remodeling the build ing In which the Unique theater Is located, to make It suitable for theater purposes. Several witnesses, Includ ing the carpenters who were employ ed on the Job, were sworn and testi fied aa to the amount of work done on the Job and gave estimates as to the proper price which ahould.be paid to the contractor. Mr. Hager, manager of the opera house, claims that there was a verbal agreement between him and Mr. Miller aa to the price to be paid for the work. The case waa further pnmiiliPRted by evidence to the effect thut ao'me of the work done had to be done over again, while the obscure tes timony of the carpenters made the whole matter confusing. A MODEL FISHING BOAT. Duncan McVeigh to Have Improved Craft. Richard Leathers yesterday finish ed for Duncan Mcveign we largem and most Improved, fishing boat so far built. ,It.ls 28 feet long and, of eight feet beam and has a Ave horse-power gasoltne engine Installed in the tern The net will be stowed and fished from the bow. . For this 'puropse the rudder is made to be shipped at either end of the boat, so that In laying out the net the captain can have hla en glne backing up and can handle the tiller and the net .at the same time from the bow. The fish boxea are also of an improved pattern, being' lined with galvanised Iron and made to take out for cleansng, which prevents ellme from reacchlng the bilge and Insures a clean boat There being no center- board, a gangway la provided through the center of the boat fore and aft Altogether It marks a new era In the construction of fishing boats and Bpella the doom of the' old-style craft, aa well as of the luaty boat pullers. one minute and i seconds behind him. When the two men flashed by the Judges the crowds rose in a body and cheered, relieving the tension on the nerves that had held the crowd so many hours. , Clement lodged a pro test with the racing board, but at an early hour this morning the protest was disallowed. The course was a thirty-mile triangle with aharp turns and waa dangerous. At two places a railroad crossed the highway at a grade and these places were guarded by signal men. Twice at these cross ings Qabrlel, a French motorman, nar rowly escaped being struck by a tran, In' one Instance running but two feet ahead of the locomotive. There was a continuous bursting ot Urea at one point in the course that aroused suspicion, and Investigation showed that a quantity of sharp nails and broken glass had been thrown on the retirement of a number of machine the relrement of a number of machine early In the race. , ! The (Official corrected time for. the entire eourae heat was five hour, 21 mlnutee. 45 seconds, Clement making It In five hours, 8 minutes, II sec onds. -. " ; SEVERAL NEW ENTERPRISES. Hour Mill May Be Added te Astoria' ,In connection with h movement for a near hotel it Is interesting to note that several large new enterprises are contemplated for Astoria in the. near future. i A prominent local capitalist has agreed to furnish half the neces sary capital for a flour mill, and mem bers of the commercial bodies will en deavor to And another man who wants to go Into the buisensa. The estab lishment of a glass factory is also contemplated. The west buys some thing like 1200. carloads of glassware from the east every year, and all of this quantity could aa well be manu factured at Astoria. Just aa soon as the hotel proposition Is out of the way the other proposals will be taken up. The disposition on the part of the active men of the city to hustle for Astoria waa never more apparent than at present, and the coming year will see much good work done. HERE TO BUY LUMBER. Big Creamery Man Will Be Her a Few Days. H. R. Ennls, auditor of the Conti nental Creamery Company of Topeka, Kan., arrived in the city last evening. The company with which Mr.- Ennls Is connected Is the largest of Its kind In America and annually produces 10, 000,000 to 12.000,000 pounds, of butter. Mr. Ennls has been buying ha box lumber from the Clatsop. Mill Company and Is, here to close another contract with H. F. PraeL Like all other eaat'- erners who visit the west Mrv Ennls Is a great admirer of the, coast coun try, and believes it has an excellent future. He will be In the city for a few day , , PRELIMINARY WORK STARTS. Government Will Make Canby Great . , . , , Fort. Preliminary work for the new fortl flcatlons at Fort Canby is progressing rapidly. A wharf Is being made for receiving supplies, The materials will be carried up by an electric tralm to the site of the fort, 200 feet above toe waters of the harbor. . A. force of men is at work blasting and excavating on the heights for a base for the fortl. flcatlons. The new works will really be. a rebuilding of the old fort, using the same site, and old Fort Canby, with Its out-of-date guns wilt be transform ed into a modern fortification with flrat-claas armament of heavy mortars ind long-range guns. .With the com pletion of Fort Canby "Uncle Sairi will have, at the mouth , of the Columbia river a series of trangular fortifica tions taking In Fort Stevens, Fort Co lumbia and Fort Canby, which com bined with the mining of the river entrance would make it Impossible for a hostile ship to come Into the Co lumbia. While Fort Canby occupies the station furthest ocean ward. U la en the north side of, the river. Naval ex perts regard Fort Stevens aa the -most Important fortification. About four miles across the river to the north and a little eastward stands Fort Colum bia. An enemy's ' fleet entering the Columbia would be subjected to the cross-fire of all three forts.' Both Fort Columbia and Fort Stevens are com plete and up-to-date fortification, and the new Fort Canby wUl be a model of Its class. AT HEDRICK'S THEATER. New Bill Tomorrow Will Be a Top noteher. The weekly change of bill at Hed ricks will bring In a program tomorrow such as funlovers and people of good musical taste will delight to witness. The entire bill Is comprised of stars who have pleased large audiences In the cities of the east. The world-re nowned Jupiter Trio has starred from New Tork to San Francisco, and Is a whole etntertaiiunent Itself, and an ex pensive combination to bring to As toria. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carter are the cleverest musical team on the coast and furnish Just the kind of amuse ment that pleases everybody. In fact. this is an evenly-balanced, swell show all the way through, every at tajl af Interest from start to finish. Manager Hedrlck haa always endeavored to pro vide the best show in the city, and will continue so to do. Corner Twelfth " i and Duane streets. .-: OFFICIAL REP6RT8OUTT " Show that Russians Make Desperate .Resistance. TliJ. i Tokla, Oct 8. At Imperial head quarters tonight jlhere "was published a series of extended reports covering the operations against Port Arthur un til the end of July.' The reports cover th 'nr rut ions between the battle of Nanshan, May 26, and the actual tn ..im.nt nf Port Arthur. July 80. The reports are chiefly Interesting as show- Ina that the Russians desperately re slated the Japanese advance southward alona the peninsula. 'The .Japanese casualties during this period are With held, but are said to have been lighter than haa been previously : reported from various outside sources. ' INTREPID IS LAUNCHED. Ceremonies Were Carried Out Without d Hitch. Vallejo, Cal..' Oct. 8. The new train Ing ship Intrepid waS successfully launched , today t the Mare Island navy yard In the presence of a large crowd whciir despite the heavy ralri. n.ma tmm San Francisco and other places, to witness the ceremony. N Helen De Young, daughter of M. H. De Young, proprietor of the San Francis co Chronicle, who was chosen by Sec retary of the Navy' Mortort to, be sponsor foa the- vessel, christened the ship, breaking the customarjr bottle of champagne over her bow as the "In trepid" started from the ways. t - INVITATIONS ARE OUT. Expected that Many Nations Will Ex ' r ' hibit at Lewis and Clark Fair. 'Portland, Oct- 8. Invitations were sent out today by the Lewis and Clark exposition to all nations, asking them to participate In the big fair next year. The Invitations were sent o8 coun tries exhibiting at St Louis, and there are indications that a' majority of them will accept ;,; : ' ' ". " ' NEW TROTTING RECORD. Major Delmar Goes in 2:014 at Lex ington, f - Lexington, Oct 8. Major . Delmar mada a new trotting record today when he circled the track In 2:01. clipping half a second off the record made by OMceus at Columbus. The fractional time in the wonderful trial was 29 29. S0K, 22 seconds. ONE PLOT b ft 'J RESPONSIBLE 1 'FOR5 DEATHS he Russian Police Think That . They Have Traced ; Down f 4, Cause of Terrorist Crimes.: 1. j Single Conspiracy Cause of Many Assassinations Covering Per . iod of Four Year. .. . .. : i AN "EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE" Inspiration Comes Front ltand of ATolutiontsU, ' Mostly lie cruited From Siberian Ex. j ' Ilea In Switzerland. ' St Petersburg, Oct I. The Russian police are convinced that the whole series of terrorist crimes beginning with the assassination of Minister ot Public Instruction Bogollepoff by Peter Karpovitch in 1M1 and including the murder of Minister of - the Interior Stpiagutne In 1902, the' two attempts upon the life of M. Pobledonostzeff, procurator general of the holy synod. the shooting of Prince Obolensky while governor of Karkoff in 1902, the mur der of Bogdanovitch Ufa In 190 J, the working out of four other plots and fin ally the murder of M. Plehve last sum mer Is traceable to a common assas sination conspiracy. While some links In the chain of evidence are lacking, the . long Investigation revealed the fact that the inspiration comes chiefly from a band of revolutionists mostly recruited .from exUee J&Slberla, jib ing on the shore of Lake Leman, Switzerland, wnere poasioiy ta iwnwu an "executtya committee' such aa di rected. th Moody reign 1-nihilism fram.lS3 t IMJ... ' , c PEACE CONGRE8S ADJOURNS. Two Resolutions Adopted at Its Last Boston, Oct - S.The international peace congress adjourned today to con tinue Its work In 190S at Lucerne, Swltxerland. Besides adopting resolu tions denouncing war and calling fw fhe creation of an International arbi tration treaty, the congress passed on specific conditions. One of Its last acts waa to recomend an inquiry by the powers Into the Conga Free State. The present Russo-Japanese was was treated by a resolution calling upon the emperors of the two countries to end the Conflict, or, that failing,' for the powers to exercise the authority granted by article 27, of The Hague treaty and Intervene. jv ITALIANS ARE RELEASED. Cannot Be Held for Murder of Port- i land Barkeeper. ". ' Portland, Oct 1 8. The . Ave ; Italians ho were arrested on the nharge of murdering Gustav Breuo. an East Portland1 hotel keeper September , 15. were today released from custody oa the ground that the evidence was .In sufficient to convict them. ; . ' f. Football . Scores. St Louis Illinois 81, Washington . 'Philadelphia Pennsylvania 24, Le- hlgn 0. . jj V... V- Annapolis Midshipmen 12, Virginia. military academy 0. , . .j (Hanover Dartmouth 8T, Vermont a. Ithaca Cornell 84. Hamilton . i WlHIamsport Carlisle Indiana is. Bucknell 4. ' Cambridge Harvard 22, Maine 0. ,Westpolnt-3Cadets 18, Dickinson 1 'Ann Arbor Michigan 9, Kalarna- aoo college 0. Seattle Washington 88. Whitman 0. Princeton Princeton 16, Washington and Jefferson 6. Seattle Washington university 88, Whitman college 0. New Haven Yale 24, Pennsylvania State college . ! ' ' ' Berkeley California 10, Olympic 0. ' Sanford University Sherman River side Indiana 5, Sanford 0. New York-Columbia a L WUllams 4.