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ASTORIA, OREGlw, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1904.
CRACK FOOTBALL TEAMS TO
TRY OUT ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Multnomah Has Decided to Give That
Date to Commercial, Which Will
Be Quite Strong.
There' nothing so uncertain a foot
ball dates. Testerday The Astorlan
announced failure of the negotiations
for a Christmas day game between
Commercial and Multnomah, and now
must announce that the Christmas dayj
game will take place. Multnomah had
been negotiating with Oregon for
Christmas, but yesterday Manager
Watkins wired a proposal that Com
merclal will agree to. Mr. Watkins
Is willing to give the team 1200 or 40
per cent of the net receipts, Commer
rial to take its choice after the game
Is played. It costs money to maintain
a football team, and for this reason
the financial arrangements are Import
ant It Is interesting In this connec
tion to note that football managers
usually hare little trouble as to al
lowances.
Manager Watkins telegram came
yesterday. It was rather Indefinite in
Its language, but its receipt indicates
that Multnomah wants Commercial for
Christmas. The date originally fixed
was December J, but Commercial was
anxious for the Christmas game and
urged Mr. Watkins to try and make
arrangements. At first it seemed that
the Portland team would take on Ore
gon, but now it Is probable that Com
merclal will make the Xmaa struggle
on Multnomah grid. If the Christmas
day game with Commercial Is played
a large delegation will attend from this
city, and there Is little doubt that the
crowd will be a record-breaker. Fur
ther advices are expected today from
Manager Watkins concluding the ar
rangement In view of the fact that
Commercial will defeat Multnomah on
Christmas, the game should be seen
by at least 5000 people. It will be the
game of games.
Commercial's next game. If Mult
nomah takes on the Astoria clubmen
Christmas, will be with Puget Sound
practically the shape In which the com
mittee tvporta It,
In the semite, however, there la like
ly to be considerable discussion of var
ious feature of the. measure, and there
Is apt. before the bill .reaches the sen
ate, to b considerable discussion ami
amendment by the senate committee.
The senate will, of course, pass the bill
about as It come from the commit
tee on commerce, with probably n few
amendment. Increasing Individual p
proprlatlona. Then It will be a que
Hon of holding the senate Increases In
the bill, and this will have to lie done
by the combined efforts of the various
university at Seattle, This game will
be played on December 10. The con-
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Commercial will be well represented on , for ,hrw mr w
this team goes without saying, j probably not be another until the short
guards like Gammal, tackles like Blair
and Sutton, centers tike Bay and halves
like Painter are not numerous, even In
the entire country. Only the weight of
experience will count against Commer
cial's other men.
The Puget Sound-Commercial game
ought to be a fast one. Commercial
Is now practicing diligently for the
struggle, and It the men work a well
on the Seattle grid as In the gymnas
ium victory will be comparatively
simple. Commercial will line up for
the Seattle game as follows: Center,
Bay; right guard. Gamma; left guard,
Minard; right tackle, Sutton; left
tackle, Blair; right end, Jones: left end.
Barker; quarterback. Stockton (cap
tain); right half, Roxy Graham; left
half. Painter; fullback, Abereromble;
substitutes, Mathena, Welch, Mix and
Hughes.
Roxy Graham was in Portland last
night but every other man In the
sauad was at the gymnasium. The
practice was secret and the work done
was excellent. The team at present Is
very strong, and if Stockton and Bar
ker completely recover use of crippled
legs Commercial will make December
memorable month In football lore.
Barker is ever so much better than he
was last year, and the whole team has
improved. The men are enthusiastic
and turn out nightly for hard, hard
practice. Minard is not in town Just
at present but he can be relied upon
to give a good account of himself.
Captain Stockton la tickled to death
with the work of his squad, and says
Commercial's football colors will con
tinue to fly.
INTERESTS OF COLUMBIA
WILL BE LOOKED AFTER
Harbor Improvement to Be Cared for by
the Committee at the Forthcoming
' Session of Congress.
A special to the Oregonian from
Washington says:
The house committee on rivers and
harbors held a preliminary meeting
today to prepare a bill which will be
ready for presentation to the bouse be
fore the Christmas recess. The meas
ure was discussed only In a general
way, but an agreement was reached
that the more important projects would
be taken care of first by the commit
tee and the less important afterward.
Representative Jones of Washington
will look after the Interests of the Co
lumbia river, the improvement of which
means so much to his constituents In
Washington. Members of the commit
tee who were seen today were of opin
ion that the Columbia project proper-'
ly comes within the classification of
important, and it will be among those
considered first
Mr. Jones was present today. In ad
dition to caring for the Columbia river
work, Mr. Jones will control to a large
degree appropriations for improve
ments In the state of Washington.
It has been definitely determined
that a river and harbor bill shall be
passed at the approaching session of
congress. Chairman Burton decided to
get his committee together In advance
of the convening of congress, so as
to complete work on the bill and have
It ready to present to the house Just
before the holiday recess. Once the
bill Is called up in the house It will
take but a short time to get it through
that body, and It will go through In
session of the fifty-ninth congress.
Therefore the appro print Ion to.be
made thl winter will be of sufficient
site to continue work for two years lo
come, commencing July 1, 1905.
Four years ago Senator Tom Carter
of Montana, angry because the west
ern men were unable to secure the
enactment or a national Irrigation law,
vented hi spite by talking the river
and harbor bill to death, at the close
of the short session of the fifty-sixth
congress. There Is little probability
that any such tactics will be resorted
tq, by disgruntled senator thl year,
though there Is always a possibility of
defeating a bill of thl character In a
short session. There has of late grown
up a sentiment against enacting river
and harbor legislation In the long ses
sion, as it is the session Immediately
preceding elections, and members do
not like to go before the people with
a fresh record of expenditures that will
surely be termed "extravagant" by the
the opposition. That Is why river and
harbor bills are now put over until the
short session.
It should be said. In passing, that
the appropriation for continuing the
Jetty Improvement at the mouth of the
Columbia river will not be made In
the river and harbor bill, as this Is a
"continuing project," appropriated for
each year In the sundry civil bill.
The coming session will determine
once for all whether The Dalles-Celllo
canal project Is Intended to be a con
tinuing project. By some It Is con
tended it Is such: Chairman Burton of
the house committee says It Is not It
Is highly desirable that thl should be
made a continuing project, If It Is not
one already, for once It enters this
class there Is sure to be adequate ap
proprlatlona made for cnrrylng on the
work each year, Irrespective of whether
or not congress passes a river and har
bor bill. AU continuing projects are
appropriated for yearly, and enough
money Is always made available to
continue work without cessation until
the project Is completed. -
It may require special legislation to
make The Dalles-Celllo canal a con
tinuing project. If so, the members of
the Oregon delegation will endeavor to
secure the enactment of such legislation.
HER ROMANCE IS ENDED,
Afld Nw Thought Bloomer Maiden
May Publish Lev Letters,
Vlneland. N. J., Nov. 2.To have
rich lover and then lose him, a did
Mis 8usan P. Kowler, the 80-year-old
new thought bloomer woman of thl
place, would be blighting to the hope
of the average girl, but not so to the
apostle of short skirt and t runners.
Her aweethenrt, Oeurge Kdward Kow
ler of Montana, who w the published
account that a man was vnnted on the
Kowler farm, came and saw and con
quered. Arrangement for the wed
ding were to have been made on the
day he Wn called suddenly to Kngland j
to claim hi share In hi father' estate.
Arriving In Europe, he dispatched a
hasty note, breathing therein the
warmest affection for the woman In
America who had taught him the new
thought Soon after another not fol
lowed, stating that he had fallen down
stair and wo In a hospital, o weak
that he feared the worst. Since then
Mis Fowler ha tried In vain to get
word from him. The registered letters
she sent have been returned by the
postal authorities, and she I almost
forced lo believe him dead. Ill peo
ple were opposed to hi marriage.
Mis Fowler goes about harvesting
her corpse with a feeling that out of all
the proceeding I to come a blessing
to humanity. It I possible that If
George Edward I not heard from soon
the series of letter written by Mis
Kowler to him during the courtship,!
will be published. In them I unfolded I
the new thought, inspired by love, In I
such a manner that the hardy Mn
tana man wa converted, Mis Kowler
said today It might be that she and
her lover were drawn together by the
higher power, so that the world mliihl
learn the true life through the letters
which, when published, will be a guide
to the elevation of womanhood. No
occurrence for year ha aroused such
great Interest here as the "bloomer
woman'" love affair.
OottMri
is
pressed in shape often adds 100 per cent,
to your appearance.
Keep Pressed
Many Witnesses 8ummond.
Washington, Nov. 29. Senator Bur
row, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, has Issued
subpoenas for 20 witnesses In the
Smoot Investigation, and fixed Decem
ber 12 as the date for their appearance
before the committee. Nearly nil the
witnesses are In Utah.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Judge Bowlhy has gone to San Fran
cisco on business.
William Anderson of Deep" River
was In the city yesterday.
It S. Dunlapan of Portland has
Joined the clerical force at the Astoria
Savings bank.
Thomas II. Sullivan, representing
the Pioneer Binding A Printing Com
pony of Tacoma, la In the city.
M. It. Dudley, ahead of the Keane
com puny, which plays Astoria next
week. I In the city, preparing for the
engagement
ALL
Suit
Overcoats
and '
Pants
bought at WISE'S kept
pressed and in shape
Free
of charge.
Herman Wise
The Reliable Clothier
HOTEL ARRIVAL8.
Parker House
Ed. Davis, Seattle.
C. Thorall, Truckee, Cal.
Chaa. Stolpe, Aberdeen, Wash.
D. McVean.
Philip Minor, City.
John A. Nelson, Portland.
R. B. Magruder, Portland.
M. J. Downey, Portland.
Smoke
the New Size
LA IMPERIAL, CIGAR
ALL HAVANA. (No imitation goes with us.)
Save the BntidH
And gel the diamond in Seymour's window, or
the f 20 gold piece or a fine suit of clothes. :
Hansen & McCanna, who occupy the
shop formerly used by T. S. Simpson,
adjoining the city water office, are
prepared to do all kinds of sign and
carriage painting. They will make a
specialty of work of this class and
guarantee satisfaction.
J. V. BURNS,
Notice Is hereby given that the regu
lar annual meeting the stockholders of
the Columbia River Packers Aasocla-
There is no othtr such deal' to wl" ne1 ' tn omc of the
ng in
asking ptrnim
company at Astoria, Oregon, on De
cember 12th, 1904. at 11 o'clock,
A. M for the purpose of electing
Directors, ar.d the transaction of such
SS Schilling's Best; no Othef( other business as may properly bf
Such goods; the goods account considered.
for the dealing. I Astoria, Or.. Nov. 28. 04.
GEO. H. GEORGE. Bec'y.
Save the La Imperial band and get
the diamond stud.
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT.
Reopened Under New Management
John Dlaslch has leased the Califor
nia Restaurant and Oyster House and
I now prepared to serve the public.
The beit oysters and meals In the
city. Family trade supplied. Good
cooks, polite waiters and prompt ser
vice.
We are now showing a grand assortment of Dolls. Kid Bodies, Dressed Dolls, Walking,
Talking and Sleeping Dolls in fact, Dolls of all descriptions. Prices from lc to 8,00.
Our Line of Mechanical Toys cannot be excelled in the city. We have an assortment
that will interest and delight the children.
It will be to your interest to look oyer our Line of Statuary, Pictures, Fancy Goods, Children's Books,
Albums, Doll Beds and Carriages.
Call on us and we will kelp you solve the Christmas Gift problem.
You can always buy cheaper at