33rd YEAR. NO. 172
ASTORIA, OREGON, TUSEDAY, JULY 28, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CAN COMBINE
SHIPMENTS
Decision of the Interstate
. Commerce Commission
GET CARLOAD RATE
Commission Says That No Dis
crimination In Rates Shall
Be Made
HELPS SMALL INDUSTRIES
Railroad! Refuted to Accept Carload
Rate Under Official Classification
Which, the CommUalon Now De
clare Illegal
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Ac-cording
to a decision of the Inter
state Commerce Commission today
shippers may combine amall quan
tities of freight of various owner
ship, whether by arrangement be
tween themselves or through the
medium of a forwarding agency and
ship the combined lot, at a relatively
lower rates applicable to the large
shipments. The commission held that
because one shipper tenders "Bulked
shipment" made up of property, of
various ownership, consolidated be
fore delivery to the carrier, the fact
of various ownership doct not justify
the carrier in making the different
charge than for the shipment of simi
lar character tendered by the shipper
who is alto the owner. The com
plainant in the present case is en
gaged in the forwarding business at
Chicago and New York, and assem
bles packages of merchandise of
various ownership, consolidating them
In carload lots and shipping them at
carload rates. The railroads refused
to accept carload rates under official
classification which the commission
now declares to be illegal. Basing
their decision on the fact that no dis
crimination in rates shall 'exist. The
commission says that the enforce
ment of such a rule, by the railroad
companies would bring disaster upon
many of the small industries and
mis. c nuiv. v............ ..w w
of greater industrial and commercial
institutions.
The decision of the interstate com
merce commission is of widespread
importance. Following closely upon
the appeal of the Cincinnati shippers
to the "President 'to Induce the com
mission to take this course, it Is gen
erally believed here the suggestion
calling for a statement came from the
President. There was much interest
expressed in the action of Judge
Spcer of Georgia granting ' The in
junction to several railroads, from
putting into effect the increased
rates on August 1st on shipments of
staple products from the western
markets.
LOOKS LIKE CAMPBELL.
That tUe Governor of Texas Will be
Re-Nominated Seems Certain.
DALLAS, Texas, July 27. Addi
tional returns received, account for
about half the vote cast at last Sat
urday's democratic : primary.. They
make certain that'Govero'r Campbell
will be re-nominated by about a 75,
000 majority, and Attorney-General
Daivdson by about 25,000. The prop
osition to submit prohibition act is
running very close and require a full ,
count to determine the result. I
REJECT AMENDMENTS.
DENVER, July 27,-The Weitern
Federation of M inert convention to
day rejected the amendment to the
constitution to elect officer! by ref
erendum and took like action on the
amendment preventing any officer
holding more than two term.
BASEBALL GAMES.
American Lesgue.
St, Louis 6, Washington 0."
Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2. i
Detroit 4, New York 2.
Cleveland 3, Botton 4. , ; ,
National League.
Philadelphia 2, 5, St. Louis 1, 1.
Boston 10, 6, Cincinnati I, 0.
New York 3, Pittsburg 4.
Brooklyn 1, 6, Chicago 3, S,
BOY HUSBAND DEAD.
Commits Suicide After Two Months
Of Married Life.
I1ICAGO, July 27.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Seargeant says:
Leonard Hall, the IS c'' old son of
Eld r ros Hall, a finptiet preacher at
IKliard committed suicide yesterday
in the hrme of hit ather by shooting
himself with a gun. For several
w;eks the boy had been despondent.
He was married two months ago to
little Miss ilhodia Profit, barely 12
years old, his tchonl mate, with whom
the boy rusband has not lived hap
pily. LIEUT. OSWALD KILLED.
MANILA, July 27,-Lleut. Oswald
of the 29th infantry met death here
today , accidentally by electrocution.
The officer was preparing to take a
bath and h.d entered the bath tub
when he endeavored to arrange the
lighting current to take an electric
bath. In some way he came into
contact with the wires receiving the
full charge' which proved Instantly fa
tal ... i "
ALL GO FISHING
Everyone in New York Out Catch
ing Lafayettes
HUDSON IS FULL OF THEM
The LaFayette Is A Palatable Little
Pan Fish That Appears Every Few
Years, And' This Time Countless
Thousands Are Being Taken.
NE WYORK. July 27.-A1I New
York went fishing yesterday and will
again today. One of the most pal
atable of eatable fish, the Lafayette,
which every few years selects the
mouth of the Hudson river for a stop
ping place, is now in New York wa
ters in countless thousands. Begin
in tj Friday and lasting all day Sat
urday and yesterday the Hudson riv
er from the battery to One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth street has ben sim
ply alive with Lafayettes.
Every pier along the water front.
has been lined with fishermen, fisher-
boys and fisherwomen. Such a lot
of fish has seldom before invaded the
river. The Lafayettes bite anything.
The Lafayette is what is known as
a pan fish and few are longer .that
five inches, The average is four.
The strings caught seem almost in
credible, but here are a few and by
no means record ones: Alexander
Muir, 622 in three hours; Wm. Hau-
bner 845 in four hours; Matt Richard-,
son 711 in five hours; Walter Dalton1
612 in three hours; William Telts.j
110 in thirty minutes. One man had i
more than a thousand and although
tightly strung' the exhibit was nearly
8 feet long, and one could not see ,
anything but fish six inches deep. A
woman all alone, got 5UU and sold
them to neighbors.
HER
Fllll
V. R, HEARST
At Independent Party Con
vention at Chicago
BRYAN GETS HISSES
New York Delegation Cheered
for Fifteen Minutes by Other
- States
ORCHESTRA HALL IS PACKED
Hearat Speaks With Earnestness
That Carried Great Weight, His
Description of Bryan Causes Much
Laughter,
CHICAGO, July 27,-Amid a loud
and enthusiastic cheering and with
members showing every sign of loy
alty to their new standard, the first
National Convention of the Inde
pendence party , opened tonight in
Orchestra Hall. The main floor of
the hall in which some of the largest
gatherings are held io this city was
filled with delegates. There were no
alternates. The galleries were crowd
cd with throng which entered heartily
into the spirit of the proceedings and
throughout the night applauded vig
orously, whatever met their approval,
At a few minutes after 8 o'clock the
delegates came trooping into the hall,
the New York column heading. Af
ter the delegates of the empire state
had taken the seats they were cheer
ed by every other delegation, as it
arrvicd and were again . cheered by
every other delegation. The demon
stration lasted about 15 minutes, con
tinuing for some' time after the dele
gates were in their seats. Placards
had been placed around the hall with
the names of the various states and
also allusions to the existing political
situation as viewed from the stand
point of the Independence party.
There was one under the Oregon
placard which read "No Chicago
steam roller; no Denver stone
crusher." ' The entrance v of George
W. McCaskerine who is being press
ed Illinois Gubernatorial nomination
was the signal for great' cheering.
This outburst had hardly subsided
when the arrival of W. R. Hearst
started a delirious demonstration.
The hall was in an uproar as he
mounted the steps leading to the
platform where he consulted the sec
reary of the convention. Hearst took
no notice of the demonstration. And
as soon as the conversation ended he
left the platform and took a seat
with the New York delegation. .This
action was the signal for renewed
cheering, the delegates' shouting
"Hearst," "Hearst," and a parade
around the hall . was started, the
delegates chanting the name of the
New York e"ditor.
It was 35 minutes past the sched
uled time when the temporary ser-geatit-at-arms
rapped for order.
Milton W. Howard of Alabama took
the gavel and introduced Charles
Shaw, of Iowa, the secretary of pro
visional conimittee who read the call
for the convention. This document
declared the purpose of the gathering
tovbe the foundation of an independ
ent party and naming of the candi
date for president and vice-president.
He was interrupted by cheers of
"Hearst," "Hearst," and one man in
the" baloney crowed "Bryan" a storm
of hisses following.-
Father Callaghan of Chicago de
livered the invocation. Hearst was
then escorted to the rostrum of a
committee of three named by the
chairman and was given an uproar
ious ovation,
When quiet had been resumed he
began his address as temporary
chairman of the convention. He
spoke with intense earnestness driV'
ing home his points in an emphatic
manner that carried the convention
with him, His description of Bryan
at the "Knight in Motley" called
forth great laughter, as did his ref
erence to others. At the conclusion
of his address he 'was given an ova
tion that lasted for several minutes,
Hearst was then presented with a
"Union Label" gavel and nother ga
vel was presented by J. D. Bush of
New York. Hearst briefly accepted,
and the secretary then read the mem
bership lists of the various commit
tees. After an address by C. A.
indie of Chicago, the convention ad
journed until tomorrow afternoon.
HALF-BREED KILLS MAN.
Charles Phillips Same Man Who
Killed Seattle Officer 11
Years Ago. . .....
' ' -
SPOKANE, July 27.-A special to"
the Spokesman Review from the Re
public says that Charles Phillips, a
half-breed, shot Rol Sibert of West
Fork yesterday. Sibert died half an
hour later. The men had trouble on
the Fourth of July when Sibert is
said to have knocked Phillips down.
About 11 years ago Phillips killed a
policeman in Seattle and secreted
himself under a building and had his
arm shot off when he was dislodged!
For that crime he served several
years in the penitentiary. Phillips is
an expert horseman and gunman and
was the terror to the neighborhood
where he lieved with his father on
Bonaparte Creek in Okanogan
county. Sheriff Hall pressed into
service ten men and this afternoon it
was reported that had Phillips sur
rounded in twamp, but the stories are
conflicting and the last told is that
he has escaped toward Nespelen
county.
Mysterious Affair in One of
Cleveland's Suburbs '
TWO MEN CAUSE TRAGEDY
Louis Weber While Sitting On The
Grass Beside His Girl Companion
Is Suddenly Shot by Men Who Ex
citedly Make Dash Out Of Bushes.
CLEVELAND, July 11. With a
bullet wound just over his heart, a
young man who is registered as Lou
is Weber is said to be dying at Char
ity hospital. Back of the shooting is
a mystery which the police of Cleve
land and Cleveland Heights, a fash
ionable suburb where it occurred had
not. been able to solve early this
morning.
The shooting occurred not far
from the scene of the Carl Bernthal
er and Lena Zeichno murders sever
al months ago and as far as is known
under somewhat the same peculiar
circumstances.
Both principals say Weber was
shot by two men while the couple
was sitting on the grass. The girl
helped the young man to the resi
dence of F. P. Root and asked for
water. To Mr. Root she said they
had been sitting at the side of the
road not ifar from the Root residence
when two men dashed through the
bushes at the rear of them. She said
the men seemed greatly excited.
One held a revolver in his hand
and as he ran past them he fired. The
bullet struck the girl's companion,
passing through his arm and into his
breast just above the heart. The men
disappeared ds quickly as they came.
SHOOT
AND
RON
TAFT BUSY
WITH LEADERS
Addresses Olio Central
and Executive Committees
2 IMPORTANT EVENTS
,i:r
Taft Approves Notification Day
Program and Selects Rooms
for Office
D0YE WILL NOT RESIGN
Committee Appointed to Consider
the Foraker Matter Taft in Close
Touch With the Work of Vorhys
and Other Leaders.
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CINCINNATI, July 27.-Two im
portant events politically, resulted
from the meetings and conferences in
the, final notification day preparations
today. Taft addressed the joint meet
ing of the Ohio state central and exe
cutive committees identifying himself
closely with the state campaign and
making it plain that whatever had
been done by Arthur Vorhys and
other state leaders had been
recognized by him. Just what
is to be the status pf Senator For
aker at the opening of aarhpaign on
September 5th is to be decided by jthe
special committee of the state exe
cutive committee appointed today. It
was stated that the committee would
consider the Foraker matter in fthree
ways: vvnetner to invite tne senator
to speak unconditionally; to invite
him on condition that he will indi
cate, in advance, his position, or not
to invite him.
No prediction could be obtained as
to which of these three courses will
be pursued. During the day Secre
tary Taft approved the program for
notification day and during the after
noon selected rooms in the Vinton
Hotel which will constitute his office
during the campaign months of Sep
tember and October. Elmore Dove,
secretary of the national committee
who arrived today, reiterated his dis
claimer of any intention of resigning
his position. , He had a long confer
ence with Taft late in the afternoon.
PREPARE FOR RACE.
Elimination Tests Being Made For
Motor Yachts.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Nine high
speed power boats are entered for
the elimination races which begin in
Hunting Bay today for the selection
of three defenders for the British in
ternational cup, formerly known as
the Harmsworth cup. The first race
will start today at 2:30 p. m., at the
hea dof Huntington Bay, under the
direction of Chas. P. Tower, M. M.
Whitaker -and Walter M. Bieling, the
regatta committee of the Motor Boat
Club of America. The course is a
triangular one which the boats will
have tc cover three times, making a
total distance of thirty nautical
miles.' There will be three races, the
second will be started at D:30 to
morrow morning and the third at
2:30 in the afternoon. The three
boats selected will meet the Duke of
Westminister's famous Wolsely- Sid
deley, and the Daimler III owned by
Lord Howard De Walden. both mem
bers p f the motor boat yacht club of
England, which is the challenger for
the cup, now held by E. J. Shroeder's
Dixie, which won it in Southampton
water slast year. '
BRYAN JOINES FOR VOTES
OMAHA, July 27. Bryan tonight
was admitted to the mysteries of the
Knights of Ak Sar Ben, the other is
composed of business men of Ornaha
and the State of Nebraska. A large
number of Lincoln business men
came to Omaha to witness and par
ticipate in the initiation. Bryan's wel
come on his return to Nebraska from
a trip to Chicago to meet the demo
cratic leaders was strictly non-partisan
but none the less cordial. At 2
o'clock, this afternoon, Bryan was
.speaker at the flagpole raisirlg by
John A. Creighton, of the Democratic
Marching Club. At 4 o'clock he was
the guest of A. Sar Ben directors at
a dinner at the Omaha Club. Bryan
will return to Lincoln tomorrow.
FORGER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE,
Escapes From Police, Drops In Base
ment and Takes Deadly Poisoned
SEATTLE, July 27. Dashing into
a crowd in the street to elude the
police from whose custody he had
just escaped, Bert H. Shuaghnessay
of Summerville, B. , C, wanted at
North Yakima on the charge of
passing worthless checks, dropped
into a street elevator shaft 20 feet
into the basement where he swal
lowed half an ounce of nux comica
and lay down on the stone pavement
to die. He was token to the Provi
dence Hospital, where his condition
is critical. . jj
FIREMEN INJURED.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-Five
fire fighters were injured but not ser
ously in a collision between a hose
wagon responding to an alarm and
an electric car last night. The car
struck the wagon broadside on and
turned it completely over, hurling the
firemen to the ground. Two of the
men on the truck escaped uninjured.
NEW JOB FOR GIRLS
'J
As Assistant Purser on Big At
lantic Liners
ONE WOMAN TRIES THE WORK
Mallory Fire Agent Says The Idea Is
An Excellent One, But Is Afraid
Moonlight Nights At Sea Will
Lead To Weddings.
NEW YORK, July 27.-During the
crowded hour before the Curona
sailed on Sunday, Miss Catherine
Leith signed as ship's typist and
stenographer. She stood behind the
pursers desk assisting him in his
work, answering inquiries and hand
ing out passenger list. A man long
on the water front watched the smil
ing volunteer assistant purser and
said the question of having a woman
in that capacity on trans-Atlantic li
ners was not a new one. He pre
dicted that women purs'uers would be
regular employes.
"The question Of women assistant
pursers, said Arthur rye, general
passenger agent of the Malory line
"has been under consideration for
some time. 1 have given the subject
much attention and I believe the
idea an excellent one, but I have
been unable to solve the problem as
to where we are going to get the re
quired number of women for assis
tant pursers. Moonlight nights at
sea are conductive for romance and
some one may be leading our assis
tant pursers to the altars."
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., July 27.
Walter Goodwin, who testified
against the night riders, was shot from
ambush and seriously wounded last
night. Until recently he has been un
der the constant protection of the
militia.