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rtVH rip-- ..... Ore, Jlmtorical Society PU1LISHC FULL AffOCIArCD PRESS REPORT OVERSTHE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 34ra TtAK, NO. 184 GOOD ROADS NV ENTION 4 Gather at Portland j opmcnt League, composed of 80 com incrcial bodies throughout the state. I And the movement will probably be pushed forward under the auspice of the league until the matter has been taken due cognizance of by the Legislature at id next session, Leaders of he movement feel that the initial funds for handling the Two Hundred Delegates huM cd ii'iimiiiuiiic micrcnicu m me worn. (Wide publicity through the exploita tion agencies of the league is to be 1 1 ' j given the movement the movement j from this time on, and the league will, FOR TWO DAY SESSION- !tfSli?.Sfl , I ra's'n 'un" t0 defray the expenses , " . iof sending the good roads commit- ' , on a "get-together" tour through Conference Will Probably Name.,he "ate. ? . finmrnittlnn. Panrfirm tha I The commissioner will be selected ' ! bv th rnnfirni iinnn lilt nualifia . tions as a practical roadbuilder, and the chief result, which he is expected to bring about is to present a solid and irresistible front when the con- WILL ALL WORK IN HARMONY fercnce Legislature to stand sponsor for the movement. A committee probably will be ap pointed to draft a bill in time to be taken up, revised and amended to suit the various communities of the state where different conditions will re quire different schemes of treatment of highways and different methods of construction. All agree that he es sence of the conference here is or- State's Action ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1908 SEVERE FIRE THREATENS BUSINESS HEART OF ASTORIA Old and Popular House of The A. Dunbar Company Gutted by Flames Last Evening PRICE FIVE CENTS LITTLE GRACIE GOODELL TURNS IN THE ALARM Rear of the Establishment Involved and the Bulk Stock of Con cern Consumed to Ashes Retail Goods Ruined by Smoke v and Water Cause Is Still a Mystery Judgt Webster Will Preside at the Opening Meeting, and it One of the Strongest Candidate! For President of the Good Roads Commission. PORTLAND, Aug. 10. Oregon's initial effort to place the good roads movement on an organized basis throughout the state will be made in this city tomorrow. About 'dele gates from all parts of the state rep resenting the four-score affiliated clubs in the Oregon Development League, a majority of them practical roadbuilders, will meet in conference at the convention hall of the Com mercial Club. The first session is called for 10 o'clock Sn the morning, and will be followed by an afternoon and evening session. A remarkable feature of this state wide conference is the fact that there will be no formal program; no long, wearying technical essays. The uni fied energies of all the delegates are to be concentrated on effective or ganization, preparation of construc tive .legislation, brushing aside . of petty local jealousies of counties or improvement clubs. The scheme of organization which' the leaders of the movement hope to see consummated is that of vesting plenary powers In a highly centraliz ed authority, if necessary to have a ingle state commissioner of good roads, until such a "time as the Legis lature shall provide for state aid and enact a measure under which one oj more commissioners may act with au thority legally vested in them. ' Just what sort of an 'organization 1 will be formed to crystallize tire" movement throughout the state may only be conjectured, but the present plans for the sessions tomorrow are as follows: President C. W. Hodson, of. the Commercial Club, wil call the con vention to order and announce the ganization, harmony single to the cause. TAB ON ORATORS The Republican Chairman Will Use a Card Index FIRE-CHIEF FOSTER AND HIS MEN DO SPLENDID WORK TELEPHONE GIRLS CLING TO THEIR DESKS NEXT DOOR IN SPITE OF FLAMES AND SMOKE -LOSS BETWEEN $30 000 AND $40,000-FULLY COVERED BY INSURANCE PREMISES UNDER GUARD. TO WATCH SPELL BINDERS Aa Soon as Flood of Campaign Ore tory is Turned Loose Every Speak er Will be Sized up and Tabulated as Good or Bad. NEW YORK, Aug. 9. -Elaborate plans have been perfected by Fran II. Hitchcock, republican national chairman whereby he will use to best advantage the ability of every spell binder employed by the national committee. The orators are to be card-indexed they are to beincluded in the system which Mr. tHitchcock, aided by Wil liam I fay ward, of Nebraska, is put ting into effect to the wonderment of many of the old war horses, who be lieve more in handshaking than card indexing. Under the plan devised by Mr, Hitchcock and Mr. C. Dupont, chair man of the speaker's committee, the committee members will know with in a week or two after the soell """- v v is""'"". " "- , Dinucrs ongaue is turned loose on introducing County Judge Lionel R. the country just which ones are Webster, will retire. Judge Webster worth keeping. They will know will preside at the open meeting, and which ones can speak best on the is one of the strongest candidates for the position of president of the con ference, or good roads' commission- tariff, on the injunction plank, and on all the other issues, and in fact will ; know which ones, appeal most strong er, depending off how the: convention ty to the working and which ones sees nt to pertect tne organization, "take well' with a high class au County Judge John H. Scott, of i dience. wanon, is me only otner candidate tn a nutshell, everyone will have who is actively opposing Judge J a cnrd index and on that card will be Webster, and Multnomah and Marion I recorded all the information that arc lining up the delegates for their anyone c'ould desire- about the speak- luvurue canuiuaies, uui; u is 100 eany j er, just a gance at it win enab)e to .even predict what strength each the head of the speakers bureau to ot the rival candidates will show send him where he can do the most ...i, ... ii.. ...... t . . . "new me tuiivcuuuu icticuea iiic good, work of permanent organization. I Up to the present the good roads i movement in Oregon has been spas modic, different counties and' com munities having failed to get togcth- RECEIVERS IN CONTROL. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 10,-The receivers,for the Pillsbury Washburn cr on practical lines. The '"bringing . Flour Mills Company, appointed last together of adverse interests as well, Saturday took charge today under as those who have not taken particu- bond. Manager Little of the company lar interest in the movement has been has resigned and the receivers are in brought about by the Qregon Devel-'full control. At 7:30 o'clock iast evening, Just as all Astoria had started out on its daily downtown stroll to the docks, si and an eyetne theatres and such social engage ment! as had made for the day, a fire alarm rang out and in an instant it was known, almost by intuition, that the seat of trouble was at the famous and popular drygoods house of the A. Dunbar Company, 566 Commercial street, in the Fulton-Dement block. Public interest was centered there at once, because It was in the very heart of the city and the chance of a conflagration was iminent. The Streets were densely crowded and the people swayed in masses toward the point of concern, and only the on-rushing teams from the four fire stations managed to break the compact hosts" everywhere and keep them separated, while the thousands of feet of hose that were laid, did the rest. It is conceded on all sides that the work of the department was admir able, not alone in the promptitude with which it got on the ground but the celerity and efficacy with- which every man worked. The fire started in the rear of the Dunbar store, but just where, or how, is still a mystery, and will be. solved oniy by a crucial examination of the premises by ex pert agents and under proper condi tions of examination. The part of the stock subject to the flames was the bulk or wholesale di vision, and it was soon a solid mass of fire which, breaking through the roof, sent its vicious tongues high in to the evening air. It was seen first from the apartments of Mrs. Lash, who keeps an apartment house or the second floor of the Shanahan building two doors away,, by little Gracie Goodell, the seven year daughter of Frank H. Goodell, engi neer of the steamer Lottie, who was visiting a playmate at Mrs. Lash's. Th,e child tried to get to the tele phone, tut was too excited to master this detail, and rushed down stairs and flew to the alarm box at the cor ner of Twelfth and Commercial where she broke the glass on the in strument with the heel of her Oxford hoe and turned in the alarm. By the time the firemen got to the scene, the fire, which, must have had raging start before it was discov ered, had not only involved the entire rear premises of the Dunbar Com pany, but had eaten its way along the floors toward the south wall of the ohnson building on Twelfth street and penetrated that structure. Luck- ly, Chief Foster and his whole force had centered their energies in that neighborhood and the fight was made on this new province with quick and final .success. His whole camoaian as swift and direct and he never lost control of the situation for an instant nd his men. were quietly and perse- yeringly at his elbow carrying out his every order with dispatch and a sure- m ot is threatened to be one of the gravest situations Astoria has faced for a long time. The big and handsome stock car ried by the Dunbar people is a prac tical loss. What. of it was not burn ed, fell to the lesser, yet destructive elements of water and smoke, and what is left of the retail division, will have to be sacrificed to the exigencies of forced sales at the unconscionabl prices always prevailing in. such cases. One feature of the exciting occas ion was the pluck of the "Hello' girls in the telephone office of the Pacific States Company next adjoin mg .th$ Dunbar store. Not one them left their, boards, though the office was stifling with smoke and at one time ort fire, with the flames plainly in view of the plucky crew, who at the word of Manager Brunold stuck fast to the work, taking his as surance that there was no danger, Overhead, there was a good deal of apprehension, as a number of really sick people were rooming in the apartment house there, and it 1 . . . !. . . Miuwii inai pne or iwo ot tne in valids left the building wrapped in their bed clothes, some on foot and others in carriages called for the purposes, but later all returned and were made comfortable in their old quarters, which were not invaded by the flames." In the course of conversation, after the fire was out, Mr. Dunbar said to a reporter for the Astorian, that he had no possible idea of how the fire start ed ;he could "ot even form a satisfac tory conclusion; the room in the rear of he store where the pressing of garments was done, and commonly known as the "bushelling" room, had not been used by the ladies assigned to the work there, since Saturday mgiu; mere was no nre there over Sunday, of any sort; none of the male employes, nor the proprietors, smoke; the electric iron used in that department were found to be detach ed from the current when looked to last night, and the mystery is.so far, still unsolved. Mr. Dunbar, speaking in the most tentative way, estimates his loss at almost any figure between $30,000 and $40,000, it being impossible to make a calculation under the wile? disorder that prevails throughout the establishment; the stock was covered by insurance, and was concurrently written in all the leading agencies of the city; one policy would have ex pired at noon tomorrow, Mr. Dun bar, while deeply depressed by the deluge of loss and trouble that has overtaken him, spoke feelingly f the good will the house has enjoyed at the old stand where he has been suc cessful for the past ten years, and declares he must start all over again. He was the recipient of many expres sions of good will and friendly sym- them all. Mr. Bell, a member of the well known Portland house of Olds, Wortman & King, with which the Astoria house is closely allied in a business way, happened in the city last evening, and at once attached" himself to Mr. Dunbar and contribu ted to his comfort during the hour of stress he spent as he saw his inter ests being swept from him. Premises were put under guard last night and today the work of accurately estimating the loss and damage will go forward. The firm has been in business in this city for 25 years and stood high in the estimate of the people here. BR01IET BLUE IN W BASEBALL GAMES. National League. Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 4, Boston 3, St. Louis 9. New York 3, Chicago 2. Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg 4. American League. Cleveland 2, 3, Philadelphia 0, 3. The last game was postponed on ac count of darkness. Chicago 2, New York I. St. Louis 0, Boston 5. Detroit 2, Washington 3. Northwest League. Seattle 6, Butte 5. DUTCH GET BUSY. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10.-The Dutch cruiser Fieskland was today ordered to prepare for foreign serr- ice. It is assumed the instructions are connected with the Dutch Venezue lan dispute. JAPAN IS CORDIAL American Lake Presents ; a Warlike Aspect FOUR BLUE CAPTURED Reported That the Outpost of the Brown Was Attacked by the Enemy ARMIES CHANGE POSITIONS Colonel McDonell of the Brown Army Holds a Defensive Position About Four Miles From the Lake, Camp Will Disband Soon. Mayor of Yokahoma Speaks of the Fleet's Coming TWO NATIONS AT PEACE Refers to Our .Appropriation to Nip ponese Exposition in 1912 and Says That United States Opinion is Very Friendly Toward Island Empire. ness that soon conquered what 'pathy last evening, and appreciated TOKIO, Aug. 11 In the course of an address delivered at an informal meeting of the members of the Yoko hama city assembly Mayor Mitshu hasi, dealt with the forthcoming visit of the Anierican fleet in terms of con spicuous cordiality. Among all the powers the United States holds to ward thfs nation a unique position. Referring to the American appropria tion of $1,500,000 for the purpose of the grand Japanese exposition of 1912 the speaker said; "Such an enormous appropriation is several times larger than originally proposed and is no doubt due to the that public opinion in the United States is now as it ever was, very friendly toward our empire. As to fact that public opinion in the United States and "Yokohama,, although well known, I may refer to the fact that the Shihmonoseki indemnity, togeth er with interest thereon so generous ly returned to us by the United States formed principal part of the ex penses of the first construction of Yokohama harbor, only a small part having been added thereto by the" government. AVith regard to the for eign trade between Japan and the United States I dp not consider it necessary to give any statistics. Suf fice it to say that our exports to America always t exceeded our im ports from there and there is every prospect that the export trade will in crease year by year. Regarding this export trade. T may say that it is much larger from Yokohama than from any other open ports, "In view of our international rela tions with America and Yokohama's position on the trade with' the Great Republic, I thing it is necessary we shall take all possible steps to extend as grand and cordial a welcome to the American fleet on its arrival here as the circumstances permit." FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF BROWN ARMY, American Lake, Wash., Aug. 10. Scattered rifle fire two miles north and in front of this point indicates the contact of scout ing parties and cavalry patrols at noon today. The firing ,has been growing more frequent since It o'clock a. m., when the first contact occurred and a general engagement betwen the Blue and Brown armies is believed to be incipient. Up to this hour the blue advance parties have failed to drive in the Brown outposts. although a report from anoutpost a mile north states that the cavalry is drawing back to the line of observa tion. . Capture of a party of four Blue cavalry' scouts by a Brown cossack post is also reported. ' The district south of American Lake presents a most warlike aspect. At this time the Brown army is fully intrenched, the point of defense fairly bristling with artillery and infantry. Cavalry is galloping through the woods far out on both flanks and the drumlike, but irregular rolling of rifle fire tells of hostile meetings. The Blue Army is arranged for attack, but the exact location cannot be determined. A frontal attack may be made or an ad vance from either flank or both flanks and van may be made. The Brown force is perpared for any eventuality. Neither army knows the position of the other and interested situations are being developed. Up to this time neither force has succeeded in devel oping the position or strength of the other. The entire force of 5000 men par ticipating in the American Lake ma neuvers is engaged in today's simu lated warfare. The Brown army, in command of Charles E. McDonell, of Portland, marched from Camp tan ley at 7 o'clock this morning, pro ceeding four and a half miles in a southwesterly direction to a point al most due south ' of American Lake, known as Jackson's. The Blue army marched at 9:30, going northwesterly to Stellacoom, rounding American Lake and proceeding south to the at tack. The Brown army is maintain ing a defensive position as the bri gade advance guard of a big army supposed to be advancing from Olympia. Colonel McDonell has a formidable position. His righ't, resting on the heavy timber near Dupont station, i3 held by the Third Oregon infantry, under Major John L. May. The Third U. S. Infantry is on the left. while the center is held by a moun tain battery, the guns being mounted" . kl..t : ;ut- i. field artillery. Lieutenant-Colonef (Continued on page 8.)