33rd YEAR. NO. 213
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
UIBBIM LETTERS ON THE
Warden McAllister Sends
Two Live Messages
TO ASTORIA'S MAYOR
Advising Him That New Patrol
Launch Has Been Named Af
ter City-by-the-Sea
WILL BE CALLED "ASTORIA'
Bailiffi and Deputiea Making Arrests
All Along the Upper Columbia
River and Now Include F. A. sea
i fed. Famous Trap and Wheel Man
lion. Herman Wine, mayor of this
city last night received two very in
tereting letters direct from Master
Fish Warden II. C. McAllister, at
Portland, and has kindly permitted
the publication of the same in these
columns this morning, as both com
munications contain matters of inter
est to the general public here as well
as to the Ashing craft of the lower
Columbia.
The first of thcc litters brings a
distinct compliment to the City of
A-toria, and makes pleasant reading
Altogether, It is as follows:
"I beg to notify you that at a meet
ing of the Board of Fish Commission
ers held recently, in Salem, the mat
ter of naming the new patrol boat
was left entirely to me; and feeling as
I do that the city of Astoria is so
closely identified with the salmon In
dustry of the State of Oregon, have
decided, in compliment to your city,
to call her 'The Astoria.' 1 expect to
have the boat in the water not later
than the 25th of this month."
This is the boat which, according to
Home of the Portland papers of re
cent dau: wai to be named the
"Chamberlain," In honor of the Gov-,
emor, and the people of this city may t
be rationally elate over the conces-.
mon, j ne name oi Astoria is certain
ly appropriate, considering the im
portance of the place as one of the
jfrcat fishing centers of the world. !
The vessel is one of the finest in her (
class on the river and is to be a cred- j
It to the state, her namesake city and
the service she represents. . I
The seebnd epistle deals with con
troversy in the fishing interests as it
lias developed on the upper Columbia
and will be read with eager concern
(y iill who are following the issues,
ashore and afloat, and reads as fol-
GOVERNORS WILL
SETTLE FISH WAR
Mead and Chamberlain
Rights in Portland
PORTLAND, Sept. 12.-GovetnOt;
Mead of Washington is en route to
tthis city from Seattle to hold a con
ference witli Governor Chamberlain
of this state tomorrow regarding the
controversy between the Oregon au
thorities and salmon fishermen on the
Columbia river Thursday morning,
according to one of the new initiative
laws passed, last June, was the begin;
ntng of the closed season in Oregon.
.Notwithstanding it is still the open
season in Washington for taking fish,
'Oregon authorities maintain the right
to prevent fishing from .shore to
shore and since Thursday theyhave
placed under arrest a score or more
of fishermen many of whom are tak
ing north of the state boundary,
i Authorities of Washington it is
town: ,
"T beg to advise you that I am
prosecuting all violations of the new
fishing law, both on the upper ai
well as the lower river, ai near a I
possibly can. Between Bonneville
and Rooster Rock last night, my
deputies picked up three set-nets, in
eluding about ISO pounds of salmon,
which they confiscated, 1 have had
some trouble at The Dalles with Mr
Scufcrf who persists in fishing bis
seines on the Washington shore. As
he own all the boats at that point
and it f being impossible to take a
boat there from below, unless same
is shipped by rail, it was impossible
for my deputies to get out on the
water; consequently, we have not as
yet been able to pick up his seine.
However, when the fish were brought
to the Oregon side, my deputies plac
ed Mr. Seufert under arrest for hav-
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ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS
SEE 1 SKIP FLY
WRIGHT AEROPLANE MAKES
ANOTHER WONDERFUL EX
HIBITION AT FT. MEYER.
BREAKS THREE RECORDS
Machine Stays in the Air One Hour
and Fourteen Minutes, Reaches
Higher Flights Than Any Othef
Aeroplain.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. In two
flights at Fort Meyer this afternoon,
Orvillc Wright broke three records.
Staying up nine minutes six and 1-3
seconds in the first flight jn which
Major George O. Squicrs accompan
ied him. Wright broke the record for
the two-man flight he established
Tuesday, In the second flight Wright
broke the record for time and dist
ance of hcavier-than-air flying ma
chine, by remaining in the air one
hour, 14 minutes and 24 seconds. In
this flight he also went higher than
any aeroplanist has ever gone, raising
to an elevation of 250 feet. Wright
maintained a hjgher speed than in
other flights at Fort Meyer, traveling
around the grounds at a rate of 38.15
miles per hour. A crowd of 5000 gath
ered to witness today's flights and
their enthusiasm knew no bounds,
their enthusiasm knew no bounds,
grounds in the signal corps automo
bile. Col. James Templar, the former
chief of aeronautical division of the
British army, who has ben sending
to Decide Fishermen's
Conference Today
stated consider his 'an infringement
of sovereignty in their state and the
conference of Governors tomorrow is
to the purpose of coming to an under
standing in the matter. It is rumored
that the State of Washington will re-,
sis all attempts of the Oregon au
thorities in enforcing the laws of this
state inside of the boundaries of
Washington.
'.: THAW FOR CONTEMPT.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 12. Petition
for a certificate citing Harry Thaw
for contempt for failing to attend the
second meeting of his creditors here
yesterday was filed before Referee in
Bankruptcy Blair today, Blair stated
the1 certificate would be issued.
SHA17 OF JOLIET GETS
NEW HURDLE RECORD
Athlete Does Fine Work at Mar
shall Field
CHICAGO, Sept.' 12.-The world'
record for 120-yard hurdles escaped
today at the annual meeting of the
Central ' Amateur Association on
Marshall Field. The meet was an easy
victory for Chicago Athletic Associa
tion which scored 89 points to 19 for
the University of Chicago its nearest
rival. A high hurdle record was es
tablished by Arthur B. Shaw of Joliet
who lowered the previous record by
one-fifth of a second. Shaw's perform
ance today was in 15 seconds.,. The
time might have been better bad he
had opposition but he finished far in
the lead and slowed down as he ap
proached, the tape.
reports to his government on his
observations was one of the most in
terested spectators today. Col. Temp
lar said: "Aerial fliers are an ad
vancement in warfare and will lead to
general pacification, I believe."
250 MEN MISSING.
Heavy Wind Storm Does Much Dam
age to Fishing Craft
LISBON, Portugal, Set. 11. A
heavy storm is blowing along the
Portuguese coast and has already
done much damage to fishing craft.
Twenty boats and 250 men are miss"-
ing. , , . .
PRESIDENT F. B.
Will Visit North Shore Beaches in Company With
General Agent
HAS CHEERFUL WORD
Gives Out Intimation of Equipment of The Spokane, Portland and
Seattle As the Finest in the Country To Be Delivered by. '
Middle of October To Spokane February First
President Francis B. Clarke of the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway
Company, the 'North Bank" system,
arrived in this city yesterday evening
on his private car, accompanied . by
his personal friend, General Agent
William B. Harder of the Great
Northern Railway, with whom, and
at whose invitation,- he will visit the
north shore beaches today for the
first time in IS years, and this, Mr.
Clarke declares,-is the sum and sub
stance of his visit'down here. They
leave out on the Nahcotta at 6:45
o'clock this morning and will return
in time to leave up . for Portland on
the evening express today.
President Clarke had nothing of
unusual importance to offer as to the
A. & C. end of the system he stands
for, except to say that there is an
interminable lot of general repairing
underway all along the line, on cul
verts, bridges, trestling and that
thousands of new ties are being laid,
with plenty yet to do on the side
tracks and warehouses from Portland
to Seaside; it being the company's in
tention to put the road in prime and
admirable shape.
Ie is a pleasure to listen to Presi
dent Clarke talk about the "North
Bank." It is the very apple of his
personal and officials eye and there is
nothing in Pacific Slope railroading
to compare'with, nor Outmatch it; he
has the true and ardent style of the
''railroadman" to whom his 'particu
lar line is the only thing in the busi
ness; and while he is not extravagant,
nor unduly lavish about it, he man
ages to leave a genuine idea of the
real merits of the road, as such, Said
he: "The 'North BankMs getting
along finely, and I- am in hope that
AMERICAN ENTRY IIS
, 24-
Motor Covers 1 107 Miles in IK
Hours, Breaking Records
BRIGHTON BEACH, Sept. 12.
ln the presence of a crowd of motor
ing enthusiasts numbering 25,000
many of whom had been at the track
since 8;30 Friday night, the American
entry, driven by Mulfor and Cobe,
won the 24-hour race of the motor
racing association, covering 1107
miles and shattering all records. An
other American car, driven by Mich
ener and Lynch, finished second with
1092 , miles, also surpassing the best
previous record in a 24 hour .race
which was 1079 miles. The Italian
car driven by Copra and Parker and
Hawtry was third with 1073 miles.
BASEBALL GAMES.
American League.
Cleveland 5, St. Louis 4.
Detroit 1 Chicago 2.
Washington 5, Philadelphia 4.
Boston 0, New York.
National League.
Philadelphia 5, 3, Boston 4, 1.
St Louis 3, Chicago 7,
Pittsburg' 4, Cincinnati 3.
New York 6, Brooklyn 3.
Pacific Coast League.
San Francisco 0, Oakland 2.
Northwest League.
Seattle 0, Butte 5.
Tacoma 6, Vancouver 3.
Aberdeen 7, Spokane 6.
CLARKE OF THE
HOR
IK" LIRE HERE
Wm. Harder
FOR HIS RAILROADS
the Willamette bridge will turn on
Thursday next, and the other bridges
being already, for some time past,
the line will soon be open from Port
land to Pasco; 231 miles of the best
railway in the United States, with no
curve of over three degrees, and no
grade to exceed 2-10 of 1' per cent
and the Spokane gap to be closed
certainly by the first day of February,
1909, all earlier prognostications to
the contrary not withstanding, and
we will be running out trains through
very soon after the first day of
October. V
"You may say that the new passen
ger equipment for the 'North Bank'
is to be the very finest in the land;
we have given carte blanche orders
to the Pullman Company, for the
construction of everything, baggage
cars, mail cars, express cars, first and
second class coache and sleepers, the
contract having been closed last
June, for delivery to us on or before
,the 15th of October." Though Presi
' dent Clarke did not say so in so many
words, the Astorian believes it is safe
' in saying that no new road in the
West has, or will ever come out with
finer train service than is destined for
the opening of the "North Bank" line
next month, and it is glad to say it,
for Astoria is part and parcel of the
big line and 'has definite interest in
all its access and success, no matter
' in what degree or direction.
; After nine month ' in his present
j position, President Clarke expresses
, himself as delighted with the situation,
! as he finds it, the people, the climate,
the country; and especially the cli-
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IllflllO OUIUIUL WIU lUJUd-
ED MORE LIFE DICE
DENIES HUGHES' STATEMENT.
Bryan Says he Never Asked Hughes
For His 6upport
CUMBERLAND, Md., Sept. 12.
Farmers and laborers from Pennsyl
vania, West Virginia and Maryland
were addressed here by W. J. Bryan
today and tonight. The first speech
was in the afternoon to farmers and
the second was principaly to the la
boring men. In both instances the
speaker reiterated his views concern
ing Taft and his attitude toward the
republican platform. Bryan did not
permit himself to be drawn into, any
private discussion with Hearst in con
nection with the Hatter's statement
made in attent last night and again
today that Bryan asked for Hearst's
support in the present campaign in
consideration of Bryan's support in
1912. "There is absolutely nothing
to say," said Bryan to the Associated
Press, ".Except that the statement of
Hearst is absolutely false in every
particular." ' 'v i
NFERNAL BOX SENT TO
BUT POSTOFFICE AUTHORI
TIES THWART THE, ASSAS
SINATION PLAN.
NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH
Infernal Machine is Cleverly Packed
With Powder, Bullets and Matches
, and Would Have Done Serious
damage if Opened Carelessly.
SEAGIRT, NY J, Sept. l.-ka iU
tempt to assassinate Governor Fort of
New Jersey, has been thwarted by
the watchfulness of postoffice em
ployes, who discovered in the mails
an infernal machine addressed to the
Governor. The package was a clev
erly contrived combination of powder,
bullets and matches, which had been,
so arranged that had the Governor
opened it in the ordinary way, there
is little doubt it would have killed
him.
That the death-dealing package was
intercepted before it had reached its
destination was due to the viligance
of the postal officials, who have scan
ned the Governor's mail with unusual
care since the executive's recent era-'
sade against violation of the law at
Atlantic City. The attitude taken by'
the Governor when he directed that
the exercise and other similar laws at
the great seaside resort be strictly
enforced, and even threatened to order
out the militia, if necessary, aroused
resentment ' in some quarters. To
FOR
EDISON SURE OF
AIR SHIP SUCCESS
But Electrical Wizard Does Not Favor Wright Aero-
. '
plane Thinks Farnum Has Right Idea
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.-Thomas A.
Edison, who is taking a vacation on
the Pacific Coast, says that neither
the aeroplane nor the dirigible bal
loon 'will successfully solve the ques
tion of navigating the air. The noted
inventor says the aeroplane of Wright ',
brothers depends too much on his
personal equation. When you place
some other man than the inventor in
that aeroplane, it . would not work,
It depends upon the skilfull handling
of the machine by the inventor."
' Regarding dirigible ballons Edison
says it is apparent even to laymen
that when you have something lighter
than air that it is a toy of the winds.
Edison thinks that Farnum has start
ed in the right direction and that the
airship of the future will be lifted by
E. Richardson of Ralston
Iron Works Found Dead
WAS MISSING 2 DAYS
Officials Become Alarmed When
Secretary Fails to Arrive
at Office
NO SHORTAGE IN ACCOUNTS
Dead Man's Books Are in Good Order-Had
Been Dead For at Least
a Day When DiscoveredExamina
tion Shows Cyanide of Potassium.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept . 12.
Erkine Richardson, secretary of the
Ralston Iron Works of this city was
found dead today in his apartments,
and from the hasty examination it is
supposed death was due to cyanide of
potassium taken with suicidal intent.
Several cans of deadly drug was found
in the room, Richardson having been
accustomed to the use of it in photo
ghapic experiments. Richardson has
been missing from his office for two
days and nights and as his signature
was necessary to pay checks to be is
sued today, President Ralston and
others of the company went to his
room to find out what become of him.
The door was locked and they were
compelled to force their way in. They
found Richardson's body stretched on
the bed, life having been extinct
siace yesterday. President Ralston
says that there is no possibility in a
shortage in the dead man's accounts.
Mrs. Richardson is not at home.
Ralston stated tonight that Rich
ardson had recently tried to secure
additional life insurance and the risk
was refused. He believed this preyed
on Richardson's mind and may have
had something to do with his deter
mination to end his life.
guard the Governor as much as pos
sible from any annoyance arising
from that affair, unusual watch was
put on his mail.
TO DECIDE TRIP.
NEW YORK, Sept 12-The itiner
ary for the first speaking trip to be
made by Judge Taft was the subject
of a long conference today between
Chairman Hitchcock of the republi
can national committee, and A. I.
Vorhys, Taft's personal manager.
mechanism something like the spiral.
It will, he says, have the ability to
move without the first requiring of a
forward momentum. Edison is( cer
tain that navigation of the air is sure
to come and says it is merely a ques
tion of applying mechanical knowl
edge in a new way. .
Turning from aerial navigation to
electricity Edison stated that the
electrically driven cars will be the au
tomobile most in use and that within
20 years transcontinental railroads
will run their trains from the Rockies
to Seattle by electricity. "The great
water power in Washington," he says,
"which is now practically wasted, will
be, harnessed and utilized." Edison,
his wife and daughter, left for Port
land today.