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PUIUSMCI rULl AffOCIAriO REPORT
33rd YEAR. NO. 228
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Questions Administration
of Forestry; Policy 00!.
MAXWELLS ANSWER
Looked for Split at Irrigation
Congress Comes at Morn
ing Session
WESTERN MEN TAKE A HAND
Maxwell1! Addreu Defending Color
, td Man' Bringi Defender! of the
Forestry Service to Their Feet in
, Loud Demonstration of Approval.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Sept. 30.
The anticipated attack In the na
tionul trritfation congress upon the
administrations of the forestry policy
came at the morning icstion today
when D. C. Neumann of Denver in an
address of several hours' duration
made a sweeping and sever arraign
ment of the administration of the for
estry service 1y Gifford Pinchot. At
the afternoon scsxion "George 'IX.
Maxwell of Chicago made a ringing
response to the attack of the color
ed man which' brought defenders of
the forestry service to their feet in
demon .nations of approval. Several
western men took part In the discus
Ion, tome attacking, others defend
ing the bureau, but the speech of
Bcaman anil the reply of Maxwell
overshadowed all other events of the
session. An attempt was made to
cut Beaman's speech short by a dele
gate who demanded that a time limit
of 20 minutes be enforced. President
Gouily declined to support the point
of order and the address was com
pleted without further interruption.
After Bcamans concluded, J. J. Fair
M'cathcr of California asked if Bea
man had not paid the attorney of
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co.
. President Goudy ruled the question
out of order but Bcaman replied that
he had been the company's attorney
since its organization but that the
corporation had no interest in the
forestry problem and that the policy
of the bureau "Locking up coal lands
il a vast benefit to his company as
it prevented competition from - new
coal fields.
2-CENT RATE IN EFFECT.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 30,-The
flat two-cent postage rates will go in
to effect between the United States
and Great Britain tomorrow, ' Octo
ber 1.
TAFT SPEAKS AT
HOME OF BRYAN
Large Crowds Give-Judge Warm Welcome at Lin
coln, Where He Endorses President's Position
LINCOLN, Sept. , 30 Accepting
the challenge of Colonel Bryan,'s
right in the home city of the Nebras
kan, Judge taft tonight not' only eh
dorscd President Roosevelt's position
on the ' question,' of publicity ; of cam
paign contributions, but defended it
with arguments calculated to estab
lish that position as sound from the
standpoint of public good and to
RALLY AND BARBECUE.
CENTRALIA" Wash., Sept. ,30.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening
will be held a Republican rally and
barbecue. Many state candidates
will be present and nearly alt of the
county candidates. -.-
. An invitation has been extended to
the various candidates who were de
feated in the primaries. ' Congress
man Francis W. Cushman will be the
principal speaker. ' Governor Mead
may be present if possible, A grand
barbecue has been arranged for. This
rally will also mark the closing of the
two-day racing meet at the Centralis
Driving Park, w
T CONTINUES TO
RAP ENEMIES
RENEWS ATTACKS UPON FOR
AKER AND HASKELL AND
READS MORE LETTERS.
HE DISLIKES ROOSEVELT
Denies That he and President Have
Altered Their Opinion of Each
Other and Says he is Waiting For
Chance to Settle Old Score. -k A
DENVER, Sept. 30.-In a speech
consuming less than 30 minutes," W.
R. Hearst tonight renewed his
charges against Senator Forakcr and
Governor Haskell and read additional
letters and affidavits bearing upon the
charges. Two letters addressed to
Forakcr and signed John D. Arch
bold in which were enclosed certifi
cates of deposit for $5000 and $10,000,
respectively, each bearing the date of
1900 were read. In this connection
Hearst referred to the claim of For
akcr that Hearst had not made pub
lic any of the letters which would
prove Foraker's innocense. "I have
no such letters in my . large collec
tion," Hearst said. Hearst paid his'
respects to President Roosevelt and
Bryan and compared the action of
the president in repudiating Foraker
with that of Bryan taking the respond
sibility of HaskeH s connection with
the democratic national committee.
Regarding President Roosevelt, Mr.
Hearst said it is not true that he and
the president had altered their opinion
of each other and are now working
hand in hand. Hearst continued: "I
dislike Roosevelt personally and have
every reason to dislike him. When I
was running for governor of New
York, Roosevelt sent his present
mouthpiece, Tweed's ex-defender, in
to New York to say what was false
about me and what Roosevelt knew
show that Bryan's position for re
election is sensationalism. Taft made
11 speeches today in Nebraska before
reaching Lincoln, and five speeches
in ' this city tonight. His audiences
throughout were large and enthusi
astic and his reception in Lincoln was
made particularly gratifying by the
enthusiasm and friendliness exhibited
by the immense crowds which greet
ed him at all points.
HEARS
Another Link In the Chain of
Oregon Enterprises
HILLSBORO, Sept. Sept. 30-The
forest Grove Division of the Oregon
Electric, Railway opened today with
a celebration at ll'illsboro. People as
sembled from many parts of Wash
ington county and a special trainload
of Portland men were in attendance.
The completion of this branch is one
more link in the chan of electric rail
ways which the Oregon Electric
Company is constructing from one
end of the Willamette Valley to the
other.
was false. If I ever have an oppor
tunity to even things up with Roose
velt after he has ceased to be presi
dent, I shall do so with satisfaction.
But while Roosevelt is President of
the United States my attitude toward
him is that of any loyal citizen of the
United States."
Hearst then devoted himself prin
cipally to the platforms of the two
parties with particular reference to
the publication of campaign contri
butions, election of senators by di
rect vote and tariff. He was unspar
ing in his attacks on the president
and Taft was once again how the pres
ident had degraded the high office he
INTERSTATE
COURT DECIDES IN FAVOR OF HIE
Uphold Authority of Commerce to Fix Freight Rate
Upon What They Consider Just Basis ,
ANOTHER BIG VICTORY
$3.40 Schedule Set by the Commission for Rough Lumber From
Willamette Valley Points to San Francisco in Place of
$5.00 Which the Railroads Wanted
SAN FRANCIS. CO, Sept. 30. -In
sustaining a demurrer by the govern
ment -to an annlication for an in
junction filed by the Southern Pacific
Company seeking to restrain the In
terstate Commerce Commission from
establishing a rate upon lumber be
tween Oregon and California, the
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals today rendered a decision which
upholds the authority of the Commis
sion to fix freight charges upon what
it considers a just and equitable
basis, and sustains, in its direct ap
plication, the most important clause
of the rate law, namely, the right of
the Commission to relieve shippers
when in its. judgment they are en
titled to such relief. '
While the opinion of the court will
probably not be available for several
days, the victory of the government
appears to be, a substantial one.
Representatives of the United 'States
District Attorney's office and the In
terstate Commerce Commission de
clared that this is the first instance'
since the enactment of the rate law 1
in which it was alleged that the Com- j
mission had erred in a question of '
discretion and judgment, and the first
time that there had been placed
squarely before a court of this juris
diction the right of the Commission
to make or correct rates under such
circumstances,
The decision was announced imme
diately upon the opening of the
bench court. Judge Gilbert, who,
with Judges Morrow and Ross, occu
pied the bench, merely stated that the
court would not grant the relief pray
ed for, and that the demurrer to the
Chicago Nationals Drop Back to
Third Position
NEW YORK, Sept. 30. -New
York is again . in the lead for
the pennant race as a result of yes
terday's games in the National
League. Chicago, which was in the
lead yesterday is today in third place,
owing to New York and Pittsburg
winning yesterday's contests. It is
still anybody's race however, and the
position of all three teams is hang
ing on the result of a single day's
play. ,
In the American league only two
games were played yesterday and the
relative position of the leading teams
are unchanged, except that Cleveland
and Detroit drew three points further
away from Chicago, which 1 did not
play. The standing today is:
NATIONAL '
New, York .637
Pittsburg 663
Chicago . ................. . . . . . . .631
AMERICAN
Detroit . .338
Cleveland . . 584
Chicago .578
holds by participating in the canv
paign instead of leaving Taft and
himself to fight it out alone.
CO
FOR THE SHIPPERS
injunction would be sustained by the
unanimous decision of the three
Judges. So brief were the proceed
ings that but a single representative
of the Southern Pacific Company had
put in an appearance at the time, and
court had adjourned when the other
attorneys reached the Federal build
ing. ,
The action decided today was in
stituted by the Southern Pacific and
the Oregon & California Railway af
ter the announcement of an increase
in the rates on rough lumber- from
the Willamette Valley in Oregon to
San Francisco and other bay points.
The railways announced that the
rate, which was $3.10 per 1000 feet,
was to be increased to $5. A protest
was filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission by the Associated
Lumber Dealers of the Northwest,
and the Commission, after investiga
tion, decided that $3.40 per 1000 was
a reasonable rate. The objection of
the railways to this decision took the
form of a suit for an injunction to
set aside the order of the Commis-
SiOn. , ' .
Attorneys for the railroads this af
ternoon after the United States cir
cuit court refused torestrain the In
terstate Commerce Commission from
fixing rate on lumber between Wil
lamette Valley and California points,
held consultation and announced that
the railroads will file amended com
plaint with the. court tomorrowHas
ing the decision to do so in the state
ment of Judge Gilbert, who delivered
the' decision of the court today, that
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FIB!
BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.
'ew York 2, Philadelphia 1.
Cincinnati 6, Chicago 5.
Pittsburg 7, St. Louis 5.
Brooklyn 2, Boston 1.
American League.
Detroit 7, Washington 5.
Cleveland 6, Philadelphia i.
Northwest League.
Vancouver 2, Spokane 5.
Seattle 8, Butte 1.
Tacoma 3, Aberdeen 0.
Pacific Coast League.
San Francisco 13, Los Angeles 4.
Oakland 5, Portland: 7.
DON GETS DECISION
AFTER 20 ROUNDS .
EDDIE HANLON GETS WICKED
BEATING AT HANDS OF
ENGLISHMAN
0VERWEIGHED EIGHT POUNDS
Moran's Only Hope For Victory
Was to Land a Knockout, But Ow
ing to Opponent's Overweight he
Was Badly Handicapped.
COLISEUM RINK, San Francis
co, Sept. 30. After twenty rounds of
fast fighting, during which he pracJ
tically cut his opponent, to ribbons,
Owen Moran, the English feather
weight, was given the decision over
Eddie Hanlon, the California light
weight. Moran's inability to score a
knockout was doubtless due to the
fact that Hanlon weighed fully eight
pounds more than he. In only one
round, the thirteenth, did Hanlon
have advantage and started in to
make his fight from the tap of the
gong and kept incessantly after his
opponent, until the contest had ter
minated. From the first Hanlon real
ized he was no match for the English
man and that the only hope of ulti
mate victory lay in close range fight
ing. Moran was not caught napping
and kept up merciless pepperihg on
Hanlon's face and in the seventh had
blood flowing in streams from Han
lon's mouth and nostris. In the thir
teenth the Englishman was caught
while in a neutral corner, Hanlon
shot a wicked right to the stomach
that sent Moran to mid-ring. Han
lon followed his advantage with a
couple of face smashers. That was as
far as he got for the Briton covered
and when the round terminated went
smiling to his corner. From then on
Moran smashed Hanlon almost at
will. . .
POSTAL CARD MAY
TRACE MURDERER
Mysterious Missive Giving Name, Address and De
scription of 'Frisco Girl's Slayer Is Received
OAKLAND, Sept 30, According
to a story published here this after
noon a mysterious postal card ad
dressed to the district attorney's of
fice says the murderer of Nora Ful
ler, a young girl enticed away from
home in San Francico several years
ago and whose body was found in
an empty flat On Sutter street is liv
ing in Fruitvale Canyon. The card
contains a minute description of the
Reported That He Is Here
to Develop Country
HINTS OF ANOTHER R.R.
C. M. and SL Paul Said to Be
Planning Great Development
for Oregon
PORTLAND TO BE TERMINUS
Details Are Lacking But Information
From Reliable Source Saya That
Rockefeller Himself Will Invest
$30,000,000 in Next Two Years.
PORTLAND, Sept. 30.-The Ore-
gonian will say tomorrow: "An
nounced on authority that cannot be
disclosed that the visit of William ,
Rockefeller to the Pacific Northwest
means great development to the
States of Oregon and Washington
within the next few years. A man
close in touch with the C M. & St.
Paul made a statement last . night
night that Rocekefeller himself will
pour $300,000,000 into the two states
without the next two years. This
huge sum it is stated will be used
for the development for Oregon and
Washington along lines yet largely
neglected. The Oregonian's inform
ant declined to go into details, but
on account of his sources of infor
mation his statements are considered
reliable." The article goes on to say
that it is learned that from the same
source that the C. M. & St. Paul
plans great development of the Pa
cific Northwest that a strong organ
ization will be formed in Washing
ton by the railroad and Portland will
be the terminus of the road. Article
concludes by forecasting the appoint
ment of A. N. Ingersoll to be vice
president of the road, the announce
ment which will be made from Ta
coma tonight.
FLEET AT MANILA.
MANILA, Oct. l.-The Atlantic
battleship fleet entered Basilan
Straits at 1 o'clock yesterday arriv
ing opposite Zamboaga at 3 o'clock
and finally clearing the Straits on the
way to Manila at 4 o'clock. A tele
gram was received here by wireless
from the Connecticut dated Septem
ber 29, 8 p. m., and says the Atlantic
fleet is in 3 degres 44 minutes north
latitude, longtide 121, degrees 30
minuts eas.
man. It has been turned over to
Constable Mead of Fruitvale. The
district attorney's office was formerly
occupied by the detective agency and
it is supposed the card was intended
for this agency.
HUMBOLDT FLOATED.
VICTORIA, Sept. 30. The steam
er Humhboldt was pulled off the
rocks this evening.