tMJIUSHKS FULL AMOCIATIP PRIM
33rd YEAR. NO. 230
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KOCH'S
TUBERCULOSIS
Mrs. Joan Dunsmuir Dies
at Age of 81
AFTER BITTER SUITS
Was Intervenor In Case of Edna
Wallace Hopper, Also
Against Son
HORSES BURNED.
CHICAGO, Oct, 2.-More than 50
persons were driven from their homes
many in scant attire, seven persons
were rescued and property valued at
$75,000 was destroyed early today
when (ire started in the Columbia
Livcrv at 350 Rush street, practi
cully destroying that building and
unread to several others in the vicin
ity. Sixteen norm were ourncu io
death.
BREAKS HIS OLD AGREEMENT
Before the Death of Hit Brother,
Jamea Dunamulr Promised to Turn
Over the Former's Share of For
tune, But Breaks Ilia Word.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1808
II GRANTED DI
VORCE FROM MAXIME
Counsel for Actress Fail to Con
test Decision
RENO, Nev., Oct. 2,-Nat C.
Goodwin, the actor, was granted an
absolute divorce from his wife, Jes
sie Dcrmott Goodwin (Maximc EI-
lott) by Judge Tike, on grounds of
desertion today. No semblance of
contest on the part of attorneys rep
rcsenting'Mrs, Coodwin. ,
REPORT
OF
RECEIVER
SHOWS
DECREASE
OREGON TRUST AND SAVINGS
BANKS ASSETS ARE NOW
DIMINISHING,
has been paid since June 30, and $70,
897.82 is still due. Of savings dc
posits, $28,920.17 has been paid in the
three months, leaving a balance ow
insr of $267,335.60. Of time deposits,
$17,718 has been paid, and there Is
due on this item $117,749.36. Of the
amount due other banks, $24,744 has
been paid since June 30, leaving $34,-
966.33 yet due.
MEETS OPPOSITION
Many Prominent Scientists Dis
agree With Professor
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.- Pro
nounced opposition' to the theory
advanced by Dr. Robert Koch, the
eminent German scientist who mini
mizes the danger of human infection
from bovine tuberculosis and who
declares that the tuberculc baccilli of
bovine tuberculosis is different from
those of human tuberculosis again
developed in today's session of the
international congress on tuberculo
sis. The leaders opposition to the
Koch theory are Dr. Otto G. Noxek
of Reading, Pa.; Dr. Arthur Hughes,
Cornell University: C. J. Marshal,
Philadelphia; H. Rene Reynolds,
I University of Minnesota, and Vera-
mus A- Moore of Ithaca.
30VCRSTHC MORNING FIELD ONTHC LOWER COLUMBIA
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 2.-Mrs.
Joan Olive Dunsmuir, mother of the
Lieutenant-Governor of British Co
lumbia, died this morning, aged 81.
She became widely known over the
continent owing to suits against her
son for the recovery of a portion of
the famous Robert Dunsmuir estate,
comorisinif vast interests on Vancou
vcr Island. She was an intervenor in
the Kdna Wallace Hopper suit
auainst the Dunsmuir estate.
Mrs. Dunsmuir once was sole
owner of the immense Robert Duns
muir property, comprising the Esqui
mau & Nanaimo Railway, 1,500,000
acres of timber land on Vancouver
Island and extensive coal mine in
terests, also on Vancouver Island. It
was worth $10,000,000. This was
after the death of her husband, Rob
ert Dunsmuir, some 20 years ago.
Dunsmuir left also two sons, Alex
ander and James, the latter of whom
is now Lieutenant-Governor of the
nrovince.
A year after Dunsmuir died, the
two boys bought for $400,000 all that
had been left the mother. If cither
died before she did, however, his
share was to come back to her,
Alex Dunsmuir then promptly mar
ried Josephine Wallace, a California
novelist, and mother of Edna Wal
lace Hopper, the celebrated actress,
who thus became step-daughter of
ENOUGH LEFT. FOR CLAIMS
The Assets Decrease In Greater
Proportion Than the Liabilities
Though the Former Exceed the
Utter $25,413.64.
(Continued on pan 8.Y
PORTLAND. Oct. 2.-That the
assets of the defunct Oregon Trust &
Savings Bank are decreasing more
rapidly than the liabilities is shown
by the quarterly report of Receiver
Thomas C. Devlin, given to Prcsid
inn Judge Gantcnbcin in the Circuit
Court this morning. The report cov
ers the period from June 30, the date
nf thp last last renort. to September
. v
30.
In the three months covered by
the report 23 per cent of the assets
have been disposed of, while only 16
per cent of the bank's liabilities have
been paid. On September 30, how
ever, the assets on hand amounted to
$555,040.97, while liabilities wer $529,
627.33, so far that if the assets arc
disposed of at face value all the
claims against the bank may yet
be paid in full.
30. creditors of the
bank have been paid a total of $99,
357.73, but in making these payments,
according to the report, assets
amounting to $164,010.27 were used
Of commercial deposits, $24,882.33
BASEBALL GAMES.
Boston 8, Philadelphia 1.
Cleveland 1, Chicago 0.
Washington 12. New York 2.
Detroit 7, St. Louis 6.
National League.
New York 7, Philadelphia 2.
St. Louis 4, Pittsburg 7.
St. Louis I, Pittsburg 2.
Brooklyn 3, Boston 2.
Cincinnati 0, Chicago 5.
Pacific Coast League.
San Francisco 2, Los Angeles
14 innings.
Portland 9, Oakland 7. '
Northwest League.
Tacoma 5, Aberdeen 1.
Sattle 1, Butte 3.
3,
DECLINES TO ANSWER.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-Chairman
Hitchcock of the republican national
committee declined to make a state
ment of Mack's charges against Shel
don and the latter said the statement
did not contain anything to which he
desired to make an answer.
BEYOND ESTIMATE.
BOMBAY, ' dt. l-Ir. -iblc '-
estimate accurately the loss of life in
the Hyderabad f.oods but iom 3 na
tives place it high as 50,000.
TROLLIES CRASH.
LOS ANGELES" Oct. 2.-Six in
jured and one serious when the
Southern Pacific engine crashed into
a Jefferson street car today.
MORAL WAVE STRIKES
PORTLAND HARD ;
SOILED DOVES MUST LEAVE
THE CITY SAYS MUNICI
PAL ASSOCIATION
Attacks SheSton, Treas.
Rzpublican Party
SH ELTON IS MAGNATE
States That the Treasurer Is
Connected With 17 Finan
cial Companies
SCHOOL TEACHER
COMMITS SUICIDE
IN OAKLAND BAY
OAKLAND, Cat, Oct 2.-AHc
Jordan, a school teacher of Oakland,
leaped into the bay from the Santa
Fe slio last night. Her hat was iden
tifiprf hv a brother and sister this
afternoon. The body is still jn the
bay.
ASTORIA CONTRACTORS PROVE
SUCCESSFUL III BIDDING
D0N7 CARE WHERE THEY GO
'Cast Them Out" Says John Bain
They Must Either Leave the City
or Reform, But the Law Must be
. Obeyed.' ' " :: ;.; '.'
IS A RANTING STATEMENT
Bids Opened for Constructing New Reservoir--.
Palmberg, Gooding & Mattson Low Bidders
THE CONTRACT MAY BE AWARDED TONIGHT
In the Competition With Portland and Seattle, Two Local Firms
Are Lower Than the uontraciors from umer umes
Representative Firms Bid
IRRIGATION BODY
ELECT OFFICERS
BIDS ON NEW RESERVOIR.
Contract Contract
No. I
Ide & Jones, Seattle. $112,349.70
Sixteenth Annual Congress Complete Work After
Adopting Committee's Report
No. 2
$34,448.00
32,232.50
24,905.00
Total
$146,797.70
123,936.70
118,296.19
115,711.85
112,443.50
PORTLAND, Oct. 2.-YVe are
neither fools nor visionaries, and do
not expect to cure or remedy the so
cial evil. We want the Red Light
District wiped out. What will become
of the women we do not know. The
women must either reform or go
Tvhere their trade is tolerated."
Such is the plain statement of
John Bain, secretary . of the Munici
pal Association, at whose urging
Mayor Harry Lane has instructed
the police department to close the
shelter of the "sin-soaked sirens."
The Mayor has stated that he con
sidered the social evil well regulated
in Portland, but that the Municipal
Association urged him to enforce the
law against disorderly houses and
drive the women out. The Mayor
says he does not know what will be
come of the women, and the Munici
pal Association, which is compelling
the women to leave the cribs and
parlor houses and go into the streets,
has no sanctuary to offer. The Mu
nicipal Association, having started
the eviction machinery, now stands
to one side, unprepared to provide a
harbor, watching the scurrying of the
helpless class with the eyes of un
sympathetic spectators. Whatever re-
:f the scarlet women may seek, they
r.-ed not apply to the Municipal As
sociation.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M Oct. 2.
The sixteenth national irrigation
yoingrss completed its work today
with the adoption of the report of
the committee on resolutions and the
resolutions and the election of offi
cers. The clction of officers of the
sevententh congress resulted as fol
lows: President, George Barstow,
Texas; vice-president, H. D. Love
land, San Francisco; ' second 'vice
president, I. D. O'Donncll, Montana;
secretary, , B. A. , Fowler, Arizona;
foreign secretary, E. Gray, New
Mexico. Special papers remain to
be read at tomorrow's session , but
the only business of general interest
remaining is the selection of the next
meeting place with the probability
of Spokane being successful. After a
,'long contest before the committee,
tthe critics , of the : forestry service
were satisfied with the following
"Be it resolved that it is the sense
of this congress that such legislation
should be had, in justice to forest
service and claimants . to property
rights within the national forests, as
will wrovidc for a review at the in
stance of any party affected, by a
competent tribunal, of controversies
relating to homestead entries or for
est control or regulation, arising from
any action, regulation or ruling of
the forester's office.
"that whenever the large5 tracts
of land suitable for agricultural pur
poses and which are not a natural
forest and which are not intended to
be made a forest and which are not
necessary or proper for presentation
of the forests or the watersheds or
water supplies for purpose which
they had been devoted, and lie with
in forest reserve boundary, such
tracts should bo restored to entry as
public lands." ,
Giebich & Joplin, Portland... ,90,379.00
Pacific Contracting Co., Portland 94,069.19
Robert Wakefield, Portland...... 83,479.35
Jacobson Bade Co., Portland. 87,538.50
Chris Larsen & J. H. Wcibcrg, .
Astoria 83,640.68
PALMBERG. GOODING & MATT-
SON, ASTORIA 80,076.00
PAPTTAT. RTDS.
John F. Wartellc, iron pipe and tiling I $-890
F. L. Evans, earthwork. 18 cents per yard: loose rock, cents per
yard; solid rock, 87 cents per yard; clearing and grubbing, $300:
21,861.00 105,501.68
24,280.00 104,356.76
The water commission held an ad
journed meeting at the city hall last
night for the purpoes of opening
bids for the construction of the new
20,000,000-gallon reservoir. Nearly
all of the contractors bidding on the
work were present and were much
interested in the reading of the bids.
The meeting was called to order at
7:30 p. m., with Messrs. Elmore,
Judge Bowlby, Fisher, Van Dusen
and Brix present, Judge Trenchard
arriving after the opcning.of the pro
posals. After the reading of the
bids had been concluded Judge
Bowlby moved that they be referred
to Engineer Kelly and a committee
of one from the commission for
tabulation and that this committee
report at a meeting to be held to
night at 7:30.
Other business transacted was the
ordering of the Flat Buck Creek pay
roll to be paid. Contractor Larsen was
directed to go to Portland on Mou
day next to procure fencing for the
small reservoir, and Mr. Dench was
employed to seed down the grounds
around the new reservior.
It will be seen from the above tab
ulation of bids that Palmberg, Good
inr & Mattson, of this city are the
lowest bidders, they being $1144.92
lower than the next lowest bid and
$42,440.94 lower than the highest bid
der and they will no doubt be award
ei the contract. .. i
While, of course;-the bidders from
(Continued on page 8)
Chairman Mack Following the Foot
steps of the Sensational Hearst
Makes Extravangant Charges Says
Sheldon is Treasurer of Big Trust
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-In an at
tack upon George R. Sheldon, treas
urer of the republican national com
mittee today, Chairman Mack of the
democratic national committee ac
cused Sheldon of being connected
with 17 financial companies.
Mack made the following state
ment: fThe trust " and" "corporation.
affilations with Sheldon, treasurer of
the republican national committee
for the past ten years make interest
ing reading in view of the recent de
velopments of the campaign. I
wish to re-call in this connection that
because of these very connections of
his Governor O'Dell, in 1902, refused
to permit party leaders to put Shel
don in nomination for lieutenant-
governor. ,
But while the republican party
has refused to put Sheldon's name
for public office, it has for identical
reasons, selected him for Us cam
paign fund collector.
"This cannot be denied. Most of
the corporations with , which Sheldon
is identified capitalized at millions.
How much of ther stocks are of the
liquid variety can easily be ascer
tained. Yet Roosevelt has defended
ihim ont his rpcicrnatinn was not de-
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manded when Dupont was invited to
only identified with one trust, while
Sheldon at the present time is inti
mately identified with no less than 17
prominent financial concerns.
"One of these s the Bethlehem
steem companies who does not em
ploy union labor and has oppbsed
the organziation of its employes for
16 years. Sheldon is director of that
company, also director and treasurer
(Continued on page 8)
PITTSBURG LEADS
IN PENNANT RACE
New York Is Second and Chicago Third With But
One Point Between Each Team
Pittsburg this morning is in the
lead of the national league pennant
race by two victories won by that
club in St. Louis, breaking the tie
with Chicago and increasing Pitts
burg's percentage mark by five
points. New York and Chicago both
won their games, tut, playing in
single games each gained by two
points, New York dropping to sec
ond and Chicago to third place.
Standing as it has here been figurd
is left unaffeced by President Pul
liams' decision last night, declaring
the New York-Chicago game of
September 23, a tie and finding that
Chicago has no claim to the forfeit-
Pct.
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.636
ed game on the day following. The
standing of Friday's games included,
follows:
Club Won Lost
Pittsburg . ....... 97 55
New York i....... 95 54
Chicago . 96 55
In the American League, Detroit
and Cleveland both won their games,
the latter club retaining second place
by the virtue of its defeat of Chi
cago, which is now 13 points behind
Cleveland:
Club Won Lost
Detroit . 88 61'
Cleveland . ....... 88 62
Chicago . 85 63 f.
Pet.
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