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k vmiwv nnrrnnv.u. THE MOItNING AST01UAN, ASTOIUA, OREGON. NEW-YORK DAFFY OVER BASE BALL TIE SOME INTERESTING READING FOR PANS, ANENT YES TERDAY'S GAME. NOTHING ELSE TALKED OF Situation Was an Unique One in Baseball History, at Both Cuba and Gianta Stood Even at End of f Long Season'! Contest ' 1 NEW YORK, Oct, P.-Xcw York is baslmtll crazy 'to-day.'. Election!, war rumor in the Balkan and every thing due ha been forgotten. No one talk of anything, but baseball and the probable outcome of till afternoon' game between New York and Chica go. With the Chicago team speed- in? across the country ai last at jrtam would bring them. .cw i or ders talked themselves hoarse lat night and only Hopped .that they might rest their voice for the de mand that will be made on them on the polo ground tin afternoon. The situation i a unique one in baseball history. Both the Cub and Giants having finished the season with a percentage of 641, tied for the pre- i clou bit of bunting that mean 10 much to the winner in the National League. On the result of to-day' game hang the success or failure of a season's hard work. It Is a bombas tic and fitting climax to the season of unparallctlcd thrill. Never before have two team been tied for the championship at the end of the race. Never before ha the race been o close, never ha it been nec essary to play off the tie of ix month' baseball in a single battle. That the game will be a struggle to the death is certain, for the town is in the grip of the-greatest excitement, fringed about by nervous prostration. The Jatt performance and gener al statistic the pitcher look alike "Christy" Matthewson and Mordecal Drown, he of the three finger. Matty ha not pitched since he twirled against Philadelphia on Saturday. However, he looks drawn and tired and it is still doubhtful whether he will be in the box. Matthewson has not beaten Brown in two years, having pitched several close games. This superstitious in fluence may have its effect on the se lection of twirlcr. No class on earth are such patrons of the god of luck a baseball players. Then Chicago may use Reulbach who ha not had a run scored aaginst him in the last nine games he has pitched. Many night workers, early this rooming, went directly from their: places of employment to the grounds. It is freely predicted on all sides that thousands will be turned away and that all record of attendance will be shattered. Many persons went to the grounds at five and six o'clock this tllfiriitnt ami fltitd rt1f n i i w 1 n tmfiA siti't imi it ii sj nntn v'tf i is i uvu U'i'sj position on the line. The gates will i ooen at noon and undoubtedly be closed long before tlic game starts nt three o'clock. Astoria Theatre on Saturday Matinee and, night and have expended a great deal of time and money on their band and orchestra, and that the music loving populace appreciate this effort is amply proven by the praise beard upon every side. The land is under the leadership of Fred Simpson, the noted trom bone; virtuoso, justly styled "The Black Prayor"' The superb operatic orchestra is conducted by William Kobton, whose musical education whs completed abroad. But the good thing they have to offer doc not stop with the band and orchestra. There arc a host of come dian, singer and dancers, "and some of the highest priced vaudeville acts ever Carried by a minstrel company. Richard & Prinze's Famous Min strel have probably made more peo ple laugh 'than all the other minstrel show combined, for during the 29 years of their existence, they have appeared in, every country where the English ' tongue is spoken. They are genuine Ethiopians, and their singing and dancing are such a only the real darkey is capable, 0, They have the strongest company this season that ha ever appeared under the well known title, and con sequently they are doing a record breaking business. , , The big street parade will take place as usual at noon. FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH "The Four Corners of the Earth," the new spectacular melodrama which belongs to Ivlimt & Gazzolo enter prises, it said to be the best of the long string of plays written by Win. L. Robert. The plot carries one around the world at a high rate of speed, but the action hesitates long enough to display the beautiful painted scenic points of interest en tour. The story is vividly enacted by a company of greater number than is usual with melo-dramatic produc tions and tell of a young cowboy who travels to the four corners of the earth; trying to rescue his intend ed wife, who is beink taken forcibly by a revengful woman and man who are detaining her for ransom. The plot takes the entire company on a very long -"journey that ends in true theatrical fashion. "The Four Cor ners of the Earth" is said to be" de cidedly an out-of-the-ordinary play, thoroghly interesting as a dramatic production,' delightfully , and pictures quely "set and with a ripple of comedy and music running through it that is positively refreshing. It will be seen at the Astoria Theatre next Sunday night.. , AMUSEMENTS No race of people love music more than Americans. r, Fully alive to this fact, the man agers of Richards & Bridle's Fa mous Minstrels, which appear at the LABOR FIGIJTS CANNON. CHICAGO, Oct .8, Labor is pre paring a final and determined on slaught on the candidacy of Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. The political ac tion committee of the Chicago Fed eration of Labor yesterday made plans to send a number of labor lea ders into Commerce district next week, . During the last weeks of the cam paign there will be nearly fifty labor speakers in Danville, Kankakee and the vicinity. Two organizers for the American Federation of Labor are it the district now making speeches for the democratic candidate for Speak er Cannon's seat in the house of rep resentatives. Among those to be sent by the Chicago Federation of Labor will be Secretary Edwin Ni cholis and John C. Harding, secretary of the Chicago Typographical Unbii SABELHA, Kas., Oct. 8.-Angered because of a news item printed in the Morrill News yesterday, Perry Roy cr, marshal! of Morill, a town of sev eral hundred persons, eight miles from Sabelha shot and killed J. A. Schuckmer, editor of the News and then committed suicide. Oct. Of ficial Tide Tables ECU TELL OH BETAS. Za Ilia "Shall tht P.opU fculsf" Blmply "a local Issusf" Congressman Henry guennan Bou tH of Chicago,' commenting on Mr. Bryan's apeucti In Iowa, says; . Mr. Bryan's question, "Buall the peo ple rule?" Implies that somewhere 4a this country tint people do not rute. The only UnU win-re the people do not rule art tu 8taU that are ex jHwted to give overwhelming majorities for the Democratic ticket. Perhaps Mr. Bryan thinks that bis question la purely "a local Issue." If be te sin cere, I challenge him to make a speech In Vlekabiirg,- Miss., on "Governaieut by the People." Let him repent om of bis famous autt-luiperlullHt speeches, simply elmiiglug three words, substitut ing "MIsslKslppl" for "Philippines" and "bluck brothers" for "brown brothers." Let blui suggest that we have as chair man of his meeting John Sharp Wil liams, loader of the Democrats in Con gress, end as vice-chairmen the other members of the Congressional delega tion from Mississippi. And after lie has made his speech la Vlcksburg, If ho shall hare escaped ths rule of the people In that 'com munity, I dure Mr, Bryan to rjat his oration on popular government In Charleston, 8. C with Senator Till man as chairman of his meeting, kr. Bryan's sentiment hare a purely geo graphical sincerity. His epigrams and startling conundrums are especially de signed to meet local demands. Of this nature are all bis views sa tariff aad taxation. Mr. Bryan's proposition that every time a trust Is formed tariff sched ule should be regaled, and every time a trust la dissolved a new duty should be added, Is too funny even for comic opera. " " If on March 4 nest Mr. Bryaa aboold become President, with Democratic Congress In botb houss, aid should actually place upon the statute books the financial and economic vagaries de livered by him In bis speech of last Friday, It would plunge ths nation Into bankruptcy and bring on industrial chaos. If be should begin by repealing the duty on sugar to punish the sugar trust, be -would r upset the national finances by losing 0O,0OO,0OO a year la rerenues, and would stir up a revo lution in Louisiana, Utah, Colorado and Michigan. Then, if be sbould re peal the duty on cotton goods, because some hustling manufacturers of New England or -the-Csrollnas were dump ing goods In Cltltia'lu rivalry with Eng land and Germany, he would divert otlr. millions from the treasury and Invite itllf further Industrial ruin. But, of course, Mr, Bryan would do none of these things, any mors than be wlfl 'Invade fhs tfolid Souls and sum mon the cohorts of DiMoeracy to the defence of the Constitution with tSie battle cry "Stshll the Peopls Ruler Mr. Bryan simply does not tnsan wfcat be any. What he utter with Cbad bandlan unction In the North ha repudi ates with Pecksulfllan duplicity In the gouts, - BbI tStm Ht, .. ... The business men of our community as a whole are hoaiwt and their meth ods are sound. The President has never said otherwise. Indeed, It Is chiefly In the Interest of the great body of honest business men that be has made his fight for lawful business methods. Hon. Wffi. fl. Tuft, to Mer chants and Manufacturers' Association, Boston, Mass. The highest claim of William Me Klnley foe the gratitude of hi coun trymen is that, in spits of ths abuse and contumely that was heaped upon bis bead for tills policy, be placed our country In the forefront of nations ss a ctviljzer and upllftr of unfortunate peoples. Hon. Win. II. Taft, at Cleve lund, Ohio, Coed Use For It. "Alas!" s'.u auld. "What shall I do? f feel that I have a heart of Atone." " "Possibly." be suggested tentatively, "with my belp you might umise It the eornerstouo of a matrimonial struc ture." After all, there's nothing like a re sourceful man. Blie said so herself. Chicago Post -Fsltns, . Miss Fecbla-i-1 was quite, surprised at Mr. Sloman last evening. He was discussing American beauties, and he paid me quite a compliment Miss Cbellus Well, that was sur prising. I never before heard of blot paying anything before It was due. Philadelphia Press. Of Service. "D.i voil thlnl; thf. flrtnff mnr!i!n wtU ever perform any Important serv-' ico to the public r "It Is already performing an impor tant service." answered Miss Cayenne, "It Is something to talk about" Wash ington 8tar. mum uniriAiiY DISCHARGES BELIEVED VS. 21 ttmsfifk' Each Cap- i ber.(M0Y! tXU DBUOOIHTS Compiled by the U. S. Government for Astoria and Vicinity. OCVOBER, 1908. High Wbte'r. A, M. Date. h,m. ft, Thursday IFSS "(i.l PrWay 2 5:42 .0 Saturday 8 7:03 5.0 SUNDAY 4 8:27 6.2 Monday R 9:34 6.8 .Tuesday ,,i 6 10:27 7.4 Wednesday 7 11:10 8.0 Thursday 8 11:49 8.6 Friday 9 0:02 8.6 Saturday ,..',.,.10 0:51 8.8 SUNDAY 11 1:88 8.5. Monday 12 2:25 8.0 Tuesday 13 8:14 7.5 Wednesday .....14 4:05 6.9 Thursday .'.,,...15 5:04 6.5 Friday lfi 6:12 6.2 Saturday 17 7:23 6.2 Sunday is 8:,so e.5j yMonday 19 9:22 6.9 .Tuesday ...29 10:02 7.2 .Wednesday 21 10:40 7.7 'Thursday 22 11:15 8.0 "Friday ..,...,,.,23 11:45 8.3 ' .Saturday 24 0:10 7.8 (SUNDAY 25 0:49 7.8 Monday 20 1:30 7.7 Tuesday ,,..,,..27 2:12 7.4 Wednesday 28 2:57 7.1 .Thursday i ..... .29 8:42 6.8 "Friday 30 4:35 8.5 Saturday .91 5:38 6.4 P, M. h.m. 4:12 6:08 6:19 7:43 9:03 10:11 11:10 12:27 1:04 1:42 2:20 2:58 3:40 4:27 5:23 6:81 7:47 8:57 9:55 10:45 11:28: 12:16 12:45! 1:15! 1:48 2:24 3:04 3:52 4:50! OCTOBER, 1908. Low Water. Date. Thursday I'Tiaay Saturday ..... SUNDAY .... Monday ....... Tuesday Wednesday , . ,., Thursday Friday Saturday SUNDAY .... Mondav ; Tuesday , Wednesday .... inursaay Friday ........ Saturday SUNDAY Monrlnv ...... 'Tuesday , weunesaay , , , Thursday Friday Saturday . .... SUNDAY ..... Monday ,. Tuesday Wednesday i Thursday . , .... , , Friday Saturday , 2 : . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 X 8 0 ,io .11 .1 .13 .14 .15 .16 .17 .18! .19' .20 .21 .22 .23 .24 .25 .26 .27 .28 .29 .30 .31 I A, M. P, M. I h.m. ft. h.m I ft. !10;06 8.2 11. -091077 11:02 8.7 0:15 0.812:21 4.0 1:29 0.8 1:68 4.0 2:45 0.6 3:25 S.6 3:60 0.5 4:32 2.7 4:47 0.4 5:23 1.8 6:35 0.4 6:05 0.9 6:18 0.5 6:50 0.1 7:00 0.7 7:34 -0.1 7:45 1.2 8:19 -0.4 8:26 1.8 9:05 -0.4 9:05 2.4 9:52 -0,1 9:50 8.0 10:40 0.2 10:41 4.0 11:34 0.6 11:40 4.0 0:33 0.9 1:05 4.0 1:87 1.2 2:27 S.9 2: 3S 1.8 3:35 8.4 8:32 1.4 4:27 2.8 4118 1.5 6:03 2.1 4:68 1.5 6:89 1.6 5:35 1.5 6:13 1.0 6:13 1.8 6:47 0.6 6:49 1.9 7:20 i),l 7:20 2.2 7:54-0.1 7: ."iS 2.5 8:32 -0.;! 8:30l 2.9 9:14-0.8 9:12 3.310:01 -0.l 10:03 8.7 10:56 0.1 11:10 8.9 11:67 0.6 John Fox, Pres. F. L. Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savixsjs Bjuc, Tret. Nelson Troyer, Vice-Pres. and Supt ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED . . . Canning Machincry.Marinc Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Corraspondence Solicited. ' Foot of Feet Stmt SCO! BAY BRASS 1 11 PIS ASTORIA, OREGON Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineers. Up-to-Pate Sawmill Machinery ISth and Franklin Ave. Prompt attention given to all repair work. Tel Main 2461 Sherman Tmnsler Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manager. Hacks, CarriagesBaggage Checked and Transferred Trucks aad Furaitur wagons nanos oiovea, coxea sna faippTuu 433 Commercial Street - . Min Pfcon i?' Ft tfTTlff TTfTtttV Ml VTTtlTtTIU mitTVVrtmi HHUTI THE TRENTON First-CIass Liquors jandu tigars 102 Commercial Street Corner Commercial and 14th. ASTORIA, OREGON STATEMENT OfS STEEL &VEWART-'. Electrical Contractors PhoneMain 3881 .... 426BondStrcet ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK At the tlo oBuilnui, Stptember 23, r903. aetouRcet, Ioiis and DlscoonU City and County WamMjM and ; Asiorl WU9r Boud. Hk Buimins ......j.',,,, Furnltars and ristort .. Real Kntttt.. ., ,.,... ,: Due from Bunk 9,ty7 Cftt on Ilaad m.fflM- ToUiI.. UaiUTIEB I4S81S.7S OpitmraiUlin 'ff.. HarpliM. .....,.. .08 t;odlvMJ profits .., a Subjijct to Check..,...,! M Time Curlilicuum Pem(J Certlfleates.. XhleniChecs Letter ol Credit ... . W ,(!.' 1,M7.5 ..,. . just ' U,974.a ''" , 138.00 9M.00&3,.tT ,........ I4SS teVAii ACTnIA nStfrni, - - ' in ASTORIA. OBEfiriM Statement called by the State Bank Examiner, September 23, 19C, "' (Condensed) Loans and securities..'.". w$107,182.95Capital . , Furniture and fittures.....'1 4,421.46Undivided profits Expense account .',7..... 179.41 Available funds: ' ' Due from ban5s...$lSJ533.47 ' '!' Cash in vault.... $16,887.82 32,421.29Deposits . . ; 90,9445 ....$ 50,00013 .... AXJUi Tota $145,305.11 Total 145JCSlt - !.'J I ! ! 'Z ; I M. ANDERSON, , i -..,.,' " Cashier REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Astoria Nation a S T 1 1IMJ REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE K First National M At Astoria in thf State of Drponn tne ciose oi Business, septemoer a, t ppcmTurcc Astoria, in the State of Oregon. RESOURCES. . ' - j'at the close of business, September Loans and discounts ..i. $433,677.79 23, 1908. y- Overdrafts, secured and unsecured II. S. Rnnds to ernr rir. culation . 4700.00 U. S. Bonds to secure U. S. Deposits ., 20,000.00 Other Bonds to secure U. 1 S. Deposits 34,000.00 Premiums on U. S. Bond-"r" 3,045.00 Bonds, securities, etc. 65,413.33 Banking house, furniture,' ""':' and fixtures .....jr;i.a''"4.030. Other real estate owned;j i. 833.41 Due from State Banks and . I Bankers 4.84545 Due from approved reserve agents ,........ 143,049.01 Checks and other cash items .................. 3.672.71 Banks 1.210JX) .... . - - - - - .. . .t' " it' ractionai paper currency, ' nickcis, anq cents ....... Lawful money reserve in bank, viz: , ' Sftecie $77,379.65 Igal-tender notes 720.00 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 55,433.(3 f - i 780J2 13.2S.1 1773115 Rp.;nTTPrpc 8,465.35 Loans and discounts .....$465.58612 Overdrafts, secured and un- U. S. Bonds to secure nr. f culation orwim rrcmiums on U. b. iionds 10080 conas. securities, ett . . . Due from National Banks (not reserve agents)... Due from State Banks and Bankers Due from approved reserve agents ............j.... Checks and other cash items ...i... v., Notes of other National Banks t rir rv Vf -r , - i,TJAt Nickels and cents 317.25 lawful money reserve in back, viz:, j . . Specie .... . . . . .S203.000.0O Legal-tender notes 715.00 203715X3 Redemption fund with U. o. 1 reasurer (5ner rmt "of circulation... Due from U. S. Treasurer, other than 5 per cent re demption fund 241.23 78,099.65 2,375.00 Total .....$857,887.89 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 50,000.00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid.. 18,786.55 National Bank notes out standing 44,000.00 Individual deposits subject to check.... $339,642.98 - " Demand certificates of de posit 51,457.61 Time certificates of de- posit 253,859.00 Certified checks 141.75 United States deposits.:.. : 50,000.00 695,101.34 Total .,...$857,887.89 State of Oregon, County of Clat sop, ss.; I, J. E. Higgins, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. E. HIGGINS, ' Cashier. . Subscribed and sworn tn hefnr me this 30th day of September, 1908. . JVl. C. MAGEE, ' . Notary Public. Correct Attest: " GEO. H. GEORGE, GEORGE W. WARREN A. SCHERNECKAU. '!-' Directors. 2,C00jC3 350X5 . Total ........ .... ..$1,043,43143 LIABILITIES. Capital stock oain in ...'stmfififi fa Surplus fund 25,000.03 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid.. 25,053-54 National Bank notes out standing 40,000.33 Due to State Banks and Bankers 9SU3 Individual deposits subject to check $682,707.70 . Demand certificates of de posit 169,477.09 Certified Checks ...260.68 852,44147 Total ...$1,043,485.43 State of Oregon, County of Clat sop, ss.: I, S. S. Gordon, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S.' S. GORDON, . , j Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of September, 1903. V. BOELLING, Notary Public Correct Attest: G. C. FLAVEL, w. f. McGregor, JACOB KAMM, Directors. r ZBis Cuiin WaU Paher : Must close out our line of Wall Paper. All the latest designs. 1-5 Off Until Oct lO Only. If ycu are contemplating any work of this kind call and inspect our stock before purchasing else where and you can save money. 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