33rd YEAR. NO. 237
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOSER 11, 1C3
PHXE FIVE CENTS
DELEGATES TO IRIS-ISMP
PI BB Hi HE
Parcel Post Measure Is
Defeated
OFFICERS SWORN IN
Installation of President Walsh
and Others Feature of
Closing Session
ENDORSE WOHANS SUFFRAGE
Surprlf of the Day U the Unanimous
Adoption of Resolution Endorsing
' Woman's SuffrageFavor Measure
For Pacific Navy Yards.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Reaffirm
ing its support of the score of broad
policies affecting the resources of the
west and entrusting destinies of the
organization to the new officers the
delegates to the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial Congress late today ad
journed sine die and departed for
home. - The hit day of congress was
characterized by the only important
contest of five days, precipitated by
the difference of opinion over the
proposed national legislation known
as the parcels post measure. Reso
lution supporting attitude of post
master general was defeated by a
vote of 140 to 60. In the anticipation
that congress would take action on
the Question of representatives of the
retail grocers' association, commer
cial travelers of America, postoffice
department and of the various com
mercial bodies accredited to congress
not only watched progress of the
resolution in the committee where it
was defeated but participated also in
a spirited debate on the floor today.
The question threshed out involved
the position to the mail order houses,
welfare of the small merchant, item
t government expense ana tne
probable effect on commercial trav
elers of the country. In more than
one instance the assertion was made
that the real object of opposition wai
to prevent the government from af
fording a lower rate for transporta
tion than offered by railroad or ex
press companies.
' The installation of President Walsh
and other newly elected officers was
a feature of the day. Resolutions to
day favor governmental steamship
lines from the Pacific Coast to
Panama or other Central American
points; .increased merchant marine;
two coast navy yards for the Pacific
fleet; the improvement of nearly all
the rivers and harbors of the west;
appropriation of $50,000,000 annually
THINK MOFFAT ROAD
WILL REACH COAST
Oregon Midland Files Articles of Incorporation at
Salem With Nominal
PORTLAND, Oct. 10. Articles of
incorporation of the Oregon Mid
land Railroad were filed at Salem to
day with nominal capital of $100,000
is believed here in a measure to con
firm with reports which at different
times in the recent past have been
current to the effect that David Mof
fat who is behind the Colorado Mid
land intends to continue his road into
... . . r
Oregon. Articles 01 incuipuiaiiuii ui
the Oregon Midland State tne pur
a m-um: - l i -
for Lakes to Gulf waterway; protec
tion of water and forest rights; re
vision of the tariff and protection of
domestic sugar. '.
A surprise of the closing moments
of the congress was the unanimous
adoption of resolution endorsing
woman suffrage.
WITHDREW CONTEST.
LANSING, Mich., Oct lO.-The
fight over the republican nomination
for governor beginning immediately
after the September primaries when
Dr. J. B. Bradley of Eaton Rapids,
Auditor General, charged fradulent
enrollment and voting and demanded
a recount in certain counties, ended
last night when Dr. Bradley withdrew
from the contest, leaving Gov. Fred
M, Warner undisputed nominee of
his party for a third term.
BASE BALL STRUGGLE
IS IWOi
SCENE SHIFTS TO DETROIT,
WHERE GREAT ENTHUSI
ASM PREVAILS,
FOR WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Both Teams Were in Excellent Condi
tion for the First of the Games
Yesterday More Interesting Dope
For Enthusiastic Fans.
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. lO.-In-coming
trains to-day brought crowds
of bascbalf enthusiastic bent on wit
nessing the first of the struggles be
tween the Detroit and Chicago teams
for the championship of the world.
They were a brave and confident ma
jority wihch flaunted "Cub" banners
amid the multitude of "Tiger" em
blems. Before daylight the enthusiasts be
gan forming in line before the ticket
windows at Bennett Park waiting for
the sale of general gdmission tickets
to open up at nine o'clock. Many
whom had no breakfast at home
muched sandwiches and still had
enough left in their pockets or in
packages which they carried for lun
cheon at noon. They were taking no
chances. All of the reserved seats
for to-day's game were sold within
two hours to-day leaving hundreds of
would-be purchasers unsatisfied.
Many of these were to be found in
the less ambitious line to-day.
Expressions of gratification were
heard on every hand that both teams
Were in excellent condition and fit to
play the best baseball of their already
brilliant careers. The list of injured
Capital at $100,000
pose of the company is to build from
Weiser, Idaho, to Portland, Tilla
mook and Coos Bay, Oregon.
The incorporators are men
plainly chosen to conceal the identity
of the interest behind' f he scheme.
Putting these things together with
the fact that the Colorado , Midland
is now pushing toward Weiser as its
goal, lends considerable color to the
situation that the Moffat interests
are behind the new railroad.
HGRY BAfiDIT HOLDS
UP STAGE COUGH
Relieves Passengers cf Cash
and Then Apologizes
MISSOULA, Mont., Oct. 10.-
Armed with a 22 calibre rifle, the low
er portion of his face concealed by a
red bandana handkerchief, a lone
highwayman this evening held up
the Missoura-Bonner stage, about
two miles east of this citv. lined uo
0 r r
12 occupants and driver and relieved
them of sums ranging from $S to $25
each, disappeared in the gathering;
dusk. ' After securing the booty the
bandit apologized, saying the hunger
had driven him to commit the crime.
Authorities were quickly notified and
the sheriff ai deputies are scouring
the nearby hills fo, the bandit.
is fortunately short. Catcher Schmidt
of Detroit donned his uniform despite
a finger the conditions of which would
have kept a less plucky player from
playing. No less Spartan was the con
duct of Shortstop O'Lcary, who ig
nored a badly bruised thumb. ' Cap
tain Chance showed no effects of the
blow which he received in the neck
at New York except in the huskiness
and faintness of his voice. Shortstop
Bush, whose sensational work was a
vital factor in Detroit's final dash for
the pennant, was unhappy. He was
ineligible to. play, having joined the
club too late in the seasoi!.
President F. J. Navin of the Detroit
Club, had erected in the out-field a
tier of circus seats which entended
from the left field foul line over to
the pavillion in right field. They will
accommodate 10,000 spectatots in ad
dition to the normal seating capacity
of the park. -
The batting order: Detroit Mcln-
tyre, LF, O'Leary SS., Crawford, CF.
Cobb RF., Rossman, IB; Schafer 3
B. Schmidt, C; Downs 2B Killiam, P.
Chicago-Schreckard, IF; Evers, 2
B., Schultze, RF; Chance IB; Stein-
fcldt 3B; Hoffman, CF; Tinker, SS;
Kling3B;" Reulbach. P.
Umpires American Sheridan and
Connelly; National O'Day and
AHUIY ID MI
SITUATION
Former Serves Notice on
Tolerate Further
EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH AT D0HTEGRAHS
Russia Decides Not to Oppose Annexation of Bosnia and Hers
govnia by Austria-Hungary, Who Will Not Shrink Frcm
War Rather Than Yield to Dictation
PARIS, Oct. 10: Official advices
received here represent the situation
between Servia and Austria-Hungary
as extremely critical. Austrial-Hun-gary
has served notice that she will
not tolerate further ,' "Provocation,"
and threatens Servia in case the lat
ter declare war or make any' aggres
sive move. Further advices at the
foreign office are that excitement
among the Montegrans is also at
feverish heat.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 10-Rus-sia
has decided not to oppose the
annexation of Bosnia and Herszgo-
Vina by Austria-Hungary. Without
in any way approving the action of
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister,
she will bow to the accomplished
fact. ' ,
It was learned from well-informed,
sources that Austria-Hungary
would not shrink from war rather
CI1S0A0Q IIS FIRST
serial en
Sloppy Grounds at Detroit Make
Game Difficult
DETROIT, Oct. 10. Rain reduced
the first of the series of baseball
games between Detroit and Chicago
for the world's championship, which
went to Chicagp , this afternoon, 10
to 6, to an aquatic exhibition of some
merit. To an impartial observer it
was a rank drama with many scenes
of low comedy but to the local en
thusiasts the comedy was tragic. It
was not pleasant, locally, to observe
Catcher Schmidt of the "Tigers" ly
ing prine in the mud four feet from
the home plate with the ball in his
hand, struggling to arise, while Chi
cago trotted in a run.
Nor were there other serio comic
incidents, due to the condition of the
grounds and slippery wet ball appre
ciated by serious followers of either
team. Chicago was compelled to use
three pitchers to win while Detroit
employed two in their efforts to
check the Cubs.
Chicago won by heavy opportune
hitting and brilliant work in the
field.
FOOTBALL GAMES.
Multnomah Cluh 9, Willamette 0.
Indians 12, Syracuse 0.
BASEBALL GAMES.
" Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles 2, Portland 3.
San Francisco 6, Oakland 7.
STATION AGENT ROBBED.
J. S. Kelly at Estaeada Sandbagged
and Relieved of $50.
PORTLAND, Oct. 10. J. S. Kelly,
station agent of the Oregon Water
Power & Railway Company at Esta
cada, a few miles southeast of this
city was sandbagged and knocked un
conscious and robbed of $50 about 8
o'clock tonight. He . later recovered
consciousness and telephoned to the
company's office in this city for as
sistance. '
IS CRITICAL
Latter That She Will Not
"Provocation"
than yield to dictation in form of a
joint call for an international con
ference issued by Great Britain,
France, Russia and Italy. According
to this authority Austria-Hungary
and Germany have seized this oppor
tunity to test the strength of fre
quently discussed "Hemmingen pol
icy.
They believe the time has come for
shattering the narrowing circle of
alliances and understandings. It is
entirely possible that Austria-Hun
gary may make official refusal to the
powers to recognize the annexation
of Bosnia as an accomplished fact.
BELGRADE, Oct. 10,-There was
enthusiastic and excited popular
demonstration this afternoon in front
of Skupschitina building and the
palace of the Crown Prince of Servia.
The Prince appeared and thanked the
crowd for its ovation.
CIMilD son HI
HOP MARKET HAS BUSY DAY,
Great Demand For Product Makes
P.ecord Business in Portland.
PORTLAND, Oct. lO.-More hops
changed hands today in the Oregon
market than ever before in the his
tory of the trade. The total amount
bought is about 4000 bales. One large
operator alone purchased 2050 bales
in the Dallas country, sweeping it ab
solutely clear. This firm also took
other lots totalling 675 bales. In all
it was the largest day's business ever
done by one hop firm in Oregon.
Three other operators took lots
ranging from 387 bales to 687 bales.
Including in one. lot was 300 bales
of Yakimas. The prices ranged from
7 cents to 7 1-2 7 3-4 cents per
pound.
DAILY PAPERS OUST
GROW SL1AILER
SO SAYS ALFRED HARMS
WORTH, THE FAMOUS ENG
LISH PUBLISHER
WOOD PULP IS GIVING OUT
With Cutting Down and Devastation
of the Forests, Price of White
Paper Will Go Up, Compelling the
Smaller Newspapers, Says Visitor.
NEW YORK, Oct. lO.-Lord
Northcliffe, the head of the Harms
worth corporations, which own the
London Daily Mail and thirty five
other English publications, accom
panied by Lady Northcliffe, his moth
er; Mrs. Harmsworth and Mrs. Al
geron Douglas-Pennant, is here to
take two months' holiday and inci
dentally to watch the election in No
vember.
"Personally I have come for a lit
tle holiday ,to look on at the election
and to talk with many old American
friends." he said. "I notice that some
of the American newspapers are smal
ler in size than they used to be and
I fancy they have not even yet reach
ed the limit in that direction. White
paper must inevitably rise in price.
Prodigal extravagance in the cutting
down of forests, forest fires and the
increased demand for the wood of the
spruce tree caused by the growth of
newspapers all over the world must
have had only one and unless some of
your geniuses help the situation by
discovering a substitute for wood
pulp. Some 5,000 different materials
64 MILES AN HOUR
NEW AUTO RECORD
Herbert Lyttle Keeps This
on New Million
LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARK
WAY, Oct. 10. By his marvelus
driving of the Italian car at 234.6
miles in 219 minutes 64.25 miles
an hour in the motor parkway sweep
stakes for stock cars selling at $4000
of over. Herbert Lyttle not' only
broke this country's speed record, but
demonstrated the success of the new
million dollar speedway. A spectacle
and crowd gathered, simultaneously
run the five races were far below ex
pectations. 'There were few specta
tors. Lyttle hit up high speed imme
diately upon his re-lease from start
Who Attempted Assault
Upon White Girl
SEVERAL ARE INJURED
ioh Numbers 1000 Eat mili
tary and Civil Authorities
Hold Them Off
AI0TKER 'SPRINGFIELD RiDT
Spartanburg, South Carolina, a Town
of 20,000 Inhabitants, Are Infur
iated at Assault Attempted by John
Irby Upon Miss Lillie Dempsey.
SPARTANBURG, S. C, Oct. 10.
In the heart of Spartanburg with its
20,000 population a mob of infuriated
citizens at times numbering a thou
sand or more fought today and to
night with the military and civil au
thorities for possession of John
Irby, a negro, who attempted to
ravish Miss Lillie Dempsey early to
day while the young woman was on
her way here from Saxon Mill, a vil
lage three miles away. Four persons
were wounded, one of them seriously
and John Sparks, a restaurant keeper, ,
was arrested and held without bail
on the charge of shooting Sheriff
Nichols who was slightly injured in
the exchange of shots between the
mob and authorities who were pro
tecting the prisoner here.
have been tried but vainly. There is
nothing like wood.
"Even American resourcefulness
and initiative cannot grow a paper
tree in fewer than 35 to 50 years.
Therefore in my opinion many of
your daily journals must reduce their
size or increase their price in the fu
ture. I am in favor of the smaller ra
ther than the dearer newspaper, al
though I have no rooted prejudice ei
their way."
WILL BECOME FLAGSHIP.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10,-Orders
wre issued yesterday to the cruiser
Charleston, now at the Bremerton
Navy Yard, to proceed on Oct. 26 to
the Atlantic station via Honolulu and
Guam to become the flagship of the
third squadron of the Pacific fleet, re
placing the cruiser Rainbow.
Speed Up for 234 Dies
Dollar Track
ing line and kept it up with hardly
a fluctuation trom 64.25 miles an
hour. Only a second in interest was
the close rivalry between Drivers
Sharp and Bourque of Garden City
sweep stakes string. The former cov
ered 187.6 miles in 199 minutes. It
was a nip and tuck race for many
miles. The only accident during the
race at all serious wa3 to Mechani
cian Lamond in driving Miller's car
in the Garden City event . he was
thrown out and sustained a fractured
leg. The driver then took a specta
tor to the seat and continued the race.