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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22

to the position Judge Taft has taken
in the matter Of the non-enforcement
Of Senator Foraker for reelection.
The Senator said he would probably
read tonight a copy OF the statement
handed to him by a representative Of
the Associated Press. Suggestion
was made that he might wish his an
swer to appear in the editions Of the
newspapers OF the country in which
the presidents statement would be
published. Foraker in reply said: Il
am not so fond Of the presidents
company as that" He further said
he might make statement tomorrow
IL after consideration he deemed re-
ply necessary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
CHICAGO MoToRMAN Anglers
DEDIcAToRS BY DISTURB
ING PROCESSION.
BISHOP RESTORES PEACE
Party Of 1000 Headed by Bishop
Rhode, Demolish Street Car and
Injure Occupants When Mctorman
Runs Car Through Their Parade.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-A street car
was demolished and It's crew injured
yesterday when a religious parade Of
1000 persons led by Bishop Paul
Rhode, became maddened mob in
Chicago Heights
1t was with great difficulty that the
bishop, who was on his way to dedi-
cate a new cemetery, prevailed upon
the marchers to restore order.
The riot took place near the city
hall in the suburbs, when the motor
man Of the car attempted to pass
through the line OF the parade, The
marchers became offended when their
ranks we're disturbed and in an in
.stam the air was filled with flying
stones and missiles, The windows Of
the car were smashed, the woodwork
broken and the crew hurt.
The passengers in the car fled in
terror and several suffered slight
wounds from broken glass and crowd
ing
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
CHAIRMAN MACK PLANNING
TO THOROUGHLY CAM
PAIGN THE WEST
is COMING WESTWARD SOON
Democratic Leader Regards Middle
States Safe For Bryan, and Now
Hopes to Capture California, Ore
gon and Washington.

NEW YORK Sept. 2l.-Chairman
Mack of the democratic national COM
mittee is planning to force lighting
on the Pacific Coast and during Oc-
tober speakers of national prominence
will be sent west to aid in swinging
all of the debatable states into the
line Of the democratic column. Mack
said tonight that reports received
from California, Oregon, Montana
and Colorado were of such character
as to lead him to believe that with a
strong effort, they would be captured
for Bryan and Kern. Il regard the
middle west states said Mack to-
night, "As safely democratic and our
efforts will not be to hold our ad-
vantage which will be made easier by
the route Of the republicans, The
national committee IS receiving most
glowing reports from the Pacific
Coast and we will make added efforts
to bring California, Oregon and other
states into line. | am going west
soon and will likely meet the national
committeeman Of the Pacific Coast
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
HITCHCOCK N SUPREME
MANAGEMENT
Taft Wires His Confidence In
Chairman Endorse Cranes


CINCINNATI, Sept. 81. = Judge
Taft's telegram expressing confidence
in National Chairman Hitchcock, as
suring him that he is in supreme con-
troll and welcoming with him the as
Stance Of Senator Crane and the exc
cutiye and advisory committee, was
one Of the news productions Of the
republican presidential candidate to-
day The telegram was brought forth
for publication this afternoon stating
that the chairman was to be subordi-
mated in the management Of the cam
paign.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
MR.. SETTEM STEPS
OUT, MR.. MACK IN
Many Will Regret to Learn Of Resignation OF the
Well Known Astoria Water Baliff

The many friends Of Ole J Settem,
the water bailiff, will regret to learn
that he has placed his resignation in
the hands OF H. c. McAllister, the
State Fish Warden, who Is in the
city, Announcement Of this fact was
made by Mr. McAllister to repre-
sentative of The Astorian last night.
Mr., Settem is widely known in AS
toria and up and down the river, and
he has always been approved as a
man Of strong and conscientious views
and that he has done his duty as bail
off is attested by his record.
Mr.. Settenl's place is to be taken
BY w. "A, Mack, for many years water
bailiff and game warden on the upper
river. Mr. Mack has been in the city
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
Been in Court for Several Years
and Is Like Present
Controversy
WILL ASK CONTINUATION
Fishermen Want Continuation Of
Injunction Restraints Oregon An
thorities From Enforcing Present
Law, Until Court Decides Case.

PORTLAND, Sept. 2l.-A reason
ably early settlement OF the dispute
between the States OF Oregon and
Washington over the enforcement Of
the Oregon salmon fishing laws in
the Washington waters of the Co
lumbia river are promised. Assistant
Attorney General c. G.. Mcdonald Of
Washington went to Salem today and
filed with the supreme court Of Ore
gon the necessary papers to secure
the removal of the "Chris Nelson
case to the United States courts.
The Nelson case has been in the
courts for several years and involves
exactly the same principles as does
the present controversy, viz, right of
Oregon to enact legislation affecting
the waters Of the Columbia river, and
enforcing its laws on the Washington
side of the river In the meantime
the fishermen will ask continuation
Of the injunction restrainini the Ore
gon authorities from enforcing the
present law. until the supreme court
H.
of the United States decided the
case. which it is believed it will be
able to do within three months.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22

for the past week or more and has
done much in the matter of trying to
stop the fishing on the Washington
side before the injunctions were is
sued. 1t is said Of Mr.. Mack that he
has made more arrests in this work
than any other one engaged in it, and
to him is given the credit OF clearing
the upper river at time when the
conditions were very bad As a game
warden it is said that once he arrest
ed, and convicted, his own cousin.
Mr.. Mack will have an Office here
and will make Astoria his home, He
will be authorized to distribute IL
censes. It is presumed that Mr.. Set
TENS resignation will be accepted by
the, first Of the month,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22

OYSTER BAY, Sept. 2l--Late to-
day Secretary Loeb gave 70 repre-
sentatives OF the press a formal state
ment by the president which was call
I'D forth by the recent statement OF
exchanges between w. X. Hearst and
Senator Foraker Hearst in public ut
terances had accused the Senator OF
relations with the Standard OH Com
pany, as inconsistent with his duties
as Senator, and his attitude as repre-
sentative OF Republican policies and
professions. In today's statement
Roosevelt makes another appeal Tor
the support OF Taft and declares that
his defeat would bring Lasting salts
faction 10 but one set OF men, namely.
10 those men who, as shown in the
correspondence published by Hearst
were behind Foraker the opponent
OF Taft within his own party and VINO
Is now behind Governor Haskell and
his associates, the opponents OF TAFT
in the opposite party" The statement
embodies letter written by TAFT to
friend in Ohio on July 20, 1907, in
which the present Republican candi-
date refused to acquiesce in the plan
OF the state central committee to en-
dorse Taft for the PRESIDENCY and For
aker for reelection to the senate in a
single resolution The president
points out that Taft's attitude has
been always directly opposed to that
charged against Foraker by Hearst
regarding the moneyed interests, The
president cites the Brownsville affair
as case where agitation was the
phase OF an effort by the represen-
tatives of certain law defying cor
, porations to bring discredit upon the
administration, II was, he says, in
a large part, mot genuine agitation
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22

PORTLAND, Sept, q. Deter
mined that Sunday closing, not only
Of saloons, but Of all lines Of busi-
ness not excepted BY statute, shall
prevail in Portland, Dis
trict Attorney George ]. Cameron has
addressed communication to Chief
Of Police Gritzmacher, calling upon
the latter official to enforce strictly
the provisions Of section 1868 Of
Cotton &Bellinger's Code,
As a result Of the peremptory COM
mand Of the prosecuting officer Of the
Fourth Judicial District, the head Of
the police department issued orders
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
At Opening Of the September Term Of the Circuit
Court Yesterday, and Foreman Named
TWO PRISONERS GET PENETENTIARY TERMS
c. H. Spaudng Sentenced to Two and Half Years. and Frank
Thomas Gets One Year and Halt Grand Jury is Said
to be Very Satisfactory One.

blind pigs have been in operation in
the dry district in the eastern part of
the city all summer. OF course the
grand jury may ignore these matters.
Or, it may start an investigation, and
probably by the end of the week it
will be known what course is to be
pursued,
1t is said that. the grand jury is a
very satisfactory one, being COM
posed Of intelligent and representa-
tive men.
Two criminal cases were disposed
of yesterday afternoon.
G. H. Spaulding, who was arrested
recently for entering the Beck home
and stealing diamond ring and 9th
er jewelry, and small sum of money,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
a term of two and half years in
the state penitentiary,
Frank Thomas, who stole several
suitcases and some clothing from his
former room mate, Guy f. Turpin, at
the Central Hotel, also pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to term Of one
year and half in the state peniten-
tiary,
In the case Of the State against
Robert Casey, of Olney charged
with rape, a continuance was granted
until Thursday morning at 2 o'clock
Attorney John c. McCue appears for
the defnse.
In the case Of the State against
Robert Wilburg, accused Of stealing a
.Sl00 bill, q. continuance was granted
Continued on page ~
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
OBEY SUNDAY
LAW IN PORTLAND
Authorities Say Saloons and Other Business Not
Excepted by Statue Must Close

yesterday to Captains Of Police in
structing them to have the patrol,pen
'of the various reliefs notify ali 2er-
sons interested to comply with the
law beginning next Sunday, Septem-
Der 27.
AS the statute only exempts thea
tres, drug stores, doctors, undertake
ers, stables, butchers and bakers, ev-
cry place Of business, including cigar
stores, billiard parlors, bowling al
leys, confectionery and fruit stores,
and all amusement enterprises not
coming under the head Of theatres,
will hereafter remain closed on the
Sabbath
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
WILL EXPLAIN
OIL RELATIONS
Senator Dick Says Foraker viii
Soon Make Statement

AKRON, Sept. Fl. Senator Dick,
who arrived home today from his
conference with Messrs. TAFT, For
aker and other Republican leaders at
Cincinnati gave il as his understand
ing that Foraker has not changed his
attitude as4o his senatorial candi-
dacy. He announced that Foraker will
later in public address explain his
connection with the Standard Oil
Company.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22

In accordance with the terms OF the
new law Judge Mcbride made draw
ing for grand jury at the opening
of the September term of the circuit
court yesterday, and the gentlemen
whose names appear above were the
ones chosen, Mr., McMath, of West
port, was appointed foreman by Judge
Mcbride. Later the jury was in
structed in its duties and privileges
by the Judge, Two of the criminal
cases that later appeared before the
court were first passed upon by the
grand jury and true bills returned.
The grand jury remained in session
all during the afternoon, and it is ex-
pected that It will continue its ses-
lions at least throughout the week
without interruption.
The fact that the grand jury is in
session is an interesting and highly
important fact to many, just what i
will do is Of course entirely profile
matical. For months there have been
rumors of gambling, of saloons being
kept open on Sunday in violation Of
s
the state law, and Of other matters Of
equal importance, not the least .cf
these being the alleged fact that three
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
GROWING SERIOUS.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2l-The
hospital situation here reached crisis.
The Obuchoff Hospital is turning
away patients and the Kalinkin Hos
pital is already full. Two new hospi
tails will be opened Immediately
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.

Philadelphia /, 2, Chicago 3, g..
New York |. Pittsburg ?.
Brooklyn s, St. Louis ;.
Boston S, Cincinnati s.
American League.
Cleveland 5, New York 3.
St. Louis 5. Washington Q.
Chicago 2, Philadelphia Q.
Detroit 3, Boston 4.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22

states some time in October in the
far west, though may make flying
trip through all Of the debatable
states"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
FIRES UNDER CONTROL.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 2l. : Reports
were received here late this evening
that the forest fires are under control.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
CHAMBERLAIN TO STUMP.
Senator Will Speak in Oregon For
Bryari.

PORTLAND. Sept. 2l.-It is an
nounced that Governor Chamberlain
OF this state, the popular nominee for
the office Of United States Senator to
succeed Senator Charles w. Fulton,
will take the stump in behalf Of w.
]. Bryan, the democratic candidate
for the presidency.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
THE GRAND JURY.

R. McMath, Foreman, Westport.
H. II. ingalls,, Warrenton.
B. L. Ward, Astoria.
M. Leahy, Olney
Ludwig Larsen, Astoria.
John r. McDermott, Hammond,
J. D. Heckard, Seaside.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
NOTHING TO SAY.

CINCINNATI Sept Ex-senator
Foraker stated that owing to the late.
ness Of the hour he would not make
any reply to the statement issued to-
night by President Roosevelt relative
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
TAFT AGAINST TRUSTS
Roosevelt Points Out Candidates
Attitude Against Moneyed
Interests
JUDGE REMAINS SILENT

President In His Statement, Says
Tait's Defeat Would Bring Ever
lasting Satisfaction TO That Set OF
Men Behind Foraker.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
FORAKER CANCELS VISIT.

NEWARK, N. J, Sept. 2l.-An-
nouncemcnt was made tonight that
Foraker had cancelled his engage
ment 10 speak at the Republican con.
yention AZ Trenton next Friday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-22
PRESIDENT MAKESURGENT APPEAL
FOR TAFTS SUPPORT
on behalf Of the colorcd men at all
TAFT rs SILENT.

CINCINNATI, Sept Fl. = Judge
Taft read and re-read the production
OF President Roosevelt inspired by
the Foraker.Hearst controversy. He
recalled viyidly writing letter to
which the president referred, but af-
ter considering the question carefully
decided to make no addition TO the
subject at this time. Judge Taft did
not indicate that he would hereafter
,nala q atatameuf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02
the Besinn,nE Of the Ena.

The courts of the country have been
hitting some hard blows to drastic
railroad legislation. Up in Pennsyl-
vania the Supreme Court of the state
ing the action of the Legislature in
passing two cent passenger rate. said
that the railroads as well as lother
institutions and corporations had a
ments ana that the legislature was
not called upon to determine what
was q fair return The Federal court
in Missouri handed down decision
the question of the right of selecting
the court In which cause was to be
tried, was not one for the Legislature
to determine. The Missouri legisla-
AfAbama legislature did when it passed
the measure making q corporation for
felt Its charter 1T took cause from
a state court to q Federal court The
corporation has the right to determine
In which forum he will try q case;
The people will see their error soon
in selecting demagogues whose action
as leaders destroy the confidence of the
country and throw hundreds OF men
into idleness. The election of Conner
as Governor of Alabama, aside from
the increase In salaries and the increase
in taxes, has thrown hundreds of men
out of employment in Alabamc. The
people of Alabama, rich and poor, have
never in their lives paid as much taxes
as they have under the rule OF Gomez.
It is no need to say that he is not AefTe
cause of IL. for he Is. He had his
henchmen pass a bill creating q tax
commission which is costing nearly
twenty-five thousand dollars annually.
and the members OF this commission
visited the counties Of the state and
of their own motion increased the tax
able values of the state thereby caus-
ing every tax payer to have to dig
the deeper into his jeans for the diff
ference. Have you been benefited one
penny by this increase in taxes? Can
you point to one penny gained in saw.
ing Of freight on the goods you have
bought? Have you saved anything IN
car-fare since Mr.. Conner beguiled you
into electsng him to an office he was
never fitted for either by education
or qualification. But the courts are
getting at the various demagogicaI
measures passed by the frenzied legia-
latures in the various states and when
cool, legal judgment sits upon the
merits of these measures, we notice
they fall because of the want of merit
and equity. When this era Of dema-
gogues has passed and the country gets
In sane, safe hands the prosperity OF
which all boosted a year or so ago.
VIII return. =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02
QUEER RAILWAYS
SOUTH AMERICA HAS STRAIGHT
EST AND CRooKEDEsT.
strsightest Read On the world Runs
Through the Argentfne Pampss,
white the Crookedest Runs
From In f7wnsrn IN Caracas

strsighfest Read On the world Runs
Through the ArKentfne Pampas,
white the Creokedest Runs
From La Guairn to Caracas
Los Angeles Times.
To South America belongs the honor
Of having the straightest and the
crookedest railways in the world, the
former occurring across a stretch OF
the great Argentine pannpas. and the
latter winding up to Caracas the Ven-
ezuelan capital, from Ia Guaira, It's
principal port.
The pampas OF Argentine correspond
very closely to the Mississippi valley
OF the United States and the great
plains Of the Canadian Northwest
Nowhere else In the world is there SO
to an absolute level as do the panpas
The exigencies Of railroad building
best illustrate this fact.
Look at the railroad map of ArEen-
tine and see how the lines radiate
from Buenos Ayres like the spoke OF
a wheel. Whether north west to Ros-
ario and Cordoba. west to the Andes
southwest to the Parnpas Central. or
south to Mardel Plata and Bahia
Blanca their course Is Invariably al
most perfectly direct. The record
piece Of road have referred to Is
part OF the Buenos Ayres and Pacific
system. where. between Vedia and
Mackenzie. in the heart of the pampas
the rails run for ITS miles without an
inch of curve. and but for an IS at
the former place would continue so
for 206 miles. The nearest approach
to this record is made on a stretch of
the Australian government railroad
across the "black blocks" of New
South Wales. I cannot quote the
figures for the latter straight" but am
under the impression 1t would max
hardly more than a respectable sid
ing. for the uncurving stretch have
mentioned across the pampas,
An Unemdsmw Pampean "Straikhf."
This particular section of the Buenos
Ayres and Pacific forms a part of the
shortly to be completed transconti-
mental. line connecting the Argentine
and Chilean seaboards by way OF the
historic Uspalatta Pass, and 1t is on
these almost unending Pampean
''straights'' that time will be made up
for the slow going on the snail-like
cog wheels Of the Andean narrow
gauges. For the most part. this line
is quite without cuts and fills. though
these occur more often toward its
western end, where. In places, also,
long. low bridges have had to be built
over salt marshes and sink holes. For
the rest all the construction work
necessary has been the laying of the
ties-usuaily Paraguayan hardwood or
steel--upon the ground and the spik-
ing Of the rails to them. The latter
are OF English manufacture.
The through trains run over this
line win compare very favorably with
the average limited" on our West
ern lines. With the exception OF the
"dormitories." or sleeping cars, the
rolling stock. though Of English manu-
facture is built on strictly American
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02

Don't take your compass with you
on the train" they tell the stranger;
the needle will wear Itself out spin
ming around"
The trains. usually consist Of four
cars-one for frst-cIass passengers,
two for second -class, and a baggage
van. The first-elass fare Is somewhat
higher than the highest In any Of our
desert or mountain districts, but as
nine-tenths of the travel Is. second
class, this does not matter 50 much.
Every trip OF the train a government
official passes through the cars and
takes down the name OF each pasben-
ger, the list being published In the
next Issue Of the Caracas papers. This
is one of Castro's many little
schemes Of keeping tab on the goings
and comings Of his citizens ana visi-
tors, and It makes "quiet slipping I'M
to town" by either friends or enemies
very difi1cult. Two trains q day are
run In each direction.
Practically all the equipment Of the
road Ia OF English manufacture, with
the exception Of some American car
seats and q very efficient emergency
brakes. an English adaptation OF an
American idea. The company has
quite extensive shops at de Caracas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-02

l. q
Race Problem Factor In Ksvery
LARGE Southern City.
Ray stannard Baker, in American
Magazine.
Having followed the color line N
the South. 1t is OF extraordinary In
terest and Significance to learn how
the negro fares in the North. Is he
treated better or worse7 Is Boston
more favorable location for him than
Atlanta or New orleans?. A compari-
son of the Southern attitude and
the Northern attitude throws a flood
OF light upon the negro as a national
problem in this country.
Most OF the perplexing questions In
the North pertain to the city, but in
the South the great problems are still
agricultural. In the South the masses
OF negroes live on the land; they are
q part OF the cotton, sugar, lumber,
and turpentine industries: but in the
North the negro il essentially a pro-
blem of the great cities. He has
taken his place in the babel OF the
tenements; already he occupies ex-
tensive neighborhoods like the San
Juan, Hill district. In New York, and
Bucktown. In Indianapolis: and. by
virtue of an increasing volume Of i'm
migration from the South, he is over
flowing his boundaries in all direc-
haps, than any other single element
of urban population. Insevery impor-
tant Northern city. a distinct race pro-
blem already exists, which must In q
few years assume serious proportions.
Country districts and the smaller
cities in the North for the most part
have no negro question. few ne
groes are found in almost all locaii-
ties. but an examination of the stat
istics of rural counties and OF the less
err cities shows that the negro popu-
lation is diminishing in some locaii-
ties increasing slightly in others. In
distinctly agricultural districts in the
North the census exhibits an actual
falling of of negro population of 10
per cent between 1880 and 1900. Cass
County. in Michigan, which has a ia
nous negro agricultural colony--one
of the few In the North shows dis
dinct loss in population. From 1897
Inhabitants In 1880, It has dropped to
1868 in 1900. A few negro farmers
have done well in the North Eat Will
berforce Ohio, met two or three who
had fine large farms and were prose
perous), but the rural population is 50
small as to be negligible.