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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07
BoGoTAN REVOLT.

PANAMA, Aug, 6 Notwithstand-
ing the strict censorship Of news over
the newspapers and telegraph lines,
news has leaked out concerning the
recent conspiracy against President
Refs, in Bogota, as a result Of which
many prominent Colombians are pri.
soners The Associated Press has re-
ceived reports that on July II last the
prominent conservatives and liberals
resolved at all hazards to cease their
connection with the regime, which ac-
ccrding o them is running Colombia
Among the conspirators are var aus
members Of the superior court and
cabinet and veteran generals, many
OF whom were joined by their sors.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07
FOR PLAY GROUNDS
Great Meeting to Be Held in New
York City
MANY WILL PARTICIPATE
In Addition There Will be Wonder
full and Very Unusual Display of
Harvest Scenes by Foreign Born
Children-Old Country Scenes.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6,-At the
second annual congress of the play
Pround Association Of America,
which is to be held here September
8 to II inclusive, Governor Hughes,
DR.. VIM. H. Maxwell, city superin-
tendent of schools, Dr. Luther H.
Gulick, president of the. association,
and others will speak. The purpose
of this congress, which will be at
tended by leading men and women of
many cities is to give educators, phil
anthropisth, municipal authorities and
others interested in the welfare of
children to consult on ways and
means for introducing increasing play
grounds in their respective localities.
The gala days of the congress will be
Friday and Saturday, September II
and II when reports Of the boys and
girls branches OF the public eschool
Athlete League will give exhibitions
of class athletics and folk dancing.
and the children Of the public school
ground OF Newark N. j., will par
ticipate in military drill Following
there will be an elaborate harvest
festival in which representatives OF
New York's foreign population will
demonstrate on American soil ma
tional dances OF their respective
countries. In addition costumed
groups of workmen and women will
assemble on the green in one OF the
parks and pantomime, in dances, the
part each has played in the in-gather-
ing Of the harvest. These groups will
include Italian fruit gatherers, Hun
garian and French wine growers,
German farmers, Dutch dairymen,
eolored cotton and tobacco pickers,
Russian wheat harvesters, Slavic
1umbermen, Swedish fishermen and
Celtic shepherds and fax growers,
The purpose of this harvest festival
is to give the people Of this country
or opportunity to see how the peo-
pie of other countries express and
present the traditions OF the agricul
tural pursuits and harvest dances Of
their respective nations
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07
MARRY OR STAY AFLOAT.
Thirty Japanese Women to Make
Good on Proxy Contracts.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 6.-There
will be many marriages when the
steamer Tosa Maru which arrived to-
day reaches Seattle, for there are over
80 Japanese women, mostly married
by proxy under the old photograph
ceremony who will have to be claim
ed by husbands before immigration
officers will let them land. The i'm
migrants for Victoria was the small
est landed here for years, l3 in all.
The Tosa Maru lost by two days in a
race with the Montague with silk
Owing to the boycott organized in
South China against Japan there were
no Chinese passengers and but little
freight from China, the steamer was
one-third full.
News was brought by the steamer
Of the murder OF two Hong Kong en-
gineers, NJ. Fearby and M. Suther-
land in Trai Mai district Tonkin by
Chinese pirates, who, armed with
rifles, attacked the camp Of the min
ing engineers and shot them down,
Both men had been working the
pipes before going into Tonkin
Count Okuma has been attacking
the new Katsura Cabinet according
to advices received by the Tosa
Maru. He says the continuance in
Office of Viscount Terauchi, minister
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07
WILL NOT AMALGAMATE.

DETROIT, Aug. 6.-The Interna-
tional Brotherhood Of Transfers has
rejected the overtures Of the United
Transfers Of America to amalga-
mate the two organizations. 1t had
been reported that resolution would
be submitted indorsing Bryan on the
anti-injunction issue, but the time for
adopting the resolution expired at 8
O'Clock last night, and no such reso-
luton had appeared.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07
SPAULINGS ENTER ALBANY.

ALBANY, Or, Aug 6.-The c. K.
Spaulding people, of Newberg and
Salem, have at last become identified
with Albany, through the purchase
OF the c. w. Sphinx lumber yard.
The new owners will take charge at
once and the business will be con-
Quoted on much larger scale.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07

lin Massachusetts No one can have
sat on federal bench as | did for
3 or 9 years and not realize how
defective the administration Of jus
ltice in these cases must have seemed
10 the defeated plaintiffs, whether he
was the legless or armlcss employe
himself or his personal representa-
tive"
As TO the jury system, Mr. Taft
said
"We cannot, Of course, dispense
with the jury system 1t is that
which makes the people a part Of
the administration Of justice but cy-
cry means by which in civil cases liti-
gants may be induced voluntarily to
avoid the expense, delay and burden
OF jury trials ought to be encouraged,
because in this way the general adj.
ministration Of justice can be greatly
facilitated and the expense incident to
delay in litigation can be greatly re-
duced"
Mr. Taft closed with tribute to
the legal profession and cautioned
that conservatism ought not TO be
allowed to prevent reforms which are
in the interest OF equalizing the ad-
ministration Of justice as far as pos
sible between the poor and the rich.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07
HoBos BUSY AT HUNTINGTON

HUNTINGTON, Or, Aug GA
car Of general merchandise was pill
fered in the yards here Tuesday
night, the thieves getting several pairs
of shoes and other articles of wear
ing apparel. It Is laid to the hobos,
as the yards are full of them now.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07

Of war and Baron Saito, minister OF
the navy can be regarded as clear
proof that no postponement OF milf
tar or naval expenditures is antici-
pated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07
WILL MoURNE AIRSHIP.

DEMAREST, Aug. 6.-The gov
ernment of Hesse decided to erect a
commemorative stone at the scene Of
the disaster to Count Zeppelin's air
ship.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-07
ADDRESSESLAWYERS
Judge Taft Delivers Laws De.
lays" at Hot Springs
MEETS EXPRESSED APPROVAL

Taft is Delighted With the Southern
Hospitality Shown Him and His
Address is Greatly Applauded by
Members of the Bar Association.
The evening world., 1908-10-20
big Fiue" Get a Real
Try0ut on Gridir0n

coaches refused to accept 1t. Ward n.
Coy. OF New Haven. has been elected
cid captain, and Will run the Blue
eleven on the field until Burch is able
TO be back in the game. In the mean
time Burch. as soon as ne is able to be
out OF the hospital. will do all he can
to help his team along by work from
the side lines.
Harvard Is another team that has its cap
tain laid UP. but in this case Burr's absence
from the game Is only temporary. He Is sut-
fering from a severe cold and will probably
not don his toys before Wednesday. Coach
Mapsh,on !. holding of on the hard work
with pertee;inS bis .ausd in signal and for
Sk S out IT As e m.n .h hsa Of e,
advice OF Trainer Donovan that hard work
f% ~h dos or 'S Ge The I; .q RI
will be put to two hard thirty minute scEtm-
Princeton has taken to the closed gate idea
Of practice. and no one but the coaches and
players knows what took place at University
Field yesterday. At the end OF two hour
one thousand strong. so witnessed tin aes some y
ss fastest i9as6ai; hey have eyer seen
kick and all the plays made necessary under
she new, new rules KEEP; ne spss'a,er: on edge At
sen, 10 the .era6 Sack * hS 's Is ss:
other players chance In the regular varsity
lineup. and !; was their work that held the
varsity to single touchdown.
The Navy team started active work for the
game with Harvard next Saturday. and az.
poets to hold the Crimson eleven TO low
score. The Navy had three at the
West Point; Yale game, and their reports on
the Soldiers work was received with Interest
by the Middies. All OF tho men are in good
Enape.
For the frs. time this season Cornell 10
team famous in other years. They have
s.; ,,artsd out heir old styie Of play Of helping
Ing well in practice, While some Of the
arc not in the best condition, they viii IS
eli right by the end OF the week.
The evening world., 1908-10-20
Coy Elected Field Captain to
Lead Yale This
Season.

WITH games tomorrow at Prince.
w ton and Annapolis, the football
" season begins its first hard week
of action. BY Saturday night followers
of the gridiron game will have had an
opportunity to really Judge of the
strength of the several teams. The
games I'D 10 this time have been moth
ing more than preliminary workouts.
No new or scientific football has been
attempted. From now on the players
have got to show real mettle and. In
stead of substitutes. the star men will
get into action.
Tomorrow Princeton tackles Ford
ham at Princeton and the Tigers will
have TO extend themselves, as the New
York boys are credited with having
a very strong team. on the same after
noon the Midshipmen meet the Cniver-
sity OF Maryland at Annapolis.
on Saturday Yale takes on the Wash
ington and Jefferson team at New
Haven. and Pennsylvania has her an
nual fight with the Carlisle Indians.
Princeton pays Syracuse at Princeton.
and the Army will entertain Colgate up
the river
other games of importance scheduled
for Saturday are as follows: Harvard
VS.. Navy. at Annapolis: Cornell VS..
Brown VS.. Norwich, and Holy Cross VS..
Dartmouth.
Iisheartened, Burch. OF Yale, resigned
the captaincy after the Saturday game at
West Point. but his team mates and the
The evening world., 1908-10-20
Virginian Forced to Give Up
Sprinting in Order to
Pursue Studies.
- HAVE but one alternative-auit
college or athletics"

<<r HAVE but one acknowledgment
college or athletics"
L That's the position that Jimmy
Rector, the Flying Virginian." has
been placed In. and he has decided to
continue his studies
Rector Is a law student in the Uni
versity of Virginia. and is in his senior
year He came 10 the conclusion that
he could not give his time to both and
make a success OF them.
with the passing of Rector the ath-
letic world has probably lost the one
man who had a chance to lower the
worlds record for the century" Rector
halls from Arkansas and has been her
aided as the greatest sprinter OF the
day. Athletic followers looked forward
10 new record from him
1t is not generally known that Rector
is one Of the best amateur boxers in the
country He likes the game, and boxing
is one OF his favorte training stunts.
He has bested every man in college. and
he says that spider Kelly, the Frisco
trainer, wanted him 10 become a profess
sionai,
Rector was asked about his ability az
a boxer. and he said! Il like the game
The evening world., 1908-10-20
BOXING STAGS TONIGHT.

At the Colin A. c., Clermont Avenue
Rink. Brooklyn. Jack Blackburn. the
colored fighter, OF Philadelphia. will
meet Jack Robinson. OF Chicago. In the
main bout of six rounds. Besides this
great bout there will be five Others
between EVENLY matched boxers.
At the Brown Gymnasium A. A. Paddy
Sullivan. the sturdy Brooklyn fighter,
will meet Harry Scroggs. of Baltimore,
for six rounds In the star bout. II
ought to be a hard fight as both men
are siuggers pure and simple. In the
semi-final Jack Crealey. OF Brooklyn,
will take on Charlie Goldman Tor six
rounds.
The evening world., 1908-10-20
100000 People SaV
Giants Play at Home

would mean that the people of New
York paid out 1854, 600 to see the Giants
fight their way to the top OF the base
ball ladder. That immense amount OF
money for the support of sport can
be realized when it is known that it
means a per capita tax of thirty-seven
cents on every man, woman and child
on Manhattan Island.
That is for the Polo Grounds alone
II the large crowds which attended the
American League games early in the
season are added to this 1t would mean
a per capita tax Of more than fifty
cents.
The expenses OF a ball club are enor-
nous. The salary list OF the Giants
amounts to more than $4,000 In addi-
ton to this are the rent of the grounds
and the pay OF 100 employees. including
ticket takers. ushers and special police
men.
notwithstanding all this outlay of
money. 1t is estimated that the New
York club this year easily made n
profit of quarter OF million dollars.
Those who profess to know say that the
Giants were playing "on velvet" after
July l5 That is. the receipts I'D to
that time had covered all expenses for
me entire season. What they mad. flor
that was clear profit.
Winning Teams Make Money.
The idea that fabulous profits are
made in baseball. as a general thing, is
erroneous. Many clubs barely manage
to come out even, while a few quit the
season on the loss side of the ledger.
To make money in baseball it is abso-
lutely essential that the club owners
lave a winning team. That is what
makes the game honest. Every club
wants to win, so as to make the profits
at home.
In declining to play the series with the
Tigers the Giant Players used some
good. sound Judgment. 1t is near Now
and 1t is high time that baseball was
over. Too much of the sport is liable
TO sour on the fans. and. besides. II was
believed that the attendance would have
been very small.
Mr.. Brush took no part in the discus
sion. as 1t was none of his affair since
the season has ended, but he showed
his thorough approval of the action by
handing the players his check for SO, 600
to be divided among them. This was
New Works entire share OF the receipts
of the last game with Chicago.
The evening world., 1908-10-20
WAGNER GETS A SHADE
IN MATCH WITH NEIL.

Joe Wagner. the sturdy Italian fighter,
had a shade the better of frankie Nell,
the California feather-weight. In their
slx-round bout at the stag OF the Roman
A. c. last night. Wagner landed the
cleanest punches during the contest.
and would have been awarded the YER
dict II the referee had been called on
TO render a decision. Nell did not put
up the'same great battle he did In his
first bout here at the Long Acre A. C.
a few months ago. He was in poor
shape to begin with. and his judgment
OF distance at times was very anna
flourish
The evening world., 1908-10-20
Worlds Baseball Attendance
Figures Were Smashed at
Polo Grounds This Year.
BY BOZEMAN BULGER.

BY BOHEMIAN BULGER.
WITH the positive statement that
w no post-season games will be
played with the Detroit Tigers
New York has seen the last of the
Giants until next spring. With the
exception Of the few players who are
transforming in the smaller towns
around New York the Giants have gone
TO their homes for the winter. In a
few days baseball will be buried Tor
the winter. Heroes will bud and blossom
no more until the spring sun begins to
take the chilblains out of pitching arms
and the charley horses" from their
stiffened legs.
President Brush announced when the
games had been called of that he had
given the New York clubs end Of the
receipts of the final game between the
Giants and Cubs to the players. The
receipts amounted to $4,000 and will be
divided equally between the Players.
With the ball players out of the way
1t is an excellent opportunity to pry into
the commercial end of Americas great
est sport. The attendance this year is
far in excess OF any previous figure. In
the two leagues. the American and the
National. 10000 people. in round num-
bers. went through tho turnstiles on
paid tickets.
The Giants lead by far in point Of at
tendapce in the National League. or. in
fact, in any other league. Not one OF
the worlds championship games came
within 5000 of some of the enormous
crowds that saw the Giants in their last
battles for the pennant.
$4,000 Saw Giants.
No official figures are given out in
New York. but It is conservatively esti-
mated that $4,000 people paid their way
into the Polo Grounds during the past
season. The prices of admission to the
Polo Grounds average sixty cents. That
The evening world., 1908-10-20
Stewards Conqueror Returns
to Marlboro to Get Into
Better Shape.
BY JOHN POLLOCK.

TAR from being satisfied with his
showing against Jim Stewart.
which at first disheartened him,
Kid Mccoy. after conference with his
manager. Harry Pollock, and several in
innate friends, decided to-day to remain
in the game and left this morning for
his training quarters at Marlboro. where
he will put in another month OF hard
work and then try for fight with Joe
Thomas.
Il felt very badly after reading the
reports OF my night with Stewart and
decided not TO try and come back" he
said today, However, after a talk
with my friends. who have showed me
that l did fairly well considering the
pace l had lived for five years. l am
now fully convinced that l can make
good. and Jack o Erien is going to take
me back to Marlboro. where he will
KEEP me at work until / am right. And
il work can do it you will sec the old
Mccoy again.
Jim Stewart. tho elongated heavyweight
Is not going TO follow in the footsteps O..
Mccoy and retire from the rink Althoug.
he made Il miserable showing against Mccoy
he nevertheless Is OF the opinion that ne can
stu ngat, and his manager, Jimmy De For.
est. last night matched MIN to fight John
! Willie. the Chicago heavyweight, for ak
rounds al the next stag OF the State A. c.
the game. 'eA'e
Phi Brock, the Cleveland Igh;weIrb, vho
fought 50 many good flgnts in this vicIni
year ago, and VINO went to California. where
ne engaged IN a few more nard scraps n
back IN town looking for battle with any
OF me good IIEatse. snts Brock would Ike
Sfo BIS, gcSfS ana Tommy Gu nun s ~Suiff
The Princess =. c: Will resume business
q; which Harry Ferns ana Frani;is Madden den
bad the building .Sed up 10 meet the ful
iequirenents OF the Building Department. and
ments OF the clubs stays, Ferns and Mad
den fought great fight at the same club
q short time ago.
Johnny coulon. The legitimate loS-pound
the cas-! side b.ntamweight, we're practically
noman A. week 70 be ne hed 9 ~ as
night. Coulon was introduced to the mem.
sfFs s sfs eSO ash and and
should put up great fight.
fighter, and Grift Jones. another black pugi.
list FROM Chicago. were matched last pignt
stag on Friday night. Charley stieger and
Harry Ferns were first matched by The club
Officials. but the match fell through and
Gunther and Jones were substituted. As col.
orAd puyilsts usually do business" Il would
Al Kaufman, the California heavywsiebt.
will probably not fight any more bouts in
this Vicinity, he and his manager Billy
Delaney, have practically decided 10 return
cal
Tor Kaufman TO fight il m Barry, Jim Flynn
and other heayywelghts before Jim Jeffries' :
A. c., OF the same place.
: Billy Papke IL TO receive a euarants. NJ
IS 900 for fighting Stanley Ketchel a twenty
round battle al Jack Gleason's club, in san
Francisco on the night OF Nov. 25 lin
Coffroth. the fight promoter, OF Colma. Cal
Offered Papke a guarantee OF 81, 900. hut .
The evening world., 1908-10-20
Records Certain to
Fall i'm Big Auto Race

Saturday Robertson declares that he can
greatly better his time, and FoXhall
heene is as positive that the car that
beats his big l2j-horsepower Mercedes
will have to do better than eighteen
minutes, when ne mas set for his limit
OF speed.
May Delay the Start.
The time set Tor starting the race
IS 5.i5 o'clock 5u: /; was announced %
day by Starter Fred Washer mat the
Cup Commission mad decided 20 take
too early, particularly II the morning
is foggy, as usually is the case on the
Hampstead Plains at this season ot tne
wear, and the first car may mol oe
sent away until o'clock. It Will De
grand sight to see the early morning
arrivals. as many of the autos VII
circle part of the cement course
they will enter the parking space. AS As
the first TO arrive Will get the best OF
the unreserved spaces there VIII pc
crowding OF the several hundred dry
ers. Nearly all the grand stand seats
have been sold out, the boxes senlAS
al $50, seats al s. and parking privileges
at $40 up
Examine Cars Wednesday.
Accommodations in the nearby towns
.round the course have gone up w
naT cent. during the week. and those
VINO have not secured places TO sleep
and 10 eat will pay dearer for the
nn ru than at any OF the firs;-class
hotels in Manhattan.
the cars will be weighed and exam
,neG by the commission a: Gardeh
City tomorrow morning at O'CLOCK.
The evening world., 1908-10-20
Cars in Practice Have Been
Over Course at Rate of
50 Miles. Per Hour.

~NE announcement OF special in
I terest to be found on the big
~ posters of the Vanderbilt Cup
race next Saturday is TO this effect:
'All auto speed records are to be
broken"
This statement, when taken in con-
nect!on with the records made in the
famous races of Europe. means some
thing almost beyond the bounds of rea-
son. The work OF the drivers in prac-
tice. however. indicates that all the old
records for this race will be left far in
the rear, for the best that Joe Tracy
could do in one turn of the old course
OF thirty miles was 1921 while George
Robertson has turned the new course Of
1916 miles in 20 minutes, an average Of
81 miles per hour.
Joe Tracy. who has driven a car at a
speed above one hundred miles an hour
on the cement track in trial. said this
morning that the Hotchkiss cars in his
camp at Westbury would both do better
than nineteen minutes on the cup course
The evening world., 1908-10-20
Washington Club Provides a
Scandal for American League

when II came 10 playing Detroit and
Chicago, This Cantlllon Is said to have
admitted, but lays he was Helpless and
could not control his players. In any
event, it was Washington that beat
Cleveland out Of tho pennant. as they
t2pE four out OF the last five games
they played with the Maps.
Cantillon's enmity against Cleveland
dates back to August, when Jim Dele
hanty was ba red from the Cleveland
ground t.T Gle s.ay ~! the use ot pro-
fame language during a game Cleye-
land Is Dolehanlys home, and the
Washington players, headed BY Cantil-
lon, were very sore over the ruling, 1t
!s u fact that De ehanty did play against
ST, Louis, and was then out Of the Chi
cage and Detroit series owing TO illness.
The evening world., 1908-10-20

The Washington American League
baseball team, under the guidance OF Joe
Cantillon has surely got itself into a
bunch Of trouble, and It is more than
likely that Scrappy Joe win not be at
the helm Of that team next year, Not
because the Washington owners do not
want him, but because the rest OF the
American League magnatss and Ban
Johnson do not,
II is openly charged, and was at the
time, that the Senators did their utmost
TO beat ST. Louis and Cleveland in the
nnal series, and then took things easy
The evening world., 1908-10-20
CHARLIE GRIFFIN BEATS
EDDIE WALLACE EASILY.

Eddie Wallace. the Brooklyn fighter
was no match for Charley Griffin. the
featherweight champion OF Australia. in
their six round bout at the stag OF the
Gedford A. l. In Brooklyn last night
From the first round to the last Griffin
put it all over Wallace, flooring him
Jour times. twice in the second round
and twice again in the fourth round.
The last time Wallace was put down
the bell rang, saving him from being
counted out. Wallace was game. but he
was completely outclassed by Griffin.