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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-25
OBITUARY.
NJ, snlnIlc,

q. NJ. Spindle.
Mr.; G; NJ Spindle p, died died At s his resi-
iterday afternoon at 6 o'clock. Besides
his widow who was Miss Fannie Hatch
or Nc BILE, he Is survived by five daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Frederick Wood, Mrs. w. II.
Eleanor Spindle. The funeral will take
place from his late residence Sunday
afternoon at 5 o'clock
Frederick Stull.
i. [speclalt to The Times Dispatch.1
CHATHAM, VA. j uly 24.-AIr. Fred
erick Stull died here Tuesday night,
following an illness OF several weeks.
down in health in hope OF recuperation,
and at first seemed to be improving
steadily 3; but q return of his former
illness resulted in his dea tn In q short
while. He Is survived by his wife and
one little daughter. Ills body was
shipped to Mount Joy. Pa. for inter-
ment.
John IT. Stairs.
s2 Special to The Times Dispatch.]
SPOTSYLvANIA, VA, July 24.-Mr.
John f, stairs, a native and former
resident OF spo tsylvania county. Va.
d g. n Roanoke Va on "wednesday
was nnachinist OF fine standing. He
was 1fty-etght years old, and was un-
Mrs. AIollie Payne.
II Special to The Times D ispatch.l
y BRADFORD, VA, July S24.-Mrs. Mol
lie Payne. after a long illness, died
OF heart disease Monday morning at s
O'Clock. Services were held at tho
Chris tian Church Tuesday at 2:30
o'clock, which were conducted by Revs,
D.. Campbell Mayors and
". a. H. Shuler Among those who
attended the funeral were Mr.. W!nfred
Payne and wife. Of Portsmouth, Ohio.
George a. Cunningham.
Is Mr.. George a. Cunningham died Mt
his residence. OH Floyd Avenue, yes
Sterday. afternoon at s O'clock. lie
leaves a wife and one daughter, Miss
Marjorie and one brother, MI. James
Cunningham. His sisters arc II M rs,
James j. Rankin, Mrs. j ohm ]. A Rankin
and Mrs NJ. y. o'Netll Arrange ments
for the funeral have not been ans'3
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was Miss Lou Evans, OF FayettevilIev
N. G., and a large family OF children. /

Marvin Spencer Olrver.
Special to The Times Casbatch.1
SPOTSYLvAN1A, VA, July 24.-
Marvin Spencer, child OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Jackson Oliver, died at the home OF
the parents, at Curlew. on Wednesday,
after long illness. aged two years.
Mrs. w. A. Pearson.
Special to The Times Dispatch.l
WINCHESTER, VA, July 24-Mrs,
Pearson. wife OF Rev. w, A. Pearson.
g we'll known Baptist Clergyman, died
at her home at Gore, this county, yes.
terday evening, aged sixty years The
pody VIII be taken to Blueneld. w. Val
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they would take Immediate steps to
put out nomination papers for this
GO I'm SPECIAL TRAIN
New York Delegates to independence
League Convention.

New York Delegates to Independence
League Convention.
NEW YORK, July 2l.-The seventy
eight delegates from this city to the
Independence party convention at Chi
cage will travelgin a special train over
the West Shore, leaving here at 10
o'clock Sunday mo rning. The train will
stop at stations upstate to pick up
other delegates, and II is expected
that when the special leaves Buffalo
there will hes ut least 1875 aboard.
The train Will be In, charge OF Charles
u. Gehring. the chairman OF the COM
mittee on arrangements.
William r. Hearst Will not go on the
delegates train. II HIS ship is on time
he will reach this city tomorrow
morning, and will start at once for
Chicago to meet the State leaders. who
will he in Chicago Sunday, and to tell
them that under no consideration will
he consent to be the nominee for Presi-
dent.
Negro LcaKucrs to Meet.
snouncement was made to- day by Chair
man James A. Ross that the officers
and members OF the National Negro
Democratic Leagues general commit
tee and presidents OF Democratic
League Clubs will meet In Chicago
Thursday, August 9Th. at the Keystone
paign, issue a proclamation to the
colored voters OF the country, and to
name the place and date OF holding the.
auadrennial national convention.
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Judge GrOsscup Refuses

Judge Grosscup Refuses
To Notice Any Comment.
There Is no more reason why l
should take notice OF the COM
ment of Mr.. Roosevelt than l
would that Of any private citizen,
for the office that he fills and
the office that the Judges Of the
Court of Appeals I'LL are entirely
independent, though co = ordinate
branches Of the government" -
Judge Peter G. Grosscup.
OYSTER BAY, L. i, July 24:--Poli-
ticans to-day observed with interest
the political stroke delivered by the
President in Judge Taft's behalf in
his thoroughly CHARACTERISTIC statement
last night on the Standard Oil decision
Of Judge Grosscup and. two other Fed
eral judges. They noted the confident
manner in which the President, with
q wave of the hand, brushed aside the
decision Of the Court OF Appeals, sub
shutting therefore hisiipse dixit They
know that. although his sta ement Will
be criticized in tho East, 1t will 80
hailed with approval by the masses in
the disputed States. who believe, as
the President does, in the thorough
iniquity Of the Standard Oil Company.
no matter what the courts decide, and
who will back him upsin further cru
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gard 1t as privilege and a duty
to continue Office FOR another term.
V "CEIARLES %. HUGHES,

7CffAFtlI1CSS y. HUGiES,5
"Saranao Inn. N. Y, July "a, 190s,''
The Governor declined to make any
further comment for quotation. but
made IT clear that he regarded the
policy he has pursued since he us
cause which should be continued. As
he is sponsor for them, many Of the
Governors friends nave expressed tho
opinion in letters to him that they can
be carried out better II he is elected
for another tnrn,
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"a Question OF Guilt,

No Question of Guilt, ~
Says President Roosevelt.
"There is absolutely no question or
the guilt of the defendant or OF the
exceptionally grave character OF the
sofrense. The President would regard u
as crave miscarriage of Justice (
through any technicalities OF any kind
the defendant escaped the. punishment
(which would have unquestio nably been
melted out to any weaker defendant
who had been guilty Of such offense."-
President Roosevelt.
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bryan STARTS ON
"TRIP TO CHICAGO
,ntinued from First Page

tf3N lCOnt1nuedt VTOm EFIrSt @PaRe.J ~
good position in the United States Gus
tom House at Cincinnati
All this may be purely coincidental,
but people will talk, you know.
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at Scottsve on Tuesday TIE Auspices 81 e GanN Camp

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11
COMMODITIES CLAUSE OF
HEPBURN ACT DECLARED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
CRAY AND DALLAS AGREE
Their Opinion Covers rs Typewriter
Pages = Judge Burlington Dissents
But Does Not File His Opinion
Great Victory For The Railroads.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l0l-The
commodities clause Of the Repburn
railroad act was today declared to be
unconstitutional by the United States
Circuit Court for the Eastern Dis
trict of Pennsylvania. Judges Gray
and Dallas agreed in an opinion COW
ering IS typewriter pages that the
clause is unconstitutional Judge
Burlington dissented, but did not
ile an opinion.
The commodities clause constitutes
the fifth paragraph of the first sec
lion Of the Interstate Commerce Act,
it being one Of the amendments made
by the Hepburn Railroad Act Of
June 20. 1906.
The clause provides that after May,
1908, it shall be unlawful for any
railroad company to transport from
one state to another or to any for
eign country any article or commod-
;ty manufactured, mined or produced
by It under its authority, directly or
indirectly, except such articles or
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11
On His Way to Rustin's Heme
DR.. Lord Meets Davis Com
ing From Scene
Police Unable to Find Weapon With
Which DIR. Rustin Was Killed
Last Evidence Declared Most Sig
ni6cant of ANY Yet Receiver.

OMAHA, Sept. l0.-An important
development was brought to the at
tention Of the county attorney late
today in the Rustin case when DR..
J. P. Lord, the physician who was
called by Mrs Rustin to attend her
husband after the shooting, told the
police that while on his way to DIR.
Rustin's home he met man answer
ing the description of Charles E. Da-
Wis about two blocks from the Rustin
residence and coming from the direc
ton Of the dying mans house. Chief
Donahue this afternoon declared this
the most significant bit Of evidence
thus far secured. The police are still
searching for the missing revolver
and have covered every foot Of ter
ritory within several blocks of the
Rustin home without success.
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commodities as may be necessary for
its use in the conduct OF its business
as a common carrier. The clause ex-
empts timber and its manufactured
products and is aimed particularly at
railroads owning coal mines.
Judge Gray delivered the principal
opinion which concludes:
From every point of view which
we have been able to approach the
question, the unreasonableness and
consequent invalidity of this so-called
Commodities clause is apparent"
Saying that it invades the rights Of
the states by striking down liberty
hitherto innocently enjoyed BY its
citizens to engage in interstate COM
merce to the fullest extent in harm
less articles and deprives the defend1
ants of their property contrary to the
letter and spirit of the fifth amend
ment to the constitution. His opin-
ion finishes:
1T will indeed be an open door
through which forces of centraliza-
ton hitherto unknown may enter at
will to overthrow the just balance
between federal and state power"
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RAILROADS MAY MAKE cLAT-
SOP BEACH FINEST ON
PACIFIC COAST.
HARTMAN BEHIND PROJECT
Engineers and Experts Representing
Several Railroads, Investigating
Feasibility of the Improvement and
Harriman's Interest Are Apparent.

PORTLAND. Sept. to- Engineers
and experts representing at least two
railroads and a number Of other in
terests are now at work quietly in
yestigatng the feasibility OF inn
proving the entire Holiday tract at
Seaside, covering more than 800
acres OF the finest stretch OF ocean
frontage along the entire length Of
Clatsop Beach. The tentative plans,
as outlined by man who is in close
touch with the operations already
under way, include the erection Of the
finest Summer resort on the Oregon
coast, a mammoth tourist hotel with
spacious grounds and strings of cot
tages, with all the other attractive
facilities for the comfort and conven-
ience OF pleasure-seekers,
The tract in question stretches
along the coast for more than mile,
all the way from the Government
reservation on Tillamook Head,
Continued on page 8.)
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FLEET AT ALBANY.

ALBANY, West Australia, Sept.
li.-After a l30O-inilc voyage from
Melbourne. the American battleships
dropped anchor early this morning
off Kings Point at the entrance Of
Princess Royal Harbor in King
Georges Sound. Great crowds wit
messed the coming Of the feet, sight
ing of which from Beaksea Island,
was reported several hours before.
The ships encountered smooth winds
and fair seas on the way from Mel
bourne whence the feet sailed Satur-
day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11
WEAVING WEB AROUND DAVIS
FOR RUST|N'S MURDER
KERN TO TOUR.

CHICAGO, Sept. i0.-John w.
Kern, the democratic candidate for
vicc-president, will make a speaking
trip in the South in October and the
national committee Is now arranging
the itinerary. Colonel Wetmore 81
the finance bureau announced tonight
that 1900 democratic newspapers had
joined in the movement to raise a
popular subscription fund with which
to run the democratic campaign.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11

SEATTLE. Sept. l0--Returns from
che republican state primary are still
incomplete but all counties except
one have been heard from. Later re-
turns are not likely to change the
following results;
United States Senator w. ].
Jones.
Governors. G. cosgroye.
Lieutenant Governor c. r.
Shoone.
Secretary Of State Sam II, Mich
OILS.
Auditor--C. w. Claussen
State Treasurer-J c. Lewis.
Attorney -General-W P, Bell
State Land commissioner-W +.
Ross.
State Superintendent B. Dew.
ey
Insurance Commissioner j. II.
Schivcley,
Congressman, First District--W, +.
Humphrey, incumbent.
Congressman. Second District--F,
w. Cushman, incumbent.
Congressman, Third District-M,
{, Poindexter,
The following is the vote on
United States Senator as far as COM
piled:
w. l.. Jones, 32,i2o
Levi Aukeny, Walla Walla, l7,0s8
w. Fl. Smell, Tacoma, sos,
Governor Mead and Ex-Governor
Mcbride both concede Cosgrove's
nomination.
The feature Of the contest Is the
fact that the second choice vote nom
mated Cosgrove, Poindexter is nom
mated to succeed Jones, The repub-
Iican fight has been so hot and there
are so many names on the primary
ticket that the result OF the democra-
tic primary has been lost sight Of
altogether and II may be another day
before the returns are totalled. There
was no contest except for guberna.
torial and senatorial nominations and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11

CHICAGO, Sept. 0-The FISH and
oyster firm Of A. Booth & Company
was placed in the hands of a receiver
today. The Linen Thread Company
Of New York and Alfred Booth of
Baltimore were complainants and on
their petition w ]. Chalmers, presi-
dent of the Commercial National
Safe Deposit Company was appoint
ed receiver with bonds at $50,000
The petition asserts its liabilities at
$5,sOO,00 and assets at $8,000,000, The
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11
SECOND CHOICE VOTE NOM|NATES
COSGROvE FOR GOVERNOR

the meagre returns indicate that
George +. cotterill Of Seattle is
nominated for United States senator
and John Pattison Of Spokane for
governor Non-partisan ticket for
supreme judges was nominated. The
being John r. Humphrics
and Milo A. Root republicans Of
Seattle and Stephen J. Chadwick Of
colfax, d democrat Root Is now on
the bench,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11

WASHINGTON, Sept l0.-Or-
vile Wright today broke the worlds
record for time and distance for a
heavier-th -than-air flying machines which
he established yesterday, In the
flight requiring great skill on account
OF the ten-mile wind, he circled the
drill grounds at Fort Meyer, So times
in 6s minutes and So seconds, exceed
ing the time Of yesterdays flight BY
over 81 minutes. The machine on
rising from the ground climbed to a
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11
AEROPLANE FLIES
IN STRONG WIND
Wright Machine Breaks Record Of Wednesday by
Over 3 Minutes in Teeth Of Heavy Winds

height Of rs feet. For the first 80
rounds it few as smoothly as on its
previous flights but from that time it
was seen to pitch at turns, as the
breeze from the west struck it. The
gust of wind were unusually strong
and struck the machine on the And
round and it plunged sharply causing
the crowd to exclaim in alarm
Wright then brought the aeroplane
lower, but OH the 53rd round he had
reached an altitude Of 200 feet.
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before the horse said Mr.. Allen.
while we wish to act with the citi-
zcns OF Astoria on the matter, and
while we must not be understood as
opposing the project as such, never
theless we are disposed to think that
the present bill is not a satisfactory
one. We think that thorough inves-
tigation should be brought in to make
a complete survey of the matter,
that the total cost should be accu-
rately made, and that all Of these
highly necessary details should be
first ascertained Then. il the matter
be found feasible, and If after inves-
tigation Of the cost, it be found desir-
able to go ahead. we can do SO safe
ly"
In a colloquoy with Mr. A. Nj.
Smith, who acted as the attorney for
the committee and drew the bill, Mr..
Allen emphasized the apparent fact
that the amendment gives the com
mission extraordinary powers. 1t
gives them powers so great that even
the courts would not have the power
TO review certain Of their important
acts. II gives the commission, Mr..
Allen said, more power than the com
mon council has, and more power
than the water commission has Mr..
Allen also pointed out how necessary
it is to figure on the question of drain
age. sewerage and the raising of
grades. "All these things should be
first ascertained," he said, "and then
we can go ahead if everything is
found all right
Mr. Smith pointed out for the
committee that the bill permits ex-
penditures for this very purpose,
though apparently the whole matter
then would be in the hands OF the
commission, and the outcome would
depend upon their honesty and busi-
ness acumen.
Then Mr. Allen called attention to
the fact that the committee had voted
to submit the charter amendment to
the council at its meeting tonight,
and he urged that there be some de-
lay so that the people could have a
chance to learn more OF its details
Mr.. Allen at the conclusion Of his
original talk, presented substitute
bill, which is as follows:
Section 1853, The mayor is hereby
authorized to create by appointment,
subject to the approval of the coun-
Gil, commission composed of three
members, each of whom shall be
a resident taxpayer of the city Of
Astoria The commission so created
shall be styled The Sanitary Inves-
tigation Commission Of Astoria The
commission shall continue until dis
solved by three-fourths vote Of all
the members of the council of the
city of Astoria, and any vacancies
caused by death, resignation or 9TH
erwise, shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointments
were made,
+ Sections 15o The commission pro-
vided for in the preceding section
shall have power, and it shall be its
duty to make full investigation Of
The sanitary condition Of the city Of
Astoria in SO far as the same is af-
fected by the ebb and flow of the
tides, and if it shall appear to such
commission practicable to improve
such sanitary condition by the con.
struction of a seawall and by filling
The lands now covered by the tide
within the limits of the city OF As.
;oria, then such commission shall
cause TO be prepared comprehensive
plans and specifications for the con
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11

I'm W. ~ L|ohAt
The final action OF the charter
amendment committee at its meeting
in the city hall last night was to
designate the nine men who will
form the commission in the seawal
project. The men whose names ap-
pear above were the ones elected,
and, II the amendment becomes law
they are the men who will have the
entire matter in their charge.
The meeting OF the charter amend
ment committee last night was the
first one of their sessions which was
attended by any considerable body ol
citizens. Aside from the election Of
the commission OF nine men the only
important action taken was "A vote
that the bulkhead amendment as pre-
pared BY the council committee will
be recommended to the council at It's
meeting tonight, providing the attor.
neys can have il in shape for pre-.
sentiment; and vote refusing to ac-
cept substitute offered by Harrison
Allen, as attorney for the A. & C.
Railway From start to finish the
session was an interesting one, and
the whole matter of the bulkhead
proposition was gone over in one
way or another. Among those pres
ent were the following;
James Finlayson, Frank Patton, ]
T. Rose. Robert Garruthers, F. A
Fisher, George c. Flavel, |. Bergman
Frank c, Taylor, H, G. Van Dusen
J. II, Whyte, c. L. Houston, DR.. A
Kinney, Martin Foard, E. z. Fergu'
son and J. N. Griffin. 1t was said
that the citizen there represented
from 60 to 80 per cent Of the down
town values of Astoria, and it wa:
noticed that virtually all Of them
were decidedly opposed to tho bill
as il now stands,
According to the action Of tht
committee last night, the bulkheat
amendment will be recommended tc
the council at its session tonight, anC
as the charter amendment committee
forms a majority of the council itself
/ would seem apparent that the coun
Gil is likely to accept the bill as
presented to it. That means in al
probability, despite the great objec
tions made, that the amendment vii
BE submitted to the people.
Dr. Logan, IS chairman Of th'
charter amendment committee, calleC
he session to order last night anC
the first matter that arose was thu
-eading of the remonstrance made
against the project by los property
holders holders. The committee vot
ed to place the remonstrance on file
and to recommend the charter amend
ment to the council; and thus, at tn
very beginning Of the session, tn
whole matter was formally dispose'
# before any one had a chance t
yoice an objection
Harrison Allen, attorney for til
A, & c., in a half hours talk, state
the attitude of the railway on tn
matter First OF all he made it clea
hat the railway is not opposed to
bulkhead, but that the company j
opposed to the project as it noN
stands, and Mr. Allen stated in a for
chile manner The reasons the com
pany objected to the project in It
present condition
we think you are getting the car
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"A. BOOTH COMPANY
GO TO RECEIVERS
Will Know Eastern Fish and Oyster Firm GOtO Wall
Owing to Recent Financial Depression

troubles Of the company are alleged
due in large measure to the made
quacy Of cash coupled with the fnan-
cial depression last FALL
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11

THE DALLEs, Or, Sept 10,
Fire started under the roof Of I H
Taft's cannery in an unknown man
ner shortly after ! o'clock today, It
cannot be saved. The Ice and elec-
trio plants will 60 also The esti-
mated loss is $4,000
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BASEBALL GAMES.
American League.

American League.
Boston 2. Philadelphia 8.
Chicago ?, St. Louis ?.
Pittsburg !, Cincinnati ;.
Brooklyn S, New York 6.
American League.
Washington |, Boston 2.
Cleveland S, St. Louis 2.
Detroit 8, Chicago 5.
Pacific Coast League.
Portland 2, Los Angeles !.
San Francisco 9, Oakland |.
Northwest League.
Seattle 6, Butte 8.
Tacoma |, Vancouver 3.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11
JONES U. S. SENATOR
Result Of Democratic Primary
Lost Sight Of In the
Shuttle
PAr1lsoN MAY Be IN LEAD

Meagre Returns Indicate Nomination
Of George r. cotterill For United
States Senator and Pattison. Cover
nor, on the Democratic Ticket.
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Many Prominent Citizens Attend the Session Last
Night in City Hall
COMMISSION OF NINE MEN IS DESIGNATED
Harrison Allen, for the c. Railway Makes Brilliant and For
cble Statement Against the Bukhead Amendment as It Now
Stands, But Committee Votes to Proceed

G. c. FLAvEL
S. r. HARRIS
CHARLES GODDARD
DIR. Al KINNEY
n. STAPLES
r. HAUKE
ANDREW BIRCH
FRANK KANKINEN
DR.. w. c. LOGAN.
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