The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-01
New York News Letter


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NEW YORK, Sept 80. Figurint
dead losses that total more than
: million dollars, the showmen of Co
ficy Island are to-day abandoning III,
great simmer resort for the season
Hotel men and proprictors Of eyer,
stand Tor liquid and solid refresh
ment are stripping bare their rooms
and departing with little but unworf
cash registers, Never Ii the histo
ry Of this greatest pleasure park ii
the country have the peoples pennies
been garnered with less success thar
IN the season which closes oficiall,
to-day While the receipts Of the
traction companies show no falling
off IN the crowds that Aocked 10 60.
ncy each day Of a summer Of record
heat, the books Of every booth on the
island shows that nincty-nine passed
irugally by, 10 one who CHANGED to
stop and spend. To the times that
had been and were rather than 10 the
present conditions the scashorc show.
men lay their plight, and to prove
their faith IN the future they are al
ready planning for record break
ing season Of pleasure and profit
next year
4 RocKEFELLER'S RANGERS.
With an army Of alert guards al
every outpost, the skyscraper castle
OF Standard Oil on lower Broadway
is to-day for the FIRST time in years
tightly fortified against intrudcrs No
lookout In tenderloin gambling
house ever exercised closer scrutiny
than that to which every face that
essays to pass the portals is subjec-
ted by redoubled force OF doormen
and detectives. A man must be sure
Of his business and tell ii quick and
straight 70 get so much as glimpse
Of the labyrinth OF mysterious Office
corridors that honeycomb the whole
interior Of the fortress OF this notori.
Gus trust, To loiter for minute
outside the stretch OF ground glass
doors within these walls is to be or.
dered TO the street by attendants that
eeaselessly guard each hall and land
ing Years ago when the elder John
ID. was wont &c make constant bead
quarters inside this building like
excess r. vigilance prevailed through
out the place. With letter files as
handy as they must be somewhere
within, no one is wondering at to-
days renewal Of the strenuous vigil
of Standard Oils guards.
DEMENTIA OF THE DIAMOND.
In the midst Of metropolis mad
with the craze OF the diamond the
baseball fortunes OF the Giants are
to-day dwarfng the doings of Wall
Street or the presidential campaign
crs. Gotham has never insall its his
tory felt the fascination Of the fan
as il does in this thrilling wind-up
OF the league season Men, women
and children, who scarcely knew that
New York had ball team a month |
ago, aic keeping constant watch 0:
every move in the contest. Stock
tickers are bcsieged by throngs that
want scores and not quotations, while
business, shopping and amusement
give way to the jam about every
score board Sickness and mortal
ity are visited twice week upon ev.
cry Office boy in town. and boss
meets boy without reproach on tho
groaning baseball bleachers. It is not
often that this city is really moved
to such a demonstration as the Amer
ican sport has this year called forth.
ILLPFUl. EuSTEI.2Y
With bulging cargoes of returning
tourists the big liners from across
he ocean have been docking here this
week by the dozen. Over eight thou
sand men OF the merchant marine,
/ is declared, have come ashore from
hese greyhounds of the sea since
last Sunday, Swarming over the
Chelsea piers, this army of seamen is
o-day clustering about the big sky
;craner which will soon he in nOera-