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About The Northman. (Portland, Or.) 1920-192? | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1920)
17 THE NORTHMAN *JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII>*!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1IHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIII|||||||IIII||| SPECIAL CITY ELECTION At the special city election to be held May 21 three measures will be sub lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllltltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiillliliiiiiiililllliliiillllllllllililllllinilllllll.l: mitted to the voters, each offering Five Astoria young men returned of age. Nothing is known regarding financial relief to the Portland Rail way, Light & Power company, with a last week from a visit to their old relatives. view to keeping to a minimum any homes in Norway. They were Steen The largest lumbering plant in increase in fares which may be grant Alsos, Thomas Iversen, Bang Jansen, America is to be brought to Astoria ed by the public service commission. Peter Gundersen and Joseph Jansen. through an option just secured by R. The first of the three measures to All are fishermen, and they returned A. Booth and Amadee M. Smith on be voted on provides for relieving the so as to resume operations early in 150 acres of land owned by, the As company of liceftse and franchise the fishing season. They spent a toria Marine Iron Works. The deal in taxes and a portion of the bridge tolls, month on the return trip, a week being volves payment of $150,000 for the and also provides that the company given to seeing something of France property, which is on Youngs Bay, but shall not carry city employes without and another week to London. They the total investment, including the payment of the prevailing fares. This got enough of London to last them erection of a mill, is expected to reach measure further provides that five- a lifetime and returned with the unan the $2,000,000 mark. tenths of 1 mill be levied for 1920 imous sentiment that the U. S. A. is to cover the costs of such relief and good enough for them. Mr. Alsos, f .............. .......................... that the council be authorized to levy who called to .pay his respects to The Expert -Swiss Watch Repan ir v not in excess of three-tenths of a Northman, -stated that many people Official Watch Inspecloj. S. P. & S. Rai.way mill for the same purpose each year made money in the fishing industry EMIL NELSON in Norway during the war, but that thereafter. Watchmaker and Jeweler The second measure covers the cost a reaction has set in which is leaving 602 Comir.ercial £ tic< t At 1o>.ir, C i< f-t« some stranded high and dry. Mr. Alsos of new pavement, relieving the com i—-------------------- - ----- - ■— pany of payments on work which is an ex-service man, and he said one r--------------------------------------------- -s would have to be done if the tracks zf the proudest moments of his life G. L. G reen S. A. W old were not at present in the streets. All was the enjoyment of his privilege as Phone 1014 costs for excess work will be charged a citizen coming ashore at New York REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE to the company. A tax levy of six- without having to go through Ellis tenths of 1 mill for 1920 is provided, Island. FOR NOMINATION three-tenths of 1 mill for each and Three fishermen, Eli Anderson, Attorneys For year thereafter. Meyer Johansen and Ole Johnson were (We speak the Scandir avitn Isrgvrg< t) UNITED STATES SENATOR The third measure proposes to re drowned at Astoria on the 8th instant, General Counselors in all Cases lieve the company of pavement re jheir boats being washed ashore in We make correct Abstracts of Tit’es The next United States Senator construction and repair • costs when the Notary Public breakers outside the north jetty. from Oregon should be a Republican such repairs, and reconstruction have Eli Anderson, who was employed by SPEXART BLD. ASTORIA, OREGON because the next President of the not resulted because of the trackage 'he Columbia River Packers’ associa United States will need his vote in in the street. The plan for relief in tion, had been outside fishing for crabs ---------------------------------------------------------- - the Senate to help put Republican this connection is on the same basis and was returning to Astoria when his Telephone Private A. W. NORBLAD Exchange 463 policies into effect. as new pavement, and a tax levy of boat capsized and he went down. He Only a Republican senator can be one and a half mills for the first year was a native of Sweden, about 40 years depended upon to support a Republi and one mill thereafter is provided. of age and unmarried. His only known can administration. The proposals were worked out by immediate relative is a mothers in Attorneys Oregon is a Republican state and a special transportation committee of Sweden. Ole Johnson, gillnetter,’ and (We speak the Scandinavian languages) BOTH senators should be Republicans. the council composed of Commission Meyer Johansen, his boatsculler, were The Oregon delegation in Congress ers Bigelow, Barbur and Mann and employed by the Booth fisheries and Offices in Scandinavian-American would then be in a position to ask drafted by Deputy City Attorneys had been missing since Thursday, Bank Building from a Republican national admin Tomlinson and Latourette. The meas when they went to the mouth of the ASTORIA, OREGON istration everything that the state is ures were approved for submission to river. How they met with disaster is the voters by unanimous vote of the not known, but their swamped craft I------------------------------------------ / entitled to. council. came ashore near the point where An r--------------------------------- -------- STANFIELD’S PLATFORM J. A. Gilbaugh The measures were the result of derson’s boat was found. Johansen Wm. C. A. Pohl "If nominated and elected, I will, reference of the street car problem was a native of Norway, about 35 during my term of office, stand for to the city council by the public serv years of age, and is survived by his the preservation of American consti ice commission, following an extended widow and four children, the youngest tutional government and American hearing on the application of the trac being six months old, wlio reside in UNDERTAKERS institutions; for maintenance of tion company for an increase in fares. Astoria. Ole Johnson made his home We arrange all matte rs regarding peace; for recognition of American '.n Portland and was about 25 years funerals at moderate pi ices, as the rights in all our international agree family desires. Calls answered all ON THE ROAD. ments; for justice for the service record time was made recently and is hours, day or night. Lady assistant. men; for equality of treatment for Many residents of Oregon don’t few minutes over nine hours. The Telephone 97 labor and capital; and for punishment have to travel to Dublin to see a rocky a Lark, the fastest train, covers the | 11th and Duane Sts. Astoria, Ore. of profiteering. The cost of govern road. Many Irishman would be less which is 478 miles by rail in i ment to our people should be re hard on their famous thoroughfare if distance, duced by adopting a budget system, they could see some in this state. 14 hours and 30 minutest Unless funds are provided by f---------------------------------------------------------------- by increasing protective tariff duties Ireland is noted for its beautiful List Your amending the state bonding limit the and by lengthening the time of pay scenery, green fields, lakes and ment of our war indebtedness. I am streams, generally reached by good tax payers cannot claim $2,629,555 for increased Federal aid to improve roads. At present much of Oregon’s yet unclaimed from the amount al Oregon’s rivers and harbors and to scenery is inaccessible; so wealthy lotted to Oregon by the Federal reclaim our arid lands. My aim shall eastern tourists park their cars in government. Why let this gift pass? be to help maintain progress and California when they come north and For Sale or Exchange Dr. B. E. Wright, dentist in the Ral prosperity, rather than to restore un Oregon townspeople pursuing recrea with satisfactory pre-war conditions.” tion go wherever the better roads eigh building, Portland, is one of those who retain their patients lead. STANFIELD STANDS FOR through the character of the work per Some used to think that when pro of the Deportation of all alien reds. hibition carried that we would not formed and general all-round satis Just treatment of capital and labor. need such wide roads. Now we find faction. Recently he had the pleasure Interstate Land Co. Legislation protecting interests of that the traffic has increased greatly of treating a patient whom he first 248 Stark St., Portland,Ore. soldiers. and wider roads and more roads are treated 25 years ago in Boston. His Telefon Main 5429 advertisement appears in another col Ratification of peace treaty with constantly in demand. The straight, and narrow road is not umn in this issue. reservations. always the most congested thorough A tariff measured by the difference fare in the journey through life. The r of production cost. road to success we are told is not ? $ An ^equate merchant marine. smooth, he winding trail is more Federal aid for reclamation and popular. These are the exceptions Capital and Surplus $115,000 highway construction. which prove the rule. Resources - $1,500,000 "The distance is not so great but Development of Oregon’s ports and This Bank is now in its own Building — one of the city ’s finest and most the road is in a bad condition, ” is a harbors. massive business houses. Abolition of present wage and hour common answer to queries from J. M. ANDERSON, Cashier. AS TOR 1 A, .O RE GON discrimination against Western lum strangers. "You can drive just as safely at night as in daytime,” is bermen. . , another reply less frequently heard r Frank Creasey, President. S. A. Anderson, Cashier For his campaign slogan Mr. Stan ¡and relating to the same subject. Phone Main 91-92 field has chosen the following: The distance from Los Angeles to j Slogan: "Preserve American *insti- San Francisco by the coast highway is tutions; maintain peace; justice for 450 miles. Many cars pass over the I (Successors to Foard & Stokes Hardware Co.) service men; develop Oregon’s re route daily. They drive to Santa Bar-1 General Hardware Dealers sources.” Supplies for Buildings, Factories, Marine and heating installa tien bara, when going northward, 120 miles It will be a pleasure to serve old customers, and we welcome as many hew ones as may come. (Paid Odvertisement by Stanfield-for- the first evening, and then complete 627-629 COMMERCIAL STREET ASTORIA, OREGON the distance the following day. The Senator Committee.) ________________________ J NO. 50 ON PRIMARY BALLOT Astoria and the Lower Columbia R. N. STANFIELD Green & Wold Norblad & Hesse Pohl & Gilbaugh City and Farm Property Ole Sletten ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ■N Scandinavian-American Bank <■—.. ...........■■■■ ------------------- -- ---------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- / Creasey-Anderson Co.
