ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1903.
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DO m NOW
Plica yaw ariiw for ptachtM Than king Ukr k (hi crop, ih arlu'af a tint
clan iftlcli may not b lowtr. Wt havt tht bait and ir prlct b right
?; THE PLACE 'nv' '
For Bargain! U M our tfoft. V offer you May brind of flgi mvw placed on Ihli
markat Mora. They ara txlra fancy and during our Introductory tali you can hava
thrta larga 19c package! for 25c
ROSS. HIGGINiS (Q, CO.
GROCERIES AND MEATS.
THE TIDES
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Monday . , ,".14 1:10 l.t 1:01 I. S MondaVT . , .f24 7:49 0.1 :10 V.I
Tuemlny . , ,. gs 1:10 I.I 1:40 l.t Tuvadoy . , ..26 1:29 0.6 9:00 1.0
WiilnrmUy , .. M 1:61 7.9 1:11 1.6 We.lnlay . .,24 9:01 0.9 9:0 1.0
Thuraday . , . 27 ;47 7.1 4:00 I.I Thuraday . . . 27 9:47 1.6 10:42 1.1
Friday . , , ..SI 4.10 1.7 4:44 1.0 Friday . , . ,.28 10: JO 1.111:40 1.1
Baturday . . . 29 6: 4S l.l 6:15 7.7 Haturday . , . 29 11:22 I.I
HUNDAY . , .20 :66 1.7 :1S 7.4 HUNDAT . . . 20 0:42 1.4 13:29 1.1
Monday . . . . II 1:11 (.1 7:41 7.1 Monday , . . . 11 1:60 1.4 1:40 l.d
FAT MEN
LEANM
ON
The Tailors' Unions in the East are considering the
advisability of demanding increased pay for ' large
lined clothing.
It would certainly seem strange to sell clothing by
indies
Supposing Herbert Uransford should try on a suit
sUe 33 and pay 15, while Sheriff I.inville, wearing a
No. 46 suit, would have to pay ft an inch additional
Wouldn't That MaKe Tom Mad?
At Present We Still Sell our Suits at the Same Reasonable Prices
UOto
The Best on Earth
Wise's Clothing'
Wise
Herman
; The Reliable
Clothier and Hatter
Opposite Palace Restaurant
." Astoria, Oregon
BEACH TRAVEL FAUIN0 Off
The seaside araaon la Jimt about over,
and during the paat week many par
nma have befn retumlg to tholr home.
Th weather hna not been na favortable
this yenr aa could have been ' dealred
and the crowds have not been as large
aa those of lust year, The Potter la
Mill running to ttwi Washington reaurt,
but her paaaenger Hat on tbelown trip
la dnll'y growing atnaller, PructUnlly
iill of the travel went to, the Oregon
beach this stwson.
Still In The Lead
For twenty-seven "
years we have been
Leaders in the - 1
Furniture Trade -
Our Larg'e Stock
comprises the best
goods obtainable
All our furniture is
first class and yet
you can buy of us as
cheaply as else
where. Try it.
Charles
Heilborn
.' a
Son.
Can Factory Is
Short of Help
Difficult to Secure Employes Dur
ing Year And Big Order
Was Lost,,
General Manager T. P. Kendall, of
the American Can Company, la unable
to stata just when the total factory
will be removed to Portland. The new
bulldlnga at Portland are all ready for
occupancy, but there are several ord
ers yet to be completed here. Blink
ing to an Aatorlan man y'eaterday Mr,
Kendull said:
"Iurlrg the summer we have experi
enced great difficulty In Astoria In get
ting employes. We are now employ
ing 125 peraona, but throughout the en
tire year have . been running short
handed, Of late many of our hands
have left us, notwithstanding that we
have paid 20 per cent higher wages this
year Than two years ago.
"One result of thla shortage of labor
waa the loss to the local factory of an
order for 1,000.000 fruit cans for Cali
fornia. It waa Impossible for us to
fill the order here and we were com
pelled to ship two nau'hinea from the
local factory to California to turn out
the cuns.
"Just when we will remove "the As
toria factory to Portland ran not yet
be Stated. We wilt be buay here for
aome time with ordera now being
filled. The Portland bulldlnga are ready
for the machinery from the local
plant."
It haa been reported ttau the Ameri
can Can Company would retain its
large building here for storage purpos
es but Mr. Kendall says the company
will offer the factory for sale. The
owmtra of the old bond warehouse are
ateo To retire from bualneaa and the
can factory and brick warehouse with
IS feet nf water frontage, extending33
feet aouth will all be offered for sule.
The valuation placed on the buildings
and property Is $60,000. The warehoune
would make an excellent cold-stornge
and may be bought and converted Into
a fldh-freexlng plant.
SHIPMASTERS ARE BLAMED
Said to Be Responsible for Abuse
of Sailors
According to ndvlceg received by Gov
ernor Chamberlain the British govern
ment will be Informed that British ship
masters are In part responsible for the
sailor boarding houae evils of which
UntlhU Hhlpowri'ra have complained.
After having the subject call ed to his
attention the diplomatic correspond
ence paaalng between thia country and
Qreat UrltiUn, Secretary Cartelyou
of the deportment of commerce and la
bor, wrote to Governor Chamberlain,
urging th'it no license be issued to
boarding house keepers who violate the
federal shipping 'laws. In answering
the letter Governor Chamberlain said,
fcmong other things, that difficulty In
securing conviction for the violation
of the law la Increa) by the fact that
shipmasters sometimes conspire with
the boarding house keepers to defraud
their employes. The governor'a com.
munlcatlon on the subject will go to
the representative of the British gov
ernment, aa is stated In a letter recelv
ed fiom C?cretary Cortelyou, who Bays.
"1 have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 11th Init.,
and thank you for the full Information
contained therein. I have transmitted
It to tho secretary of state with the
suggestion that Its substance be com.
munlcated through the customary dip
lomatic channels to the British govern
ment. The difficulty In procuring re
liable tesj'mony In cases of violation of
the federal shipping laws has been
brought to my attention and your ex
perience confirms the impression form
ed."
FOR EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT
On September 25 a meeting of a com.
mitte from the Western division of the
Oregon Teachers' Association . will be
held, probably at Portland, for the pur.
pose of discussing the matter of an ed
ucational exhibit at the St. Louis fair
Professor H. 9. Lyman, of this city,
Is superintendent of the Oregon edu
rational exhibit at St. Louis. Th?
committee meeting was called at- the
suggestion of Professor Young, of the
University of Oregon, who is its chair
man. At the meeting the matter of a
suitable exhibit will be definitely de.
elded upon". Professor Lyman Is In
communication with the fair officials
and hns secured space In the educa
tional exhibit from this state.
AN OLD PAPER
A paper more than 82 years old Is on
exhibition at P. A. Trullinger's store.
It Is copy of the City Gaxette and
Cqmmerclal DallyAdvertiser of Chart.1
ton. South Carolina, and is dated July
31, 1821. Despite Its age the paper Is
Banish 111 Health.
When spots will
rise before your eyes
'tis time to take
Beechams
Pills
Sold Brtryvhsr. la boats 10s. aad 15a.
a state of good preservation'. Its col
umns ara largely flid with lottery and
auction advertisements. The lotteries
must have flourished In those days, for
every concern advertising-offered a cap
I tat prise of 130,000 or mora. Among the
shipping carda Is ont for J. Leland ft
Bros., who announce the departure of
the sloop Polly.' The Leland line Is
now one of tha most prominent In th
world. The foreign news conveys the
Information that. Turkey Is in a bad
way and the disintegration of the em
pire la predicted. Benwth the heading
la Shnkspeara'a saying "sothlng exten
uate, nor set down ought In malice"
a dec laration of principles that prob
ably took with the public. The paper Is
owned by Dennla A. Brown, a motor-
man employed by the Astoria Electric
Company.
ELMORE OFFICE IS REMOVED
Astorian' Building Devoted Ex
clusively to Use of Paper
The office of Elmore A Company was
yesterday removed from the Astorien
building to the Masonic building cor
ner of Eleventh and Commercial
streets. The Elmore company has for
the past two yaars had office room In
the Aatorlan building, the business of
th Aatorlan and of Elmore ft Company
being practically under one ownership
and one management and the two trana
acted over the same counter. Since the
purchase of the Astorian plant and
building by the present owners it has
been Impossible for the Elmore com
pany to procure suitable office rooms
until the first of this month. Those
wishing to mak Inquiries about the
steamer Klmore or having other busi
ness with the Elmore, company will find
Its manager and emplpyes In their new
quarters. Those having buslnegg with
the Astorian In any of its departments
will tw waited upon from the main
office, first floor, which. Is devoted ex
clusively to the affairs of the paper.
CRUSHED ROCK STREETS
Member of the city council express
themselves gratified with the results
which are being obtained with their
crushed rock street. Some of the
street put In are now well nocked
down and the surface la smooth and
even. The top layer of rock, which Is
almost powder, packs down solidly,
making a street aa level aa macadam
and almoat Indestructible. It Is
thought that these new streets will last
for scores of year without repair, be
coming more solidly packed the longer
they are used. AH the Improvements
now made on solid ground are of the
new style, and, while of greater first
cost, will prove far cheaper in the long
run. At first the crushed rock does not
make a very handsome appearance, but
aa the streets ,are used the uneven as
pect disappears. The new scheme is
giving good results, and tbe Idea, which
originated with the late County Judge
Gray, is generally conceded to be an
excellent one. ,
According to the statements of local
salmon packers, the fall fishing season
on the Columbia will not be extensively
engaged In. The season commences
Siptember 10. Packers say there Is
plenty of cheap fish on the market,
and that there la no prospect of any
profit in canning thla fall. The fall
season for the past two years has re
sulted In loss to the packers, who are
satisfied to put their money Into royal
rhlnook salmon.
Bo far as haa been announced, none
of the local canneries will tra operated
during the fall season. P. J. McGowan
ft Sons, of McGowan, will operat one
tannery, bringing their fislijTrom North
river, and It Is thought J. G. Megler,
of Brookfield, will also run his can
nery. Should the price of flub go above
I or 2 1-2 cents, however, packers say it
Is likely operations will be suapended.
Several of the cold-storage plants will
.be run. Tha coldstorages handle silver
Side salmon, which are frozen just aa
they are taken from the water, and
shipped fresh to the eastern markets.
The cold-storages will naturally bid up
the price of sllversldes, and the price
will go too high for the packers, sonw
of whom assert that their margin of
profit ceases when the raw material
brings more than 21-2 cents a pound.
Much Interest is expressed in the
probable opening price of Alaska sal
mon. It is the opinion of some pack-
era that the season will be opened at
11.15 per dozen, which figdre may be
fixed by the Pacific Packing ft Navi
gation Company, otherwise the Onffrcy
combine. But the Alaska Packers' As
sociation has lately opposed opening
figures In excess of SL contending that
consumption ceases with the higher
price.
The total Alaska pack last 'year waa
more than 2,500,000 cases, and It is
thought that thla ?aaon'a output will
not reach 2,000.000 cases. The pack last
year exceeded all Alaskan records.
WILL BE OPERATED ON
Homer L Fletcher will leave for San
Jose, Cul., in a few days for treatment
for nn injury recently suffered. Mr.
Flftcher was operated upon some time
ago for a peculiar muscular growth
that lnjurd the spine. The operation,
while successful In every respect, left
the patient In a weakened condition,
and during a recent baseball game an
other injury resulted. Immediate at
tention will prevent serious consequen
ts e. Mr. Fletcher's first operation was
a remarkable one. ' A muscular growth
appeared under the aplne, forcing it
nut of shape, and it was found neces
sary to remove the end of the spine
The only danger that wlty attend the
next operation Is that of paralysis,
which may possibly result.
A FASTIDIOUS CUSTOMER
Herman Wise received several cases of
young men's and boy's suits which he
selected for fall business when he was
in the east, and aa the boys In the store
unpacked the goods they noticed one of
the cases had been tampered with and
upon investigation! Mr. Wise found
several boy's and young men's suits
and overcoats missing." The thief who
broke into that case was rather fastid
ious, aa he picked aome choice articles
amounting to over 1125. It's lucky no
more was taken as the shipment
amounted to about $2000. Of course, the
transportation company will have to
pay for the missing goods.
VIEWERS COMMENCE WORK
County Roadnvaster Frye, County
Surveyor Astbury and John Chltwood,
the viewers appointed to lay out the
Lewis and Clark 'road yesterday com.
menced their work.' The proposed road
will extend from the Youngs bay bridge
to Clatsop, a distance of about 10 miles,
and the work of laying out the route
wil require eight day's time. Mr. Frye
reports satisfactory progress on the Ne
hakm road, which Is now extended al
most a.s far as Olney.
PICNIC LABOR DAY
The young people and Sunday school
of the Siedlsh Lutheran church, will
hold a picnic at Lewis and Clark on
Ijibor Day, Sept. 7. The launch Ethel
with barge will leave Ross ft Hlgglns
dock at 8 o'clock sharp.
WILL WIRE NEW BOAT
TrulllngerftHardesty yesterday closed
a contract with W. R. Hume to wire
the new tug building for him at Leath
ers' yard. The boat will be fitted with
electric lights.
No Profit in
Fall Canning
Few Canneries Will Operate Dur
ing the Season Commencing
on the 10th
ELK OUT OF COMMISSION
Accident to Engine Lays Her Off
For Two Weeks
Captain James Keating' launch Elk
la out of commission for & few weeks
aa the result of an accident by which
the friction waa bady smashed. The
accident occurred several days ago, and
the Elk ia tied up at the foot of Fourth
street, where the damaged machinery
was taken out for shipment to San
Francisco. New parts will be sent to
Astoria at once.
The launch Alexander, Jr., will "be
placed. on the ways at Leathers' yards
In a few days ago to undergo extensive
repairs. A new house will be built and
the boat will be sent to Portland for
the winter. She will e engaged
there in attending to the wants of ships
and In towing.
The steamer Edith will be brought
down the river for a thorough' over
hauling and placed on the ways at
Leathers', Riepalra are being made to
the launch Louise.
Work on the customs house launch Is
progressing favorably, and Mr. Leath
ers expects to put her in the water
on Thanksgiving day.
BOY'S FINGERS MASHED
Ten-year-old Theodore Berg, whose
f.ither is foreman at the gas works,
mailt; the fatal mistake yesterday af
ternoon of placing his hand hi a print
ing press at the can factory. The child
was playing around the factory at the
time of the accident. The middle fin.
ger to badly "mashed, at the end, and
the other fingers of the left hand were
alBO badly crushed. The Injuries
caused the boy intense suffering, but he
bore up like a hero. It waa sometime
before a doctor could be found, but
Anally Dr. Fulton was called down by
telephone from his residence.
WHEELMAN'S EXAMINATION
An examination Will be held on Sep
tember SO, to flU a vacancy in the posi
tion of wheelman in the customs service
at this port. A salary of $100 a month
attaches to the place, The examina.
tlon .will consist of the following subr
Jects: Spelling, arithmetic, letter -writ
ing, penmanship, copying, geography
and experience as wheelman. All appli
cants' must be over 20 years of age.
Persons desiring to take this exanv
lnation should apply to C. T. Crosby,
secretary of the local board of exam
lners. :
MOVES TO NEW HOME
E. A. Gerding and family have mov
ed from their home near the reservoir
where they have lived -for ao many
years and are now living in the house
formerly occupied by Carl Hansen on
Eleventh, street between Exchange and
Grand. Mr. Gerding purchased the
property. s ;
Why don't grocer9 money:
back everything?
Can't poor stuff; there isn't
money nough. Schilling's Best
don't take any money to speak-
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New This Weell
Ladies9 Suits and Skirts
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Fall Styles 1903
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THE A. DUNBAR CO
first Class in Every Respect
" Bar and Billiard Room
American and European Plat?
i '. j.v Free Coach to the Housed ;
PARKER HOUSB
H. B. PARKER, Proprietor E. P. PARKER, Manager,"
Good Sample Rooms On Ground Floor for Commercial Men .
ASTORIA--' v- ; ' - - - OREGON-
The
ii Palace
;! "Cafe-
1IIU UUOl LOOlUUl UaU t
Sunday Dinners t Specialty
Eurytblosm Market Afford v
Palace Catering Company
DO YOU SMOKE ?
WIL L M ADISONP
Keeps All Leading Brands of Cigars.
534, Com'l St., and 114, nth St., f ... , Astoria, Oregon
Pale Bohemian Lager Boor
Best On The Coast
...North Pacific Brewing Co...
Special Sale of
FLANNELETTE WAISTSFliS
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Our New York Buyers Sent .
Us 1500 Yards of V
Flannelette Waistings, Made
ToSellforl5c
On Sale This WeeK at
10 Cents Per Yar
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MORSE .OEPT MiKS
The Place To Save Money
508-510 Commercial Street t
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