ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1903. BEST YEAR MORE TIME ISJNEEDED Contractors Should Not Be Rush ? ed onJStreetWorli.Sayi City Attorney Smith. ' SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Soft Shelled Crabs Something very delicious. The whole Eastern Crab put up in cans ready for use They are Good, Try Em 35c per can, 3 for 9l.OO s STEEL SHOD School Slua IN HISTORY PERFECT Tooth Powdor Used tf people of refinement for over a quarter of a century Delinquent Tax Roll for 1902 SmallcrJThan That of Any . Previous Year. ffttPARBD Y - ROSS, HIGGINS a CO UOODJiOODS OUH SPECIALTY. THE TIDES Date. Monday , , Tunsday . , Wednesday Thursday , Friday , , Saturday , OCTOBER, 1(01. A. M. !fiT :lo 10:11 ft- t.t 1,8 1.4 1.4 T.l Em. I:SS 4:15 1:11 6:46 1:11 :tl 10:11 ft OCTOBER, 1101. "Daf. mT f t7fiun7j ft" BUN DAT . . .Ill 1:11 l.i if: Mil Monday ..... 1110:17 1.111:11 0.1 Tuesday .... 1111:16 1.4 Wednesday . ..14 0:19 O.t 1:00 l.t Thuraday . . .15 1:40 1.1 1:12 1.1 Friday 1 1:61 1.4 1:10 l. Saturday , . . 17 1:65 1.4 4:13 1.1 fiooD CumiES forYoungHcn LOOK r OR THIS LABEL r Ak a ma leva; 1 111 Only a little difference in the' Price. But a big difference in the make-up. Sole Distributor for Astoria mm THE RELIABLE CLOTHIER INJURED AT LOGGING, Umr I'c.ter Hcldt, a young man In the em ploy of a Oraya river logging camp, was brought over Co th city luat night for surgical treatment. While at work In the camp he cut hi. left foot with an ax. Dr. Estes, who attended the (of ferer, re porta that the little toe waa al moat aevered and that the cut extend. Into the foot. Toung Heldt loat much blood, but he will be well In a few week.. Still In The Lead 4! For twenty-seven years we have been Leaders in the Furniture Trade Our Large 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. v Charles Heilborn (SL Son. First Class in Every Respect Bar and Billiard Room American and European Plan free. Coach to the House PARKER HOySE H.BPARKER, Proprietor) E P. PARKER, Manager. Good SampleJRoomi on Ground Floor for Commercial Men ASTORIA' OREGON (ELATERITE li Mineral RubberJ VOCflMAY lUfTBlNW UIL.IIJXCH or and It n.cmry to A ffOn W.QPT ROOF ELATERITE ROOFING Take the plaea of .hlnglef, tin, iron, tar and gravel, and all prepared rooting For flat and atcep surfaces, gutter. Talleya, eto. Easy to lay. Tempered for all climate. Reasonable in ooit. Bold on merit. Guaranteed,, It will pay to aak fur prices and Information. THE ELATERITE ROOFING CO., Worcester Building, Portland OFFICIALS ARE GRATIFIED Amount of Ieli!iiiiicle Will Not Iteuch .'KM)OKnt of a Total of More Than a li 133,000. The delinquent tax roll for the year 1902 la the smallest In the Sitstory of Clatsop county, being only slightly more than f per rent of the original roll. The showing nude tbla year la highly gratifying to the officials of the county and lo Sheriff Llnvllle and hit hard-working deputlee, and reflect remarkably healthy condition of affair. In -i ho community. -' Yeoterduy Deputy Sheriff Binder figured up hi collection, all remittan ce having cme In that were expected by mail. The Inure, showed that the total amount of the delinquent roll was $2830.38. or about 1700 lea than for the year 1901. Tbe total amount subject to (ollectlon la shown by tbe following statement: , Total original roll 1134.412 ? Sheriff' assessments tf20 Over collections , 491 Penalties and Interest 611 9' Total $138.364 75 The showing on the opposite lde of the sheriff's books Is as follows: Amount of collections $128,734 09 IVbales . 3,120 3 Ki roi ., etc. 579 92 Total $132.434 37 In the sUtommt of errors appears one Item of $3M, an erroneous assess ment on land still held by the govern, ment, but asw-d to a timber com pany by mistake. The amount was thrown out by order of the county court. GENERAL BEEBEJ1N ASTORIA He In Mnkluir an Effort to Got Out of Public Life. Genoiul C. P. Beebe, member of the l ollre commlsslun of Portland, and un til recently brigadier-general of the Oregon national guard, was In Astoria yesterday. "No, I'm not on business of a public nature," the general said, "I've been gradually getting out of piblic life and lope soon to be entirely out." "But you are yet public property n long as you are a member of 'he Portland police commission," was sug Kested. This waa sultk'lent provocation for the general to express himself con cerning Portland newspaper reporters and his remarks were not altogether flattering to the news cormorants. In fact. It Is plain that General Beebe dif feis radically from the Portland re port' rs in regard as to what should unci should not be published. "Why. its perfectly silly, sir, to publish every little detail concerning the police when one is making a sacrifice of his time In doing the best he can." the general stid. Ho referred to the published rra sons of Patrolman Mallet, as contain' tng absolutely nothing and admitted in his polite, good-natured way, that he could not maintain his usual serenity In answering the silly question, of le- porws any longer. "But you take life too seriously," butted In "Jack" Mc- Ouire In his just-for-fun way, and whllo the superintendent of the A. & C. railroad was picturing to the gen cral In roseat colors, the happy lot of olflclal life, a by-standcr suggested Hint Mr, McQulre himself was said to bo a reporter Jor the Portland Journal, Flic geherul gave the superintendent searching military look and suavely sal'l he felt reasonably safe In his In- ti viewer's hands. MANY MEN ARE NOW AT WORK the Lewi and Clark river and , on Youngs river. There is the mill at Seaside; Masten's camp at Bvensn and the Westport mills, On the Washing ton side re the mills and camp of Gray, river, Deep liver and the Nasel. Further up the river are the mills of Cathlumet and Skamokawa In Wah kiakum county. . . In tha camps, mills and factories within a reasonable radius of Astoria there are 1n the neighborhood of 2500 men at work and the dally payroll Is upward of $5000. The wheels of pros perity seem to roll In the Lower Co- Action or Street Committee la EJAwardlnu Contracts Rat ified Yesterday Afternoon, lumbla country. LITTLE TALK OF Aspirants for City Positions Not Yet In the Open. of As yet there Is little talk of the ap proaching city election, and candidate. for office are scarce. Members of tbe city council. Including the mayor, re telve only tlM salary yearly, and there la consequently -o financial inducement to bring out aspirants for aldermanlc position. The officials whoee terms expire January 1 are as follows: Mayor Suprenant. Auditor Anderson. Surveyor Tee. Street Superintendent Kearney. Police Commissioner Moen. ; Councllmen Hanaen and Wilson, the First ward. Councilman Wright, of the Third ward. Councilman Wilson was appoint! 'o fill the vacancy created by the death of Councilman Jahlstrom. In such cases the appointee, who la chosen by (he council, bolds only until the next general election. The election of a Sec ond ward councilman was thrown into an off year because of the resignation of Councilman UUInger, and there will he no councilman elected In that ward this year. Next year two Second ward councllmen will be chosen ASTORIA'S JWEUE5T STR.EET. Biff Increase In Forces In and About Aatorltt. The Bugby quarry la rapidly assum ing the aspect of a new Klondike. About 40 laborers arrived yesterday and 60 came the night before. There are now about 600 taking out rock at Bugby and Maygers and the work is going night and day. The gasoline lights that burn- all njlght at Bugby cost a brilliant Illumi nation over the mountain aide, giving it city-like appearance. It Is reported that many passengers on the A. & C. railroad, observing the lighted moun tain at night and hearing the hum of machinery; think they have rechepl Portland Heights and prepare to get off the train. . The activity at the Bugby and May- ger quarries Is repeated In a smaller way aa to numbers In the many mills, factories and . logging camps of the Lower Columbia river country. In As toria the Clatsop mlll.the Tongue Point mill, and the Astoria box factory are working from 300 to 400 men. There are the Universal awh and door fac tory and the Warrenton mill running a considerable force, . Tributary to As toria also are the mills and cam pa on Are You Bilious? It interferes with work, pleasure and happiness everybody is so at times ; in many cases it makes life a burden the fault is with the stomach, liver and kidneys. An occasional dose of pills will remove the evil if you take Beechams Pills Sold Eyerjrwhert, In boxet 10c. ind $Se, When the Sixteenth street Improve ment is finished that thoroughfare will be Astoria's swellest street The con tract calls for cement sidewalks and heavy cement curbs, brick gutters and crushed rock street bed. The cost will be very heavy, and the cky will have to stand part of the expense In those cases where the cost of the work ex ceeds 73 pec cent of the assessed valu ation of the property taxed for the lm provement. While it is Impossible U determine the exact amount for which the cltv will be "stuck," the amount will probably be In the neighborhood of J ion. There is a general regret that the case was settled so soon, aa r" ni-rtv owners were anxious to hear a decision from Judge McBrlde on the Import int points Involved in the in junction suit. - As a fitcislon will not be handed down, the mooted questions invniv.wi will still be open tor dis cusslon. . - )., i I MUST BUILD ROAD. "I'm getting tired of framing ordin ances for the extension of time tar the completion of r.treet Improvements," aid City Attorney 8mlth at the special session of the council held yesterday after .ico.i.. ''Ai far as I am concerned, I believe the contractors should be given more time for the work which they undertake. In this manner spec- ELECTION I u"0'! meetings and much clerical work would oe avowed." At the special meeting called by Mayor Suprenant the time for the com pletion of several Improvements was extended, ordinances governing the matters having been passed under sus pension of the rules. Mr. Smith's re marks were prompted by the necessity for this action on the part of tbe council. He said he believed contrac tors should be given six months In which to make Improvements, adding that It seldom happened that an Im provement required in 60 days was completed in the time specified. We must Inaugrate a new system for street work." said the city attorney to a reporter after the meeting. "The surveyor must post himself as to the price of lumber, labor and other essen tials in the improvement of streets, make a reasonably low estimate tor treet work, and the council must never allow that estimate to be ex ceeded. We must also see to It tnat only good lumber Is put into streets. There has been complaint on this score in the past, and we shall arrange it so jhat there will be np further cause for objection." . It has been Intimated for months past that street contractors nave an understanding whsreby street work brings good prices, and the plan pro posed by the city attorney is a safe guard against combination bids. The contractors deny they are in a pool, but those who entertain the opposite opinion say the contractors would not admit It It they were, and that their denial really amounts to nothing. Be that as It may, members of the council feel that more care must be excerclsed in street work. The statement was made yesterday by city officials that. If contractor were given more time In which to make contracts, a saving of fully 15 per cent could be effected. Astoria property owners spend a vast sum yearly for new street and the saving named would be a material one. The special session yesterday was brief. President Hansen occupied the chair In the absence of Mayor Supre nant. An ordinance confirming all the action taken by the street commit tee In the past was enacted under sus pension of the rules, as a precautionary measure. The street committee pre sented a report In which was detailed the manner in which the Sixteenth street Improvement contract was awarded, and asked the council to ratify its action. The report was adopted. ' ' Ordinances were passed extending until February 13, 1904. the time lor the completion of Sixteenth street, and extending until December 22 the time for the completion of the Improvement of Franklin avenue between Ninth and This Shoe is emphati cally the best in the mar Ret for children, and io sold exclusively by WHERITY, RALSTON CO. Successors to John Hahn I The Boston Restaurant 030 COM3IEICCIAL STKEET Best and Neatest Eating House in Astoria Try Oar 5-Cent Dinners Prompt Attention High Class Cfccf MARINOVICH & CO I Benjamin Sweet, the tlmberland man, waa In the city yesterday. Mr. Sweet represents the Merill Lumber Company of Wisconsin, which owns 15.000 acres of timber In Clatsop county. The Mer rill company's tract Is In the Nehalem) Twelfth, Franklin between Ninth and omintrv. Mr. Sweet said yesterday I Fifth, and Exchange between Four- that a railroad would have to be built I teenth and. Seventeenth that miintrv tnret the timber out. I An ordinance accenting the bid of The lumber will be brought out this I A. Goodin for the Improvement of wav. Mr. Sweet says, and he thinks the sixteenth street was also passed under practical way Is to build the road so suspension of the rules, thu relieving as to connect with the A. & C , road in the1 vicinity of Seaside. Mr. Sweet has extensive timber Interest In dif ferent part of Oregon, DEATH OP A STRANGER. A stranger whose name Is believed to have been Richard Walters died at St. Mary's hospital at an early hour yes terday morning. The man was an in coming passenger on the steamship Co lumbia, arriving Monday, and was brought ashore In an unconscious con dition and taken to the hospital. City Physician PUklngton was called and found that the stranger was suffering from uranlo poisoning. His condition wns hopeless. It Is believed the man was a miner. The body will be burled at the expense jf the county. the street committee of responsibility Dr. J. A. Fulton presented a com munication in which he expressed the opinion that It would not be practic able to make a good street Improve ment on Franklin' avenue between Ninth and Twelfth during the winter months, and recommending that the work be deferred until summer. ' He stated In his letter that a suitable foundation could not be laid during the ralnv season, but members of the council believed a few dry days would make It possible to put In the crush ed rock In a satisfactory manner. The letter of Dr. Fulton, which Tie took care to exDlatn was not a "kick" was tiled. The Palace Cafe The Best Restaurant Refolar Metis, 25 Cents Sunday Dinners Specialty Ei erytsinr tne Market Affords Palace Catering Company WILL M A DISOM CIGARS AND TOBACCOS 514. Com'l St., and 114, nth St., Astoria, Oregon PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY North Pacific Brewing' Go's. PALE BOHEMIAN Best on the Coast NEW POLICE OFFICER, At a meeting of the board of police commissioners held yesterday after- neon Jesse T. Undley was appointed to a position on the police force to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Albeit Beyer, Mr. Beyer has accepted the agency for H. Welnhard. The new police officer was formerly employed at local Iron works. DELIVERY FREE. Call up phone 1961 and Inquire aibout Australian lump coal. It costs no more delivered at your door than poor fuels It contains no dirt, and makes no clin kers and but little ash. Finest and cheapest fuel in the city. A perfect steaming coal. Every customer is well pleased. We deliver It free. ELMORE ft CO. FOUND- v A place where you can buy One wines and liquor for family and medicinal use, at reasonable figures. The Cali fornia Wine-A Liquor House, 42 Bond street, 'phone 2174 black, are content with small profit. No bar. Free city delivery. " 2-026 FORESTERS TO TURN OUT. The members of Court Astoria, For esters of America, will turn out in a body this evening to attend the per formance at the Unique theater. This Is In return for many favors extended the lodge by Manager Hager. BRANCHES RENEWED. The Dllot board held a meeting yes terday, all the member being present. The river branches of Captains L. A. Bailey and Edward Sullivan were re newed but no other business of interest was transacted. What is even your climate without a good understanding between yourself and your gro cer, via the cook ? Schilling's Best is the money- back way. Don't Go To Portland . to buy your ready-to-wear , suit? Ladies spend your money at home and save from $5.00 to $10.00 on every suit? 7 J& j&&?& $16.50 This suit is decidedly correct in style, mater, ials are Broadcloth and fancy mixtures Jackets are silk lined, and come in the swellest Blouse styles. Portland stores ask $15.00 for same suit, our price. . .... $16.50 ff J O C 's a new sn'Pment f 'ong skirted aCi W V Blouse coat suits cut in Militaire collar and cape, full melon shape sleeves, with fancy cuffs and ornament ed with metal buttons. Made of finest cheviot in blues and blacks Portland stores would ask you $30.00 for theso suits. 0 P"ce, .' $22.50 The Place to Save Honey. mm 508-510 Commercial fired