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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1904)
V . ) i'A(!;vi:i;i;r THE IfORN'IN'd ASTOIil.VN', SATUUDAY, KKKIHUIiViO, I'M. TOO-KUCM HASH 'ON; THE' " " DREDGE CHJNOOIi . I the regulations of the department gov- Sailors and Firemen Tiro of the Fare Pro- Uwl '""j". ... .... , are ovr roQuird tp perora-nny n.i- vided by tlie Government and Quit -Jditltmal vvivlte. except In uaw.) ; cases. ,M;ht Seldom, arise. It U as (serUiJ tlu arhcera hayenade evry et- i fort ( to i:H-c'-lu esliort till tU? i.eerty poealbltv v-iisT tU regulation. j a! that ihe m;'n have been tr alel " w tth t.x'jcuei at nil times. "V Securing flew Crew. Captain- Tiubar and other oWo.'. of the Chinook were In the city yesterday fitter ttft strlkhKd occurred. Can talu Dunbar was seen by a represent: live of The Astorian rind risked f.r a statement,. He said: " "Tm regulations of the tlepartnveit not make any Their Places on the Vessel. Declare They Have Eaten Hash L'r.til They Arc 'Ashamed to Look It Squarely in the Face Forty-one Arc on Strike and New Men Are Being Secured to Take Their Places al , . 1 Once-OfOcers Refuse to Talk of It. ; ' Korty-one men. almost half the crew of the biff bar dredge Chinook, yester. day left their places aboard the vessel of t by night. V We became hash- crsty. . "For six days iwlous to today we i are such that I could and came ashore. They explains! tH hash for our ntorn,ns "eal -statement whatever to you repardln, they had quit work because they were dissatisfied with the quality of Wien we went to nws this morning i oar old friend wad, like the flag, tl! food I there. We determined that we wore furniFheJ them. .The men circulated ' not reee'ving fair treatment and de oround the oity during the afternoon' elded to complain. 'Aocordingly one of and related their side of the story, bfit there was no particular effort on their part to make it appear that the officers j of th9 dredge had been Unfair with them. , According to statements made yes terday by the men ta a representative of The Astorian. the mess aboard has been unSt for a white man to eat.iThey stated that they long "ago came to the conclusion that government fare was not just what it should be, but re milncd at th-dr ibices in the hope that conditions won 11 be bettered. How ever, when the same old feed kept com ing up the ladder they determined to tjuit, and 41 men in all left yester day, assigning this reason for their ac tion. ' ' It is diificult to state Just what sort of food the men received that was lack ing in appetizing qualities although 4 ' oar number was delegated to wait upon the captain and ask him for a change lain Punhar our story and was dig chared.' He returned, reported the; outcome of the -.onference to us. and ve agreed to stay with him. So we all throw up our Jobs and came ashore," Other members of the crw.who. were seen about the matter' had a similar ta'e to relate. They were hash-sick. They seemed to b ifeve that bash was sapping away their very lives and that a strike was essential, , esecially to view of the action of Captain Dunbar the action of the men in leaving ttie Chinock! I may eay, however, that I have tried at all UnW to.be f:Jr wlih the men, and that I exceedingly regret tho incMent occurring thia morning. " "Are you In the Cly fo" the purpose of shipping a new trewT' was a i i I. "I can not answer tbat liueati-Hi." r -ptted Captain Dunbar. , v , Have the men beeu provided with proper food?" . . ' -s '1 imn-t also be excusiul from an swering that question. i am net at liberty to niake any atalttm 'nt what ever, and must request that "U K- Cfin to further . liK'Stion me." It wa learned.' de.-rjiUe Caii Dun biu's retk'enci, that he wuj tii tW city for the purpose of lihippiag au.ither in discharging the man who had made the compla'lit lMwn secured, and t have been taicn Had this man not beiN t,bojird the vessel. discharged there would, a reporter was assure! have been no strik. The Other Side of tho Story. Of course, there is another side to the story. It is said the me have I been furnished with practically the ope of the men said yesterday It was same food that has been furnished the almost a case of salt pork and bean officers. The offlcers, it was explained, soup one flay and bean soup and salt ; occasionally were enabled to order a pork the next. This man eaid a qual ity of salted fish was provided that was so thoroughly seasoned aa to be unfit for ford, and that he had eaten hash and stew until he was ashamed to look them in the face. Hash and stew hold enviable places is the estimation of most people, even landsmen, but the ai!or said he had demonstrated to his own satisfaction that both dishes wlil eventually become repulsive. He sighed few eggs for breakfast, whereas the nien. received eggs but twice a week. Substantially, however, there la no dif ference in the quality of food, and fre quently the meals ore identical for of ficers and men. ( It is asserted that the food of the sailors was excellent in every respect, and the statement that they have been Improperly fed la denied absolutt;!)'. It is a well known government regu- J'or a change and so did members of the crew. Another of the strikers the other ' lation covering such cases as the pres- ent one that the daily allowance of j -came into each man shall not exceed CO cents a T.' Astorian . office last ' evening and; day. This allowance, The Astorian r. le the following; statement. In sun-! learns, has been lived up to aboard the I wee, for publication: , .. Chinook. " Indeed, a reporter learned Too Much Hash. j th.it the average cost per meal per man "1 attribute all the trouble to hash, j was in excess of 43 cents, and diilleuity For the past seven days we had been : had long been experienced in kfep'ng confronted with" hash for breakfast. It within the limit. , was there every mormrig when we went There was some complaint among the to mess. We had so much of it that j men that they ha3 been over-worked, it haunted us by day and we dreamed j The answer to this allegation is that crew. Several men are known t,i haV" pill piiMI to our new store at Ko. 330 Com mercial Street, we will make 'A ! rec a to chan bottt! on cxlcta- and ends of various brands of Cigars in box and lesi than box lots. Many of thea- are high priced cigar. Will Madison The Cauct of th Trouble, An Atorl 111 man was Inform :-d yes terday 'rom a trustworthy souiee Uyit ihere is more to the strike cf the sailois than hash. Some time ajto, it will l,e recalled, there was a determined effort to make, matters unpleasant f.r Cap tain Dunbar, Pome of the jnen .'.'nn.'l anxious to oust him, if possible, but tli effoits filled, of course,- The pn-.-nt difficulty 'is reported to be merely a coiitnuance of the trouble which came up formerly. EffortJ were made to Ret some statement from o'V.cera 'n 10 tlv circumstances leading up to the dis charge of the man who hut ! i wnt aft to voice tiie haVh cnmplaint, but none of them would talk for publica tion, faying the regulations .wnul.1 not permit it. As near as eould. be wemi-ii'l yen- terd.y the strikkcrs will be perm it d Os go their wiy unniol-atid and ti ; v crew will be shipped. It was said y-'x- tei'tbiy the men were unuscl to ii.-S;. life, else th-y wotild never h-iv cou. piiiii 1 because f the f.'i. whieh.tj ji(iiaiii,f"d to Ve far r.hv'i.l ( f Ibii! 1 sn.illy si-i-v.'d to sailors. had fallen to the fi(v and Mr. (Vr'drs n!t some 1 tli''i i,u '(.'"'ttiin?. tl)tnj:s sti.ightciti-a tt!t Mr. ; Anlpoi.d udded th;it the lujtarv t' Tern, (me of the hojs.'M, w,ls , sallu lent , to . have luvt ... ... t. pneUtel h!i;i, MHhotiKii ho ro.'t)ondcd to an Hlium the ftijlinvini nl;ht. A to the frxtesii of the Injury to tin hot-ni tiu-re 4ev -.iijcd irferemo !f opio- ,' , m r. ,;.ri:-;'.';,. w. Mr, i'l'! :!' leiii of the manner in whi h b' came tn iir tiie totn thv dt.v Mr. i''.rtic wa. at the barber lio r J.i (old of thi flA'CVlwilt. which he h ut wkncsMfd, 1 DiiyerTLirtAcllyn, of N'o. t l.ios- wago't, '-.'id he had driven (h fli-nnlcal team tv more than three year"a"ttd had nevvr f-vnuHt iK.N'easary to ue a whip, Ift her l,pnenweler. of No. 2 hose wagon, made n similar statement, nlchoutth the : taam oiu-e went neros the itieet with him, much thn-same is It went across with Mr. Ordes. , Ohlcff Plinkloiv relu"d the olreumt'inccs leading up' U the i!Harg astil said he believed Mr. (or des tncotnpetent and neglected his doty. Ills statement' was pr.ic tlenlly t!ie stme hh was mid by him at the time of the accl lent, V.". J. Harry wild he ivt;irdcd Mr. Cord" flScompeteiit in every manner and thought oni of the Uor-scj iv !es! 1 vh!pp"iK t, jtitsu-. 11. M. .'Vivl' stated that Mr. . Oofdvs was 'in I 1 hi! .bnrt'i-f fhup Lh) day the n!.ru! iciim' iii i'lul t!u team 'was driven by M r. ,M i-i.i;,y J.inu..:;.' 2, Mr. Ktmor Itf he regarded Mr. .'lK'.:t;' IS tiil'-Ulhlj' Cl'inpetelll, He bt-lb'w! : Mr, Corde wn tint i.mj. tent tae dr.:.'"Vin y . siiei ld h.v e been mui'e l ef" 13 years- of fiervl.v uu t'.ie part i- the x0ied;-"A8 to whipping a. hoise. Irf said the taster rctt wUh the di lviJi". lie nv r criticised a cant, petcnt liei sei.'ian, like Mr. Cord!S, for using the whip. Mr. Klmore's defini tion of n eompeWnt fire engine driver w is iiiteritliiK.' "iio must be a thor oug horoeman uw ait that Implies," sjtld Mr. F.linore. "lie muni b sober! 1 and vigilant and must not care too mdih for society, and he must be ac tive. I line employed horsemen for man.- years and have found it neces sary nt times to discharge men: br.t It did not tike me l't years to find out they were Incompetent" II. I. Thi::g bad witnessed the nc- cidj!'.t and thought it was f.uiit In par ti. ula Ion ttwt have gone to the Pre, the animal seein lngly beinj In gv at pain. W. T. !n Scho!flrd told, be regard.! Mr. as tboromjhiy eomp-'-tent. Mr, fle'e! had hlrnaclf dm en 11 fin i t n 9 Odds and Ends 1 , ... One. Two and Three Suits of a i Lot all gp at - ' HALF-PRICE S20.00 odd suit for $10.00 9; 00 18.00 odd suit for 10.50,odd suit for - 8.25 15.00 odd suit for - 7.50 13.50 odd suit for - 6.75 IS 00 odd suit for - 6.oo lo.oo odd suit for. ' - 5.00 Sec our corner window 1 1 coIa cn Overcoats and Machihtosh-i-O Oil hdie es will continue this weK. Get the Habit, Go To S. DAMZIGER COMPANY , ON THE SQUARE. poljo.ly'siil ... , .-. , -a H ix or i n oiuii m ine mjui.-ii nurse coma mi engine; S'S . , .. ... . ,. -i, , 1 M iri y.'itr -.;oi)" .cm te? ii'ie: . ;u t'on'f't ; Ri,od man. : the ; In LOOKS GOOD FOR C0RDES J t . tk First Ikimd Emk c? A ' ESTABLISHED 1C80 Capital and Surplus 0100,000 Not Much of a Case Made Out Against Him at Last Night's , Investkation. SESSION LASTS FOUR HOURS Many AVUiwkwh Toll of I Ik- ( ii ciiinslaiM'OH Involvotl in flic Jlattorantl Irtnso(lio AooHMitd. T ' ii 'f'ii t'.ien tc. c.rpU Ined the put an.' v a & fibjiCiU from ihc J:nu iry He i.' d i" ?er of IiIh vif.i to tl" 1 delay on the d:iy of ! dae to (he fuilice e.' get t?ie hartii'Ss onto ;': W l r.tliK of the i hi"' Vi'.agou "iCiis ,uin:iin w iii l.c U..d pulled t:;e Ihe licor. He. !'. of the hohC wog'-n, b'-t vent his '"'.as ?' :,: ! Utee!..- He v!li-4;iy.. 1 Hi w hictv be. Vv'a -id t. li . The swItnhVthe iH?, ml v.le ,: r. Fcho!-, rend and-'I STEWARTS BROAD AHKOW IRISH FLAX V-d t v f.,. fi Molt I'j'aB P.- (- 'ton. . it? 'U : .'..'. r ' ;? Saimon Twine :.. l i !i !-4 i,..,-i'd ' to !'. ; LiL oil fjcctls well it is THE BEST ..w.t a vt . i i.e ite.r T'.ni. t ,i, l.'ril ivS'l. j. :, c,raf-! d'"j. wild co'. h.tvi IS ni-e a bl l-l.iyed .ii thi-sv '.a. ll It-tux evid.-at lint hurt. the. unimel will, p.. r, . , I y. The . llivestlgiitioii i .il'!lliel,c .1 :(v o'clock and lasted until afl.-r mid ' ' Tim vi(iLni!e was t'!i'-ri .low n i'J' .lui'mrritiiher f'fi.l the coimnrt'.e.' w ic.e.-.t later to formulate a r. I wn the opinion of tho.se who v. :... present at the trial 'hut uf--!vtdy no Tk lr,,oitn..,lr,.i Intn h. h:n e..Hi eiiH-i had hOHIi made !;,V!!fiSl XII r. V." - , I' ' , ,, , . , 1e for Whose !l.llejf-, ofi'efiKeS thft"-l Jf rrotsrrc n mi I nut T .fill Is f'ordes. driver . t! of the chemical engine, by Chief iii I. y-K. a mm , Kasafactsrcrs c? 1 .' hov.f fctbel, Bra?s and Bronze Castings. -General Fountlrymcn and Patternmakers. Absolutely firstclass work. Prices lowt'Kt. S. Ccrnef CKttccsia end Fren!;!! Subscribe - for The Morning Astorian. gineer Stocktoff; wni held la.st night! at the council chamber. There was a score or more persons present, the Third ward being especially well rep resented. The affair took on a cir cuit court aspect that was highly amus ing to those familiar with the manner in which investigations should be con ducted In attendance were Council man Nord 'trorn, Leinenweber and Mor . t.--sn. members of the committee on fire tiid water, and Councilman Hansen, Robinson, and Holland, as well as Cliy Attorney Smith. , The charges against the accused were read by the city attorney and Chief Stockton presented his case. Eiisla eer Arrigon!, of the chemical, was the first witne,js. He related the circum stance of Mr. Cordes' failure to show up wben j.he alarm came In on Jan-' uary 2 and admitted on cross-ex tmlnur tnon that the driver had told him that he had gone to the barber shop, In ac cordance' with the' regulations. , As tc the accident which resulted in the in vestigation, Mr. Arrigonl said the delay In leaving the house was occasioned by his failure to get the harness on. I' I seemed to be more than sufficient piatiation. The matter will come 1 the council at Its rie:t meeting., tin i CARD OK THANKS. Viti mr hearts full of sudin-ss ovet J the death of our beloved son and broth- , er, we feel that we should make a pub lic, expression of thanks to the niniiy dear friends who assisted its with words of sympathy ond cheer; to bear tin- Ourden that was Ood's will . we snoiild bear. ; ' K. tiSnUIlN, . . MRS. K. OSIJURN, '" AUSTIN OSUfJR.Y. Banish III HeaMv When spots will rise before your eyes 'tis time to take m "ill r i'l-' k . "MIS3 BRIGHT EYES" LOOKS FOR "GOOD THINGS" not on the race program, but In the will iflnd what she is looking for if i her quest, or that of her maeculltiej friend, ends here. We ara not timid; ahotit saying that wo make and leil txl. good confectionery as can bs fiad In ' "... THE EASTERN CAN Dy4 STORE, 606-CC3 Commercial 8t., ' . Next Griffin's Book Store. a a a k tt it utmn it iw n n n a a n K U u a u a a the Palace Cafe..': The Best RcstciEirant Pcjular Meals, 25 Cents , Sunday Dinners a Specialty turyiHinj tte Maiket Alfoids Y Palace Catering Company ! i a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a aa a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a U seecnanis IS' : : Sold Evwyw!ire: toxts P.vand 23c. Astoria savings bami I CHpitai l'oMin $1110,000." tiurplim and I'Dilividoi J.'ir te G.OOtJ;' Transmits a geneml tmnkiiifl iiiwiuesg. Iutwt full on tune tlopositi). " .1 i. AJJ0M-By, 0.1. l li'Il'i'ON, -FHASK I'AITON. J. W. (JAHNEl;, rreientv ;' Vinrictulcut. Cut.l.icr. Astt. CatiMcr '