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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1904)
PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1904. DAYTON BANKER CREATEvS Arthur C. Probert Drops Business and Takes French Leave, Stirring Up Com munity to High Pitch of Excitement. Some Think He Has Committed Suicide and Apply to Court for Appointment of Receiver Lived Under Cloud Elsewhere But New Friends Thought H Was Now Doing Well and Had Fully Reformed Dayton, Ore, March t A diligently prosecuted search reveals no trace of Arthur C. Probert, manager and sole owner of the State Savings bank, of this city, whose mysterious disappear ance yesterday furnished the topic for lively discussion among depositors and cititens In general. Many believe that the banker has committed suicide, and some aver they heard shots In a clump of trees In the edge of town just after dawn yesterday. The citizens are anxious to clear up the mystery and to Insure an Imme diate Investigation of the affairs of the bank have applied to the court for the appointment of a receiver. For some time past a rumor, appar ently well founded, credited Probert with having been Involved in several transactions of such a questionable nature as to bring upon hlra the at- tention of the police in variouB local-1 Ities. It is alleged that he is under a cloud In California for some offense, j It Is said that he did not deny this! charge, but asserted that he had clear- j ed himself of all stigma. suave manner and business like de meanor secured a cltentelie, and to all appearances his bank was In a pros perous condition. Friends state that after his release from prison at Washburn, he paid creditors 100 cents on the dollar, and was twice elected mayor of the town. WARRANT FOR ARREST. Charged by Citizens at McMinnville . With Being an Embezzler. Portland. March 5. Word was re ceived here tonight that a warrant had been issued at McMinnville, In this state, for the arrest of Arthur C. Pro bert, the Dayton bank owner who so mysteriously disappeared yesterday. The warrant charges Probert with em bezzlement, the complaint being sworn to by residents of McMinnville. Tele graphic descriptions of the man have been sent to many sections' of the country. It Is estimated that the bank contained about 17000 In money and negotiable securities. Word was received from Dayton to- It Is lasojnigflt tnat the vault of the bank would asserted that he came within the pale of the law In Wisconsin, as the result of the failure of -his bank at Wash burn, in that state. He was convicted of wrong-doing and sentenced to serve six months In Jail Probert arrived here from Chicago via Portland two months ago, well supplied with letters of recommenda tion and other credential He Imme diately opened his bank and by his. be opened tomorrow. STEP TOWARD SETTLEMENT. Executive Officials of Contending Roads Meet to Adjust Rate War. New York, March 3. A step toward the settlement of the grain rate war which has robbed the Chicago-Atlantic port railway lines of practically oil fflS.OO Fine Quartered Oak, fewell Front Dresser. Elegant in design, hand somely polished, French bevelled plate mirror. I7.BO Magnificent Birds-eye Maple Dres ser, swell front, large French bevelled plate mirror, a beauty. A Pair of Choice Bargains Our Store is Full of Them. H. H. ZAPF, The House Furnisher. WE HAVE RECEIVED A FINE LINE of Ladies' Purses of all kinds, also some Beautiful Oil Paintings SEE OUR WINDOW Svenson's BooK Store 557 Commercial Street, - - - - Astoria, Oregon aananaannnna lie The Best Restaurant a a n n Palace Cafe aaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan M a a a ' Regular Meals. 25 Cents ' J Sunday Dinners a Specialty g E erytblng tfee Market Affords a x a Palace Catering Company S "MISS BRIGHT EYE8" LOOKS FOR "GOOD THINGS" not on the race program, but In the I candy box. Miss "Bright Eyes" wlllj will find what she Is looking- for if I her auest. or that of her masculine 1 friend, ends here. We are not timid about saying that we make and sell, as eood confectionery as can be had in THE EA8TERN CANDY STORE, 506-508 Commercial St., Next Griffin's Bjok Store. Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works Manufacturers of Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings. - General Foundrymen and Patternmakers. Absolutely firstclass work. Prices lowest grain trufllo from the central west has been taken at a meeting here. ( Ex cutlve officials of the roads In the I'cntiol Traffic Association met the executive officials of the Trunk lines and npp lnted i commute to draw up a plan for the purpoa of establishing ht mony between the eastern mldroatla and the lines with gulf port terminal Oscar a Murry, president of the Baltimore A Ohio, will be chairman of the committee and representatives of the Lake Shore, the Pennsylvania, the Big Four and the Clover Leaf will serve with him. This committee- waa vested with power to make an agreement with the southwestern lines on any reason able basis which would guarantee a maintenance of a fixed schedule be tween the eastern lines and gulf jort roads. , The questlou which It is thought to adjust Involves all classes of traffic for export but leaves In status quo the Import rate rivalry between the Qulf porta and the northern Atlantic ports which has caused the eastern lines much uneasiness. The fight to build up the export ton nage of the gulf port lines at the ex pense of jthe eastern lines has centered about the grain rates, although cuts were made in other classes of freight. Pficns 2451- Corner Eighteenth and Franklin. Insane Woman's Capers. Butte, Mont, March 1 Advices from Lethbrtdge. N. W. T., state that on Monday evening an Insane woman made a bold attempt to hold up the local postofflce. The postmaster and assistants were busily engiiged when, without rapping, a well dressed young woman entered the private working apartments of the postoffice. Inquiring if It waa the postoffice, she was gently Informed It was, but was told of the proper place for transact ing business. After further conversa tion the officials wert covnlnced of hei insanity, but considering her harmless, they permitted her to remain within the sanctum Quick as a flash the stranger selxed a bundle of registered and ordinary letters and made a dash for the lobby. Two of the assistants had her by the clothing, culling mean while for the postmaster, who overtook her at the front door and made her disgorge her plunder, but not until af ter a severe tussle ensued, in which some of the letters were badly dam aged. A warrant for her arrest was is sued Immediately and she was con veyed to the mounted police- guardroom. SCOTTISH DAY PROGRAM. Exercises to Be Held at the High School This Afternoon. A Scottish day program will be ren dered by the pupils of the high school this afternoon. The exercises will be emmenced at 1:40 and an Invitation has been extended to the public to at tend. The program la as follows: Song "Auld Lang Syne" School. Recitation.. "The Thistle of Scotland" Ora ScovelL Easay "Sir Walter Scott" Henry Bayard. Recitation "Norval" Amy Rannells. Essay "Thomas Carlyle" Edith Butts. Instrumental solo. ,.,rauline Klrchhoff Recitation. ."Meeting Between James Fit James and Roderick Dhu" Rose Mattson. Essay "Robert Burns Lottie Hess. Recitation "The Hankie School" . Grace Morton. E8say "Lorna Doone Reviewed" Baldwin Davles. Song "Annie Laurie" School. Oration "A Scotch Hero George Poysky. Recitation. ."The Men of Drumtochty" James Hegart Original story. ."How Jamie Was Humbled" , t ? - Anna Bergman. Oration "Mary, Queen of 8cots" Emma Shedd. gong , ."Comln" Thro' the Rye" School PETER GRANT WOULD WHIP EM. Hat No Use For Husbands Who Gam ble Awsy Their Earnings. "Any man who loses the money which he needs for the support of his wife and children In a gambling house ought to be publicly hosewhlpped, and I would like to have the Job." , . This is the statement made this aft enoon by Peter Grant, owner of the Portland club, says the Journal. It waa brought forth by the case of Mrs. M. Guber, who came here from Seattle In an attempt to collect $200 from the gambling house which husband tool there'. "I saw the wWimh at the city Jail last for' by the chlct 'of police and aftor listening to her t found her in a more reasonable frame of mind than she waa I had a talk with my partner o'er the telephone. , He told me that her husband had lout about 136 or $10 In our houae. The woman told me hard luck story and said that she and her children had nothing to eat naked her what she wanted and she told mo that $100 would be all right. Her husband did not lose that sum, but as the woman waa In very poor circumstances I told her I would give her that sum and also a ticket to Se attle. I gave her some silver so she could live until aht got to her home. She signed a receipt for the money. The receipt la now In the hands of the clerk of the police court. There are so many people who come to me with stories of having lost money that I have to Investigate every one." Mrs. Gluber appeared at the Port- land club entrance night before last about 7: SO o'clock. She led a little girl, probably Ave years old. She de manded of Peter Grant the return of $200 which the said her husband had lost there. Grant referred her to the chief of police or the district attorney. She Insisted on entering the gambling house and when Grant tried to pre- ent her from entering she attacked him with an umbrella creating a weno and attracting a large crowd. Her husband keeps a second hand sto-e on Washington street, Seattle. He came to Portland last week, sold a 'iHl of goods and gambled uwiy the money. His wife Immediately on his return home took train for Portlund and de manded back his losses. Steamer Fulton Can Be Saved Such Is the Opinion of the Port land Agent of California and Oregon Steamship Co. she " said W Lost Call For The Wind-up! ONE WEEK MORE OF THE Odd and Sale Men's and Youth's Suits. Remember all suits included in this sale are eold at alf Price $10.00 for a $20.00 odd suit $9.00 for a 18.00 odd suit 8.00 for a 7.60 for a 6.75 for a 6.00 for a 6.oo for a 16.00 odd suit 16!00 odd suit 13.60 odd suit IS. oo odd suit lo.oo odd suit us Get the Habit Go to ianziger ' G ON THE SQUARE. F. P. Baumgartner, Portland agent of the California & Oregon Coast Steamship Company, Is of the opinion that the steumer Fulton, which went on the noacn last ween at i-on ur ford, can be saved. If the weather re- i will be made to float her. A steamer equipped with a complete wrecking outtlt will be sent from Sun Francisco for this purpose. Captain Lee and the first offlcer are still aboard the Fulton, fly "coonlng" two-Inch cable line which connects the steamer with the shore Is their only means of going back and forth. The following acount of the wreck is given in the Port Orford Tribune: "Then occurred one of the wildest scenes ever witnessed at Port Orford. Regardless of the raging storm about all the men, women and children of the town lined the shore, and the men were all ready and anxious to render all aslstance possible. The mountains of seas were breaking entirely over the vessel, and soon the Intervening water was a floating mass of lumber. One boat was broken; another boat Was launched with five men on board, and was capsized. The bout was righted, but soon capsized again. The second mate was killed by drifting lumber. and disappeared from view. Three of the men reached shore on the lumber. The other man hung to the side of the ship for a time, but was struck with lumber and badly hurt, but succeeded In drifting ashore on the timber. The cook made a brake effort to reach shore with a line, but failed and was hauled back on board completely exhausted. A line was at last made to drift ashore by means of a life preserver and then the shore people were able to send a double line on board. A small lire raft was then launched and the men were hauled ashore through the rag ing sea, two and three at a time," Fisher Bros., Company DKALKK8 1N Paint, Oil and Gim, Hardware, Iron and Steel, (SroeerioH, Provisions and Crockery, Ship Chand lery and Bout Supplier, ilcCormick Mowers and Hake?, Corrugated Iron and Building Material, Hardwood Lumber. FISHER BROS., COMPANY DON'T LOOK CROSS. Of course, If you can't help it, then that ends the matter. But we believe ou can. It's not a matter of will, power, ine woria ien i uu kuihsj i pieces. The whole trouble is with your liver, and Just one of Ayer's Pills each night will remove all this trouble. Well Known Lawyer Dead. Roanoke, Va., March 8. John S. Crockett, a well known lawyer or Wythevllle, Va., died today at that place. During an exciting campaign of this state 25 years ago Mr. Crockett fought a duel With ex-Congressman John S. Wise. Neithr was hurt Crockett practiced law In Seattle for a number of years. j fXOOOOO(0OOOOO0O0OOOCX)O0OO0DOO0O3OOOO0v: Astoria Fish, Game and Poultry Market On Twelfth Street ONLY FRESH AND CHOICE HEATS 3 FISH. GAME, POULTRY, SHELLFISH, ETC rS Host of Attention. Quick Delivery. , jj J. H. MALAR, Proprietor. gOOOOOOCXXKCOCCCCCOttXfcXO STEWARTS BROAD ARROW IRISH FLAX riv : Samoo iwine LiKe all goods weell it is THE BEST Foard Stokes Co. Something New Ranges, Stoves, Iron Beds and Furniture of all kinds. Also a '. good assortment of Second Hand Goods at Lowest Prices. L. H. HENNINGSEN CO. 504 BOND STREET, ASTORIA, OREGON. PHONE, RED 2303 ,