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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1904)
PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1904. HEALTH: is the Most Important The manufacturers of Royal Baking Powder have had forty years of scientific experience. Every method of bread-and-cake rais ing has been exhaustively studied in this country and abroad. The result is a perfect product in Royal Baking Powder. There is no substitute for it. The purity and efficiency of Royal Baking Powder have been com mended by the highest authorities. These facts mean two important things to all housekeepers: First: that Royal Baking Powder is healthful and makes wholesome food.' Second: that Royal Baking Powder makes food good to taste. REBEKAHS IN CONVENTION Assembly Devotes Mornipg Ses sion to Conferring Degree ' Upon Members. REPORTS IN THE AFTERNOON Busy Times Will Come Today aml This Afternoon Officers Will Be Chosen to Act the Coining Year. BAKING POWDER ABSOLUTELY PURE NEW OFFICER ARE CHOSEN Odd Fellows Had Interesting Business Session Yesterday Afternoon. HAD HOT TIME LAST NIGHT Danced and Held Social Session Until Wee Honrs of Morning Program for the Day. GRAND PATRIARCH W. . N. Green of Eugene. GRAND HIGH PRIEST-Claude Gatch of Salem. " GRAND WARDEN W. I. Vawter of Medford. GRAND REPRESENTATIVE Thomas F. Ryan of Oregon City. GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN 8. C. Beckwith of Portland. GRAND SCRIBE E. E. Sharon of Portland. GRAND TREASURER W. W. Francie of Halsey. The above officers of the grand lodge, t O. O. F., were chosen yesterday aft ernon at the business meeting which terminated shortly before 5 o'clock. The majority of the officers were elected with little or no opposition. W. N. Green, the newly-elected grand patri arch, thanked the delegates for the honor bestowed upon him. Delegates who arrived by boat and train at an early hour this morning had no difficulty in finding accommodations and were on hand promptly when the encampment was called to order. The greatest harmony and good will pre vailed, and after a social hour the dele gates 3ettled down to business with a determination to get it finished and enjoy themselves. The Interesting feature of the morn ing session was the report of the grand acrlbe, E. E. Sharon. The report showed that there were 47 encampments In the state; that the membership December 31. 1902, was 1982, and that the mem bership December 31, 1903, was 2239, the gain having been 257. The reports of all the other officers were likewise of interest to members of the encamp ment. After hearing the reports the encampment adjourned until after din ner. Upon reassembling the election of officers waa taken up, and at 6 o'clock all the business before the gath ering bad been disposed of. Last night at the Occident hotel the Grand Representatives' Association gave a banquet of a social nature. A great number of the delegates were in attendance. Tonight the great banquet of the Muscovites takes place at the same hostelry. During the afternoon a number of the delegates, together with their families, made a Journey to the bar on the launch Fox, returning to Astoria highly pleased with the con vention city. "This is the first time I have ever seen the Pacific," said a delegate from Pendleton, "and I shall always remem ber Astoria because of the trip I have had in this little boat. I hesitated at first about coming to the convention, but now I am glad that I came." "I have learned more about the sal mon industry today than I ever knew before," said another, "and the spirit of the people of Astoria toward myself and the other delegates is so cordial that if it will help them for me to eat salmon I Intend to place a standing order for that commodity with my home grocery." While the Rebekahs were not in ses sion the ladies amused themselves in various ways. Some 60 marvelled at the mystery of the tide and listened with admiration while their more for tunate sisters, who have lived near the sea, explained. It was -estimated last evening that fully 650 Odd Fellows were in the city. The convention is one of the most har monious and enthusiastic that has been held in years. ' VOTE ON RETIREMENT. Two Important Actions of General Methodist Conference. Los Angeles, May 17. Action on two important matters was taken by the general conference of the MethodiHt church at today's session. The report of the committee on eplscopay recom mended that the conference elect eight bishops to fill the vacancies caused by death, resignation and retirement dur ing the present quadriennlum was adopted. After a close, heated and re markable debate between Dr. James M. Buckley and Dr. Thomas B. Neeley, the two foremost parliamentarians of the Methodist church, the conference adopted the report of the special Judic iary committee, which finds that the conference has no executive authority to district eplscopay, that is, to sub stitute the diocesan for the present Itenerant form of residency and ad ministration bishops. The dealled vote on the retirement of the bishops was given out today. It waa aa follows: Total vote cast 63. For retirement, Andrews, 585: Fobs, 600; Vincent, 685; MaUUUeu, 618; Walden, 673. The election of eight bishops will begin tomorrow morning and Is ex pected to occupy considerable time. The Rebekah assembly of the state of Oregon yesterday convened In this city, made preparations for the busy times to come, and adjourned late In the afternon to make ready for the entertainment and dance given last night- Members of Gateway lodge of Astoria estimate' that between 250 and 300 Rebekah delegates are In the city for the convention. The assembly la holding forth at Pythian castle. There the convention gathered at 9 yesterday morning, the following officers being in attendance: President. Llssle Howell of Oregon City; vicerpresident, Nora Harnett of Athena; warden, Ella Fraaer of Eu lene; secretary, Ora Cos per of Dalian; treasurer, Ella Harding of LaGrande. The morning session waa entirely taken up with the conferring of the assembly degree. About 100 ladles and 60 gentlemen were thus decorated, and by the ttem the ceremony waa con cluded the dinner hour had arrived. Adjournment was then taken until aft ernoon, when the standing committees were appointed by the president The committees lost no time In getting ito work and many of them will be able to make reports at today's session. The report of Secretary Cosper shows that there were 106 lodges of Re bekahs In the state December 31, 1902, while on May 1. 1904 there were 119 lodges, an Increase of 13. The num ber of brother members of the order at the end of 1902 was 2639 and the number of sister members 4422. Dur ing the year there were Initiated 630 brother and 825 sister members, while 35 brothers and 72 sisters were admit ted by card and 23 brothers and 35 sisters reinstated. The number ex pelled dropped, withdrawn and de ceased was 26S brothers and 417 sis ters. The gain In brothers waa 320, and In sixers 615. a most satisfactory showing. The present brother mem bership Is 2959 and the sister member ship 4927. The report shows the per capita ex pense for the year to have been $1.33, the per capita Income to have been $1.49, and the per capita assets to be 32.52. This morning the session of the as sembly will be resumed. The commit tees will have their reports to present and the convention will get down to actual business. The belief is ex pressed by members that the election of officers will not take place until late this afternoon. The session of the as sembly will doubtless last until to morrow noon, if the delegates manage to get through by that time. The aea slon Is proving a most interesting one. The entertainment given last night by Beaver lodge of Odd Fellows and Gateway lodge of Rebekahs waa even more thoroughly pleasant than the en tertainers had expected. The big pa vilion was thronged during the night with Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. The address of welcome waa delivered by Mayor .Surprenant and Byron E. Mil ler responded on behalf of the city's guests. During the evening refresh ments were served, and It was mid night before the merry-makers depart ed from the hall. the seat. The one who waa making an effort to get on the aeat fired hot which was apparently accidental and the horses jumped. Gruff plied the whip at the same time and the team lunged ahead. Shots were fired after the wagon, but the driver would not stop. .-. Two policemen saw one of the nin and fired at him. The other irwn slipped away during the revolver fight. PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. Clementine Bullock of Portland ia a delegate to the Rebekah conven tlou. I. H. Carter waa down from Portland yesterday. II returned on the night train. Mrs. Iclllla M. Sears of Albany la among the delegate to the Rebekuh assembly. Senator Megler came down from Breekfleld yesterday to attend the Odd Fellows' encamoment. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Vaaa of Salem are attending the sessions of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. Mlsa Clara Munson, The Astorlan's west aide correspondent. Is In the city, attending the Rebekah assembly. L. E. Carter, northwestern manager for the Northwestern Life Insurance Company, is down from Portland. Mrs. Ella J. Metzger of Dallas and Mrs. Ida Foster of Grants Pass, past presidents of the Rebekahs are attend ing the assembly. Misses Sophie and Susie Ryman, Portland delegates to the Rebekah convention, are In the city, guests of Miss Alma Johnson. E. H. Krlpet. superintendent of the telegraph lines of the O. It A N. Co.. came down from Portland yesterday and went over to llwaco. FLOUR UP A NOTCH. San Francisco Mills Raise Twenty Cents Per Barrel. San Francisco, May 17. Local flour mills today made a reduction of 20 cents per barrel. Quotations to the trade are now $4.60 to $4.35 per barrel for family extras and $4.65 to $4.80 for bakers' extras. The decline Is attrib uted to the dullness of trade and competition. The Weather. Portland. May 17. For Oregon, Wednesday, showers; slightly warmer In southwest portion; southwesterly winds. Railroad Meeting Postponed. New York. May 17. The annual meeting of the directors and stockhold ers of the Northern Pnclflc railroad has been postponed until June 17. Mail Wagon Is Held Up Chicago the Scene of Another Attempt of Bold Highwayman. Chicago, May 17. Three hlghwayn- mea attempted to rob a United States registered mail wagon early today near the Chicago St Northwestern railroad station. The accidental discharge If a revolver frustrated their plans and they escaped after a duel with the po lice. . ' " When the driver of the wagon, E. 3. Graff, waa driving past an alley three men ran out into the street In front of his horses. Two of the men tried to stop the team by grabbing the bridles and the third undertook to tfll mb on To Keep Young. What Is old age, anyway? Scientists tell us It Is a kind of atrophy of the tissues and organs connected with the changes in the blood vessels. To coun teract this tendency we must supply the tissues and organs with healthy blood. Life, therefore, depends to a great extent upon our ability to keep the circulatory system In a healthy condition. The best methods of doing this may be briefly summarized as fol lows: Take plenty of exercise In the out door air, preferably In the country. away from the city, says What to Eat. The best exercise Is a long walk in the country, and the benefit of such a walk Is Increased If only a very small quantity of fluid and food be taken during the walk. A good lunch for such a walk is a sandwich and an organge. This walk In the open air not only enriches the blood with oxygen, but It strengthens the skin and nervous sys tem, and through this the digestive system. Great moderation In the amount of food, and especially of flesh food, should be practised, particularly by old peo ple. There is no longer any doubt that moderate meat eating after the ''merid ian of life" Is reached is conducive to longevity. Drink distilled water and plenty of It after the age of 40 years is reached. Most water is too "hard" for drinking purposes. The lime and other alkalies and salts in it tend to harden the arter ies and tissues, and that means "old age." Moreover, "soft" or distilled water is a dissolvent and tends to ab sorb the poisons and gases in the body. The following announcement from the Army and Navy Journal of April 16, will be read with interest by As torlans: "The engagement is announced of Miss May Nlckerson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Nlckerson of Eureka, Cal., to Lieutenant Nathaniel E. Bower, corps of engineers, U. S. A." Mlsa Nlckerson Is a sister of Mrs. II. Marcotte, wife of the former pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, and Is well known In local social circles, C01LAR BUTTON SALE 28,000 28,000 11 Collar Mttoiis MUST BE SOLD THIS WEEK. W Cent Muttons for Cents ' Cent Huttoim for Cont Muttons for 1 Cents CeiiU See Window Display S. DANZIGER COMPANY, ON THE SQUARE. Caroets A Profusion of Carpet Elegance More patterns than the most exacting taste could wish to inspect. AH new mmmmmmmmmmmmmm sud fresh sod at the Fairett Prices. Home furnishers with a love for the beautiful and artistic are fairly reveling in the elegant display here. , Blfclow'i Body BriMeli at SUSa yd. Saioay Axmlsiters at SI JJ yd Wllloa Velvet at $1.21 aid SI JI yd. Dee; Pile Velvet al f I.ZI a yd. All Wool Tapestry at tOc, 90c, II aid 1.10 a yd. YOUR CREDIT 18 GOOD WITH 7 A HE C gi THE RELIABLE HOUSE FURNISHERS,. Mjfkmm ii llVl New Stakes For Horses Aggregate of Hundred Thousand for New York Circuit This Year. New Yark. May 17. Two new stakes of $10,00 each have been added to the program for the grand circuit races In New York this year, raising the ag gregate ef pVisse money to be distrib uted among the trotters and pacers next August to something like $100, 00. " ' ' ' -" ' "" " ' In compliance with requests from horse owners ull over the country the Empire City Trotting Club has decided to open a guaranteed stake of $10,000, all trotters of the 2:11 cluss being eligible, to be decided at the Empire track In the week beginning August 8. Brighton beach will duplicate the offer one week later. The stakes will be known as the Knickerbocker and Lonr Island, respectively. Entries for both will close June 2. NIP IT IN THE BUD. First Appearance of Dan draff a Pore ranaer of Fotare Balaaeaa. That such la the case has been con clusively proven by scientific research. Prof. Unna, the noted European akin specialist, declares that dandruff is the burrowsdVup cutlole ef the scalp, caused by paraaltas destroying the vitality in the hair bulb. The hair becomes lifeless, and, In time, falls but. This can be pre vented. Newbro's Herplclde Villa this dandruff germ, an restorer the hair to Us natural softness and abundancy. Herplclde is now used by thousanda of peopleall satisfied that it Is ths most wonderful' hair preparation on the mar ket to-day. Bold by leading drunrtats. Bend 10a. ht (rtamps for sample to- The Herplolda Co., Detroit. Mich. Eagle Drug Store Owl Drug Btors $51-862 Bond St. 649 Com. St Astoria, Oregon. T. T. LAURIN, Proprtetoa, Special Agent. WILL BUILD ICE BREAKER. Canada Will Make Attempt to Keep 8t. . f Lawrenoe Clear. Montreal, May 17. It Is announced that the Dominion government wilt have an Ice breaker built In England this summer for the purpose of trying to keep the St. Lawrence open later during the fall and also to break up the Ice earlier In the spring. It Is calcu lated that the shipping season at Mon-J treal could be lengthened by 50 least a fortnight in the full and that about the same time could be "gained by breaking up the Ice formation at Cape Rouge In the spring. If the experiment proves successful, another and larger boat will be built and stationed at Quebec In order to make the service more efficacious. Explosion Victims Die. Carbondale, III., May 17. Four men In the mine explosion at Perrln, Wednesday are dead from their In juries. This makes a total of eight men dead. Four others will probably die. JU8T OPENED NEW GROCERY. Groceries, tobacco, soft drinks, con fectionery; home-made bread and cookies, etc., etc. T. E. MESSENGER, Cor. Second and Astor Sts. DON'T GOTO 8T. LOUIS Till you call at or writs to the Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. Office 134 Thirt street, Portland, Ore. Low rates to all points east, in connec tion with all transcontinental. n, S. ROWS, Cenaral Agent, , Portland Or.