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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1904)
PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1004. TEAM MAY GO TO THE FAIR Local Hose Aggregation Planning to Represent the State at the St Louts Exposition. WILLMEET THIS EVENING Five Tournaments to Be Partlcl. pated In by Local Men Before Journey to the East Is ; Uudertaken. It Is now quite probable that the Astoria hose team, the champion of Oregon, will go to St. Louis to repre sent the state In the tournament to be held at the world s fair. The matter has already been taken up and the members of the team are manifesting considerable enthusiasm. A, meeting has been called for tonight, and def inite arrangements will be made for the trip. The gentlemen In charge of the tour nament, feature of the fair decided to have each state represented by one team. The proposal for the participa tion of an Oregon team was advanced some months ago, and it was the gen eral verdict tha the Astoria team be sked ta represent the state, in view of the fact that it had won all of the tournament events at the local tourna ment last year. Fred Brown, manager of the team, was enthusiastic regard ing the matter, and for some time has been In correspondence with the gen tlemen Interested at St Louis. It Is believed that the matter has now as sumed definite form and that the trip will be arranged for. Yesterday Herbert O'Connor, trav eling passenger agent of the Rock Isl and system, was down from Portland to confer with Mr. Brown about the contemplated trip. Mr. Brown wants to take ine team east over his line and ays he will be able to make a rate which will prove satisfactory. He of fers the sugestion thai the team go in . . . - V I . 1. 1,1 lAn..& &atn. a special car, wnicn uuiu rla and land the visitors in the exposi tion without change of car. Mr. O'Connor says the trip could be made for $1200 or $1500, according to the number of men who might make the tourney. He will try and arrange for a special car and expects to have no difficulty in doing so. "It is my idea that we ought to try for the large prizes which have been offered at St Louis," said Mr. Brown last evening. Our team is unques tionably a fast one and would make a respectable showing for the state. To night the men will be got together and the proposition will be submitted to them for a decision. We have five tournaments to participate in before the St Louis trip would be made, and if w9 are as successful as we hope to be in these events our winnings will go far toward defraying the expense of the visit to the fair. We have no doubt of our ability to secure by'popu lar subscription as much additional money as might be required. Growler Gang i. r i, 15 Droiwn Up Police Round Up Unique Bunch of Hobos and They Are Run Out of the City. Police Judge Anderson yesterday put the "growler gang" completely out of business by ordering out of the city the leading spirits of the gang. The lineup of humanity that graced the dock was about the hardest-loklng bunch that the police ever picked up, and the court did not waste any sym pathy upon the offenders. v The growler gang was something new. It first became troublesome a week ago, when complaints came In to police headquarters that a number ,of men of the hobo stripe were "chasing the duck" from the Kinney dock. It was said of them that they were a de- sided nuisance. Captain Gamma! and Officer Thompson went down and or dered the ganir to disperse, but the can-rushers merely changed locations, takiivir u a location a short distance east of the Kinney dock. They were again chased out bin with no better success than on the first occasion. Gradually they worked their way east until they wound up at the foot Of Fourteenth street where they were rounded up yesterday forenoon. Two of the men got away, but three were brought before Judge Anderson dur ing the afternoon. , Together with two locals the three members of the growler gang occupied unenviable seats in the dock. A tough looktng Indlvlduil named A. Anderson and a hardened sinner named J. 8o derberg were the end men, while toe third member of the gang, 3. Swansoh, to whom the experience seemed not new, occupied a central position with the locals. All of the growler gang pleaded not guilty to the charge of vagrancy which had been filed against them. Swason said he had come from Tacoma and that he was willing to work. However, if rushing the can was an abomination in the sight of the law, he supposed he was up against it, but would not plead guilty so long as his old college chums were hold ing out. Anderson and Soderberg ex plained that they had been working, on the city waterworks, but that they had fallen off the water wagon. An derson said he was to have continued work yesterday morning; but that,, he was sick in the head as the result of the previous night and therefore un able to perform any manual labor. Swanson had been working on the Chinook, had come ashore with $25, and had spent the entire sum for the exhilirating beverege which his soul craved. "I am of the opinion that this city can manage to struggle along without your presence," said Judge Anderson, In concluding the performance. "This thing of rushing the growler is not so very great an offense per se, but your general demeanor is not calculated to lift up the morals of the community. Therefore, you will leave the city as soon as possible. I will withhold sen tence, and If you are caught again In these parts I will undertake to dem onstrate to you Just how strong the arm of the law really is." The men were shipped out on the night train, at the expense of the city, the pol(pe being fearful that they might commit some crime along the way if they were made to walk it. A 19-year-old lad named Oscar John son was fined $40, which means 20 days in Jail, for drunkenness and dis orderly conduct. He was a sight to behold. Charles Korpela was taxed) $10 for drunkenness, and will spend five days in Jail. COUNTRY IS NOT SELFISH Lewis and Clark Residents Con tribute Liberally for Building of Their Highway. EXAMPLE FOR WEST SIDERS If They Want County lload Con. nectton They Should Take Steps to Have the Neces sary Fuuds. h A day or two ago one of the farmers residing in the Lewis. and Clark val ley requested The Astorlan to secure and publish a statement showing the amount of money subscribed for the Lewis and Clark road and the cost of (that highway. From W. E. Dement who acted as treasurer ot the com mittee which had charge of the Im provement, the following statement was secured: Receipts City subscriptions .......$1117 25 Lewis and Clark subscriptions 3743 45 Total .'. $4859 70 Expenditures Building dike across tldeland from Youngs bay bridge to highland ....,.$1800 00 Grading and planking ........ 3059 70 ROBBED THE BANK. Bold Crime Perpetrated by Lone Rob ber in California. Auburn, Cal., May 26. A man wear ing a false beard entered the Placer County bank today and presented a written demand for all the cash on hand. A pistol gave emphasis to the demand. Assistant Cashier McFay den, who was alone, tried to temporize, hoping some person would enter the bank.. The stranger sprang'over the counter and fired a shot at McFayden, but the bullet went wild. The robber seized all of the gold in the money tray, emptied "it into a canvas sack and started to depart At the door. he en countered Cashier Smith, waived him aside with the revolver, sprang Into, a nearby cart and escaped. The bank officials decline to state how much gold was taken. - W-- M DO YOUR EYES TROUBLE YOU? )0 you know that in these days of enlightenment thousands pf people are still going along in misery, suffering tortures, drawing on their nerves and ruining their eyes through con stant strain upon the delicate muscles that aid the sight? There it no need of suffering from these causes. Have your eyes examined free of charge by a gradnate optician. If you need lenses it will surprise you to find how little it will cost to ; be properly fitted with glasses that will not only give comfort . . bat are an ornament to the face. KATHERINE WADE, Graduate Optician. AT THE OWL DRUG STORE. Total $4859 70 ... It will be seen from this statement that the people of the Lewis and Clark valley contributed more than $3000 for their road, and It is pointed out that their example might well be emulated by those residents of the west side who want the road extended from the west end of the Lewis and Clark bridge to Clatsop and Warrenton. It Is further stated that the former coun ty court refused to take any steps towards ordering the Improvement of the Lewis and Clark road In question. which extends from the south end of the Toungs bay bridge to the V. J Ingalls place, until the people of the valley had guaranteed the construe tion of the dike, at a cost of $1800. So far as the people of the Lewis and Clark district are concerned they are quite anxious that the road should be extended to Warrenton and like wise hopeful that the Smith Point Im provement be undertaken. But they Insist that the west side residents ought to display as much enterprise as has been shown by those living on the Lewis and Clark. They point out that contributions from the west side for the road extension have amount ed to only $70 or $80, as compared with more than $3000 subscribed by the people of the Lewis and Clark. Unless a better grade than that of Eighth street can be secured, how ever, the extensive Improvements to , the south of the city will not be of very much benefit. In some places the grade Is as great as 32 per cent, which renders travel Impracticable at any season of the year. The Smith Point route la regarded as the only one avallble, and Improvement of this highway Is believed to be absolutely necessary. The road would cost a large sum of money and It would be palpably unjust to ask the property owners in the district to bear the en tire cost because the valuation of the land would not Justify It. If the road around the point js to be Improved to afford a better grade to the Toungs bay bridge the city must help and the good roads enthusiasts must come to the front as they have done before. he has greedily gobbled up her $3000, only giving her a miserable pittance to live on and dribbling It out to her In small amounts. Although the Drlscoll girl writes to Dr. , Whltford fascinating descriptions ot her baby "playing about the room as I write," etc., The detectives claim she has no baby, building up for her elder ly victim's .discomfort, a baby version of the famous story of "Margery Da we." Onhe other hand, the girl claims she Is the victim of this rich old man, who was her doctor, and In whose $4 years she trusted too much. Dr. Whltford, she declares, sent her to New Jersey to bear her suffering alone, while he continued to maintain an honored position In Butte society. She anys he promised to send her $50, 000, but Is now trying to scare her out ot the amount by having her arrested. Dr. Whltford denies the charges of the girl In toto. He acknowledges hav ing paid Miss Drlscoll $3000, preferring to be blackmailed to that extent rather than have his name dragged In the mire by her allegations and being made a target for scandalous gossip. For this sum Whltford compelled the young woman to sign a receipt In full tor all claims, past and future, she agreeing never again to demand any thing from him. Attorneys for Miss Drlscoll attempted to have a warrant sworn out for the arrest of Dr. Whltford. but County At torney Teter Breen would not enter tain the proposition, and Whltford as a countermove causea me arresi ot Miss Drlscoll. Her hearing Is set for next Tuesday. The woman while In butter was known as a' nurse and as such was associated a great deal with Dr. Whltford lntt professional capacity. BUTTE GIRL KIDNAPED. 8EN8ATION AT BUTTE. Prominent Physician Accuses Girl of Blackmail. Butte, Mont., May 26. Dr. O. B. Whltford, a millionaire and one of the most prominent physicians In Butte, yesterday caused the arrest, at Los An-j geles, Cal., of Miss Bessie Drlscoll, for an alleged attempt to wring blackmail money from him. Miss Drlscoll Is a pretty but Illiter ate young woman of about 26 years. She poses as the mother of a child and charges Dr. Whltford with being Us father. The existence of the child Is denied by Whltford. ' Miss Drlscoll already has been paid $3000 as "hush money," but she Is clamoring for $15,000 more, under threat of sending the baby home to the physician's wife; hence her arrest De tectives who have been shadowing her say that she Is only the tool of a mysterious man blackmailer and that I have for lease or for sale the best location for salmon cannery or storage plant on the river, and that Is at steel railroad bridge on Toungs Bay. Terms low. Apply to Dr. Aug. C. Kinney, Astoria. Men 8uspeetad of Crime Have Fled and Polio Give Chat. Butte, Mont., May 2. Edna Wig. gins, 17 years old, and known as one of the belles of younger society of Butte, Is mysteriously missing, and the police are of the opinion the young beauty has been kidnaped. The girl disappeared from her home over a week ago, and though the offi cers have scoured the city In the search for her no trace of her whereabouts has been found. Two well-known young men and a hackdrlver are usiected by the police of having Inured the girl from her home. The hackdrlver stout ly maintains that he knows nothing about the girl whatever, declaring he drove the young woman to the room of the two young meg at the time the girl was last seen, but the driver wn at her own request. There, he avers, he lost track of her. The two young men have been kept under surveillance for several days, but when arrest was threatened last night they disappeared, and from the Information In the hand! of the" chief of police they made their escape out of the city on a freight train. They de clared they knew Miss Wiggins as "Dolly Varden." - The names of the young men In the case are given as Frank Belt and Jo seph Lynch, and the police are now looking for them, Edna Wiggins Is described- as an extremely beautiful girl. She has been employed as a clerk In one of the down town stores. The mother, with tears streaming down her face, daily besiege the police station In quest of her miss tng daughter. Week ml An OPPORTUNITY ot a Life-time The following Telegram explain- itsolf; : i Providence, May 21, '04 S. Danziger & Co;, Continue King Collar Button Sale one week longer. " Positively close sale Saturday night, May 28th. : s ' ; (Signed) ; v Providence Manfe. Co. So The Celebrated King Collar Buttons at , ono-tliml and one-half price. 10 cent Buttons for 2J cents; 15 cent Buttons for 5 cents; 25 cent Buttons for 10 cts. . See Window Display. sea Tnns for Parkar. Knoxvllle, Tenn.,May 26. The demo cratic state convention adjourned until tomorrow, after wildly exciting scenes. The platform adopted Instructed dele gates to vote for Parker and to vote as a unit. Largest Catoh on Record. Vancouver, B. C, May 26.The larg est catch of halibut for a single day's fishing ever made by any vessel In the world fell to the lot of the steamer New England, Capt. Freeman, ' early ' this week. Off Cape George,, near the Dix on entrance, the New England In one day caught 160,000 pounds of halibut, beating all previous records. UNHAPPINE8S DISPELLED. tea and Womei Unanimous About It. Many women weep and wall and refuse to be comforted because their once mag nificent tresses have become thin and faded. Many men Incline to profanity because the files bite through tb thin thatch on their eranluma It will be good new to the miserable of both sexes, to learn that Newbro's Herplclde has been placed upon the market This Is the new scalp germicide and antlseptle that acts by destroying the germ or microbe that 1 th underlying caus of all hair de struction. Herplclde Is a new prepara tion, made after a new formula on an entirely new principle. Anyone who has tried It will testify as to Its worth. Try It yourself and be convinced. Sold by leadlnr drugglsta fiend lOe. In stamp) (or sample to Th Herotdd Co.. De troit, Mich. Eagle Drug Store Owl Drug Store 351-853 Bond St. B49 Com. St Astoria, Oregon. T. F. LAURIN,' Proprietor, Special Agent Garnets A Profusion ol Carpet Elegance More pattern! than the most exacting taste could wish to inspect All new mmmmmmmmmmmm auij frMu and at the Fairest Trices. Home furnishers with a love for the beautiful and artistic are fairly reveling in the elegant display here. Big clow's Body BrsMcIs st M a yd Saxooy Aiulsitcrt at $1.35 a yd. Wllloa Velvtu at $1.2! asd SIM a yd. Deep Pile Velvet at $1.2$ a yd. All Wool Tipcitry at 40c, 9fc, ft asd $1.10 a yd. YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD WITH 7 A HE of A THE RELIABLE HOUSE FURNISHERS, JLAi I O lVi Don't Forget the GREEN STRIPE at the Eagle Dance Hall! P. A. PETERSON Notice to Contractor. Notice Is hereby given that the county court of Clatsop county, Oregon, will on or before the 2d day of Jon 1904, receive sealed bids for the con struction of the foundation of the Clat sop county court house to be erected on the bloc it Between tsevemn ana Eighth, Commercial and Duane street In the city of Astoria, Oregon, said con struction to Include the furnishing of labor and material for the same, and all to be in accordance with the plans and specifications for the same now on file In the office of th county clerk of said county, and as- prepared by E. M. Lazarus ( architect Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check In the sum of 10 per cent of the amount of the bid, that the bidder will enter Into a contract If his bid Is accepted, and the right to reject any and all bids Is hereby reserved. ' Dated at Astoria, Oregon, May 23, 1904. By order of the county court. J. C. CLINTON, County Clerk. Hermls opened and closed 4 to 1. " The Picket was well played. From 10 to 1 he was backed to 8 to 1. 1 Democratic Ticttefc,' For Congressman, J. E. SIMMONS. Of Multnomah County. THE PICKET WINS HANDICAP (Continued from page one.) throats of nearly 4d,000 spectators died away when it was realized that Irish Lad had gone down to defeat. Proper, the California candidate, came through at the end and beat out Hermls for third place. The time for the mile was 1:39 2-5, and for the mile and a quarter, 2:06 8-5, 1 1-5 seconds slower than the race made by Irish Lad last year. The handicap was worth $20,000, of which $2500 went to the sec ond horse and $1500 to the third. When the bugle call ordered the horses to the post no better than 11 to 5 could be had against Irish Lad, th favorite. , ' ; STATE. ' l For Supreme Court Jutlco, ; ? THOMAS O'DAY.',, " , . . Of Multnomah County. Stat Dairy and Food Commissioner. 8. M. DOUGLAS. x ' Of Lane County. . COUNTY. For Representatives, , J. V. BURNS. J. N. LAWS. For County Commissioner, B. F. ALLEN, ' . For Sheriff, GEORGE W. MORTON- For Treasurer, ISAAC BERGMAN. ' For School Superintendent H. 8. LYMAN. For Coroner, W. C. A. POHL. ASTORIA PRECINCT. For Justice of th Peace, A. R. CYRUS. . For Constable,1 ' C. C. UTZINGER r