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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1904)
PAGE EIOIIT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1901. DR. FULTON ON STREETS form" and "cross gills rating upon the macadum" mean. Then we will be able to decide whether any partlcu lar street work 1 done according to the contract, or whether It la a colos sal swindle. After reading thla Con tra. It Mm tn m that If w di not Physician Declares Himself as to secur a 0,x "tret B,,neone ,s crlm- .. . I tnnllv to hlnme. TCI t her the contract O M m IIIITOIIIIIllilll II IIIIIIIBlHUIIllllllilllJIIimMimiii .IUHHHUI njijuiBn II i 11 t f . " II Manner in Which Improve ments Should Be Made. CONTRACTS NOT IRREGULAR ELECTED MISS GRAY Convention of School Children Choose Goddesss of Liberty for Glorious Fourth. Faulty Repair Itesults From tlie Failure to Live Up to the Provisions Which Are Made. wilfully violates nia agremeni, ana m- bondsmen can be held for damages, i the city authorities or the property owner are to blame for submitting to ITUEV .t l r. a one must have the power to insist up- I lit I nAU A flUI IaJNTFxT on the work neing done in a pnpei manner, and the diligence to know ihen and how tne work is aemg none, amnipciles. Compromises and Mm Until this done we never will have well built streets or get what we pay for. Just now we are starting In to I build sued streets. Let us organise to Astoria, June 18. (Editor The Asto8ee that we have some first-class wcr. i property owner I am In-1 done in the start so that It may be a Itiot Calls Made the Conven- tion Politically Life, like. r Ian) As a lerested In the street Improvements under way. In reference to the Frank lln avenue Improvement, I have ex trained the contract between the street committee and the contractor, and It setns to me to be all right. The en tire trouble it seems, has arisen over the Interpretation of the contract I would suggest, therefore, to the hon- Sarah Blanche Gray, a comnromlse model for those who build our streets candidate, rode to victory on a atam- in the future. Ipede at the school convention hld Some claim that the street roller I , . . MtVIIIUVII 111 A. Ji U, ownea oy me city is not neavy enoun halli w ,electe(, t0 Mt a for tne work. I would most respect-i n. ht ,- , , v. , ,al mV vuiiiius; parane , . ""....viiivi.wn ur mi gionous xee to not uuw aayoou, . ""Fourth. After the selection ha w tnat, dui at least to give tne roi.er one anounced by the chair un fair trial. So far there has never been i iiucu vivvtvu, tiiere was a ruble street committee that it would one 8lnle attemPt t0 now 8olld,y demonstration which lasted for sev t a very good idea to have the prop- bow mpactly the street can be eral mnutea made with this roller, when the work Rpfnp, fh. . Is done in accordance with the pro- order the comnilttet on credentJa,8 . visions oi xne cvmrncu juiuuug; uw .on ... . roller over the street once Is no test ..radIcal8( he8de1 fcy Q It must be gone over time and again rTnh , before It can be said that the roller Is .-.. ,.. w . . . ... conservatives," headed by Miss Ellen not heavy enough. Once over the rock, ..., , . v . Now,en" " was taken for granted that with any roller no matter what It fha ro ... .... . the radicals supported the candidacy weighs, will not make a compact Wntt . , . . . v "i.uiMu minuuiiin itearst lor thft . . . -vjf ui vue uniifu mm lei, una 'n consenatlves dug ud the llttu tin a solid, compact mass that will last h,,.w , , , . . for ages. ' ' " J. A. FULTON, ,0 keCP th ..chuuii iuin instructing ror tne editor. WILL BE DEPORTED. vanaiaaies nominated wnen me nomination be a very good idea to have the prop erty owners,, the contractors and the common council come to an under standing as to what the various pro Visions of the contract mean and as to who shall have the authority to de cide while the work is under way, whether or not the material is as the contract provides for. and if the work is being done as it is stipulated in the bond that it must be done. Take the contract for the Improve ment of Franklin avenue for Illustra tion. It provides that the subgrade shall be "well rolled before the mar cadam is applied;" that "crushed rock shall be broken into fragments as nearly cubical as posible;" that the rock shall be placed upon the street In layers of not more than three or four inches In thickness and that each J layer shall before the next layer is ap plied be "be well rolled as to as 'com pact a surface as possible, and that ' the "finishing layer shall then be ap plied, composed of fine rock and screenings, of sufficient depth to bring the street when well rolled up to the established grade-" The contract then tells how the roll ing must be done. "Rolling shall con Blst of and be performed by rolling the different surfaces, commencing at the sides of the street at the curb line and continuing toward the center. The sides must be consolidated to a hard and solid nature before the rolling is continued toward the center. Under no circumstances shall the rolling be done in any other manner. The pro cess of rolling shall be continued up on the finished surface of the road bed until there is no tendency of the ma terial to rise up and form ridges in front of the roller." The contract fur ther provides that the cross walks shall be laid on the macadam, and not on the ground. It must be determined, before any more of our streets are macadamized, Just what certain words mean, and as to who shall have the' fine! deciding f the question. We must know Just what Is meant by rolling to as "com pact a surface," "consolidated to a hard and solid nature," "rolling shall be continued upon the finished surface of the road bed until there is no ten-, dency of the material to rise up and form ridges In front of the roller," "small rock and screenings" "cubical askto ras esi Enormous StocK of Summer Goods jz? Tina week we will set a new pnc at THE WO STORE Our presentations of hot weather goods aro vast and varied uej-practically compriso everything for everybody, and for wumry rr eeusnore -service, jnow that the vacation sott on has begun, it willb of interest to tho prospective go-awoys make their purchases at THE BIG STORE. Wash Fabrics j& Thousands of yards of Wash Fabrics. All the most demanded materials. A splendid representative event (b which hundreds will unquestionably flock this week. Intelligent Service. With Prices Much Lower than & & ' Elsewhere & & C. H. COOPER , - . . ,, me nominations were ca ed The Two Chinese Lose Out in Macon, ... ... t . . . fr the high school immed ately pro- I Posed the name of Gertrude Upshur. Macon. Ga, June 18.-Judge Speer The mentlon of her name bro,.,h, I o--- has handed down two decisions in the case of Fan Chung and Foon Wing, who have been held under the Chinese exclusion act. The court overruled the point made by the atorney for the de fendants that, coming Into this coun try from Hongkong,, which Is British territory, and being British subjects, they were not subject to the Chinese exclusion act. It was held by Judge Speer that the act affected a Chinese whether he came direct from China or from the territory of another coun try. As a result of the decision, the prisoners will be deported." Squadron Sails Again. Toklo, June 18. (4 p. m.) The Vladivostok squadron has disappeared off the west coast of Aomorl prefec ture. The Russians recently searched two merchantmen, and to one of them they transferred the Englishman taken from the Japanese transport Sado. They then permitted the vessels to depart uninjured. forth prolonged cheers from th mA lcais, and there was an attempt to de clare the nominations closed, which brought forth cat-calls and hisses from the ranks of the conservatives. Dele gates sprang to their feet. The chair In vain rapped for order. The police finally quelled the disturbance and the nominations continued. Another high school delegate presented the name of Winifred Hlggins. The convent nom inated Mamie Shanahan. Shlvely school nominated Maude Van Dusen: Alderbrook presented the nnmp f Ethel Gerdlng. Amid the cheers of the conservatives, the name of Ethel Nowlen was presented by a delegate from the hleh school mnV faction absolutely refused to leave their candidate, and mnde the dectara tlon that their candidate was the com promise candidate and they would elect ner or die In the attempt. In the third ballot there was a break In the Upshur ranks, the majority of the bolters going with the Gray faction In an attempt to worst the conservatives. The third ballot stood as follows: Up shur. 13; Nowlen, 14; Gray. 1. Shan ahan was withdrawn and the dele gates threw their strength to the Up shur faction. Fi It Up. After the third ballot there wan a consultation between the radicals and the conservatives. It was eventually decided that the name of Upshur should be withdrawn and that the Upshur delegates should Join the ranks of the Gray followers, thereby electing the compromise candidate. There were dark whisperings that Upshur received the promise of the United States sen atorsnip for throwing the strength to the Grays. It Is also supposed that Nowlen Is on the slate for retnem brance. The Final Ballot when the fourth ballot m Armeiia for tne name of rpghur was with iwntiiL i drg vn. Thai-sunn h " . -. . Hi., v w 1 1 .(1.7 iiiiiv iiirrpx A. V. ALLEN Headquarters for J Mason Jars, pints, per doien 60) Mason Jars, quarts, per doien 70o Mason Jars, half-gallons, per doisn " 95o Jar Rubbers, per doien Bo and 10o Jar Caps, per doien 3 ALSO WIDE.MOUTH JARS A NO JELLY CLASSES. Fixing tho Blame. "My wife," pompoBly said the Hon. Tho. Rott, member of the legislature, "made me all that I am!" Look here!" retorted the Old Codger severely. "That's no way to be talking about a good woman everybody knows her to be. Just blame It on to your own natural, In grain ornerlness." Puck. EYE STRAIN ' d!l nr. i TM0' those nervous headaches that your doctor I sCrt l?' .Dl2zin'88! dart'Dg P'n in the eye-baUs or temples, en!vn fg.n bUr?IC8. ?en8B.,lon. e eyes become red and lids inflamed ouivering of Iida and jerking of muscles in and around the eyes. Do you ever have dark spots float ing before your -yet? Does the sun and wind hurt themT Do you have a sleepy feeling and desire to close the eyes when reading? Blurring of vision or lines and letters running together? It yon feel uy of these distressine symptoms, have your eves examined and eee what comfort and relief you will find when propVrij r fitted "S glasses KATHERINE WADE, Graduate Optician . AT THE OWL DRUG STORE. Grussl was named bv h And iuxt hafniuk thA mamIhaiu I .......muiho wntf i ilnrfal a Mn-n,l. .. .i . . clos Mori,, . w wn um. ,fcr::i , ; ' "J WB n,ate,Jr The demonstration ' " """e Vl uiancne uray. !t, ..,., .... . . M s, Gray had about a, much expec LuIted a, foOW8: v tation of being elected as Garfield in! 24 1 : r inn nnn n nr M ill 0 0 V il If I 1 n r r r S jyUULJU UL J L a convention now gone into history, Tho First Ballot Silence reigned as the first ballot was called for. The Adair school led off with two votes for Upshur and six for Shanahan. Alderbrook gave three to Hlggins and one to Van Dusen. The high school cast four votes for Un- shur, and the Upshur forces again tried to start a stampede and failed. Olney cast five votes for Gerdlng and two for Nowlen. Shlvely cast one for Gerdlng and nine for Nowlen. The uuuBcrvauves auemptea to start a stampede in turn when the vote of the Shlvely school was announced, but the chair succeeded in restoring nr.P Taylor school cast one vote for Grussl and four votes for Gray. The result of the ballot stood as follows: Un- shur, 6; Hlggins, 8; Shanahan, 6; Van Dusen, 1; Gerdlng, 6; Nowlen, 13: Grussl, 1; Gray, 4. The Second Ballot. Arter tne first ballot the names of Hlggins, Van Dusen, Gerdlng and Grussl were withdrawn. Then followed a not session wherein both radicals and conservatives attempted to secure the votes of the released delegates. The second ballot was called for and resulted as follows: Upshur, 9; Shan ahan, 8; Nowlen, 14; Gray, 13. The great gain In the Gray ranks was the surprise of the ,ba!lot While the third "ballot was In preparation the greatest excitement prevailed. Sever al attempts were made to stanwede the convention for the several candi dates. The SUDnortera nt h. r. - - vxativ When the result of the ballot was announced delegates sprang to their feet cheering, flags and pampas plumes were brought forth from concealment. the marine band broke Into the "Star Spangled Banner" and the delegates Joined In the chorus, marching up and down the hall and cheering. In a speech Miss Gray thanked the conven tion for the honor and sounded the line of the campaign. The Forty-Five. The 45 maids selected to represent the states of the Union were as fol lows: Alderbrook Clara Bungsund, Birdie Anderson, Edith Benson, Adair Louise Baker, Wllma Toung, Edith Davis, Isabella Downle, Ella Gamble, Gladys Graham, Oma Anstadt, May Hoffman. Shlvely Ruble Crohn, Jessie John son, Bessie Cordlner, Annette Stlnson. Inea Mcintosh, Vera Wilson, Carrie Oberg, Nanette Toumala, Taylor Ellen Berry, ngrld Llgnet, Gerda Erlckson. McClure Violet Lockhard. Myrtle Sklbbe, Lennah Parker, Madge Fulton, Alma Ekstrom, Ruth Bremner, Ruble Hammarstrom, Anne Rosenberg. Gayle Roberts, Nellie Wilson. Olney Amelia Caffyn, Rita Johan- son, Clara Gunderson, Alice Reed, Maude Ross, Ethel Ellsworth. High school Mary Gregory, Kate Wood, Louise Laurel Parker, Virginia Elizabeth Nowlen. Convent Alice Kearney, Nellie Shan ahan, Maude Paulson. Kodaked The Guns Young Men Who Got Too Fami! iar With Cameras Arrested by Officers at Fort Stevens. exceptionally good ones and they re gretted that all should be destroyed, but the officer of the day pointed out that the rules of the arrny required It and they mad no opposition. GRUESOME SEARCH STILL OH (Continued From First Page.) Two young men, whose names are uuniiuwn, win nerearter keep away from military posts, especially those under the command of the coast ar tlllery. One day last week two young men on wheels were In tne vldnitv of Wit Stevens. They were evldemlv comers In this region, perhaps here on a visit from the east. They both had cameras and were snapping everything In sight. Finally they approached Fort Stevens, still taking pictures at a rate' that would make a war corre spondent blush for shame. The young men were having a good time, but they went too far. Being Ignorant of the Importance of Fort Stevens as a de fensive work, they betrnn snnnnlrnr pictures of the disappearing guns. They continued until they had good pictures of all the armament In the outer works. About that time a ser geant saw them, put them under ar rest and took them to headquarters. tory. We were more than 2000 feet above the buoys on the Sunken Mead ows and about 2000 feet from North. Brothers Island and were going at 15. miles an hour. Tug In the Way. "A short distance ahead and to the- westward was a large tug. I had no choice but to keep on for the Island. If I had stopped and turned around and gon back to the Sunken Meadow th- chances were that the bow wouhf have been burned to the water's ed and the passengers with It before wa reached the Meadows. Even If It mould not have been burned, the boat strik ing the Meadows would have backetf off again and everybody on board when they Jumped off would have' been drowned In deep water. And If I bad run to the neck on the Bronx shore.. we could not have made fust on ac count of the panic on board. I know the water was very deer there, and thought the people would have no chance to save their lives by- lumping overboard. The tuir. at anv rate, would hnv nrpvo,,t..,i where they were examined for half an going n that direction without nm- hour. The officer of the day became convinced that they were Innocent tourists and not international spies and let them go, after destroying every film In their possession. Sergeant Macauley, who was in As toria yesterday, stated that the young men were thoroughly frightened and now have a wholesome regard for ev erything military. They stated that some of the pictures destroyed c delay." Previous statements have been to the effect that the fire was discovered before the boat passed the Sunken Meadows. The city council will meet In regular session tomorrow night The time of ' the session will be occupied princi pally with consideration of the city hall proposal. August 29th, 9 p.m. at Foard (SL vStolie's Hall, I will give a free dance and 4 FREE tickets to the St. Louis World's Fair free to mv customers Hi only. A number with every Ten Dollar Purchase. MAN W THE RELIABLE CLOTHIER and HATTER ISE