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PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1904. COMPLEMENT TOOFFICERS Experts Say the Books of Clatsop County Are Not Excelled In Entire Country. DEBT IS GREATLY LESSENED lteport of Clerk Shows That It la Almost $24,000 Less Than on. the First Ray of January 1104. The officials of Clatsop county were yesterday paid flattering tribute by Messrs. Clark and Buchanan,, the ex pert who have been engaged in com paring the books of the various officers. The work has been completed, and yes terday the experts filed the following report with the county court: We hereby certify that we have carefully examined the books and ac counts of your sheriff and tax collector, clerk and treasurer, covering the trans actions of their respective offices oc curring between January 1, 1904, and July 1, 1904, and that same are sub stantially correct In every particular. We have filed statements of the 1903 tax rolls as balanced by us and of the treasurer's cash account and have cer tified to the accuracy of the clerk's semi-annual statement It affords us much pleasure to state that the ac counting in the foregoing offices will compare favorably, as regards accur acy and completeness, with any public office In the nlted States." County Clerk Clinton, Sheriff Lln ville and Treasurer Heilborn all have adopted excellent methods of account keeping, and the efficiency of their work is amply, attested by the report of the experts, whose work familiarizes them with the methods in vogue in nearly every principal county in the northwest. Finances of the County. The semi-annual report of County Clerk Clinton was filed yesterday with the county court It shows that the present indebtedness of the county is only little more than $32,000, which is .L. 1 . 1 , 1 u iuwei n uau ever iweu iu yearn, j The summary of Mr. Clinton's report follows: Liabilities Outstanding warrants $62,520 16 Accrued interest 1,200 00 . DISLIKES FOUL STRIKE RULE. Pitcher Says II Gives Man With Stow Ball the Worst of It. Portland Telegram: Charlie Baum, the Los Angelan, Is one of the pitchers who does not approve of the foul strike rule. It has generally been understood that the foul-strike rule favors the slab artist, but Baum is one of the men who would like to go back to the old regime, ...-.., Before the foul-strike rule was in use," says Baum, "you could always get the first one over the plate as a strike on a batter. The men were always, told to wait for the first one. and you could put it square across the rubber. Now you have got to sneak It across, for the men go up with the Intention of smashing the first one. Often I waste a ball because they are so apt to strike at It Maybe that foul- strike rule is all right for the man who has speed, but with a slow ball, such as I use, it is a handicap to a pitcher." " Baum also tells some good stories of his work last year in the brush league off the Oregon coast The -young fel low was with Bandon, and that team was winning all of the games. You talk about craxy people." he said, "they beat anything I ever saw down In that country. They want to bet on every game. For a time they bet on our club, but when we got so we were winning our games by 10 to 1 scores, they wouldn't bet on the game, but on each batter. For instance, they would bet that a man would get a hit, that he would reach first base or that he would strike out Anything, it didn't make much difference to them, just so they got some action on their money. They had a long table where they stood around and bet on the games. They always had a warm time when there was a ball game. CONTRACT TO SPOKANE MEN Kastie and Dougan Will Build Clatsop's New Court House at Cost of $97,351. ONE YEART0 COMPLETE WORK Building Will Cost In All About m.OOO and Cornerstone Will He Laid About First of August. Total $63,720 16 Resources Cash on hand ......$16,899 95 Taxes due 14,779 44 Total $31,679 39 The excess of liabilities Is thus shown to be $32,017.77. The warrant account of the county is shown to be as fol lows: Outstanding January 1 $ 86,233 27 Issued since 39,824 67 That's not a comparison to the Bunchgrass league," remarked a fan, who was listening to the gossip. "I guess we had them beat to a whisper up in Walla Walla. The visiting team liked to make connections to get away of an evening, and It was always a hard run. So, we established the rule that when the home team or, for that matter, the other team, was well ahead toward the close of the game, the high side would drop Its half of one of the innings. . For instance, suppose Walla Walla was playing Pendleton and at the end of the seventh was 10 to 2 in the lead. Pendleton would play Its half of the eighth and then Walla Walla would forfeit its half of that same inning and let the other fellows go ahead with the ninth. I guess that was going some. Tou see, if the team that took double turns at the bat chanced to forge ahead, then the other one would go back and play Us half, so there would.be an equal num ber of innings. It may not have been according 'to Hoyle, but it sure was fair." Hastie & Dougan. Spokane contrac tors, were yesterday awarded the con tract for the construction of the new court house. Their bid, $97,351, was lowest being $1949 less than the" offer of Langford A Walker of Portland, and $2649 below the estimate of Architect Lasarus. The contract was awarded at yesterday morning's session of the county court and just as soon as mat ters can be arranged work on the building will be begun. J. A. Mont gomery was awarded the heating con tract his bid, $3100, having been low est Langford tk Walker had submitted a lower tender for a stone building, and the court took this offer under con sideration. It was found, however, that a stone structure could not be contract ed for unless bids were again adver tised for, so, as time is a valuable con sideration, the best bid received on the original plans was accepted.' The successful firm will give the .county a bond of $50,000 in a surety company for the faithful performance of their contract Work Soon to Be Started. Judge Trenchard said yesterday that work on the structure would be com menced within a short time. At pres ent the foundation Is being built, but this part of the big undertaking will , V f t it 11 I II IV I J ft 11 11 ti I lO Dozen White Lawn Shirt Waists DELAYED IN TRANSIT will be sold 1 AT g PRICE This is the best bit of news concerning Shirt Waists we've told this season. Finest Styles, Correct in Every Particular. C . H eoop e "THE BIG STORE" R Total $126,057 94 Paid by treasurer 63,537 78 Outstanding June 30 $ 62,520 16 During the first six months of 1904 the amount of outstanding warrants was reduced by $23,713.11, and at the present time the county is but seven months behind with its obligations. That it will soon be on a cash basis Is the opinion of all of the county offi cials. The clerk's report shows that the receipts of bis office for the six months ending June 30 were $2309.15. That Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave you if yog used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their match, less merit for Sick and Nervous Head aches. They make pure blood and build up your health. Only 35 cents; money back if not cured. Sold by Cbas. Rogers' drug store. A Seattle dispatch mentions the fractured skull and broken arm of a liquor-crazed individual who leaped from the fifth story of a hotel. In formation that his injuries are regard ed as serious is thoughtfully added. But for this one might imagine that the possessor of a broken head had leaped back into his room and method ically retired. Aberdeen Bulletin. ) would agree to erect the building and be finished before August 1, unless the guarantee that it would not settle. Mr. county, and which are an eyesore to the community and everyone who vis its It Foundation Is Substantial. George Langford, a member of the Portland firm which bid on the court house, expressed to the court yesterday bis opinion that the blanket foundation which Is being put in will fully meet requirements, and he seemed pleased that the court had decided upon this method of construction. He related an experience which he recently had In Portland on ground Quite similar to that at the court house block, and said the blanket foundation would be found satisfactory In every respect. He was so confident of this that he said he The Grotto handles nothing but straight liquors; no blended goods In the bouse. NOTICE. The Fourth of July committee desire in this way to express their thanks and appreciation to the sub-committees and all others who assisted the committee for their efforts in making the Fourth of Juiy celebration the success that It was. The committee is unable to see each one personally, and take this method of reaching all. J. H. O'CONNELL, Chairman. C. H, ABERCROMBIE, Secretary. f WOULD you like to have your sight restored If so you can see as you did five, ten or twenty years ago ? :: :: :: :: :: - Glasses are not emblematic of age and are far more becoming than the ugly frown which becomes a habit when the eyes are on a strain. I Hsve the Beit MoaVrs Initrnmtoti for DttecUsg Asv.Defecl Is Viilos. IIATHERINE WADE, Graduate Optician At Owl Drug: Store expectations of the court fail to ma terialize. On August 1 the cornerstone of the new court house will be laid, and yesterday the court sent an Invi tation to the Astoria lodge of Masons to arrange for the laying of the stone. The Masonic order is the oldest of the local secret societies, and for this reason the Invitation was extended to It The event will be a memorable one and It is the intention to make the occasion the more interesting with ap propriate ceremonies. Court Effects Big Saving. I Members of the court are highly gratified with the success -which has attended their efforts to build a court house at the smallest possible expense to the taxpayers. When the offers for ! the foundation were submitted it was found the lowest was approximately $21,000. Thereupon the court deter mined to have the work done by day labor, and Judge Trenchard states that a saving of at least $6000 will be ef fected in the foundation alone. The work will cost not to exceed $15,000 perhaps less. The main building will be constructed for $2650 less than the estimate, so that the saving will be more than $8000. Total Cost, $135,000. It is now estimated that the new building will stand the taxpayers about $135,000. The various items of expense are estimated by Judge Trenchard as follows: Building $ 9761 Foundation 15,000 Plumbing 6,500 Heating 3,100 Dome . 1,600 Wiring 1,200 Furniture 11,500 Langford was the next best bidder to the Spokane firm. He Is Impressed with the generally prosperous condition of affairs In Astoria and says the city ought soon to become much more populous. JUDGE PARKER IS NOMINATED (Continued from Page 1.) speaker In J. W. Orr, who seconded the nomination of Parker. Congressman Ball of Texas then sec onded the nomination of Judge Parker. Clark Nominatts Cockrell. Louisiana seconded Parker's nomin ation. Maine gave way to Missouri, and Champ Clark of that state took the platform to place in. nomination Senator Francis M. Cockrell of Mis souri for the presidency. It was after 1 o'clock when Clark began to speak, and the audience had sat for more than five hours in the sweltering heat, but he had not spoken 100 words before attention was rear roused. The crowd cheered him to the echo. Clark's first mention of his can didate as "Old Cockrell" threw the convention Into convulsions of laugh else political collected with the city administration. Mr. Blair was arrest ed July 4 by the "Terrible Swede," who. in spite of the republican leader's pro tests, maintained a hold on his collar and dragged him all the way from the corner of Third and Yamhill streets to the police statloa Mr. Blair Is on the warpath, and swears by the beard of the prophet that he , will have "Pete's" scalp dangling at his belt as soon as he can bring the case be fore the commissioners. The way it all happened is told by Mr. Blair. On the afternoon of the Fourth, as he was coming down Third street near the corner of Yamhill he observed some boys placing giant pow der on the streetcar rails. A nearby storekeeper named Labowltch, being driven well-nigh craiy by the noise. was out with a broom In pursuit ot the boys trying to sweep the powder off the track. Labowltch at length at tracted the attention of Policeman Pete Anderson, who bore down upon the lads shortly after Mr. Blair ar rived. When Anderson proceeded to arrest the boys Blair Intervened, plac ing his hand on the policeman's shoulder and telling him the boys were doing no harm, but that Labowltch was trying to Interfere with their law- ful celebration of the day Instead of closing up his store and celebrating the glorious Fourth. The "Terrible Swede" promptly dropped the case of the boys and arrested Mr. Blair, and despite his protests took him to the police station and lodged a charge of drunkenness and resisting an officer. "1 was as sober as I am now," de clared Blair today, relating the clr-cumstances. Would Make Sabers a Ses. French engineers have declared It Is perfectly feasible to convert the desert of Sahara into a vast lake, thus open- Ing to commerce great regions of the of the ocean the great change could bt effected easily and at cost which, would be small compared to the bene fits which would' accrue. Musi Not Talk. The Seattle health board has pro hlblted too much talking to the local reporters, "and they are not unwise. The board desires simply to know what Is given to the reporter, and then It can Judge as to the difference when It appears in print So the board will issue Its official bulletins, and the In dividual members must give the re porter the marble slab. Kent Jour nal. Eighty-five per cent of the children of Japan are In school, The dollar you have to pay back is twice as big as the one you borrow. In the United States the distance ot the average Journey Is 29 miles. BASEBALL SCORES. interior of Africa, which can now only ter. The band played "Dixie," and the(be rach y long, tedious and dan tribute grew Into a demonstration. ,r0" caravan Journeys. They say mat large portion of the desert lies below the level of the Atlantic, and that by digging a canal to let in the waters Total $135,151 The plumbing work can be done for $1500, but the court feels that this de partment should not be slighted, and therefore Is Inclined to spend the amount named above, $5500. If the building Is properly provided so far as plumbing Is concerned, much later ex pense and annoyance will be saved. Material to Be Used. The court house will be one of. the finest public buildings in the north west. The basement Is to be built of Tenlno sandstone, while the first and second stories will be constructed of pressed brick, with terra cotta finish ings. The floors will be of Tiemlock, the most durable of native woods, and the rooms will be finished In oak. (Messrs. Hastie & Dougan asked 17 months In which to complete their contract but have now agreed to com plete the work in one year, with the understanding that work be com menced August 1. Judge Trenchard is particularly gratified with this cut In time, as the officials of the county are greatly handicapped In the makeshift offices where they are at present , try ing to carry on the business of the The tribute to Senator Cockrell, that was one of the handsomest things of the kind ever Seen In any conven tion, lasted more than a quarter of an hour. When there was an end to the demonstration Maryland seconded the nomination of Parker through Benja min Schley. duty's Name Presented. Massachusetts placed Richard Olney In nomination; North Dakota nomin ated John Sharp Williams, and Wis consin named Edward C. Wail. The seconding speeches continued. Before they were completed, however, Wil liams withdrew his name. Immediately after the closing of the seconds the roll call proceeded, with the result announced in the 'opening paragraph. It was 4:30 when the result of the convention's work was received in As toria. The Associated Press notified northwest editors that they could ex pect the result, and for this reason The Astorlan did not go to prea until 5:30. . Psolfio Coast At Portland Los Angeles, 0; Port land, 1. At Tacoma San Francisco, 3; Ta coma, 14. At Seattle Oakland, S; Seattle, 10. Paeifio National, At Suit Lake Spokane, I; Bait Lake, 8. At Butte Boise, 3; Butte, 4. American. At Cleveland First game: Detroit. 0; Cleveland, I. Second game: De troit, 0; Cleveland, S. At Philadelphia Washington, 1; Philadelphia, 2. At New York Boston, 12; New- York, t. National. At Pittsburg Boston, 10; Pitts burg, 6. At Cincinnati Philadelphia, 1; Cin cinnati, 3. Mayor Will Not Permit Fight Philadelphia, July (.Mayor Weaver this afternoon announced that under no conditions would he allow a fight between Fitsslmmons and O'Brien. ladies' mm, mim and CAf POLITICIAN GOES TO JAIL. J. N. by Blair of Portland Arrested Swede Police OflRoer. Portland Journal: J. N. Blair, member of the republican central com mittee, president of the strongest re publican club In Portland, and who presided at the meeting - at which Mayor Williams was nominated, is very wroth at "Pete" Anderson, known as the ."Terrible Swede" of the police force, and incidentally at everything That are stylish and not High Priced. Ladies' Suite from $7.50 to f 15.00. Ladies' skirts from 1 1.75 to $10.00. Ladies' coat, in wool or silk, 14.50 to $17.50. leys' iuits, Stylisli, Good materials at all prices. Men's Suits, latest styles, best materials, excellent values, from $7.50 to $12.50, . - ,- . . . ,. We sre not offering you 11.00 for Mo, or something for nothing, but we will give yeu the best values in the oity for 100 oents en the Dollar. Remember, ', ' ' "You Can Always Buy Cheaper" at The live ess?