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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1904)
Fage eight. i ! 5 'i i ! i If 'i ' j t 1 COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION Has Instructed Committee to Investigate Manner of Conduct of La Tosca Saloon. LICENSE MAY BE REVOKED City Engineer Is Criticised By Mr. Lebeck, But Defended By Messrs. Belland and Nordstrom. At the adjourned meeting ' of the council last evening the committee on health and police was Instructed to Investigate the manner In which the La Tosca saloon Is conducted and re port to the council. The proposal was brought p in the shape of a reso lution, which was Introduced by Coun cilman Lebeck and adopted by vote of all of the members present, Messrs. Belland, Hansen. Kaboth, Lebeck, Leinenweber, Jtforton and Nordstrom. The resolution follows: "Be it resolved by the common coun cil of the city of Astoria, That the com mittee on health and police be and the same is hereby directed to inves tigate the facts and report at the next meeting of the council as to whether or not the La Tosca saloon is or has been conducted aa an orderly house under the ordinance licensing bar rooms and drinking shops and places Where liquors are sold." The action of the council la the out come of the case of "Lighthouse" Nel son, who is now serving 100 days in the city jail for disgraceful conduct The case provoked much unfavorable comment and members of the police commission took cognisance of It As to whether or not the proprietors of the saloon should be made to suffer for the incident is questioned, but it Is I felt by city officials that steps should be taken to prevent recurrence of the outrage. ' If the committee's report is unfavor ably, the license of the saloon may be revoked. Councilman Lebeck has lately de veloped into a reformer on a mild scale, and has brought up the question of the right of a liquor dealer to do business under a license Issued to. an other person. A few days ago Charles F. Wise bought the Wigwam saloon from R. J. Owens. Mr. Owens' license has not yet expired, but under the law Mr. Wise would be required to secure a new license, that Issued to Owens expiring when he sold his place of business. However, it has been the practice to permit the purchaser to continue to do business under the old license, but Mr. Lebeck says "we need the money," and therefore is trying to bring about enforcement of the law. City Attorney Smith Is now Investi gating this question and will report at the next regular meeting. City Engineer Criticised. City Engineer Tee, who Is ill, came in for some criticism at last night's meeting, and also was stoutly defended by councilmen. Monday night Mayor Surprenant called attention to the fact that a fill was necessary at the site 01 the new city hall and said the work could be done cheaply if done at once. It was agreed that plans for the All ought to be prepared. Last night Mr, Lebeck wanted to know if the mat ter had been attended to, and was In formed that plans had not been filed. Td like to know why the surveyor doesn't attend to his business," de clared Mr. Lebeck. "jVe can seldom get any information from his office! It seems to me the office, should be con ducted In a businesslike manner. Tils till must be made some time, and con siderable money can be saved the city If It Is made now." Mr. Bellund declared that the prac tice of roasting the city surveyor had irrau-n upon some members of the council, and that the engineer was often unjustly censured. He pointed out that there was no definite Instruc tion to the engineer at the prevlout meeting, and that the fault rested with the council, and not with Mr. Tee. Mr. Belland said further that Mr. Tee was too 111 to be at his office and very plainly Intimated that he did not ad mire "roasts" under such circum stances. Mr. Nordstrom expressed a similar view. He added that Mr. Tee. alone of Astoria's engineers, had put the office In shape, and that It wa-i now' possible to secure information there. ' A resolution directing the surveyor to prepare the plans was then drawn land adopted. , Ordinance Is Corrected. A new ordinance providing for the Improvement of Franklin avenue was introduced and passed under suspen sion of the rules. The ordinance pror vldes for an Improvement that will not run through the sliding ground at the west end of the Improvement district Resolutions providing tor a drainage system in the east end were called up. but went over for two weeks because of the objections raised to the work. An ordinance accepting the Improve ment of Thirty-sixth street from Du- ftne street to Franklin avenue was passed under suspension of the rules. but an ordinance to accept the im provement of Franklin avenue from the west line of Adair's Astoria to Thirty-sixth street was laid over. A remonstrance against ' acceptance of this street was filed last night by property owners, who declare they will) not pay their assessments because the street has not been Improved accord ing to the ordinance. The protest has been referred to the street committee. ASTORIA ELKS ARE INVITED. Asksd to Attend Dedication of Elks' Horn at Aberdeen, Wash. Astoria lodge No. 180, a P. O. E., of this city has been Invited by Aber deen lodge to attend the dedication of its new home, which event will take place at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, September 24, and to participate in a warm social session Saturday evening, at which Al Calder of Seattle will pre side. It is expected that most of the Elk lodges in the northwest will send delegations to Aberdeen among which will be a large representation from As toria, and preparations have been made by the Aberdeen Elks to take care of a large crowd. The building to be dedicated is a sub stantial and elegantly appointed two story brick and atone structure owned by Grays Harbor lodge No. 593, B. P. O. E., of Aberdeen, and occupied ex clusively by lodge and club rooms of that order. Special rates have been arranged on the Northern Pacific between all points having Elk lodges and Aberdeen as follows: Pay full fare a your Norh ern Pacific station, taking a receipt for the money; this receipt will be countersigned by the secretary of the Aberdeen lodge, and will entitle the holder to one-third regular fare return ing home. TROUBLE TO DRAFT JURY Only Eight Acceptable Men Found to Serve For Grim berg Damage Suit. THIRD TRIAL OF THE CASE Court Spends Knllre Day In Yuln Attempt tu Complete Llst-Orand Jury Still In Session. Judge McBrlde and the attorneys representing the Interested parties spent yesterday trying to empanel a jury to try the .$5000 damage suit of Mrs. Charlotte Grlmberg vs. the Co lumbia River Packers' Association. After examining all the Jurymen that the sheriff could bring Into court, Judge McBrlde adjourned late In the after- fort will be made to secure the four fore will be made to secure the four jurors necessary to complete the re quired number. Mrs. Grlmberg Is su ing the packers for $500 for the death of her husband, who was killed by fall ing from the rigging of a ship under charter to the corporation. She al leges that the negligence of the asso ciation was responsible for the death of her husband. Eighteen Jurors were examined yes terday and 10 of them were excused. The following proved acceptable to the attorneys and were selected: S. B Howard of Walluskl. Arthur P. Hills of Svensen, Jacob Sture of Knappa. Da vid Keefe of Fernhlll, D. M. Stuart, city; R, J. Owens, city; A. J. Oragg, city, T. C. Bell, city. This morning the attorneys will make an effort to ses cure four other jurors, and when this Is accomplished trial of the case will be begun. The difficulty In securing Jurors re sults from the fact that the damage suit is now being tried for the third time. Twice before the jurors failed to agree upon a verdict and were dis charged. Now the case will be fought over again. May Report Today. It Is expected that the grand Jury will report today to the court, although It may not succeed in finishing the work before It The grand Jury usual ly examines the hospital, city and coun ty jails and ail criminal cases on the docket, and occasionally finds it ex pedient to report upon conditions ex isting in city and county. Just how far along the jury has succeeded in getting could not, of course, be learned, but it is expected to report some time during today's session. The criminal docket comprises five offenders, Wal ter Hubert charged with rape, having been arrested on Sunday. The Jury has been taking evidence In the case of the state against Willie Cook, but whether or not it had been decided to indict the lad Is not known, orchestra of 11 pieces aa 4 nucleus. Collective practice will beglp In Rose burg as soon as tht required number of musicians enter Into the project ARRAIGNED ON SECOND CHARGE. Mrs. Botkln Must Answer to Another Murder Alligation. San Fraiulsco. 8pt SO. Cordelia Hotkln, under sentence of life Impris onment for the murder of Mrs. ltm lug. appeared In Superior Judge Dunne's court today to answer the charge of having murdered Mrs. Ida II, l)eane. The case was continued until October 4. PRIMARY LAW IS DEFECTIVE Music for the Fair. A movement Is on foot to organize an orchestra of southern Oregon musi cians to play at the Lewis and Clark fair in Portland next year. Prof. F. H. Applehoff, director of the Roseburg orchestra, is at the bead of the move ment. He Is now corresponding with a number of musicians living In Oregon towns south of Roseburg with a view to interesting them In the proposition. It Is proposed to limit the instrumenta tion to 30 pieces, using the Roseburg Under Its Terms Practically All Voters Are at Least Tempo ; rarily Disqualified. The direct primary law Is proving all and mora than even the most fanciful of the dreamers claimed for It. The law not only absolutely prohibits In dependent voters from expressing their choice at primaries, but under Its terms practically every voter In the state of Oregon is disqualified from exercising his right to vote at the primaries to be held between this date and the date when relief Is afforded by the legisla ture. The defect was discovered at Portland yesterday. The provision In the primary law which hus caused this latest trouble reads aa follows: "No elector shall be qualified to vote nor permitted to vote at any such pri mary nominating election required by this law, and It shall be unlawful for him to offer to do so, unless he shall be registered us above required as a member of one of the political parties choosing and nominating Its candi dates for public office under tht pro visions of this law at such nominating election." In plain English (which does not characterise the law), this clause means that no voter shall be permit ted to vote at a primary election un less he shall have first registered at the office of the county clerk and regis tered as a member of the political par ty (democratic or republican) to which he claims allegiance. The registration books will be sent to the polls, and no man will be allowed to vote unless those books show that he has registered and has declared his political faith. Now, men who voted at the last state and county election, In June, have already registered. The registration books have Just been opened again by the various county clerks, but only for the purpose of registering those voters who did not register for the June elec tion. The books will be open for only 30 days. The men registering during the 30 days will declare their politi cal faith, but the men who registered for the June election did not do so, and consequently will not ' be permitted to vote at the fall primaries, ' Indeed, un less the forthcoming legislature passes a new bill, all those cities and towns holding elections before June, 1908, will be up against the provisions of the di rect primary law. W. S. U'Ren and Thomas O. Greene, who were Instrumental In the framing of the law, are now considering this particular feature of It, and probably will dream a way out of the dilemma In which they have placed the mis guided voters of the stole of Oregon. HtitHtiiitmimiifTTm IllllimimilllHIIXXXJ, BROWNE TOWN IjlJitdiJeiijainiBsg AAKCR3 AltWyRK CormtChthvshrMn I H K H K Go to Chicago or New York City, taoston or St. Louis arid the stylish young men of todnf wgar the newand nobby . NUT Suits Mid Overcoats. The first shipment of tlteno swell firvwn's in both , single and double breasted suck xtiiis have just arrived by express. Our prieo for tliosu suits (band tailored) $22.50 HERMAN WISE The Reliable Clothier and Hatter. R kmiiiTTiiTiiiTiTirrrrrrr XiimmnmimirTTTTT wst Call For It! ELCIBLO IO-C E NT C I Q A HOME MANUFACTURED BEST FOR THE MONEY ' The 1 Clelo Cigar maybe had at any of the fol lowing places' of business: .. THOS PETERSON D B. ALIEN JOHNSON I COOK P- S. KENNEY, CMAJ WESCI1C CEO. CH UTTER CttAS. OLSEN fRED BROWN THE LOUVRE JOHN PINTTALA f. E. PETERSON I The following East Astoria houses carry the El Cieloi WILLIAM NYBERG GEO. LINDSTROM ' , MRS. TYSON Manufactured by J O HN V. B U R N Si S3 1 SOME NEW ARRIVALS AT THE BEE HIVE Latest Fall Coats We are showing the most sty lish and popular priced Ladles' and Misses' gorments. Our Chll drctiB' Coats and Ladles' Jackets and Coats are correct In every particular, both In style, material, finish and prices Come and see them Chlldrens' Coats and Jackets 12.00 to 15.00 Ladles' Coats and Jackets S2.50 to S25.00 The latest novelties in Another large shipment of DRESS GOODS n ... MJ - ladiesif alter - DRESS TRIMMINGS v ; at the most attractive prices to be I iSlifil llll ' found in the city. - - - - lVUClUv CVUlUJ J ; ; 2 - ' The largest, the best, the cheapest have just arrived. They are the latest, line of Men's. Ladies' and Children's the worRmanship is perfect, as well UNDERWEAR the style and last but not least the in Astoria. - - - - - - price is LOW. - j - - . . ,- ... . Just remember if yon want to buy a Suit, Coat, JacKet, Dress Goods or Trimmings, that you can always buy them cheaper at THE BEE HIVE.:
