PAGE EIGHT.
ASTORIA, OREGV-i, FRIDAY, NOVEER 25, .1904..
LEGAL FIGHT FOR MARTIN
BOY STILL ON IN COURT
During Fit of Anger Mother Signed Away
Her Interest in Him and Now Re
pents Her Acts
Willie Joel Martin, aged 7 years, Is
having hard time telling just where
he's at Far three year now he has
been the subject of almost constant
litigation in the Multnomah county
courts. First his father, W. E. Martin,
took the boy from the home In Asto
ria, ostensibly for a visit with rela
tives, but never came back. Then the
mother brought habeas corpus proceed
ings, charging the father with abduct
ing the child, and secured the custody i
of Willie Joel Hardly had she set-
. tied down to the enjoyment of her
son's company when the father applied
to the courts for the custody of the
child.
Mrs. Martin retaliated by brlngtng
suit for a divorce and asking for the
permanent custody of the son. . The
suit dragged on for several months and
In April, 190$, Judge George granted
Mrs. Martin the divorce and divided the
child between them, that is, he gave
the father the custody of the boy for
the first year, the mother his custody
for the second, and so on, the child
alternating between the parents. The
father took the lad and went to Cali
fornia, so Mrs. Martin alleges, and
failed to return at the end of the year
specified, necessitating further litiga
tion. But during the stay of the father and
son In California Mrs. Martin became
Mrs, John Reld. As Mrs. Reid she ap
plied for the custody of Willie Joel at
the end of the year, but did not secure
him until July, when Mr. Reld testi
fied on Tuesday four new suits of
clothes were purchased, which Will
has worn ever since, "one at a time,
of course," Mr. Reld added, thought
fully. With the return of his mother and a
new papa Willie Joel's life was no
j dream. He was hailed as a "stunning
brat" by his new papa, who admitted
the appellation on the stand, and was
otherwise made to realise that It was
a child's first duty to obey. But the
acquisition of Willie Joel brought
trouble to the Reld household and his
new papa brought suit for a divorce
from Mrs. Reid, but dropped It The
Relds live at !$ Oak street
This was the situation Saturday, one
week ago, when the dove of domestic
felicity forsook Its roost In the Reld
household, precipitating a family row
In which Mrs. Reld says Mr. Reld used
his teeth on her arm. She left the
premises, and to spite Mr. Reid called
up Mr. Martin's attorney and offered
right then and there to relinquish all
right, title and interest to Willie Joel In
favor of his father. The attorneys not
being under the Influence of passion
seised the opportunity and Mrs. Reid
says that before she knew what she
was doing she had signed away all
claim to the boy, In regular form, with
the customary duplicate.
But Sunday the wandering dove of
peace returned to the Reid household at
26$ Oak street, and Tuesday afternoon
the Relds united In an appeal to Judge
George to have the bill of release as
sighed by Mrs. Reld set aside and the
boy returned to her custody. But
Judge George said he would hear the
facts in the case and then decide. Some
evidence was introduced on both sides
and the case was continued until De
cember 20.
(0 days of drying. In the case of chest
nut poles the same length of time
showed a 10 per cent losa. These poles
are long and very heavy, and such u
large weight reduction means a docldod
saving In freight charge. "d l
creased ease In handling. But this ad
vantage, though Important, Is small In
comparison with the gain In length
ened service. Further, with great re
sistance to dK-ay It will be possible to
lower me present duu uiaineter re
quirement, which Is now based on the
certainty that rot will soon weuken the
power of the pole to withstand strain
at the surface of the ground. Alto
gethrr, If the soaking process fulfills
what It seems to promise, It will have
a notable bearing on one of the large
branches of timber consumption, as
moment's thought of the number of
pulfs In use in the entire country will
show.
ROADS BUYING STEEL CARS.
6000
Under
TIMBER 8EASONIN6 PROCESS.
Bureau of Forestry Will Soak Poles
and Then Investigate.
Washington, Nov. 24. The bureau
of forestry, at its new experiment sta
tions in Wisconsin and Michigan, will
make seasoning tests of cedar and tam
arack telephone and telegraph poles
which have been submerged In water
for varying lengths of time. This is an
entirely new line of experiment. That
immersion in water seems to affect the
rate of seasoning has often been no
ticed. Rafting is said by many lumber
men to Improve timber, and logs which
have Iain for a long time in swamps
are in some places eagerly sought for
their superiority for certain uses. But
just why this should be true, and what
practical use can be made of the fact
In seasoning generally, are matters
which have never been thoroughly as
certained. It is known that the sap of green
wood contains certain soluble sub
stances albumen, starch, sugars, tan
nin, etc, which undoubtedly are
leached out of timber Immersed in
water to a greater or less extent In
ordinary seasoning these substances
are left behind as the water evaporates
and are deposited on the cell walls. As
seasoning begins on the outside these
deposits must act as clogs which vir
tually bottle up to a certain degree the
water in the interior. It Is possible
also that chemical or physical changes
In the wood cells are produced by soak
ing. Timber seasoning Is at best tedious
and slow work. It can be done fairly
well In ten or twelve months, but
thorough seasoning requires from 18 to
24 months, the time varying with the
different kinds of wood. If the bureau
of forestry realises Its expectations
from these new experiments, the time
required for seasoning poles will be
reduced one third, and possible much
more. This would prove an exceeding
ly valuable economy. If, In addition,
the durability of the poles can be In
creased In this way, the saving both
to users of poles and to the cause of
forest preservation will be enormous.
For every year added to the service of
poles cuts off a proportionate demand
upon the forests for their renewal.
In these new tests the poles wilt be
submerged in water for different per
iods, from one week up, to decide what
length of time will give the best re
sults. They will then be placed on
skids about two feet above the ground
and left to dry. They will touch each
other, but will be laid only one layer
deep. At the expiration of every 30
days each pole will be weighed, and
also measured to ascertain any shrink
age of Its circumference, Unsoaked
poles have furnished a circumference
shrinkage of one-sixteenth to one
eighth inch In 0 days, and of one
fourth Inch in six months.
An Important matter In seasoning is
the loss In weight Past experiments
with white cedar poles have shown
loss in weight of about one-third after
Purchased 15,000 Now
Negotiation,
New York. Nov. 24. Ample employ
ment for the furnace and mills Is now.
soys the Iron Age, practically assured
for the winter, which Is usually facet
by the Industry with doubts. The buy
ing movement has spread In all direc
tions and has assumed somewhat sur
prising proportions. Consumers and
manufacturers In the general trade are
providing tor replacing their depleted
stocks, this being reflected particularly
In the raw materials like pig Iron and
In the finished goods, like wire, bars,
tubes, sheets and cast Iron pipe. Thej
purchasing of steel cars by the rail
roads Is conspicuous. During the pHst
few days orders for 6000 steel cars have
been placed and 15,000 cars are now
under negotiation. A large number of
railroads have purchased bridge ma
terial during the past week.
The market for foundry irons has
been quite active.
ALL CLOTllEvS BOUGHT AT WISH'S
KEPT rilKSSEI) FUEE OF CI I A 11(315
Oh, Yes,
Certainly,
PRICE IS NOT EVERYTHING. QUALITY COUNTS,
WELL, HOW ABOUT OVERCOATS, BEARING
THIS LABEL
Suits
$17.50 to $30
jljiwdciijaniins
AAKERSMVyRK
Overcoats
$17.50 to $30
llitdjamin$(?
AAKR3MCVyRK
Gurnet Ch&ti forth
PRISON PARE GOOD EN0UGH7
Nan Patterson Rejects Warden's Offtr
of Cats Dinner,
New Tork. Nov. 24. Miss Nan Pat
terson received several presents from
friends today. Among them was a
five-pound box of candy, which she
shared with the S7 women prisoners
in the Tombs.
Warden Flynn offered to have Miss
Patterson's dinner sent to the Tombs
from a restaurant, but the prisoner re
fused, saying she would like prison
fare.
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Tailored
Have you - anything in
Astoria to boat it, or to
equal it?
There aro a good many
peoplo from old Missouri in
Astoria and you've got to
show thorn. What wag con- -tri
oiui-ruu oesi m Asionti two
or three years ago ain't in it
now with such garment as
are made by Alfred Benja
min & Co., of New York,
and whicli are sold in Asto
ria exclusively by,
Smilingly yours,
CvmtCtihahrHen
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flsnd Tailored
HELPED ORGANIZE S. OF R.
Asa Coolidge Wsrren Dead at the Age
of Eighty-8ix.
New York, Nov. 24. Asa Coolidge
Warren, for many years a well-known
magaxlne illustrator and one of the or
ganlzers of the Sons of the Revolution,
is dead at his home here. He was born
8 years ago In Boston.
SWITZERLAND IS IN LINE.
Hss Accepted President's Invitation to
8seond Conference.
Berne, Nov. 24. The president of the
Swiss confederation has Informed the
American minister that Switzerland
accepts in principle President Roose
velt's Invitation to be represented at
The Hague conference.
HERMA
N
WISE
The Reliable Clothier and Hotter
P. S.The reduction on OVERCOATS is still on.
So far as they go, Schilling's
Best take doubt and difficulty
out of getting your table
supplies.
Save the La Imperial band and get
the diamond stud. ,
Seattle Wins Championship.
Spokane, Nov. 24. The Seattle high
school eleven rolled up "J points this
afternoon, prevented the Spokane high
school from scoring and won the cham
pionshlp of the Pacific northwest for
high school elevens.
, Boilsre Exploded. '
Vlcksburg, Nov. 24. In an explosion
of the boilers of a cotton gin at the
town of Walters, a suburb of this city,
two lives were lost and several persons
Injured, two seriously, today.
Langford Beats Wstson,
Worcester, Mass., , Nov, 24. Bum
Langford ' had the best of a 12-round
bout with Andy Watson, both of Bos
ton, this afternon. ' v '
, Removal Notloe,
Dr. J. A. Regan has moved
dental office to rooms over A. V.
len'e grocery store.
his
Al-
Smoke
the New Size
LA IMPERIAL CIGAR I
ALL HAVANA. (No imitation goes with us.)
Save the Bunds
And get the diamond in Seymour's window, or
the $20 gold piece or a fine suit of clothes. :
i J. V. BURNS,!!
Weinhard's
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Information Wanted
of the customer who did not get his money's worth and entire
satisfaction from Brown Shoe Co.'s Shoes. They have all that
is required to make a good shoe Price, Style and Durability
Men's Shoes from $1.50 to $3.50
Ladies' Shoes from $1 to $3.25. '
I Children's Shoes from 50c to $1.35.
Hisses' $1 to $2.
i "Good for Bad Boys" and "District 76" Shoes,
the Kind that wear, $1.10, $1.35, $1.75, $1.90,
$2 and $2.25.
We are showing a full line of Slippers in Felt, Vici Kid
Plush, etc., elegantly trimmed in Fur, Beads, etc.
The salesman's name is dustek brovn.
the bkichtc9t little boy im town,
vhtm dainty jams comu in to buy
HI KNOWS THE VIST KINO JXlliTSY,
BLUE KISSON J HOI J JU1T nT Hl rRT
l MAKE THIM LOOK SO TRIM ANONIAT.
HVtmtMM NOW WANT TNCJOSTOT JHOC
THAT JANt ANP DUSTM AUrfAW WW.
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STAMPED LINBNS
We are offering a beautiful lino of 8tamped Linens
Center Pieees, Doylies, Tea Cloths, Dresser Scarfs, etc.
Also a large assortment of Battenberg, Tcnerif. Cluny
and Embroidered pieces.
In the line of Cushion Tops we can show you tie latest
novelties in Lace, Battenberg and Denim.
Now is the time to prepare things for the Holidays, and
we certainly can pleaso in the Fancy Work line.
FURS
i WMr?i,b0ln!'1,l.?.,tetilr, ?S t,,e eaion-Bear, Sable, Fox,
ruu' M.rtin' ewt0 frSm We Uo hve 9mM line o
Children's Far 8ets Boa tnd Muff.
LADIES' WRAPPERS
Oor line of Wrappers is full of the newest styles in Flannelettes.
Sateen and Percale. Prloei, 75o, 90o, $1, 11.15. f 1.35, II 45, $1.75.
NIGHT GOWNS
Ontlng Flannel Gowns, nieely trimmed and of good qtialiK made bv
the Peerless People. Prices. 60c, 75c, l)5o, 1, $1.15, $1.25, $1.85 to VI
You can always buy cheaper at
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