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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1905)
THE MORNING ASTORIA!-? ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1905. lO REWARD We shall give $'io.oq in gold as a first prize, and $5.00 as a second prize, to the boy or girl under eighteen years of age writing the best poem of two or more verses, using the MONARCH RANGE as subject of the poem. All poems to be handed in before 6 P. M. on February 16, 1905 - CHARLES HEILBORN SON Complete House Furnishers. .590-593 Commercial St. WOULD TAX EXPRESS ha been tiled on appeal In the Untied Statu court of appeal. . ; Appeal maa oy in expiree com- i :pnny from the decision of the United ' ' , - 'states dlst riot court of North Dakota,! j which deviated the express company , . j, , , 'was acting In the rapacity of a liquor Companies are Adjudged tO be .leuler In carrying from Milwaukee and Liquor Dealers. : !,t rul 1,110 Nortn iiu, and u " jtalned the claim of the government for JJ.T1S.50 a an Internal revenue I tax. Ktnal decision on this question jwlll affacet very express company In NORTH DAKOTA STARTS FUSSjlhe coun,ry TAB ON POSTMASTER RD RAMPAGE Closes Up the Notorious "Paris House" JOB TOOK JUST 40 MINUTES Doughty Sheriff of Multnomah Say He Will Alto Put the Other No toriout Joint Out of Buin a Soon a He Ha Time. Portland, Feb. 7. Sheriff Word last night swooped down on the notorious Paris house In the north end district arrested Manager Phillips and S3 wo men, left two armed guards in charge, hustled the prisoners oft to the coun ty Jail, and what he term the most disreputable establishment In Portland was closed to stay closed, according to the man who put it out of business in just 40 minutes. " From the place named, Under Sher iff Morden, at the command of his chief, went with a force of deputies to a resort at Second and Flanders street, known as the "Little Paris. and closed' it From there II women were taken and locked up In the county Jail. I wanted to do this before, but I had that gambling fight on and could not get around to It," said Sheriff Word, a his deputies were getting women from the Paris house into a closed vehicle, secured for the occa sion. "The farce of the police In driv ing women from the 'combination' houses and leaving them In full opera tion at the large establishments has tened me In what I am doing. Why shouldn't T dose this y lace, anyway! It la the worst place in Portland. It's closed to stay, too, while I'm In ofllce. It'll run as a lodging house for men. nothing else; ; They can open for that. arid that alone. Tm going to leave two officers in charge ; her. Just as Tve done In all of the other places I've closed up. "Will I close up the. rest? Well, wait and see; I may. One thing at a time Is my policy, and maybe I'll get around to some other places before very long. Tea. I may find those big places the police are overlooking. But we'll see what will come next. If anything." Theater Prince Pinched. New York, Feb. ".On summons se cured by James S. Metcalf, a dramatic critic; Daniel Frohman, Oscar Ham merstein, Marie Klaw, Abraham T. Erlanger, Al Hayman and Charles W. Burnham, theater managers, have ap peared In police court for examination to determine whether they have en tered Into an unlawful conspiracy to exclude Metcalf from their theaters. Metcalf has been denied admission to several theaters. He contends that by excluding him from the theaters the managers are preventing him from earning a livelihood, and requests that warrants be Issued for their arrest. The case was put over without decis ion until Thursday next. Express Company Takse Appeal and the Final Decision on This Ques tion Affect Every Express Company In United 8tsts. St. Louis, Feb. 7 To determine whether an express company la legally considered a liquor dealer when It ac cepts shipments of beer or whisky C. O. D. I the case of the government vs. the Western Express Company, which Wont of Alt Experiences. Can anything bt worse than to feel that every mlnuU will be your laatt Such tu ttu xptrltnc of Mrs. & XL Nswson, Decatur, . Ala, Tor three year." aha write. "I endured Insult arable pain from Indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death seemed In ,vltabl when doctor and all remedies j failed. At length' I waa Induced to try Electrlo Bttterl and (he result waa I marvelous. I Improved at one and now rm completely recovered. For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and Bowel troblea Electrlo Bitten la the only medicine. Only SOo. It' guaranteed by Chat, Roger, druggist. Comptroller Makes an Important Decision. AFFECTS A LARGE NUMBER Postmaster General la Empowered to Arbitrarily Reduce Salaries of Offioer Where There I EvU dene of Padding Receipts. A Grim Tragedy, is dally enacted. In thousand of homes, as Death claim, In each one. another victim of Consumption or Pneumoni a But what Coughs and Colds axe prop erly treated, the tragedy I averted. F. G. Huntley of Oaklandon, In A, write: "My wife had the consumption, and three doctors gave her up. Finally she took Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Cough and Colds, which cured her, and today she Is well and strong." It kills the germs of ail dis eases. One dose relieves. Guaranteed at SOc and $1 by Cna. Rogers, drug gist. Trial botUe free. fun i.- rii ill litis KM I 111 BR The American workman is here in full possession of the building; altering, refitting, reconstructing a greater store for DANZIGER ,co. Astoria's Greatest Clothiers. 488-490 Commercial Street. PANTS Hundreds of pairs to choose from. $U0 for pants worth up to $2.50. $2.40 for pants worth up to $4.50. $3.40 for pants worth up fo $8.00. Young Men's Suits We will put an alteration sale on about 20 styles that will clear them out. $4.50 for odd lots carried over from last season, all colors, worth $10. $8.50 for several styles to extra fine single and double breasted suits, worth to $15. Knee Pants Suits $1.50 for a splendid lot worth up to $2.50 $2.75 for an extra good lot worth up to $4.50. $3.75 for special lot, 2 pairs pants, worth $6. SHOES $1.35 for a lot of odd pairs, worth to 2.50 $1.75 for a lot of extra good, worth to $3. $2.50 for splendid lot of heavy shoes, worth to $3.50. 1 TjP yj H li ; i ! A Washington, Feb, 7. The postmaster general Is empowered not only to tlx the salary of a postmaster on the basis of the gross receipt of hi poatoRlce, oa provided by law, but to go behind the receipt to determine whether the were obtained properly, according to a derision rendered by Comptroller of the Currency TracewelL The opinion affect many puatmaat era charged with padding receipt to ralsa their salaries, by soliciting or having heir friends solicit business for thulr poatolflues thut belong to the limits of neighboring office. The comptroller hotJa that even thJ postmaster himself I not party to the solicitation of business from outside hi Jurisdiction, and If that solicita tion i done by friendly cltlien of hi town, the postmaster general ha the right to Investigate the method of ob taining the receipt In fixing the snl nry of the postoffice. The Jury List. The following Is the Jury list drowr. yesterday by Sheriff LinvlHa uiid Clerk Clinton for the February twin of court Jacob Kture, farmer, Knappu, . K. L. Mitchell, farmer, Knuppa. Wm. Hitrtlll. farmer, Melville. Lloyd Loomla, farmer, Warrenton, John It Wherry, farmer, Klsle. C. W. Loughery, Inspector, Astoria. R. M. Lowe, carpenter, Astoria. John Megulre, plasterer, Astoria. John !eahy, carpenter, Astoria. Artie Strom, laborer, Hvenson. James Robinson, merchant, Astoria Cleorge Richardson, farmer, Astoria. D. Shanahan, merchant, Astoria- David Tweedjo, farmer, Jewell. John Waterhouse, farmer, Clatsop. Prank Bcott. saloonmun. Seaside. J. W. Relth, farmer, Astoria. W. II. Painter, watchman. Astoria. ). F, Morton, real estate, Astoria. Chas. Uullllum. farmer. wy. John Lewis, farmer, rYriihlll. Norls Naples, Jogger, Astoria. John Larson, farmer, Jewell. Jucob UUlnger, merchant, Astoria. II. A. lrvln, farmer, Astoria. Q. l Kleppy, farmer. Astoria, C. Tlmmons, cannerynmn, Astoria. J. U. Titus, farmer, Fernhlll. II. II. Zapf. merchant, Astoria. Robert Whl.ltiy. plumber, Astoria. Ueorge Vonn, lirlckmaaoit, Astoria, Br. Lyons PERFECT Tooth Powder Cleanses and beautifies thi teeth and purines the breath. Ssed by people of refinement r over a quarter or oeaturyv Very convenient Pa tourists, mANiosy ' mm Mm Sitters If pou are sub ject to old dur Ing the wlntsr nionths,weurg you to keep a bottle of the Hitter haudy. A lew doee at the first symp rora will v a lot of suffering. II fortifies the system against OIIU, Col and U Grippe and cures ladlgtttioft, Dytpeptl sad Cetutlpstioa. COMPETENT JUDGES. Beaaty Deetera Rater Rerplela. Woman who make a business of beau, tlfylng ether womea corns pretty. near knowing what will bring about the beat renulis. Hare are letters from two, con cerning Jterptcldei "I can recommsnd Newbro' Tlerpl Hrie," ns It stopped my hair from falling out; and, as a dreasUig It has no super lur. "(Signed.) Perth A. Tmlltnrer, "Complexion BpeeUllst, '"i'i Morrison Bt., Portland. Ore." "After using on bottle of "Herplclde tir hair has stopped falling out, and my sculp la entirely free from dandruff. "(Alined.) Orar Hods. "Heanty Doctor, "18 Sixth St.. Portland. Ore." Bold by leading drugirtsts. Rend tap. la stamps for sample to The Usrplcld Ox, Dstrott. Mich. Eagle Drug Store. SSX-SQI Bond St, Owl Drug Store, 141 Com, St, T. r. laurin, Prop, "Special Agent" Thousands Upon Thousands of Dollars Worth of the finest and ' latest styles Suits, Overcoats, Cravanettes, Pants, Hats, Shoes, and Furnishing Goods for Men and boys are being sacrificed at a mere shadow of their worth. The Goods Must Go, Let the Loss Be What It May. When the alterations on this building are completed a new and greater S. Danziger & Co will throw its doors open to the people of the coast with an entire fresh Spring stock of the finest ?,n,tst Sradcs of aPparel that THE MAR KETS OF THE WORLD AFFORD. Be alive to your interests . for now you can save from one-third to full one-half on all you buy, MEN'S SUITS At less than cost of manufacture. One third to one-half off regular prices, $5.50 for all wool suits in a variety of colors. Broken lots. Sizes 34 to 42. Worth $10 to $12. $8.50 double and single breasted suits in very choice styles of tailor made worth up to $15. $11.50 for extra fine suits, tailor made, single or double breasted, worth up to $20. $14.50 for imported materials, fine dress suits, in all styles, worth up to $20. OVERCOATS There are many grades that we cannot mention, but you can save 1-3 to 1-2 on any of them. $6.50 for a lot of broken sizes worth to $12. $13.50 for choice of a very elegant lot of choice overcoats worth to $22. - HATS We will sell you a hat if style and low prices will do the work. $1.35 will buy soft and stiff hats worth ' $2.50. $2.35 will buy soft and stiff hats worth $3.50. $3.00 Contract hat, standard price. We can't cut this, but we give the ' choice of any tie or suspenders in the house to worth 75c with each . Hawes Hat. Furnishing Goods A hundred more ' bargains that we can't find room to mention. 35c for grades of 50 and GOc underwear. 65c for wool merino and Balbriggan $1 Underwear. 85c for select wool and English Balbrig gan $1.50 underwear. , $1.15 for lambswool and French balbrig gan underwear. SHIRTS 25c for a big lot 50c and 75c stiff shirts. 35c for golf, negligee and black sateen 50 to 65c shirts. 55c for a golf and negligee select style $1 shirt. 85c for choice of all Monarch $1.25 shirts 5c for 10c sox. 8c for 15c sox. 12 l-2c for 20c sox. 17c for 30c sox. SUSPENDERS 5c for an odd lot dumb web 15c suspend ers. " 15c for choice of all fine 25c suspenders. 25c for choice of fine suspenders worth ' to SOc. 35c for choice of all extra fine suspend ers worth 75c. 5c for boy's 10c stockings. 12c for 20c stockings, double sole and heel. ' 10c for four-in-hand silk 25c ties. 37c for choice of all neckware worth to $1.00.