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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1905)
PRIDAV, PIIRUARY 1 IMS. TUTTLE CHARTER in connection with the Immediate pre enee of 'JeuuHTatlo James Noel Lawk, TRAVEL INCREASING tui a eeir-lnnlcted Joke, sounded to Clothes Bought at Wise's Pressed Free of Charge Whenever Wished. runny that the Joker thereof intimity laughed In' 'propria persona." V- THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREflON, Brief Synopsis of the Bill Passed v by the Legislature. V-; S1EW POLICE COMMISSION (Jiang the Time .e Holding City Elections from December to June . and Dot Away with the An- . nuat Etoction. ' f The Tuttle charter bill, which has yasaed. both, houses of the legislature an J will probably become a law. not withstanding the veto or the governor. should he chooae to, exercise that per- gmtlve. will only make a change It the police department of tie city. The fire denertment will remain aa It la. T principal feature oI the. bill ut ut Iha annaal-lec Uoa of. council tien and provides for only one election fa two years. . This amendment ha (he indorsement and approval of neerlj all the people of jAstorUV ft ta a sav tur to the city; of; a es $f?0 ayear and saves the annoyance and trouble f registering every time there la an A large portion of the Burns charter im Is Incorporated in the Tuttle bill, as he amendments were considered ne cessary. All members of the common eoancfl are elected for four years, in stead of three years, as at present. All the eouncllmen from the Third ward are continued In office until the gen eral election' In June, 1908. AU other ounrllmen are to be elected at the an v auat election In June, 1901 The term ef office of the auditor and police judfe, tty treasurer, superintendent of street ray or and surveyor are extended fot atx aoonths, while the term of the city attorney is shortened six months. The new charter provides that all nominations for city .officers shall be eertlfled to the county cleric and by him placed on the same ballot for state and county officers. The votes are canvassed by the county clerk and he eerttfles to the auditor and police Judge , all officers elected for municipal posi tions. The charter appoints S. S. Gordon, f. JV Carney and R. 5. Prael as a hoard of police and fire commissioners 6) hold office until the general election in - one, 10, at1 which time- three members of the commission are to b elected, one for two "'years, one for four' years and one for six years. The new commission is to meet and or ganize within 0 days after the bill be comes law. There Is An emergency clause attached to the bill, and If It is not vetoed by the governor, 'it will be come a" law ort the f7th of February;' at which' tiipe the board wyr meet and sppofot a chief pf police and six- oth ers. If- that dumber are . considered necessary. . . ' . - , There wUl be no increase in expendi lares or unnecessary bills contracted, err the" contrary, It . is probable that considerable unnecessary expense that A Clerical llUrhwayaiM. About tue-lnlddle of the eighteenth century, when It wan almost fashion able anions men of poslttau to Eng lish society to take to the road as highwaymen. It wai reported that Twysden, lord bishop of ltapboe, was taken suddenly 111 on Ilouuslow heath. He waa carried thence to a friend's house and died there of what waa aald to be an internal complaint The truth of the matter was, however, that th bishop had been collecting tithe In an U legal and forcible maimer from travel ers upon the heath when one of these, objecting to this extortion, shot him through the body.-London Standard. Twr Oeeaa Breakers. Experiments made at the Bell Sock and Skerryvore lighthouses, on the Scottish coast. naT shown that, while the force of breakers in the German ocean may be taken a about a ton and a half on very square foot of surface, AUantic breaker, fall with a weight of shoot three tone ta the square foot On on occasion during a heavy gale huge blocka of granite and limestone were washed a boot tike pebbles at the Plymouth breakwater," carried 200 feet tip Its Inclined plane and scattered be yond It In all directions. One of the blocks weighed nearly two tons. " V ii ii ilt Hi (-".-'' f . J Pretty Leas. ' i " 1 heard something about yon yester day; I can't quite remember what It was, however." "It most have been that tie any wife gave me; I wore that yesterday."- Houston Post i r v- v Passenger BoibWejl Patronized on Coast ! 1 MORE VESSELS 00 ON SOON Even th Sttam Schooners Are Gt ting All the Buaine They Can Handle More Boats Impressed to Care for Fair Travel. The Worm TeraeA. Pobttsher I can't see anything In that manuecrtpt of yours. Struggling Author I presume not; but, 70a know, some of rone readers may be more in ' ' r . : " " Pre PestHve.' ' ' ' -Tha Bsfreas Don't yon think be is sensible young man? Her Father Oh, pas; he want to' marry a alee gtrl whose father haa lots of money. In argument similes are like songi In lore they describe moch, bat prove nothing. Prior. DALLY WITH HONEY Washington Solons Provide for State Depositories. PURE FOOD BILL INTRODUCED What with the lowering of passenger rates between coast points and Astoria and Portlund, and what with the in creasing number of people coming to Portland on business connected with the Impending fair,1 travel on the pas sengeri steamers la assuming largei proportions than for a long time. The opposition lines predicted that the Roa noke would fail to pay ' her expense when she was put on the Frisco run a few weeks ago, but instead of falling the boat has had well Blled staterooms on every trip, and there' seems to be no diminution of travel on the Colum bia, and Costa Rica, to sky nothing of the steam et-hoonersand smaller ves sels like' i the, Sue Klinoro and the Homer. The Homer wived In yesterday with a run. list of uaiuMMtters fmm rw Bay, Tillamook, and other points, tinJ the Kllburn Is dueln with a full list ol passengers and cargo of frelKht from San Francisco today., ") . , s The steam schooner leaving out th. past week with lumber for coast points have had all the possengera they could care for for San Frasclsco, Los Angeles and Redondo, though, of course, their rates are lower than the regular pas senger boats on account of their slow time down. Abrogation of the Panama railway exclusive contract with the Pacific Mall has diverted several steamers to the isthmus that would otherwise have been put on the Portland-San Fran cesco run this spring, but it Is stated that there will be ho trouble In recruit ing from the Alaskan fleet and other ources,. so that when travel sets In toward the Lewis and Clark fair the water route from the Hay City will be heavily patronized. 1 $9.5 NO MORE NO LESS $9.50 A large number of Astoria's smartest bargain V ' hunters took advantage of Wise's $9.50 Special Suit Sale Because we don't offer shop-worn suits that never were worth much. WISE offers suits that are NEW bought t for last Fall's business; suits that formerly sold at $13.50, $13.50, $15.00 and $17.50. ' ; ' SUITS THAT HAVE DECENT LININGS AND WILL WEAR A WHILE. iliififfiUiti'l The Mooic FiDores. S9.50 per Soil. IT 77 TT TT o iniermami wise The Reliable Clothier. Senator Earl Want to Impose On Dollar a Dsy Fine for Failure to deliver hex car Ordered by -Bona Fid Shipper, Olympla, Feb. 9. If the bill that passed the house today becomes, a law, offsetting debts against moneys and haa been doled out to democratic pets jcreitta in taxation of personal prop erty will be abolished In this state. , . The house also passed the house bill providing for keeping states funds In selected depositories which shall pay interest on deposits. The senate passed seven senate bills, among them the bill providing pen alties for adulteration of food. Senator Earles today Introduced a bill to impose a penalty of a dollar a day on the railroad companies fot each freight car applied for by bona Tide shippers and not supplied after the sixth day elapses. This bill is In the Interest of mill men who have sustained losses from failure to secure cars. rill be cut off. Thj commission will work along the lines of retrenchment and economy with'a view of curtailing many of the unnecebsary expenses of the present city government The mayor and common council will be consulted and probaiv- requested to meet with the comif g in tlv man agement of city an,V tind It is be lieved that the more fhWnew charter Is anderstoood the better satisfaction will it give. Considerable opposition to the harter comes from people not famil iar with Its provisions and there is no doubt of their support '.vitn a more thorough understanding of Its provisions. JJM LAWS' JOKE. Finds a Clactification for th Demo cratic Officeseeker. The following comes from Salem and shows that Jim Laws realizes in what eompany he sits: , "James Noel Laws, maker of laws for and behalf of the good people whos nostrils snift the brine of the deep along the shores of the classic Clat sop, said something funny the other day that should not be allowed to go sown into the voiceless silence of the dreamless duet unwept, unhonored ejul unsung, hence this chronicle. "It happened while Creator of Stat ates Edwards of , Linn was holding forth In fearful strenuoslty forninst a certain law, one of the purposes of which was to prohibit the hunting of df-er with hounds, and when It reached a point' where the orator of the occa sion said that if the hounds were called fn the varmints would go out and slay sheep and other beasts of the field," to wis, goats. James Noel Laws Inclined his oncules Into juxtaposition with the auditory organ of Clyde Gibson Hunt ley and spake in tones of sufficient voluminousness to be heard within a radius of diver and sundry feet In all directions, as follows: "The only varmints they allow to run in out country are democrats," which, taken j Marine Not. The tug M. F. Huxen Is tied up hear the Electro And is undergoing repairs .nnde necessary by the recent accident of running on a submerged pile, which made ner turn turtle, she seems little the worse fog, her submersion and will be running again In a few days. . The Costa JUia arrived in from San Franclsar) terday ' about "a d iy kite. She bucked a heavy head wind nil the way up. if - f f t fyrhe China liner Nicomedia left, up the river yesterday to discharge a car. go of Asiatic freight. The steamer Sue Elmore left out yes- terday with freight und pasHetigeis fin Tillamook. , The steamer Northland started down the river last evening and will prob, ably leave out for San Knu isco this morning. TTn 9 rears Pears' Soap is made in a clean, sun-flooded factory; then stored a full year in a dry, airy place, before com ing to you. Is it such a wonder it lasts so long? ' Rtabliht la 17H THE LOUVRB A First Class Concert Hall - - FinestlKwwrt In The City ADMISSION FREE HI'S ffilllllf 8TRONG EVIDENCE OF MERIT. Prominent Phyicisns Join With Mr, Rogers in Recommending Vinol. ,, Sickening 8hivring Fits of Ague and Malaria, can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. This Is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit In malaria, for it exerts a true curative Influence on the disease, driv ing it entirely out of the system. It i much to he preferred to Quinine, hav ing none of this drug's bad after-effects. 8. Munday of Henrietta, Tex writes: "My brother was very low with malarial fever and Jaundice, till he took Electric Bitters, which saved his life. At Chas. Rogers' drug store; price SOc, guaranteed. REC- PHENOMENAL CHAMPAGNE ORD. The Importations In 1904 of G. II. Mumm's Champagne aggregate 131,330 cases, the largest on record. The mag nifltent quality, purety, and natural drynens of O. H. Mumm's Extra Dry is responsible for' this showing. Im mense reserves of the superb 1898, 18S9 and 1900 vintage guarantee mainten ance of quality. .;-' -! ; Important Notice. W have made another progressive step, w now carry at our branch tore in the Flavel brick building on Bond street a complete line of oil clothing and rubber boots. Fisher Bros. Company, Countless physicians and druggists are now prescribing and Indorsing Vi nol as the most valuable cod liver oil preparation known to medicine, and it Is fast superseding all other forms of cod liver oil. A prominent physician writes: "I am satisfied that Vlnol derives Its wonder ful life-giving and strength-ireatina power from the medical curative ele ments found In the cod's liver. It I the best strength creator and vltalUer for old people, weak women, children, and the convalescent that I ever saw." Another physician write: "I could cite many case where health has been restored in a surprisingly short time by Vlnol, I should be very sorry to have to do without Vlnol In my prac tice. It has no equal for hard colds, throat and bronchial troubles." Now, when we tell you that we have never sold In our store a remedy of such remarkable , curative and strength creating power as Vlnol, for the weak, the sick and the aged, and that If it falls to accomplish what we say it will we will refund your money without question, it will show you our faith in the preparation. In cases where cod liver oil, emul sions and other tonics fall, Vlnol will i heal, strengthen and cure. ' Try Vlnol on our guarantee. Chas. Rogers, Druggist. can certainly among our be suited somewhere Valentines ! ATfR ACTIVE I'KOGltAM Seventh and Astor Streets CHANGE WEEKLY CHARLES WIRKKALA. Prop. tt8888888S8 888tt 8B tttttttttttltltintiitnttifHMM 1 " rt It :i a n 8 8 8 8 8 8 The Palace Cafe The Best Restaurant : Kefolir Meals, 25 Cents Suuiay Dinners Specialty Everything tbi Market Affords Palace Catering Company 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8888888888888888 88 88888888888 8888 8 All Style, all Price up to the ($3.00). : : . ':..)'. hst It will be a surprise to you 'to ; what a nice one you can g'-t for' little money too. ' ' .' ? " 8ee the Show Window, than com inside an see th rt. J. N. GRIFFIN MASQUERADE BALL GIVEN BY THE Sons of Herman The TROY Laundry Is the only White Labor Laundry in the City. Does the Best of Work at very reasonable Prices, and k in nvcry way worthy of your patronage. Cor. 10th and DUANE ST8. Phone 1991 H XX FRESH AND CURED MEATS , Wholesale and Retail Ships, Logging Camps and Mills' supplied on short notic. " LIVE STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD ( ' WASHINGTON MARKET; . CIIRISTENSON ft' CO. ammtinniTTTm 1 1 m M ,7 Electrical WorKs H.W.CTIiUB, . Manager We are thoroughly prepared for making estimates sod executing orders for all kinds of electrical Installing and repairing. Supplies in stock. We ell the Celebrated SHELBY LAMP, Call np Phone 116L 428 BOND STREET Weinhard Imager Beer. Wednesday Evening, ruary 22, 1905. Feb- Eight Grand Masquer' Prizes and One Spectators' Prlie Will Be Given. Good Music, freshment. Elegant Costumes. Re- ANDREW ASP, j BLACKSMITH. . Hating installed Robber Tiring Maohine of the ; - latest pattern I an) prepared to do all kind of work in that line at reasonable pHoe. Telephone 291. ' CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS.