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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1905)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1905. $10 REWARD We shall give $i.oo in gold as a first prize, and $5.00 as a sectnd prize, to the by or girl under eighteen years Don't Be a SKeptk LOOK FACTS SQUARE IN THE FACE To Be Investigated By Congres sional Committee. THE MORNING ASTOltUN, ASTORIA, OREGON. , PANAMA RAILROAD of age writiig 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 HEILDORN 01 SON Complete House Furnishers. 590592 Commercial St. A WELL PAYING INVESTMENT ANCIENT HISTORY Controversy Between Great Brit ain and Russia. WHAT IS TO BE CONTRABAND Effort to 8ttlo a Dioputo by Inter national Arbitration at to Whoth. or Coal la Contraband of War According to Prooodont London. Feb. 15. A, parliament pa per issued today give tho correspond ence between Great Britain and Rub sia relating to contraband of war be tween February 12, 1904. and October 24. It covers generally everything known through the Associated Press dispatches and ahows the firm attitude of foreign. Secretary Lansdowne in dealing with Russia's contentions. The paper is chiefly Interesting in show Ing the acuteness of the controversy at one period. Lord Lansdowne, in a dispatch to Sir Charles Hardinge, the British ambassador at St Petersburg, August 10, describes the situation axis lng from Russia's "Unprecedented at UtuJe" with reference to contraband a one of the utmost gravity, and said that unless this condition was ended without delay Great Britain would be constrained to take such precaution as she thought desirable to protect hei commerce. Another dispatch from Secretary Lansdowne of October 16 to Ambas sador Hardinge mentions a conversa tion which Lord Lansdowne had with Count Benckendorff, the Russian am bassador to Great Britain in which Lord Lansdowne informed him that the decision of Russia making coal con traband obliged Great Britain to use special vigilance in regard to the sup ply of coal to the belligerents. The correspondence concludes with an expression of the satisfaction of Great Britain at the fact that Russia had modified her views in making rice and provisions conditional contraband but regretting that this principle was not applied to coal. Committee to Investigate tho Railroad Hat Rsturnod from Now York and State That Abandonment Will Rssult in Loss. MORE LAND FRAUDS. Washington, Feb. IS. Tho members of the sub-committee charged with an Investigation of the affairs of the Pan am railroad by the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce has returned from New York, where It went to visit tho officers of tho com pany. Chairman Shackleford of the tub committee said that the testimony de veloped that the railroad and Its con stituent seam ship line was an exceed tngly well paying piece of p ropery. It has been a dividend payer from Its organisation.. The evidence was to the effect that should the steamship line be abandoned by the government the value of the property woulJ be very greatly depreciated. Ing the first saloon license Forest Grove has ever had. Mayor C. N. John son cast the deciding vote last night in favor of a license. The action pre cipitates the long-threatened fight wtth the authorities of Pacific university and Tualatin academy, who have de clared they would never permit a sa loon within the boundaries of the city. The site for the proposed liquor shop, which will be started as soon as a building can be constructed. Is on the main street, near the poatoffice, and less than 400 feet west of the college building. The license was granted to Albert O. Watson. A peculiar phase of the situation is that the lot on which it is proposed to erect the saloon building Is a part of the old Elkanah-Walker donation lanJ claim, and one of the few sites not originally held by the officials of Tua latin academy and Pacific university. Lots sold from the Elkanah-Walker donation claim, however, contained a revl8lonary clause, providing that the land should revert to the heirs if "In toxicating liquors" were ever sold on the premises. This apparently made Elkanah-Walker donation land claims even less adapted for saloon purposes than lands from the college holdings in which the reversionary clause pro vided that "ardent spirits" should not be sold, thus not Including beer, which would be restricted under the clause "intoxicating liquors." Some time in the 60's, however, the particular lot on which It Is proposed a 1wta tha aalnnn wu unS ttt A. T. e-..v k . .,i,nim t SOc and II by Chas. Rogers, drug- deed by the preceding holder which Inadvertently left out the reversionary clause. Some think this omission would Invalidate the original clause, but legal advice In Portland states that it will not. A Grim Tragedy. la dally enacted. In thousands of homes, as Death claims. In each one, another victim of Consumption or Pneumonl . I But what Coughs and Colds are prop erly treated, tho tragedy la averted. F. G. Huntley of Oaklandon, Ind, writes: "My wife had tho consumption, and! three doctors gave her up. Finally she took Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which cured her, and today she Is well and strong." It kills the germs of all Ola- Ono dose relieves. Guaranteed Brute Captured. Spokane, Wash, Feb. 15. Iva Wll son of Sumpter, Ore., IS years old, is under arrest here, while George Kirk- wood, her paramour, is also in the tolls. The girl was a waitress In Sump ter, and by the show of much money Klrkwood lured her to run away and Join him In Pendleton, where he promised to marry her. They stayed there two nights and Klrkwood was arrested for burglary. He broke jail and came to Spokane with the girl. Three days ago he deserted the girl, leaving her penniless. W. H. Odell and L. B. Geer Being In vestigated. Salem, Feb. 15. The acts of W. H. Odell and former State Land Agent L. B. Geer in connection with the state's selections lieu lands In place of school sections found to be mineral, are again undergoing the scrutiny of a legislative committee. Ever since investigation by the last legislature there have been persistent reports of huge graft in these trans actions. The present state land agent, Oswald West, in his biennial report recently published, reviews the mat ter, and says that "Odell must have received near $100,000 for the base which he handled." Geer and Odell seem to have worked together. The committee which now has the matter In hand consists of Senators Brownell, Laughary and Representa tives Dobbins, Caldwell, Settlemler. The committee is shrouding Its pre ceedings in secrecy, but it is learned that some highly Important evidence has been obtained. L. B. Geer was before the committee last night and made some admissions which are re garded as sensational. The committee renewed the inquisi tion this afternoon. Land Agent West's report shows that Odell made huge profits out of the sale of base for Indemnity relectlons. The title of many purchasers of school lands has been Involved in great confusion, and it is the belief of many people who are conversant with the facts that if the investigation Is thorough a huge scan dal will result. L. B. Geer is a cousin of ex-Governor Geer. Big Revival at Grant's Psss. Grant's Pass, Ore., Feb. 16. A gen eral religious revival, of the good old fashioned kind and in which all of the churches of the city are uniting, is being held in Grant's Pass this week. and may continue for two or three ' . i n , rrv. 11. WcvKS IX resuiiB warr&iu. xiie uuuin- ters and congregations of the Metho dist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Chris tian churches have Joined forces and will attack wickedness and the wicked ones of Grant's Pass from both flanks. Services are not held at one church continually, a change from one to an other being made each day. WILL OPEN 8ALOON. Forest Grov Will Have tho First Sa loon in History of Town. Forest Grove, Ore., Feb. 16. With the new city council of Forest Grove deadlocked over tho question of grant Wby Loaves Tara Brews!, The (reen matter in the tissues of ft leaf la composed of two colon, red and blue. When the tap ceases to flow la the autumn the natural growth of the tree la retarded, and oxidation of the tissues takes place. Under certain con ditions the green of the leaf changes to red. Under different aspects It takes on a yellow or brown hue. The differ ence In color Is due to the difference In combinations of the original constitu ents of the green tissues and to the varying condition of climate, exposure and soil. Maplen and oaks hare the brightest color. CoaproMlalac. Charles She Is suing her late em ployer's estate for 150,000. Henry On what ground? Charles On the ground that on four different occasions he said to ber, "We are having fine weath er," with the accent on the "we.w Brooklyn Life. A Broad Illat. The Barber (lathering customer and gazing out of window) I tell you, sir, the man who shares himself keeps tho bread and butter oat of some poor bar ber's mouth. The Customer (fiercely)- And incidentally the lather out of his own! Puck. A Bin- Gorge. Mrs. Newrleh (back from the honey' moon In Switzerland) Do you remem ber, dear, that lovely gorge up In the mountains? Mr. Newrleh I do. It was the squarest meal I ever ate. f The Modern Laundry 1 Discard the ute of leaky wooden waih robi, quit carrying clean water in and warn water out, by htting your Laundry with Laundry Trayi If your Laundry Is not modern, don't you think it should be J If you make it so, the household du ties will be pleasantly performed, and in case you wish to sell your home it will increase the selling value. Let us give you prices. J. A. MONTGOMERY, Astoria, Or. Scow Bay iron 8 Brass Works Manufacturers of Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings. General Foundryuien and Patternmakers. Absolutely firstclass work. Prices lowest. Phone 2451. Corner Eighteenth and Franklin. iS. D ANZIGER . CO. Astoria's Greatest Clothiers 488 (SI 490 Commercial St. THE GREAT AMemtiiomi Sale at this store offers more and greater money saving oppor tunities than all the sales that ever occurred in the city from its birth to date. Prices are slashed terifically; cost, worth, and loss totally ignored. While this great buileing and alteration sale is in progress every person has an oppor tunity to secure the very best grades of Suits, Overcoats, Pants, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings at 13 to 1-2 Off Regular Prices Remember It Won't Last Forever Act Now 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. PANTS Hundreds of pairs to choose from. $1.40 for cants worth uo to $2.60. $2.40 for pants worth up to $4.60. $3.40 tor pants worth up lo $o.uu. 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 $. 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. 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 76c with each Hawes Hat. Furnishing Goods A hundred more bargains that we can't find room to mention. 35c for grades of 50 and X)c 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 60c and 75c stiff shirts. 35c for golf, negligee and black sateen 60 to C5c 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 50c. 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. I 10c for four-in-hand silk 25c ties. 37c for choice of all neckware worth to $1.00.