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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1905)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER io, 1905. STOLE VAl nir One Pitno TlcKet With Every $2.50 Purchase Governess Steals Property of Her " We are sole agents for the celebrated H. C. Fry Co's Cut Glass-Awarded the gold medal at the Lewis and Clark Expositions-See our large display. Mistress. FINALLY SHE IS DETECTED THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. UABLES A. V. ALLEN r Hints For" The Holidays DOJTT DELAY BUT TODAY. There art only a few Bert aaye left (hir Km Leather Go, Kctirea, 3 to, Teilrt Sett, and Itnltfci, Janaae Braaeea, Bum Watt a4 leather, Fmtaia feu, Carii ail Calendar, at wtU a tar Snrtr, Gold, jOm iU Koial vara atari a treat Tariety ta aaUct freaa-Enough Ckrka Yoa aeed not .wait 1 J. N. GRIFFIN E003S STATIONEBT MUSIC J GRAFTERS ARE OUT Christmas Finds Many Fake Morv . ; eyGchini Schemes.' IE0IlE SHOULD BE CAREFUL Craftcra Wrltt Letter ta Victim Tell iaf tarn They atrt Cariatmas Pack aft Aadressed to Taen W01 For ward if Moaey b Seat. About thi time of tha year there are usually a gang of grafters in the Eastern cities who play the part of Santa Clau on many people and who usually jeep a rich reward. remap nxnc people of this city bave within tha past-few weeks received a letter from some big delivery company Christmas Gifts 1 ' Unexcelled for Beauty and Utility. GOLD AND SILVER NOVELTIES, TlXZ CUT GLASS, STEBLIHO SIL VER, UMBRELLAS AND CANES, DIAMOND BROOCHES AND A THOU SAND OTHER THINGS. H. EliSTROM The Jewlcr. 560 COMMERCIAL STREET. Whea She Finds that Her Former Mist ress Has Discovered Her Dishonesty, tha Womaa Faint She la Forgiven and Not Seat to Prison. A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY Urn Have Luariaat am G1m7 Bal If Matte Wtat Otoe. The Baaat contour of a (.male face, tha awe teat amlle of a femala mouth, loaca aometninr If the bead la crowned with scant hair. Scant and faJlfnf hair. It la now known, la caused toy a parasite that burrows Into the scalp to the root of tha hair, where It aapa the vitality. The Ut tle, white scales the renn throws up in burrowtn ar called dandruff. To cure dandruff permanently, then, and to atop falling half, that germ must be killed. N.wbro'a Herplcide. an entirety new re sult of the chemical laboratory, destroy tha dandruff rerm, and, of course, stops tha falling- llr, and prevents batdneaa. Sold by leading drurflata. Send 10c. ta stamp, for sample to The Herplcide Co Detroit. Mich. Eagle Drug Store, 351-353 Bond St, Owl Drug Store, 549 Com. St, T. F. Laurin, Prop. "Special Agent- in New York or other big Eastern city, written on an imposing buiness letter head snd bearing every earmark of be ing genuine. It reads something like the following, and any one following out the conditions are "it." '"Our western office reports their in ability to deliver a prepaid package to your address as 'above. Kindly advise us without delay where this package should be aent as it will shortly have to be placed ia our storsge warehouse at your expense." This U a real nice letter to receive, at especially about this time of the year when Christmas packages are due to arrive. Tha recipient naturally eon chides that there is a present hung up somewhere for him that is being de layed on account of an insufficient ad dress In response to this letter comes a statement that the package has been sent to tba warehouse but a dollar or two will releae it from custody and pay for the extra trouble. When the money is sent that is the last ever sen of it or tli package unless the person send ing the money keeps a loving remem brance of the "bunch" that has been handed him by the grafters. This same gang of grafters worked a couple of Montana towns a couple of years ago to the tune of about $2000. In the Eastern pert of the United States it has been worked to a finish and now the swindlers are turning their atten tion to tbe Northwest. At Everett and other pbves letters similar to the one given here were re ceived by residents. Rome time the per son's suspicions are lulled by the. state ment that the package has been sent to a fake address, somewhere where tbe man had formerly lived. This is found out by the advance agent at times and it makes the thing seem natural. No one is swindled out of very much a dollar or two being the most, but when the entire number is taken into consideration the amount is very large in the end. The letters are copied by miraioirsDh and are sent out by the r. a ' thousands. They only work the game nur Christmas time, as many will bite then that do not at other time.. The crooks usually clean up enough in one season to but until the next season come around, when they can find new fields. Owing to the fact that so many in tbe Nllhwest visited the Portland faitf and wrote their names and addresses those in the Northwest are the most eaeily obtainable this year and many will receive these letters. HAIL STORM. At a quarter of three this morning one of the hardest hail storms w hich has ever visited Atoria, occurred. For ten minutes large bail stones fell with the greatext force, and the ground was cov ered in an exceedingly, short time with the white globules. FARMER BbRNS WINS. Kansas City, Dec, 19.-Farmer Burns easily defeated Albert Carlton of Min IneapOUS in m lllizaru itit-nbiuig urn.! tonight winning the first and third falls Nw York, De. 19. Mrs. Mary R. Wright, widow of J. Hood Wright, founder of the hospital bearing his name, last night recovered gems and I jewelry, laces, bric-a-brac, and other aluables worth $5000 taken from her home, No. 715 Fifth avenue lat May.. Only very few of the articles had been missed. To learn that she had been robbed was a very great turprbe to Mrs. Wright, but not mora so tban when aha discovered from detectives that Mis Dolores Peters, SO years old, formerly a governess in tha Wright home, waa under arrest charged with the robbery. Miss Peters' arrest was the result of her report a week ago that she had lost a diamond ring. Detectives sent to question her, found the girl living in a small furnished room, bnt surrounded with a multitude of objects of great value. L'pon an umbrella with a gem studded tandle they noticed initials "M. R. W." and identified tha initials as those of Mr. Wright Then, taking a photo graph of Mi-s Peters, they went to see Mr. Wright Mrs. Wrwht remembered having lost the gemmed umbrella, and was amaaed when told that Mis Peters had it. Vis iting the room of tbe young woman, she identified many articles as her own. When confronted by Mrs. Wright Miss Peters fainted and was revived by her former employer, who declared she would not prosecute the young woman. My object is to keep the girls out of prison and not to send them there," said Mrs. Wright We said tha girl had borne an irreproachable reputation and waa highly accomplished in mu-ic and languages. "It waa so beautiful that I could not bear not to have it," is part of the con fession attributed to Mis Peters. The selection made substantiated her claim to love of the rare and beautiful as her temptation for the had taken only very remarkable gems, laces or piece of brie- brae. Among tfe former is a freak gem, a composite of diamond, emerald, and amethyst, which is valued at $000. FOOTBALL GAME Commercials Play Portland Athletic Club in Thia City Christmas Arrangements were completed la-tt ev ening for a football game at A. F. C. park Christmas day between the Com mercial Club and Portland Athletic Club leven. The Portland aifirretation is one of the best tSe state has produced tins year, and has not suffered detest. Indeed. !u ifl line has nut been crow ed. The Portland men play fact clean ball, are not given to bickering, and spectators lay rest assured that two full halve ill be plaved. The spectacle of a team alking off the field will nut I present- this time. Manager Sovey is of the opinion that Commercial will meet the best team hii-h has ever come here, ami that the game will prove one of great interest. otain Graham's men are preparing for the content, and, while confident they ill come out victorious, realize tliat a hard fight is in store for them. Smoking Jackets, Overcoats, Sox Plain and Fancy, Plain and Initialed Handkerchiefs, Suits, Fine Suspenders 50c to $2.00, Underwear, Nightshirts, Lounging' Robes; Hats and Gloves; Umbrellas, Separate Handles, 02.00 to 020.00, Neckties 50c to 02.00, Over shirts. Every Article We Mention Is Useful. Every Article We Sell Is of Standard Quality. ASTORIA'S RELIABLE CLOTHIER PERSONAL MENTION. m ed SPECIAL SALE. (n Saturday next, Decemer 23, tliere ill be at sale of burnt-leather and wood, at Mrs. Sarah Ro.s' millinery store. Of Interest to Clergy. The Astoria sY Columbia River Rail road Co- having beea granted member ship in tha Trans-Continental Clergy Bureau, the name of that company will appear in tha clergy application blank nd clercr certificate issued by the bureau for 1906, and commencing Jaan ary 1st, of the coming year. These pennita will be honored by all agent of tha A. i C, R. H, thus eliminating the individual half-fare permit issued by that company in former year. Re aueata for official application blanks a - should be made to J. C. Mayo, genera passenger agent, Astoria. J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President 0. L PETERSON. Vioe-Pmident FRANK PATTO.V. Cashier. 4 J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier. (teorgei Carr, a resident of Ilwaco was a business visitor in tha city yesterday for a brief time. A. T. Blackburn arrived here yester day from his home at Salem, to remain a short time on business. J. D. Williams of Chinook was in town yesterday for a short time. Postmaster J. C. Pope of Elsie spent a aWt business visit in town yester day. P. H. Flynn of Portlund is in town this week attending to buMiies inter-e-ts. , fJ. T. Fields of San Francisco is in town for a few days on business. C. Lliatterton, a resident of Skamo- kuwa spent yesterday in the city with friends. C. J. Peterson arrived in town yea- lerday from his home at Hay Center to remain a brief time. ' Swepson Morton arrived in town yes terday from Knappton to visit a few days. E. 2, Ferguson, school clerk, has re turned from a short buifie ti-it in TiKtmia. D. Chisholm came in from Clalskanie yesterday for a short trip. Miss Neville of Skamokawa v. as a vis itor with friends in the city yesterday. I. M. Hamilton arrived here yester day from 1 '01 1 land. Mrs. Thomas Craine, a resident of Urookeld was in the city short time yesterday. J. n. Slieldon, the well known can nery man of St, Helen's, sp.-nt yester day in town on business. Miss Crunstad of Skamokawa is in ttta city this weey visiting friends. Dr. J. A. Rijran left this morning for Madison, Wisconsin, where he form erly resided to spend the Christmas holi days. Before fc-ating, he had not de finitely decided ahether he would return to this city or not Antoney F. Jackson, a mechanic in Allen & Gilbert Ra maker Co's. repair shops in Portland, is in town this wrek on business. W. IL Preston, of Warrentown was a business visitor in this' city, yesterday. Captain Charle Stewart of tlie Can- by life-saving station cayoe up yes terday to do Home Christmas shopping. Ajrent fieorge W. Roberts of the O. R. A N. Company, at this point, left for Portland yesterday on a business trip. Captain TabeU, of Willapa Day, and Al. (ircen, of Ilwaco, came over yester day, looking for a gasoline launch. - ' - Morning Astorian. 75 cent a month. Astoria Savings Bank Capital rVd la ll J3. fHrptttS sn rn!iWI4 rrofll ti.0 Yrsasat.0aerl BeBkia- Business. Interest raid oa Tims Deposit 1M Ttnth Street. ASTORIA. ORIOON. CHRISTMAS CANDIES and Christmas Novelties CR0COLATS3. VaaiU Lemon Orange SI ra worry Raspberry Walnut-topping Pecan -topping Almond-topping Rose Violet 'istachio im Crow O0.C0 Nut Rolls Ma rli mallow Caramels Xeugatincs Maple Chip. Dipped Almonds Dipped Peanut Dipped Pineapple Angle Food Peppermint Etc., etc., etc. BON BO NS iWjLn Toppings Walnut Toppings Atmon Toppings Pistoi'hio Toppings (ve Nut Ro forum , Chnrry Violet Vanilla. Strawberry Cho"olal flutter Cups Pineapple Mi.rsbmallow Etc., etc., etc. HIGHEST. GUALITY SPECIALTIES -MS. Oeam Tallies assorted Peppermint Cliews Log Cabin Cream Wafers aoaorted Cream Caramels Walnut Brittle Almond Brittle Pecan Brittle Peanut Brittlea Co-Co Nut Brittle Tuttl Frutl Brittle Mrhmallow Turkish Neuget rig Pasta Francb Fruits Jordan Almond Cryslatixed Violets Cryktalixal Roe Leaves Crystaliaed Mint Ijcavo Gum Drops ' Hoarhound Drop !mon Drop Fruit Tabtet 4 Mint Izengeir F4c, etc., etc We make in the cleanest factory ia the world, all the caadlea and ic creams aad aherbet are aell. Out of tow order carefully packed. ' Candie ia large quantitli from n i- cent per pound -up. Baskets, Box, noveltieff and CarUtmae tree ornament too numerous to mention. Selling below cost Place your Xma order for 1c cream now at S4343 Conuntrcial Street. HOBPLBR' ASTORIA'S LEADING C0NFECTI0NE S 34-343 Commercial St