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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1905)
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER it, 1905. n Ill T ON THE BAR necessary in onler to accommodate not th wtom . ! 1? ... .V. '11 . K.B only the Hrrimn lines but also the various independent coaster plying be lfn tht city end California port, so agents.of th independent steamer do- Ictara. Tber contend that while an im provement in the system of the regular HmVV Set. 1 liner will niak heavier demand upon . ., , "" 'shippers, the natural increase in traffic t ,- , will b great a to warrant th . operation of every ve-wel now on the Dan DMivrt ci cct rnwif rout' ni poihly more. At present BArV BOUND riXCl GROWS j,or than a wore of good sued .team schooners are plying along the cual, , 'with Port la ml a the northern terminus land Mini of the- are having difficulty! Odds and Ends of Marin Newt Gar- in fiuding uitabk docking facilities. Not I I aered Yesterday on Dock f Astoria a few of fie. boat carry tug passenger Ships. That Don't Pasa. Pass sad Those That I . f The oil tank steamer WhiUier which lad been battling the recent storm off the Columbia bar for forty hour, eou eluded yesterday morning to cross in. in the wak of the Portland-San Fran-1 cisco Hn t Columbia, which hud taken th raging bar like a sea-gull She did 1 very well till she reached the crest of j tn Dar, wiien she met and took on have to land at places far from a eves sible, to the discomfort of travelers who, for some reason or other, choose to patronu other boats than : thou operated by the Harriman system, Star Reporter At oat Honolulu, Dee. 19. Tha steamer Yen tura, arriving from Australia today. brought a report thwt the eruption, of the mountain Matatutu, on the Island 01 pvaii, in ia Mmou group, nas in1 created to such fore that, the mountain ha been piled up 3000 feet. The lata board a wall of runmiur water that bM fovfred thir,J Hw " caused her master to log a bad accident. . ,n""w of Uy u,v Bfile. S : It seems that the steward ,of the ship, J. P. Wallace a man of about 50 years, had a curiosity to notice .the behavior of the Whittier under the tress of the smashing bar sea, and he opened one of the sea doors in the for ward bulkhead to better observe things, and did it first in time to catch the feanul lorce 01 . toe , sea that came aboard with its hundred or more ton of; water. 'The sea, drov - the door against Wallace, pinning him to the bulkhead and literally tore the door Into fragments, cutting his face and chin badly and wrenching his spine very badly. She reached the city chan nel shortly afterward and Mr. Wallace was brought ashore and taken to St. Mary's Hospital w here be was promptly and successfully treated by Dr. Jay Tuttle, and at a late hour last night was reported as . resting as comfort- ably as hit wounds would permit and beyond the danger point. ; . ..More Dock Needed. . . The Oregonian says that ' extensive flowing' into the ocean. The lava is being thrown 1200 feet high. The natives have deserted the region. New Linen. . ; The steamer Piug Suey, which arrived yesterday at Victoria from Japan, brought news that fouc liner, have been added to the Japan Sail line between Japan, China and Puget Sound, and the fortnightly sen ice disrupted by - the war will be resumed at an early date. The new steamer Tango Maru has been added instead of the Kinshu Maru, sunk during the war. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM The Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of Commerce and Labor have refused to permit ' the establish ment of a .branch customs and quaran tine office at Port Harford, or to allow officials to go from San Francisco to improvements along the water will be (give their clearance papers, as has been J Hereafter Tetels must call at San Francisco fcr that purpose. The CallcnUer steamer Wenona, Cap tain Hull, is the popular deep fiver packer the- days, and is kept hustling dsy by day. v The steamer t'eo,. H. Meudoll with tome of the government engineer on hoard, was taking soundings in the city rhauncl yesterday artornoon. If the n( earner Eureka was off the Columbia on Tuesday last, she has either gone back to San Francisco, or on to Pugct Sound, for shelter. She has not been reported since then. Tha steamship Columbia cam in from San Francisco early yesterday morning and after docking her freight and pas sengers for this port, proceeded to Port land at 10 a. m. The steamer Northland came down the river yesterday morning early and joined the bar-bound fleet in this port. There will some marine Christmas din ners eaten in Astoria waters if the boy dont look out. Th steamer Redondo is due down from Portland this morning. Sh will probably have to await her chanca for getting to sea. The Columbia bar has the "say so" tliese days, and there are few to dispute it. . The Britiah steamship Croydon for Moji, Japan, and the German bark Eu rope, for Falmouth, cleared at the As toria custom house" yesterday. To clear is one thing, and to get over the Colum bia bar is quite another. The steamship Costa Rica was an early arrival from Portland yesterday morning and remained at the 0. R. & N. pier-, which sue will leave this morning if the Columbia bar is in a complacent mood aud permits her to pass on her way to San Francisco. The steamer Alliance came down from the metropolis yesterday with a light cargo and a lew people in ner cabin, bound for Coos Bay and Eureka. She went down to the bar, but things were too 'turbulent there for her so she re turned to the (allender pier and will go out this morning, if everything is favor- able. ... v STOKBS Practical Presents for Particular People SATURDAY NIGHT " December 23 as 8 o'clock the drawing' for the tlagnificentUalleable Steel Prize Range Takes Place at the Foard & Stokes Company in the Dry Goods Department, Will you be the lucky one 00000000000000000000 iji p. a. llHsitSduffaw ytrLfii V Mar S-li i . -1 - . , , lit 31 ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooc P. A. STOKBS Come to us for your holiday purchases where we have exclusive styles at modest pricesi Assort ment unequalled. House Coats, Bath Robes, Dressy Gloves, Neckwear, Fancy Sus penders, Kid Gloves, Suit Cases. TOKBS The Leading Clothier oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo TAX PAYERS MEET Special Meeting In School District , No. I. ports nc of a proper superintendent of th school, decided to appoiat a sup- r intendent, whoa duties would be ex- rluoively to superintend, and did so, 'appointing ProfesMir A. I Clark, for merly principal of the high school, to ooooocoooocxoooooooooooo U Jlh3 I g g f" aaaaaaaiBBB6JsansBsjjjjjj in mm You have jut a few days more in which to secure coupons. A number free with every One Purchase Ar you still puzzled over what 'that Xmas gift will bet Then pay our store a Tisit and we will solve the mystery for you. Wouldn't one, ofthe sugges tions be about the thing! For the Lady A Dainty Silk WaUt....l4 tofis A Handsome Uand Bag. .i to $7 A Fur Neck 8carf 75Ctoij A Beautiful Silk or Sateen Petticoat .... .$1 to f'S Or a Pretty Handker chief at from jcto la. In any of the above mentioned lines our assortment U complete. We also show a very large line of Toys, Dolls, etc. Where the New Things Jfak Their Debut SCHOOL LEVY IS MADE Board of School Directors Make Their Annual Report School Clerk Fergn. son Makes His Financial Report The Eight-Kill Tax levy Pssies. mm m Astoria's Greatest Store, . Where the New thing Make Their Debut. IBS The special meeting of the taxpayer of school ditrit No. 1, occurred kt evening in the Sliively schol and though the attendance was smaller than iUhould have been, the interest of the few pres ent, helped to make the meeting very entertaining. Rome very interesting and Instructive figure were given regarding the financial and condition in general of the schools which every taxpayer should huve heard. The meeting wss called to order by the chairman of the board, F. J. Taylor, who after elating th object of the meeting, read th board of dim-torn' report. This report on the motion of Mr. Daly, was adopted and ordered filed. Clerk Ferguton had hi report on the expenses of the school ditrict for the past year, and th estimated expemte for 1000, written out on the blackboard, and in a clear and comprehensive man ner, went through it explaining the dif ferent items of expense and revenue. Clerk Ferguson's report on motion wss adopted and ordered filed. Acting on the recommendation of the report of the directors that a tax levy of six mill's for school purposes, and two mills for improvement, be made, James W. Wekh moved that such a tax ba levied, and on being put, wss car ried unanimously. The meeting then adjourned. The report of the board of directors in detail is as follows 1 Astoria, Ore., Dec. 20, 1905. To the Taxpayers of School District No. 1j- Ths board of director of the school district take pleasue in reporting that the present school year bids fair to show 'a deckled improvement in thet schools of tho district over that of any J previous year. There are 1402 pupils enrolled aad thirty-four teachers. Prior to th pre-ent year th principal of the high school, who Is, also, principal of the McClure school, bss occupied the position of superintendent of the city 1 schools; but he has been superintendent only in name, since his duties as prin-. cipal have occupied all, or nearly all, of I his time. The board feeling the im Jvg fohe ta. RAIN! RAIN! RAIN! A Cravenette Coat IN THE LATEST STYLE MAKE A MOST DESIBABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR ANY LADY IK ASTORIA. : WE HAVE FIFTEEN DIS TINCT STYLES AND MAXI THE JANUARY CLOSING OUT PRICE NOW. $20.00 f or . $15.00 118 and I17J50 for .. .. ... 12.W $12.00 for ... 8.50 WE CAN NOT IMPRESS YOU TOO STRONG WITH THE VAL-. UES AND GREAT TI0NS IN THESE COATS. REDUC- t3f)Vj jCXJOOCOOCCOOOCOCOOOXXXJodi that position, at a mUtv of $1500 per year. It is yet ton mki to determine fully to what extent the sthoob will h benefited thereby 1 but improvement are noli.-al.lr. and It U the Ullrf of th tNNtrd that a very material gain s lit U noticeable at the end of the hiil year. Two I earlier, have been added to th lit the prrnent year, nuking th num ber at present thirty four, and th saluiiea have been im-reaiml, on u atertige, cn 'per cent, oter those of U-t year. Thus, U will be ren, the N-ne of conducting the school th prfscnt year will be materiulty (mia. ed over what it was last year. The districts finances are in Utter he than they have heretofore been in M-veral year. At Die time of our (net cMinuul nieeting the report of th clerk showed a UImik-s of moneys on hand of fUUlZ.MI. while his present re iiiit show a balatic on hind, over all outstanding warrant, of :H4(1.03-a gain of f-l2H.1.Htt over one year ago. Th present condition, however, but place the district in Miition to meet it obli gation throughout the year, without itl having to borrow, as hi. been don in Mst year. Tlie present bonded lmtebtednej of the distrhi i $7Mxi0, and flui annual interest charge thereon is 1320, Ther is no floating indebtedns. It will h sen that th Intre4 paid on tb Imnled Imlcbtmlnewi amounted last year to more than twenty-five per rent of the total received from an eight mill tsx. .Tlii district maintain the only high school In the county. The number of pupils from outsiili; school, district He sirious of sttcndiiiif the MaH whoof increase with each year. In moat rase th parents of sm-h pupils ar taxpay er in th county, and in many In stances sre persons whoflnd it dlfllcult to support their children in town and pay the tuition, while they are attend ing the high school. In order to avoid the payment of tuition, some out'ido pupils have caused themselves to be enrolled in this school district, theixby bringing tlreir portion on the appor tlonmenfof th school funds, to thl district. Hut this W a bad practice, and U-nds to teach our young peopli thut our laws ar not made to 'bo observed, but to be avoided and dis regarded. In 1901 the kgMatur nac ed a law to authorixe the organization and maintenance of district and county nigh school in this state." which Isw provides that th county court, at anf general election, mu4, upon presenta tion of a petition signed by one bun- dred or mors qualified electors,, tax payers of sold county, submit th question of establishing and maintain in'A a county high school to the eleo tois of said county, and provides for Ihe levying of taxea for supporting th "hool, and also that instead of main liming a separate high school, th board mty contract with th board of t'iu- to. of cny Kbool district miin (ContJuucJ 'ou psje 5.)