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THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
Crockery Dept. of A. V. Allen's Store
OFFERS FOR TODAY
III 111 GLASS II IS II
B-tter cu! early to get on at this price: supply is Iimita. and every
day we offer U hind of tinwaie and granitewar at price lower than ever
sold in i hi fitv. IWl take our word for it j come aud ee. Bargain-seeker
wwtch th windows daily of crockery department, when bargain art alwaye
displayed.
HOLD CONFERENCE
REDUCE FREIGHT SATES.
Co. Opcritocs and Unions Will
Discuss Difference.
MOPES FO SETTLEMENT
Pretideats of Different Coal Concera
Will Meet Witk Preadtat Mitchell
and Try t Arrange Settlemeat of
. Diflereace Strik May b Averted.
Railroad Will Ship Automobile Parts
to Coaat at Cheaper Sato,
SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. The
Transcontinental Freight Committer
which ha just closed it meeting at
Iah Angeles, ha, aconling to aa n
Bounce ment wade here, reduced rate
on automobile part by SO per rent,
west of the Missi-sippi river" to the
coast. While to formerly ship wbeela.
engine, gear, or other part from fae-
tone to tho West it ha alway cot
twice lint clae rate, or W per 100
pound, from Chicago to San Francisco,
hereafter they will be carried at aimply
first-chm rate, or $3 per 100 pound.
Tho reduction is Mid to be general and
it benefit will be enjoyed by th
maker of (team ran a well a thane
of standard gasoline car.
x-i-h. v.mjw- r... aT.. MfllWBill wr jtava.
staff in nut of the office of tlie aa-
k.:.- i r-;n m.u k I Made for Third Meet in Thia
ed overtime yesterday in preparation! tonntry,
for coming eonerence which the prei- I FA lOhK, reb. 9.-1 or the third
denU have replied to Mitchell request J ear the Vnderbilt Cup Kao will take
for conference, agreeing to meet hiiiijplce ' country in liWu. For th
February 13th. President David WiUvx i "d .war it will be over the Xa-au
of th Delaware A Hudson Company Iciwuit in long Island. The distance
XKW YORK, Feb. .-The World to
day say:
Clarence KnWht. attorney for the
exiutor of tho Charh T. Yerke'
eatate, arrived yesterday frm Chhwgv
to confer with taui Uwtley about the
dispute that ha arisen brtween Mr.
Yerke', widow, now Mr. MUner ami
thf executor. Together they called on!
Mr. Mhmer at hep Fifth-avenue home
Mr. Miiner derhtred to Mr. Knight
her intention of asking the court for
permission to ue th estate fund to
build within the next few year tm
$aOO,000 Yerke' hospital Mr. Knight
told her that th effort would be tout
ly resisted and that, if the executor
had their way, the hospital would not
be erecteil, until after her death a
provided In Mr. Yerke' will.
Mr. Knight told Mr. -Miiner that hi
would And it dillkult to bunk tint
eut letter- yesterday expressing hi
view a to the tand the coal preei
dent will probably take,
In hi. letter Mr. Wilcox poiut outJ-r' 0l-,oJer. I3-
will be approximately ninety mile a
in the last rare and the date will be
it her Saturday, October ft, or Satur-
that th anthracite miner are receiv
ing more than the toft coal miner in
wage. He ayt that hi personal opin
ion i that the operator cannot go be
yond the award of the anthracite strike
eommisskiB, which gave liberal term
to the miner. The eight-hour work
day cannot be conceded, and the pres
ent demand are looked upon a im
po-aviblo, If they ware granted, the
Tbee facta were made known in a
cablegram received In this city yester
day from W. K. Vtndrrbilt, Jr., donor
of th trophy, who went to France a
fortnight ago to consult with the sport
cemmittee of the Automobile Club of
France concerning the disposition of th
eup. By vh-ture of the victory of Hem
cry in the last cup contest the automo
bile club of France had the privilege
rice of anthracite would have to be;"1
: , , ir i oe race m iww.
inrreased. he savs j
The letter wa not in the nature of' T ,0J ea by that club, how-
a ultimatum" said Mr. Wilcox last"" ,Sin,lt th uragement of speed
night, "and it is an individual letter wpti pld Freiuh automobile
only, expres,ig mv own views. s.tj"'t'r7U in emljarrassing position,
.. . 1L . i rrI,ev t I"'"' a race
pertonaiiT ro incneu in oiier inai nr.. , . ,
r , .... . for his trophy Mi'. a nd.-bilt went abro-
may know where we stand. What the!
outcome of the conference will lie I
would not predict. We take it for
granted that the officers of tlie union
are not looking fur a strike."
The officer of tlie Civic Federation
tonnk tsSe (land y4erclayt life the
miner are a long war from a strike.! Chicago Minuter Want Saloon License
j ad. It was there agreed that a an
Amerran car finUhed third, the race
should be held here.
RAISE TEE LICENSE.
No appeal has yet l made to the
Civic Federation to iie its oflices
mediators
Raised to tixw.
CHIC.tiO, Feb. U.-Plan f.,r aggrr
ive Hitiun to the alleged presuic
Ralph M. Easier, chairman of l!i"(uf the suloon interest on the iiii-iiiIm ii
Batkinal executive committee of thy,f t!ie city council nvre formiilatid yc-j
Civic Federation, .aid la-t evening: jterday in the Iritiy deiimninati'iiia!
Matters have not leaded ilie st ige meeting of inirii-t-TH, called to forwar
where ailiitratinn eouM lie called tor tho moveiueiit for a l,0t salin licens !
Bith the atithracite and l.it'iiiiiii'ni- There w-i I'liO inini-ter present,
miner ure icpr.-.cnte,! in the ( ivir Fed-; while, the iiiiiiitcis were in eH-i.,n
eration. Among the anlhiucite in the r-,y ut g .,., i?
nvic reaeranon i r. u. ......-..- . lna,,w , , ,iwl( nr,ywan,v (l
pr-sident of the Kmc l!ai!ro,d. rranc .
L. R"hoin., of 1-iit.bmg. mav ' (f ,-iiIv (( hM
to rcyrWnt tlm olt c,:il ml r-l.
4 .... next We.liie-ilav.
There m-cih to l.e a nifh-dirg impr-s
si.,n that Wan-e the .oft mine re-o:tio. and In sup.nin
comenrion ha. adjo.nn-d without pr:y 'leche the .i,i.,i.t,s. w,o r-ptceM
vreem.t;t being reached, there may 1 '"i "l', t d. noi.iip,ations pl-lucd them
a' i.ti ike t any time. There will be no wu' ,0 ''IM1,I p'i'-.,ii,.lly and org
etie in iiliv e.,v until April 1. Ttto ni' nppeal of their cofirey,ti.,n tf
ve.trs a jo t'e- oiiieieiiM- ..f ,ft coal tlcir r-i-tiv aldeimeii to vote fo
miii i adjoiiriinl sine difl with Ih.iIi 'he hih )i-n-n niea-nie. Tii pic
lides at U-g-rheads, jet U,th side -tire which the hrrueij s ure airl tr
came together two imuith- Inter, and be exerting on t'nc iidiidnal al h rine
settlement wa reai heiL It is not -a;'c pointed in vivid colors and the
i piv.lict thiit a strike will take plari deihn.it ion nmde that ipiick. d-ei-ie
where there ar nearly two month- .Toits inu-t le made to meet mhIi t.ic
ahead. Mith po-ihilitiej of a settle
inent.'' tl ,
IIIZNER TO CONTEST
Widow of Yerkes Wanbto Erect
Hospital at Once
ESTATE EXECUTORS PROTEST
Mr. Miiner State She Will Ak Court i
Permiuion to Ue Ettat Fund t
Build Yerkea Hospital Mutt Break
WiU To Do It.
PREPARE TOR STRIKE.
lllinoia Coal Opitatota Will DiKuu
Situation.
ClIICACO, Feb. . - I'repsratlon for
a general strike of bituminous miner
throughout the Mate ate to be made
todav at a meeting of the Illinois ( cul
ticratoTs' AxH'iiitiun mine owners
from all over the State will tak up Ihe
(iioldem that they hciee is to confront
tlM-m on April I.
In Illinois there are 5.MNSI wit coal
miners who -will h- involved in case oi'
a general walk out after a wage scale
.lisngrrement. Millions of ton of coal
ai-e on hand for the emergency but the
miners admit tint lite -il nation . ki.-tt
that iudiistiial tioulile will follow ith
in few month- if th stiike i or-lercl.
BIG LUMBER SALE
Pacific Pint and Lumber Corn-
pan) Changes Hands
LARGEST CONCERN ON COAST
Patting of Tali Coacera Mark Death
of GUat Combination Which Pot
Eighteta Ytari Haa Domuuted Lum
ber Baaineat of Pacidc Coaat.
SAN FRAXt ISCO, Feb. 9.-
The sale
San
will, and only by breaking it would she L,.,,, v( ht ,l0lk lh
I able to carry out ber plan. Mr '
Mlaorr Mid .he would tight for what rrancco LmnlsT t ompany to the Brll-
she considered ber rights.
Th executor are prepared to rrit
every exinditur by Mrs. Mimcr that
they deem extravagant. In this Ibry
are backed by Char I.- K. Yerkes, the
lead millionaire' on. Owsley will re
main Ut ew lorn inuenniieiy. .or
iKniglit will return to Chicago tomorrow
but will return when needed. The exe
cutor are satisfied that they are to
have a long quarrel over the estate.
SHOT BY EMMONS
Chattel EUer State That Emmoaa Shot
Him For Allegtl Inault,
RAX FRANClStt), Feb. 9. An Ex- i
a miner special from Lo Angele avs
that Charle E. Ehler, who wa shot
just above the heart in Baken6eld on
December 7th lt ha arrived there
ml that he be broken bia long silence
regarding the ahooting and mad th
following statements.
Until now I have refused to ay who
hot m. It ha been a much mooted
ipietim wBemer u wa uone uy sm.-
one interests in the fewbel murder
iiigliam Iwy l.uiiii-r t ompany lor e;.sv
is), follow ing Ihe parsing out of exist
ence on January I of tlx Pacific Pine
Lumber Compiny, mark tlie death of
the giant combination which for H
vrar has absolutely dominated the
lumber husine- of the we-tern cswsl
of America.
The death of the trut will have little
effect on the lumber im!utry. For some
year it had been a trust in name only.
Although nominally the business will
not tie conducted on a bi of competi
tion, a a matter of fact the different
concern fit their chedule of rates, In-dependent!.
PLANS FOR SEAWALL.
Saa Fraadaca Preparing to Build tooo
Feet of the Wall.
SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. .At a
meeting of th harbor commissioner
yesterday plan with specification were
ordered fur th building of tXt feet
of seawall extending from the Pacific
MM1 Company' new pier to north of
Fremont street wharf. The matter wilt
il TranL firt. Kv. In which I am
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redited with hving been an Importan '' 'P nmii ac,.o reoru.rv
-i.. , Mate Senator E. B. Em- l ' ' n"w "rK " P""'
mon of liakersfleld."
If then goe on to declare that Em-
mon shot bim for an alleged insult to
Mr. Em mon.
Emmon is now serving a term in the
State penitentiary, having been convict
ed of boodling at the last -e-si.in of
the State Icgi-hitme.
BIG CONFLAGRATION.
out of Ihe money derived from the sale
of bond recently declared valid by the
Supreme Court.
DENIES EVERYTHING.
Mr. Graham Say She Said Nothing
Coneerntrf Wine at Wedding.
BUFFALO. X. V.. Feb. 9. -Mr. Fran
ce W. Cmhatn, of IMkfHirt la-t nlM
denied erv cmiiliHticallv an inteiview
Five-Story Brick Burn Down in New j accredited to her je-terdny in which
York With Big Lot.
XKW YORK, Feb. W.-Furrington i
Whitney, importd and -pii-e "Tinders.
ou-upying a live story brick building ut
the coiner of flreenwich nnd North
Misire stists w -re biirned out enily
to.ljy. The building and content were
pMctji-ully ruined. The loss was rough
he was made to ay that it wa no
body's business whether wine was serv
cj at th bmgworth Roosevelt dinner.
Accoidintf to Mr. lirnhain, the -tate
W. C. T. I'., o' which .he i I'r-ldrnt.
has taken no action in the matter.
Scrub yourself daily, you'r not clean
COMPETENT JUDGES.
eawtf Dcrlsra Ra4ra RerwieU.
Women who make a business of beau
tifying e.her woinen com pretty near
knowicf what wttl brief about the best
result. Here are letter from two, con
cerning Herpiclde:
"I cn recommend Nesrbro'a "HerpU
eidc," as It stopped my hair from falling
out; and, aa a dressing It ha no auper
lor. "(Slrned.) Rrtha A. Trulllnrr,
"Compleilon Bpec'Ullst,
-VI Morrison St., Fortiand, Ore."
After using on bottle of "Hrplcld
my bair bas stopped falling out, and my
acslp I entirely free from dandruff.
"(Bigmd.) Grace IXxljre.
"Buty Doctor.
1 Both St.. Portlnd. Ore."
eVld bv leading drugrtsu tend lOe. la
itonpi f'ir sampia to To lltrplcld Co
' Detroit, Mich.
fgle Drug Store, 351-353 Bond SL,
Owl Drug Store, S49 Com. St, T. F.
Isiarm, Prop. "Special Agent."
FIND COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
j Three Bogus Half Dollar Fonud by U
! S. Intpectort.
(IllC.Ucf), Feb. 9.-Three eounteifit
silver half dollars Werej found in a
'oii-iynuieiit of money which reached
the United State sub-treasury jester
day from Texas. The coin cannot b
detected as spurious except by the rlo
' in-ioction of n expert,
Chief John K. Wilkie, of th Unite
, State Secret S-rvice identified thi-m
i f a lot of counterfeit coin which w-r
circulated In th United State thre
y.-ars ago, and were made In China b
expert counterfeiter. They eont.ii
the legal amount of silver.
Th Morninr Atorian. B.V. a month
' , . M-t . 1.
U e-timated at ',.'l.i.fat. The cau-e of insiue. ini means ciean ioinarn,
....! i; i t ii L a :
the liie. which orijinnti -l on the third i noweis, imoou, iivee, Clean neanny us
ttc h r where only spice
a- Imt ilcf ei miricd.
were -toivd.
sua In every organ. MORAL: Tak
Kollister' Rock Mountain Tea. 35
cent, Tea of Tablet. Sold by Frnk
The Morning Astoria, 6-'c a month, j Hart.
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Who Gets the Most
Out of Life?
Not the wealthiest, not the most learned, nor the idler but the
man who ha good health and work for hit living. 1 bis truth if
trite, but not trivial.
Every man should guard hit health it hit most valuable posses
sion. The more so because health is easier to retain than regain.
Keep your grip on health by regular exercise, reasonable care
in eating and requisite sleep. Take Bercham's Pills occasionally,
to tone the stomach and keep the liver and bowels in good working
order. And don't worry.
Observe these simple rules and you will agree that the one who
gets the moit from liie it
The Man Who Uses
BEEeOALTS P
Mold Prsrywber la Bozo,
jftold 1
10a aad .
WMcIhi
pace
leraaaini Wise
ASTORIA'S RELIABLE CLOTHIER
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Valentines
This year our stock ia larvr and more vailed than ever before
both comic and sentimental, ranging in price from k each to It 00. Then
w have some aoveltir In Uie wt of fancy folding Valentine '.hU
have never been shown before. Also a new series ia both comic and
sentimental in p)til card. Ibth ahow window have been given up to
Valentin Pi -play for on wk. Walk by and take a look.
J. N. GRIFFIN
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Weinhard's Ln&re .
Study the Map
Thirteen itatei and territories of the Middle
West are traversed by Rock Island lines. There
are more cities of 35,000 population and upwards
on the Rock Island System than on any other
Wtttrn road! From Minnesota to Texas, from ;
the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes, it is I
Rock Island country. The Rock Island System
occupies a strategic position in the western t
M 1.1 J
railway wunu.
Going somewhere ? Get a Rock Island folder
and study the map ten to one your destination''
is on the Rock Island or reached by way of ir'
Note our several offices maintained in p ie
Northwest: ff
Portland, Seattle, Spokane,
Butte and Salt Lake City.
The Rock Island is reaching out
ness and solicits yours. , .
A. H. McDONAUi !
Oonotal Agent, Rock Wand U.
140 Third Street, Portland, Yr-'
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