THE HORNING ASTOlU AN. ASTORIA. OREGON.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, i,o9
HE SOLD POOR OIL
Standard Oil Agent Must Spend
Time in Jail.
OIL EXPLODED TOO EASY
The Product Was Greatly Adulterated
. And Exploded in Lamp Causing
the Death of a Woman From
Severe Burns.
MIDLETOWN. Conn.. April 11. In
the Superior court yesterday John Boy
land local agent for the Standard Oil
company was convicted of selling oil
of an inferior and dangerous quality
and was sentenced to forty day in
jail and fined $25 and costs.
The case against the oil agent grew
out of two civil suits brought against
the company by Theodore White as the
result of an explosion of a lamp at
his home in January. The explosion
caused injuries to his daughter which
latr resulted in her death and Mr.
White himself was badly burned. For
his injuries he brough suit for $5,000.
It was claimed that the oil sold to Mr.
White was of a poor quality and as the
result of several tests made by Prof.
Bntedly of WeJleyan University the
local agent of the distributing company
was arrested.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
SPRIXOFIK1.1), 111., April 11. -The
primary election bill drawn up by At
torney General Stead to lie introduced
in the house and senate today fixes 3A
percent of the vote as a necessary re
quirement foi direct nomination. The
bill applies to all candidates for state
offices, congress, state board of equali
zation, members of the legislature and
all county offices except county com
missioners. Voters are also allowed to express
their preference for United St.ite sena
tor but this vote is "not to be binding
on the legislature. Where candidates
aiv not selected in regular convention.
The bill does not apply to judges of
the Supreme, Superior nnd t ircuit
courts, or to city or township offices.
CHILD LABOR BILL
Women's Clubs Agitating Re
striction of Child Labor.
TWO MILLION CHILD SLAVES
Women of Country Will Write Letters
to Senators and Representatives
Asking for Stringent Child
Labor Laws.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
NEW YOKK, April 11. Infuriated by
brutal assault by AUert Trott. a
West Indian Negro last night on Miss
Isabel Oliver, a resident of Alabama,
passengers on a Ninth Avenue Elevated
tiuin made a desperate attempt to lynch
the negro, who was only rescued when
a policeman fought hi- way into the car
and held the crowd at bay with his re
volver. Miss Oliver was holding to a
strap in the center of the car when the
negro lurched against her and. on her
request from him to lie more oarvful
Struck her in the face, splitting her
nose, blacking both here eyes and
kmovking her" down. Instantly fully
fifty men rushed on the negro, raining
blows on him and shouting ''Lynch
him."
NEW YOKK. April 11. A general
bombardment of the National legisla
ture in the interest of child lulmr leg
islation is being planned by the club
women of the country Sorisw starts
the campaign last week with a letter
to every niembei' of the senate and
house of rvpre-cntativett ukinj; him
to use his vote and influence in favor of
the child lalmr bill for the district of
Columbia anil the childrens bureau bill.
The Women's Health Protective Asso
ciation will follow this week and af-
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
0 FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. 0
000000000000000000
The light house tender Heather left
out for Puget Sound at 7.30 o'clock yes
terday morning.
the steamer Despatch arrived down
from Portland at 1 o'clock yesterday
moiiiing and left out for Sun Francisco
San Pedro and Kcdomlo at 8 p. in,
The four ma-ted baikeutino Araga
criMM'd in from Sau Frnneisco yester
day morning and went directly to the
Knappton mills, where she will load
out for a return trip to the Golden Gate
city.
n t '
A report reached the city yesterday
about niton that the steamer Despatch
was turning back for Astoria after liav
ing crossed out, but as she was known,
later, to have proceeded, it was perhaps
more conjecture than fact.
The -teamei North Star was rigidly
inspected yesterday by Inspectors Ed
wards and Fuller preparatory to her
journey to the north on the 17th. She
was found to lx in good and sea-wor
thy condition bv the government In-
speetors.
f
The Sun Will Shine
on
aot:
BLR.
Aul you must be inside ouc of our Spring Suits by
that time. Don't wait select YOURS while the
stock is full.
Have you seen the new
Dunlai) Split Straw Hat
They are right you must have one. Our
stock of John B. Stetson Hats for
Spring just arrived. See them.
P. A. STOKES
"THE GOOD CLOTHES STORE."
. Captain Spcneer of the launch FJk
whs giving that craft a trial spin onl
the bay yesterday afternoon, prepara
tory to her depai tuiv for the Puget
DEEDS, NOT WORDS.
NEW ALASKA RAILROAD.
MM
Line to Be Built From Coast at Orca
to Fairbanks.
SEATTLE, April 11. Mr. J. Henry,
the contractor who built the White Pass
and Yukon railway returned from New
York last night and gave out the of
ficial announcement of the plana to
construct a railroad in Alaska from the
coast at Orca, through the copper river
country to Fairbanks. Close brothers
of New York City and the interests in
the White Pass and Yukon are behind
the project.
Mr. Heney has been working quietly
on the plans of the new road for the
past year and has already sent in a
number of men to work on the con
struction and supplies and material have
been sent by all boats to the north
during the past six weeks.
Mr. Heney with the chief engineer
of construction of the new road Geo.
M. Kice leave for Orca the latter part
of this week.
WANTS DAMAGES.
,Was Driven Out of Business by Plumb
ing Manufacturers.
SAX FRANCISCO, April 11 E. P.
Slofrson has brought suit in the circuit
court against the confederated supply
association under the Sherman act.
Slossen alleges that there 13 an orga
nization of manufacturers of plumbers
supplies which will not sell to a deal
er in Bath Tubs and lead pipes unless
he has been certified by one of the three
jobbers associations as being "Fair".
To be fair means that he will not sell
supplies to the plumbers at less than the
rates which have been decreed in the
counsel of the jobbers and manufac
turers. He states that when he tried
to buy supplies from wholesale houses
he was told that it would be impos
sible to sell to him unless- he would
sign the contract to sell at the regula
tion prices, and not to cut. This he did
not do and so became a "pirate" and
was gradually driven out of business.
He a'-ks damages against the defen
dants in the sum of $175,000 which sum
he asks shall be trebled and the total
amount of $525,000 awarded to him.
The trebeling of damages is in ac
cord with the provisions of the Sher
man act. The following linns aie joined
at defendant-. Holbrook, Merrill and
Stebon, the Crane Company, George H.
Tay & Company. Paziel-Moller Com
pany, Barkeer and Kinney, W. W. Mon
tague and Company, and Haines, Jones
and Carberry Company.
CAPTAIN EXONERATED.
SAN FRANCISCO. April ll.-l'nited
States Inspector Boiler and Bulger held
an examination today in the matter of
the death of twelve year old Maggie H.
Donovan of Seattle who was washed
from the deck of the steamer Santa
Barbara off the Mendocino coast on
Mareh 31. No blame was attached to
Capt. F. B. Zoddark, but the inspectors
recommended that Cleats be added to
the rail to prevent like accidents in the
future.
John J. Donovan, the girl's father,
announced his intention of suing the
steamship company for damages.
Human Blood Marks.
A tale of horror was told by marks of
human blood in the home of J. W. Wil
liams, a well known merchant of Bac,
Ky., He writes: "Twenty years ago I
had severe hemorrhages of the lungs
and was near death when I bean tak
ing Dr. King's New Discovery. It com
pletely cured me and I have remained
well ever since." It cures Hemorrhages
Chronic Coughs, Settled Colds and Bron
chitis, and is the only known cure for
Weak Lungs. Every bottle guaranteed
by Chas. Rogers, Druggist. 50c and $W0
Trial bottle free.
ter it will conic at intervals the oeietv J Sound trip this morning, and if the
,- i.,.,(,.;. ,1... .,.! eat her in any way fair at all, h- will
I eel it u ii v etti-t v
purlittnient and the woman' republican j ' '
chid. wme.N are expeneu u lane sum- , T,e sn Frttm.jHt.0 T,K Ko Rom ,r.
lar action a soon as their attention U , rived in over the Columbia bar with the
drawn to the subject and so make the oil tank Fiillerton yesterday morning
movement general throughout the conn- early and during the afternoon came up
try. ' to. the eity for an anchorage. The Ful-
Mr. Ralph Trautmann, chairman of;l,,p," H K to Portland today some
the SirnU eiiiM luluir emimi itfpe unit ! '"lie.
Pr. Samuel MeC. I.indsav of the Nation
al' Child Labor Committee presented the
claims of "The Two Million Child Slav
e of the country to the women' re
publican Club at Pel Monicaos yester
day and at the conclusion of their ad
dresses the women voted to join in the
letter writing campaign.
Astoria People Have Absolute Proof of
Cures
If not words, but deeds that prove
true merit.
The deeds of Poan's Kidney Pills.
For Astoria kidney sufferers,
Have made their leputation.
Proof lies in the testimony of people
who have been cured to stay cured.
O. H. Sprinninever. expressman, of
1010 First Hi, Portland Ore., ay:
Secretary Root has announced that in
his coming trip to South America he
will go entirely around that continent.
He will be able to report on his return
how it will look os asinland when
certain plans now in execution on the
isthmus have been carried out.
A Lucky Postmistress
Is Mrs. Alexander, of Cary, Me., who
has found Dr. King's New Life Pills to
be the best remedy she ever tried for
keeping the Stomach, Liver and Bowels
..-., i i v.,mi . ...in. v.. I -
... H..rci u.uer. . . IK i Cat lilaniet ; Senator and Mrs. .1.
Ii JUU iiy menu pounce- I'uiiucia mut
infuse new life. Guaranteed by .Chas
Rogers, druggist. Price 25c.
The ttamiiii Columbia will be down
from Portland on her war to the Bav "Fpure to rough weather and the jar
" I M . . - 1 i i. 1.1-
Citv at .1 o'clock this ninrniiiz and will 'K "? ""SK urougnt on amnrj
..t ... u, . ,.. lu, it,- trouble. My back ached almost con
morning flood. Hon F. .'t. Taylor I J tantly and the action of the kidney
the only A-toria passenger known to lie eemed weak in the parages and the
on her list. secretion too frequent, iwan s wa
ney pills came to my notice and I got
The nteainer Alliance arrived in from a box and began unng them at one
Kureka nnd Coos Bay yesterday noon. The pain in my back was soon reliey
with thirty four people in her cabins, led and the kidney secretions liecame
and after a few minute- spent at the
Cullender pier, went on to the metro
polis. She laid over at Coos Bay dnr-
intf Sundav, which accounted foe her
delay iu reaching this pott.
DR. JAMES WITHYCOMBE
W- J " '
COAL PRICE RAISES
CUT AGO, April 11 Following the an
nouncemeent of higher coal prices il
linois mine operators yesterday prophe
sied a serious shortage of bituminous
fuel in Chicago within the next two or
three weeks. Simultaneously the An
thracite market stiffened responsive to
the feeling that hard coal operators and
miners will fail to reach an agreement
in New York.
Its equal as a curative agent does not
exist. So perfect is the medicinal action
as to challenge the admiration of the
medical profession. Such is Hollister'g
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. For sale by Frank Hart, druggist.
The Callender steamer dnrdan brought
the following people in on her morn
ing trip from up-river point- ye-ter-
1a v morning: Mrs. -f. T. N'esscr. of
Meg-
b-r. from Hrooktield; Angii't l.nr-ton,
from Altoona; Mrs. F. M. PotiNen and
daughter, from Hrooktield.
I he ( . II. A ., ( earner luu-alo on
her ail'ivel Ic-re ye-terday iiinrniii at
5:2") o'clock went directly alongside the
slnp .l imes Dniiniiioud ami di-emliarketl goic agents for the United States
eighty ( liinamen aboard her, !'r ser
vice of the Al.-i'ka Fihei nu'ii'- I'm-k-
noimal. Two boxes of Poan's Kidney
Pills brought about this rmilt." (From
a statement made Feb. 2Sth. 1903 )
Cured to Stay Cured.
On Jon, 12, 1900 Mr. Springmeyer
eonflrined the above statement and dad-
led: "Since the time referred to in my
former testimony I have not had a
trace of kidner trouble. I have alwav
recommended Poan's Kidney Fills to
many people and am always glad to do
Plenty more proof like this from As
toria people. Call at ('has Roger's drug
store and ak fur what his customer'
repoi t-
For ale by all dealers. Price, 50c.
Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
April Showers
Bring May
F!owers
and pmliiy of the wd you ot 4.
pends upon the Hloom.
Kvrry one who has lined our it
kiioit they are dependable.
We Can Furnish
You All Kinds Of
Seeds.
ASTORIA GROCERY
Phone Main 081
023 Commercial St
j en' As-iHiiaiSnii, tfMiT with. )
I great lot of tonnage belonging to them.
I She then returned to the big dock and
j wa unloaifiij,' freight, unl?l 10:;o
o'l-lock, leaving for Poll land marly
three hour b.hind her w-hediile-
Remember the
take no other.
name Poan's anJ
' i'S is'" t'
INCREASE TOURIST RATES.
CHICAGO, April II. -The Central
Passenger Association has decided ta
increase the summer tourist rales which
! prevail every season to "tlie Atlantic
j Sea coast resorts. On nn average the
! rat's will be rained about l." )er cent.
'I 1
ASKS FOR RETIREMENT.
J WASHINGTON, P. C. April II.-Brig-j
adier General A. Anderson, now in com
j. mand of the department of the Vis-
ayas in the 1 'InlJ.pines nas applied
for retirement and bis request hns been
granted to take effect May thirty-lii "t
next.
4,
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Republican Candidate for Governor.
Dr. Withycombe is widely and favoably known throughout this State. His
residence of nearly twenty-five years has given him a ripe experience as. to
the needs of every industrial interest. He is a champion of better markets for
the products of the farm and factory; better roads, and open rivers.
He has been a staunch Republican from the time he became old enough to
cast his first ballot. His slogan for the campaign is "An honest and fearless
performance of public duty, a greater and united Oregon." Thus is in accord
with the sentiment of "a square deal to every person and to every interest."
He believes that this sentiment should pervade in tangible form all policies
of our state government, especially soin matters of taxation, and for a ra
tional regulation of public utilities.
Dr. Withycombe is a man of executive ability, of unquestionable integrity,
and if elected will give an administration that will be characterized for its
morality, strength and justice.
Devil's Island Torture
Is no wors; than the terrible case of
Piles that afflicted mo 10 years. Then I
was advised to apply Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and less than a box permanently
cured me, writes L. S. Napier, of Rnglos,
Ky. Heals all wounds, Burns and Sores
like magic, Me at Chas. Rogers, druggist.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the city
surveyor and superintendent of streets,
and the committee on streets nnd pub
lic, ways have filed a certificate of the
completion of the improvement of Birch
street from the east line of Fifty-second
.street to the center line of Fifty-third
stree, by W. A. Goodin, the contractor
in accordance with general ordinance
No. 3203, and the contract therefore.
TJiat unless objections are made against
the same, the same will be accepted
by ordinance at the next regular meet
ing of the common council.
OLOF ANPERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge of the city
April 12th, 100(1 4-12 3t.
O SPICES, o
BAKING POWDER.
FLAVORING EXTRACTS
AkolufcPurii7, Finest Flavor.
CL05SET&DEYER5
r PORTLAND, OREGON.
NOTICE.
The agency for the ale of "Union
a.oline engine held by J. M. Arthur 4
Co., bus been cancelled Mr V IV K-n.
Ull, loom 5, Hamilton building, Portland!
has been duly appointed our general
-ale agent (or Portland, Attoria and
icinity. . ,
CMOS' OAS KNGJNE CO.
Ter II. R. WOOI.
NOW
FOR A NICE DAINTY
LITTLE PIECE OF
CHINA
A CHINA TEA POT, CHOCO
LATE POT, CUP AND SAUCER
OR EVEN A NICE LITTLE TEA
SET, MAY BE JUST THE THING
YOU ARE WANTING IF SO
THE PLACE TO GO IS THE
Yokohama Bazaar
M Commercial Street, Astoria
tl3'..-I 1" """
YOUR
HUNTING TRIP
Mature lo le irotly eiil'ivlol,e,ii im ST1-.V-I.NSanil
ymi LANNUT ,n WMuKfi. Wt iii.iku
RIFLES . . . from $2.28 to $180.00
PISTOLS . . . from 2.B0tn HO 00
SHOTGUNS . . from 7.50 to 38.00
Auk yuiinkatcran'l liiiM i !n .1 f.ir m,.ini. lilwn.
on our popular makr. Ifjtrntnl iuUImk, Iflliln.
you flnimt l it.lln. ha thin
(Hrfct, tarriunt chwr
prtfitiitt, upon rt(,elit of
auioi; price.
tXf'l Itl rtllllllTING, Vflll
nmrlitiohnve Ii, Mailed
for four i nil In Kampala
cover poaiui;0,
Our atirncilve ihree-mlor Aliiiiilniim I In njrr will lie
brni nnywiirie inr In teiim in almnpil.
J. STEVENS ARMS AND TOOL CO..
Y. O. Ilox tit,
Chicopee Falls, Mali., XT. S. A.
"PaleBohemlan
lager Beer"
THE
BEER
FOR
THE
HEALTHY
. WEALTHY
AND
WISE
on draught and In bottles
Brewed under moillnrv riitlllnuii nnd
propel iy aged rlulu In-rt- In Antorls.
North Pacific
Brewing Co.
ASTORIA, OREGON. ,
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