THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1908.
AN ACCURATE LIST
Mutual' List of Policyholders
Steamer Telegraph Resumes Her
Correct as Possible.
Usual Schedule.
ALL CHARGES ARE DENIED
SADTALEOFTHEJORDAN'SCAT
il
DECK AND DOC
It NEWS
THE WELL DRESSED MAN
President of Mutual Denies Allegations
That th Company Furnished Inac
curat Lists of Policyholders
to the Committes.
NEW YORK,' July 24. Replying to
repeated charges nude by the interna
the Mutual life Insurance Company
cad used every means in its power to
defeat the plans of the committee by
sending to Albany inacurate lists of it
policyholders, Charles A. Peabody, pres
ident of the company, said yesterday:
"There is no truth whatever in the
story that the Mutual Life lists contain
any intended errors. The lists as filed
in Albany contain the names and ad
dresses, so far as they exeist in the
records of the company.
."Changes of residence since the Nu
ance of policies are not noted in the
records of the company by the policy
holders, of course, the management has
no means of tracing or correcting. It
is also untrue that the company is en
gaged in the preparation of another list.
It was not in the power of the com-!
pany to make any better or more aceu
rata list than it has already made. The
statement that there was ny intent to
mislead the policyholders is nntrue, and
obviously issued for wrongful purposes.'
There will be a meeting of the Mu
tual's trustees tomorrow, at which it Is
stated a question will come up of con
tinuing on the administration ticket the
four members of the International Pol
icyholderg' Committee who were placed
upon it and who hare declared that they
will not attempt to have their names as
sociated wth the other 32 men who will
be voted for by the adherents of the
present regime. James McKeen, genera
counsel to the company, continues to
maintain that the four men will hare to
remain on the ticket. He declared the
law is plain and will have to be adhered
to. In this opinion he is contradicted by
eminent lawyers and it is said some of
the trustees are inclined now to take
sides with the policyholders.
The Becktnham'a Master Files Protest
Against Tonnage Tax She Leaves
the Drydock Today Odda and
Ends of Waterfront Gossip.
TWO WOMEN DROWNED.
Boat Capsizes on Lake George
. Female Occupants Drown.
and
HULLETTS LANDING, Lake George,
N. Y. July 24. Sophia and Corinne Pid
dian, of Brooklyn, were drowned in the
lake yesterday. The two women, ac-
and Stanley Lynch, of Oliphant, started
The master of the steamship Becken-
ham has entered a protest gainst the
payment of her tonnage tax in the sum
of $89.64, alleging the same had been
duly paid at San Francisco on her ar
rival there from the Russian coast, and
as she came from Fan Francisco, making
the Royal Roads at Victoria a port of
calk she was actually from the American
port, and not from a foreign port, and
therefore not amenable to the tax.
Captain Cmgg's state is in substance as
follows:
At Astoria the vessel was charged 3
cents per ton on 2088 tons as coining
from a British Columbia port. As the
vessel was only ordered to Royal Roads,
not a port of entry. I rightfully consider
that the vessel is from San Francisco
and having paid tonnage dues there, the
vessel ought to be free from a second
charge. L therefore, most respectfully
protest against the action of the cus
toms authorities at Astoria in making
a charge of $$9.64 and ask that the
amount be refunded."
.. Collector "W, L. Robb, of the customs
service, will forward the protest to the
authorities at Washington. '
Captain Stuart, of the Cape Disap
pointment life saving crew, was in the
city yesterday, and in conversation with
a reporter of the Astorian. said that the
new motor bat was a good thing, but she
lacked power sufficient to make the time
necessary in life saving. The captain
cited the drowning of Jisko on Tuesday,
when he might have been saved if he
could only have driven her a bit faster
and reached the man before be sank;
this was, of course, after he had saved
the captain of the fishing boat, Karpela.
The new launch is a 12-borse-power
boat, and should, he thinks, be equipped
wjfrb. a motor of at least twenty-five
horse-power. This being the case, there
is no good reason for denying the addi
tional power, for the boat and the crew
that handles hei are employed in a
service that may be granted anything,
so great and valuable is it
Is not always the man who spends the
most money on his clothes; but it is
THE HAN WHO KNOWS
how to buy clothes who combines purse
with quality; he who trades with a store
in which he places implicit confidence
If you want to dress-well, leave it to U9 we will not
let you buy -an ill-fitting garment -We owe our
great success to a long line of satisfied customers
We Are Still Closing Out Our Two-Plece Suits
P. A. STOKES
"Good Clothes for Men
Who Know."
The 0. R. 4 X. Company is up against
it hard and fast, for the want of t
steamer to transport her Ilwaco pasen
gers from this city. She can find no
boat that is amenable to charter nor
hire, except incidentally, as they shall
be idle. The Saturday runs may bj
provided for with some certainty, but
the daily service cannot be fulfilled on
any sort of schedule.
The German ship Kmelie did not sail
for Copenhagen yesterday, as was ex
pected. She is short-handed to the tune
of four men. and the crew refused to
sail on so long a voyage without the full
complement. Nothing Captain YViklin
could say changed their determination,
and he will have to remain until he can
ship the necessary men.
The steamer Hassalo brought down the
heaviest load of her season yesterday
morning. She did not have room for
another pound, and her cabin facilities
were taxed to the limit. It is said her
state-rooms are sold for the whole of the
present week; owing no doubt to the
laying off of the T. J. Potter.
Peterson, the cook of the. steamer Jor
dan ba, for some time past, lavished his
good will on a fine Tomcat that seemed
to reciprocate the kindly feeling until
yesterday morning, when he did some
thing in the stealing line for which he
The dandy little Kitsap made it into
Seattle in good shape on Tuesday and
was cordially received by all her sister
craft in the Sound waters, as she passed
in. She made a record (of 14 knots all
the way over, and behaved splendidly
outside. Mr. Supple is very proud of hi
Portland product.
TAKE A DIFFERENT
VIEW
DEFENSE FOB THAW THINKS LET
TERS OF MRS. KOLMAN, MOTHER
OF EVELYN NESBIT, TO WHITE,
WILL AID RATHER THAN INJURE
from this place in a light boat and had paid the penalty of death. He was
row about a mile up the lake near Agnes
Island, when the boat was capsized by a
heavy squall and all were thrown into
the water. The men clung to the boat
and made a brave effort to rescue their
companions. They were unable, however,
to reach them and both women sank.
Two campers put out a skiff the moment
the accident happened, and succeeded in
rescuing Mr. Piddian and Mr. Lynch.
Morning Astorian, 65 cents per month,
delivered by carrier.
caught in the very act of nabbing some
thing from one of the warehouses near
the Jordan's berth, and the watchman
captured him, sacked him, put an old
propeller-blade in along with him, and
dropped him into the bay. It U one of
the unwritten laws of the waterfront
that a thieving cat or dog shall go that
way, and he went. Peterson says he
never named him, until after his dismal
end yesterday morning, and then he
named him "McGinty." Untimely, but
suggestive.
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TO OUR NEW DEPARTMENTS
And See the Fine Assortment of
Crockery, Glassware, Graniteware,
Tinware, Silver Plated
Ware, Stoves and
Ranges.
EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME
All On the Second Floor, Especially
Arranged for the Convenience
of the Buying Public to
Make Shopping Easy
FOARD 81 STOKES GO.
Captain Richardson will leave out this
afternoon with the handsome Columbine
fop a trip to Gray's Harbor, and Uma
tilla light-ship, No. 76, carrying water.
coal and supplies to the latter; snd
water and buoy supplies to the harbor.
She will lie gone for several days.
The Luriine arrived down at 6 o'clock
last evening and went back at 7 with
the following people on her register:
V. H. Hogue, Mrs. J. B. Stickney, and
Hon. Dan J. Ingalls. Captain Larkin is
still under the weather and will not Iw
in command for some days yet.
The steamship Beckenham is still on
the city sands and her crew is busy
scraping barnacles from her. She will
probably pull off on the flood this after
noon, and proceed to Portland without
further delay.
The steamer Jordan took on all the
passengers she is allowed to carry, from
the noon express of yesterday, and took
them over to Ilwaco. They were 0. R.
4 X. people bound for the northshore.
The lively little Telegraph made her
appearance yesterday afternoon, on her
usual schedule, with 40 people on board
for this city. She left up with quite a
number, at 2:30 o'clock.
The British steamship Richmond came
down from Portland at 2 o'clock p. m.
yesterday, with an immense load of
lumber for Taku, China. She left out
yesterday evening.
The schooner Sailor Boy has arrived
in port from San Francisco, and will load
lumber at the Clutsop Mill dock at
once.
The steamer Whittier arrived in from
San Francisco yesterday morning, and
after a few hours' delay here at. the oil
docks, went on to the metropolis.
The steamship Nevadan will be down
from Portland, this morning, en route to
Honolulu, via Seattle and Tacoma.
NEW YORK. July 24.-The dcfeuie in
the case of Harry Thaw placed an en
tirely different construction yesterday on
the meaning of the letters written by
Mrs. Uolman, Evelyn Xesbit's mother,
which were made public on Sunday. In
stead of conceding that Thaw's case bad
received a hard blow the opinion of the
counsel for the defense yesterday was
that the letters would aid Thaw mater
"I am not the least bit worried by the
publication of the letters, Clifford W,
Hartridge, chief counsel for Thaw said,
"I leave you to draw your own conclusions
from the letters. They don't worry me.
Xeither do they worry Mr. Thaw or Mrs,
Thaw in the slightest. I may have a
statement from either or both of them in
a day or two regarding the letters. Of
that I am not yet sure."
It is understood that the defence in
terprets the letters altogether differently
from the prosecution. Whereas the prose
cution holds that Thaw was placed in as
unenviable a light as possible the defense
holds that White is more injured than
anyone else. The fact that Mrs. Holman
accepted money from him and also asked
him for mouey in the letters is one
ground given. '
Mrs. Holman, the defen-e holds, was
cognizant of her daughter's behaviour at
all times and when Thaw succeeded in
gaining her affection she pleaded with
White to try to win her away from
Thaw. The letters, the defense, believes'
verify this idea.
In a reply to a note which w sent
to Mxs. Harry Thaw Inst night inform
ing her of a report originating in Pitts
burg that she was about to bring suit
for divorce, she wrote: "It is perfectly
absurd."
POLICEMEN STRIKE
IN BERRELY
UNLESS THE CITY RAISES THE
OFFICERS' PAY IT WILL BE LEFT
WITHOUT POLICE PROTECTION
TRUSTEES POSTPONE ACTION
BERKELEY, Cab July 24.-ht police
force of Berkeley with the exception of
Chief August Yollmer's office force gavo
notice hist evening that unlet the pay
of each officer is increased at once lh
town will U left without polico protec
tion. Eight veteran olllcer presented
their ultimatum to the town trustees.
Chief Vulltner was their spokesman.
His sympathies are all with the men who
filed their written resignations with the
chief yesterday and the resignation
were in the chiefs pocket when he ex
plained the situation to the town trifle.
Thee policemen get 170 a month for
12 hours' work'. The board postponed ac
tion on the request.
COFFEE
WE ARE SOLE AGENTS FOB
Greggs Brands of
Coffees
JUST RECEIVED A
SHIPMENT TODAY.
FRESH
THIS COFFEE IS THE VERY
BEST ON THE MARKET EVERY
POUND GUARANTEED TO
PLEASE OR YOUR MONEY
REFUNDED,
CREW IS SELECTED.
BOSTON', July 24.-Tl.e Harvard crew
which won the race against Yale at New
London and which will try poni-limions
with the Cambridge University boat, con
sists of Captain Filley, strokes Xewhall.
Xo. 7; Bacon, Xo. 0, Richsrdson. Xo. 5;
Olims, Xo. 4; Morgan, Xo. 3; Flh. Xo.
2s and Tappan, bow. Two men who row
ed in the freshmen cr-w at Xew Loixloii,
Faulkner and I.unt, will im as suhntl-
tute.
ACCEPTS PROFESSORSHIP.
XEW HAYEX, Conn.. July 24.l)r.
Clmrles Wellvr, rector of Hopkins finim-
mar school in this city has accepted the
call to the chair of fircck in the Univer
sity of Iowa. He is a graduate of Yale,
class of 1805.
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NEWSPAPERS SUPPRESSED,
KARATOKF it.i-.ln. July 24,-Alltbo
newftpaprrs of this city have boon sup-
prrd,
A Sweet Breath
is what all should have, and it can
be ensured by the judicious use of
Hcccham's Tills. A iwcct breath
denotes that everything is well, so
at the slightest indication of the di
gestive orKans not working prop
erly, do not forget to take
Beecham's
Pills
Sold Everywhere. In boxes Wo. and !S&
., DEAF MUTE DROWNED.
MARTIXEZ, Cal., July 24.-Harry M.
Issict, the son of John Isiet, a wealthy
rancher, of Martinez, was drowned while
bathing in the river at Knightson. This
is the third son of John Ixsiet who Im
been drowned in the waters of the bay
near here. All the sons were deiif mutes
and when in danger while bathing had
no means of attracting the attention of
those who might have saved them.
SIX LIVES ARE LOST.
CHICAGO, Juy 24. Six lives consti
'tuted the total paid yesterday by Chi
' cago and its vicinity to lakes and rivers.
Two boys were drowned while swim
ming. One lost his life in the effort to
get a water lily 15 feet from shore. A
man fell from a bridge where he was
fishing. The fifth victim died from In
juries suffered by striking a timber while
driving. The sixth fell into the river
while running to catch a ball in a base
ball game. '
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have devoted their lives to the perfecting
of Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea. It
contains the choicest medical roots and
herbs known to modern medicine. Tea
or Tablets, 35 cents. Frank Hart, drug
gist. -
" Croup.
Is a violent inflammation of the
mucous membrance of the wind pipe,
which sometimes extends to the larynx
and bronchial tubes; and is one of the
most dangerous diseases of children. It
almost always comes on in the night.
Give frequent small doses of Ballard's
Horehound Syrup and apply Ballard's
Snow Liniment externally to the throat,
25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold by Hart's drug
store. :
Weel'sBargaioSale
OF PRETTY SUMMER DRESS GOODS
ON ACCOUNT OF THE UNSEASONABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF
APRIL, MAY AND JUNE WE CARRIED OVER A LOT OF SUMMER
DRESS GOODS THAT SHOULD HAVE SOLD AT LEGITIMATE PRO
FIT. THEY WILL HAVE TO GO NOW AT A LOSS IN ORDER TO
MAKE ROOM FOR THE INCOMING FALL STYLES.
ORGANDIES that were bought to sell for 25c, , , , ,ars now igc
GINGHAM SILKS that were bougt to sell for 48c ars now 330
MULL SILKS that were bought to sell for 48c are now 35c
EMBROIDERED SWISS that were bought to sell for 48c. .are now 350
RAJAH SILKS that were .bought to sell for 75c arenowfloc
THESE BEAUTIFUL DRESS GOODS WILL ATTRACT, NAY, COMMAND
ATTENTION AT THE REDUCED PRICES. WE HAVE REDUCED THE
PRICE ON THESE FIVE LINES FOR A GREAT CLEAN UP,