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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, tood. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. COLUMBIA CENTER LUTHER LEAGUE COMMISSION WINDS . UP AFFAIRS SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THIS WEIL KNOWN CHURCH SO CIETY TO BE IN SESSION IN THIS CITY TWO DAYS NEXT WEEK. 8:00 p. m. Rally Meeting, Prelude, Mr. John Oliu. Music, "On the Sea," (Dudley Buck) Norwegian Male Chorum, "Laerkan." Ilymn No. 192. Opening) service, Rev. C J. Renhard, Portland. Anthem, praio Ye the Father (Gou nod) Choir First Church. Address." "A Luther League ProMem, Rev. Gustavt R Rydtpilst Music, Bethany Mandolin ACCUMULATIVE WORK OF SESSION Club. Addr -The tAither , League, NECESSITATES LONG AND BUSY It Spun and iiuatnev Kev, Lea, On Tuesday and Wednesday nighte of next week, October 18 and 17, the sixth annual convention of Columbia Center Lufher League will be in sesion t the Firet Lutheran church in thi city,. The following complete program has been formulated for the eon vent ton, anil will be carried out to the letters Tuesday, October la, 190ft 4:00. p. m. Registration of delegate. 4:15 p. m. Conference of officer and committees upon work of the conven tion. 8:00 p. m. Organ Prelude, Mr. John Olin, organist First Lutheran church. Opening service, Rev. Haaheim, Norwe gian Bethany church. Hymn Xo. 110. Addrese of Welcome, Rev. Gustaf E Rydquist, First Church. Response. Win. S. T. Perr. President C C. L. L. Anthem, "Just a God Leads," First Lutheran Choir. Convention eermon, The League and the Church,' Rev, M. E. Boulton. Offertory. Violin solo. Misa Maja Fredrickson. Convention an nouncements. Hymn No. 132. Benedie- tion. Wednesday, October 17, 1!W. 9:00 m. Opening service, Rev. Rnehmer, Ne- halem. Hymn No. 187. Report of cre dentials, committee. Reading protocol, Officers reports. Reports of other com mittees Appointment of convention committee. Election of officer. Spe- einl music, vocal duet, Misses Osborne and Mellquist Paper-. "Value of Rec reation in Religious Work." Miss Jo sephine Niekelsen. The, Dalles, Oregon. Dfccussion, led by Miss Farn Church, Portland, Ore. Hymn No. 188. Adjourn, meni. r 2:30 p. m. Opening, service, Rer. Walter R Eck, Vancouver, Wash. Hmyn Ko, 208. Paper, "What Kind of Dele gates Should Be Elected to Our Lu ther League Conventions,' Miss Ma bel Thompson, Vancouver, Wash. Dis cussion, led by Rev. M. E. Boulton, The Dalles, Ore. Paper, "Modem Christian ity, What Does That Imply?" Miss A. Nyiand. Discussion, led by Rer. J. A. Leas, Portland, Ore. Music, Miss H. Carlson, Vancouver, Wash. Paper "The Convention Rally, Its Value " Miss Mary Koch, Portland. Discussion, led by Albert Mad sen, Vancouver. Hymn No. 213. Unfinished business. Adjourn ment. An informal reception will be ten dered to the visitors and delegates by the local society before the Rally meeting. Portland. Offertory, Mr. Jno, Olln. TTor 0 Svi," Norwegian Male Chor us, "Laerkan. Closing remarks, pres ident. Luther League Rally Hymn and Benediction. MEETING IN ORDER TO TERMIN ATE BUSINESS. BANANA. RESOLUTIONS. Anonymous Refugee Request American Interference, The iat regular meeting of the A toria Cliartcr Commission, held last evening, was a most busy and long drawn-out one, as there was a great accumulation of business to be dUposed MEXICO CITY. Oct. 12.-DUaUsned Pf I J MM A k i with the condition in their country, in nr1 ipod r was an Guatemalan political refuireea have ,uenUn,ent ' S0" U9, of the city applied to President Roosevelt to bring cn,rtw the provisions for sue about annexation of that country to to Ilioe eommlwrion and pro the United States., A proclamation Pd V City Attorney A. M. Smith, has been Issued bv the revo ut onarv wn lO0K n mmauve in most or rna junta in New Orleans and copies of this buinM th euing session. document are being circulated In the l Ms amendment provide, for toe eon eitr of Mexico by the opponent of timm,, ' prnt com President Cabrera. The proclamation 1 and their successors, and was a follows: adopted. "To the People: The Stars and stripes, " w amendment was proposed the emblem of civilization, order and progress, is at this moment proudly waving over the land of Martia, Mil ceo and Maximo Gomes. The republic of Cuba will in the very near future be annexed by the United States. President Roosevelt ought to do the same with Guatemala. Over 10, 000 of honest Guatemalans have had to abandon their homes on account of rev olutions which nave almost daily start ed to overthrow the famous tyrant, Es trada Cabrera, ' "We want Guatemala to belong to the United States of North America. (Signed.) . " Several Guatemalan Emigrants. "New Orleans, Oct. 11, wtw the consideration of ths resolution m i'r i " e' t ij Mn "l pit'M'iit water coiutniHSiou be diseolved, and that the offices on that board be mode elective, . , ' This matter led to considerable dls cushion, pro and eon, ths general aura nww'y of which Is best summed up in the , address of , Mr, Beruman, In a speech that was at once terse convinc ing and well advloed, he saidi "This oommUslon was created to car ry out a gigantic work and no one can question the obvious results of their la bor. I would not like to see this office made a political one, especially at this time. I think it extremely advisable to leave this matter alone, for in the present state of affairs, it will, in my opinion, be good policy to leave well enough alone." The matter wa further treated by those present from various standpoint. and the fame to maks the water-commission a neleotive body finally pre vailed on the following basUi 'At the December election in 1008, nine commissioner be elected, two from each of the four wards, and one at large) four for four years each and four for eight years, the ninth man j ing in for the full term of eight years. The commission then adjourned sine die. . TRAFFIC STATEMENT J STORAGE BATTERIES. .We scD the Northwestern Storuge Battery, the very best on the market for automobiles, gasoline launches, etc We have the finest and most complete charging plant for storage batteries. Recharging and repairing done. Expert worraanship. R R. Carruthers, electri cal supplies, 642 Duane street. if. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE showed, at the battle of Austerlitz, he was the greatest leader in the world. Ballard's Snow Liniment has shown the public it is the best Liniment in the world. A quick cure for Rheuma tism. Sprains, Burns. Cuts, etc A. C. Pitts, Rodesss, La., says: "I use Bal lard's Snow Liniment in my family and find it unexcelled for sore chest, headache, corns, in fact for anything that can be reached by a. liniment" Hart's drug store. &e Store for Women BEEtisSl HIVE Women's Outfitters DO YOU REALIZE That the rainy season has now made its appearance. .A Just arrived for Men, Women and Children the best Rubbers, Shoes, Umbrellas, Rain Goats, Etc. Ladies Rain Coats in all the pretty shades and colors, prices from $2.00 to $20.00 Children's Mackintoshes from 7 to 14 yearsof age, just the thing to keep the chil dren warm and dry, from $1.67 to $2.50 ' Umbrellas The famous Rust Proof, solid color, fancy edge, latest style handlesat this low price of - - - $2.5 OF THE i Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company. When the auditing department of the Attoria 4 Columbia River Railroad Company struck its annual balance on June 30th, ktt, it found that its buine for the year had increased ubtantially, not to say handsomely, and there are none to begrudee it the acceoa, for that ae ce mean as much, (or more) to AUoria, a to any point on the sys tem. The pavenger traffic ihows an increase of 19 per cent over last year, while the freight department figures to ths front with n inereae of 82 per cent, actualities of pronounced and commendable aort, since they reveal, coming from such a source, an expansion in business throughout thU section of the ralley that U rery wholesome, the profits of which mut fall elsewhere beide the office furnishing the com mercial statistics; for, as a railway prospers, so ds the territory In digeou to it- Twenty and thirty per cent advance in the folume of business of the principal transportation service of a community is a sig nificant pointer a to the ratio of commercial development of city like this and cannot be too well appreciated by all concerned j since it lends correlative evidence that the company earning the " advance has been on the qui vive for the absorbtion of the growing conditions and ha made good ue of them. The following figures illustrate the situation and it may be aid, in passing, they are as comfortable as they are accurate. Grose earnings for lOOfl , f ........... f.mSM.ltl Operating expenses, for 1006 310.288.u2 Net earnings, 1006 I250.O10.54 From this latter amount must be deducted the fixed charge of the buinee for the year. Dirnings on passenger traffic, 1900 t . 3.10,203.34 Number of passengers carried, 1000 " 303,728 Number of pasengert carried, per mile, 1906 .". 16.fl20,0i0 Average pajwenger rote, per mile , 1023 cents Earnings of freight trn4e, IJMfl .. $211.4.14.47 Total tonnage for 1006 20.1,310 tons Tonnage for one mile .12,25.1,028 tons Rate, per mile, per ton. 1906.. 1.720 cents Classifications of freight hauled and tonnage in each: Ajrricultural produots ' 3,902 tons Animal products, fish included 13,420 tons (Of the last named tonnage, salmon figured U 14.6W tons.) Mining products .f. . 15.214 tons Lumber A .". 141,202 tons Manufacturing products Merchandise Miscellaneous ... Increase in passenger traffic over previous year Increase in freight traffic over previous year Astoria people, in employ of company earned in 1000... Number of people in emipoy of the ytem 10,150 tons 818 tons 10,510 tons 19 per cent 32 per cent S 159,498.21 241 4 4 4 tCli TIIIUI lpMWth. as I II vt. XX I i 'rrHmm$m, i . . urn j i ' ill pL WHEN mm n w " 'dii':f I ah x5 p lllll S IWUIIbll I : THE UNION GAS ENGINE COMPANY Marine and Stationary Gas and Gasoline'Engines. WE ARE NOW FILLING ORDERS , FROM OUR NEW WORKS. WRITE US FOR PRICES AND ILLUSTRATED . CATALOGUE. s F. P. Kendall, General Sales Agent, 6a-66 Front St Portland, Ore. by Mr. Imtsen and provided for an eight-hour day in all city depart ments and on all city contract work. As amended it is ai read, "In all city departments and fop city employe, an eight-hour day shall constitute a full davs work," and the resolution was adopted. Mr. Lorntsen then moved a resolu tion for an ordinance providing that ail employes under city contractors shall receive a minimum wage of $2.50 per day of eight hours supplemented by the requirement that all employes under city contract should be either American born or so' declared, as to intention to qualify as citizens. This was adopted. - Mr, Smith then moved a proviso that all contractors be bonded, as a protec tive measure for their employes, as con sidered apart frym the regular bond re quired for all city work, and that all employes be privileged as garnishee agents for the city in the collection of salary arrears; a measure that was adopted without argument, in consid eration of the recent unsatisfactory af fair in connection with the water works, A resolution was adopted ordering, the secretary of the charter commission to make a transcript of a.11 amendments to the city charter, as adopted by the commission, and also the sections now amended, and authorizing the employ men of a stenographer for that "pur pose. The final business of the commission UNIQUE SUICIDE. South American Adopts Unusual Means ' .of Dying. NEW YORK,Oct. 12. A Rio Janeiro i dispatch published here says tltat Vis count Almeida a well known member of society, committed suicide in a nov el numner. He invited a number of his f riends to dinner and afterward led them to a cage of lions that he had f hired irom a traveling menagerie, When all were watching the animals and chatting, the Viscount opened the door of the cage and entered. The lions pounced upon him and he was fatally mutilated before he could be dragged out, It is said he was overwhelmed by gambling' debts. A MOST WORTHY ARTICLE. When an article has been on the market for years and gains friends ev ery year, it is safo to call this medi cine a worthy one. ' Such is Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It positively cures coughs, and all Pulmonary diseases. One of the best known merchants' in Mobile, Ala., says: "For five years my family has not been troubled with the winter coughs; we owe ihls to Ballard's Horehound Syrup. I know it has saved my chil dren from many sick spells." Hart's drug store. I lift IIIIIVIII Vllbbl is what you purchase when you buy your clothes of us I ''UNCO I Clothes Bouf ht Here Pi BTOKES UNCOMMON CLOTHBS" Pressed Fret Any Tuns Yob Wiah and ofttn M Yon Wish. RECEIVED TODAY A SHIPMENT of SWEET APPLE CIDER FANCY WAXEN COOKING APPLES Per Box 65c ASTORIA GROCERY PS0NE, MAIN Mi. ,313 COMMERCIAL STREET. VI i , . , t ... 1,.,, 11.1. 1 ). ..J 1 m to You'll 4 A- ; 4 4 4 ' 4 $135.00 Flat Profit ! ! I I have a New $31500 Piano that is yours on the spot for $180.00. Address Astorian. ASTORIA IRON WORKS 30m FOX, Tres. P L BISHOP. Secretary Nelson Troyn, Vice-Pres. and fiupt. ASTORIA HAVINGS HAMK.Treas Designers and Manufacturers of THE LATEriT IMPROVED Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers Complete Cannery Outfits Furnished. CORRESPONDENCE 'SOLICITED; Foot of Fourth btreeu :