WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1907
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
JUST RECEIVED
Our large line of cut glass intended for the
Holiday trade has just arrived, being de
layed on account of the car shortage.
The celebrated H. C. Fry's, which took
Gold Medal at Lewis and ClarkFair.
Latest Designs. Special Prices.
A. V. ALLEN,
CROCKERY DEPARTMENT. jBP-'
BIG PERSONAL TAX
Widow of Russel Sage is Assessed
Record Breaking Amount.
IS ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY
Moit Millionaires Are Rich in Stock
and Bonds Which Are Taxed in
Another Form Not as Person
al Fortune.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The tax Ut
made public yesterday has svra' in
terests gfeatures. Chief of these is
the fact that the tax assessors hi"
written down the personal fortune KU
ty Russel Sage at J30.000.000. This ;s
fortune left by Russel Sage at $50.001.
easily the biggest Individual
personal tax ever recorded on
the city's book. Sage in his life time
was assessed at $2,000,000. Mr. Sa'e
to whom is left practically all of the
Sage fortune. Is assessed at JjO.OOO.ojl
Jr- her own name. If the two state
ments stand, Mrs. Sage will have lo
draw her check for the city treasure
for something like JS10.0C0.
Lawson Purdy, president of the Ta.c
Board Is quoted as saying that the va'
uatlon of $50,000,000 put on the perso
nal part of the Sage estate was made
up from the data furnished by the ad
ministrators in connection with the
will.
Mr. Sage's forune was different from
that of most of the millionaires of Nov?
Tork city, consisting chiefly of cash.
totes and olher property which is uix
r.blo under the head of personality
Fortunes like those of Mr. Rocke
feller, the Vanderbllts, the Goulds an'1
others are largely In stocks and othor
property which Is taxed In ana her
form and consequently does not up
pear in the official rating of their per
sonal fortunes.
Only about half a doien other Nev
Yorkers pay taxes on $1,000,00 or more
of personal property. Andrew Oarne
gle heads this list with )5.0fto,100 and
John D. Rockefeller comes next At
$2,5000,000.
The books show an Immense Increase
In the total valuation of real estate. It
will amount to fully 7 1-2 per ciit.
Alhough the totals have not been fot
ed up, the estimate of the tax depart
nient is that the total Increase will it
gregate In round numbers $105. 01 5. ."','.
Thl will bring the total value of lh
city's real est.ite up to $35.S03.2I9.iiX
Thi means an increase in the bor
rowing capacity of the city amountict;
tt fully $40,000,000. It will enable tin
City to undertake the building of at
leas! one and possibly two new su'i
way.. The present estimated borro
Ing capacity is about $60,000,000.
Great advances In the value of !
estate In the neighborhood of big pub
He improvemens are shown.
CHOP RELICS FOR FUEL.
Do You Realize
That you need shoes for the rainy
season that has now made its ap
pearance. Just Arrived for j
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN i
.FALL STYLES, SMART DESIGNS. j
That please the eye, lend comfort to
the feet and give perfect durability.
SEATTLE, Jan. 15. Seattle suffer
ed severely today from the cold spell.
In many homes furniture was choppil
up for fuel and old antiques which hal
been saved up from grandmother's
days went under the axe.
The charitable societies had many
requests for aid which they were un
able to grant as they, like the gen
al public, were unable to purchase t'ie
coal or wood which everyone so eagerly
sought.
A public mass meeting held 'hi.'
evening to suggest nvans of relieving
the fuel shortage, took action, calling
o.-. the Pacific Coast Company, (V
largest operator of coal mines in Yr
section, to increase the output of a t
mine.-, by putting on additional men
paying a bonus if m-fi-ssary, the ad.Vil
cost to be borne by the consumer.
THE BEST MADE
DR. A. REID'S CUSHIONED SHOES:
Feet don't ache or tire. .Investigate
the quality and be convinced.
OUR SPECIALTY LINE
f Logger's 8hoes Guarantees Satis
faction to the Wearer Nona Better
but a Leader of All.
S. A. G1MRE
COLD THROUGHOUT WEST.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 13. Unusual coM
weather prevails throughout the north
west with no Immediate relief In sight.
Snow blocks the railroads and the
temperature has fallen many degree.
It is reported at the Great Northern
offices that the mercury registered 30
below this morning at Browning.
Mont., and that there Is no point be
tween Grand Forks and Spokane,
where the maximum temperature !
above 38 below zero. Great Northern
employes are battling against drifts 20
to 30 feet high. The greatest tie-up
has occurred between Cutbank an 1
Browning, In this district rotary plow.!
are powerless. The snow fall In the
west is greater than ever known before.
Pine Salve Carbollzed acts like a
l poultice; highly antiseptic, extensively
I used for Eczema, for chapped handi
543 Bond Street, Opposite Fischer Bros. ; and Hps, cuts, burns.
I Sold by Frank Hart's Drug Store.
To Be Happy
and Gay
Means not only good things to eat, but also the best of things to drink,
and the best of all good drinks Is Sund & Carlson's
Rye and Bourbon Whiskies,
Choice Wines and Champagnes.
THE COMMERCIAL
509 Commercial 8t.
CALIFORNIA MERGER
Will Furnish Power, Light and
Heat to Consumers
LARGEST CITIES INCLUDED
Three Great Companies of California
Will Consolidate in the Nsar Fu
ture, According to Report from
Southern State.
SAX FKANVISCO. Jan. 15. A
financial deal of great Interest and Im
portance to San Francisco and Cull
fortila Is now being conducted In Xew
YoVk and will probably be consum
mated within a few days. The trans
action will involve the merger of the
Western Una and Mice trio Company
and the Western Power Company, an
eastern corporation oeratlng In coun
ties of northern California,
Promoting this vast combination to
furnish power, light and heat to all
the cities and towns of northern and
central California are the Goulds and
Edwin E. Hawley In the East and
John Martin and Eugene de Sabla of
California.
The Great Western Power company
was recently liuorp irat.-d under the
laws of California with an nuUi"i Izi-'l
capital of $25,000,000, as the operating
company for the Western Power Com
pany of New Jersey. The latter is n
holding company with $i,niuuuiii au
thorized capital stock. Edwin ll.nl''y
Is president of the company,
The Western Power oompany Is ih-'
owner of large sources of water sup
ply In counties of northern Calif :
nla and has extensive works for de
veloping power, light and heal at Oro
vllle on the Feather river.
The proposed merger takes In, It Is
said, the property of the Pacific Gas
& Electric Company, which Includes a
combination of the Independent, the
California Gas & Electric Company,
and other corporations furnishing gas,
heat and power In this city, which had
been absorbed by the original gas
company. The California Gas & Elec
tric Company was controlled by John
Martin nnd Eugene de Sabla, It sup-
plli-d light and power to several towns
and cities In northern and central Cal
ifornia, including Sacramento, Oakland
and San Francisco, In this city pow
er was furnished to the United Rail
roads and other large consumers.
The Great Western Power 'otnpany
has Just Issued bonds valu-d at $2.",
000,000, In New York for the purpose,
It is said, of tinaridrg the prnpos.-d
merger.
KILLED IN WRECK.
Trainmen Meet Death in Head On Col
lision Near Leavenworth.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. I.i.-Tv
trainmen are known to be dead, anoth
er trainman Is b'-llcveil t be dead, a
fourth Is probably fatally Injured a". I
several passengers were slightly injur
ed in a wreck at Waldron, 12 mil"
from Ieavenworth, K.ls., last night,
caused by a head-on collision between
Rock Island passenger train No. 20
anij a freight train..
The dad:
ENGINEER JAMES MCQEEN of
the freight train.
BAGGAGEMAN CHARLES HART,
of Kansas City.
ENGINEER KING of the passent-r
train, of Kansas City, Is missing n-nl
is believed to be buried under '.!
wieckage.
Amotig the injured are:
Fireman George Smailwond of St.
Joseph, who was badly Injured anil
will probably die,
Mrs. Mark Williams of Kansas C.'Hy
back bruispfl.
H. II. Long, R'-I'I-I,. Mo., bniiserl
II. Adams, flagman al Wal'lpm, i
jui ie slight.
Fireman Kmaihvoo.l of the pass ai
ger train, who was tak'n lo Leaven
worth at 2:30 this morning was the on
iy one of the liijured who was dan
geiou-!y hurt. The injure.! passen
gers continu'-d on their journey.
The freight train had orders to v.' ill
f r the passenger at WaHrori, but lln-
Hwilebrnan had left the Hwli'-h opi-n
and the passenger running at full
speeo, crashed into the freight train
The passenger train was scheduled to
leave St. Joseph at 7. 20 P. M. but was
detained there by an accident in he
railroad yard.
INVIDIOUS COMPARISON.
LONDON, Jan. 15. The Express in
an article giving comparisons of the
wealth of the United States and other
'Itounlrles, Hays Ihbtt the wi'iillh. o'
tltvut Hrllaln Is Increasing at the rut
of $7,00,000 weekly, while that of the
Fulled Slates Is growing at the rut"
of $10,000,000 dully. Editorially tl d
clures that If the UtltWh would vv
ott the fetters of a worn out commer
cial system they would prosper UK-
the American and regain their oil
supremacy.
OAKLAND HOLD UP.
Trio Get Over Five Hundred Do'lars
In Cash and Valuables.
OAKLAND. Cal.. Jan. H.--A holdup
ook place (onlithl at the road wv
l-ept by Charley Harrison, known us
the High street house nt the Junction
or High Street and the San Lea'olro
Kottd, In the suburb of frullvulc,
While llai risen and five u.-U M'w.t
were silting In the main room of the
hotel the door was suddenly opicd
und thro men, partially masked uul
denly entered, and dinwlng rovolcrs,
which they leveled at the heads of the
party, said:
"Hold up your hand or wo will
dioot."
One of the men stood guard at .'
door, while another covered the party
ulth two revolvers, and the third pro
rmlcii to search the parly. They took
175 from the cash register on h uitr,
i tid several dollais worth if nlrl.cls
fn m the slot machine.
From Harrison they took $250, 'roin
William Gi.tlnk of Frullvale they se
cured Hi and a gold watch and chain
r.tnl from John Howard, Mark I .or-mo
and .l.ihn Thoin.t they n.-i ur- l $p)i
more.
Titey then ransacked the place for
inoie money, and finally, ,ifl rang
ing tie- .iity up against tln wail
I'.u k out of the dotr aed escaped.
HOUSE PRUNES BILL.
WASHINGTON'. Jan. t.V - Tic
House if Replc-ccl ItlVeS Spent lllltloH'
the entire day coiiMdt-rnig the formi
cation appropriation bill and compli
ed only six pages of It. Amctidm-'ii
looking to the defense of the mouth
of Clicaprukc Hay und for the pur
chase of additional ground ut F rt
Hamilton, N. Y were voted down. The
House ulso refum-d to Ini-orp"! ate utt
amendment Increasing by $1,000,000 "l-.u
appropriation for construction of sea
coast batteries In HaWad und lie
Philippines. Speaker Cannon an
nounced the appointment of Represen
tative Sherly of Kentucky to n plac.
on the Judiciary committee made va
cunt by the resignation of Little,
BODY FOUND.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1 1. A dispatch t
the Tribune from Galveston. Texa.
s.i s:
Tin- eb.i.ly of I'll. it'll- CovMill. !!'
pbiV.vrlght and a '.or, lic has 1
In t since 'lie storm of .Si',:.nl"-r ,
I'.hiO, has I n found in lis metal c if
fin on tin- mainland in an out of ,',i,
w iy place. Ilun'ors came on tie- i if
Mi, almost burled in a marsh, Id Idi a
by the weds. It had been if:.-. bv
the lb. od and carried nine miles from
the cemetery.
Dade's Little Liver Pills thorough
ly clean the system, good for lazy liv
ers, makes clear complexions, bright
eyes and happy thoughts.
Sold by Prank Hart's Drug Store.
ManZan Pile Remedy put up In con
venient collapsible tubes with nozzle
attachment so that the remedy may be
applied at the verjr seat of the trou
ble, thus relieving almost Instantly,
bleeding, Itching or protruding piles.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money re
funded. Sold by Prank Hart's drug
store.
CASTOR I A
Por Infants and Children.
The Kind Yo-j m Always Bought
An Mntti ivniM eontiininr eolates oonttl
et the toweli. Bee's Uxative Honey as4
Tu moves the bowels nd contains no op ii Us.
Sold at Frank Hart's drug store.
SMOKERS SUPPLIES
We have the largest and
most complete line of Cigars
and Tobaccos in the City, and
keep only the prcniincnt brands
and High Class (loods.
Small Boxes of Cigars, 12 and 25 in the Box.
PIPES-FineMereschaums and Briars from
25c to $2000,
WILL MADISON
Mm MMtMHMII imMHHM
The Old Stove Man
Hss been hunting around for a year or more to find a line of
STOVES
as good or bstter then the kind he sold hsre twenty years age (some
of these are beginning to wear out). He thinks hs hss found the
line. He will show them to you If you will eall at the store of
W. C. LAWS a CO.
Plumbers and Steam Fitters.
iiii yfm
MAKES OLD THINGS NEW
CMmKI Utnf tr U a wonder I It will make the
; jiin whole mtcnorof your house hinc like new,
hr rc-fmi.shiiin or rc-variiishinj; entire-
uSnTUb.
O.N.Y.
bUtr..90.
4.
oriitnil finish nnd making it brighter than
ever. It isnplii'd with n piet-c of cheese
cloth ami nocxericncc h necessary, e Ko
drying to wait for. Keim ves all scratched,
stains, dirt, dullness. It can Jhj npjlied
to any finish with K-neficial results. Nat
ural wood, as well an any color of paint, will
be better for an applie.it ion of Litpiid Veneer.
Liquid Veneer will improve even the most
licatitiful furniture. It will take thatMiioky
look from the Piano ami ether Mahogany, and U liij;ltly K-ne-fieial
to Gulden Oak, White I;nauiel,( lilt, Silver ana1 other finishes.
Elquld TJenter sells at 50 cents a Inrttle, and a lxittle Is enough to
renovate the ordinary home. Try it and you will always buy it.
HOL.U I JV
B. F. ALLEN G SON I B
THE GEM
C. F. WISE, Prop.
Choice Wines, Llquon Merchants Luncb From
and Cigars 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p jsu
Hot Luncb at ail Hours 5 Cent
Corner EJsvent b and Commercial
ASTORIA OREG0H
FINANCIAL.
,J. Q. A. ItOWLBV, President. f'RANK PATTON, Cashier.
11. I. PETERSON, Vice-President. J. W. GARNER, AsMstant Cashier.
Astoria Savings Bank
Cripltal Paid in 1100,001). Burpins and Undivided Front M,o:)0.
Trannaclii a Cwieral Jttiuklng Business. InUirost I'ald on Time DpoIU
Tenth Street,
A3TOKIA, OREGON
First National Bank of Astoria, Ore.
(ESTABLISHED 1880.
Capital $100,000