I SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1007. THE MORNING ASTOKIAN, ASTOltIA, OREGON. k"A SNAP IN Our Great Orange Sale is now in full blast. Wc arc selling a larger orange for less money than any one else in the city. "YOU CAN SAVE MONEY" If you buy from low price on box ROSS, H1GGINS & CO. Till I.HAU1NC. m iiiej of 1 1 Morning Antorlan, 10 c.nt a month, 4tllvrd by carrier. Go to A. D. Cmlfl for your tin", awnlnge and nil kind of ennvit wrl( 12th and Kxchn. tt The very bent hoard to bo obtained In the city l lit "Tho Occident Hotel." r Ilulet vary reiim.bl. Making Repair Albert Johnson, lUKllBl.lIlt KUllMilllltitl'llt of til" water work, U out mi the ll'o Ittir repairing ii lo'ik i couple of mile from town. For Eloctrio 8rvlce Installation nr repair work. go to J, H. Vernon, tb'c trleUn, No. 7 KKctmnge street, lei ephotio, Main 2443. All manner "f elwtrlc and trlt(ione work dime nl whorl notice. Library Attociation M.eW The la dle of tb Library Anneiitloii met In regular mnMmi yesterday itfM'rin'ii. Mt Of till' bllHllK'l" tlitllHIl.lcll Wll of n routine character. Diioharg.d from Hospital Mr Ciilhcrlnu Tunn-y of this rlty who him bri-n II! Hi Hi. Mary' hospital for Home limn with u ru-rvurn complaint, was dlitch.irged yi-Htcrdiiy and returned to her h"tin'. Make Good Uii of It There I an odd and end" ale on Juat now tit Iht popular ahOB houao of Cha. V. Itrown. Don't fall to avail yourself of Iho unuual opportunity for bar gain In footwear. If up lo you! Old School Chum Allen C. Abbott, manager of tb" Seattle branch of the American Itadlalor Company 'f Chicago, was In the city yesterday, hob-nobbing with III old law-school chum, City Attorney Chiirle II, Ab crcroinble. They were football glad iator on tin- famous Ma.llHon VI.) Ijiw School team, when It walloied the CnlverHlty of Minnesota mo dis gracefully In the dim and misty past. They enjoyed tin- day hugely, Mr. Ab bott leaving for the I'llK'-t Sound me tropolU oM hint nlKht' i xiu'chh, Do you feci aleopy anrt not & bit like working In tho afternoon? Pcr v hap It' bocttUKe of the kind of lunch you're eating too hunvy nnd too hard " o dlgeat. Why not try tho Vulaco MMlAurnnt on Commercial tret, where all the baking I done In thorni famou alow-procc ovpm. which turn out llgl)t, appetizing wholoaomc hlRgtT Tou'll av monoy, too, tf Strictly Fresh Country EGGS 30 cents the dozen. Scholfield, Mattson $ Co., 8UCCE8S0R8 TO I 1 For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH goto oil ii son Phonograph Co. Parian Second Floor over ORANGES" us. Wc make a very and half box lots. OkOCKKS Orkwiti cover umbrellas. I Wlih to rent ii llixt rl'iMM room with omc prlvuln family, F. N Clink. Dell II. Smiily, NoUry Public ai Snilly'n Cigar Htura. Any old hour! J, A. Qilbaugh i. Company, Under taker, 649 Dunne street, corner of TwHfth. tf For Fint Watch mid rim k repalrl v, no to Frank J. I lorinerbeiK, tin- re liable J-w.l.r. Ill llih Ht. Don't Suffar (So straight to Linton' druK tor, on Eleventh street be tween Dunne and CommiTlnl. It I open dny und night. Everything of tin. purmt ond let. Idun Society Entertain The Hun Ho. l.-ty nu t at S . 3 ft l int evening to enjoy a liil evening. After a lit 'nuy and musical iiroKriuii. refresh ment wile Indulged In and the km! nf (In- evening wim spent In old world KanitM nml iiniUM. no tit M. An cnjuyahle meeting U reported. I. L. Cherry, local Lloyd' retire, xetitntlve, ban received and forwarded to J. J. Moore & Company at Sim "rainlno, two bids for the purchase 'f the Ilrltlsh bark M'-aiioe, a d re Hit. Takaa Southern TripCity TieaHiir- r ThoniBH Deahy nd wife have left for California, vh?rp they w Hend neveral day vIhIHiik thflr duugnter. Mr. K. Footer. Auditor nbif Ander Hon I teiiitiorarlly attending lo 11,0 collection of money due the city trcaxuiy, Sunday School Worker The 'tut -Hop' County Sunday School AhhoiIh ton, of which Mr. J. K. Fcikuhoii, of thin city. In the capable preHlil.nl. will ivcne here, lit the Firm f.m- Ki-.-Katlonal church, on the 'Jlii.l and 3rd j of April, next, and It In expected that ; every Sunday nchool In the county will , be In attendance by ample delegation. ; The State Ain latlon will "end ll llllHHlo -it ry, Kev. C. . I'lilpp. to the convention and he will be aided by Itev, Mr. Metrltt, one of the Intern, i- tlonal Held workers. An enjoyable and. successful convention Is anticipated. t I Chocolates and Bonbons A Are the BeSt JOHNSON BROS. 8oholfIeld & Mattson Co. 0 STEADILY MOUNTING DAY BY DAY 8ECRETARY FRANK CLARK STILL ON THE HU8TI.E FOR MEMBERS AND DOLLARS FOR THE ASTOR IA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The g'nl work goc on upaco! Heiielary Frank X. Clark, of Ue Chamber of niineiee, nnd of the ac tive Committee of Fifteen, yeteiday went 11. alone, In iiient of new tiiem ber inn! more money, garnering nine of the foimer and V.W) of Ibe latter by the clone of hunlne hour yeater day, the followliig aplrlteil eltlxen going 'ii record In tbl impulnr be. half: (I. C, Flavcl i.V0') r, H. Itrown 25.00 Allen Willi I'a per I'alnt Co.. .1.00 Fr-. Warren C.'t'r A. linnllli.g .1.00 , I, Ketginann f00 A, .1. Taylor 2.f.0 J. A. F.akln 2..10 ; II, L. MellhlMOII 2..VI. Till bring the new year' cah to tal to fv.'.co, and there ale many more good people to hear from, and all will bo vltted In dun and iiub k "tempo." If he happen to iiiIwh yu tomorrow ju.t call at the Chamber of Com ni'Tre meeting lomoirmv night and. do your do It will come handy and you'll not be d!appolnted. The amount prvlouKly aubacrlbed were a follow: Herman WIo 125 00 Uotii. IIIkkIii & Company 25.00 North Pacific IJrewIng Company 25.00 FiMicr I',ro Company 25.00 Astoria Klectrlc Company 25.00 AMorlan National Bank 20.00 Atorla Abtract, T. & T. Co 25.00 Ceo. W. Warren 20 00 P. L, Parker 15 00 Clataop Mill Co 1500 Atorln Saving Bank 2500 Of-o. W. Sanborn 15.00 Astoria Iron Work 15.00 IlrownBvllIe Woolen Mill Store., 10.00 Jame W. Welch 10 00 A. Dunbar Co 10.00 Bhormnn Transfer Co 10.00 Foard & Stoke Hardware Co 10.00 August Danlelson 10.00 S. D. Adair 10.00 Van Duaen Investment Co 10.00 F. N. Clark Co 10.00 P. A. St 'kos 10.00 W. 8. Copeland 15.00 Victor P. C. Miller 6.00 Central Drug Store 5.00 Jame Plnlayson 5 00 A. V. Alton 5.00 Chn-i. Hocrx One Schoenbnuhler. . . S. Danxlger & Co Piael-Klgner Co Callendi'r Navigation Co 5.00 2.50 10.00 10.00 lo.no Dr. T. L. Hall 5.00 II. Hoeder 5.00 T. P. Laurln 5.00 Dr. Jay Tuttle 5.00 John Chltwood 6.00 Morse Department Store 6.00 F.rlck Haucke 500 Norrls Staples 6.00 L. Larsen 5 00 ! Mrs. O. K. Pulton : Mrs. H. J. Prael I a. U. Cyrus Mrs. O. K. Pulton 5.00 5.00 5.00 i Dr. A. A. Pinch 6.00 j H. M. Leathers 5.00 Dr. W. C Logan S.OO Scholfield. Mattson & Co 5.00 A. Scherneckau 5.00 Astoria Crushed Hock Co 6.00 Will Madison 6.00 C. G. Palmberg 5.00 C. R. Hlgglns 5.00 Edwin Hobson 6.00 Theo Bracker 5.00 Peninsula Land Co 25.00 Narrow Ecape Peter Bjordgstrom ami Casper Drilling of Port Stevens, camo very near going out over the bar yesterday morning. They were trying to make Sand Island In a small boat, but wind nnd tide set out to sea so strongly that they were swept past Peacock Spit. The Cape Disap pointment life saving crew noticed their signals of distress nnd put ouf In time to save them from what would have been certain death. DR. HILLISII The rare opportunity of hearing America's foremost lecturer will be our privilege next Monday night. It Is not often that the nation's greatest men visit our city so that the coming of Dr. Hlllls will be the event of this winter. Thore are only seventy-five available seats. Those expecting to hear Dr. Hillla should reserve seats at once, at Martinson's tailor shop, 11th street Monday night! Presbyterian church, 8 o'clock. St CANCEL8 INCREASE ORDER. Laat Year Insurance Imposition Or i dored Cut Out. I ti intiii in Van Duaen, onti Of the l.'t..1ttiv t't.uiird Ii-. rnf.ti ..f iMu .III I yesterday received the following or der fr'.m Manager J, C, Stone, at Sun FranclHco, and Immidlatcly apprld till olllie of the welcome news: "To Agent of Fire Imurance Com panies In the Stale of Oregon ami Idaho: "The application of resolution pub lished by Circular ?,ll (Zi'i) is dlMeor, tliiued as of January 1, 1007, ns to the buln'HM of Oregon and Idaho. "itelurn premium under the opera tion of this resolution, on policies tak ing i.ffect prior to .January 1, 1JI07, 'annot bo paid except at short rate. "J. C. HTONK, Manager." SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS, Teacher' Certificate Granted Yetter day by County Board. County Kuperlriteridi'nt of Schools Ml Kmma Warren, City Superin tendent of School A. L. Clark, and Mis. C. A. i'irharl, noiiHtltutlng Ihe examining board In that behalf, yes terday granted the following certifi cates to teachers In the grades named: First 'lia.Ie Mis Anne IwIh, Mr. F L. Keexel, Misse Sophie Ander son, Mabel C.' Steven. EMu (,'onklln. Second (Jfiule Mlsse Hlodwln I.i vIch, Kthel Cerdlng, Third Jralt Mis tiraie M. Mor ton. State Certificates Mlw-a Clara liulker, Nellie Uerdlhg, Lucy Morton, Mary Clark, Inez Luce. Life Dlplorna--MiHS Jessie Sands. Equalization Board Meets The Hoard of Initialization met at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon to equal l.e the asfietoiiTienU made to defray the expense ($327.25) of construct ing a sewer on 37th street from Com merdal to Duane and for the expenses ($334.20) of repairing the McClure drain. No objections being flleJ the board will recommend to the council tit Its n'"xt meeting that the assesH iiiMtil be confirmed. Fifty Sen That's the name on a coin which came Into the hands of an Astorlan representative yesterday It Is a Chinese coin, familiarly known In China as "Mexican." There they use the 50 sen Mexican and the one dollar Mexican almost exclusively In silver coins. The oe alluded to Is an odd looking coin, one side having the Chinese Dragon, some Chinese characters and the words "50 Sen. The reverse side contains more Chi- ncne characters encircled In a wreath. The Astorlan secured the curiosity from Mr. Hug S. Pook. the manager of Hop HI ng Lung Co.. 376 Bond street, and Is prized highly. The Cute Hooligans In passing the Hon Ton .Millinery parlors of Mrs. tieorgle Pennington, 4s3 Bond street, Just cast your eye on her window dis play of dainty, catching Happy Hooli gan hats for ladies. They are of the cleverest and prettiest designs In the latest faddy headgear and will repay Inspection. Gold Fish Have you seen the beau tiful gold llsh In the windows of Hll dehrand & Gor? Look them up. Fan Talis, 35 cents; straights, 25 cents. $20,000 and a Wife One of the four brand new films Just put on at the Waldorf theatre nnd concert hall, il lustrates the swift and dangerous ac tion of an automobile race, the stakes In which are a wife and $20,000; an other Interesting display Is the pic tured adventures of a baloonlst who achieves a remarkable rescue In mid air; still another, in popular vogue there, Illustrates the delights and vi cissitudes of a modern honeymoon. These leaders in the moving picture world, are amplified by the fun and frolic incident to the pranks of "The Village Cut-up," and the miraculous transitions and exposures In the por tralay of Alladln and His Wonderful Lamp; tho whole scheme being inter esting from end to end. New Rooming Quarter That Mrs. Captain M. Nolan has taken charge of the rooming privileges of the Cope land building, over the "Bee Hive," on Commercial street, Is a certain guar anty of the excellence of the service to be given there hence forward. The place will be made manifestly the best of Its kind In Astoria and every pa tron will be made as comfortable as excellent equipment and conscientious management can attain to. Five Cents to $3.00 When you feel like "sponging" a bit, drop Into Frank Hart's drug store and buy a sponge. Tou can find Just what you want, from 5 cents to $3.00 per sponge. A TRIAL PROVES THE WORTH OF OUR $4.00 and $5.00 SHOES FOR HEN They are the hright of fash ion but not the extreme. Full of comfort and good service for the man that walks much or little They come in various leathers. All sizes and widths in stock. j Wherity, Ralston Company Si, The Leading 8ho Dealer. 44444444444 4 PERSONAL MENTION. 4 Itev. K. OJerding has returned from a church conference at Seattle and will occupy hi pulpit today. Chas. Cleveland of Gresham was in Astoria yesterday. K. C Walker came, in from Skamo kawa yesterday on business. V. Lindbach and wife are down from the metropolis. Rasmus Pederson of Jewell was In Astoria yesterday. P. A. Anderson came down from Portland yesterday on business. J. L. Mark of San Francisco and J. S. Mark of New York are visiting in this city. A. G. Long came down from Port land yesterday forenoon on a brief trip. Rev. W. S. Gilbert of the First Presbyterian church, returned last night from Portland, whither he had gone to conduct the funeral of the late Mr. G. Donahue. Rev. G. E. Rydqulst of the First Lutheran church, leaves tomorrow for Spokane to attend the Columbia con ference to be held there. In Adjourned Session The county court of Clatsop county will meet to morrow morning at 9 o'clock in ad journed session, and will be engaged very' largely In road matters. SIMGTOfl DRY GOODS CO. Many lines of NEW SPRING GOODS too numerous to mention have arrived arrived during the past few days. Now is the time to make your selec- tions for early spring sewing. DRESS GOODS- Lace Curtains Nottingham, Brussels Net, Just opened a very com- Cable Nets and Batten plete line of 1907 Spring burg. All kinds of new Dress Goods, entirely new lace curtains priced from materials of unusual style 39c to 10 00 and beauty that will find Underwear and Hosiery great favor with the best All kinds and all prices, dressed women in town. Women's Silk and Wool Plain colorings, checks, Union Suits, light weight plaids and stripes. a beauty at $3.75. 500 Pairs 2 1-2 yard Nottingham Lace Curtains, Special at 39c pair. Big Shipment Just Arrived Values Bigger and Better Than Ever. YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY. i TEN CENT STORE REED BUILDING. Between Commercial and Duane on Eleventh Street. 1411 Mlin IHIIMMMI t ? 4 5 pairs of Sox, gpod wool en to cotton Sox, regular price 25c to 3 for $1.00 at Wise's removal sale 5 pairs for $i.oo; HATS, formerly $2 to $4 now 55 cents at Wise's re moval sale. All new Neckwear and Sus penders worth, from 50 to 75 cents now 35 cents at Wise's removal sale. , Boys' Suits ."reduced from 75c to $2.00 at Wise's remov al sale. 25c caps for 15c at Wise's removal sale. $1.25 and $1.50 Umbrellas reduced to 85c at Wise's re moval sale. Men's Suits reduced from $2.50, $5.00 and $7.50 at Wise's removal sale. Winter Overcoats as well as top coats reduced almost one-half at Wise's removal sale. )