THE MORNING ASTOlt I AN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
SUNDAY, MAHCH 17, in7.
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Arthur Leberman Lies in Jail
So Charged.
ADMITS HIS GUILT, IN $6,000
Fisher Bros. Company Mulcted Un
happy Man Attempts Suieida by Ta
king Laudanum Preliminary Hear
ing Tomorrow Morning.
Charged with larceny by embeixle
ment. In the mm of 16.000, to which
he baa made due confession, Arthur
Leberman, the well known head book
keeper for the house of Fisher Broth
ers Company, of thla city, waa arrest
ed last evening and now lies in the
Clatsop county jail, awaiting his pre
Umlnary examination before Justice
J. P. Goodman, tomorrow.
: For Borne time put the manage
merit of the house baa suspected an
untoward condition of affairs in Us
office, and had sent to Portland, for
Expert R. A. Black to come here and
concern for the whole period covering
the tnn of employment of Mr. Leber
man, and he arrived here last evening
on the steamer Lurllne, having been
was placed In the county Jail where j
h. will He until the matter Is Jndl
dally Investigated tomorrow,
It was not possible to Interview Mr.
Leberman Inst night. s to the motive
behnd h" offense, but from those who
are familiar with his life ami funlly re
latlons, It Is assumed that he was mm'.-
ly pressed to meet demands of an
over-extravagant famly anil violated
the trust confided to him. He held
the position of head-book-kecpor and
cashier with the firm whose transac
tion were of a eoi that plrtced great
sums frequently within hi hand, and
It Is said at the store that his pecu
lations cover almost the entire period
of his service with the company, some
three year or more.
The books of Fisher Brothers Com
pany were experted about one year ago
but Mr. Leberman had so skillfully
covered his tracks that no suspicion
was then attached to him. and the
nense of wrong was not felt by these
In Interest, until during the part few
weeks .when rteps were taken, that
led up to the miserable finale of last
night
Personally Mr. Leberman waa hear
tily liked in this city and counted his
friends by scores.
WATERFRONT ITEMS
Columbia Due to Sail South This
. Morning.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is Both
Agreeable and Effective,
Chamberlain' Cough Remedy has no
superior for coughs, coldi and croup,
and the fact that It la pleasant to
take and contain nothing in any way
lnjurioua has made it a favorite with
mothers, Mr. W. a Peiham. a merch-
- . . VJ-I-, MVf ""Or
more than twenty year. Chamberlain's when ready for sea
rtnff Rnmedv his been my leading!
remedy for all throat trouble. It la, Tne learner Harvest Queen waa do-
Ala-kan-Yukon Exposition. There Is
an unconfirmed report to the effect that
she will come to Portland and operate
as an excursion boat between l'orl
dandy nnd the Cascade during tht
season of 1907.
The Yosemlte Is one of -Hie famous
old craft of the PiMfic Coast. She win
built for the Sacremento Ulver trade
, In the early '0 In October, 1865
; her boilers exploded, . killing BR per.
Hons and woundliiK many more, She
NUMANTIA DEPARTS FOR CHINA was rebuilt and logenlhonod 35 feet
; Steel boiler were placed In her and
' ' when sho again went Into commission
l she carried off the broom for speed and
Costs Rica Start North Today Mabel elegance. With the decline of steam
Cal Leaves Out Alliance Gets boating on the Sacremento the Yo
Awav Thvra Arrives Down Ti- Semite wits tied up and later waa sold
berut Due In Cheney Waiting. lo John Irving, of Victoria. Sho hits
I been on the Sound since- 1SSS. The
I YottMitlte Is 282 feet long. S3 feet
""""" beam (over all) and 13.6 feet depth
. . , ... . , ' . of hold. Sho has been out of com
The sea tug Oeo. R. Vosburg went
. , , , . mission for some time imst.'
to sea yesterday morning. After she
touches In at Nehulem and disembarks
a lot of stuff for the merchants and NOTICE TO MARINERS.
bWIjv1 nAiil thora iha will nrrwiAl trt The following effects the List of
the TIllidTiook bar an.lplck up the Uhts and Fog 8lgnals. Pacific Coast.
barkentlne Northwest, now lying xhere '
awaiting her. and tow her Into that OREGON
Port- . Upper Gauge Pile Light, page SO,
-"" 'No., 104 List of Lights. Buoys, .and
me uerman steatm.mp noerus is iH..,?mrk. Piu.,nc Coast. 1907. page
59. -Located In 15 feet of water, on the
northerly side of the channel of the
Columbia River, and about 7-8 mile
due In this morning from Sa nFran
Cisco, to loud part of her cargo of lum
ber, 1 and 1-t million feet, at the
Tongue Point Mills, after which sue w by N from Tmgw r,nt Llght
will go up to Linton and taken on the Th frotn .vhlt,h ...
balance. She will sail for the Orient
The structure from which this light
was shown, heretofore reported car
ried away and the light extinguished,
i was rebuilt and the light re-establish.
ed March 8
joined en route by Manager Frank J- especially successful in cases of croup. funding stunt along th chan-. ' , , ,0 N.
Carney .of the company, who waa ab- Children like it and my customer who yesterday , J f . t t r ,
. h.v used it will not take any other." . nel ani opposite tne city yesicruay ,06 j wf ijgnts. Buoys, nnd Day.
lent in Portland on buslnes. for the JXJThw m leading; morning: evidently acquainting her- M Paclc Coa.t. 1907. page 60
house . and wa. w ired to meet Mr. 4nifflit- , 8eIf wtn the posslbllltle8 of a ew rf
Black and return here with him in
this behalf.
These g entlemeq arrived and, went
Instantly td the Bond street store
where they met the members of the
company who had assembled In con
clave on this important matter, and
Mr. Leberman wa brought in. He was
found In a room over the Wigwam sa
loon on Astor street at the corner of
Eighth, where he was suffering se
verely from the effects of an overdose
of laudnum taken about noon yester
day, with suicidal intent,' and in an
ticipation of the exposure that follow
ed last night.
On his arrival at the store Leberman
waived all preliminaries and fore
stalled all questioning, by an open
avowal of his guilt to the extent of
18,000 as before stated his admission
being made to Messrs: Asmus Brix,
Manager Carney and Mr. Black. A
warrant was instantly aworn out by
I course, in case ane nnu me regular hanno, of tne Columbla River .about
, 1 mile northerly of Tongue Point.
The structure from which this light
was" shown, hertodore reported car-
Experienca Is the Best Teacher. j cnannei congested with ships
We have had over 18 years eperlence. 8teamerS; Astoria does grow so,
In the manufacture of breaJ and have
made bread making a '""j The bark B. P. Cheney Is waltinn in r)e daWRjr Rn(, tnt, ,1(?ht extinguished,
blending of flours and the use of otn-jlng a ,umbt,r barge from the Bay , wui) ttnJ the ght rc.elabllsh-
l.....llnla nrA an oinertS and lf m.. TI-I...J I. ... ,n Inlav nftor foW. I
er .i.gicu,ci,fc j i iic yiimiu id uw ...-. i - i March 8.
able to produce a perfect and nutri- wncn wU, tow npr t0 ner d.tInntlon. ( B'eRCOn j
tlous loaf. i the lower harbor ror tne arrival oi
We are making over 15 different j ,ne gan pYandgpo sea tug Wlxard.
varieties of bread and feel certain we cy t0 Coos Bay
HART, SCHAFFNER MARX j
Beacon 1 Light, page JO, No. 10S
List of Llghta Buoys, and Daymarks,
Pacltlc C.Mst. 1907. page 0. Located
In 6 feet of water on tno soutneas
can suit any taste. , I , . northl,riv .ide f the
Our specialties are Table Queen and The 8teaml,hlp Costa Rica will leave f CoumWa nlvr ftml
Butter Loaf try them. Royal Bakery
505 Duane Ss. 275 W. Bond St
ti- ftalt Rheum and Eczema.
These axe aiseasea ior ritv
berlaln'a Salve la especially valuable. y"
It aulckly allays the Itching and, ti
smarting and soon effect a cure The Norwegian steamship Thyra
TMr 25 cents. For ale by Frank came jown the river about sundown
Hart and leading draggisu.
The steamsnip costa K.ca w, u-avo f CoumWa nlvr ftm)
San Francisco, today, for this port and ,
Portland, and her running mate the
Columbia will be down from the me
tropolis this morning, en route to the
Morning Astorian. 60 cents a month,
Manager Carney and the unhappy man delivered by carrier. j
yesterday evening with 5,000,000 feet
of lumber on board for Oriental de
livery and will leave out on this morn
ing's flood for her long voyage.
The Millinery Opening
AT
MRS. MINNIE PETERSEN'S
Has disclosed many new and becoming
hats. The dainty Mushroom, in its many
shapes, decked with flowers, wings and rib
bons, will have a large run this season, as
will the Parisian Chip Straw. Then comes
the new creations in the Vienna and Regina
Bonnets with their superb colorings, while
their shapes seem mashed down aud odd,
after being placed on the head they become
a thing of beauty, and impart to the wearer
a new dignity and grace. As Mrs. Petersen
is recognized as a milliner of taste and
EXCLUSIVENESS, you should not fail to be a
buyer there. This season the prices will be
cheaper than ever and our goods will be the
best ever brought to this city.
We are located in the Star Theatre Build
ing on Commercial Street.
The steamer Lurllne came down In
good season last evening and went
batk to Portland at her usual hour
with several passengers, among whom
! were George Ohler, A. M. Gardner and
; Benjamin Franklin.
about 2 6-S miles NNK 1-2 K from
Tongue Point Light.
The structure from which tWs light
was shown, heretofore reported car
ried away an dthe light extinguished,
was rebuilt and the light reestablish
ed March . ,
Beacon 2 Light, page 32. No. 109
List of Lights, Buoys and Daymarks,
Pacific Coast. 1907, page 60. Located
In feet of watre, on the coutheas
t.Tty nldc of thechannelofthet'olumbln
r.!vr, and about 2 3-8 miles above
Tongue Point, Oregon.
The following affects the List of
Lights, Buoys ,and Daymarks, Paelf
Ic Coast. 1907.
Yauulna Bay Bntrnce, page 61.
Channel Rock Buoy. O. ft red, second
, , t . class nun, heretofore reported adrift,
The schooner Solano, which went
'ashore on North Beach some week.
ago has practically neen aoanuone-i
by her owners, and is now so far
ashore as to make her chance of ever
being floated an impossibility.
fV.liimhla River, naire f.6. Middle
Ground South Side Buoy, 13, a black
first-class can, found out of position,
March 6, was replaced the same day.
i Washington
The bark Agate came down from Port Gray's Harbor Entrance, page 76.
land on the tow lines of the Harvest Outer Buoy, a PS first-clnas can. re-
Queen yesterday morning, and being ported dragged 'off Its station and In
short in her crew will wait till she a misleading position. In the breaker
. . h,.ir, h..fnrn nn the North Suit. March. 7, will be
na eniiieu bvhjo m", -.k " - -
going to sea and San Francisco.
The Portland-Asiatic liner Numan
tla nearly ten days behind schedule,
1 mnni'iium imih 1
VAi fi - nr- iinmnrs
Lilt IIIUIIVII V
MH1
MAKES LEAN PEOPLE FAT
THROUGH THE NERVOUS SYSTEW
IT IS A PURELV VEGETABLE COM
POUND. Contains no oils o
fats or aoy drug that in injuri
ous or liable to produce a bubit
Each bottle contains a monthV
treatment and costs $1.50 a
any first class drug sto-ie. Pre
parad by the
ANTI-LEAN MEDICINE COMPANY.
0REG0N1AN, BUILDING, fXi
PORTLAND. OREGON. ifyOl
1
f A,
replaced y another buoy as soon as
as practicable.
Alaska.
Wniiijrel) Strait, page 100. Turn
arrived down from Portland yesterday p())nt BUOyf s( ft first class spar, re
and left out for China and Japan at porte(1 out of position, March 8, will
once, with an Immense cargo of grain h(; r(.,)lu,.c(1 .M HOon as possible.
and general merchandise. j , .
Da Not Crowd the 8ason,
Bay points, with plenty of business. The first warm daya of spring bring
The steamship Geo. W. Elder l due with them ,fel
, ,. enjoy the exhlllaratinf air and sun
to arrive here today, or early tomor- enjoy h(m.
coast. ea Up all winter are brought and you
TT UIJUV, r.w V . " -
The fine schooner Mabel Gale went heavy winter clothing Is thrown away
a . A. tV l 41 At nail Tltain
to sea and San Francisco yesterday ana many -uea "---"
. . . u 4. a cold wave comes and people say that
morning, being towed to sea by the epUem,Cf CoWi ftt this sea-
Tatoosh . j ton are even more dangerous than in
i mid-winter, as there Is much more
The steamer Alliance was among the danger of pneumonia. Take Cham-
t,r.m thi nort vesterdav berlaln's Cough Remedy, however, and
get-aways from this port yesterday noth)ng u ft,
leaving out on the early flood for Coos wajrg cureg( ana we have never known
- I a cold to result in pneumonia when it
Th steamer Washington, lumber la-' was used. It Is pleasant and safe to
. . n , . , aaa . take. Children like it For sale by
ICopyriphf 1906 by Hart StliafTncr Of Marie
Clothes lor
Men are the
Acme
of.
Hen's
Clothes
for Several
Reasons.
FIRST.
Every garment
bearing this label
ii guaranteed to b
Wry thread wool.
- SECOND.
They are hand
tailored through
out aud the work
tnansblpis rfect.
THIRD.
Tbey are detlgo
el by the blgbesl
paid artists In (be
business aud fo
acts that "awag
ger air" tbat is no
eagerly sought for.
We could name
a dozen more
reasons why
they lead them
all.
terday afternoon.
i Frank Hart and Leading druggist.
The new steamer Helena went to
sea yesterday with her first cargo of j
lumber, San Francisco bound. I
PROMPT DELIVERY.
it
We have a delivery wagon at your
service manned by an experienced ob-
The following from yesterday's Ore- llglng driver. who will esteem It fa
gonian will be read with interest, by vor to call on you ,and will bring your
all old Californians: bread on time and whf;n you say so,
"The famous old side-wheel steamer j Royal Bakery,, new shop COS Duane
Yosemite Is being overhauled and re- j street.
paired In Seattle. A large force of;
carpenters and engineers arc putting! Wrinkles are age-tellers. . Drive
the boat in order. She will be painted them away by taking Hollister's Roc
and newly furnished and fitted for an J ky Mountain Tea. It's better than
excursion boat. It is the intention of j cosmetics. It floes the business. 35
her owners to operate her during the' cents, Tea or Tablets. Frank Hart.
FOR THAT SUNDAY DINNER
Shipment of fresh fruit and vegetables today.
Fancy Asparagus 2 lbs. 25c.
Fresh Rhubarb,, 3 lbs. 25c.
Hot House Lettuce, Celery, Cabbage'
and Cauliflower.
Sweet Navel Oranges, 20 to 50c dozen.
Acme Grocery Co,
Phone Main'681 521 Commercial St.
DONE BY DEED.
Mary K. Htmil.-y to Mary H.
Judge, lots 16, 17, block 4,
Orlmes Annex 176
American Dressed Meat Co., to
Astoria A. T. & T. Co., 160
acres, Sec. 17,-18,-7-6-W 12K0
Astoria A. T. & T. Co., to Crotv
sett Timber Co., 160 acres
above 500
John Plckernell and wife to C.
Q. Piilrnberg, lot 42, block Ii,
The salve that acts like a poultice
is Pine Salve Carbolized. No other
salve so gooj for cuts, burns, bolls
and chapped skin. Ask about it. Price
25 cts. Frank. Hart's Drug Store.
It flows like fire through your veins
It does the work. If you're wasting
away day by day, take Hollister's
Itocky Mountain Tea. 85 cents, Tea
or Tablets. Frank Hart.
A financial writer remarks that the
"only thing that has prevented an em
barrassing treasury deficit Im tho won
derful showing of the custom re
ceipts." The Dlngley tariff Is equal
to the emergency every tlmo.
He had no coat upon his back.
But he had one on his tongue,
And Rocky Mountain Tea, 'it's said,
Kept him from being hung.
(Bad breath.) Frank Hart.
W. C. LAWS (& CO.
HEATING AND PLUMBINF ENGINEERS
Plans and estimates furnished on application.
All work done by First-Class Mechanics.
' Sheet-Iron, Copper and Tin Work done in a first
class, manner, as we do no other work in our shop.
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