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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1907)
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1907. 8 WE CARRY THE CHOICEST OF T r' It GREEN AND BLACK UPTONS TETLEYS GATTS CEYLON SCHILLINGS Eng. BreaKfast, Japan, Oolong. Sole Agents for Bakers Barrington Hall Steel Cut Coffee. m THE 'MORNING ASTOKIAN, ASTOKIA, OREGON. jffis Villi Y A. V. ALLEN, NOT AN ILL M Storm on Wall Street Blew For tunes to Some Few. OTHER'S PURSES THINNED Guimh of the Luck Few Extreme Touch Elbowa in Downtown Clubt Millionaire Singers in New York Op ra Rush to Europe Breaks Reeorda NEW YORK, March 23. Out of the ruck of th broken stock market have come many stories as to the fortunes won by the lucky few who succeeded In calling the turn. As usual these guesses include everybody from ho tel waiters and the obscure little side street Brooklyn grocer who with blind fatalism sold the market short and cleaned up from J10.000 to 130.000 on the nal adjustment, to the old and experienced operators whose nerve and Judgment has been tested In many a previous campaign against heavy odds. Prominent among the. prize winners are listed Judge "William H. Moore and Daniel G. ReiJ of the Rock Island crowd, who knowing brokers, ay foresaw the crash as long ago as last slimmer and began to go short of the market Three-quarters of a mil lion is the accepted estimate of the winnings of Lawrence Waterbury, who for months has been selling the mar ket as enthusiastically as he ever played polo; but. Inasmuch as Mr. these trying days at Palm Beach, the estimate is unconfirmed. From the outset It has been taken for granted that a large part of the total decline represents the paper' profits stripped fro mthe mighty, although the men hit hardest are believed to be the finan ciers with fortunes ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The most re markable features of the whole affair have been the surprisingly quick re covery and the equally surprising fact that but one firm of brokers was una ble to stand and deliver on the morn ing after the crash. When the gigantic terminal building of the McAdoo tunnels under the Hud son river is completed, the extremes of metropolitan life will touch elbows ta two unique clubs formed In the fi nancial district. One of them is the Railroad Club, which will be one of the greatest aggregation of million aires in the world. Its luxurious quarters will be on the twenty-first and twenty-second floors, whence It will overlook with a watchful aid dominant eye the converging tides of Keep Your Feet Dry. If people would keep their feet dry half the doctors would have to go out of business. Our Dr. Reed's Cushion Shoes are just the thing for keeping your feet dry. They shed the water almost like a duck's back. We Guarantee Each Pair. Our Specialties Are Loggers and long hand made boots for Fishermen. ' S. A. G1MRE MS Bond St,, opposite Fisher Broe. i-ommeree (lowing Into the city through river and harbor and the thousands of miles of railroads which stretch away In every direction from the Jor wy shore. There are no luxurious appointments; not even a meeting room, fo rthe "Hot Air Club" of 'sandwich" men, and the only dues are the pennies extracted from the members present to buy beer when the club assembles In a nameless little alley on Cedar Street, almost within the shadow of lt wealthy neighbor. A "sandwich" man Is an Individual whom hard luck and an unwillingness to beg compels to parade the streets literally sandwiched between two bill boards or carrying an advertising sign high above his head for the modest stipend of $1 per diem. A community of misery has led these' luckless In dividuals to select as their meeting from wintry blasts by tall buildings, through which a current of hot air from the engine room of the Equitable Building affords some slight degree of comfort. Here the sandwich men con gregate daily, sometimes a bare half dnxen, sometimes twenty or more, un der the presidency of "Old Sam," who has no other name among his con freres', although his manner and speech betray signs of better days. All the tester tres of THbillty have become so common in New York that even a royal duke excites little more than passing comr-ent; but a real, live, truly sworn and duly authentica ted king, living in New Jersey and do ing business in an office on Broadway, ,is a good deal more Interesting. This is King Stephen Dusanovlc, scion of the house of Dusan, who during the past two Aears has organized about him a Junta of Servians, with a smat tering of Americans, which, with New York as headquarters, has been work ing actively for he overthrow of King Peter while awaiting a favorable mo ment to return to Servla and claim his own. It Is stated by certain Ser vians here that within three months King Stephan has taken the oaths of office as ruler of Servla, and that his claims to the blood-stained throne of Alexander have been revived and sanctioned by ecclesiastical authori ties In Servla. It Is further said that the government of the United States and all the governments of Europe have had their official attention called to the fact that King Stephan Dusan- ovic is the only lawful ruler of Servla, and that favorable answers have been received from some of the European governments which have never recog nized the kingship of Peter Kara georgevitch and have refused to be represented at the Court of Belgrade. One more landmark of old New York has disappeared be'ore the march of progress'. This time it is the Hotel Griffou In We"t Ninth street which has fallen upon evil days. In a gener ation when Fifth Avenue and Main Street was not too far down town, the Hotel Oriffou was a resort for Cuban patriots, painters, writers, and sculp tors, and it is safe to say that no other hostlery in the city has numbered among its guests so large a proportion of well-known people. The walls of the office and corridors- are crowded thick with likenesses of famous merrt and women who were honored guests In' the great days of the past. There were Antonio Maceo, President Pal- ma, Mile. AJme, Ane Castaigne, William M. Chase, Augustus St. Gau- dens, Carroll Beckwlth, and Guy Wet more Carryl. W. Emmet Moore, the Irish patriot, was long ago a fre quenter of the house, and Joiah Flint, until he died, and more than once the place has figured in the tales of Thom as Janvier. But Mme. Marie Griffou died last April and Its glory began to wane. A murder and suicide in one of the rooms last October, hasten ed its downward course, which Oliver Herford, the artist, tried to arrest by organizing a club of fellow artists to frequent the house. But It was with out avail, and a week ago the house was closed through the attempt of the State Board of Excise to collect the license fee. There are now singing in New York twelve grand opera artists whose wealth aggregates more than $12,000,- ooo. The list Is headed by Mme. Nel- Do you suppose that so Therefore when you think many shrewd people would of buying Men's or Boy's come to us and buy Clothes Goods think "WISE! " unless our "Reduction Sale" The more you think the was genuine. you'll find out that There's Something In It There's Something In It 1-2 off on Overcoats -5 off on Underwear 1-5 off on Raincoats 1-5 off on Trunks 1-5 off on Suits -5 off on Umbrellas ARE YOU YOU SHOULD BE IN IT? IN IT! MERMAN WIS: Astoria's Reliable Clothier and Hatter. BEHIND EACH ARTICLE SOLD IN HIS STORE lie, Melba, whose salary of $3,000 a night Is the highest ever paid In the profession, although Caruso Is ma king a desperate effort to equal it next season. Mme. Melba's fortune l conservatively estimated at $4,000,000 of $5,000,000, three-fourths of which Is said to be invested in rare gems, of whi'h she has a remarkable collec tion. Emedeo Bassl, the Italian tenor, is believed to be worth at least $2,000. 000, and Mme. Sembrich accounts for $1,500,000 more. The remaining $4, among a number of less' prominent lights in the operatic firmament, like Mario Ancona and Mario Sammarco, the Italian baritones; Mme. De CIs neros, who enjoys the unique distinc tion of being a native American; and Senors Caruso and Bond. Whatever the American dramatic star may be, and usually, in spite of a high salary, he has to borrow money to get through the summer, the European singer is frugal beyond the point where appear ances must be kept up for their ad vertising value. There is not a star at either the Manhattan or the Metro politan Opera House this season who could not afford a steam yacht or the finest private car ever set upon wheels but real estate and government bonds seem to be more popular forms of In vestment among the members of the profession. Whenever you have a cough or cold, Just remember that Foley's Honey and Tar will cure It Do not risk your health by taking any but the genuine. It Is In a yellow package. T. F. Lu rln, Owl Drur Store. CASTOR I A Por Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature I There is only one I "Bfomo Quinine" :uliiuihil... .i..i iiiiiMMinnTrrmJ Morning Astorian, 00 cents per montlt, delivered by carrier. 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