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By Using our Ball Bearing Uwn Mowers
Garden Hose (Cotton and Sun Proof Rubber)
Rakes, Hoes, Shovels and Spades
Grass Hooks and Sprays.
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MAIN 711, MAIN 3871
THE HOBOES FEAST
Attended By All Kinds and Con
ditions of Men.
MANY SRRANGE STORIES TOLD
Tramp Banquet Huge Success Despite
Several Drawbacks Toastmister Is
Driven Out of Town by Police; Ur
able to Attend. .
CHICAGO, May 21. The hoboe ban
quet, given by tbe Brotherhood Welfare
Association at the Windsor Clifton Ho
tel, last night, waa huge success de
spite several little drawbacks, such a
the non-attendance of Washington Flat,
the tost master, who was driven out of
town early in the afternoon by the po
lice, and the departure of Philadelphia
Jack and the Dancing Kid of .San Fran
cisco. They explained that they had to
atch the 11:15 "Freight."
Dr. Ben Eitman and his aide in the
new organization had searched the high
way and byway of the city for a rep
resentative gathering of hoboes, boms
and beggars and they found them.
There were more than a hundred pres
ent come of the Bridewell, others from
the Municipal Lodging House, Hogan's
Flop, the New York House and the Bar
rel Howes of West Madison Street
Several incidents marred the occasion
bat no one minded. Fred the Bum who
wa dkwrn for a speech on "Why I Hang
Arunrad Barrel Houses," picked up too
many drinks before he eeme to the ban
quet and was found under tbe table
when his name was called. "Shoestring
Cheee," a panhandler, scandalized his
fellows when he wae found improving
tbe golden occasion by passing hia bat
during a luH in the banquet.
The crowd of hoboes created a .great
deal of amusement and talk in the hotel
lobby. Crowds followed them into the
eafe in the basement and stood around
to see-them eat. Some of the bums had
collate and good clothes, while others
came just as they lived in the lodging
bouses.
After a dinner as good as a group of
bankers or merchants could want, the
long program began. Bum Mitt Ca
sey interspersed tbe courses with big
thews of tobacco, and Fred the Bum in-is-ted
on singing "Where is My Wander
ing Boy Tonight."
The regular program began with a
poem entitled "The Face on the Bar
Boom Floor." by Chicago Tommy. It
waa a long poem, recited with deep
gravity, and wa the story of a hobo.
Ostler Joe, who told a crowd of saloon
loafers how he had fallen, illustrating
his story by drawing the face of his lost
angel wife in chalk on tbe floor and then
falling dead. It had a mighty Affect
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Philadelphia Jack O'Brien recited
poem of hia own composition,
John Smith, a hard faced young man
with a collar on, told why the criminal
baa a hard face. He said that ho had
spent 14 years la penitent iariea, begin
ning hia Wt turn at the age ol 14. He
said it waa worry made the lines.
Old Man Steers, 78 year of age, told
a pitiful etory of seeking work In Chi
cago and how he waa turned down eve
rywhere. ,
William, the Ex-Soeiety wan, told bow
to reform society. The Louisville Kid
recited a poem ealled "The Scale."
German Frit and Ohio Skip, down on
the programme left word they bad gone
to New York on the bumper. Before
tbe Dancing Kid left for "Frisco he
sang a song about "There's Always a
Mother Waiting at Home for You."
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the same time stops th cough. Bee'
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Coughs, colds, croup, and whooping
cough. Satisfaction guaranteed
Children like It Mothers Indorse tt
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SALT LAKE TELEPHONE STRIKE.
Strike May Spread Through Utah and
Nearby Stata.
SALT LAKE, May 21.-Local No.
97 of th Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers; comprising about 90 men
employed with the Rocky Mountain
Bell and Independent companies of
this city will probably declare a strike
tomorrow. - The employees demanJ
an Increase in salary from $3.25 to
$3.75 for the men and from $3.60 to
$4.00 for the foremen. The companies
refused to comply with this demand.
Should the strike occur, tt may extend
through the whole district which In
cludes Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and
Montana. This will Involve about
300 men in the employ of the tele
phone concern.
For stomach troubles, bllUouimess
and constipation try Chamberlain'
Stomach and Liver Tablet. Many re
markable cures have been effected by
them. Price 25 cent. Samples free.
For sale by Frank Hart and Leading
Druggists.
BERTIXLION SYSTEM.
Scandinavian Immigrants Object To
Having Measurements Taken.
COPENHAGEN, May 21. The au
thorities throughout Scandinavia be
gan to make measurements by the Ber
tillion system per instructions from the
government issued at tbe request of
the United States. The proceedings
were resented by the immigrants, who
declared they were not thieves or crim
inals but free citizens and thought they
were going to a free country. A num
ber demanded a return of the money
they had paid for transportation anil
it wan given to them.
The safe, certain, reliable little pills,
tha,t do not gripe or sicken are Dade's
Little Liver Pills. Best for sick head
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Sold by Hart's Drug Store.
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A
UNIVERSITY
Efforts to Establish a National
University.
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S IDEA
Following the First President's Idea th
Work Has' Now Been Undertaken by
The George .Washington .University
WASHINGTON, May JO. Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks this week deserted his
Presldcnttnl-asplrntton Incubator long
enough to write a remarkable letter.
Not to be outdone, Speaker Cannon,
who I commonly believed to be op
eratlng a Presidential hatchery him
self, laid down hia cigar and did like
wise. The only remarkable thing, In
fact, about these letter la that neither
man Is given to endorsing visionary
schemes or to laudation In any form,
as swkors after certain 'legislation
know only too well.
With other members of the admin
istration, Vice President Fairbanks
and -Uncle Joe have watched with
much Interest the effort under way
to carry out tho scheme laid down by
the First President for the establish
ment of a national university. Work to
bring this about Is being undertaken
by the George Washington University,
which was established In 1821 and
which believes It ha all th qualifi
cations necessary to meet the demands
on a great Institution of learning.
Already a fund of $200,000 practically
has been subscribed by local cltlaen.
and pfana are afoot to appeal to the
alumni of the University and to patri
otic cltliens generally for subscrip
tions to an endowment fund which
will permit the Institution to acquire
and maintain the Importance It will
desire.
Both letter were addressed to Dr.
Ilk-hard D. Harlan, who la actively en
gaged In the field In preparing for a
national campaign for subscriptions.
The letter of Vice President Fairbanks
reads:
I most heartily wish you success In
securing an ample endowment for the
George Washington University. It Is
Impossible to exaggerate the Import
ance of the" work In which you are en
gaged. I am a firm believer in the
establishment of such a University as
this In the national capital. There will
assemble young men of ability from all
portion of the country, to enjoy faci
lities for education which will be une
qualled anywhere. They will not alone
be able to enjoy the advantages af
forded by the great libraries and be
permitted to study at close hand the
mechanism of the government but
they will be brought Into Intimate touch
and association with young men from
portions of the republic, who will be
come factors In all of the profession
al, business, political, literary and
scientific walks of life. I most heart
ily wish you success In the great work
In which you are engaged.
The letter of "Uncle Joe" Cannon 1
not quiet so lengthy as thnt of the
Vice President, but as an unsolicited
endorsement, It Is one of the most
unique documents that the Speaker
has ever penned. The Csar of the
House did not earn his sobriquet of
"Watch Dog of the Treasury" without
reason, and since his elevation to
handler of the gavel, ho has teen even
more chary of recommending anything
or becoming Identified with any move
ment. So it was with surprise that
Dr. Harlan found In his mail at the
University this week the following
letter, bearing the cramped signature
of the Speaker:
"I have been informed that you have
undertake to help In tho work of sec
uring the nfceessary means for the en
largement and extentlon of the George
Washington Univorslty. The nation's
capital is fast becoming tho center of
literary nnd scientific activity, and,
with the advantages , It enjoys, It
should not be behind In educational
work. 1 see no reason why thj George
Washington University should not be
come one of the foremost Institutions
of learning In the world. I hope your
efforts in procuring proper endow
ment by voluntary subscriptions from
the people of the United States may
be crowned with success."
Dr. Mitchell Carroll, chairman of the
building and endowment committee of
the University, this week reports that
the work has progressed so far that
the sites for the new "greater unlver
sity" will be decided upon at a very
early date. The trustees are now en
gaged in making a careful selection
of a number of sites that have been
offered, and tho plans for some of the
buildings already have been determln
ti unon, These buildings will be
erected with an especial view to con
forming with the general plan of the
"Washington Beautiful" board.
SILK TRADE GOOD,
Unless Raw Material Cheapens th Fin
ished Mstsrlal Will Advance.
XKW YOltK, May 81. According to
the animal report of the Silk Associa
tion of America, just issued, the eon
sumption of raw silk by Europe and the
United State aggregate 40,000.000
pound annually of which Die United
State eonsumea 13,000,000 pounds.
Frank Allen, the secretary, reviews
tJie ilk trade for lt year and ert
that present condition wer never more
favorable.. There I one dMurhlng fca
lure, however, and Unit is the high price
of raw llk. Not since 180.1 Imt the
price been so high, ami Mr. Allen pre
diets that wiles there is a decline In
the raw material the price of finished
'ilk will go higher.
AN EXAMINATION FOR
MIDSHIPMAN
EXAMINATION TO BE HELD IN
PUBLIC LIBRARY AT PORTLAND,
JUNE 6, 1907APPOINTMENT TO
BE MADE BY SENATOR BOURNE.
There will U held in the public 11
hrary In Portland on June 0, 1007,
tompetitiv examination for the ap
mintment of a midshipman to the An-
napoli Navttd Academy by .Senator
Bourn.- This examination will be con
ducted by Dr. C. If. Chapman of the
'Oregimlaa" stiff, and will embrace
list of applR-auts' attainment in road
in, writing, spelling, punctuation and
capitalization, grammar, geography.
I'nitud States history, world' history,
arithmetic, algebra and geometry. The
appllwnU will I required, to show what
would constitute about 83 per cent
grade la the grwmroar and high school
Utie embraced in thU lit,nd they
will have to be of sound constitution,
in perfect health, each of tle live senses
unimpaired and from Id to 20 years of
age. Those of 10 year shall be not In
Chan ft feet 2 Inches in height and at
le,t 105 pounds weight; and at let S
tent 4 inches and not 1cm than 125
pounds wehrht of 20 year old. The
applicant will have to ber all their
own expense or both examinations in
eluding railroad fares, and be prepared
to incur an additional expense of about
$205 for the required outfit of personal
effect in case the Portland examination
is nasx-d and an appointment received.
One candidate and three alternates will
b certified by Dr. Chapman I a the ex
amining board In the order of their re
spective standing In tli examination.
Senator Bourne will appoint the highest,
man to the position of mhWiImnan and
if he shall fail to pas the physical or
mental examination to be held at An
napoli on June Mb, then the appoint
ment will fall to the next highest man
and so on until one I found or all fall.
This examination I open to every boy
in Oreiron who can afford to take It, and
th fir-t appointment will go to him who
shall prove to be the best equipped
nlivsicallv and menially, a position of
Bnal distinction in the United State
navy.
It is to be boned our high schools and
college may prove themselves worthy
of the money the taxpayers are spend-
ins on tlwmi bv showing that there are
numerous young Oregonians qualified to
pa the examination.
i
"" IRISH CONVENTION.
Turn Down Plan For Limited Irish
Council Unanimously.
DUBLIN, Hay 21. The largest, most
representative and harmonious conven
tion which ever assembled in Ireland,
today, repudiated the plan for a limited
Irish council which wns .all we i.iiierui
wnverninent had to offer In the fulfill
ment of its campaign promises. Jius
... . 1 .
n.tir,n It nl the hone of the r.ome run
campaign by the present pnrliauient
nreatintF a serious split in the govern
ment's forces and may have far-reaohing
results. The temper or the convention
was plain from the beginning, no one
1 ...... .t , m
had a word to offer In Mltair oi me inn.
lTome rule or nothing was the niiani
mnn. sentiment and the renolution pro
poned by John E, Redmond, rejecting
the measure, commanded every vote.
if.tur.BT KEEP WILL FILED.
'cniCAOO. May 21. The will of Al
bert Keep, filed for probate yesterday,
diooed of $4,1500,000 In personal prop
erty and $700,000 in reality. Charitable
institutions are given $150,000. The re
mainder goes to relative.
The chief heir eventually will be Al
bert Keep Isham, grandson of Mm de
cedent, who,, when he is 32 years old
will get one-half of the residue of the
estate.
HAGUE CONFERENCE
List of Russian Delegates Now
Complete.
LIMITATIONS OF ARMAMENTS
Is the Important Question Befors th
Conference la Which Countries Take
Sides-Ruuia la With Germany and
Austria.
KT. PKTKllSUL'KU. May 8I.-1V
'list of Russia's delegate to the Hague
Pear Conference waa completed Jester-
day. Major General Yermoloff, the
military attache at London, and Col
onel MlcheWjn the military attache at
Her n. were named at the lH moment
a expert on th Drsgo doctrine, upon
with they have coiiauorawu in
treaties. Their domination Indicates
that Kussla will not maintain an at
titude of reserve In the matter f tit
son4ilratlon of this question, although
she still Mh with Aintrf and Or-
nwmv aaalnt any dteuln Of th
qne-tin of the limitation of armaments.
Diplomat her evince great Intercit
in the Anglo American negotiations re
garding the premutation of ll Wtr
question. No informal ion concerning the
attitude of the United States ha ben
received through official channel, hut
the report that Secretary Ut was not
willing to abandon the dlscusakm of
the subject of reducing the expenditure
for armament I. ha been received with
surprise a well a; disappointment by
tho diplomats who were of the opin
ion that only the acquiescence of Great
Britain was necessary to helv the en
tire matter by having Great Britain
reiiit It In su- modified fwtl that
th conference could svold It discus
sion without placing any f the power
lB the enibrraliig portion of oppos
ing the proposal or abstaining from the
debate. Negotiations to this end re
still in progress and tb nop i un
held that before th meeting of the
conference Uir will b found some
basis of settlement which will prevent
a split of the delegates Into two hos
tile camp.
Although there Is scarcely wire w
before th convocation of the conference,
the proposals which Ku-el Is to sub
mit a basis of discussion ar still
in process of elaboration. M. Nelidoff,
PmfMMf da Marten and th foreign
official and expert ar holding dally
con'erence to prepare a synopsis of
this petition whit la to b presented
to the Kmperor next week, iiennn in
formation as to the character and eop
of the proposals Is being withheld until
the approval of hi majesty ha been
secured.
SUBWAY INNOVATION.
Fire Exits With Illuminated Sign
Installed.
NEW -YORK. Uxr 2l.-An Innovation
that may wvs many lives ha Just been
made In the subway. Kir exit have
which have been put In position point
out the pUu through which, In case of
a block or a mate paenger may e
cajte without groping their way to the
station. All plans for future subways
are lsdng nwde to provide for the same
contlngenoleit.
Signs marking the point by which
escape may be mad are five feet long
am) a foot higl) and bear the word "Ex
it" in white on a ground of blue enam
el. Shaded electric light are placed
over them. Near the Illuminated legend
1 a door wMoh Oien In the air cham
ber at tho side of th track. An Iron
liul.li with a rail lead to the top of the
pit which is covered with gratings. One
section of the graMng immediately above
the ladder may be lifted up, for H Is
hinged only by a small pin.
' ASTORIA RATES REDUCED.
Oregon Railroad Commission Announced
New Agreement,
PORTLAND, May 2l.-An Oregonlan
special from Balom sayst "Tim Oregon
Railroad Commission today announced
that nn agreement had ln reached
with the Astoria & Columbia River Road
by which the passenger rate from As
toria to Seaside will be reduced from
75 cents to 00 cents and other rates be
tween the various non-competing points
will be reduced so a to make an aver
age of about three cents a mile on the
road.
MEXICAN MINISTER WITHDRAWS.
MEXICO CITY, May 21 According to
advice received here tonight Minister
Gamboa left Guatemala City late today
on the gunboat Tamplco. The Minister
went to Acjutla, Salvador,
CAS COMPANY IN
STALL NEW PLANT
MR. C00LIDGE, Or THE ASTORIA
GAS COMPANY, SrSAKS OF THE
PROPOSED , ADAMS . FRANCHISE
At the gas work yesterday afternoon
a car containing a quantity uf new ga
luamiVturlug prphruslla being
unloaded. This Included generator,
purifier, scrubbers and hr, to be
ue4 In the new plant whk th com
pny l Installing. They are about to
adopt new process to mamifacturs ga'
from oil ThU I th Improved Low
I'roco whit ha been In extsnalv us
all over California. Th recent cut
which Mi company mad in th price
of ga necessitatis a mors economical
method of mamifactur tbaa that
hitherto l employed, bqt . which had
trd It purpose under th old rat.
By th new process Of manufacturing
from oil they will b "Wed to eon
tend with th new rat and to even up
with th cut.
la discussing the proposed franchise to
Adam ct al lit. Coolldg of th ga
company said that If Adam actually
ha the proce a hit b olalm, It l
absurd for him to I trallklng with
smalt and uniuqsirtant town, such as
thus with which ho ha already Ulok-
r.sl. Titer r at IwH thr large
companies, namely th Western Ca
Construction Company, th United (3a
Improvement Company, atd th u
Machinery Company which would gladly
pay him a very handsome flgur for th
tost of th prom by which Adam
say' he ran manufacture g t th
rale of 10 cent per thousand.
It appear from th lalmnt of
Mr. Coolidge ud other that Adams
lias already carried on negotiations with
verl other town In this neghlborhood
notably St. John nnd plhly Portland
none of which negotiaton bar com
to anything. However, It may b that
In th ra of Astoria all will b well
and tht th cittern will get tbelr 79
cent ga and M-cent meters within th
next two year. Tim will show!
CHARTER AMMEND
MENTS VALID
OREGON SUPREME COURT DECIDED
THAT ASTORIA CHARTER AMEND
MENT EOLDS GOOD.
SALEM, Or, May 21,-In deciding th
validity of the Astoria city charter
amendment today, th Oregon Suprem
Court gave full fore and effect to th
latest Initiative and referendum amend
ment relating to local and special legis
lation. It held that without any gen
eral act from the leultlatur putting th
constitutional amendment into opera
tion the peopla of ths city could amend
their charter and enact city ordinance
under It. Th ea decided today was
that of the Acme Grocery A Dairy Co.,
appellant, against the City of Astoria
and August Hillstrom, respondent. '
STREETCAR SITUATION.
Carmen's Union Claim Boycott Is Pro-
. lng cnectivs.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-A gen
eral Improvement In the strwear condi
tion was reported today. The Flllmor
street and Masonic avenue lines were
put In operation. Fewer case of in
...u. tn nmsimireiM were noted. The
carmen' union expresses Itself satisfied
Willi ine munuon ami m "
boycott a(fln-t the United Railways Is
proving effective.
. ANGLO-JAP ALLIANCE.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 21,
Agreements with Great Britain nnd
Japan, according to tho Blovo are
about to be concluded. It Is expected
that the agreement will be signed
simultaneously wlt'nln two or three
weeks.
CLEARANCE SALE.
For the next 10 days I will sell my
entire stock of high-grade hats at on,
half reduced price. This Is th best
opportunity In th city to procure an
up-to-date stylish hat Call and look
at th stook. Mrs. M. Petersen, Star
Theater Dldg., Eleventh and Commer
cial streets,
CASTOR I A
For Infanti and Children.
The Kind YwHw Always Bought
Boars tho
filgnatnr o.