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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1907)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1907. M011NING ASTOHIAN, STOMA, OREGON. r(r. 5 Lookers-ArouDd Are Always Welcome Here Vt hav tin ot complete lln of holiday good iver offered la thl city. W r not Afraid to hav our Hock lnpwtoil. You may depend upon any thing we sell you. Coin la tod look, ROSS, HIGQINS & CO, Th Lwdlna Or" IERSE I1US Of THE Thrt Mor Declaration liectaratlnn of Intention to beoom cltiwn of America, wera Med in the office of Couuty Clerk Clinton ye.erday bv Kia Koluuloehtn, Demontheui h. Fnlno, and An.to A. Hay, H i""1" of tamikr Ore ' , Held For TrUl- -. , Lai Singh, th Hindu, who made threatening breaks at th Tongue Point mill the other day, pUcl under bond for W appearance and trial, by Judge Goodman, yeaUtrday, In th sum of i(X), and thi im a furnished at one. . "" . A Brace of Deed Two deed wr DM for record Ji' terday 1 MnWolin MiFartaad to Mr. A. 4 Campbell, coiweylnjr a number of lot in Knappa, for tlm um of 1750 and William Kkud el. ah to T. K. Dwler, conveying lot 1. "tlou 1, 7-7 wt. for Um coiiwucinnon wi f iw. Tbt ioat Waa Covered The death low Innnrlng to the widow of the lata Julius Strauna, of tbla city, ha been paid In full by il local repre sentative of tha A. 0. U. W. In th full aunt of $2000, which waa moat grate fully rterivrd by tha respected bene ficiary. tin Ta Maw Year! Day Bine tha Governor Intend to contlnu th "lceal holiday" till tha dawn of rwli.. If. Ilellboni & lMO yiww - Company Intend to keep their discount schedule going for that time, In order to make it feaalbla for ChrUtmat ahop per to get th benefit, ' Wrntfl-Roa A quiet wedding wwa soleninUed by Rev. Owen of the Baptlat Church yes terday nrtrnoon. when Allrt Warn ataff waa united in marriage to Mra. Martha Roe. After a abort wedding tour tJiey will return to realde In Astoria, both of them having resided bare for several year. Their friend aw extend ing congratulatlone to thet happy couple. Down For Th Day Jack O'Neill, the young represent, tiva of the 0. R. I N. Co.. and the in imitable Mite Roche, of the Denver 4 Rio Grande ytem, the two Inseparable, were buln vlsitore in Aatoria yea terday. They would have atayed a day or two but Chief uammai got new, aim they went back to the metropolis laat evening ou the A. 4 C expres. They Eitend th Benefit So long aa th people and the Gover nor Intend to apply tha "legal holiday" rule for th balance of December, Che. H. nellborn ft Company, wil extend the 20 per cent dlacount aala of furniture, for th aama length of tlraej therefor the buyer of Chriatma thing In their line, will meet with th aame valuable con-ceeilon. Rcdmen Elect Officer a. lU TKMiWr me4ttlnif of Coneoiniy Trll Xo. 7, Improved Order of Rxlmon, on Monday evening, th (following ofll ca were eled for the enaulng terrrn Kai'hem, Oeorga Laywlli lor moi, A. I- JftiCroakeyi junior muniw,, Thomaa' Dealeyj proplwt, Tlioma Wither 1 hW ( of rowd, W. 0. A, Pohl!, keH'r. of wampum, Max w. I'ohlj trurtee for thwe year, 0. K. foter. ill Inquir Further r-mintu .iiliii c. .1. Trenohard yenter- day Mimlm4el an Informal Inquiry Into the atotu ana art 01 wie youK ... ,i 1 11 &lgar wmltli auu llrman xiwweu wn have been eoniplalneU or uweiy ae i'g 11 ratal Ultlht.L i,i niiDronrlate lliiiiu that did not belong to them, and heard aomc of the more direct testimony iot inu , l.i.l vminirdtera. lie will look Into the ca further, and render a de- ,i.Um In tha matter when lie l aatia- m fully. riumar Miv tta Dravned " ' : . . . , , .... A .iil.Milniml fltilnir boat waa incucu up by Albert Miller, o Pillur lMt, near ,i.t ..1,..- Th. ttfMtt MHitained a motor engine and an examiimtkm ahowa that the- iark coll ha,l betn let ana tne en gine had been in motion until the aupply " ... . 1, 1. ni mwi tit ha.i iwwmie exnaumvo. 1 urmled the erupant or owner of the boat may ve laiien overuwr wwr etartlng the engine. Work Both Way The furniture houe of Cba. H. Hell born k Company Intend to keep pace with th expanding' limit 'of legal holi day and hav entended to oenent 01 tbelr onefifthoff a!e through the month of December, in order that the real holiday buyer may hav th ad vantage of tha bargain. Exonerate Captain l h report . of th hmpeotor on tha In vent Ration of the recent colllbm be tween the at en met Aum:l(m and: the tow Ixwt K. II. Jone, completely exonerate Captalik Walter Riwaell, maater of the tow boat, from all blanie. Cltiaen Ticket Win- Th muiiieiiiat eleetloii of the city of Cntblaimii, Wal., resulted In vlotry for the OHIuan' Ticket. IL K. Arm strong waa elected Mayor and M. Gor man, J. F. Naaaa, A. 1). flirtnie, J, It. Km ke, and V, C. Dutlcr, coiincilmcn; and C. H Warren, treurer, Llcented and Wedded- There wwb tinea young couple to apply ycntenUy fop Hirmiwtion to wed, and license were granted to Mr. Albert WanwtufT am Mr. Martha Roe, of Yotmg'a River to Mr. John Enfatrom and MIm Amand K. Jotuten, of Itlltvl SUmgh, ml to Mr, Theodore Cowell nnd MIm fiorgena Janaen, of AMoria. Tlte lutter couple wuglit the acrvleea of Jua tka Goolman lu wrfeelinst the pleasant tie they desired to aumc tot me, and that officer' promptly fulfilled their wlali at hie court room. He I Satiified Contractor Dotisan, of the well known firm of lluxtle- k Dvugan, miio have the bulkllnff of the Claftaop omintr court Ikwum", wua In the cltr for a while ye terday liipecUng the progreae ' and work of hi atiperittMsndent, Mr. lieolack', mid find everything going o wlftly aiul aatinfavtorily; and from preaent progrt, it I aafely Inferred that toe fine house will be turned over to the county authoritlea by New Year Day. The only dolay now i doe to tb non arrival of aome plumbing mipplled, and the gtund Btairway of the building, whktlt ruay come in at almont any moment. , Accident at Catblamet Joe HilMM waa brought in on a launch from OatbUmet altout 6:30 laat night and taken to St. Mrya UoapitaL Dr. ilemb raon wn called to attend to the unfurtuniite man and found him uffer Itvg from a broken leg the break Ix-ing cIikm) to the hip joint. A near a can be Itemed, Rinhop waa working in a lodging camp, and In attaching a, hook Into a log, to be moved, the book slip ped, when the donkey atarted up, and caught Win with the result a mention ed above. Dr. Ilendeiwon did all that waa poaaiblo to alleviate bl aufferinga and left bhn In a comfortable condition with lirttle fear of aorioua result. FISH COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION ' Notice to the Public: On ana after Dec 1st, 1907, all charge accounts will be dis continued and pur chases made at this store will be strictly on a CASH basis H.R.Hoefler Some very fancy Clatsop county apples on display $ 1 .2 5 per box , . Call and make your selection. . . Also some very good apples at 76 cents per box. Scholfield Mattson & Co. 112 and J20 Twelfth St. - PhonollSI . 'Phwo 931 For a VICTOR OR AN EDISOW PHONOGRAPH goto JohnsonPlionograph Co. Parlor eond Floor aver oholfl.ld A Mattion Co. MASTER FISH WARDEN VAW DUSEH MAKES REPORT TO BOARD HATCHERY OPERATIONS FOR THE SEASOIf, The Board of Fwh Commitioioner held their regular monthly meeting at, Salem yesterday and lfotenod to the report of the Maater Fifth Warden or the month of November, alao tranaacting aucn oth er buolneita a can be done during the holiday. The report in part I a follow i "Arrest and proecution during the month of November for violation of the law ptrtaJuing to the fishing industry have been aa follow! Deputy Warden Jlrown and Water Bailiff W. A. Mat made nine arreot for illegal operations of net, flhlnir without license and fUhiiig during closed season. "Water Bailiff Louis A. ITall ma.le three arresta for illegal flliing in the Clackamas River. - "Water Bailiff Thomas A. Sleerar filed a complaint in Lane county against Claud Yates for buying and peeking sal mon without a license. Defendant waa found guilty and fined t')0 and costs. The Maater Fish Warden then aub- nillted the following report on hatchery oixn '"ii ' "The extreme dry spell of weather that ve had this fall kept all of the hatchery streams so low it interfered considerably with tb aalmon ascending the streams to spawn; and when the n!n did come, late in the season, they were o severe, generally, that they cauHed such freshet in all of the stream that our temporary rack were not equal to withstand them, and those tlut broke permitted of the salmon paaa- ing by the hatcheries; and where we baa our permanent racks, tte greater num iter of the salmon passed over and went on to the extreme aouroes of the stream wl ere they will of course spawn natur ally. These fish were principally Chlnooks which will make our collection of eggs from this variety of salmon compara tively small this season, but the Silver side should be coming along for another month which should enable us to yet make a good collection of this variety of aaluion, especially, if we ore eucces ful in getting fixed up ayain and our temporary rooks repaired, and we have no more serere freshet to contend, with. "At the South Coos River hatchery we lost our raek which was a temporary affair, on the 20th, but before it broke 'w weeded in collecting-Mopply f Chinook salmon from which we took five million ear. "At the Coquille station, no damage was done and our prospects are good for a full, supply of Silverside aalmon. "At the Umpqua, Superintendent Hill lost 120,000 young fry that he had in a rearing pond on account of the dam breaking. He also lost several thousand fry in hi hatching troughs on account of the fitter tank stopping up with dirt and leave. "At the Siuslaw, we have taken 771, 50) Chinook spawn and 821,700 Silver side spawn, with prospects good for a full supply of the Silverside variety. We have a permanent rack at this station and no particular harm was done, ex ceptmg that during the exteme portion of the freshet the most of the Chinook An Old-Time Astoria Mr. and Mr. 1L J. Lango, of Part land, arrived In the cHy yesterday for 4 few days' visit with friend, all ot whom were glad to greet them again. Mr. Lamm la the editor of the Pacific Scandinavian, at the metropplis, and wu recently the hero of an exciting hold-up epbwde In which Mm. Lango and Miss Ungo, hi aister figured to their great dlaeomfort Mr. Lango waa relieved of $10, which for an editor i considered a remarkable haul. Had lie declared bis profession to the bandits it la dollar to dewberrice that he would have been "passed up" instead of being held -up. He retained hi presence, of Wind ad mirably, and long enough to dig-up. The Iodic escaped lose a they did not hap pen to have their purse with them. Special Meeting of Council ' rrhe following call ha been sent to the member of the Common Council; "Afttoria, Or, Dee. 3, 1007. "The Honorable Member of the Aatoria, Or., City Council, Gentlemen: ii tm . - . t u : H:, L.. ine wuv vi v.... .-Im nafcl., . .... -..i. rendered an opinion to the effeot .that M Agea W(J hftve tnken 256. the Counci ha the right to hold a , . aiMiwn . . . of . siiecittl meeting ftr tlie purpose of levy ing a tax for the support of the city government for the ensuing year, and also to consider the resignation of Councilman Lebeck; awl whereas this hi the time when the necessary ordinance for a tax levy should bo introduced, I have the honor to request you to meet in special session, at the City Hall, on Wednesday evening, December 4th, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock. Roqieot fully, ."HERMAN WISE, Mayor. "We accept service: J. II. Hansen, Geo. Kabnth, L. Lebeek, J. J. Robinson. W. C., Logan, H. L. Henderson, C. A. Leinemveber, P. Stangland, I O, Bel huid.B ; ,; aO PERSONAL MENTION 0 8 8 C.Mra. J. 'A. Oilbaugli returned from Baker City on lot evening's train. Mrs! Phillip Washerman, of Portland, ia in tlie city, a guest at the home of Mar. and Mrs. Isoao Bergman. Mm. Was sermnn oame down to greet tho other guests at that hospitable home, Mr., Mrs. and Mis Thurnauer. Miaa Alice Cearns, who i attending St. Mary' Academy in Portland, return ed Monday morning after spending tho Thanksgiving holiday with her mother. Editor. Williams of the Skamokawa Eagle waa an Astoria visitor Monday, and report that the aliingle mill of that vicinity are making arrangements to to sumo work the first of tlie year. Martin and John Olsen from Roasburg, Wash., mere visitors to Astoria yester day, i - ' '"' Mrs. Fred, Simington is en route to Longmont, , Colo., to make a several month visit with her parent and re latives. s. v :: . Silverside variety. Our racks at this station, which iwere temporary affairs, were damaged considerably, but a soon as the water will permit they will be put into shape again and an effort maJe to get a further supply of the Silver sides. . ' "No reports have been received from the Yaquin and Tillamook since the storm; and as we have permanent racks at each of those stations, I can only assume that everything is all right with them and that they are busy with their work .collecting spawn. - The receipts of the office for the month were $123.33. The disbursements amount ed to $3,236.58. j " 1 Piano Number with each $5 sale to WISE Customers. THE UMBRELLAPHANT .'i. L- 1 .Ll oo wnm uic wnuwri veiy uhj no ao ywf. ubh hl.'. You can'i separate an elephants trunk but you can separate the handle of a WISE umbrella, when you pack your trunk, when you need a new cover, when you go to a crowded place, take off the handle and only WISE Umbrellas will do that. Herman Wise The Clothier, who makes a Famous, AUTOMOBILE BILL. Provide for Federal Licensing of Motor Car. XEW YORK, Dec. 3. A federal auto mobile bill similar to the one introduced just before the close of the last session of Congress, will be introduced almost immediately by Congressman Cox of Xew York who bad charge of the bill at the last session. Tht bill was in- troJuceo 'It ' "so ate ' uTyffia - nothing was done with it. The bill has the back ing of the American Automobile Asso ciation. It is based on interstate traffic and provides for federal licensing of motor care. These licenses are to be in addition to the present state license, the only change being that after an owner ha taken out a license in hie own state he can tour in any other state by obtaining a federal license. Under pres ent conditions, a car must be licensed in all etates in which it travels, some state not even giving one day grace to an owner from another state to obtain another license. ' Lient, Lefort Charged With Forgery of omcer name. For Thirty Day More Chas. H. Heilbom & Company twill f all in Una with the extension of the "holi days" io far as their 20 per cent dia count sale ia concerned, and the big ad vantage will belong to the Christmas shopper aa well as to the ordinary buyer. ' v... : I - MORE GOLD ARRIVES. NEW yOItfC Doc.' 3.-fKronprinzessin Cecilie, arriving today from Bremen, brought $0,400,000 in gold. , JURY S00U COMPLETE. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 3. The jury for the trial1 of Pettibone was' passed for cause by both the state and the defense today and three peremptory challenges were exercised, two by the prosecution and one by the defense. The attorneys on both side tonight predict that the jury will be secured from the present venire, only 30 of the 100, having thus far been disposed of. The average jurors who have been accepted for tlie Petti bona'' triali are ' 15 years younger than those who served on the Haywood case. - ENGAGES IN BUSINESS. 'NEW. : HAVEN,''. Deo, 3.-Forest C. Smithson,' considered the best athlete in Yale, ha 3 loft the college ; to 'go into business in New York. Smithson comes from Portland, Ore,, and attracted con siderable attention by winning five firsts at the Yale fall game a few weeks ago. These Wet Days knock the shape out of your clothes A good pressing will give them back their trim shape. Carl Franseciiy The Astoria Tailor, does good pressing. 179 nth St. Phone IJa 37tt A complete line of Fall and Winter sample ready for your inspection. Com and look them over. . , COURTMARTIAL CONCLUDED. NEW YORK, Dec 3. The evidence in the court martial of Lieut Allen Lefort, of the U. S. Army, was concluded yester day and the court will consider tne case today. The result will not be given out until the finding lias been passed on Dy the war department and vthe president. Lieut Lctort m charged wiui lorRery, it beins claimed that he discounted notes on which the names of various brother offictera had been forsed. Lefort was ar rested several months ago when ho call ed at a hotel, for a decoy letter address ed to Major Frank H. Hodges. This Let ter mas stenailly in reply w an appli cation foi' a loan. Lefort explain his action by saying that he had been asked by Lewis F. Buck, described as a desert er from the army, to call for the letter. He knew that there had been torgenea going on and he suspected Buck, lie had secured some evidence aaamsi mm uu thought that dn this letter there would b more. He said ne expeeteo to lay tne wnoie matter neiore tne auuionues. i CASHIER'S BODY FOUND. LAWTON, Obla.; Dec. S.With head and shoulders :floating above water the body of D, .R- Rankin, the missing cashier of tho defunct Merchants and Planters Bank was found late today two miles north of Lawtion. Rankin owed tlie bank $3100 on unsecured notesi and wsi $66,21KJ short in his accounts. u "carried $25,000 life insurance made pay able to hi (wife. LONDON CORRESPONDENT DEAD, LONDON, Dec. 3. Francis J. O'Neill, of the London staff of the Associated Press, died at his home here today after an illness of several weeks. O'Neill was widely known in newspaper circles in the United States, having been connected prominently with papers m Washington and eteewLsre .before entering the Asso ciated Press service. " JUSTUY THEMSELVES. Football Expert Considers Rules An Good. NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Walter Camp, the great football expert, say that after two rears of trial the new football rule have justtifled themselves. When the rules were first adopted critics said1 that the provision requiring the ball to be advanced ten yards in ; three downs wwild result in many no score games, but the result has been exactly the oppo site. This rule also caused the abandon ment of heavy mass plays which were good: for two or three yards, but ne more. The untriedi forward pass which can be tried without serious penalty oa firt and second downs is the only fea ture of the rule which the students of football seems to think should bet cms tailed. ... , 0REG0NIANS NOMINATED. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. The Preai dent today Brut to the Senate the fol lowing nominations: .'' William C. Bristol, to be district at torney for Oregon. v , Charles W. Moore, to he register of the land office at The Dalles, On Louk S, Anifeson, to be receiver at The Dalles. " " ..' Y. G. E. Westgate, to be aurveyor general of Oregon. : Isaac I. Manning of Salem to bo con sul at Cartegena, Colombia, ' Oregon postasters -Luden R. Ferrys, Rainier j Edwin S. Abbott, Seaside; Henry S. Steward, Myrtle Point. Percy Olmstead, to be promoted in the navy from the rank of lieutenant t that of commander. - FORD ACQUITTED. SAN . FRANCISCO, December ' 3. After remaining out five houia tonight the jury returned into court with a ver dict of acquittal for Ford. . , ACTRESS IS ILL. NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Margaret ITl ington, the well known actress who ia private! life is the wife of Daniel Froh man, is ill and her part in the "Thief in which she hns been appearing as co star with Gyile Bellew, has been taken by an undlerstudy at the last few per formances. Over-exertion, it la said, 1 the cause of her breakdown.