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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, go. Booth's Crefcent Broiled Mackerel in souse, mustard or tomato sauce. Broiled in pure California Olive Oil. Large English BLOATERS. HERRING. Sole agent for Baker's Barrington Hall Steel Cut Coffee A. V. ALJLJBN Phones Brnch Uniontown Main 71 f, Mnin 3871 Phone Main 713 Sole agent for H. C. Fry's Celebrated Cut Glass. YODNG ASTORIAN IN TROUBLE SAB NEWS OF TURDS C. NORDSTROM RECEIVED HERS YESTERDAY COMMUNITY FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO CREDIT THE STORY. The family and friends of Tune C Kordstrom, of this city, were smitten with astonishment and sorrow yesterday morning, when the information was giv en out, from unimpeachable sources, that he had deliberately committed a gross frogery in Chicago, the sum of the bad deal being put at $15,000. The story nraa so unusual that none who beard were able to credit it, and in the hope that it might be susceptible of denial or explanation or at least, of . qualification, oaAstorian reporter was sent at once to interview Cashier S. S. Gordon, of the First National Bank, as well as to Assistant Cashier John Nord strom, of the Scandinavian-American Bank, the f ather of the young man. The interviews resulted in unqualified con firmation of the news, but neither gen tleman had any possible suggestion to offer as to the reason that actuated the offense. Mr. Gordon said, among other things, that young Nordstrom had sought a few days' leave from the bank on the day before Thanksgiving, but owing to busi ness pressure at the bank it was not granted; and a day or two later he re ceived a letter from the draft-clerk, then in Pendleton, saying he had had to go -without permission and would be back in a few days. Since then nothing has been heard of Nordstrom at the bank until yesterday morning, when the bank opened its morning mail, the discovery was made of a forged draft, in favor of one C. A. Cole, that had been paid on December 3rX by the First National Bank, of Chicago. The draft was, upon its face, a glaring forgery, and Cashier Gordon at once apprised the Chicago bouse of the fact, and then be gan a search of the books for anything that might throw light upon the situa tion. It was ascertained that on the 16th of Xoevmber, young Nordstrom had purchased and paid for a draft, in the sum of $3, on the First National Bank of Chicago and payable to C. A. Cole, or, at least that was what the stub here indicated; ' the presumption being that he had filled in the face of the draft af terward including Mr. Bennett's signa ture, and presented it, 17 days later, at the Chicago bank. The signature of Assistant Cashier J. B. A. Bennett, of the First National Bank of this city had been carefully exploited in the mat ter. This was further supplemented by the use of Mr. Bennett's signature, which is alleged to have been attached to a letter of introduction, or credit, which Nordstiwn presented, in further ance of his plans, at the Chicago house. Simultaneously with the receipt of the cancelled draft for $15,000, the bank here received a letter from the Chicago bank advising it that "referring to your 'letter of introduction of November 16, onr Loudon coirespondent desires more explicit information concerning C. A. Cole," etc., etc. This would indicate that Nordstrom had presented the draft at the foreign-exchange window of the Chicago institution, had taken letters of credit abroad for the face of it, and had gone directly to England and cashed it there, for its exchange value. To date this is all the information possessed by the local bank, with the conjectures inseparable from the known facts. Mr. Gordon said further that he knew of nothing to urge the young uian to such a course; that he was quiet, orderly, and correct in all his work about the bank, and -was counted a fair ly valuable subordinate and that up to TEA We couldn't moneyback tea, if our tea weren't bet ter than tea as you know it. Tour grocer returns your money if you doa'l Iks Schilling's Best; ws par Ua this sad occurrence he was considered straight and reliable in all things. The home bank loses nothing by the tran saetion. , The father of the misguided youth, Mr. JohnNordstrom, was seen at the Scandinavian-American Bauk during the afternoon, and had but little to offer in the way of explanation. He was pro foundry disturbed by the terrible news of the day, and could not account for the impulse that had led to his son's downfall. He said that so far as he knew his son's married life was happy and his home pleasantly and carefully maintained, and that none of the family could devise an excuse or reason for the miserable climax to what was eemed to be, a fairly successful, and altogether promising, home-like, and business career. Mr. Nordstrom said further, that his son had left the city to go to Fortland, being urged thereto by 'a telegram ad vising him of a chance to sell some oil stock be possessed, for the sum of $2000, and it was in obedience to this summons that he bade his young wife and two- year-old baby goodbye on the eve of Thanksgiving and departed. The next heard from him was a letter to his wifs from Fendleton saying that he would have to go on to Chicago to conclude the oil deal, but that it was worth the time and expense, that the $2000 would stand them in good stead in the fitting of their new home, etc, etc., and this was the last that was heard from him by the family until a letter arrived from Chicago, addressed to his wife and en closing the sum of $200, with few meagTe business details. At about the same time, Mr. Nord strom had received intelligence by tele phone, from the Astoria National Bank, advising him that they had just re ceived a letter,from Turk?, at Chicago, enclosing $100, in full payment of a note they, held against him, with the endorsement of Mr. K. Osburoe thereon Almost at the same time he was op prised by the late Captain Campbell, that he had also heard from the son, his letter al?o containing $100, in settlement of an obligation which had been stand' ing for some time. Aside from these communications, no other word has been received from the boy and there is deep and poignant grief in his, and his father's home, over the almost unbeliev able details that have been unfolded so far, with the bitter anxiety for that which is yet to come. ' Plain as the facts seem to be, the mat ter is inexplicable here, as Nordstrom was highly respected throughout the city and had friends by the score, none of whom had the remotest suspicion of such a thing in connection with him. He belongs to one of the best families in the city and so far as is known, had no bad habits nor association, but, on the contrary, was peculiarly happy in all his relations about town. He not only enjoyed the confidence of the bank he served, but of other employers about the city, including the management of the Morning Astorian, where he worked for two years; all have a kindly word for the man and are utterly at saa over the crisis that has arisen in his life. The work he did at Chicago falls, fully, U to the loss, upon the bank at Chicago, and it is not known what steps they have taken to apprehend young Nordstrom. The circumstance has filled this city with sorrow, not only for the victim of this wretched impulse, but for his honored father and family, and his own wife and child, bereft of his care and sustenance. Tnrie enjoyed the prestige that at taches to the long and honorable career of his father, John Nordstrom, in this city, where that gentleman has held place after place of honor and trust, and has ever discharged them with a fidelity and rigid adherence to the highest prin ciples of business habit that bave wrought for him the distinguishing soubriquet of "Honest John Nordstrom," and for whom the entire community feels only the sorrow insperable from such an untoward circumstance as this. A NEST, HARD TO FIND. Remarkable and Artlstle Home of the Humming Bird. The home of tho humming bird ii ono ot tho most remnrknble ami artistic creations of all bird architecture. It Is a tiny, delicate cup, made of tho soft est plant dowu, saddled upon some rather slender' branch so deftly that It seems a part thereof. The saliva of tho birds Is used to compact and aecura tlio nmtorlal and llkolao to coat tho exterior with the gray green lichens so generally found upon trees. This mnkes it so assimilate with tho sur roundings that It Is a very difficult ob ject to discover. And thereby hangs a tale. A gentleman had told ma that If I would call upon him he would show me an occupied nest of a hum ming bird in his orchard. When I came, ha was out of town, but 1 thought I would sos tf I could not find the nest myself. So I made Inspection from tree to tree, and presently the fe male hummer began to fly about me anxiously. Ws played a game of hot and cold until It became evident that the nest must be In a certain low apple tree which had many dead, lichen cov ered branches. Some of these came down nearly to the ground, and for quite awhile I stood by the tree, run ning my eyes along esch branch In or der, trying to make out the nest, while the female kept darting frantically at my bead. It must have been nearly a quarter ot an hour before I discovered that I was standing almost touching the nest with my hands, having been looking right over It all the time. It contained two fresh eggs, this being In the early part of June. The branch upon which It was built was complete ly overgrown with lichens, and the nest, being covered with them, too, was wonderfully disguised, though there were no leaves to hide it.-From "Ex periences With Humming Birds," by H. K. Job, in Outing Magaslne. THE SMALLEST SCREWS. CASTOR I A Tot Infants and Children. The Kind You Havs Always Bought Bears the Signature To the Naked Eye They Look Like Specks of Oust The smallest screws In the world are those made In watch factories. They are cut from steel wire by a machine. but as the chips fall from the knife It looks as If the operator was simply cutting up the wire for bis own di version. One thing is certain no screws csn be seen, and yet a screw is made by every third operation. The fourth Jewel wheel screw Is next to Invisible, to the naked eye re sembling a speck of dust With a glass, however, It can be made out quite distinctly. It has 200 threads to sn inch. These little screws are four one-thousandth of an Inch In diam eter, and the heads are double In size. It has been estimated that an ordinary thimble would hold 100,000 of them. - About 1,000,000 of them are manu factured in the course of a month, but no attempt Is ever made to count them. In determining the number 100 of them are placed on a very delicate balance and the number of the whole quantity calculated, from the weight of these. AH the small parts of the watch are counted In this way, prob ably 00 out of the 120. When they have been cut the screws are hardened and put Into frames, about 100 to the frame, heads up. This Is done very rapidly, but entirely by the sense of touch Instead of by sight, so that a blind man with a llttlo ex perience could perform tbe task. The next step In the process Is to polish the heads in an automatic ma chine, 10.000 at a time. The plate on which this Is done Is covered with oil and a grinding compound, and on this the machine moves tbem very rapidly by a reversing motion until they are In perfect condition. Chicago Record Herald. The Drama of London's Fog. There Is a wbole world of drama bound up In the chronicles of London'? fog. This misty and mysterious vis itant, far older than Gog or Magog, which used to visit tbe watches of tbe night when the metropolis barely lifted itself out of tbe surrounding marshes, has a fund of comedy as well as trag edy. Countless murders have been committed under Its sheltering clonk, men and women have been waylaid, children have been torn from their mothers and wives from their bus bands, but on the other band there are a few Incidents of a less harrowing character. Strand Magazine. Curved Spokes, There is no doubt that an Iron wheel with curved spokes Is much more at tractive to the eye than the ordinary variety, but It Is not on account of Its appearance that It Is constructed In this manner. Wheels that are cast In variably contract a little In the process of cooling, and those made with straight spokes are always liable to crack. The curved variety, by allow ing a certain give and take In tbe metal, avoid this danger. Notice to Mariners. The following affects the List of Lights, Buoys and Daymarks, Pacific Coast, 1907s ' Clatsop Spit Buoy, 10, a first-class nun, reported missing January 0, will be replaced as soon as practicable. Washington. Puget Sound, page 84, Point Piner Shoal Buoy, 2, a third-class nun re ported missing January 6, will be re placed as soon as practicable. By order of the Lighthouse Board, P. Werlich, Commander, U. S. N In spector. TRY THIS FOR YOUR COUGH, Mix half ounce of Concent rat- ed oil of pine with two ounces of glycerine and a half pint ot good whlskoyj shuke well each lime and u In doses of a tea- spoon to a tablespootiful every four hours. This is the formula prescribed by the renowned throat and lung specialist who enlubllnhcd the camp for consumptives in the t'ino wood of Miilni' and whose remarkable euiV attract- d widespread attention among the medical fraternity. He vie- clares that it will heal the lungs and cure uny cough that is cur- able and will break up an sculo cold In twenty-four hours. The inirredlcuts can be secured from any prescription druggist at a small cot aud is easily moxed at home. lie sure not to buy tbe ordl- nary bulk oil of pine nor patent medklne Imitations frequently put up In wooden boxes, they will produce nausea on account of the Impurities they contain and fre- quently do permanent injury to ffl the kidneys. The real "Concentrated" otl of pine U put up for medical use in half ounce vinls inclosed In small tin serewtop cast's which protect it front heat and light. It Is alo said to be an excel- lent remedy for lumbago and all forms of uric ecid rheumatism. For this purpose it Is taken raw; a few drops on su-ar night v and morning. ONE IN DEATH. IPROVlDKSCK. R. I, Jan. 13.-Af,tr having passed the greater part of their lives quietly and uneventfully In sn old farm house here, Jonathan King and his wife, Abby, died last night together. The wife passed way at 8:40 o'clock and few minutes Inter the husband died. In both eases death was due to age. King was 84 years old and his wife 88. 1 mm. 1 ',1 '., J I Wnlit Ti 11 Ml ALCOHOL irKRUKNT. AesclabtcrVrp!trtafar,i iV,F tin Utc Stomactts aruliJoWb of t " V 1 -0 ,1 M I it 1 'i? PromalcsDillonflwtftil liusmullMuiiialiUKittv l ifi'-..Mc."plur.e r.er Mwrsl ftOTNAHCOTlft ThVvW A ra.n?dvfurP(mtfta vt:::.vao330rStt NSW YC1?K. 1 ill '''iS!L,rj Jtsact Copy of Wrapper. For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears Signaturo the AX In Use rur uvur Thirty Years II . m uimM mm, mi im. JUST RECEIVED a fiesh shipment of Lowney's Candies Pound Boxes 60c " and up. Boxes 15c to $2.50 Tag'g's Parlors 483 Commercial ft . 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Bond Street. i mmmmmxi une 01 tne important unties 01 rnysicians ana the Well-informed of the World is to learn as to tho relative standing and reliability of the leading manufactur ers of medicinal agents, s the most eminent physicians are the most careful as to the uniform quality and perfect purity of remedies prescribed by them, and it is well known to physicians and the Well-Informed generally that the California Fig Syrup Co., by reason of its correct methods and perfect equipment and the ethical character of its product has attained to the high standing in scientific and commercial circles which is accorded to successful and reliable houses only, and, therefore, that tke name of the Company has become a guarantee of the excellence of its remedy. TRUTH AND QUALITY appeal to the Well-Informed in every walk of life and are essential to permanent suc cess and creditable standing, therefore we wish to call tho attention of all who would enjoy good health, with its blessings, to the fact that it involres the question of right living with all the term implies. With proper knowledge of what is best each hour of recreation, of enjoyment, of contemplation and of effort may be made to contribute to that end and the use of medicines dispensed with generally to great advantage, but as in many instances a simple, wholesome remedy may be invaluable if taken at the proper time, the California Fig Syrup Co. feels that it is alike important toprescnt truthfully the subject and to supply the one perfect laxative remedy which has won the appoval of physicians and the world-wide acceptance of the Well-Informed because of the excellence of the combination, known to all, and the original method of manufac- I ture, which is known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only. This valuable remedy has been long and favorably known under the name of--Syrup of Figs and has attained to world-wide acceptance as the most excellent of family laxatives, and as its pure laxative principles, obtained from Senna, are well known to physicians and the Well-Informed of the world to be the best of natural laxatives, we have adopted the more elaborate name of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as more fully descriptive of the remedy; but doubtless it will always be called for by the shorter name of Syrup of Figs and to get its beneficial effects always note, when purchasing, the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front of every package, whether you simply call for Syrup of Figs or by the full name Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is the one laxative remedy manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and the same heretofore known by the name Syrup of Figs which has given satisfaction to millions. The genuine is for sale by all leading druggists throughout the United States in original packages of one size only, the regular price of which is ny cents per DOttre. , , , Every bottle is sold under the general guarantee of the Company, filed with the Secretary of Agriculture, at Washington, D. C, that the remedy is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Food and Drugs Act, June 30th, xoorj. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. Louisville, Ky. San Francisco, Cal. US. A. London, England. New York, N. Y. flj y