The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, January 15, 1908, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1907. TIIE MORNING ASTOWAN, ASTORIA. OREGON " FREAK OF THE TIDES. . At the Mouth of St. John River, Where ... Water Flow Up Hill. Speaking of fwiks of tho tide, there In nothing In thlx world to ciimI tli iibonoinuiioii at the mouth of tbo HI John rlvur, where water flown tip bill and do wd twice ilulljr. These rovers lncr foil nra In a class by tliomstilves In tlio world's uaturnl cnrhwltloa. The rlno of the tide In tlio lwy of Fundy, which ranges up to sixty fwt, vvrnRia at Ht, John bttrbor twenty eight or thirty font. ' At tlm mouth of tlm fit John river tlm gtvut body of wntor in furml through n deep it narrow gorge, On tlm. onn Ditto of thin gorge tlm harbor immn; above It tlm Ht. John rlvor, nearly Mu mile long, atietchea away into tlm province of Utipliw, When thii thlo In the Ixiy of Fundy in on the (low, tlio miters rise with itirh rapidity Unit the level In tha bar Ixtt uwmv In lea thnn tin hour con alilornlily hljjher tlm it the level In the : river. alio water In forced throiiRtt the gorge at auch a rate thut It literally full up Into tlm river, tlio ht'lght of thU rail rcmtiluic at times fourteen feet. So Bleat la the area of the river, 0 front la tha amount of wntor rising la the hnrlHir andao narrow la tlm gorge that It would tnk hoar longer thnn tha Interval of any tldo to bring the rlvor level up to that of tha harbor t btgh water. Aa a consequence, after tbo tld baa turned and la on tbo ebb In the harbor, tno level la aim o much higher than the river tlint tha tide in the river con tlnuee to rt for two or throe boure. tbo water atill falling upward. The aatno foree worka In the flow. Alter the water in the' harbor baa fallen uttiil the level lu the barter and In tbo river are the aame tbo fall downward begin. During the next few boure the harbor recedes until tbo drop from the rlvor to the harbor la aa much aa atxteon or aovonteen feet at tb very lowoat tldo. Once more the tide turn Inward and cornea ud Quirk ly. but over three hour olapae before It la sufficiently high to counteract tbo downward flow from tbe rlvor. At bair tldo there la period of aomethlng leaa than an bonr when navigation la Impossible. Boston Globe. 1 WORTHLESS TESTIMONY. The Way a Kssa Irish Lawyer Wor , Hod Anthony Trollopo. Among the atorlea in "Pages From n Adventurous Life." by J. E. Pre ton-Muddw-k, la one that Lord Alvor atone waa wont to toll wiili apprecia tion. In a (HMtoinco proaocutlon at Hertford assists a clever Irian bar . rUtor appeared for tbe dofeudant, wbo waa a poor letter carrier guilty of eome Irregularity. Among tbe wltnraoea waa Antbony Trollopo, then a government postotllt'o Inspector. After ho bad glr en hla testimony be waa handed over to the lawyer for the defenao for cross examination. "What ore you?" demanded tbe keen Irishman in a eevere and command' tng tone aonorotie with a rich brogno. ''An ofllclnl In the poatolflce," an- . awered Trollojte, aomowhot astonished by the lawyer's bnutqueneaa. ' "Anything elue 7" demanded the cross examiner, with a aunp. : "Yea: an author." Tbla little proudly. . "Wbnt la tbe name of your last bookr " 'Barcheoter Towera.' " "Now, tell mo, la there a word of truth In that book?" "Well, It la what la generally called a work of Action." "Fiction!" with ecornful curl of tbe Up. ."Fiction! That la to aay, there Isn't a word of truth In It from beginning to end?" : "I-I am afraid If you put It that way there Isn't," stammered Trollopo In an embarrassed way. With a triumphant atr, the lawyer turned to the jury. "Gentlemen." he exclaimed, "bow can you possibly convict a man on tbo evidence of a witness like tbla, who boro In thla court of justice un bluahlngly coufossca that be haa writ ton a book lu which there la not one word of truth!' , . Trollopo bod fallen squarely Into tbe pit digged for him by bis unscrupulous cross examiner. - this week; bnds it alli : ' .) ' CBE2336H ' ,' ' M ' ' " - - ' The Great mm ' : & CO. O A Grateful Lion. A lieutenant of an English reglmont stationed In Africa waa bunting for big game. lie waa fearless, but for some reason ho hesitated to shoot at the great lioness, that approached, Nearer and nearer, she canto and was limping. The big hearted soldier took out the thorn that he saw was In her foot, and she limped away gratefully, And the Britisher forgot tho Incident Not so with her ladyship. She return ed tbe next night, looked over the ros tor of the regiment and ate every offl cor that ranked the lieutenant, wbo, of course, by her act of gratitude was made a colonel, , m mm l 7 U ( 1 mjr'V,t''''tKi " J ) YVik v A 7 200' mmmmm Store ., W ns'pf . . iuivr Astoria's Greatest Clothiers. Corner Commercial and Eleventh Sts. Coupled With Big (Eastern Manufactuim . Have combined to raise a certain amount of cash in order to assist the Eastern concerns to carry on their usual business on a cash basis. Over 55,000 Cash Reduction on S14 worth of Men's and Boys' Fine Clothing, Hats and Furnishing Give the people of this community the grandest, greatest and best oppor tunity to buy the world's best goods at prices that behoove every thnftv . person'to lay in their supplies Bargain Tables Arc Spread Throughout the Big lEacli loaded with something that is heiog sold at prices so phehomioally low j .uivmui a vuat 19 lusi algnt oi. , : Don't Forget Saturday, January 18th, at lO P. M. even M0KZ7 HEEDED. Stag Carloaturos. The comedians supposed to be broad ly humorous lu our travesties are ei ther made up as Irishmen wltb green whiskers or Germ ana verging on Im becility. In France the stage butt Is a caricature of the English globe trot ter; In Germany, a freak Imitation of our depictions of Undo Bam. Travel Magnalno. , . , . ., , spy ..-')i "-'"" i '' i" -n All Ha Wanted. - j '.'Well, what do you want?" aaked tho aeronaut of his assistant, who bad begun to whimper. . . ,, "I want the earth," walled the young Must Raise 11,635,000 to Pay For 65,000 Snares Terminal Stock. CllICAOO, Jan, M. One- month more has been granted to the Baltimore and Ohio lUilroad Company la which : to raise $1,025,000 and buy tha 05,000 shares In tbo Chicago Terminal Transfer Company held by the minority stock holders. This decision was reached at tho adjourned meoting of stockholders ht tho terminal company yesterday. Another adjournment was accordingly taken to February 17. If the Baltimore and Ohio manage ment is unable to mise the money tho minority interets may carry out their threat and attack the legality of he company's lease. Under it the Baltimore and Ohio pays (100,000 per year for the use of the Grand Central station. The minority stockholders claim It Is ade quate, The possesion of tho Terminal Tmmrfor property has been one of tlio points of controversy between the Mor- gan-IIill and the llitrrlnmn interests. Tha company is now in the hands of a receiver, with judgments and costs ag gregating $19,000,000 standing against it. The minority stockholders claim It is easily worth $27,000,000 and would bring that sum if sold at auction were it not for the Baltimore and Ohio lease. This would mean an equity of $3,000,000 op $28 a shore. .; . The management of the Baltimore and Ohio Anally offered the minority stock holders $25 a share 'for thoir holdings and tho offer was accepted. The option expired on January I, but by tho action at the meeting yesterday, the JTarrlman Interests are given until February 15 to make the purchase. It is sad if this can be done, the Torgan-Hill Interests will not seek to dislodge tha Baltimore and Ohio but will oonsont to joint own ershlp, ARTIST IS ROBBED. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-V!hen a care taker visited the residence of Frederick Pinney Earlo, the artist, at Monroe. Orange county, yesterday, ho discovered that burglars had paid tho place A visit, stealing or ruining pictures, china, tugs and brio a-brao valued at more than $25,000. Mi. Earlo left about, throe months ago for Italy, following domestio complications, which gained wide pub licity at the' time. LANCDOIf STILL SILENT. SAX niAJTCISCO, Jan. K-iate to night District Attorney Langdon refused to deny' the otatement which has gone about that Abraham Ituef has) been granted immunity from prosecution and in return for tho favor haa promised to tell oa tho witness stand aU he knows about tho bribery charges against the "higher ups." The Chronicle will say tomorrow Langdon's manner and his words left no doubt in the minds of his hearers that Immunity had been granted to Ruef. His hopeful demeanor the manifest sat isfaction with which ho regarded the successful termination of tho negotia tions left no room for doubt. Whatever promises Ruef made are not to be learned from him, for he is, if possible, more non-committal than tho district attorney. ' . He was in a very hnppy frame of mind however. He was told that Lanedon had refused to divulge tho results of tht conference and remarked that "he was obliged to follow tlta very excellent sample set by the district attorney, ITe was anxious to learn whether the dis trict attorney had not let some little intimation slip. When told that Lang don hud let a very broad intimation slip and just the nature of it, he said1 that he would neither affirm, deny nor comment on it." ' i MAIL IN DANGER. KAXSAS CITY, Jan, 14. At 4:13 A. M., the Union Depot Annex, In which are located the ofllccs of the Government Mall Transfer Station, and all express companies, is on fire and the loss is ex pected . to bo very, heavy, entailing a loss of mail matter and express, which is stored there. . No further particulars at this time. At St 15 a. m.. the fire is believed toi be under control and that the main building will be saved but the loss to the express companies, Pacific Wells Fargo, Adams, United States, and the Government Mall Transfer Station, is thought to be total. No estimates of damage are as yet obtainable. ' 1 GRAIN CLEARINGS. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-ffhe total grain clearings ' for tho week ending January 11 from Faciflo Coast ports amounted to 343,277 bushels of wheat, all of which Is consigned to the United Kingdom from Portland, Or. Our nsurance narfmeaf WANTED the name and address of the man who asserts that a -V' ''f " -'f"-Vv-. f-r.0'-:' ' ::.'': v Standard Equitable Policy would be . of no value to . him. That is the man who needs to be seen by an enlightening EQUITABLE Agent 9TH STREET. liliUUII ASTORIA, OREGON 'l Will cure any case of Kidney or Bladder Disease nnt Bright's Disco 4S beypnd the reach of medicine. No medicine can do more. or DiabetfT" F, T. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.