THE M011NING ASTOPJAN. ASTOIUA. OREGON.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, IMS.
COMMON COUNCIL IN
SESSION
ROUTINE WORK AND NO FRIC
TION MARKED THE SESSION
COUNCIL COULD NOT ACT
ON TWOMBLY'S PETITION
The regular meeting of the Com
mon Council was held last evening,
Mayor Wise in the chair and all
members present. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap
proved.
The applications for liquor licenses
were granted to Peter Douval, August
Danielson, Johnson & Engstrom and
Wirkkala St Vanck were granted as
was the application of De Lashmntt
& Ford for the transfer of a liquor
license.
The application of Chas. Dahlstrom
for a refund of the amount due on
account of an unusued liquod license
amounting to $73.35 was referred to
the ways and means committee and
the citv attorney. The petition of
O. F. Morton and others in regard
to cancelling liens in the city lien
dockets as pertained to propeity
owned by Myra C Reed was not
granted.
The petition from the Evangelican
Lutheran church by John Hahn and
others asking for an arc light at
Grand avenue and Thirteenth street
was referred to the committee on
streets and public ways.
Remonstrance from Mrs. P. A.
Trullinirer and others against the
proposed improvement of Commer
cial street from Third to lot 1, in
block 3, in the Hinman tract on ac
count of the grade as at present es
tablished was referred to the street
and public ways committee.
Communication from the superin
tendent of streets in regard to certain
streets was referred to the committee
on streets and public ways.
Building permit of Carl E. Johan
son issued. Paid, $1.00.
Rxport of city physician, C. VV.j
Reaems, placed on le.
Statement of auditor and police
judge: Fines and forfeitures, $37;
failure to perfect appeal, $60; total,
$147. Placed on file.
Report of public library associa
tion: February I, 1907, to February
1, 1908: balance, $1218. Placed on file.
Certificate of ownership, Tenth
street from Irving to Kensington
avenue; of Harrison avenue, Eighth
to Tweltfh streets; of Bond street to
west endof Bond street, were all
Reams, placed on file.
The report of the assessors on
street assessment No. 158: Bond
street west from a point 800 feet west
of line of McClure's Astoria to the
west end of Bond street as extended,
$7021.25.
Street assessment No. 159, Tenth
street from the south line of Irving
avenue to the north line of Kensing
ton avenue, $4108.
Street assessment No. 160, Harri
son aveiyie from Eighth to Twelfth;
Irving avenue from Ninth to Elev
enth and Grand to Irving avenue,
$16,73120.
Ordinances.
Regulating the sale of liquor in tar
rooms, saloons and restaurants and
prohibiting boxes, booths, stalls and
private rooms, alcoves and other
rooms and apartments in connection
with bar rooms, saloons and restaur
ants was read first and second times.
' Fixing the amount to be appropri
ated each month for the benefit of the
Asoria Public Library at the sum of
$75 and appropriating said amo int
out of the general fund. Read first
and second time.
Appropriating $117.60 in favor Scow
Bay Iron Works. Read first and sec
ond time.
Appropriating out of special fund
priating out of the special fund the
sum of $1041.15 for the benefit of
Chris Larson for work done on Ninth
street sewer. Read first and second
times.
Appropriating out of the special
fund constituted to defray the costs
and expenses of improving Tenth
street from Irving to Kensington ave
nues the sum of $ -, being 80
per cent of work done for the benefit
of Heckard Bros. Read first and sec
ond time.
Appropriating 80 per cent of work
done on Irvine avenue in favor of
W. A. Goodin. Read first and sec
ond time.
Appropriating $648.37 from general
fund in favor of Palmberg & Heb
lack. Read third time and passed.
Appropriating $192.90 from general
fund in favor of J. A. Montgomery.
Read third time and passed.
Appropriating $120 from general
fund of Geo. W. Sanborn. Read third
third time and passed.
Appropriating $141.63 from general
fund in favor of Steel and Ewart.
Read third time and passed.
"Appropriating $757.80 from general
fund in favor of Heckard Bros. Read
third and passed.
Providing for time and manner of
constructing sewer on Eighth street
from north line of Harrison avenue
to south line of Lexington avenue.
Read third time and passed.
Providing for time ond manner of
improving Commercial street from
lot 1 in block 3 in the Hinman tract.
Read third time and passed.
Resolutions.
To equalise assessment for improv
ing Bond street from a point 800 feet
west of the west line of McClure's
Astoria to the west end of Bond
street extended, was adopted.
Declaring intention to establish the
grade on Thirty-ninth street, between
Franklin avenue and Irving avenue
in Adair's port of Upper Astoria.
Adopted.
To equalize assessment for improv
ing Harrison from Eighth to Twelfth
streets, etc. Adopted.
To equalize assessment for improv
ing Tenth street, Irving to Kensing
ton avenues. Adopted.
Accepting bids of W. A. Goodin to
improve Irving avenue from the east
line of Shiyely's to Fortieth street.
E. A. Gerding, Exchange street
from Tenth to Ninth streets.
Palmberg & Heblack, Exchange
street from Eleventh to Twelfth
streets.'
Report of the committee on streets
and public ways recommending that
the following bids be accepted and
the report was adopted:
W. A. Goodin, for above improve
ments, $15,539.62.
E. A. Gerding, for above improve
ments, $625.
Palmberg & Heblach, $996.
The committee on public property
was authorized to expend not to ex
ceed $60 for improvements to the
brick engine house.
The auditor was instructed to have
100 copies of the amendments to the
charter printed.
A communication from R. T.
Twombly was a matter for the Police
Commissioners, and was not considered.
The following bills were ordered
paid: H. Humbel, 308 meals to
prisoners, $61.60; A. Johnson, $12;
Prael, Eigner Transfer Co., $3.50; As-1
toria Electric Co., $462.33; pay roll
superintendent of streets, $226.90; pay
roll city surveyor, $47; Henry Pank
kula, $100 Henry Pankkula, $11.70;
Ross, Higgins & Co., $83.22; City
Lumber & Box Co., $475; Astoria
Lumber Co., $44.87; W. N. Smith,
$3.75; Ross Higgins & Co., $11; S.
Elmore & Co., $80.50; Johnson &
Morrison, $7.50; Central Drug Co.,
$2.75; Charles Rogers & Son, $2.24;
J. A. Roebling Sons & Co., $21.02;
Frank Cearns, $13.75; H. J. Foster,
$26.65; W. G. Cyrus, $2; N. Brunold,
repairing, $1.0; Palmberg & Heblach,
$70.45; O. Anderson, $1.00; Astoria
Electric Co., $35.10; John A. Mont
gomery, $192.90; Steele & Ewart,
$141.63; G. W. Sanborn, $120; P. S.
Telephone Co., $1.75; A. V. Allen, 25
cents; Palmberg & Heblack, $66187.
ASTORIA , WIRELESS
STATION
ASTORIA'S NEW WIRELESS
STATION COMPLETE-A DE
SCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM
AND ITS POSSIBILITIES.
One of the Important Duties of Physicians and
the Wen-Informed of the wona
is to lenrn its to the relative standing and reliability of the lading manufactur.
L of medioLl limit, ns the most eminent physician, are the most cure al it i to
Many Sleepless Nights, Owing to a
Persistent Cough.. Relief Found
at Last
"For several winters past my wife
has been troubled with a most persis
tent and disagreeable cough, which
invariably extended over a period of
several weeks and caused her many
sleepless nights," writes Will J. Hay-
ner, editor of the Burley, Colo., Bul
letin.
"Various remedies were tried each
year, with no beneficial results. In
November last the cought again put
in an appearance and my wife, acting
on the suggestion of a friend, pur
chased a bottle of Chamberlains
Cough Remedy. The result was in
deed marvelous. After three doses
the cough entirely disappeared and
has not manfiested itself since." This
remedy is for sale by Frank Hart
and leading druggists.
NEW TO-DAY
New Mattress Factory.
Have your old furniture and mat-
trees made new. 95 Ninth street
Ton Don't Need to Send to PortlaaA
O. H. Orkwits. 137 Tenth street, eaa
cover your umbrellas Just ss good as
they can any place on the northwest
COS fit.
Adaptable.
A city man went Into a village store
and asked for a pair of socks, size ten
The clerk said he was sorry, but they
kept only one size and that was twelve,
"What:" said the man. "You surely
don't mean to say that every one In
this village wears the same size sock?"
"Oh, no, sir. But If they happen to
be too long they pulls them up at the
heels, and If they are too short they
pulls them down at the toes'-Llpnto
cotrs.
An Astorian reporter yesterday
visited the station of the United
Wireless Telegraph Co., on the hill,
at Smith's Point, and was very much
interested in what he saw. Mr. J. M
Switser, who is testing out the in
struments, kindly explained the work
ings of the different parts of the ap
paratus, and the construction of the
station.
Two masts, each 100 feet high, are
set about 200 feet apart, and the bases
are strongly imbedded in cement. The
masts are well guyed, each having
four sets of galvanized steel guy
cables. The aerial wires connect bth
poles, and continue to the station, in
which are placed the instruments.
These instruments consist of an en
larged Morse key, a transformer, a
battery of Leyden jars used as stor
age batteries and what is known as
an oscillator, or helix, which is used for
attuning for sending messages. A
syntonizer or attuning box is also
used on the receiving end, and a cur
rent controller for the local battery.
The Leyden jars are used on the
sending wire for equalizing the volt
age used, preventing it from getting
too strong. The wire trom '..le
masts are partly grounded to prevent
the carrying to the instruments of
lightning. ,
In sending a message the operator,
bv adjusting a screw in the top of
the oscillator, attunes the instrument
for the distance needed to reach the
instrument wanted, and sends his
message 1n a like manner to that used
in the ordinary telegraph office, by
using the key. According to the nt-
tumng, the coltage ranges trom Jiu,
the original taken from the city serv
ice, which passing through the trans
former is stepped to 22,000. The
excess, above the 110 volts, is of a
static nature and is regulated accord
ing to the distance the message is
sent
In receiving a message the opera
tor wears a headpiece, similar to the
telephone head piece used in a cen
tral office, and sitting at the table, on
which the instruments are placed, is
ready to receive any message intend
ed for his station. The message passes
through the syntonizer or attuning
box to the receivers at each ear, :he
sounds coming very faintly, but the
receivers, being micraphones, they
can be heard distinctly, all extraneous
sounds being shut out by the tight-
fitting of the receivers of the opera
tors' ears. The operator can increase
the sounds by working slides on the
attuning box.
The instrument will not, as is com
monly supposed, pick up messages in
tended for another, unless it be with
in the same radius of distance, when
both instruments will be similarly at
tuned. Should an operator wish to
pick up a message passing between
two other instruments he attunes with
them, and can then catch the mes
sages passing back and forth. This
is accomplished in the attuning box.
The box has a capacity of about 1000
variations, which are accomplished by
slides working across the top of the
box and which change the attuning
instantly, they working on the prin
cipal of a switch. The operator works
these slides back and forth, and if
any messages are passing through the
air he hears them when he becomes
in accord. A list of the various sta
tions are kept in a book, with the
tones of each registered therein, for
the guidance of the operator, but as
the operator memorizes the different
calls the book is used only to refresh
his memory.
The Astoria station will be in full
ooeration in a few days and will be
in charge of "Fuzzy" Ferland.
The United Wireless Telegraph Co.
the owners of the station, recently
absorbed the Oriental Occidental Co,
of California, and took over their
stations, which are now being over
hauled and new up-to-date instru
ments are being placed in them. The
stations at Tacoma and Seattle have
been in operation for over a month,
and the Portland station, which
located on Council Crest, will be in
operation in a few days when regular
communication will be established
with the Sound cities. After the com-
nletion of the coast system which
will also include Aberdeen and Van
(nil vc r. R. C for which machines
have been ordered, and several Cali- ws ur"'
fornia points, an overland system
will be started. ,At present Denver
and Kansas City are in communica
tion as is also Dallas, Texas, which is
666 mile? from Denver, the distance
the uniform qua ty and perfect purity ot remedies prr-smi , I
known toThysicions and the Well-informed generally that the Ul.fotn.a l.g Syrup
fv iion of its correct methods and infect equipment and thecth cal character of
in iir iuit lie and comiturcmi circles wmcn
is accorded to successful and reliable houses only, and, therefore, that t name of the
Company has become a guarantee ot the excellence ei its remcuy.
TRUTH AND QUALITY
appeal to the Well-Informed in every walk of life and are essential to nermanent tw,
ce s nnd c editable standing, therefore we wish to call the attention of a I who would
enjoy good health, with its blessing, to the fact that it involves the question of right
living with all the term implies. With proper knowledge of what is lst 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 fdyantngto, but
as in many instances a simple, wholesome remedy may be invaluable il taken at the
proper time, the California Fig Syrup Co. feels that it is alike important to present
truthfully the subject and to supply the one perfect laxative remedy which has won
theappoval of physicians and the world-wide acceptance of the Well-informed because
of the excellence of the combination, known to nil. and the original method of manufac
ture, which is known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
This valuable remedy has Ixwn long and favorably known under the name of
Syrup of Figs and has attained to world-wide acceptance ns the most excellent of
family laxatives, and ns Its pure laxative principles, obtained from Senna, are wcl
known to physicians and the Well-Informed of the world to be the lest ol I na ural
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 wil always lie
called for by the shorter name of Syrup ol l igs ana to get us penencmi rmxn aiways
note, when purchasing, the full name of the Company California Iig Syrup Co.
platnly printed on the front of every package, whether you simply call for Syrup of
:.., i,. th (..il nm Svru'o of Fins 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 fifty cents per bottle.
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, 1906.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
Louisville, Ky.
San Francisco, Cal.
U S. A.
London, England.
New York, N. Y. fl
between Denver and Kansas City be
ing 637 miles.
In order to be prepared for overland )
business, the company will build
about 5000 stations, connecting the
principal cities of the United States.
Messages have been transmitted 3000
miles over water, and 1000 miles over
land, and. by placing the overland
stations in proper places, no difli-
culty will be experienced in carrying
on, successfully, an overland busi
ness.
The Atlantic squadron now on its
way to the Pacific Coast is equipped
with wireless telegraph apparlus, and
its wonderful value is shown in the
fact that the government is constant
ly in touch with the vessels, and the
world at large is kept posted on the
whereabouts of Uncle Sam's pride.
It is freely predicted, at this time,
that it will only be a question of a
few years when all ships will be com
pelled to have wireless stations, which
should bring good returns to the
Untied Wireless Company.
The company has been very suc
cessful thus far and as new stations
and vessels arc fitted out the busi
ness shows a fine increase. On Sep
tember 30, 1907, the United Wireless
Telegraph Co., had 129 ships equip
ped and the income for that month
was $19,800. There are now about 150
stations in the system, and the num
ber is greatly increasing. The com
pany has no debt and owns the best
wireless tclcarauh system in the
world. It is prepared to furnish csti
mates on the installation of plants in
steamships, and freight craft, and at
the present time are making many
such estimates. The value of the sys
tern is being realized by the sea-faring
people, many vessels having been sav
ed from total wreck by the help se
cured by the use of wireless. The
stock of this company is considered
a very good investment that will later
bring grand results and on the whole
the company's prospect is bright.
Save
Money by Buying Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.
You will pay just as much for t
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy as for any of the other cough
medicines, but you ' save money in
buyng it. The saving is in what you
get, not what you pay. The sure-to-cure-you
quality is in every bottle of
this remedy, and you get good re
suits when you take it. Neglected
colds often develop serious condi
tions, and when you buy a cough
medicine you want to be sure you are
getting one that will cure your cold.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy al-
Price 25 and SO cents
a bottle. For sale by Frank Hart and
leading druggists.
Your Regular Custom
Is what we want and we will try to merit it
by selling yoxt good, clean Groceries, and
giving you prompt service and Courteous
Treatment.
HILL'S BROS. HIGH GRADE CO EE
IS THE BEST
Acme Grocery Co.
The Up-to-Date Grocers.
3i COMMERCIAL ST. 1 PHOHI Mi
Read the Morning Astorian 60 cents
per month. Delivered by oarryier.
PLAYS SOLITAIRE.
While John C. Carlisle was speaker
of the House, senator, and secretary
of the treasury, he solved at solitaire
all questions of great pith and mo
ment that bothered his wonderful in
tellectuality, and he was familiar with
a dozen or more varieties of the game
Npw, in the practice of law he works
out his points and prepares his briefs
in the lay of the cards. Mr. Carlisle
does not walk or travel more than
necessary, nor does he indulge in
golf, tennis, or any other athletic
sports. In fact he takes no exercise
whatever and never did, and at
seventy-two is apparently a healthy
and vigorous man. Me claims that
solitaire is his only recreation, if such
it can be called.
If it had not been for a game of sol
itaire, Mr. Carlisle might have been
President of the United States. The
first winter after he was made secre
tary of the treasury, some important
financial questions arose in the Cleve
land administration, in which several
members of the cabinet, chiefly Mr.
Carlisle and J. Sterling Morton,
could not agree with Mr. Cleveland.
The contemplated bond issue was the
main point of disagreement. After
a long night session at the White
House, Carlisle and Morton talked
the matter over, and before parting
had about made up their minds to
resign. Mr. Cleveland had an intim
ation that there was danger in the air,
and sent a messingcr for Mr. Carlisle
to return to the White House, as he
wanted to go over the matter again
with him. After the second confer
ence, Carlisle returned to his TC street
residence somewhat placated, but not
satisfied over the situation, and jump
ed into his most difficult , game of
solitaire which he played furiously
until daylight. In the meantime he
had gone all over and under the ques
tion, and threshed it out clean and
made up his mind to stand by Cleve
land, tli 011 nil not fully harmonizing
in the policy of his chief.
The friends of Carlisle, Senators
Beck, Morgan, Voorhecs, Henry.
Waterson, and many others, asscrtejf
at the time, and often since, that jitid
Carlisle resigned in the winter of
1894, as he thought so stronglyjf do
ing, he, and no. Dryan, would have
been the Democratic candidate in
1896, and might have been elected.
Mr. Carlisle, in speaking of the
incident years afterwards, said, "Ah,
well, it is one of those might have
beens. Anyhow, when Cleveland put
it to me so strongly, I felt as an hon
orable man I could not desert him,
even if deserf'en had been s step to
ward the Presidency."
The refusal of Carlisle to resign
marked the real political birth of W.
J. Bryan, who up to that time was
only a grade above one of the boys
in the trenches. It is now agreed that
Mr. Cleveland's financial policy split
the Democratic party wide open, and
had there been no Cleveland there
would have been no Bryan. Success
Magazine.
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Ths Commercial.
The Commercial, Commercial stravt,
near Eleventh, as everyone knows, Is
one of the most popular retorts la As
toria. Drop In at any time and set tht
elast of people who patronise this popu
lar plaot and you will bt satisfied tft
In entertaining a gentleman friend, yon
have found the right plaot. A pleasant
game of billiards, a llttlev refreshment,
and a quiet talk helps to past a pleasant
evening.
New Grocery Stort.
Try our own mixture of ooffea the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Badollet Co., grocers. Phone Main
1281.
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