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and strictly prohibits
the tale ot alum
baling powder ' -
So does France
So does Germany
The tato of alum foodi
has been made fflecpl in Washington and the District of Colunv
bio, and alum baking powden are everywhere recognized at ;
To protect yourself against alum, ,
" when ordering baking powder,
raaftt i; h
Smtni
and be very lure you get Royal 5
Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape
Cream of Tartar. V It add to the digestibility and whole-'
omcnest or tne lood.
Latest Quotations In the Portland
Market
CompltU Market Report Corrected
Each Day Giving th Wboleaala
Prices ' of Commodities, Farm
Product, and Vegetable.
R.
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BELMONT SUED FOR $100,000.
NEW YORK, Mar. 6.-Augut
Belmont, president of the Jocky Club
and a hone owner of note, has been
sued for $100,000 on a charge of libel
by John II. Frcit, formerly employed
at an apprentice in Mr Belmont'
racing liable. The suit it bated on
an advertisement publuhcd in thcU. S.
Racing Journal, the official organ of
the Jocky Club, which stated that
Frcit bad left Mr. Belmont'i employ
without written leave and had there
fore broken rule 152 of the Club.
Owner and trainer were notified
not to employ him. Freit claim that
he wa discharged by Mr. Belmont
on the around that tiu stable wai to
be given up and the publication ha
prevented him from cccuring em
ployment'"" '
No Um to Die.
"I have found out that there is no
uie to die of lung trouble a long a
you can get Dr. King' New Dis
covery," yi Mr. J. P. White, of
Rushboro, Pa. "I would not be alive
today only for that wonderful medi
cine. It loosen up a cough quicker
than anything else, and cure lung
dieaie even after the case is pro
nounced hopeless." This moit reliable
remedy for cough and colds, " la
grippe, asthma, bronchiti and hoarse
net, i told under guarantee at Cha.
Roger & Son' drug (tore. 50c and
$1.00. Trial bottle free.
FIRE ARMS STOLEN.
NEW YORK, Mar. 6.-Hans Tauc
her, husband of Mme. Gadskl, the
famous opera singer, has reported to
the police the loss of fifty revolvers,
all of them gold plated and many of
them set with diamonds and other
jewels. Mr. Taucher represents in
New York a famous German fire
arms factory and has an office in
Thomas Street. A few days ago he
was approached by two men who said
they desired to make a contract for
the shipment of a large supply of fire
arms to Morocco. "" -': '
They arranged to meet Mr Tauc
her at the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
the next day and introduce him to two
representatives of the Morocco gov
ernment who had been ent here to
negotiate for the arms.
Mr. Taucher went to the hotel but
did not find the men he was to meet.
After several hours he returned to
his office to find that a.panal had
been cut out of the door and the
revolver, all of them samples and
very valuable, had been carried away.
CAMPAIGN OF PUBLICITY.
CHICAGO, Mar. 6.-A campaign
of publicity to counteract the effect of
the present prohibition wave was
decided upon by the board of trustees
of the United States Brewers Associ
atjon at a meeting held here yester
day. '
The meeting was attended by
Col. Casta ve Pabst of Milwaukee,
Edward A. Faust of St. Louis, Wm
llann of St. Paul and other leading
brewers from all parts of the country.
The object of the gathering was to
extend the work of the organization
committee going on all over the coun
try under the auspices of the Associa
tion.
Many of the brewers had just re
turned from a big brewers meeting in
New Orleans and reports were re
ceived from many Southern commun
ities to the effect that prohibition in
towns that have gone "dry" in those
states has been a failure. - ; M
That board decided to investigate
conditions all over the country with
reference to the liquor business, both
in "open and in "dry" communities
and to publish the results for the
benefit of the country. Literature on
the economic aspects of the business
and other phases of the traffic will be
prepared by the organization com
mittee and distributed in every city
and community in the nation.
Probably it Is your stomach and not
your heart that causes pain in neigh
borhood of the heart. If it is, Lane's
Family Medicine will give relief. 25
cents at druggist.
February Official Tide Tables
Compiled by the U. S. Government for
j MARCH. 1908.
High Wiater.
Data.
MARCH, 1908.
A. M
HTINDAT ...... 1
SUNDAY 1
Monday 2
Tuesday 8
Wednesday ..... 4
Thursday ........ 8
Friday
Saturday ....... 7
SUNDAY ..8
Monday ......... 9
Tuesday ,. 10
Wednesday 11
Thursday 12
Friday ,.n
Saturday 14
SUNDAY 15
Monday 10
Tuesday 17
Wednesday .....18
Thursday ilfl
Friday ..........20
Saturday .......81
SUNDAY 22
Monday ,....,....23
Tuesday ,,, 24
Wednesday 2f
Thursday ,,,,,,,26
Friday 27
Saturday ,,,..,.28;
SUNDAY ...... 2
Monday ...... ...in
Tuesday ........II
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Date. Jun. Jjt 1 h.m, (ft.
SUNDAY 1 6:00 a.9r:80-O
Monday 2 6:60 1.9 7:14 -0.6
Tuesday 8 7:87 1.8 7:54 -0.8
Wednesday 4 8:17 0.8 8:84 0.8
Thursday ,.. 6 9:00 0.6 9:10 0.8
Friday .......... 6 9:60 0.6 9:68 1.6
Saturday 710:40 0.610:40 8.4
SUNDAY 8 11:88 0.811:80 8.1
Monday 9 12:40 0.9
Tuesday .....,,.,10 0:20 1.7 1:46 1.1
Wednesday 11 1:46 4.0 2:66 1.0
Thursday 12 8:10 4.0 8:66 0.8
Friday ..IS 4:20 8.7 :46 0.7
Saturday ...14 6:14 8.2 6:80 0.6
SUNDAY .......15 6:55 8.8 6:05 0.6
Monday ...16 6:80 2.8 6:86 0.7
Tuesday 17 7:00 1.8 7:06 0.8
Wednesday .....18 7:25 1.8 7:24 1.0
Thursday 19 7:56 1.0 8:05 1.8
Friday .....20 8:80 0.7 8:38 1.7
Saturday 21 9:08 0.5 9:14 9.2
SUNDAY 22 9:65 0.4 9:60 2.9
Monday 23 10:45 0.4 10:38 8.4
Tuesday 24 11:46 0.5 11:88 8.9
Wednesday .....25 12:65 0.6
Thursday 26 1:04 4.2 2:15 0.7
Friday 27 2:40 4.0 8:80 0.6
Saturday 38 4:00 8.4 4:80 0.8
SUNDAY. 29 6:02 1.6 6:20 0.8
20 6:60 1,7 8:06 0.2
Tuesday 81 1:84 9.9 1:48 0.6
TUB MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
n l-tb packages, 8c; Fard, 15-tt) boxes,
1 I II All hw
SfftfTV 6VAm
;;LardKettl-fendered tiwees,' lHc;
tubs, 12c: 50s. 12c: 20s. 12k: 10s.
12ic; 5s, 121c, Standard pure: Tierces,
ic ie; compound, tierces, 8c; leaf,
136
Raisin Loose muscatels, 3-crown.
77c; 4-crown, 7i8c; j bleached
seedleii Sultana, 9i2212c: unbleach
ed seedless Sultanas, 88ic; London
layers. 3-crown, whole boxes of 20
pounds, $2.00; 2-crown, $1.75.
Canned salmon Columbia River,
I-lb talis, $2.10; 2-tb tall, $3.00;
fancy, 1-lb flat. $2.25: 4-'lb flats.
$10; fancy, 1-lb, ovals, $2.75; Alaska
tall, pink, 95c; red. $1.40: nominal.
Z, tails, $2.25.
Spice-Clove, 25c lb: chillies.
13ic lb.
Salt-Bale of 75-2. bale. $2.15:
bale of 60-3. $2.15: bale of 40-4.
bale, $2.15; bale of 15-10. bale, $2.15;
bags, 50s, ine. ton. $16.50: bats. 50c:
genuine Liverpool, ton, $18; bags,
50s, 1-ground, $13.50; 100s,. ton. $13:
R. S. V. P., 20 5-lb carton. $2.25:
S. V. P 3-lb carton. S1.75: Liv.
rpool, lump, per ton, $20.50,
Nut Walnut. 15i(2!20c oer lb:
filberts, 16c; Brazils," 20c: pecans. 14
20c; hickory, 8c; Virgina peanuts,
6lc; Jumbo Virginia peanuts. 7c: Jao-
anete peanuts, 6ic; chestnuts, Italian,
10c; Ohio, 25c; cocoanuts. dozen. 90c
$1.00; pine nuts, 17ic lb.
Produce.
Butter Country creamery. 321c(2D
38k; city creamery, 371c; store, 15
loc; butter fat, 3336c.
. Eggs Ranch, candled. 18(19c.
Cheese Young America, 17c: Ore
gon full cream, flat, 15(2151.
Honey Dark, ll(S!i2c: amber. 12
13; fancy white, 141(315.
Poultry Old rooster, 96110c lb:
hens, 1213c lb; dresied itock, 1
lie higher than live; ducks, 1415c
R; turkeys,. live, ll12c lb.; dresied,
15c lb; geese, live, 9(210c lb: oiseons.
old, $1 per dozen; squab, $23 per
dozen.
VegeUblea. '
Cabbage-$1125 cwt; cauliflower.
$1.85 crate; celery, $4.005.00 crate;
parsley, $125; hothouse lettuce. $1.00
Q12S box; head, 75c dozen: oinach.
box, $125; Brussels sprouts. 8c; arti
chokes, 90c $1.00 dozen; tomatoes,
$4.505.50 crate; pepper, 221c lb;
beans, green and wax, 20c lb; peas,
lOo lb; egg plant, 20c lb; beets, $1.00
per cwt; turnips, 75c$l oer cwt:
carrots, 50c$l per cwt: cucumbers.
$22.50 dozen; green onions, 40c
dozed. ,
Potatoes Buying price. 4050c
per cwt; sweet, $3.50 per cwt
Onions Buying, price, $2225
per cwt
Hops, Wool Hides, Etc.
Hop 1907 crop, 451c lb. .
Wool-Valley, 1618c: Eastern
Oregon, 12 18c, as to shrinkage.
Cascara Sagrada (chittim bark) 4
51c per lb. .,: .
Beeswax Good, clean and pure. 22
25c per lb.
Tallow Prime, 5c; ' Na 2 and
grease, 26c per lb.
Oregon Graperoot Per 100 pounds.
$35.
Hides-Dry hides, Na 1. 121c lb:
dry, Na 1, 12c lb; dry salted, one
third less; dry calf, 14c lb: salted
steers, 5c pound; salted cows, 4c lb;
stags and bulls, 3c lb; kip, 5c lb;
calf, 9c lb; green stock, lc less:
sheepskins, shearlings, 10 25c; short
wool, 3040c; medium and long
wool, according to quality, 50tb90c;
dry horses, 50c$l; dry colt, 25c; an
gora, 80c $1; goat, oemmon, 10
20&
; ' : Oils, Lead, Etc
Coal Oil Union and pearl and as
tral oil, cases, 181c per gallon: water
white, iron barrels, He; eocene and
extra star, cases, 21k; headlight oil,
cases, 191c; iron barrels, 121c; elaine,
cases, 28c.
Turpentine In cases, 72c: in wood
barrels, 691c; in iron barrels, 65c; in
10-case lots, 71c ,
Benzine V. M. and P. and Union
Naphtha, cases, 19k; iron barrels,
121c
Linseed Oil Raw. 5-barrel lots.
51c; 1-barrel lots, 52c; in cases, 58c;
boiled, 5-barrel lots, 53c; 1-barrel
lots, 54c; in cases, 60c
Gasoline Union and Red . Crown.
bbls., 17k; cases, 241c Motor, bbls
171c; cases, 241c. 86 degrees, bbls.,
30c; cases, 371c Engine Distillate,
bbls., 10c; cases, 171c 1 1
Lead Strictly pure white lead, in
ton lots, 7!c; 500-lb lots, 8c less; less
than 500 lbs., 81c; red lead and lith
arge; lc higher than white.
PORTLAND, March 6-There was
more life in the poultry market today
than for a week past, and liens and
chickens were quoted at a slight ad
vance, 13 to 14 cents a pound being
the prices named. At these gure
tale were fairly free and most tock
were cleaned up. There wa even
some demand for dressed turkey at
16 to 17 cents, but live birds were not
wanted at any price. Duck move in
a ilow way at the former quotation
and there is practically no demand fof
geese, either live or dressed. Eggs
are steady around 18 cent.
Grain, Flour, Feed.
Wheat-Club, 82c; Valley, 82c;
bluestem, 84c; red Russian, 80c.
Oats Producers' price: White,
$28; gray, $2627.
Flour Hard wheat, patent, $4.1
straight, $4.00; graham, $4.50; rye, $5;
whole wheat flour, $4.45; Dakota,
$6.406.60; Eastern rye, $6.60
Pillsburg, $7; Corvallis', $4.40.
, Rye $1.40 per cwt
Corn-Whole, $32.50; cracked,
$33.50 per ton. .
Hay Wholesale selling prices
Valley timothy, $1718; Eastern
Oregon, $2021 ; clover, $14 IS;
alfalfa, $1213.
Grain bags Domestic, 81c; Cal
cutta, 9c
- Millfeed City bran, $24.50; coun
try bran, $25.50; city shorts, $26;
country shorts, $27; chop, $22; mid.
dlings, $30.50.
Barley Producers' prices: Brewing
$2a50; feed, $27; rolled, $28 29.
Buckwheat $36 per ton.
Cereal Foods Rolled oats, cream,
90-lb. sacks, $7; lower grade, $6.50;
oatmeal, steel cut, 45-lb. sack, $8;
9-tb. tacks, $4.25 per bale; oatmeal
(ground), 45-lb. tack, $7.50 per bar
rcl; 9-lb. tacks, $4.00 per bale; split
peas, $4.50 per 100-lb. jacks; 25-lb.
boxes, $1.25 per box ;pastry flour,
10-lb. sacks, $2.75 per bale.
Fresh Meata and Fish.
Oysters Shoalwater Bay, per gal
lon, $2.25; per sack, $4.50; Toke
Point, $1.60 per 100; Olympiat (120
lb.), $6; Olympias, per gallon, $2.25.
Freh Meats Veal, fancy, 100 lbs.,
averag, 991c; 100 to 150 lbs., 8
81c lb.; large and coarse, 57c; hogs,
fancy block, 771c; heavies, 6 7c;
beef, bulls, 31 4c; cows, 45c;
steers, 51c 6c; muttons, medium
size, 10 lie; large and coarse, 89c
Clams Little neck, per box, $2.50;
razor clams, $2.00 per box.
Fish Halibut, 6c; black cod, 8c;
black bass, per lb., 20c; striped bass,
13c; smelt, 7c; herring, 51c; flounders,
6c; catfish, 11c; shrimp, 10c; perch,
7c; sturgeon, 12k; sea trout, 18c; torn
cod, 10c; salmon, silversides, 9c;
steelheads, 11c; chinooks, 12c lb.;
lobsters, 25c lb.
.. Fruit
Domestic Fruits Apples, fancy,
$1.752.50 box; common to good, $1
1.50 box; pears, $1.752.00 box;
cranberries, $7.009 per barrel
Dried Fruits Apples, 910c per
pound; apricots, 27 29c; peaches, 11
13c; pears, lll14c; Italian prunes,
5 6c; California igs, white, in sacks,
7k per pound; black, 67c; bricks,
75c$2.25 per box; Smyrna, 16 171c
per pound; dates, Persian, 617c per
pound , ,
Tropical , Fruits Lemons, $2.00
3.50 box; limes, 75c per 100; oranges,
new navels, $1.752.50 box; grape
fruit, $3.504.00 box; bananas, 5c
lb.; crated, 51c lb.; tangerines, $1.40
1.50 box; pineapples, $45 dozen. .
Groceries, Provisions, Etc
Sugar (sack basis) D. G., $5.65;
XX, $5.45; beets. $5.45; Golden C,
$3.50; extra C, $5.15; powdered, $5.80;
boxes, 55c cwt advance over ; sack
basis; fruit or berry sugar, $5,65;
boxes, 55c cwt advance over sack
basis (less lc if pai dfor in 15 days),
s Coffee Mocha, 2428c; ' Java,
fancy, 2528c; Java, good, 20 24c;
Java, ordinary, 1720c; Costa Rica,
fancy, 1820c; Costa Rica, good, 16
18c; Arbuckle, $16.63 cwt.; Lion,
$15.88 cwt; Colombia coffee, 14c lb.;
Salvador, lU141c
RiceImperial Japan, No. 1, $6.25;
Southern Japan, $5.255.75; broken,
5c ; head, fancy, $66.75.
Sago and Tapioca k. '
Provisions Hams, large, 13c;
small, 13c; picnic, 91c; boiled hams,
22c; boiled picnic, 28c; breakfast,
bacon, fancy 22c; English, 151c; dry
salted short clears, 10c; backs, 10c
Dates Golden, 60-lb boxes, 66!c;
At Astoria, in the Stite.nf Ciran
the close of business, February 14,
r. ..... RESouRCES. ,
Loans and diieounti i4ntSQ7l
Overdrafts, secured and un- -
f ecured . '1,898.91
culation . 47nmnn
Premium on V. S. Bonds.. I,40o!o0
Bonds, securities, ete MO.Vinn
Due from National Bank
(not reserve aronti 51 7!M (H
Due from State Banks and '
Banker 46,085.15
Due irom approved reserve
REPORT OP THE CONDITION
OF THE
cash
200,595.03
487.62
Checks and other
items . .
Mnti.1l flf Athp ' KTair.4f
Bank. dt05f!nn
Nickels and cent......... ?2 SI
Lawful money reserve in
Bank, viz.:
Specia .$194,000
LmaUmdrr nli 170 IQilTniW
Redemption fund with U. S.
fr ... i if . .
ircasurer per cent cir
culation) 250.00
Total . ....$1,019,945.87
' LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $100,000.00
Surplus fund 25,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid... Z4,4U&91
National Bank notes out
standing ii7iTnnn
Individual deposits sub
ject to check.. $646,648.86 '
Demand certificates of de
posit . . S176.513.10
Certified checks.. 375.00 823,536.96
Total
..$1,019,943.87
State of Oregon, County of Clat
op ss.:
1. S. S. Gordon. Cashier of th
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
a. a. wnu'.iix,
: - . Cashier.
nhvrrihff flnH twnrfi tn hfnr mm
this 21st day of February. 1908.
K. Jf. NUU.NAN,
Notary-Public
Correct Attest:
w. f. McGregor,
. .. J. WESLEY LADD,
G. C. FLAVEL,
'Director.
ASTORIA
DANCING
SCHOOL
Kearney Hall, Exchange St
Opposite Skating Rink
A ipecial Course of 10 Lessons for
Ladies. The latest and most approved
ideas in Dancing. $2.50 for .full
Course School opens every after
noon and evening. TeL Black 2415.
At Astoria. In th Stila ftf
at the close of business, February
it, ' '
" r RESOURCES.
Loan and discounts...... 4380,786.76
Overdrafts, secured and tin
ecured.. .............. 2,814.5$
U. S. Bond to tecure cir
culation . . a? wirw
U. S. Bond to tecure U. & '
Deposit 20,000.00
Other Bond to secure U.
S. deposits 34,000.00
Premium on U. S. Bond.. 3,045.00
Bond, ecurities, etc 6521.48
Banking house, furniture,
' and hx tnra A IWI AA
............ . ,wuv.VV
Other real estate owned... 8233.41
Due from State Banks and
Bankers. 007171
Due from approved reserve
Kent 140,741
Check and other cash
item . . . IMH
Notes of other National
Banks . . -tiwim
Fractional paper currency,
nickels, and cents 964.86
Lawful money reserve in
Bank, viz:
Specie $122,840.15
Legal-tender notes $8,150.00 130,990.15
Redemption fund with U.
a. Treasurer (5 per cent
circulation) 2J75.00
Total .$855,37160
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. ......$ 50,000.00
Surplus fund 50,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid.... 16244.41
National Bank notes out
standing 46.900.00
Individual deposits subject
to check S278.54A.U
Demand certificates of de
posit ....$ 52716.18
Time certificates of de- '
nosit . . KM 87.17 -
Certified check.. 90.00
U. S. deposits.... $50,00a00 692228.19
Total. ...$85572L60
Sute of Oregon, County of Clat
sop, ss.:
I. I. &. Hiirmnt. CaMrr nf
above-named bank, do solemn lv
swear that the above statement u
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
J. E. HIGGINS,
! Cashier.
Siihxrrihd and Mnrn tn IIm
this 24th day of February, 1908.
A X FERGUSON,
. Notary Public
Correct Attest:
GEO. H. GEORGE.
I MANSUR,
.. A. SCHERNECKAU,
, . .. , .... Directors.
No Cause on Record.
There is no case on record of a
cough or cold resulting in pneumonia
or consumption after Foley's Honey
and Tar has been taken, as it will stop
your cough and break up your cold
quickly. Refuse any but the genuine
Foley" Honey and Tar in a vellow
package. Contain no opiate and 1
safe and ure. T. F. Laurin. Owl
Drug Store.
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, 60 YEARS
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