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ttrrjHj FRIDAY, M ARCH J(f, 1908.
OPENING
We wish to announce to our clientelle our Spring Millinery Opening
commencing Wednesday, March 18th, continuing three days. We
will show the most complete and up-to-date line of millinery ever
shown in Astoria. Our stock is the most select. Our styles arc the
very latest We guarantee our prices to be lower than any other
store in town. Big line from $2.00 to $6.00.
GEORGIA PENNINGTON
483 Bond Street
PERSONAL MENTION
ELKS' MINSTRELS.
Preliminary preparations for the
Elks' monster minstrel show, are
moving along with despatch. En
thusiasm is the keynote among the
members having , this enterprise in
hand and they report meeting with
much encouragement and offers of as
sistance. It can now be authoritative
ly announced that the best talent in
Astoria will participate and that this
offering by the antlcred herd will be
the most ambitious of the kind ever
seen on the local stage.
Nothing of a makeshift character is
used in the production, but all the
costumes, scenery, electrical effects
and other paraphernalia is A No. 1,
and fully as good as that carried by
the biggest and best traveling organ
izations in the country. Rehearsals
will begin actively tonight at 8 o'clock
at the Seamen's Institute on Ex
change street and it will be speedily
demonstrated to those who attend
that there will be something doing.
The keynote of the performance will
be the snappy and fast manner of
presentation, the newness and bright
ness of the music, and the local flavor
given it by the jokes which are all
applied to well known men. The com
mittee have agreed to let no guilty
man escape, and every prominent Elk
will "get his."
performer is a great feature he is
only one of many, not less valuable
which will be seen with the greatest,
most dazzling and laughter-produc
ing entertainment of the season.
WAS NOT SUICIDE.
America's Leading Comedian,
BILL SCHOLFIELD,
Appears with the Elks March 30-31.
The cut above is a correct repre-,
sentation of one of the star perform
ers of the show. This artist has been
engaged at a fearful salary and will
positively appear both nights. "Bill"
is noted not alone for his ability as a
vocalist, but also for the beauty of
his face and the classic lines of his
graceful form. He has been aptly
. styled the Appollo Belvedere of As
toria and the photographer is proud
to exhibit this magnificent picture,
which, sets off his alabaster brow,
soulful eyes and cherry-ripe lips to
such good advantage. While this
Body Disinterred Show Man Was
Murdered' Suspects Arrested.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Mar. 19.-The
body of Chas. Bennett, buried last
September at Larrtck, a suburb, a
suicide, was disinterred yesterday,
and a autopsy held, which shows that
Bennett was murdered. The disin
terment and investigation were made
by officials of Wheeling, W. Va., at
which place Chas. Cook, his girl wife,
and Jos. White, under arrest, charged
with the murder. Cook and his wife
are alleged to have confessed the
crime, implicating White. The alleg
ed murder was committed on the
West Virgina state fair grounds,
Wheeling Island, the night of Sept.
23 and robbery was the object Ben
nett, who was only 16 years old, was
selling novelties at the fair and he
displayed $45 in a public place. Mrs.
Cook, then Lila Vane, Cook, accord
ing to the confession, enticed Ben
nett to a secluded spot where he was
assulted and beaten to death and his
body thrown into the river. Four
days later the body was found in
Belmont county, Ohio, and the coro
ner rendered a verdict of suicide.
Cook, who had been playing the
piano in saloons, and the girl, ac
cording to the confession, used the
money secured to defray their wedd
ing and honeymoon expenses. It is
said that Cook gave the. first clue to
the crime during an attack of despon
dency, while drinking.
EGGS PLENTIFUL.
CHICAGO, Mar. 19. The markets
of the country, and particularly Chic
ago, have been flooded during the
last few weeks with eggs strictly
fresh- and at prices that seem fabu
lously cheap in comparison with the
exorbitant charges of a short time
ago.
Eees are coming into Chicago daily
at the rate of about fifty carloads,
which means 600,000 dozen or 7,200,-
000 eggs. Strictly fresh eggs are
selling wholesale at about 15 cents,
theowest price in five years. At re
tail the same grade of eggs should be
obtained at not more than twenty
cents.
Snator Gore calls Oklahoma the
"most overwhelmingly Democratic
State in the Union.'' Kentucky was
once a Democratic Gibraltar, but it
became sick of bad politics.
I! The Store tgSS"- U&es
for -iA r vfy ....
Women BEEmShllVEi Outfitters
EASTER SUITS
For Misses and Ladies
Ranging in price from $7.50 to $37. OO
Children's, Girls' and Ladies' Spring Jackets
From $1.35 to $12.50
Silk Shirt Waist Suits
Lingerie Suits in White and Colors, the Prettiest and
Daintiest Possibilities
Judge Frank J. Taylor left on the
noon train yesterday to spend a few
days rest (and work) on his Clatsop
farm.
Guy R. Osborne, of this city, has
returned from a two-day outing at
the metropolis, whither he went to
meet his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. II.
Osborne, of Salem, who were en
route to Spray, Washington.
R. M. Leathers was down town yes
terday for the first time since he was
stricken with the bad attack of la
grippe about 12 days ago. He is
mending slowly and must go carefully
before he resumes business at the big
boat yard.
Mrs. Etta Fink and family of Ab
erdeen are in the city.
T. J. Coleman, of Portland, was an
Astoria visitor yesterday.
J. If. Walker, of Portland, is on a
business trip here.
H. P. Savage, of Tacoma, is look
ing after business in the city.
Mrs. Carlson and mother of Clifton
are visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Jason Grable and young son
are bound for Ilwaco and were quar
tered at the Occident last night.
I SEA, BAY AND RIVER
Ship Larglemore Has Finished
Unloading Here.
CROWN OF GERMANY SAILS
The Catania, Griffith! and McDonald
Leave Out ElmoreArrivca From
Tillamook Breakwater Out For
Cooa Bay Washington Due.
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BRYAN ON CANDIDATES.
COLUMBIA. S. C Mar. 19. Wil
liam J. Bryan in a letter to Wm. E.
Gondalcs, editor of the State, says
that it is not for him to discuss the
question of advisability of candidates.
His availability as a candidate, is not
a question upon which his judgment
should be ventured or accepted.
I have simply stated that it is a
question for the voters of the party
to determine. As a democrat I have
resented the claim that a few editors
should decide this question for the
people. I am a believer in free)
speech and in a free press and I rec
ognize the right of any voter, whether
he is large or small to state his opin
ion and his reason for it, but those
that read his opinion have a right to
give it such weight as they think it
deserves."
Continuing, Mr. Bryan says:
"It is deliberately unfair in ignor
ing this question and charging the
defeats of 1896 and 1900 to me, just
as it is unfair in ignoring the still
worse defeat of 1904, when the New
York World was again the party's
adviser. I especially appreciate the
generous support that has come to
me from the Southern states. If its
democratic voters believe that I can
assist the party by being a candidate,
why should I refuse? And why
should I take the advice of a few
editors who have never been friendly
rather than the advice of millions of
democrats who have been co-labor
ers with me for more than a dceade?"
FREDERICK LAWRENCE ILL.
NEW YORK,v7far. 19.-Col. Fred
erick N. Lawrence, Point president
of the Unioq Club and formerly pres
ident of the New York Stock Ex
change is ill with pneumonia in his
apartments in West 26th. street. He
was stricken Sunday last.
Among owners and drivers of high
grade trotting horses, few men in
New York are so well known as Col.
Lawrence.
At Col. Lawrence's apartments last
night it was said that although he had
been critically ill Tuesday night, he
had improved so rapidly it was ex
pected he would recover.
PITTSBURG AGAIN FLOODED.
PITTSBURG, March 19.-A feel
ing of relief swept over Pittsburg and
vicinity early tonight whthfj e
weather bureau announced that theX
conditions had suddenly changed and
the flood which suddenly came down
on the city this morning would not
be so serious as was expected. The
flood will nevertheless be attended
by an normous loss. Thousands of
cellars and, first floors of the homes
are flooded and the muddy water is
flowing through scores of industrial
plants and it is estimated that at least
25,000 employes will be unable to
work tomorrow. The railroads are
delayed and crippled. In numerous
up-river towns business is at a standstill.
The British ship Largiemorc, Cap
tain Spencer, completed discharging
the 1600 tons of Australian coal or
dered by S. Elmore & Company, at
the Elmore dock, yesterday, and was
immediately hauled to an' anchorage
o ffthe Tongue, from whence the will
take tow today for Portland, She
is without charter as yet to far as
Captain Spencer is aware, but likely
to be engaged at an early day. Cap
tain Spencer made many friends while
in this port who will always be glad
to greet him.
The steamer Sue II. Elmore arrived
in yesterday morning from the Tilla
mook country, and was immediately
beached at the western end of the
Kinney dock, for certain repairs to
her wheel. She will go on to Port
land .today or tomorrow, The change
made in the Elmore's terminal does
not seem to lessen the time she
spends in this harbor. She is here
about as much as she ever was if not
just a bit more.
The British bark Crown of Cer-
many, wheat laden for Falmouth, and
with Lord Grcwary, son of the Earl
of .Annclesey, on board, went over
the Columbia bar yesterday on her
long voyage.
The steamship Breakwater came
down from Portland at an early hour
yesterday morning, and after a short
stay at the O. R. & N. piers, went to
sea.
The steamship Senator is due down
from Portland, en route to the Bay
City tomorrow morning very early
and will leave the O. R. & N. docks
before sunrise. v
At 11:30 o'clock yesterday morning
the American barkentine J. M. Grif
fiths, lumber laden for California.
went to sea on the hawsers of the
"Tat."
The oil tank steamer Catania did
not get out over the bar until yester
day morning; she is bound for the
California coast.
The fine schooner Alice McDonald
was among the get-aways yesterday
going over the Columbia bar at high
noon.
The steamer Washington is due
in from San Francisco at almost any
hour en route to Portland.
Noticei to Mariners.
Capt. Caudal of the British ship
"Ernest Legouve," reports that on
March 8, 1908, 6:30 a. m., in latitude
43 SO minutes north longitude 131 40
minutes west, his vessel passed with
in a cable length of a vertical mast
standing to 6 meters above the water.
It appeared as if attached to a sub
merged hull. John McNulty, nautical
expert. '
KEEPING SMALL FRUIT.
The Ohio Republican platform beats
in Ohio must not forget to carry the
State by the usual majority.
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Not 1 in 1000 who buy
Schilling's Best wants the
money.
Tour rroctf retires rcmr mntr I M 4m1
Wu fchlUlaa ' BmIi aw par Um.
Experiments have proved that for
freezing small fruits and keeping
them in cold storage for several
months, the best results can be ob-
jtained by use of a closed package,
providing it is not so tight as to pre
vent the escape of gases given off by
the fruit after it is packed and before
it is frozen.
Strawberries and blackberries were
frozen for six months in the boxes
with varying results. The flavor of
the fruit wrapped in the open crate
was tainted with the odors from other
articles in the storage rooms, and the
flavor of the fruit in the triple-wrapped
boxes was but little better, hav
inb become tainted by the carbon
dioxid gas exhaled by the fruit before
it became frozen. The flavor of the,
fruit in the double-wrapped carton,
however, was not contaminated and
retained much of the flavor of the
fresh fruit. The frozen fruit is used
in making fresh fruit pies and fruit
ices in midwinter. From illustrated
article in April Popular Mechanics.
A FRESH SUPPLY OP
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Bloaters and Lenten. Spe
cialties. AcmeGroceryGo.
THE UP-TO-DATE QROCtfRS
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VALUABLE PROPERTY
Refuses $150,000 for Fifty Feet
of Land.
REFUSED BY 1.0.0. F.LODGE
The Washington Lodge of Odd Fel
lows, Which Hat Not Collected
Any Duet For Several Years From
Its Member! Doesn't Need Money.
DETRQIT, Mar. 19.-Having no
use for the money Washington Lodge
of Odd Fellows of this city hat re
jected an offer of $150,000 for its fifty
feet of property next to the hotel St
Eclair on Randolph. The lodge re
serves only a portion of the building
for its lodge rooms and collects
enough rentals from the remaining
portions to pay all the lodge's ex
penses. In fact, it is said that there
have been no dues collected from tlte
members "for many years". The
hotel management desires to extend
its building and made an offer to the
lodge. But when thi matter came
up for consideration the members
asked what they could do with the
money, since the lodge already had
everything it could desire and with
out expense to the members. The
decision was reached that the lodge
was perfectly satisfied with its loca
tion and that money was no object.
"THE BUROOMA8TER COMINO"
At last Astoria is to be treated to
I real genuine comic opera, in
the simps of that ctever musical mav
terpiece, "The Burgomaster." II. P.'
Hill, business representative, is in the
city and completed all arrangements
for the date, Saturday, March 28f
at the Astoria Theatre. "The Burgc-"
master" is without doubt the best of
the many Pixley and Luderi' suc
cesses which include "Prince of Pit-
sen." "Woodland," "King Dodo,
"Grand Mogul," and others. Gut
Weinburg and Ruth White head the
present presenting company, both
having appeared in the original
"Burgomaster" organisation, and
along with over half a hundred others,
including the famously original Kan
garoo girls and the original New
York and Chicago production will be
brought to Astoria.
NEW TO-DAY
IDLE CARS.
Number, of. Idle. Cart. Decreasing
Very Rapidly.
NEW YORK, Mar. 19. Further
evidence of the gradual improvement
in general business which has been
going for some weeks came to hand
yesterday in the report of the Ameri
can Railroad Association, showing a
decrease in the number of idle freight
cars between Feb. 19, the date of the
previous report, and Mar. 4. During
these two weeks the number of idle
cars decreased 5,521 to 314,992. These
figures cover the period since busi
ness began to fall off last fall; March
4, 1908, 314,992 Feb. 19. 1908 320,513
Feb. 5, 1908, 343, 938; Jan. 22, 1908,
342,580; Jan. 8, 1908, 341,763; Dec. 24,
1807, 209, 310; Dec. 11, 1907, 119,339.
In November 1907, before business
conditions began to fall off the num
ber of idle cars was only 40,348,
When You Travel
Be sure that your ticket reads vH
the O. R. & N. and connections, it
costs no more than via. .other lines.
Through tickets to and from all prin
cipal points in the United States
Canada and Europe. G. W. Roberts,
Agent, O. R. & N Dock, Astoria,
"Modern" Dslights.
When man ) asses under the hands
of a barber he wants the best skilled
treatment to be had in that line. In
Astoria, the man in search of such
manipulation, goes direct to Petersen's
"Modern" shep, at 572 Commercial,
snd gets it in any of the six chairs
maintained.
The Clean Man.
The man who delights in personal
cleanliness, and enjoys his shave,
shampoo, haircut, and bath, in As
toria, always goes to the Occident
barber shop for these thingsand
gets them at their best
For Good Wood
From the Tongue Point Lumber
Company, 16-inch stove length. Call
up Prael-Eigner Transfer Co., Phone
22t
SENATOR PENROSE ILL.
PHILADELPHIA, March 19.-
United States Senator Penrose is
dangerously ill at his home here with
facial erysipelas. It was stated by his
physicians tonight that his tempera
ture had reached 104 and that his
condition was serious.
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ALL WINS ARE ALL WINNERS.
The Zapf Hardware & Furniture
Company, of this city, has just put
on the market the best and nicest
baby go-cart for the money ever
heard of in Astoria. It is the AUwin,
and is to be had at the modest figure
of $5.25. It is one of the easiest
riders in carriages, and the baby that
is indulged with one dimples all over
every time it goes out. It runs smooth
as silk and folds up till it is almost
unrecognizable. Call and examine
one before putting money into some
thing not nearly so satisfactory. The
All wins are all winners, sure enough I
The Palace Restaurant
The ever-increasing popularity of.
the Palace Restaurant is evidence
the good management, and the serv
ice, at this popular dining room. For
a long time the reputation of the
house has been of the best and it
does not wane as time progresses.
The system used, that of furnishing
the finest the market affords, and til
can be obtained, in season, is plan
that will always win, coupled as it is
with the best of cooking and prompt
service. A common saying nowadays
is "Get the Palace habit"
New Grocery Store.
Try our own mixture ot coffee the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main
1281.
Just received a new line of umbrella
covers. See C. H. Orkwiti, 137 Tenth
street
The very best board to be obtained
in the city la at "The Occident Hotel"
Ratea very reasonable. .
Kodak Supplies,
A full line of films, papers, cameras,
kodaks, etc., just received at Hart's
Drug Store.
' The Commercial
One of the coziest and most popular
resorts in the city is the Commercial
A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting
room and handsome fixtures all go to
make an agreeable meeting place for
gentlemen, there to discuss the topics
of the day, play a game of billiards
and enjoy the fine refreshments serv
ed there. The best of goods are only ,
handled, and this fast being so wsjl
known, large business is done at the
Commercial, on Commercial street,.
near Eleventh.