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TERSE UltS Of TEE 10WI THOMAS IMILLE'S
WITHDRAWAL
Signed by the) Mayor
. Mayor Wise has signed all the
warrants and ordinances passed at the
edition of the common council last
Monday evening.
Daughter of Hani Laricn Dead
Esther E., the 13-year-old daughter
of Hani N. Larscn, died at the family
reidcnce, 2 Forty-third street, Tucs
day evening. The funeral will take
place from the residence Friday after
noon at 2;30 p. m. and the interment
will be at Cray's River.
Rocllit Candidate
Yeterdav the Socialist candidate
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lor tne omce 01 uimrit nwunj
the fifth judicial district, J. Y. Kauff
man, of Veronica, Columbia county,
filed his petition for nomination to
that office, with County Clerk Clin
ton in this city, in due form. '
The public ii hereby notified that
H. F. Cutting Is not, and for tome
time hts not been In any way con
nected with the American Hospital &
Relief Association of Portland, and
hat no authority to collect money or
enter Into cotract or do any business
for the association. 0. Hnderaon, aec
retary. , : 'r-
Social and Entertalnment-
The English Lutheran Ladies' Aid
Society will give their first aocial en
tertainment this Thursday,, April 23.
at the corner of Eleventh and Duane.
Refreshments server from 3 to 9 p.
m, A musical program will be ren
dered in this course of the evening.
A special welcome to the public.
Visitation Postponed
Owing to the accident at the jetty
yesterday morning in which Martin
Johnson was injured, the proposed
visitation of Beaver Lodge No. 35 and
Gateway Lodge of Rcbckah No. 77,
I 0 0 F., of this city to Lewis and
Clark Lodge No. 180 of Hammond
(to commemorate the 87th anniver
sary of the foundation of Odd Fellow
ship in this country) is postponed as
Mr. Johnson is the presiding officer
of the HammoiM Lodge.
BIO EX-SHERIFF CONFIRMS
THE RUMOR AFLOAT YES
TERDAY, AND GIVES HIS
REASONS. '
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Thomas Linvillc, independent Re
publican candidate for the office of
Sheriff of Clatsop county, has with
drawn from the contest.
This word is given forth upon the
dcclaralion of Mr. Linvillc, himself,
made to a representative of the As-
torian last evening.
The rumor was afoot here yester
day and was accompanied by a lot of
gratuitous frills as to the method and
manner and cause of his renunciation
of the pursuit, such as usually attend
matters of this sort and which are
entirely beyond the issue at hand. Of
course, ctming from the Democratic
field, the accounting for his with
drawal could not be expected to be
at all eomnlimentary to him: but his
own statement in this relation is here
and now appended. Said Mr. Lin
villc, in answer to direct inquiries
nrol hv the reporter:
, .
"Yes, 1 have retired from tne neia
of local politics as an independent
candidate for the shrievalty, of my
own choice, on my own judgment;
and not at the bidding, instance or
ncrsuasion of a living soul beyond
that espcxial influence. 1 have scan
ned the recent primary vote cast lor
Mr. Pomerov and I am convinced it
was given him largely by the open
town element. of the Astoria elec
mrt iiiiifd and abetted by the Demo
crats who pose for the same local
conditions. I am for a closed town,
and a town so regulated as to make it
hahitahte and respectable and I be
came convinced I could not command
the nrestice. on those lines, to war
mm me in oursuing the quest- My
previous record on this question is
widely known and no doubt is neia as
in mv convictions nor my measures
of enforcing them; hence I deemed it
tfhe better part of political wisdom to
withdraw and permit the dominant
wish to have sway.
"It is known that I am diametrically
opposed to dancehalls and gambling;
that I will not stand for these things
under any conditions whatever so
long as I am officially empowered to
suppress them. As" to saloons I have
fixed views that differ broadly from
many people who would invoke every
concicvable statute and ordinance
against them. I believe that in the
interior towns of ihe State, where
.the populations are essentially a
home-people, with homes to go to and
stay In when they get there, that the
Sunday law is wholly applicable and
necessary; but here in Astoria there
is a large floating population, without
home or other comfortable resort,
fishermen, loggers and other itiner
ants, to whom the open saloon on an
idle day, ii not always a source of
reckless drinking and carousal, but
rather, and often, a resort for comfort
and harmless refuge.
"If I were sheriff of thi county,
you may be sure I would close the
laloom on Sunday if th district at
torney directed me to do so, whatever
my private views might be in the mat
ter. And another thing I desire to
say, is, that 1 am heartily In favor of
every candidate before the people of
this county, committing himself, in an
open, written pledge to the public, as
to what he will do if,, the office he
seeks shall be conferred upon him,
so that the public will have something
tangible to hold against him if he
shall fail to do his promised work and
his whole duty.".
Mr. Linvillc denied' emphatically
that he had ever been approached by
any interested parties, in Astoria, or
from abroad, and that had such been
the case, there would have been no
withdrawal of his to chronicle in this
instance
Merely Negotiations
The talk of the passing of the well
known and popular stevedoring busi
ness of Brown & McCabe, which
maintains an office and business in
this city as well as at other points on
the coast, by sale to Rothschild &
Co.. is denied at the Astoria office,
where William A. Johnston presides
as agent. The interest of the widow,
of the late Captain G. A. Brown has
been in the market for some time,
and this is the extent of the negoti
able property of the old firm liable to
be involved in any change that may
occur. Had. there been anything like
complete recession of the McCabe
interests as well, Mr. Johnston says
his office would have been advised of
it very promptly. , i
Boosted Him Off-
Just as the "hostler" engine of the
A. & C. was crossing the gangway at
Fourteenth street yesterday after
noon, four lads on ' bicycles came
swinging off the 0. R. & N. dock,
bound for the city center, and one of
them, on reaching the rails, slowed
down and" began doing some fancy
stunts, apparently unobservant of the
approaching engine. When he did
n'ntir it. he' did not have time to
peddle out of line, and the engine
then slowed down to a crei
quietly boosted him off the track and
gave him a start that carried him clear
of all danger. The engine was stop
oed and the engineer got down and
looked over the little chap, and find
ing him unhurt and a lot wiser than
he was a minute before, climbed up
and went his way to the depot.
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CLATSOP COUNTY TEACHERS'
INSTITUTE OPENED YESTER
DAY WITH LARGE ATTEND
ANCE AND MARKED INTEREST.
The Clatsop County Teachers' In
stitute convened yesterday morning at
o clock at the county court house,
and in the chambers of the circuit
court, and was opened by singing
America, following by the Lord s
Prayer, recital by the teachers.
The thanks of the teacher are due
to Miss Emma Warren, Clatsop
county superintendent, who, by her
careful arrangement of the program,
and gracious supervision of its en
forcement, has made the opening of
this Institute most enjoyable as well
as instructive.
The organization was completed by
the appointment of Mr. B;anstrator,
of Seaside, as secretary and the en
rollment of teachers present, of whom
there were 68.
Prof. L. R. Traver of Monmouth
was assigned to the primary section,
as instructor in reading. Prof. Traver
is normal in his methods, forcible in
application and most interesting in
his instruction.
Prof. H. D. Sheldon of the Univer
sity of Oregon, following in this sec
tion, on numbers and gave a very help
ful and bright talk. In the advanced
section Prof. Sheldon gave geography,
from the "Standpoint of Children's
nterest" and was followed by L." R.
Alderman on arithmetic. Prof. Al
derman made this usually dry subject
bristle with the electric touches of a
born educator.
The Institute greatly apreciated
Prof. Sheldon' talk on geography and
are still puzzling their brains over
Instructor Alderman s red cube.
A chorus of girls from McClure
school sang "Rose of the Moorland,"
and an encore was repaid by A
Flower Song." This class showed
the fine training of Miss Utzkiger who
has charge of the Institute music.
Dr. Sheldon continued the instruc
tion in the advanced section by illu
strating a few. of the vital factors
which condition memory. The "Ques
tion Box" was a valued contribution
the day's work as conducted by
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now considered the proper thing. The
moulds are hard to get outside the
large cities, but users of JELL-O,
The Dainty Dessert, can get them
absolutely free. Circular in each
package explaining and illustrating
the different patterns. JELL-0 is
sold by all good grocers at 10c. per
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Dance at Uniontown.
On Saturday evening next, the
2Sth, the Uppertown Band intends to
give an enjoyable dance at Suomi
Hall in Uniontown; and it will be de
lightfully managed, Gentlemen, 50
cents; ladies free.
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Professors Sheldon, Travers and Al
derman.
At the afternoon session the Insti
tute ooened by singing "Flow Gently
Sweet Afton," Mr.' Charles H. Jones-,
leader, with . Mrs. Huden, accom
nanist: a piano solo, "Love Song,
from Mary Smith, was finely render
ed by Miss Wilma Young and in re-
i- ...
sponse ,to a strong encore, miss
Young, played "Spring Song" by
Liebling. '
Mr. Charles H. Jones of Salem was
here eiven the floor in behalf of
the Oregon Teachers' Monthly.
L. R. Alderman, Eugene superin
tendent, present the subject of "Agn
culture," giving a most interesting ac
count of a unique and successful, prac
tical experiment in agriculture where
children learned by doing.
A song was then rendered by
strong chorus from Taylor school,
"Heigh Ho! Mey June," a spirited
number. The class showed their ex
cellent training by Miss Barker; and
the accompanist was Miss Miller
Dr. II. D. Sheldon then followed
withn excellent talk on the "Note
RooV Problem in the Teaching of
History."
Pr6f. Alderman followed with
"Some ' Dont's ." valuable in their
wealth of suggestions. -
In the primary and intermediate
division Prof. L. R. Traver gave an
able exposition on , reading in the
primary grades, calling attention to
the points of accuracy, independence,
distinctness and tone and clearly illu
strating each point
Prof. Sheldon concluded the after
noon primary section woric wun a
talk on "Child Study" , which was
thoroughly appreciated.
The evening session was aevotea
to the programmed discourse of Pro
fessor Sheldon upon the working and
achievements of the National Educa
tional Association, at Los Angeles,
last year; and his summary of that
great event, where 15,000 teachers
were assembled, was replete with in
terest for the last one of his hearers
last night, and did immense credit to
his faculty for carrying massed In
formation and intricate facts through
time and' delivering them with pun
gent interest and, exact clarity to de
lighted listeners a year later. ;
Miss Annette1 Stinsonj'gUve an in
strumental solo entitled "La Pappilon,
by Laverelle; arid to cordial plaudits
responded with the "Farewell"; both
numbers being charmingly played
and happily received. ., ;
Professor Traver prefaced an earn
est plea for culture, with some humor
ous stories from his, apparently, in
exhaustible fund of fanecdote, 4and
then passed to an elaboate and start
ling explosion of the vast premium,
in actual 'money expenditure on the
vices and follies and foibles of life, as
against that expended for the main
tenance of the finer cults of life, and
education particularly. It was intense
ly interesting to its last word.
This morning the congregated
teachers will meet at the Lurline dock
at the foot of Eleventh street, to board
the fine launch, Pilot No. 2, for a
cruise to the Northshore points of
interest, and including the jetties and
Fort Stevens on the home-stretch,
providing the weather is propitious.
In default of which, adjournment wiu
be taken at once to the court house,
where the suspended program of the
forenoon will be taken up and dispos
ed of, in time for noon adjournment
to the oarlors of the First Methodist
Church, at which comfortable rendez
vous, the lunches of the throng, pre
pared for the abandoned bay trip, will
be discussed with all the pleasure of a
picnic anyway.
for todav is as
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follows:
9:00. Music: 9:10. "Training of the
Reason" H. D. Sheldon; 9:55, section
work; 11:20. "Language" L. R. Trav
er; 1:15 music; 1:25, "Oregon's School
System," L. R- Alderman; 2:05, sec
tion work; 3:15, "Impressions of the
. E. A." H. D. Sheldon.
Following is a full list of the visit
ing teachers from over the State:
Ethel M. Gerding, Knappa; b. l
Keezel, Hammond; Anna J. Young,
Albert; A. E. Koenig, Maud Dobbins,
Rose A.vMatson, Doris Bailey, Helen
W. Dickenson, Alice Ooddara, As
toria; Mabel Snelling, Beatrice Rob
!ntnn. Seaside: E. V. Hess, Warren-
ton, Maud Yoder, Seaside; Mary Gar
ner, Nellie U. Gerding, Astoria; Anna
ni;ct T wi & Clark: Mrs. Mar
garet Barry, Mary Dealey, Astoria;
Anna F. Hodgkms, fernhui; ueii
Young, Seaside; Sophia M. Anderson,
Svensen: J. Gertrude Huise, Mrs.
Jennie Busey, Esther E. Anderson,
Gertrude Harvard, Astoria; J. v. c.
Branstrator Seaside; A. L. Clark,
Kathryne Shively, Dora Badollett,
Astoria; Arabelle Davis, Seaside;
Mrs. A. L. Fulton, Miss Wunsch,
Clara G. Barker, Astoria; Maude
Furlay, Clatsop; Blodwen Davies,
Elizabeth Mullen, Nellie Anderson,
Astoria; J. F. Santee, Knappa; C; F.
Willcut, Astoria; J. Ralph Santee,
Knappa; Betsy Wooten, Grace M.
Kent. Mrs. A. E. Huden, Mary C
Miller, Astoria; F. W. Tandy, West,.
port; I.'N. Garman, Faye E. Ball, as-
tm-ia- Mrs. Ethel H. Smith, umey;
Anna M. Powell, Astoria; Worley H-
Steppe, Fort Stevens; James Springer,
T?ioi. Florence Reynolds, Augusta
Holmes, May Utzinger, Jessie Sands,
Astoria; A. T. Lee, Warrenton; Belle
Mottley, Hammond; Maret L. Set
Astoria: Hattie McCreadry,
Warrenton; Lucy B. Morton, Estella
T Thomson. Astoria; Mary M
Hoist Hamlet: M. Virginia Keene,
Albert; Lillie Lewis, Emma Knulsen,
Ester Larson, Astoria.
BUSINESS SESSION OF
PRESBYTERY .
ROUTINE BUSINESS REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES AND AP
POINTMENT OP NEW ONES
GRATIFYING GAINS IN MEMBERSHIP.
The business session of the Port
land Presbytery was held yesterday
and adjourned at 5 o'clock. The ses
sion was opened by devotional serv
ices conducted by Rev. E. N. Allen.
Several letters of dismissal were
granted. . .
The condition of the church in the
state was reported by Rex. D. A.
Thompson and showed it to be very
flourishing. During the year a net
increase of 636 members making a to-
ta of 5161. The members of the Sab
bath schools number 5635. The re
ports of the committees on self sup
port and home missions were adopt
ed. The committee on. temperance
presented a report which was approv
ed. A resolution was adopted that
the Presbytery continue its support
of the work of the Oregon Anti-Saloon
League and recommending that
all churches unite in prayer on the
day of their regular prayer meeting
just prior to the June elections for
the purpose of local option. .
The aternon session was devoted to
the reports of committees and the
appointment of new committees.
NOTICE.
Members of Beaver Lodge
No. 35, I. O. O. F., are re
quested to attend a regu
lar meeting to be held this (Thurs
day) evening at 8 o'clock. Visitors
welcome.
OLOF ANDERSON, Secretary.
t Notice.
The county court desire that the
citizens of Clatsop county may have
an opportunity to visit and inspect the
new court house and the officers hav
ing kindly consented to keep their
offices open for that purpose. Wed
nesday and Thursday, April 22 and
23 are fixed as the dates. Between
the hours of 8 a. m. and 12 m., 1 p. m.
and 5 p. m., also 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. All
arc cordially invited.
COUNTY COURT.
When tTie doctor ta called he aska:
"How ere the bowela?" They are gen
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been saved by a timely dose of Lane's
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