THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, '.MAT 16,
Fancy Specials
8 Oz. Bot. Pitted Selected Olives 35c
Maraschino's Cherries $1.0.0
Dnndee Marmalade (large size) 30c
16 Oz. Bot. Large Queen Olives 40c
Major Grey's Chutney 85c
8 Oz. Bot. Spanish Stuffed Olives 20
A. V. ALLEN
SOLE AGENT FOR BAKER'S BARRINCTON HALL STEEL
CUT COFFEE, 40c PER CAN.
PHONES-711 AND 3871 BRANCH PHONE-7I3
SPERRY IN COMMAND
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RAILROAD RATES
Advance in Freight Rates Fig
uredat$1.75 Per Haad
PUBLIC IS BEING AROUSED
The Railroads Shared Bountifully in
the Prosperity of the Last 10 Yean
Let Them Pay Their Share of the
Nation's Reduced Income.
CHICAGO, May. 15-Just what the
advance in freight rates proposed by
the eastern railroads within the ter
ritory of the official classification
territory alone, which comprises the
section east of the Mississippi river
and north of the Ohio, will mean in
increased cost of living is set forth in
a table of statistics by the Illinois
Manufacturers Association. The table,
together with leagal opinions and re
tonunandations, will be presented to
izj at the conference here of repre
sentatives of fifty of the largest in
dsstrial organizations of the east and
teiddle west
"The railroads propose to tax every
nan, woman and child in the country
SU5 a head" is the first contention
set forth. That is just why the Illi
nois Manufacturers Association has
called the conference on railroad rates.
The increase contemplated will raise
the present gross freight revenue of
the roads in the official classification
territory from approximately $1,000,
MG.OUO to $1.140.(XX),0i.
"There are 80,000,000 people in the
country, so each one will be called on
to contribute $1.73 per annum to cof
fers of the railroads. This is in ever
age of $9.33 from each family, or al
ost twice as much a3 the average
family pays in taxes and more than
the average contribution to religious
jrrposes. It would pay the average
man's life insurance for six months,
hey food for his family for over ten
ays.
st l n. i o 1 1 -- a
m are the shippers and so are the
working men who are out of work or
a short time. What we propose is
that this conference will result in
rousing the public so that the rail
roads will be forced to abandon their
elfish policy of attempting to shift
all the burden of hard times on the
shoulders of the public. The railroads
shared bountifully in the prosperity
ti the last ten years. Let them now
pay their share of the nation's re
ineed income'.
THE CURRENCY BILL
Effort Made to Reach an Agreement
ALDRICH BILL A SUBSTITUTE
AH the Democratic Members Voted to
Support the Aldrich in Preference
to the Vreeland Measure Only
Four Democrats Voted For it.
WASHINGTON, May 15-Vree-land
curency bin passed the house
yesterday and was delivered to the
senate today and sent to the commit
tee on finance. Aldrich promptly
made a report from the committee
substituting the Aldrich bill in an
amended form for the house measure
and in that form it was passed by the
Senate. This action threw the bill
into a conierence and an effort will
be made to reach an agreecent at an
early date.
All of the democratic members
of the committee voted to support the
Aldrich bill in preference to the
Vreeland measure but on the floor of
the senate all but four members of j
the minority voted against the pas- j
sage of bill as amended. The demo- j
crats who voted for the bill were ;
Daniel, Johnston, Owen and Teller, j
An equal number of Republicans
voted against the measure Borah
Bourne, Broan, Heyburn. Final vote,
47 ayes, 20 nay3.
retires the admiral intends to spend
two years abroad while his roungct
'daughter is at school in Switzerland
j Soon after the Thomas flag is low
ered, Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry,
'up to t hi time the commander
of the fourth division of the fleet, will
haul down his subordinate flag of red
from the main truck of the Alabama
and proceed to the Connecticut to
establish headquarters on that modern
hut already historic tughip. A hi
flag is hoisted n the tall after-truck
of the Connecticut, every ship in the
fleet will t.'f a vshite in its honor
Admiral Sperry will retain command
of the fleet during the remain
der of its voyage back to Hampton
Roads It i not intended that he
should be placed in command until
jut before the departure from San
Francisco for Honolulu oa July 7 and
that Admiral Thomas should com
mand during the tTiget bound trip
which begins Monday and will nt
end until the first of June. But Ad
miral Thomas requested relief at this
time in order that he might enjoy a
needed rest and that Admiral Sperry
might have more time to organize his
staff and impress his policy upon the
fleet before it set out on the long
cruise.
Both official and social duties in
cident to th exchange of courtesies
with hJo and foreign authorities on
the voyage from Hamption Roads de
volved upen Rear Admiral Thomas,
the illness of Admiral Evans making
it impossible for him to be about after
the f?et sailed from Trinidad, the first
of the i-u:he-n stopping places. To
the grarionsness of manner and tact
displayed by Admiral Thomas in all
of his public appearances, the officers
of the fleet attribute much of the dip
lomatic success that attended the
cruise around South America.
There's this difference betweer
the cocoa habit and the coffee
habits Cocoa maKes you healthier,
stronger, steadier, better able to
do your share. Does coffee?
LESS WAN A CENT A CUP
Is made with scrupulous, con
scientious care and old-fashioned
attention to cleanliness, purity,
goodness and quality. No cocoa
at any price can be better or more
delicious. Your grocer sells and
recommends it.
D. ChirrdlU Co,par
Sa rnWo
SURGICAL SUCCESS.
Four Ounces of Brains Removed
Without Imparing Any One
of the Senses.
EXTRADITION TREATY.
HELD COURT IN CAR.
Attorneys Met the Train at Emporia
Ripley Was on the Stand.
WASHINGTON, May 15 An ex
tradition treaty between the United
States and Portugal was the subject
cf nearly three hours' debate in exe
cutive session of the senate yesterday,
the discussion finally turning on the
iubject of state rights.
The treaty contains a provision
which stipulates that a criminal ex
tradited from Portugal shall not be
subject to capital punishment
Senator Teller raised the point that
to ratify the treaty with such a pro
vision would be to say that a man
guilty of first degree murder could
not be executed if such a man had
taken refuge in Portuguese territory
and later was surrendered to the
United States under the treaty.
Other senators on the democratic
side took the same stand. Several
Republican senators likewise criti
cised the provision. The treaty went
rer. A naturalization treaty with
Portugal was ratified.
WASHINGTON, May 13-The en
dowment of the school of mines and
mining from the proceeds of public ' Subscribe for the Morning Astorian,
land sales outside the irrigation states 60 cents per month. Contains full
k provided by a bill passed by the Associated Press reports, besides all
Senate today. the news in the local field.
NEW YORK, May 13-With four;
ounces of his brain removed, Jacob '
Ritz, 22 years old of Brooklyn, is i
i
preparing to leave St. Mary's Hos-
pital, apparently in good health and j
in possession of all his faculties. The j
operation was performed, by the sur-j
geons of the hospital and is regarded
as being entirely satisfactory. Ritz
shot himself in the head with a re
volver on April 3, the bullet entering
the side of his head. A tumor form
ed between the brain and the wall of
the skull and pressed upon the
frontol lobes.
In removing this it was found
necessary to take out about four
ounces of brain matter. Because of
the course the bullet had taken it was
believed that Ritz's senses of sight
and taste had been impaired. Tests,
however, showed that these had not
been affected.
POST CARD HALL
Entrance Whitman's Boob Store
$3000PostCardStoc!(
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
Free writing desk and material in connect
ion, also stamp department; stamps of all
denominations; post cards, books of
stamps and newspaper wrappers sold.
SEE SHOW WINDOW
Whitman's Book Store
CHICAGO, May 1S-A despatch to
the Tribune from Topeka, Kas., says:
While speeding through Kansas
yesterday the private car of E. P.
Ripley, president of the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe was turned into a
court room while the official gave
testimony in a car shortage suit.
Ripley was on his way from Califor
nia to Chicago and he was in a hurry.
The attorneys met the train at Em- i
poria and from there to Kansas City i
Mr. Ripley was on the witness stand.
A large number of suits for demur
rage under the Kansas reciprocipacal
demurrage law are pending in the
courts against the Santa Fe owing to
the car shortage a year ago.
THE
Harrington Patent Washer
Improved June 4 1907
The Agitator works on scientific. principles, forcing the suds through
the clothes by compressed air. PriCe $5.00
Use a galvinized tub 17 inches. deep and 17 inches wide, with straight
sides not flaring, with drop handles one-third from top of tub is best,
although the washer can be used in any tub or boiler. Cover clothes
with water deep enough to cover caps of washer when held down.
Press down a number of times opposite you at the outer edge of the
tub with a quick, firm pressure, before moving the washer. Then move
over the width of the machine. The washer can be used, also, to rinse
with. Do not overload it and the machine will wash as much as
any $10 washer, and do it easier and in less time. It will wash whole
carpets, Oriental rugs, lace curtains, loose wool or wooden comforts.
Follow directions and it will please you.
I
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Mr.
Incorporated
Successors to Fcrd & Stokes Co.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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STEAM ROAM
Leaving Callender Dock at
9A.M.
Will meet the American Naval Fleet off Tilla
mooH and continuing with fleet op the coast to
the Columbia River and be in close communica
tion during
MANEUVERS
Tickets now on sale at the office of the Callender
Navigation Co. at their dock foot of Fourteenth St.
t :
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I Bound Trip Tickets,,., $5 j
.1
For the entertainment of the excursionists music will
be furnished by a band during the trip
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THE LEADING BUSINESS COLLEGE
ELKS BUILDING, PORTLAND, OREGON
A course in our College means better work-Hjetter wages. If
interested, call or write for catalogue A.
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West Astoria vs Cathlamet
SUNDAY, MAY 17
A. F. C. GROUNDS
I Game Called 2:30 Adm. 25c