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TUESDAY. MAY 19. 1908. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. ....Wednesday Is Don't forget to get a good supply of our seas onable Picnic Goods today. We close to morrow. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. LEADING E IS l) IK 1 Notice Given It id announced by those in author ity that the . Atoria public library will cl"c it doom all of tomorrow, in order to jjivc everyone a chance to nee the tlm o by, Mayor Wise Wire Sperry At the reuet of the Wirete Com pany Mayor Vie unit ft incsKnitc to the coming fleet n folluw: "Astoria people nil feel merry at the approach of Admiral Sperry, All hi officer ami men. Shall we nee you? Tell us when, Herman Wine, Mayor," Ldie Aid Society The Ladic' Aid Society of the m First Lutheran church will be enter ' taincd ihU week, on Wednesday af ternoon, "Battleship Day," by Mrs. Olin. at her home on 3Htl street. Member and friend are cordially in vited. More in Line Fortunato Macale, of Austria, and Nil Anderon, of Norway, were the only people to declare their intention to become citizen, yenterday, and they were duly recorded a applicant in thi connection, by Clatsop' oblig ing count clerk. Will Clow Tomorrow Amontf those establishment that it is known will close tomorrow in de ference to "Battleship" day, arc the Kamm office which will re-open at 3 o'clock to take up the IniMiics of the evening boat: and the Astoria public library, which will be closed the whole day through. Off For Iowa Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Han. of the Tongue Point mill plant, will depart on Friday morning next for Dcs Moines, Iowa, on a protracted visit to relatives and friends. They will visit the principal points of interest en route and will take in the elaborate festivities at Seattle in honor of the visiting Armada. Plan is Abandoned The automobile party that had plan ned to leave Astoria for Seattle in time to meet the fleet on its arrival there, going by way of Kelso on barges, from here, have abandoned the trip owing to the heavy and in cassant rains that have prevailed for the past week, and which have left all roads practically impassable. Distinguished Visitor This city and section is to be hon ored today by a visit from Hon. II. M. Cake, of Portland, the nominee of the Republicans of Oregon, at the recent primaries, for the office of United States Senator. Mr. Cake will arrive i down from the metropolis on the noon express and go through to Seaside where he will address the citizens in the interest of his campaign, and re turn to Astoria on the evening train, speaking here at the Astoria opera house, lie will be received and at WEDNESDAY, MAY TWENTIETH We Remain Cloned All Day Special for Monday and Tuesday Well Ripened Hawaiian Pineapples 20c Each Scholfield, Mattson & Co. PHONE 1181 GOOD GOODSPHONE931 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET. For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH goto Johnson Phonograph Go, Parlors Second Floor Over Battleship Day .... GROCERS. tended by the officers and member of the county central committee and everything will be done to make his lay pleasant and successful. Pleasant Surprise- About three score ami ten of the uooil friends of Mr. and Mrs, L. A. Larson nut at their home on Satur day evening last without warning, to congratulate them on the passing of the 18th anniversary of their wedding day. Tiny were happily entertained and the evening was given over to music and refreshments and a jolly time was had by all including the hospitable principals. The Limit Raised- It seems there were 17 good citi zens whose names were not included in the roster of registrations when the books closed on Friday last, the for mal announcement of their registra tion being then in the mails and arriv ing at the county clerk's office in yes terday's mail. There were nine from Seaside and eight from Svcnsen; which raises the total to 3057, for the county, which is better than having them "withdraw" their names. Do Business Thursday Manager J. Driscoil, of the Union Meat Company' new depot in this city hail hoped to have that establish ment open for the reception of the first shipment of meats from Port land, on yesterday, but says it will be Thursday morning before he can weigh in his 'first cargo, which will probably be a full carload. The quar ters set up by the company are very clean, cool and inviting and are splen didly ventilated and lighted. First Aid to Weary The Rose Festival Committee at Portland announces that it will estab lish and maintain during the great week, an Information Bureau, to aid people from out of town, to secure rooms and entertainment, during the week; and will attend to such mat ters promptly upon the receipt of let ters asking for such assistance. A rather good idea, and a practical one as the committee will have a list of every available and desirable room in the city. Wanted: A Float The Woodmen of the World, at Portland, who intend to give a splen did parade in that city on the last day of the Rose Festival, Saturday, June otii nave asKea tne nsiona coin- Chocolates the best in the world 50c a Pound, Scholfield & Mattson Co. 3& niittcc in charge of the Astoria float at the Festival, to permit its entry in that line of march. I he chairman, Mr. Lamar, has not yet submitted the matter to his colleagues, and it is not known whether the favor will be granted or not, especially, since the cost of team and driver is to fall on the committee loaning the beautiful car, a rather odd provision in view of the distinct favor sought, A Freak on Wires The steamship Watson, from San Francisco to Seattle, passed the Co lumbia bar at 4 o'clock yesterday af ternoon, and the United Wireless peo ple on Smith's Point got into com munication with her for awhile. "Fuzzy" Ferland reports a strange tale told hint by the operator on the Watson, which was to the effect that when the ship was four miles out from the Golden Gate, the operator picked up the strains. of the band music then being uttered by the fleet bauds within the harbor ,and so clearly that he could easily distinguish the melodies that were being played. This is one of the rare instances of electrical in duction or reflex or whatever it is called technically, and has but few records as yet, though it has been noted in other relations, as, for in stance, a wireless operator picking up the message being telegraphed on a wire that ran parallel to the telephone wire that entcrd his offic. It is re markable, all the same. Excursions On and Off The steamship Roanoke, which has been chartered for the high-sea ex cursion to the passing fleet of cruisers and battleships, tomorrow, will enter port late tonight or very early in the morning tomorrow, and her passen gers will be trans shipped to Portland from here by rail. The steamer will be in perfect readiness for the recep tion of her crowd (already numbering over 4X)), to leave out from the Cal ender dock promptly at the hour of 10 in the morning. The O. R. & N. people have been compelled, very re- grctfuly, to call off their proposed ex cursion, via the steamers T. J. Potter ind Nahcotta, to Iwaco and Mcglcr and North Head, on account of the damage done to the new line of rail way from Megler to Ilwaco, by the" long-drawn storms of the past few days, which has rendered the trcstling and embankments of the line, decided ly unsafe, a condition due to the new ness and unsettled status of the road. The Callcndcr fleet of steamers and launches will also be in readiness for the trip to Fort Canby and neighbor ing points at 5 a. m. Beware The "Rooter" An Astorian, just returned from San Francisco, whither he went to help receive the fleet, tells of the "rooter" as one of the Bay City's most ardent and conspicuous features. He says that in a vast crowd assem bled to witness the great naval parade, a sporty old chap who was doing es cort duty to a handsome young wom an, kept bobbing up in his seat at the grandstand, to the infinite annoyance of the people behind him. The root ers began to call him down in vari ous ways, at first mildly and politely, and then with increasing directness and keeness; finally his ubiquitous back was assailed by a concerted yell of "Sit down, Papa; oh! Papa, sit down!!" and down he sat for good and all. Then his gushy companion did the rising stunt, thinking herself immune, perhaps, on the score of her sex; but, the boys, cut her complac ency from under in short order by yelling, with preconcerted text and in unison, "Sit down, you pasadena ostrich-farm!", which was quite en ough for the young woman who wore an immense ''Merry Widow" hat with profuse and enormous plumes upon it. Battleship Excursion to Ilwaco Called Off. On account of a washout on the Ilwaco Railroad Company's line the steamers T. J. Potter and Nahcotta will not leave the O. R. & N. dock at 7:30 a. m., Wednesday as advertised. 5-19-2t. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. nnrt Mrs. G. O. Clement, of Portland, are in the city, guests at the home of Mrs. Clement's brother, Sheriff M. R. Pomcroy. Rev. G. E. Rydquist, of the Luth eran church, will leave out for Coos Bay, n the steamship Breakwater, at midnight, tmorrow. R. A. Countryman, of Malta, Illi nois, a nephew of B. F. Allen, is in the city, a guest of his kinsman, and recuperating from a long siege of work. Mr. Countryman is much pleased with the west and the coast and hopes to rally nicely from his fatigue in the bracing sea-air of As toria. He will remain here until he has acquired the habit of living here, and may return at some future day, for good. Hn. Oswald West was in the city yesterday on pleasure and business bent. " E. A. Noyes, of Portland spent the day in Astoria, on matters of business. Frank N. Clark, president of the Columbia Trust Co., of Portland, was in the city all of yesterday, shaking hands w:th old friends and attend ing to certain business affairs. W. F. 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