THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
TUESDAY. JUNE. 0, 1908
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WARSHIPS LEAVE
OUT FOR CALIF.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AR
RIVES IN ELDER DUE IN
THIS MORNING-NOME CITY
HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
; GERALD C. OFF ON TRAWL
ING CRUISE.
and the
OUEER PROPOSITION
FROM UP NORTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBER
ING OUTFIT LOSES 9,000,000
FEET OF LOGS ON THE JUNE
RISE AND WANTS THEM
HEADED OFF JIERE.
The cruiser Charleston
gunboat Yorktown arrived down the
river from Portland on Sunday even
inir last and drew an immense crowd
of sightseers to the various docks of
the city. The pilot in charge of the
bigger ship did the usual paltry stunt
of leaving the fine ship at anchorage
that denied the people of this city
even a glimpse of her, save when she
left for the lower harbor and Captain
Dan McVicar swung her in along the
piers as close as he dared, and gave
everybody a fair show to witness her
fine proportions and to hear her
splendid band as it played all the way
down. The river pilot that does this
mean little job every time he handles
one of these craft should remember
that these ships belong to the whole
people and that they have a right to
the best "look-in" they can get when
an opportunity offers. Certain of the
bar pilots are very frank to say that
the claim that Tongue Point water
is the onlv safe anchorage for ves
sels of this class, is all rot, and that
they may easily left, in safety, in
the channel waters down opposite the
citv. At all events there is a good
deal of feeling here about the way
this business is done to the constant
deprivation of the populace here. The
Charleston and the Yorktown went
to the lower bay and laid over night,
leaving out yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, for San Francisco.
The torpedo boat destroyers Preble,
Farragut and Perry came down the
river late yesterday afternon, and
after maneuvering off the city for
sometime, took a flying leave of ev
erybody and went below, but whether
thev crossed out late tonight, or will
go out this morning, could not be ascertained.
The Fox and the Davis will go out
this morning and get to sea and San
Francisco as fast as they can, and
that is at a smashing gait if all things
are favorble for them.
The following proposition is almost
unique in the history of Astoria lum
bering, according to some of the old
est and best experienced men in the
business here:
A telegram was to the following
effect received at the officer of Mayor
Wise yesterday afternoon, and in the
absence of that gentleman, was turned
over by his son and business repre
sentative, Leo Wise, to Charles Cal
ender, of the Callender Navigation
Comoanr:
"Xelson. B. C. June 8, 1908.-
Mayor, Astoria: Have nine million
feet logs running down Columbia
river. If possible arrange to catch
tV,m V nav nnv exDenses in-
1 1 1 - ' . ' I' J "
curred. Reply. (Signed), Patrick
Lumber Company."
Mr. Callender, of course, will take
all steps to save the property if any
of it ever reaches this end of the
Columbia and if it is susceptible cl
identification; but he holds that it is
hardly likely a single stick of this big
boom wll ever get as far as the Cas
cades. The June rise is on, alright,
and the headwaters of the mighty Co
lumbia are getting in their deadly
work and, even the lower reaches are
beginning to feel the huge impulse of
the annual flood.
It will be a mighty free log that
traverses that great course and does
not get swept on the bars and banks
and rocks, and is not "snaked" ashore
by the thrifty and ubiquitous boai1
man; and just how the Patrick prop
erty is to be distinguished from the
other thousands of drift sticks is yet
to be ascertained.
PERSONAL MENTION
The steamship State of California
arrived in from San Francisco at
noon yesterday and docked at the O.
R. & N., leaving up at 2 p. m., with
her big list of passengers.
The steamship Geo. W. Elder,
which was due in last evening from
the California coast, had not been
unrA rnm t 10 o'clock, and will
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likely cross in early this morning.
The schooner Gerald C, will leave
out this morning on another deep-sea
rawlimr exoedition. and will prob
ably return with 5000 or 6000 pounds
of fine fresh fish.
The steamer Nome City was among
the arrivals in this port yesterday.
She went directly on to the metropo
lis, leaving up at 6 o'clock.
The oil tank steamship Argyle js
due to cross in over the Columbia
bar at almost any hour, from the
California coast.
The steamer Washington is due in
at any hour from San Francisco.
TEA
Good tea and tea are
quite 'different, both grow
on the same bush.
Miss Hazel Ripley was among the
group of passengers that alighted
from the steamer Charles R. Spencer
yesterday afternoon. Miss Ripley has
been at the Good Samaritan Hospital
in Portland for several months, in
training for a nurse's career, and is
home on leave for a month.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kaboth were
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passengers for 1'ortlanu on me
Charles R. Spencer, yesterday, lney
will extend their trip into The Dalles
counrty and will be gone for a week.
. Frank Grussi took the steamer
Charles R. Spencer for a trip to the
metropolis yesterday and will be gone
a dav or two.
Mrs. Nelson Rooney, of Eugene, is
in the citv, the guest of her nephew,
Raphael Bonham, at his pleasant
home. No. 246 Sixth street.
Oscar Simineton of the Simington
I Dry Goods Co., accompanied by his
wife, returned from Portland yester
dav.
Weather Observer Keliher and
wife have returned from an outing at
Puget Sound and the Portland rose
show.
Mrs. W. Logan and Mrs. Martin
Foard and daughter Freda, left yes
terday for Tacoma for the graduating
AverrUes. at the Annie Wright semi
nary where Miss Lola Foard is one
nf the craduates.
Mrs. D. B. Allen returned Sunday
from Portland where she has been
vicitinor Hurinc the rose show.
Mts.Ed. Dewey and Mrs. Eunice
Swett from Portland, Maine, will he
visitors in Astoria this summer, the
guests of Mrs. F. A. Fisher and Mrs.
Earl A. Fisher.
GAS ORDINANCE SENT
BACK TO COUNCIL
WITH SOME PERTINENT SUG
GESTIONS BY MAYOR WISE
WILL BE RECONSIDERED ON
MONDAY NEXT-WANTS TO
SAFEGUARD PUBLIC INTERESTS.
Hon. Herman Wise, mayor of As-
i toria, lias had the ordinance hereto
fore passed by the Common Council
in behalf of the Clatsop Fuel Com
pany, under consideration for some
days past and yesterday re-filed the
same with City Judge Anderson, with
his veto attached, and the same will
be presented in council at the session
of that bjdy on Monday night next.
The text of the veto message is as
follows:
"Astoria, Ore., June 8, 1908.
"To the Honorable Common Council.
"Gentlemen: I herewith return
without my approval an ordinance,
entitled. 'An ordinance erantimr to
the "Clatsop Fuel Company" the
right to construct, acquire, own, main
tain, conduct and operate a plant or
plants for the manufacture and dis
tribution of gas within the corporate
limits of the city of Astoria, Clatsop
county, State of Oregon, and to sell
gas for domestic and other purposes
and to lay pipes and mams and con
ducting said gas through and over the
streets, alleys and public places of
the city.'
"In returning this ordinance I wish
to express myself as in favor of grant
ine the said Clatsop Fuel Company a
franchise, but after carefully reading
over said ordinance I find:
"F;rat That the ordinance was
passed before the Clatsop Fuel Com
pany had effected organization or
elected officers, and it may be the
means of saving litigation in the
future to repass the ordinance after
the company has organized and elect
ed its board of officers.
"Second It may lead to dispute in
the future if the price for gas is to
be fixed or rather lowered when the
United States census and the census
of the State shall show this city to
have more than 20,000 population; the
State census may not agree with the
United States census and it appears
to me that a better way would be to
lower the rate after the expiration of
five vears.
"Third I am of the opinion also
that $1.50 per 1000 cubic feet is too
hich a sum to pay for natural gas
at any time, considering the rates
rharered elsewhere.
"Lastly If it is the purpose of this
ordinance to give to the Clatsop Fuel
Company a franchise so as to encour
age it to bore for oil and gas in Llat
sop county then the ordinance should
provide: that this ordidancc be effec
tive only, so long as the said Clatsop
Fuel Company supplies gas produced
in Clatsop county.
"I therefore return the above
named ordinance, hoping that your
honorable body may see fit to give
the suggestions made by me and such
other ideas as may in the meantime
Un,e nrrnred tn VOlir Careful COn-
sideration. Very respectfully,
"HERMAN WIS IS,
"Mayor."
MANY ASTORIANSj
VISIT DEEP .RIVER
TO WITNESS THE WORKINGS J
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE
GAS AND OIL HOLDINGS IN
THAT SECTION.
About 85 Astorians went to Deep!
River Sunday afternoon on the Julia
I!, the xucsts of the Pacific Coast Oil I
& Gas Company to witness their j
operations in the development ui ,
their oil and gas properties. The day j
was beautiful and the trip was!
ii i f
immensely enjoyed ny an. .Among ;
the gathering were many prominent j
busmen men of Astoria. On arrival.
the visitors were shown throughout
the plant, and to Mr. Nelson's resi
lience, where they saw where gas is
secured tor ngniiug, ,
ookinu purposes, just a few feet
from where the well is being sunk.
There isn't the slightest doubt that
the company mean business in us
hunt for oil, for extensive prepara
tions have already been made. Thou
sands of dollars worth of equipment
re on the cround. besides the 05
foot derrick which has already been
erected, the boiler and engine has
,Uo been installed. On Iriday the
drill was sunk for about three hours
just to test the working of the ma
chinery. The hole was sunk 80 feet
through the ground when they struck
slack, and as the casing had not yet
-rriveH it was impractical to continue
with the work on account of the earth
mvimr in. so operations were sus
pended for a few days. The casing has
been ordered from Los Angeles, ana
is expected to arrive today and as
soon as it can be removed to the
grounds work will resume and con-
;.,-! until oil is struck or a depth
of approximately 2000 feet is reached.
Not only arc the indications tavoraoic
for finding oil in paying quantities in
this locality, but geologists claim the
oil is of much better quality than
that which is found in California, as
it has a paraffin base, and the hi
nrndnrts will be of great value,
whereas the California oil if of as-
phaltum base and ts by-products arc
practically useless.
Confidence
when eating, that your food la ,of
highest wholesomeness that it has
nothing in it that can Injure or
distress you makes the repast
doubly comfortable and satisfactory.
This supreme confidence you
have when the food is raised with
The only baking powder made
with Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
There can be no comforting confi
dence when eating alum baking pow
der food. Chemists say that more or
less of the alum powder In unchanged
alum or alum salts remains in the food.
I"
Fell From Aloft
A young man employed as a rigger
on the schooner Churchill which is
lying at her owning company's dock
t Knappton, while serving gear
loft on the mizzen mast, yesterday
morning early, lost his hold above
nd went crashing down onto the
after housing, a distance of nearly
100 feet, death being almost instan-
aneous. Charles Callender, of the
Painnrlir Navieation Company went
over at once, but there was nothing
to do but report the unhappy circtim-
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stance to the coroner wno w
charge of the remains yesterday after
noon. The man was a stranger to
nearly everybody over there and his
name could not be ascertained, un
U dreadful fall he struck his throat
on some projection and this left an
iutIv wound, but the fact that it did
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not bleed at all profusely indicates
that his death was not caused by this
ciri-iimstnnce. but by the deadly im
pulse of the fall or the impact of his
hody on the housing
Eczema Instantly Relieved.
Instant relief for that awful itch!
ft,. ;tu trnup thp moment the
1 IIC Ill.ll - -
snothintr liquid is applied to the skin!
That is what oil of wmtergreen,
mixed with thymol, glycerine and
other mild ingredients, will do for
any skin sufferer.
Trv a free sample ot this on as
compounded in D. D. D. Prescription.
Wp urire it and recommend it, anu
ti.relv would not recommend it and
offer it to our regular patrons if we
did not know what D. D. D. Prescrip
tion will do for skin sufferers.
Call at our store for a pamphlet or
write, direct to the D. D. D. D. Co.,
112 Michigan street, Dept. 3, Chicago,
fnr a free samnle of the wondertui
cnothinff liauid, enclosing only 10c
to pay for postage and packing. Now
don't fail to try this wondertui sooin
ing refreshing liquid. Charles Rogers
& Son, druggists.
A man who is in perfect health, so
he can do an honest day's work when
necessary, has much for which he
should be thankful. Mr. L. C. Rodgers
of Branchton, Pa., writes that he was
i .,,-,.,U to work, but he
nui uuiy ui'ftwv v ' j
onuMn't stooocover to tie his own
shoes. Six bottles of Foley's Kidney
We are headquarters for
Hood Rfoer
Strawberries
Leave your order with us and you'll get
satisfaction.
Acme Grocery Co.
HIGH GRADE GROCERIES
521 COMMERCIAL STREET PHONE 681
Fourth of July
Fire Worhs
Wholesale and Retail
at
Svenson'sBooRStore
14th and Commercial St.
Astoria - - Oregon
Star Theatre
The Star Theatre opened last
night with vaudeville, after quite an
encasement in stock. I he bill tin
week is a good one, every act
strong enough to satisfy the most
critical, and Manager Fritz is to be
complimented for his good selection
of vaudeville people for his opening.
Miss F.velvn Glbert, who is heralded
on the program as a dainty character
soubrette, is all that she claims; ncr
!o. itfouc won the approval of
all last night, and will do much to UR
the house for the remainder of her
stay. "Ceyes", the Wise Rube, is far
above the average, as are Crawford
and Meeker, who do a very clever
specialty mostly of the rapid cross
fire sort which was hugely enjoyed
k th Urae attendance present. But
"3 w" . .
the feature of the evening was me
.,vior nictures showing the battle-
' . t
Mn fleet in the San I-rancisco nay,
icn thp floral oarade and many other
c-nP taken from the fleets visit at
c9n Francisco. Hereafter the Star
management will give two vaudeville
nerofrmances nightly with an entire
change on Monday and Friday.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
I will pay the sum of $50 to whom
soever shall recover and deliver the
dead body of my son, Vernon Elbon,
supposed to have been drowned in
Will Cure Consumption
A. A. Herrcn, Finch, Ark., writes;
"Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
preparation for coughs, colds and
lung trouble. I know that it has
cured consumption in the first stages."
You never heard of any one using
Foley's Honey and Tar and not be
ing satisfied.
JACK LONDON AT SAMOA
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8.-Jack
London, the author, who started on a
seven year voyage around the world
in the Snark, is somewhere between
Samoa and New Guinea. Passengers
on the steamer Aeon which arrived
yesterday from Apia, state that Lon
don arrived at Somoa Mayl2, and was
preparing to leave the day the Aeon
departed for San Francisco, which
was 19 days ago. His next stopping
place will be New Guinea,
NEW JO-DAY
GOOD WOOD.
If you want good load of fir wood
or box wood ring up KELLY tb
WOOD DEALER,
The man who keeps the
PRICES DOWN.
Phone Main 2191 Barn, Cor. I2t
and Duane.
The very beat board to be obtained
in the city ia at "The Occident Hotel
Rates very reasonable.
The Palace Reitaurant ,.
The ever-increasing popularity 'ol
the Talace Restaurant if evidence ol
the good management, and the serv
ice, at this popular dining room. For
a long time the reputation of the
house hat been of the best and it
does not wane at time progresses.
The system used, that of furnishing
the finest the market affords, and all
can be obtained, in season, U a plan
that will always win, coupled at it it
with the best of cooking and prompt
service. A common saying nowadays
ii "Get the Palace habit"
LADY MANICURIST ENGAGED.
"The Modern." A. E. Petenen'a
beautiful tonsorial establishment, ha
been further modernized by the per
manent engagement of a highly train
ed young lady manicurist, who will
alio aerve the houie aa cashier.
A Lesson in .Health
Healthy kidneys filter the impurities
from the blood, and unless they do
.this good health is impossible. Foley's
Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys
and will positively cure all forms of
kidney and bladder disease. It
strengthens the whole system.
A cough cure than can be given to
cliililrea without chance of harm is
Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure. It
does not contain poisons or harmful
drugi. Druggists sell It
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
S9
The Commercial.
One of the coziest and most popular
resorti in the citv is the Commercial.
A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting
room and handsome fixture! ah go to
make an agreeable meeting place tor
gentlemen, there to diacusi the topic!
of the dav. nlav a name of billiard
and enjoy the hne refreshments ierv-
ed there. The best of goods are oniy
handled, and this fa at beinar 10 well
known, a large business Ii done at the
Commercial, on Commercial street
near Eleventh.
New Grocery Store.
Try our own mixture ot coffee the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit ahd vegetables.
Badollet & Co.. grocers. Phone Main
1281.
: 1 The Clean Man.
The man who delight! In personal
cleanliness, and enjoyi hli shave,
shamDOO. haircut, and bath. In As.
.n. mm J in in iiirr-r i""1 .ff. PirnWin iH