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THE MORNING .ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON,
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MILLINERY
LONG STANDING LITIGATION
AGAINST NEHALEM COAL
COMPANY FINALLY SETTLED
AIM HIGH I;
Hit the "Mark of Quality" and ii
Ladies' Wash Suits
White and colored in the newest cuts from $4.00 to $8.50.
Millinery
We have many great bargains in trimmed hats. One lot of trimmed
hats $1.98 each.
WATERFRONT NEWS
YESTERDAY
THE TRANSPORT SHERMAN
WILL COME ACROSS TO GO
UP THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER
The Cascade cleared yesterday
with lumber from Tongue Point for
San Francisco. The F. S. Loop also
went out with 700,000 feet from the
Knappton mill
The transport Sherman, which
leaves early this morning for Van
couver Barracks, will first come over
on this side of the river to get into
the channel
The Rose City came down yester-i
day afternoon, and left out from here
at 4 o'clock after her customary step. ;
She carried a large list of passengers.
The British steamer Foreric arriv-J
ed at 10 p. m. last night from Port
land, bound for the Orient, out at 4
a. m. this morning. s
The Allendale is expected in to
morrow to take on lumber for San
Francisco.
The Breakwater arrived in at 10:30
p. m. from Coos Bay bound for
Portland.
The Alliance will leave out for
Coos Bay at S o'clock this morning.
The oil tank steamer Atlas arrived
in yesterday from California.
Born in Iowa.
Our family were all born and raised
in Iowa, and have used Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Rem
edy made at Des Moines) for years.
We know how good it is from long
experience in the use of it. In fact,
when in El Paso, Texas, the writer's
life was saved by the prompt use of
this remedy. We are now engaged in
the mercantile business at Narcossee,
la., and have introduced the remedy
here. It has proven very successful
and is constantly growing in favor.
Ennis Bros. This remedy is for sale
by Frank Hart and leading druggists
No Need of Suffering From Rheuma
tism. It is a mistake to allow rheumatism
to become chronic as the pain can
always be relieved and in most cases
a cure effected by applying Chamber
Iain's Pain Balm. The relief from
pain which it affords is alone worth
many times its cost. It makes sleep
and rest possible. Even in cases of
long standing this liniment should be
used on account of the relief which it
affords. 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale
by Frank Hart and leading druggists.
NOTICE.
Union Gas Engine Company.
Mr. C. H. Carlson has been ap
pointed local agent for the Union
Gas Engine Company for Astoria and
Lower River territory with head
quarters at Astoria. A full line of
repair parts will be carried in stock
at 591 Exchange street, Astoria, by
Mr. Carlson, who is also equipped to
do repair work on Union Engines at
short notice in a first-class manner
UNTON GAS ENGINE COMPANY,
F. P. Kendall,
f General Sales Agent.
Portland, Oregon, June 1, 1908.
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money.
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PREACHERS STILL
GET BUTTONS
JUDGE .McBRIDE TELLS A
HUMOROUS STORY ABOUT
HIS TRIP TO McMINNVILLE
"When I went over to McMinnville
the other day to deliver an address at
the college commencement " exer
cises," said Judge McBride to a little
knot of hearers yesterday, "a slightly
embarrassing situation arose. On the
journey I had worn an outing shirt,
and before preparing before the
young people I hastened to put on a
clean shirt and the regulation white
collar. But I unfortunately had not
brought a collar button. It was ijuite
embarrassing. I was about to wan
der out somewhere and endeavor to
purchase one, when a young man, the
pastor of one of the churches, spoke
up:
"Don't go out," he said. "Here's
one.
"He put his hand in his pocket and
pulled out several. I took one and
thanked him; I was quite curious, but
it hardly seemed the right think to
ask him where he got all those col
lar buttons.
"Oh, I get lots of 'em," he said.
"Collar buttons, trouser buttons, all
kinds of butons; in the contribution
box, you know, and I always carry a
lot of therh around with me for good
luck."
"So it appears to be really true
that the preachers still do get but
tons in the contribution boxes," con
cluded Judge McBride, meditatively;
"but he was the first parson I know
of who carries them around for good
luck."
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. F. P. Kendall and children
accompanied by her mother, Mrs
Neal and Miss Mason, passed through
the city yesterday en route to Cleve
land station, where she will open her
"Crow's Xest" .cottage. The party
will ' remain there through the sum-
mer months.
lack Dav. aircnt (or the Kamm
line, is in Portland over Sunday.
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GEORGIA HARPER LEADING LADY '
"Nell Gwynne" Astoria Theatre, Sunday evening, June 21st.
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In the circuit court yesterday Judge
McBride handed down a decision in
favor of the plaintiffs in the cases
t of Charles Robitch and Frederick V.
Robitch, father and son, against the
Nehalem Coal Company. , The vic
tory is apparently a complete one for
the plaintiffs in the cases, as the de
cision carries with it a cancellation
of the deeds by which the plaintiffs
had transferred their properties to
the defendant coal company.
The affairs of the Nehalem Com
pany attracted much attention of sev
eral years, and another case, that of
the stockholders of ,the company
against the company,', will be heard
at the September term of the court.
In 1901 W. J. Cook and W. V.
Jones conceived the plan of exploit
in gthe coal veins in the vicinity of
Nehalem, and it would appear that
they had little or no money to carry
on their rather gigantic plans. They
interested Mrs. M. S. Copeland, and
the testimony has shown that Mrs.
Copeland offered to put up the sum
of $12,000, for to her it is evident that
plan of developing the - coal fields
looked legitimate and bright. A
company was formed with the three
persons named as the incorporators;
and the first important step of the
new company was to give a note to
Mrs. Copeland for the $12,000 she ad
vanced ,and the terms of the note
provided that she was to be paid out
of the first moneys received in the
sale of stock in the company.
Cook and Jones then secured an
option on the land belonging to the
Rabitch's, where, the coal veins were
supposed to be. The two men rep
resented to the Robitchs, father and
son ,that the Nehalem Company had
ample capital back of it, and that it
was prepared to go ahead and work
the mines; upon these and other simi
lar representations of Jones and
Cook which were not true th
Robitchs were prevailed upon to turn
their property over to the company
taking therefor stock in the com
pany. At this time the company wa
caiptalized for $87,000; its assets con
sisted of the $12,000 loaned by Mrs,
Copeland, and its liabilities consisted
of the note for the same $12,000. The
rest of the stock was therefore noth
ing but "water."
In some way the Robitchs became
suspicious and asked to see the books
of the concern, but failed. Soon after
they brought suit, and this suit has
been dragging along in the courts for
years until now. They were repre
sented by Attorney J. If. Smith, who
lias finally won the case, -lie two
merii jone
s and Cook, are now in
Portland. It is understood that Mrs,
Copcliind, who was apparently an in
noccnt party to any wrongdoing, will
not lose any ot the money she in
vested.
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A second suit, in favor of the
stockholders, was also brought by
Attorney Smith. It appears that the
two promoters went out in and
around Astoria and prevailed upon
certain people to invest; and it is
said that among them were many
women, servant girls, widows, and so
on. When this second suit came up
for hearing the defense entered a de
murrer and this demurrer was sus
tained upon technical legal grounds
by Judge McBride. The law cov
ering the subject in this state was not
in a very clear condition; but the
matter reached the supreme court
and only a few days ago the Supreme
court decided that there was error in
sustaining the demurrer. The suit of
the stockholders, therefore, will be
heard upon its merits next fall and
it is understood there is perhaps a
sufficient amount of property to re
imburse them in the event the case
is decided in their favor.
The decision by the supreme court
made a few days ago settles the law
011 this question, and among other
things this court in effect says:
"Promotors of an incorporation,
like its directors, are deemed to sus
tain towards the members of the
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company, the relation ot a trustee
towards his cestui qui trust, and this
eing so, they will not be permitted
to speculate out of that relation, or
derive any secret benefit from it,
They arc bound to disclose fully all
material facts touching their relation
to the stockholders, including the
amouut which they are to get for
services as promotors. I his conliden
tial relation extends not only to pres-
nt "stockholders but also to persons
whom they solicit, etc., and their in
tentional omission to disclose facts
to intending subscribers is as much
fraud as positive misrepresentations."!
In all the cases, the plaintiff are
represented by J. II. & A. M. Smith.
Fulton Bros, are for the defense.
The Scandinavian-America Savings
Bank has complete facilities for
sending money to Europe, and all
parts of the world; also buying and
selling of foreign money, and making
collections from abroad.
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WHOLESALE TRAFFIC
In French Women Exposed by
Federal Authorities
PROMOTERS ARE ARRESTED
Will Probably Lead to the Arrest of
2000 Women?" All That Have Been
Here Less Than Three Years Will
be Returned.
CHICAGO, June 20,-Thc whole
sale traffic in French women, was ex
posed by Fcrcral authorities in the
arrest of A. D. Duval and wife, the
raiding of a resort in Chicago, and a
"retreat" at Blue Island, 111., is to be
broken up by United States District
Attorney Edwin W. Sims.
Information secured at Duval's
headquarters possibly will lead to the.
arrest of 2,000 French women by
United States .Marshals at Minneap-
will be a
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Hats
Just in, direct from London. The ede
brated JDtikef-Yorlc soft hat. "They're $
all the rage", only fH2.50
Sox
We nave the famous Marvel
Holeproof sox, six pairs guaran
teed to wear six months, or we replace
them. Antiseptic dye. Will not poison
the foot; once worn always worn.
$1.50 the box of six pairs
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GROCERIES
PHONE 681
olis.St. Louis, New York,' New Or
leans, Kansas City, and other cities.
All of them who have been here less '
than three years will be deported to
th ecountry from which they were
brought. ",
Secret Service men who were de
tailed to the case by District At
torney Sims believe the arrest of
Duval and his wife will stop the im
portation of immoral French women
to Chicago and it is expected that
hundreds of the young women, who
were distributed or sold to resorts
in other cities of the country, through ,
the Chicago headquarters, will be
picked up within the next few weeks
and after hearings before Federal
Judges will be deported.
Duval and his wife, it is said, by
federal officials, cleared in their busi
ness approximately $200,000 a yetir
and, owing to the vigilance of the fed
eral authorities, were on the point of
leaving for France when arrested.
Academy of the Holy Names.
Entertainment and graduating ex
ercises, Thursday, June 2, at 8 p, m.,
at Logan's Hall. Admission, SO
cents; children, 25 cent. 7 6-21-4t
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