THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
THUKSDAY. JULY 2, 1908.
I The Store FMr Ladies
for 7 !r
Women BEEMVB Outfitters
MILLINERY
GREAT REDUCTION
in Lawnsand Mulls
Linen Shirt Waist Suits at g-M
.Vhite Lawn Suits l.-uo
Great Reductions in Millinery
Trimnip.l Hats .................
Reduced from $3.50, $3.00 and
Parasols
White Skirts
Elegant values
; ".
WATERFRONT ITEMS
YESTERDAY
CRAFT THAT CROSSED THE
COLUMBIA BAR BOTH WAYS
DURING THE PAST TWENTY
FOUR HOURS.
The British steamship Madura,
wheat laden for the Orient, arrived
down from Portland last evening and
will go out this morning on her long
voyage to Shanghai.
The steamship Roanoke will be
down from Portland tonight, and will
depart for the California coast at 3
o'clock tomorrow morning from the
Callender docks.
The fine British steamship Aeon,
lumber laden from Portland came
down the river yesterday and went to
sea at once, bound for Sydney, Au
stralia, via San Francisco.
The British steamship Katanga,
which arrived in port on Tuesday
last, missing her sea orders outside
the bar, left out for Seattle yester
day. The fine new launch Irene Barnes
left out yesterday morning for Lake
Bay, Alaska, under command of Cap
tain Layham, formerly of the Gerald
C.
The steamer Charles R. Spencer
was a' bit late on her run down yei-
terday but she got away on her.
schedule with plenty of people in her ;
cabin. I
The steamer Sue H. Elmore will'
j t . t:h i, ,u;B ,f
depforTilImookthisinomiigat
6 o clock providing all things are;
f . , I I
AO r-r A i-vn.n thA hlf I
The fine oil tank steamship Col. E.
L. Drake came down the river yester
day and went to sea direct, bound for
the California coast.
The steamer F. S. Loop arrived in i
from San Francisco yesterday . and
will load lumber outward from
Knappton.
The steamer Oklahoma came down
vesterdav with the Letitia on her
hawsers and a big wad of general
merchandise for Astoria merchants.
The steamer Eureka crossed in
yesterday afternoon from the port of
that name and after a brief call at
the Callender, went on to Portland.
The steamer Washington berthed
at the Callender at 5 o'clock yester
day afternoon, and went on to the
metropolis at 6 sharp.
The steamer Undine, it is said,
will lay over in this port on Saturday
night, until after the big marine dis
play of fireworks.
The motor schooner Condor came
down yesterday and departed for
Yaquina Bay with a general cargo of
merchandise.
The schooner Letitia came down
the river yesterday afternoon with a
full load of lumber for the Bay City.
The Rainier arrived in yesterday
from the Bay City, and will load out
lumber from the Tongue Point mills.
The schooner John A. Campbell
went to sea yesterday with 650,000
feet of. lumber, bound for San Pedro.
The steamer Alliance, from Coos
Bay, was among the arrivals in this
port yesterday.
Country Dance.
Among the genuine attractions for
the coming. "Fourth," will be the
famous "Country Dance" to be given
on the night of Friday, July 3rd, and
on the afternoon and evening of the
"Fourth," in the Lurline Dock Hall,
under careful management. The fire
works display on night of Fourth will
be in plain and close view of the ball j
room. 7-1-3
99c
$2.50.
- 20 P" nJ?
I" per cent off
.
"OBSERVER- THINKS
LOW RATES ARE
BEST IN THE END
"Editor Astorian: It is with pleas
ure and surprise I note what is being
said by the papers regarding threats
of the transportation companies oper
ating between Portland and Astoria
against our merchants, and threats of
a 25-cent rate should the 'Spencer' be
given freight. Why is it that rates
have recently been raised by the
transportation companies? The Spen
cer has a right to live and if she will
carry freight and passengers for less
than the others that is their business,
and a benefit to the town. What bona-
fide . merchant can object to have
cheap rates to Astoria? Is it not bet
ter to have 200 people come to As
toria than it is for 25 people for the
same money, as it is now? With a
25-cent rate just think of the number
of people who would be in our city
and see what would be spent by
them. Everyone will spend some
thing. Hotels, restaurants, cigar and
fruit dealers, liquor dealers, grocers,
butcher shops, etc., will all be bene
fited and directly interested. People
will travel with low rates. Just think
of 200 people against 25 people be
ing in the city. It is people we want,
to make business, and no threat
should be paid any attention to, and
we should all do what we can to fill
the city up with people.
"The merchants and people are en
titled to low rates if we can get them
on everything that comes into our
city or out of it, and our neighbors
the same. Have our merchants looked
up the difference in rates from As
toria to North Beach points and from
Portland to the same points? Same
with the South Beach.
"It is our duty to stay by the trans-
portation companies that do us the
most good. Much more could be said.
OBSERVER,
'
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs S. Munson of Warrenton will
leave today for a protracted visit to
Q. R
. . . , ,
lIUlHIMi V"UU UVWUIlllUIIIVJ MV
to the Washington port.
Miss Margharite Bozorth is a
homing passenger to Tillamook City
on the steamer Sue H. Elmore, hav
ing been on a visit with friends and
relatives at Portland and Salem.
Hon. Harrison Allen, ex-district
attorney of the Fifth Judicial district,
and well known in Astoria, but now
of Portland, spent the day in this city
yesterday, on matters of law, return
ing to the metropolis on the evening
express
The Misses Hazel Ripley and .Vieve
Cecil wil leave for Portland on the
steamer Charles R. Spencer, after
several weeks' pleasantly spent at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ripley on
Exchange street.
Miss Ethel Blinn, a school teacher
in one of the Portland schools is in
Astoria on a visit to her mother and
sisters.
Mrs. J. E. Ferguson left yesterday
in company with her son and daugh
ter and her neice for Hood River,
where she will spend a short vacation
on her fruit ranch
Walter M. Berry, a graduate of
this year from the Chemistry Depart
ment of the University of Oregon, has
arrived, to spend the summer at
home with his parents.
J. H. Smith of Portland is-a visitor
in Astoria.
L. H. Rhoades . of Bay Center,
Wash., was in the city yesterday.
Lama Dale is' in the .city from
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jensen from
San Francisco were among the ar
rivals in Astoria yesterday.
Harry Wood, a resident of Port
land, spent Wednesday in Astoria.
C. H. Nahet of Portland is in the
city stopping at the Occident.
R. A. Hawkins; a resident of II
waco, is in the city registered at the
Hotel Occident.
"M. E. Bartholomew of Portland is
in the city.
Henry Westermure arrived in As
toria on the evening train and is stop
ing at the Occident.
W. F. Robeson of Portland is reg
istered at the Occident.
Sunday Excursions to Long Beach.
Steamer Nahcotta leaves O. R. &
N. dock at 6:45 a. m. daily. Round
trip, fare to any point on North
(Long) Beach, $1.00, Sunday's only.
7-1-tf
ic cr tddimp nnw
THE HILL
CONCRETE PIER CONSTRUCT
ED UNDER HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING FOUND TO BE
MOVING SLOWLY BUT
SURELY,
The big concrete pier constructed
as n solid foundation to the high
school is believed to have been slowly
slipping during the past year. The
northwest corner of the building has
settled probably an inch or more, and
it will be necessary to brace it up to
prevent a further sagging.
W hen the concrete pier, eight feet
square and twenty feet in depth, was
constructed it was thought that it
was placed solidly right on the rock
foundation and that therefore it would
stand firmly. But experience has
shown that it has moved down the
hill, and probably nothing can be
done to prevent this gradual move
ment. The plan will perhaps be to
now insert wedges under the north
west corner of the building and thus
ift it up to its proper level.
The ground along the hillside is
underlaid with a soapstone founda
tion and it is as slippery as soap.
Therefore it is a difficult matter to
construct any pier or brace on such a
foundation that won t slip.
At the office of the school supertn-
tendant yesterday it was said that
while additional school room is badly
required, that it is quite improbable
that much if any money will be ex
pended in this direction the coming
year. Several of the schools are over
crowded and it will only be a matter
of time when more room will be im
perative. At all events it is now not
the intention of the school authorities
to erect any new building. To do so
it would be necessary for the board
to borrow money. - Superintendent
Clark said yesterday that the question
of portable school houses has been
considered in an informal manner by
the board, and that this plan may be
taken up again for more serious con
sideration. Portable school houses
are used in Portland and many other
of the large cities, and it is under
stood that they have given great sat
isfaction as a rule. Inasmuch as they
are cheap and may be moved about
from one part of the city to an -
other as the need arises, they have
oftentimes' given great aid in, other
cities at times when more school
room was imperatively required and
when there was insufficient funds at
hand to construct permanent build
ings. It may prove a vexatious problem
to scat all the pupils in the high
school next year. During the past
year the high school was crowded,
and only 15 graduates last week there
were also forty-six graduates from
the grammar grades into the high
school, many of who will doubtless
lane auvamage oi ineir opponuniiy ;
to get into the high schol classes. It j
may be necessary to rent some room j
outside of the building to accommo-j
date all the expected pupils. j
The Shively school was crowded i
last year and for the coining year will !
be in no better condition. The Adair :
was pretty well crowded last year,!
and its eight rooms averaged forty-
three to the room, while thirty pupils
are considered a goodly number for
any teacher. The Taylor school is also
crowded, nearly forty to the room on
an average. The Alderbrook is the
only building that has plenty of room.
NOTICE.
ni. i t t i
S?;ixT i n n s ,m -
i Tnprniiprs npavrr lcifiire
quested to attend a regu
lar meeting to be held this (Thurs
day) evening at 8 o'clock. Installa
tion of officers. Visitors welcome.
OLOF ANDERSON, Secretary.
DONE BY DEED
Frank A. Weston and wife and
Fred S. Weston and wife to August
Kari, lots 1 and west 10 feet of lot
2 in block 5, Bradbury s addition to
Ocaen Grove; $75.
J. M. Jeffers and wife and J. H.
Jcffers and wife to Michal Fuoco, 11
acres in township 8; $1100.
Summer Excursions.
During the months of June, July,
August and September the Uwaco
R. R. Co. will sell round trip tickets
daily from all points on North (Long)
Beach to all points on Clatsop Beach
at rate of $1.75. Return limit thirty
days. 6-23-tf
Subscribe to the Morning Astorian,
60 cents per month, delivered by
carrier.
TEA
U S imports but little
more in 1904 than in 1864.
So much poor tea.,
Your grocer returru your money If you ion't
Ac Scbllliui') Kent; we pay him.
THE DOGS OF WAR. '
Mors Than Mr Figure of Spseoh In
' Rsmote Tlmst,
The "dogs of war" la not a uiero fig
ure of speech. lu remote time dog
were used for war purposes. Plutarch
and Pliny relate ninny Instances t. e.,
of Ageellaus at the siege of Mnnttuen,
of Cambyses lu his expedition to Egypt,
of the king of ttio Goroinnntlnna In re
gaining his throne. Aoueas (000 B. C.)
tells of dogs that carried lottora lu their
collars; also the Clmbrlnns and Teutons
kept dogs. Those, however, wero fight
ing dogs, Justly dreaded by tho Roman
soldiers.
Tho ltomnn military author Vegetlus
reports that dogs wero used lu the for
tified towers to make known by their
barking the approach of the enemy and
to keep the garrlsous awake; also dur
ing tho mlddlo agce war dogs wero
used for guarding camps and bulwarks.
Scotch bloodhounds were specially re
puted for tracking escaped prisoners.
They were also used for attacking the
euemy's cavalry, mutilating the horses
with the prougs and hooks of their
coats of mat!. To these coats 0 repots
were attached, which set the camps ou
fire. In the days of Grsnsou aud Mur-
ten (U70) the battles started with a
fight of Swiss dogs agalust Burgundlan
dogs, and at Murten the Burgundlan
dogs were dismembered by their ad
versaries from the Alps. It Is said that
after the discovery of America war
dogs slaughtered not less than 2,000
Indians.
The employment of dogs for fighting
purposes continued In modern times.
Emperor Charles V. (1518-1566) re
ceived from England 4,000 dogs
subsidiary forces agalust France. At
Valence French and Spanish dogs
joined battle, In which the latter re
mained victors. As late as In the sev
enteenth century war dogs were used
as scouts agalust the Turks. In 1822
an assault on the Acropolis of Athens
by the Greeks was frustrated by dogs.
The French employed dogs lu Tunis
against Arabian tribes. In Mexico In
1804 the dogs of the Zaccsteca volun
teer corps proved the most terrible ad
versaries of the Mexican guerrillas
until they were got rid of by poison,
In the last Turko-Russlan war (1877-
1878) the Russians employed war dogs
both In Europe and In Asia. The
Austrlans and Hollanders also nsed
trained dogs successfully to protect
themselves against being surprised by
the enemy and to find their adver
saries In the Impenetrable thickets.
Today the dog la no longer employed
as a fighter. lie Is trained to carry
ammunition to the battlefield, to guard
the outposts, prevent skirmishers from
! "baling at too close range, forward
letters ana, nnaiiy, as a Samaritan in
finding the wounded after a battle.
Minneapolis Journal.
The Oocupsnt In the Rsar.
"'Is there a young lady by the name
of Evans living In this bouse T In
quired the strange woman of the timid
appearing man at the front door.
"Yes," returned he. with a suddenly
respectful and serious demeanor. "She
occupies the rear of this bouse, so
you'd best step round to the rear door
and knock gently, ma'am."
"I did, but no one answered."
"Ah. tlipn dliln't vnn nntlro ml cm
on tne door )n tne Bhape 0j a eat
placard?" asked the man In tonea of
awe and admiration,
"yes. The placard said 'Out'"
"Then she's out That's her sign,
ma'am."
"Do you know when she will re-
turn?"
"No; we never know that, ma'am
In fact, she conies and goes whenever
"he takes the notion and wants none
to Interfere with her doings or habits
in any way, snape or manner, ma am.
"She's rather a mysterious and lnde
pendent sort of person, 1 take It?"
"Well, rather. You see, ma'am, she's
our cook!" Judge.
When Japan Cleans House.
The unexpected Japanese guest smiled
at the dismantled drawing room, made
his way carefully between a broom and
a pail of water, and, kicking aside
bar of soap that had uearly overset
blm, he said:
"You call this a honseclcanlng. Well,
In Japan we'd call It nothing. We are
required by law over there to have four
houseclennlngs a year that are, ludeed,
housecleaulngs. Everything goes out
in the street. Everything down to the
bare walls must be taken from every
Japanese house four times a year and
set out upon the sidewalk; then all
must be thoroughly cleaned. Last of
all, government officials come and dls
Infect and fumigate the cleaned dwell
Ings and the cleaned possessions. Ja
pan Is a strange sight on those four
annual cleaning days. With all the fur
niture piled outside you'd think the
Japanese lived In the streets Instead of
Indoors." New York Press.
Over Thirty-Five Years.
In 1872 there was a great deal of
diarrhoea, dysentary and cholera in
fantum. It was at this time that
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy was first brought
into use. It proved more successful
than' any other remedy or treatment,
and has for thirty-five years main
tained that record. From a small be
ginning its sale and use has extended
to every part of the United States and
to many foreign countries. Nine
druggists out of ten will recommend
it yvhen their opinion is asked, al
though -they have other medicines
that pay them a greater profit. It
can always be depended upon, even in
the most severe and dangerous cases.
For sale by Frank Hart and leading
druggists.
I The Day
ATURDAY
JULY -4TH
Store Closed All Day
Acme Grocer y Co.
HIGH GRADE
521 COMMERCIAL STREET
SAILORS ARE SAVED
Shipwrecked Frenchmen Taken
From Antipodes Island
WERE ALMOST WITHOUT HOPE
Twenty-two in Number, They Lived
Like Robinson Crusoe Did. and
Were on Short Rations When They
Were Picked up by Man-of-War,
VICTORIA, D. C. July 1. While
sending a farewell message fastened
in a quill to an albatross' neck, one of
a series of daily messages recounting
briefly the story of the wreck on An
tipodes Island. 49.40 South, 178.43
East of the French Bark President
Felix Faure, 22 starving French sail
ormen were rescued by the British
wasrhip Pagasus and brought to Syd
ney shortly 1cfore the sailing of the
Marama, which arrived to-day.
The castaways, who lived a Crusoe
life, fashioning their utensils in the
same resourceful way as the maroon
of Juan Fernandez, schainbled ashore
on Antipodes Island, south of New
Zealand and near the survivors of the
British bark Dudonald were rescued
months before after their vessel,
drove ashore during a fog in March
last, and had almost given up hope of
rescue when the British warship was
sighted. The men were ravenous
when rescued, having been on short
rations for some time. They had
needles made of blades of pocket
knives, dinner knives from an iron
hoop torn from a cask washed from
the wreck, hair combs from bush
thorns, lish hooks from bent nails,
spoons from shells, ets.
Stimulation With Irritation
That is the watchword. That is
what Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
docs. Cleanses and stimulates the
bowels without irritation in any form.
T. F, Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
. During the summer kidney irregu
larities are often caused by excessive
drinking or being overheated. Attend
to the kidneys at once by using
Foley's Kidney Coure. T. F. Laurin,
Owl Drug Store.
There is nothing else "just u good"
as Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure,
and the other kinds cost just as mujh
s this famoi: remedy.
S. E. Johnson Dead.
WASHINGTON, July 1-Sylvanus
E. Johnson, formerly, connected with
the Ohio Stale Journal and the New
York World, ofr many years Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincin
nati Inquirer and a former of. the
Grid Iron Club, died laost night, aged
69 years.
The dull feeling in the head which Is
not quite an acho, but bad enough to
make one miserable, can be driven away
by Lane's Family Medicine, the best eur
for headache.
NEW TO-DAY
The Commercial.
One of the coziest and most popu
lar resorts in the city is the Commer
cial. A new billiard room, a pleasant
sitting room and handsome fixtures
all go to make an agreeable meeting
place for gentlemen, there to discuss
the tcmics of the day, play a game of
billiards and enjoy the fine refresh
ments served there. The best of
goods are only handled, and this fact
being so well known, a large business
is done at the Commercial, on Com
mercial street, near Eleventh.
GOOD WOOD.
If you want a good load of fir wood
or box wood ring up KELLY the
WOOD DEALER,
The man who keeps the
PRICES DOWN.
We Celebrate
GROCERIES
PHONE 681
Astoria Theatre
F. M. IIANLIN, Lessct & Mgr.
TONIGHT
I.U-t.LLI iH.L.S
Parker House
Restaurant
Opened under new man
agement. Lady cook. Noth
ing but whitehelp employed.
Popular Prices.
Festoons
Flags
and all kinds of Decorations for the
FOURTH at
Svenson'sBooliStore
14th and Commercial St. ...
Astoria - - Oregon
Phone Main 2191 Barn, Cor, 12tb,
and Duane.
LADY MANICURIST ENGAGED.
"The Modern," A. E. Petersen's
beautiful tousorial establishment, has
been further modernized by the per
manent engagement of a highly train
ed young lady manicurist, who will
also serve the house as cashier.
The very best board to be obtained
in the city is at "The Occident
Hotel." Rates very reasonable.
New Grocery Store.
Try our own mixture of coffee the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Badollet & Co., grocers. Fhone Main
1281.
The Palace Restaurant
Any phase of hunger can be daintily
gratified at any hour of the day or
night at the Palace Restaurant. The
kitchen and dining room Bervice are
of the positive best. Private dining
rooms for ladies. One call inspires
regular custom. Try it. Commercial
street, opposite Page building.
The Clean Man.
The man who delights in personal
cleanliness, and enjoys his shave,
shampoo, haircut, . and bath, in As
toria, always goes to the Occident
barber shop for these things and
gets them at their best. .
Shine Them Up.
Ladies' shoes called for, shined and
returned. Phone Main 3741.
I GEORGIA j
MAGDA
J ; Night Prices.. 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c ' '