TUESDAY, AUGUST 1J
THE MORNING ASTOMAN. ASTORIA. OREGON.
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Good Bread and Pa&ry
Is not a matter of chance, but certainty when
you use "LOG CABIN" FLOUR
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
LEADING GROCERS.
URSE TILES OF THE TOWN
Birthday Club.
The Uirthday Club of the M, II.
church will meet with Mrs. J. 12. Fer
guson, at her home on Kensington
avenue, this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
and pastor, and was the grateful re
ciii(!nt of a snug reward later in the
day. She was not looking for a re
,ward, however.
One-Wsy Fall Rate
j It seems that a number of the big
.Eastern transcontinental roslds are
! ;iitt'fFt luf fifir n ritift.urnv Jft1nnit rait
Off For Nome-Land 'o the coast at $30, beginning on Sep-
A Japanese restaurant man by the ,cm,,er Ut a'"1 00 0c,ober 3,1,1
name of Yantada, will leave today via "I'on practically the same
the A. St C for Seattle, and sail from that mt prevailed, last .pnng.
there on the 18lh Instant, for Yuka- Tl, rate covers the Spokane, Portland
h,.m. i... . . .1.- Knmini .and Seattle and the Astoria River
Hi Case, Today- . j
The case against M. Masters, the'
fisherman who was arrested on a
charge of having no license on his
boat, has been set for trial in the jus
tice court this morning at II o'clock.
Will Meet Today-
Capt. A. V. Pendleton came down
from Portland yesterday to meet with
his fellow commissioners of the State
Board of Pilots at the rcgulur session
of that body, this afternon. There will"
probably be nohing before the board
but routine matters.
; Railways, to this city and contiguous
coast points.
Germane Hold Picnic
The Social German Teutonia lodge
gave a picnic on Young's River near
the bridge Sunday afternoon. A num
ber of the members were present with
their friends and families. Refresh
snents were served and a general good
line enjoyed by all.
Still Repairing '
Supt. John McGuire, of the A. &
C. was in the city yesterday looking
up the company'! course of general
repair along its trestle line through
the cityj and he will now give espec
ial attention to repairing the gangway
across the tracks at the foot of 12th
mrcet, so as to have that important
thoroughfare in prime shape ami
readiness for the great regatta crowds
moving to and from, the grandstand,
on the Flavel pier.
land include blankets, three uniforms Jand 30th of the present month; and
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ior cacu iiicniuci, puntuui, incuci uiuuy u msrveis ot aengni win ve
tents, etc, the solo work of Mr. Musgrave Rob-
'arts, the great baritone, of Portland,
Warrant For Assault himself famous as a song-writer; and
A warrant was lnued last evening Miss Mary Conyers, the accom
for the arrest of James Winters, a'plisbed mezzo-soprano; the Norweg
hsiierman, on a charge of having as- ian singing societies of Portland and
;uitccl another lisncrman. Andrew Astoria: the Swedish nsincr soc etv
Sjolund. Acordmg to the statements ; ("Columbia"), of Portland, and other
of Sjolund he and Winters were out notable warblers and instrumental
buyorid the lighthouse with their re-jists, the whole under the masterly
pective nets and there became dan-(conducted of Dr. Emil Enna, the
Utr of an entanglement. A quarrel premier leader of this upper country,
arose between the men, and accord
ing to Sjolund, he was attacked by
Winters, lie says Winters struck him
with an oar and threatened to kill
him.
To Other Fields
Kenneth O Loane, who for over a
year past, has made Astoria his head
quarter town while on the road for
the Blake-McFall paper house, of
Portland, and who has recently shift
ed his line to "carpets," departed for
Seattle, on Sunday last,' via the
Spencer, and will make this city no
more. Air. u J-oane maac nosts oi
friends In Astoria who will sincerely
regret the change that denies them
an occasional visit from the genial
irishman, but who will not begrudge
him the better luck that has fallen his
way. .
Money Turned Over
The sheriff's office yesterday turned
over the sum of $18167 collected from
the "dead horse sale" on delinquent
taxes for the years 1902 06. The sum
of $129.20 was also turned over from
taxes collected last week for 1907.
Fees amounting to $18,60 were also
turned over to the treasurer's office.
Final Accounting Approved
The final accounting of A. M. Smith
as administrator of jhe estate of
LouWa Lane was approved in probate
court yesterday and the administra
tor discharged. The real estate was
ordered turned over to Jennie Wil
liams, formerly Jennie Lane, as sole
devisee of the decedant.
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It All Depends
When anything is lost and longed
for and advertised for it all depend
upon the finder, whether the loser
gets it back again; yet, happily, the
world is honest in the main and many
stray valuables find their way home
on that account. Sunday last a little
uirl by the name of Erna Byers, of
Jppertown, found a handsome gold
locket near the court house, which'
bad been advertised in these col
umns, and she sent it in to the office
through her Sunday school teacher
Seaside Boulevard-
Says the Seaside Signal: "An Ob
server," writing to The Leader from
Seaside, calls on Commissioner
Moore to have the road from Sea
tide to Astoria put in good shape for
travel. We can assure "An Observ
er" that if he can bring Judge Tren
chard and Commissioner Frye to "the
same frame of mind that Commis
sioner Moore is in regarding this road
that it will not be many moons before
a fine boulevard will connect the two
cities.
He Was Lured Back
R. C. F. Astbury has been lured
back from the prevalent "110" de
grees of summer heat in the beauti
ful valley of Rogue River, to the cool
and balmy breezes of his old habitat
here and will indulge himself for a
week. His hosts of friends are glad
enough to see him, and to hear his
cheerful account of thing! down in
that progressive valley. He reports
his own prospects as an orchardist
very flattering and says Medford is
fast swinging into line as one of the
smartest towns in the state. She is
laying ten blocks of bithulithic pave
ment and is negotiating her bonds
for $365,000 for a fine, modern wa
ter service.
Are On The Way-
. Captain Abercrombic has received
the bills of lading for most of the
things that the government is to fur
nish the members of the First Com
pany, Coast Artillery, and it is pre
sumed that they are now on the way
and should arrive any day. Bills of
lading for the, rifles, howevet, have
not yet been received. Most of the
unfits will come from San Francisco,
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Charged With Theft
Frank Thomas, who has been em
ployed as one of the axe-men on thi
surveying force laying the line to
Seaside for the electric road, is charg
ed with having stolen a suitcase,
three suits of clothes, and an $18 re
volver from another member of the
force by name of Turpin A warrant
was sworn out for Thomas" arrest last
night, but he is presumed to have
left the city some time yesterday and
may not be apprehended. Thomas
and Turpin had roomed together at
the Central' Hqtel until several days
ago, when they separated. Yesterday
morning Thomas quit his job and
came to town. He drew his money,
and then is presumed to have gone to
Turpin's room and stolen the articles.
And one of the climaxes of the sea
son will be the rendering of Crcig's
famous "Landsighting" with full
chorus and orchestra.
Appreciated Notice
Sunday's Oregonian had the fol
lowing pleasant editorial comment
on Astoria's big and promising
"14th" annual regatta: "Astoria is
making great preparations for the
coming regatta and is outlining a pro
gram which promises to exceed in
brilliancy the highly successful
events of this kind In the past. The
regatta has become one of the fixed
events of the summer season at the
mouth of the river and offers a pleas
ing diversion for the people who
spend their summers at the adjacent
beaches and also attracts a steadily
increasing number of visitors from
interior points. The beautiful bay
formed by the widening of the Co
lumbia, as it nears the sea, offers one
of the finest racing courses in the
country for . all classes of sailboats,
and the contests are never short on
entries. Admiral George Shepherd,
of Portland, has been honored with
the leading position in this year's
carnival, and Portland, as usual, will
be well represented ' and willing to
assist our neighbors in making the
affair a huge success."
The Double Telephone I
Annoyance
Admiral Shepherd Here
lion. George S. Shepherd of Port
land and Astoria, who, in this year of
grace, bears the addition rank of
Regatta Admiral and will serve As
toria in that capacity at her "14th
annual," at the end of this month, ar
rived in the city yesterday. He came
down to confer with his Regatta col
leagues upon several propositions of
interest, chief of which, was the tea
ture of brilliantly lighted vessels from
the several cities and towns along the
Columbia, to appear in the grand ma
rine parade, and he backed his claim
for the departure with the assurance
that two or three, Portland, Vancou
ver and Rainier, were all amenable
and would send down their especial
craft The idea impressed all hands
here with exceeding favor, and the
matter will be overworked up to a
successful issue in due course. Mr.
Shepherd returned to the metropolis
last evening to prosecute his end of
the pleasihg scheme. -':'.,.
Scandinavian Sangerfest
One .of the grandest features of
Astoria's coming regatta, in the long
shore schedule of entertainment, will
be the Scandinavian-Sangerfest, which
with its hundreds of trained voices in
solos and ohoruses, is among the
standard attractions of the northwest
odd. It will be held on the 29th
Victor Hugo and Stevenson's Work.
The Collier publishing house of
New York City, has placed on the
market fine editions of the historical
novels of Victor Hugo, of Les Miser
able fame, etc., and Robert Louis
Stevenson, author of Dr. Jeykell and
Mr. Hyde, etc. Mr. Hewitt,-the firm's
representative, is now in Astoria in
troducing these famous authors which
are being sold on the popular month
ly installment plan and no doubt will
meet with much success, as the Col
Her firm is well and favorably known
in all narts of the United States
through the publication of Collier's
Weekly. All that mankind has done,
thought, gained, or been, is lying in
maeic preservation in the pages of
books. Carlylc.
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are the VERY latest creation of
patterns and styles and of the very
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Call and inspect them. Hildebrand &
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PERSONAL MENTION
W. P. Richardson, the well known
Portland lawyer, was a homing pas
senger on the Roanoke yesterday
from California He spent a short
time in Astoria yesterday calling on
his many friends and acquaintances
here, before continuing his trip to
the metropolis.
Thomas Dealey left last evening to
attend the convention of Eagles at
Seattle.
Martin Foard, D. F. McGee, W. A.
Eigner and Oscar Simington will
leave today for an outing in the Ne
halem valley. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Scholfield
of Cornelius, Ore., are in Astoria on
a visit at the homes of their son,
Senator Scholfield and their daughter,
Mrs. T. S. Cornelius.
Miss Kathryn Shively, who has
been visiting her parents in Portland,
has returned and left yesterday for
an outing at Gray's River.
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Staples left on
Sunday for Collins Springs, where
Mrs. Staples and children will remain
for a couple of weeks. Mr. Staples is
to return at once.
Mrs. Thursy Quarles, sister and
guest of Mrs. Thomas .Withers, in
this city, with her children, will leave
this morning on the 8:20 express for
her home at Boise, Idaho.
A. Y. Anderson, of the customs
service, has returned to his desk in
the federal office, after a pleasant
week in the woods, by way of a
summer outing.
Carl Washburn, of Eugene, and his
uncle, Charles E. Lockwood, of Port
land, were over Sunday guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Eakin.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Badger will
leave this morning on the 8:20 train
Tax Is Heavy on
Los Angeles
Business
Men
"It is our opinion, based upon ac
tual experience, that two telephone
systems are an unreasonable tax upon
the business man, both from the
standpoint of expense and that of
annoyance. We would be very glad
to see the telephone business carried
on by one company. Under the pres
ent system of operation in Los An
geles, we are obliged to consult two
directories, answer two telephones,
pay two telephone bills and submit to
just double the annoyance from
troublemen, collectors, inspectors and
agents incidental to the maintenance
of one system. Decidedly we are for
one system only." Statement of Mc- '
Stay Supply Company, wholesale gro
cers and meat dealers, Los Angeles.
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ASTORIA GETS NEW
RATE EAST
AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETING LAST NIGHT THIS
INTERESTING ANNOUNCE
MENT IS MADE.
The telephone matter in the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting last night
developed nothing new, though M. J.
Dillman, special agent of the Pacific
States Company, appeared and made
a brief address. He spoke of the dis
advantages of a dual system, and
urged that the company he represents
be given a fair chance. The Pacific
States Company had lost heavily by
the San Francisco fire and earth
quake, Mr. Dillman said, and for that
and other reasons it had not been in
position to advance the work in
Astoria in the manner that it should
have been done. '
"But now we are going right
ahead," he said. "You must rest as
sured that there will be no furher
delays. I have it right from the head
of our financial department that the
Astoria work is to be completed at
once, ana the citizens ot Astoria may
feel certain that" this is to be done."
Mr. Dillman's address was a pleas
ing one and he made no attack upon
his aggressive competitor, other than
to say he once had been connected
with an independent company and
had left it after losing money.
George E. Waggoner, representing
the automatic phone company, was
present, but -made no reply to Mr.
Dillman, perhaps feeling that none
was necessary. Mr. Dillman said he
welcomed a fight, and as Mr. Wag
goner has also said this it would -ap
pear as if both sides are in a mood to
fight it out Of course hints are
being made that one of the companies
will try to buy the other out, but as
far as can be ascertained this is mere
ly a gratuitous assumption.
Mr. Dillman lays stress on the ob
jections of a "dual system."
Mr. Waggoner says there won't be
a dual system; that his company "wiH
be the "do-all" system before the
"fight" is over, and there the case
seems to stand.
The most interesting matter before
the Chamber last night was a short
talk made by C. E. Wilson, the re
cently appointed local agent of the
Great Northern Express Company.
Heretofore shippers of salmon and1
other like commodities to the east
have complained of discrimination
against this city, and. averred that
the rates prevented a fair competition
with Tacoma and" Seattle.
"This matter I took up with an of
ficial of our company," said Mr.
Wilson. "The Interstate Commerce
Commission was conferred with and
the result is that we have a new and
satisfactory rate from Astoria to the
east. The old rate was $4 a hun
dred. Now the new rate is $3 a hun
dred; that is, on carload lots with a
minimum of 20,000. That is the rate
to New York. To Chicago the new
rate on carload lots with 20,000 mini
mum is $2.75. And already I have
been able to send out one or more
cars under the new rates, which
should mean a great deal for the
shippers of Astoria."
Mr. Wilson was applauded by the
members present. At the suggestion .
of Mr. Van Dusen the Chamber also
gave him a formal vote of thanks.
President Scholfield and Manager
Whyte of the Chamber of Commerce
were not present last night, having
gone to Portland to attend the Good
Roads Convention. Mr. G. Wingate
acted as chairman of the meeting,
with Mr. Wallace as secretary. There
was a fair attendance, the fire at Dun
bar's evidently keeping some away.
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