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THE MORNING ASTORI AN, ASTOMA. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 I The Store FM Ladies FOR 1 HIVE Outfitters ! GUESSES ABOUT THE IRVING FILL Women BEE MILLINERY FALL DRESS GOODS In the new weaves and colorings. Kenyon Rubberized Raincoats The only guaranteed rubberized silk raincoat on the ; ; marketevery one has laoei TWO LEADING THEORIES ARE ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN .FREAKY BIT OF GROUND THAT CAUSES TROUBLE. CRAF1 OF ALL KINDS YESTERDAY RESUME OF ASTORIA'S MA RINE MOVEMENTS-SHIPS THAT PASSED AND THOSE THAT STOPPED-NOTES. The steamer Yosemite arrived down yesterday and rounded in to the Parker dock for a lot of spruce lumber left there by the Vosburg and her barge and when that is loaded she will await the arrival of the Benson log raft from Walleces' Slough, due down this afternoon, on the hawsers of the steamers Sarah Dixon and M. F. Henderson. Captain W. H. Pope, of the river pilots, went up on last evening's train to bring the outfit down, and once the Yosemite is fast to the sea-tow she will depart for San Diego. The handsome lighthouse tender Heather, Captain Byrne, on the bridge, has arrived in home waters from a 10-day visit to the Sound country, where she delivered a lot of supplies to the light stations throughout the Puget Sound district. One of her officers, in conversation with a reporter for the Astorian said, that there are seven square riggers tied up at Port Townsend awaiting charters, and that the Seattle harbor is full of idle coasting steamers. The steamer Spencer came down on time yesterday with good business above and below stairs, and went back to Portland well fixed for pas sengers. Today she will bring down a big Sunday school excursion of several hundred youngsters. She will do an every-day stunt during re gatta week and do lots of business at it. The British steamship Ilford, due to leave Portland yesterday morning at 5 o'clock for this port, en route to Europe with a huge load of lumber, ran aground in Portland harbor but got clear, without damage, a few hours later, and arrived down here last evening at 7 o'clock. She will probably leave out this morning if weather conditions permit. The Lurline is still doing, plenty of business at the old stand and was in and out on time yesterday. The re port that she will do lree-bay-stunts here during regatta week is denied by i competent authority, but she will figure handsomely, herself, in the great marine parade, all the same. The fine Portland-Asiatic steam ship Arabia came down the river yes terday afternoon, well loaded with general cargo for the Orient, and went to the lower harbor for a fair start today, when the fog rises. The steamer J. Marhoffer arrived down from Rainier yesterday with' 680,000 feet of lumber, bound for San Francisco, and went to the lower harbor, whence she will leave out to day, if the weather clears. The steamer Johan Poulsen arrived in from San Francisco yesterday af ternoon, and docked at the Callender pier where she stayed for a couple of hours putting off local freight; then departing up stream. The steamship Geo. W. Elder ar rived in from the California coast yesterday at noon and left up from the Callender dock at 2 o'clock for Portland, with a good list of pas sengers and lots of freight. The British steamship Strathloyn, due in from San Francisco, and five days out from there, is off the bar, and will be in this morning. She has been picking her way up the coast, under dense fog conditions. The oil steamship Atlas arrived down stream at 2 o'clock yesterday and went below to wait the dispers ing of the heavy bank of fog that has hung over the mouth of the river for the past 48 hours. The steamer Sue H. Elmore is due in from Tillamook at 2 o'clock p. m. today in conformity with the schedule she has maintained for the past half dozen voyages. It is said that Captain Charles Wickstrom will go out on the steam er Sue H. Elmore as first officer when she departs for the Tillamook coun try again. Underwear Subscribe to The Morning Astorian. 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. TEA Good tea, close price. There is no other way to build a good business or keep a good business. Tear grocer returni roar mooay M roa to'i hi ScUUiog't But: wt par hia. I Free Votes f Vote for Regatta Queen j! J J la bw3 mmk D Q O B With each dollars' worth of goods purchased we are giv ing away 10 VOTES FREE Jaloff s, The Style Store 537 Commercial Street Several solutions are offered for the bit of rreaky ground on the Irv ing street improvement near High tcenth street, and each is more or less plausible. It is difficult to get a definite idea of the trouble there without a personal inspection. The spot that cantankerously sinks anil "boils" around is not a very big one It starts right in the middle of the road, however, ami on it or rather into it hundreds of load of earth have been placed with no other, effect tan to leave the spot virtually as it was in the beginning. ,Of course all the earth that goes into that sinking bit of ground must go somewhere. It cither simply goes into some big subterranean hole and stays there, or else into some narrow and moist subterrancon channels that carry it away, perhaps into the river. One theory is that the wagon loads of loose earth drop down until they meet the surface of the soapstone, which at this point has a rapid slope into the river. It then may be pre sumed that for ages the waters from the hill have worn channels along on top of the soapstone, leaving a space between the soapstone and the stratum of earth immediately above it. If then, there is water moving there now, it might possibly carry the loose earth that is dumped in along with it down the slope and into the river, perhaps far out into the river. This theory is a very plausible one. It, however, lacks confirmation, ami those who oppose it point out that if the earth were carried down to the river that it would be seen there. To them the fact that the dirt is not seen appearing at the river front is taken as a conclusive fact that this theory is not the true one. Nevertheless, in another place along the river front this is just what happened. The earth was carried along the soapstone, down the slope, the opening being beneath the water. Since this happened in another place it may be happening here; if so, it is probable that inspection would show the river to be discolored in front of the place by the dirt. Another theory is that there is simply a big hole under the freaky surface spot. This hole, according to this theory, having been formed by the erosion of the subtcrraneon chan nels. Then the numerous loads of dirt dumped there simply fall down into this hole, and because of the constant presence of some water, the whole mass has been permeated by the water and is now simply a mass of mud. This theory is plausible, in deed, and would explain the fact that the earth beneath the place seems to "boil," to turn on itself, just as a mass of muddy earth would if pres sure were applied to it from above But this theory does not account for the fact that if there had been a big hole there underground, why the earth above it didn't simply cave in and fill the hole up. Also, by this time the hole should be full. South of the place in question are surface indications of good sized ponds, now dry, which have no na tural outlet above ground. These ponds must collect enormous quantities of water during the rainy seasons, and all the water that comes into them apparently must find an outlet and a fairly rapid one under ground. That is the one proven inv portant fact of the whole matter. Besides this there may be other underground channels that touch up on the freaky place which come from other point, some even long dist ances- away. Either theory then finds further plausibility by this one important fact. City Engineer Tee suggested to the common council that it would be a good plan to tap the hillside, to let out any water therein, and that seems to be a suggestion of much worth. Cutting sluice ways into the hillside should, at least, probably dis cover the trouble and permit means of preventing it in the future. Dr. Henderson,' who impressed on the council at its meeting Monday night the utmost gravity of the( situa tion, further urged as the only, prac tical solution of the matter that the freaky spot be abandoned and the right way immediately south of it being secured for the street. This would leave a bend in the road. Yet i this would not solve -the matter for Subscribe to the Morning Astorian. THE WORD -'GUARANTEE" I Is a much abused term. Unscruplous dealers will I I guarantee anything to close a sale. The' mere fad: I :: that an article is guaranteed to give satisfaction jj : means nothing to you if your dealer does not stand :; I ready to back up his guarantee to the letter. This he i :: cannot do, and stay in business. If he handles goods i: : j of an inferior make. With this f adt in view we al- I ways endeavor to carry only the best in all lines in f clothing for instance we push HART SCHAFFNER & MARX Suits, when we guarantee them we know we can live up to our :: part of the contrad. Fall styles now selling $20.00 to $30.00. ' ' SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! J In plaids, stripes and figures. Not a "dead one" in the bnnch $,QQ to $1,50, Fall Styles in Hats. Just in newest bhapes and colors. "Have One" $3,50 Boys' Suits Nobby Clothier """""" '"tf'M tt "titntttmitfttttiitttmniMMMmMiiit i the people down below, along Scow Bay, for those best qualified to express opinions agree with ur. lenderson in asserting that the hill- ide in its present shape is a menace, perhaps even to life. But the best of the entire trouble is that it is so cn- irely localized. It's only a little bit f a 'place and the other land along rving on both sides of it is solid as rock. Dynamite may yet prove the easiest and the best manner of stop ping the present trouble, and of safe guarding the future for the Scow Bay residents. Probably the best solution of the trouble, though merely theoretical, is to be found in a combination of both of the theories stated above. "But, it is a condition, and not a theory, that confronts us." Miss Virginia E. Lane of New York City, and lately of San Francisco, Cal arrived yesterday on the State of California and has taken up a posi tion as the head trimmer in the Mil linery department at Jaloff's. Miss Lane brings with her the best of ref erences from Ntw xork ana san Francisco as a capable and thdrough competent trimmer, and has held positions in the largest millinery es tablishments in the Union. Her work in this line is unsurpassed, and un doubtedly will be appreciated by the patrons of Jaloff's Millinery Store. We have a complete Stock of Fruit Jars Jelly Glasses Jar Tops and Rubbers Our Prices Are Right Acme Grocer y Co. HIGH GRADE GROCERIES 521 COMMERCIAL STREET PHONE 681 REAL ESTATE VV. C. Snnth and wife to A. II. and C. C. Miles, lots 7 and 8, block .10, Plaza. U S. to W. J. De Lashmutt, pat ent for 160 acres in section 20-4-9 W FUNERAL NOTICE. THE FUNERAL OF MRS. SEV- erin Hansen will take place from the Norwegian Methodist church in Upper Astoria on Wednesday, Aug. 19th at 2 o'clock p. m, Interment in Greenwood. Funeral Notice. The funeral of Mrs, Severin Hansen will take place from the Norwegian Methodist Church in Upper Astoria today at 2 o'clock p. m. Interment in Greenwood. Funeral Notice. The funeral of the late Harry Tutjer, who was killed at the Brix logging camp, will take place 'from Pohl's undertaking parlors today, Wednesday, at 11 o'clock a. m. Subscribe to the Morning Astorian, NEW TO-DAY All Things Modern. "The Modern," the beautiful ton sorial establishment of Arthur E. Petersen, at 572 Commercial street in this city, is unquestionably the real resort for the most perfect treatment in this behalf, and the most critical finds nothing to criticize there, how soever often he visits the place. Morning Astorian, 60 per month. 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. New Grocery Store. Try our own mixture of coffee the J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main 1281. 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. Phone Maia 2191 Barn, Cor, 12tb and Duane. The very best board to be obtained in the city is at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. 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 topics 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. Subscribe to the Morning Astoria, The Palace Restaurant An phase of hunger can be daintily gratified at any hour of the day or night at the Palace Restaurant. The kitchen and dining room service are of the positive best. Private dining looms for ladies. One call inspires regular custom. Try it. Commercial street, opposite Page building. i