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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1908)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 TIIE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. ROSS, HIGGINS & COMPANY Hereby announce that its doors will close prompt ly at Hiffh Noon on THURSDAY and FRIDAY of this, Regatta, week. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. THE MODEL FOOD STORE TERSE TILES Of HE Meet At 9:30 , Admiral Shepherd request nil the member of hi Had to assemble t the 0. R- & N. dock thin morning at 9:30 sharp, for the purpose of par ticipatlng in the ceremonies of meet Ing and escorting the Queen. j Going After Freight , From all appearance there i a hot conttit on a between the various transcontinental line agencict In this cfty for freight; a number of special yraflic men being in the city to aid i m the local agents and representatives 1 in attracting the bulk of these ship ments their particular way and route. Big Lumbar Order An order for lumber that it said to be unusually large has been made by. the firm of G. Elias & Bros., of Buffalo, to be taken for use in the construction of the Panama canal. It will be all secured at the mill In this vicinity, and it for shipment dur ing September and October. Off On Picnic Today The Finn Sunday school from the Scow Bay church, wilt take itt annual outing today, under the supervision of the pastor and the teachers. The little people will leave for Deep River on the steamer General Washington, and, perhaps the Julia B., at 8:15 o'clock this morning; and It It need lets to say will have happy time of it on the opposite shore. New Special Rate Made The Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company has added to its rate sheet a brand new rate, of one half the old, covering shipments made strictly for exhibit purposes and covering the whole range of articles liable of such ue. This will be of advantage for shipper who may de sire to exhibit at the Oregon State Fair at Salem next month. Will Fish The Coaat- Captain Obec, the gentleman who is determined to exploit the deep sea fkherie of the north Pacific Coast, is now in San Francisco, and has chartered a small steamer that exact ly suit his purpose, lie hat had hit deep sea gear sent down to him by a friend here, and will fish his way back to Astoria, from the Bay City, and is due to arrive here next week. Now At Raymond Charles Wirkala, formerly of this city, hat become enamoured of Ray mond over In Washington, and has bought a home and business there. He is now in this city to attend the Regatta festivities, nd when they are' ended he will go back to Raymond, taking with him hit family and hit household goods. There are many friend in Astoria to wish Mr. Wir kala success in hi new home and venture. The World of Side Shows Astoria is simply rife with Interest ing side show et up on ail corner, with banner waving and strong lunged "barker" giving out their in slstant and cheerful calls. E. J. Arn old, to whom the general concession was granted for the Midway attrac tion ha brought down hi best peo ple and there It endle fun and amuse ment on all side. Today all will be full blast and there will be no need for an Idle hour Until the closing moment of the Regatta season. between the great fish departments of the two states, when these officer thus work successfully together along their line of duty, and it is better o, indeed. An Interesting Question In conversation with an Astorian reporter yesterday, Anton Natcrlin, a fine looking, up-standing, hearty fisherman, stated that he had fished the season through, up in the Pillar Rock water, and that he had cleared just $1700 for the season. Mr. Natcr lin did not say this in a boasting way hut simply to signify that he had done welt, and was anxious to know if the figure had been exceeded by any other fisherman. Not knowing the Astorian prosumes the mere state ment of this young man's luck will draw forth any new there may be of a better showing in this relation. 1VATERFR0NT STORfES TOLD YESTERDAY SKINCH II. NEARLY CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DOtK AND WHARF NOTES, After Hit Hortet . A. B. Rector, the well known con- tractor, of Vancouver, wno uppueu most of the horse (or the seining grounds at thit end of the Colombia river this season, wat in the city yes terday, gathering up hit stock and shipping it out on the op-river boats to the home barns at Vancouver. He furnished animal to eight of the big outfit here, and had 120 horses in the service. Mr. Rector is working about 60 teams on the street work at that Washington city. Lew Breaker! Overhauled TVniitv Fish Warden Link C Bur ton, of the Washington service, and Wartr, Bailiff, W. A. Mack, of the Oregon staff, on Tuesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, just thre hour after the salmon fishing season closed by oper ation of law, caught two trap at work on Cottonwood Island and arrested Roger Riesly, the proprietor, with 1500 pound of freshly caught fish; and Mr. Brown, of the Oregon serv ice, caught Theodore Nasser, at Puget Island, on the ame day, and under practically the same conditions Roth men will have to answer in court for the infraction of the law. It begins to look as if there were new and pleasanter conditions of harmony The beautiful 'motor boat "Skinch IL" belonging to Chester Fox and Dr; Vaughn, was launched yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock, from the way at the R. M. Leathers yard, with an engineer on board, and her owner a well. When the flyer struck the lower skids, those below water, she made a heeling dive of it, Messrs. Fox and Vaughan being thrown wift and violently over the tide, without any tort of warning. Mr. Fox, who is no adept at swim miug, was in a precarious position for a moment, and had not Dr. Vaughan gone instantly to his relief, there might have been a very tad ttory to darken these columns this morning, But, despite the dismal run of luck that (truck the Skinch at the outset, no one feels like cherishing any dubious feeling about the accident; but, on the contrary, the dainty craft is held to be the queen of the waters hereabout, and it is hoped she will demonstrate it today or tomorrow in good fashion, though she has some master-built craft to go up against both from home and abroad. The tteamer Lurline arrived down fanity from ttie mouth of M. Parbcr, ye8terday evening with 74 people in an attache of one of.the tre?t show. her cabin. and wiji orobabIv do more He was talking to tome man across Lnd more tomorrow and Saturday, in the street, the profanity bubbling from the way of ReKatta guests for the him at the result of tome trivial City-by-tbe-Sea. She went back last quarrel. Police Officer Houghten ar- nl(tht with a fair passenger list and rested rarker and took nil to the below she had 50 head of horses be- police station where he deposited $10 onging to the A. B. Rector barns at a t t I - oau ior ins appearance in court yc- Vancouver. The Lurline will stay terday afternoon. He did not appear jown untij the hour of 10 p. m. to- and therefore hit bail wat forfeited. Five minutes of vulgar twearing cost Parker at the rate of $2 a minute. " He i known to tne police ot Astoria wno have had trouble with him before. New Dignities Added Gilet B. Johnson, the well known and popular representative in this city, of the A. & C. R. R. Company, hat been made general agent here for the company, and has been given as assistant at the depot, in order to permit Mr. Johnson to pay more at tention to the freight interest of the line, the local affairs being dispatched by Mr. McShatko, now' at the Twelfth Mrcet office, and by Mr. S. H. Sheedy formerly of Grand Fork, B. C, and just arrived to. take over the depot work. This will be pleasant news to Mr, Johnson' many friend here and eUewhere. Forfeited Hit Ball- Shortly after midnight yesterday morning the air on Commercial street became blue from a ttream of pro- Snake Bit Him o The woman snake "charmer" in one ' of the street shows put her finger in the mouth of one of her snakes yes terday. "Huh, that frothing," said a ! I?gger who had been seeing thing j through the bottom of a glass. I j can do the same thing.1 The woman ' didn't demur, and he put a finger into the snake's mouth. The mouth map-' ped together wish a vicious clash, making a bad bite in the finger. Chocolates the best in the world 50c a Pound, We have just received a large shipment of this delicious fruit; it is well colored, and of delicate flavor. morrow, Friday night, and on Satur day night she will not leave up for Portland until midnight; making riv er trips on each night and joining in the grand marine parade on Saturday night, .Yesterday afternoon a square-rigger was reported off the Columbia bar and her identity lies between "the tug and vigorously rang the door British shin Aberfoyle. Captain Wil bell, the occasion being a farewell in ijamSi from Hobart, and due in this the form of a surprise party. I he harbor: or the American ship Henry evening wa spent in playing games Villard. from Bristol Bay, Alaska, and quiet conservation. Miss Chris- wjth the men and pack of the Alaska tal Bussing delivered a recitation in Fishermen's Packing Company, of a telling manner and responded to an city. This morning will settle encore. A splendid luncheon was the question without doubt served, after which Mrs. Ii. N. Bus Farewell Party , A goodly number of friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Asp last even- sing presented the hostess with an I elegant piece of - silverware, imme- mcuiately followed by a presentation to the host of a handsome fountain pen by S. Wentjar. The hostess was also the recipient of other gifts Captain Archie Cann, who for a few weeks, has abandoned the piloting of greater craft in and out over the Co lumbia bar, is amusing himself by flying around Astoria waters in his swift little motor boat, the Myrtle, ii The Distinctive ii Stvles in MEW SUITS Predominate ! Here . . . Note Our line of Kenyon Rubberized Silk and Fabric Coats.Fall 1908 ' SHUN DRY GOODS CO. mmHHHHMIIIHHIMMHIIIIIMMlMUHMI from Megler yesterday afternoon with 80 people from the Northshore beaches, who came to be on hand at the opening of the Astoria Regatta. The steamer Cascades came down the river yesterday morning, and cleared for the California coast, go ing over the bar later in the day. the swat steamer spencer was down from Portland on her 1:30 dot yesterday, and brought a big crowd of Regatta visitors. ASTORIA BUY U ?1 SI FRA:;GfSG0 PERSONAL-MENTION through the evening and all went and has just returned from the me tropolis, from where, he made it home in a dozen hours traveling time home feeling that the evening was well spent and expressing their sor row at losing so good a freind and neighbor. AMUSEMENTS. Scholfleld, Mattson & Go. phone 1181 GOOD GOODS phone m 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET 1 J ....FOR A.... VICTOR OR AN EDISON : PHONOGRAPH ;; -)GO TO(- ohnsohPhonosroph Paxlon Second Floor Over Scholfield & Msttson Co. uOfl J I The steamer Alliance came in yes terday morning from Coos Bay with big business on all decks; and it is said that among her passengers was Last Night at the Aatoria Theatre, r.nvornor Oeortre E. Chamberlain. bound for the Capital City, after a A fair house last night greeted the brief visit to the lower coast port on return of the Claman players in the business; but this has "hot been veri beautiful comedy-drama entitled, e,,A a vet Wife in Name Only. A beautiful tory as told in four acts. It is a I Lightship No. 67, from the Umatilla play of high standard, and the plot reef, entered port yesterday after- revolves around an old gusher in noon and went direct to the govern' sunny southern Texas. Dick Morley, ment buoy station at Tongue Point an old rancher, has but one hobby she comes down to have some minor and that is of striking natural gas rePairs made, and may go on the on his land. Old Grizzly Marsh, a wftvs at St. Tohna to" have her bottom cleaned of barnacles, The Wheeler tug Geo. R, Vosburg came in yesterday morning, with the bie sea barge Nehalem, from the river of that name. The barge was loaded with 175,000 feet of splendid spruce logs, which were discharged at the Clatsop mills docks at once. hermit, gets- permission to erect a small hut on Morlcy's land, where he might spend the balance of his life in peace and solitude. Old Grizzly is taken down with the fever and is found dying in his rude hovel by "Wildcat," Morlcy's daughter. She takes him to her father' home where he is nursed back to life. And to show his gratitude he makes "Wildcat" his heiress to all his gold and effects, in- The British ship Donna Francesca, eluding a mortgage on her father's was dropped to a point opposite the home. Grizzly is murdered by the Fiavel pier yesterday morning, and heavy, Alvin Charlock, in order to will remain there until the Regatta secure the mortgage. "Wildcat" ex- doses, serving as flagship for the plodes a torpedo in an old oil gusher three-day season of pleasure on her father s farm; the experiment is successtur. , ine tarm is worth a million, and as usual, the villian tries. to get possession of the farm, by mur dering Dick Morley, but is foiled, as always is the case, and "all is well that ends well." The cast was well represented by a strong company. Bright and pleasing specialties were introduced by Earl Hicks, Miss Evan geline Claman, Miss Gladys Fuller and that ever popular, comedian, Ben Claman. The company will remain the rest of the week. Tomorrow ev ening the funniest comedy ever writ- j ten, "Tom, Dick and Harry." Band concert at noon and 7 o'clock in the eveing. The steamer Nahcotta came over ALEX TAGG Ice Cream 25c qt. Fresh Chocolates Candies, etc Made fresb every day in 001 own factory. 843 Commercial ' Street Mrs. Lola Wilding, of Seattle, is visiting her brother, C. V. Brown and wife. The Birthday Club spent a pleasant evening at Mrs. Swanson's last night Capt. C. L. Stoneberg, of Portland, arrived yesterday to take part in the Regatta festivities. He states that there will be many Portlanders here during the balance" of the week. Mr. Wortman, of the big Portland house, of Olds, Wortman & King, is in the city and will spend a day or two of the Regatta season here. Captain Nick Webber, of Salem, accompanied by Mrs. Webber and family, arrived in Astoria yesterday, to remain through Regatta week. A. B. Galloway, representing the Blake-McFall Company, of Portland, is a Regatta guest in Astoria, and en joying his visit Mrs. Martin Foard, and the Misses Freda and Marta Foad, with Mr. Guy Sanborn, have returned to the city after a pleasant two weeks' outing at the Foard cottage at Seaside. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thorndyke and Wiss Thorndyke, departed yesterday on the steamer Spencer, for Portland, and an extended trip into the beauti- Lful wilds of Colorado. During Mr. Thorndyke's absence, the Leader will be in the careful hands of his partner, H. E. Penick, with Harry Minchew, at the local desk. Mrs. George Kaboth and children have arrived home from a delightful outing of seven weeks at Woodburn, in the Willamette Valley. They could not afford to miss Regatta week at home. Frank Parker, the young son of Captain and Mrs. Thomas Parker, will return to Stanford University on Saturday next and take up his third year course there. Miss Mary Nnutson has come down from Portland to spend Regatta week with the home-folkes and her host of friends. Hon. David M. Dunne, collector of internal revenue, at Portland, is in the city for the Regatta season, and to meet win his wide circle of old- time friends in this city. MERCHANTS HAVE REVOLTED FROM EXCESSIVE CHARGES FROM THE METROPOLIS For Rubber Stamps and Typewriter Supplies see Lenora Benoit, Public The new rate, sheets of the Richard son steamship line, operating tht Loop Lumber Company's steamers, have been received in this city and it is said that Ihe new rates are practically just about half of what the old rate were. It is announced that the Rich ardson Company is prepared to keep its rates on the low basis where they now are, and the effect. of the new arrangement may mean a rate war or a lowering of the rates by the other competing companies. . i In relation to this question of rate's, the rather startling information was learned by The Astorian yesterday that "fully 85 per cent of all the mer chandise used in the city of Astoria now comes from San Francisco." That means that the Astoria mer chants have revolted against the charges of Portland merchants 'and also what are alleged to be. the high and unreasonable charges of the A. & C. railway company. That the Portland merchants are already awakening to the changed condition of affairs is known, yet it is not probable that they can influ ence the matter to any appreciable extent. It is even said that San Fran cisco merchants are now, contemplat ing the construction of a depot here for their supplies, so that they couIJ make heavy shipments and then deaf them out as required by the local merchants. "You may say that fully 85 per cent of all the merchandise used in this city and locality now comes from San -Francisco,; said a gentleman yes terday who is familiar with the entire situation. "For my part, I should not be sorry if the other 15 per cent were , also lost to Portland. We have been ' held up and gouged too long." The Richardson Company operates the steamers F. S. Loop, the R. D. Inman and the Johan Poulson. The Poulson will sail again from Saa Francisco on August 29. ' Whether the consumers will be able to participate in the lessened charges is not yet made plain, though appar ently that should result from the new lessening of original expense to the merchants. At Logan's Hall Stenographer, 447 Commercial street JJJ, J Scandinavian Sangerfest will he held at Logan's Hall, August