TUESDAY, SEPT. 8
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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SOME ONE TOLD US
"Toot Your Horn If You Don't Sell a Clam"
Clam season is here and we have them in shell,
but equally fine in cans; minced and ready for
use.
!3k ;m the new plant it ready.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
THE MODEL FOOD STORE
W Illlli OF 1 HI
Civic League Tonight
The Civic Improvement League
wilt hold n meeting tonight at the
Presbyterian church. Officer will be
elected.
Won 1900 In Lottery-
A man whose work keep him just
about 2H5 feet from the office of The
Aktoriun much of the time, in ail to
have won $900 in the Chinese lottery
y few day ago.
Friendi To Reicue
Lum I've, the Chinaman who wa
arretted a few week ago on a charge
of telling a t.ilking machine that
didn't belong to him, got out from
the county jail on bail yesterday.
Reception At Church
there will be a reception given at
the First Lutheran Church thin even
ing, in honor of Rev, P. J. O. Cornell,
who leaves Wednesday morning for
hi home at Haddock, Pa. All are
cordially invited.
Body Found On Sunday
The body of G. A. Osmundaon, who
wn drowned from the steamer Ha
lalo, in the Willamette river on the
last day of Augmt, ha been found,
near St. John, on Sunday last; and
the remain will be brought here later
for burial.
Bloodpoison Set In
Matt Hogart, the well known ex
aheriff of Wahkiaktfin county, Wash
ington, recently hurt hi right hand
and blood poitoii asserted itself. Mr.
Officer K. St. Firet, and i now ful
filling hi ten-year sentence without
further right of parade.
Obicrvcd, Not Marked
Yesterday, Labor Day, wa ob
served here by the flying of the na
tional .flag, the closing of nearly all
businesses in the afternoon; but was
unmarked by any meeting, or dem
onstrations, or entertainments, in it
particular behalf, by organized labor
or any of it allies. The day was
very quiet in all way.
Touring The Wet--
The following party is domiciled at
the Motel Parker, and is touring the
N'orthwest and finding much of inter
est: Frank 11. Mitchell, of Laceyville,
Pa.; A. Denworth, of Bellingham; N.
E. Allen and family, of Vancouver,
H. C; M. L. Ryan and family, of
lleion, Wi.i B. Randall, of Par
sons, Kan.; and Victoria Ryan, of
Durgan Flat, Wash,
Flavel Property Sale
Day after tomorrow morning,
Thursday, at 10 o'clock, at the door of
Clatsop county's handsome court
ionise, Sheriff M. R. Pomeroy, at the
instance of the Marhtchcad Savings'
iWink, mortgagor, will cll at public
"tilery, the Hotel Flavel and the lands
.'ind holding of the Flavel Land &
Development Company, at Flavel, in
this .county, to satisfy a claim, ap
proximating, with interest, the sum
of $.10,000.
Dead In Uppertown
Frank W. Johnson, who was within
a few days of ebing 21 year of age,
died at his father' home in Union
town Sunday. The cause of death
was consumption, and the boy's
mother died of the same dread com
plaint only four month ago. The
funeral will be held this afternoon
from the residence in Uniontown
with Interment in Greenwood. The
father is Antone Johnson, a well
known resident of that part of the
city.
AVERS STREET WORK IS
ftlOPERLY DONE
MR, FERGUSON ALLEGES 8TII
STREET JOB WAS NOT PROP
ERLY FINISHED, .
Ooea To Wall Wallt-
Dr. Ralph Holt, returned from his
vacation at the beach Monday even
ing and left Astoria for Walla Walla,
on the 6 o'clock train last night to
attend the annual meeting of the
State Medical Asociation. The doc
tor will read a paper at the meet, and
after the session will leave for Boise,
Idaho, before returning to Astoria.
which will be about September 18.
Another Pointer-
Speaking yesterday, of the big Sun
day train of salmon from this city for
the East and Europe, hence via the
Coble ferry, Vancouver and the new
"North Bank" Railway, a well known
citizen of Astoria remarked that "the
distance from Astoria to Vancouver,
via the Coble ferry and N. P., is from
12 to 15 mile shorter than by the
Columbina-Willamette river bridges."
i fact that is liable to cut consider
able prominence in the routing out
from here in the future.
Old Aitorian Here-
Colonel E. C. Hughes, who in year
gone by, was engaged in the whole
sale liquor business in this city, ar
rived in Astoria on last night's train
en route to a visit to the beaches. Mr.
Hughe and his wife, who accom-
Hogan came over and had the hand panic him arc well known in this
treated by Dr. O. B. Estes and re- city and are meeting many of their old
turned to Cathlamct yesterday. friend whom they have not seen
since they left Astoria for Eugene
Stockholder! Meeting several year ago.
At 1 o'clock yesterday morning the 1
itockholder of the Nchalem Coal Will Stay, And Grow
Company, held their annual meeting The Frank L. Smith Meat Company
in this city. It waa the time and are planning to erect in Astoria one
place for the election of officer, but of the finest packing plant in the
Shameless Cruelty
The following, taken from the last
number of the Seaside Signal, and it
certainly appeal directly, and strong
ly, 40 the great order of which this
splendid animal is the type and name
sake: "Report comes from Elk 'Creek
that three elks had been found in the
wood there with their throats cut.
Xot a pound of the meat was taken,
but an examination showed that the
teeth had been extracted. A just in
dignation is felt at the wantonness of
the act, and a determined effort will
be made to discover and bring to
punishment the wretches who slaugh
tered the animals."
this matter was deferred to an ad
journed session which will be held on
Friday, September 21st, next. ,
Northwest. Bell & Wildman, the well
known machinists of Portland, are
now making the ice machines and
other apparatus for thtf plan. Frank
Smith say he must have a location
convenient to both wholesale and re
tail districts. A force of from 25 to
At St. Mary's
Alex Same i the name of the
man who was injured at the Bremner
logging camp the latter part of lastW men will find employment as soon
week and was brought to St. Mary's
hospital Saturday evening. He had
several ribs broken and one broken CfaOCOlO t(?ft
rib pierced one of his lungs, which
a resultant inrlamma
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yias nrougni on
lt)n there,
Back To Salem
Foster, the man who "sacrificed his
parole freedom for. hi fourth, and
last, indulgence in whisky, a told in
these column on Sunday morning,
was taken back to the State peniten
tiary yesterday morning by Farole
the best in the world
50c a Pound,
THIS IS THE SEASON for CANNING
Crawford Peaches
90c Per Box
Prompt Delivery
Scholfield, Mattson & Co.
PHONE 1181 GOOD GOODS PHONE 031
120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET
Handles Much Money
That the city of Astoria is a pretty
big and thriving city is indicated by
the amounts of money that are hand
led by Mr, Dealey, the city treasurer,
Since the first day ofgjuly he has paid
out on warrants the sum of $25,229.75,
a major part of which was drawn
against the general fund, and virtually
all of the remainder being out of the
sheet' fund. The general fund rep
resents that part of the city's mdncys
which go to meet current expenses.
Last quarter the general fund claims
alone amounted to $39,400.20 Each
year Astoria pays out $11,000 on in-J
tcrest of bonds. ,
In the office of the city auditor has
been filed a communication from J, E.
Ferguson, of the firm of Ferguson &
Houston, general contractor, where
in it is alleged that the Mreet im
provements on Eighth street from
Harrison to Lexington have been
done in an improper and inadequate
manner. Mr. Ferguson was called
upon to make payments aggregating
$.W, the names of Almira E. Fergu
son and Montillions Hawthorn also
appearing in the claims, and he states
that he has deferred paying for the
reasons set forth in his communica
tion. He allege first of all that the
work ha not been done in accordance
with the terms of the contract. The
street ha not been graded to its re
quired width, he state, nor improved
to the grade required at the corner of
Eighth and Lexington. The com
munication further states that the
improvement at the south side of
Kensington is but 49 feet wide, and
at point at about 50 feet north of
the north side of Kensington it is
but 48 feet in width; while at many
places the street is 10 or 12 inches
above grade. In addition to this, it
is further 'alleged that the sidewalk
and crushed rock road (which had
formerly been made) which were to
be left in as good condition as when
the contractor commenced the work,
"were virtually destroyed, nor were
the banks sloped as required.
Mr, Ferguson further complains
that the manhole cover at Eighth and
Kensington is six inches above grade,
"which fact was known to your offic
ial before acceptance."
In conclusion Mr. Ferguson states
that he is ready and quite willing to
settle any just claims, and calls atten
tion to the fact that he was very de
sirous of having the work done, "but,"
he adds, "you will certainly agree
with me that inspection before accept
ance was very lax." He requests that
the council look into the matter and
take such action as is necessary to
have the work completed in accord
ance with the contract.
Additional weight is apparently
given to Mr. Ferguson's communica
tion to the council by the fact that
complaints of a similar nature are
not uncommon, and some of them
are made by men who are in a posi
tion to know, and who at the same
time are on familiar and intimate
terms with the city administration.
It is understood that the itrc-t rnper
itiU'ifknt u d,Mp-ed to dcfetid him
self on the grounds that he alone cjh
not propcrrly inspect all the work
! hat is being flosif, but hi defence
carries a confusion that the work of
inspection is not being properly done.
Mr. Hanson, chairman of streets com
mittee, coiiiphiinH at a recent rneet-
j nt the coijiicjI that -it is simply
impossible fur fiiin to 'devote suffic
ient time t" .'.lie vork that he is called
fpon to do. Mr, Hanson told the
council plainly that too much work
is being piled on his shoulders. The
conclusion is plain; and the many
complaints of -joor street work and
inadequate inspection appear inevit
able from the circumstances.
JAPANESE STRIKES H
HIE
Seven property owners alo filed a! were standing on the sidewalk.
communication in the office of City , front of the Hagar theatre on Com-
AMAZINC AFFAIR WHEREIN
SHE WOULDN'T APPEAL TO
BYSTANDERS FOR HELP
A Japanese who gave his name to
the police as Okuma, or some name
similar to that, struck a while woman
in the face yesterday afternoon. Both
in
Auditor Anderson in relation to the
culvert on Thirty-fourth street be
tween Grand and Harrison. . They al
lege that it is in bad condition and
that when the heavy winter rains
come their property is likely to 'be
over-run and damaged,-and in that
event they aver they will hold the city
responsible. The council t's therefor
asked to make some repair. The
communication is signed by P. J.
Goodman, C. Wright, S. E. Harris,
Erik Haukc, Charles Markaro, Cha.
Amundsen, Theresa Gramms.
A petition was also filed by F, V.
Conkel asking that he be granted
permission to improve by private
contract that portion of Jerome ave
nue abutting lot 4, block 120, Mc
lure's. He wishes to grade and asks
that the city surveyor be instructed to
set out the grade stakes. The coun
cil recently granted a similar petition
on this street, and this plan seems to
work well.
mercia! street a- the time, and the
whole affair created no little amaze
ment among the dozen or more mea
who witnessed it. The woman gave
her name as Mrs. Sinclair. She is a
stranger in the city, she said, and
had come here to find some friends
who live on Tenth street.
The trouble had its origin in the
fact that Mrs. Sinclair went into the
Japanese restaurant where Okuma is
employed as a waiter, and there she
ordered a meal that she says she re
fused to pay for because it was unfit
to eat. She left the restaurant with
the Jap waiter following her.
At the Hagar theatre she apparent
ly suddenly saw a means of possible
escape from him and went to the
window and called for a ticket to en
ter the place. Then it was that the
waiter first began to attract attention.
Men standing in front of the theatre
were surprised to see the Japanese
suddenly grab the woman and for
cibly pull her back from the theatre
door. Several times he did this, and
several times he grabbed for her
Two Little Chicago Girls Face The : pocketbook.
Finally she turned and started to
ward the sidewalk again. At the in
stant when the waiter began to in-.
the household cares that were placed terfere with her several of the by
upon their childish shoulders and fear- j standers 'stepped forward, prompt to
ing a whipping, two little girls fled intervene. But the woman would pay
from Jheir parents' horne in Irving no attention to them. "Do you want
Park almost a week ago and not the help," and "what'sthe matter?" were
slightest trace of them ha been found questions that she utterly ignored,
since. ' . Not unnaturally the bystanders
Difficulty of finding them is increas- stood back, puzzled at her attitude
ed by the fact that for four nights and and the whole affair,
three days after they had left home. Suddenly the Japanese again start
no word was given to the police of ed to touch her, and like a flash she
PRESSURE OF POVERTY.
Cold World Alone,
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-Vearied by
"Dollie Dimples" Popular
The Grace Cameron Opera Com
pany, which played at the Astoria
theatre Sunday evening, and yester
day afternoon and evening, has won
distinct popularity with Astorians for
the bright and clever work done in
"Dollie Dimples" and Mademoisele
Julia." The entire troupe, from Miss
Cameron's brilliant and versatile self,
down, seemed to be bubbling over
with a faculty, and desire, to enter
tain: there was not a single moment
lost in the house save when the cur
tain was down; and then the time
was given to happy comment on what
has gone and expectation to what was
to come; conditions flatteringly pre
sumptive of a thoroughly enjoyable
show.'
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Dangerous Fire
At 9:05 o'clock last evening an
alarm of fire called the department to
the R. M. Leathers boat yard at the
foot of Third street, where, by mis
chance, the fine launch, Helen Payne,
now being fitted out for service on
Shoalwater Bay, was docked at the
Astoria Iron Works pier, A machin
ist dropped a lighted candle in her
bilge and the floating oil there took
tire instantly, badly scorching the in
terior of the craft; happily, the gaso
line valves were turned off hard, and
ALEX TAGG
Ice Cream 25c qt,
Fresh Chocolates
Candies, etc
Made fresb every day In oni
own factory,
843 Commercial Street-"
this element of danger was overcome.
Had it not been; there i9 no comput
ing the damage that might have en
sued in the neighborhood. They are
rushing work on the Payne, to get
her away in time to enter on her
work with the new fishing season law.
their disappearance.
Grace and Mollie Markowitz, aged
12 and nine rescectively are the child
ren. According to the neighbors, the lit
tle girls have done all the house work
for the family. The father is a
butcher and runs a mar
ket a block from the house and the
mother runs a small dry goods store
two blocks away. The children thus
struck him fair in the mouth, and like
a flash he returned the blow, striking
her in the eye. He was staggered
more by her blow than she by his.
Someone then quickly shoved the
waiter off to one side, and still the
woman spoke to no one, appealed to
know one. Mayor Wise then came
up and a moment later Police Officer
Dan Belcher showed up and followed
the rapidly retreating Jap and ar-
were left alone from early morning ! rested him. He was taken to the
until late at night and not only had to
do the housework and get the meals,
those of their two brothers, aged six
and thirteen, but also had to take
warm lunches over to their father
and mother.. It is said this plan of
operations has not worked smoothly
and that there were frequent spank
ings for the children's failure to do
the housework properly.
police station and will appear in po
lice court today. The woman was
apparently sober and showed no trace
of dissipation.
The Jap's only explanation was
that the woman would not pay for
her meal.
Subscribe to the Morning Astoriaa,
60 cents per month.by carrier.
Never in the history of Astoria have
you bought meat as cheap as this. Keep
patronizing Smith, the man who has
put the price down and who will keep it
down.
Meat for soup,.,.. ; 3c
Beef to boil 5c
Beef to stew..... 5c
Beef to bake 5c
Brisket Beef 5c
Plates of Beef 5c
Pot Pie Beef.........' 5c
To cook en casserole . . 5c
To spice and boil 5c
Beef Hearts ........ 5c
Beef Liver ........... ; 5c
Corned Beef 6c
Fancy cuts of Corned Beef 8c
Shorts Ribs of Beef 7c
Pot Roasts of Beef 7c and 8c
Roast Beef . 8c
Shoulder Steak . 8c
Round Beef Steak... 10c
. ..
Very fine Beef Loin Steak........ 12 Jc
Best Tenderloin Steak.;....... ..12lc
Prime Rib Roast Beef.. . .10c and 12Jc
Veal for broth. . . ................. 6c
Veal for stew... . ..... .....8c and 10c
Roast Veal .1 ........ . 10c
Fancy cuts of Roast Vea1........12ic
Veal Cutlets ... . . . 12Jc
Extra choice Veal Cutlets.. ..... . .15c
Veal Sausage .............. 2c
Shoulder Roast Lamb ..10c
Fancy cuts of Shoulder Roast
Lam'p . . ... .-. ............. . .12ic
Hindquarters Spring Lamb.... ..15c
Leg of Spring Lamb 15c
Spring Lamb Loin Chops...;. .... 15c
Spring Lamb Rib Chops., ....... .15c
Frontquarters of Spring Lamb...l21c
SUNDRIES
Pork Sausage, fresh every hour.. 12 Jc
Hamburg Steak, fresh every hour.. 18c
Smith's Liver Sausage ............ 10c
Smith's Head Cheese 10c
Smith's Frankfurters 10c
Smith's Bologna 10c
Smith's pure Lard, 5-lb. paid 65c1
Sugar cured Breakfast Bacon.. . 17 jc
Best Hams ....17$o
Half a Ham .................. ,.17c
Sliced Ham ,.25c
Sliced Breakfast Bacon....... 20c
Boiled Ham . ' ..i. ..25c
Sliced boiled Ham... ..33c
Dry Salt Pork i2c
Pickled Pork 12C
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fMtti Meat!
FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST"
( 12th Street, between Bond and Commercial
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