WEDNESDAY, HEPT. 23 THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 1 4 SPECIAL TODAY ONLY. .. " Fancy Grapes, 30c Basket Fancy Gravenstein Apples, $1.25 ROSS, HIGGINS & CO., THE MODEL rot tries or i in A Son And Heir Horn to Rev, and Mr. O. T. Vields at their home at 1795 Duane Direct, at I o'clock yesterday afternoon, mm and heir. Botji mother and babe are doing finely, At Home Again II. B. Parker, the octogenerlan kid, 1 nt home again after several week pent at hi Seaside cottage. Mr. Parker did not go to the State 1-air thiii year, for the third time In the 40-odd year of the Fair' exintance. omt From The Spring Dr. Clara Rcamcs, health officer of thin city, ha returned fron a brief viit to Shepherd' Mineral Spring, whither she went to see her father, Hon. Benjamin Young, whom he left feeling quite at case again, and likely to May there for another week or ten day, Good For Seailde It i aid by thoe who know that the Pelton & Wrenn box factory at Seaside will open for business on the ISth of next month, with plenty of order and Jot of fine material to start on. It i considered one of the future stand by of that city and tec lion, and i expected to do it full ahare of business from the first turn of the machinery. New Vault Underway i The Hankers' Saving & Lsan So ciety, located in the old quarter of the Astoria Saving Bank, in the Odd Fellow' building, is having construct ed a fine cement vault, ten by twelve feet, which will be of material ad vantage to it business in day to come." Manager BulTum i about to leave for Tillamook in th interest of the extension of the electric rail way 'line into that territory. Back To Atoria After 13 year of absence from As toria, Mr. and Mr. John Powell, have returned to the city, and are now domiciled af the Bay City House on Tenth street, which they have leased. They have been living in Alberta, Canada, and have done fairly well. Mr. Powell came to Astoria 54 years ago "around the Horn" on a sailing ship, and later married Mis J. N. Hull of this city, Wa Badly Hurt One of the employees of the Bell camp at Deep River, across the river, wa badly injured yesterday after- noon, lie wa nrougni io una cy on the steamer Gcoree Washington )lnd taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where he wai attended by Dr. J. A. Fulton. The- man was unconscious and remained in that condition dur ing the early part of the night. His name was not learned at the hospital. ITALIAN PRUNES Fancy Italian Prunes for Canning Our Prices Are Right. Scholfleld, Mattson & Co. phone GOOD GOODS phone 931 V 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET ..1. FOR A.... VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH -)GO T0(- Johnson P Parlora Second Floor Over FOOD STORE Dr, Fulton said last night that he thought the man woud come around all rgiht, as apparently the injuries were not of a fatal nature. Back To Hit Potr- State lih Warden If. C. McAllis ter wa a pawnger fcir Portland on the 6:10 train last evening. Mr, Mc Allister closed up-hi official busi ness here and left hi deputy, Mr. Mack, on the spot, to carry out any uncanjplctcd matter that may exit. The" Warden intimated before he left that it wa not altogether improb able that injunction might be served upon him from the home-shore of the Columbia, before the fUhcry confu sion wa finally adjusted. ; New Book Received Mr, Upshur, librarian of the pub lic library, announce that a few new book have been received, as follows: Prima Donna by Francis Marion Crawford; The Call of the South by Robert R. Durham; The Cheerful Smuggler by Elli Parker Butler: Aunt Jane of Kentucky, Eliza Calvert Hall; The Sea Wolf, by Jack Lon dona second copy; Dick Sand by Jules Verne; Creek Heroc. King- ey; Land of Fire, Louis Charlc; Congo Rover by Harry Collins wood. Fine Property Sold A. Anala yesterday closed a deal for the purchase of the fine ranch of Elmer Warnstaff, on the Young' River, the consideration being $6000, and will take immediate possession of the place. Mr. and Mrs. Warn staff will depart for Crook county, in thi state, where they have other landed interests and settle there for good; a matter of congratulation to the good people of Crook, as it i a" matter of 1os and disadvantage to the people of Clatsop. Mr. Warnstaff and his family are highly respected and thoroughly liked in this city and county, and leave with abundant good wishes. At Other Hand- Captain C. D. Stuart, of the Cape Disappointment life saving station. wa in the city last evening, and in conversation with a reporter of the Morning Atorian, said that this pa per had been mis-informed in its recent account of the disposition of the body of Frank Sullivan, the high- Hot Drinks Coffee and Chocolate. Co, J honograph Scholfield ft Mattaon Co. diver who wa drowned from the British hip Donna Francesca in this harbor during Regatta; that it', wa Captain Connick and his crew, of Ocean 1'arlc Nation, that buried the unfortunate young man after the body wa picked up on the north chore sand. The correction ii made with perft'et good will to both crew A Runaway Truck .The boarder at the Astoria Hotel, on Seventeenth street, were literally dumb founded Monday evening by the sudden entry of a huge wagon pole through one of the dining room windows, and the general crashing of glass and sash of two window, the great tongue coming within an ace of smashing into a party at one of the tables, It seems that one of the big truck of the Prael-Eigner Tran fir Company, on the corner above the hotel had been turned loose by some youngsters, and it took it own delir ious way down the declivity of Duane Mrcct, and when it neared the house, turned in toward it over the sidewalk, with the threatening result allud ed to. PERSONAL MENTION , F. W, Preston of Warrcnton wa in the city yesterday. A. V. Allen Jr. arrived home from Portland yesterday. Albert Brix came down from Port land yesterday for a short stay in A toria. Hon. J. R. Burke of Wahkiakum county, Wash., and representing that county in the Legislature, was a business visitor in thi city yesterday. II. J. Wigart, of Nahcolta, came over on the steamer of that name yes terday evening, on. matters of busi ness. J. A. Howcrton of Ilwaco is in the city, having came over yesterday af tcrnon on business concerns of im portance. J, B. Eddy was a Portland-bound pasenger on the steamer Nah cotta from the northshore yesterday afternoon. M. J. Kinney of Portland arrived in the. city yesterday and is quartered at the Hotel Occident. NO EVIDENCE FOR THE GRAND JURY ROOM MERELY RUMORS THAT CIVIC LEAGUE WAS PRIMED FOR SUNDAY VIOLATORS. It looks as if the saloonkeepers who have been in fear and trembling the past week or more over the pos sibilities of things happening during the session of the grand jury might just as well begin to cheer up once again. In the colloquial language of the street there seems to be "nothing doing." At the meeting of the Civic Im provement League at the Presbyter ian church last night nothing but mat ters of a routine nature were passed upon, it was stated at the 'conclusion of the session. There was nothing to give out to the public. It is under stood that the efforts to secure evi dence against some of the saloon keepers and gamblers have fallen through, if any such efforts were made. Those who may have felt some trepidation over what might possibly happen in the grand jury room when some representatives of the Civic League arrived there can, apparently, draw a long breath of relief. At all events, it is known that the impression that the League had evi dence to submit to the grand jury turns out to be erroneous. The stories of "detectives" from Seattle or Port land being' here to catch the poor unsuspecting publicans -on the Sab bath day may possibly have had their origin in the hopes of some or the fears of others. Anyway, the League apparently has unwittingly given some of the saloonkeepers quite a nervous scare, and the information that there is "nothing doing" will un questionably be received with heart felt relief. ALEX TAGG Ice Cream 25c qt. Fresh Chocolates Candies, etc, Made fresb every day In out own factory. 843 Commercial Street pm ADMITTED TO IP APPEAR BEFORE JUDGE Mc BRIDE YESTERDAY NO IN DICTMENTS RETURNED. Seventeen residents of Clatsop county and presumably of the city of Astoria were admitted as citizen of the United State before Judge Mc liride in the circuit court yesterday afternoon. Their admission means that they are now citizen of thi country in each and every sense of the word and no longer owe or may extend allegiance to the king or po tentate of any other country: Many of these, however, under a peculiar condition of the Oregon laws, have already been voters. The list of 17 is a follows: '',.. Name ' Nativity John Bruce England Ole Ysland , Norway John Carlson ...Russia Ole Crotting ....Norway Ivdward Grotting ,. Norway Luey Gadcgaard Denmark Anton Johnson Norway Henry Piokole Russia Edward Jamieson England Frank Nylonder Russia Peter Arne , ......Norway Lar Willumscn ...........Denmark Marthin Olsen Norway John Faynes .......Norway Tallov Hjelkren ...........Norway Chris Tungsvik ....Norway Ole Pederscn ..Norwav According to the law of the State of Oregon, still continued from the early days when it was deemed highly desirable to gain citizens upon almost any terms, a foreigner may come here and may take out his "first pa pers" the day he arrive. That is, he then files his declaration of intention to become a citizen and then, after being in the state one year, he may vote upon all matters in the state, county and municipality. Hence he is a citizen in the fullest sense of the term for most practical purposes by merely taking out his first papers. He may not feel any great need or de sire to actually become a citizen of the United States, by taking out his second paper?. 'as did the 17 before Judge McBride yesterday. "The condition of the law in this s.'ate places a premium on this imper feet citizenship," said Judge McBride yesterday to a representative of The Astorian. "After taking out his first papers the man can vote, can buy, sell and hold property, and has other privileges of citizenship. No particu lar qualifications have been demand ed of him. He is still exempt from jury and military duty, and thus the laws appear to really place a premium on his imperfect citizenship. "In addition to this, having all these privileges, there is not the same feeling of necessity to prepare for the qualifications demanded of him before he can be admitted as a citizen of the United States. To be admitted as a citizen of this nation, instead of merely a citizen of the State of Oregon, requires that the applicant should be able to read and understand the constitution of the United States, and have certain other qualifications." The grand jury remained in session during the day yesterday, and last evening it was said that no indict ments were expected then. Just what the jury is deliberating over is not known, of course, though it is pre sumed to be merely some of the or dinary criminal matters. The fishery matters will have to be placed' before the grand jury before any action can be taken, as the new Jaw provides that all prosecutions for felonies, and mis demeanors of the character that are tried above the justice courts must be on indictments first returned by the grand juries. It is said to be quite likely, however, that certain matters of considerable interest in the community may be brought to the attention of the jury by citizens. There were six decrees of divorce entered yesterday in the circuit court as follows: Kate Fox vs. Fleetwood Fox, de fault and decree. Nancy J. Redsecker vs. Frank H. Redsecker, decree. ,C. Runge vs. Emma Runge, default and decree. '.'.'" Hattie M. Barber vs. Aden C. Bar ber, default ai;d decree.. Frederick B. Tracy vs. Lulu E. Tracy, default and decree. Elizabeth Hill vs. Isaac Hill, de cree. In the proceedings instituted by C. Curtis, as lessee, against W. F, Dugan, et. al. who for a time had leased the Astoria Herald, there was default by Dugan and judgment was entered as against him. ' CITIZENSH One Piano Number with Each $5 Sale to Herman' Wise's Customers. SEE THIS SUIT? Note the lapel the graceful curve of the shoulders, the pockets, the hang of the skirt. It takes artists to put such clothes together prb- perly. 1 I 1 w-. " You Can't Look Foolish in a WISE SUIT $20 to $35 MAM WS in i ft Astoria's Reliable ASSESSMENTS RESULT IN SALES CITY WILL FILE FOR RECORD ABOUT 850 TAX TITLE DEEDS. In a short time the city authorities will enter about 8S0 tax title deeds! for record in the office of the county clerk, these deeds being for properties that havbeen sold by the city of As toria for delinquent assessments due for street improvements. While the number at first glance may seem as tonishinglyylarge, nevertheless an ex amination tends to show that it is not as bad as it looks upon the sur face. Virtually all of the deeds are for properties owned by non-residents, and many of th,e lands involved are small and unimportant lots off to one side. The street improvements are made and the owners residing in di.tant cities pay little or no atten tion to the notices they receive of the proposed street improvements, or it may be that such notice does not reach them. The assessments then become a lien against the properties, and the city has the right to sell to enforce its lien almost immediately after the money is due. Usually, however, the sales are not made un til quite a long time after the proper advertising which is presumably UNPAID Fine Large Ripe Watermelons at SMITH'S for 15c Each If you pay more than SMITH'S prices for meat whom do you rob? f Your own pocket Pigs Feet ..5c Liver . . .5c Hearts . ................ .,.5c Soup Meat ........3c Beef for soup stock ...,..:. 3c Beef for Aspic jelly. ' ....3c Beef Stew ......... , 5c Necks of Beef..... ........ 5c Beef for boiling .......5c Beef for braising ,5c Beef to spice ...5c Beef to cook with dumplings....... 5c Beef for Pot Pie... 5c Beef to pickle... ........ ..........5c Beef for fricassee.. .......... ......5c Brisket Beef . .................... .5c Plates of Beef.... 5c Brisket Corned Beef... .....6c Plate Corned Beef ...6c Pot Roast Beef.... ....... ..6c, 7c, 8c Necks of Veal. ............ ...8c, 10c i Frank L. Smith MeatiCo r "FIGHTING THE 12th Street, Between 253 Taylor Street, Uniontown Of course it takes more time, more work & more experience to make GOOD clothes, hence they cost more than certain w., " 1 m ' onier Kinds; but the good' Tjtkind is cheap est in the end. , $20 1 $35 Clothier and Hatter. never seen by the distant owners an iens they have the Wisdom and fore thought to be subscribers of an As torian newspaperis made, and oth er preliminaries gone through wjth. These 850 sales have taken place within the past three years. But t further show that the matter need not be given the importance that it at first indicates, these sales may be compared with some 400 deeds of a similar tcind that were filled in the year 1905. These 400 properties theat sold were, in practically every in stance redeemed within a fairly short time. Hence it is probable that most pi these 850 pieces of property will also be redeemed sooner or later. The owners have three years ia which to redeem, and then the sher iff sells in what is called the "dead horse" sale, and there is then another three years in which to redeem. SIX TINY VESSELS. NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Six tiny vessels, whose mission it will be to warn the mariners of the Pacific of rocks and shoals along the upper western coast of the United States started yesterday on a ' 15,000-mile cri ise around South America NEW APPOINTMENT. Washington, Sept. 21-Major Charles Kutz, corps of engineers, ha been made a member of the board if officers appointed to investigate and report upon the question of water supply at Fort Casey, Wash., succeed ing -Lieutenant-Colonel Hirara H. Chittenden, corps of engineers, re lieved. , Rump Roast Beef, end cut !..8c Rump Roast Beef, best cut....... 10c Beef for Beef olives... .... ..6c, 7c, 8c Pigs' Hocks .......8c Shoulder Roast Beef...... ..8c Shoulder Beeksteak 8c Steak for Beeksteaf Pie.;. ...... ..8c Beef for oven Roasts . 8c Beef to bake with Yorkshire Pudding ..........Be Beef to cool a la mode... ....8c Beefstead to smother in onions . ...8c Beef to roll with stuffing and roast. 8c Breakfast Bacotf 17e Hams . . Hie Other cuts of meat from 10c to 15c per pound; no higher. We buy hides, pelts, veal, pork and poultry. fcEEFTRUST" Bond and Commercial Ml