THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, BEL'T. 3.
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Admirers of
Fancy China
and
..Art Goods..
will be given a treat
by examining our
line now on
display
A. V. ALLEN
Sole Agent For H. C Fry Single
Celebrated Cot Glass.
PERSONAL MENTION
,Dr. and Mrs. Pilkington who have
teen in Portland and through the
Willamette Valley, have returned
much improved in health, and they
thoroughly enjoyed the trip
I. C Sutton, of Salem, left up for
the Capital City last evening, via the
Lurline, after a pleasant visit with
his son, J. O. Sutton, of the Astorian
force.
A- K. Slocum, of the Oregonian
force, in Portland, was a business
visitor in this city yesterday.
Earl Phair left for the Nehalem
- yesterday morning for a week's visit
with his brother, Claud Phair.
F. A. Haney, of Portland, arrived
in the city yesterday and is quartered
at the Occident I '
!jH. Roberts of Portland is a busi
iess tourist in the City-by-the-Sea.
W. S. Lysons arrived in the city
yesterday from the metropolis and is
domiciled at the Occident
. G. W. Thomas, a business man of
San Francisco, is in Astoria.
"Lawrence Thorndyke and Lester
Louden left up on the Lurline last
sight for a few days' pleasure in the
metropolis.
tMr. and Mrs. M. II. Boetz, of
Salem, arrived here yesterday and
are registered at the Occident.
'Manager Buffum, of the Bankers'
Savings & Loan Asociation, returned
from his trip to Tillamook yesterday.
He letf here seven hours behind the
steamer Elmore; went to Seaside by
train; thence to Hobson's by horse
back; to Tillamook by launch, and
got -there in time to take the head
lines of the steamer if he had been
needed in that relation.
REAL ESTATE
Walter C, Smith and wife to Carl
A Bernier, lot 6, block 17, Plaza, and
lot 7, block 79, Warrenton Park;
$225.
State of Oregon to G. B. Hegardf,
158.4 acres in Clatsop county; $792.
Charles T. Hubbard and wife to C.
S. Gunderson, lot 3, Town of Ne
canicum Grove; $950.
CONFERENCE ASKED BY
GE
OLGGICAL
SURVEY
INVITATIONS SENT RAILROAD
COMPANIES OF COUNTRY
TO MEET SURVEY.
CO-OPERATION IS WATCHWORD
Scheme to Gather Facts as to the
Amount of Water Flowing in Riv
era Under Certain Conditions and
at Different Times.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
ONE GIBSON AND ONE VVAsTT
burn mandolin, each cost $50, used
only short time; will sell one only;
your choice, $20 cash. Address,
"L. (i" Astorian office.
FOR RENT-TWO FURNISHED
rooms for light housekeeping; nice
location. Apply this office. 9-30-2t
A Big Sensation in Hats
Is being created at present in our
Show-rooms, where models of the
most modern Millinery for Fall wear
are now being displayed. You are
invited to call and inspect these new
styles, which are certainly most im
pressive in the novelty of the ideas.
The choicest creations in artistic
trimming are here for your approval
and the moderate prices marked on
the Hats will tempt you to buy.
JALOFF'S
"The Style Store."
; Suits, Cloaks and Millinery
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Direc
tor George Otis Smith, of the United
States Geological Survey, has invited
officers of the leading railroads of
the country to a conference on a co
operative plan by which it is expec
ted the railroads will be able to save
thousands of dollars a year. The plan
also contemplates most effective as
sistance to the Government on the
part of Vailroads. The time and place
of the proposed Conference is to be
agreed on later.
The scheme, which has already
been approved by a number of the en
gineers of the big lines, is one for the
gathering of facts as to the amount of
water flowing in the rivers of the
country under certain conditions and
in different periods of the year. Na
turally, the railroads have been chief
sufferers from floods in the basins
where their tracks lie. They have
suffered not only from damage to
their own property but they have
been sued by other corporations and
private citizens on the ground that
their bridges and culverts were the
causes of flood damage. The rail
road authorities have felt that many
judgments against the roads might
not have been rendered if they had
been able to produce authentic figures
on floods. But they have not been
able to do this. The National Con
servation Commission has been ad
vised of the proposed plan and what
ever results come from it will un
doubtedly be considered by the Com
mission at its joint meeting with the
Governors of the States or their rep
resentatives, here next December.
The Survey suggests that the rail
road companies establish gages on
their bridge and culverts and appoint
some of their employes to take dai
!y readings. The Survey agrees to
have its experts make frequent visits
o these station and take actual cur
rent meter meaurements so that a ra
ting table of each .channel will be
available.
For many years the survey has been
tudying the difference in the flow of
rivers in various basins in the coun
try. At present k is engaged in put-
ing the information gained by its
study into shape for the use of the
National Conservation Commission,
together with other information which
it is gathering especially for the in
ventory of the country's natural re
sources that the Cotnmisipn is pre
paring. The Survey has been unable to ex
tend its observations to many regions
where the information would be of
'ital importance .because - it lacks
funds. The cooperation of the rail
roads would permit the Survey to co-
By buying alleged bargains in unre
liable stores. . To claim to give great
values is easy, and a very common
practice, but to actually give them is
rare We have a reputation for keep
ing our promises and more. We do
more than we claim, hence the steady
and natural growth of our business.
You will find that by steadily dealing
with us you are saving money all the
year round.
Have you seen the fine display of
new style Heaters, in our big stove
department, upstairs?
MXfltoMRtl
vcr many other regions. '
The expense to the railroad under
this "arrangement would be tritling,
the Survey authorities say, because
the road could designate men alrea
dy on their pay-rolls, such as draw
tenders, tank men, or water station
engineers to take the daily readings,
On the other hand, if the Survey
could be relieved of the cost of daily
supervision of the gages, it woul
be able to carry on the more technical
parts of the undertaking.
The information which the- rail
roads will obtain if this plan is put
into operation is of immense value to
them.
The Survey's figures on floods have
always ben accepted by the Courts
as prima facie evidence. If the be
lief of the railroad authorities is well
founded, their cooperation with the
Survey enabling it to extend its op
eration to their fiields will result in
big savings to them.
' The idea of cooperation as to floods
originated with the engineering de
partments of the railroads themselves,
Representatives of these .departments
of a number of roads held a confer
ence with representatives of the Sur
vey, in Chicago last June, and at that
time the Survey agreed to interview
the proper railroad authorities con
cerning a basis of cooperation.
The Survey has further suggested
to the railroads that they supply it
with all information they may have
on hand concerning the character of
the various drainage areas above
their bridges. Some of the roads have
collected, at great expense, a large
amount of valuable information.
which the Survey has been carrying
out for a number of years and upon
which it is particularly busy Just now
in the compilation of all available in
formation along these lines for the
use ot the .National Conservation
Commission. ,
UNCLE SAM'S LANDS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Ac-
cording to figures compiled in the
land office jrecites the sale of public
lands during the fiscal year amoun
ted to $n,192,453. There were 201,-
953 entries, covering 18,938,836 acres.
In acreage New Mexico led the states
and territories with 2,850,327 acres.
South Dakota was second with 2,-
086,171 acres, Colorado third with 2,-
015,503 Nebraska fourth with 1,781,
453 acres; Montana fifth with 1,494,-
052; North Dakota sixth with 1,383,
957 and Oregon seventh with 1,012,
447, acres. The acreage in other
states was as follows: Arizona 198,-
509. California 766,887, Utah 468,428,
Washington 802,484, Wyoming 829,-
614.
INSPECTION ALL OFF.
SAN FRANCISCO, .Sept. 29.-In-
structions issued by the surgeon gen
eral's department at Washington, will
hereafter exempt from inspection all
vessels leaving the port of San Fran
cisco upon their arrival in other ports.
The department ha notified the
chamber of commerce that instruc
tions to this effect have been issued to
Itiarantine stations on the coast and
was added that disinfection and
certification of out-going vessels will
occur here when deemed necessary.
The actions was taken because of the
long period that elapsed since the dis
covery of a case of bubonic plague.
t TO CENTRALIZE ACTION.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 29 If the
recommendation President Roose
velt has decided to make in his an
nual message to congress regarding
the various bureaus and divisions of
the government now doing work re-
ating to the public health, is adopted
by Congress, all will be placed under
one general department. This will
mean readjustment and realizing of
the public health and marine Hospi
tal service, the pure food and meat
nspection bureaus into one depart
ment. Professor Irving Fisher of
Yale, head of the committee of 100
on public health appointed by the
he National Health League for the
advancement of national bealthcall-
w
d at the White House to-day and to
him the President announced as the
oolicy of the administration the plan
for the transfer and concentration of
11 existing government health bu
reaus.
HURRICANE VICTIM.
" TORONTO, Sept . 29. A cable
was received ' yesterday by Miss
Alone Butler who is visiting her brother-in-law
I). 11, Sargent at Inngun,
that he had died on Sunday, Sept. 13,
It is feared thn he was one of the
victims of the hurricane which raged
in the West Indies between Sept.
U and 13.
NEW RAILDOAD DESIGNS.
Part of Big Capitalists Due On the
Coast for Business.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29,-The
approaching visit to this city of east
ern railroad men and capitalists, in
cluding Wm. Rockefeller, President
Albert J. Earling, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, and several
directors of the road, has revived ru
mors of an extension of the line down
the coast to San ranclsco. The par
ty is expected to leave Portland to
day and arrive Thursday. It is the
belief of railroad men that the exten
sion of the road to Seattle and Ta
coma a work which will be comple
ted early next year, will be followed
by the construction of a coast line or
a more direct line from some middle
west point.
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We wish to impress upon the public of A ,
toria that we carry the largest line and grer
est variety of furniture in the city and f j
Headquarters for Fine Goods. O.
stock includes not only the highest grades
furniture on the market, but also the less e .
pensive kind; but in every instance, no mi
ter what you purchase here, you can rest 4
sured that you are getting the full value i I
ycur money.
3EVERIDGE ANSWERS BRYAN.
TERRA HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 29-
Explaining the policy of the republi
can party in reference to capital and
abor and recounting legislation in
behalf of the working class, Senator
Beveridge tonight delivered the sec-
jnd of his replies to Bryan. The
Senator was greeted by an cnthusi-
tice crowd. .
POSTPONING OBLIGATIONS.
KIOTO, Japan, Sept. 29.-Post-
ponemcnt of government undertak-
ngs involving the expenditure of
$IUO,(XK),000 in accordance with pol
icy recently announced by Premier
Katsura does not mean that the gov
ernment had ceased activity in this
direction. It is authoritatively stated
that the fundamental principle of
the postponement consists in so ar
ranging the fungs for the projected
enterprises that they nicy be carried
out without retrenchment but by de
ferring their completion three or four
years. In recent years there has de
veloped a considerable growth of the
annua surplus, which it is expected
the government will hereafter utilize
in developments of a peaceful character.
UNLCE JOE CONDEMNED.
Southern California Methodists Go
After His Scalp.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Sept. 29.-
At fhe closing scsion of the. Southern
California Methodist conference here
last night resolutions were adopted
severely censuring Speaker Jos. Can
non of the U. S. House of Represen
tatives, and calling upon the Chris
tian citizens of his district and the
whole United States to see, first that
ha is not again elected to the Con
gress of the United States and if
elected to see that he is not again
made speaker of the house. Cannon
was denounced by bishops and
ministers in speeches and it was stat
ed that this is in accordance with a
widespread movement against the
speaker.
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SOME
EXCEPTIONAL
BARGAINS :i
We wish to close out what remains of t ;
Chas. Hcilbornjstock to make room for o:
new goodsif you will call we will be pleas
to show you some bargains that, are wor
while
Furniture
99 CHOLERA DEATHS.
Plague in Russia Said to be Declin
ing.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 29-Thc
cholera epidemic continues to de
crease. Reports for 24 hours endinit
noon gives 222 new cases, 99 deaths,
and 137 recoveries. New cases and
death is the lowest since the climax
of epidemic.
CHICAGO; Sept. 29.-Edward
Kzkowski, ten months old, ?7 Kings
bury, Street, the youngest of a fam
ily of several children, was accident
tally smothered to death yesterday
a folding bed. The child was
placed in the bed and covered with
a blanket. A short time later his mo
ther entered he room and found hat
the bed had been closed. She open
ed it, to find the child smothered to
death, . '..
' Lotteries. '
The first scheme for the distribution
of prizes by chance In modern times
Is generally attributed to one Bene
detto Gentile of Genoa, who establish
ed bis lottery lu 1020. The proper lot
tery, In which each person takes part
by means of tickets costing each a
fixed sum of money.' had Its origin In
more ancient times, being known even
In the middle nges. Such a lottery
was established at Florence as early
as 1530. New York American.
sroria
BEHARRELL & CARRINGTON
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We Announce
Three Days
Exploitation
Sale of ,
SI TUB JJf
TAeyIface InJTront
I
Lsdyliks. '
"You say you acted like a perfect
lady throughout?" "Sure, yor honor,
When he tips his hat to me an'. me not
knowln him, I ups with n rock an
caves In bis face."-Houston Post ,
Action
Habit.
repented becomes
You have heard of these famous corsets which have' '
ated a furor in France and America the new idea in
set building.
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Acxi wee vuu win nave me pleasure oi seeing ttw ,
of trying them on, of learning from first hand, from an
pert corsetiere, all about them. She will explain
New Art of Figure Building
OCT. 5, 6 and 7
We ask you cordially to attend this exploitation sst
which will begin Monday. ; ,
We want you to meet Mme. Redding, the corseti
sent here by the factory to personally introduce anc":
Gossard Corsets; we want you to see for yourself how i
nitely superior is the Gossard to every other corset
ever saw. Be sure to come.
IllGTOfl DRY GOODS C
nun ,'W.i.iMlBj.Ju
COMPANY IN HOCK.
babit.
Mercantile Securities Company, Chi
cago, In Touch With Courts.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29,-Judge Juli
an Mack, in the Cook County Circuit
Court yesterday issued a writ of sc
'uestration against Birch F. Edwards
fnd Thos. Rodus . officers of the Mer-
Hablt long continued becomes second cantile Securities Company.. Through
uubuiv. . irv . IUUUJ WUUfc YIV WUIW . . ...
lie upcriiuuii ui uic win, iuui um-
accustomed to do yesterday and the
day before.-Lyman Abbott
cers of the court may seize and hold
all -the property of the conipa,
all the real and personal prof at '
the respondents against wh(...i
writ is directed,
' T 1 1 . . ..
i-ouowing the court's decUim
issue the. writ an appeal was t 0
vy counsel ior ttie Kodus Bro
Mack granted the appeal an '
the bonds of the Rodus Brothc
$su,uuu each. The pbject of the '
is to gain security for the stoc -
dcrs by a rcceivr,