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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1908)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, MAYOR V71SE v WILL Jhz Store pteU; ;L dks ;; This is to bt a rather gay season in OVERGOAX Fabrics, . ,,., .,....i.rt , i i in. Hii' .i ... , j .- !.4 ! ..' it'-.' I0T ENTER RAGE i Mil,- I Women EeL JiaVE0utfitters I Colors and Patterns, in addition to the staid Plain Blocks and r.O THE MORN 1NG ASTOltlANj A$T01tlA, OllEGON. Special MilUnei:y Sale Any Pattern Hat, $5.00 IN WRITTEN COMMUNICA TION DEFINITELY WITH " DRAWS FOR MAYORALTY Blues. It's nice1 lo have a range of choice. u t. We Have- i ' i ' ' ' ,V, J.t , ? i REGARDtESS OF COST I SALE LASTS THIS 3WEEK. V .1 ' i. A. J. 1 juf7 . ,, .,., i, r;;.'t BAY, DOCK AND RIVER The sad news was received at the office of Acting British Vice-Consul Cherry, in this city, yesterday, of the loss of the British bark Fifeshire, Captan Caddell, coal laden, and con signed to S. Elmore & Company, at this port. She was wrecked on the Gilbert Islands in the South Seas, and her' crew and officers were re turned to Sydney. The Fifeshire sailed from Newcastle, N. S. W., and was fully insured. She was reported out on August 3rd, last , The steamship Roanoke came in over the bar" at 7 o'clock yesterday morning as he sent word she would, the night before, via the wireless sta tion on Smith's Point, and had 90 passengers on board, all more or less disgusted with the sea and its storm eccentricities! She left up for the metropolis at .8 o'clock. Among her items of cargo was 4 shipment k of 50,000 feet of hardwood timbers, for Portland delivery. ; Harry Blanchard, the jolly purser of the Lurline, is still confined to his Portland home ; with his injured 'leg, and it is said that unless he pays pftrtcular attention to it, he is likely to suffer more than can be antici pated just at present. The bid wound has opened and he is up against it in good shape, or bad shape, as one, especially he, may look at it The fine German ship Albert Rickmers is due down from Port land today or tomorrow, en route to San Francisco, where she will load on lumber in addition to the big car go of grain already in her hold. She will then sail for Europe. j DON'T WASTE A LOOK in looking upon cheap , Waists, but jome here where the finest are for your inspection and purchase, Here are dainty Waists for wear on, all occasions, and you will be delighted with the fabrics, the designs, and the stylish make of them. In these lines we an! headquarters in this locality, and in all kinds of . seasonable and fashionable dry goods" we are sure we can give you better qualities for less money than you can buy elsewhere. ' Jaloff's ' THE STYLE STORE ; Suits, Cloaks and Millinery. The steamer Cascades entered port yesterday morning from San Fran cisco, with 16 passengers. She trans ferred them to the A. & C. Railroad and they all left up last evening on the - 6:10 train for Portland. The Cascades went to the Hammond Mills docks and will take on a quar ter of a million feet of lumber there, finishing at Prescott, out for the home voyage. The Lurline went up the river last evening with plenty of freight, and the following, people listed for the trip: Norris Staples, H. M. Rounds, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carmichael and family; ' Mrs. F. Genedy. Ham VaugTin, chief engineer for the Van couver Transportation Company, is now serving as chief engineer on the flagship. The Department of Commerce and Labor, to which was referred the claim of the British "Steamship Bo veric, for the rebate of expenses in cident to the coming of a customs officer from Tacoma to Knappton to clear her lately, has declined to in terfere in the case, and there th matter rests. ' t The steamer Harvest Queen arriv ed down yesterday morning in place of the Hassalo, and will continue! to do duty in this line till the regular liner gets back to work, which will be for some days to' come. ;The schooner W. S. Talbot arrived in port yesterday from Dutch Har bor, Alaska, Captain Knutson, com manding, and she will , load lumber out for Manila delivery. PERSONAL MENTION Harry D." Gray, " well known here and how located in Pendleton, is visiting old time friends in Astoria, Mrs. Charles W. Holmes has re turned from Portland, where she at tended the horse show.! ; v , W. H. Leet of Portland is in the city and quartered at the Occident. ' CW. Taylor came down from Portland yesterday on a business trip. , . . - H. S. O'Neill of New York is so journing in Astoria for a few days on matters of business. J. M. Willey of Portland spent the day here yesterday on 8 business quest, returning to the metropolis last evening., ..."' - - R.- D. Morris of Safl "Francisco is in the city and registered fct the Oc cident' ' ; D. P. Murphy of San Francisco is a business visitor in Astoria. Henry Nice of , Newport, . Or., ar rived in the city yesterday on a busi ness errand. '. : ' Captaitii and ;Mrs,: O. S. Wicklund, did not get away for Seattle until last, evening's express. Mayor Wise 'announced yesterday afternoon that he will not be' a can didate for re-election for the office of Mayor. This decision, he states, is definite , and ;tnal, and it ; looks now as if those who wished ,hun to run agan will have to turn elsewhere for a candidate.; , , , ,,;,,,... , Mayor Wise announced his deter mination to a few friends and today he will send a letter to each of the men who have, signed the petitions asking him to rim again stating the decision he has reached in the mat ter. While he does not give, any reason for declining to make the race again, it is probably true that, he does so because he feels that he can not afford to give the time and money to the office for another term. That Mayor Wise has spent much money directly and indirectly during the past two years, in indeavoring to up hold the dignity of the city and to advance 1 its welfare whenever he could? is known to many. While a considerable number of citizens seemed willing and anxious to amend the charter so that the Mayor would draw a salary sufficient to pay his expenses, yet no one took hold of the matter so as to properly get.it before the voters. The letter that will be sent to the signers of the petition reads as follows: 4 , "Your name appears on one of the several petitions presented to me, asking me to be a candidate for re election as Mayor. "I have given the matter my care ful, consideration and have finally come to the conclusion that I cannot see my way clear to comply. "However, my efforts shall still be directed toward the advancement of Astoria, though in a , commercial rather , than , in the political field. Plans are maturing for the establish ment of a wholesale jobbing house to supply the towns adjacent to As toria, which will bring monej; to this city heretofore sent to Portland, Seattle and San Francisco. The management of this enterprise will take all of my time and energy. "I therefore thank you most sin cerely for your expression of conli dence and good will, with the assur ance that whenever I look upon these petitions I shall gratefully remember you and all of my friends. "Hoping that you and yours may always be happy and prosperous. "Very faithfully yours, "HERMAN WISE." As indicated in the letter, Mayor Wise is preparing to join in on a plan to start a wholesale house here to supply the stores in the numerous small cities near Astoria. It is un derstood that the arrangements to do this, have been practically com pleted, and this, with his present business, will evidently give him all the work he can readily take care of. What effect Mayor Wise's refusal to run again will have on the mayor alty race can only' be conjectured. His action leaves only one announc ed candidate in the field, Mr. Berg-J man, and as he is stated to staid for policies that do not meet with favor from a numerous . body of citizens it is highly probable that some other candidate, will be advanced. It is1 said to be probable that certain of the leading citizens will take the matter up for consideration. : JUST IN AND ; JUST RIGHT Sweet Apple Cider 35c the Gallon AcmSGrocery Co. ... V' HIGH GRADE GROCERIES "'" '""""' 521 COMMERCIAL STREET PHONE 681 NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE IflSSESufflT' PROPORTION AGAINST A. & C. RAILWAY WAS MADE JUST AS THE LAW PROVIDES HART.SCNAFFNER Clothes here; the swellest lot of Overcoats and ' ' " " ' ' "' i ' ' i ii 1 1 Raincoats,' you'll ever get your pick from.! Many new models, very stylish. I ; ' . tf ; ' ; Any day you'd like to looktWe'd like to have you' Overcoats $18.00 to $25.00 Raincoats $20.00 to $30.00 htn kbiti Mm Cravenettes $12.50 to $18.00 UNDERWEAR It's getting cool enough now for heavier underwear. A nice warm suit of wool ens would feel mighty comfortable, or perhaps you'd prefer a suit of linen. We are sole agents for the famous Dr. Deimels Linen Mesh. Ask the salesman. Woolen Suits $3,00 up. . Deimels Linen Suit $6.50. WoolfandfCotton mixed Suit $2.00. - Heavy Cotton Suit $1.00. -- - -" mng -5. . T.M ... . . L i. "fM. ' S a. SHOES ! "ATS HOME OF HART. SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES. 0HIIO Copki Biliousness, Sick Headache, SourStom , mch. Tomid Liver and Chronic Constipation. I nv5lf I VA hflllt NVflfKl T. F. LAUREN OWL DR UO STORE Pleasant to taKe' Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotches. It U guarantied and is apparently not proportionately j county court. It will remain iu e too high., Mr.i McGuire's position I sion for the remainder of the week. seems to be that the ratio of assess Superintendent J. -McGuire bt the Astoria' j& Columbia Railway has I filed "a protest with board of equal!' zation against the assessment on the railway company's rolling stock, but it is said to be highly probable that no change .will be, made in the assess ment as a result of the, company's ob jection. It i further averred 'that Mr. McGuire's protest, is perhaps due to a misapprehension on his part, and' ,an examination of the matter tends to show that the assessment is.assssr? ment is not too high, but that As sessor Cornelius has assessed , too much of the rolling stock. The company submitted a state ment to the assessor showing that the cost value of the rolling stock on the A. & C, was $252,952, and be cause of depreciation in value from natural wear and tear that it is now worth $151,727. The company's roll ing' stock.and rails are in three counr ties." The law controlling such as sessments provides that each county shall assess rolling stock in the pro portion that the number of miles of trackage within the county bear to the number of miles of trackage the company has in the state. That is, that the rolling stock shall be assess ed in proportion to the amount of the company's mileage that is within the county. ;,' ;'- Mr. Cornelius, the county assessor, states that the assessment was made strictly in accordance , with this statute. ft? The company has a total of ap proximately 100 n)iles 6f line in the state,' and of this total about 50 miles, or one-haV,, are within Clatsop coun ty, and .therefore the assessment should be one-half of the value of the "'foiling stock. Mr, "McGuire's es timate' of the value of the rolling stock is $151,722, and the assessment is for $70,125, or a, little less than one-half. A few other complaints -have been received oy tne noara ot equaliza tion,, tuit none of a "noteworthy char acter. In fact, the number of com plaints has been quite smalt It is understood that one man who hds purchased many lots under , sheriff sales is talking" of protesting against his '. assessments. Most of the as sessments against such lots arc quite low, however, usually about $2 a lot, which seems low enough.. ' The board of equalization is com posed of Mr. Cornelius, the county Mr. Clipton, .the county entirely Aa accordance witV.tlie jaw, clerk, s and -Judge Trenchard .of. the Subscribe to the Morning Astorian, Subscribe to the Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month, delivered by car rier Contains full Associated Press reports. ....FOB A.... VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH -)00 TO(- : ohnsonPlionogrepli ?rlors Second Floor Over Scho'field 9t Matt son Co. Go. Jl MORE THAN HE NEEDS . , Once in a while a man gets more land than he can handle land he'd be"' glad to exchange, but doesn't know how or where. Most likelv we can help you out if you're in that fix at any rate it won't cost you any thing to find out by calling here. All sorts of real estate proposition taken care of herebuying, selling, renting. '! A. R. CYRUS about it. 424 Commercial street, Asto.-ia. , ' . , . ..Special Millinery Sale.... 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