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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1908)
WRDNBSDAV, OCTOHKR 21. THE MOllNiNG ASTOItLAN. ASTORIA. OIIEGON, irrrurn osorc into the town of Seaside daily, on her way to school, and that she would be likely to get it, as she got nil the family mail under 'such cir cumstances, and that once in her possession he might count on her foolish .. sympathy to guard him against any revelation in the prem ises. In this he was fooled, as the little Clara took it unopened to her father and it was opened in family council. The letter reads as follows, verbatim: . UiaLllhU KILL PEOPLE HAVE ORDERED RIGHT OF WAY MATTERS CLOSED FROM SEASIDE nun The Morning Astorian has it, upon nqnalified authority, that the Hill" people, at Portland and St. Paul have ordered their representatives at this end of the system, to at once close p all pending right-of-way matters n the southerly extension from Sea side, Tillamook-way. This is not so new as it sounds, for & is known the company's agents tn this particular field have been busy in this behalf for sometime past, but the authentication is new, so far as this announcement is concerned; and its meaning is significant. The com pany intends to make the most of its southern outlet and connections and will build to Tillamook as fast as it may. The fact that final rail connec tions are about to be closed at Port land and the great bridge service there is to !e opened up in full swing, makes it essential that all other gaps Be closed and the business of the ear future be systematized and made feasible for such expansion as js pa tttitly essential, and the Tillamook country is not of the sort and value to be overlooked, especially when rival is straining indubitably to get m there. Discipline Prevails Penitentiary at (Continued from page 1) wrecked, of whose child he was the wretched father, though the bond still unsanctified. Nor is there any thing unreasonable in his having re ceired the assistance of his. cell mate in the matter. But the second letter, the one that follows, was written in his own land, and it is very doubtful if even lis mate knew of its contents or its address.- Blunk waited his time for the sending out of this screed, know fog that when the schools opened again, the little girl would be going IT'S A GOOD THING TO REFER to the reputation of a store before making any important " purchases therein. Before you buy is the time to look up the matter. Ask questions. Find out if the store you intend pa tronizing keeps :its pledges. Be sure that yon learn if it sella the qualities it claims; if it treats ts customers honestly and fairly, then, if satisfied, buy there. Do all the asking you wish about us among your friends, and that ycti will result in your com ing here regularly., . . r Come in and see our $125 Kitchen Range. "Write on Lines on this Side ' . Paper Only. . "Oregon State Penitentiary, . "Salem, Oregon. ."Salem, Oregon, Oct. 4th, 1908 "Dear Clara I will rite you a few lines to let you no have not forgot you yet and I pever will for I love you well I ofte times wondcrd if you would stick to your word that you told me that evening I had to leave you it seams like a lond time sence I sew you but it wont be long till I wili.be free agin and if, you stay witch your word when you are eighteen I will take you away from there an I beleve you will fur I was punish fur lovin you but I doht car fur that if you stick to your word It rnade me feal better when I heard that you said , you was goant to wait for me till I got out, well dear they treat me pirty well, I was sent here but ten days till they put me out trustee, it hant as bad as I ex pect1 I hope you git this letter for if you git it I no you will ancer it. would like to hear from you you are the only one I care fur now so I will close, fur ever yur true lover, Henry address your letter to Henry Blunk, Box 338, Salem, Ore." "THE BIG STORE." fMW "- :.'' i '""75 ' There's a magic spell in the fames of good, pure Coffee, the kind that refreshes and invigorates even by the odor alone.; When the fragrance of onr pure Coffee re?5hes the nos trils it crates a desireq taste at once the magnetic "nectar from which the aroma comes. It is -the , same t way with our choice Teas, which satisfy the desires of the most particular tea-drinkers. 1 ; A.V Allen Just how this stuff could pass the scrutiny of the prison officials is, to say the least of it, debateable; and upon its face shows radical lack of discipline. It is supposed that the officers and wardens of the state prison "are familiar enough with the history of the crimes for which its tenants are sent there, and there should have been official gumption enough on. tap to have thwarted the despatch of such a letter from such a source. A comparison of the address' es would have shown plainly that the two epistles were sent to differ ent people and suspicion,, under the charges on which Blunk was serving, should have done the rest. But it got through, and the matter has been placed in the hands of the prosecut ing department of the State for this county, and district, and if nothig can be done to sound and remedy the very apparent misconception of duty at the big penal establishment up at Salem, the matter will be placed before- his excellency, the Governor, and his colleagues of the penal commission. The postmaster at Seaside , has been forbidden to deliver, ahy; more of the family mail to the little girl under any circumstances,- and thus she is likely to escape further con tamination at Blunk s unspeakable hands. The publicity given this mat ter is deolored by the family, ot course, but is acquiesced In by Mr. Millard upop the simple ground that it is worthy of official examination and correction, in order that similar, and worse", matter shall not get out from the pen' Avails, in other in stances. For if such a letter as this can pass muster, charged as it. is with, pre-concieved guilt that is sought to be concerted, almost any thing of a dangerous nature may be looked for from that source; and the sooner the censors of that institution get a better conception of their re sponsibilities, in this relation the bet ter for the credit of the administra tion, and for society." of 4 U xv ' iJl v' 'f Here the Giantsof the Nation's Industry ar e Displaying Their Tr e mendous Energy. Investment in SWINTON I as as Government Bonds. Safe Lots in Swlatott are selling like hot cakes. There will be none left in another two weeks. Over 100 have been sold to wise Astoria investors. Everyone of them will make big profits. It is not too late to get in. A small amount down and a little each month will buy ft lot in Swinton. Lots will double and treble in value in Swlntoa ia a short time. Your chance is now. You should buy now, after a while will be too late so do It now. Remember, "One good investment is worth a life's time of labor" and here is your chance to make a good investment. Co. 111 120-12th Street. A. R. JOHNSON, Local Manager , - - - - - Over Scholdfield & Mattson Co. , DOING FINE BUSINESS. The Bankers' Saving & Loan Asso ciation, of this city, has moved its building crew to the corner of Tenth street and Kensington "avenue where it is erecting home for Mr.' F. H. Goodell. The .Association has just completed a house for, Mr. Spiro Andfech, near the Clatsop mills. This makes six houses built by the Asso ciation this fall, and among which is the beautiful six-room house of Cap rain Phil Taylor at the corner of Eleventh and Kensington avenue. Mr.r,Taylors'home ; stands in - full view of the bay and river and is one of; the handsomest small cottages in the city, i Mr. J. B. Benoit, who has charge; of the carpenter ;work for the Association, is a splendid "workman and turns out houses in quick suc cession. ;, Among these houses is that of Rev. Conrad B. Owen, at Twelfth and Jerome avenue, and two owned by the ' Association on Ninth street between Irving and Jerome aveues. W. E. Buffum, the manager of the Association, has certainly made a iood showing', for the short time -ince the organization of the com pany, and he says, that besides pay ing a liberal rate of interest, a nice iividend will be paid to the stock holders. ' RECEIVED BY MIKADO. TOKIO,-Oct. 20.J-The Emperor' of Japan at tiffin today received in audience' Rear Admiral Charles Sperry, commander in chief 'of the American ba tleship fleet,' the' three rear admirals commanding divisions, a score of captains and the chief of staff and flag lieutenants. The cere mony at (the imperial palace, which occurred shortly before noon was one of the most brilliant features of the week's celebration. The Ameri can officers in gold braided full dress and the magnificent' apparel of the functionaries in attendance upon the court made a glittering and im posing picture. Presented by Ambassador O'Bri en, Rear Admiral Sperry delivered to the Emperor a message - from President Roosevelt, assuring' the Mikado of the friendship entertain ed by the American people for Jap an. The Emperor replied in the most cordial terms, in conclusion saying:. . "It is our constant aim and desire to weld ties' of amity uniting Japan and the United States in indissolu ble bonds of good neighborhood and perfect accord." ' The succession of entertainments for officers and men of the American ifleet continues without interruption. Splendid weather prevails today and the streets of Tokio and Yokohama are thronged with a population curi ous and friendly. -The unprecedent ed cordiality manifested since the first landing of the Americans is in creased with every new feature of the unbroken program. ' TEA Not 1 in 1000 who bin Schilling's Best wants tin money. a ; Tour gtn'r rrii'nt ronr Dinner II T " MnScbillinv .I.-M. fo frr ki. Good For Biliousness. ' "I took two of Chamberlain's Stom ach and Liver Tablets last night, and I feel 50 per cent better than I have t'or weeks,' says J. J. Firestone, ol Allegan, Mich. "They are certainly a fine article for biliousness." For.sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists SOME PET ECONOMIES. Jiving String and Pap.r W Nvr UtWattd Mfdleinta. , Hardly a jferaon ciIbU without some favorite economy, some little senseless tribute which he often at the shrine of thrift and ny which he -Jost nothing. . ' " ' ' , Some people refuse to eat the string of parcels and waste precious minutes laboriously . untying knots. Others store away scraps of lace and silk and are delighted when a stray occasion Justifies their practice by making une ot a boarded treasure. ' " I myself have a weakness for half sheets of note paper,, I am annoyed ex ceedingly when I receive a letter with the third page covered and the second blank. It seems an opportunity mlsncd. Yet as I rarely make use of my pieces I can only kwp them from a mngpU1 love of saving. Apropos of this subject, I retnembef a clergyman once telling me about an annt of his who in her eagerness that nothing sho'ild be wasted Insisted upon drinking the remaining doses In any medicine bottles that the invalids lti the household had been unable to fin ish. . .,.,.-,; ' 'v This seems carrying a good principle a little too far. London Black and Whltei' ' ' - ' FORCED THE PLAY. ,,, . Cr.r ofs Tragedy .Wrlttsn by ths ' Great Napolson, , ;i The Scene Illufitrata of Rome tells this story of the first Napoleon as a dramatic writer. He had seen a per formance of "The Cld," which im pressed him bo forcibly that he de cided to write a classic drama. Within a short -time he bad finished nearly four acts of a play, which he entitled "Ilector." Thcu came his election as n brigadier general, and the manuscript was thrown Into a ,dessk, where lie found It again by chance In 1805 Na poleon then sent for Luce de Lnnclvu!. gave him the manuscript and directed him to finish the play. This was done, but the players refused to nccept It When Napoleon returned to Paris from the coronation at Naples ho learned of the contemptuous manner In which his work had been treated. ' "lie demanded the manuscript and wrote across it: '.'The players' of the Coroedle ; Fran: ealse will produce the tragedy which in their stupidity they rejected. Napo leon.". Two hours later the work wan accepted; In tfcrce weeks it was pro duced before a brilliant audience, de clared a success, and the alleged au thor was decorated with the grand crMS of the Legion of Honor. , . Ths Voyder. The voyder was a large dish In which were collected the broken vict uals which were removed from the table with a large knife with a broad, flat tinri. called the voyder, knife, rrom-rider, to empty, citmr w u void. "The Boke of Nurture," by Hugh Rhodes, the date of which Is 1S77, one of the curious set of handbooks of manners and etiquette reproduced by the Early English Text society, speaks of these vexsets as follows: "See ye have voyders ready for to -void the morsels that tbey doe leave on their trenchers. Then with your trencher knyfe take off such fragments and put them In your voyder and then sette them downe cleane agayne." A, Few sliver ones remain, but some large brass voyders or dishes which have probably been so used may still be seen, of tho history of. which' noth ing Is known by their present owners. -"Old English , Plate." by W. J. Crlpps. ' Types of Female B.iuty. In northern Europe, among the Teu tonic races, there are distinct troes of beauty to be met with In Sweden. Po- London Answers. ::.v.d. ttaxony cud Austria. Tb wj lnh type, however, larks animation, but the mold and figure to some extent atone for this, says the London Globe. The Austrian women possess a com posite beauty lo which are united the charms of three or four races. Vienna ladles are tall and stately, with great harmony aud proportion In feature and figure.. The Tyrolese maiden often lacks u good flguro, but her face and manner possess all that Is most be witching In tho two races of which she Is composed, Latin and Germanic. Rsrt Bird. "I had a parrot bnce," said the tbln man, "who could repeat the first act of 'Hamlet' through without break." "I had n parrot once," said the fat man, "who could not speak word." "nuhl That Is nothing." "Walt a minute. He could talk In the dumb alphabet to perfection." If You Don't Need a Heating' vStove We will warm you up with OT Wtter Air or team w. G; laws; a eo. Exceptional Upportumty for HUNTERS Take Down Pump Guns 12 bore 30 inch 7 $20,00 37 Grain Loads 12 bore highest grade 75 Centst Per Box. Latest EDISON, VICTOk and COLUMBIA RECORDS, Music Both Sides. .', i Largest Stock of Records In the State a; g:; spexarth