THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 10HB.
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OCEAN, BAR, ; : : T
BAY, DOCK
AND RIVER
this "port, just arrived from Antwerp
with cement and consigned to W.
Fuller & Company,' at Portland.
The oil steamer Asuncion is due
in from San Francisco at any hour,
and comes on the tow-line of some
of the oil-fleet It will be an odd
sight to. see the Asuncion under tow,
she being: one of the liveliest of the
coasting fleet to enter this harbor.
winds I But she is not quite recovered from
people. her collision in the San Francisco
The sou'wester of Wednesday was
followed up without any delay at ail
by a fierce sou'easter yesterday, the
latter being by' far the stiff est gale
yet experienced here this, year. It blew
at the rate of nearly 100 miles an
hour at the cape and did not Jack
much of that, in some of its gusty
phases right here in the city. Um
brellas, awnings, signs and other
things, not screwed down, were legi
timate prey' for the sportive
here yesterday, and even
were swept off their feet in one or
chance for a bet that the square-rig-J The steamship Senator will leave
gers off the bar will not be seen
there this morning after the rigors of
the night, but will sail back ia the
course of a day or two.
The French bark Joinville, Captain
Mace, 128 days from Cherburg, en
tered port yesterday on the hawsers
of the bar tug Wailula. Captain
Mace reports fair trip out, and says
that on rounding the Horn he met
several vessels in more or lest di
lapidated condition as to top-hamper
and canvas, as though they bad been
throng h a severe stress of weather,
but did not speak any of them nor
could he make any of them out. His
voyage was uneventful all the
bay some months ago.
the Bay City at 11 o'clock tomorrow
morning, for this port and Portland,
in place of the State of California,
which latter ship has gone back on
her San Francisco-Los Angeles run.
ihe Kamm flagship Lurline went
away last night at 7 o'clock, with
plenty cargo and a number of pas
sengers, including J. R. Coulter and
Miss Coulter, of Ilwaco. She had a
spanking breeze behind her when
she pulled out for Portland. 1 ;
.The Alliance, due in this port on
Wednesday, from Coos Bay, is still
unreported, and has likely taken a
hunch on the sou-wester and the
ray oui, snu iu pmpic ic i wen ,
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She is cement laden, from Antwerp
first, and consigned, to Meyer, WB-
soa 4 Company, at Portland, and
will leave up stream on the first tow
that offers.'-., A 7 .
When Captain John Reid came in
yesterday with the Joinville, he left
two vessels off the mouth of the riv
er, one the Herzogin Cecile, the Ger
man training ship, whose master con
cluded to remain outside until his or
ders arrived rather than pay the tow-
The British steamship Admiral
Boyleston is due in the Columbia
river, from Victoria and the Puget
Sound country, at any time, and will
load grain out from Portland. ' '
The steamer Eureka got away
over the bar yesterday morning, for
her namesake port on the California
coast.
The
steamship Breakwater came
age charges of the port; and what is down the river early . yesterday
supposed to be the British ship Brab- morning and left out for Coos Bay
loch. Captain Baxter, well known in at once.
Big Sale on
I ..BRACELETS ..
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Best assortment in town of
Gold Filled Bracelets
Prices Reduced
1-3 OFF
J. ALANKO 355 Commercial
OTTO PETERSON HAS A
IIDOFEXFU
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
THE ALDERBROOK CITIZEN
ANENT HIS WITHDRAWAL.
' Otto Peterson submits the follow
ing interesting letter anent his re
cent withdrawal from the pending
campaign, and the Astorian gladly
publishes it at his request:
"Astoria, Or., Nov. 18, 1908.
"Editor The Astorian:
'Dear Sir: -In the news columns
of The Astorian during the past HI
days 1 have been given several write
ups and perhaps got more notoriety
than 34 years residence in Astoria
entitles me to; it all having come
about owing to my having received
the nomination on three tickets for
the four-year term as Water Com
missioner from the Fourth ward.
"It it just as well that the public
should know how I happened to be
a candidate for such an office. Sev
eral of the best citizens in the Fourth
ward asked me to represent them in
the Water Commission, and my peti
tion was prepared partly without mv
consent. Having doubted the legal
ity of being able to hold such a po
sition as my name did not appear as
a taxpayer or property holder my
portion of taxes being puiil by a local
corporation in which I am a stock
holder and what property I own here
and at Seaside being in my wife's
name I did, before filing my peti
tion, call at the office of a local at
torney and after explaining the cir
cumstances to him I asked, in the
presence of three or four gentlemen,
if I could legally hold the office men
tioued. I was informed that I could.
Hence the filing of my petition.
"Even after such advice my sus
picions were still unsettled so I call
ed at the office of Fulton Bros,
seek further light. When I explain
ed my case, I was instantly referred
to Section 156 of the. Charter of the
City of Astoria, which section com
pletely knocked the underpinning
from one of the political aspirants
from the Fourth ward. My career
as a politician was of short dura
tioflu However, in the future aa ia
the past, my name will be Otto
Peterson, and a grateful memory
shall always cherish a kindly feeling
for the representatives of the three
parties, Republican, Citizen: and
Democrat, who willingly, and with
out solicitation, placed such confi
dence in me.
"I shall not forget the fairness (?)
of some of my neighbors who were
good and kind enough to take an
ndirect slap at me by stating (after
they doubtless knew I was disquali
fied to hold the office) that there
were people working and inspecting
streets who were not taxpayers.
In closing I beg to say that I
have been a direct and indirect con
tributor to the tax roll of Clatsop
county for over 31 years; since the
days when the street in front of my
property was used as a county road
I have paid for its improvement al
though it always has been, and i
now, the only practical street leading
to Uppertown and now in my old
days I am not coming before the
public pleading lack of sanitary (or
sanity) conveniences and demanding
that the property of widows anil or
phans and generations yet unborn
be bonded so as to improve the tide
flals in front of my lots as do some
of your business and political char
latans when they ak for the building
of a seawall, the raising of the
grade and the bankruptcy of the city
of Astoria. Yours truly.
"OTTO PETERSON."
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are about as many people behind you as :
in front of you m this world.
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you look at them.
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STILL SEEKING JAPS
FOR THE LANDS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AL
SO HAS PLAN TO INTER
EST OTHER FOREIGNERS
Despite the fact that the federated
trades of Astoria have placed them
selves on record as being opposed to
the bringing of Japanese here for
the purpose of working on the Jog-
ged-off lands in the vicinity of As
toria, the efforts to carry out the
plan zn not permitted to lag. It be
gins to look as if a colony of the
Japs will yet be brought here.
A. A. Whipple, formerly a resi
dent of this city, and still a large
land holder in Clatsop county, now
resides in Seattle and much of the
information secured by the Chamber
of Commerce comes through Mr.
Whipple. In t letter received yes
terday by the Chamber Mr. Whippl
states in detail some of the things'
the little brown' men have done on
Ioggcd-off lands in the vicinity of
Seattle. The plan there has been to
rent them the lands for 10 years, or
15 years, and in cases where the
stumps "were still on the soil the
only consideration asked was that it
be cleared off. Mr. Whipple's com
munication states that in some in
stances the Japs have annually made
several hundred dollars ''an acre" off
their free lands, though that 'would
indicate that the rented lands mur
have been near enough to Seattle to
us them in raiding garden truck.
Certain gentlemen who own lands
in the neighborhood ol l utmamct
have also become interested in th
Japanese proposition, ' and wish to
secure a colony for that part of the
country. In the Cathlamet locality
are tracts of level land that may ap
pear attractive to the Japs.
In addition to this plan the Cham
ber of Commerce has taken up a
plan of endeavoring to interest cer
tain people in Xorway and Sweden.
Circular letters are to be sent to
them offering the use of the loggcd
off lands upon the consideration that
they be cleared off. It would appear
that the form of the proposition
made to the people in Sweden and
Norway, however, is . inviting
trouble. The federal laws against
any form of alien contract labor arc
very stringent. Whether the people
from these countries would take to
the land any more freely than their
very numerous countrymen who
have been here for many years may
appear doubtful. Those who actual
ly own the land seem to pin their
only hope on the Japs.
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Mr. Walter S. Stokes and Miss
Margaret May Higgins, members of
two of Astoria's well known and
leading families, were married at the
First Methodist church last night,
the ceremony being performed at 8
o'clock by the Rev. C. C. Rarick
pastor of the church.
The wedding of the young people
was a notable one in many ways, for
they both are of representative fami
lies of the city, and have many
friends and well-wishers. The church
was beautifully decorated for the oc
easion, ferns being mostly used, and
was crowded with menus ot tne
young people. The scene at thy
wedding ws a pretty and inspiring
one. it was good weather tor a wed
ding, too, for the winds and showers
of the day had mostly passed away,
leaving a sky studded with star.
The bride was beautifully attired
in white crepe de chicn, made in em
pire style, with train, and she car
ried a shower bouquet of bride's
roues. She also wore a bride's veil.
Miss Winifred Higgins 'was maid
of honor, and she was attired in pink.
and Miss Grace Stokes, the brides
maid, in blue. E. A. Higgins was
best man. The ushers were J. A.
licckwith, L C. McLeod, R. McLean,
and Lieutenant Richard Park of Van
couver Barracks,
After the ceremony at the church
the bridal couple went to the ITig-
gin's home on Eightji street, and for
an hour or two many friends gather
cd there informally to extend their
congratulations. The home was beau
tifully decorated also, with ferns and
palms. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Stokes will make
their home at 12th street and Grand
avenue, and wilt leave today for a
short . honeymoon trip to valley
towns. Among those who went to
the home last night were members of
the Thursday Club, of which the
bride is a member.
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November Bargains. I
12 Bore, Double Barrel, Hammerless
Shotgun $17.50.
As good a shot gun as any $50 gun. "
A Lady's Solid Gold Watch, 17 Jewels
Case Diamond Set price $32.
The Diamond Alone Worth the Money
All other goods at eastern catalogue prices.
A. G. SPEXARTH
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Shipment of
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