The morning Astorian., November 20, 1908, Page 5, Image 5

FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1908.
THIS MORNING ASTOIU AN, ASTORIA, OKKi.aN
made from our
New Buckwheat or Pancake' Flour
and served with
Choice Maple Syrup or
New White Comb Honey
are ut to be wonderfully appetizing
ROSS, H1GGINS & CO.
THK MODEL FOOD STORE
TERSE TILES 01 I II
Logger Drowns
.-Thomas Paulson, a logger, accl
dently drowned Tuesday In the Ne-
canlcum river near the Sea aide Lum
ber Company V upper logging camp,
Warrants Signed
J Mayor Wise yesterday signed the
AkftInuttAM thai avitfd nimi Ml tilt
Wl SSIMtHV -
lat session ot the council and a!-
signed oil of the many cUlm.
Warrants Called
City Trfurr Dcalcy will today
call for warrant to the amount of
14666.15, on varioui ftreet Improve
Bient i. v
License To Marry
Llcene to mrry was Issued at the
ofTtce of the county clerk yesterday
to Charlct L Owen and Mita Mary
Lambert.
ChrUtmas 81-
The ladle of the First M. E.
church will hold their annual tale of
ChrUtmaa' article, home cooking,
etc., in the lecture room of the
church on the afternoon of Friday,
December 4. ,
From Southern Oregon ;
P. W. Preiton, of Warrenton, "was
a homing passenger on the 11:40
train yeiterday morning, from South'
era Oregon, whither he hut been on
a land seeking tour for the pant two
week. ,. . ., rr
Cruisers Out And Buy
4 There are a doeen or more timber
cmlieri out In the forest back of
the Gray' River country all of them
buy a bees, I is aUo reported that
Mescrve Brother hve secured, a jive
year lee of the Seat River boom
end will operate it to the limit from
Jow '.' H1')'; aiv.
Wedded' At Occident
f Yesterday .evening In the parlor of
the Hotel Occident, Hon. C. J. Tren
chard, county Judge, performed the
legal ceremony that bound the live
of Mr! 'Charles t. Owen, of Portland,
and Miit May Lambert, of Clatsop,
In thili county. - Later the ' happy1
young people departed for the. me
tropoll on the areamer Lurline.l ' '
Had Splendid Luck-V 'vh Vi- '
i Frederick Llndenberger,, of . the
Llndenbergtr Company, Inc., of this
city, returned yesterday at noon
from a two day foiling expedition of
Bear Creek, with a half doien friend
from Chicago whom he hai beer en
tertaining. They took the launch
Betty and ill the needful acceisoriea
and had 164 fine 10-inch trout to
show( for tlieif putlng. , ; r; if
Contract Labor Higher
'I A gcntlemaV well known in thi
city who arrived here yesterday
alter a trip through the Puget Sound
country, report that it ii a certain
ty that contract Chinese and Japan
ee labor in the canneries wilt be
higher next eon, owing to tht
targe number of canneries that are
to start up again in the spring over
in the Puget Sound country, which
have been idle for number of year
Big Window Breaks-
One of the big ptateglsts windows
in the south front of the Abstract,
Title & Trut Company was broken
by the fierce gale that blew last
evening. During one of the gust
that swept over the city about
o'clock the window suddenly cracked
and went to pieces.
For Improvement
A petition was filed In the office of
the city auditor yesterday by the
Hanking Savings & Loan Association
aking for the Improvement of Irving
avenue from the intersection of Irv-
inv avenue SO feet west, by grading
to the "full width of the established
grade.
Lum Chack Well-
Little Linn Chack, the Chinese boy
who was operated upon for append!
citis at St. Mary's hospital nearly
two weeks ago, is almost entirely
well and has been up and walking
about. He was a very sick boy when
taken to. the hospital, and his rela
lives and many others among the
Chinese residents have watehed his
recovery with much grateful interest,
A Business Visitor
Manager II. Cole Estep, of the
Penton Publishing Company's Se
attle office, is in the city in the in
terest of that company's publication
known as "Power Boating," and
Isnued fcora Jthc, Cleveland, Ohio,
office. The concern publishes beside
tikis, the Iron Trade Review, Marine
Review, the Fopndry. Penton's Lis',
Blue fBook of t American "Shipping,
the Great Lakes Red Book, etc.,.;
:! j ' t . ' t ' ' , V i H '. i- J
Mr. Brix Accepte-- ., -, . - , ,
Asmus Brix yesterday accepted
the nomination on the Democrat
ticket for the eight-year term to the
water commission 1 from the ' First
ward. Mr. Brix and Mr, Kankkonen
had each received eight: votes On the
Democrat ticket, but the latter re
fused' to take any part in "pulling
o(T the tie and this left Mr. Brix as
the ; candidate ' km the "v Democrat
ticket. .He is now the candidate on
the three tickets for thist position.
Like several others who received
more than one nomination, Mr. Brix
vrtms
Coffee and Chocolate.
on
KRAUT! KRAUT
Jlome Made Sour, Kraut
10c Per Quart.
n
Scholfleld, Mattson & Co.
prtoNB iwt GOOD GOODS phonbmi
. , 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET
expresied some reluctance in accept
iug more tlian the regular otn,-
though there hardly seems 'anything
else to f. To rcfue would perhaps
be ungracious to those who wrote
his name in one their ticket, and no
particular harm can result from ac
cepting, ' '
Contract Underway -
Sometime ago Messrs. Norton ft
Stepmier, of Stella, contracted with
R, M. Leather of this city, for the
construction of a 58-foot liiunch, and
only the suddtW and serious illness
of Mr. Leather has interfered with
the fulliling of, the contract. Mr,
Leathers sickness .has lingerea so
much longer thai) was anticipated
that time urges its immediate start
ing, and to this end Mr, Leathers has
engaged Dricolt Brothers' to begin
work of modeling and construction
at once and thi was started yester
day at the Leathers' boathouse. The
vessel will be one of the regulation
fine boat put out by this shop. She
will be two feet longer than the
"Fox," built at the same yards.
Astorla'e Traveler
Among the Astoria notables re
cently en route to and from their
home city, may be mentioned, Miss
Mary McCrea who arrived home
from Seattle yesterday on the noon
train, after a pleasant week spent at
the home of her cousin there, Miss
Olive Burkebilc, Mrs. 'Lola Dora
Smith (nee Foard), who came in on
the same train,, as one of the visitors
at the wedding of Miss Iliggins and
Mr. Stokes last evening. Charles
Ifalderman, private secretary to U.
S, Senator C. W.. Fulton, who leaves
for the national capital this evening,
going via Burchard. Kansa. And
Captain Stuart of the Cape Disap
pointment life-saving station, who
left last evening (or lacoma, on it
bu.iinesi trip. -
to. .
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DONT FORGET
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HEATING STOVE
You'll Need It Soon. We have them.
W. C. LAWS a CO.
Will Hear From Her- '
A pleasant hint was dropped yes
terday in the hearing of a reporter
for the Astorian, the telling of which
betrays no confidence, and will beget
an eager Interest in the future of one
of the cracker-jack boats of the lower
Columbia. It had to do with the
famous motor racer "Greenhorn,"
built last fall by Driscoll Brothers',
who, it Is said, will nurse the craft
through a series of improvements
that will bring her to lines guaran
teeing a speed anywhere from 26
miles to 30 miles; which, judging
from the jtasc with which she flecked
22 miles, rjff, on, the rough waters of
this harbor last September will be
no impossible achievement. . She will
be heard from next Repatta season.,
here, and perhaps, in other waters,
It Portland, and Seattle, sfor instance.
Back From The Forest
-ttbrt. V. Fi- McGregor returned to
this city yesterday from a trip in
the woods back of the Gray's River
country. He jays he was surprised
and pleased to note the wonderful
improvement , in the appearance of
the lands and farms and homes over
there, and the access of cleared lands
and the utility of them over in the
Crooked Creek country. He also re
ports thai owing to the prevalent bad
weather some of the logging camps
in that v section are closing dowa
temporarily, especially those camps
that are, -within the fresh water ra
dius, as freshets ' are expected there.
Peter Morel, of the Morel Logging
Company, came but with Mr.- Mc
Gregor, and that plant will call off
its men until the weather gets bet
ter and the days a bit longer, or un
til, say, the first of the year.
Important If True"
According to statements made last
evening by one of the property hold
ers affected by the Jrving slide tin
present plan of. sluicing is proving
ineffective and is to be given up at
the close of the day's work this
evening. This seems improbable
enough, as it has been understood
that the work was going on well
and with all the success expected
The whole hillside Is in very bad
ALEX TAGG
Ice Cream 25c. a Qt.
FRESH CHOCOLATES,
1 CANDIES. ETC. '
Made Fresh Every Day in our own
Factory.
483 Commercial St,
Astoria, Or.
POST
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ALBUMS
of all kinds
and at
lowest
prices.
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condition, and the sluicing thus fat
has apparently had little if any
beneficial effect, though it was not
expected that anything of a real or
lasting nature could be accomplished
until the sluicing had cut into the
heart of the trouble. Thi inform
tion is given on the authority of a
gentleman who should have knowl
edge of what he' atates. Another
"important if true" atatement ia re
gard to the Irving slide gained cur
rency yesterday. It was that a gov
ernmental engineer has been making
an inspection of the work, and that
the engineering -department of the
Columbia may soon be expected to
issue mandate torniaaing ine.wrtn-
er sluicing tf dirt into" tjie iivrf. for
the reason that the. dirt) is already
having, an appreciable effect in fill
ing np- the channel. While the waters
of the river 'hat pass by the Lurline
docks, for example, are discolored,
yet it would seem difficult to credit
the belief that there is enough to
affect the channel ever so slightly.
25 CITY TAXES
PERSONAL MENTION
Chief Engineer Kenedy of the II-
waco Railway Company, was a busi
ness visitor in. this city yesterday
afternoon. . : ' .
Hon. J. R. Burke, of Cathlamet,
spent the day in this city yesterday
on business.
Goe. F. Harrison, of New York,
was a business tourist in . Astoria
yesterday, and was registered at th?
Occident. . -i
. F. R,, Beals, of Tillamook, was m
the city yesterday, on matters , of
business.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Clarke, of
Portland, were domiciled at the Oc
cident yesterday.
G. AV. Simpson, of the metropolis,
spent the day here yesterday.
Richard Adams, of Portland, was
noted among the crowd of tourists in
Astoria yesterday. v
J. JL Brugger, of Skamokawa, was
a business visitor in this city yester
day, . , , . .'.'''
. D. Weingarten, of San Francisco,
was among the many people from
abroad quartered in this city yes
terday. , .
Notice.
Captain of the- ship Bossuet hereby
serves notice that he will not be re
sponsible for any debts contracted bv
any member of his crew, , u
Old newspapers for sale at
office, 50 cents per hundred.
this
NO AMENDMENT TO SECTION
WHICH RAISES BARRIER TO
. THE WATER COMMISSION
The city charter seems to . make
some very precise demands of those
who present themselves as candidates
for election to the water commis
sion. One may not be elected to
this position unless he is "a taxpay-
er," and, as stated in the Astorian
of yesterday, by taxpayer in this re
lation is meant that the candidate
pay at least $25 in taxes every year.
But the question is still somewhat
puzzling and even upon a close analy
sis of the charter provision the ques
tion does not appear quite clear. The
section of the charter that covers
the matter reads as follows:
"No person shall be considered a
taxpayer, within the meaning of this
act, so as to be eligible to become a
member1 of the commission under
this act, unless he has paid to the
city within a year before his selec
tion or appointment to such position,
a t;x of not less than $25, and when
ever any member , shall fail to pay
such tax to the city for one year he
shall ce-se to be a member." . . .
Now it is perhaps evident that this
means that it is not sufficient that a
candidate pay $25 taxes, including
the county and school taxes. The
money must, be paid "to the city."
Taxes that are paid "to the city"
must, evidently, be on city . property,
and therefore the section very evi
dently means that this $25 must be
on city property. The city levy was
18 mills out of the total of 55 mills,
but the latent ambiguity of the lan
guage of the section seems to forbid
any entirely clear reading as to just
how, or on exactly what basis, the
$25 tax is to be figured. All that
seems clear is that county and school
taxes are not to be included!.
There has been no amendment to
this section, which may be found on
page 84 of the published charter. It
raises a pretty high barrier anJ
seeihs to come near to affecting
more than one of the present ' candidates.'-'
v;! v- ;
A MILLIONAIRE TRAMP.
A municipal judg in Chicago re
cently heard an unusual case. A wife
had her husband arrested for silence,
testifying that he had not spoken a
word to, her for three months. After
listening to the testimony of v both
sides the judge ordered the husband
to converse 'with : his better half on
some subject or other. If you dont
obey," he added, "I'll give you a
good s,'ff nne- Say something; tell
a funny story or take her to a show
that might induce conversation."
Upon leaving the court room the si
lence was broken by hubby. As hus
band and wife descended the steps
leading to the street he was heard
to remark "The stairs are crooked."
Elmer Walters heard about the
couple and jokingly extended them
the courtesy of the theatre in which
"A Millionaire Tramp" was the at
traction. . " , . "
The couple appeared at the box
office armed with Mr. Walters' let
ter. They were given box seats and
after the performance t the husband
remarked to Mr. Walter in the pres
ence of his wife, "This is the first
entertainment we have sat through
together in three years and I, thank
you for the invitation. Your play has
taught me a lesson and in the future
my wife and j will be as devoted ta
each other as Ezra and Cynthia u
your play." .... .
"A Millionaire , Tramp" will be
seen at the Astoria Theatre next
Thursday night .- -..,
Coats $9.85.
These coats have that touch of
distinctiveness that most coats lack.
See our window Simlngton Dry
Goods Co. . . ...
Just Arrived
A fine line of silk underskirts. Soe
Our $5.98 values ' Siminirtnn Th-r
Goods Co.
Raw Lungs
When the lungs are sore and
flamed, the germs of pneumonia atsti
consumption finds lodgment and mul
tiply. Foley's Honey and Tar IriSa
the cough germs, cures the most ob
stinate racking cough, heals the
lungs, and prevents serious results.
The genuine is in the yellow pack
age. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
Cheap Coal
Kelley the Coal and Wood Deafer
will deliver and place in your cellar
a ton of the best coal for $7.00 same
coal for $6.00 at the yard. Phone
Main 2191, Barn 15th and Duaae.
All kinds of cordwood and hardwood
inside fir and boxwood for aale. 5
People who use meat in quantities and want wholesale prices are re
quested to come to the Frank L. Smith Meat Co. and get quotations. ' We
guarantee our meats to be fresh, pure and wholesome. We don't care
what the other fellow asks you, Smith will sell cheaper. He wants tha
business. . . "v; . . -;'
Prime Rib Roast Beef, the choicest meat in the land, 10c per pound.
Sirloin Roast Beef, such as you have been paying 20c for, Smith senn
it for 10c per pound, i
Porterhouse Steaks, 12Jc per pound.
Large Porterhouse Steaks, 15c per pound.
Every Tenderloin, Sirloin and Flat-bone Steak in Smith's markets, 10c
per pound. , .
All the soup meat you want, 3c per pound.
AH the excellent stewing, braising nad boiling beef you want, 5c per
pound,.'' ,'.- .- t'.- . . : '' '.b..!;;'.v, ; r., ..),,,.,.
Pot Roast Beef, 6c, 7c, and 8c ' .
. Breakfast Bacon, 17Jc
Hams, 17Jc. .".V .
Delicious Roasts of Pig Pork, 13c, 12c and 15c.
Creamery Butter, 65c per roll. Eggs, 30c per dozen.
, ... - FmnH L. Smith Meat Co.
"FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST"
12tKSt.lbetween Bond and Com. 253 Taylor Unionta?