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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1908)
"8 THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVKMHF.U 27, REMEMBER: Gofid Pancakes , ,..,, ,; ..-.. made from our, NcW Buckwheat or Pancake Flour ? i aiJ(j served with - : Choice Maple Syrup or New White Comb Honey arc urt to be wonderfully appetizing ROSS, HIQGINS & CO. , . THE MODEL FOOD STOREw - ,r ! W1ILIS ill II On Portland Vltltr- : ; Mrs. W. T. Eakcn end daughter lUi Iiav gone to rorilnud for viwt of few day. ' Odd Fellow . "ClaUop Encampment, I. 0. 0. F., will give i locitil i 0'l Fellow' hall tlii evening and titer will be relrelnneitti and good program. All Odd Fellow and Rebekah are Invited. Ladiat' Guild The Ladle' Guild of Grace church will hold a tea and ale of article at the home of Mr!' Ilretiham Van Den on Saturday afternoon. Muic will be a feature of the occanion and a delightful time U anticipated. "Tha Devil" la Coming " Manager Frank llanlin i pleated to announce that; Hit definite date or the appearance of the famous play "The Devil'' It now known, for Astoria, and it will occupy the board at the opera house on Sunday, De cember 6th which 1 good new for every play-lover and theatre goer Ir thi city. Mort Opera Coming .Jprof. Martin Ji. Robinaon it mak ing full preparation for the grand production of the dainty opera H. M. S. Pinafore," on Thursday and Friday, December 3rd and 4th, next. There will be SO ringer and a bril liant cat ndvhe pretty tory will be told in ong In a fashion that will turcly plcate the audience that wd) greet it, An Early Call When the ateamer Homer arrived down from Portland yetterday morn ing at 4 o'clock, a hurry call was despatched Jor , ur. A. A. l uicli, .o attend "Captain Burrough. who had tht misfortune to Hce off the end of one of hi finger along with the nail, o nthe way down the river. The doctor toon made the hand comfort able, and the mariner went on to lea and San Franciteo. '' Football Superiority According to teveral of the foot ball expert who observed the game yetterday between the Uppertown and Astoria High School eleven, it teems to be pretty generally ' con ceded that the High School 1 about one touchdown bitter" than their rivals. This wa the expressed opin ion of at least three men who pro fess to know -the fine points of .the game. ,,- . - ' : ? ,. Marriage Yesterday- ' Vestcrduy afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev. G. A. RydciuiM, paitor of the I'irtt Lutheran' church, and at the Dartonaire thereof, performed the haimv office of marriage for Mr Adolpb ; Hedlund - and Mi Marie tieldt, both of thl city.' The youhg people went to Portland and the Sound'ciilc on their honeymoon, and when that-U' finished fhey will settle down' in the beautiful " Cray' River country and build their new home, j ;;' rHHr' H;tr Tht Bakeronlan At the popular liakcronian, com mencing with the Sunday "matinee, i'etlc'aml Jodie, one Of the funniest comedy act of the season will be on the bill. The favorite Mis Fran ce Gray will appear In pictorial tongs, Brilliant, But UIe Run in answer to an alarm rignifying that there was a small blaxe in on of the window of Danaigcr' cloth ing house, the Astoria fire depart ment made a brilliant but uiclcsi run last evening at 7 AS o'clock, tlnce there wat nothing to do when thev got there, But the big crowd of Thanksgiving stroller and idler' on Commercial trcct, enjoyed the spec tacle of the centering of the fire ap parent on the "dead run" at the point named. ' Theologian Coming . " It, D. Kimble, dean of the Klmbe School of Theology at Salem,' will take Mr. Rarlck" pulpit at the First M. E. .church on Sunday. , Mr. Kimble is a very able man, and I of course well known all over the Pacific northwest in Methodist circles, He will visit in Astoria over Sunday and will be guest at the home of P. J.'Brix. It is seldom that Astoria has a chance to aee and hear a theologian of Mr. Kimble' wide reputation, and doubtle many will be glad to hear him at the serv ice Sunday morning. Heard From A report wat received late last night that the German training ship llerzogiu Cecilie. had arrived at Point Lt'Angclc yesterday. This it the vessel that, remained outaida to receive order but owing to the storm put out to tea and from this report it can be seen that h I safe in port. Train 'liiitt ' i ' '; ' '. The down train due here at 9:50 last night did not reach the depot until after midnight. The delaj was caitseo by the breaking of ome part of the engine of the tip-tram at a point near Oaukanie. Repair were made and the iip-trnin proceeded to Portland clearing the track for the Astoria train." Laid Away To Rett , All that wat mortal of At toria' well known and respected citi zen Richard Marshall Leather was attended, by frater and friends and kinsmen yesterday morning in the funeral obttie, which took place at 8:30 o'clock at St Mary'. Rev. Father Waters officiating:. Considering the early hour, there was a goodly crowd of friends out to show their respect for the dead, and the living of hi household, together with number of the fc-Ikt. His bier was borne by Messrs. Pracl, Johnson, Van Tuyl, Croby, Fox and Carney at pallbearers: and the body was buried in the B. P. O. E. grounds at Greenwood. Attention Odd Fellow and Rebekah j0mK Clatsop Encampment No. " social on tni rriaay even Ing at Odd Fellow. Good program and refreshment. All Odd Fellows and Rebekah invited. A.' Y. ANDERSON, Scribe,;, let And Frost Those who peeked out of their window bright and early yesterday morning saw the sidewalk and uround white with frost, to that m many place there appeared to be a light blanket of now. ' It wa gen ulne Thanksgiving day weather,' and made the day teem far more real and "natural" to those who were "raised" in ttate where Thanksgiv- ingjmeans now and frot. For the small boy the frosted " idelkr meant fun of the right sort and many tad wa out before his elder had thick their nose outside. It is renl- ly surprising the number of sled that the boy can bring into' aervice, too, and quite a few of " the d and lassie' bad ome real old-time coasting down the icy sidewalk on the hillsides. ' . i. i Piano Gontest and Daiice Hot Drinks ! f f Coffee and Chocolated Thanksgiving Day Thank'givmg day was very gener ally observed in Astoria and for vir tually everybody in the city the oc cation was a happy holiday. With all of 'the stores and other business places closed the town wore a Sunday-like appearance, though? the streets were croWdcd much of the day. Fortunately the weather was perfect, clear and crisp, and with the sunshine bathing the land and sea After the rains of the past week or more the clear weather teemed doubly welcome. The icrviccs at the several churches that observed the day were well attended, and in many; a home there was much good cheer and tables laden with the good things of the second. For the tur key, of course, the occasion wa more or less of a tad one, and the goose, too, will have teart fhed for him by his few surviving relative. It ia said that many of the foreign-born population take very kindly to the distinctively American day of gen eral Thanksgiving, though of course other nation do have days some what similar in meaning. But the genuine old Puritan Yankee in As toria will readily recall, perhaps, the difference between a Thanksgiving day of these tims and of this section of the country and "back east in New England. There the day has perhaps more of genuine " meaning than elsewhere in the country and is more generally observed. Gootf Iliiiigs: to Eat I ForyoutTJl from our stoclc.''Mince Meat,' Currents,' Ll Raisins, , Plumb: Iddin&l Cranberries JNus and all kinds of Fruits, fresh and " wholesome. ( Prompt delivery. Schblfield, i Mattsbn & Go. phone U81 GOOD GOODS "phone 931 -3712a TO 124 TWELFTH STREET , . PERSONAL MENTION Tim Boyle, of Raymond, was in the city yesterday, and was domiciled at the Merwyn. B. K. Loeb, of New York, spent the day here yesterday, and matters of business. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Walters, of New York, were domiciled here yes terday for a few hours. A. O. Stafford, of Portland, was registered at the Merwyn, yesterday, R. A. Bingham came down from the metropolis yesterday and spent the day here on a business quest. Mr. M. A. Settlemeier, of Port land, was in the city yesterday. V. Nemen, of Portland, was business visitor in this city yester day. " ' ' V. A. Erickson, of Quincy, Ore gon, was tn the city yesterday ana housed'Rt the Hotel Occident. Mrs. W. S. Kinney is moving into her apartments at the Kinney brick, DON'T FORGET HEATING STOVE You'll Need It Soon. We have them. C. LAWiS . CO. The Morning Astoriah contains fuil Associated Press reports, all the latest local happenings. Delivered by carrier, 60 cents per months . ' We carry Gunthers Dairy Milk Chocolates ;;'50c PER POUND : ' Sold m any quantity from five cents up. : ALEX TAGG 483 Commercial St,, Astoria, Or. WH TALE OF WiAttD ITS FINANCING AND SPON SORS AND HISTORY DURING ITS LATER YEARS. The following unvarnished, au thentic, tale of the Attoria-New Herald and it proprietory sponsor ship throughout its existancc, it pub ished in order to accentuate -th: statement made in thee column on Wednesday with reference to former City Attorney - A. M. Smith' rela tion to and responsibility for certain thing inseparable therefrom, and to indicate that much a he professet to despite the profession of journal: ism, he came mighty near posing at least as a neophyte in the business; and to remind him that printer' ink and a free press measure fairly up 14 the standard of hi own profession. and that any derogation of either, depend largely cm "whose' ox 'is gored!" ; ; , "Astoria, Or, Nov. 26, 1908. ' tdttor Astorian: Apropos ol an article published In the Astori.m of Wednesday, in which the publisher took occasion to 'roast' -with consid' crable tenability, A. M.' Smith as 'sponsor and financier of the late lamented Astoria Herald, permit me to give a brief history of the Herald, It wa incorporated about 20 years year ago by fundi subscribed bv prominent Republicans and for a long time advocated the principles of the 0. O. P. Later the Citizens party came into power, and there being no newspaper published in the city with the temerity to advocate their cause, the. Herald passed into the hand of- the unterrified, with the same editor under a contract that the publisher was to have the net profits of the business in lieu of ad vocating the principles of the Citi zen party. During ' the , time it "switched' several time and finally succumbed to the late of many irre sponsible journals' by reason of a mortgage. and control of W. t.. Curtis, now editor and manager of the Ketchikan Miner. From that it went into partnership with the Astoria Daily News and was christened the Astoria j News-Herald under the manage-j mcnt of Robert Gibson, B. P. Sovey and W. C. Curtis, with the under standing that it was to secure the city printing on a 'stand in proposi tion. Owing to a misunderstanding ith the members of the company, A. M. Smith, who held a mortgage on the Herald plant, foreclosed and the property was sold and bid in by him. After being out of commission three months, it became necessary to have a newspaper to support the coterie of politicians in control of the city government and Mr. C. J. Curtis took charge of the plant and repub lished the paper, under a lease from A. M. Smith, backed by three or four prominent Democrats, who gave their notes for the amount of the mortgage to secure Mr. Smith's claim. ' '"" ' When the city printing contract was let about two years ago, I was foreman on the paper and an ar rangement was entered into whereby the Herald was to be awarded the contract, conditioned that a daily paper was "started. The plant was moved to the Carruthers building on Duane street and Gus Carruthers and C. J. Curtis established the Daily Herald. They received the city printing contract and ran the paper for about three months, when it was discovered that . the funds were ex hausted and the Daily Herald was discontinued. ;1 , "On the . 12th day of April, 1907, the plant was leased by A. M. Smith to C J Curtis. Another lease for a cylinder press was. also made be tween . Mr. Curtis and Robert Car ruthers, he haying advanced about $800 for the purchase of the presSi What the agreement or understand ing beween," the : owner and the lessee were, aside from the political policy of the paper, I do not know, but it was supposed to be kept run ning for the city election of 1908.. ; "JBeing' desirous, of retiring from the newspaper business and continu ing the practice of law, Mr. Curtis retired .from the management of the paper and on September 1, 1908, Mr. A.. M.. Smith and Robert Carruthers sold the entire plant to R. M. Wat son of Seaside and it was., moved to that town and was absorbed by the Seaside Signal. I have been inform ed, that when the plant was leased to Mr, Curtis, the city printing con tract was: assigned to Frank Spittle as trustee with the understanding that the Budget was to carry on the contract and pay Mr. Spittle 20 per cent of the amount received, 10 per cent of, which was to be paid to Mr to Wise ustoniers WEDNESDAY, EVENING DEC. 30th i r 1 r r. T 1938 Slf. SCKLOSSBR0S4CO "n. imirn uiwcOf i . -' ' I l Illllll V M - Made in New York and Bal timore and worn Everywhere It is not only a bright, say ing, it is the absolute trnth that . You can't Lool Foolish in a WISE Suit Wise Suits costing from ih. to are the best to be had for the money anywhere . Hand tailored, proper ly Shrunk and backed by HER M AN Astoria's Reliable Clothier and Hatter Smith on his claim against the plant and 10 per cent to Mr. Carruthers for payment on the press. "A to what arrangements were made about the policy of the paper T do not know, except, that I was in formed that the owners of the plant reserved the right to dictate it po litical policy, the lessees to have all the money derived from advertising and subscriptions. While I was fore man of the paper this was no secret and I do not believe I am violating anv confidence in publishing the facts as I understood them. As I understand, Mr. Curtis had no Inter est in the paper aside from the bust. ness: and as to who 'controlled its policy I do not know, as that was secret between the owners and the manager. : . , ,. "The Herald plant cost original ly about $3500 and was all paid for by Mr. Curtis, but what Mr. Watson paid for it, I do not know but have been, informed that it was in the neighborhood of $1500, all of which money is secured to Mr. Smith and Mr. Carruthers, either by lease or mortgage. . Mr. Smith's published statement in the Budget that his con nection with the Herald was a purely business proposition, - may be true but it savors somewhat of 'frenzied finance interwoven with . political ambition. FOREMAN. time to repeat, the concert there in the evening and return home withm reasonable' hours." And the' beauty of the program lies in the modest charge of 50 cents, which covers the round-trip and both concerts; sure- the most reasonable charge ever made for such a generous deal. It cannot possibly , fail , of - patronage under the circumstances of the ex ceptional talent indicated, the prime outing the trip affords, and the re markable and modest price quoted, and the manifold pleasures it prom ises. Splendid Concert Excursion On .Thursday -.morning at , -. 10 o'clock there will leave this city for Skamokawa and Cathlamet, one of the most interesting excursions of the year, under the auspices of the Norwegian Singing Society. That fine,. body of singers accompanied and assisted by . Miss Esther Sund- quist, as violin soloist, will charter steamer (probably one of the Bab- bidge fleet) and will give the first pf two splendid' concerts, at' Skamo kawa, at 2:30 o'clock in the after noon,' going thence to Cathlamet in Tha Clean Man. The man who delights in personal cleanliness, ' "and enjoy his shave; shampoo, haircut, and bath, in As toria, always goes to the Occident barber shop for these things and gets them at their best. "Fighting the Ecef Trcst" 1 2th Street Bet. Bond ' and Commerciar 253 Taylor SU Uniontown We have no other shops bat two mentioned above. the Free Homes ! 92.000 Acres of timber and Agricultural Land in the - " Umpqua Forest Reserve, OREGON to be opened to entry Jan. 20 . iyoy. . For lists, blue print 'maps with vacant lands marked thereon and full imformation regarding filing, etc. Send $2.00 to Roseburg Abstract Co. Roseburg, Oregon. Dressed Turkeys, the choicest Ore gon birds, 25c and 30c Fancy dressed Oregon chickens, 15 18c, 20c Fat Oregon Geese, 20c -and 25c Fat dressed Oregon ducks, 20c anl 25c Oregon creamery butter, 65c pof , square. . Fresh ranch eggs, 35c per dozen. Beef for mince meat, 5c to 8c Prime rib roast beef, 10c and 12Ja Tenderloin, sirloin and flat-bone steak, 10c Smith's absolutely pure and fresh' kettle-rendered lard, 65c for S-Ih pail. Smith's little pig bams,. 17 c. Smith's breakfast bacon, lJc Roasts of Veal, 8c, 10c, 12 Jc and 15c Choice shoulder roasts of pork," 10c and 12 c ' Mutton roasts, 10c, 12Jc and 15c Excellent pot roasts of beef, 6c, ft and 8c Boiling and stewing beef, 5c and 'Sc The very best board to be obtained in the city ia at "The Oeciden Hotel" Rates very reasonable POST CARD ALBUMS of all kinds and at lowest prices. Svenson's Book Store. Fourteenth and Commercial Streets. J ? 'HMMMWt tMIM 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 7 Diamond Set price $32. I The Diamond Alone Worth the Money "All other goods at eastern catalogue prices..1 s A. G. SPEXAJrni