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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1908
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
BIRD
We have received a fresh
supply of -
No. 1 Sicily Bird Seed and
Superior Mixed Bird Seed
1 A. V.::ALLENriyfc.Ai
Niones 711, 3871. Branch U. T. 71
ALCOHOL A SUBSTITUTE
FOR FUEL GASOLiHE
SCARCITY OF GASOLINE AND
CHEAPNESS OF ALCOHOL
" MAKES IT POSSIBLE
CORVALLIS. Ore., Xov. 26r-On
June 7, 1906, Congress passed t law
removing the internal revenue tax of
2.07 gallon on alcohol for drinking
purposes by the addition of certain
materials such as wood, alcohol, ben
zine or pyridine. It was hoped that
j the removal of this tax alcohol
cotild be obtained cheaply enough to
compete with petroleum for light
and fuel The demand for such at
cohol can be readily seen whn we
Bote that approximately 3 million
gallons of gasoline are consumed
daily in the country and that the in
creased demand for it, due to the de
velopment of the medern explosion
siotor, has doubled its price in the
last 30 years. Indiana and Ohio oils
contain only about S per cent of gas
fine and the per cent of the lighter
distillate in California and Ttxas
crude oil is very low. The supply of
gasoline therefore seems to be limi
ted but the demand increasing. Al
cohol, it has been demonstrated, can
sect this demand. Furthermore the
annual consumption of kerosene in
tie United States approximates 1
Union gallons, three-fourths of which
are probably used by the farmers.
Since one gallon of alcohol is equiv
alent to 2 gallons of kerosene for
lighting purposes 375 million gallons
i alcohol could be used on the farms
f this country each year. . This
would require for its production 140
million bushels of corn, or 5 million
teres an increase of 5 per cent over
that now grown. If made from pota
toes this 375, million gallons of alco
hol amounts to but 16 million gal
lons per year.
Ethyl or grain alcohol is a natural
product formed by the fermentations
f various kinds of suear through
the agency of yesast organisms. Since Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month
starch is readily convertible into sug 60 cents per month. '
ar by either natural or artificial meais
materials which contain notable
quantities of either starch of sugar
may be utilised for making alcohol
The more important sources of al
cohol are the cereals, potattoes, mo
lasses and fruits. In France alcohol
is chiefly, made from the sugar beet,
in Germany from the potato and in
America from corn. A bushel of corn
will yield approximately 2 1-2 gal
Ions of 95 per cent alcohol: a bushel
of potatoes 3-4 of a gallons and
bushel of apples 1-3 of a gallons. The
yield depends directly upon the sug
ar and starch content of the material
used and in general sugar will yield
one-half its weight of alcohol.
in the large distaillenes it costs
about 17 cents to manufacture anJ
place on the market one gallone of
alcohol and the cost of the raw ma
terial used brings this ordinarily to
approximately 30 per cent. Allowing
for the necessary profit alcohol will
reach the consumer at about 40 cents
per gallong But alcohol at 40 per cent
can compete with kerosene at 20
cents for lighting purposes since al
cohol has twice the illuminating val
ue of kerosene and m competition
kerosene can never demand more
than one-half the market price of al
cohol
For making cheap alcohol a cheap
concentrated raw product and a well
equipped plant are necessary. The
plant should have a capacity of at
least 100 gallons per day, the cost of
such a plant being in the neighbor
hood of $10,000. No such plant can
operate successfully on waste pro
ducts alone especially if such are to
be obtained for anly a brief part of
the year as for example waste fruits
There must be some more staple
product as a basis with the waste
materials handled as a side issue. For
a staple in the Northwest we must
look to potatoes or sugar beets and
damaged grain when it can be se
cured, on which materials together
with various waste products, a plant
could be operated throughout the
year. The combination of a starch
factory and an alcohol plant seems
also to be a feasible plan for obtain
ing cheap alcohol. Corvallis, Oregn.
November 18, 190a
DUCK IMS SWEPT
BY FIERCE GALE
TWO MEN NEARLY LOSE
THEIR LIVES IN LAKE
MICHIGAN.
NEARLY DEAD WHEN RESCUED
Happened to be Seen by a Woman
on Shore, and a Motor Boat Runs
Eleven Miles Out and Picks Them
up Just in Time.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-Swept by a
tierce gale far out into the lake in an
open boat, one oar gone, and the
smai? craft half tilled with water, Ot
to Wengle and Peter G. Meyer fac
ed what seemed to them to be cer
tain death yesterday, when they were
rescued by the life saving crew which
sped eleven miles to their aid in a
motor boat. Both men were exhaus
ter from their fight against awful
odds and are in a serious condition
at their homes as a result of the ex
posure. ,
Wengley and Meyer put out into
the lake in their small boat shortly
after daylight to hunt ducks along
the shore. They had rowed only a
short time when they were caught
by the terrific off-shore wind and
blown rapidly lukeward.
Bravely the two men battled
against the waves in their efforts to
get back to shore, but one of their
two oars snapped suddenly and they
were left almost helpless and at 'the
er from the fast-tilling craft.
A woman on hote sighted the
small boat buffeted about in the seas
that were steadily growing worse ami
she telephoned to the life saving ta
lion. Captain Charles Carl at once
put otu to sea with 111s crew m a
motor boat and at lop speed they
headed for the small shipwreck that
was visible 11 miles away only when
it rose on the crest of a big wave.
They reached the little craft just
in time, for Wcngle, benumbed by
the cold and exhausted, had (alien
to the bottom of i'ie boat and Meyer
was almost on the point of giving up
his bailitm in despair when the
motor boat came alongside.
On their return trip to the shori
the life-savers worked vigorously
over the men to prevent their sue
cumbinir to the exposure they had
suffered.
EXCLUSIVELY HEBRAIC
New York Hotel Organised For The
The Orthodox Jews,
NEW YORK. Nov. 27.-New York
now has a hotel exclusively for Or
thodox Jews. Such an institution
where Jewish visitors or families may
observe all the old Mosaic dieties
has been opened at Seventy- Second
street and Lexington avenue. Several
prominent rabbis of the city have in
spected the kitchen of the hotel and
declared it ideal to carry out Jewish
customs of food preparation. Kosher
meat ill be served in competition
with the table set by the best restaur
ants and hotels in the city, it is said.
VOTE OF OREGON.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 27-Omcial re
turns in Oregon are based on vote
of the highest electors: Taft 62.454;
Bryan 38,049; Chalin 2U; Debs
7339, Hisgen 2S9.
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Opening of New Department Store
w
ATERMAH'S I
S. E. Corner Ninth and Commercial St. Astoria. Ore.
Thursday, Dec. 3.
Foley's Honey and Tar cleirs the
in
r . th, ::., tr passages, stops the irritation
oar was used to keep the boat s prow branes, and the most obstinate cough
to ine wiuu auu oy turn wengier
and Meyer held it to keep the boat
from swamping. While one held the
oar the other worked frantically
with a small dipper bailing the wat-
disappears. Sore and inflamed lunei
are healed and strengthened, and the
cold is expelled from the system. Re-
iusc any uui mc genuine in ine yel
low package. T. F. Laurin, Owl
Drug Store.
JL
VVith the Hip, Hip, Hooray Sunday Night
Health how many
would give fortunes to enjoy
the greatest of nature's gifts and to be
able to give
A Smile All the While
Ailing tots cause pity fretful young people cause
wonderment irritable men and women cause surprise.
To enjoy perfect health the body must be built up
and the mind invigorated by perfect food.
Gliirariellfs
is the
W
Cocoa
drink its use
breaking nerves strength to the weak and
contentment to the strongbesides
delicious and appetizing.
a delicious
25c
7
drink f
December Weather
The data of 'the weather conditions
at North Head for the past six years
allows some interesting facts, as com
piled by J. J. Keililicr, the weather
man stationed at that point. While
m no sense arc these facts to be tak
en as a forecast, nevertheless in a
general way they tell the story of
the December weather pretty well.
The mean temperature of December
for the past six years has been 45
degrees. The highest temperature
was 61 degrees, in 1907, and the
lowest was 33 degrees, in 1905. The
earliest date on which the first kill-
uig frost occurred was on December
18. while the average date for the
first killing frost isv December 24.
The average rainfall for the month
for the six years was 8.34 : inches,
while the average number of days
with .1)1 or more of an inch of rain
was ii. J he greatest monthly pre
ctpitation was 10.80 inches in 1902.
The least rainfall was 5.57 inches in
1903. The average number of clear
days was 3; average number partly
cloudy, 4; cloudy days, 24; prevail
ing winds are rom the east, with
average hourly velocity of 198 miles,
with highest velocity of 96 miles on
December 12, in 1907. Of course
(conditions at North Head are some
what different from here.
Special Reduced Prices on all goods
on this day.
Watch the Sunday Paper for special sales on the
opening day.
Free votiveiiirs
See the pretty Souvenirs displayed in
our window to be GIVEN AWAY FREE
with every purchase of 50 cents or over
the opening day.
Notice to Boys and Girls
We wiU give 25 cents in cash to any boy or girl returning to our store 11000
in sale checks.
Watch Whose Windows for Prices ?
WATERMAN'S
SlMStSMMMMMMMMMS Sis M M.nJ
If you suffer from constipation
and liver trouble Foley's Orino Lax
ntive will cure you permanently by
stimulating the -digestive organs so
they wii; act naturally. Foley's Orino
laxative does not gripe, is pleasant
to take and you do not hare to take
laxatives continually sfter taking
Orino. Why continue to be the
slave of pilli and tablets. T. F. Lau
rin, uwi Drug Store.
NIPPING A CAREER.
Young W. S. Gilbert's Brief IntorvW
With Chart. K.an.
At the early age of fifteen, accord
ing to the author of s biography of
Sir V. 8. Gilbert, the future dramatist
showed his theatrical bias to bis own
undoing.
Enraptured with s splendid per
formance of "The Corsican Brothers'
at the Princess theater, then nnder
the management of Charles Kean,
young Gilbert packed up a few clothe,
to a band bag and actually succeeded
lo making an entrsncs to the theater
with a view to going on th. star.
Greatly elated at receiving th. mes
sage that Kean would ses him In his
room, the boy lost courage when he
was faee to face with the great sctor.
eo yon would Ilks to go on th.
stage?" said Kean.
Tes, sir," replied Master Gilbert.
trembling in every II rob.
"v hnt's ynnr nsmer
The boy'a imagination failed htm at
critical moment In bis life. "Gil
bert," he faltered, seeking refuge In
the truth.
"Gilbert. Gilbert!" reiterated Kean.
with s sharp glance at the embsr-
rasned boy. "A yoo the son of my
old friend, William Gllbertr
"I-es."
Kean turned to sn attendant. "Bee
this young gentleman home," said bs.
THE MAN SAID
fit kJ.v",.-"-s. " ,v.t .:,'
Ar. Cut. t. B. Thankful.
Right In a Sen...
"That wnltcr'd an Idiot!"
"WtiHt'R !( matter now?"
"I fmlted hlm to brl ig me a water
cracker."
"Well?" '
"And here be brings an los plckl"
Cleveland Leader.
uf : -. .
4 wo yean ago VOU nanerr.1 m.
house and it looks just as good as it
did when you finished the work."
That .sounds good to ui.
Perhaps we will not be able to get
another job from him for some time
but when he needs work we know
just about where he will spend his
money. Workmanship is remember
td long after price is forgotten.
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Tammas (to McTaviuh. whom bs bus
just pulled out of the water) Mau,
Donuli Ye sud be looklu liuppy., Are
ye no thsukfa ye're life's saved? 1
McTavlsh (sourly)-I dlnua ses oas
esuse to be thankfu'. The glass o'
wbuBky I bad afore I fell IntU the
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