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IMPROVEMENT AT MOUTH OF
RIVER EXTREMELY URGENT
TO HOLD COMMERCE
An unusual amount of interest is
fceing roused in the development of
the Columbia bar and river and the
aavicg and enhancing of the cora
nece of that stream and its vast val
ley; and apropos of this the follow
ing communication sent to this paper
yesterday by one of the best posted
and most ardent Astorians, will be
read with interest:
Astoria, Nov. 28, 1908.
"Editor Astorian:
ln an editorial in the Oregonian of
the 17th inst. that paper said: The
commerce of the great Northwest
will no longer vacillate and move
from one port to another. It is set
tling down into a permanent grve.
from which it will not soon be dis
lodged. That groove will drain the
traffic of the great Inland Empire
either to Portland or Fnget Sound.'
Ia connection with this editorial it is
interesting to note the statement of
Mr. M. J. Kinney, in a letter to the
Evening Telegram, and published in
that paper of the 21st inst., in which
he quotes from a recent issue of the
Saa Francisco Commercial Newt to
the effect that there was, at that date,
lot tm vessel of the 3000-ton class
en route to the Columbia, the Tako
Kara, 3087 net tons register, while
there were 14 vssels from 3000 to
J95 net tons register, not counting
the Minnesota, of 13.323 net tons, en
rowte to Puget Sound an average of
vessels cn route to San Francisco
registered 6075 tons each.
"Unless tmnrovement at the mouth
of the Columbia is made much fast
er, than heretofore, it can easily be
seen where the groove is that will
drain the traffic of the great Inland
Empire. It is of immense interest to
all Oregon. Washington and Idaho
that the work at the mouth of the
river be hastened, and that the river's
mouth be deepened so that vessels of
the largest classes may enter and
depart at pleasure. The work should
not be confined to the building of a
south iettv. The dredse should be
placed in commission, and, if neces
sary, a north jetty built. It is the
work of first importance to the
Northwest, and to the Nation, in the
Northwest. D."
THUMB AND FINGER.
SAN FRAKISCO, Nov. 28,-The
ringer print system of identification
has been installed by the local police
department to aid in the determina
tion of the identity of suspects. A
full record of the palm and finger-
end prints of all prisoners will be
kept in the future and the apparatus
necessary to a close study of these
prints has been seenred.
THE BOYCOTT RIOTS.
VICTORIA, B. C, Nor. 28.-Ad-vices
were received by the steamer
Empress of Japan last night that
the recent anti-boycott riots at Hong
Kong were incited becaose of instill
ing cartoons on Japanese lanterns
before Japanese stores announcing
the end of the boycott Steamers
were returning to Japan, bringing
Japanese goods which were refused
by the consignees on account of the
rioting at Hong Kong.
The Morning Astorian contains alt
the local and Associated Press re-
S53S tons each, and the ten largest porta
TAKEN TO TEXAS
REV. SUMMERS LEAVES ROSE-
BURG IN CHARGE OF THE
SHERIFF FOR TEXAS.
TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION
He Eloped With Organist From
Texas And She Will, With Her
Children, Also Return to That
State, Her Old Home.
ROSEBURG, On, Nov. 28.-Rev.
George Summer, alias Clark, has
resigned from the ministry of the
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Methodist Episcopal church of Ore
gon. He departed with Shentf Sper
lock for Throckmorton, Texas, this
morning. In his written resignation
to the church he does not sign his
name Summers, and also in the fol
lowing copy of his resignation he
liars the alias:
"Roseburg, Or, Nov. 26. To the
Oresron annual conference I. the
undersiened, do hereby withdraw
fmm thf ministry and the member
ship of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
"fSiencdl. GEO. CLARK.'
This resignation, together with his
full credentials were turned over
to Rev. 1. K. Hawkins of this city.
Miss Bessie Massey, the organist
with whom Summers eloped from
Texas, and her two childrei, of whom
Clark is the father, will return to
her home in Texas with the sheriff
and his prisoner. Sheriff Sperlock
havinir made arrangements to take
th woman alont and look after her,
as her health and the care of the two
children make it a difficult task for
her to make the trip alone. She has
confessed to the whole aaffir. In a
letter to Clark from Gardiner she
virtually declared that she was
throush with him.
Clark has scent most of his time in
iail cursing Jack Parrott, the com
plaining witness, according to the
prisoners. With the departure of the
Summers famitv to Texas the case
is ended so far as Douglas county is
concerned, but the case will not have
o short duration in Texas, as it is
six months before court convenes.
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S. . Corner Ninth and Commercial St. Astoria. Ore.
Thursday,
'Dec. 3.
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Bargains on Opening Day
quart enameled dish pans Worth 50c will sell at 35c
only one sold to a family r
Hand Towels, size 1-2 x 3-4 yard worth 20c will sell at 10c
MEN'S HOLE PROOF HOSE
guaranteed for twe months 2 pair for 50c
SOUVENIRS FREE OPENING DM
A pretty piece of China with hanfpainting of scenes of
Columbia River with every purchase of 50 cents or over.
Notice to Boys and Girls
We will give 25 cents in cash to any boy or girl returning to our store $10.00
in sale checks.
saw at first glance that the attorney
was dead ami Rent back the crown
of curious clerks and employes wjio
had rushed into the corridor. i
Attorney Dulnh said thut Finch ap
peared intoxicated though he curried
himself erectly. ...
Fisher lonnled from his cnair
when the bullet struck him and with
his knees doubled up and l" MM
drooped over, lay just as he had fal
len when Dr. Leonard found him,
From his position it is evident that
h did not even turn around when
his slayer entered the office.
Three shots in all were fired, une
of these took effect. The bullet paw
ed through the brain of Fisher and
embedded itself in the wall several
r. Annther bullet shattered
the plateglass window facing In Mor
rison street and another went several
feet wild of its mark and to the right
of Fisher as he sat in his chair at his
desk. The gun was of .38 calmer
and of the Irer & Johnson make.
Several weeks ago ristier receiver
an anonymous letter in a oisguiseu
hand threatening his life if his dill
In h nrosecntion of disbarred
members was not abandoned at once.
These letters were later turned over
nnltre and an investigation
.furled These letters will now be
tnWn in rhare bv the coroner to
kit iitod Inter as evidence.
Th traoio feature of the slaving
of Ralph B. Fisher, chairman of the
grievance committee of the tiregon
State Bar Association here today by
J. A. Finch, the disbarred lawyer,
second only to the killing itscit was
the unexpected visit to Fisher't office
of Mrs. Fisher. When fmcn eniereti,
v:W nrtVe and with words.
"Hello. Ralph." on his lips, fired the
fatal shots. Fisher was waiting tor
his wife and baby son. Fishers' body
had been taken away from his oince,
where the tragedy occurred, but
there were other ghastly evidences
apparent which conveyed to Mrs.
Fisher that her husband had been
slain.
Fisher practiced law in this city
for four years, coining here from
Troy, Idaho, where he read law and
was admitted to the bar. Hia wife
was the daughter of Thomas Kay,
woolen manufacturer of Salem.
Fisher was 28 years old. He was
the man who drafted the resolution
of sympathy to Mrs. Francis J.
Heney that was sent by the Bar As
sociation. Finch was born in this
state and studied law in Albany
while working for a newspaper. He
was admitted to practice about eight
yeara ago, going almost immediately
to Salem and shortly after that com
ing to Portland.
Fisher conducted disbarment pro
ceedings against Finch which result
ed in his suspension for one year,
and it was Fisher's refusal to sign a
petition urging Finch s reinstatement
that caused today's attack to be
made. , .
Kinrh was either out of his mind
when he shot Fisher, or he is play
ing a deep gam, using his knowledge
of the law to fielp him in his present
dilemma. While asserting in tne most
emphatic language that he did not
e Fisher at all todav and conse-
nuentlv did -not kill him, he talks
nerfectlv frank on all other subjects.
he does not olead foraetfulness, on
the other hand when the officers who
examined him tonicht declared to
Finch that he had been seen in
Fisher's office and had been arrest
ed in the Mohawk building, and other
matters connected with the tragedy
he became vcrv excited and told
them thev were "damned liars." He
insisted that he is not insane. He
says that the news that he was dis
h.irred was a crreat shock to him. He
denied that he had been drinking
excessively since that event.
SHARP DISTINCTION.
CHICAGD, Nov. 28.-While not
mentioning the so-called "unwritten
law" Judge McSurlcy, drew a distinc
tion between the terms "domestic
crime" and an "anti-social crime"
yesterday in sentencing Santo For-
caro to 25 years in the penitentiary,
The defendant shot and killed his
his wife and severely wounded Frank
Di Trento, who boarded at their
house, July 22.
Porcaro accused Di Trento of
alienating his wife's affections. In
deciding the case Judge McSurley
said:
"This defendant has pleaded guilty
to having murdered his wife as
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PRICES ARE RIGHT
Men's and Bov's Hats Umbrellas
Yoman - $5.00
Mallory Cravenette - 3,50
Boy's Hats - - - 1.50
Underwear
Globe - - $3.50 to $5.00
All-wool - - 2.00 to 4.00
Pajamas and Night Robes
from - - - - $1 to $5
Nettleton Shoes
for style comfort and durability
from - - $6 to $7.50
Men's Neckwear
Reiser's Cravats 50c to $1.50
from
$1 to $10
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WATERMAN'S
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Sheds water like a ducks back
for sportsmen and those who
are exposed to the wet.
Men's Suspenders
from - - - 25c to $2.50
Men's SUk Mufflers
from - - - $1 to 7.50
from
Men's Hose
- - - 25c to 75c
from
Sweater Coats
: - $2.50 to $5.00
Suit Cases and Traveling
Bags
from - - - $3 to 20.00
J5he WOOLEN MILL STORE 557 Commercial St.
charged in the indictment. It rests
with the court to determine his
punishment. The case more proper
ly comes under the classification of a
domestic crime as distinguished
from a crime distinctly anti-social.
"The man, having no criminal in
stincts at all, may be driven to the
commission of a crime where the
sanctity of his home in invaded.
This seems to be a primary instinct
and is confined to no one class in
society. Taking all these facts into
consideration the court will not im
pose the death penalty in this case
but will sentence the defendant to
the penitentiary for 25 years."
DEATH IN COLLISION.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 28.
In a collision between two freight
trains today in a fog on the Sea
board Air Line, near Silver Springs,
four trainment were killed. Both en
gines and eight cars were demolish
ed. Several other trainment were in
jured, but not fatally.
STORM WRECKS VESSEL.
MANILA, Nov. 28.-U has been
learned that the" name of the coast
ing vlsiel which was lost during a
storm off San Fernando yesterday
was the San Pablo, not the Ponting,
as at first reported. Fourteen more
survivors of the disaster have been
picked up and it is now estimated
that 75 persons were drownd.
jarred"bv earthquake,
BOSTON, Nov. 28.-The heaviest
earthquake felt in New England in
many years shook Boston at 2:38 a.
m. The vibrations lasted 10 seconds.
GETS FIFTEEN YEARS.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 28. -William
Montgomery, former cashier of the
Allegheny National bank, who loot
.,t h institution of $1,000,000. was
sentenced today to aerve 15 yean inj
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tary. Hii defalcation was one of the friends will be greatly disappointed."
most sensational in the history of
American banking frauds.
Seek Mr. Teffi Aid
Said the Portland Telegram last
night: "Because of his assistance to
Taft and Hitchcock, Fulton's friends
hope that the Senator will be able to
interest the President-elect in hit ef
forts to block the election of Cham
berlain next January. Fulton could
expect little assistance from Roose
velt, as the President and the Sena
tor have not been on intimate or
even friendly terms, but with Taft
the Fulton men consider that the
President-elect it under obligationi
to the Oregon man. The Fulton fac
tion practically controlled the man
agement of the ttate compalgn for
Taft last month, and in rolling up a
plurality of 25,000 contend that the
voters of the state have therefore
renudiated their selection of Cham
berlain last June. Unless Taft assists
Fulton to carry out hit plan for the
defeat of Chamberlain the Senator's
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