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JUDGE TAYLOR HANDLES THE
"BUDGET PLEA WITHOUT
CLOVES AND WITHERS IT
"Astoria, Or., Dec. 2, 1908.
"Editor Astorian:
The long article in this evening'
Budget, which was evidently pre
pared by some 'non-partisan,' it, to
say the least, very misleading. It
discusses the seawall bill from the
point of a one-mill and a Qne-tialt
mill levy, when in fact, the bill au
thoriaes a levy of five mills, and that
is, no doubt, what the levy will be,
if the amendment is adopted.
"Another proposition. We are told,
Railway material, consisting of
ties, steel rails and other equipment
is being placed on the barge Ne
'halem at the O. R. & K".' Albina's
dock, in Portland, for towing to Til
lamook. As soon at the cargo has
been completed the barge will be
taken in tow. by the George R. Vos
burg, which has been in Portland for
the past two weeks. During her
stay, the Vosburg has had an oil
burning plant installed. Two other
barges of the same sort of material
will be taken to Tillamook by the
tug.
The ateamer Alliance arrived in
yesterday with a good lot of people
and freight from the Coos country.
She brought up the crew of China
men that has been at work in the
Timmons canneries down that way;
and Captain Ben Olsen is still on
her bridge. She went on to the
metropolis after a short stop in this
port, at the Callender docks.
The Kamm flagship Lurline went
away to Portland last evening in
good time and with plenty of busi
ness.' She took from here the fol
lowing named passengers: J, W. T.
Smith, H. Larson, T, E. Bradon, C
N. Gay, A- C Phillips, E. H Boudy,
Mrs. H. R. Katger and Mrs. E. B.
Harmon.
The marine reporter of the As
torian does, once' in awhile, make a
mistake in the handling of ships and
their names, destinations, etc., but hs
has yet to call the British square
rigger Brabloch, now in Portland," a
"disengaged tramp steamship," as she
was dubbed in the Oregonian of
yesterday. ,
.The French wheat droughers, the
Gael, and the Sainte Anne, arrived
down yesterday on the Ocklahama
and the Queen, respectively, and
will go over the bar today if all is
well down that way. Both are
bound for Europe with grain.
The steamer Kevadan, of the
American-Hawaaian line, now atiy . y . . '. "
Portland, will be ready to sail on her) ' The steamer Shoshone is finishing
outward trip tonight .The Nevadan j loading at Rainier and is due down
will stop at Kstoria and take on 8000 . here tomorrow en route to the Bay
i of salmon for New York. ' City.
The French bark Bossuet went to
Portland yesterday afternoon on the
tow lines of the Ocklahama, and
will load out grain from there for
European delivery, after she dis
charges her cargo of coal She left
1000 tons here for G. W. Sanborn.
The lively pilcdriver of J. A. Mon
roe leaves out this morning for the
Gray's River country, where Mr.
Monroe has contracted to do a lot
of niledriving for the Meserve
Brothers, on their upper boom.
The steamer Carmel is expected in
from San Francisco momentarily, on
her initial run to this port
The big and handsome lighthouse
tender Arraeria went to sea yester
day morning on one of her coast
quests, with supplies for nearby sta
tions. The oil tank steamer Asuncion
went to sea and California yester
day morning.
The French bark Marechal d
Noailles went over the bar yesterday
morning on the steel hawser of the
Wallula, bound for .Europe.
The German ship Oregon went up
the river yesterday on the hawsers
of the fine old Harvest Queen.
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DECEMBER 3 and 4
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Martin E. Robinson, Director
BENEFIT ASTORIA HIGH SCHOOL
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DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Porter,
K. C. B., First Lord of Admir
alty W. F. Gratke
Capt. Corcoran, Cammanding H. ,
M. S. Pinafore V. A. Beharrell
Ralph Rackstraw, able seaman, in
love with Josephine, J. J. Johnson
Dick Deadeye, able
seaman,..
E. C.
Ju'dd
Bill Bobstay, boatswain, J. Eldredge
Bob Beckett, boatswain's mate...."
..Dr. L. T. Bill
Tom Tucker, midshipmite,
F,
Gregory
Sergeant of Marines....... F. Spittle
Josephine, the captain's daughter.,.,
Mrs. Harry Flay el
Hebe, Sir Joseph's first cousin....''
Miss Ella Thomson
Little ' Buttercup, a bumboat womani
MisS Laurie McCann
First lord's sisters, his cousins, his
aunts, sailors, marines, etc. -
Scene Quarterdeck of H. M. S.
Pinafore, off Portsmouth Harbor.
ACT I.-Noon. ACT, II. Night.
in one breath, that the cost Tf keep
ing up the streets under present con
ditions i very greatmore than it
should be, and the building of a
seawall will reduce the expense ' to
the property owner. In the next
breath we are told by the same per
sons that the building of a seawall
will create a demand for labor. How
can both assertions be true? . Let us
be honest about this matter and try
to be truthful in, discussing U. Both
of the above propositions cannot be
true. Which will our 'nonpartisan
friends stand by.
"We want factories, and along the
waterfront is the place where most
of them would be built Our chief
industries are fishing and lumber,
and both require plenty of water
frontage. We have some canneries
and some sawmills, situated on the
waterfront, and if we build a sea
all and fill in back of it we will
destroy the net racks of the canner
ies and the booms of the sawmtus.
If we are going to destroy the prop
erties of those now engaged in the
manufacturing business in our city,
how can we expect others to invest
money here?
The argument is made that only
a oortion of the frontage will be in
eluded in the seawall, at present, and
that all of the $300,000 provided for
in the seawall bill will ndt be re
quired, now. Mr. Hegardt estimated
that a seswall will cost $30 a run
n;nr foot That would build less
than two miles of seawall, while As
ri ha a frontage of more than
four miles on the Columbia river.
a seawall is to be built along only a
portion of the river front, why
hnuM all the orooerty owners be
taxed to it?
"A five-mill levy is provided for to
defray the expense of constructin
bulkheads or retaining walls, to pay
interest on bonds issued for that pur
oose and for redeeming such bonds,
and to pay salaries of officers and
ceneral incidental expensts of the
commission. The present valuation
of the taxable property in Astoria is
$3,470,478, and a five-mill levy there
on would amount to $17,352.39, while
the, taxes on the $300,000, authorized
would amount to $15,000,000, leaving
$2352.39, to pay salaries of .officers,
incidental expenses and redeem
bonds.', After the officers and the
incidental expenses are paid how
much wiH be left to redeem bonds
"The man who has a home in our
city has it mortgaged at the present
time for only $700,000, and, of course,
it won't add much to . put another
$300,000 on top of it The interest
tax on the city and the county, at
the present time is nearly, if not
quite, $45,000 annually. The three
amendments to the charter if passed,
will authorize the levy of 12 mills
additional, and 12 mills on the pres
ent valuation of the taxable property
of the city would only amount to
$41,645.73. Of couse, that is noth
ing. .
"The laboring man is urged to
vote for the seawall amendment on
the ground that U will create labor
for him. I think the laboring men of
Astoria are too intelligent to take
that 'sop.' Destroy the values of
property and our manufactories and
there wil be little for the laborer to
work for. If the money spent in
building the seawall would build up
industries that would require the em
ployment of labor, there would be
merit in the argument; but such is
not the case. On the contrary, the
building of a seawall will cause the
expenditure of money thereon that,
otherwise in all probability, would
be used in creating permanent pay
rolls for our bucket brigades.
"FRANK J. TAYLOR."
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING
IS THE VERDiCT
CORONER SUMMONS JURY FOR
INQUEST IN MATTER OF
DINDINGER'S DEATH. ,
Yesterday afternoon Coroner J. A
Gilbaugh, of this county, summoned
the following named gentlemen to
serve as jurors in the matter of the
inquiry into the cause of the death
of the late E, Milton Dimlingcr,
whose remains are now at the tin
dertaking parlors of Mr. Gilbaugh.
Messrs. Thomas Corbett M. F.
Hardcsty, J. D. Strauss, T. R,
Daveis. C. W. Rich and Martin
Olsen.
The Jury examined all witnesses
and heard all evidence procurable in
the sad premise and after deliberat
Ing on the matter carefully, return
ed the following verdict which was
duly filed by Coroner Gilbaugh:
"Astoria, Oregon, Dec. 2, 1908.
"We, the undersigned jurors, be
ing first duly sworn by J. A, Gil
baugh, county coroner of Clatsop
county, .Oregon, and after hearing
fell the Evidence obtainable in the
E. M. Dindinger case who was found
in the Columbia river, December 1
1908, do find that he came to hi
death on November 30, 1908, by accl
dental drowning.
"(Signed),
"J. D. STRAUSS.
"THOMAS CORBETT,
T. R. DAVIES,
"C. W. RICH.
"M. OLSEN,
"M. E. HARDESTY."
Early yesterday morning Coroner
Gilbaugh got into telegraphic com
munication with the Dindinger
brothers, at Marsh field and advised
them of the death of their brother
here, and received prompt instruc
tions to take full charge of the prop
er disposal of the remains; and this
he will do, as soon as the son of one
of the gentlemen at Marshfield, R. E.
Dindinger, shall arrive here, he be
ing expected today. The Barbers'
Unipn, of this city, V ill also take
fraternal interest in the last sad rites
due notice of which will be given i
these columns tomorrow morning.
Buy a few lots in Swinton and lay
your cornerstone for your future
prosperity.
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Oregon Dressed Turkeys.. ..20c, 25c
Oregon Dressed Spring Chick
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Oregon fowls .16e
Oregon choice Geese........ 18c, 20c
Oregon dressed Ducks 20c, 25c
Beef to boil 5c to Pc
Prime Rib Roast Beef...... 10c, 12c
Tenderloin flat-bone and sirloin
steaks . , 10c
Government Inspected Kettle
Rendered Lard, 5-lb. pails 70c
Small Pig llains. .....,..17c
Best Breakfast Bacon , . . 17Jc
Veal Roast.. ..8c, 10c, 12Jc and 15c
Tine Shoulder Roast of Pork
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Mutton Roast. .8c, 10c, 12Jc and 15c
Beef Pot Roasts ...6c, 7c, 8c
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tearing my lungs to pieces. Doctors
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when my husband got Dr. King'
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kept on until I bad gained 58 pound
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We bve, city and country property
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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 Duane.
All kinds of cordwood and hardwood
inside fir and boxwood for sale.
The very best board to be obtained
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Passing counterfeit money is no
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The Palace Restaurant
An phase of hunger can be daintil)
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night at the Palace Restaurant The
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of the positive best. Private dining
looms for ladies. One call inspire
regular custom. Try it. Commerci'
street, opposite Page building.
NAME MEANS SOMETHING.
When' A. E Petersen ' built and
named the "Modern" barber shop, he
meant that it should stand for what
it was palled. No patron has missed
a single feature of the modern ton
sorial parlor ;it that house; and every
new device in the way of , perfect
comport and service is constantly add
ed as it develops. The latest is an
expert bootblack, the best in the
business; a qualification that , makes
his employment really modern.
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