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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1909)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1909. 1IIE MOKNJ; A5TOHUN, STOMA, OREGON 1 h ft ...Just Received.. A Fine Lot of Willamette Valley APPLIES ROSS, HIQQINS & CO. THE MODEL FOOD STORE OP IMS Mi ll Leave The Hospital Mr, Joe Brown, who ha been III at St. Mary' hopltal with blood poisoning, It practically recovered and yeterdy returned to her home. Wmtport Mill The Wetport Mill, which were to have opened Monday, were unable to to to becauxe of the ttorm. They will probably open in a day or two. Exporting Book George P. Clark, the expert ac countant, i at work on the book In the coifnty court house. He ha com pleted the work in the iherlff oflke and yetlerday took up the work in the clerk'office. Tliii work i done twice a year. Operated Upon Knud Ilendrickion, who haa been tillering with aome affliction to hi hip, wa operated upon at St. Mary' hospital yesterday by Dr. Fulton. The trouble la aid not to be of a very cr lout nature. Hendricksori It t fuher man. - County Court- The county court will meet again on January 20, though It la not ex pected there will be much work to at tend to them. The reaion for the elon then I that Commissioner Moore of Seatide i planning on go ing to California, for a ix week' itay, and expect to leave about Janu ary 22. Skating At Warrenton j A acore or more of Astoria people went down to Warrenton on the train yeiterday morning to enjoy the akat Ing there. There waa a patch of very fine Ice at the east end of Scow Bay which attracted many yeiterday, too. It waa aeveral hundred feet in length and aeemed to be quite aafe. Two Bills Introduced Senator Scholfield ha introduced two bill In the date ttnatc. one ro Dog Tag Not Here While the annual dog license is due and payable at he oilice of the chief of police, neverthvlcii the matter i not being rushed for the reason tha the tag which the canine are com pellcd to wear have not yet arrived They have been ordered and should arrive any day now. A oon a they come, the matter of collecting the dog taxes will be taken up in earnest I ln provide quite an addition to the city revenue, and at the tame time hat a tendency to keep down th number of docs; and Astoria I blessed with many of them. Expect Weather Change- Last ninht the weather condition viding that the cost of repairing dyke eCm to promite a change, and the thai! be levied against the property thermometer rose quite a bit. Snow benefitted thereby, and the other fix- fell lightly for everal hour, addina- mg tne aiary ot justice of the peace to tha foot and more already on the ground. It is said that Cathlamet Day, just above Tongue Point, is frozen over a far a the eye can ace from the railway train on the A. & C, and the sight i really a note worthy one. Not in many year ha this bay been frozen over a it now I, and while old timer talk of it few have actually teen the field of ice over the entire bay. - It may be plain ly teen from the train. at Seaside. Water Commission I ne water commission will meet tonight, and it Is expected the que' tlon ff appointing auccestori to the cierK, air. uninsoerry, wnoie resigna tion i in, and to Frank Crang, who resigned a Inspector, will arise. There are at least five applicant for the position of clerk and everal for Mr. Crang' position, Funeral At Greenwood ine lunerai ot tne nttie ion ot Mr. and Mr. Ray W, Morton wa held yesterday afternoon from Grace Epis copal church, the Rev. William Sey mour Short officiating. Interment wa Hurt Last Evening - . Little Annie Ackerman wa sliding down the Fourteenth street bill on her led last evening with om little girls, when by some mischance a bevy of lioys on their tied overtook them nml nitrit tin nti them in fashion in Greenwood, the funeral party go- that rllhf d in ,hU fhid' left leg be ing by the tcamer Jordan, There wa to much ice in Young river that the steamer had considerable difficul ty in cutting her way through ing badly wrenched, She wa gotten to the Pacific States Telephone office where her elder sister works, and re ceived the care that was essential Such coarse play a .this i to be frowned upon and the boys ought to try and make good tne deprivation the girl i under. To Feed Game Bird A. K. Gebhardt, of Portland, secre tary of the Oregon Fish and Game Association, i deiirous of Interesting farmers especially in protecting game Chjnefe Labor Scarce mrd irom the cvere cold. A farmer brought to him yesterday a quail that died a the result either of ex posure or hunger. The bird wa one of a covey of eight, only two of which have aurvived. He URirets that farmer and other feed the birds. In many countrie, he ay, it 1 custom ary In such cold periods to trap the birds, and reteaae them after the weather haa moderated. Falling Icicles Acting Chief of Police Oberg yes terday called attention to the danger from falling icicle, and tuggested that pedestriana ahould be careful about walking close to the downtown atore building while it i thawing Many of the itorekecpera had men at work removing the big hanging piece of Ice. Sad Errand Home Mr. J. J. Curry, wife of one of the well known employes of the A. & C. Railway Company, departed yester day for her home in Kansas City, Mo, to attend the funeral of her late mother who died before her family could be assembled from abroad Mrs. Curry will be gone for several weeks. z: tr t They Broke In The famoua Fere Marquette Rail way lines have broken into the coast territory; wltnes the pretence here yeiterday on It Pacific Coaat agent, F. W. Goodie, and its Portland rep reaentatlve, C. D, Moorehead. They had t good time down here and aeem ed to like the place, and compliment that was returned with good meas ure. They are both pleasant gentle men and strictly "P. M." men. Hot Drinks Coffee and Chocolate. Wong On, a wealthy and leading Chinaman of Portland, came down to Astoria yesterday on business. Mr. On i a contractor in Chinese labor, and is very familiar with the work done by Chinese help in the can- nerie. He ay that the 1909 con tract for packing salmon in the can neries have been made on a basis of 48 cents, at against 45 cents for last year. The reason is that Chineae help it scarce, and the men are to be naid for the Dresent year from $20 to $150 more for the season. He stated that the men earn from $150 to $510 for the season. The Japanese are amons the pooreat paid, he says, a rauosiB I01WE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RE CENT TELEGRAMS OF SYM PATHY AND SUPPORT, Cam After Snow A. B. Snyder, one of the best known drummer on the coast, was a passenger on the ateamer Alliance yesterday, and as ahe annroach the dock, he waa hailed on all side by 'ey do not seem to mak good wort friend here. One of them asked him f in the canneries. what he had mm after, to whirh ti replied that he waa delegated by Coos To Repair Wireless people to purchase a lot of anow and ship it back: that the weather wa cold enough down there but they had no (now to complete the picturesque conditions down there. He was as sured he could take it all, so far as thia people are concerned, so he came Commoder Hanscomb, a master electrician, of the United States navy, is over at the wireless station ai North Head for the purpose of mak ing repairs, and it is understood that the wireless will be pretty well gone over, tie is tne man wno onginauy at the Parker House. ashore to negotiate, and ia domiciled Put U, ln there; LatiigHT. H. Mc- ucavui, Hiiumcr imncsa cajcii vi the navy, and John Loeffler, a dyna mo expert, also of the navy, and both Who Said Cold Feet? fr0m Mare Island, came down to As- Don't be complaining of having toria and will bo over to North Head cold feet when you can be supplied L, s00n possible to aid in the work with pair of fine warm shoes at less than cost at the big odds and ends sale now going on at the Brown Shoe Store, Trices have been cut very low and you can save money by buying now, of renovating the system there. They brought all the material required. The three gentlemen have recently re turned from Sitka where Mr. Hans- comb put In his ninth wireless, sta tion." White at Sitka they frequently talked with Honolulu. Mains Broken- It ia said that several of the city mains have been badly frozen, and as a result the water wui continue to The following pleasant letter has just been received by the gentlemen above named, and speaks for itself, of the appreciation felt at labor head quarters, ior tne tncndiy expression recently made to the great leaders in question: ' . "Washington, D. C, "December 30, 1908 'Mr. Joseph L. Moore, Secretary "Astoria Labor Council. "H. M. Lorntsen, Secretary Columbia Fishermen's Union, "Ed. Rosenberg, Secretary "United Fishermen. "Dear Sirs and Brothers: "Permit me to thank you for your message. Many other friends, fellow workers and sympathizers in all walks of life have also telegraphed and written me, and while I would like to reply to each one, yet I find h impossible to convey in a letter all that its In my mind to say, and there fore, I am making this acknowledg ment of your message and to say to you that from the many communica tion of tins character which have been ent to me, I believe I am right in saying that the great mass of the ibetty loving American people are with John Mitchell, Frank Morrison nd me, at this crucial time, in the ffort we have made and are making to maintain the principle of justice and right, and the constitutional guarantees of the freedom of speech nd of. the press. Regardless of personal results, we are confident that the principles for hich we contend, and for which we may suffer, will be restored, maintain ed, and permanently guaranteed to all our people, ; the workers included. Temporary inconvenience or suffer ing of anyone, equal justice to all the people of our Republic "Under the circumstances, and in view of my many duties you will realize the impossibility of my deal ing more fully with this subject in this communication. "Wishing you the compliments of the season, and impressing upon you and all our friends, the necessity of the time to, more closely hew the line, to devote ourselves unreservedly to our duties, and from now on to work harder than ever for the great cause of the common uplift, I am, "Fraternally yours, "SAMUEL GOMPERS, ;,- "President A. F. of L." 1 Piano Number with each $5 Purchase foor ! f) b If so see a Plumber; but don't wait until you catch cold, buy an Overcoat now! Wise offers all of his 0 "i8 SS f PTTi5! V If ft ICWak vf (( ) l 25 to 5 Off a per-con Just When You Need it -1 Reductions on Suits, Hats, Etc, Also Prevail ... ' w - - ---. Boy's Suits, that is Short Pants 2 ff : Jf b How's This for a Cut ii H B R AN- WISE Astoria's Reliable Clothier M ...LUMP COAL.. $500 Per Ton Apple Older ! Delicious Fresh Apple Cider 33c Per Gallon Plumbers.' Plumbing service, 80 cents per hour, for all work in our line. See us; our prices art reasonable and we guaran tee our work first class; t telephone call will bring our man to your home be shut off from certain sections or business. Phone Main 4061, 126 The main running along in front of Eighth atreet. - m the Astoria theatre was frozen tight and yesterday nearly all the plumbers in town worked on it. It was broken in several places. ' Down in Union- town there is also much promise of trouble with the mains, and one of them is already broken. The freer inar apparently results from the dead Imported Coal $7.50 per tOU water that remained in the mains when the water was shut ott ai nignt, and as the water freezes the ice, just at the instant of crystallization, ex pands with such force as even to BtMORB CO break the mains, We Want Your Feet Now is the time to purchase your shoes . Charles V. Brown is having an odd and end sale and prices are be ins cut below cost. Call at the store today and fit yourself out Scholfield, Mattson Co. phone uu GOOD GOODS 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET The Man Who Eats. The man who eats does so with th expectation of being satisfied. To this end he seeks the best possible place to gratify his normal appetite at thp most rational expense. These ac counts for the steady stream of peo ple to and from the portals of the Palace Restaurant in this city. The reputation of the Palace is founded immoveably upon the certainty and amplitude of the service it renders to every , purse, and appetite, big and little. Open day and night. Com- imercial streets, opposite the Page building. Doubt The Tale The story emanating from the Chamberlain forcesat Salem in rela tion to the presumed oner of enor mous bribes to Statement No. 1 legislators for the purpose of having them break with their promises at tracted much attention among the local politicians yesterday, but it was given little credit It was pointed out that just such a story might have been expected from Governor Cham berlain and his followers in iUi effort to keep the Statement men in line. It was also asked why the governor did not immediately ask for the ar rest of the alleged bribers if his story was true. The contest for the elec tion of a United States Senator will come up in the Oregon legislature next Tuesday, and the matter is of much interest here because of the prominence that may be given to Senator Fulton, and because of the attitude of the three members of the legislature from Clatsop county. Sen ator Scholfield is a Statement No. 1 man, having given the promise two years ago; Representative McCue is not bound, and Representative Lein enweber is also free to vote as he pleases. There seems to be an im pression that it will require hard work: to keep the Statement men in line for Chamberlain, on the ground that the whole matter is tainted with fraud and chicanery and that therefore the promise is not a binding one. At The Grand. See and hear the marvelous Syn chroscope, moving pictures that talk, sing and whistle. The wonder of the age. me craze ot ail Europe ana America. Now being shown at the Grand Theatre Monday. A com- ple change of program Thursday day and Saturday. Six new reels di rect from the Manufacturers and six illustrated songs of the latest are shown at the Grand each week. For pleasure and comfort do not fail to visit this theatre. Entertainment lasts an hour and IS minutes. , Boy Wantea., A good boy to work in printing office. Apply Astorian office. CHMIU11L8E FOUGHT HARD PERSOflALMEflTIOfl W. E. Schimpf and Mra. Scbimpf ! Giving Profits Away. The Brown Shoe Store has a big odd and end sale on, the entire stock I of broken lines and sizes are being i i r t . f j . . I rc.uruea irom roruana on lasinignis cleaned out regardless of cost If tr4m- you want a pair of fine shoes for any J. V. Burns returned last night from purpose, house or bedroom slippers a trip to Rainier. WEBER RETURNS FROM SALEM. Hon. C A, Leinenweber, one of the representatives from Clatsop county to the State Legislature, returned to Astoria on last night's train, the legis lators having taken a recess until Monday. Mr. Leinenweber will re turn Sunday. He states that the house has hardly gotten down to work as yet, and the committees have not been appointed. " " From several sources it was learn ed last night that the impression has been growing the past day or two at Salem that Chamberlain will have a hard fight to maintain his hold, and Mr. Leinenweber corroborated this opinion.. It has been agreed that the Republicans of the house will cauous next Monday, , and Mr. Leinenweber stated last night that he signed up to join in on the caucus. Asked if the stories of enormous bribes having been offered to two of the Statement No. 1 men, as given out by the Chamberlain men, were generally credited at Salem, Mr. Leinenweber replied that they were not. At all events, from what was learned in Portland yesterday and from Mr. Leinenweber, it begins to appear that Chamberlain will be fought bitterly and that -probably means that his op ponents know just what they can do with at least some of the . Statement men who were caught in the toils of that political measure. The names of candidates for the senate are not be ing mentioned to any extent, said Mr. Leinenweber. Representative Farrell of Multno mah is slated for the chairmanship of the house fish committee, according Mr. Leinenweber. He says he thinks the bribery originated with a newspaper man at Salem. ALIUSEHEfiTS "JUST PLAIN FOLKS" The Bakeronian was comfortably filled last night with a well pleased audience in attendance at the theatre performance this week, by the Donald Stock Company, "Just Plain Folks," a homely and homey piece that carries one back to the old coun try home with all Its simple problems and untoward interests. The company is fast making friends in Astoria, and the interspersing of the plays it puts forward, with songs and moving pic tures, affords relief from the tedium of any play and makes for the better appreciation of the main bill company is meeting with very dis tinct success and is entitled to it. this is the time to make your par- chases and save money. FOR BEST CANDIES Our stock of candies includ ing "Lowneys" and "Gunthers" famous Choco lates are the best. ...Home Mads Candies... They are healthier and better and don't cost ; anymore. ALEX TAGG 483 Commercial St, Astoria, Or. When you pay more than Smith's orices for meat von are onlv heloinr The i TCf True fn f.,, till ft,.? Trust and its high-priced meats. Stand by Smith and patronize him and keep the price down. REALTY TRANSFERS State of Oregon to Mary E. Smith, tract along right bank of Skipanon Creek, in T. 8 N., R. 10 W.; $169, con taining 3.26. acres. Astoria Abstract Title & Trust Co. FranKV.'L. h -Smith Meat Co. Fighting the Beef Trust ' Go Sleighing. Come take a sleigh ride a horse and sleigh for rent. Ring up B. 2436. Try our own mixture of coffee the P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main Sleighing. Sleighing is better than ever Sherman the transfer man has the rates about half, to give those a chance who haven't had a ride. "Fighting the Beef Trust" 12th St, Bet Bond and Commercial to T. H. Collins, lots 9 and 10, block I T'm TT? 17 t-1.. r.... ia ISmiths famous Pig Pork Sausage, Columbia Harbor Land Co. to John 8nu R. Wood, lot 2- Work 92. Wat-rcnton I auiieranona Park; $200. Bologna, Frankfurts, Liver, Blood ' " Sausage and Headcheese, all 10c lb. j Smith's Breakfast Bason, 16c and 171c and Smith's Lard in S-lb. pails.... 63c cut Smith's Hams 15c Half a Ham, per lb... .......15c Best Round Steak, choicest cut. ...10c Sirloin Steak 10c Extra choice cut of Sirloin Steak, lZJe Soup Meat, per lb.. ...3e Boiling Meat ....... .......5c and 6c Pot Roast Beef,... ........ .7c and 8c Rib Roast Beef...... ........13c Extra choice cut of Rib Roast Beef . . ,..12fC Pickled Pork 12Jc Pigs' Feet 5c Dry Salt Pork... .12Je Loin Pork Chops 15c Shoulder Pork Chops ..,10c, Vj FARMERS We buy dressed veal, dressed prt, and all kinds of poultry also hi !; and pelts. House Slippers, Etc. In the great odd and end sale now on at the Brown Shoe Store you can get house and bedroom slippers, dress shoes, work shoes, dancing pumps, and in fact a little of everything in broken sizes can be obtained at a great saving by purchasing today. You would not delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first sien of kidney or bladder trouble if you real ized that neglect might ' result in Bright's disease or diabetes. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects irregulari ties and cures all kidney and bladder disorders. Owl Drug Store, T. F. Laurin, Prop. 5. u I!