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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1909)
THE MOllNJffG ASTOltLAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 3k FRESH STRAWBERRIES are out of season but our preferred stock strawberries are a treat 25c can Ehman's Ripe Olive? Just In ROSS, HIGQINS & CO. THE MODEL FOOD STORE , ,. Captain Howct' Funeral The funeral c( Captain Howe will be held Thursday afternoon at M o'clock from the Presbyterian church. Interment will be In Greenwood. Flaga At Hall Mit- At on or' more of the public ichooli yesterday the flag were plac ed at hulf must, at a token of respect to the memory ol Captain Howe CltUenahlp Declaration of intention to take out hit citlzemhlp paper wai Tiled in the office of fhe county clerk yeiterday by Krlttlan Andcnen Lyiter, native of Norway. '" New Foundation Martin FrancUcovlch haa given a contract to LLebeek to place a new foundation under hit home on Thirty, third itreet. Junior Claw 1 Mr, Van Riper, the phytic! direc tor of the Athletic Club, withet to meet all the young girls who dctire to join the Junior clatt thia afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock. Star Count Ruttell H. Con well, of Philadelphia, will lecture next Monday night in the Star conrte. HeJ recognised as.an able and very interetting orator and lecturer, and the coat of teenring hit lecture here ii over $200. Parent' Day , Superintendent Clark of the city tchoola hat designated next Friday afternoon at vititing day for parent, and a general invitation I extended to all who are interested in the ichooU to visit them then. It it pro poted to have at leatt two dayt in the year when apecial invitation will be extended to all parent. Experts Art Named The book of the city treasurer, city auditor and other city official; are to be experted by V. P. O'Brien and John Nordstrom; At a meeting of the city council Monday tilght the council referred the aubject o the committee on wayt and meant, with power to act, and yesterday thia committee an nouncd that it had (elected the two gentlemen named for the work. The cot it not to exceed $100. Chlneat New Year- Today I the Chlnete New Year. and while at a rule the Attoria Chi nete ceieorate tne occasion in a very fine way, it ie (aid that thia year the day will not be obierved after the utual manner. Tliit It becoute of the recent deatht of the emperor and the dowager emprci. In a way Chinese alt over the world are now tuppoted to be in a period of mourning for their dead ruler. Nevertbelett the day will be marked by feasting and the thooting off of ome fire cracker Curtain At 9 A, M. The performance of "Shore Acre" at the Aitorla Theatre next Saturday evening will not be commenced until 9 o'clock. Manaser Hanlin make thl change in curtain time for the benefit of tate Saturday hoppert and merchant who find it difficult to at tend Saturday evening playt if they are tttarted at the usual time. Mr. Archie Royd. the well known charac ter actor will be teen In the leading role and an excellent performance of the famoua old rural drama will no doubt be given. Had Eryalpelat " The city health officer. Dr. Reamet, wa appealed to yeaterday by the po lice to make examination of a man who wat quite ill in a room over aloon on Bond ttreet. Some had thought he might have ma!lpox. Dr. Reamet found him to be tuffcring from a bad attack of eryiipelat and to be in need of medical attention. Flah Chairmanship Repreientative Leinenweber of At' toria ha been named as chairman of the Fithery Committee of the lower house at Salem, a position of much importance. Mr. Leinenweber may well be pleated that he wa selected for thi place, and doubtless he will do much for the interest of the fish ermen of the lower Columbia river If any opportunity present. Just what fish legislation is being planned ha not yet been made known. The Pall Bearers " At a niccting'of the Elks last night the following were appointed to act a pall bearer at the Captain Howe' funeral: H. A Matthew, H. W. Christensen, I. J. Bergman, Cbarlet Richardson, Nelson Troyer, J. W, Johnston. The Bar Pilots Asiocia t ion named the following a the hon ry pall bearer i James Tatton, 0. AV. Wood, A. E. Cann, C. S. Gunder son, M, D. Staple. D. J. McVicaf, V. Boellliig, R. Swanton. The Elk will conduct the services at the grave." Hot Brinks Coffee and Chocolate. On Committees- Speaker McArthur of the lower house "at Salem ha appointed Rcpre tentative Leinenweber on the follow ing committees: Chairman of fisher ir, and on itate and county officer. Representative McCue wat appointed on the following: Chairman of re vision of laws committee, judiciary and way and means. Clatsop county was very well treated, apparently, Two of the fisheries committee, Doodt of Wasco and Farrell of Multno mah, are supposed to be in sympathy with the up-river fishermen, though the chairmanship In the hands of Mr. Leinenweber gives an advantage which may have some weight. Reports In Writing ' Councilman Curtis, a member of the ways and means committee of the common council, aid last evening that in the future this committee will male it a practice to take active no tice of all petitions and other com munications addresed to the council by citUena and referred to it for ac tion or report. A uanal practice ha been to file many uch petitions or communications without comment, but Mr. Curtis state that the ways and means committee will make a written report in relation to each and every matter placed in it hands. Doubtless the other committees will do the same thing, a there teems to be a disposition in the new council to do things in a business-like way Of course while "new brooms sweep clean," on' the other hand,' "habits learned early are apt to be followed," and citiicens generally will doubtless be greatly pleased at the way the new oouncilmen and - Mayor Smith are taking hold of municipal offnirs. i Don't Get Left. Shoes for men, women and children are selling at below cost at our big odd and end sale. Don't fail to take advantage. ' ' - , , ; , V Muical Treat in Store The good people of the Memorial Lutheran church of this city intend to furnish forth one of the rarest musical treats of the season, in the shape of a. piano recital by Dr. Emil Enna, of Portland, on Wednesday, February 3rd, and he will be agitated by George Street, the noted baritone singer, of Portland. Details of the affair Kill be given later, but it is well worth preparing for jutt on thi mention, Police On New Beats Acting Chief of Police Obcrg yei terday made out a new list of beat for the seven members of the force, and a a result there are one or two decided change. The complete lint It at follow: Officer Thompson, Fourth street to wit end; Officer Houghton, Fourth to Ninth' streets; Officer Lin ville, Ninth to Twelfth it'reets; Offi cer Wilton, city at large; Officer Rinn, clerk at headquarters and subject to calls. The first five officers are de tailed from 7 o'clock in the evening to 5 in the morning. Officer Wilton it on from S in the morning to 4 o'clock ' in the afternoon. Officer Rinn will be on duty from 8 to 5. By thi shifting Officer Linvillc, who hat long been in the district from Fourth to Ninth, goes to Ninth to Twelfth. Officer Houghton will take the redliglit district vacated by Lin ville. Officer Thompson, who ha long been on duty in the central part of the city, goes to the weit end of town. Officer Debeau takes the beat from Twelfth ttreet to the depot; Officer Hansen from the depot east to Aldcrbrook Hi'TCI'CELlOLD LIENS AND TAXES IMPORTANT DECISIONS ARE REACHED BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. AMUSEMENTS "SHORE ACRES" Archie Boyd, who' is playing the part of Nathaniel Berry in James A. Herne' great play, "Shore Acres," has been identified with the stage at leading character actor (or several years, lie hat been conscpicuous in many of the great productions of the country and has a reputation second to none a an artist of unusual ver satility. Mr. Boyd like most of the old-time actort as he sometimes style himself, began at the bottom of the ladder and worked up. He will be seen here in the great play "Shore Acres" at the Astoria Theatre next Saturday. He began his histrionic career, in De Bar's stock company in St. Louis, in which city he was born. it wat during the Civil War when he went upon the stage. St Louis at that time, was one of the storm cen ters of the great civil strife. At that lime the Ben De Bar theatre in St. Loul wat one of the most prominent play house in the United States: Be fore being assigned a part lie wa call-boy in the theatre. Mr De Bar wa one of the great actor manager of his time, coming to this country from England when in middle life. Young Boyd was ambitious to be come an actor and much to his sur prise, the opportunity came to him much sooner than he expected. De At a meeting of the . way and means committee of the common council yesterday afternoon several matters of striking importance were acted upon, notably in relation to the many thousand of dollars still un paid to the city in the form of back taxes and street assessments. While there has been a disposition manifest among some of the member,rof the old council to strike these unsettled claims off from the city books at worthies asett, the new way and means committee yesterday took a de cided stand and announces that these numerous claim shall still stand as unpaid claims due and payable to the city, and the liens existing against the property therefor shall be continued in' force. ' The turprisingly large amount of nearly $83,000 is involved in the matter. Messrs. Prael, Curtis and Belland are the members of the way and means committee. These gentlemen met at the city ball at 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon and discussed the subjects suggested by the claims on the city book. From the years 1877 to 1888 street assessments to the amount of $72, 320.36 remain unpaid. The city has liens against the properties on which the assessments were made, and at various time efforts have been made by the property holders to have the liens released, and in some individual cases this as been done when asked for by people interested. Recently it was suggested to the council that the hole list of liens should be can celled. Naturally these liens consti tute a cloud on the titles, and the property can hardly be sold or placed in the market to any advantage. Perhaps, during this long lapse of time, many of the lots involved have passed into the hands ot purchasers, and if so of course they hold their purchases subject to the liens of the city. No statute of limitations run against the liens, aparently, In the year 1892 there was left unpaid the sum of $10,683.44 in taxes, due and payable to the city. At that time the city taxes were collected by the city. These Outstanding taxes also constitute liens against the property affected, ii The question now arose for consid eration by the council as a result of a petition entered by William Bell, who owns property in Uppertown and asked for a rebate on his assessment on various grounds. This precipitated the whole question and first in the com mittee decided as above told in rela tion to the old claims. In regard to the petition made by Mr. Bell, the committee made this-entry on his petition, and this also announce i new policy: "We, your committee, herewith re port that we have carefully examined the within report and deem it a bad precedent to establish by allowing re equalization; while by granting re bates the council would apparently be taking upon itself the dutie of a board of equalization, and when a re bate is granted other property hold ers must naturally make up for the rebate which thus brings about a method of assessment not contem plated by the lawi and might in an extreme case render absolutely nugatory the work of a proper board of equalization. Of course if the rebate was made up out of the general fund it would be plainly and absolutely illegal. If no new assessment is made it is not very clear how the amount can be made up. The fact that this committee was hard at work in the city hall yesterday speaks much for the "busines admin istration" that many confidently ex pect from the new councilmen. THREE MEN HAY HAVE lEEIDROiED i Boy Wanted. A good boy to work in printing office. . Apply Attorian office. A iaer : Deliciouk Fresh Apple Cider 3Sc Per Gallon ! Scholfield, Mattson Co. 1 phone nai GOOD GOODS 120 TO 124 TWELFTH 8TREET t . Bar waa an observing manager. He bates in street assessments; and rec knew the relative value of every mem- ommend that hereafter no rebates be ber of his company. He thought he saw in the boy the making of a char acter actor, which was not exactly any part of the youth's ambition at that time. The youthful member of the company wa inclined to protest, saying he couldn't play character parts but be Bar insisted that he could and' that was his beginning as a character actor, from which line he has never departed. Card of Thanks, I desire to express my gratitude to Hon. W. F. McGregor for the use of his messhouse; to the K. of P. for the use of its dishes; to the members of the Dorcas Society for their table linen, and to the ladies who assisted with the cooking; also to the people who took part in the program, : s well as to the many friends who assisted in . making the recent silver wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Enberg so successful. OTTO PETERSON. FOR BEST CANDIES Our stock of candies includ ing "Lowneys" and "Gunthers" famous Choco lates are the best. ...Home Made Candies... They are healthier ! and better and don't cost any more. , ALEX TAGG 483 Commercial St., Astoria, Or. allowed, and that this petition be not allowed." This entry on the back of the peti tion is signed by the thtee members, Prael, Curtis and Belland. While theirs is only a recommended to the council, yet it is safe to prognosticate that the council wiH endorse the atti tude of the way3 and means commit tee, and if this is done it will mean that in the future no rebates will be granted in any circumstances in street assessments, and moreover that the liens and back taxes are not to be permitted to go by the board simply because they are old. ' It is admitted that it may be diffi cult to collect these old claims, but on the other hand as long as they are just claims there seems no apparent reason why they should be thrown away, and at the same time it is quite probable that many will yet pay, thus giving the city some of the money that is owing. It "is said the committee were unani mous in their opinion upon these two subjects. At the city hall yesterday it was recalled that Councilman Bel land has consistently favored the en forcement of the liens and the refusal of. granting rebates on street assess ments. It was also recalled that Coun cilman Burns, a number of years ago, took the same stand. ; How the council may legally take upon itself the right of granting re bate!! is another question that may not have been considered in all its ramifications. The laws provide for the manner of assessments, and for a time and manner of making remon strances before the proper board of HAVENT RETURNED FOR THEIR FISHING BOAT SINCE LAST 8UNDAY. According to a statement that wa brought to town by "Billy" Davi yesterday morning there is a possi bility that some grave mishap may have befallen three men from this city who went hunting Sundry on the Columbia river up near Fern Hill. . Three men were observed to arrive up the river bunday in one of the ordinary Columbia river fishing boats, atid because of their somewhat pecu liar actions were observed quite close ly by the children of the Davis family who reside on the Oregon side of the river there. After a short time the men anchored their fishing boat and put off in a light skiff in the direction of McGregor's Island. The river was very rough at the time and nothing more was seen of any of the party by the members of the Davis family, though a watch was kept for their return. Their fishing boat still remains un called for. Mr. Davis yesterday dis cussed the matter with Mr. Mack, the fish warden, and from the license number on the boat it was ascertained that it belonged to Charles S. Schultz of Uppertown. Whether Mr. Schutz was in the party or not is not yet known. If the members of the party are all right it seems odd that they should have left their boat in the river, at the mercy of the ice packs and storms, while on the other hand the light skiff in which they put off for McGregor's Island may have easily been overturned in the rough river and the three men lost. 1 Piano Number With Each $5 Sale J ' w OPPE His Entire Stock of AND sCA Li tJ At the Ridiculous Price of Apd will make alterations FREE! Hurry up and taKe your picll erman Wise The Reliable Clothier and Hatter REALTY TRANSFERS George Hibbert of the Chinook Observer, was in the city yesterday on matters of business. R. S. Lawson of Portland was do ing business in this city yesterday and was sojourning at the Occident. John V. Burns of San Francisco was a business visitor in Astoria yes terday. Mrs. George Winship of Ilwaco spent the day in this city yesterday. being registered at the Occident. D. Weingarter of fortland was among the crowd of people alighting from the noon train from the me tropolis yesterday. - J. T. Segrist of Seattle was in the city yesterday afternoon; on business, returning homeward on the evening train. He was registered at the Mer-wyn. K. F. Sandstrom of Tacoma spent the day here yesterday and was domiciled at the Northern Hotel. 0. B. Entwistle of Buffalo, N. Y, was one of the host of business visi tors in- Astoria yesterday. J. D. Lindstrom of Hammond was in the city yesterday for a few hours. D. H. Lyon of Brookfield spent the day in this city yesterday, , Take Advantage. We are offering a fine line of ladies', men's and children's shoes this week. Odds and nds but all first-class values at cost and in many instances greatly below cost. Come in today. Chas. V. Brown, the family shoe man. The Peruna Almanac The druggists have already been supplied with the Peruna almanac for 1909. In addition to the regular as tronomical matter usually furnished in almanacs, the articles on astrology are very attractive to .most people. The mental characteristics of each sign are given with faithful accuracy. A list of lucky and unlucky days will be fur- shed to those who have our alma nacs, free of charge. Address The Pe runa Co., Columbus, O. DEAD COIIll IS HGIJQRED OF RECORD BOARD OF PILOT COMMISSION ERS PASS RESOLUTIONS IN f MEMORY OF THE LATE SYLVESTER FARRELL. The Oregon Board of Pilot Com missioners (ccasisting now of A. V. Pendleton and F. J. Taylor) met in this city yesterday in adjourned ses sion, and one of the first things that went to the records in the hands of Secretary Ross, was the following resolution of respect in memoriam of the late Sylvester Farrell, deceased, until his death a valued member of the board. It reads as follows: "Whereas, it is with regret that this board has learned of the death, since its last regular meeting of Mr. S.. Farrell, one of its members, re solved, that we hereby express our sorrow at his sudden and unexpected death that this board fully realizes that, in his death, it has lost a wise and useful member and its members have lost a genial and whole-souled friend' and companion, and, Resolved, that we hereby extend to the family of the deceased our sincere sympathy in tneir oereavement ana tnat tnese resolutions be spread upon the min utes of this board and a copy sent to the family of the deceased." The board then turned its attention to therroutine matters that had gath ered during its five weeks of recess and dispatched everything in the usual careful .manner, and adjourned until the meeting in course. The Man Who Eats. The man who eats does so with tha expectation of being satisfied. To this end he seeks the best possible place to gratify his normal appetite at the 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 mercial streets, opposite the Page building. ' " : ..V Chance to Save Money. The shrewd buyer will visit the big odd and end sale now going on at C. V. Brown's shoe store and lay in a supply of good shoes for the chil dren while the sale is on and save money. We also have' some excellent bargains for the grown up. Prices have been cut to cost and below. Fll STAriOi.'EGV AT Unheard of Prices , Big Shoe Sale. We have a large assortment of odds and ends in men's, women's and chil dren's shoes which we are clearing out at greatly reduced prices. If you need shoes this is the time to buy and save money. Chas. V. Brown, the family shoe man. Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the Union Fisher men's Co-Operative Packing Com pany, will be held according to the by-laws of said corporation, and at the hall of the Columbia River Fish ermen's Protective Union, in Astoria, 1 Oregon, on Monday, January 25, 1909, at 1 o'clock p. m. - CHARLES WILSON, -' President. Attest: FRANS KANKKONEN, Secretary. is Some of the State Legislatures re- cmble flying machines in one re- pect. The ticklish point is to get started. "Astoria, Oregon," heavily embossel in gold on fine Persian linen; 59?, Special 34c Gold Seal, cream finish, ruled, good value at 25c. Special, 12c ;No. 772 Fine linen, 50c regular.' Spec ial, 32c box. "Comet, white ruled, 15c here, 20c at ' some dealers, fecial, 8c Famous Parisian Papier, linen finish, latest style, 35c to 40c Special, 26c box. Princess Louise linen (the latest nov elty in paper regular 60c. Spec ial 27c, . . - Marlborough Pound Paper, , regular 15c for 24 sheets; special 1Q2 sheets and 25 envelopes, 39c. r One-third to one-half off on all other box paper. See prices in window. WHITMAN'S BOOK DTORB