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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1909)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1909. THE M01tN)0 ASTOltlAM, ASTOKI. OREGON A Wirlwind of GoodLThings are youn if you only ask us for them. We take pridein keeping'the best of everything Try Our Martins Cream Cheese ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. THE MODEL POOD STORE TERSE TALES OF THE MH Mr. Liwi Better , J. N. Lawa li expected to 1cbv St. Mary'i hospital some time today lor bll home. , Cltiitnehlp . Declaration of Intention to become t citizen wti filed in the office of the county clerk yesterday by Anden Eminuel Spongbrrg, native of Swe den. Weather Forbid The February atormi forbidding, the practice march heretofore order- cd for the First Company, Coait Ar tillery for today, haa been abandoned and will not attempted until later. Warrenton Official ' At a recent meeting of the Warren ton common council the following officiate were appointed; Treasurer, J. E- Higgins; city attorney, J. A. Eakln of Astoria) auditor and police Judge, W. J. Eaatabrook; chief of police. John Bruce. Twlxt Sea And Heaven- Head Keeper W. T. LangloU. of Tillamook Head Lighthouse, who ha been away on vacation, ia in the city, awaiting transportation to hit home "'twixt the aea and Heaven," via the llghthouie tender Heather, which Is now in Instant readiness to depart for the great rock at soon at she can get out over the bar, Dead At Ninety John Ron, father of J- T. Rom and William Rosa, died yesterday after noon at the advanced age of 90 year, having been born in Thankerton, Scotland, April 23, 1819. The funeral service will be held at the Presby terian church tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, with interment in Green wood cemetery, going by the steamer Jordan from the Callender dock. 12. - The Athletic Club had planned an entertainment for the tame Thurs day night and it wa thought best not to hove the two on the same night, and" hence the ladies' night at the Irving Club will be next Friday night. Postpone Ladiee' Night Announcement is made that the ladies' night for Thursday night at the Irving Club will be postponed until the following night, February FOR BEST CANDIES Our stock oi candies includ- ing "Lowneys" and "Gunthers" famous Choco lates are the best. ...Homef,!adeSCandies... : fhey are healthier and better and don't cost ..f any more, ALEX TAGG 83 Commercial St., Astoria, Of. Succeeds Mr. Heilborn Postmaster-elect Frank J. Carney has named as his assistant In that big office, Astor M. Salbon, heretofore bookkeeper and office man for Van Duaen & Company, the real estate and insurance firm of this city. Mr Salbon it of the quiet, thorough-going kind, who attends strictly to business and ia said to be very careful of all Intercut confided to him. Remember The Day Don't forget to come to Mrs. G. Zeiglcra Wednesday afternoon and evening. The Woman's Relief Corps will have a home cookina sale. All kinds of good things, too, and every body will be made welcome and the Corps ladies will be very grateful for the assistance of any -of their friends. The relief fund cannot be used for anything only relief of those in distress of the G. A. R. or their families. A Sad Home-Coming The remains of the late C. F. An iicrnun, oi weep Kiver, wno died in Southern California on Saturday, January 31st, and which have been en route to his home ever since, but delayed constantly on the Southern Pacific by the floods, are due to ar rive In this city on the noon train tomorrow, and the steamer General Washington will be held pending their arrival. Interment will be had in the Deep River Cemetery, the funeral services being held from the church at that town. Mr. Anderson was but 21 years of age. i The High Water- Muskrat had a part in the breaking of the dykes in the Warrenton dis trict, according to a gentleman from that city who was in Astoria yester day, He aays the muskrats are very numerous In that district and that they dig and burrow In the embank ments ot a great degree. "The water follows along through the holes made by them and finally eats a larger pas sage, and it was through these holes that the first breaks came, according to this informant. He also added that aome of the boy catch hun dreds of the muskrats each winter season, for the purpose of jelling their furs, but that their number has not been materially diminished. The flooded condition In and around War renton has not abated and yesterday conditions were reported as pretty bad. There is trouble at the Old Oregon Mills, especially. '" A Tasty Spread for Daily Bread Sanitarium Peanut Butter More nutritious than meat Makes Delicious Sandwiches Scholfleld, Mattson Co. phone mi GOOD GOODS 120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION Every Saturday at I a. m. we will sell to the highest bidder . A LARGO CONSIGNMENT OF FURNITURE Make Your dwn Prices Dnring the week' furniture of all descriptiou will be sold at auction prices See MartinOlsen for up-to-date upholstering work.MattressMak ing, etc., will repair your bed in one day, calling for it in the tnormig and returning it in the afternoon. Will sew and lay carpets. I OLSBN 66 ECKLUND Commission and Auction House. no-i5th Street Unfair Rates- Attention is called to the rates es tablished by the railways in conncc tlon with the steamship lines to Eur op ean points; from New York city the rate to Astoria is $50, which is the highest rate charged to any point in Oregon, Washington or the State of California. Other cities along the coast, like Aberdeen, are charged $48, at is practically every city in Oregon outside of Portland. Why Astoria should be "soaked" $1 or $2 more than all the other cities and towns along the coast cannot even be conjectured here. The very highest rate in Washington is to Oak Har bor, at $4925, and the highest in the State of California is $49, while of course Astoria leads them all with the even $50, Astoria is much easier of access than many of the places where the extra dollar or two is not charged. L, O. Belland, who is the agent for various steamer lines, is endeavoring Wo have the small but exceedingly unfair sum removed. After The Chineae !. , Acting Chief of Police Oberg yes terday got after half a dozen oT the Chinese merchants who tell Chinese gin and white man's whisky at side lines in their shops, and called upon them to step up to the city hall and pay their $100 wholesale licenses. The news passed through Chinatown like wildfire, and nothing else was talked of there yesterday. Hop Hong Lung Co., by one of its representa tives, hurried to the city hall and paid over the sum of $100, while Hong Yik also "dug" for the same amount. Three or four others are expected to pay up, too, or otherwise they will be arrested. It is well known to the police that the Chinese constantly sell intcfcicanti in their stores, though it is difficult to catch them at it, and presumably they should all get out a regular retail license, which costs $400. At all events the $100 whole sale license is better than nothing, for the city "needs the money" very badfy. Monmouth Girls Win The Monmouth Normal team de feated the girls of the Astoria High school Ian. niRht in the basket ball game on the floor of the Athletic Club gymnasium by a score of 9 to 1 A crowd of upwards of 250 witnessed the contest, which was interesting and full of movement all of the time. The score of 9 to 1 hardly tells the story of the game, for while the visi torss outplayed the local girls duriifg much of the game, nevertheless the High School girls finished strong and during the second half of the contest put up as good a game as the cham pions from Monmouth College. The visitors practically won the game in the first half, but in the second the home girls got hold of themselves and did very well. Many of the well known ladies and gentlemen of the city witnessed the game, and there was much feminine "rooting' for the Astoria girls. The game of last night demonstrated the great interest that Astoria is taking . in athletics. For the local team Lennah Parker and Addie Abercrombie did noticeably strong work, while Mignon Burt of the visitors showed very fine skill in throwing baskets. The game last night demonstrated that the home team has the makings of a most ex cellent five, and there seems no rea son why they should not get up among the top-notches. Their oppon ents of last night are one of the best girls' teams in Oregon. LIBRARY LADIES MAKE FliSHl ANNUAL MEETING YESTER DAY' AND NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED. A Scoop. Without saying a word Herman Wise hiked himself to Chicago and New York to get ahead of his com petitors and the boys in his store are tickled because the new spring styles of suits for men and young men are so beautiful, nothing like them has ever been seen before. Mr. Wise writes from the east that he just went to the leading manufacturers and asked the special favor of giving him the first pick of the latest things in suits As a result the stylish fellows in Astoria will have the latest spring suits ahead of any city on the coast and as soon as the good dressers of the eastern metropolis. Mr. Wise states thaT price cuts no figure with him. It was style and workmanship that he was after and he secured what is best today in Chicago and New York. Look in the windows of Wise's store and see what the Broadway chaps are going to wear- There's nothing slow ibout Herman Wise. He is Astoria's champion clothier and there is not one of them in alt Oregon to take the championship away from him. Whoopla, but the salesmen in Wise's clothing store are proud of the old man's scoop In addition to these new spring clothes Mr. Wise has sent by express the niftiest neckwear. If you want the latest; if you want style; come to Wises for you can't look foolish in a Wise suit. At the annual meeting of the As toria Public Library Association held in the library rooms yesterday after noon the following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: President, Mrt. A. D. Garner; vice president, Mn. G. Wingate; secre tary, Mrs. J. H. Smith; treasurer, Mn. H. F. PraeL It was decided to. continue the li brary free for another year The fine on over-due books was raised from 1 cent to 3 cent per day, this action being deemed necessary owing to the carelessness of patrons in not re turning books. With a larger fine it it hoped the books will, not be kept out of circulation so long. Reports of the various retiring offi cers were read. Mrs. A. D. Garner's report as retiring secretary thows that the great tout of 17,678 visitors to the reading room is recorded, and while this figure may be based upon estimates, it neverthelest shows be yond question the importance of the reading room. The books taken out numbered 11388. There were 161 new books added to the library. The report of Gertrude M. Finch, treasurer for the last year, shows the total receipts of the past year to have been $1026.93, of which the city gave $895; in fines $61-09 was secured; from the cooking sale the sum of $62.21 was secured. After all disbursements were made there it still balance of $28.89 in the treasury. How the ladies have managed to conduct the library on the ridicu lously small sum. of a little over $1000 for a year Is not very clear, and it shows that they have practiced economy to a fine degree. Thus it appears that the total cost of the pub lie library in a city having a popula tion of upwards of 15,000 cost only a little bit more in cash than did the services of the janitor of the city hall during the same length of time. The report of the retiring presi dent, Mrs. Marion B. Troyer, was as follows: In accordance with the usual cus torn, I take pleasure in submitting the following report for the year ending February 6, 1909. The year just clos ed has been unusual on account of reorganizing the library and making it free. It was entered upon as an experiment Jor one year, but, as our secretary's and treasurer's reports will show it has been so successful that we may consider it an establish ed institution. That the public has been benefited and has taken a greater interest than heretofore will be shown by the large number of cards taken out. It is a source of great satisfaction that subscribers generally have been excep tionally careful in handling books; nevertheless the new order requires the rebinding of volumes more fre quently than formerly, also a greater number of books for circulation, and consequently will necessitate addi tional expenditure. Whereas the money received from the city will, with careful management, pay the ordinary running expenses of the library, it will be necessary to call upon the public occasionally for as sistance. The ready response at the time of the home cookery sale, last Septem ber, leads us to believe that our friends and patrons are willing to as sist us when called upon. , One suggestion that I would like to offer is a revision of the fine system- With the present rate of one. cent per day, many patrons become careless of returning books, prefer ring to pay a nominal fine to bringing a book back when due. This works a hardship on other subscribers as it very often keeps the most sought after books out of circulation. Special attention has been paid dur ing the year, to the children, in the way of adding a table and chairs for their especial use together with an appropriation for the purpose of pur chasing more juvenile books. We hope, in time, to make this a very interesting department. We regret, very much, the resigna tions from the "Board" of three workers, Mesdames Trullinger, Tay lor and George. The different committees are de serving of special mention, as the work for the past year has exacted considerable time and thought. I wish to express my appreciation for the hearty way in which they have co-operated with me in accomplish ing the work assigned them. , Respectfully submitted, i MARION B. TROYER. Astoria, February 6, 1909. One Piano Number With Each $5 Purchase We Got the Cream of the Mew " Styles We invite the young men to inspect our BEAUTIES We make old men look young and young men look stylish in E I New Spring' Suits The Pennani-Winiung Clothes for young men are "L SYS TEM" Clothes. They're ultra smart and cut with that easy grace and flowing freedom that young men -dote on. -L SYSTEM" Clothes for Spring embody every fad and frill of the haughtiest custom tailors at non-tailorish prices. Dashing Distinctive Different, they make the mediocre figure- look manly and the manly figure look " manlier. , Look for the " LT oo every gar ment It's your warrant of worth and our pledge of perfection. HERMAN Astoria's Reliable Clothier 61K1S MURDERED AT CUFTOH CRIPPLE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY i HIS COMPANION. I Evidences of a horrible crime were disclosed yesteday morning at Clif ton when the dead body of a man was found near the river front, cut and slashed in a terrible manner. The dead man is supposed to have been one of two Greeks who went to Clifton the preceding night. They put up at a hotel there and the next thing known of either was when the body found near the river. The dead man was a cripple, and .it is presum ed he was killed by his companion. The names of the dead man or of his companion are not known, nor is any motive for the slaying known nor is any motive for the slaying known. The secorjd man has disap peared, i Coroner Gilbaugh went up to Clif ton yesterday and brought the body back last night. 'An inquest will be held here tomorrow. Mr. Gilbaueh said last night the body is mutilated pretty badly, and that it will probably require an expert examination to de- termine with exactness the nature of the weapon used. One or two wit- f nesses wilt come down from' Clifton : to the inquest. Mr. Gilbaugh made a I thorough investigation of the matter as far as was possible but thus far very little light can be thrown on the matter, beyond the mere fact that the man was apparently murdered It is said the two men had been in this city. Deputy Sheriff McLean also went to Clifton yesterday and investigated the-matter. the best and promptest service in all lines and the purest and richest goods in response to whatever orders shall be left there. Bright Attractions, Mr. Shortly's "Grand" moving pic ture house is never behind the high standard observed in the business here at Astoria, and his present bill is indubitable proof of this. The pro gram for today comprehends the following attractions and songs: "The Scar." "Sammy Celebrates," "The Actor's Baby Carriage," and "The Professor's Love Tonic," all on the curtain, and "Sweetheart Town," and '"Neath the Old Grape-Arbor Shade," two very pretty and catchy songs. The pictures in "The Scar" are very clear and warmly colored presentments of a thrilling play, in whica the settings are unusually ef fecetive and beautiful, the play hing ing on the bite a lovely girl leaves on the left hand of an insistant and hate ful lover whose death she circum vents just before his marriage with her sister. Clover-Nook Cream. A. J. Gragg, (he well known dairy man, has started what is to be known to fame and trade as the "Clover- Nook Dairy," from which he proposes to deliver anywhere within the city of Astoria the purest of cream and milk, guaranteeing his cream to whip, or amenable to return. The head quarters of the concern will be at the corner of Tenth and Duane streets in th's city and Mr. Gragg promises chool Books.! Tablets Pencils Pens Composition Books Erasers Note Books Book Straps and Bags Everything complete for pupil in any grade Buy where you can get the assortment at the lowest price. WHITMAN'S BOOK STORE FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO. "Fighting the Beef Trust" ; ' 12th St, bet Bond and CommereJ. 253 Taylor Street (TJniontowiO Beef to Boil. ....... ........5c, 6c, 7c Beef to Stew... Sc, 6c, 7e Beef to Braise..... .........5c, 6c, 7c Pigs' Hocks .........8c Pot Roast Beef.... 8c Breasts of Veal........ 8c, 10c Veal Stew ...8c, 10c Necks of Veal.. ..8c, 10c Shoulder Roasts Pig Pork, end cut . ........................10c Shoulder Roast Veal. ...... ......10c Shoulders of Lamb .10c Shoulders of Mutton.... ...10c Hamburger Steak .10c Round Steak ... .10c Bologna Sausage ............ ....10c Liver Sausage 10c Head Cheese ..............10c Fresh Leaf Lard... ......... .....121c Dry Salt Pork..! 121c That famous Sausage that everybody talks about Smith's absolutely pure, clean and fresh Pig Pork Sausage lS.'..i.,.U Veal Sausage ...................121c Frankfurt Sausage .....121c Better cuts of Shoulder Roast Veal . . ...... 121c Shoulder Veal Cutlets .12i Shoulder Roast Lamb... ...12c Shoulder Roast Mutton..... .....121c Sirloin Steak 121c Tenderloin Steak ........ 12Je Pork Chops ................ 121c 15c Roast Pork . ....... 10c, 121c, ISc Porterhouse Steak ....121c, 15c Rib Roasts of Pig Pork .....15c Loin Roasts of Pig Pork ...15c Prime Rib Rolled Roast Beef 15c Rib Chops of Pig Pork. ..........15c Rib Chops of Pig Pork..... ...... 15c Loin Chops of Pig Pork.... 15c Loin Veal ...... ............... ..35c Loin Veal Cutlets. ............. ..15c Rib Veal Cutlets 15c Legs of Lamb........... ........ 15c Legs of Mutton. .......f5e Loin Lamb Chops ........15c Mutton Loin Chops,.. ....... ...,15c Rib Lamb Chops .....15c Rib Mutton Chops..... .....15c Smith's Sugar-Cured Hams....... 15c Half a Ham, same price .....15c Smith's Sugar-Cured Breakfast Bacon . . 16c and 17c Smith's pure kettle-rendered Lard, 5-pound pail 65c Fresh" Eggs, per dozen.. ,...50c Smith's Willamette Brand of Cream ery Butter, per roll ...75c Fresh Dtessed Chickens '.'...18c Fresh Rogue River Salmon, per pound 12JC