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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1909)
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1909. THE M011NJ NG ASTOKLAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. i The Store CAcfV FOR Gi'vP Women rr Latest Arrivals in DRESS SILKS Striped and plain messalines in the new shades A wide range of patterns in fancy (foulard patterns 36 inch wide black bengaline silk for coats. OCEAN, BAR, BAY, Confirmation is at band here of the tale of the fine bar schooner Joseph Pulitier, by the Columbia River Bar Pilots', Association, to the Port of Portland Commission for the sum of $10,000; and all that reains to be done in that important premise is the passage of the coin and bill-of-tale. She is now idle and berthed at the westerly end of the O. R. & N. docks. She is a cracker-jack craft and will be kept on the bar, as usual, when the Portland people take over the business of pilotage and towing. The Portland commission has re ceived bids for the construction of bar tugs, from the Willamette Iron Works, at Portland; from the Craig Company, of Long Beach, California; and from a New Jersey firm at Cam den in that State The eastern bids are not in it, and the others have not yet been determined. The port engineer has recommended that a tender in the neighborhood of $60, 000 be made to the O. R. & N. Com pany, for the bar tug Walluhu. . , It is not known here yet who is to figurer on the pilot roll of the com mission after that body shall have organized its forces no intimation having been given out in that behalf. One of the chief . events on the waterfront of Astoria yesterday was the arrival in this port of the fine and powerful tug Goliath, from Pugetjjs excellent ground for the fact, as Sound, and lately taken to that port such a vessels always comes handy by Captain C T. Bailey, of the Ta- j the event of accident or trouble toosh, for service id the fleet of the Fuget Sound Towjng Company. Cap tain Bailey took quite a party of in terested citizens on board the Goliath and demonstrated her many fine j gleish, arrived down yesterday morn points. It is said that he, himself : ing on the steamer Hassalo from will be in command of her, when the J Portland. Captain Spencer said last charter of his present command, the J evening that he had not made up his Tatoosh, expires, probably within ! mind whether ht would put the the next few weeks. The Goliath ' Spencer on the Astoria run this year came over after the big barge Quat-1 or not. He is still sizing up the sino, and went to sea with her dur- j situation. When the Spencer goes ing the afternoon. She is to be used out, whatever her run, Mr. Dalgleish for carrying supplies to Alaska and ; expects to take the office of purser Hum iuai cuasi 10 jrugei sound, and later may come to again with coal. The equipped with full wireless system, WORLD'S ALMANAC 1909 30 cents Mailed Any Address 35c WHITMANS book: store , jUOutfittcrs DOCK AND RIVER and it is said the "Tatoosh is also to be supplied with it. Mr. Fay, one of the owners of the passenger launch Requa. lying in the Columbia and bound for San Fran cisco, along with Captain Leighton, of the bar pilot service, yesterday agreed that the weather was fine enough and promising enough, to warrant her departure for the Golden Gate and hurried preparations were made. At 4 o'clock the 97-foofc boat, with her broad over-hanging guards. and her false upper-works, left down with these gentlemen and Engineer Nick Clinton on board, for the bar and the sea, and the best hope of "all hands" go with them for a safe and speedy trip to her destination. If anyone can get her to the Bay City with ease and safety it is Cap tain Arthur Leighton. It is not known whether she got out last evening or not, bnt everything being propitious down that way, the pre sumption is that she, did. The report comes down the river that the O. R. & N. Company is ex tending the cabin accommodations of the steamer Harvest Queen, rais ing her wheel and otheriwse putting her in first-class order for passenger service this summer; but the story lacks confimation here; though there jWith the regular boats in this service. Capt. C. R. Spencer, accompanied by Mrs. Spencer and Victor Dal- this port j The steamer Nome City was look Goliath is ; ed for last evening, but she did show up.- she is likely to enter port this morning. The story that she was to take the place of the Alliance while the latter was undergoing some weeks of general repairs at Portland, is exploded. She will make her usual lumber run. It is announced that the steamer Alliance has been sold and will de part from these waters; but who has bought her, or where she goes are matters not yet divulged. At all j events it seems to be settled that j she will make no more trips on the j Coos Bay-Astoria-Portland run. j The Russian ship Dunbee will haul in to the Callender coal bunkers this ! morning, from the lower bay, and ; discharge 300 tons of gravel ballast there; after which she will be towed j to the Knappton mills on the north (shore, to load lumber. The steamer Eureka, from Eureka, (California, entered port yesterday j afternoon, and docked at the Callen- ider at 3 o'clock, to discharge seven tons of local freight. She had several 'passengers on board, going through jto Portland, and left up an hour 'later. I I . ihe steamship Rose City came down last night on her way to San Francisco and left out early this morning with plenty of business on all decks. The steamer Argo arrived in port shortly after midnight and went on to Portland early yesterday morning. The steamer Asuncion came in yes terday from San Francisco, and went on up stream without any delay here. EDiraBflBDrr APPOINTED WATER COMMISSION DISCUS SES ONLY ROUTINE MAT TERS LAST NIGHT. At the regular monthly meeting of the board of water commissioners last night the question of the recent decisions of Judge McBride in the circuit court did not come up for discussion. Communications were re ceived from the city attorney, Mr. Abercrombie, and Judge Bowlby, in relation to.the matter, and a copy of the decisions were placed on tile. They declare, that Sofus Jensen, who was elected in Uppertown, had no right to continue his scat, but that Asmus Brix had the right to remain as a member. Mr. Jensen was not present last night. Mr. Brix was, however, and he will continue his membership. Sine two other members, Mr. Kankkonen and Mr. Gimre. do not meet the condition imposed by the charter provision, they also natural ly fall within the rule laid down by Judge McBride in the case of Mr. Jensen; Mr. Kankkonen was not present last night, though Mr. Gimre was. Whether Mr. Gimre intends to endeavor to retain his membership or not did not become apparent. It will now be the duty of the commission to fill the places made vacant by the withdrawal of the three members, Messrs. Jensen, Gimre and Kankkonen. The method of ap pointing is said not to be clearly laid down by the charter, and some have though it is possible to appoint either from the city at large or from the particular wards from which the outgoing members were elected. It would, of course, naturally seem the duty to appoint from the wards, as the intention of the charter in pro viding for election by wards is to provide for . ward , representation, while to appoint from the city at large would thus not provide for ward representation. , The commission now consists of nine members, when full; while be fore the charter amendment it con sisted of but five. The wisdom of in creasing the membership to the greater number is held in doubt by some of the members, it is known, The Lurline was doing her usual stunt in and out of this port yester day evening. When she went up at 7, J. T. Durdle was among her pas sengers. The steamship Riverside is due to arrive in this port today, or early in the morning, from the Bay City, on her usual run in the interest of the American-Hawaiian line. To Cnre a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to core. E W GROVE'S signature is on each box 25c. NEW TO-DAY MIRRORS MADE IN ASTORIA. We replate your old mirrors and make new ones; phone us about it. Allen Wall Paper and Paint Co. Try our own mixture of coffee the J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main The very best board to be obtained in the city is at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. Wood and CoaL If you want dry fir cordwood, in side fir, bark slab, or boxwood, ring up Kelly, the Wood and Coal Dealer, the man who keeps the prices down. Coal at $7.00 per ton in your base ment or $6.00 at yard. Main 2191. Barn, corner 12th and Duane. The Proper Place. Go to the Occident Barber Shop if you are particular and desire first- class service. Satisfaction guaranteed. An expert bootblack and porter has also been engaged. The Modern. The best and most up-to-date ton- sorial parlor in the city is The Modern. Perfect comfort and service guaranteed to all. Excellent baths. CASTOR I A . for Infants and Children. . 17.3 Kid Yea Hairs Always BosiJJ Bfews tl Signature of for the larger membership apparent ly is not conducive to quick and business-like methods in discussion and action. Nothing else of importance arose last night except the matter of the pipe line. The old board had talked this matter over for months, and iiow the new board has to become familiar with the .problems that pre sent themselves. Briefly stated, two facts are at the bottom of the prob lems, First, the pipe line, or at least several miles of it, is getting in de plorably bad shape. Perhaps it will be a necessity to construct an entire ly new pipe line very soon; it is matter of weeks or months, not of years. , Secondly, with the pipe line wear ing out, the city is demanding much more water than formerly. If thf Hammond mills double their capa city, and if other contingencies tale place as now expected, the city may soon not be able to furnish enough water. Already, in summer time, the question of lack of water has become a serious problem. Therefore, the imperative neces sity of conserving and increasing the water Supply is seen; secondly, it is admitted that it is requisite to build a new pipe line, in whole or in part. Questions of detail now arise. It is an important matter to determine whether steel or wrought iron pipes shall be used; it is also important to determine whether all or only a part of the work shall be done at once; or whether all of the work can be safely postponed for a year. It is thought there is a chance of iron and steel becoming cheaper, especial ly if the tariff is -lowered, and this question of the tariff will be definite ly settled within the next 60 days. On all of these matters the commis sion will try to gain exact' informa tion before it acts. The report of the clerk. Mr. Loiins- berryr, showed the total business for the month of February to have total ed $3809. The cash collections for the month were $3792. The treasurer's report showed that on February 27 there was a total of $39,332-73 in the gen eral fund. The regular pay roll was $962, and the bills amounted to $995-35. CHURCHES SUNDAY First Nor. Evang. Lutheran. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; morning service, 10:45 a. m,; English Bible class meets 6:30 every Sunday even ing; evening service. 7:30. You are cordially invited to attend. Theo. P. N'cste, pastorr. First Methodist Sundays services at 11 a. m., "Con version , will be the sermon theme. At 7:30 p. m., the theme will be "Odd Fellowship as a Leaven Working Against the Selfishness of the World," from the text "Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself .Man. A;jy. i ne eveninir sermon will be an address before Beaver j Lodge No. 35, I. O. O. of Astoria. Special music will be furnished by chorus choirs at both services. The public is cordially invited to attend. C. C. Rarick, pastor. Norwegian-Danish M. E. i ne oraer ot services will be as follows: Sunday school at 10 a. m-, Mr. Albert Carlsen, superintendent Two of the visiting ministers will ad dress the Sunday school. Preaching service at 11 a. m. by the Rev. Joseph Olsen, of Ballard, district superin tendent of the Pacific Coast Dis trict at 3 p. m., the Rev. F. A. Scarrie of Everett will preach, and at 8 p. m. the former district superintendent, Rev. C. L. .Hansen of Seattle will oc cupy the pulpit. Meetings will be held each evening of next week, ex cept Saturday. The Rev. H. P. Nel sen of Portland will assist the pas tor with these meetings. Scandinav ians are heartily welcome to worship with us. O. T. Field, pastor. Gospel Services. In the Swedish language next Sun day (the 14th) at the A. O. U- W. hall on Ninth street at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. All who understand are welcome. Rev. A. G. Sandblom, missionary. Christian Science. Services in rooms S and 6, I. O- O. F. building, corner Tenth and Com mercial streets at 11 o'clock. Sub ject of lesson-sermon. "Substance." All are invited. Sunday school im mediately after the close of the serv ice. The first Wednesday eveninir in tne month at 7:30. Reading rooms same address, hours from 2 to S daily except Sunday. Presbyterian. Morning worship, 11 o'clock, "The Foolishness of Preaching." Sabbath school, 1Z:J5; Y. p. s. C. 6:30: evening worship, 7:30, "Athletics." -ft li Stalin LOOKS FLATTERING TO THOSE AT INTEREST CHICAGOAN, WITH $3,000,000 TO INVEST WANTS TIMBER SITE IN THIS SECTION. Rev. C. C Rarick. of this city, is just in receipt of the following letter from his friend and former fellow worker in the faith, F. M. Robertson, of Cedar Rapids. Iowa, now an ac tive and successful real estate opera tor and it is made public for the best interests of this community and of the gentleman who makes the im portant inquiry: "Do you know of a proposition like , this?: A large body of timber, well located for marketing; and with a large mill now located and run ning, on the property. "A certain party in Chicago, with about $3,000,000 to invest, so I am told, is looking for such a proposi tion; and it occurred to me that it, might be found in the neighborhood of Astoria. "Any printed matter concerning Astoria, Warrenton, or other realty interests at hand. I would be glad to see." Here is an opportunity for some of Astoria's live realty men to seek out and arrange a proposition to meet this demand; since its genuine ness is practically conceded. At all events it worth the attention of all who are in that business. Inquiries of this sort are rather flattering to this section and they should not be passed up for any negligent reason. Miss Irene Simington, choir direc tors Male chorus at night. All in vited. Win, S. Gilbert, pastor. Alderbrook Presbyterian. Sunday school, 10 a. in.; preaching and communion, 11 a. in.: Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.; evening ser mon, 7:30 p. m. All are invited. Robert J. Diven, pastor. Memorial Lutheran. Sunday school, 10 a. m.; morning service, II o'clock, "The Influence and Power of Speech." There will be no evening service as the pastor will be on duty at the First Lutheran church Uppertown, Our motto, "The Faith of OurrFathcrsintheLanKiiaire of Our Country." All are invited. Near Death In Big Pond. It was a thrillinor exnrrienre tn Mrs. Ida Soper to face death. "For years a severe lung trouble gave me intense suffering," she writes, "and several times nearly caused my death. All remedies failed and doctors said was incurable. Then TV Tfino't New Discovery brought nuick relief and a cure so permanent that I have not been troubled in 12 years." Mrs. Soper lives in Big Pond, Pa. 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