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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1909)
TUKSDAY, APRIL 13, 1909. THE MORNING A STOMAL, ASTORIA, OREGON. 6 Graft Charges Tonight ' The churls of graft made by the city attorney against one or more of the police officers will be heard to night. It is understood that the meet ing will not be open to the general public, The meeting is a special one, called for the purpose of hearing the charts of the city attorney, and it is MARTIN FOARD SAYS HE WON'T BE CAM' PACTS TXT ; T7 a71 - The Flour With a Rcjmtation ..."HAMMOND'S BEST... Once Tried, Forever Used. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. THE MODEL FOOD STORE TO BUY YOUR HOSE DEMANDS THAT THE POLICE CHIEF BE A FIRST CLASS MAN. 3 imp j ism Born 0 On April 12, to Mr. nd Mrs. Ceo. E. Dyer, i 10-pound on. Certificate of Approval Certificate of spproval of the Im provement of i he alleyway through blocks 2, 3, 4 and 5, Adair's, was filed yesterday. 0. C. Palmberg was the contractor, at a price of $2797. Wae Bruah Burning The bright light, aeen off to the aouth on Saturday night was not a home or barn on fire. Residents say It waa merely the reflection from aome burning brush and logi. In Probata Court In the matter of the estate of Joseph Greget. the final account! of the administrator, Joseph Gracona, were yesterday approved by the pro bate court, the administrator declared discharged and the etate settled, Second Paper , In the office of the county clerk yeiterday Bernhsrd Lien and Ole Aspen, both natives of Norway, made ' application for lecond citisenship pa pert. Date for their hearing wan net on September 21. , Returning To School Afier the pleasures of the Easter holiday! spent at home and among kin and friend, to their own and other happiness, the Misses Madge Fulton and Agnes. Karinen. depart thii morning for WJtitman College, at Walla Walla, to retme their studies. Not Guilty In justice court yesterday the jury returned a erdict of not guilty In the case of ih? Mate against Joe Straus on complaint' of A. . JalofT, who ac cused Utraun of atriking him in the face. A big crowd heard the trial. Case Dismissed The case in justice court agaiatt Mrs. Augusta Davis, who was arrest ed on a charge of assault and battery preferred by Mrs, Wroten. was dis missed yesterday by Justice Good man. The matter was thought too trivial for action. Track Team The track team to go to the Colum bia meet to be held at Portland on next Saturday has been selected and the following boys will go to attempt to carry off the honors of the local school, Edwin Short, Ted Holmes, Melville Morton, and Laurence Up shur. The hoys arc training hard and should he able to carry off some hon ors for their school. A Momlng Alarm Yesterday morning about 9 o'clock an alarm of fire wti turned In rl Box No. 9 (which should have come in over No, 5), for a small fire which for the moment endangered the gar age at the home of G. C. Fulton, but which was quickly subdued by those on the ground, mid though the depart ment made a quick run to the scene, there was no need for its service. Norman Hackett, who will be seen as Duncan Irving In "Classmates" at the Astoria Theatre on April 24th, ii winning fame all along the line for a-'. -1. lau When You Get Tired of having , the buttons drop off and seams ripping on your factory made suit come in and have a good one made and rest easy. The price is nearly the same. Carl E. Franseen Maker of Good Clothes for Men" Agent For "CORRECT, FORH" Suit Hanger 179 Eleventh. Phone Main 3711 In Regular Session' The board of director of the Al toona Packing Company held ill reg ular monthly meeting at the office of Hon. W, V, McGregor yesterday af ternoon and despatched all routine ffalra needing attention. Nothing of any extraordinary Importance wss presented for consideration at the meeting, Bonds For Peterson Nell Peteraon, the man who was hit on the head with an ax In the h'andi of "Bob" Davia, will be taken to Jus tice court thi morning and placed under bonda to appear as witness in the prosecution of Davis.' He It still at St. Mary's hospital, though for several days past he has been on the atrects more or less. If unable to get bondsmen he would have to go to jail, along with Davis. Coming Back Soon It Is atated that P. L. Evan, whi went cast to finance the proposed electric line to Seaside, is coming back to Astoria within a very short time. The various letters and tele gram he has sent to men here have all breathed the utmost confidence in the surcos of his mission. Mr. Rog ers, the engineer who made the sur veys of the route, is still here and hi presence means that he too is confi dent that Mr. Evans will succeed. The Danbar Quartet The Dunbar Quartet made its sec ond appearance in this city last even ing at the First Presbyterian church. The church was crowded to its full est capacity, and the crowd went away much pleased with the' work of the artists. The entertainment was filled with many comical parts by Mr, Dunbar who is a fine comedian and musician, as are the rest of the enter tainers. Senator Fulton Home Senator Fulton arrived home on last night's train, and was met at the depot by a party of relatives and friends. The Senator's many friends here will be pleased to see him again, and he comes home carrying with him the flattering offer of the ministry to China, proffered by President Taft. It is expected that Senator Fulton will definitely announce his decision In the matter within a day or two, and many are disposed to believe that it will be a refusal of the Chinese mis sion, , Off To Portland Alfred Leinenwebcr, one of As i toria's younger citizens, and a mem I ber of one of the oldest families, who j has been a faithful servitor in the city fire department, as driver of Hose No. 3 and in other places of trust, and j always with exemplary devotion and j Interest, leaves this morning for j Portland, where he will enter the liv ' l(v Kl, fil n nn till awm n - . - uM.ivj. JH Ilia V1TH NltUMIlli tO tablishing himself at the corner of, Ninth and Couch streets. He goes with the entire good will of his fellow citizens in all walks of life, and has their wishes for prosperous business career. DO YOU KNOW HUT So many people trade with ua? Be cause our shop is clean; our meats are clean, and of the very best qual ity. Customers say our prices sre right, and when they come once they come again end bring their friends. Farmers, we want your choice Veal, Hogs, Cattle, Potatoes; in fact, anything you have to sell that we can handle. CHOICE HAMS 15c CHOICE BACON 17c PURE LARD 65c BUTTER 65c, 70c EGGS 25c SMOKED SMELTS, 2 DOZEN, 25c 684 COMMERCIAL ST. hardly likely that the matter of the appointment of a police chief will arise", though it possibly may. The Last Game The last game of the basketball sea son will be played tonight when the, girls' team of the Astoria high school meets the girls' team of the Cathlam- i ct Athletic Club on the floor of the A. A. A, A. gymnasium. The con- test will, in all details, be an exciting one, and from appearances a large crowd is expected to attend. The Cathlamet team although newly or ganized, is far from being inexperienc ed. Among their players is a girl who played with the Chcmawa cham pions, and who knows considerable of basketball. The home team has made an excellent showing for their firs-, season out and they n express every confidence in running away with the game this evening. The Cathlamet referee will call the game at exactly 8 p. m., so it would be a wise idea to come early and get a seat. Admis sion, 25 cents. Trouble Over License The firm of Brown & McMullen has bought out the business of the Mirror saloon, heretofore owned by Axel Jacobson, and at the last meet ng of the council the new owners put in application for a license, which necessarily went over one meeting. Meantime Jacobson's license ran out Sunday, so the place is not now 1' censed. At a recent meeting of the council a resolution was introduced by Councilman Schmidt calling upon the police.to strictly enforce the pro visions of the licensing ordinance and to arrest all those saloon men who opened up their places before a li cense had been granted to them. This was adopted by the council. No li cense can be granted to the Mirror before the next meeting of the coun cil, and meantime under the ordinance and the resolution, the place must remain closed until properly licensed. H developes that Councilmen Schmidt and Fox, of the committee on health and police, did not understand the resolution to include saloons which had been running right along, and it is understood they were willing to have the Mirror remain open, since application and bond were in. To en force the resolution means a tempo rary hardship, but, on the other hand, no matter who applied for the license must have forsecn that it could not be granted by the time the old one expired. The application was not made until the last minute. Probably, it is said, the rule will be .enforced in a manner to least injure the new owners. Mr. Foard Home- Martin Foard arrived in the city yesterday from Bucoda. and will re main over for the meeting of the po lice commission tonight. Mr. Foard states that he has not been out of the city beyond 40 days, and he denies that he has given up or lost his resi dence in this city. He says that he goes away to engage in business, and that his home and his investments are in Astoria. In regard to the affairs of the police commission, Mr. Foard stated yesterday that he had told the two other members of the commis sion that any time they were ready to appoint a chief or to take up any other important matter simply to wire him and he would come at once. Since Mr. Foard has been out of the city only 40 days, those who are en deavoring to have his seat declared vacant will evidently fail, as the char ter specifies an absence of 60 days. Mr. Foard also stated that there is evidently a misapprehension about his intentions to build a hotel here. He has no such intentions, he said yes terday, though the matter of leasing the site on Commercial street who talked of using it for hotel purposes had been mentioned to him. Duncan Irving, the leading role in De Millc's great American play. Classmates," will be played by Nor man Hackett at the Astoria Theatre on April 24th. 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 Martin Foard returned to the city yesterday, and will attend the meet ing of the police commission tonight. Mr. Foard says he has been out of the city 40 days since he was hers last, and he Is disposed to laugh at the attempt made on the part of a few to have his seat as a police com missioner declared vacant. Mr. Foard states that he is not to blame for the lack of action on thi part of the police commission, as for example in the appointment of a chief of police. He says he should be held blameless in the matter of the ap pointment of a chief, and the Astoriai thinks he is right. For years the police commissios has been in the hands of Democrats. The police force has been Democra tic. At the last municipal election police officers worked for the suc cess of the Democrat ticket- Of the three police commissioners now Mr. Foard is the sole Republican, thus leaving the commission Democratic as it has always been. P.etween the two Democratic com missioners there has been a deadlock, that has lasted six months already. Commissioner Gordon would not stand for Commissioner Logan's man, and vice versa. It is understood that Commissioner Gordon has been will ing to appoint Fred Oberg, while Commissioner Logan has kept his choice a close secret, though it is said he favors Police Officer Joe Wilson. If Commissioner Foard should tie up with either one of the two Demo crats, it' would simply be to elect a man as chief who is a Democrat and who Is put up as a Democrat, now getting the office as a reward for po litical favors. The question is natur ally asked by Mr. Foard, why should he, the Republican, be used to put in a Democrat chief of police, who is put up as a Democrat. Mr. Foard simply says the two Democrat com missioners have the majority of the board and it is up to them to act. Not only docs the Astorian think that Mr. Foard should be held blameless, but it admires him for the good sense he is showing in the matter in not permitting himself to be used by the Democrats for merely political pur poses. Let them fight out their own little squabbles. "I will vote for any man whose name is suggested, providing he is a first class man for the place," said Mr. Foard yesterday. "But I am not going to be used to put in some man simply to please some of my good friends, the Democrats. If they put up a man who is a first class, strong man, the right kind of a man for chief of police, I will vote for him whether he is a Democrat, Republican, Chris tian Scientist or Baptist, or anything else. But they have got to show me a good man. Until they do put up a good man, let the other two com missioners fight out their own squab bles." If Mr. Foard permits himself to be used to put in some man who is not well qualified for the place, he would be blamed on all sides, he says, and the contention appears strong. He would be blamed by Republicans, he would be blamed by all good citizens, and he would be blamed by all those Democrats who thought their toes had been trod on. But Mr. Foard says that as chair man of the commission he will insist that some action be taken in the way of appointing a chief of police. REALTY TRANSFERS Walter C Smith and wife to Mary G Allen, lots 7 and 8, block 15, The Plaza; $550. Linnie R Stanton and Irvin Stan ton to Walton Bowman, lot 3, block 137,ccond extension of Warrenton; $850. ' . Hinman Tract Land Co to Alfred Puusti. The great jungle scene in "Class mates" has received more notice than any other scene in any other play on the road this season. Norman Hack ett plays the leading part in the play which is booked at the Astoria Thea tre for April 24th. "A young American actor in a young American play," is Jules Mur- rys announcement this season. The actor's name is Norman Hackett. The play is "Classmates." Both will be seen at the Astoria Theatre on Sun day, April 24th. We carry all kinds, both COTTON and RUBBER and at prices ranging from 7c to 20c per foot OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE We especially recommend "F. & S. Special Red" at 12c a foot foard & TO START BORING FOR OIL AT ONCE MACHINERY WILL BE TAKEN TO YOUNG'S RIVER TODAY. At the regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last nigh: the principal matter that arose for discussion was in relation to the bor ing for gas that is to be commenced at once on the Hess farm south of Young's river. The machinery for the boring is all loaded on a scow and will be taken around into the river this morning and will then be removed to the site for boring and set up at once. In a couple of days more the first well should be started. By Friday the public is invited to visit the scene and investigate what is going on. The ocmpany that has taken the matter up consists of C. G. Palmberg, H. C. Harrison, Alec Bremner and R. W. McLeod. They are financing the proposition out of their own pockets, and hope to obtain fine re sults. That there is gas, and perhaps oil, to be found in Clatsop county has long been the belief of many, and the whole community will doubtless be pleased to know that definite and complete experiments are to be made to determine the matter. One difficulty has arisen; naturally the men who are putting in their money for the boring have wished to secure lands on which to operate, but some of the land owners have held back from permitting them the use of the lands, exjept under costly leases. The Chamber of Commerce will back up the matter as far as lies in its pojver. A communication was read at the meeting last night from Gus Schoen bachler, the cigar manufacturer, who complained that in the matter of pa tronizing home industry the cigars made here are largely overlooked. Mr. Schoenbachler averred that if half of the cigars used in this city were made here, their manufacture would give employment to 40 or 50 skilled workers, whilst now there is but work for a quarter that many. The Chamber adopted a resolution calling upon Astorians to do all 'n their power to help the home cigar business along, especially cigar store men, saloon men, etc. This seems to be one of the cases where a home ar ticle can be patronized in a way that would really aid the home industry, though of course those who sell cigars are likely to "push" the ones upon which they can make he most profit, and the question of whether the dealers can sell the home cigars at as good a profit as they can some of the outside makes was not brought out. On the other hand, some of the outside makes that can be sold very cheaply are perhaps made under con ditions that may be very objection able, while the home cigars are known to be clean. PERSONAL MENTION M., Gorman, ex-mayor of Cathlam et, spent the day in this city yester day. Mr. Gorman announces that A. F. Cooper, a well known merchant of that village has been appointed county commissioner, vice Dr. Pea cock, resigned. W. H. Moser, of Portland, was a STOKES 11 business visitor in this city yesterday and was domiciled at the Occident. R. W. McLeod, of San Francisco, was registered at the Occident yes terday, on s business trip to this city. J. L- Marks, of San Francisco, was among the scores of business visitors noted in Astoria yesterday. H. F. Harrison, of Montreal, was in the city yesterday on a business quest. He was a guest at the Northern. J. K. Laraareaux, of Seattle, spent the day here yesterday on matters of j business and was domiciled at the Merwyn.' J. T. Young, of Detroit, was among the business tourists noted in this city yesterday. K. E. Roswell, of Tacoma, was in the city yesterday for a few hours, returning- op on the evening express, as far as Portland. E. R. Thomas, of Pendleton, was here yesterday on a business errand. S. D. Freeman, of The Dalles, was among the visiting hundreds here yes terday. J. D. Sommerset, of Spokane, was 'among the business tourists in this .city yesterday. GAS RANGE FOR SALE. For Sale A good gas range. In quire at 184 Tenth street. The Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month, delivered to your residence or business 5ce. rn iV I ? OUTDOOR WEATHER DEMANDS OUTDOOR CLOTHES-HAVE YOU LOOKED OVER OUR FINE STOCKS OF MEN'S CLOTH ING FOR THIS OUTDOOR SEASON? OUR YOUNG MEN'S SUITS ARE CUT WITH THAT VIG OROUS GRACE ONLY TO BE FOUND IN THE GARMENTS OF THE EXCLUSIVE ME TROPOLITAN DRAPERS. IN STYLE THEY'RE THE LATEST IN FINISH THE BEST YOU CAN SECURE FOR MOST ANY PRICES. $10.00 TO $35.00. S. Danziger & Co Astoria's Greatest Clothiers 490-500 Commercial Street GO TO THE NEW HIGH GRADE HARNESS I SADDLE SHOP for your harness. Work guaranteed. MOORE k MARKS HI nnr on m m uu. 3ilf PI And All the Week 1 U Eat in p f All the Latest Hits f eft 10 FOR $1.00 MOON FACE DOLLEY DEAN . SUNBURNT SALOME GIRLS PAREE HAVOUNNA RED MOON AWFULLY STRONG FOR YOU TAKE A CAR APPLE RAG RAINBOW FLIFFY RUFFLES AND MANY OTHERS CASH ONLY At these prices practically cost to clean out the stock we cannot charge cash only. WHITMAN'S BOOK STORE The Cornelius "The House of Welcome" Corner Park tnd Alder, PORTLAND, OREGON A hotel where the North west people will fiBd a hearty welcome and receive Courteous Treatment at moderate prices. Our free Omnibus meet all trains. Under management of N. K. Clarke C. W. CORNELIUS. Proprietor. Phone 221. For Rent One five-room furn ished flat, down town, with water. $20. Inquire Sloop's 10c store. Occulist Pescriptions Filled All Kinds of Repairing T. O. WITHERS OPTICIAN Eyes Tested. Glasses Fitted CHARGES MODERATE Office Upstairs over Jewel Theatre Commercial Street. 14th and DuaneS IT 483 Commercial St., Astoria, Or.