Tuesday, april 27, m. THE MOENINO ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 3 KEPT i K SHORTCAKE NEWS OP FIRE DIDN'T DIS TUR8 CHICAGO'S BASS BALL MAGNATE. CHICAGO, April 26-Tlie well known imprriurbablltfy of Clint. ComUkey, owner or the Chicago American League team,, was power fully iliiix tratcd when he received word (hat his first bane pavilion wu on fire several hour after Sunday' game with St. Louii and threatened hit grandstand. Knowing her hu band'i fondness for ihortcake, Mm Cominkey had placed before him at dinner a lection of the delicacy about at targe an on plate and lie wan gating at it with anticipatory long tags when the telephone rang. "That yon Commy?" came the voice over the phone. "Say, Commy, hurry over here, the grandttand ia burning up. On the square, Commy, no kid " Mr. Comiskey returned to the table ate hit thortcake and asked for t tecond helping. 1 ho feature of the baaeball fire wi the astonishing number of "volunteer" among the populace. They were careful to give their namet and the magnate an nounce! that each will receive a tea- ton pan to the park at a reward. President Comitkey't team would not have been forced to remain Idle for a tingle day even if all the land and bleacher had been dc troyed. President Murphy of the Chicago National League Club was at hit home when new of the fire reached him. He immediately tried to reach ComUkey by the telephone. to Inform him that the Went aide ground were open to him, rent free. ? Habitual Constipation jrjay rcTmanil)y ocicomel)y proper fcril efforts tMHe InsiisWce f the or Truly QCWjinpl laaltc jremedy, Srun of nfi and UuW apnea, kebstft daily So that assistance to na ture mav t gradually diSrrf"6UM tan hofcmfjer WchM ai thekc.it of rerncaic,wrfii reouirret, ore to assist Kme anJ hot to Kunwant Hi n1'ur tot Auctions, wrt'nn rnutit!eni ulti upon propcf loutfi.iKne,rt, rtref JorU,mid rifM IWw trolly, ftfetif beneficial cjectt, aty mv the Genuine . ! CAUFORNIA Fig Syhup Co. only S.OLO BVAltLtADlNC ORUOCISTS tt aue only. ri price W rn Bottle Suttiiner Rates )burIniWeScAsonofl909 -VIA THE- Oregon feailroa Navigation Co. j& OREGON SHORT LINE tL UNION PACIFIC Railroad FROM Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Tao otna, Walla Walla and all points on the O- R- & N. line lo mot ritti Pi ToSl. Louis fliid Relam - $12.50 'and to other principal cities in the East, Middle West and South j Correspondingly low fares Dn5a1e June a, 3; 'July 3,3; August 11, 12 n fiala flay 17, July 1, Aug.u ! Going triumlt ID dy from date of aulo, iml return limit Outobor dial. , The ticket pr6enl itoinfl very ttroc Ive fiittturidi III llie wiV ol stopover .rly. , "! olinlot rolitnn: thereby emibl iij prtHseiiKOrt to rnnka tldn trips to many jterestliig point. ( ,( Kcmtliir on tlvo return trip throufrh Cal nrnln may 1 hud t a slight udvauuo ver thamlonqiiolod. Full paruuui Bi.'t".. ,v' . on ami tickets will befuralohed by any looping or L K. 4 N. loot" agent, or Vm. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent PORTLAND, ORE. at lung m he wanted them. "A little while ago," laid the owner of the Went Side team, "ComUkey and I were talking about firet and I told him if hit ituiult ever burned he wat welcome to 'come over to my yard and play,' and he replied 'that goet double.' "If he flndt It Imprac ticable to go ahead with hit achedule now he can ue the Clubt ground! every day, the Went Side team u not playing there. There will be no occasion, however, to crimpel Com Ukry to accept the offer.. ANOTHER CRAZY PHASE. NEW YORK, April 26Becaue of a mytterlout threat againtt her life, Tillie M. Papa it being escorted to and from public school In the Fort Hamilton tection of Brooklyn by a bodyguard of her tchoolmatea, Her father a banker, received a let ter a few day ago laying hit daugh ter, who 1 14-yer old would be billed unlet .he "prayed for her for the next nine dayt." No demand for money wat made. The girl't tchool companion! became alarmed and now every day a body guard of them calli at her home and escorts her to tchool and accomp anies her borne. FAREWELL BANQUET. NEW YORK, Aprll.26.-Two hundred habltuet of the famout Ho tel Metropole at Forty-tecond and Broadway taid goodbye to the old place last "night In a farewell ban- miet In the Ratbtkeller. The hotel, which hat been the headnuarteri for many yeart for theatrical people and porting men, will be torn down at once to make way for a giant tky tcraper. Among thoe at the fare well tupper hut night were Jamet J. cfTne, Jamet J. Corbett. t.eu. ! til er Golden. Hig Tim Sullivan, en- ator MeCarren, F.ugene Wood. ,eila fcIntyre and Nora Bayes. HE SAILS TOMORROW. NF.W YORK. April 26-Richard Croker. who is to sail for Ireland in the Lusitania next Wedneday said lat night that his personal object in oing there now was to look over hit teveral horses and one filly which hi has entered for the Derby which it to be run May 28. Mr. F. O. Frills, .Oneonta, N. Y- writes: "My little girl was greatly benefited by taking Foley's Orino Laxative, and I think it is the best remedv for constipation and liver trminie. roiey s urino uaxative tsi bt for women and children, at it (t I mild, pleasant and effective, and U splendid tpring .medicine, at it clean - es the system and clears the complex' ion. Owl Drug Store, T. L. Laurtn JUSTIFIED IN REFUSING. NEW YORK April 26.-An illus tration of the remarkable energy of aximeters on New York taxicabs was given last night in the arrest at Coney Island of "Jack" McAuliffe, the former champion pugilist who said that he had engaged the taxicab at Forty second street and Broadway for a spin to the resort. The taxi meter showed that McAuliiffee own ed $32.50 and it was computed that by the legal fare this would repres ent 75 milet of travel. The .chauffeur Insisted on collecting, McAuliffce re fused to pay and was locked up. DAYS OF DIZZINESS Come to Hundreds of Astoria Peo ple. There are days of dizziness;' Spells of headache, tideache, head ache, backache; Sometimes rheumatic pains; Often urinary disorders. All tell you plainly the kidneys all kid- are sick. Doan's Kidney Pills cure ney Ills, Here is proof In Astoria. Mrs. E. Haggblom. corner Ninth and Harrison streets, Astoria, Ore, says;. "For ten years I suffered acute ly from kidney trouble. I lost flesh rapidly, my back was weak and pain ful and I had terrible dizzy spells. At last I was forced to take to my bed and remained there for a long tune. My kidneys were weak and the secre tions so frequent as to cause me a great deal of annoyance. At last I procured a box of Doan's Kidnev Pills and it was not long before was ' completely and permanently cured." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States., Remember the name Doan's and take no other, NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Committee on Streets and Public Ways of the Common coun cil of the City of Astoria will, on Saturday, the 1st day of May, 1909, at the City Hall in the City of As tnrU. Oreiron. receive bids for 1m- 10th street from a point 15 feet south pf the center line of Frank lin avenue to the center line of Grand avenue, as ordered improved by Ordi nance No. 3752, approved the 6th day of April, 1909. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. A, L FOX, L. O. BELLAND. CHAS. WILSON. ' Committee on Streets and Public Ways. Hi ttDZZUE V A HEAVY SCALE EXCESS ANIMALS FROM THE NEW YORK ZOO, TO BE TRADED OFF. NEW YORK, April 26,-Raymond L, Ditmart, curator of the reptile liouae at the Bronx Zoo, will start for Europe May 8 with teveral cratet of tnuket and number of tur plut animalt which have found birth in the zoo. There be will trade to the zoological gardent in England, Germany, France and other coun triet for other tnaket and animalt which the Bronx zoo deairea. In especially constructed crafei be will take a dozen diamond rattlers, a dozen common rattlers, -a dozen vip ert, a dazen coral tnaket, teveral lancehead vipert from South Ameri ca, a dozen Moccasins and a few other deadly reptiles. In exchange for thete Mr. Ditmart will bring back tpeclment of the Cobra and other deadly snakes which are found in the F.att. . . - The tnaket and tmall animals of the Bronx zoo have been multiplying so rapidly that it has been found ad visable to trade them abroad for specimens not represented here. Notice to Contractors Sealed bids for making certain im provement and alteration to the A. 0. U. W. Hall on Ninth ttreet will be received at the office of the undersigned until Saturday. May lit, separate bids for the painting of the entire building will also be received. Plans and specifications are now 1 ready. The Trusteea reserve the right to reject any and all bidt. w. u. a. rum Chairman- NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Committee on Streets and Public Ways of the Common Coun conn of the City of Astoria, will, on Saturday, the 1st day of May, 1909, at the City Hall in the City of As toria, Oregon, receive bids for the construction of a drain along Duane street in Trullinger't Astoria from ... . .... ... i .l . .: j A.i,f:,:M i'"e "ne .OI ,ne 'T "UU"V"' '"c.n( - . wes " Slrt" thence north alone Hume avenue to the beach, as ordered constructed by Ordinance No. 3746, approved the 17th day of March. 1909. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. A. I- FOX, L. O. BELLAND. CHAS. WILSON. Committee on Streets and Public " Ways. , Notice. There is money in the following street funds to pay warrants num bered as follows: Eleventh street, Commercial to Duane No. 25242 to 25254. Inclusive, Fourteenth street, Duane to Franklin, Nos. 26395 to 26409 inclusive. Interest will cease after this date. THOMAS DEALEY, City Treasurer. Astoria, April 26, 1909., ..., , Today's Picture , ains 100 Picture Frames 83x11 Complete with glass and mat natural wood,reguiar price 50c Today 23c 200 .Brown Matted Pictures size 6x0. famous Ullman line. Regular 15c and 20c Today 8c Each 100 6x8 Framed Pictures Ullman famous subjects, in natural wood, complete with glass Regu lar 5C and '40c Today 21c Each All Other Pictures Reduced from 10 Per cent to 30 Percent See Window WHITMAN S BOOK STORE Briiig in Your Want Ads To TWENTY WORiOS OR LESS, ONE WEEK FIFTY CENTS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE THE MORNING ASTORIAN WANT ADVERTISEMENTS Are Read Every Morning by, 10,000 People. The Want Column of THE iiORNINQ ASTORIAN are coif, tutted every morning by hundreds of persona in search of real estate bargains. Articles of sale, lost or found and people looking for era ployment Rates: Twenty words or lew .three times, 21 cents; slat times, 50 cents; one nvwth, $2.00. . ' HELP WANTED. BOY WANTED TO WORK IN printing office. Apply Aatorian office. , ' ' HOUSE FOR SALE. FOR SALE- GOOD fTvTrOOM house and corner lot. Birch and 50th street, Alderbrook. Apply All- drew Malinen. ; i - ROOMS FOR RENT. FOR RENT NICELY FURNISH- ed rooms suitable for it office. 491 Bond ttreet, corner of lltb and Bond. UNFURNISHED HOUSE KEEP- ing rooms for rent; light and water included. Apply 454 Bond street, cor ner Tenth. FOR RENT-THREE NICELY furnished rooms for ?8 per month. Owner is going away. Inquire at 235 Seventh street .,, FORRENT FOUR FURNISHED housekeeping rooms with bath; also single furnished rooms. 383 Thirty fifth street. FOR RENT-FURNISHED House of four, rooms and basement Ap ply to Otto Johnson, 334 Alameda avenue. , .. FOR6ALE. FOR SALE 35 FOOT FISHBOAT, two nets and two gasoline launches. Apply to George Chutter, 618 Com mercial street. . . , .. PRIVATE LESSONS . GIVEN IN SHORTHAND AND typewriting; terms reasonable. See Lenora Benoit. Public Stenographer, 477 Commercial street. r' '., CARPENTERS. G. O. AND G. N. STADIN BROS, carpenters, builders and contrac tors, Ninth and Duane street, will give prompt attention to all orders; terms reasonable; satisfaction guar anteed. ... COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. WANTED-A GOOD RANCH III The Nehalem Valley; state lowest figure and best terms; giving; loca tion and Improvements. Address "A 10," Astorian Office. . t MASSAGE AND SHAMPOOING. SCALP MASSAGE OR SHAM pooing. Will call at yoor residence or you can call on me at the Megler House after 3 p. m. Mary M. Sn prenant RESTAURANTS. CAMELLIA RESTAURANT, ;2 ' Commercial street; first class meal, 15 cents; coffee and cake, 10 cents. U.' S." RESTAURANT. 434 BOND ttreet. Coffee with pie or cake, 10 cents; first-class meals, 15 centa. TOKIO RESTAURANT, 531 BOND street, opposite Ross. Higgins & Co.; coffee with pie or cake, 10 cents; first-class meals;' regular meals 15 cents and up. VETERINARY COLLEGES. BULLETIN SAN FRANCISCO Veterinary College now ready; mailed free. Dr. C, Keane, 1818 Market street ! 1 ' ' ' ' Notice. There is money in the city treas ury to pay all warrants drawn for constructing. 51st street sewer, Al derbrook. Interest win cease alter this date. THOMAS DEALEY, City Treasurer. Astoria, Or.. April 22, 1909. Subscribe to The Morning Astorian. delivered by carrier. ' : - MISCELLANEOUS. Plate Rack's, Wall Pockets Music Racks Clock Shelves Just in See us lldetrarid V4 Got Old Bee Hive Bldg. FLORISTS., PLANTS OF ALL KINDS Choice roses, flowering shrubs, cat flowers, artistic boquets furnished weddings and funerals. Columbia Nurseries, 516 Bond. n CARPETS AND RUGS. FINE NEW FULL LINE CARPET samples just rerceived. See them. Also agents Fluff Rag Company. Zapf Furniture & Hardware Co. (U BATH HOUSES. BATHS TURKISH AND RUS tian, at the natatorium of George Hill, 217 Astor St.; rational prices; absolute cleanliness; private rooms; separate service for ladies; rheuma tism and akin diteases treated with perfect success 10-25-tf HOUSE MOVERS. FREDR1CKSON BROS We make a specialty of house moving, car penters, contractors, general jobbing; prompt attention to all orders. Cor ner Tenth and Duane streets.- SWEDISH MASSAGING. THYRA KOHLANDER, ROYAL graduate in Swedish movements. physical culture and massage; office, 545 Franklin ave-, second fiat; hours: 9-11 a. m., 3-5 p. nu Telephone Main 4641. " " ' PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ATTORNEYS-Al-LAW GUSTAF A. HEXPLE Attorney-arLew Suite 9-10 Odd Fellows' Building Tenth and Commercial Streets HOWARD M. BROWNELL, AT torney at Law, Deputy District Attorney. 420 Commercial Street DENTISTS DR. F. VAUGHAN, DENTIST, Pythian Building, Astoria, Oregon. DR. W. C LOGAN. DENTIST, Commercial Street, Shanahan Bldg. OSTEOPATHS. DR. RHODA C HICKS, OSTEO- path. Office: Mantel! Bldg, Phone Black 2055. 573 Commercial Street BLACKSMITHINQ. ASTORIA WAGON & BLACK- cmlthinir Co.. Twelfth and Duane, are fully equipped to handle all wagon and iron work. Horseshoeing a specialty.-V""'V.: . AUCTION AND COMMISSION. EVERY SATURDAY AT 11 A. M. we will sell to the highest bidder a large consignment of furniture; make your own prices; during the week furniture will be sold at auction prices; see Martin Olsen for up-to- date upholstering work, mattress makinar. etc-, will repair your bed in one day, calling for it in the morning and returning it in the afternoon; will sew and lay carpets. Olsen & Ecklund, Commission and Auction House, 110 Fifteenth street ' HOTELS. The Cornelius "The House of Welcome" Corner Park and Alder, PORTLAND, OREGON Ahotel where the North west people will find a hearty welcome and receive Courteous Treatment at moderate prices. Our " free Omnibus meet all trains. Under management pf NA KrClarkt C. W. CORNELIUS. Proprietor. Subscribe to the Morning Astorian 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE OF BOARD OF JEQUAL- , ization Notice is hereby given that Special assessment roll No. 189, made for the purpose of improving the alleyway running through blocks 2. 3. 4 and 5, in Adair's Port of Upper As toria, from the west line of 3th street to the intersection with 42nd street, has been filed with the auditor and police judge of the city .of Astoria and numbered special assessment roll number 189 and that the committee on streets and public ways has been appointed a committee of the council to tit with the Board of Assessors to examine, correct and equalize the same, and that Saturday the 8th day of May, A D. 1909, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m., in the Council Cham bers in the City Hall, hat been fixed as the time and place for the meeting of said Board of Equalization. All objections to said assessment must be presented in writing. ' ' " ' ' OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Dated April 21, 1909. ' .H NOTICE TO RE-ESTABLISH , GRADE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Astoria has declared its de termination and intention to re-establish the grade on Fourteenth street from the south line of Jerome avenue to the sonth line of Lexington avenue, so that the grade when so re-established will be at the following eleva tions above the base of grades as established by ordinance No. 71 of the City of Astoria, towit: , , At the south line of Jerome avenue at 209 feet above the base of grades; at the north line of Lexington avenue at 238 feet above the base of grades; at the south line of Lexington avenue at 242 feet above the base of grades; that between the points above desig nated the grade shall be upon an even and gradual slope. By order of the Common Council. OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Dated April 21, 1909. NOTICE TO IMPROVE STREET. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Common Council of the City of Astoria has declared its de termination and intention to improve Irving avenue from the east line tf 14th street to the west" line of ISth street by grading the same to the proper sub-grade and macadamizing the same with crushed rock from gut ter to gutter to a. thickness of 9 inches. throufrhout, and the construction ofv cement sidewalks witn pane spaces. ... .. ... . i . curb and gutters on both sides of the street, excepting the sidewalk, curb and gutter in front of lot 12 in block 20 which is exempt. That the costs and expenses of con structing said improvement , shall be j defrayed by special assessment nponj the lots, lands and premises so bene-J fitted by the same, which said lots, lands and premises are included in the special assessment district including all lots, lands and premises so bene fitted, to-wit: Lots 7, 8, 9. 10, 11 and 12 inf block 20, and Lots 1, 2. 3, 4, 5 and 6 in block 55, all in, that part of the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by L M. Shlvely and generally known as Shivelys Astoria. By order of the Common Council. OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. . , Dated ArrH 21, 1909. HOT OR'COLl) Glen West Tea Just Right CLOSSET & DEVERS, PORTLAND, ORE. PLUMBERS. .i. imm PLUMBER Heating Contractor, Tinnei -AND- .. x heet Iron Worker LL WORK GUARANTEEI 425 Bond Street UNDERTAKERS, J.a! GILBAUOH & Co Undertaken ai4 Enibttlmere Experienced Lady AHHigtatu - , Vhen DeKired. Calls Promptly Attended Day or Night. Tatton'Bdgr. 12th and DuaueSte ASTOH1A, OBE.OON Phone Main 2111 - TRANSPORTATION. The K" Ure Steamer - Luriini KigM EcMforrcrtl&ndc&i 'Way Lacdicjj. Leaves Astoria daily except &ca&f at 7 p. m. I Leaves Portland Dally Except Saf at 7 a. 4. Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf . 4 Landing Portland Foot Taylor t . J. J. DAT, Agent Phone Main 270 DENTISTS. Do Your Teeth Need Attention? If so, do not put it off, as they will only get worse. We are special ists in painless dentistry. All our work is gnaranteed teu years. OUR PRICE5 Snver Fillings ..SOcup Gold Fillings , $19 np 22-Karat Gold Crowns tSCI Enamel Crown ..,.J1CI We make specialty of platework and chage only $10.00 for the best rubber plate. . , . f Painless, Extraction, soc Office Hours: 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m.; Sunday, 10 a. m to 12 m.; Evening Work by Appointment Lady attend ant ' Painless . Oil MEDICAL. Unprecedented Successes of DL CH 0 THE GilAt CSOT1SI DOCTOt Who , is Vnowa throughout the United States . csi account of his wos- derful cures. No poisons or drag used. He guarantees to cure catarrh asthma, lung and throat trouble rheumatism, nervousness, stomat-.b. liver and kidney,., female complain:. and. all chronic diseases. 0. ... . SUCCESS7XTL E0JUE ..TSXATMIXX. If yoa cannot call write for symp toms blank and circular, inclosing 4 cents in stamps.--' TEE C GSX W0 KXDIOmC C& 1621 First St, Corner Morrison - PORTLAND, OREGON Please metstion the Astorian. LAUNDRIES. ROUGH DRY FAMILY WASHING May We Call For a Trial Package? t TROY LAUNDRY Phone Main 1991. 10th and Duane Sts. Dr. Reeds CUBHIQN BHOI3 Easiest Shoe pn earth AGENT FOR Bergman's Logging SHOE A. 1 QUALITY S. A. G I AIRE Opposite Ross, Higgins'Co. 534 Bond Street. Astoria.'Orc r'?