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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON,
THURSDAY. MAY W
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SHELMAN MORTON CAME TO
HIS DEATH WHIL.U, iuo
ING ELECTRIC LIGHT
POLE.
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BAY, DOCK
AND RIVER
When the steamer Lurline was
off from the dock in this city
on Tuesday night last at 1& o'clock.
Portland bound, James atangni. m
Skamokawa, who was on board and
feeling a bit good inadvertently walk
ed over the inshore guard and landed
in the cold dark waters of the Colum
bia. Luckily the steamer's head-line
Ui been let go, and this was all that
made it possible for the officer of the
deck and the crew to reacn, ana nam.
aim on board again. U was a nar
row risk for the Skamokawa. and he
fully appreciated the prompt efforts
made in his behalf. The Lurline was
dow n on time last Wening and went
ap the river with a good load of
freight and the following named
people on her passenger register:
A. B. McClcllan, M. H- Carter. G.
W. Petsch, J. G. Ingram, J. E. Peter
sen, Mrs. D. R. WrightWilliam
Jorgenson and A Dunbar.
The steamer Charles R. Spencer
came down yesterday on the dot with
30 passengers in her cabin, and a
good load of local freight for distri
bution at Astoria. Gray's River and
Ilwaco. She went back at 3 o'clock
with a number of passengers in her
eabin, and a good load of local
freight, for distribution at Astoria.
Gray's River and Ilwaco. She went
back at 3 o'clock with a number of
passengers.
The steamship Geo. W. Elder is
billed to leave out for San Francisco
at an early hour tomorrow morning,
from the Callender dock.
The Columbia Agricultural Corm
nanv's new dredge the "Muskrat"
,was towed up river yesterday, from
the Wilbon boat yards to a point
near Clatskanie, and- will be put to
work at once diking in that neighborhood.
The steamer Daisy Freeman was
amom? the earliest of the vessels
departing from this port yesterday
morning, leaving out tor San rran
cisco, lumber laden.
The steamer Majestic, with 790.000
feet of lumber, loaded at Stella, and
for San Francisco delivery, was one
of the early outgoing fleet from thii
port yesterday morning.
The jury duly cmp.mellcl to iii'r'
into the cause of the death of Shall
men E. Morton met last evening at
the office of Coroner Gilbaugh pur
suant to adjournment ana atter near
t.timmiv oi Georce V. Mor
ton the jury returned the following
verdict:
"actoh! A. Or.. Mav 12, W.
"We. the undersigned jury being
-ct .t.ilv swam, denose and say: We
have this day met at this date at the
request of the Coroner J. A. Gil
i...t. tn in. mire into the cause of
the death of Shallmen E. Morton, find
that he came to his death trom inn
ing from an electric light pole on the
corner of Tenth anti Bona sirrcu ...
rintsoo countv. Oregon, on
"the 8th day of May, 1909. while in
the employ of that Astoria ticcmc
1 ;. Pn. We are unable to deter
mine what caused Shallmen E. Mor
ton to fall from said pole. It is tne
opinion of this jury that it was bad
management on the part 01 tne wa
trie Light Company in permitting an
inexperienced boy to climb poles and
expose himself to tne clanger aucnu-
ing such work.
"L. E. 56. LIU.
"E. DONNELLY,
"JAMES MILLER.
"M. N. ADAMS.
"J. B. BF.N01T.
-H..W. CHRISTENSKNV
To Think Out System For Reducing
Railway Accidents,
CHICAGO May l-' -President
Taft in his capacity tis head of the
American Red Cross, lias become in
terested in the problem '( the reduc
tion of accidents on American rail
ways. The society is trying to get
ti," riilnni.U t.i cooperate with it
along certain lines which, it is
thought will tend to reduce tne
number of accidents caused largely
k. iarelsiiess of travelers.
Ov-ml roails have consented to
break their rules against the posting
of placards in railway stations tor
the purpose of permitting tne nanu
ling of a large card prepared by the
Red Cross.
The card in question i a series of
red lettered "nevers" and they bear
the signatures of William 11. Taft
as President and oi Robert W. De
forest as vice-president. The card
states:
"Prevention of accidents and in
inrir hv all legitimate means is a
personal duty which everyone owes
not to himself alone, but also to his
TTn.li'r the eantion "Rules lof the
Prevention of Railway Accidents."
seven "nevers" are given, among
which arc the following:
Wver cross at a railway
grade crossing before making sure
that no trains are approaching.
"Never jump off cars wniie in mo- j
tion.
Never put head or other part ot
person out of window.
"Never stand on the piattorm wnen
the car is in motion.
Never foruet that carelessness on
your part. in regard to these precau
tions not only endangers your life,
but the happiness and welfare of
those most dear to you.
WHAT'S THE FEMININE
POLICEMAN?
MISS SULLIVAN DULY AP
POINTED TO THE CHICAGO
POLICB FORCE.
The steamship Riverside is billed
to leave out of this port sometime
this evening or early tomorrow morn
ing. '
The steamer Argo. from up-river
noints and bound for Tillamook went
over the Columbia bar at an early
hour yesterday morning, with good
business in her hold ana cabins.
The oil tank steamer Asuncion ar
rived rtrtwn earlv vesterday morning
and went to sea bound for the coast
of California.
The steamer Casco is due to ar
rive in this nort today from the Bay
City She comes loaded with up-river
cargo, and will load lumber for the
return voyage.
i It is reported that the steamer
Washtenaw is being overhauled and
put in shape to carry passengers on
what is to be an Astoria. Nehalem,
Tillamook, Portland run at an early
day.
The oil tank steamship Lansing is
due down the river today, outward
bound for the California coast.
WANTS JUSTIFICATION.
Gross, Dramatist. Going After Rost
and's Scalp Right in fans-
SENATOR 50 YEARS OLD.
WEEKLY TIME TABLE
MAY 12 TO 17
The steamer Alliance came in yes-
terdav afternoon and docked at ths
Callender pier. She was practically
T r t T black with people, and had a neavy
LaiinCn rlUlUa I. ergo from Coos. She went up stream
alter a Driet stay in ims yun.
CAPT. JOHN HAGGBL0M. OWNER
Ilwaco, Chinook, Ft. Columbia,
McGowan and Astoria
leave IIp tn Ilwaco, Wn., and Lurline
dock. Astoria, Or.
The steamship Breakwater is due
to leave the O. R- & N. P'ers at 3
o'clock this morning, en route to
Coos water?, with freight and passengers.
Lv. Lv.
Mar Ilwaco Chln.wk
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15 ... 630am 700am 7 30am
16 .830P 30A1 900AM
jj 8 00 a in 8 30am 9i0am
Lv. Lv.
Mctiowun Astoria
:;)am 800am 4 Worn
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550 p m
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FORI BEST CANDIES
Our stick oi candies includ
ing 'Lowneys" and
"Gunthers" famous Choco
lates are the best.
...Home Made Candies...
They ire healthier
and better and don't cost
any more.
ALEX TAGG
m Commercial St., Astoria, Or
Operator Ferland. of the United
Wireless station on Smith's Point
yesterday picked up the following
items from the high seas and kindly
transmitted them to this office where
they arc fully appreciated: At high
noon yesterday the steamship W. S
. Porter was 90 miles west of Cape
P,la:ico, making good time toward
her Alaskan destination, with a 32
knot nor'uen wind prevailing, cloudy
weather and a moderate sea. At
11 a. m. the Meamship Admiral Samp
son, was off Cape Mears, bound from
San Francisco to Seattle, and expect
ing to tie up there at 10 o'clock thi
morning. At about 7 o'clock this
morning the oil tank steamer Maver
ick, with oi! barge No. 91 in tow,
should be off the Columbia bar
bound in, having been located by
wireless at 8 o'clock on Tuesday
evening, off Rogue River, and making
good time, with all well on board
each vessel.
rnTPA.r.O. Mav 12 Samuel F.her-
ly Gross, dramatist and 63 year old
bridegroom is to re-enter tne are
of real-estate speculation and other
fields. Among his cherished plan?
for the immediate future is a produc
tion by some prominent American
actor of his poetic drama. me
Merchant Prince of Cornville" This
is the play from which a Federal
Court decided Edmund Kostann. tne
French dramatist, stole the ideas
"Cvrano de Bergeriac.
"I hope to see the drama succcsslully
presented here" said Mr. Gross.
"That will constitute a vindication
for m he-ore the American public.
Then I shall have it produced in
Paris, Rostands own city, ana 00
you know what will happen then?;
he will be removed from membership
in the French Academy.
"Whv. he became saturated with
my play. He studied it for two years
before he wrote his great drama, you
know, and when he was called upon
r. write another he. still had to go
back to "The Merchant Prince of
Cornville". His Chanticleer is drawn
from my play, of that I have not the
slightest doubt.
"There arc passages 'n which I
dwelt long in describing the barnyard
and the early bird of dawn and I
have learned that certain lines from
his play conincide precisely with
translations from my work."
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 12.
Scnator Smith-William Aulen
Smith of Michigan-was fifty years
old today. He will have occasion to
remember the anniversary, lor ne was
Lnt rmsv durinur a (rood part of the
day receiving congratulations and j
good wishes from his colleagues ini
the senate and numerous friends in j
official life. 1
d..nr.tnr Smith's fiftv vears cover a :
notable and highly creditable career. !
He was born of poor parents ana nis j
first money was earned as a popcorn
vender. While selling corn he made (
a friend of Speaker J. T- Rich, of the j
Mirhmm home of representatives,
and Rich appointed young Smith a
page in 1879. He saved his money,
studied law, and while still a young
man became general counsel tor tne
Chicago & West Michigan railroad.
Later he built several small railroads
in the Michigan timber belt and
realized a fortune by selling them to
the Pere Marquette. He was elected
to Congress from the Fifth Michigan
district in 1894 and two years ago nc
succee ded Russell A. Alger in the
!cnate.
The Michigan senator is one of
three representatives that the great
family of Smith now has in the up
per branch of Congress. The other
two are John Walter Smith of Mary
land and F.llison Du Rant Smith, the
new senator from South Carolina.
CHICAGO, May 12.- Chicago's
first policewoman is Mi J1'
Sullivan. She is a "special" and has
all the powers, privileges tuul duties
of a "regular". Her beat i limited
to the Slate street department stores.
Miss Sullivan received her commis
sion from Chief Shippy after he had
received a legal opinion Irotu. t.or
miration Counsel Uruudngc, that her
appointment was all rignt- ncr
principal duty will be to catch shop
lifters. Miss Sullivan is provided with
a star, whistle arid a patrolbox key.
When Chief Shiunv asked Mr. BrUll-
dage for an opinion on the appoint
ment of a wonyui a member of
ih iiiMiarhnetit. he received a reply
that should gladden the heart of
every suffragist. Some of the points
he decided were:
"In construction of the statutes and
ordinances words imputing masculine
! gender may be applied to feminine.
("No person shall be precluded or ae
karrfd from anv occupation, profes-
tion or eniulovmetu (.except military)
., 1.,-eii.nit of sex. provided that this
does not affect the eligibility of any
person to an elective office.
"This proviso contemplates that
women as well as men can serve in
,n iimiointke office.
'U.,,.it l,ite lu-eii declared clitf-
iible to the office of Superintendent of
i education, public instruction, master
in chancery, and attorney at law.
"There is no constitutional dis.tiali
; ticatioii oi female.
I "There is nothing in 'be statues
.iw or city law ordinance upon a
police officer which would imply the
necessity of intended exclusion of
either sex."
Why Overheat
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ure depemli upon having cool
and comfortable kitchen. Why
riot lw prepared for hot dy
before they come.
Ask your doaler to show the
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wonder.
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after it ia cooked. Also hai drop hlve (or holding
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SUGAR TRUST
NEW' YORK. May 12 The Fed
eral grand jury which was ,worn in
today will be asked by Special
n,iK. Attornev-t.eneral Henry l,. i
Stimson. on behalf of the United
Stales, to find indictments, against
any officers or employees of the
American Sugar Refining Company.
! commonly known as the Sugar Trust,
and who have been guilty i criminal
acts in connection with defrauding
the Government of huge sums by
tampering with the weighting scales
so as to reduce the amount of cus
toms duties paid by the company.
This means that those responsible
for the alleged frauds are not to be
relieved from criminal prosecution,
despite the fact that the company has
been fined Sl.tyi) and has agreed
to make restitution of Ji.mxVXW
I more, a total of $-'.1.14.l0.
A. & C. R. R. CO.
Saturday-Monday Excursion Rates
ASTORIA TO PORTLAND
B3.00
AND RETURN
Good Koini? Saturday! and on train No. at Suuday mowing!,
returning on or before train No. 34 Monday evening following
date of sale.
For Further Information Call on or Addre
(1. B. JOHNSON, OenM Agent A. & C. R. R.
12 St. near fWtnwcfcl 1l A1TORIA. OREOON.
j NORTH AND SOUTH UNITED.
j FRKDF.RlCKSBt'RO, Va-, May
' 12 - North and South came together
LET US TELL YOU ABOUT
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Oreateat advance In lighting method! lnce the intention of lnciul.sa-t
lam pt.
EXAMPLE
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the eame coat or In other wordi can B ave the eame quantity of Illumination
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NEW TO-DAY
Price To Advance. . .
Note increase in price of the Ideal
Vacuum carpet cleaners after June 1:
Price of the motor machines will be
$65, present price $60; price of the
hand machines remain same, viz., 3
at Portland.
EARL A. FISHER.
KING'S DAUGHTERS MEET.
ATLANTA. t. May .-Delegates
from all over the State have
arrived in the city to attend the an
nual convention of. the Georgia divis
ion of the King's Daughters. The
convention has its formal opening in
the Second Baptist Church this even
ing and the sessions will continue
over Thursday and Friday.
1 I 1 1 1 "
Kelley, The Wood Man.
Vim. Kelley, the wood and coal
dealer, is prepared to supply the pub
lic and all his old customcri with the.
best slabwood that Astoria has evJ.r
seen. He promises not to join any
combination to raise the price of
wood and he will keep his old title of
"the man who keeps the price down.
Ring up Main 2191 for particulars.
The very best board to be obtained
in the city is at "The Occident
Hotel." Rates very reasonable.
RESULTS THAT REMAIN.
Are Appreciated by Astoria People
The Proper Place.
Go to the Occident Barber Shop if
you are particular and desire first
class service. Satisfaction guaranteed.
An expert bootblack anrj porter has
also been engaged.
HAVE YOU TRIED THE
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You can wash and dry the window without wetting
your bands
Prices 85 cents and $1.00
FOR SALE AT
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Try our own mixture of coffee thr
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Badollet & Co.. grocers. Phone Maif
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ache and kidney complaint have tried
one remedy after another, finding
only temporary benefit. This is dis
couraging, but there is one special
kidney medicine that cures perma
nently and there is plenty of proof
right here in Astoria.
Here is the testimony of one who
used Doan'i Kidney Pills years -ago,
and now state that . the cure was
lasting:
D. E. Duncan, Astoria, Ore., says:
"For years I suffered from kidne
complaint. I had a constant, du'l
ache in the small of my back, and
the kidney eecretions were too fre
quent causing me much annoyance.
Hearine of Doan's Kidney Pills, I
procured a box at Chas. Rogers'
drug store and received immediaie
relief. I continued taking them and
was soon free from the complaint.'
(Statement given Feb. 14, lyuj.j
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On Sept, 3, 1907, Mr. Duncan con
firmed the above saying: "I can add
nothing to my statement made in
1903 except that I have not had the
slightest symptom if kidney com
plaint since."
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cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, ole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's and
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today on the Spottsylvania battle-
i fields, but the wearers of the Dlue ana
i the gray were not there for the pur
I pose that brought them there just
j forty-five years ago. The gathering
today was one of peace, an informal
i reunion of the veterans who took part
! in the great battle,
j The chief participants in the gath
1 rrinir were the -veterans of the Fif
teenth New Jersey regiment and the.
1 Fourteenth Georgia regiment, who
'fared one another' at Rloody Angle
j on May 12, 1864. The New Jersey vet
I trans came to dedicate the monument
'erected on the battlefield and to
j prevent to the survivors of the Geo
Irgia regiment the battle Hags captur
!ed in the historic conflict.
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EXHIBITS ARRIVING.
SEATTLE, May 12. Three car
loads of exhibits for the Austria
Hungary building have been received
at the Alaska-Yukon Eposition
grounds and will be installed as
rapidly as the custom officers can
check up the items in the shipment.
One of the features of the exhibit is
wine in bottles brought from the
Royal cellars of Austria-Hungary.
The wine was loaned for exposition
purposes by the government.
""""A New Train de Luxe.
The Canadian Pacific has placed i
commission its service de Luxe be
tween Portland and St. Paul. This
train will run solid between St. Paul
and Portland, making the run in two
days and 13 hours. It is the finest
nninned train in the West. For rates
-i- 1 1
and full particulars, apply to James
Finlavson. agent, 377 Commercial
street, Aitoria.
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