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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1909)
SUNDAY, MAY 16, m. S THE MORNING ABTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. CLDEST VICE PRESIDENT IS LEV! P. MORTON FOUR OTHER VICE-PRESI-DENTS ALIVE BUT NOT AS ' OLD AS MORTON. NEW YORK, May 15. Still fresh ami vigorous in mind and sound in hoij, Levi P. Morton, the oldest living ex-Vice President of the United States, will celebrate his eighty-fifth birthday anniversary to- bwittow. Beside Mr. Morton there are now living only three other men who bare held the position of Vice President of the United States. Adlai E- Stevenson, Theodore Roose velt and Charles W. Fairbanks. Not tdy is Mr. Morton by far the oldest anons his surviving colleagues, but. with one exception, he has already at tained a greater age than any other former Vice President The only ex ception was John Adams, the first Yk President of the United States, who died in 1836 at the ripe age of 90 3feara . While Mr. Stevenson has reached the age of seventy-four, the other two arming colleagues of Mr. Morton arc- still comparatively young men, Mr. Roosevelt being SI, Mr. Fair banks 57 years old. Of his predeces sors who have joined the silent army nly John Adams lived to be older than Mr. Morton is now. Thomas Jefferson died at the age of 83. Han nibal Hamlin at the age of 81 and Aaron Burr at the age of 80. The latter holds the record in one respect, nowever, among "the deceased former Vice Presidents; he survived the end ef his term of office by thirty-one Tears, a longer period than shows the record of any other deceased former Bolder of that office. Mr. Morton will have to live until he is 100 years Summer Rates East Daring the Season of 1909 VTA THE Oregon Railroad Navigation Co. j& OREGON SHORT LINE a UNION PACIFIC Railroad FROM Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Tac otna, Walla Walla and all points on the O. R. & N. line noil mud--nun Si: To si- Louis ana Mi -JO I in si Re! and to other principal cities in the East, Middle West and South Correspondingly low fares " On 5ale June 2, 3; 'July 2, 3; August 11, 12 To Denver i On Sale flay 17, July J, Aug. 11 io!n transit 10 'la. from dnte of wile final rettiru limit October Ul. Ttipue ticket prevent noine very at trc iUe features in the way of stopover i rlr. iieges, Mtxi choice routes; thereby enabl ing paiMsengere to make side trips to many iutfrestli g poiutx. Rooting on the return trip llirouith f al ffuniiu may be lid at a slight advance ver the rates quoted. Fall particulars, eleepliiK r eserva ttotiH aud tickets w ill be furnished by any O. K. 4 N. local agent, or Wm. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent PORTLAND, ORE. old to surpass Burr's record. Levi P. Morton is a New Englander and the descendant of a family of clergymen. It may be due to a srat extent to that fact that he has retained his health and vitality to such a re markable degree. His family was founded in America by the Rev. George Morton, one of the conspicu ous members of the Pilgrim colony of England. He was the financial agent of the Pilgrims and raised and conserved the funds which fitted out the expedition on the Mayflower, al though he was not a passenger on the initial voyage. He arrived in America in 1623. Levi P. Morton may have inherited his taste for finance from that treasur er of the Tilgrim band. His father was a Congregational clergyman. Rev. Daniel O. Morton, still remembered t'in Winchendon, Mass., and in Shore- ham. Vt The father of Levi P. Morton lived in Shoreham when his son was born. May 16. 1824. Before the boy had obtained his meager education the minister removed to Winchendon. There the future vice president was wont on Sunday morn ings to ring the bell to summon his father's congregation to service, and he also acted as sexton of the edifice. In that church there is now a memor ial window given by Levi P. Morton to commemorate the services of his father. When, at the age of sixteen years, he saw no hope of realizing his ambi tion to go to Dartmouth college, Levi P. Morton entered a country store at Enfield. Mass., where he worked until he had enough to start a modest establishment of his own, at Han over, N H. In 1849, at the age of twenty five he came to Boston and became a partner in a small dry goods house. Five years later he went to New York, where he joined a dry goods firm. i He failed a few years before the outbreak of the civil war. but im mediately started a banking business, appreciating that the rebellion would mean a great demand for financiers to handle the government loans. Mr. Morton founded the banking house of Morton, Bliss & Co. in New York and Morton, Rose & Co, in London and dealt largely in government bonds. Just before the close of the war, when he had accumulated a fortune. Mr. Morton gave a dinner to the creditors of his former dry goods firm. Every one found under his plate a check for the amount still ow ing to him with interest. Mr. Mor ton's first essay in politics was in 1878 when he was elected to Congress from a New York district. He might have been President if his loyalty to the wishes of Senator Roscoe Conk ling had not made him refuse the nomination for vice president on the ticket headed by James A. Garfield in 1880. President Garfield made him Min ister to France in 1881 and Mr. Mor ton made a fine record. He was elect ed vice president in 1883 on the ticket with President Harrison, but was not renominated with the President in 1892. In 1894 he was made Governor of New York. Since his retirement from the governorship in 1896 Mr-M-orton devoted himself to the direc tion of his large financial interests and to extensive travels abroad. While in this country he spends most of his time in New York or Washington. LOVE FINDS A WAY. NEW HAVEN. Conn., May 14 A wireless dwpatch was received here by Francis S. Pat"- of Brooklyn, ?. senior in the SlK-ffk-ld Scientific school, saying that a classmate, Thomas H. Prosser, of Brooklyn, had hidden in a closet on bard the steamer Hamburg last Tuesday when it sailed and had accompanied his finance, Miss Gertrude Willetts of Roseland, L. I., to Europe. Miss Willett's father, Samuel Willetts, a retired merchant is with her. Pros ser asked Page to announce his en gagement to Miss Willetts and also the fact that he would not be back for commencement. Jakn Fox, Pres. F. L. Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings B. Trcnj Nelson Trover, Vice-Prei. sad Supt ASTORIA IRON WORK DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED . . Canning-Machinery, Marine Engines and filers ' ' COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. CwtTMpondence Solicited. - Foot of Foarth Btrtat. PRESIDENT TAFT WILL VISIT THE SOUTH WILL LEAVE NEXT TUESDAY ON HIS FIRST TRIP SINCE HE WAS INAUGURATED WASHINGTON. D. C. May 15- President Taft will leave Washington Tuesday night on his first trip to the South since his inauguration. At Petersburg, Vs.. Wednesday, he will be present at the unveiling of a fine monument at Fort Mahone to the Pennsylvania troops who fell in the fights during the famous siege of Gen. Grant. From Petersburg the Presi dent will go to Charlotte, N. C, to attend the celebration there of the anniversary of the signing of the Mecklenburg declaration of inde pendence. The fifteenth annual meeting of the Lake Mohonk Conference on Inter national Arbitration will assemble at the Adirondacks resort Wednesday and continue in session three days. Prominent among the participants will be Gov. Ansel of South Carolina, ex-Gov. Montague of Virginia, Presi dent Faunce of Brown University, the British, German and Braiilian ambassadors, and the diplomatic rep resentatives of several of the repub lics of South and Central America. If the conditions are favorable th-: Government tests of aeroplans and other flying machines will be resum ed during the week at Fort Myer. The. tests will continue a month or longer and will include demonstra tions of the Wright aeroplane, the Berliner type of helicoptic flying ma chine and several other varieties of the so-called heavier-than-air ma chines. The taking of testimony on behalf of the defense in the Government's suit against the so-called powdr trust is scheduled to begin in the United States court at Wilmington. Del-, Monday. On the same day the case of H. Clay Pierce, under indict ment in Texas on the charge of fahe swearing in the suit to oust the Waters-Pierce Oil Company from that State, will be called at Austin, but it is understood that the trial will be postponed until fall. The election of a new Assembly in the Republic of Columbia, which is to be held next Thursday is of some in terest to the people of the United States, owing to the efforts of Presi dent Reyes and his Government to have elected an Assembly favorable to the convention recently concluded between Columbia and the United States, which must be ratified by the Assembly before it can come ino force. ' The annual Presbyterian general assembly will be the important gathering of the week. The Northern Presbyterians will meet at Denver and the Southern Presbyterians at Savannah, beginning their sessions imuhaneausly Thursday morning. President Taft and the British am bassador, Mr. Bryce, will be thi principal speakers at the national conference on city planning, which will assemble in Washington Friday for a session of two days. the welcome of the visitors, the an nual reports of officers, appointment of committees and other business. The sessions will be continued an ! concluded 'tomorrow. Business an J pleasure are combined in the pro gramme. Included among the feat ures of entertainment wiU be a.i automobile ride to Port Arthur, ag excursion on the Nechcs river and a grand ball tomorrqw night RETIREMENT OF GEN. KERR. WASHINGTON, D, C. May 1S. Brig. Gen. John B. Kerr, one of thi. best known officers of the army, was retired for age today. Gen Kerr la from Kentucky and was graduated trom the West Point academy in 1873 Most of his service wa in the cavalry army and he commanded the 12th Cavalry for five years. He was awarded a medal of honor for distin guished bravery in action against Sioux Indians on the White river, D. S., in January, 1891. Until recent ly he was in command of the Mount ed Service School at Fort Riley, Kansas. RISE O FA SOUBRETTE. CINClNNATlTa, May 14,-Mn. Uriet, wife of Leopold Markret. May of of Cincinnati, expests til, return to the stage. aftrr an absence of almost 20 years. Not bnly does she hope to return to her old art, but It I her ambition to star in a play of her ow,i composition. Before her marriage to Col. Markbrlet she was Bertha Fie bach, She began her career as a souhrctte and later achieved success in emotional roles. She retired from the stage on her marriage. HOT ON HIS TRAIL MANILA, May 14-Captain Rhodes, commanding two troops of the Sixth Cavalry struck a portion of the band of outlaws headed by Jikiri inear Bamno last Wednesday, and in a fight that followed, five of the na tives were killed. One of these was Jamnang, noted as a trusted lieuten ant of Jikiri. t I M M M I t IMS M l tMMI'M THE TRENTON 1 First-Class Liquors and Cigars H2 CommercUl Street. f Corner Commercial and 14th. ASTORIA, OREGON NEW CAPTAIN AT NAVY YARD. NEW YORK. May 15.-Captain J B. Murdock, who commanded the battleship Rhode Island in the cruise around the world, took command of the New York Navy Yard today, re lieving Rear Admiral Goodrich, who has been assigned to special duty as general inspector of all the navy yards. The transfer of the command of the navy yard was accompanied by the usual ceremonies. ine new commamiant, who was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1851 graduated from the Naval Academy m 1870- During his career of nearl'' forty years in the navy he has seen duty in all parts of the world, was engaged in the coast survey service for four years and has been an in structor at the Annapolis academy and at the Naval War College. Dur ing the war with Spain he served as eecutive officer on the cruiser Panther. FOR THE POOR KIDDIES. CHICAGO, May, !4.-To make the Klnsie school building the recreation center for a thousand children from the congested district about it is the plan of Miss Asele IV Reynolds, prin cipal ftf the school. In order to do this. Miss Reynolds, will serve with out pay. Otto Schneider president of the school board laid before 'the school management committee communication which he had receiv ed from, Reynolds. The committee thought so well of the plan that Miss Reynolds request was granted. FAMOUS VESSEL ARRIVES NEW YORK, May 14-With a cargo of salmon, wine and scrap iron the big brig Aryan, the last of the great wooden square vessels to built in America arrived here from San Francisco late yesterday having taken 2S days for the voyage. On the deck of the Aryan, which was built in Bath, Me- in 1893 was a pole of Ore gon pine 90 feet long which is to be come a flagpole on a municipal build ing in Maine. Whooping Cough, "In February our daughter had the whooping cough. Mr. Lane, of Hartland, recommended Chaihber lain's Cough Remedy and said it gave his customers the best of satis faction. We found it as he said, and can recommend it to anyone having children troubled with whooping cough," says Mrs. A. Goss, of Dtt rand, Mich. For sale by Frank Hart and Leading Druggists. Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. WEEKLY TIME TABLE MAY 1J TO 17 Launch Hulda I. MPT. JOHN HsGGBLOM, OWNER llwaco, Chinook, Ft. Columbia, McGowan and Astoria Uve slip In llwiifo, Wn nd I.urlliie itork, Axtorla, Or. Bad Attack of Dysentery Cured. "An honored cltixen of this town was suffering from a severe attack of dysentery. He told a friend if he could obtain a bottle of Chamber lain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, he felt confident .of being cured, he having used this remedy in the West. He was told that I kept it in stock and lost no time in obtain ing it. and was promptly cured," says M. J. Leach, druggist, of Wolcott, Vt. For sale by Frank Hart and Leading Druggist. LETTER OF THE LA MANILA. May 14 -F.sucbio Burial and I.ucio Aldea. who were convicted of the murder of Anna Hahn, a school teacher in the Batangas district, were hanged in Bilibid prison this after noon. The execution was private. The crime, which was committed In January 1908, (had robbery for Its object. A strong effort was made to secure a commutation of the sentence, ! but Governor Smith and Vice Gover nor Forbes declined to interfere. Biliousness and Constipation. For years I was troubled with bil : w jmade life miserable for me. My ap petite failed me. I tost my usual force and vitality. Pepsin preparations and cathartics only made matters worse. I do not know where 1 should have been today had I not tried Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The tablets relieve the ill-feeling at once, strengthen the digestive func tions, purify the stomach, liver and blood, helping the system to do its work naturally. Mrs. Rosa Potts. Birmingham, Ala. These tablets are for sale by Frank Hart and Leading Druggists. FINANCIAL First national Bank of Astoria DIRECTORS - Jacob Kamm W. F. McGrkgok G. C. Flavel J. VV. Ladd S. S. GorduN Capital II W0 Surplus i , 25,000 Stockholders' Liability 100.000 ' ttrt'l'AIII.IMtllCl) 1NN4I, STATEMENT OP THE CONDITION OF THE SCANDINAVIAN - AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON. APRIL 28, 1909 Securities nad loans $Uo,420.35 Fixtures 4.457.(59 Cash and due from banks 31.712.74 $182,590 79 Capital 1 50.000.00 Surplti 3.500,00 Undivided profits ........ 1.07080 Deposits 128.019W $182,590.79 J, Q. A. BOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER, Assistant CasWti O. I. PETERSON, Vict-Presldent FRANK PATTON, Cashier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 1242.003 Tansacta General Banking Business Interest Paid on Time Deposits ' SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. ; Four Per Cent. Per Annum Eleventh and Duane St. Astoria. Oregon Scow Bay Brass & Iron Works ASTORIA. OREGON. IroA and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineers Up-To-Date Sawmill Machinery 18th and Franklin Ave. Prompt attention given to all repair work. TeL Mala 3461. Sherman Transfer Co. HENRY SHERMAN. MaMer, Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks aarf FaraJrtut Wagoae Pianos Moved. Bosed and Snipped. 4U Commercial Street Mils Pfcoe X A. & C. R. R. CO. Saturday-Monday Excursion Rates ASTORIA TO PORTLAND AND RETURN ff3.00 Good going Saturdays and on train No. 31 Sunday mornings, returning on or before train No. 34 Monday eveiiiiiRS following date of sale. For Further Information Call on or Address (1. B. JOHNSON, Gen'l Agent A. & C. R. R. 12th St. near Commercial St - ASTORIA, OREOON. :.v. i,v. My IIwbco Chinook 12 .... 7 0ii 11 1. 7 rt)a 111 IS 7 m m 7 SO 11 ra 14 7 .10 hi A 00 a m 18 .. . i u in 7 00 a m 1 630 PM 930M 17 K 00 II In 8 80 II 111 Lv. I.v MoOowiin Antorta 5 00 n 111 4 SO 11 m 8 0 - in . .10 p in 8 30 it m 6 so i 111 7 30 a in 10 :0 a 111 S00AM 830AM 6 W a 111 1. .'10 i 111 Ay I YOUR VACATION j& NOW at Our Expense 1 t3'gK3imgaaaw 1 -THK COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS. BEAUMONT, Texas, May 14. Commercial travelers, "knights of the grip," took Beaumont by storm todav on the occasion of the fifteenth an nual convention of the Texas grand council of the United Commercial Travelers- More than 2S0 . delegates and visitors filled the Kyle Theater when the gathering was called to order. They came from Dallas, Gal veston, Fort Worth, Houston, Fl Paso, Sherman"; San Antonio, Pales tine, Abilene and other leading cities of the State. ASTORIA RESTAURANT 399 Bond Street Will Continue Under the Manage ment of MANQ HING The Finest Meals Served in Astoria. Your Patrona'ge Solicited. Courteous Treatment to All. A CHOICE OF FOUR TRIP 0-E Dr. Reeds CUSHION SHOE Easiest Shoe on earth AGENT ,FOR Bergman's Logging SHOE A. 1 QUALITY S. A. G1MRE Opposite'Ross, Higgins'Co. IS OFFERED YOU G' IT A Ti l IT DURING ALASKA OML I I JU YUKON EXPOSITION YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. YOSEMiTE VALLEY, LAKE TAHOE ALL YOUR EXPENSES PAID IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN THE EAST WHO WANT TO VISIT UhQ PACIFIC COAST WE CAN ARRANGE IT lis Is Your pporinty formation Address vSunset Travel Club Bldg., Snn Francesco The opening day was given over to 534 Bond Street. Astoria, Ore.