The Morning Astorian (Astoria, Oregon)
May 2, 1908

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33rd YEAR. NO. 106 NATHAN VOLFF IS BEATEN TO DEATH The Crime Was Discovered by the Night Watchman Who Noticed That the Customary Light Was Not Burning WOLFF CARRIED A LARGE STOCK OF DIAMONDS MRS. WOLFF ALARMED AT THE NON-APPEARANCE AT HOME OF HER HUSBAND ARRIVED ON THE SCENE JUST AS THE WATCHMAN DID HE SUSPECTED SOMETHINO WAS WRONG POLICE HAVE NO CLUE. PORTLAND. May 1-Nathan Wolff, a pawnbroker and jeweler who hat been doing business in Portland for twenty-five yean, wai horribly murdered by robben tonight. Wolf! evidently was first ibot in the neck and then beaten to death with a hatchet.' His face and head wai lit erally hacked to piccei. There if no doubt that robbery was the only motive for the crime. The "Pledge" afe and cash drawer had been rifled, lut the jewelry safe apparently was unmolested. Wolff carried a large stock of diamonds. It is believed the robbers secured jewelry and money to the 'amount of $1700. The crime was discovered by the nightwatch man, who noticed that the customary Covering the Entry of the Fleet Into Frisco FORMIDABLE NAVAL DISPLAY Admiral Evans Calls For a Report and Recommendations For Im provement In Turret System Based Upon Experiences of Practices. MONTEREY, Cal, May l.-The '.Atlantic fleet steamed into this port today. The residents of all the set tlements in the vicinity made the occasion a holiday. New orders were issued today covering the entry of the fleet through the Golden Gate, at .San Francisco on Wdnesday next, which provides for the most for midable and picturesque naval display in the history of the nation. It is now ordered that all vessels of the Pacific fleet, shall joint the Atlantic battleships outside the Golden Gate and steam with them through the harbor entrance to the anchorage in the -bay where the review of the navy is to be held. Practically the entire NEW ORDERS SUED NEW BRITISH CRUISER MAKES 28 KNOTS ON SPEED TRIAL GLASGOW, May l.-It is unoffic ially reported that the new cruiser Indomitable, now undergoing her speed trials, has beaten all records, making 23 knots over a measured mile of the Clyde and 26 1-4 knots AttOCIATID PfMr t'"'" J m -a light wai not burning. He felt the dor and it opened to Ma touch. Just at this juncture Mrs. Wolff, alarmed at the non-appearance at home of her husband, arrived on the scene. Sus pecting that something was' wrong the watchman told Mrs. Wolff to re main outside while he investigated. Turning on the store fights, a hor rible tone confronted him. Blood was everywhere and on the floor in a back room lay Wolffs terribly mangled body. The only clue found on the prem ises was a bloodstained collar and necktie. The crime was not discov ered until several hours after it' had been committed and the police be lieve they will have a hard time locat ing the murderers. fighting force of the navy will be in me great column, nn iinyuriuui meeting today on board the Vermont of the turret officers called by the direction of Admiral Evans to con sider and report recommendations for an improvement in the turret systems of the battleships based upon the experience of the battle practices last fall and the record of the target practice in Magdalena Bay. DR. BRYAN HOPEFUL. NEW YORK, May 1-The anxiety due the stories of Grover Cleveland's condition which is said to be the re sult of a cancer is but slightly les sened by the announcement of Dr. Bryan, who has attended the patient for years that the patient was "All right" and that the reports from Lakewood were favorable. Dr. Bryan declined to state the nature of the complaint from which the former president is suffering. PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT. SPOKANE, May I. -At Elk, Wash., tonight Mrs. North, the mis tress of the Montgomery Hotel at that place was shot and perhaps fa tally by an unknown assassin. She was going from the lobby to her room which the shot was fired from the outside. There is no clue to the assassins. Mrs. North had been liv ing apart from her husband, whose whereabouts are unknown. rl V A 1 in the continuous stemming trial. The Indomitable is fitted with' turbines and her contract speed is only 25 knots.- She is of 17,750 tons and 530 fact in length. She was launched on March 16 last. 1 ASTORIA, OREGON, LOSES $63,000 LAREDO, Texas, May 1. Wells, Fargo Express Company has reported to the authorities of Torreon, Mexico, of the loss of $63, 000 of Mexican currency which they claim was taken from through safe on the City of Mexico car. Two arrests have been made but the authorities do not believe the men have the money. It appears that an agent of the company boarded the train between Mexico City and Torreon and afterward left the train. He is said to be the only man who was in the car who knew the combination of the safe. He has not been arrested. mmmm4mmmmmmwMi i LEWISTON HIGH WINS. In Competition With Fifteen Other Schools. Tenth Anniversary Will Be Fittingly WALLA WALLA, May l.-The. Observed. Lewiston High School won the tri-' 1 ,mv, state fnterscholastic field and track' WASHINGTON, May 1-Today meet at Whitman Collge today in the tenth anniversary of the mem -.i -i- nrahlo hattlo nf Manila Bav and to- competition witn tne is omer scnouis of the Northwest. Lewiston secured 40 points, Spokane second with 32, Pendleton third with 30, Waitsburg "o Bl ,a,nous BUU fourth with 11, and Prosser fifth with many of his officers, will gather to eight points. celebrate the occasion. Among those j Ora Jay, of Pendleton, won the'lnt warriors who ten years ag0 individual cKp securing 21 points out won one of the most decisive wo of the 30 made by his school. ,l0"c in histor'. and who have s.g- 100-yard dash-Storer, Lewistown, their intention of being pres- lst; Mersey, Lewiston, 2nd; GWdon, ct at the dinner tonight are: Pendleton, 3rd. Time, 10 2-5. j Admiral Dewey, Rear Admirals Pole vault Jay, Pendleton, 1st; CoghlandLamberton, Walker and Monroe, Spokine, 2nd; Miller, Walla' Ford; Medical Director Wise,. Pay Walla, 3rd. Ten feet four inches. Director Gait, Representative Loud Half-mile run Severyns, t'rosser, of Michigan, w'ho was Assistant Pay 1st; Fancher, Spokane, 2nd; Luck, 1 master on the McCulIough, Lt. Corn Spokane, 3rd. Time, 2:07. Inlanders Brady, Bodderich, Price, Ir- 220-yard dash Storer, Lewiston, 1 win, Scott, Kavanaugh, Butler, and 1st; Cohn, Spokane, 2nd; Walters, 1 Doddridge; Col. Berryman, U. S. M. Island City, 3rd. Time, 23 2-5. JC, and Pay Inspectors Martin and 120-yard hurdles Jay Pendleton, Price. Many nlore officers who took 1st; Ekert, Lewiston, 2nd; Engelhorn, port in that sea fight cannot be pres Spokane, 3rd. Time, 15 4-5. lent, some of them being with the fleet Throwing discus Engelhorn, Spo-'now in the Pacific. kane, 1st; Jay Pendleton, 2nd; Con-j Tonight the battle will be fought over, Waitsburg, 3rd. Distance, 103. all over again but with less nervous feet 6 inches. ness on the part of the officers and 50-yard dash Hersey, Lewiston, 1st; Eckert, Lewiston, 2nd; Thomson, North Yakima, 3rd. Time, 5 3-5. High Jump Jay, Pendleton, 1st; Bowers, Walla Walla, 2nd; Monroe, Spokane, third. Distance, 5 feet 7 inchs. Mile run Fancher, Spokane, 1st; DEMOCRATIC WASHINGTON, May l. The house spent today in considering and passing paragraph by paragraph the sundry appropriation bill. The objection by the Democratic members in pursuance of i minority filibuster to unanimous consent, defeated the passage of the bill for the printing and distribution of one hundred thousand copies of the specil report of the department of agriculture describing the dis eases of cattle. Severyns, Prosser, 2nd; Woods, Walla Walla, 3rd. Time, 4:56 1-5. 44-yard dash McBoyle, Waits burg, 1st; Stough, Spokane, 2nd; Hoobler, Lewiston, 3rd. Time, 4 2-5. Throwing hammer Conover, Wai tsburg, 1st; Chiles, Ellensburg, 2nd; Engelhorn, Spokane, 3rd. Distance, 139 feet one inch. 220-yard hurdles Eckert,,, Lewis ton, 1st;, Kimball, Pendleton, 2nd; Engelhorn, 3rd, Time, 26 4-5. Broad i jump Hersey, Lewiston, 1st; Jay, Pendleton, 2nd; Engelhorn, 3rd. Time, 26 4-5. Broad jump Hersey," Lewiston, 1st; Jay, Pendleton,' 2nd; Cohn, Spo kane, 3rd. Distance, 20 feet 1-2 inch. Shot-put Engelhorn, Spokane, 1st; E. Means, Pendleton, 2nd; A. Means, Pendleton, 3rd. Distance, 41, feet 5 inches. Relay race, one-half mile Lewis- tori!, 1st.' Spokane, 2nd. BASEBALL SCORES. At San Francisco Portland 6, San Francisco" 0. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 7, Oakland 2". SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1008 FROM CAR ..MISSION NOT DISCLOSED, BATTLE OF MANILA.

"ght at the Rale.gh Hotel in this city, Admiral George Dewey, the .with less anxiety as to the outcome than it was ten years ago. CHAMP CLARK'S SCHEME. WASHINGTON, May l.-U is expected when the house in its con- sideration of the' sundry civil bill FILIBUSTER reaches the paragraph appropriating $500,000 for an enforcement of the Chinese exclusive law, which may be tomorrow, Champ Clark will offer an amendment to increas th appropria tion to $600,000 that this move will make way for a discussion intended to expose the alleged administration order directing federal officials to re lax their vigilance and wink at the unlawful entry of the Chines into the United States for the purpose of propitiating the Chinese government and inducing art aba-tortwnt of the boycott declared by the' Chinese merchants agSinst American1 goods. RAIDED BUTTERfNf ACTOSV, v. CHICAGO, May 1-U, ReVemie officers raided an alleged "moonshin ers" oleomargarine foctory last night, arresting four men and securing 14, 000 pounds of colored butterine". The factory was located in the base ment and two floors of a barn at 280 Honore street. The plant is said to have been capable of turning out sev eral hundred pounds of colored oleo margarine a day. C0VCR8THC MORNING FICLD ONTHC LOWCR COLUMBIA DENUNCIATORY SPEECH BY SENATOR JEFF. DAVIS Asks That the Committee m the Judiciary he Dis charged From Further Consideration of His Bill for the Suppression of the Trusts CONSIDERS RESOLUTION THE HEPBURN RATE LAW COMMODITY CLAUSE WAS THE SUBJECT OF ELKINS' RESOLUTION, WHICH PROVOKED SO MUCH DEBATE AND SO MANY AMENDMENTS THAT IT WENT OVER TILL MONDAY. WASHINGTON, May l.-The time of the Senate was taken up for two hours today with the speech of Jeff Davi9 of Arkansas, asking. that the committee on the judiciary be dis charged from further consideration of his bill for the suppression of the trusts. "He spoke for about two hours, reading much of the time from a type written statement which he said lie had prepared in advance, "that no in temperate language -might escape his lips on this occasion," a thing which he said he had never done before. During his speech he roundly de nounced the trusts, commended the president's recent message outlining measures for relief, spoke of the re moval of the motto "In God We PAPER INVESTIGATION. WASHINGTON, May l.-Testify-ing today before the house committee on the wood pulp and paper Investi gation, Medill McCormick,-the pub lisher of the Chicago Tribune, ex plained his several paper contracts of the last ten years and said that al though he had a five-year contract with one year yet to run, with the International Paper Co., the price had been raised from $1.85 to $2-20 per hundred. Further evidence was Sub mitted by John Norris, representing the American Newspaper Publishers' AsspciatioH in support 6f the associa tion's claims that there is a combina tion or an agreement irt the restraint i of trade among the sevefal groups of paper makers. McMINNVILLE WINS. McMINNVILLE, Ore, May l.- The field meet of the Willamette University and the McMinnville col lege was won by the latter 59 to 40 points. ,r-': PROCESSION OF POINTS. EUGENE, Ore., May l.-In the athletic contests this afternoon the teams of the University of Oregon, Portland High School and Eugene High School finished in the order flamed, 80, 38 artd 30 points, re-. spectively. DIVERS DISCOVER LARGE HOLE IN JAPANESE CRUISER TfjKIO, May f-iAn. official, report from the' Japanese1 cruiser Matshus ima, sunk by an explosion in the har- bor of Makang, Pescadores Islands, on April 30, says that" the divers have PRICE FIVE CENTS OFFERED BY ELKINS Trust" from the coins and declared that John D. Rockefeller, the Stand ard Oil Company, and J. Pierpont Morgan should be indicted for treas on, tie also paid his respects to tne press, his remarks in that connection being as follows: "Let scavengers of plutocracy howl; truth, God's living truth, where are its-jdefenders? Miserable travesties upon noble manhood post graduates in all arts of slander or defamation I challenge the subsidized press; the people know your designs and spurn your pretense, whether under show or argument or mere subservient, hypocrites go damnable imsp of pelf (Continued on page 8.) ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP Dark Hued "Lochinvars" Tried to Kidnap a Girl HACK DRIVER 1$ SUSPICION Intent on Coercing the Girl to Marry Him It is an Old Sicilian Custom For a Bridegroom to Abduct the Charmer. CHICAGO, May I Six Sicilians, whom the police called "Black Hand" bandits, but Who are thought to be only dark-hued "Lochinvars", made a bold attempt yesterday to kidnap a 14 year Italian girl in the heart of the wholesale district. A carriage was in waiting at Quincy and Market streets into' which she was to be thrust and spir-' ited away. The driver of the car riage became suspicious and noti fied the police. All of the alleged conspirators were arrested. They are charged with attempted kidnap- (Continued on page 8.) discovered a huge rent on the port side. The after-deck is shattered and the interior wreckage prevents the removal of manv hnrliVs Tu bodies of the captain and commander of the cruiser have been recovered.

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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1908. The MORNING ASTORIAN Published 1373. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. wu. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year $7.00 Bv carrier, per month.. 60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. y mail, per vtar, in advance.. ..$1.50 Entered as second-class matter July 36. 1906, at the postoffice at Astoria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 187 C Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence w place of business may oe maae oy postal card or through telepnone. Any wreeularitv in' delivery should be im mediately reported to the office of publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. THE WEATHER Oregon, Washington, Idaho Show ers and cooler. A GOLD FACTOR. Now comes a brilliant scientist, a man of repute, of recorded achieve ment, and declares he can, and will, manufacture gold of a finess exceed ing Government standards, at the rate of $100,000,000 a year, at a cost of 10 cents on the dollar. He has discov ered the secret of transmutation and proposes to market it at an enormous profit and to give his Uncle Samuel the first go at it No man of today, who is abreast of the progress of the hour, is at all sur prised;1 this thing has been expected for thousands of years; and that it comes now, in the common course of big and marvelous developments along scientific'lines, causes no ripple of amazement, but takes its fixed and leading place in the-commercial pro gram, along with air-brakes, electric lighted channel depths, wireless teleg raphy and telephony, etc., etc.; and as long as the secret is guarded in violably and the processes remain un patented as at present, it will be the arch-triumph of the day. Once the bars are down however gold will rank with copper and new standards will rise with radium perhaps as the crux. Ten-cent gold has long been a cherished dream of the editorial fra ternity; we have yearned for it with an earnestness paralleled only by the hopelessness of the dream; and now the blamed stuff comes hurlting along with a commercial tag on it and all the prescriptive barriers known to the law and the obnoxious cupidity of its discoverer and exploiters;, but dis appointment is our daily portion, and philosophy our refuge; hence, while passively regretting, our exclusion from the new field and its "Easy street" program, we rejoice in the marvel and wish it limitless success, even to the undoing of Wall street. ROESSLERIZE THE WORK! If the government of this country is anxious to have the Columbia jetties completed within reasonable time and at a cost within the appropriation just maae in mat oenau, as ine people oi the Columbia Valley are", Col. S. W. Roesslcr will be retained at his post in this district and given a free hand in the work. The eternal shifting of responsibility for this splendid im provement has been the prime cause for its useless dragging and long- delayed completion. The scheme needed Roesslcrizng, and is getting it, to the abounding good of the enterprise and the satisfaction of the people of both States at inter est, especially those of Oregon. The man and his methods are wholly ac ceptable here and there is no ques tion whatever of the popular desire to see the jetties finished. It is known, too, that Colonel Roessler is particu larly well disposed toward the dredger system and will recommend the use of one or more powerful machines on the bar and in the river; that he will do all that an officer and engineer of his standing may do, toward the full development and maintenance of the commerce ot the Columbia. here- fore, he is the right man in the right place, and the Government at Wash ington should be made to realize the urgency and efficacy of his staying right here, with ample authority and means to wind up one of the most notable, and sorely needed improve ments in the country. LABOR'S POLITICAL METAL. President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, gives forth the warning, that unless the plea of labor upon the bills'pending in Congress to day, is granted, the country is going to hear from organized labor at the polls of November as it has never heard before. And perhaps it were well that the nation should get just such a message from the wage-earners; they are, numerically, the most powerful factor in the electoral field ot America, and certainly have a wide margin of inspiration, and a long list of approved claims subject to popular correction and enforcement. But, labor has slept on its rights for so many years; has ignored the polls as a medium for the accomplishment of its ends, choosing the grosser and more futile channel of the strike; has failed so signally in sending its best men to the front, politically; has al lowed itself to be dominated so often, and warped so far, by mere "mouthers," instead of setting up its clean, capable and responsible men, that its threat of reprisals is taken with a gran of salt by those who, un der other conditions, would champion their cause in a hundred ways. The fact that they are going to enter the field of national politics is of grave interest and deep significance, provid ed they do not come with wholesale demands and unpoised champions. They should know their own power, and people, and use both wisely in a rational campaign for rational ends. Ably led, with a moderate, primary, schedule of real needs, there is no reason why they should not take fun damental place in the electoral scheme of the country and command the respect and success all great par ties command when they present car dinal and conscience-proven pleas and programs. EDITORIAL SALAD Our 19 first-class battleships in the Facitic, along with the record for the best marksmanship, looks like a suf ficient provision in that quarter to keep the peace. Two leviathan battleships, with sub marines and other auxiliaries, could j make a great defensive fight, and Uncle Sam has no desire to be unduly formidable in any other program. An immigrant who landed in New I York last week brought nine children j and a plow. He can sell the plow to museum of antiquities, and learn to ride, American fashion, while the mel low soil curls over. With the mikado barred from the stage and wooden Indians banished from Oklahoma, the burlesque artist will shortly be compelled to restrict himself to such good humored folks as John Bull and Brother Jonathan. Alton B. Parker will head the New York delegation at Denver, which is a dramatic fact for thd contemplation of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Parker will be as welcome there to the Bryanites as the apparition of Banquo'at the Mac beth festivities. GOOD NEWS. Many Astoria Readers Have Heard it and Profited Thereby. "Good news travels fast," and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Astoria are glad to learn that prompt relief is within their reach. Many a lame, weak and aching back is bad no more, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills. Our citizens are telling the good news of their experience with the Old Quaker Remedy. Here is an example worth reading: J 1 Artnur Rooke, 412 Duane street, storia, Ore., says: "At the time I be gan using Doan's Kidney Pills I was suffering severely from pain in my back and shoulders which descended at times into my limbs. The pains seemed to be as severe during the night as in the day and many times interfered with my rest. At one time I was so lame that I was unable to stoop over to lace my shoes without suffering acutely. My kidneys were so irregular in action and the secre tions were in a terrible condition. At last a friend recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to me so highly that I procured a box at Chas. Roger's drug store. They helped me from the first and I continued using them until I was entirely free from kidney com plaint. I am 'now entirely well and it gives me pleasure to recommend a remedy of such great benefit as Doan's Kidney Pills." 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. YTA J70 n Ay y 1 a'wJ A ft ft i yr-i I 11 II IV irL. V j ill 1 1 I Ji 1 1 I i I m m m m I Read It Before I I I You Eat It j f ,v I I I 1 f M I iqi sin we Have mm Try JELL-O, the dainty, appetiz ing economical dessert Can be pre pared instantly simply add boiling water and serve when cool. Flavored just right; sweetened just right; per feet in every way. A 10c. package makes enough dessert for a large family. All grocers sell it. Don't ac cept substitutes. JELL-0 complies with all Pure Food Laws. Seven flavors Lemon, Orange, Raspberry, Strawberry, Chocolate, Cherry, Peach Women with good complexions art never homely. Good blood makes good complexions. Lane's Family Medicine makes good blood.- AH druggists sell I'. for 25 cents. AN OPEN LETTER. Editor of the Morning Astorian. "Dear Sir: Last Saturday, and the week preceding, there appeared in The Astoria Herald articles on the closing of the pool room on Com mercial street. Messrs. Dugan and Knudsen first took up sides with the aforesaid pool room proprietors, but later on, in the last issue of the paper, the Herald editor went back on the first week's article and, trying to square themselves with the police court commission and the force, they attacked the place with vicious lan guage, buch an attack, it seems to me, is entirely out of place. It is not for the Herald's editor to judge and criticize this place. If Officer No. 3 had been taken into this place of busi ness and presented witli cigars and tobacco and occassionally with a drink of whisky, this trouble would not have come up. This, it seems, is done in all other pool rooms in the city and now that since the Commercial street pool room has been closed, minors are now playing in all the other pool rooms. The proprietors of this Commercial street room hereafter had better offer the officers cigars or drinks every time thatrthey pass his place of business. "If the citizens of the city of As toria are going to make this a 'holy city,' pave the streets with doughnuts; and if they do not wish their boys ruined by being driven out of a place of innocent pastime and amusement they should see that this place is opened up, even if necessary, with some restrictions; for as sure as the pool room is closed to stay closed the minors will start visiting the 'red light' districts, saloons and other places not worth mentioning. "This is my honest and candid opin ion on this subject. "Yours sincerely, "CHAS. SODERBERG, "A Subscriber and Citizen." When you need a cough cure you need one that will cure your cough. Kemp's BaJsam, the best cough cure, will do lt: All druggists sell it for 29 cents. LYDIA E. 'IN KHAN'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND mm E. PJNKHAM LYDIA No other medicine for Woman's ills in the world has received such wide-spread and unaualifled en dorsement as has J.ydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from native roots and herbs. No other medicine has such a record of success for woman's dis- eases, or such hosts of grateful friends as has Lydia E. nnkham'e Vegetable Compound. For more than 30 years it has teen the standard remedy for feminine ills, Inflammation, Ulceration, and consequent Spinal Weakness. It has relieved more cases of Back- ache and Local Weaknesses than any other one remedy. It dissolves and expels tumors in an early stage of development. Irrecrularities and neriodic nainfl. Weakness of the Stomach, Indiges tion, Bloating, Nervous Prostratioa Headache, General Debility, quickly yield to it; alno deranged organs, causing pain, dragging sensations ind backache. Under all circum stances it acts in harmony with the female system. extreme lassitude, "don't care "and want to be le ft alone feeling, 3xcitability, initabi lity.nervousness, dizziness, faintness, sleeplessness. Datulehcy,melancliolyorthe"blues." These are indications of Feminine disorders, which this medicine over comes as well as slight derangement of the Kidneys of either sex. Women who are sick and want to get well should refuse to accept any substitute for Lydia E. Pinknam'a Vegetable Compound. ASTORIA COLUMBIA RIVER RAILROAD Only All Rail Route to. PORTLAND 55L4S. EASTEHN POINTS TWO DAILY TRAINS Steamship Tickets via all Ocean Lines at Lowest Rates. Through tickets on sale. For rates, steamship and aleep-ikifj-car reservations, call on or address G. B. JOHNSON, General Agent 12th St., near Commercial St. Astoria, Oregon John Fox, Pres. F. L. Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings Bank, Trets. Nelson Troyer, Vice-Pres. and Supt ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE tATEST IMPROVED Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. Foot of Fourth Street SCO! BAY BRASS IRON ffOBKS ASTOKIA, Oil EG ON HON AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AND MARINL ENGINEERS Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery. 18th and Franklin Ave. Prompt attention given TeJ I Jill repah Wf. Main 2441 STEEL EWART Electrical Contractors Phone Main 3881 426 Bond Street Morning Astorian Delivered at Your Residence 60c a Month r

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SATURDAY, MAT 2, 1008. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 3 r -i r i v fx p-v r i rv rn r'" u'""f i i r i f""""'"1"'11''! ri pi f M r v' n I uqIceg mull ill 0 a oil ffifflM A j E, p i; The Morning Astorian announces a popular contest that will eclipse anything of its kind ever conducted in this part of the country. First Grand Prize, one $1200.00 Automobile Second Grand Prize, one $500.00, Piano ;Five trips, one in each district Five scholarships on the Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland,' Oregon, one in each district; Five gold watches, one in each district. To give all an opportunity we have divided the City of Astoria and the surrounding territory into five districts, and the most popular ladies in these district will receive the above grand prizes. A person who subscribes for a month, six months or a year gets extra votes, besides the vote in the paper, from 40 to 5000. Special ballots issued at this office. 1.7 One Autonpjblle, valued at One Piano, valued at SQQ Bive Pull Course Business College Scholarships Five Ladies' Gold Watches Five Free Trips, One in Each District BEAD THE CONDITIONS AND NOMINATE YOUR FAfOMTE LIST OP GRAND 4 VALUE OF SPECIAL BALLOTS by L-arrier ana Man DAILY VOTES Subscription toMorning Astorian One Month M.. 60 Cnhirrintlnn to Morning Aitorian Three Months 1.80 300 Subscription to Morning Aitorian Six Months 3.M ..1000 Subscription to Morning Astorian One Year 7.00 2500 Subscription to Morning Astorian Two Years 14.00 -..7000 WEEKLY VOTES Subscription to Weekly Atorin One Year. $1.50 300 Subscription to Weekly Astorian Two Years 3.00 1000 ON ALL NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS we will issue double votes on the sbove scale. Old subscriptions will receive one -half as many votes as rew subscribers. In all cases where ballots are issued subscriptions must be paid in ad- m. m t 1? a. !1 J 1 1 t'inf Th fun &mnunr nt monev mun oe lenc aireci dv man. oaia io incai agents, or brougnt to tnis oince. The paper will be delivered by mail or through agents, as requested. Besides the votes given on subscriptions there will be a coupon published in each issue of the Morning Astorian which when cut out and filled in, will count as one vote. These coupons must be mailed to the Morning Astorian Contest Manager before the expiration printed on each ballot. Ballots cannot be bought; they must be cut from the paper or secured by subscription Nomination Blank Write plainly. It is advisable to use this blank,- but nominations oan be written on any paper. Coupon is print ed for convenience only. Fill out this coupon and mail it at once. I Nominate. Address District No. As the Most Popular Candidate inT H E M 0 RN I NG I ASTORIAN Contest. v Signed Date I908. Address. s Each nomination sent in will count FIVE votes if sent to THE MORNINQ ASTORIAN Contest Manager before Saturday May 2, 1908. THE MORNING ASTORIAN reserves the right to reject any objectionable nominations. $65.00 VALUE TO NOAUNATIONS x The Morning Astorian will give to each person making a nomination which proves to be that of the winner of any of the prizes of this contest, one year's subscription to the Morning Astorian. Any person has the privilege of nominating one or more candidates. Nominations should be mailed to the Morning Astorian Contest Manager before May 6 as the names of the can didates will be published on that date. Candidates can be nominated after this date but it is a great advantage for each candidate to have her name in the first list published, so that friends may not agree to work for someone else not knowing who are entered in the contest It absolutely costs nothing to nominate a candidate. Who May Enter This v$reat Contest Any young lady under 35 years of age is eligible, providing conditions set fortn below are complied with, v j Every candidate must be regularly nominated on the blank printed on this page or a similar one furnished by this paper.-' ,,J Candidates must reside in the district or territory from which nominated. No candidate will be permitted to transfer votes to another after receiving1 them' for themselves. f I The right is reserved to withdraw the offer in any district where only one candidate is nominated or voter for. Ballots sent in for names not properly nominated will be destroyed uncounted.""" A ballot will be printed every day during the life of contest This baHot will count one vote. All ballots will be dated, and will be devoid unless re ceived at the Morning Astorian office or on or before the expiration date as printed. All ballots must be sent direct to the Contest Manager of the Morn ing Astorian, postage fully prepaid. No employe of the Morning Astorian or member of any employe's family will be eligible as a candidate. Any success ful candidate shall have the right to name a substitute subject to our approval -if unable to take the trip. The decision of the contest manager as to the award of the prizes shall be final and conclusive. In accepting nominations all candidates must accept and agree to abide by the above conditions. In case of any contestants receiving the same number of votes and there is a tie, both contestants will receive the same prizes. Remember., each district will receive one trip, one scholarship and one watch, regardless of the votes cast in any other district however, no contestant will receive more than one prize. J The winning of these magnificent prizes is not a question of money. It is the result of extensive acquaintance, loyal friendship and enthusiastic co-operation. Hundreds of young ladies have many warm friends who will unite in an effort to. win the beautiful $1200 automobile or a $500 piano for them the time is short in seven weeks from the first publication of the names of candidates, prizes will be won. Be a winner. You risk nothing and may gain much. Think how much' it is worth to win .a $1200 automobile or a $500 piano a trip or a scholarship n seven weeks and solely as the result of votes of admiring friends. You can if you will be one of the fortunate winners. The Mo'rnjrig Astorian has done its part. The rest is for you and your friends. HOW THE PRIZES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED The automobile will be awarded to the young lady receiving the greatest number of votes in the five districts. The piano, the second grand prize, will be awarded to the young lady receiving the second largest vote in the five districts. The trips one in each district the lady standing second, will receive the scholarship and third will each receive the gold Watch. THE DISTRICTS WILL BE DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS First district will include all the City of Astoria east of Twenty-second street; second district will include all the City of Astoria east of Ninth street to Twenty-second; third district will include all the City of Astoria west ok .Ninth street to city limits; fourth district includes the towns of Ilwaco and Chinook; fifth district includes the towns of Warrenton, Hammond and Seaside. CONTEST OPENS MONDAY APRIL 20, 1908 FOB FURTHER INFORMATION CALX ON OR WRITE TEST MANAGER astoria morning Astorian CON CONTEST CLOSES MONDAY JUNE 16, 1908

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I I. ,1 f it i! H ii t 5 1 1 I i 4MMM MM 1M II Html l'ThStorcMFACiLacliS Women BEEfflVE Outfitters for freight and passenger!. She went about breakfast time, and her crowd was below stain preparing for the exactions of "old Neptune' ana so it was not possible to reckon her list. SPECIAL SALE of FINE DRESS GOODS This Week at THE BEE HIVE fu m, The Schooners W. F. Jewett and Alvina came down from Rainier yes terday afternoon on the lines of the Queen and will probably get to sea for the coast of California sometime today. WATERFRONT DRIFT YESTERDAY tal Telegraph Company's wires in the first instance, from San lrancisco. I The S. F. r. steamship Senator will be down from Fortland this af ternoon at 4 o'clock, and will depart ;n. Riv ritv inside the hour. In IMMHM IVI lit m j i addition to the Astorians listed yes COME GOOD WIRELESS WORKjterday in these column as passengers SOME WUU p metr0p0iis to wUness DONE FIKSi tummnRviftu uu A,cri Jthf arrival of the great white fleet, MBSSAUaa w -"T Vnown neoole en gaged passage yesterday: Capt. Geo. ATOR SAILS THIS AKTfcK-NOON-ODDS AND ENDS. Barge No. 3 of the Standard Oil v I Company's fleet of carriers, the only undoubtedly be a crowd to see her and W. Wood, Louie Hartwig and Walter Stokes. T. A. Holden also goes south on the Senator. This will be the last time this ship appears in these waters n tr nrrri miest. and there win vii r i r barge on the coast that is fitted with a wireless apparatus, passed me mouth of the Columbia last evening at 8 o'clock, on the towlines of the Steamer Atlas, of the same line, bound for Port St Louis, on the Cali ber people off for the Bay City. The British steamship Guernesey now in San Francisco discharging roal for the great fleet, which she brought around from Baltimore, will .y.-9 fornia coast, for a cargo of fuel oiL come here about May lith, to ioao vestcrdavll.6lS.000 feet of lumber at the Ton- Tiaa iivov- r- l afternoon by the United Wireless sta-gue Point mill docks for China deliv- tion on Smith's Point, in this city, ery, completing ner cargu wu which transmitted to her the first com mercial message sent out of .here over the United apparatus. It was receiv ed and delivered to the city with per- out of Portland. THE MORNING ASTOMAN. ASTOBIA. OREGON, OUR PRECINCTS IN SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1908. a. w The steamer F.'S. Loop arrived ,i,v from Portland yesterday anu went direct to the Knappton docks to finish her outward cargo of lumber, will likclv sail today for San Francisco. The fine German steamship Nico media entered port yesterday morn inn from Hong Kong, via San Fran cisco, and went on to the metropolis w ithout delay here.' Tv.- nit innk steamshio W. S. Porter came down the river yester day and went to sea during the at ternoon. Notice to Mariners. Cant. C. E. Linauist of the -Am. S. S. 'Wellcsley" reports that on April 20th. he Dassed a large wooden moor ing buoy in St George Channel about t.4 of a mile W. W. W. from L'astie Rnrk JOHN McNULTY, Nautical Expert SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES The steamship Geo. W- Elder came from Portland yesterday morn- feet success, and came over the Pos- ing and tied up at the Callender doc First Methodist t Sermon tonics for Sunday, morning, "Working Out uur uwn aaivaiivu. Evening. "The Church and the Sa loon." Other services: Class meeting, 10.15 a, m.; Sunday school, 12:15 p m.; Epworth League at 7:00 p. m, C. C. Rarick, minister. Norwegian-Danish M. E. 4 f. Put This Stove In Your Kitchen Ittawonderfuly gg convenient to do fl I T I I i kitchen work on a stove that's ready at the instant wanted, and out of the way the moment you're done. Such a stove is the New Perfection Wkk Blue Fiame Oil Cook -Stove By using it you avoid the continuous overpowering heat of a coal fire and cook with comfort, even in dog days. The NEW PERFECTION Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove is so constructed that it cannot add perceptibly to the heat of a room; the flame being directed up a retaining chimney to the stove top where it is needed for cooking. You can see that a stove sending out near in our one di rection would be preferable on a hot day to a stove radiating heat in all directions. The New. Perfection keeps a kitchen uniformly comfortable. Three sizes, fully warranted. If not with your dealer, write our nearest agency. MSmLamv 1? AbASf lamp tt for family use safe, convenient, economical and a great light giver. If not with your dealer, write our near- cat agency. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) THE CONTEST PETITIONS FOR LOCAL OP TION ELECTIONS FILED YESTERDAY-NAMES OF CITI ZENS STANDING FOR THE TRY-OUT. At the close of business at the office of Cuuntv Clerk J. C Clinton, yes terday, there had been four petitions iilr.l for local otition election at tlie June polls, in this city, to-wit, in Pre- rim't 'o. 2. Astoria, which extend from Second street to beventh; in Precinct No. 3, Astoria, from Seventh to Tenth; in Precinct No.. 6, Astoria, from Twenty-first street to Thirty- fifth; and in Precinct No. 7, extending from Thirty-ninth street to the eastern limits of the city. The two last named are filed with the avowed purpose of re-opening the territory east ot Twenty-first street, now closed against liquor; and the two first, with the euually well known idea of closing Mm- twn wet nreclncts auainst the "wet" conditions now prevailing there. It is ud to the people!. Pnlliiwincr i full and correct lists of the citizens signing the various pe titions alluded to: No. 2 P. F. Bnx, II: E. Kindred, P. J. Brix. A. L. Clark, F. L. Crang, A. T. Lindiiren. E. O. Cole. Wnt. Koch, John W. Thompson, II. U Newell. James A. Eakin, W. T. Eakin, S. C. Turner, D. J. McVlcar, L. G. Porter, M. D. Staples, A. h. Beard. D. J. Ingalls, E. C. Jeffcrs, Charles Sanders, F. L. Bishop, Thos Parker. E. C. Younce, P. W. Chris- ttnsen. K. M. Caston. Wm. Koch, John Paterson, A. L. Schroeder, Nicholas Bergman (29). No. 3 V. S. Gilbert, A. K. Cyrus, I. M. Browncll, W. M. Whitney, Campbell, C. D. Stewart, Hiram Lcinenweber. G. E. Pain, W 1 13 uv vour bananas by wcigbi', tnen yqu pay ii H I ur bananas for what vbu irct. When you Sbuy by dozen, the other fellow who gets the big ones gets the best of the bargain. Today we offer FANCY BANANAiS IO Cents the Pound Acme Grocery Co. HIGH GRADE GROCERIES

S21 COMMERCIAL 8TREET PHONE 681 Baker, J. M. Conlor, R. N. Carna- fund, $38,944-75 Services at 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.; Sunday school, 10 a. m., Mr. Albert Carlsen, superintendent. On Wednes day, May 6th, at 2 p. m. The Ladies Aid Society wijl meet at the home ot Mrs. L. Jacksen, Alderbrook. J. i. Field, pastor. t Holy Innocents ChapeL Second Sunday after Easter. No 'II morning service. The missionary win uniA cvrvirr nt Calvarv chaoel. Sea- side. Sunday school, 11:15 a. m.; even ing service, 7:30 p. m. Christian Science. Services in I. O. Q. F. building, Tenth and Commercial streets, rooms and 6 at 10 a. m. Subject, "Every- l.ntinir Pflnishment." All are invited. Sundav school. 11:30; Wednesday ev eninir meeting at 8 o'clock. Reading room same address, hours from 12 to daily, except Sunday. Presbyterian. Mominc worship. 11 o'clock, "A ThrPP-Kold Crucifixion." Sabbath .chool. 12:15: Y. P. S. C. E., 7:00; evening worships, 8 o'clock, "Through r.ln All are invited. Wm. b. Oil bert, pastor. First Lutheran. P, 0 y8 WEST ASTORIA H vs WARRENTON AT A. F. C- GROUNDS Game Called 2:30 Adm. 25c First National Bank of Astoria, Ore ESTABLISHED I8. WATER COMMISSION MEETING ROUTINE BUSINESS REPORTS READ AND ACCEPTED BIDS OPENED FOR IMPROVING THE GROUNDS -CONTRACT TO BE LET. The resular monthly meeting of the water commission was held last even ins in the office of the board in the citv hall with Chairman Wright in the chair and all members present except Mr. Elmore. The minutes of the last regular meeting held April 3rd and the special niectiims held April 1th and 22nd Money to loan on good security. Scandinavian-American Savings Bank. NEW TO-DAY. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing be tween Frank Cowan and G. J. Howe at No. 420 Commercial street, has been dissolved and I, Frank Cowan, will not be liable for any further bills contrscted with said firm. Signed, FRANK COWAN. k 4-28-St. The Palaca Restaurant The ever-increasing popularity of the Palace Restaurant Is evidence ot the good management, and the serv ice, at this popular dining room. For a long time the reputation of the house has been of the best and it does not wane as time progresses. meetings iisiu were read and approved. The clerk's The system used, that of furnishing report for the month of April showed the total business for the month to be $4004.34; total cash collections, $4, 161.80. The treasurer's statement showed A. on hand April 30th for the general Morning service in Swedish at 10:45, theme: "Peter Reinstated. Luther League Circle meets at 7 o'clock p. m.; evening service in Eng lish at 8 o'clock, theme: "A Pastoral Scene from the Holy Land." All are cordially invited to attend. A Pastoral Letter to Lutherans. han. F. L. Fry. Edwin Hcckard, J. N Heckard, I. N. Mood, C. E. Barney. S. A. Pinncll. G. B. Blessing, Carl Johansen, L. Hartwig, J. E. Fergu son, T. L. Ball, B. J. Sloop, Win. G. Cyrus, Axel G. Johnson, C. J. Ork witz, W. J. Scully, K. F. Johnson (28). No. 6 Wm. Matson, A. Sand- strom, John Bcckman, u. iipuuo, j. Kaikkonen. A. Berry, J. Matthews. John Orjalla, Erik Thompson, Otto Nilson. Julius Mark, A. W. I'eder- son, Jacob Myntti, Gustaf Anderson, M. W. Pcdcrscn, Thos. H. Kolide, M. A. Mattson, Jacob Hilturen, 11. Jones, Peter Payski, J. T. Settem, M. Lames, E. Maunnula, C. C. Crow, J. w. Smith. D. C. Gates, D Mlagamba, R. S. Wood, Louis Erickson, D. Royal, G, A. Schultz, W. D. Painter. J. K Kearney. Geo. H. Langford, G. Toodi, Tom Bcrbcrsich, J. Aragolich, 11. A. Kraus. C. Gramms, W. A. Ooodin, M. Lukefa. Martin Vranich, C. Mala gamba, D. Avian!, G. Johnson, Nick Simmons (46). No. 7 Arvid Johnson, J. Hrodvik, L. O. Sanderson, C. II. Nelson, An drew Hansen, Sam Sutter, C A. Eng berir. C. O. Johnson, J. P. Svanson Frank Lindstrom. Herman Pcschl, Wm. Jacobson, R. M. Wooden, Louis Peschl, Geo. Larson, John L. Gogrcn, Enoch Peters,. John Nordstrom, John Bowers, Matt Sandstrom, Oscar Sarkki. C. G. Anderson, H. P. Olscn, Fred L. Ncilson. II. E. Morris, l; Hall, C. Nordman, G. Marra, Ed Arlipken. C. T. Christiansen, Louis ft. Lawson. Gustaf Carlson, K. J. Hcrmanstad, J. C. Allen, Gust L Nelson: Oscar Nelson, A. II. Pras genhotts, Lambert Lawson, Jacob Christiansen (39). Assistant Superintendent Johnson's report for the montn ol April was read and placed on tile. Regular pay roll for the month, $606; bills, $121.14. A petition was received from prop erty owners reiuicbting that a hydrant be placed at the corner of Thirty-first street and Grand avenue was read and referred to the assistant superintend ent. The report of Commissioner Bowlby on the condition of Reservoir No. 2 was read and placed on file. The bids for the improvements of the grounds at the old reservoir were opened and the following bids were made. Christ Larson, $5197.25, Thos, Bush, $5560; Maguire Jamieson, $6337. Mr. Larson's bid was accepted and it was ordered that a contract be en tered into with him. City Attorney AhcTcrombic will be reuuested to draw the contract. The clerk was in structed to ask for bids for moving the material, such as pipe and other furnihhinir from the little reservoir to the new one. Adjuorncd 9:45. Capital $100,000 The congregation known as "The German Lutheran Church," has for a long time been without a regular pas- tor, and the little nock has Decome more or less scattered. When tne work was turned over to the under- :.,l it wii the understanding 01 ajgiivu v w UnvrA nf mmsions that it was to lilt, w. be the nucleous of a new organization The congregation we are now to or ganize will use the English language exclusively in its work, and is therefor not confined to the German peopi and their descendents, but wishes as far as possible to illiminate all na tional boundaries as an American in stitution. All Lutherans therefor, who are not affiliated with any loc'al or canization of our church 'are earnestly and cordially invited to meet at the fterman Lutheran Church on urano avenue, near Fourteenth street, this C aftprnnnn at 3 o'clock, when kiunuu; initiative steps will be taken toward audi an organization. Yours, in the faith, GUSTAF 'E. RYDQtflST, Pastor and Organizer. the finest the market affords, and all. san be obtained. In season, is plat) that will always win, coupled as it it with the best of cooking and prompt service. A common saying nowadays is "Get the Palace habit" The verr best board to be obtained in the city ia at "The Occident Hotel" Ratea very reasonable. The Commercial. One of the coziest and most popular resorts in the city is the Commercial A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting room and handsome fixtures all go to make an agreeable meeting place for gentlemen, there to discuss the topics of the day, play a game of billiards and enjoy the hne refreshments serv ed there. The best ot goods are only handled, and this fast being so well known, a large business is done at the Commercial on Commercial street, near Eleventh. The Clean Man. The man who deltghts in personal cleanliness, and enjoys his shave, shampoo, haircut, and bath, in As toria, always goes to the Occident barber shop for these things and gets them at their bet More News From the New England States. If any one has any doubt as to the virtue of Foley's Kidney Cure, they need only to refer to Mr. Alvin II. Stimpson, of Willamantic, Conn., whot after almost losing hope of re covery, on account of the failure of so many remedies, finally tried Foley' Kidney Court, which he says was "just the thing" for him, as four bottles cured him completely. He is now entirely well and free from all the suffering incident to acute kidney trouble. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. GOOD WOOD. If you want a good load of fir wood or box wood ring up KELLY the WOOD DEALER, y The man who keeps the j PRICES DOWN. Phone Main 2191 -Barn, Cor. 12th and Duane. New Grocery 8tore. Try our own mixture ot coffee the J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Badollet Co., grocers. Phone Main 1281. Just received a new line of umbrella covers. See C. H. Orkwitz, 137 Tenth street. LADY MANICURIST ENGAGED. The World's Best Climate not entire v tree trpm oiscasc, on the high elevations fevers prevail, uiiiip nn the lower levels malaria is encountered to a greater or less ex tent, according to altitude. To over come climate affections lassitude, ma laria, jaundice, biliousness, fever and ague, and general debility, the most effective remedy is Electric Bitters, the great alternative and blood puri fier; the antidote for every form ot bodily weakness, nervousness, and in somnia. Sold under guarantee at Charles Rogers Son drug store. Price 50c. COFFEE What is essential to good coffee? Good bean ground fresh, and a woman of common sense. Your groctr returns Tour moner II yon don'l Uk Schillint'i Beit: w py him Kidney complaint kills more people than any other disease. This is due to the disease being so insidious that it gets a good hold on the system before it is recognized. Foley's Kidney Cure will prevent the development of fatal disease if taken in time. DONE BY DEED "The Modern." A. E. Petersen's beautiful tonsorial establishment, has been further modernized by the per manent engagement of a highly train ed young lady manicurist" who will also serve the house as cashier. Cheap Round Trip Rates to the East Via the 0. R. N. U. S. to Edith Wheatley, 136.70 acres, section 30-4-10 W. W. R. Pomeroy, sheriff, to C. S Brown, lots 44-48 incl., block 9, IW er's addition; $39. iVfalcolm McFarlane to Mrs. Han nah Ross, lot 3, Khappa cemetery; $5. A. T. Hagan and wife to E. W Smith. SE. 1-4 sec 29-4-10 W.; ?nnn S. H. Sheldon to Sidney H. Sheldon, agreement to transfer land; ?1. City of Astoria to Isaac Bergman, und. 1-2 lots 1 and 2, in block 136, Mc Clure's: $11.25. Thos. Dealev and wife to Isaac Bergman, lots 1 and 2,b lock 136, Mc Clure's; $1. On May 4th, the O. R. N. Com pany will sell first-class round-trip tickets from Astoria at the following rates: To Kansas City, Mo... ,$60.00 To St. Joseph, Mo .'$60.00 To Council Bluffs, Ia... $60.00 To Omaha, Nebr $60.00 To St. Paul, Minn.;.... $60.00 To Minneapolis, Minn $60.00 To St. Louis, Mo $67.50 To Chicago. Ill ....$72.50- Tickets will be good going ten days from date of sale with a return limit of ninety days from date of sale. Apply to G. W. ROBERTS, Agent, O. R. N. Dock.

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