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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17
CANDIES PAR EXCELLENCE
Largest Factory in Oregon Is in
City OF Astoria.

Polyoarpus' candies cannot be sold
as cheap as some. but the best prod.
uets Of the eandymakers' art are pro.
dueed in tho immense factory Of the
Eastern Candy Company, on Duane
street, and the choice sweets that you
need to grace your Christmas board,
and to fill the little ones stockings
with, are the cheapest. because they
are the best, at the store on CONNER.
eial street.
You wouldn't give your children
poison? Then don't give them infer.
ior candies.
You wouldn't try to make a bad I'm.
preston on your sweethsartf Then
give her some sweets that are 40 good
in intrinsic worth as they arc attract.
i've in appearance, and, ct The same
time, patronixs home industry that 10
greater than you may realize.
We have on our counters EIGHT
TONS OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS
CANDIES ever offered In the state Of
Oregon, and our factory 10 the largest
in the state. This could not be 90 II
our goods were not THE BEST.
THE EASTERN CANDY CO.,
506.508 Commercial ST., Astoria,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17
CALLED THE BLUFF.
Prominent clubmen Sweep Snow
From Steps.

New York. Dec. 16.-Twenty dollars
is big price to pay for removing the
snow from the sidewalks in front Of
an average dwelling house. but that
was that what George White. OF Park
St. Jersey City. paid. and he did 1t
cheerfully. The cleansing operation
attracted large crowd. In which were
many well known men Of the residen-
tial section Of Bergen Heights. who
mercilessly "guyed" the four cleaners
The four men engaged in removing the
snow are well known members Of the
Jersey City club. william Glass, Her
man Lee Meyers. Marcus Higginbot-
ham and Edward Ransom.
The FIVE men were at the clubhouse
on Friday night when White re-
marked: 'I would like to see you fel-
lows work. I'll give you 81 apiece to
shovel the snow off my walk"
Make 1t FIVE" said Glass. "and I'll
go you"
'Pts a bargain replied white. as he
counted out the money. A contract
was drawn by a lawyer, and at s.
o'clock yesterday morning, armed with
brooms and shovels, the men began
their task in the presence Of about
fifty Of their eliminates.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17
PUZZLE OVER vARoMAN.
Win Ne be Invited to President Reose.
Nslt's lnauaurationf

VIII ne DC invited 70 rrcsfuent Noose'
velt's lnsusuratienf
washington.D Dec, .le--The inaugural
committee Is sorely perplexed over a
problem which has arisen In connec-
tion with the sending OF invitations to
the Inauguration to the governors OF
the states. Shall or shall not an in
vitation be sent TO Governor vardman
of Mississippi is the question which
presents serious difficulties. OF course,
in the light OF vardman's unpardon-
able and persistent discourtesy to the
president. so recently exhibited In his
churlish treatment of the congratula-
tion extended 10 Mississippi by Presi-
dent Francis OF the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition, no invitation would
be sent to him. were II not for his Of
ficial capacity. on the other hand
there is strong destination even ap-
parently to slight the state OF Mis-
sissippi, which yardaman represents,
The fear expressed by members Of
the inaugural committee Is that Ward
man would. were he to receive such an
invitation. make 1t the occasion for a
reply which would be as nearly an IN
suit to the president as It is possible
for an individual OF his stamp tol
offer.
No decision has yet been reached,
but 1t is probably safe prediction to
say that no formal invitation will be
extended to the Mississippi governor
until assurances that it win meet with
at least civil reply have been re-
ceived
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17
Schwab Heavily Taxed.

Johnstown, Penn. Dec. 16.-The
county commissioners today fixed the
assessment of C. NJ. Schwab on money
at interest and investments at $1,000
900 and added penalty of s5o0,OO0
more because he had refused to make
a personal return and left the board
to fix the amount. He had declared
his residence in Cambria county a few
days ago. and would not fill out the
return blanks. This makes his taxes
in the county $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17
MiLLERs WIN OUT.
Drawback on Canadian Wheat Blow
r.,.s to Western Farmers.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The draw
back spstem which permits the duty
on raw materials imported for manu-
facture for the export trade will soon
be extended to cover Canadian wheat
mixed with American wheat in the
production of flour designed for for
eign markets. The administration
has virtually decided to adopt this
course, though the formal order will
not be issued for ceveral days.
As the drawback law has been APP
piled, Canadian wheat could be
brought into this country in bond,
ground into -four and the flour ex-
ported without the payment Of any
duty on the wheat. Or, under another
plan, the duty was paid when the
wheat was imported, and when 1t was
shown that an equal amount Of flour
had been exported the duty was re-
funded. The millers complained that
neither plan worked to their best ad-
NdnldScJ dS liCy NCiE lOitGu W htNpI
the Canadian wheat separate, while
the best results are obtained by mix
ing the hard Canadian wheat with the
soft wheat from Kansas or other west
ern states. Hard wheat can be Sc
cured in the northwestern states, but
1t costs II cents bushel more than
the Canadian hard, and the millers
contended that they could not pay the
higher price and export -four at
profit. They are willing to pay the
American price for -four made for
American consumption.
This dicision is a distinct conces-
sion to the -four manufacturers, and
will. it is declared, enable them to con-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17
District Attorney Protects Chinese
Gamblers.
AN INFAMOUS ORGANIZATION
Threats Of Wholesale Killing and Muir.
der Are Threatened Unless
Abuse Stops

New York. Dee. 1S.--A prophecy OF
wholesale killings and murders in she
Chinese quarter. unless the police
take decided steps to eliminate gamb-
ling there, was made yesterday in the
Toombs court, before Magistrate om-
men by Frank Moss. who appeared as
the counsel for the defended four
Cinnamon araigned on charge of
murder.
The defence has been undertaken by
the society because the Hip Sing Tong.
the reform society OF Chinatown mas
furnished the society with evidence on
which they have prosecuted China
town gamblers,
The four prisoners, Wong Look
Dang Lung. Yong Gau and Wong
Ding, are alleged to be the murderers
OF John Baldwin. of No. los Nassau
when he was shot by a stray bullet
fired in fusillade from several China
men.
There will be murders. shootings
and troubles without end" said Mr..
Moss, IF stop is not put to gambling
in Chinatown. and 1 want the district
attorneys Office to realize it, The
control of the gambling privilege is the
bone of contention between the two
great Chinese secret societies--the
Hip Sing Tong and the On Long Tong.
The only way to stop this conten-
ton is to eliminate the gambling
houses in the whole Chinese quarter.
l am amazed to see the police and the
district attorneys office apparently
protecting the gambling syndicate in
this section"
Assistant District Attorney Caravans
reply was that II Mr.. Moss had any
evidence the district attorneys office
would be glad to listen to it.
YES" replied Mr.. Moss, "and you
appear here in behalf of the On Long
Tong as though you We're a paid at
torney of that infamous organization"
Mon Nun. OF No. 30 Hudson ST.,
Brooklyn. testified that he was the
man the shooters were trying to kill.
He said that he was walking along the
Bowery late that night. and as he
passed No. IL. the headquarters of the |
Hip Sing Tong. a Chinaman. whom he
identified as Ching You, beckoned to
the four prisoners and shouted, |
"There goes Mon Nun: he's member
OF the On Long Tong!" At that, the
witness said, half a dozen Cinnamon
ran out of No. IL and began shooting
at him. He ran, without STOPPING to
count the number of shots.
Several policemen testified that as
many as thirty or forty shots were
fred. OF the four Cinnamon arrested.
two were wearing coats of mail and
one wore bullet proof jacket.
James J. Hartigan. the bartender of
No. 10 Bowery, where Baldwin was
said.
when / heard the shots and the
Of glass ! ordered everybody
IN sight to drop to the floor. Baldwin
was the only one who didn't to so as
'ar as could see. I was on the floor ,
myself"
The hearing was adjourned till next /.
Tuesday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17
UNIONS FIGHT GERMS.
The Bacteria Has No Union Card
Out,


Chicago, Dec. 16.--Labor unions
have been enlisted to fight the spread
Of tuberculosis. The Office janitors,
cigarmakers union, have offered the
cooperation OF their organizations in
efforts which are to be made to mini
mize dust in down town buildings and
healthy conditions In shops and fac
tories.
The janitors, according to Secretary
MacLain of the union, will endeavor
to discover means OF shaking rugs
and carpets without filling the air with
dust and disease germs. Members Of
the union have been asked to suggest
methods. Janitors with hacking
coughs will undergo medical lnspec-
tion under the auspices Of the commit
tee on the prevention OF tuberculosis
In order to discover the effect Of liv-
Ing in dusty surroundings.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17
Forfeit TO State.

San Francisco, Dec. 16.-Mrs
Charles Boettcher and Mrs. Nettle B.
Haley formerly Miss Nettie B. Nc
Murtie of Denver, have Abandoned
their effort to have their goods, freed
of duty, brought in by them on the
Japanese steamer Hong Kong two
years ago. Some s25OO worth of the
silks, satins and curios they pur-
chased were ordered forfeited today
and will be sold at auction.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-17

troll the European markets. The draw
back law, as interpreted by the attor-
ney general, places such regulations
within the discretion of the secretary
OF the treasury.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that is
caused by an intlamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachan Tube. When
this tube gets intlamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed Deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal con-
ditiOn, hearing will be destroyed forever !;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an intlamed condition
of the mucous surface.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by Catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O.
BzBF Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31

tories, so often discussed. 1t affects our
people already here with homes, with BUSH
ness and with obligations to the young who
are to-day under their immediate care, but
who must soon take their places in the
busting, workaday world. 1t can be read
lily seen that the heaviest tax payers are al
ing that it will be a benefit to the town
financially. 1t will, however, be of the
greatest benefit to the poor man with a
! family of children, whom he cannot sup
port at institutions away from home
They can here be fitted for college while
in his own domicile. He can have them
! with him until they are of an age to
make their own way in the world, and this
without any apprecia bic expense except for
board and clothing, which would in any
event be much less at home than away.
The little red schoolhouse has had "a noble
, part in the education of our sterling New
| England people. There are many noble eX-
amples of men whose ability and influence
have received the unStinted admiration of
the world who claim much of their success
in life to its influence. But such men will
be at a greater disadvantage in the future
than in the past. 1t is an age of adva nee
ment in matters educational as in all others.
AS well assert the stage coach to be the
equal of the Pullman parlor car, the pony
express the equal of the telegraph or the
, telephone, as to assert that the old fashion
ed. ungraded school, is the equal of the
present advanced methods of instruction.
The great majority of our young people
possess good natural abilities and W i'll be
greatly benefited by good education OBJ
tanned early in life. To assist in this thing
is the object of those who favor the build
ing of the new schOolhouSe, and which it
has been voted to do.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

Seaside Grange will confer the 4th de-
gree on two candidates next Saturday
evening.
The harvest feast at Dirigo Grange hall,
Freedom, was very we'll attended and a
very pleasant time enjoyed.
A contest between the ladies and the gen.
tlemen is in progress in Georges River
Grange, Liberty. The ladies gave the fol-
lowing program March 3d. Music, quar-.
tet; recitation, Artie Sanford; essay, "The
Ideal Citizen" Mary A. Brown; recitation,
Rubie Holt; song, Mrs. Cram; recitation,
Georgia Knowlton; recitation, Bessie Grin
nell; recitation, Edna Knowlton; conclud.
ing with laughable farce. The contest
will last ten evenings, the losing side to
furnish any supper which the winners may
order.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
MIR. MANLEY wITHDRAwS
From His Candidacy for the Gubernatorial
Nomination.


Nomination.
AUGUSTA, MAINE, March %, 1904.
ToTHE EDITOR OF THE KENNEBEC JOUR
NAL: Although l have recovered from my
recent illness sufficiently TO have attended
to my private business matters for some
time past, my return of strength has not
been full and complete, and my physician
now advises it to be unwise for me to again
take my former active part in political af-
fairs. For this reason | must retire from
my candidacy for the Governorship; and l
cannot accept a reelection to the Republic
can National Committee.
| desire to express my heartfelt thanks to
my many thousands of Republican friends
who have so cordially given me their hearty
support and to assure them of my deep
gratitude. My chief regret is my inability
to hereafter so actively labor for the Repub-
lican party as in the past. For more than
quarter of a century my services nave been
freely given to what | believed to be the
best interests of the State of Maine and the
Republican party, and | trust they have
been of some value.
In retiring from active political life | de-
the friendships that have been given me
and the honors that have been bestowed
upon me. ! also desire to express my firm
belief that this State will prosper in the
coming years even more than in the past,
and that our party, in the future, as IN the
past, will always be guiding the desllnleS
of our State along the path of progress first,
always, for the right.
JOSEPH H. MANLEY.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
EAST MAINE M. E. CONFERENCE.

The 9th annual session of the East
Maine Conference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church is to be held at Pttsteld,
April GIL. 1t promises to be session of
unusual interest as delegates are to be
chosen to the General Conference which
meets in Los Angeles, Cal, May 4, and
there are several candidates, both lay and
clerical. The conference will elect two
preachers as delegates and the lay electoral
conference, composed OF one lay repreSen-
tative from each church in the conference,
will meet on Friday and select two lay dele
gates. The most prominently mentioned
among the ministers for the positions are
Revs. w. W. Ogier OF Bangor; Chaplain D.
II. Tribou, U. S. Navy; d. B. Dow, presid-
ing elder of Bangor district; F. l.. Hay
ward, presiding elder of Bucksport dis
trict; c. A. Plumer, Thomaston; L. L.
HsnSeom Rockl a d. ST. s; Il: Beal' Camden
One of the four leading candidates for lay
delegates is Henry j. Woods of OrOno, who
is now in California, where he has spent
some months, part of the time IN Los An
geles. Until 40 years of age he was in the
grocery business in this city, where his
brother, William NJ. Woods, still resides
been from early years active in all church
work. For many years he was class leader
With Messrs. Ruggles and Burbank he was
for years one of the mainstays of NOrthpOrt
camp meeting and known to all the minis
tiers as valuable helper. He knows anC
loves Methodism and is in every way cap
able of the work needed from a lay dele
gate His son, Prof. C. D. Woods of the
University of Maine Experiment Station, il
superintendent of the Sunday school il
Orono and delegate to the Electoral confer
ence.
The usual number of changes are ex
pected. Rev. John W. Hatch may leav'
Winterport, where he has been five years
Rev. L. L. Hanscom will probably leav'
Rockland, and Rev. Robert Sutcliffe o
Bucksport is spoken of as his successor.
A petition to the authorities of Syracuse
university is in circulation, requesting
them to confer the degree Of doctor o
divinity on Rev. l. II. W. Wharf. Many
man has been thus hOnOred who had les
claim to the distinction.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31

At Hot Springs, Arkansas, there is a
paper known as The Thomas Cat. In
its issue Of March 6, it steals twenty
one different items from The Globe.
We have refused to exchange with the
paper because of its habit, but the ed
itor subscribes for copy of The Globe
under a fictitious name, and continues
hls stealing. What can be done with
such ID man?-Atchison, Kansas, Globe.
We had a like experience with a
Maine paper.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
''-,ers. Soil may be the same
nd seed may seem the same
III: some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stay
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because of lack
Of food, but because the food
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion really feeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems TO find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sample.
Scott Bovine, Chemists, 4oe Pearl St.. New York
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31

I. S. Senator Pettigrew predicts a
landslide for Hearst, and says that
South Dakota is solid. Well, we sup
pose that settles it; still, headline in
the Gloucester Times assures us that
"Flaherty is for Olney." That CON-
lIicates matters a little, as we don't
know which is the biggest, Flaherty or
South Dakota.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR REM

AT $500, $500. $3.50 and $500 per Sra.
vault is unequalled in Eastern Maine U
eXcelled in the United States for security a-'
fire and burglary. Those renting box. "
access to the vault and the exclusive hand 4
their boxes. Why take chances of keepH-
ables at home when for $500 per yea s''
avoid any care Or worry?
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
INTEREST AT 4 PER CENT.

This bank has opened an INTEREST DE
PARTIENT and will issue certificates of de-
post bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent
per annum for full months on all certificates which
shall have been outstanding not less than 4
months from date of issue.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31

The expected has happened. In
Tuesdays kennebec Journal Hon.
Joseph H. Manley formally announces
his withdrawal from the gubernatorial
race, assigning the condition Of his
health as the reason. His letter is
published in another column,
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
Come, gentle Spring.

The Japs have made several unsuc-
cessful attempts to bottle up Port
Arthur. but have been victorious in a
land battle with Cossacks.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money il it fails to
cure. E. W. Groves signature on each box
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
BELFAST HARBoR STILL CLOSED


, The Penobscot Open to Navigation as far as
Winterport.
The ice situation, SO far as this port is
concerned, remains practically unchanged
/ since our last report. There is a little
more open water in the upper harbor, and
! the ice along the shores is crumbling, but
! the main field across to Islesboro remains
solid. l. NJ. Cottrell bored last Saturday
and found Is inches of solid ice off the
steamboat wharf. Monday the cutter
Woodbury. made her appearance off North
port and attempted ice breaking from the
point where the Seminole left off, but made
little or no progress. The ice where she
was at work was - inches thick. Perry
| Coombs made several trips to and from
lsleSboro last week, carrying over on two
hand sleds material to be used in repairing
steamer Castine He reported Friday that
the ice was going quite fast and was full of
holes. 1t is thought if an effort could be
made to open channel along the north
side of IsleSboro to the clear water above
Turtle Head it would result in clearing the
harbOr, as this would give play to the ice
and an outlet for such portions as would
break off. To break directly into the har-
Dor is impossible under present conditions.
Steamers have been running for some
time in the eastern bay, from Castine to
Camden, and last Saturday the Merry
coneag arrived at Bucksport from Castine,
breaking what ice she encountered without
much difficulty. Monday the Merryconeag
and Golden Rod began to make daily trips
between Bucksport and Camden via Cas-
tine and Islesboro.
Eastern Agent Sherman of the Eastern
Rockland Friday in the steamer Catherine
for personal inspection of the ice and the
result was an order to Boston to have the
steamer City Of Rockland got ready, and
she left Tuesday night for Rockland,
Bucksport and Winterport. She left Rock
land at 6.25 a. m. Wednesday for Camden
and Bucksport. She passed Turtle Head,
through the eastern bay at about $780,
Wednesday noon there was open water
in the western bay below Little River, and
in Belfast harbOr above the ship yards.
There is neck of ice some two miles wide
at the narrowest part, in the western bay,
connecting Islesboro near Turtle Head,
with the mainland.
E. P. Stoddard of Deer Isle was in Rock
land last week and repo rted that people
were still driving across Eggemoggin
Reach from Northwest Harbor to Sargent
vile and beyond Ellsworth, and that there
were sixteen inches of clear blue ice still
in the Reach. He said that Deer Isle folks
rather enjoyed this winter the novelty of
driving 35 miles to Ellsworth with excellent
sleighing for two months past
Cape Rozier: Wednesday, March 10th, Ed
ward Howard went to Hog Island on the
ice and now there is clear water from
Blakes Point to Hog Island, Eagle and
Bradbury. The Reach still is white
sheet but hourly thawing underneath and
on TOP.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31

~ ellow' journalism was severely
scored in the sermon, "Distorted
Ideals, delivered by the Kew. Edward
H. Towle at the Second Unitarian
Church. Coolidge Corner, Brookline,
Mass, last Sunday morning. For the
formation of ideals we must look to
the home, the school, the church, social
life, business life and the press said
the preacher. The yellow journal
claims to reflect the average ideal of
the community. Suppose generation
led upon nothing out such a paper;
with its lack of proportion and its sor-
didness; who would dare to risk his life
il q community of that sort?
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
GET YOUR DOG LICENSED

EAll owners or keepers of dogs should procure
the annual license on them at once, as the license
fee is due on April l. and the law will be strictly
owners. A. P. MANSFIELD, City Clerk.
The Republican journal., 1904-03-31
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