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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
Local Hose Aggregation Planning
to Represent the State at the
St. Louis Exposition.
wlLLUAEET THIS EVENING
Five Tournaments to Be Partici'
pated I'm by Local Men Before
Journey To the East lis
Undertaken.

1t is now quite probable that the
Astoria hose team, the champion of
oregon, will go to st. Louis to repre-
sent the state In the tournament to be
held AT the worlds fair. The matter
has already been taken up and the
members of the team are manifesting
considerable enthusiasm. A, meeting
has been called for tonight and def
mite arrangements win be made for
the trip.
The gentlemen in charge of the tour
nament feature Of the fair decided to
have each state represented by one
team. The proposal for the participa-
ton of an Oregon team was advanced
some months ago, and it was the gen.
eral verdict that the Astoria team be
asked to represent the state, in view
Of the fact that it had won all OF the
tournament events at the local tourna-
ment last wear. Fred Brown, manager
of the team, was enthusiastic regard
ing the matter, and for some time has
been in correspondence with the gen
tlemen interested at St Louis. 1t IS
believed that the matter has now as
sumed definite form and that the trip
win be arranged for.
Yesterday Herbert 0'Connor, trav-
cling passenger agent of the Rock ISL
and system, was down from Portland
to confer with Mr.. Brown about the
contemplated trip. Mr.. Brown wants
to take the team east over his line and
saws he will be able to make a rate
which viii prove satisfactory. He Of
fers the suggestion that the team go In
a special car, which would leave Asto-
ria and land the visitors in the exposi-
tjon without change of car. Mr..
O'Connor says the trip could be made
for $1,000 or $500, according to the
number of men who might make the
tourney. He will try and arrange for
a special car and expects to have no
difficulty in doing so.
ut is my idea that we ought to try
for the large prizes which have been
offered at st. Louis" said Mr.. Brown
last evening. Our team is unques-
tionably fast one and would make a
respectable showing for the state. To-
night the men will be got together and
the proposition will be submitted toI
them for a decision. We have five
tournaments to participate in before
the st. Louis trip would be made, and
IL we are as successful as we hope tol
be In these events our winnings will
20 far toward defraying the expense
Of the visit to the fair. We have no
doubt Of our ability to secure by popu-
lar subscription as much additional
money as might be required"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27

he has greedily gohbled up her $4,000,
only giving her a miserable pittance
TO live on and dribblIng It out TO her
In small amounts.
Although the Driseoll girl writes to
Or. whltford fascinating descriptions
OF her baby playing about the room as
write" etc. The detectives claim she
has no baby. building up for her elder
~ victims discomfort a baby version
of the famous story of "Margery Dave"
on the other hand. the girl claims she
Is the Victim OF this rich old man, who
was her doctor and In whose 81 years
she trusted too much.
Dr. whitford. she declares, sent her
to New Jersey to bear her suffering
alone. while he continued TO maintain
an honored position In Butte society,
She says he promised to send her $780,
600. but Is now trying TO scare her out
OF the amount by having her arrested,
Dr. whitford denies the charges of
the girl In toto, He acknowledges hav-
ing paid Miss Driseoll $4,000. preferring
TO be blackmailed to that extent rather
than have his name dragged In the mire
by her allegations and being made n
target for scandalous gossip.
For this sum whitford compelled
the young woman to sign receipt In
full for all claims. past and future. she
agreeing never again to demand any
thing from him.
Attorneys for Miss Drlscoll attempted
to have a warrant sworn out for the
arrest Of DIR. whitford. but County At
torney Peter Breen would not enter
tain the proposition. ana Whitford IN
a countermove caused the arrest OF
Miss Driscoll Her hearing Is set for
next Tuesday. The woman while In
Butter was known as a nurse and as
such was associated great deal with
DIR, whitford In a professional capac-
ity
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
BUTTE GIRL KIDNAPPED.
Men Suspected Of Crime Have Fled and
Police Give Chase.

Butte, Mont, May 26,--Edna Wig
gins. II years old. and known as one
of the bellies Of younger society OF
Butte, Is mysterlously missing. and the
police are OF the opinion the young
beauty has been kidnapped.
The girl disappeared from her home
over a week ago. and though the Off
GERS have secured the city In the search
for her no trace OF her whereabouts has
been found Two well-known young
men and hackdrlver are suspected by
the police OF having Injured the girl
from her home. The hackdrIver stout
Iy maintains that he knows nothing
about the girl whatever, declaring he
drove the young woman TO the room
Of the two young men at the time the
girl was last seen. but the driver was
at her own request There. he AYERS.
he lost track OF her.
The two young men have been kept
under surveillance for several days,
but when arrest was threatened last
night they disappeared. and from the
information in the hands Of the chief
of police they made their escape out OF
the city on freight train, They de-
clared they knew Miss Virgins as
Dolly Warden"
The names of the young men in the
case are given as Frank Bell and Jo-
seph Lynch. and the police are now
looking for them.
Edna Virgins is described as an
extremely beautiful girl. She has been
employed as clerk In one Of the down
town stores. The mother. with tears
streaming down her face, daily besieges
the police station in quest OF her miss
ing daughter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
SENSATION AT BUTTE.
Prominent Physician Accuses Girl Of
BIackmail.

BIackmaiI.
Butte, Mont, May 26.-Dr. o. b.
Whitford, millionaire and one Of the
most prominent physicians In Butte,
yesterday caused the arrest, at Los Ans
geles, Cal, of Miss Bessie Drlscoll, for
an alleged attempt to wiring blackmail
money from him.
Miss Driscoll is pretty but Hitter
ate young woman Of about 26 years.
She poses as the mother of child and
charges DR.. Whitford with being its
father. The existence of the child is
denied by Whitford.
Miss Driscoll already has been paid
$4,000 as hush money" but she is
clamorlng for $4,000 more, under
threat Of sending the baby home to the
physicians wife; hence her arrest. De-
tectives who have been shadowing her
say that she is only the tool of a
mysterious man blackmailer and that
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27

bunch that the police ever picked up
and the court did not waste any SYM
pathy upon the Offenders
The growler gang was something
new. II first became troublesome a
week ago, when complaints came In to
police headquarters that q number of
men of the hobo stripe were chasing
the duck from the Kinney dock. II
was said OF them that they We're a de-
sided nuisance. Captain Gammal and
oficer Thompson went down and or
dered the gang to disperse, but the
can-rushers merely changed locations,
taking up location a short distance
east of the Kinney dock. They were
again chased out. but with no better
success than on the first occasion.
Gradually they worked their way east
until they wound up at the foot OF
Fourteenth street. where they We're
rounded up yesterday forenoon. Two
OF the men got away, but three were
brought before Judge Anderson dur
ing the afternoon.
Together with two locals the three
members of the growler gang occupied
unenviable seats in the dock. A tough
looking individuil named A. Anderson
and a hardened sinner named ]. So
derberg were the end men, while the
third member OF the gang, ]. Swanson.
to whom the experience seemed not
new, occupied central position with
the locals. All Of the growler gang
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
vagrancy which had been filed against
them. Swason said he had come from
Tacoma and that he was willing to
work. However, If rushing the can
was an abomlnation in the sight of the
law, he supposed he was up against
it, but would not plead guilty so long
as his old college chums were hold
ing out. Anderson and Soderberg ex-
planned that they had been working,
on the city waterworks. but that they
had fallen off the water wagon. An
derson said he was to have continued
work yesterday morning, but that he
was sick in the head as the result of
the previous night and therefore un-
able to perform any manual labor.
Swanson had been working on the
Chinook, had come ashore with s25,
and had spent the entire sum for the
exhilirating beverage which his soul
craved.
"I am of the opinion that this city
can manage to struggle along without
your presence" said Judge Anderson.
in concluding the performance. This
thing of rushing the growler is not so
very great an offense per Sc, but your
general demeanor is not calculated to
lift up the morals of the community.
Therefore, you will leave the city as
soon as possible. l win withhold SEN
tence, and If you are caught again in
these parts l will undertake to DEM
onstrate to you just how strong the
arm of the law really is.' The men
were shipped out on the night train.
at the expense of the city the POLICE
being fearful that they might commit
some crime along the way if they were
made to walk 1t.
A 19-year-old lad named Oscar john
son was fined $40, which means 20
days in Jail. for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. He was sight to
behold. Charles Korpela was taxed
SO for drunkenness, and will spend
five days in jail.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
Largest Catch on Record.

Vancouver. B. c.. May 26.--The larg-
est catch of halibut for single days
fishing ever made by any vessel in the
world fell to the lot of the steamer New
England, Capt Freeman, early this
week. OFF Cape George, near the Dix
on entrance, the New England In one
day caught 100000 pounds Of halibut,
beating all previous records.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
GrOWler Gang
Is Broken Up
Police Round Up Unique Bunch Of
Hobos and They Are Run Out
Of the City.

Police Judge Anderson yesterday
put the "growler gang" completely out
Of business by ordering out of the city
the leading spirits Of the gang. The
lineup of humanity that graced the
dock was about the hardest-loking
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
THE PICKET WINS HANDICAP
Continued from page One.)


throats of nearly 10000 spectators died
away when 1t was realized that Irish
Lad had gone down to defeat.
Proper, the California candidate
came through at the end and beat out
Hermls for third place. The time for
the mile was 1889 2-5, and for the mile
and quarter, 2:O6 S-5, 1-5 seconds
slower than the race made by Irish
Lad last year. The handicap was worth
100000, of which s25OO went to the Sec
ond horse and $500 to the third. When
the bugle call ordered the horses to
the post no better than II to could
be had against Irish Lad, the favorite.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
Tennessee for Parker.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 26.--The demo-
cratic state convention adjourned until
tomorrow. after wildly exciting scenes.
The platform adopted instructed dele
gates to vote for Parker and to vote
as a unit
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27

/ have for lease or for sale the best
location for salmon cannery or storage
plant on the river, and that is at steel
railroad bridge on Youngs Bay. Terms
low. Apply to DR.. Aug. C. Kinney,
Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
Don't Forget the GREEN STRIPE
at the Eagle Dance HALL PA PETERSON

HermIs opened and closed 4 TO 1. The,
Picket was we'll played. From 10 to,
l he was backed to TO /.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-27
Lewis and Clark Residents Con.
tribute Literally for Building
of Their Highway.
EXAMPLE FOR WEST slDERs
IfThey Want County Road Con.
nection They Should Take
Steps to Have the Neces-
sary Funds.

A day or two ago one of the farmers
residing In the Lewis and Clark val
ley requested The Astorian to secure
and publish a statement showing the
amount OF money subscribed for the
Lewis and Clark road and the cost of
that highway. From w. Il. Dement,,
who acted as treasurer OF the COM
mittee which had charge OF the inn
provement. the following statement
was secured:
Receipts
City subscriptions ,...........slli7 25
Lewis and Clark subscriptions S742 as
Total .........,.......... .$4S0s ~
Expenditures
Building dixie across tideland
from Youngs bay bridge to
highland .,,..... ...........s1S00 90
Grading and planking ........ So5s 10
Total ....,.. .,.......S4So9 ~
1t will be seen from this statement
that the people Of the Lewis and Clark
valley contributed more than $4,000 for
their road, and II is pointed out that
their example might well be emulated
by those residents Of the west side
who want the road extended from the
west end OF the Lewis and Clark
bridge to Clatsop and Warrenton. It
is further stated that the former coun-
ty court refused to take any steps
towards ordering the improvement of
the Lewis and Clark road in question.
which extends from the south end OF
the Youngs bay bridge to the w. ].
ingalls, place. until the people OF the
valley had guaranteed the construc-
ton of the dixie, at a cost OF $500.
SO far as the people of the Lewis
and Clark district are concerned they
are quite anxious that the road should
be extended to Warrenton and like
wise hopeful that the Smith Point inn
provement be undertaken. But they
insist that the west side residents
ought to display as much enterprise
as has been shown by those living on
the Lewis and Clark. They point out
that contributions from the west side
for the road extension have amount
ed to only $40 or $50, as compared
with more than $4,000 subscribed by
the people Of the Lewis and Clark.
Unless a better grade than that OF
Eighth street can be secured, how
ever, the extensive improvements to
the south of the city will not be OF
very much benefit. In some places
the grade Is as great as 80 per cent,
which renders travel impracticable at
any season of the year. The Smith
Point route Is regarded as the only
one availble, and improvement of this
highway Is believed to be absolutely
necessary. The road would cost a
large sum Of money and 1t would be
palpably unjust to ask the property
owners in the district to bear the en-
tire cost because the valuation of the
land would not justify 1t. If the road
around the point is to be improved to
afford a better grade to the Youngs
bay bridge the city must help and the
good roads enthusiasts must come to
the front as they have done before.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21
Cadet Caught Stealing.

Grecnville, December 17.-After
expelling one Of tho cadets for steal
ing it was learned from private cor
respondenco in this CITY to-day that
the faculty of Clemson College lite
rally held up the entire corps several
days ago and with the assistance of
military discipline, searched the
rooms Of every cadet in the barracks
in an effort to find other stolen arti-
cles and fix the responsibility. The
search was fruitless. The investiga-
tion was carried out by the six cadet
captains, assisted by their lieutenants,
each officer searching his own bar
racks. The name Of the cadet who
was expelled is not known here. The
students submitted 10 the search
without protest, go far as could be
learned. 1t is certain there was no
physical resistance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21
The Good Old Way.

A severe cold or attack of la grippe is
like fire, tho sooner you combat it the
bettor your chances arc to oycrpower it,.
But few mothers in this ago arc willing
to do the necessary work required to
give good old.fashioncd rcliable treat
mont such as would DO administered by
their grandmothcrs, backed by Boschoo's s
German Syrup which was always lib
orally used in connection with tho homo
treatment of colds and is still in greater
household favor than any known remody
But oven without tho application of tho
old-fashioncd aids German syrup will
cure severe cold in quick timo. 1t will
cure colds in children or grown people.
1t relieves the congestcd organs, allays
the irritation and effectively stops the
cough. Any child will take it. 1t is in
valuable in household of children.
Trial size bottle, 25c; regular size, 75c.
For sale by Walhalla Drug Co. and Seneca
Pharmacy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21
Crack Discovered on Face Of Moon.

Berkeley, CAL, December 17.-The
discovery Of great crack or rill on
the face of the moon which extends
lengthwise through the valley of the
Alps for distance of 80 miles, is one
of the facts announced in the latest
bulletin issued from the Lick observa-
tory. The rill on the moon was dis
covered by Assistant Astronomer
Perrine, with the 36.inch telescope.
The ring is in the nature of a crack
in the moons crust or dry
riverbed few hundred feet in width
and some 80 miles in length, extend
ing through the center of the valley.
1t can be seen only under the good
atmospheric conditions and when the
sun is shining on it at the proper
angle.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21
The Last OF His Kind.

Rev. William May, probably the
Oldest Methodist preacher in the
country, died recently at his home in
Perryville, Ky. lie was 03 years
old and had been preaching for rs
years, but during that time had never
accepted cent of money for his SER
vices. He had, it is said, married
5000 couples, baptized 5000 persons
and ofiiciated at 5000 funerals. He
was great horseback rider, using his
steed for travelling over his district,
but had never been on a train, and in
order to make living conducted a
farm, with which he was cminently
successful.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21
q "A. - TT @ RIA.
Bears tho 4, The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature es MxXzzzzm

Fire on December Is destroyed
the Ohio Seat Company plant in the
eastern part of Cincinnati, also the
Rudolph-Surrc Tannery and dwell
ing, causing loss of $150,000.
Senator Latimer has given up hope
of the passage of his good roads bill
at the present session of Congress. 1t
is announced that economy is to be
the slogan of the session, and in every
quarter where effort has been made
to obtain support for the measure the
question of legislative extravaganza
has been raised. The bill will die at
the end of the session.
The information comes from
Washington that Senator Latimer
has given up hope of the passage of
his good roads bill at the present ses-
sion of Congress. 1t has been an
nounced that economy is to be the
slogan of the session, and in every
quarter where the effort has been
made to obtain support for the mea.
sure the question of legislative ex-
travagance has been raised.
The Comptroller General has COM
pleted q list of assessments against
the railroads for the Railroad Com
missions salary and expenses for the
year 1904. The total cost was
$500, of which the Southern was
assessed s3,o25, the Scaboard,
$1,040.S0, the Coast Line $2,496.53,
the Southern Express Co. s66.O4,
the Western Union Telegraph Co.
s32.7S, the Postal Telegraph Co.,
$2S.l4, and the Independent lines the
rest.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21
Smallpox Epidemic In South Carolina.
1.-THE State.

Smallpox is alarming the people
of many seotions of the State. Not
since its first appearance in 1896 has
the pest been run out of the State,
although it was not manifested in a
serious form at all times. Reports
indicate that there is larger num-
Der of cases now that at any other
time, and that in some sections tho
type is malignant. There is only
one way to prevent the spread Of the
disease-and that is by vaccination.
1t is difficult to get the consent Of
the people to be vaccipated until the
disease is almost upon them.
Within the last fortnight there
seems to have been great spread of
the diseaee, particularly in the coun,
ties in the Eastern part of the State
where the colored population is
dense. Gov. Hayward has been in
receipt of nrmerous letters and tele-
grams acquainting him with the con-
dition of affairs in respective looali-
ties, and he has referred the commu-
nications to the Secretary of the
State Board of Health, DR.. James
Evans, of Florence.
The Legislature has made an ap-
preparation and the State Board of
Health is authorized to use that fund
in stamping out the smallpox, but
communities can help great deal by
having vaccination, without falling
back on the State to furnish the vac
cine points and the medical services.
The only preventative is vaccination,
and when so many people are suffer-
ing with smallpoS it is singular that
there is 80 little interest taken in
vaccination at places remote from the
seat of contagion. For with the
rapid transit of these days smallpox
can be carried across the State in "a
hours and frequently is carried from
one point to another by passengers
who ought to be in a pest house.
While there have been reports of
smallpox ever since the beginning of
the fall, there have been moro alarm
ing statements in the last 10 days
than since the first outbreak of the
disease just after the Atlanta expo
sition.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21
Southbound Atlantic Coast Lin

Southbound Atlantic Coast Line
passenger train from Rocky Mount,
n. c., to Wilmington was wrecked
last week by running into an open
switch at Overman's siding, two miles
north of Warsaw. Engineer Gull
ford f. Horne, of Wilmington, and
his colored fireman, Sterling Creech,
of Rocky Mount, were instantly
killed. None of the passengers were
seriously injured, although the en-
tire train, with the exception of
Pullman, was piled up alongside the
track. Coast Line officials are of the
opinion that the switch was tampered
with.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-12-21

A. Il. Lawrence, white, was struck
In The face several times with a beer
Bottle in Thackston's beer dispensary
IN Spartanburg last Thursday after
moon. He was seriously, but not
Gatally wounded. Two young men
were arrested, charged with making
Che attack. The particulars of the
difficulty are not known.