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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-08

The Palace Turkish baths are
source of delight to the patrons who
frequent the establishment-courteou'
treatment and your comfort guarded
Lady attendants furnished for lady
patrons by appointment. These baths
are especially recommended by the
leading physicians Of the city and re-
spectfully solicit your patronage. Turk
ish baths and bed s1.OO. Russian bath
S0 cents
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-08
Greatly In Demand.

Nothing Is more In demand than a
medicine which meets modern require
ments for blood and system cleanser.
such as DIR. Kings New Life Pills. They
are Just what you need TO cure stomach
and liver troubles. Try them. At
Chas. Rigers' drug store. CSC. guaran-
teed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-08

BY mail, per year, in advance 81 90
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-08
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

THE sEMI.wEEKLY AsToRlAN.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-08
USELESS TALK.
Conference Results in No Better
Understanding.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 7-An I'M
portant conference regarding legisla-
tive questions pending before congress
was held this afternoon. In addition
authority of the president that no con-
ference were Speaker Cannon, Senators
Allison, Aldrich, Spooner and Platt of
Connecticut, and Representatives
Payne of New York and Dalzell Gros-
yenor and Tawney 1t can be said on
authority Of the president that on con-
clusions were reached at the confer
ence. Indeed, the statement is made
that other conferences will be held
before decisions of definite character
are reached.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-08
Cooking Apples. so cents at Astoria
Grocery.

Our annual sale is the talk OF the
town-patrons have been waiting for
it-don't miss It: come early. C. II.
Cooper. the leading house OF Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-08

The occident tonsoriai pariors and
bath facilities are equaiied by none.
Everything modern and up to date.
See Peterson.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-08

schlitz's beer made Milwaukee IA
NOUS, and is having the same effect on
the Grotto. Nothing better on the
market.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
ASK IMMEDIATE
INCORPORATION
RAILWAYS MAKE MOVE IN
WILMINGTON CASE
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Takes Up Battle Against What
Is characterized as Water
Front Grab

The old fight over the proposed incor-
poration of the settlement of Whining
ton as city of the sixth class was re-
newed yesterday before the county
board of supervisors, when attorneys
representing the Banning interests and
the Salt Lake and Southern Pacific
companies demanded an immediate in
corporation of the harbor town.
Attorneys for the Los Angeles cham
ber of commerce and for some of the
smaller property interests of Whining
ton declared that the action was an at
tempt on the part of the corporations to
graft the land.
The question of the Incorporation of
Wilmington has been worrying the
supervisors for several months, and
now that the big corporations have
begun the fight in earnest it promises
to be hot one.
According to statements of attorneys
for the Banning interests the incor-
poration of Wilmington means the life
Of the little settlement, as people are
now alleged to be leaving the town be-
cause it is not incorporated.
The attorneys claimed that the people
of Wilmington wanted an incorporation
and that it did not matter what the
other people wanted.
Attorneys for the local chamber of
commerce and for other property in
terests contended that the matter was
of vital importance to everyone III
Southern California as 1t involved the
practical ownership of the entire coast
front of the Wilmington harbor.
The settlement of the dispute was
continued until December 8, when n
definite understanding will be reached
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
SHOWS SMALL INDEBTEDNESS
Los Angeles County in Exceptionally
Fine Financial Condition, Accord
ina to Controllers Chart

A chart of values of property and In
debtedness of each county in California
for the year 1905 has just been Issued
by r. P. Colgan, controller of the state.
Tn this chart Los Angeles county Is
shown to be in exceptionally good
financial condition, with total indebt-
edness of only $4,000 and lower rate
of taxation than any other county In
California.
Los Angeles county is in the second
class with values as follows: Value or
real estate, $129,17726l; value of i'm
provements on real estate, $5S, S,491, ,615;
value of personal property. $SS, $40 l05
money and solvent credits, S1.0O6'36S;
total value Of property. $227,2S1, 3S9;
value of railroads, $3.50, Ala; grand total
value of all property, S232,610, 1853; orig
inal assessed value of mortgages, S.
$50, 1850; assessed value of university and
other state mortgages. s914.005; funded
debt. $4,000; floating debt with in
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
ADVANCE WORK OF S. P. C. A.
Prominent Citizens viii Address Big
Mass Meeting to Be Held In
Aid Of Cause

A big mass meeting in the interest Of
the Society for the Preention of Cruelty
to Animals will be held Friday evening
in Simpson auditorium. Prominent min
listers of the city will be present, as will
leading business and professional men.
The subject of coursing will be dis
cussed and plans for furthering the
work of the society will be taken up.
Following Is the program:
Selections on the organ by Prof.
Frank Colby from 1880 to s.
Opening address by DR.. w. A. Lamb,
president Los Angeles s. P. c. A.
Singing and impersonations by Miss
Halle @. Brown. Miss Brown will
initiate birds and animals. for which
she is famous throughout the world.
Address of the evening by Rev. Baker
P. Lee.
Recitation by Mrs. Frank /. Wheat.
Short addresses by George Beebe,
prosecuting attorney, and other prom
inent citizens.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22

II sees IT. but IL that is the state law
we must abide by IT,"
The powers of the commission are
given by a city ordnance, and under
this ordinance the body has a wide
latitude The ordinance provides that
the commission may grant or refuse
licenses as It sees At and revoke them
at will It Ia probable that the city
attorney will declare that the San Ber-
nardino case does not affect the Los
Angeles commission.
Some, who are we'll versed in the law,
declared yesterday that sufficient
cause" was a moot question and that
any cause the commission might give
for refusing a llcense was sufficient.
Said one: "If commissioner should
say that man has red hair and red
haired man might sell whisky that
would be sufficient cause, for there Is no
going behind the findings of the COM
mission. In the cases which It handles
the commission Is a. court of last re-
oort."
Should the city attorney declare,
however, that the commission had no
discretionary powers some highly In
terestlng sessions would probably be
held, for ever and anon, and especially
anon, the commission is overcome by
spasm of virtue and they have refused
licenses, Wholesale retail, restaurant,
billiard hall and shooting galleries, on
numerous occasions without attempting
to find Sufficient cause"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
SUGGESTS REFORMS IN
METHOD OF TAXATION
STATE TAX COMMISSION ISSUES
STATEMENT
Makes Proposition to Tax Railroads,
Telegraph, Telephone and Express
Companies and Other Corporations
Not Localized

Prof. G. G. Plehn, member of the
state tax commission, has just issued
a statement regarding the work that
has been done UP to date by that com
mission. 1t states that the line of re-
form which the commission has sug-
gested is virtually that recommended
by the governor In his message to
the last legislature.
The separation Of state from local
taxation as to sources of revenue is the
line of reform which the commission
says has been successfully pursued in
number of eastern states, and 1t is
thought that it's application here in
California would lessen several of the
most glaring evils that now exist in
the operation of the general property
tax.
The statement is made that the an
nual revenue Of the state of Califor-
MIA is $9,500,000 OF this sum T,500,0OO
is raised by taxation and the other
1000, 900 is received from the income
of public property. OF the $7,500,0O0
raised by taxation. approximately $4,-
100000 Is for educational purposes. 1t
Is thought that, IL the other $3,000.OOO
could be raised from sources indepen-
dent of those used by the county and
local governments, the state rate might
be very materially reduced.
The idea upon which the commission
Is at work is that railroads, telegraph
and telephone companies, express COM
panies and all other corporations
whose business extends throughout the
state and is in no sense localized,
should be taxed for state purposes
alone. and that the taxation of real
estate and of tangible personal prop
erty. which is easily reached by the
assessor, should be left to the coun-
ties and local governments.
The commission is also at work try
ing to solve a means whereby the cost
of the collection of taxes may be re-
duced. The present cost is stated to
be $7S0,000 for the collection of $25, $780,
900 state and county taxes not includ-
ing city taxes, or a little over three
per cent of the total amount collected.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
QUESTIONS POWER
OF POLICE BOARD
MAY HAVE NO RIGHT TO
REFUSE LICENSES
Decision Affecting San Bernsrdlno
Causes Local Commission to
Call Halt on Granting
Permits

Has the police commission discre-
tionary powers under the state law to
refuse to grant any kind of license
without proven cause?
This question, brought UP by Com
missioner James at the meeting Of the
police commission yesterday caused all
applications to be laid over until the
city attorney shall have given his opin-
ion on the proposition. 1t was the re-
suit of action taken by the commission
last week when 1t was decided to grant
no more billiard hall licenses, on the
ground that there are enough already
in existence.
The first man who dared to brave this
rule of the commission was T. Ota, who
yesterday asked that he be granted a
license to conduct a billiard hall at 222
Commercial street. The place Is next
door to a saloon, but all connecting
doors have been nailed UP and Ota
promised that If he was granted the
license he would brick up the doorways.
Acting on it's rule Of the week before,
the commission ordered the license re-
fused, when Commissioner James cited
a recent case in San Bernardino on
which the supreme court had decided
that the trustees of that place could
not, under the state law, refuse to
grant liquor license without good and
sufficient reason.
This decision may embrace all kinds
of licenses in the state" said Mr. James,
"and before we go any further we had
better learn from the city attorney
whether or not we have any discre-
tionary powers. 1t would certainly be
unfortunate to learn that this commits
sion has no power to refuse licenses as
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
Only II More Shopping Days Until Christmas
TOVland and DOlldOm

Our preliminary showing this holiday
while creditabe showing in
great exposition will be able witness
days. a toys
dolls that supply remember will be
able European novelties
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
PREPARE FOR FRUIT RUSH
Orange Packers Get Ready for Big
Run of Holiday
Gnnds

Every employe of the Southern Cali
fornia Fruit Exchange Is busily en-
gagged preparing for the heavy ship
ment of oranges that is expected next
week. b. A. Woodford, general man
ager, stated yesterday that the fruit
in the south is coloring very rapidly
and that large quantities will be ready
to move during the coming week.
According to his statement, the fruit
that has been shipped to the eastern
market is not of the hest quality and
is fruit that could not be sold at home.
1t is of bad color, woody and contains
very little juice.
He reported that the early citrus
fruit market conditions in the east has
been very satisfactory and his report
in part follows:
"PriceS on oranges are fully up TO
expectations. Navels are bringing from
$3.50 to $3 The market now has
tendency to become lower on account
of the direct shipments that are being
made to New York, where high-grade
navels have sold the last two or three
days from $1.75 to So.
The early California oranges are in
much greater demand than the Florida
or Jamaica oranges and are selling for
at least so cents a box more.
Lemons have held up exceptionally
we'll in price this fall, but seem to be
weakening somewhat. The prevailing
prices range from $3.50 to SO per box
--oS1~--
"They say the dialect business is dy-
ing out" "That's what. But who
cares?" ST do. l don't know grammar
Vs. IT. los
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
Notions and Rubber Goods

English cube pins, 100. best quail
ity, &c.
English steel safety pine, 10 on
card, &c.
Howe pins, 800 on paper best quail
ity. &c.
Jet pins, unbendable. 40 IN box. &c.
Pearl top hatpins. S-inch stem. &c.
Genuine rubber hairpins, dozen, 26c.
Best German bonnet pins, dozen, 12c.
Rubber Goods-Just received from
the manufactures, a large assort-
ment of pure gum water bottles
and fountain syringes; all of best
quality; every one guaranteed; !;
divided into three lots; prices as
follows:
2-quart water bottle or syringe, 63c.
3-quart water bottle or syringe. 69c.
4-quart water bottle or syringe, 75c.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22

The lesser rate of taxation is levied
upon property situated within the limits
of the city -,.,---s-.ys
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
HOLIDAY BOOKS

$1.O0 Sunbonnet Babies" BY
Grover, CSC.
75c "Wozzle Bug Books" BY Baum,
5Sc.
$3.50 Queen Zizi of k" by Baum,
SIPS.
$1.5O "Humpty Dumpty." BY Alice
Chaplin, $1.39.
5Oc Fun in Painting and Draw
ing" 35c.
soc "Girls Bound Books" so titles,
25c.
$1.25 elsie Books" choice any
title Csc.
$3.50 Alcott book, Little Men," etc.,
$1.05.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22

terest, none; total county indebtedness.
$4,000; total state and county rate of
taxation, each S1OO. S11O-S1 10 ,.,-..--. .,--
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22

"They say the dialect business is dy-
ing out" "That's what. But who
cares?" "I do. / don't know grammar
enough to write plain English. ATTAIN
ia Constitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
HERALD Y. M. C. A. TEAM
Is FORGING TO FRONT

The Herald team in the Y. M. C.
. A. membership contest showed
what 1t was made of yesterday and
is forging to the front rank in
gaining new members. Twelve
points were added to its already
bright record yesterday. making its
total 212. Capt. Oscar Smith is
sanguine of success. He is being
ably seconded by his team, which
is composed of some of the most
prominent young men of the asso-
ciation.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
Women's So Long Kid Gloves $2.25

12-button length: both Glace and Suede
gloves with Fillet embroidery on back;
Cable serfed and are the proper length to
be worn with the new popular short
sleeve Jackets. We ask comparison with
any shown elsewhere at $500
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18

money at the right time. Many pat ents which bring their inventors noth- ing at all would sell for a good price if their practicability could be demon- strated by the construction of ma chimes to properly show their worth.
 The principal end present object of the American Patent Promotion com pauy is to handle the Wilkes Automa- tic Cash register Of which it is now the sole owner. This machine is the inven- ton of Thomas s. Wilkes an employe of the United States civil service in the office Of the surveyor general of Arizona Mr. Wilkes undertook the invention of tie cash register less than a year ago and he has already brought it to such 2 stare that the success Of his efforts ere assured. He has con structed 2 mode! of wood and has ob- tained 9 patent. Not much has been said of the invention and compara- lively few whO have visited the draft department Of the surveyor generals office where the model is on exhibition have seen It. This cash register is de- signed to do all that all cash regis ters can do and a great deal more. The model makes change in any amount with unfailing accuracy in all sur-s up to enc dollar. The machine is to De extended so that 1t will make change in any sum- either coin or cur rency and Feep an acurate record of all transactions.
 It is intended to supplant all exist ing cash registers for while the ones now iu use to a certain extent protect both the operator and the proprietor of the establishment in which they are in use they are not infallible.
 A careless clerk may err in making change md a dishonest clerk may in spite of the register steal from his employer without detection. With the Wilkes register neither of these things can happen. In making change the coin is put into its proper slot and the amount or the purchase is rung up. Then tue change is delivered unerring l.. II a sInail coin is put into large
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18

lives. He said that his bed was above
 water level and his blankets dry and adds:
 "I concluded it was a good scheme
 to turn a misfortune into a blessing. so I built storage reservoirs in my
 tent and damned up the water and
 then bailed it up with a can and stor- l ed it in water cans. Forty gallons was the saving during the storm and fif- 1 teen of this nice enough to drink
 MT. Ewing has enclosed a portion of ground around his tent and mine with
 a guide wire which prevents his get ting out of bounds or getting lost. He
 has also erected a guide wire for a dis tance of two or three miles to a min ing camp. and goes there by guiding himself by this wire. He says that l there were weeks at a time when he
 was alone with no visitors and being
 unable to get away he built this wire
 so he could get to his neighbors. What ] MT. Ewing writes of mining in Mo
 have county will be found below:
 "'The San Francisco mining district 1 is situated on the western or river
 slope of the Blue Ridge or Colorado
 river range of mountains. It is twen- | ty-fve to thirty miles west of King
 man, and seventeen from the Needless. | California. It is approached from The
 Needles by a narrow gauge railroad. and from Kingman by a wagon road. The latter crosses the range, and three
 miles of it cost eight thousand dol 1 lars, and is no doubt the best noun | tain road in Mohave county. The | mineral belt is from four to six miles wide and Sbout twelve miles long. The formation for the entire district | Is a true porphyry intersected at in tervals by dykes of a more recent porphyry formation, often several
 miles long. and in these dykes occur the gold bearing veins. The gangue matter is quartz and tale spar the quartz often being very hard and re- sembling jasper. Gold is the only
 metal found except a very little iron.
 The gold is therefore perfectly free. but l exceedingly fine so that amalgamation | to a high percentage is impossible. | There are exceptions of course. But l the ore is all admirably adapted to the 1 cyanide process, and that is being used with great success at the Gold Road mill where one hundred tons daily are treated and eighty thousand monthly l shipped. This was the first mine in the district to be devolped and has turn
 ed out so wonderfully we'll that it has given mining men confidence in per manency of the veins and their va 1 lues.'"
 The letter then goes on to describe other properties in the vicinity, dealing with the character of the ore, its rich ness, the amount of work done and all the existing conditions showing that MT. Ewing has a wonderfully develop ed sixth sense.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18

slot 1t merely falls through the ma chine into a little trough in front and tue operator is apprised of his mis- take. .T4a can pick up the coin and try ir over. The clerk has access to no money except that which the GUS toner fands him and which he hands Lack 10 the customer as change. He eun sec the money in the machine but he cannot touch it. Coin of each de- nomination AS kept in a glass tube of tue right size and marked like the scale of a glass graduate so that one may know al a glance just how much Tanuty Is hl the machine. When d coin Is Il,t into the register it falls into it's ...cper glass tube and the amount of ;he transaction having been ring Up ( e necessary change is re- leased through a slot from the bottoms of oiEcr tubes. The change is alweys in the nearest and most natural de- nominations. For instance a customer making a two cent purchase and of- te,iuc do iar will receive a half. a quarter a dime, two nickels and three pennies
 At tue close of business the pro- prirtOr Or a trusted clerk may unlock the machine remove the tray in which the glass tubes sit and slip them into a steel jacket which is locked and put into a safe. Or. the money may be taken out of the tubes but there must always be enough coins left in the bottom of each for the purpose of making e. ange.
 All this s shown by the model. MT. Wilkes has completed plans for the ad- cition Of receptacles for gold coins and all denominations of paper money us- ed in ordinary business transactions.
 A wonderful thing about the machine Is its not- dordianary simplicity and then the wonder follows that it had not not been thought of before. The in- corporators are all well known Phoe- nix business men. Patents will be taken out in all European countries.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18
THOUGH BLIND HE SEES
The Case of a Former Correspondent
 Ofthe Republican.

H. P. Ewing, formerly a correspond ent of The Republican in the northern part of the territory, and earlier an Indian agent in Mohave county is to- tally blind, but he is neither helpless nor discouraged. His blindness came upon him gradually and he prepared for it for he knew it was inevitable. He is engaged in. mining and Is carrying his operations on unaided. A few days ago he wrote a letter to Hon. Robert F. Morrison of Prescott. MT. Morrison gave the Arizona Journal Miner the following account of MT. Ewing and the letter:
 "The letter was written on a type writer and is practically free from er- TOTS and shows wonderful skill for one bereft of sight. It is also remarkable on account of the cheerful spirit which pervades it. taking into consideration the condition of the man. MT. Ewing is not only blind but he lives alone far from any neighbors and is engaged in developing a mining claim without any assistance and has a shaft down sixty feet. He goes into the shaft and breaks the rock, then hoists it alone.
 His camp is located in a part of Mo have county where water is scarce and not very good at that. During the re- cent storms the water rose in the creek and flooded the tent in which he
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. NEW YORK.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18
A PHOENIX INVENTION
A Cash Register Designed 10 Supplant
 all Others.

Among the interpretations lately eff fected iA Phoenix is that of the Ameri-
 ican Patent Promotion company It has been organized for the purpose of conducting a general business of buy inS and selling and otherwise disposing of new and valuable inventions One object is to assist impecunious invent oIs to obtain patents and to sell Or dispose of them on commission or for a share of the patent. A great field is open for such an enterprise as many inventors lose their rightful reward for the want of a few dollars of ready
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18
TO CURE A coED IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets All druggists refund the money if Il fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18
WANr AM oFFER=MUsT sELL.

WANT AN OFFEH-MUSI SELL.
 F. F. N. W. A, section 3S, township 3, N. range. 1 east-with full water rights. This is good smooth land. No reasonable offer refused. Easy terms. Will exchange for Denver prop erty. Address H. s. DeSollar. Denver. Colorado, 1541 Race street.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18

When a man. loses his temper he doesn't offer a reward for it's return.- Philadelphia Record.
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18

When girls are concerned uquii glances will make a fellow solid -Pllu- adelphia Record
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18

If you can't get along with people keep away from them.-Atchison Globe
Arizona republican., 1905-02-18

A poor man ma- be a crank. but "a rich one is eccentric--Chicago News