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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
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AGAIN."
My belief is answered the American
solemnly that he was grizzly bear.
Mercy!" as Edith held up threatening
finger, Il will tell you everything. He
was a very powerful mani am pretty
strong myself, and he handled me as if |
were an infant-but | should not know
him again. We rolled over, | guess, two
or three times; and then he managed
to hit me on the head with a club he was
carrying. The subsequent proceedings
interested me no more )"
Bradshaw, as he warmed to his sub
Ject, brought little action into the
recital, and in doing so betrayed his
bruised and cut fingers
Oh, your poor hands!" cried Edith
in horror. How did you hurt them
so?"
The tangled web we weave when first
we practise to deceive" appealed strongly
to the poetic soul of Sir Walter Scott, and
the same great thought came into the
mind of William L. Bradshaw
Good 1and!" he murmured to him
self, eff l get out of this tangle l will
tell the truth for a month";"
Still, he had by no means reached the
end of his resources. oh" he ex-
planned with easy confidence, that was
caused by the stick he hit me with. |
got hold OF it, after parrying one blow,
and we had a tough struggle for its
possession. But he was too strong for
me, and he wrenched it through my
hands. | think it was one of those sticks
with spikes on them you call black
thorns. l have seen Irish immigrants
carrying them in New-York."
Edith drew in her breath with a little
hiss, as though she pictured the agony
OF the moment, and looked at him with
undisguised admiration. In fact every
one in the company regarded him as a
paladin, none more sincerely than De
tectlve-lnspector Brading.
1t SO crippled my hands for the
moment, went on Bradshaw, entering
into the spirit of the thing, THAT l could
not hold him. 1t was then that he got
his blow home"
So, said Edith severely, "you had
nothing to defend yourself with against
that dreadful stick-I know what they.
are lke-and yet you calamity tried to
stop him. Mr.. Bradshaw, think" with
feminine disregard of proportion, "vou
are the braVeSt man | have ever met"
The American cast a piteous glance
toward Brading, who was ewing him
with malicious enjoyment No succor
was to be expected from that quarter.
The detective had not forgotten certain
illusions to idiots" and men with the
instincts of a horse-thief" Far from
coming to Bradshaw's rescue, he added
to the chorus of praise showered upon
him.
You may well say that, Miss Holt"
he broke IN earnestly. If you had seen
the place where we found the gentleman
you would have thought there had been
a battle between two lions. The ground
was SO torn and trampled that they must
have been at it for a quarter of an hour
at least. And the blood Mr. Bradshaw
had LOST"
There is one thing that might give us
a clue" said Edith DO any of YOU
know man in the district who carries
blackthorn?"
Il do, miss" volunteered Wilson.
There's that poacher fellow, Bob Leigh,
him that Master Harry caught and gave
he tn 1oc+ 1n a..
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Brading, however, silenced all ques-
tioning and hurried the American to his
room There were stains of moss about
Bradshaw's boots and clothes that might
suggest tree climbing to the least astute
of observers, and both were glad when
the door of the bedroom closed upon
them. Harry Warren had followed, but.
Brading got rid of him for a moment by
begging him to bring brandy. He
obliterated the telltale marks during
Warrens absence with a few deft strokes
of a clothes brush and a rub with damp
towel
Give me a big drink-a real big
drink" said the American.
He drank thirstily from the glass
Warren handed to him, and then shook
himself, with tentative twistings.
That's better" he cried with nod
of approval 81 will be man again in
two minutes Just battle this cut on my
head, will you, Brading?"
He. leaned over the basin with his
burning hands in the water and expert
enCed a delicious sense of relief In
reality, they were not nearly SO badly
injured as the intense pain had led him
to suppose, and when Brading had fin
ished with him, covering the ugly cash
on his forehead with a strip of plaster,
he looked comparatively respectable
again
I'VE are still in the dark, sill" the
detective reminded him, as to how you
came to be so badly used-in the dark,
that is, as to details of the attack upon
you"
Come downstairs answered Brad
shaw, and | will explain the whole bust
ness. l am feeling quite fit now, and
there is no need for me to tell the story
a dozen times over" The American was
we'll aware that it is difficult, if not i'm
possible, to relate a tall yarn" more
than once, without some little deviation
from it's original beauty Like a conjur-
ing trick, such an effort of the invention
should never be submitted to the same
audience twice.
He was no more shy than the majority
of his fellow-countrynen, but when
downstairs he found the situation de-
cidedly embarrassing. Wilson had al
ready described a blood-curdling combat
in the depth of the woods. When its
hero appeared, interestingly pale and
with Just enough OF QlSOrdeI IN MS appear
ance to support Wilson's story he was
overwhelmed with attention.
Edith herself led him to an armchair
and tenderly placed a cushion beneath
his aching head. Then she sat beside
him, and with all a womans admiration
of brave man dilating her eyes, begged
for particulars of this latest out
rage.
Why really, Miss Holt, the matter is
of no consequence, SO far as | am cons
cerned. But tell me, what was the
cause of the shots l heard-has any
body been injured?"
No. Mrs. Warren noticed a man in
the tree outside her widow, and as she
has provided herself w,Tn a pistol since
we have had SO much trouble here, she
bravely fired at him. lilo 'cll from the
tree, but as he has s,tl9ed he was
evidently not badly injurc No doubt
the police will find him. Il,w came you
to be so dreadfully injured, Mr.. Brad
shaw"
SO, for the sake of the sweet girl who
was hanging on his words, Bradshaw
was forced to carry through his dis
.lUrapa HE tacl, NVl,,r - SC ,,,+L;,,rr ~,
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Z all. II is the healthiest spot on earth.
Astoria wants more people, Its ma
tural resources will easily support
from 100000 to 100000 population. yet
there are only $4,000 people here to
reap the benefits that nature has 80
generously placed at their disposal
The homeseeker will find no better
place to locate, and few equal places
Labor Is always In demand, at the
highest wages, and there is much eh-
couragement for the man who wishes
TO engage in business. Strangers often
remark the uniform courtesy OF the
people and the general effort on the
part OF Astorians to make matters
pleasant for visitors. The home seek
er or investor who falls to visit Astoria
will make a great mistake. for no other
community In the Pacific northwest
offers such opportunities as the lower
Columbia river district.
Astoria has a 100000 gravity water
system. a paid fire department, first.
class street car service. gas and elec-
trie lighting systems, free public IL
brary. unexcelled transportation facili-
ties complete school system, 10 civic
societies. three daily and six weekly
newspapers, excellent telegraph anS
telephone service. three banks carry.
Ing deposits Of about 81, 900. 900, two ex>
press Offices, irst-class theaters, II
churches, labor unions representing
every branch OF trade, two energetic
commercial organizations, two social
clubs, admirably conducted hospital
miles OF manufacturing sites, plenty OF
fine residence and business property;
Is the only fresh-water seaport on the
Pacific coast; is situated at the mouth
OF river that drains an empire: has a
harbor large enough to accommodate
the combined shipping Of the Pacific
coast; has a trunk-lins railroad con.
Meeting It with four transcontlnental
railroads: Is the uttermost railroad ex.
tension point on the American eonti-
nent; Is 200 miles nearer Yokahoma
and other oriental ports than any other
Pacific coast port; Is 100 miles nearer
the Cape Nome mining country than
any other port on the Pacific coast; is
the salmon shipping center of the
world; is the center OF one of the
greatest possible dairy industries that
the country today possesses.
1t is the only place where the royal
chinook salmon is packed; has sub
stantial public and business buildings,
factories and handsome residences.
AStoris's School System.
Astoria's schol system is not sur
passed by that of any other city Of
the size In the west. At present there
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are six large school buildings here
THE schools are conveniently located Ii
all sections OF the city. and in ever,
Prospect are modern in their appoint
ments. Well-appointed schools are t,
be found throughout the county, an,
children living on farms and in vii
lagos enjoy educational advantages al
most equal to those afforded city chill
ldren.
Astoria's Water System.
Astoria possesses a 100000 gravit,
water system, which is not equallet
In equipment by any other system II
the Pacific northwest. The watel
works are operated by the municipa
government as represented by thu
water commission, and constitute tat
city's most valuable asset. The water
is brought from Bear creek. about II
miles distant. which has Its source ir
the mountains.
The reservoir Is situated on the pla.
teau back Of the city. where the sup.
ply Is regulated. The water system oi
Astoria Is extensive enough to supply
the needs Of 100000 people, besides af-
fording fire protection to all parts Of
the city. ....
The LAUNDERING Industry.
The mouth of the Columbia river
has the greatest body Of timber tribu,
tary and available OF any point in the
world
The numbering business Is the larg-
est in the Pacific northwest; 1t out.
ranks in value Of produc. any other
line Production Of wheat is close
second, being worth $4,000, 900 a year
while the value Of the lumber output
Is $ls,0s0,00O, Coal, gold and silver,
fruit cattle and sheep, wool and fish,
all Of which are produced in great
abundance, fall far below, nor hardly
equal in the aggregate, the wealth de,
rived from the forests. The town,
therefore. that commands the greatest
resources available Of fine timber must
have great outlook. Demand for
timber will not decrease, but become
greater with every year.
The timber trees Of the forests tribu.
tary to Astoria are, in order Of quail
ity; Douglas fir. commercially known
as Oregon pine; hemlock, spruce and
cedar. There are also soft, or birds.
eye, maple, vine maple, alder. wild
cherry, willow, etc.
The fir Is both red and yellow. 1t
grows five to II feet In diameter, and
15O to 800 feet tall: S51 feet is said to
have been measured or one fallen tree
in the coast mountains. Considerable
noble fir. or larch, and some white pine
are found on the highest of the coast
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greatest resources.
The annual salmon yield Of the Co.
lumbia river Is valued at $4,000, 900.
The spring fishing season lasts only
about four months-from April is 10
August $3.50 IT means $75O,000
monthly to those interested in It and
those who live at and near the seat
of the industry.
The pairyins Industry.
Dairying in Clatsop county is in its
infancy. and very few dairymen realize
the natural advantages Of this coun-
try. The climate, coupled with the pro-
ductiveness Of the oil, makes It an ideal
district for production Of butter ani
cheese; dairymen are taking more tn
terest in the breed and care Of stock.
With the genuine butter COW, such
as few here have as yet, much better
results may be obtained. though even
now the luxurient pasturage enables
the cows to furnish an abundance Of
rich milk, with more than an average
OF butter fat. A modern equipped
creamery is in operation In Astoria.
furnishing the farmers a ready sab.
for their cream, at an average price for
the year of 22h cents per pound FOR
butter fat; and the cows yield, under
good care, about 225 pounds of butter
fat per year. There is general inter.
est in increasing the dairy business;
many Of the dairymen are preparing to
enlarge their herds, and new daries are
being started. Ever-growing grass
and the best market in the world make
this an inviting field for those who
understand the care OF cows.
All the oregon coast country, espe-
cially that near the mouth of the Co.
lumbia river, is very similar to the
great dairying sections of Europe, sach
as Denmark, Holland and the Channel
Islands. The winters. however, are
milder and the summers dryer.
AAc toAtdS Ocol dudptc0 10 SEdSH"
growing are the tidelands, which are
river bottoms adjoining the Colum.
bia or its branches, and overfiowed by
the highest tides. These lands may be
reclaimed by diking, at an expense OF
about SO per acre. BY dilxing large
tracts by machinery-wlth steam
dredges-the expense may be reduced,
and more substantial dikes erected. One
acre Of tideland has been shown to be
ample for keeping one COW the entire
year. There are still in Clatsop county
about 10000 acres of tideland to be
diked much Of II being easily cleared
after the diking is done. Tnis Is no
as many Of the best dalrS
farms have been made on dlked tide
land.
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JOHN W. wo0TEN FoUaD
GUILTY OF GRAND LARCENY
Convicted Lawyer May Be Sentenced
to Ten Years in the Penitentiary.

Convicted Lawyer May Be Sentenced
to Ten Years in the Penitentiary.
New York, July 4.-John w. Wooten,
who was counsel for David RothschiId
while Rothschild was wrecking the
Federal Bank, was convicted Yesterday
before Justice Day in the supreme
court, criminal branch, Of grand larce-
ny in the first degree. Wooten, who IA
son-in-law of Walter Luttgen, partner
Of August Belmont, stole from Roths-
shild check for $1,000 which was ex-
tracted from the fnancier on the pre-
text that it was needed TO pay in ad-
vance a second years premium. on
Rothsckild's bond as temporary admin
istrator of the Weissell estate. The
maximum penalty is 10 years.
After q recess Of two hours, when
Wooten was again arraigned, George
Gordon Battle, his counsel, asked that
sentence be postponed. District Attor-
ney Jerome said:
II would like to have the date for
sentence set for July 10. AT the same
time I think that it is only fair TO Mr..
Battle to tell him that I intend to sub
init to the court several afFidavits
showing that this is an aggravated case.
These affidavits will call for categorical
answers from either wooten or his
friends. He may wish to submit affi-
davits in rebuttal say now that
these affidavits will accuse Wooten and
implicate Others.
Armitage Matthews and Samuel I.
Ferguson are indicted with Wooten for
conspiracy and grand larceny in loot
ing the Weisen estate As soon as
Wooten was being led over 10 the
Tombs he said:
Il want to say and say II now, that
I am innocent Of this charge
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logs TO Astoria is light. ma

I logs TO Astoria ls light, mark
ITS a most desirable point for the
nufactuer OF lumber. The advant-
ses offered by this city as a milling
point are beginning to attract the at
tentlon OF mlllmen who desire to OPP
ate economically and before long
,storia will rank as the largest lum-
ering producing port on the Pacific
I cast.
The growth OF the salmon industry
| win likewise prove Of great benefit tc
Astoria BY means OF artificial propa-
CATION. this magnificent business has
come to stay. II will be built up. with
in a few years. to four times It's present
magnitude. and win then mean more
than sIo.o00.O00 annually to the city
Several Alaskan salmon canneries are
owned and operated here and each
year bring large sums to their home
once. The possibilities OF Astoria as
fishing port or center in other lines Of
fishing Industries are also OF great
Importance, and the attention OF capt
talists Is called to this city as deep
sea fishing center; also to the great
runs OF genuine French sadrines which
come into the river by the hundreds of
billions every year.
The lower Columbia river district,
with It's mild climate, offers unsur-
passed inducements to dairymen. farm
ers and small-frult growers. While
small fruit growing has not been ex.
tenslvely engaged In, those who have
followed II have been most successful,
and one enterprising grower is now
harvesting two strawberry crops
year--the only instance OF the kind
known in this section Of the country.
Settlement OF the productive lands of
the county will work wonders for the
city and assist materially In Its up
building.
There are many other resources
which will combine to bring about the
future greatness of Astoria Here are
to be found opportunities for men In
every walk Of life-capltalists, small
investors, farmer, dairymen, fruit
grower and laborer This new country,
where fortunes await the energetic,
offers to those seeking location the
best advantages Of any section Of the
west.
In every respect Astoria is metro
polltan. It enjoys splendid facilities
of all kinds, is a pleasure-loving city
AMI thoroughly up-to-date. Thou
sands of strangers visit Astoria every
month, and during the summer season
It is the Mecca Of those who live in
the Interior. It has It's different quar-
ters, like the larger cities, and, best of
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Contract Let for Building Tacoma
and Eastern.
STEVENSON OBJECTIVE POINT
Hartman Steals March on Great North
ern. viii Commence Work Immed-
lately. Hope to Build Road to River
Over Easy Grade.

Portland, July 4.--Another link in
Harriman's connecting line between
Tacoma and Portland has been provi-
ded for through the awarding Of con-
tract for an extension of the Tacoma
4 Eastern from the present terminus
/ to Ferndaie, passing through the coal
fields. The line was first built TO
Eastondale, and steel has been laid
as far south as Elebe, 40 the late con.
tract, which has just been closed, in
sures q continuation of the road to
FerndaIe.
The objective point Of the line is said
TO be Stevenson, on the Columbia River,
and the Hartman interests will work
east from there, crossing at Grand
Dalles, though it Is suggested good
crossing is also afforded near where
the Heppner branch meets the main
line. In either event the road extend.
ing along the banks of the Columbia
will preclude any attempt on the part
of Hill to push the Northern Pacific
down that route to Portland.
By sections it Is claimed Hartman
is to push the Tacoma & Eastern to the
river over an easy grade. Sometime
ago it was reported he was seeking a
pass through the mountains for the
road, but by passing to the west of
them he obtains excellent route to
the river through which the construc-
tion work may be carried on steadily,
and not on an expensive scale. The
extension of Tacoma & Eastern means
another chapter in the Hill Hartman
Northwest history, for it is foreseen
Hill will retaliate because of Harri.
mans refusal to grant him trackage
privileges from Wallula in return for
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mountains, but little near Astoria. TIL,
spruce, Of the tideland species, Is founC
only on the west slopes of the coas
mountains. 1t attains a diameter vary.
'nng from about an average Of six fee
to l6 or II; and specimens 81 and s;
feet each in girth have been measured
-1s to 81 feet in diameter. Hemlocl
occurs as a mixed or smaller growth
with flr and spruce trees seldom being
OF great height, although often yer,
large. Yet cedar Is found mixed with
the other timbers. the trees seldom be-
ing Of greater height, although otter
very large. Yet cedar is not plentiful
in this section. In general estimates Of
timber production 10000 feet to the
acre are ollowed. Single acres have
been known to produce ten times this
amount. Quarter sections OF timber
land on the market are usually esti-
mated at 100000 to s,0o0,Ooo feet each
board measure.
Mills and Manufacturing.
Although manufacturing Is as yet in
Its infancy in Astoria. more than 1900
persons are employed in the institu-
tions now doing business here. The
salmon industry employs by far the
greatest number OF persons, but the
seasons extend over a period OF only
about six months, and at other times
those engaging in 1t follow other lines
of pursuit. The numbering industry,
including box factories, barrel factor
les. etc. is rapidly assuming proper,
tions, and WILL within few years. out
rank the fishing interests.
Astoria wants more manufacturing
concerns, and offers the very best in
ducements to capitalists. Here are to
be found unexcelled sites, with the ad.
vantage OF both rail and water connsc.
tions. and the intending investor in
western properties should look over the
Astoria situation. Sites can be secured
at very low prices.
More than 100000 is invested in
manufacturing plants here, while the
value OF the yearly product exceeds
ss,SOO,OOo. In all, 434l persons are en-
ployed, receiving annual wages that
aggregate s2,O5S.6O0.
Salmon Industry.
Astoria owes its existence largely to
the great salmon industry of which It
is the center. Year after year the Co.
lumbia river has given up its wealth
of fish. and in the past 25 years has
yielded $75,OOOOOO, nearly all Of which
has been placed in circulation in this
city. Where other crops have failed,
the salmon supply has maitnained It's
average Of production. and in this re-
spect can be classed as one Of oregon's
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0berlin, o., July 4.--In the course Of
an address TO the graduating class Of
0berlin college, James B. Dill, the we'll
known New York lawyer. urged his
hearers to go Back 10 Beginning" Nr.
Dill contended that grating" which
was foreign to the true American char.
acter. had been developed by our mad
rush for wealth and the recognition Of
false standards By educated men in the
competitive struggle for business power
and social prominence.
without mentioning names Mr.. Dill
referred 10 the connection Of respectable
financial institutions with industrial
promotions that are calculated to mis-.
lead the public. He saidi
A large part OF our modern prosperity
Is to be a periously large extent bot
toned upon au overproduction Of fraud
and sham. Trust companies have been
made the mediums Of the hotatiou OF
specious and fraudulent promotions
Some companies in the field Of life in.
surance, the highest and In a sense a
sacred form OF investment, are. az we
all know conduits through which the
savings of the policy.holders are di'
verted into operations for speculative
purposes.
Credit and good faith, not money, are
the basis Of business. Good or bad,
our modern prosperity is founded on
public confidence. Take that away and
the whole fabric falls.
Mr.. Dill went on to say that the un.
presdented material growth OF the
country, the resulting creation Of i'm.
mcnse private fortunes, the massing Of
great aggregatiOns Of corporate capi'
tai, industrial combinations and rail.
road mergers all have tended to con.