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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
DON'T Be FOOLED
It Is Time That the Truth
Was Known.
John H. Aitkin, a Merchant of Fifteen
Years Standing is the Logical
Peoples Candidate for
State Treasurer

John H.. Aitkin will be candidate OF
the people and for the people. The
state funds win be deposited in the
banks throughout the entire state
without fear or favor.
He is the only candidate for state
treasurer who is a merchant having
mercantile interests in both Baker
county and the city of Portland.
Vote for John FL Aitkin and you will
know that you assure the administra.
tion of the state treasurer's office in a
thoroughly honest, business-like way.
Owing to his clean business record,
the Republican press of almost the en-
tire state are strongly advocating Mr.
Atkins candidacy Among the number
are the following: Labor Press, Port
land; Eugene Register, Eugene; Albany
Herald Albany; the Journal, Salem
the Coast Mail Marshfield; Baker City
Herald, Baker City; the Observer, La
Grande; the Tribune, Pendleton; the
Chronicle, The Dalles; the Argus, On.
tario; the News, Eagle Valley; Blue
Mountain Eagle, Canyon City; the Gem,
Granite; the Review. Prineville; the
Oriano. Vale; the Gazette, Vale; the
Gazette, Heppner; the Times, Heppner;
the Chieftain, Enterprise; the Oregon
Scout, Union; the Republican, Union;
the Herald. Joseph /: the News, John
Day; the Wheatfeld, Lexington; the
Nes. North Powder; the Blue Noun
tain American, Sumpter; the Globe.
Condor; the Times, Condor; the Rec
ord, Arlington: the Recorder, Haines
the Irrigator. IrrigOn: the News, Burns;
the Searchlight. Burns; the News, Wal
Iowa; the Eagle, Milton; the Ranger,
Long Creek the Criterion, Lebanon;
the Umpqua Valley News, Roseburg;
the Observer, Grants Pass; the Glacier,
Hood River; the Itemizer, Dallas; the
Nonpareil, Drain; the Owl Oakland;
the Sentinel, Coquille City; the Enter
prise, Myrtle Point; the Daily News,
Newport; the Despatch. Dufur; the In
dependent, Woodburn; the Southern
Oregon Independent, Medford; the Ap-
peal, Silverton; the Republican, Sha
niko: the Globe. Gold Beach; the
Aurora Borealis, Aurora; the Head
light, Tlilamook; the Observer Moro;
the Recorder, Elgin; the Times, Browns
vile; the Bohemian Nugget, Cottage
Grove; the News, Glendale.
The people want and win nominate
John II. Aitkin for state treasurer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
erect MONUMENT
Monument to Be Erected Tor
Actor Booth.
~---- -
MOVEMENT IS UNDERWAS
Players Club in New York Starts
Movement to perpetuate the
Memory of the Great Actor,
Edwin Booth.
MOVEMENT IS UNDEUWAs

NEW YORK. April l7.--A movement
| was begun yesterday at meeting OF
| the PLAYERS Club for the erection of a
monumental memorial to Edwin Booth
1t is now thirteen years since the great
actor died, The project was set forth
in an address by David A. Monro, Bron.
son Howard also spoke 1t was unani.
mously voted that COMMITTEES Of one
hundred be appointed TO take the move
ment in charge and carry it to con,
clusion. Thi, committee will soon be
will be named to manage the details,
Among the members present yc-ter-
day We're Francis Wilson, David War.
field, John Blair Barton Hill, Albert
Bruning, j II. Beurimo, Daniel Froh,
man, John W. Albaugh, Willard l.. Met.
calf, Everett ]. Wendell, Thomas j.
Hallowell Jr., +, NJ. Welsh, Raymond
Hitchcock and Charles II. Geunuug,
This letter was read from Mrs Igna.
thus Grossmann. the daughter OF Edwin
Booth:
Mrs. Grossmann having been ap.
priced OF the generous project on the
part OF the Players Club to erect
statue in memory of her beloved father,
Edwin Booth, begs to express her deep
appreciation and to assure the players
of her sympathy and approval of their
really noble effort to thus commence
rate her fathers achievement. as well
as his personal virtues. Mrs. Grossmann
hopes that the players may meet with
success their worthy undertaking mer-
it's"
Though no especial efforts had been
made before yesterdays meeting, near
" $4,000 has already been subscribed
toward a Booth memorial. The form
with which the memorial shall take has
not been determined. Various plans
have been suggested The one that aP-
pears to find most favor so far is
that the monument whatever it may
be, shall be erected in Grammercy
square, within the park, or possibly set
into the park fence, so as to face the
Players Club, Of which Edwin Booth
was the founder and TO look in fact .
upon the very windows behind which
the great tragedian brcathed his last.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
CHEAT RAILROADS.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE Tribune TO-
day says:
Railroad officials openly charge that
the big packing corporations for years
have been cheating the railroads by
mis-stating the character Of the goods
they were shipping and by shipping
heavier packages than the bills of lad
ing called for.
Other big shippers in the east also
are doing things that have helped to
diminish the revenues which tine rail-
roads ought to have received. It as
been estimated by the railroads that
the packers alone beat the eastern
roads out Of $l50,OO0 a year.
What they owe all the roads out Of
Chicago is poblematical, but it is esti-
mated at $5,0O0,00O. The railway men
say they have known all these things
for years and in way have remon-
strated with the packers and other
companies which were cheating them,
but within the last few weeks they
have made a determined effort to bring
about great reform and they intimate
strongly that unless the shippers make
restitution there will be a grand expose
before the interstate commerce com
mission.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18

Warrenton Item.--W. J. ingalls, pro,
cured Warren's Hall at Warrenton on
Monday evening in order TO talk to the
voters, and the would be voters. The
hall was crowded to the door, although
Mr.. Ingalls, j. not an orator, or fluent
or ilowery speaker, he expressed him
self well and told facts as he knew
them and produced documentary eyi.
dence in many statements he made re.
garding the expenditure of the peoples
good money.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
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yesterday i"' " sno'' oos''''S ''iP'
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Is III 'n' Guy lQ' " o'''' '''''' '''s "''N'
Mrs. D. 5, Woislcy of Svcnscn spent
Yesterday III the '''y u" " shopping
UP
J, u, oBricn OF the BAY City spent
yesterday in the city trmsacting husi-
ness
George simpson of Elsie arrived IN
Astoria yesterday to work during the
fishing season.
|, II. Il. kauss OF San Francisco was a
business visitor in the city yesterday
for brief time.
Il. NJ. Woodin. a well known ranchrr
Of Nchalem was in Astoria Yesterday
for a short time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
~
Human Blood Marks.

A tale of horror was told by marks OF
human blood in the home of j. W. Will
liams, well known merchant of Bae
KY, He writes: Twenty years ago
had severe hemorrhages of the lungs
and was near death when ! beoan tax
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t COM
pletely cured me and / have remained
well ever since" II cures Hemorrhages
Chronic Coughs, Settled Colds and Bron'
chitis, and is the only known cure fol
Weak Lungs. Every bottle guaranteed
by Chas. Rogers. Druggist. SOC and Sl.oC
Trial bottle free.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
HAIR TELLS CHARACTER.
Celer Of Hair Said to Indicate Q Per-
sons Temperament.

Many people believe that blonde. or
light hair denotes affection and dark
hair constancy. A person without hair
is not devoid Of character; far from 1t.
The disposition of the average bald
headed man is to show such solicitude
for the welfare of others, that he neg
lects himself. A germ causes badness.
Prof. Sabouraud of Paris. France, in
nocculated a rabbit with Dandruff germs,
causing it to become totally bald in five
weeks time. To rid the scalp Of these
dangerous germs 1t is necessary to apply
Newbro's Herpicide
Destroy the cause-you remove the
effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send lec In
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit. Mich.
Eagle Drug Store, 35l.353 Bond St.,
Owl Drug Store, $40 Com. St., T. F.
Iaurin. Prop. Special Agent"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
Caught Cold While Hunting a Burglar

Mr.. Vim. Thos t.onoraan, provincial
Constable at Chapleau, Ontario, says; II
caught a severe cold while hunting a
burglar In the forest swamp last fall.
Hearing OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
| tried IL, and after using two small
bottles. | was completely cured" This
remedy is intended especially for coughs
and colds. II will loosen and relieve a
severe cold in less time than by any
other treatment and is u fayorite wher'
ever its superior excellence has become
known. For sale by Frank Hart and
Leading Dmggsts,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
WARRENTON NOTES.
Items of Interest From Busy Town Of
Warrenton.

WARRENTON, April 1.-THE office
of the Old Oregon Mills is receiving
a coat Of paint, inside and outside
white, with terra Gotta trimmings, and
it presents a very neat appearance.
G. W. Warren and wife returned from
an extended visit to California on
Friday.
Warrenton is visited daily by some of
the candidates at the near primary cleo
tion.
Jas. W. Welch was calling on friends
here Sunday.
T. S. Jewett is laid up with an at
tack of erysipelas.
c. W. Loughery was in town last
week registering voters.
+. VI. Warren came home from his
logging camp to spend Easter Sunday
with his family.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

MOBILE, Ala, April 1.-THE plant
of the Vinegar Bend Lumber Company
at Vinegar Bend, 45 miles north Of
Mobile, was destroyed by fire last
night. Loss, 100000. The Mobile Fire
department sent assistance.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
DIES SUDDENLY.

At 2:lj o'clock this morning a man
by the name OF Vanslyke died suddenly
Of Bright's Disease at the Central Ho.
tel The deceased was aged about Al
years, and had been treated Mt the hos
pital in this city for Jew weeks
Nothing is known Of his antccedents
though it is stated that he came to this
city from Niagara Falls.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-18
STORK'S ARRIVAL.

Last night son was born to the
wife OF Charles iIeilborn Of this city,
All are reported to be doing we'll.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-08-03

by yell of rage from their pursuers.
Lie low" cried Aylward, motioning
with his left hand. They will learn
wisdom. They are bringing forward
shield and mantlet. We shall have some
pebbles about our ears ere long"
The three vessels had been sweeping
swiftly westward, the cog still well %
the front, although the galleys were
drawing in upon either quarter. To the
left was a hard skyline unbroken by 4
sail. Alleyne stood by the tiller, looking
backwards, the fresh wind full in his
teeth.
What was that" he asked, as hiss
ing, sharp-drawn voice seemed to whisp =
in his ear. The steersman smiled, and
pointed with his foot to where n short,
heavy cross-bow quarrel stuck Quiyeriu-
in the boards. At the same instant the
man tumbled forward upon his knees, aud
lay lifeless upon the deck, the blood
stained feather, of second bolt juttins
out from his back. As Alleyne stopped
to raise him, the air seemed to be alive
with the sharp zip-zip of the bolts, and lie
could hear them pattering on the deck
like apples at a tree-shaking.
Keep them in play. Aylward, with ten
of your men" said Sir Nigel And let
ten of Sir divers bownen do rs much
for the Genocsc | have no mind rs yet
10 show them how much they have ID
fear from US The mastcr-shlpman looked
at the knight with troubled face.
'Thcy keep their distance from Us -"
said he. Our archery is over-good, AMI
they will not close
II think | may trick them the knight
answered cheerfully, and passed his order
to the archers. Instantly five of thgu
threw up their hands and fell prOstrIte
upon the deck.
"They still hold aloof." cried uaw-
tayne.
"Then down with two more." shouted
their leader. That will do. Ma fol ,
but they come to our lure like chicks 10
the fowler. To your arms, men.
As he spoke a roar of voices and roll
OF drums came from either galley, and
the water was dashed into spray by the
hurried beat of hundred oars. Down
the pirates swooped.
In heavy clusters they hung upon the
forecastle all ready for n spring-faces
white, faces brown. fnccs yellow. nu,l
faces black: fair Norsemen. swarthv
Italians. fierce rovers from the Levant
pnd ferv Moors from the Rnrbary States.
of MI hues and countries. and marked
solely by the common stamp of n wild
beast ferocity. Rnsping up on either >.
with oars trailing to save them from
| shopping. thev noured in living torrent
with horrid yell and shrill whoop upon
| the merchantmnn.
Rut wilder vet was tho cry. and shrllar
still the scream. when there rose un from
| the shadow of the cog's silent bulwarks
and the arrows whizzed in deadly sleet
| nmong the unprepared masses upon the
pirate decks
One moment Alleyne saw the
| gnlley's poop crowed with rushing figures
| waving arms, exultant faces; the next il
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-08-03

Englishmen in those days were skilled
and prompt in such matters, for it was
not long before that Edward had embarked
as many as fifty thousand men in the port
of Orwell, with their horses and their
baggage, all in the space of four-and-
twenty hours. So urgent was Sir Nigel
on the shore, and so prompt was Goodwin
Hawtayne on the cog, that Sir Olver
Buttesthorn had scarce swallowed his
last scallop ere the peal of trumpet and
clang of maker announced that all was
ready and the anchor drawn. In the last
boat which left the shore the two COM
manders sat together in the sheets, a
strange contrast to one another, While
under the feet of the rowers was litteE
of huge stones which Sir Nigel had
ordered to be carried to the cog. Thes,
once aboard, the ship set her broad main
sail, the breeze blew, the sails bellied.
over heeled the portly vessel, and away
rollers.
BY St Paul!" said Sir Nigel gayly,
as he stood upon the poop and looked on
either side of him, lit is land which is
very well worth fighting for. nd it were
pity to go to France for what may be
had at home. You may bring my harness
from below" he continued, to his squires,
''and also, pray you. bring up Sir Oliver )
and we shall don IL here. Ye may then
see to your own gear. for this day you
will, l hope. make n very honorable en-
trance into the field of chivalry and prove
yourselves to be very worthy and valiant
squires. And now, Sir Oliver, as to our
dispositions would it please you that l
should order them or will you?"
You, my cockerel, you. By Our
Lady! l am no chicken, but l cannot
claim to know as much of war as the
squire of Sir Walter Nanny. Settle the
matter to your own liking"
-haI At-
fcIe-part, then, and | upon the poop.
For foreguard shall give you your own
forty men, with two-score archers. Two
score men, with my own men-at-arms and
squires, will serve as n poop-guard. Ten
archers, with thirty shipmen, under the
master, may hold the waist, while ten lie
aloft with stones and arbalests."
Meanwhile there had been hustle and
preparation in all parts of the great ves-
sci. The archers stood in groups about
the decks, new-stringing their bows and
testing that they were firm at the nocks
Among them moved Aylward and other
of the older soldiers. with n few whispered
words of precept and of warning there.
Stand to it, my hearts of gold!" said
the old bowman, as he passed from knot
to knot by my hilt we are in luck
this journey. But it is time that we took
our order, for methinks that between the
Needle rocks and the Alum cliffs yonder
can catch a glimpse of the topmasts of
the Galleys. Hewett, Cook, johnson,
Cunningham. your men are of the poop
guard. Thornbury, Walters, Hackett.
Baddlesmere. you are with Sir Oliver on
the forecastle. Simon, you bide with
your lords banner; but ten men must go
forward"
Quietly and promptly the men took
their places, lying fat upon their faces on
the deck, for such was Sir Nigel's order
Near the PROV was planted Sir divers
spear. with his arms-a boar's head gulcs
upon a field of gold. Close by the stern
stood Black Simon with the pennon of
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-08-03

the house of Loring In the waist gath
e1ed the Southampton mariners, hairy
and burly men, with their jenkins thrown
of, their waists braced tight, swords,
mallets. and pole-axes in their hands.
Their leader, Goodwin Hawtayne, stood
upon the poop and talked with Sir Nigel,
casting his eye up sometimes at the
swelling sail, and then glancing back at
the two seamen who held the tiller.
Pass the word said Sir Nigel. that
no man shall stand to arms or draw his
bowstring until my trumpeter shall
sound. 1t would be well that we should
seem to be merchant-ship from South
ampton and appear to flee from them
I'VE shall see them anon, said the
master-shipman. "IIa! said l not so?
There they lie, the water-snakes, in
Freshwater Bay; and mark the reek of
smoke from yonder point, where they have
been at their devils work. See how their
shallops pull from the land! They have
seen us and called their men aboard.
Now they draw upon the anchor. See
them like ants upon the forecastle. !.
They stoop and heave like handy ship
men. But, my fair lord, these are no
niefs. l doubt but we have taken in
hand more than we can do. Each of
these ships is n galeas, and of the
largest and swiftest make"
Il would | had your eyes" said Sir
Nigel, blinking at the pirate galley
They seem very gallant ships, and /
trust that we shall have much plensInce
from our meeting with them. 1t would
be well to pass the word that we should
neither give or take quarter this day
The yellow cog had now shot out from
tha narrow waters of the Solent, and was
plunging and rolling on the long heave OF
the open channel The wind blew
freshly from the east, with a very keen
edge to it; and the great sail bellied
roundly out. laying the vessel over until
the water hissed beneath her lee bull
warks. Broad 4 ungainly, she floun-
dered from wave to wave, dipping her
round bows deep into the blue rollers,
and sending the white flakes of foam in
spatter over her decks. On her lar
board quarter lay the two dark galleys,
which had already hoisted sail and We're
shooting out from Freshwater Bay in
swift pursuit. their double line of oars
giving them a vantage which could not
fail to bring them up with any vessel
which trusted to sails alone. High and
bluff the English cog; long, black, and
swift the pirate galleys, like two fierce
lean wolves which have seen lordly
and unsuspecting stag walk past their
lair.
"Shall we turn, my fair lord or shall
we carry on?" asked the master-shipmnr,
looking behind him with anxious eyes.
NAY, we must carry on. and play the
part of the helpless merchant"
But your pennons? They will see
that we have two knights with u.s.
yet II would not be to n knicht's
honor or good name to lower his pennon.
Let them be. and thew will think that we
are wine shin for Gnscony. or that we
bear the wool-bnles of some mercer of
the Staple. Ma fol but they are very
swift! They swoop upon us like two
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-08-03

goshawks on a heron. Is there not some
symbol or device upon their sails!
THAT on the right" said Edricson,
"appears TO have the head of an Ethiop
'Tis the badge of Tete-noire the
Norman cried a seaman.mariner. Il
have seen il before, when he harried US
at Winchelsea. He is wondrous large
and strong man, with no ruth for man,
woman or beast. They say that he hath
the strength of six; and, eertes, be hath
the crimes of six upon his soul.
BY St PAUL. said Sir Nigel, what
is that upon the other galley:
1T is the red cross of Genoa. This
Snade-beard is q very noted captain, and
and no archers in the world who can
COMPARE with those who serve the Doge
Boccanegra.'
Hnwtayne.
They will lay US aboard on either
quarter, my lord cried the master.
See how they stretch out from each
a trabucb upon the forecastle. See, they
bend TO the levers. They are about to
loose it,
.'Aylward," cried the knight, "pick bur
three trustiest archers, and see if you an
rot do something to hinder their Vim.
Methinks they are within long arrow
fight"
archer, running his eye backward and
forward. 10y my ten finger-bonest it
would be n strange thing if we could not
notch n mark at that distance. Here,
Watkin, of Sowley, Arnold. Long
Williams, let US show the rogues that
they have English bowmen to deal with"
The three archers named stood at the
a. nf ha I'm Ia
selves with feet widely spread and bows
dawn, until the heads of the cloth-yard
arrows were level with the centre of the
stave. You are the surer, Watkin,"
said Aylward, standing by them with
shaft upon string. DO you take the
rogue with the red Golf. You two bring
down the man with the head-piece, and |
will hold myself ready If you miss. Ma
fol, they are about to loose her. Shoot,
mes gnrcons, or you VIII be too late"
The throng of pirates had cleared away
from the great wooden catapult leaving
two of their number to discharge it
One in scarlet cap bent over it, steady
ing the jagged rock which was balanced
on the spoon-shaped end of the long
wooden lever. The other held the
loop of the rope which would re-
lease the catch and send the un-
wieldly missile hurtling through the
air. So for an instant they stood, show
ing hard and clear against the white san
behind them. The next, redcap had fallen
across the stone with an arrow between
his ribs and the other, struck in the leg
and in the throat, was writhing and splut-
tering upon the ground. As he. toppled
backward he had loosed the spring, and
the huge beam of wood, swinging round
with tremendous force, cast the corpse
of his comrade so close to the English
ship that its mangled and distorted limbs
cd har Z stone.
it glanced off obliquely and fell midway
between the vessels. A roar of cheering
and of laughter broke from the rough
-nrchers md senmen nt the sight. answered
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-08-03
To Whom, Does Taft Refer?

Secretary Taft said of a certain
domineering statesman:
"He fills me with dread. They
quail before him. They can't call
their souls their own in his presence.
Altogether, he makes me think of a
waiter 1 once met in the West.
"In a small Western town, many
years ago, 1 put up at the Palace
Hotel.
"There was no water nor towels In
my room, and l rang.
"There was no reply.
Il rang again.
"Still no reply.
"And again and again and yet again
1 rang, and finally waiter appeared.
"This waiter was a robust man of
stern and forbldding aspect.
"'Did you ringT he said in
rumbling bass voice.
"I did, 1 answered.
"'Well, don't do it again. said thr
waiter, with a menacing scowl as he
withdrew
Prof Mustard. of Haverford College.
claims that Ben Franklin's maxims in
Poor Richards Almanac" are largely
quotations from classical authors. A
hot controversy is expected to ensue.