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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
PHOTOGRAPHERS MEETING.

CORVALLIS. Ore, August II, =. The
program OF the sixth annual convention
Of the Photographers Of the Pacific
Northwest has just been issued, the
work having been done by the Corvallis
Gazette, and is pronounced by experts
to be the finest piece OF job work ever
turned out here. A total OF ESQ copies
AZ pages each, is the amount OF the
order. one Of which Ii sent to every
photographer In the Pacific Northwest,
The convention win meet this year at
Spokane, Wash, from September to Z.
inclusive. Last year the photographers
convened in Portland.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
MANY CHICAGO VISITORS.

CHICAGO, August 2l.- Fifty thou
sand visitors were in Chicago last night
according to estimates made by hstel
proprietors and the Chicago CONNER.
cial Association. They came from all
parts of the country, merchants from as
far south a. the Gulf OF Mexico and as
far west as the Rockies and host OF
others who were uniting business and
pleasure.
After dark it was impossible to get
room in any Of the leading down town
hotels.
The reason for such an enormous ar.
rival of out OF town people mt this sea :
son il found in the results Of the work
of the association. The railroad gave
exceedingly low excursion rates to the
association, and this was taken advant-
age Of.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
sUppLANT JUNIPER WOOD.


BEND Ore, August 2l.--The Hay
Creek Coad Mine Company Is preparing
to place its coal upon the Prineville
market during the coming winter to
take the place Of juniper wood. Mem.
bers Of the company state that recent
reports show the coal to be similar to
the Rock Spring, Wyoming, coal. This
coal is said to be cheaper than juniper
wood at 50 per cord. II can be sold at
sl0.50 per ton. This will be Of much
benefit especially to the country north
Of Hay Greek, where wood IL very scarce
and high. and has to be hauled long
distances.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
In Self Defense

Major Hamm, editor and manager OF
the Constitutionalist. Eminence, KY,
when he was fiercely attacked four years
ago by piles, bought box Of Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, Of which he says: II
cured me in ten days and no trouble
since" Quickest healer Of Burns, Sores
Cuts and Wounds. Csc at Charles Rogers
drug store. aug
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22

PORTLAND. August 2l.--In the ar
rest at TOutdale, Oregon. Of Frank
Graves tonight, Detective Fitzgerald oi
the Oregon Railroad a Navigation Com.
pany believes he has secured one OF q
gang Of box car thieves. which has
been causing the railroad company CON
siderable trouble recently. The man
who was caught in the possession Of
stolen goods, first denied his guilt. but
after reaching Jail broke down and con
fessed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
TO RECEIVE FAIRBANKS,

BOISE. August 2l.-- Elaborate ar,
rangements are being made for a reeep.
ton to he rendered Vice. President Fair.
banks upon his visit TO Boise during
the coming session OF the National irri-
cation Congress. Word has been re-.
ceiyed that he viii arrive ON September
3, labor day, and the Boise labor unions
are preparing monster celebration for
that day and the ice-pcsident. win II
possible be secured to address the as-
semblage. A monster reception IL being
planned in the evening In his honor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
PROSPEROUS WAVE.

DALLAS, Ore. August sl.--Thcre is
now ON Il house famine In Dallas, many
new cottages are being built, but the
newcomers cannot be supplied with
houses, The question il, what win be
the result when people begin to return
to town for tho winterY
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
NEWS OF OREGON AND THE
NORTHWEST.

hay. which was IN the barns and about
so tons In q neighhoring field, the fire
having spread in the dry grass and
burned over q considerable territory
MIR, Godards a.year.oid child was
playing with some matches IN ono Of
the barns, and, striking one, set fire to
the hay The total loss IL perhaps
$500
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
A Mystery Solved.

"How to keep off periodic attacks Of
biliousness and habitual constipation
was mystery that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills solved for me" writes John N.
Pleasant of Magnolia, Ind. The only
pills that are guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction to everybody or money
refunded. Only 25c at Charles Rogers
drug store. aug
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22

The other day a benevolent old gen.
tleman was stopped by a tramp, who
asked for money for nights lodging.
We'll look here, my man." the old
gentleman said, what would you say
If | offered you workY "Bless yer
life, slr," came the reply, 81 wouldn't
mind bit. can take joke same as
most people"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
FIGHT WITH BIG WHALE

ABERDEEN, Wash, August sl 1--WE
fishermen had strenuous fight with /
do~fcot whale IN the lower harbor YES,
teriay, the fight lasting from until
II o'clock, The whale, badly wounded
with broken oar stuck mp one nostril
and an AZ buried In its head with the
high tide. made It's escape over the bar
Such large fish are unusual In this
harbor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
The Cnre.

Patient-Doctor, frequently expert.
ence Kissing sound IN my ears. What
would you advise me 10 do? Doctor
What is your occupation? Patient-~I'm
an actor. Doctor-Tlen Td advise you
10 get some other kind Of d lob.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
TWO BARNS BURN.

EUGENE, 0re., August 2l.-- Two
harms ON the farm of Henry GODDARD at
Trent, 10 miles southeast OF Eugene.
were burned yesterday evening about 8
o'clock, together with about 20 tons Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22
LIGHTNING STRIKES CHURCH.

CHICAGO. August 2l.-Tbree hundred
yorsbippers at tbe IloQewiscb Swedish
Lutheran church on l32nd street and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22

If there be any Doubling Thomases, they'll take
to the woods when the Regatta opens in gorgeous
splendor. When they say there will be no Regatta
their wish is father to the thought.
HAIL TO OUR QUEENl
RAHl FOR OUR ADMIRALl
Don't miss the illuminated river parade.
Chief Farmer Bowby Is getting his ranch in shape.
Daddy Chester says his baby show will win the
Blue Ribbon.
The Council is expected to put ban on sausage
factories until the dog show Ii over Who owns the
prize Poodle, Daschund, Dane or Bull Terrier1
Won't we have fun, thought when the band begins
to play, when the flags autter and the pretty girls
put on their best holiday duds and Regatta SMILES,
The Two Dicks (I.eathers and Smith in their
famous turn "How TO Make Things Hum"
Our handsome Assistant Secretary is a fine ste.
nographer, but she writes jns fast on the type
writer she's daisy sure
With Nelson Troyer handling the water sports
therell be something doing every minute.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-22

Conscience warns us as friend b..
fore punishlng ~ ~ a Judge Stan
Islns
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
Protection of American n,.n.

The movement for the prorac,1a.
oiros In America has long s,no.
sumed formidable proportions say.
American Homes and Gardens No.
OF the credit for the work accomnl,.h
eu ~ que to the Audubon soclet,as
winch exist In thirty-fve states ana
"nich for number OF years have ca
ried on an active work for the conserv
ing OF bird life. The results accom-.
plished are considerable. A mode,
"" drawn up by the American orni.
.nologists' union Is now In force in
tnirty States and the District ~ 70
lumbia. The Lacey law excludes sror,
interstate commerce all birds killed n.
legally IN any State, and makes those
iegitlmately killed subject To the Iau
OF the State in which Their ere bou,h,
Laws prohibiting tn sale ~ gs,na
out OF season, even when killed In sea.
son. look toward the same end Of con.
serving bird life. Public attention hss
Deen aroused on the subject. and sver
the manufacturer OF air rifles No lone
er calls attention to the fact that the,
VIII XIII small game within short dis
tances. Absolute protection has NO,
yet been given the birds eyervwhora
but a great and important work bs,
been well begun and is being earr,ed
forward.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
MAKING ARTIFICIAL ICE CREAM


Cottonseed OIL Used Instead of the
Ordinary Ingredients
when Prof Stillman OF Stevens In
stitute gave dinner to two friends,
at which most Of the yIsnds were made
artihcially by chemical means" writes
Lawrence Perry in the Technical World
magazine. he had small idea OF the
furore bis efforts would produce But
he has received hundreds OF letters
asking how different dishes were pro
duced-so many that he has not had
time to answer many Of them
The chemical processes which he
employed were some OF them simple
and some quite complicated To make
vanilla Ice cream by artificial means,
for instance, the alchemist took some
triple refined cottonseed oil ami placed
II In q centrifugal machine which re
volved at a velocity OF 5000 revolution:
a minute. A beautiful emulsion wa:
thereby produced. which was then froz
en-, chemically, Of course The fiavoi
was obtained by the addition OF vanii
/ lin, glucin and nitrobenzoL They say
| that ice cream composed as above L
sold In many Southern States wher'
cottonseed oil is more plentiful ans
consequently cheaper than milk o
cream. 1t Is far from harmful. taste
good and does not melt as quickly a
the genuine Ice"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21

One Of the most Interesting freak
statues In England is TO the memory
OF Sir R Holmes Ii Is 10 be seen in
the church at Yarmouth. Isle of Wight
The funny thing about it is that II was
not originally intended to represent
that naval celebrity. 1t was sculp-
tured for and represented Louis XIV
Of France and was being conveyed &c
that country when the vessel contain
ing IL land also the sculptor) was cap
tured by an English ship commanded
BY Sir R. Holmes.
The body was finished, the head be
ing left for completion on its arrival II
France. On learning who il was foi
the English commander compelled tn
sculptor to finish Ii by chiseling hi
(HolmesD head on the Kings body.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21

On the South Side is a ChInam,n
who has not been in Chicago long
enough to master the English language
save that he has grasped the meaning
OF a few words. The other day he
went Into the store Of tradesman. but
was unable to make any one In the
store understand what he wanted.
To the clerks be kept saying "tling
Ting After all had given up In des.
pair and when John was about to make
his departure. the proprietor happened
to make his appearance. At once
"tling' to him was string and he pro.
cured a section Of rope the size OF q
clothesllne
John looked at II for a moment. tool
it In his yellow fingers and then said
young Ting" Then the merchant
went TO cabinet. pulled out a drawe,
and came back with a spool Of thread
The Mongolian's face was at one,
wreathed with smiles. He handed oyel
his nickel and went about his bushes,
with the air OF a man who had accom-
plished a great undertaking.-Ch Icag,
! News.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
MAY BUILD
TO SPOKANE
30 Says hill Concerning His ROAD
Down North Bank.
portland & Seattle To Be a Road of
10" Grades and Few Curves, but
When Finished viii Be Best Ever
suilt-construction Was Fearful,
Expensive.

Portland, July IA. - James ]. Hill
president Of the Great Northern. and
one OF the most dominant figures in The
railroad world. reached Portland Last
evening by the steamer Capital City
from The Dalles. With him are louis
". Hill, vice president Of the Great
Northern; Howard Elliott, presidents of
the Northern Pacific; W. L. Darling,
chief engineer Of the Northern Pacific:
a. ID. Hogelsnd, chief engineer Of the
Great Northern; all Of St. Paul; c. NJ.
Levey, president of the Portland 4
Seattle railway, and B. E. Palmer,
assistant general superintendent Of the
Northern Pacific, of Tacoma, and Cory
I. Hutchinson, an electric engineer
from New York. In the party are four
stenographers and Mr.. J..J. Hills SER
want.
In speaking OF the new road down
the north bank, Mr.. Hill said:
at is likely the Portland & Seattle
will be extended to Spokane. We can
not say definitely, but there are survey
ors in the field, and if we can get a
low grade, we will no doubt build.
We could use the Northern Pacific line
from Pasco, but it ia expected that the
line will extend from Portland to spo-
kane. The Portland & Seattle railway
will be the best new road that was ever
built in the United States. 1t will be
a road Of low grades and few curves,
and it will be very expensive, but when
it lie built it will be the best construc'
tion ever undertaken in this country
"I.ow grades are equivalent to deeI
water in the harbor. Portland car
overcome the lack Of deep water BY
easy grades. The Columbia river
offers great opportunities in low grades
bu. construction is fearfully expensive
There are miles where the cost of build
ing the road will run over 500, 900 Il
the mile. And this lie exclusive Of tn
cost Of tunnels, of which there are sew
eral to the mile in many places"
Mr.. Hill said that he does not nee
to look over his terminals in the city
ae he knows already what they are
Work will be begun soon, be said, o.
the required buildings to care for tn
business handled by the new Hill roa
in this city.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
wounded Hacked With axes.

siedlice, Russian Poland, July IL
The Mariavits- Catholic strike has again
been resumed, owing to the action Of
the court in returning to its owners the
Catholic church recently captured by
the Marisvits in the village OF Grem-
kov. After the return of this church
to the Catholics it was again attacked
and recaptured by the Msriavits- The
wounded were most horribly NAL
treated, beaten, hacked with hatchets
and axes, strips Of their flesh being
torn out, teeth and ears missing and
ewes eouged out.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
CHAINS WELDED ON THEM.
Brutal Treatment of Sesiers Cap
tured by Russians.

tureG Dy RUSSIANS.
Victoria, B. c., July IA. - Captain
t. H. Thompson and Joe Knapp, Amer
lean citizens; Edward McNeill, George
Mechanism, Canadians; Jose Villoa, a
spaniard, who reached Kobe after be-
ing released from prison in Siberia sf-
ter serving two years, we're cruelty
treated, according to letters received
here. The prisoners were seal hunters
employed on the Japanese sealer kyo-
ichi Maru, formerly the Diana, OF San
francisco, and we're captured by the
cruiser Gromoboi in August, 1904, and
taken to Nicolaiefsk, and thence tS
Khaborovsk.
Captain Thompson, navigating oftlcel
of the sealer, whose home lie in sar
Francisco, was suspected of being SPY
because Of some drawings found in
notebook. He was loaded with chains
welded on his arms and legs by black
smiths. and confined for six months II
a small, unlit cell, built OF wood an6
swarming with vermin. When brougn
ont for trial he was unable to walk
and was practically dragged to th'
court along the snow. The trial na'
been concluded when the prisoner
we're brought in, and each had beef
sentenced to Is months imprisonment
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21

There was business man in little
Western town who never had a good
word for anybody. Every one held him
In more or less fear and many disliked
him strongly. He made no effort to
cultivate friendships, and at one time
or another almost every Inhabitant OF
the village had had quarrel with him
One day the old lion tried to board a
train which did not stop. He was
thrown q great distance and fell In a
heap on the track in the rear of the
departing train. The group of villag-
ers on the depot platform thought that
their hereditary enemy had been killed
before their eyes and were ready to
drop all the;- bitter prejudices at the
grave.
One ran up to where the fallen mon
arch lay, and, seeing signs Of return
ing life. anxiously asked: Are you
badly hurt, captain?"
With the first short breath the fallen
man was able to draw be gasped: mo,
you id old fool. That's the way
always get of a traln-"-Kansas City
Times.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
oaeAT TUNNEL PLANNED.
...,r.l Pacific TO Pierce the Sierra
Nevada Mountains.

Nevada Mountains.
4rbe boring Of what will be the long
:, ,unne In the United States, and
.,s az the longest in the world, has
r,rr recently been determined upon by
~ Central Pacific Railroad Company"
.,ssJ Mayne Baltimore In the Techni-
al World Magazine.
4cbief Engineer William Hood has
s,,sbed plans and reports for the pro
,osed gigantic six-mile hole to be bored
through the Sierra Nevada Mountains
n California, a short distance west OF
t,e town Of Truckee, Ariz-
The object of this great tunnel is to
mt down the present mountain climb
a 1917 feet by fully 1000 feet, and
thus eliminate many of the present
earyes and much of the grade Chief
Engineer Hoods reports contain som,
notifications Of his first series of sur
yeys, made some years ago, and these
will doubtless be approved by Presi
dent Hartman; and work, 1t is expect
ID will very soon be commenced on THU
great tunnel.
1T Is estimated that the tunnel will
cost not less than $10,O00,0O0 and tina
among other things it will cheaper thu
spaaal expenses Of operating traini
over the mountain division by full.
100000. Being over 10000 feet il
length, the tunnel will be one OF tn
longest in the world and certainly tn
longest in the United States. The long
est now in existence on this continen
Is the 1G,000-foot bore In the Cascad
range in Washington, on the Grea
Northern Railroad"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
MINING FRAUDS IN BRAZIL.
Country is Full of Schemes to Obtain
Money of GulIible

Money of GulIible.
Washington, Jolly l7.-Consul Cen
eral George E. Anderson. in report to
the bureau OF manufacturers from Rio
Janeiro, charges that while some bona
6de Brazilian diamond mines may re-
suit profitably, that country is full Of
schemes which are either out and out
frauds or are based on claims and facts
90 slight as to make them little less
than frauds
The report Gays the United States
and Great Britain. especially New
York, Chicago and London, are the
chief financial base Of operations for a
number of promoters, who have never
done any mining, and that there are a
number OF so-called mining companies
now soliciting stock subscriptions in
the United States whose officers are not
even certain where the land they claim
as property lies.
The report states that experienced
men in Brazilian mining fields say thai
not single mining company operating
in the gold and diamond fields of Brazil
has paid dividend. The consul gen
eral adds that it is lamentable fac
that large proportion OF the Brazilian
mining enterprises are frauds and thai
there are now men of the United State
with enterprises which represent moth
ing more than the money they can ge
from the American public.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
CLEARING AWAY DEBRIS.
Hundreds Of Carloads Dumped Daily
From San Francisco.

Hundreds of Carloads Dumped Daily
From San Francisco.
San Francisco, July 17.-Certain Wis
itors to San Francisco have given loud
voice to their disappointment a. seeing
the city debris etrewn three months
after the disaster. st is an impoesi-
BILE task that San Francisco has under
takeD," they write home. and their Ia
mentations come back by wire to this
city.
1t lie true that almost three months
have elapsed, and it lie also true that
acres and acres of debris lie in the
heart Of the city. Moreover, it is high.
ly possible that much Of the debri,
will remain for several months.
What these visitors have neglected ts
observe il that the debris is being cart.
ed away at the rate Of 240 carloads 1
day. The dirt is carried in wagons t.
the bunkers on First street, and from
there trains convey it to the Proter'
swamps, where it is doing reclamation
work.
Throughout the old business sectiol
OF the city dangerous walls still stand
but the board OF works has taken step
to have them torn down. This boar
has also called upon property owners t
clear away the sidewalks on whic
their buildings front. When this
done many Of the streets still blocke
will be opened. Such important stree'
as Stockton and Pine are not passabl
their entire length. The city is nc
waiting idly for the disappearance ,
the Debris, but reconstruction an
cleaning are going on simultaneous,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
omcers Preach RevoIution.

St. Petersburg. July l7.-At meet
ing held today at CATCHING, 80 miles
from St. Petersburg, attended by three
of the Guard regiments, an sfiicer ad-
dressed the men on the subject OF the
soldiers union, which is being orgsni1-
ed. He pointed out that the league
vas democratic and was being organiz-
ed for the purpose of guarding the con-
stitutiou and establishing constitution
Al institutions and to prepare tue army
to come over to the people when tney
we're ready and armed for resistance
rhe speech was received with applause
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, Ga.


Divorces seems 10 be growing more
prevalent every succeeding year In
1875 there were 3O2 divorces in New
York City. In 1904 there were s43-
The same Increase Is true OF Chi
cago. where ia 1875 there were Las
divorces. and In 1904 there were 1850
In Philadelphia in 1904 GA divorces
IRE on record. against 3j4 in 1898 In
Boston there were 30 cases Of divorce
IN 1895. and SO in 1904
Nearly all the larger cities show a
corresponding increase OF divorces
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
TEST OF CANNED MEATS.
Congress Will Know What is the Ef-
feet of Age

feet of Age
Washington, July H. = The bareau
of chemistry, Agricultural department,
is to carry on a series of tests this sum
mer to ascertain definitely whether
canned meats deteriorste. One of the
bitter contentious over the meat in
spection amendment to the agricultural
appropriation bill hinged on the senate
requirement that packers should place
the date of manufacture on each can OF
meat.
The packers, however, insisted that
this was unwarrante1, because they
claimed that meat, once put up in air
tight cans, would last forever They
declared that canned meat was as good
in ten years as it was in ten days, and
thew brought to bear testimony OF an
official of the department to corroborste
their statements. Some members Of
congress had their doubts about this
however, so it has been decided TO make
a thorough investigation and find oui
whether the packers were correct OF
Il
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
Killed at Peterhof.

London, July IA dispatch to 8
news sgency from St. Petersburg ssy'
that General Koslov, OF the headqusrt-
srs staff. was murdered in the park at
ps,srbof Saturday. His sssailsnt used
a revolver. The three shots tired were
ali effective. The murderer was vel
dressed man. He has been arrested
hrt not identified. The case IL regard
"A AZ mysterious, as General kosicv
vas not connected With any Pohie~l
a0itStion.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-07-21
Eo....ns in Bogus Claim.

New York, July l4.-W. X Atweli'
United States district attorney at Dsi-
las Tex, visited the Office OF the coun'
~ register here today to gather infor'
nation which he expected to use IN
connection with the prosecution OF Jos,
snh Z. Cowan, Of Dallas. The alleged
fraud was committed in soliciting ano
receiving payments from the heirs o.
lanes Hartsfeld, who died in this city
manv wears ago, for the purpose OF es
tablising a claim TO trsct Oh ,sue
sIon the east side of Central Park, New
yoTk now worth hundreds OF millions