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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-07
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

preservation Of streets. roadways and
highways.
So. TO regulate the use Of streets
and sidewalks, and preye-t the ex-
tension Of buildings and house fronts
within the street line: but they shall
have no ower TO authorize the Dla-
cling or continuing Of any encroach-
nent or obstruction upon any street
or sidewalk. except for the Temporal
ry use or occupation thereof during
the erection or repair Of building
upon the adjacent property or the
display Of goods by the occupants Of
adjoining buildings.
ID. TO regulate the opening Of
street surfaces, the laying Of gas and
ing OF sewers and the erection Of gas
and other lights.
55. TO regulate and prevent public
crisrs and advertising. noises. steam
whistles. the ringing Of bells in the
streets. to control and limit traffic on
the streets. avenues and public places:
TO regulate and prohibit the use OF
signs. gignposts. awnings. awning
posts. Telegraph. telephone and electric
light posts. and other purposes than
travel and traffic; TO establish from
time To- time snch police stations an
may be necessary; to provide for the
BUTiUkliUk OF HtTe.lb anu cleaning vi
the same. and to punish those who
refuse 10 10 do: and TO prohibit per-
sons from roaming the streets at un-
reasonable hours.
sc. To prevent the erection Of
buildings within the city limits which
shall be dangerous : rassers-by or
TO adjacent property. and In case any
building or any public street shall be-
come dangerous TO passers-by the
Council shall have the power to cause
the same 10 be removed or made safe
at the expense Of the property. and
said expensn shall be collected IN the
same manner as for street improve
ments.
81. To license and regulate all
such callings. trades and employments
not herein specially provided for as
In the judgment OF the council the
public good may require to be licensed
and regulated. and as are not prohib-
tied by law.
This amendment shall take effect
and be In force on the first Monday
In January. 1907.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of the City
of Astoria, oregon.
Dated at Astoria. Oregon. November
1st A. D., 1906. ll-l-ot
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-07
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

to vote at any election under this Act,
who In not entitled to the privileges OF
an elector under the laws OF the State
in the City Of Astoria for the next
six months preceding such election,
and in the ward IN which he offers to
vote for the ten days next preceding
such election and the Common Council
shall by ordinance, provide for the
registration Of electors, and require
registration an conditio~ to the
right to vote at any election.
This amendment shall take effect
and be In force on the first Monday
in January. 1907. -
OLOr ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of the City
of Astoria. oregon.
Dated al Astoria. oregon. November
1gt A. D., 1906. 11-1-8t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-07
NOTICE or PROPOSED AMEND.
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

Notice Is hereby given. that an In
itiative Petition. signed by over two
hundred electors of the City of Asto-
rio has been filed with the undersign-
ed Auditor and Police Judge Of the
City, Of Astoria. demanding that the
mendment to the Charter Of the City
of Astoria shall be submitted to the
legal electors of the City Of Astoria for
their approval or rejection, at the
general election to be held on the 18th
dav of December A. d.. 1906. and
the tenor and effect thereof being as
follows:
An amendment to section AZ of the
Charter of the City of Astoria, de-
filming the powers and duties Of the
President of the Council.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE ELECT
ORs OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA:
That section AZ of the Charter Of
the City of Astoria being section AZ
of an act of the legislative assembly
OF the State of Oregon approved Feb
ruarv Is, 1899. and entitled "An Act to
to incorporate the. City of Astoria In
to repeal an Act entitled IAN Act to
incorporate the City of Astoria, In
Clatsop County. State of Oregon"
and to repeal an act entitled "An. act
to incorporate the City OF Astoria
in Clatsop County Oregon. Approved
October 90 1876 Filled In the Office Of
the Secretary of State February IS,
1891. be and the same Is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section AZ. During any absence Of
the Mayor from the City or in case
of his inability to act. or during any
vacancy in the office Of Mayor, the
President of the Council shall be the
acting Mayor and shall perform all
the duties Of such Office. during such
absence Inability or vacacy. ex-
cepting as otherwise provided in this
Act.
This amendment shall take effect
and be In force on the first Monday
in January. 1907.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of the City
of Astoria. oregon.
Dated at Astoria oregon. November
1st. A, D.. 1906. 11-1-St
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
JIG. Goodman.

North Yakima, Wash Dec. 12, l906. Dear Editor News. Here We are 10 join the Home Edition. We have been away for seven years and often talk of the good old times iu Springdale and would loge to see our old friends there
 l am still in the barber busi- ness. Ne have q lovely home but wish II was in old Arkansas.
 This is q fine climate, good sleighing, have had quite a flood but no lives lost. It caused wood and coal famine. Coal S6.50 per ton and load of oak wood sold on the street the other day for SIS. Our friends will find us at 210 $. Walla Walla Ave, North Yakima, Wash. Wishing you one and all d merry Christmas and happy New Year.
 Your friends.
 J. C. GOODMAN and family.
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

Washington county, haying them brought from Indiana. Sold the farm. moved 10 Spfingdale ard have been living east of the FslL- road 15 years. Mr. Foast rl1 2 wagon and feed Yard 17 yezFs- There has been quite change in 2l years in the town and eean. ty. Springdale looks like q large city to what t did then, with its little houses scattered hsre and there. and look at tine beautiful farms. orchards, fine stock U al kind. and carriages and baggles= All the conveyance 21 year> age was road wagons and horseback. Of all mY family, boys and : girls are living, but scattered. only : in Arkansas Mr. Foust died Nov. II. l9o4. and } children and myself still iige al the old home east of the depot.
 MRs. NJ. F. FousF
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
Old konle 1etters

on the coast. but for poor man 10 make good living and enjoy a happy life, aside from climatic influences n some cases Of affiie- tions. old Arkansas k equally al par with California. But Cali fornia agrees Rith ne. l am nov 2s lbs. heavier than when I first came here. still hold my position a. street inspector with over s1o0 month. Am several thousand ahead financially from when We came here. Still love and often think kindly and strongly ot grand old Arkansas.
 Respectfully,
 JANEs M TAYLOR.
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
W. M. Cooper.

Benton County, Dec. l0-Mr. Editor: The undersigned IS a native of Tennessee, saw the light of day the 10th of January, 1920. Have been on gobblers point 51 years. 1 have seen hard times and good times, tho when look for the old men that were here 54 years back they are all gone. The good old days have passed and gone, schemers and cranks have the world by the tail and down hill pull on it, and the poor man has no show He does the toiling, the other fellow gets the pay. An old gentleman says he thinks prosperity is coming this way. His son started out the other day with an old gun and
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
Mrs. M. E.F0ust.

Springdale, Dec. 10-Jonathan
 Foust sold his farm of 160 acres in Wells County, Ind, Nov. Is, 1885, started for the Southwest Dec. 16. Boarded the train at Montpelier at o'clock in the evening and run south to Monsey- town and changed cars, travelled all night, took breakfast 20 miles east of the Mississippi river, crossed the river at 8 and at half past s got off at Union Depot. Missed the train, took a street car and took view of the town and walked over the bridge, saw three steamboats. Boarded train at o'clock, arrived at Spring dale Dec. IS, stayed at Brother Even Thompson's property south of Uncle John Philips. Moved to d valley on White river called Oxford Bend, to a farm of 200 acres, stayed there 6 years. Mir. Foust was the first one to intro duee the Poland China hog in
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
W alter J. Graham.

Bluestem. Wash. Dec. l. Duo.
 A few lines to The News l thought I would write few lines that might De of some Use 10 my old neighbors in Arkansas as we'll as others about that part Of the country. As l am from Ark ansas, one of the best fruit states Tn the union. some of my friends here have importuned me to write my opinion of the ". l. has never been my privilege before 10 see such crops grown from the ground as I have witnessed here, even if did come from Arkansas where land IS selling from SIS to SIPS per acre. If mistake not the development of this country IS going to be rapid within the next four or five years. The truth of the immense crops that have grown in the past few years has gone abroad and as q result there will be hundreds of settlers pouring in here from Arkansas.
 Respectfully yours,
 WAITER I. GRAHAM
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
Dreaming Big Things.

Fayetteville. Dee. 13. From plan> flow on foot t Is probable that this eIty will have two inter- urban railways. one to Carthage, Ala.. aad the other to Harrison, Ark. The promoters of the com pany are ] W. Baxter, ]. T. E4in> and J. C. Bonnell, indust- rial agent of the Frisco-Rook Island system. Much of the country b be traversed k espee- iaH{ rich Ill both timber and minerals aid is undeveloped, no road now passing through that section.
 I his company also intends to establish a 200, GOO horse power plant on White River near this place, from which they expect to furnish heat and light to Spring field, Mo, Muskogee, Fort Smith, Little Rock and all other towns within a radius ot one hundred miles. Alr Bonnell has gone to New York City to complete the financial arrangements and ex- poets to incorporate the company soon. If this plan natures Fay ettevllle will easily become one of the leading cities of the South west.
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
W. (. Haines.

Sayre. Okla. Dee. 3.-Edi;or News: While am thankful for the privilege ot saving few words oi Christmas greeting to my friends in Arkansas l think 1t is cruel 10 rob tiie children of the happiness Of seeing their lei ters and the letters of their lit tie friends in q real news paper. l hope you will give them d chance next time. [ am living near Sayre, Oklahoma, n Roger Mills County. This is fine country and very productive. Soil red and slightly sandy and is well watered with springs of soft, clear water. and Is an ideal spot for raising al kinds Of stock. Fine claims with running water range in price from $500 to s300o per quarter section. There is plenty Of work Of all kinds al good prices. This is truly the land Of corn and wine.
 Best wishes and merry Christ mas and q happy New Year to all.
 tf- =
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
W. ialn0.
J. N. I aylor.

Oakland, Cal. Dee. h. 1900. - Editor News: l see our time for The News will be up again Jan. I6, So I enclose you another years subscription, for though we have come to like California, yet we love old Arkansas still, and espec- ially Springdale and feel that should we ever decide to leave California for any other earthly tabernacle, or dwelling place, 1t would be somewhere in that vi- cinity, for we remember the rich, luscious apples, peaches, grapes and other delicious fruits and vegetables, as well as cereals and other bounteous gifts of na- ture with which an all wise Gre ator has blessed that lovely part of the earth. We love to peruse the News columns. IL keeps in remembrance the names of many dear, old friends whom we love, as we'll as events and improv- ments going on in dear old Springdale and vicinity. So wife says we don't begrudge the dollar.
 The great earthquake of April last IS scarcely ever thought of now except by very few who regard 1t as one of the signs of God to show Us where we are in this worlds history. By all others ii is nearly forgotten in their mad rush for the almighty dollar which is easily gotten here
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21
 N. Coow.

T8s Best that comes 10 town. k tae FefzIet rendered in favor of Col Ag U 46l aho have used or are now asEat 8. II you have Stomach Trouble sud will try a bottle of this >t4aseh Medicine, you too will be of tbs sane 0pIaion. Ask your druggist. Nessrs Nelson and SearcY. to tell you af tfe many people whom Co Di.An Has =afe4. They can supply you and e3atInse Y1u that you never took req stomach medicine before, f you tfg -peAh.
 Lad stomach trouble for sixteen yeafs. fa8f last years pumped ut >ta.narI4 4fter each meal ta get re. fef. FWr Bfttles ot G0 D. tam- plefeiY rdred ne. after all other neanA f45ted
 JIM NJ YouSG.
 Lowell, Ark 44Hn II. Berry near t.entonslil-, Afk Safs
 Lad stomach trouble NJ lang 4ad deet8red 90 much without reiief that ] lad ua con hdenee III Cu Di-An II arst but it absolutely cured me after usInR three bottles.
 | stephens, of E gers. Ark. sags: Had stomach trouble L. years =. lrI-4u cured me. Gained s5ibS
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

|. c. DeWItt X O., of Chicago, at whose laboratory Kodol is prepared, assure Us that thls remarkable diges- tant and corrective for the stomach conforms fully to all provisions of the National Pure Food and Drug Law. The kodol laboratory is very large one, but if all the sufferers from in digestion and stomach troubles could know tue virtues of Kodol it would be Impossible for the manufacturers t0 keep up with the demand. Kodol IS sold here by II. A. Daily.
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

Io4na onr possum. 50 the old nsn thinks prosperity Is coming fa1s at last.
 IT. M. Coop-r
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

fhe genuinely reformed seldom boast of their past W ickedness.
The Springdale news., 1906-12-21

Respectfully yours,
 WALTER J. GRAHAM.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24

black hair, and was evidently amoctb
haven The head a q grewsome OIL
iect. " "a covered with mud and The
features are scarcely discernalle. Tho
eyes areG u1t deep In the head but
are opn. The skin Is partly worn
away. and in places the bone is ex
posed. Tho nee is broken and tho
face lcol, as though Il may have been
cut TO pfeyen; Identification.
Found Head F'oatirg Near sncre.
The find was made by Fred Kel
ler. a fshcrma7. Of 1929 Maple street
who was ont N his nathoat running
lines near the foot of Chestnut street
at the time
Or. Kelly stated positively that he
was certain oftwo things The head
was not cut off by medical etudents
AID the case Is a murder Of unusual
sort
The Gn4ing Of the head cf a mur
iered mau recalls the famous case of
Pearl Bryan. who was murdered near
~ovinEton by two medical students
Wall ng and Jackson. who were exc
cuted in Coyington for the crime
This crime was one OF the most ser
sational revolting and cxtraordinars
in the criminal records of Kentucky
The finding of The headless body start
ID the police Of Cincinnati. Louisvill
aud Gov ngto1 n search which coycrc
Every town along the Ohio u was fin
lily traced to two young medical sta
Tents in Cincinnati They found that
NaIlirg and Jackson had rode acros
nto Kentucky in company of a young
woman II wa learned that she had
jCen intimate with one of the men
md the detectives began 10 wind Tho
eoil arourd the two young men. The
we're arrested and denied all knoai
edge Of the murder. bar the hack dfiv-
er. who vas with them n Kentucky
gave damaging evidence and n tine
the whole horrible story was brought
cut
It.wss proved that the Girl wss hii'
Cd in Keyuclv. the body being dis
covered rear Fort Thomas . nfhe
trial IL Was proved that the uea cut
IF the dead wona8's head sad fhrez-
il into the Ohio. Search for il was
and twas never found
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
REPLIES TO TAFT
FORMER ENGINEER WALLACE
CHARGES SECRETARY TAFT
WITH ABUSING POSITION
Taft Attacks veracity In Such Man
ner As He Would Not Make As
One Man to Another Face
to Face.

Washington, May 23.-Former Chief
Engineer Wallace of the Isthmian
canal today addressed letter to
Senator Millard, chairman of the com
mittec on interoceanic canals in reply
to Secretary Tafts recent testimony
before the committee in which he
cha ges Taft WITH having abused his
official position in order TO make a
ccOnd assault upon him and 10 place
in the public records statements cal
culated and apparently intended to
affect his reputation for voracity, such
as he would not make to me as one
man to another face to face" He also
imputes 10 Governor Magoon breech
of confidence in having advised me to
take a certain course of action and
then anticipating it by secretly writ
ing to Taft.
While expressly stating he bears no
i'll will toward William Nelson C~om
well, Wallace speak of the bias of
Taft in favor of that gentleman and
says Taft wa aware Cromwell, among
other things, was trying to secure
payment by the United States of an
improper claim. which however, was
afterwarde disaIlowad by the presi-
dent
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
ADMINISTRATION CONCERNED
OVER TYPE OF PANAMA CANAL

10 win their point will not have to
pass \ lock canal bill. bat will have TO
defeat any effort to define the manner
in which The canal appropriation shall
be expended. Secretary Taft has in
formed the senate that If the type of
canal is not determined by congress.
but the president VIII not hesitate 10
proceed with plans for a lock canal
recommendation by ;ne minority
board con ulting engineers. Officials
charged with the direction cf canal
Affairs believe the houre g. in acco,d
with the administrat on program for a
lock canal for th- reason If would
cof much less an take less time to
build than would he required for a
sea level canal Wirh the two houses
a. odds. il appears the administration
plan must be ucce sful as the presi
dent was informed by the senate lead
ers TODAY congress would not be held
long in session to contest ihe ques-
lion. In view Of the fact that there
are no political question involved. it is
not believed that against pronounced
opposition form the house. OF even a
determined fight in the senate. a ma
jority in the latter body in favor of a
sea level project easily could be MAN.
tanned
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24

Wa hington. May PA growing
sentiment in the =enate in favor of
making the proposed canal appropria-
tion applicable only 20 the consiruc-
tion of sea level canal in accordance
with the majority report Ct the senate
committee &. proving embarrass ne TO
the administration which Is committed
10 the lock type Presiieat Roosevelt
today discussed the subject with the
senate leaders who called al the
White House and apparently he l.
much nceTned as to the outcome. A
a result of the presidents inqu ~ an
attempt vas made today IN ascertain
hov the senate stands On The question
Of canal type There we're too many
abf entees 70 make effective a pool. but
II wa learned zeve-al senator's who
had been counted upon 10 support the
administration program will vote for
rho sea level canal Thu far no canal
bill has been perfected and 4 contes'
Is likely 10 be precipiiated by an at
tempt On The part Of the advocates Of
the sea level type 10 declare an ap-
preparation for canal purposes shall
be used onlE for the purpose Of that
class Of waterway.
Advocates Of the lock type in orde-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
MAN S HEAD WAS
FOUND IN RIVER
SEEN BY FISHERMEN FLOTING IN
THE OHIO RIVER AT
LOUISVILLE.
RECALLS BRYAN CASE
Head is That Of a Middle Aged Man
and Had Been in the Water
Apparently for About
Ten Days.

L,ulsyIlle, Ky, May ga grew.
some mystery, which gyes every in
dicaticn Of riyaling the Pearl Bryan
murder case at Coyirgton some years
ago, is that Of the trunkles5 head Of
a man found mutilated and battered,
floating n the river at the foot Of
Shawnee Park by Fed Keller. river.
man, and reported to Coroner Kelly,
This is undoubtedly murder and
it IL ono Of the most grewsome and
mysterious ones that has ever come to
my attention. said Coroner Kelly this
afternoon after viewing the head. Il
shall ask tho lice No 10 no time
in setting in motion all the whels OF
ther machine to unravel its tangle."
The head was severed from the
body, and in the loss of several teenth
and the fact trat part of the mandiblc
or lower jaw, was completely missing
gives Unmistahable evidence of mutt
lation
The head had been in the river for
apparently ten day. although Coroner
Kelly says that II is impossible to ap.
proXimate with any certainty the
Ter 9Th Of me that has elapsed since
the committal Of the crime, and the
ecnaignng Of the head to the waters
OF the river,
The head is tat of man between
forty ana fogty-ilYc years OIL. lie had
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
.DRAW THE ISSUES
OF THE CAMPAIGN
SPEECHES IN HOUSE INDICATE
THAT PROTECTION AND TAR.
IFF FOR REVENUE ONLY
SCORING THE TRUSTS
rupta and Bribes the Friends of
Good GovcrTment--Ge Thee
Bshlnd Me Satan.

Washington. May % Issues dc
tined to b. uppermo-t between tho
Two great parties uing the coming
campaign are already being joined,
( thespccchos now being made in the
house are a safc index Several weeks
ago Rainey Of Illinois, made a carefully
prepared speech on the watch trEt,
asserting that he watch mannfactur-
ers Of Tie United States had ONE price
for wach2s at home and a lesser price
abroad Today in the house Charles
b. Lands of indiana in senre
answered Rainey frankly admitting
the Amer can manufacturers had one
price at hCme and adoiasr abroad, and
lie defended the practice as in accord
with business methods. insisting all
countries sod their Watches for les
p,ice abroad than at home.
Landi, alo paid some attention To
a speech by Eaurke Cochran of New
York, wherein the latter denounced
the policy Of protection as one OF pub.
lie plunde"; .dhc ioun,an source Of all
corrupt on fand the cauie Of t1tal de-
moralizaHon of the American republic.
This Landis denied. He said every
pocr bdt ambitions esn:grant who land
el here during he last ten years
would efuts that allegation, Refer
ring 10 Corchran speech he said.
This the best country on earth.