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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
viii De Buried To-day

Al that Ia mortal o. tae unfortunate
John Jacobson who IN d NJ OF delofium
hurle& hlmseifs from the third floor
window Of ST. Mary's Hospital on
Tuesday last. win be buried this after
noon AZ o'clock. from the undertaking
parlora Of w. G. A. Pohl. Rev. q. u.
Rydquist. pastor Of the First Lutheran
church officiating. in,erment being aad
at Greenwood cemetery.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
OF In,srss. 10 philat.IIsss---

The postoffiee authorities here have
been notified OF the new issue Of COM
memoratlve stamps marking the
jamestown exposition and The history
II stands for, They will be sent out
over the country about the fret Of the
coming month. and win bc In denomi-
nations ot one. Two and five ccnts. aud,
an usual, viii be beautiful specimens
u the engrayer's art
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
Verdict Of No, Guilty.

Yesterday af,erpoon the taao OF the
state OF oregon VS.. Fred olacn charged
with fishing for salmon out OF season.
was tried before Justice Goodman and
jury Of ak good citizens. with the
result that Olsen was declared not
guilty and went about his business,
which, presumably. Ia that % fishing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
. Here on Business

\ II, G. Ashe the Portland representa-
Ne OF the American Tin Plate Com
pahg was In this city attending to the
local AFFAIRS of his company. and par
tIcularly looking into the matter OF a
carload OF tin plate that had evidently
gone through severe strain Of train
wreck somewhere on its way To the
west.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
VIII Use Every Means

1t has developed here that the pur-
pose Of the United Fishermen OF the
Pacific to prevent all fishing In the
Columbia river above tide-water ex-
cept by actual settlers for home con-
sumption is so determined as a gov
ernment policy that they will invoke
the law OF the initiative and referen-
dunn at the earliest possible timc. I'd
settle the win of the peopl on the sub
ject; and they are quite sangulne
about the success OF the idea at the
polls,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
With Suicidal Mania---

A party by the name of Jacob Karala
a native of Finland, and for some time
past an employe at the Clatsop mills
became suddenly possessed OF sui
cidal mania yesterday, while on the
Calender pier and without a word or
sign OF any OF the bystanders, threw
himself headlong into the bay. After
some very quick work on the part OF
Dock Master Charles Mitchell and
others he was rescued and hauled onto
the dock and laid in the sun to iry.
but before anyone could even think OF
the thing, he again threw himself into
the water and was for second time
fished out, Then he was securely bound
with some stout ropes at hand and
word was sent to Sheriff Pomeroy,
who took him In charge and win hold
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
Am A.terIanns InoIudsd--

II lH noted With pleasure that Mrs.
Clara w, Reamea, daughter OF Hon.
Benjamin Young, IL among tho bright
body Of students 10 graduate from the
medical department OF tho University
of Oregon. at Portland, on Monday. the
2pth Of The preeen, month.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
Storage Plan. Completed

The cold storage plant ~ the War
rem Packing Company in uniontown
has been completed by Contractor Le-
beck and viii be In operation In a
short time Tho cannery proper will
not be completed this year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
Broke His Left Forearm

Z Yesterday morning while working
with the family automobile at the
home garage. Richard Fulton, the
young son of Attorney G. C, Fulton,
nad the misfortune to be struck ylo-
lently with the gear crank. with such
Eoree as to break the bones OF his
left forearm, and will be disqualified
for the enjoyment OF the machine. in
the chaffeuring line at least, for some
time to eGme.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
psba,srs Return.

The Misses Jennie jefrers anI Birdie
Wise ehapcronoi BY Mlas Dora Dadol.
lel, returned from Eugene on the eyen-
Ing train Tuesday, Tho party made a
short stay In Portland on the return
trip and had most delightful time
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25

City Auditor Anderson received a
petition from r. A. Burchart addressed
TO the city council asking to be allowed
to have his liquor license changed so
az 70 read tho Mug Saloon. southwest
corner OF Ninth and Astor, instead of
the northwest corner OF the same
streets, Trouble with the property
owner " given as the cause Of the
change.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
Five Beautles-

Charlie wrishi'm brIsht little cocker
spaniel Poker" II the proud mother
Of litter OF five handsome dog pup
pics and they are housed In a Bond
street window near the entrance OF the
Hotel oceident where they command
any amount Of pleased attention from
big and little passersby.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
W. c. T. y. To-day

The ", G. T, .. VIII holl an I'm.
portant business meeting this after
noon at gao In the basement Of the
baptist church, All members are re-
,aucs,ed TO bo present.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25

The Astoria Electric Company has
begun the work of resplsnking the
center OF the oompany's railway
through the city. aud win cover that
territory improved BY the city recently.
from Ninth to Fourteenth street. That
thoroughfare, for that distance viii
then be In prime condition.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25

Tho couneg committee on public
property viii open tho bids submitted
for the erection of the new engine
house on Saturday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25

Bail was forfeited 10 the extent OF
s3S yesterday but not prisoner faced
Judge Anderson Two gentlemen ac-
anired plain drunks yesterday after
noon and viii probably be In the dock
today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
CHAMBER COMMERCE
MEETING

COMMITTEES REPORT ON NEW
QUARTERS ACCEPTED AND THE
OFFICE WILL MOVED BY THE
FIRST or MAY.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25

him pending the result OF formal
charge of lunacy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25
+. L. PARKER,
r. L. BALL,
r. A. FISHER,

Other matters OF importance were
discussed but no definite action was
taken. The question of this years re-
satta was left to the chairman Of the
old regatta committee to call a mass
meeting to determine the attitude OF
the people.
Manager whyte asked for the loca-
tion of available dairy land for the
Minnesota oolonists who are thinking
OF coming TO this territory. The grow
ing OF asparagus and the adaptablllty
OF this soil for the purpose was also
gone into extensively and several good
pointers were given Manager whyte
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-25

AZ the meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce last evening the location of
new quarters was settled by the aiop-
ton Of the committees report on the
matter The committees report was
an follows
Astoria Or. April 20. 1907.
To the Chamber Of commerce'
Your committee on location beg 70
submit tho following report:
We have thoroughly canyasaed the
available quarters for new Offices for
the Chamber and considering al
things, favor the renting Of the farce
front rooms and the room adjoining
on the east side by a folding door,
making the two latter rooms Writ ially
ono room for meeting purposes. being
rooms H. 10, 10 and IA In the T. o..
o. y. building. AZ rental Of $50 per
month. the woodwork Of the rooms TO
be painted and the walls 10 be papercd
anew
The double room for meeting pur-
poses IN approximately 42xi2 feet The
authorities of Odd Fellows Hall assure
us that should a larger meeting room
be necessary on any occasion. that the
Chamber may have the use of the as-
aembly room on the top floor with no
coat excepting light and heat. not to
exceed sb per night and probably al
even less amount, as the larger
meetings would not ecme often IN all
probability and tho Item ~ heat would
seldom enter Into any cost computa-
tIons
II the Chamber rents these four
rooms, steam heat win be included so
that there would be no additional cost
for fuel.
II Is desirable II the necessary de-
tails can be carried out TO make the
change Of location TO new headquarters
on the first Of the month
Respectfully suhmitter.
+. l.. PARKER,
r, L. BALL,
~ fryotYt.r,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
COOKED HER LAST MEAL
Mrs. Anna Mendenhan Prepared Dim
ncr and Then Killed Herself. .,

Kansas City, Feb 11.-After prepar-
ing the midday meal yesterday, ready
for the family to sit down to, Mrs.
Anna Mendenhal, who had been suf-
fering with a chronic illness for about
five years, picked up a coal scuttle and
went to a shed back of her home. 613
Penn street, and there shot herself
through the right temple, dying almost
instantly. She had used a revolver,
one that her husband had kept about
the house for several years.
The revolver which was clasped in
the woman's hand contained five empty
cartridges, all of which bore marks OF
having just exploded. However. only
one pistol wound was found on the
woman. but her left hand was consid-
erably burned with powder. Two bull
let's were found lodged in the walls of
the shed, but no account could be made
of the others. which were supposed to
have been fired.
Mrs. Mendenhan was 80 years old
and was married to Edwin E. Menden-
hall at Ottawa, Kan, eleven years ago.
He said that his wife had suffered with
stomach trouble and heart disease for
about five years. and at times became
morose. She had often spoken about
the easiest way to commit suicide, and
about a week ago had asked her hus-
band how to get to the river. He told
her to not worry about that, although
the query gave him some concern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
NEGRO SUSPECT HELD.
Brutal Assault on 15-Year- Old Girl at
Kansas City.

Kansas City. Feb. 11.-Wil Jeffer-
son. negro. living at 2O5 u East
Twenty-sixth street, who is employed
at the Swift packing plant. was ar
rested at Twenty-sixth street and
Grand avenue about o'clock last
night and is being held at police head
quarters for investigation, charged
with having assaulted Flora May
Clark. the 15-year-old cash girl at
Peck's dry goods store, at Twenty
fourth street and Grand avenue Sat
urday evening.
Jefferson was arrested by Patro1men
Lyngar, Lewis, O'Mally and Downey, a
systematic shakcup having been start
ed by No. police station as soon as
the news Of the assault was reported
The negro says he is "a years old, but
looks to be 10. He answers the de-
scription which the girl gives of her
orders of the physician in charge of
the case last night, the prisoner was
taken to the Clark home in company
with another negro, who had been
was partially identified by the girl.
The child's face was badly swollen
from blows received in her struggle
with the negro, and one eye was COM
pletely closed. This made it difficult
for her to see clearly and leaves some
doubt as to the positiveness of her
identification of the Jefferson negro.
She said, however, that she believed
he was the man who had assaulted
her. The other negro she said she had
never seen before and he was re-
leased
The clothes Jefferson wore when
picked up by the police were different
from those he is supposed to have
worn Saturday night, but a working
suit, said to answer the description
given by the Clark girl of those worn
by the negro who stopped her on her
way home Saturday night, were later
found at Jefferson's home.
Miss Clark, or ''Teeny," as she is af-
fect1onately called by her friends. is
still in a serious condition A further
examination of her injuries developed
the fact that her collar bone was
broken by blow from the negro who
attacked her, and it is thought that
her jaw is fractured. Her tongue.
which the negro tried to tear out by
the roots to silence her cries for help,
Is still so swollen as to make it almost
impossible for her to articulate or to
take food or medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

trihe laboring, little kindly casuistry,
to become as comprehensive as TINY
Tim himself could desire
The old service toast, again-yhich
us usuaI environment, invests with a
romantic pathos all its own-"Sweet-
hearts and wives" though doubtless
restricted In intention, is verbally pa
uent OF generous comprehensive
ness. SWeethearts" is not necessarily
restricted to one sex, nor, we like to
think, does the attitude it implies cease
with marriage. This view admittedly
will make wives a graceful and
euphonious redundahcy-but it adds
vastly to the comprehensivenes of the
toast. And by similar reasoning the
old Scotch toast of Honest men and
bonnie lasses" may be taken as widely
inclusive.
This toast is said to have been fatal
on one occasion, some decades back,
to the chances. of a candidate for a
passionate. He had duly made the ac-
quaintance Of the electing committee.
and they were all comfortably and
solemnly absorbing teddy, when be-
fore parting, the luckless probationer
proposed the kindly old toast. The
act was suicidal; the grave and rev.
erend seniors were scandalized and
would have nothing to say to a candi-
date who could not take his whisky
quietly, but must needs let his
thoughts run on such a banal frivolity
as "lasses.''
Apropos of Scotch comprehensive
toasts, 1T would be hard to find any
thing prettier or more pathetic than
one Black told of-how. a young
couple married and came to London
and how the girl wife fancied in the
configuration of the dreary housetops
some resemblance to the familiar
landscape of her Highland home. She
made with plants and flower boxes a
miniature roof garden, and on certain
anniversaries the two would go there.
land the young wife laughing
though there We're sometimes tears in
mere eyes-never failed to say, And
drink to you, Benna-Braren; and to
you. Ben Lena; and-to you. my beau
tiful Corrie-Cranach; and to all that
we know that are near to you"
She died in scarcely more than a
year, and in long after days her hus-
band, then an old man, would come.
by arrangement with the occupiers,
and repeat on the old anniversa ries
the pretty fancy of his girl wife
London Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
KANSAS WINNERS.
Fourth List of Successful Big Pasture
Bidders Announced.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE fourth
list of bids for Kiowa-Comanche land
has been made public by the secretary
of the interior. With the approvals
made public today 1,50O homesteads
have been disposed Of making an ag-
gregate of more than 2 n million dol
lars for the land sold to date:
Kansas purchasers were: Susan
Lawrence Winfield William M. Dom
nell, James G.. johnson, Augusta:
George w. WoodalI, Dunlap; Fred
erick e. Lewis, Kinsley; Alfred z.
Wiley, Carbondale; Samuel A. Simp-
son. Augusta; Gustave "A. Kant, In
man; Frank P Hudson, Winfield; A.
E. Smith, Rock; William NJ. Osborne,
Council Grove; william :. G. Crocker,
Lyons; Albert L. Stout Udall; Baril M.
Anderson, Elk City; Samuel Dawson,
Conway Springs; lNettie NJ. Jordan,
Caldwell, Oscar Bangerwer, Wichita;
Georg H. Spiker, Emporia; James NJ.
Terrell, Fort Scott2 Joseph Cuvellier,
Salina; Francis N. Foster. Scranton;
Louis Carr, Riverdale; Ira N. Short,
Belle PLANE; George L. Demitt, Bur-
den; Kristoffer Guflikson, Eureka;
William l.. Cooper, sOlathe; George r.
Pace. GridIey; Elmer Schlink, Carbon
dale; Robert Cassidy, q Minneapolis;
Daniel NJ. EASTER Scranton SCharIes N.
Rodgers. Blues Ra Dfds; ZERO me o. Gill
more Lawrence: william J.. Patton,
Kansas City; Gottlieb Bessemer, Har-
per; Frederick H. Glenn. Brown; Ed
ward Henry, Goff;f William Murdy,
Boyd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
EDISON WILL PLAY.
Great Inventor Says He Has Worked
Long Enough.

New York. Feb. 11.-Thomas A.
Edison, the inventor, is sixty years old
today In an interview yesterday he
said it was now time for him to knock
off work and play awhile. For forty
five years have been making expert
ments with electricity" said Mr.. Edi-
son, "but all those years I have been
turning these experiments to CONNER
cial value so fast that 1 have not had
a chance to play with electricity for
the fun of the thing, just to see how
much I can find out about it. But
from tomorrow I am going to give up
the commercial end of it and work in
my laboratory purely as a scientist.
That will be the pleasure I have long
been promising myself"
as 1t possible to foretell what the
next great step in the application of
electricity to the mechanics of pres
ent day life will beg" Mr.. Edison was
asked.
''I would be daring man to ven
ture a prediction" he answered. I'VE
are all busy collecting data, we inves-
tigators. and maybe, in 100 years
more we will begin to suspect some
thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

the senate two years ago. 1t was in
troduced again by w. A. s. Bird of
Shawnee county and has been rec
commended to the house for final pas
sage. The bill requires that no dealer
in gasoline or kerosene shall put any
gasoline into can or other receptacle
unless the can is painted red and no
kerosene is to be put into can that is
painted red. While the bill was up to-
day 1t was amended so that all red
gasoline cans must be labeled also
A lot of more or less good and bad
amendments were offered to the bill.
Some of them were that a picture of
a skull and crossbones should be plac-
ed on gasoline cans; that no whisky
or corn juice should be placed in cans
or jugs painted red; that all cans. jugs
or other receptacle containing sor-
ghum should be painted white: that
all jugs which are intended to carry
red liquor should be painted yellow
and black in alternate stripes, and a
lot of other amendments of a more or
less frivolous nature. None of them
was ever voted on.
When the bill was finally ready for
recommendation it was found that the
penalty had been changed from max
ing a person who ''switched ed" cans liza
Bile to the damages which his error
caused to a fine of from $50 to $500.
An attempt was made to have included
in this fine land funeral expenses"
but this did not go. Then an effort
AN act for the protection of hired
girls, housewives and careless men,"
but this change was forgotten when
the final vote on the bill was made.
The bill introduced by w. A S. Bird
to secure accurate reports from cities
which have municipal ownership of
light, heat, water and power plants
was recommended favorably today. |
The bill requires the city treasurers
which have municipal plants to make
annual reports to the auditor of the |
earnings, value of service. expenses, |
interest. bonds, rents. insurance. sal |
airy and wages. account, depreciation, |
expenses of maintenance and opera |
ton itenized and other information |
which any city might wish to know !
before it started in for municipal own |
erShiD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
TOAST RUINED HIS CHANCES.
Story Of = Scotch PrObationer-The
Comprehensive Toasts of Today.

If the history of toasts is generally
familiar the interest attaching to their
specific character is sometimes ignor-
ed; they have in great measure gone
out of fashion; occasionally now, as in
days past, the practice is denounced
for it's alleged undesirabl tendency.
But, for all that. most of us revive the
old custom, and look upon 1t, indeed.
as one of the most Indispensable of
that seasons social rites. And it is as
we revive it that we realize how es-
sentially the comprehensive toast has
ousted the gallant individualism of its
predecessors.
We drink "All friends" and are not
careful, even to ourselves, to define
too curiously who come within the
terms; in the equally familiar absent
friends the absent needs but a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
NERVED BY THAW TRIAL
Young Woman Kills Alleged Betrayer
and Commits Suicide.

Kansas City, Feb. ,11.-Dr. Everett H.
Merwin was killed IN his office in the
Hail building Saturday afternoon by Miss
Maud Slater, who a moment afterward
KILLED herself.
Was Maud Slater nerved UP to the kill
ing of DIR. E. H. Merwin by reading the
newspaper accounts of the Thaw trial?
Some of her friends believe she was.
While there seems to be no doubt that she
had contemplated the deed for consider
able time past, yet it appeared that she
could not muster uD the necessary cour-
age until Saturday afternoon
Miss Slater had taken. a deep interest
in the Thaw case and had followed the
trial from it's beginning. She frequently
talked about it and expressed herself as
wanting to see Harry Thaw acquitted. At
one time in discussing the trial with
friend she made the remark that she
brought the downfall of a girl should be
killed That she planned her rash deed
well there is no doubt. 1t is generally
conceded that when she left her home
Saturday afternoon the doom of DR.. Mer-
win had been decreed. She took the re-
Volver with her from the house, where she
had kpt it concealed until she could nerve
herself up to use it. 1t is believed by
some. however that Miss Slater first gave
DR. Merwin a chance to marry her and
upon his refusal she drew the revolver
from the folds of her dress and began
shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11

st. Louis and takes these steps to cinch
their proposed trip to the Mound City
The Jayhawkers' ultimatum in this
case places Missouri u. in a perplexing
situation. Missouri has held out for the
one year resident rule in all branches
of athletics. Hetherington has made
this the keynote of his eligibility rules
and enforced it at the state university
Kansas. on the other hand, has OPP
posed the freshman rule in every in
stance and asked for notifications be-
fore she sent her representative to the
Missouri valley conference. Right Oh
top of Kansas request for the suspen-
ing dual meet, Washington university,
that has been a strict adherent to the
one year resident rule, voted to adopt
the six months rule and abolish the
A. 3. rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-11
SALIVA MAY GET ONE.
Session of United States Court in
That City.

+ Sessions of the United States dis
trict court may be held in Salina here
after.
Sessions are at present held in
Leavenworth, Wichita, Fort Scott and
Kansas City, Kansas, in addition to
Topeka.
Salina attorneys are anxious to have
the court sit in that growing whole
sale point and expect to present the
matter to Judge Pollock. A petition
has bene suggested a s one of the in
struments to be used in order to get
Judge Pollock. Hover, a petition is
not necessary, says the federal Judge
"AlI that they will have to do is to
show me that they have enough bust
ness to occupy session of the court" "
said Judge Pollock. Il. am just as
are anxious to have it. They won't
have to prepare or present a petition.
If they can show me enough business
awaits a session of the court Salina
will get session.
In 1883 congress enacted a law, the
first section of which says:
THAT there shall be one term of
United States district court for the
district of Kansas, held in the city of
Salina in each year, the term of said
court to be held on the second Mon
day in May from and after the passage
Of this act; but no cause. action or
proceeding shall be tried or considered
in the court herein provided for I'M
less by the consent of all the parties
thereto or order of the court for
cause"
For a number of years following the
enactment of the law in 1888 an an
nuaI term of court was held in Salina
and during that period the erection of
the federal building took place with
provision made for court room.