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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13

iy diHu NiCdIC0 LIS diiOQLs
But we could keep a hired girl. FL
len." he said, and, Frightening, you
could drive Fanny G.. wherever you
liked. You wouldn't be tied down.
We'd run up to Chicago often to the
theater. You would have a much
finished proudly.
Ellen looked at him a moment pity
ingly. How apparent were the limita-
tons of his mind! Then she fired a
death dealing bomb into the enemy's
camp.
I'm going to study artt' she said
triumphantly.
'"Ellen, mol" The horror in his voice
was genuine
Years ago another rebellious Made
Of Meadville had expressed the same
resolve, and it was like 'Jane, Jane,
dark hints of unseemly behavior, and
the girl never became an artist and
never returned home. To young Max
wells mind his sweetheart was as
good as lost already, though he breach
ed the possibility of marrying him and
then seeking the higher plane which
the dullness of Meadville seemed to
render imperative, but she quickly
snatched the heart out of him.
NO" she said; 81 shall be welded
to my art instead. 1t isn't that / want
to do 1t exactly" she added, in a quick
pity. maybe some time I'll find that
you are the best, Elton, but not now.
l must try. I'm so deathly sick of
matrimony by the job lott"
The amateurish daubs on the foui
sides of the little parlor appeared
frightfully nat and unpromising as she
turned from watching Elton walk
down the street, the spring gone from
his step, his face paler than she had
ever seen it. But she must try! A yeal
ago she would have given her two eyes
for the love she had so lightly refused
today, but that was before she had
climbed the hill of knowledge and re
allied that her only habitation thence
forth must be In the realm of art, not
stale old Meadyille. She was packed,
ready to go the moment the director OF
the big art school should say the word.
Her father stepped gingerly into the
best room.
"a letter, Ellen. Must be from that
art school. Have you got your things
all packed ready to go? l reckon you'll
come back bout the biggest picteI
painter in the country. Won't scarcely
know us then, will your"
The unwonted tenderness In her ia
theirs voice and the real misgiving In
the last sentence, i'll disguised by the
short laugh, made her heart suddenly
contract. How good every n was to
her! Even her father and mother were
ready to sacriic painfully, even to the
point of placing her on a plane where
she would be ashamed to recognize
them as her humble Meadville parents
If thereby she would be rendered
happy.
She clung to her father in an unac-
customed, wholly demonstrative fash
ion that embarrassed him.
"There, there.' he said, patting her
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13
Plenty of Advice.

81 wonder what the secret of Solo
mons wisdom WASP" said Mr.. Meek
toms wife.
"Good advice" replied Leonidas
promptly. "He had any number of
wives. w Star.
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PUTTING Him Wise.

His Wife-John. dear, l need a new
dress awfully.
Her Husband (gruffly)-I'd like to
know what you need a new dress for.
His Wife-Why, l want it to cover
the piano with, of course. You didn't
suppose for a minute that 1 intended
to wear it, did you?-Chicago News.
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Don't Crow StaleI

Many a man bewails his lack of uc-
cess in life after he has permitted him
self to get into a rut. While dreaming
of success he has been as blind as a
bat and slower than two snails. He
blocked his own way. Manchester
Union.
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Sarcasm.

"What's the matter?" inquired Mrs.
Starvem as Mr.. Newbord made a wry
face. SIS there anything wrong with
your soup?"
"Soup!' he replied. II don't know
anything about soup, but this dish of
hot water is too greasy!"-Philadelphia
Press.
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Had Her

Mamma-You should be polite, dear,
and offer to share your candy with
papa. Little Margie-I would, NAM
ma, If l was sure he'd be polite and re-
fuse it.-Chicago News.
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hair awkwardly. "Read your letter.
Mebbe they don't want you to come SO
soon. must go wash for supper"
1t was true-they didn't want her to
come so soon. In fact, they didn't
want her to come at all. The director
unkindly said satirical things about
her cows-a study from nature-and
suggested homework as a surer means
of gaining renown
1t was a horrible shock. She did not
cry; she was too stunned and humiliat-
ed for that; she had only enough rea-
0 left to wonder doubly how she
could tell her parents that their sweet
confidence had been misplaced-that
their child always was and always
would be a nobody.
The stuffy little parlor, the hateful
daubs, had grown intolerable. Pulling
a shawl from its hook In the narrow
hall, she fed from the house and up
the narrow street redolent of beef
steak, coffee and hot cakes-Mead-
ville's favorite supper. Every one left
the blinds up in Meadville, and there
was a panorama of warm interiors,
romping children, contented husbands
and active, happy wives. Ellen, hurry
ing along In the chill gloom, felt like a
pariah and passed quickly out of the
din of dishwashing on to the country
road.
She was brought at last to a realiza-
ton of her whereabouts by a startled
cry and jumped back barely in time
% escape a horses hoofs that just
srazed her sleeve as the horse was
pulled back on Its launches. The star
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Not Her Sort.

Gabriel was blowing the last trump.
Hurry upp' shouted Mr.. De Style.
81 WON'T" retorted Mrs. De Style.
think I'm soIng in with the crush?"-
Washington Herald.
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In the Bondage
Meadville.
BY RITA KELLEY.

Copyright. 1906. bx C. II. Sutcliffe.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13

Customer-Have you anything that is
good for falling hair? Facetious Clerk
would a wastebasket dol
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13

Behavior J a mirror III which every
one displays his image.-Goethe.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-03-13

Managing Director-Well, and what
are your qualifications for the post of
night Waterman?
Applicant-Well, sir, for n thing,
the least noise wakes me up.-By-
stander.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-21
DISCOURAGED STANDARD OIL.
Bailey Ayers That H. Warmed Trust
Against Entering Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas Feb. 20.-'I gave
them a written opinion In which sta
ted that If they attempted to do busi-
ness In this state they would be put In
the penltentlary and their propertf alb
sorbed in fines and penalties"
This Is the answer which Senator
Bailey says he gave the Standard OIL
officials when they asked him about
their chances for re-entering Texas
Bailey made this statement today be-
fore the legislative investigating COM
mittee in explaining his relations with
the Standard and the Waters-Plerce
OIL Companies, The request for the
opinion came, said Bailey, Immediate
ly after the Beaumont oil boom.
Other portions Of Bailey's story be-
fore the committee had to do with his
deals with John H. Kirby, the Texas
millionaire lumberman; s. G. Bane,
president Of the Seabord National Bank
of New York; Henry Clay Pierce, presi-
dent of the board Of directors Of the
Waters Pierce Oil Co..; B. f. Yoakum
and other financiers
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The japanese criminal code in effect
by the present diet. Among changes
since 1886 is being thoroughly amended
made are a penalty of three years i'm
prisonment or fine Of 80 is proided
against spreading false reports or 9TH
erwise seeking to injure anyone's busi-
ness or credit through newspapers.
Changes are also made with regard to
insane and weak minded persons, the
former being considered irresponsible
the latter as entitled to judicial juris-
deration. Some new provisions are
introduced with regard to crimes
against the prince imperial or his kin,
and with regard to acting menacingly
or insultingly against any foreign rep
resentative or visiting officials in jap
an, and penalties are also enacted for
injuring the national flag or emblem
of any country with intent to insult
that country.
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PASS POSTAL BILL.
increased Pay Provisions Restored to
Post Office Appropriations. -.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-The Post
flee Appropriation bill, the largest ever
reported by the Committee on post of
fees and post roads, passed the House
today All provisions in relation to in
creased pay, affecting 90 percent of
the postal employees, which yesterday
was stricken out on points of order
were today restored to the bill. This
was accomplished by rule presented
by the committee on rules after the
bill had been reported to the House by
the Committee of the whole. Points of
order We're q feature of the day, the
battle over provisions to the bill being
continuous throughout the session.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-21
STRANGE SHOOTING STORY.
Man Whom Policeman Shot had Just
Committed Suicide.

OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. 20.-Wnile
Chief of Police Vollmer, of Berkeley,
was under the impression that it was
a bullet from his pistol that had ended
the life of Charles H. Moller when he
arrested MIN last night for shooting
Hans Jenson in Alameda last Satur-
day night, an examination Of the
wound at the morgue shows that Mol
Ter had fired the shot himself with su-
icidal intent. The indications were
that the weapon had been held close to
the head, while Chief Vollmer was
sixty feet away when he fired upon
him. The other shot fired by Vollmer
took effect on Moller's left leg, break
ing it close to the ankle.
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prlntlon for tho extension q port :
age road, II had passed mo Senate
with the Muinomnh support, but, m
explained. Whcnldon did not stand
with this crowd when they wanted
quick action on the Port Of Columbia.
The House delegation promptly tabled
IN" porthge road appropriation last
night. ana It dld not take Whonldon
long 10 wake up,
Having attended to Whcaldon the
delegation concluded to show Bingham
ana Booth "A few tricks. Bingham IN
especially interested in the npproprI-
alton for Eugene. and WITH the Multi
nomnh votes he carried the nppropri-
ntion over the veto Of tho Governor.
The delegation next arranged to have
the vote reconaidcrcd by which the
university appropriation was carried
over the veto. and tnis Information waa
not long IN reaching Representative
Eaton and Senator Bingham.
The Astoria lobby before leaving for
homo this afternoon, said they would
try to defeat tho Port or Columbia bin
in the courts.
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HEAVY WHEAT EXPORT.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-There is now
setting in a heavy export movement
from the United States, due princi-
pally to the failure Of the crops and
the famine in Russia, which is normal
ly a grain exporting country. Last
week there was bought for export to
Europe 100000 bushels of wheat.
That figure will be exceeded in the cur
rent week. Most of the wheat being
taken for export Is to be sent to Ham
burg, there to be trans-shippei for
Russian ports.
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Vote is Fory-Two to Twenty
Eight Against the
Measure.
MUCH INTEREST IS EXHIBITED
Senator Smoot Retres to Cloak Room
While Vote 10 Being Taken--Reeeiyes
Many Compliments on Bearing Dur.
ing Fight.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Smoot retains his seat In the United
States Senate. This was decided to-
day by vote OF ~ to 2S. ending the
long contest. Eighteen senators were
paired. making the actual standing on
the resolution 81 for and 81 against.
Senator Smoot did not vote, and SEN
ator Wetmore was absent and not pair
cd.
The Smoot resolution was called up
soon after the Senate convened. Every
seat In the galleries was filled, and
during the actual voting standing room
on the floor OF the senate was crowded
by members of the House and employees
OF the Senate. Seldom has there been
proceedings affecting the standing OF
"A Senator that have attracted such
marked attention, In the audience
were representatives OF a number of
prominent womens organizations which
have been active in circulating and
having presented petitions of remon-
STRANGE against Smoot.
These women secured many thou
sands Of signatures to their petitions.
There have been numerous speeches
made for and against Senator Smoot
since the resolution to unseat him was
reported from the committee on privi-
leges and elections, just prior to the ad-
journment of Congress last year. To-
day Senators Dubois, Hansborough,
Bacon and Burrows, the latter chair
man on committee. spoke against
Smoot, while Senators Beverilge, Dol
liver and Foraker spoke for him.
When the voting began. Smoot re-
tired to the Republican cloak room to
fered an amendment to the committee
resolution and 1t was adopted Under
this two-thirds vote would have
been necessary to carry the resolution,
which declared Smoot Is not entitled
to his seat. Senator Garmack then Of
fcred as a substitute for the amend
ed resolution Il simple resolution de-
claring that Senator Smoot should be
expelled" The effect of this would be
to displace the committee resolution If
and 1t was defeated. Tnen !
came the vote on the committee reso-
luton as amended, which was as fol-
lows: "Resolved; two thirds of the
Senators present concurring therein,
that Reed Smoot is not entitled to his
seat as Senator Of the United States
from the state of Utah."
Although it was foregone conclusion
that the resolution would fail and that
the end Of the long fight against the
Utan Senator was near. the roll call
some surprises. OF AZ votes
IN favor of Smoot, three were cast by
Democrats. They were Blackburn,
Clark, of Montana, and Daniel. Teller
was paired In favor Of Smoot.
At the conclusion of the voting there
was rush of Senators to the cloak
'oom to congratulate Smoot. A large
number of members Of the House fol-
owed and there the senior Utah Sem
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-21
MARRIED AMERICAN GIRL.
Leader Of Attempted Revolution ir
Venezuela Divorced for Cruelty

CHICAGO, Feb 20.--General Antonia
Paraies, who. according to dispatches
has been executed In Venezuela for TO-
menting revolution. was the divorced
husband Of Miss Florence Hutchison,
daughter OF the late John Hutchison,
a Chicago lawyer and for years in the
consular service, prior to which time
ne was governor of Dakota. Miss
Hutchinson. to whom the court gave
the right TO assume he maiden name,
was divorced from General Parades
February on the ground of cruelty
He was 40 years old and came of a
wealthy and prominent Mexican fam
lily, owning extensive mining interests
and ranches He was educated in Eu-
rope, where he received a military
training. Miss Hutchinson declared
last night that she knew nothing of
Parades' Venezuelan venture beyond
what she read in the newspa pers,
She was married to Parades September
1, last, having met him in New York,
and the couple separated six weeks
later.
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PRINCIPALS LACK INTEREST.
Proposed Match Between Corbctt and
Britt.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20,~-Judg-
Ing from the lack Of interest displayed
! by the principals last night. the pro-
| posed match between Young Corbett
and Jimmy Britt has not as YET
reached the stage where II can be con-
sidcred serious problem. Charles
Kohl. the Reno promoter. waited two
hours yesterday afternoon for con-
ference with Coffroth and Harry Pol
lock.
when the two failed to put In an ap-
pcnrance, Kohl hurried away. stating
that he had nm important business
proposition awaiting him In Nevada
Iio instructed Pollock however 10 60
ahead with negotiations. The latters
real authority. however. is limited ani
nothing may come Of the proposition.
When Kohl was with Conroth Satur-
day night. he made mention OF purse
stating that hc wanted TO handle tn
fight on percentage basis, Before
his departure yesterday. he said that
he would be willing to give $4,000 for
the fight. but that Coffroth demanded
sl76OO,
Pollock viii remain nere for several
days and possibly longer. II ne thinks
there is any possibility Of inducing
Conroth to accept the $4,000 OFFER on
behalf Of Britt. Inasmuch as Corbett
IN on the ground. and doubtless shy Of
cash. he would jump at $4,000. Per-
haps Britt will take the same view OF
the situation, although It is long way
from the not air offer that was made
by NJ Riley with roll Of stage money
to back him UP. Kohl wants tn fight
to take place in Reno, March 18th, II 1t
can be arranged.
Tim Callahan took the train with,
Konl for Reno. where he will assist
Corbett In his training The Denver
boy has been decidedly shy on SPAR
ring partners and ms Callahan has lit
tie doing, he gladly accepted the chance
1t IL quite possible that he will return
to the East from Reno, in the event
Of nothing doing for him on the Coast
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-21
WILL REBUILD KINGSTON.
Now Known That Eleven Hundred Per-
sons Pershed by Earthquake.

KINGSTON, Ja., Feb. 20.-A mass
meeting of citizens held Monday night
condemned Governor Swettenham for
refusing monetary assistance coming
here. The meeting adopted petitions
to Parliament for a grant of $75O,OOO
and a loan of $5,O0O,00O to aid in the
rebuilding of the city.
Plans are now on foot for rebuilding
a vastly improved Kingston. All prin-
cipal thoroughfares will be widened
and little Port Royal Street, that near
est the 1arbor front, will be abolished.
Dead bodies are still being recovered
from the ruins and while the actual
number of killed will never be known,
the total cannot fall short Of HOO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-21
WORK or CONGRESS.
How tho Mass Of National Legislation
is Piled Up.

WASHINGTON, February 30
There are several measures that some
members Of Congress believe 10 be Of
great Importance. which viii not be
enacted into law by the 49th Congress.
It II the usual thing at the beginning
Of a snort session Of Congress to say
that there IL time for nothing but the
appropriation bills, and it almost inva-
riably turns out that that Is all that is
accomplished unless the leaders re-
ally want something done In the
present case the President and some
OF his particular friends have wanted
certain things done, but the control
ling factors In the two Houses have
been opposed, and the Congresslon-
al leaders won out.
Many long campaign speeches. have
been made on various appropriations
bills and NJ protests have gone III
from potential Republican leaders. Up
TO certain point they were willing
that time should be consumed in this
way; II Is as good as anything else to
prevent clamorous demands for legis-
lation the leaders did not want.
Though the appropriation bills are now
far behind and there remains only
two weeks for actual work, all the
supply bills will get through in ample
time; but nothing else WILL
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-21
GREWsOME METHOD.
Plan Used by Korean Students to So.
cure Aid is Uiusural.

VICTORIA, b. c., Feb. 20.--The
steamer Hyades, which arrived today.
brought news from Toxic Of an unique
method adopted by large number Of
Korean students In the japanese capt.
tai to call attention to their destitu-
tion.
Twenty-one Of them cut off finger
japanese capital to call attention to
and the fingers were forwarded with a
petition to the Korean government for
means Of subsistence. The students
were sent to Japan by the Ilchinnoi, a
political society now in disgrace. When
the petition and accompanying fingers
were received at Seoul the Korean en-
peror Immediately sent fund for re-
lief Of the students.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-21

News from vladivostock says that
Cnina's greatest viceroy, Yuan Shih
Kai, head of the movement for reform
in China, is losing power and reac-
tionary leaders are gaining control.
They have succeeded in getting direct
control of the foreign drilled army Of
North China transferred from Yuan to
the court. His great rival, Chang Chih
Tung, has become the leader of the
conservatives, and the reform party
has received not only severe setback
but the loss of the army. Yuan has
addressed a memorial to the throne
asking that reform be carried out
while Chang has sent a counter memo
rial that any change would imperii
the peace Of the empire.
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ator was patteI on the back and nand
his hands shaken In a hearty fashion
by men who expressed their admiration
Of his bearing in the long and trying
ordeal through which ne had passed.
On the floor Of the Senate and In the
galleries 1t was many minutes before
order could be restored.
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Declares She Cannot Remember
About Money Paid BY
White.
JEROME MAKES SHARP RET0RT
Attorney For Answering Cues
tion Put to Witness-Mrs. Thaw Will
Probably Be Kept on the Witness In
definitely.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-In continu-
ing his cross examination of Mrs. Eve
lyn Thaw today at the trial Of her hus-
band, Districa Attorney Jerome brought
out the fact that In 1902 Stanford
White deposited the sum Of 1880 with
the New York Trust Company with in
structions that it should be paid Eve
lyn Nesbit at the rate of s25 per week.
Mrs. Thaw frankly admitted receiving
a number of checks from the Trust
Company but sne did not admit there
was provision that she should receive
the money only when out of his en-
ployment.
The prosecutor spent nearly the en-
tire afternoon in trying to make Mrs.
Thaw admit that this was true but as
often and in as many ways as he put
the question to her, she gave one ans
wer: II don't remember" Mrs. Tnaw's
inability to remember number OF 9TH
er things about which Jerome ques-
toned her was by far the most mater
ial element in the cross examination.
The District Attorney delved into her
past life with familiarity as to the de-
tails and store of general knowledge
which at times seemed to amaze all
who heard, not excepting the defen-
dant's counsel themselves.
Jerome indicated early in his ques-
tioning that he had no disposition to
spare Mrs. Thaw's feelings in any way.
He interrogated her most pointeily to-
day as to her men acquaintances of
the past He laid special stress upon
her acquaintance with James A. Gar
land, who figured for the first time in
the case. Mrs. Thaw said she knew
Garland before she met White.
"Were you not correspondent in the
Marland divorce case?" asked Jerome.
Delmas quickly objected and Jerome
quickly withdrew the question. Je-
rome questioned the witness about her
manner of posing for artists and
brought from her a denial that she had
avnr nOSad in tho nTda
Jerome during the morning session |
piled the young woman with questions |
as to what disposition she had made of |
the letters written to her by Stanford
White.
Some, she said mad been destroyed |
and some she had given to her husband. |
When the District Attorney was pres
sing for answer to what had become of
some of the letters, Thaw leaned far
over and whispered to his counsel in
voice audible to those nearest him tnat
Stanford White had stolen them.
Attorney o. Reilly thereupon said;
stanford White got them" IF the
counsel desires to testify we will be
very glad to have him do it." Jerome
sarcastically.
He apparently intends to take every
advantage of the ruling of yesterday
which allows him a wide latitude In
testing the creditability of the wit
ness.
Delmas, contrary to expectations, in
terposed few objections. He is eviden-
tly preparing. however, for an exten-