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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Much Ado About Nothing

Considerable talk was INDUCED In on
the streets yesterday regarding the par-
chase OF stolen gasoline launch by
local police officer and all kinds OF
stories were ailoat regarding the affair,
An Astorian reporter ran the story
down and found that a sensational tale
was spoiled by facts, The reported
value ol the launch was about 500 and
that II was stolen from Scow Bay
where ii lay. That the officer knowing
its value offered $40 for II and wac Us
purchaser, The facts OF the matter as
near as We can lolrn are that the boat
was actually stolen as claimed but in.
stead OF being worth 500 il was worth
much less. Probably il had been worth
that much when new but age had de,
preciated its v1lue and the officer could
have, without criminal intent, offered
the small sum that was accepted lie
secured u bill o. sale from the seller OF
the boat who has disappeared and his
action. while no doubt indsceet, Is
claimed to have been honest.
The matter was reported to Chief
tiommcl who pending investigation by
the police commissioners has suspended
Officer stark, the official implicated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
PORTLAND TO HELP
ASTORIA
COMMERCIAL CLUB OF THAT CITY
TO COOPERATE WITH CHAMBER
or COMMERCE BY DISTRIBUTING
BOOST ADVERTISING.

The Portland Commercial Club has
very kindly offered TO assist CIatsop
county by advertising the resources Of
this region TO emmigrants arriving in
Portland from the east, and the local
Chamber Of Commerce has already sent
several thousand pamphlets TO Portland
for distribution.
Secretary Il. q. Giltner Of the Port
land organization sent letter TO Sec
retary Wh!te several days ago, yolun.
tarily offering to distribute pamphlets
pertaining TO Astoria and the surround.
ing section. Mr.. Wbyte replied that the
cifer would gladly be accepted and on
behal Of the local chamber thanked Mr..
Giltner dor the courtesy.
The present season IL the time the
largest number Of eastern investors and
prospective settlers arrive in Portland
through special rste excursions made by
The railroads, Many OF the new arrivals
never get further west than Portland
because the people of that city make
things 30 interesting for them that they
have no desire TO 90 further
The distribution OF circulars giving
information about the resources Of
Ciatsop county and the natural adyant-
ages Of Astoria. therefore, cannot be
anything el-e than a great benefit TO
this section, and will result In large
Plumbers OF the newcomers making an
inspection of the country at the mouth
Of the Columbia
As very lew people visit this port
are not struck with its natural situation
tor bg ships harbor, and the un-
opened resources OF the county. ii Is
certain that those who read literature
sent from Astoria and pay this city a
visit, will remain here to make invest
ments and locate.
What will be of great interest to
newcomers is the lively Chamber of
Commerce which this city boasts OF
Nothing is regarded as being so encour-
aging as to see citizens interested in
the upbuihing OF their home city and
its surrounding section. 1t is therefore
certain that visitors will be enthusiastic
over the spirit displayed by the ener-
cetic citizens OF Astoria. II will make
them inclined to turn in and help to
place the city where it should stand,
as the leading port on the Pacific Coast.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Making Bulletins

The Chamber OF Commerce staff was
busy yesterday making up bulletins of
advertising for the Regatta and County
Fair The advertising will be placed in
all newspapers within radius of sew
eIal hundred miles in order to give
the people plenty of time to plan a
trip to this city at the end oj the
month The business of the office is in
creasing to such an extent that an in
crease in the stan has been found neces'
sary and Miss Minnie Van Dusen has
been engaged to join the staff of steno-
araphers in order to handle the heavy
mail, which threatens to swamp the
Office,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Sued For Poll Tax--

Luh Wah. native Of the tlowery
land and who u prominent merchant
In Chinatown, absolutely refuses TO pay
poll tax, This has aroused the ire OF
j. w Weleb. the supervisor OF this
district who has filed a complaint
against Luh Wah In civil suit 10 col.
iect 20, the amount Of poll tax, and
costs, Our celestial friend will probably
learn that the dignity Of the law mus,
be upheld
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02

All trains and boats from Portland
carried large crowds Of resorters bound
for ScisIIe and Long Beach yesterday
and there Is every Indication that
August Is going TO be q record month
At The different points along the coat
The weather was quite warm In Port
land yesterday and helped TO send the
people from that city to enjoy the sen
brecse@, August Is always the biggest
month at the resorts nni the first OF
the month proved that this YEAR Is
going 10 be more popular than the
same period in other seasons.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
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Z. A. Coolidge of the Astoria Eleetris
Co, leaves today for New York and VIII
be absent for about two weeks.
U. R. Gillespie of the P. R. & N. Co.
was in Astoria and left for Portland.
J. j. Flynn, prominent young bust
ness man OF Portland, accompanied by
his mother and two sisters, Mrs. J. ].
Flynn and Misses Irene and Helen Flynn
passed through the city to Seaside yes
tenlay morning. They have taken Id
France cottage for the season and win
not return to Portland until the middle
of September
Judge Gantenbein OF Portland, who is
spending the summer at Seaside, was a
visitor to friends in Astoria yesterday
morning in company with his little son
and daughter.
Mrs. Irving Sanborne, wife of Captain
Irving Sanborne, who commands a ship
running between White Horse and the
Yukon, is in the city visiting DR., Owens
Adair at Sunnymeade Farm. Mrs. San
borne has made numerous trips with her
husband and commands his ship during
his absence. She has the distinction of
being the only licensed woman navigator
on the Pacific Coast and has papers
enabling her to command a ship.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Invited to Jamestown

A communication wae received yrster.
day In the auditors Office inviting the
Mayor and city Council Of Astoria To
send delegates 10 the eleventh annual
meeting Of the League Of Municipalities
which viii bc held at Norfolk, Va, on
September IL. 10 aud 20 Th. conycn,
tion will be the municipal feature oi the
jamestown Exposition aud the most
notoi gathering Of municipal officers
ever held IN he country Subjects Of
Interest TO municipal governments viii
hc prc'cnted by officials aud students Of
problems and will be open for full dis.
cus.ion, The communication will be
acted upon at the next meeting OF the
city council
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
An Amusing Fracus-

An aifray that for time was anus
ing to the onlookers took place ON
Commercial street near sixteenth yes-
tenlay, Weston. the billpo,ter, was busy
working on billboard when Johnson,
the local dogCaicber, came along and
rndeayorcd 70 instruct Weston how 10
do the work hc was eagagcd on. Strong
worls passed between them which re.
suited In Weston using his poster brush
freely on the frontispiece Of the afore'
ID johnson, The liberal application of
paste angered Johnson and il is said
taat he reached or hi. gus Mow paste
aud rout for johnson Weston who
Is one-armcd man. proceeded to tie
Astoria Theater where h" Ii employed
and changing hi, clothes went on q .till
hunt for Johnson whom he finally To-
Gated. Western had screwed a hook on the
stub Of his artificial wrist determined
TO take Johnson in, The latter could
not see il that way and a lively r,m was
made up the street, johnson far IN ad.
vance, The chase ended at the city Jail
with Weston far in the rear, No ar
rests; everybody satisfied
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
GREAT INCREASE IN
RECEIPTS
Astoria Postoffice Business Growing In
Bounds And Strides Over The Pre-
vious Years Breaking All other
Records.

The postal receipts for Astoria FOR
the month of July were almost twice as
heavy as those during the same month
in the year 1906 The incNase during
July over the month of June this year
was S639,92, That business is greatly
on the increase in this city is evident
from the amount of correspondence pas
sing through the local office,
While a great deal Of the increase is
because OF the sending of postcards by
visitors in the city generally increases
during the summer the fact that the
inclease is mainly due to correspondence
between business houses is very evident,
Hundreds Of letters are also being re-
ceived from parties all over the United
States, inquiring about this locality,
and numerous answers by the Chamber
of Commerce help to swell the postal
receipts.
The postal receipts at the local office
for July were S24O4,52, as compared
with $l769.7O for the corresponding
month Of the previous year. The re-
ccipts for the month Of June this year
were $l764,60, and the receipts have
been steadily rising since the first of
the year,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Lightning Up River

From accounts received last nights
electric storm was more severe up the
river than In this section. Captain lar
kins reports that when the Lurline was
at Cathlamet he heard the loudest clap
of thunder he had heard for years. He
thought that every window in the boat
was broken. Chain lightning was flash
ing from all points and il was regular
thunderstorm
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02

Every parent in this city should In.
vestigate, at once, the new and Gp-
preciable shoe for the youngsters. OF
Charles v. Browns Commercial street
house. They are called the "E c,
Scuffer" and are the very epitome Of
good wear and real comfort. They
are going like wild-fre and thu kids
themselves are after them because
they look so comfy"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
viii Open Resort

"The Tyler is Is the name Of new
gentlemcn's resort that will be opened at
252 Bond street by Clarence L, Tyler
who Is well known and popular in As
toria, The fixtures being placed in posi-
tion are all new and very elaborate AMI
when opened "The Tyler viii be one
of the Geatest places in town,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Pleased With Astoria

y. Dellafcld Smith OF Darlington, n.
D., was in Astoria yesterday and left
on the Roanoke for San Francisco, Mr..
Smith, who Is wealthy stock owner is
making tour OF the northwestern
country and has been all through these
parts, lie Is much pleased with Astoria
and sees brilliant future Gor all this
section, lie expects to see large city
here and that before long.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Constipation.

For constipation there is nothing
quite so nice as Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. They always pro.
duce pleasant movement of the bowels
without any disagreeable effect, Price,
25 cents, Samples free, Frank Hart and
leading druggists,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Very Litsle Change

Little change is noted In the run Of
hsh these days. The runs seem to be
intermittent. some boats taking some
hsh while others are "skunked," The
tanneric. are all working quietly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
IERsE TALES Of THE TOWN
Changed Hands

J. J, carlin 4 Co., former propretors
OF the Astoria Meat Market, have sold
the business and goodwill 10 welthcs
bros, bill Of sale having been re-
corded At tho county clerks Office yes.
terday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
Talking Machines.

Subscribe for the Daily or Weekly
Astorian and get a Graphophone on
small weekly payments. Call on A. R
Cyrus, 424 Commercial street for par.
tlculars.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02

An operation FOR appcndcitics was
rer ormel yesterday on Nj. Gerky men.
toned IN yesterdays Astorian and the
patent Is doing as well a. could be ex-
peeteA
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02

That is the watchword. That is what
Cleanses and stimulates the bowels
without irritation in any form.
0rino Laxative Fruit Syrup doeA
T, F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-02
In the Police Court

One drunk was fined In the police
court yesterday and the fine and the
sentence suspended.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19
ARMY OF CATERPILLARS
IS DEVOURING FOLIAGE

another invasion, giving a period Of
six years between each great attack.
Hitherto the chief check upon the
insects has been the parasites that
come in great numbers In the sane
years that the caterpillars abound and
destroy most OF the multitude of eggs
laid by the pests.
Trees 0. which the foliage has been
injured OK even totally destroyed by
these marauders may be seen on al.
most any street OF Washington. the
caterpillars attacking by preference
poplars. soft naples, elms, alders,
brches and willows. But other trees
by no means escape their depreda.
tions, though the gingko and tulip are
almost immune. Besides destroying
the foliage, the caterpiIars Gre often.
siveiy intrusive. invading the homes
Of the residents and otherwise beccm.
ing a nuisance.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19
MAY USE STREET CARS TO
IMPROVE POSTAL SERVICE

mail box and the people patronize
them literally. The cars stop to re-
ceive a letter, the same as passen-
ger. If the scheme works we'll where
it has been tested, Mr.. McCleary cant
see why it will not work well on all
street car lines. At first the system
may be installed only on the main
street car lines of the various cities.
but will be extended gradually to take
in all the lines.
The cost of the service is to be
investigated Officials at the depart.
ment are of the opinion the expense
will not be great, as the street car
companies will no doubt furnish the
necessary letter boxes and permit
their conductors to handle the mail.
In many cities street cars are now
used to transfer mail from one postal
station to another and the postal au-
thorities believe the system for he
collection of mail can be successfully
developed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19
QUENTIN HAS FUN WITH
SNAKES IN WHITE HOUSE
Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt 7
H caused chillS to chase LID and /

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Roosevelt
W caused chills to chase up and
down the spinal columns of Attorney
General Bonaparte, Representative
Hepburn, and ex-Representative Lac
ey, of Iowa, the other day when he ap-
peared in the presidents office with
two live snakes coiled about him.
Quentin is somewhat impetuous, es-
pecially when on roller skates, and he
skated into the Office of his father,
who was having conference with At
torney General Bonaparte. AS Quen-
tin approached, the snakes hissed and
the attorney general side-stepped with
great agility. President Roosevelt
suggested to Quentin that he dsap-
pear. Quentin fastened into the cab
met room where Representative Hep
burn and Mr.. Lacey were waiting to
see the president. They thought the
snakes were harmless wooden affairs
and began to admire them. Then the
larger snake began to wriggle and
wrap itself around the arm of Quen
tin and the distinguished Iowans in
their terror made frantic efforts to
walk up the walls.
Regaining their composure it oc-
Cured to them that Quentin might be
in danger, and that they should rush
to the rescue, especially when they
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19

EVERY street car in this country
Il may be made a travelling postof-
flee before long. Such plan is now
under consideration by Second Assist
ant Postmaster General McCleary,
with the object of still further improv-
ing the mail service
Mr.. McCleary's idea is that when
person writes a letter the sooner it is
on its way the better it suits him.
If mail facilities are still further i'm
proved the man will write two let
ters where he now writes one and
the government will receive just that
much more revenue. Postoffices on
street cars, he believes, will place the
writing public in close touch with the
postal department and the convent
ence will add materially to the gov
ernment's income.
The system has been tried on the
line between Minneapolis and st.
Paul and has proved successful Every
Car on that line is equipped with a
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19

saw the larger snake, three feet long,
gliding up the sleeve Of the presi-
dents SON. In the most gingerly man.
ner they took hold of the collar Of the
boys coat and gently removed the
garment, taking care to keep out OF
range of the snake. Dsdaining rescue,
Quentin seized his coat, and while he
toyed with the squirming reptiles
skated outside, where party Of
women visitors were thrown into hys-
terics at sight of the snakes.
Quentin brought three snakes from
Oyster Bay with him. He found that
he could not take care of them prop
erly and turned them over to an ami
NAL fancier. But Quentin got lone
some without his snakes, and the fan
cier loaned him a king snake and a
smaller reptile. Quentin went to the
executive Offices to show his new
treasures to his father, who observed
that the king snake was about to
make a meal of the little one, and
warned his son to be careful to pre-
vent such a calamity
Quentin finally left the White House
to the great Joy of everybody there.
His father remarked to a caller that
Quentin's taste was inherited, for he
not only liked snakes, but had scotch
ed few in his time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19

COLLAGE on Washington's trees is
/ being deyoured wholesale by an
army of tussock caterpillars, the
larvae of the tussock moth. and ap-
parently nothing can be done to check
the rayages OF those now doing the
damage, though precautions can be
taken against a repetition of the pest
next year
For many years the tussock cater.
pillar has been the most serious OF the
shade.tree pests in Philadelphia, New
York, Brooklyn and Boston, but 1t was
not until 1895 that it appeared in
Washington in sufficient numbers to
be regarded as a menace TO the foli-
age In that year also the fall web
worm vas more abundant in this city
than it had been since 1886 In 1901
the pests Of both kinds again appeared
n great numbers, and now there IS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19

EXPERT opinion fixes the average
Il annual cost of a New York wum-
ans clothing at s2S5 This is not
large sum, but it is figure on which
balances the thousands who do not
spend $50 and the scores who spend
$35, 1000 A gown for the latter costs
mOle than the entire expense Of the
family of the former.
There are about 100 women in the
metropolis who spend $4,000 a year
each on dress, and it Is not difficult
to do so If one gets the necessary
gown and accomplishments in order to
be well dressed for each of the mum
erous occasions required by social
custom. Then there are some 1900
women in the city who eacn spend
$4,000 year, and about 5000 who
go close to $4,000
One days shopping, not buying.
simply as an experiment, showed how
easy these highest figures can be
reached, A furrer offered fine sable
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19
HUNDRED WOMEN SPEND
$35,OOO YEARLY ON DRESS

coat for the reasonable price" Of
$4,000, while the millincr suggested
a fitting hat to 90 with it for $40, and
the bootmaker selected proper foot
wear for $l2 The coat does not have
to be renewed every month. but there
must be other coats, and it was learn
ed that the proper complement from
opera cloak down to the smallest
jaunty street affair Of fine cloth and
extensive trimming would cost a trifie
of something like $4,000 Then there
should be It matter of twenty-five hats.
with their decorations of fine feathers
and laccs that average not more than
$55 each. and there must be more
shoes than hats that can be had from
So to $40 pair Hats and shoes are
subject to frequent change.
This is all very well for the outside
but there must be at least a score OF
gowns to go with this, and gowns soon
grow old and must be frequently re-
newcd.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19
RAPID GROWTH OF NEW
YORK CITY UNDERGROUND

NEW YORK.-An Investigator with
~ bent for facts Of curious interest
his discovered that while the sky
scrapers of Manhattan are pushing to
greater and greater heights, the city
underground has been growing even
more rapidly, According to his com.
putation hundred thousand persons
carry on their daily occupations be-
meath the streets and below the wat
ers of Greater New York. Some of
these are caisson workers laying
the foundations of huge buildings,
employees of the various tunnels push
ing their way under the North and
East rivers and workmen in the sub
ways. In addition to this specialized
line of underground activity, there are
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19

dogs arc now
w permitted TO pay calls in some
OF the hotels which have been closed
against them Even at the Waldorf
Astoria, whore there has been for
yeas d stern rule that none Of TIE
canre family may be received eN
cept In the basement kennels, there
have been signs Of leniency
It was only recently that Pom.
eranian Of arstocratic lineage was
permitted TO enter the elevator and
was escorted to the fifth floOr But
this kind Of license Is not often
given. and no really large dogs with
well set jaws and impoli1e ways
with their teeth would be tolerated.
The pomcranian was brought up to
tho ThlrtythIrd street entrance Of
the Waldorf-Astoria in cab by a
very prcpossessing young woman
Il would Ike to take M dog W
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19

certain industries carried on almost
entirely beneath the surface. One Of
these is baking, and it is stated that
nearly all the bread and pastry eaten
by New Workers is prepared below the
ground. There are thousands of small
shops on the east side that occupy
cellars without light or ventilation eX-
cept such as comes from the single
entrance reached by a steep flight OF
steps from the street.
Devotees of the more fashionable
life also are taking to underground
city since some of the new hotels and
department stores have utilized the
space below the surface of their sites
with doors leading to and from the
subways
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19
HOTELS MORE LENIENT
TOWARD GOOD CANNES

to ,how him to Mrs. Blank she
said "Will it be all right?'
You will carry him." asked the
clerk. "Oh, yes" was tn. reply"
1T will be all right, then" replied
the clerk
Although the hotels Of the city
do not generally advertise the fact.
there has been a disposition lately
to permit dogs and other animal
pets on the premises If they are well
behaved. The Hotel Savoy repre-
sents the extreme in the exclusion
policy, for none is permitted to en-.
ter the portals, and not a sign tc
that effect is displayed The Bur.
Iingtoa, q family apartment hotel IN
West Thirtieth street, near FftE
Avenue. which is owned by Mrs
Richard IIudnut who is fancier
h.rsoIf. publicly invites tho1e who
A4ye dog TO come y lis roof.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-10-19

A room in the department has been
equipped as complete working Amer.
lean consulate, suitable to transact the
business of any part Of the world, civi.
liZed or uncivilized.
Appointees are no longer permitted
to spend that 80 days period in their
own way, but are required to report
every day at the state department for
duty and to spend a certain number
of hours in this model consular office