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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-05
FOUR GIRLS
Restored to Health by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Read GDhat Th@v rav.

Miss Lillian Ross, $50
East S4th Street, New
York, writes: Lydia
II. Pinkham's vegeta-
bic Compound over
came irregularities Pc
riodic suffering, and
nervous headaches,
after everything else
had failed to help me,
and I feel It a duty 10
let others know Of IT,"
Katharine Craig, 23s5
Lafayette St., Denver.
Col, writes; Thanks
TO Lydia II. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound !
am well, aftersufering
for months from ner-
vous prostration.
Miss Marie Stoltxi
man, OF Laurel, Ia,
writes; Twas ina run
downconditionandsuf-
fered from suppression,
indigestion, and poor
circulation. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made me
well and strong"
Mise Ellen NJ. Olson,
Of AIT N. East st., Ke-
vance, ILL.,, says" Ly.
dial K. .Pinkham'sve vege-
table Compound cured
me OF backache, side
ache, and established
my periods. after the
best local doctors had
failed to holm mo,o
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-05
OLD DRUG HOUSE FAILS.

CHICAGO, Mar. 4..After a career
Of half centuary in Chicago, the
drug firm Of Dale and Scnpill has
gone into voluntary bankruptcy
Financial difficulties encountered
since moving three years ago from
the corner Of Clark and Madison
Streets eliminated yesterday in the
appointment Of receiver and on
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-05
APPALLING CALAMITY
Continued from page ID


ed managed to turn back and they
reached the FIRE escape and the WIN
dows in the rear. What happened at
the foot OF that first fight Of stairs
viii never be known for all those who
we're caught in the full fury OF the
panic were killed. After the flames
had died away. however, huge heaps
OF little bodies, burned BY hre and
trampled to things Of horror told the
tale as well as anybody need know it.
Various and unconfrmed statements
are made as to the cause OF the tire
and also that the doors Of the build
ing had been locked at the front en-
trance while but one door OF the rear
entry was unfastened. lanitor Fritz
Herter, himself believer OF the
children, says that the doors were
open according to custom. At any
rate the congestion Of fleeing chill
dren in the hallway below effectually
barred the way and the little ones
vent to their death totally unable to
evzde the flames. Within three hours
after the start Of the FIRE it had burn
ed itself out and the work Of recov-
ering the bodies proceeded;
The village fire department only
has two engines and neither upon ar
rival at the FIRE was at all effective
ID stemming the flames. Janitor Her
ter could remember little of what
happened after the FIRE started. Il
was sweeping the basement he said,
when ! looked up and saw a wisp
Of smoke curling out from beneath
the front stairway. | ran to the fire.
alarm and pulled the gong that sound
ed throughout the building. Then !
ran to the front and rear doors. |
cannot remember what happened next
except that ! saw the flames shoot
ing all about and the little children
running down through them scream
ing. Some fell near the entrance and
Others tumbled over them. | saw my
little daughter Helen among them. |
tried to pull her out but the flames
drove me back / had to leave my
child to die" Herter himself was
badly burned about the head.
Miss Catherine Wheeler, one of the
nine teachers in the school lost her
life in a vain effort to marshal the
pupils Of her class and lead them to
safety. She died in the crush at the
rear door. Her room was on the
second floor, and when the firm alarm
was founded she marched her pupils
out into the hall, thinking it was only
FIRE drill. Then the truth dawned
upon both teacher and pupils and her
control was lost.
The children in frenzy plunged
into a struggling mass ahead of them.
Miss Wheeler attempted to stem the
rush but went down under it and her
body was found an hour later piled
high with those of her pupils. Miss
Fisk, another teacher, was taken out
alive, but she cannot live.
Burning through the supports OF
the first floor the flames passed up
ward until all three floors crashed
INTO the smouldering pile in the base
ment. After the fire had practically
burned itself out the work OF rescue
of bodies began by the firemen and
railroad employees from the Lake
shore shops. The railroad company
turned over one of its buildings to
be used as temporary morgue and
thither the charred and broken little
bodies were removed as fast as they
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-05

Pains in the back and side may come
from the Kidneys or liver. Lanes Family
Medicine. the tonie-laxative and . great
kidney and liver remedy. win give relief.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-05
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousandsof
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache,- that bear
ing-down feeling. fatulency, indiges-
ton, ,dizziness,o vous prostration.
Why don't you try IL?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-05
A NARROW ESCAPE
Cavalry Scout Betrayed By a
Girl In tho South,
ne WAITED FOR FRESH MILK

But Was Confronted by the Com.
mand to Thow up His Hands--She
Fell in Love With the Scout and
Pined and Died.
Douglas Island news., 1908-06-10
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

i It's gettin' dusty at Whitehorse.
 Skagway will celebrate the Fourth.
 The Fairbanks News has changed owners.
 The cry is still for more men along the Yukon. s25O,OOO is the the seasons estimate from Candle creek.
 The U. s. District court will set at Skagway on July 9th. Valdez will celebrate the Fourth railroad or no railroad. Frank Youngs, of Seward, will di-, rect the Corsou campaign. Congress adjourned on May 3oth and Alaska has not lost much. The AtIin lake steamer Glea her is is now making trips as far as the DOT tage.
 Whitehorse has to report two broken noses last week, but not even one little fight.
 The automobile experts are still talk ing of having try at the Alaska trip after all. At Seattle the money that embezzler Adams stole from the miners Is being paid back. The Grafter mine at Whitehorse has passed into the hands of the Tyee Cop per Company.
 The through rate on lumber from Puget Sound points to Dawson has been raised from S30 to $40.
 The Skagway Interloper Is the first paper ever known to have the nerve to poke fun at a graduating class. Mr. Krouger is one of the assistants who will help in the installation of wireless plants in interior Alaska.
 The first big sailings for Nome from Seattle included fully 1000 people anx' ious to get away to the far North.
 The Alaska Steamship Company ad vsrtises a special rate of S65.OO from Seattle to Fairbanks, via St. Michael.
 Ketchikan "celebratod" Memorial Day by an excursion to neighboring Indian village and played ball in the rain.
 A report has come out over the wire that tbe democrats of the Tanaua valley have repudiated the nomination of John Roman and will give their support to Cum.
 The White Pass Company, which furnishes the town of Skagwsy with water, has raised the monthly rate from Sl00 to s25O. The treasury is empty and loan of $2,OOO will be negotiated to meet current exponses.
Douglas Island news., 1908-06-10

year they began at number one again, so the 190 represented the number that had gone with the opening of the river. Ofthe 719 men who sailed in these boats, many were pretty hard looking characters and fully two-ttirdf walked the distance over the hill from Skag. way. It Is the biggest spring rush that has been made in several years."- Alaskan.
 Every family should have curfew which should positively "ring tonight" and every night. if needed, says the Magrath (Alberta) Pioneer. These curfews are inexpensive, and can be home made. Take piece of siding two feet long and whittle one end down to handle; then take the chil1 that needs the curfew and bend him over barrel. Now take the piece of siding in the band and use it as a olapper. Put it on hot. Divide the strokes even- Iy and see that none miss. Good for boy or girl up 10 the age of 19, and ap- plicatioDs are warranted to cure the most pronounced case of street loaf1ng that exists. The music the curfeW makes is finer than singing "Where Is My Wandering Roy Tonight?"
 An international mining exposition will be held at Madison Square Garden from May 9 until June 20, 1908. One of the features of this exposition will be the installation of complete mine, equipped with a cage, operated by electric motor, and those who desire can descend eighty feet and witness various "levels," tunnels" "cross- cuts," "a stop," "winze," hanging and foot walls, and by an object lesson re- ceive lifelong impression of very good representation of a gold mine. Another equally attractive demonstra- tion will be the rock drilling contest with hand drill and sledge. The min- CTS in drilling for blasts become very proficient, as there are many existing conditions where there are no facil- ities to permit the use of power drills. These contests are so important, and such an exhibit of physical endurance and skill, that international rules are observed for governing them through out the West. There will be exhibits in the line of downhole, backhole, and uphole, which last being overhead, naturally requires greater skill and endurance. A somewhat pathetic and interesting deviation in this line will be team of drillers from Butte, Mont, miners who lost their sight in mine accident, but who were SO proficient in their calling that they are still able to support themselves, although both are positively blind. Moving pictures of mining scenes will be exhibited in the concert hall. Many of the mining states are exhibiting their mineral re- sources. Carloads of mineral repre- senting nearly every county in Nevada are now enroute to Now York.-Scien- tific American.
 F. Wolland, the Juneau tailor, is re- ceiving shipments on almost every boat of the latest weaves for spring and summer wear.
 On every trip the City of Seattle will bring to the Douglas City Market a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits, as the season advances.
Douglas Island news., 1908-06-10


 of mail between Fairbanks and Tana- na, to be apportioned equally to the l IS weekly trips of the season, has been awarded to the Northern Commercial Company, upon it's bid of s1,000. A contract has also been made with the same company to carry 6,400 pounds of mail between Panama and Unalakleet, to be eqnally epportioned to the 16 weekly trips of the season. The con- tract price is S6.085.
 A Dispatch from Nome bearing date of June 3, says: The Corwin arrived here at 2:5O this afternoon. Capt. [ West reports the ice the worst in his- tory. For several days the vessel was caught in it ninety miles from Nome. EIe says it Is doubtful if the big steam CTS now enroute will reach Nome be- fore July. The ice is thicker further south tban ever. A band and crowds met the newcomers on the beach.
 The order issued by United States Marshal Shoup, directing that the lid be placed securely on "dance halls and bawdy saloons" in the first judicial dis trict as it has been placed in the other two, is interesting enough to us here as onlookers, but it does not affect us materially and will make DO change in our iDcomings and outgoings. There Is nothing of the kind in Skagway, and our general prosperity is an evidence of how these things are not necessary to the making of "good times" despite the declaration so insistently made in communities where they are allowed to exist.-Alaskan.
 4 Nome dispatch to the P.-I., bear ing date of May 30th, says: Thomas Gale, delegate to Congress, was indors- ed for the nomination last evening at one of the biggest mass meetings ever held iu this city. Republicans, demo- crats and miners who disregard the political faiths of the great outside parties were there in mum bers, perhaps four.fRths of Nome being represented at the meeting. The attempt to injure Gale with the workingmen was dismal failure, and 1t was miners who made the best speeches. The republican territorial convention was repudiated as a Hoggatt combine, and Gale never stood better than he does today. The mass meeting was the most enthus- iastic ever held in this city.
 "On Friday morning, the morning l left Whitehorse, I was told by mem Der of the N. w. M. P. who keeps the record in the matter, that the number of men who had started down the river for Dawson and the interior in small boats was 718; the number of the boats was 190," said Stroller" White to the Alaskan this morning just before talk ing the train for his home in White horse. "The police, you know, keep careful record of the names of all per sons going down the river in small boats. They umber the boats them selves in large figures. This is for the purpose of identification should any misfortune overtake them. The num- Der on the boats has served a good purpose in many instances, once in giving the first clue to a sensational murder case. These numbers ran up into i've figures long ago and became burdensome in the mere painting. This
Douglas Island news., 1908-06-10

Thirty-one miles of the first hundred of the grade of the roadway of the Grand Trunk Pacific has been let tc 1 sub-contractors.
 Since January lst the Alaska Steam ship Company has carried l,l95 pas seugers to Valdez, most of them labor CTS for the pauaua.
 The Pacific Coast Steamship Com. pauy has carried 3,O68 passengers to the North, 327 of them were for Nome sluce January 1st.
 The steamship companies expect the excursion business to Southeastern Alaska to be greater than ever this year, notwithstanding the hard times.
 The United States government Will construct pubic building at Honolu- lu to coot about 51,OOO,OOO. Such a thing would be useless waste of money iu Alaska.
 Report has it that the Ebner mlne, back of Juneau has been sold aud that d 2OO.stamp mill will be installed thls summer. The name Ut Lhe purchaser Is F. l.. Underwood.
 The steamer Proepector, the 6rst boat of the season through from Daw- sou to Whitehorse, carried 100 people, Sl,OOO,OOO in TansnS gold and S75O,OOO in Klondike gold.
 MS. Whittier, disappointed caudi. date for the Skagway posJmasterehip, has been given promotion i'll the U. s. Customs servio by being placed ln charge of the port of Cordova.
 The license of Capt. Schage has been suspended for three months by the U. s. marine inspectors. Schage is the man who piled the Saratoga up on the rocks in Prince William Sound.
 Ten miles down the lake from Oar cross the mounted police have found the remains of what was once an In, diaa, and besides this gruesome object lay the old rusted barrel of a flint lock rife.
 Apportionments made for road work by the Alaska commission so far include S75,OOO for the road between Haines and Wells, S41, ,00O for the road through Keystone Canyon, from Val dez to Thompson's pass S20,0O0, Seward peninsula 92O0OO, and from Nome to Kailtag S4,OOO.
 The steamer Dolphin of the Alaska Steamship Go. claims the record for the fastest round trip from Seattle to Skagway and return. The Dolphin made the trip in six days and nineteen hours, and stopped at every regular port. The previous record was about seven days.
 Com menoing next year, the Federal Government proposes to interdict the packing of salmon bellies in Alaska on Che ground that this is 8 wanton and profigate waste of edible fish. The law empowers the Department of com. merce and labor to take all necessary steps to preserve the salmon fisheries of Alaska and one cannot question the necessity of this particular embargo although to many it will doubtless seem mandatory.-PsCiac Fisherman
Evening star., 1908-01-22
CONTROL OF CHICAGO LINES
STREET RAILWAY CASE BEFORE
THE SUPREME COURT.
Opponents Of Reorganization Plan
Want Judge Grosscups' De-
cision Reviewed.

The Chicago street railroad case in
volving the right to reorganize the sur
face car system OF that city and turn the
management over to the Chicago Railways
Company. with the city itself a partner
In the enterprise, received a hearing in
the Supreme Court of the United States
today In connection with the appeal Of
Nelson Thomasson and other stockholders
representing $25O.OOO worth Of stock in
the West Chicago Street Railroad Com
pany. The effort of these stockholders
is to obtain the consent of the Supreme
Court to consider an appeal from the de-
cision of Judge Grosscup in which he ap-
proved the plan of the reorganization.
and today's hearing was based entirely on
their petition to that end. In the petit
ton Judge GrOsscup. who decided the
case. was charged with having an ex-
ceptional interest in the case, and the
case has been construed as an attack upon
that official
When the court convened at noon the
room was filled with Chicago attorneys.
all of whom were interested In one way or
another with the case. Among them were
John NJ Harlan, jr.: Colin Fyffe w. w.
Gurey. Walter L. Fisher, John r. Mont
gomery. William BURY, Howard NJ. Car
ter and Arthur Dyrenforth OF Chicago
and George w. Wickersham and Arthur
Van Brunt. representing the city of Chi
cago and other interests which opposed
the petition. Thomasson was represented
by Henry Crawford and H. s. McAuley.
Mr.. Crawford made the first argument
In the case. going into detailed account
of the Chicago street car complications
and arguing strongly the necessity for
the consideration Of the case by the Su-
preme Court.
Evening star., 1908-01-22
DIAGRAM OF fLANDkF.RcHlEF
CORSET COVER

80 use except for the pretty handkerchief
corset cover sketched in No. ]. which is
fashioned of two hemstitched handker-
chiefs Of fine lawn.
These are united by yalenciennes inset-
t.on, the neck and armholes being finished
3ff and made Of fine ribbon insertion.
edged on either side with valenciennes
lace. The method of converting the two
pocket handke rchiefs into the dainty cam
sole sketchvd Is clearly shown in the lit
tie diagram which accompanies 1t. from
which it will he seen the handkerchiefs
4Ue cut in half from corner to corner,
which gives four triangular pieces, three
of which form back and fronts. The
third is cut in half through the point.
which gives the two smaller triangles
which form the fronts Of the bodice.
These triangles are united by inSe rtion,
as the diagram shows. little piece being
required to be scooped out of Nos. l and
; pieces to fern the armhole.
The fronts are neatened by a hem and
box pleat in the latter Of which button
holes are made. The top edge is gathered
and sewn TO the insertion and lace which,
by the way can be bought by the yard
gatheEed and sewn into II narrow band
either OF material or ribbon insertion
Here is the second article of a useful
nature which can 10 evolved from hand
kerchiefs. four being necessary to form
this cute" little combing wrap. The exact
method by which il can be made out of
the four handkerchiefs is shown i'm the
small diagram, but may as well say that
Evening star., 1908-01-22
MORE EXAMINERS WANTED.
Increase in the Force Of the Patent
Office Urged.

An increase in the personnel and sal
aries of the examining force of the
patent Office was urged before the
House committee on patents this morn
ing in the course of the hearing on
the bill for this purpose. which was
favorably reported at the last session
was taken. Those who spoke in favor
Of the measure were Commissioner of
Patents Moore. s. 7. Fisher. w. H.
Rogers, D. H. Decker. w. C. Mcintyre
and Frank NJ Phelps, members OF q
committee Of the Patent Law Associa-
tion.
1t was pointed out by the speakers
that there was an immediate necessity
for a material increase in the number
of examiners and In their salaries,
stress being laid on the fact that dur
ing the past five years there have been
16O. designations out of force of 400.
This, it was urged, made 1t impossible
to do the work of the patent Office In
an efficient manner or to Keep It up
to-date The work was already far
behind and was falling in arrears more
and more every day.
In his talk to the committee Com
missioner Moore directed attention to
the fact that the examiners must be
technically educated in order to pass
the 0rS( civil service cAdiHludlipH iOL
a position. and that. after course Of
law and patent law, taken while they
were employed as examiners. most OF
them found it possible to obtain much
better positions on the outside with
patent firms and big corporations hav-
ing extensive patent interests. He men
toned the instance of the General
Electric Company. which has force of
twelve men in its patent department.
every one of whom was taken from
the examining force' Of the patent Of
fee. Mr.. Moore said that of late years
the United States, at one time at the
head of the list SO far as efficient con-
duct of patent affairs was concerned.
had fallen far behind Germany and
Great Britain
Evening star., 1908-01-22
'Bowdoip Beata." Phi Chi' and Let
Children Hear the Mighty Deeds"
"Grads." Present.

Among the graduates of Bowdoin who
were on the attendance list were Amos L.
Allen. D. s. Alexander. E. c. Burleigh,
John w. Butterfield, Robert A. Cony. John
b. Cotton, Charles Chesley, S. G. Davis.
Richard B. Dole, Charles A. Flagg, F. s.
Gannett, c.. II. Hastings. Francis NJ.
Hatch, E. P. D. Hathaway, D. r. Arthur.
j. Hunt, Roscoe p. Hupper. Horace NJ.
Jordan. DR.. W: c: Kendall. Gen. Sumner
l. Kimball. Alfred w. Lavensalier. s. o.
Martin, Crosby S. Noyes. Charles w.
Porter, Capt. Howard L. Prince. DR.. w.
Pulsifer, Richard Rathbun, Rev. Frank
Sewall. E. Simonton, c. II. Verrill. Col
A. L. Varney, George NJ. Whitaker, r. E.
Whiting. Maj. Joseph N. Whitney.
The officers of the Bowdoin Alumni So
ciety of Washington are Chief Justice
Melville E. Fuller of the United States
Supreme Court. president: Senator w. P.
Frye and Amos L. Allen vice presidents;
William Frye White. corresponding sec
retary; Rev. Frank sewall. recording sec
Alexander, DIR. w. Pusifer, H. L. Prince,
Gen. Ellis Spear. William Frye White and
Chief Justice Fuller. executive commit
tee.
Evening star., 1908-01-22
GEORGE E. BoWDEN DEAD.
Former Member Of Congress and 9
National Committeeman.

NORFOLK. Va, January 222-George
F. Bowden. republican national commit
teeman from Virginia, former member
OF Congress and clerk of the United
States court for the eastern district of
Virginia, died at his home here today
after an illness that had confined him to
his bed since Christmas.
The deceased was fifty-five years of
age. He had held many positions of
trust, city, state and federal including
two appointments as collector Of customs
of the port OF Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Mr.. Bowden was a member of the Fif-
tieth and Fifty-first Congresses and for
a number of years was conspicuous in
republican politics at the National cap
ital
He was a warm personal friend of the
late President Mckinley, and during the
Mckinley administration was the repub-
lican referee in all matters Of federal ap
pointment in Virginia.
The deceased is survived by a wife,
two sons and daughter.