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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
WATER COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
WATER TO BE DRAWN OFF
BIG RESERVOIR - LITTLE
ONE TO BE ENLARGED.

A special meeting OF the water
commission was held at 2:3O yester-
day afternoon in the office in the city
hall with Messrs. Wright, Trenchard,
Bowlby and Van Dusen present. Mr.
Elmore and Mr.. Brix being absent
Assistant Superintendent Johnson
was instructed to draw off the water
in the large reservoir locate any ex-
isting leaks and apply a coat OF
asphaltum where it is found neces-
sary.
The clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for raising the will OF
the little reservoir two feet and build
ing a party wall between the reser.
voir grounds and the residence OF
P. L. Cherry; and strengthen the
north wall and grade off the grounds
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
DONE BY DEED

Will of Amos N. Wright of Port
land to AIDA L. Wright, all prop
erty.
w. N. Huntington ct. ux. to Wal
lace Hunting, lots 4, 5, 6 and 7, sec
$50 w., 167.57 acres; $40.
Columbia Harbor Land Co., to
John Evenden, lots 7 and 8, block AZ,
Warrenton Park; S75.
Walter Z. Smith and wife to John
Evenden, lots 7 and 8, block 8, Union
Square; $775.
Myra w. Chance ct Tx to Louis
Marcelli, lots 1 and 2, block ) in
Grimes Grove; $500.
Northern Pacific Railway Co. to j.
Q. A. Bowlby, lots / and 2, sec. lo-
3-S w., and lot II, sec. 26-4-S, 1873
acres; $47l.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
Notices to Mariners.

Lat. 81 81 min. N, long. l63 w.
passed spar projecting vertically, 9
feet above the water, apparently at
tached to wreckage, and 10 in. thick,
March 10, 1908.
Lat. Al so min. N. passed a dressed
timber 80 feet long and l8 in. square,
March 1o, 1908.
Lat. AZ rs min. N. long. l46 SO min.
E. encountered heavy and very close
ly packed field of ice, March l9 1908.
Lat. Al so min. N. long. 46 80 min.
E. encountered field of ice dangerous
to navigation.
John McNulty, nautical expert.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
RAILWAY MEN GATHER.
Annual Meeting Of Directorate OF the
Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad Company.

yesterdays noon express IRON
Portland brought to this city a group
OF railway men to attend the regular
annual meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Astoria & COLUMBIA
River Railroad Company, and the
session was held at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon at the Office of the company
on Twelfth street.
The affairs of the company were
discussed at such length as was es-
sentia land whe nthey had been prop
erly disposed Of, the election OF offi
GERS and directors for the ensuing
year was taken up, with the following
result:
President, Francis B. Clark; Sccre-
tary, NJ. P. Martin; Comptroller, +.
d. Kuettner; the associate directors
being H. c. Mutt, John Mcclure, l..
c. Gilman, A. D. Charlton, and Viii
liam Harder,
In conversation with reporter OF
this paper President Clark said there
was nothing Of immediate note, nor
of prospective Importance, with re-
gard to either the Astoria & Colum-
bia or the Seattle, Portland <
Spokane roads, just at this time, and
that the presence Of the party in AS
toria was due solely to the business
exigcncy Of the day, the meeting al
luded to above.
All hands returned to the metropo-
| lis on the 6:l0 train last evening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
The Commercial.

One of the coziest and most popular
resorts in the city is the Commercial.
A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting
room and handsome fixtures all go to
make an agreeable meeting place for
gentlemen, there to discuss the topics
Of the day, play a game of billiards
and enjoy the fine refreshments serv-
ed there. The best of goods are only
handled, and this fact being so well
known, a large business is done at the
Commercial, on Commercial street,
near Eleventh.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

does not wane as time progresses.
The system used, that of furnishing
the finest the market affords, and all
can be obtained in season, is a plan
that will always win, coupled as it is
with the best Of cooking and prompt
service. A common saying nowadays
is Get the Palace habit"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
"Modern" Delights.

When man asses under the hands
of barber he wants the best skilled
treatment to be had in that line. In
Astoria, the man in search of such
manipulation, goes direct to Petersen's
Modern" shop, at 572 Commercial,
and gets It in any Of the six chairs
maintained.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
The Palace Restaurant.

The ever-increasing popularity Of
the Palace Restaurant is evidence Of
the good management, and the serv'
ice, at this popular dining room. For
long time the reputation Of the
house has been OF the best and It
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

Mr.. L. H. Farnham, prominent
druggist of Spirit Lake, Iowa, says;
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are certainly the best thing
on the market for constipation"
Give these tablets trial You are
certain to find them agreeable and
pleasant in effect. Price rs cents
Samples free. For sale by Frank
Hart and leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
THE PIPES ANTIQUITY.

In Asia and Africa, besides Ameri-
ca, the pipe dates from prehistoric
times, and in Europe generally it has
been in use since and during the Ro-
man period, if not before. One OF
the most learned antiquarians says
that smoking pipes Of bronze are fre'
ouently found in Irish tumuli, or sep
ulchral, mounds, of the most remote
antiquity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

The man who delights In personal
cleanliness, and enjoys his shave.
shampoo, haircut, and bath, in As
toria, always goes to the Occident
barber shop for these things-and
gets them at their best.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
NOTICE.

There will be a public meeting on
Wednesday evening, April IS, 1908, in
the council room in the Moore build
ing for the purpose of organizing a
commercial club. All persons inter
ested in the welfare Of Warrenton
are invited to be present. Signed,
w. P. HORNER.
At 8 o'clock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
GOOD WOOD.

II you want good load of fir wood
or box wood ring up KELLY the
WOOD DEALER,
The man who keeps the
PRICES DOWN.
Phone Main 2l9l--Barn, Cor. 18th
and Duane.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

The Portland-Asiatic liner Arabia
is due in this port at any hour, from
China and Japan. Captain Archie
Pease arrived down yesterday to pilot
her up the river.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
first Of the Astoria feet to reach deep
water this season,

The steamer Yellowstone is due in
from the Bay City at any time, and
will 90 direct to the Tongue Point
mills for her outward cargo.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

The very best board to be obtained
in the city is at "The occident Hotel
Rates very reasonable.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

The flagship Of the Kamm line, the
Lurline, Captain McCully, came down
from Portland yesterday evening at
ter nearly two months of retirement
on the ways for general repair, and
looks very inviting with her new paint
and general establishment She is in
fine shape for her summers business
and will not fail to get her share OF
il She went UP on schedule time last
evening with plenty of people in her
cabins and a good block OF way
freight. Jack Day, the new agent tor
the Kamm line, will assume his duties
here tomorrow morning.
The oil tank steamer Asuncion
crossed in early yesterday morning
and went on to the metropolis with
out delay.
The steamship Senator went up to
Portland early yesterday morning,
with 800 passengers from San Fran
cisco. and will return down on Satur-
day.
The steamer Sue H. Elmore will
leave for Tillamook Bay points at ,
o'clock this morning.
The steamer Yosemite arrived in
Yesterday with a good passenger
list. She transferred her people to
the A. & c. and went to the Tongue
Point mill docks for big load OF
lumber.
The ship Berlin went to sea and
Alaska yesterday morning, being the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
NEW TO-DAY
lust Opened.
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First-class Dressmaking and Ladies
Tailoring. Mrs. McLeland, lso Ninth
street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
MARINE Memoir ANDA
YESTERDAY

ARABIA DUE IN FROM CHINA
WILLARD AND ST. NICHOLAS
OFF FOR ALASKA TODAY -
LURLINE BACK ON DUTY
ODDS AND ENDS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
TEA

Good tea, close price.
There is no other way to
build a good business or
keep a good business.
Your grocer returns your money u you dOnf
n schilIing's Best: We pay him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

The ship Henry Willard went to an
anchorage off Flavel yesterday and
will probably make it to sea sometime
today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

The ship St. Nicholas will go to
the stream today, and will take des-
match for Bristol Bay at the hrst
opportunity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
New Grocery Store.

Try our own mixture OF cofFee-th&
J. ?. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Badollet & Co.. grocers. Phone Main
1881,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

Just received a new line Of umbrella
covers See G. H. Orkwitz, 1877 Tenth
street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15
For Constipation.

At s o'clock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-15

The ship Berlin went to sea and
Alaska Yesterday morning, being the
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25

1t is about time that the administration turned
these timber fraud to the United States
attorney for Idaho, and allowed him to try them on
their merits. If the Administration does not want
the facts to be disclosed, it should remove Mr.
Ruick
A removal now would not inure him. because the
second and third grand jures have entirely vindi-
Gated him. No wants innocent men convicted,
and Idaho uries will not convict innocent men, but
this unusual and extraordinary interference by the
Administration in these cases and with the United
States attorney is not only indefensble but dis
graceful. The indicted, the President, the people,
have interest in complete disclosure of all the
facts, without the suspicion that anything is being
concealed. The President it to himself to allow
the United States attorney to proceed expeditiously
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
Administrative Partially.

It should be gratifying to community when one
of its foremost citizens is exonorated after being
charged with a grave ofense. 1t should be pleas
ing to State when of its highest officials has
been assailed and villihed to have him completely
vindicated We have doubt that all the best
citizenship of Idaho rejoice that United States At
torney Ruick after having passed through the fire
of caumny, comes out with stain or blenlsh.
Mr. Ruick did not seek the indictment of those
charged with timber frauds in the Boise district
1t is fad of the present National Administration to
prosecute certain classes of offenders against federal
statutes.
1t has been exceedingly active in some instances.
1t never relaxed its efforts in Oregon 1t had no pity
for Senator Burton, of Kansas. His guilt slight,
at most, and there many extenuating circun-
stances No quarter was shown him, nor Senator
Mitchell of Oregon. Both of these Senator's were
pronounced in their opposition to of President
Roosevelts policies The President shielded favor
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25

ites as Paul Morton, and has subjected himself to
the suspicion that he is governed considerably by
personal considerations in his prosecution of al
legged malefactors.
There is doubt that he tried to dscredit and
destroy United States Attorney Ruick. 1t is plain
that he inerfered with the orderly and usual trial of
the timber fraud in the Boise district Through
his interference, the statute of limitations has run
against several indicted parties General Ruck was
set aside, the cases given over to strangers Ruck
was charged with packing the grand jury and
new grand jury summoned to try him, Judge
imported to try out the indictments he had found
under direction of the Administration and every
effort made to discredit disgrace and destroy him
The imported judge condemned Ruick, and dis
missed all the indictments he had found, notwith-
standing the fact that the grand jury completely
acquitted General Ruick of the charge made against
him. 1t was contemplated to Ruick and
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25

United States Marshal Rounds, but before doing so
the Administration sent two clerks from the De-
partment of Justice at Washington, to Boise, to go
the evidence, on which the former indictments
had been returned. A grand jury had been as
sembled, the Idaho judge presiding, and one
suspected the timber fraud cases would be reopened
General Ruick had absolutely nothing to do with
the re-opened 1t is generally understood that
the government attorneys were not particularly
Jealous yet the grand jury indicted all those pre-
viousy indicted, excepting such were immune
through the statute of limitation. On the part of
the Administration, the proceedings have been dis
creditable
Mr. Ruick is the United States attorney for Idaho.
He has emerged from all the nastiness and plot
tings against him clear of all faint He is able,
much SO than all of the government represen-
tatives combined, who have been sent here
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
A Conspiracy of Law.

The Deseret News characterizes the ORDERLY insis-
enCe of the Democratic party that all the people of
Idaho shall obey the constitution as Conspiracy
of the Dubois crowd to diSfranchise every Mormon
III Idaho. There can be no conspiracy to disfran-
ch1se persons who already diSfranchised and
political party which declares that the constitution
must be obeyed does not voice conspiracy.
The Deseret News babbles increasingly about the
loyalty of the Mormon church to the institutions of
the country, overlooking the special feature of
church membership that refuses to demonstrate its
loyalty by obeying the laws of State
The Deseret News has never claimed that the
members of the Mormon church of Idaho had a
right to employ the franchise has denied that
they using a franchise that does not belong
to them through resort to force. And when num-
Der of real American citizens exercise the inherent
right of duly accredited members of the Republic
and demand that the provisions of the Constitution
be applied to all the inhabitants of the State re-
gardless of their religious belief the Deseret News
speaks of their determination as a conspiracy to
disfranclise Mormons.
1t so happens that the members of the Mormon
church have been voting illegally ever since Idaho
became state. All that any other resident of the
State has done in protest against their usurpation
of privilege denied them is to demand that this
oft expressed contempt for the organic law shall
cease.
The legal residents of the State have as clear
right to enforce the law of the State by force
the disorderly element has to violate the law by
force But they have satisfied themselves with
efforts peacefully enforce the law and when they
have encountered physical resistance they have
tired from the struggle And for this the blatant
organ priestly anarchism charges them with
spiracy to disfranchise.
1t SO happens that the objects which the Deseret
News expends its socitude upon are sustained in
their outlawry by the government of the State Of
Idaho and it has thus far been impossible to reach
them through any other process than dis
orderly as that employed by the governing body
itself
The law and order element has therefore suf-
fered the commission of offences that should long
ago have been met with punishment and its clemency
is rewarded by outcry from the sanity citadel
that would do credit to the reasoning powers of
the imps of the regions of the damned
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
A Protected Product.

1t is stated that wool producers to the number
of 1000 in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Colo
RADIO, Arizona and New Mexico and perhaps those
in ldaho to organize into alliance that will
partake of the nature of trust Their organization
will constitute a federation of western sheep men,
1t is to become an outgrowth of the Utah Wool
Growers association if the contemplated organiza-
ton is perfected in accordance with existing inten-
tons.
1t is the plan of the organization to sell no wool
until buyers give the producers price that all may
agree upon, something like eighteen twenty cents
a pound. Boston is paying about twelve cents
a pound and Boston is the great wool center of the
country 1t is proposed to construct extensive ware
houses for the storage of WOOL where it will be held
until consumers are so badly in need of the raw
material that they will pay the price demanded
1t is the theory of the extensive wool grow
of the west that under normal conditions of
trade, wool would command a much higher price
than it does and that combine of wool buyers has
destroyed the profitable margin enjoyed by pro-
ducers The complaint exploited several
years ago, when wool went much lower than it has
yet gone under the existing DEPRESSION but the fact
was not proved to the satisfaction of the public.
Everybody has been long taught that, under heavy
import duties the price of wool will be maintained
at figures satisfactory to growers. But wool is
strongly protected by the tariff law 1t seems to go
down without any regard to the tariff, as it did at
times under the Mckinley tariff.
Indeed, the National Wool Growers association
has asserted that the tariff did not seem to make
much difference with the price of WOOL although al
most every wool producer is Republican on ac-
count of the fiction popularity attached to the tariff
They will have some difficulty in explaining why
wool is on the decline, though there has been
change in tariff charges since 1897
In the states named as having entered into the
combine the focks represent 2OOOOOOo sheep, of
which Idaho growers 100000. Thus far it
does not appear that the Idaho associated wool grow
ers have joined in the movement said to have been
inaugurated by other western states.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-25
Bryan on Polygamy.

That portion of the history of the trans
actions of the last National Democratic con-
vention that relates to the committee dis
cussion over the platform states that Mr..
Bryan was a member of the committee that
prepared the platform 1t then says:
1t was a foregone conclusion that Senator
Dubois would command the situation.
When the subject of polygamy was. reached
in the course of deliberation on the plat
form, Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Hill and other mem
bers of the committee declared themselves
in favor of resolution demanding a con-
sttutional amendment for the suppression of
poygamy. Senator Dubois explained that he
had agreed with the Utah delegation that
there should be no mention of constitutional
amendment and he could not in good faith
agree to any such resolution as would include
such amendment. After the subcommittee
adjourned, the members who had interested
themselves in the matter personally said the
agreement made between the Utah delegation
and Senator Dubois had been the only OBJ
stacle to the passage of a specific declaration
calling for a constitutional amendment.
Mr. Bryan therefore, was in favor of a
much stronger anti-polygamy plank than the
one adopted, than the one favored by Mr..
Dubois under his agreement with the Utah
delegation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-10-21
AT Summerville.

Mr., and Mrs C. Lorimer and daugh-
ter Marjorie of Derby, returning from a
trip to Boston, stopped at Mr.. Lormiers
sisters, Mrs. W. T. Parks, Saturday, and
remained over the first of the week
F. o. Clark has returned from a visit
of several weeks in New York.
c. II. Kimbal has moved from the
Waters house on Caledonia street to
Mrs. Lucy NJ. Brooks house on Main
street Mr. Collins has moved to the up
stairs tenement in the Waters house
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Underwood visited
in Kirby over Sunday
Beatrice Fayles is sick with tonsiltis
Mrs George Young is gaining.
Mrs. Mary Bingham and granddaugh-
ter of Concord visited Dorothy Young at
her home on Caledonia street, Saturday.
Anthony McGinnis has moved his
family from the John Cook tenement to
Johnson.
Mrs L. P. Leach is suffering from
another attack of appendicitis.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-10-21

Miss Bessie NJ. Aldrich is i'll with the
grip and unable to attend to her duties
! in the Demers variety store
Mrs. Ernest Lafo, from Sutton spent
last week with Mrs. William Tyler.
| Herbert W. Smythe is at home from
Ashland n. H., for a visit.
Mrs. n l.. Folsom and MIR. and Mrs.
A. ], Giffin Of Sheffield, and Carl Ward OF
Hanover were guests at Mrs. W. L.
Pearls last week.
Mrs. II. E. Abbott, who has been visit
ing her son, c. E. Abbott, returned to
her home in Concord, N. H., Monday.
Prof Charles D. Hazen of Northamp-
ton, Mass, has been spending a few
days here. Mrs. N H. Houghton returns
to her home in Boston today, accom-
panied by her father, l.. D. Hazen, who
will spend some time with her.
Mrs. Frances E. Chapman went the
first of the week to Richmond, P O.,
where she will make her home for the
present with her brother
Mr. and Mrs. c. T. Brigham visited
friends in Boston last week
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph H. Howe of
Woodsvile visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond A. Pearl last week.
Mrs. George Hickie is spending two
weeks with her sister in Springfield,
Mass.
L. P. Leach is spending the week in
Woodstock.
Mr.. and Mrs Guy W. Hill are spend
ing the week in Boston.
Mrs. William Parks and Mrs Daniel
Woodsde returned Monday from visit
in Haverhill and Boston.
Mrs. F. g. Butter6eld of Bellows Falls
has been spending few days with Mrs.
Mary NJ. Powles, returning home Mon
day.
Among those from this place who are
attending the festivities at Montpelier
this week are Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mac
kinnon, Mrs p. F. Hazen, Mr.. and Mrs
James Richie and Miss Mabel 0. Cat
tanach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myles S. Gilman move
this week from Cherry street to rooms in
Elmer L. Robinson's house on Main
street.
WILDER M. Bell of Minneapolis was
here yesterday calling on his old friends.
1t has been over 20 years since Mr.. Bell
visited St. Johnsbury and when here he
was in the employ of Cross & Bradley
and later with E. T. & H. X Ide.
The friends of George {. Otis of Essex
Junction, formerly clerk in c. c. Bing
hams store, will regret to learn of the
death of his three year-old daughter,
who died on Oct. IL. The funeral was
held last Wednesday afternoon. The
family have the sympathy of their many
ST. Johnsbury friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis A. Cramer, who
have been visiting his brother, L. ].
Cramer, returned to their home in Ways
Mills, ?. O., last week.
Mrs. Robert E. French and son Ed
ward r. are spending two weeks with
her sister Mrs. w. II. Ford, in Spring