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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
ADJUSTMENTS
I'm WYOMING" COMING SOON,

An attraction Of more than ordi-
nary merit will hold the boards At
the Astoria Theatre next Sunday
when Manager Hanlin viii offer u,
II, Pierce \ company's typically
western comedy drama, In Wyo-
ming" with d east cf well known
players, including Cecil Kirke, Frank
Patton. Nelson Leavitt, Herbert
Rawlinson, Dean Selah, Burt Crow
eli, Harriet Dunsmore, Anna Gardi.
|ner Marie Bonsall, and others, In
Wyoming" Is a strong, well-written
drama Of western life, without the
usual gun play and melodramatie fea'
lures, Every character and scene IN
the piece brea,hes the life OF the great
western cattle country, The dramatic
incident Of the capture Of the cattle
thief, Steve Gordon, in the fourth
act and the maryelously realistic west
ern sunset, add an element Of realism
10 the play which has rarely been
eQualed in the history Of the Ameri-
can stage,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
COMMON COUNCIL THE
SOLE JUDGE
LOCAL ATTORNEY TALKS ON
PROSPECTIVE KARINEN.
SCHMIDT CONTEST.

While examining the city charter,
several days ago. in relation TO mat
ters pertaining to the city election,
Judge Anderson ran across this sec.
tion, which is Of much interest now
because Of the expected contest IN
at least one ward;
the Common Council is the
final Judge Of the qualifications and
elections Of its own members. and in
case Of contest between two per-
sons claiming to be elected thereto,
must determine the same"
This section OF the charter. presum-
ing that II has never been modified or
repealed, very plainly makes the
common council the tribunal TO hear
and finally determine any contests
between two or more persons who
claim election to the council In the
present instance, Mr.. Karinen, who
states that he viii contest the right
OF Mr. Carney to take his seat in
the council from the First ward, will
have to bring his proceedings up be-
fore the council.
Said lawyer yesterday; THE rule
is we'll established that provision Of
this nature in city charter is valid
and Of full effect. The only question
OF interest in the provision is as
whether ii gives the council full and
exclusive jurisdiction, to the exelu-
sion OF the courts, and in the case Of
the provision in the. Astoria charter,
| am Of the opinion that it does,
That is, the action OF the council in
the matter is not subject to any SUI.
pervision by the courts This may
appear little bit strange, but the
rule seems plain Where the charter
section states that the council shall
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
THEIR LAST REGULAR
MEETING
THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
LEAVE ELECTION OF CLERK
TO THEIR SUCCESSORS.

AT the regular meeting Of the water
commission last night the question ot
eleeting a clerk was touched upon,
but the sense Of the gentlemen pres.
ent seemed to be that this is a mat
ter that should naturally be left for
the new commission, The new com
mission will include only two Of the
present members All Of the commits.
sioners were present last night ex-
cept Judge Trenchard. who is out Of
the city on business,
The report Of the auditing expert.
j. ]. chamhreau, Of Portland. whose
serves had been secured to audit the
accounts OF the clerk, Mr. Louns-
berry, was read and placed on 6le,
The report placed that Mr., Louns-
berry's accounts were absolutely
correct and that all moneys had been
turned over 10 the treasurer" II also
stated that the accounts Of the treas
urer, Mr., Patton, were all in fine
shape and that all moneys in the
special and general funds were safely
on hand.
The annual transfer OF 5000 from
the general fund TO the sinking fund
was ordered. Payment OF 5000 in
terest on January was authorized,
"a communication was received from
Fire Chief Foster asking that the
commission place hydrant either az
Ilwaco or Hull street on Taylor This
was referred to Superintendent John
son for report. The offer of the
Portland Wire q Iron Works 10 sell
and erect fence around the grounds
Of the little reservoir was accepted.
The price is SOS.
The question Of the eligibility Of
citizens to the water commission, re-
lating to the charter provision which
demands that every person to be
eligible to the Office must pay at least
SIS in taxes TO the city" was refer
red to the city attorney for an
opinion.
The clerks report for the month Of
November showed a total business
Of $3ooz4S. and total cash collections
Of S3035.O8. The treasurer's state
ment for November showed bal.
ance on hand in the general hund on
November Of $42,SOs05. The regu-
lar pay roll for November was $Sl5.-
rs. Bills for the month were Sl34sl,
The meeting adjourned until l:30
o'clock on the afternoon Of Decem-
Der Fl, when bids for the pipe line
viii be opened.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
NAME MEANS SOMETHING.

When A. Z. Petersen built and
named the Modern" barber shop, he
meant that it should stand for what
it was called No patron has missed
single feature Of the modern ton.
serial parlor 81 that house; and every
new device in the way Of perfect
comfort and service Is constantly add
ed as it develops. The latest Is an
expert 5ootblack the best in the
business, a qualification that makes
his employment really modern.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

have the sole or exclusive or 'final'
determination OF such contest, no
appeal may be taken 10 the courts
from the determination reached by
the council But in all those cases
where the provision merely recites
that the common council shall be the
judge Of such q contest and must de-
tcrmine the same, without the use OF
any words Or word clearly excluding
the courts, then the courts are not
only given a supervisory jurisdiction,
but have original and concurrent iur-
isdiction Ii is the word final in the
Astoria provision which apparently
gives the common council the full
right to absolutely determine the
case, with no right Of appeal to any
court. The rule was first established
in this state in the case Of the State
of Oregon VS.. McKennon, in the 9Th
Oregon Reports Appeal was allowed
in that case.
Il am only taking from memory"
said this attorney "and a cursory e~
animation Of the question, but guess
there is little doubt that il the Kari
nen-Kaboth contest case comes UP
the council will have the sole right to
settle it."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
.CHAMBEROF COMMERCE |
FOR NEXT YEAR
PRESIDENT scHoLFIELD TO
APPOINT IMPORTANT CON-
MITTEE OF FIVE.

AT the regular meeting OF the
Chamber OF Commerce last night the
president, Mr., Sehol6eld, was empow-
cred 10 appoint committee Of i've
to carefully look into the question Of
continuing the work oi publicity for
the coming years The committee
will be appointed BY President Sehol.
field in few days, and il will also
be authorized 20 prepare report on
the question Of nominees for the var.
ious Offices Of the association for the
coming year New officers arc 70 BE-
elected very soon
The appointment and work Of this
committee 81 i've may be deemed Of
no little importance, as the future
policy oi the Chamber win doubtless
depend largely on rs findings, In
other words. the question Of financing
the work for the next year OF two, y
again under consideration The term
Of Mr. Whyte, manager, will also eS'
pire in few months, The expense
OF carrying on the work Of the
Chamber has proven quite expensive
Many have contributed generously in
money for the past two years. and
a small body Of men haze given gen
erously both Of their money and
time, II il hoped that the merchants
and others will again come TO the
font" 50 that the work carried on so
actively by Mr Whyte since he has
been here may be continued
Various matters Of interest arose
last night The memorial % congress
in relation to the deepening Of the
mouth Of the Columbia was read,
Copies OF it have been sent 70 many
senator's and members OF the house
OF representatives and answers from
dozen or more were read last night
by Manager Whytc, all promising
support. A letter from Senator Ful.
ton was read in which he indicated
his full belief that the dredge Chi
nook would be procured for this
work. and that is the thing the Cham
ber is aiming at.
II was also stated Al the meeting
that the bill recently introduced by
Senator Fulton for the appropriation
Of $4,000 for a public building in
Astoria has at least chance Of pass
ing. Mr., Wingate again brought up
the question OF an excursion to Spo-
kane. Brenham Van Dusen also
spoke on this point, and urged the
necessity Of Astoria awakening to q
realization OF her opportunities IN this
respect. He suggested that such an
excursion be held and that perhaps
il might also be a wise plan to tender
banquet to some Of the prominent
men OF the north bank railway, anl
to prominent men throughout the
state This seemed to meet with fa-
vor. Mr.. Wingate was appointed a
committee to examine into the mat
ter Of the excursion, and to report as
to the best time, etc Several letters
have been received in relation to
the clearing off OF stump lands.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
The Palace Restaurant.

Any phase Of hunger can be dainhl)
gratihed at any hour Of the day OF
night at the Palace Restaurant. The
kitchen and dining room service art
Of the positive best. Private dininp
looms for ladies'. One call inspire
regular custom, Try it. Commerce
street, opposite Page building.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
Try our own mixture Of coffee tn,
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetable
Badollet & Co., grocefs. Phone Mai


George Ludwig, an expert chin
ney sweep is in the city and will
make your chimney clean and safe
from FIRE for 81 or two chimneys for
$3 Place your order at the Astoria
hotel or telephone Main 1921, or
leave your orders at the Astorian
office.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
Low Insurance.

Call at Van Dusen & Co, 1lo lith
street, and insure your dwelling and
furniture. The rate is so low that
you can't afford to go without insur-
ance. There has recently been quite
a reduction in the rates on dwellings
and their contents. ~,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
The Clean Man

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, 1908-12-15

The Breakwater was not in from
the Coos copH.ry at 9 o'clock last
evening but i Is thought she has the
Calender hull Myrtle" on her haw-
sers, and # she has, she is not likely
to BE in until this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The steamer Argo, from Eureka,
was among the Sunday arrivals from
Eureka, with Captain Bob. Jones in
command, and Chief Engineer Dun
ham in the engineroom. She docked
at The Calender pier at about :
o'clock, and shortly afterward went
on to Portland, to take on freight for
her initial Portland-Astoria-a Til
lamok run
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

We make a speciality of delicious
homemade sausage made twice daily
at our plant.
Pay US visit. Satisfaction guar
anteed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15
NEW TODAY

The very best board to be obtained
in the Oty is at "The Occident
Hotel" Rates very reasonable.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The French bark Armen, Captain
Revel, l6S days from Hobart's Town,
arrived in on Sunday last and win go
on to the metropolis this morning on
the lines Of the Harvest Queen. She
had a long but uneventful passage,
save that she experienced some very
heavy gales off this coast, and ship
ped some seas on the bar.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

There has been no little anxiety
felt in this port over the experience
of the Elmore motor schooner Ger
aid G., which left out from the Me-
haiem On Friday last at go o'clock
b. "a. for this place, laden. as usual,
with full cargo Of cheese. Word
reached the o.rniag house here Of her
departure from the lower coast the
night Of Friday. and thar was the
night the heavy sou'weSter set in.
Her failure ia arrive here on Satur-
day accentuated the uneasiness, and
Sunday and yesterday were days Of
genuine worry for all concerned.
Captain label and his crew Of three
(including the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
William Mudd, of the Lewis & Clark
had the time Of their lives for the Is
hours they had to face and ride the
heavy seas, and some Of her cargo
had I'd be iettisoned in order 10 re-
Iieve her and give her a chance to
stand DIP against the stress. She was
sighted yesterday morning at 10
o'clock BY the steamship Watson,
hound for Seattle. IS miles north Of
Cape Disappointment, making good
weather, but with the seas running
much over her. The Watson at once
got in touch with the United Wire
less station at Smiths Point. report
ing the Gerald's position and condi-
sion, and the good word was sent
along other lines where ii was badly
wanted. She crossed in at $50
o'clock yesterday, with things fairly
quite on the Columbia bar, and was
at her berth at the D. R. & N. dock
shortly after, not much the worse for
her three-day outing on the high seas
Her master and all her people were
sick from the play Of the seas, and all
hands report that they had plenty
such as If was.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The steamer Alliance made her
customary getaway at 9 o'clock on
Sunday last; with Captain Parsons on
the bridge and her ex-eaptain, Ben
w. Olsen, going out as a passenger.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The Roanoke had not. been report
ed at late hour last evening; but she
will probably come in this morning
from her California ports of call.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

Operator Fuzzy" Ferland, Of the
United Wireless station on Smiths
Point last night at 9 o'clock, picked
up the oil steamer w. S. Porter, 90
miles off the Rogue River, making
good time to San Francisco. kom
Juneau. with all well on board.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The steamship Geo. w. Elder did
not come down the river until Sun
day after her day in dock" at St
Johns. She went to sea, direct, az
ter short stop at the Calender.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The steamer Tamalpais, from San
Francisco, on her hrst rln to, this
port and Portland. crossed in on
Sunday morning last and after dis
charging 80 tons Of freight at the Cal
lender dock, went on to Kalama, to
load out for the return voyage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The Standard Oil steamers Atlas
and Asuncion, both deeply laden with
fuel oil. from the California coast.
came IN over the bar together yester-
day afternoon, and proceeded direct
ly ON to the metropolis.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The schooner H. x. Hall, with l..
100000 feet Of lumber from the Co
lumbia mills at Knappton, went to sea
yesterday, bound for Sydney Aus
tralia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The steamer Lurline went up last
evening with plenty Of people and
business, and among her passengers
were the following: G. B. Woods, T.
A. Barthmes, c. R. Hart and J. H.
Shone.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15


The steamer Nome City, lumber
laden for San francisco, arrived down
yesterday morning, and went over
the Columbia bar in the afternoon, if
all things were passable down there.
The steamer Cascades arrived
down very early this morning, lum-
Der laden, and en- route to the Bay
City.
The steamer jim Butler did not get
out from the lower harbor until 2:i5
o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The steamship Rose City was Oh
her schedule in from the Bay City
yesterday, and went on to Portland
at II o'clock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-15

The steamer Marsh6eld, from the
Bay City for Rainier, Tor lumber, ar
rived in yesterday morning and went
On 70 the up-riyer destination at once
The Detroit times., 1908-11-11
From Another Point of View

Outlook
look
said have broken the speed law New
York
airship plead
hat the hit him when he was down.
the might
decision a couple Of days earlier
The
contributions. From whom please?
public the and
Mr. Rocked ha ha at expense
Hearst correspondents that
knew
in"
-orwor that effect
Of
by
pencil ushers
The Detroit times., 1908-11-11
BY CHARLES FERGUSON.

At public dinner the other day
Mr. David Fairchild, Of the United
States Agricultural Exploration Serv-
Ice. discovered on the bleak. dry plains
Of Russia and brought TO America that
peculiar variety OF wheat called
durum. OF which fifty million bushels
were produced this year In our semi
arid regions. And he told Of expert
ments that are being made with 4
yellow-nowered alfalfa from Central
Asia. which Is expected to perform
for our colder northern states such
miracles Of .cattle-feeding as our south
west has already witnessed.
In the middle of the sixteenth CEN
tury the monk. Hieronymus Garden,
following peacefully In the bloody
track OF Pizzaro, brought from Peru
TO Spain q good potato-and thus be-
slowed upon Europe and the world q
greater store OF wealth than the gold
of a thousand galleons.
There are men sitting In university
chairs of professional political econ
omy who still think that the value Of
merchantable goods bears some sort
uASQ ISldtiOu W tnC tOii tudl 6OCo
into them. They vainly imagine that
II we could measure the strain Of
laboring muscles we should know how
rich we are. The fact Is. that wealth
is not produced by toll but by intelli.
gence. Ali the treasure of the world
Is treasure trove. And the world
grows richer every day, not by strain.
ing harder, but by making new dis
coveries. Nature Is inexhaustibly ar.
fluent, and would dover all with sump-
tuous delights-if we only would i'm.
prove her acquaintance.
The righteousness OF an industrial
process Is in inverse ratio TO its eff
ficiency. The Better the work we do,
the easier II Is to do 1t. The wealth
problem-considere apart from the
complicated legal abuses TOT which we
have subjected ourselves--is simply e
matter OF settling down and making
ourselves more at home in the real
world. II is a question OF adjustment.
OF acclimation. We are strenuous be-
cause we are awkward. And we are
awkward because the business OF
The Detroit times., 1908-11-11
Republicans Publishing
Their Appreciation of
Mr.. Bryan After Election

and II closes with a noble utterance
which may we'll be taken home to the
conscience Of every American citizen:
God does not require great things of
us: hc only requires that we improve
the opportunities that are presented.
and ! shall be glad to improve the op-
portunities for service presented by
private life. That these opportunities
will continue TO be large not many
will deny. Mr.. Bryan's real contribu-
ton to the public welfare has been of
a nature which his defeat will not i'm
pair. His value to the nation, as n
fearless critic OF tendencies, as an
eloquent preacher OF proverbial moral.
Ity. as a public leader who powerfully
and persistently emphasizes the Dem
ocratic element In our political and
social life will be conceded even By
those who are most sincerely gratified
over the American peoples third refus-
al to accept Mr.. Bryan as the chief
executive"
The Detroit times., 1908-11-11

BY rules be cabined. cribbed. confinedf
Will II submit to have Its thought
BY editorial wisdom wrought
Will II exchange his strenuous words
For gently cooling songs OF birds.
Or have a mollycoddle. gag
When he essays to chew the rag7
VIII Roosevelt eat
Blue-pencil food for raw. red meat7
VIII Roosevelt wear n muzzle, say,
When he pursues the simple way
The Outlook follows and permit
Some other spirit to be TT
Oh. viii he7
Well. just wait and see
What's doing In that shop when he
IL held up by the editor
who asks: What did you do that forr'
That's all. and mild. as sweetly mild
A. one might hand out to q child;
Yet when he hears it.oh. my soul,
That editorial controlili
w. J. Hampton. I'm the N. Y. World
The Detroit times., 1908-11-11
THE MAN WHO STOLE THE EARTH

Diana's face shone rudy In the
light of the fire and now II was almost
a happy face. She was even tempted
10 allow herself to fall into Strongs
headlong. hurrying, needless ways
But she held herself in check.
remembering that she must be, for a
time at least, drag upon the all-too-
rapid wheel OF his many movements.
Without more ado, therefore. Strong
proceeded to tick-tack Miss Hunt, and
before long he got an answer back.
Simply and succtnctly he informed
her OF the failure at Monaco. and ur-
folded his immediate plan Of campaign
in which the kaiser was the chief OBJ
jective.
In conclusion he said: 81 don't want
to rob you of all your sleep. but II you
don't start for Berlin by the first thing
In the morning, you will be unable to
DO anything with the kaiser for three
days"
Miss Hunt tick-tacked back that she
was smiling. She was becoming In
ured to hardship, and used to little
sleep. She was perfectly prepared 10
start at once.
81 should be glad. however" she
said. If you would tell me how you
think that / had best seek an audience
with his majesty"
Strong gave her full instructions as
TO the simplest method OF this. He
mad friends In the embassy in Berlin,
and they, unconsciously. had given
him many hints as to the best way of
tackling the great parsonage in whom
he was then particularly interested.
Continued Friday.)
The Detroit times., 1908-11-11
but these are matters which c,
by w. Hour WHITE

But these are matters which can
be dealt with when the time comes.
II fancy for the present he would
be quite content with little friendly
coercion In q few directions which
would give him an immense pull over
his neighbors. or one thing | am GER
tain. that. OF all people In the world.
he will best appreciate the advantages
OF having such an airship as the Vie
tor at his disposal.
Il cannot" he went on, convenient
ly 30 to him myself. l could not visit
him very well in the Victor without
the chance OF meeting with rebuff.
and IL met with rebuff I fear that
might lost my patience and then
there might happen TO Berlin or Pots
dam what has already befallen Mon
AGO.
And So" Strong continued. III you
consider the plan a good one. shall
send Miss Hunt on from Vienna TO
Berlin tonight. I will appoint her
Minister Plenipotentiary-w certain
limitations. of course. though that may
be an Irishism-and she can meet the
kaiser"
IF he will receive her." said Diana.
II don't think" said Strong. that
there is any fear. OF that. Provided a
man has a sufficiently sensible PROPOSE
ton to make, the kaiser will never
turn q deaf ear. That is one Of the
great beauties OF his method. He
likes TO deal. with things personally.
Even IL 1t is only out Of curiosity.
feel certain that he will consent II
deal with me through Miss Hunt. At
any rate. l am more worthy Of con-
sideration than Koepenick,""