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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
MILLIONS ARE LOST I'm FINE
GOODS STOLEN BY BANDS
or THIEVES.
ALL IN PETIT LARCENY II
Secret Service Men Working Night
and Day, But Fail to Nail the Or
ganixed Offenders Bonded Goods
Invaded.

NEW YORK, Oct Pills there
an organized band Of thieves plum.
dering cases Of silk, laces, and other
goods imported BY New York mer.
chantsl The Merchants Association
thinks there Is. The United States
authorities are not willing TO con.
cede ii. But both agree that large
quantities Of goods have been stolen
from cases SO skillfully that on the
surface no sign is left Of the work
and the thefts have been discovered
only when the cases have been open
ed. Dozens Of pairs Of fine kid gloves,
yards Of valuable laces, rich silks,
many pairs Of silk hose, some times
bottles Of rare wine have disappear.
ed with no trace Of the goods or clue
ito the robbers.
Within few days four Ilagrant
cases have been reported by the
Merchants Association. Scores Of 9th
ershaye been noted from time to
time, mostly however, in small
amounts.
The value Of the largest amount
stolen from any one consignment has
been $500.
Appraiser Wanamaker has, he says,
not been informed Of the $500 rob
berry: that the highest value placed
on goods stolen from amy one case OF
which he has record Is s24s. What
the aggregate Of the steaIings Is can
only be guessed. II is probable that
100000 worth Of goods has been Ia
ken.
Secret service men are working on
the case day and night but their pro.
gress has not been great
When a consignment of goods
from abroad arrives here one case IN
each ten Of each kind Of goods is set
aside TO be taken 70 the public stores
for inspection and appraisement. II
is marked "P. S" and piled with 9TH
ers destined for the purpose stores.
Nine are delivered to the consignce,
who however, sometimes, does uot
take the goods, but leaves them in
bond until he is ready to pay the duty.
Sometimes the IF. S." cases remain
on the pier for hours before being
taken to the public stores or apprais-
I,erTs Office at Christopher and Green
wich Streets II is notable that most
of the thefts reported have been from
these "P. s." cases. IN some instan-
ces valuable laces and gloves and
silks have been extracted from bon
ded cases.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
SOME WORD ORIGINS


lAurrah Comes Frerl the Old AASaleeFY J
of ths NlNlnps
aah, she inal syllable of most cclr /
leee yella, Ii, 0f course, short for hut'
rah, The word hurrah itself comes
from tho old battiecry Of the ancient
vikings = namely, Tug Ale which
meana cod aId. There u another form,
huaaa, which comes from hosanna'
This VIVA the old cry Of che crunadorH.
The word yes comes directly through
the Norman.FMnch oyeE, which means
near. IN ltD old form u 10 still
used W beadlOB and certain municipal
officials III civic functions Ia England
and also By tho royal heralds ~ pro-
claiming the succession Of aCvereigns
10 the throne. No Ia purely Norman
French ana comes from tho Latin
non ia, meaning not %. The raai
Anglc.gaxon was nay. juat ~ tho AM
glo.saxon affirmative was yea, The
word mister IA directly from the Latin
magister, meaning master. Mrs. y
from the word naiatrNaa, ana formerly,
as late 40 tho eighteenth century. all
unmarried women were given the title
of mistress for example. Mistress
Sophia western In "Tom jones'" 10.
ouIrc Il derived from the old Norman.
French cscuyer. which means shield
bearer. Every knight Of the shire had
hls shiold bearer. and tho honor Of
carrying the shield was supposed %
confer rantillty npon the follower. The
word gentleman until the middle of the
seventeenth century meant, as the
present French word gentilhomme, a
nobleman, nothing less, ana no man
was a gentleman who was not entitied
10 "bear arms."-- New York Word.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
"a SCISSORS ARTIST.



jeanne kcetren,
More than 900 years ago D little glrl
Gas born at Amsterdam, Holland
whose name was Joanne Koetren, She
was 4 peculiar child IN that ahe cared
nothing whatever FOR play ana sport
nut found her greatest delight y mak-
lng copies of things about heF, lalsat.
lnr IN wax every kind Of fruit and
making On sllk with cclCred iloan ex'
act copies Of paintings which wero
thought wonderful,
hut after she had become very &C.
compllshed IA music, spinning and etl-
broldery she abandoned ell those Tor 4
attn more extraordinary art--that q
cutting. She executed landscapes ma
rine views, aowers, animals ana por
traits of people Of such atriklng reseill-
blance that she was for time quite
the wonder Of Europe. She used white
papers for her cuttings, placing them
over d black surface, 10 that tha mi
mute openings made BY her scissors
formed the pllght and shade"
The czar, Peter the Great, and others
Of high rank paid hor honor. One man
high In Once yalnly offered her 1000
forIns FOR three small cuttings. The
empress of Germany paid her a.OOO
iiorlns for trophy she bad cut, bear.
lnR the arms Of Emperor Leopold,
crowned With eagles and surrounded
by q garland OF tlowers. She also cut
the emperOrs portrait, which can now
be seen IN the Royal Art gallery N
Vienna. A great many people went 70
see her, and she kept q book In which
princes and prIncesses wrote their
names
After she died, which was when she
had lived aixty-6ve years, her hus'
band. Adrian Block. erected q monu-
ment 10 her memory and had designed
upon It the portraits Of these titled
visitors. FIer cuttings wore 20 cor.
rect IN effect and 50 tasteful as to
give both dignity and value TO her
work and constitute her an artist
whose exquisite skill with the scissors
has never before or since been equaied.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
sl9 FRANCE IS NERVOUS.
Balkan Situation is Aggravated by
Attitude Of Germany.

PARIS, Oct. Fl. The feeling in
French government circles Is dis
tinctly nervous, both with regard 70
the situation in the Balkans and the
proposed international congress.
Advices are that the Turkish govern
ment is impatient because Bulgaria
has failed to present an official COM
munieation since Turkey received
the French assurance in the name Of
Emperor Ferdinand, while from
Sofia comes information that the
IMalinoff cabinet still refuses to ac-
cept the advice Of Ferdinand, who
advocates a peaceful settlement and
INSISTS that II would be preferable tc
20 to war than to pay an indemnity
Until the Bulgarian ministry yields
I definitely it is considered by th'
Iofieials Of the French government
that the danger Of war has not beer
4 dispelled-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
cAMELs HARBOR HATRED.
viii Walt Until an Opportunity Ar.
rIvsa Fer Revenge.


rlvsa Fer Revenge.
The Arab who has angered q camel
will throw his clothes upon the
ground. and the infuriated beast after
stamping on them and tearing them
asunder with It's teeth goes on its
way, and the driver Is thereafter quite
safe, as II seems 70 be an axiom With
the camel that no man shall be put 10
peril OF life twice for one offense.
The camel Is stupid save when an
Cry and then seems to become almost
preternntural 10 carrying out It's venge-
full designs, Palgmye relntes the fol.
lowing story Of canel's revenge
which serves TO illustrate this point;
"a lad of fourteen had conducted q
large camel laden with wood from one
village to nu0iier at a half hours dis
tance As tie anlmal loltcred or turn
ed ont or the way its conductor struck
1t repeatedly and harder than II seem
cd to have thaagfi he had u right @
do; hut. not tindIng the occasion favor
able for tak!ag immediate quits. Il
'bode Its tiiae That time was not
long IN c0nilal
"a few days utter the same lad had
to reeonduG the beast. but uuladen. e
his owh slllnge When they were
about halfway on the road and NJ
some distance from any habltation th
camel sr,!t!eGly stopped. looked dclib
erateiy roaid IN every direction to az
srrp ltsclr that no one was In slight
and, findIps thp f0ad clear OF pnssert
By. made stei, forward. seized the
unlucky hgys head 10 It's monstron
mouth ard. lifting HIS up IN the alr.
flung him ,b,wn rgni1 - the cart,
with the upter part Of his skull com.
pletely sorr otT
"Hnyire i9us satisfied its revenge,
the brute ,1rfietly resumed It's pnce 20,
ward the ,liiage. rs though nothing
were the matter. tIll some men who
had observed the whole. though infer
tunately ~ 100 great q distance TO BE-
able to aiforl timely help, came ",
and Killed Il London Telegraph.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22


BAY CITY, Mich. Oct 2L-A
special to the Tribune from Alpena,
Mich, says:
Among the most thrilling experien,
ces Of survivors Of the PresQue Isle
County forest fires was that Of Miss
Grace Barber, school teacher ~
years Of age. whose school in Kra-
kow township was in session when
the flames swept down upon the
building Thursday A terrified far,
mer had rushed into the building to
give the alarm just as the rear Of the
schoolhouse caught FIRE. The teacher
marshaled her pupils in a double
row, the largest at the head and or
dered them to remain in close order
and not to break the line. She then
directed the leaders to head for a
plowed field nearby and the column
started on run, Miss Barber bring
ing up the rear to prevent struggling.
Burning embers fell thick, but the
teacher kept the children close to-
gether and every ember was extin-
guished the instant it fell upon any
ehild's clothing. The FIRE burned stea-
dily for some time as the blaze in
the tops of the trees ate its way
down. Soon animals began TO appear
upon the edge of the field and during
the night two bears made their ap-
pearance. A fox came sinking in
as also did a wildcat, rabbits, part
ridges and other game. But the ami
mails kept well away from the child
rem, not even the bears offering hos
tile demonstrations. Miss Barber kept
her charges in the field all Thursday
night and in the morning sent them
home in groups. plotting the smaller
ones herself.
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A. H.Auen
BUTTERWORTH CRIME
Continued from page y

his ring 10 any man and tell him how
much ii was worth. The rcbber
probably knew that Mr.. Butterworth
always went home about the same
time eevry night, and would have to
pass W that tree. He simply waited
there for him and jumped out when
Butterworth came along.
4 was in Portland at the time Of
TIE murder. had been in the po.
ice station FIVE minutes before the
news came, but had gone out and
they had sent out to find me. The
sheriff's Office sent two men out 10
help me. None Of the city detectives
has been out here"
Nothing that has ever happened in
ST Johns has ever stirred the little
community like this brutal and cow
zrdiy murder Of one Of its most
prominent and popular citizens,
Business IS virtually suspended.
The merchants and others stand in
Knobs about the streets discussing
the tragedy. They are even talking
Of el6ing the schools until after the
fhnersL for Harry r. Butterworth
was one Of the school directors, hav-
ing been recently elected.
The city council Of St. Johns last
night voted to offer q reward OF
$50 The funeral arrangements will
probably be taken charge Of by one
or both Of the organizations.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
sERvIANs APOLOGIZE.

LONDON, Oct 2i-A dispatch to
the Times from Belgrade says that
the Servian government, upon Aus
tria's insistent demand, has apologize
ed and paid an indemnity forran at
tack made upon shops there belong
ing to Austrians. The premier has
personally apologized 70 the German
minister, says the dispatch, for the
arrest ~ the German military at.
tache as a spy,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
PETITION is OUT
Confined from page y

terday, and his views on the matter
could not be secured But the gen
tlemen who took out the petition in
his interests stated that he had def
nitely announced his willingness TO
run, provided certain conditions were
first met. II is stated that Mr.. FL.
more had conditionally announced
his willingness to run to members OF
the Civic League, which is desirous
Of having him enter the field.
With the advent Of Mr.. Elniore in
the campaign it is probable that a
new complexion will at once be put
on the whole campaign. Some OF
Astoria's best citizens have been re-
Iuctant to take Office, but il is
thought that under the slogan Of .
business administration" and with
such man as Mr.. Elmore to lead
1.-THE campaign It is believed there will
be no difficulty in getting the best Of
citizens to gladly run for the Coun-
Gil or other Offices. While It cannot,
perhaps, be definitely announced at
this moment that Mr.. EImore will
run for the Mayoralty, yet the signs
all point that way, according to GER
tain gentlemen who profess to know
Of his attitude, and probably within
day or two the matter will be
settled definitely by Mr.. Elmore
himself.
A petition was also placed in cir
culation yesterday for a charter
amendment to do away with the
present police commission as an in
dependent and elective body, and to
provide for police commission TO
be appointed by the Mayor. This
petition was signed freely as there
| is strong feeling that some change
should be made from the present
plan. Under the proposed amend
ment 1t IS provided that the commits
sion shall be composed Of four mem
bers and the Mayor, two of the
members TO be appointed from the
Common Council and two from the
electors of the city. In this way the
police commission would be re-
sponsible to the Mayor and in case
of a moral or other issue arising the
people would be able to place the
responsibility just where it belonged.
The circulation Of the petitions
for Mr.. Elmore and for the police
commission amendment were the
only important Developments in the
local political field yesterday.
The so-called Citizens ticket IS
preparing a "slate" for the water
commission.
| There are to be rs positions filed
at the coming election, including the
Council and water commission.
Fred Karinen, member Of the
Common Council, said yesterday
that he will not be candidate for
reelection.
Max stral, who has figured
among the Republican cam
didates for the Common Council
from the Second ward, directs the
Morning Astorian to announce his
full and final withdrawal from the
trace, for reasons best known to him
self in the premise.
4 W. NJ Smith, the well known
plumber, has petition out for the
Office Of police commissioner on the
Republican ticket
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
BEER FOR INDIA.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-The beer
trade Of India is expected to be rev
olutionized ii a brewery at Calcutta,
which is about to place its product
on the market, accomplishes all 1t
sets out 10 do, This is the FIRST ven
ture of the kind in Calcutta, The
Brewery win use filtered Hooghly
river water and viii make various
brands OF beer, effecting a sweeping
reduction in prices.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
patsrnsl Ambition.

rs your boy Josh going u study
iaw7"
Il don't know" answered Farmer
Corntossel. I'm kind O hopln' that
Josh " develop nnancierin energy
enough to cit to be one Of the Iellers
that hires the lawyers Washington
Star
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
ENTHUSIASTS INJURED.

sTEUBENVILLE, O., Oct. 2l.-
During Bryan demonstration tonight
the floor of the American Hotel bar
room which was crowded cayed.in
and 50 men and women precipitated
ID tie cellar Several were slightly
injured and some women tainted
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
STORM AT MANILA.

MANILA, Oct. I'll Belated re-
ports indicate that the storm of Oc-
tober 18th in the Cagayan Valley was
the worst in the memory Of the liy-
ing inhabitants. The official figures
are not aavilable but it seems certain
that the fatalities vii reach 300 L
Is reported that cholera has broken
out among the refugees.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
BRYAN's HAS NEW THEME.
Newspaper Article Gives Candidate
New Inspiration.

MARIETTA, O., Oct. 2r Great
crowds and lusty cheering was
Ohio's greting TO Col Bryan today
Just before he crossed the line into
West Virginia tonight he expressed
himself as exceedingly we'll pleased
with the receptions accorded him
Although the day was hard one,
Bryan exhibited no signs Of fatigue.
Inspired by the fact that he is carry
ing warfare into the camp Of the
enemy, he spoke with yigor that even
those who have been with him
throughout the campaign did not fail
ito note.
While in bed this morning, Bryan
read III newspaper a dispatch stat
ing that the New York Central is
threatening reduction Of wages il
he is elected. This was Bryan's cue
for the day and he fred one broad
side after another into the Republi-
cans criticixing their campaign tao.
tics. He regarded the action Of the
railroad as @new menace and de,
clared Little ward.hecler who will
bribe man with S. Is a moral char
acter beside the man who attempts
to use his power to threaten those
who work for him and to buy them
by a promise Of increase or threaten
by promise Of reduction Sixteen
speeches were delivered BY the can
ldidate today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22

Reports current in Paris that
Baron Won Bieberstein, the German
ambassador at Constantinople has
been eounselling war, while not con-
firmed, caused disQuietude especially
a. Germany's attitude grows more
and more enigmatical,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
rs a coon THING 70 REFER

to the reputation Of store before
making any important purchases
therein. Before you buy is the time
10 look up the matter Ask questions.
Find out if the store you intend pa
.ronizing keeps its pledges. Be sure
that you learn if it sells the qualities
Ii claims; if it treats is customers
honestly, and fairly, then, if satisfied,
buy there. Do all the asking you
wish about us among your friends,
and that you will result in your com
ing here regularly.
Come in and see our SIPS Kitchen
Range.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
Her Growing Glory.

bho Ht0od before the mirror
In tioWing robe DO mutt.
What could be moro Alluring."
She erisc. than what Soc
A figure soft and rounded,
A face Of beauty rare.
a neck Of snowy whitsneas,
A crown OF golden halrr'
She paused and added sadly,
Uneasy Hes the head
That wears q crownw She dohfod q
And made q break for bed.
--Brooklyn Lifef
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
MCFARLAND GETS DECISION.

NEW YORK Oct I'll Packy Me-
Farland earned decisive victory
over Leach Cross, the pride Of the
Ghetto" in a six-round bout tonight
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and went far into the back part Of
the neck.
The couple had lived at the West
colt home for the last five weeks
and Timmons has been drunk the
greater part Of that time, according
to Mrs. Hayball, who says she had
ordered him to leave the house on
several occasions. A short time ago
Mrs. Hayba1l states, Timmons came
home late at night and used such
blasphemous language to his wife
and in such threatening manner,
that She, in fear, sent a hurry call for
a policeman. The arrival Of the Of
fcer, on that occasion, seemed to
have a quieting effect upon Timmons
as no more noise was heard during
the night. The next morning Mrs.
Tinr1ons told Mrs. Hayball how she
had spent sleepless night, in ter
rible dread, her husband waving his
razor over her head and threatening
her every moment
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
SCHOOL MAAh SAVES.
HER LITTLE ONES
THRILLING EXPERIENCE DUR
ING THE MICHIGAN FOR
EST FIRES.
IN a FIELD ALL THE NIGHT

Marched Them From Burning School
House to Plowed Field, and That
Night Bears, Wildcats and Smaller
Wild Game Crept Near Also.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-22
MORE THAN HE NEEDS

Once in while d man gets more
land than he can handle rland He'd
be- glad ITO exchange9 but doesn't
knew how Or whereaaiNIost likely
we can help you out tifyou're ia that
fS at any rate It won't cost you any
thingtofnd ont BY calling here. All
sorts Of real estate proposition taken
care cf here7buyingr selling renting.
Y "A. R. CYRUS
about Il 424 Commercial street,
Astoria.
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JURY FINDS GUILTY
(continusd from page y

(Continued from page y
mons did not escape, hurried to a
telephone and notified the
police.
The doctor who was called stated
that he believed the man would sur
yive. The cut in the wonlan's throat
was several inches in length on the
left side, and was inflicted with such
strength that it severed the windpipe
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-04
Field for "COl." Gilmore

One of the wettest spots in Illinois is the county OF
ST. Clair The licensed saloon fourishes there in all it's
glory One of the friends Of the Illinois Issue writes
as follows
81 have just returned from st. Clair County,
ILL., and in conversation with one Of the leading
attorneys there learned that the grand jury OF that
county had just returned fourteen indictments for
illegal liquor selling. It seems that where the
saloon thrives, the blind pig may be found also
also learned from the same source that there were
twelve murder cases set for trial this term"
That ought to be good field for "Col." Gilmore and
his Model License League.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-04
How They ''Help Business"

The saloons have proved curse to the Joliet manu-
featuring suburb Of Rockdale says the Joliet News
To them than to anything else be attributed
the boodshed crime and trouble that have made the
little village notorious in the past two years.
Saloons to any community, but they are
particularly so to Rockdae. At least big
that contemplated locating it's plant in that little town
has changed it's plans and will go there just because
of the reign Of crime due to the saloons and their in
fuence
When the village incorporated, the News was
given to understand that there would be saloons per-
mtted But those who instrumental in getting the
village organized failed to hold the village in the dry list
and today the saloons the of the place. They
ought to be wiped out and the interests Of the town de-
mand it.
And that's the way saloons ''help business"
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma has issued writ
of mandamus ordering County Judge Hooker of Okla
homa County to take judicial knowledge of the state
prohbitory law Judge Hooker had held the law to be
void and unconstitutional The Supreme Court
holds it to be constitutional in every respect
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-04
Taft is a TeetOtaler

The following special dispatch, dated at Hot Springs,
Va November %, was printed in the Chicago Tribune
the next morning.
Comment made at small dinner last night
on the fact that Mr.. Tafts wine glass turned
down.
Yes, and it's going to stay turned down. he
said L am not going to drink anything again
ever
e. You did drink enough that any one
could notice it, said boyhood friend present.
Since this dispatch printed the newspapers have
been trying to figure out just how much it means One
paper says Mr. Taft has probably concluded that alco
ho tends make him fater Others waste great deal
of space in trying to prove that it is matter of small
Importance.
The truth probably is that Mr. Taft is impressed with
due Of the responsibility that will rest upon him
in his exalted position President of the United States
AS the first citizen of his country he doubtless wishes
to set example which the youth well as the man
hood and womanhood Of the country may follow with
safety
The indications that Mr. Taft is going to surprise
good many people before he gets through, and that
he is going to be the President of the whole people, with
out regard to anybodys subscription to the Republican
campaign fund.