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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
SOUTHERN PACIFIC co. WILL
ERECT FINE PRECEDING
PLANTS FOR FRUIT. ETC
PROCESS BEATS OLD SYSTEM
Ripper and Better Fruits on the
Markets One 81 the Anticipated
Results BY the Company Interests
Fruit Raisers.

SAN FRANCISCO, OCT, lO.-The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
has announced It's determination to
expend a million dollars in the near
future in the construction Of plants
for pre-cooling fruit and vegetables,
according to the Ray Sprague system,
the object being to permit Of long
hauls Of perishables freight with little
risk Of decay. The company has been
experimenting with the Sprague de-.
vice for q year and has found It sat
isfactory, Two large plants, one at
Roseyille, and one at Cotton viii be
erected the first capable Of chilling
20 carloads in four hours and the lat
ter having capacity of forty ear
loads in the same time. TO accomplish
the same result in an ordinary ice
plant would require four days, The
company's scientists have dcmonstra-
ted that the sudden chilling of ycgc-
table matter causes an absolute sus.
pension OF the process Of decay and
the company announces that the new
method practically does away with
the loss Of time and consequent loss
BY decay in shipments Of California
fruits and vegetables to eastern mar
kets.
The Sprague device consists Of
plant equipped to force through the
loaded cars under vacuum pressure
blasts Of air that have been previous.
ly passed over ice. The vacuum re-
moves the warm air.
The plants are within "a hours OF
any part Of the state and II is believ-
ed that by means Of the better pre-
servative methods It will be possible
to pick the fruit when much riper than
has been the custom, thereby secur.
ing better favor and consequently
higher value.
The plants viii be operated in
conjunction with the new refrigera-
tor cars adopted by the company re.
Gently.
Green deciduous fruit shipments this
year are three thousand carloads in
excess Of those Of any previous year,
according to railroad figures and it is
thought that the use Of the Sprague
process win raise the price.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
BALKAN SITUATION.


LONDON, Oct io. The latest
phase Of the Balkan difficulty points
to the possibility that The most ser.
ious issues were to be settled before
the proposed international confer.
ence meets
Confirmation Is had from Vienna
that negotiations have been opened
between Turkey and Austria con.
cerning Bosnia and Herzegovina
with fair prospects Of success. While
dispatches are more hopeful that
Turkey and Bulgaria viii reach aw
understanding on Oriental railroad
and Rumelian tribute questions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
PEACE IMPENDING.

PARIS, Oct lo.--T, is ANNOUNCED
that the French government has been
officially informed that Gar FeFdi-
nand intends to give convincing
manifestation Of his pacific senti.
ments ii the shape 81 letter to
President Fallieres. The Turkish
also, il Is stated, is aware
Of his intention and this has helped
10 assure the porte oi the sincerity Of
the new cars desire to maintain
peace. A special dispatch from Sofia
says that rumors are current that the
ministry is to be remodeled owing to
international discussion NJ. Daneff,
who was minister Of foreigners, sew.
eraI years ago, Il again to assume that
Office and NJ. Poprikoff the present
foreign minister takes the portfolio
Of public works,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
"rHE BRIDGE OF sIGHs."
A Rare, Gem in Moving Pictures That
Is Drawing Large Crowds to
the Grand Theatre.
Zone more unfortunate,
Weary Of breath
Rashly importunate
Gone to her deathp

THE WHOLE WORLD KIN
Hoods poem, so universally appre-
ciated, has inspired picture that
grasps the heart, compels our sympa-
thies, and draws the ties Of the hpman
family closer"
A LITTLE EDEN-"Far from the
maddening crowd'-A peaceful coun-
try home-A devoted father-The
Serpent" entersA stranger at the
gate-A glass Of water, and d chat
Innocence hattered.
IN THE TOLLS Stranger fingers
Father forbids him coming Clan
denstine meetings Girl infatuated
Elopment planned Girl leaves home
HE swears eternal constancy They
depart for the city.
THE GIDED cAGE--Rooms in
the city-A false life Hollow happi-
ness Neglect and Indifference
Promises broken Final desertionA
dark future.
THE DREAM ENDED-Alone in
a great city Helpless, friendless, in
experienced Everything sold, or
pawned for food She seeks work
Turned into the street.
HOME SHE HAD NONEl"
Hopeless wandering Sinks lower and
lower-The bitter dregs She sees
her lover, and his new mistress Her
last appeal roughly repulsed.
"THE BRIDGE or SIGHs"
crouching in dark corners The gay
throng passes Needless Bitter mem
ories, and keen remorse Starvation
weakens The rushing tide invites to
rest The plunge made
AT RESTl-Borne onward by the
river Rough, but sympathetic hands
left her tenderly-Past human help
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
THE GREEK TEMPER.


CHICAGO, Oct. io-As he was
about to avenge the theft Of three
apples from his fruit stand by hang
ing seyen-year-old Eugene J. o'Brien,
George Papas, Is years old was over.
powered in his room yesterday by
policeman who was compelled to
break down the door Of the house to
get admission, Within a few min.
utes from the time the Greek had
been seen to seize the boy in the
street, a rope was found with one end
about the child's neck and the other
placed over a transom.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
ORDINANCES PASSED.

Providing for construction Of a
sewer on Slst street Cedar TO Birch.
Providing for construction Of a
sewer on Irving avenue from 18th
street to point $50 feet east.
Appropriating sum Of $8SS,47 out
Fof general fund for payment Of
Scholfeld Mattson & Co, for sup.
plies to FIRE department.
Ordinance reducing license Of auc-
tioneers to SIS year; from 500 a
year.
Ordinance paying Reckard Bros
$3.50 for improving Tenth street, Irv-
ing to Kensington.
Ordinance paying Heckard Bros.
1856 for work on Harrison avenue;
9Th to 18th.
CLAIMS ORDERED PAID.
John Syenson, supplies. T7s; O.
w. Whitman, supplies, $40; o. An
derson, postage stamps for city, $l0;
various claims Of Astoria Budget;
Central Drug Store. supplies, $3.7s;
Judd Bros, $l.s0; Chas. Rogers &
Son, 81; Postal Telegraph Co. $l.s6;
Pacific Iron Works, $3.50; Fisher
Bros, sos; r. M. CASTOR, s.; r. r.
Liekbe, $l.lO; Buffalo Pitts Co, $l7;
C. w. Holmes, "a; Sherman Transfer
Co., 81; Leo Gramms. 81; Ross Hig-
gins Co, $ls4s; Prael, Eigner CO..
81; Crushed Rock Co, $l4; City
Lumber & Box Co., $l67s; PraeI-
Eigner Co, $l.sO; John corno, $2.7s;
c. w. Holmes, shoeing horses, $2i.s0;
Steel & Ewart, Is cents; w. R. Smith,
$3.50
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
COMMON COUNCILS
IRREGULAR SESSION
Question Of Police Commissions Power Raised,
and Other Interesting Matters Acted Upon

AT the meeting of the common
eOnncil last night the question Of th'
Rreadth and scope Of the power o.
the board Of police commissioners II
nHaking appointments came up fol
discussion. The matter was broached
nv Councilman Fred Karinen,
X rise for information" said Mr.
Karhen. 9We have all read in the
newspapers that the police commits
sicmers 1t their last meeting appoint
ed i man to act as d sort Of detective
and desk sergeant What ! would
Eke to know is, has the police COM
nlission the unlimited power TO make
appointments as it pleasesi Can i
appoint detectives and sergeants at
WHIP
cit appoints; we pay" replied
someone. succinctly.
sThat seems to be the status Of the
matter, said Mayor Wise.
AThe commission has the appoint
fmE power, while we pay-or RE-
Ense 10 pay."
BIr. Karinen further asked if the
sharter warranted the commission in
making appointments Of others than
apoIixe officers considering that q
detective or desk sergeant may not be
exactly uniformed police officer
Some Of the councilmen seemed to
think that perhaps the power is a
limited one, and several indicated that
Il should Be limited one fit isn't
nov.
Il have not the slightest personal
objection to the appointee," said Mr..
Karinen. 81 don't even know him.
But II seems odd that such an APP
poSnfnent is made now, after the
Busy season is all over and the quiet
season coming on. AS the matter
stands commissioner might have a
man appointed simply to give him a
job, Or because he simply thought he
would make a good man"
TIse counciImen reached no definite
eOurfmsion anent the question, other
than the knowledge contained in the
statement that "They appoint we
pay.g The fact that there is q SER
nus movement to curtail the present
powers of the commission, and per-
Kaps 10 remove it altogether as an
elective and independent body, evil
denaTy was in the minds Of the coun-
eilmen and for that reason no effort
was made to arrive at any further un-
derstanding in the premises. The
meeting last night passed off quickly.
though goodly amount Of business
was acted upon. Very little import
ant new business arose An ordinance
was introduced to pay Attorney A.
NJ Smith the sum Of $3.50 for his le-
gaI services in preparing the buIkhead
amendment to the charter. Council
man Logan also made an interesting
motion, and one in line with the de-
Tense that the city will make in the
zction instituted BY Miss Anna An
dcrson to recover the sum Of $4,000
from the city for alleged personal in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
Japan Gives Reception
Continued from page y

presses the keen appreciation Of ira.
ditional friendship between the two
copntries, II Is uncertain what an
swcr the Emperor will make but Y y
believed he may break his rule and
make some statement in terms simi-
lar to those used BY the President.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine
Tablets Druggists refund money II
it fails to cure. +. w. GROVES
signature is on each box, rs cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20

with Instructions submitted grades
for Cedar street, 5lst to s4th.
City Surveyor Tee reported that
Heckard Bros. have completed im-
provement of Harrison avenue, Tenth
to Eleventh, and that they are en-,
titled to so per cent Of the contract
price of 5000.
John Dahl, John Edwards and Mrs,
II, II. SWANSON rendered 81 ii full pay.
ment of assessments against their
property for improving Irving ave.
nue.. This was done in accordance
with suggestion made BY the asses
sors, BY an oversight they had been
included in the Irving assessment,
while their property had already been
assessed for another improvement;
referred.
Assessment roll for proposed inn
provement Of Grand avenue, 9th to
sth. filed BY the assessors, Asmus
Brix, C, c. Utzinger and A. S, Tee.
]. Jackson, owner of lots II and
half Of II, block |, Taylor's Astoria,
rendered Sis in full payment of as
sessment Of $il007 made against him,
on Improvement Of Columbia avenue,
and asked that the SIS be accepted be.
cause street in front Of his property
was never improved, there being a
house standing upon 1t. Il Il Occur
pied BY woman, the petitioner de-
clares Referred.
Ida R. Thompson stated in com.
that she is taxed too high
for Improvement Of Lincoln street,
Columbia to Duane. She was taxed
S66.o4 and said she is willing to pay
$40, "as some are paying who are
closer to the street" Referred.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20

ljuries received at the river end 81
Eleventh street. The city will en-.
deavor TO prove that the place where
she was injured. if at all. was not on
| city property, Councilman Logan's
motion was that the "A. & g. Railway
should Be notified Of the action that
has been instituted against the city,
but that the railway is the real de-
fendant and should be so notified.
This motion was adopted,
The question Of the alley abutting
on property belonging to NJ. ]. Kin
|ney and others also bids fair to be
now settled. Mr.. Kinney offers to
dedicate certain portions Of his lots,
as others do, and the proper commit
tee will take action to definitely set
tie this matter,
Drains may come and drains may
go. but the Adair drain flows on for
ever Whenever the Adair drain is
mentioned some Of the councilmen
frown and others smile as at an old
friend. There has recently been an
effort made to have il repaired. Half
dozen Of the council took shot"
at the question again last night, and
the consensus Of opinion seemed to
be that there is nothing left to repair.
Several stated that the planking is
virtually all gone. There appears to
be hardly anything left to make re-
pairs on, 1t was agreed that the only
proper thing TO do is to create new
system Of drainage, and in the mean,
time, during the winter, for the street
superintendent to keep watch and do
what he can to aid in the flow Of the
drains, and then next summer to
commence proceedings to have new
system. Some wanted to commence
the proceedings now, so as to be in
readiness for the summer season
when it comes.
Superintendent Of Streets Kearney
also brought up another matter. AT
3zth street and Franklin avenue the
ground has slid down from the ada.
cent slopes until the street is pretty
well filed up. Mr. Kearney stated
that grader had offered to remove
the dirt for SO, and the council au-
thorized him to make contract for
the removal Of the dirt at price not
this sum. There has been
no slide there, but a constant falling
of the loose earth.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-20
PETTTToNS.

PETITIONS.
Carlson Bros. petitioned for Sunny
! side saloon license; granted.
Petition for arc light at corner Of
18th and Grand avenue; refused
Petition from P. RingyilIe and 9TH
ers in regard to repairing drains
through alleyway from 3sth to 34th
streets; refused.
From Standard Oil Company for
permission to build additional tank
for storage of oil; granted.
From Mary Sabo asking permission
to exchange lot in old cemetery for
lot in the new or Ocean View ceme-
tery; granted.
From B. f. Lester to transfer sa-
loon license from 9TH and Astor to
6th and Astor; referred with power to
act.
From John Laine for license for
the Midway saloon; referred.
Petition from Harry Christensen
for saloon license on Commercial
street; referred.
For arc light at 44th street BY p.
"a. Berglund and others; referred.
For an arc light at 18th and Frank
lin by Charles Laity and others; re-
ferred.
From S. A. Gimre and Others for
street arc light on West Duane street
in the Hinman tract; referred.
From H. Lorentsen and others ask
ing that Irving avenue be planked 10
feet through the center from 33rd to
35th street; referred.
Petition from John Waters, rector
Of ST. Mary's Catholic church, asking
permission to construct cement side
walk, curb and gutter in front Of the
church property on 18th street, south
Of Grand; referred. Petition granted.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Accepting bid Of Leander Lebeck
to improve 46th street from alleyway
to a point 9O5 feet north thereof,
known as the public wharf, improve
ment, for price Of $4565.
Directing board Of equalization to
meet October 81 on assessment for
improving Grand avenue, 9th to 5th
streets.
TO repair alleyway from 35th to
44th where street cars run.
STREET WORK.
Certificate Of approval Of improve
ment Of Ninth street, Jerome to Ken
sington, worked performed by w A.
Goodin, contractor at contract price
Of $l40O-remonstrance filed by A.
Scherneckau
City Surveyor Tee in accordance
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-04

Fort Summer. n. NJ, July "a ter
rifle wind storm accompanied by han
of unpreecedental seenity wrecked the
town Of Sunnyside and did serious
damage In Fort Sumner at 6 o'clock
yesterday evening. Practically every
business house In Sunnyslde is in ruins
and many residences are wrecks while
Six people are dead and forty more or
less seriously injured.
The dead:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-04
Practically Every Business
House in Prosperous Little
Town on the PecoS in Ruins
Devastating Hail With Wind.
THOUSANDS OF SHEEP
KILLED BY THE HAIL
Herders Without Protection
From Storm Literally Beaten
TO Death by Blocks Of Ice.
Sufferers Need Help,

. Mr.. ". +. Mcintyre. the Morn
. ing Journals correspondent at .
. sunnysIde and Fort sumner m :
. dispatch early this morning :
Q saws that sufferers from the ter
rfble storm of Thursday evening :
. are seriously In need OF assist :
anee. Many of the people lost :
. all their possessions in the storm
. Their homes are in ruins anu
such accommodations aS are LETT
intact are seriously taxed. Con-
. 3ribtions Of Nancy viii be wei
comet. s.iia Mf- Meintyre sdys ~
such coniributfDrs sent to the
o bank At Fort summer will be
. gratefully received and carefully
used.
o Mr.. MeIntyre's own office,
one-story concrete building was
blown down about his head just
. ak he and number Of friends
who had taken shelter there from
the sudden storm, got into the
open The storm, he says. Is the
worst he has ever experienced,
and the fury OF the hail which
accompanied the wind can hardly
be described Three sheep herd
ers were beaten TO death by the
storm. instead of two. as report
ed i'm the earlier dispatches, and
thousands OF sheep are dead on
the plains. The loss. particularly
in lambs. will be very heavy.
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-04

In arranging for conferences oi this
character many ~ these men insist
that the purpose Is to provide plat
form on which an democrats can
stand and 20 promote party harmony
They declare that Mr. Bryan's record
is such that IL is not necessary 10 put
in the platform planks more radi-
cal than those adopted IN the last
three democratic national cOnven'
tions
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-04
CITY BIazas WITH Lightand Co
OraS Magnificent 0eC0Tatbe
Sc5eme is UHf0Idad f0r tle
TSt Tine
TENTATIVE PROGRAM Or
FOUR DAYS SESSION
Plan as Outlined b. Arrange
mets Committee va BHng
the Nomination OF the CaH-
Cdate on thursday


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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-04
NEW NORkERS COME WITH
GnNss ~ a. ~ kafRN

Denver. Colo. Julp s. The van
guard OF the New York. state delega-
ton arrived late today and materially
quickened the interest Of anti-conven-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-04
HENRY GERHARDT.
GERHARDT'S INFANT CHILD.
MISS MACK ALVARADO.

GEKftAhO1 . Int AM AtAAAAAt-
MISS MACK ALvARADo.
Three unknown sheep herders.
While many of the injured are Sc
riously hurt, II is not believed that any
of them will die.
Telegraph wires both cast and west
went down with the storm which tore
the roof from the Santa Fc station
and wrecked the telegraph office and
il was not until this morning that
news of the disaster could be sent 70
the outside world.
The storm was not twister. but
was a direct wind such as is common
on the plans country of eastern New
Mexico. but In this case Of severity
never experienced before S''n-'-'''.
while II has some substantial build
ings. is chiefly composed OF frame
houses and these proved an easy prey
to the storm which swept away roofs
and PARTS of buildings and In many
eases whole buildings. like egg shells
The most serious loss IL IN the BUSH
ness section of sunnyside where prac-
tically every house has been demolish-
ed or seriously damaged.
Tho wind was accompanied by hail
which did almost equal damage with
the wind since almost every window
/ in town was broken. The hail stones
were Of enormous size being In many
cases as large as a walnut and many
people were badly cut and cruised by
/ them when they ran frightened from
their houses. The house IN which Ger
hardt lived with his wife and children.
I vVas tonnIetcfv wrecked and Mrs.
4 Gerhardt and the other children were
badly cut and bruised by the hail. The
others killed were struck by timbers
driven By the Wind
All the hotels and boarding house
were wrecked and when the Hooden
ipyle hotel was wrecked the large rams
in the kitchen was carried twenty fee
! ( from the building.
i As soon as the extent OF the disesas
+ ter was realized the business me
> gathered together and took promI
! action TO provide relief for the hom'
less who were made TO suffer seyer'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-18
REPORTS EXAGGERATED.
Deaths From Cholera In China Are Not
 So Heavy.

Annoy China, September 1.-The state ment published in the United States that there has been 5000 cholera deaths here in August finds it's origin in a local story started by citizens interested in ways and means of getting cash from the coun- trymen. These men desired to induce sac rificial contributions to the ghosts of de- parted ancestors, and on August Is they started the report that four devils had been seen in the city. One of these demons cursed the people of the city for their laxity in observing the ghost sac rifices,' during the seventh moon saying that in punishment death would be sent to the people of Annoy, and that their bodies would rot unburied in the streets. The next day there were S7 deaths in the city. and while this was only slight in crease from the normal. it threw the peo- pie in to a state of alarm. They recalled the threat of the angry devil and esti- mated that with a continued proportional te rate of increase the total of deaths for the seventh moon would easily exceed 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-18
BAILEY AGAIN ARRESTED.
Coldsboro Affair Is Not Yet Finished
 Up, It Seems.

New York, September f.-Albert w. Bailey, who, with his brother, Francis, conducted the defunct export shipping company, which loaded up the steamship Goldsboro with s15O.0OO worth of dry gooos from various houses and then were ar rested in Honduras for leaving the port of New York without clearance papers, was rearrested today immediately after he had been released from the Tombs prison on 5000 bail. He was then ar ranged in police court and held in $20,O0O bail on the charge that he converted to his own use $2132, the proceeds of a draft given him on April 20 last to send to London by Charles Robinson, agent of the Star Drilling Machine company. Bailey has been in the Tombs ever since he was brought back from Honduras under the charge of using the United States mails to defraud customers. His brother es- capped while being brought to the United States, and is still a fugitive. In asking for the extremely large bail for Bailey today an assistant district attorney said he feared that if Bailey succeeded in get ting out of the Tombs he might leave this jurisdiction.