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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
At SPOKANE
PREPARATORY TO NATIONAL
MEETING AND LIST OF
ITS OFFICERS.

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb, i2,-Am,
crican Irrigation Federation. which
has vice presidents and members in
practically every state aud territory
where water is applied to lands by
scientific means, will meet in an
nual convention in Spokane on Au,
gust 8, the day before the 18th Ma,
,ional Irrigation Congress is formal
Iy organized by President George f.
Barstow of Barstow, Texas,
G. l., Shumway Of Scott Bluff, Neb,
chairman OF the executive committee
Of the federation, conveys the fore
going information in a letter to R
Insinger, chairman OF the local board
OF control OF the congress.
Mr.. Shumway adds !, is likely sha,
the governor OF Nebraska and a rep.
resentative delegation interested In
reclamation and forestry in his state
will attend the congress. He urges
that advocates Of private irrigation
enterprises, the Carey Act and other
matters Of similar character and
scope be given a full hearing, saying
that the good points of all are certain
to be brought out in spirited debates
The officers OF the federation are
President, l.. Bradford Prince, Santa
Fe, N. NJ. secretary, d. II. Anderson,
editor The Irrigation Age, Chicago;
vice presidents, Presley f. Horn,
Haley, Idaho; Professor J. D. Tins
ley, Mesilla Park, N NJ; Tom Rich
ardson, Portland, Ore; Judge Cyrus
Happy, Spokane; c. T. Juhnson, c.
F. Cheyenne, Wyo.; Professor o. w,
P Stout, Lincoln, Neb,; c, d. Reppy,
Florence, Ariz.; Professor +. D. Co.
burn Topeka, Kas,; William Hale
Thompson, Chicago; John Hall, Lam
passas Springs, Texas; A. J. Cabban,
Rhinelander, Wis; executive com
mittee, Lutte NJ. Wilcox, editor Field
and Home Denver; Zera Snow, Port
land; J. turley Turley, N. NJ; c,
Brainard, Payette, Idaho, and John
| McAlpine,, Duluth, MINI.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, l2.-If ii
the cooperation Of local merchants
can be secured an independent lin:
of steamships will be established
soon between this city and Panama
H. S. Bates OF the Shipping firm OF
Bates and chesborough has just re-
turned from the East where he has
been negotiating with Eastern capt.
alists in an effort to secure backing
for the project Bates received many
promises of assistance both from the
business men of New York and the
government officials at Washington
An endeavor will be made to secure
enough funds to sustain the new
company during the rate war which
is certain to ensue if the project be.
comes a certainty.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

A French scientist has discovered
one secret of long life His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions OF Americans had proved
Electric Bitters prolongs life and
makes it worth living. It purifes, en-
riches and vitalizes the blood, rebuilds
wasted nerve cells, imparts life and
tone to the entire system, Its god
send TO weak, sick and debilitated peo-
pie. Kidney trouble had blighted my
life for months" writes W. M. Sher-
man, OF Cushing, Me-, "but Electric
Bitters cured me entirely" Only 50
cents at Charles Rogers & Sons drug
Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
WHY DIG 1T UPa
Story That John Wilkes Booth Was
Tossed Into Potomac River.

SALEM, O., Feb. l2--That the
body of John Wilkes Booth, assassin
of Abraham Lincoln, was tossed into
the Potomac River, and not buried
in the Booth family plot, is the be-
lief Of R. B. Thompson, newspaper
man of this city. Mr.. Thompson
bases his statement on the revelation
of a secret made to him eight years
ago by Captain E. w. Hilliard, Ill.
Capt. E. w Hiliard, was then COM
mander of Tom Smith Post G. A. R.,
Metropolis, Ill. Captain Hilliard, who
died few years ago, told Mr. Thorn
son that he and four privates of Sher
idan's army reported for duty at the
old capitol prison in Washington one
night a few weeks after the assass-
ination and in company Of surgeon
and corporal, Booths corpse, dis
figured by burns, was removed from
a stone slab wrapped in tarpaulin
and carried to a gunboat in waiting
The vessel dropped down the river
ten miles and the assassin's body,
weighted, was placed on plank and
showed into the river. All concerned
were bound to profound sececy and
Mr.. Thompson says Captain Hilliar'l
told him the tale most reluctantly,
after having inadvertently given a
clue at the time Of President McKin-
ley's death.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
THE BRAHMA DIAMOND"
Jewel Theatre Has a Film Causing
Patrons to "Sit up and Take
Notice"

The program now at the pretty
little Jewel theatre is one Of unusual
excellence, the feature film being
the latest success in the motion pic
tue world, entitled "The Brahma
Diamond" The machine starts with
a scene in Arabia, showing the in
terror of one Of the temples or places
of worship with the many subjects
of this strange creed praying to and
worshipping an idol in the shape Of
statute the image OF a man. Upon
the forhead of this idol sparkels 4
large and costly diamond which
greatly attracts an American tourist
whom is in this eastern land on
pleasure trip. The American who is
a scoundrel at heart Immediately
plots to gain possession Of this cost
1y jewel and to this end succeeds in
persuading one of the Arabs into
the conspiracy. The idol with the
diamond however in guarded night
and day by one of the Sheik's trust
ed men and for a while the Ameri-
can is foiled in his efforts to secure
the stone. After considerable disap-
pointment however he learns that
the night guard in this temple is
the sweetheart of a young Arab girl
who on this particular evening is
with her father alone. The American
and his comrade creep into the
house, bind the young girls father,
and tell the young lady that unless
she helped them get the diamond
her father would be murderer. They
give the young girl receptical con-
tanning a poison and command her
to proceed to the scene Of the com
ing crime. The two scoundrels croach
in the shadow Of the pillows Of the
temple, but in view Of the girl, and
bid her to approach her sweetheart
and give him the poison. This she
does after being threatened that if
she refused her father would be MUIR
dered on the scene, she gives the
young guard the poison and he inn
mediately collapses. The American
springs upon the idol and secures
the diamond after which he and his
companion bind and gag the girl,
her father and the guard, and make
their escape. Later the victims are
found by other subjects Of the Sheik
and are, of course, accused Of the
theft. They are thrown into the
dungeon, both maintaining their
guilt to protect the other Finally
the Sheik allows the young man 70
90, but with the understanding that
| his sweetheart is to be executed un-
less he returned with the diamond
in three days time He first goes
to a mysterious medicine man and
learns of the whereabouts Of the
American whom he has already
learned by the Hindus strange power
as the man he is after After con-
siderable difficulty he locates his
prey and incidentally the stone which
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
COUNTY ASSESSOR IS
GIVEN THE RIGHT
GRANTED AUTHORITY TO
APPOINT HIS OWN
DEPUTY

The senate finally passed the bill
permitting the assessor OF Clatsoo
county to appoint his own deputy
without the intervention of the
county court, The announcement.
yesterday morning stating that the
senate had refused to concur with the
house in passing this bill over the
governors veto proved erroneous,
The telegraph reports were not
clear, II seems that the senate did
actually kill the bill, as was reported
in the papers, but afterwards recon
sidered its action and passed il,
Why Governor Chamberlain veto
ed this bill, which was introduced
by Representative Leinenweber, is
not at all clear. In every way its
provisions seem to be all right, and
its only purpose was to permit the
county assessor Of this county to ap-
point his own deputy, instead, as
heretofore, of having the county
court make the appointment The
bill did not provide for any increase
in salary and contained nothing new
except the one matter of placing
the appointment in the hands OF the
man who naturally ought to have il,
Il think the bill got into bad
company" said one man yesterday,
"and for that reason may have been
killed" He evidently meant that
the governor looked upon it as one
of the more" bills, introduced to
increase the salaries OF some officials
during their terms OF office The bills
to increase the alary OF the county
superintendent of schools was also
passed over the governors veto, as
announced yesterday morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
HARTMAN TAKES REST.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-E H. Har.
riman will leave New York on his
trip to the South and to Mexico to-
day. Only recently Mr. Hartman
returned from southern tour and
it is said that since his arrival here
fortnight ago he has not been down
to his Office even once, having trans
acted all business with the exception
of attending a New York Central
meeting at his residence in Fifth
Avenue.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
Wood and Coal.

If you want dry fir cordwood, in
side fir, bark slab, or lockwood, ring
up Kelly, the Wood and Coal Dealer,
the man who keeps the prices down
Coal at $500 per ton in your base
ment or 5000 at yard. Main 2i9l
Barn, corner 18th and Duane.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

Foleys Orino Laxative cures con-
stipation and liver trouble and makes
the bowels healthy and regular.
Orino is superior to pills and tablets
as it does not gripe or nauseate. Why
take anything else7 T. F. Laurin,
Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
OCEAN, BAR,
BAY, DOCK
AND RIVER

The steamer Undine, OF the Van
ecuver Transportation Company's
feet came down last evening at $50
o'clock in the place of the Lurline,
which is undergoing repairs at Port
land. Captain Jack Hastings was in
command. She got away on the up
river trip at 2 o'clock sharp vita
good business on both decks,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The steamship Roanoke is due to
depart from the Calender dock at 5
o'clock this morning, for Eureka,
San Francisco and Port Los Angeles,
She takes from here. William and
Matthew Mikkala, to the FIRST named
port.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
The Proper Place.

Go to the Occident Barber Shop if
you are particular and desire first
class service. Satisfaction guaranteed.
An expert bootblack and porter has
also been engaged.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The best and most up-to-date ton
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
BRADEN-ADANS MEAT CO

We have arranged TO do our killing at
+. S. Cornelius, and we are now in
a position to supply Astoria with the
choicest Of home-killed stock at the
following prices:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
piles Cured in 6 to "a Davs

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching, Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to
IA days or money refunded 50 cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The oil tank steamship Rosecrans.
with the barge Roderick Dhu, came
down the river yesterday, and went
out to sea, en- route to the California
coast.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The fine schooners Robert R.
Kinds and William Bowden are due
down today on the hawsers of the
steamer Ocklahama, which latter
vessel win fasten on to the British
ship Glenalvon for the return trip.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13
NEW TODAY
Try our own mixture Of coffec--the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables
Badollet & Co, grocers. Phone Mai"

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, 1909-02-13

The oil tank Atlas was among the
vessels to come down the river yes
terday, and leave out for the Cali
fornia coast.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The steamer Tamalpais, lumber
laden for the Bay City arrived down
yesterday afternoon, and went di-
rectly to sea.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The steamer Shoshone came into
port yesterday morning from the Bay
City and after short stay here at
the Calender dock, went on up the
river.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The steamer Eureka arrived in
yesterday morning from the port Of
that name in California, and LETT
quite lot Of local freight at the Cal
lender dock, and then went on to
the metropolis.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The steamer Homer is due down
some time today, en- route to the
Bay City.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The steamship Rose City will be
down from Portland this morning
very early and will leave out at once
for San Francisco. with freight and
passengers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The steamer F. S. Loop entered
port yesterday forenoon, and stayed
here long enough to change pilots
and then went on to up river points.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-13

The steamer Sue H. Elmore came
down the river yesterday morning
and went out to the Tillamook coun-
try with full cargo Of general mer-
ehandise and large passenger list.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-15
Cheerful WeA1S From Italy.

Our readers will remember that we have,
more than once, borne testimony to Mr.. Roose-
ve1t's ability as self-advertiser. We have
been compelled to admit that Booker Wash
ington and the Nebraska Sounding board are
hard to beat in that line but nevertheless we
have invariably insisted that Booker and
Bryan were not in the same class with Teddy
when it came to showdown in self-assertion
and lime-light avidty.
Bryan went to the Spanish war, just as the
Rough Rider did, but Bryan got nothing out
of it; whereas the strenuous Theodore having
had the forethought to provide himself with
publicity agent, scooped up for himself great
measure of the glory, And, indeed there was
plenty of it, such as it was and Teddy's part
of the crop was so large that he has been
doing business on it ever since. Bryan, poor
old fellow, got side-tracked and water-bound
at Tampa, and could find no way out of OBJ
livion save by rushing up to Washington and
begging Senator Steve Clay and some others
to vote with the Republicans for the Treaty
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-15
Lumber Trust Congressman.

Practically everybody is interested in keep
ing lumber at a reasonable price Only few,
comparatively, are interested in running the
price up.
If there is any article i'll the world that ought
to be on the free list it is lumber Cheap
plank, thinkers and shingles encourage people
to build homes, and to keep in good repair
those already built.
If Canada can ship lumber to Georgia and
sell it to our folks, in competition with our
own mills, we ought to be allowed to enjoy
the benefit of that legitimate competition
The Southern mills have such an advantage
over Canada, naturally, that they ought not
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-15
Republicans and

Sometime ago, the Jeffersonian bewaied
the fact that we now have but one political
party. The Republican Party is tile Republi-
can Party the Democratic Party is the Repub-
hcan Annex. Or, you might call it the Re-
publican Reserves. Or, you might prefer to
describe them Assistant Republicans.
At any rate, that's what the Democratic
Party now is-an auxiliary to the party which
IS in power to be depended on to fly to the
relief, whenever Special Privilege is in
jeopardy.
For example: Joe Cannon, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, has become the
bulwark Of the Trusts. To him they
look for salvation, From him they expect i'm
munity while they continue to plumber the peo-
pie with monopoly prices.
Well,-there was a general outcry against
old Joe Cannon In referendum, he would
be crushed under an avalanche of popular
Indignation A sufficient number of Republi-
cans rebelled against Cannon to break his
power; provided, the Democrats wanted it
broken
But right there is the joker
The Democrats did not want Cannonsm
overthrown. At heart, the two old parties are
one. Therefore, in the very nick of time,
Bryan's late lieutenant, Pat McCarren, gave
the signal, and 20 Democrats went over to
cannon and re-eStabl1shed his power
incidentally, Pat McCarren is a paid lob
byist of the Standard Oil CO..
Here is another instance:
The Republicans wanted to legslate in be-
half Of the Lumber Trust. To do SO meant
the robbery of those who must buy lumber.
Some of the Republican members baked on
this outrageous legislation, and it was about
to be defeated. At the right moment sufh-
cient number of Democrats crossed over to the
Republican majority, and the Lumber Trust
got its legislative license to rob the people.
So it is all along the line.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-15

Our colored brethren of the African Meth
odist Episcopal Church are out in circular
appeal against their Bishop, Charles Spencer
Smith
What these colored Christians say against
their beloved shepherd makes spicy reading.
According to them, Bishop Charles Spencer
Smith is most uncanonical sky-pilot.
The colored sheep of this questionable shep-
herd allege against him:
(I) That he has lied about the numerical
strength of the church.
(2) That his methods are political and
venturesome.
CD That he transfers Presiding Elders, not
for cause, but for fun. (The idea Of anybody
getting fun out of Presiding Elder! y
Cd That he has ruined lots of negro
preachers by not giving them appointments.
60 That when drunk he is quarrelsome,
finds fault, and is intimidating.
co. That he hasn't preached but fourteen
times since last May That he shuts himself
up in the house in Atlanta, drinking, and goes
out only at night.
(7) That he is arstocratic and exclusive.
He has no sympathy for the mass Of his race,
and delights in saying, II am Bishop! Sit
down and shut your mouth!
81 That he is dishonest in all financial
matters.
(0) lhat he talks or reforming georgia
That he is a drunkard, thief and liar.
(Io) That it is rumored that he is very
thick with other preachers wives.
(II) That he has taken pains to explain
that his washerwoman and house-help, in De-
troit, are white women.
The circular winds up with demand that
Bishop Charles Spencer Smith be deprived of
jurisdiction in the State of Georgia.
But it ought to occur to Our colored brethren
that so gay person as they represent Smith
to be, should not be Bishop at all.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-15
Dbe Jeffersontan

to ask that Canada be shut out by Tariff
duties
When Congress compels foreign dealers to
pay ST per thousand feet, before their lumber
can be offered for sale in our market, it simply
means that the greedy Lumber Trust will add
ST per thousand to it's price, and make all of
us pay it.
Thus everybody is taxed unjustly to feed the
ravenous nav of the Lumber Trust.
The Jefersonan is going to give you the
names of those Democrats who voted against
the common people, and in favor of the grasp
ing Trust
Remember these traitors, and whenever you
get the chance to soak one of them with your
ballot, DO IT:
Democrats For Lumber Tariff.
The Democrats who thus voted to leave the
lumber schedule where it is in the Payne bill
were as follows:
From rginia-Messrs. Lamb, Lassiter,
Maynard, Glass, Flood and Saunders.
From North Carolina-Messrs. Pou, Page,
Small, Webb, Thomas and Goodwin.
From Louisiana-Messrs. Ransdell, Brous-
sard, Puo Watkins, Wick1ife and Estopinal.
From Aabama-Messrs. Taylor, Clayton,
Burnett and Dent
From Georgia Messrs Griggs, Livingston,
Edwards and Brantley.
From Florida-Mr. Clark
From South Carolina-Messrs. Ellerbe and
Lever.
From Tennessee-Mr Gordon.
From Texas-Messrs. Gregg and Dies.
From Mississippi-Mr. Bowers.
Only one member from North Carolina
Mr.. Kitchin-voted for free lumber. Only
three of the Virginians voted that way
Messrs. Hay, Carlin and Jones. Messrs. Fin
ley, Johnson and Aiken, of South Carolina,
also voted for free lumber.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-15

expect to be associated with Mr.. Sully in any
way.
But, as we now understand his plan, we
think we'll of it. The underlying principle IS
the same as that of the Sub-treasury system
of the Farmers Alliance, and the Certificates
proposed bv Sullv will PUT THE FARMER
WHERE He CAN BORROW MONEY AS
CHEAPLY AS LOCAL BANKS AND
WAREHOUSE MEN CAN NOW GET IT.
For this reason, certain local interests will
oppose the Suly plan; but such antagonislD
will be short-sighted and unavailing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-15
Snlly and His Proposed Warehouses.
The Augusta Herald saws

The Augusta Herald says:
when Mr. Sully first studied out the
scheme of warehousing cotton he desired
contribution of one dollar from every cotton
grower, and Hon. Thomas E. Watson made
eloquent appeal for these contributions to
be sent Mr. Sully. This plan has now been
dropped, and he announces that he has ample
financial backing, and asks for nothing from
the farmers except that they adopt his plan,
and store their cotton in his warehouses in
stead of storing it with independent factors"
1t grieves the old man to find such good
paper as the Herald nodding in this fashion.
How did the Herald learn that Sully 'desired
a contribution of one dollar from every cotton
grower?
Suppose Brothers Bowdre Phinizy and W. T.
Henning were asked to come into court and
prove that statement, what evidence could
they offer?
We invite them to tell us.
Virtually, the Herald says that Watson was
acting upon the suggestion of Sully, when he
proposed that Charles Barrett call upon every
member of the Farmers Union for a dollar
to finance bull movement in cotton.
We would like to see the Herald try to
prove anything of the sort.
The fact u.s. that the Watson suggestion
made early in January, bore no relation to the
Sully warehouse plan. At that time, Mr. Wat
son had had no kind of communication with
Mr.. Sully, and knew nothing of his ware
house proposition. The Watson suggestion
was voluntary on his part, and Sully did not
even know that it had been made until Charles
Barrett told him of it in Atlanta, last week.
AS to the Sully warehouses, we will speak
Of them hereafter, at some length. We have
no other interest in them than any other land
owner in the cotton belt has, and we do not
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-15

REMITTANCES must be made in money
orders exchange. Local checks cannot be
accepted, unless ten cents is added for ex-
change