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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
A Naval Banquet

The younger people oi tbs Second
Presbyterian Church, in Alderbrook,
who have been conducting contest
Tor membership in the Y P. s. c, E..
OF that church, INDUCED in a Naval
Banquet" in the basement Of the
church last evening. when the win
ming group in the contest were the
guests of the losing faction, Every.
thing was gotten up and served Ia
marine. and a Jolly good time was
had. The menu consisted Of "Ore.
gon, Ny Oregon tclam soup); "Bul.
lets" (baked beans); RED Lead"
(ca,sop); "Punkin Grease (bread
and butter) Mystery" potato
salad; "Slush & sinkers" (cofee
and doughnuts).
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Settled Out or court--

The suits brought by James Fin.
layson and G Wingaie against the
Moore Logging Company, for the re-
coycry Of timber alleged 70 have been
wrongiuily taken, was yesterday set
tied out Of court Attorney Frank
spiitle appeared for the plaintiffs. In
circuit court yesterday IN The case Of
w. r. Baker vs. Z. NJ. Baker Ct al
the plaintiffs we're allowed three days
IN which 10 6le reply. There was
default in the case of J. II McKen-
zic against Ehie NJ. Mckenzie and
order Of reference.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Korea and Koreans

Eight prominent missionary lead
ers Of Korea are conducting a
Korean compaign throughout the
United States. They will all be in
Portland on Sunday, holding services
in the l6 Presbyterian churches, On
Tuesday night they will be guests Of
the Portland chamber Of commerce
at Korean banquet at which the
subject of Korean commerce will be
considered On Wednesday DR.. and
Mrs. Hall will come to Astoria and
al 2:3O Mrs. Hall will address q meet
ing for women at the Presbyterian
church and in the evening at 8 o'clock
Dir. Hall, will address mass meet
ing, specially on Oriental trade con-
ditions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Fish Warden Here

Master Fisher Warden II. {. Nc
Allister arrived in the city yesterday
to confer with his deputy, Mr., Mack
on the affairs Of the district, and to
look into conditions generally in CON
nection with the fisheries. He found
things in perfect order and has hopes
that the new agreement reached by
the States OF Oregon and Washing
ton viii confirm the industry IN the
peace and business adjustment that
have been so sorely needed for
long while.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Building Collapsed

| The Office building by the Petersen
Frye Logging Company, on Tenth
streets, two doors in the rear Of the
Morning Astorian Office, collapsed
yesterday afternoon, 50 far as rs
walls were concerned, fitting back
ward seewal feet and putting the
structure to the bad completely. The
floor and the underpinning seeming
" being intact. The building will be
instantly repaired and made safe and
babitable.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Raid Blind Pigu"-

Acting upon bench warrants issued
from the eireui, court Sheriff Pome-
roy arrested two alleged blind pig"
proprietors In upper,own Thursday
night II, J. Hermunstadi and John
Hanson, indictments against the two
men had been returned by the grand
jury. A stock Of beer and whiskey
was seized IN each place. Il Is said
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Says Ii Is Unfair

The very large increase made in
the assessment of property I'm Clat-
SOP by the state board OF equaliza-
ton, from $S,7S2,43O to $l46542S2,
is characterized by the county asses
sor as exceedingly unfair "Clatsop
county" said Mr.. Cornelius yester'
day. 'is not like those farming coun-
ties where all the land is very valu-
able. In some counties every acre IS
worth perhaps $1oO, while here the
county is undeyeloped, and the chief
values are only in the narrow bottom
lands along the rivers. Our greatest
asset Is in the Columbia river, in the
fishing business, and that can't be
valued at all, To place us on the
same footing with counties in the val
ley, for example, is perfectly unfair "
AS stated in the Astorhn yesterday
Ii looks as if the state will have to
whistle for the extra $4,000 the state
board has assessed this county for,
Even il the county court wished to
pay It, no means Of securing the
money suggests itself, as the time for
1.-The assessment and levy has gone BY
sa,.ls.q = s,.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Jonasson 10 Freed

Nels JonaSson, the Ilwaco man
who hps been in the city jail for sew
eral days with his mind In beeloud-
cd condition, was yesterday released
Efe had improved 70 o considerable
extent, though still apparently suffer
ing from one or more minor halluci-
nations Max Schubert, the man held
at the county jail, was also released
Yesterday
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Seventeen Indictments

The grand jury returned u indict-
ments last evening and during the
day and the warrants were turned
over TO Sheriff pomeroy for service.
Il was stated that the II indictments
we're against seven or eigh, individ-
uals, Of whom three or four are sup
posed TO be "blind pig men There
Is some chance the grand jury will
adjourn this evening, II Is said
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Reach Astoria Today

A. d. Hammond will reach this
city this evening, from Missoula,
Montana, In company with his As.
toria manager. George y. Mcleod,
who has been IN San Francisco for
the pas, 10 days, and win spend sew
eral days In oyerhauling his huge
plant aud interests here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Evening Fire Alarm

BY some misehance a lamp was up
se, In the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emanuel Malagamba, at l25 Com
mercial street, but happily no ser
ious damage was done. The ERE de-
partment made a smashing good run
TO the scene OF the accident but did
not have 10 do thing, the matter
having been handled thoroughly be-
fore they arrived The FIRE occurred
about 7 o'clock last night
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Trio OF Astoriennen-

There we're three baby girls born in
this city yesterday. One TO Mr. and
Mrs, Arthur Dayton, at 6 o'clock last
evening, AZ their Irving avenue home
near Seventeenth street; and twin
girls to Mr.. and Mrs. F, D, Young,
at their home at 7H Eighteenth
street; DR., A. A, Finch being the
phsician In both instances. All doing
finely,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
JURY HANGS OVER ONE
BRINDLE STEER
DISCHARGED BY JUDGE AFTER
BEING OUT FOR TEN
HOURS.

At 10 o'clock last night Judge Me-
Bride discharged the jury in the
"cow" case between Crifiths and
Price Of Seaside. After being out 10
hours it appeared as il there was no
chance Of the jury reaching YER
dict It was said again at the court
house last night the jury stood II 70
/ III favor Of the plaintiff. The court
house was getting cold last night and
the jury wanted TO get away. Attor-
ney Brownell for the plaintiff said he
will ask for new trial.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
BAN and Social.

A grand ball and basket social will
be given in Lower Grange hall at
Gray's River, Saturday evening, Feb.
9th Steamer Wenona will leave
Fishers dock at 2 p. m. Fare soc
round trip. Music win be furnished
BY the Columbia Orchestra. Every
body invited. ,n,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
TERSE TALES Or THE TOWN
sysnssn To cathInmst--

r, G. Smith, Of sycnsen, ihsfy.',
known cmployc Of the sorenson log
ging Company, came down from
Svensen yesterday TO arrange for his
immediate departure. with his family,
from the latter place, TO cathlamet,
where he has secured an enyiable
position,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Monthly School. Report

Monthly SCHOOL NepoIt
The report Of the Astoria schools
for the month Of February as prepar-
ed by Superintendent Clark, shows
that during January there were 1868
children OF school age on the school
registration, and the figures show
that virtually all are in attendance
upon the classes, There were $50
pupils who were neither absent or
late. The per cent Of attendance was
Io7S, and during the month S34 par
ents visited the schools There were
| five visits by members Of the school
board
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Motion oysrruled--

In the case OF Laura Shea VS.
Henry Lynch in circuit court yestcr-
day the motion by the defense to
strike out and make more definite
and certain was overruled, and the
defendant was given until March 6
10 fle answer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27

The case Of Lloyd Grifiths vs.. R.
| A. Price in circuit court went to the
| jury at noon yesterday, after both
sides had fought the matter hard.
Both are Seaside men, and the con-
tention is over brindle steer with
big horns, with hole in one ear
and snip taken out Of the other.
Attorney Brownell appeared for the
plaintiff and Attorney ]. M. Smith
for the defense. The value Of the
steer was perhaps $40.
Ats o'clock last night the jury was
still out. Judge Mcbride and various
others returned to the court last
night in expectation Of receiving a
verdict, but the hours went BY with
no sign from the jury room Of any
settlement having been reached.
Evidently some one on the jury was
hanging out hard for one side or the
other. From somewhere came a ru-
NOR that the jury stood II to /, and
the same rumor stated that the one
man stood out for the defense.
Briefly stated the facts are as fol-
lows: Grifiths was the owner Of the
aforesaid brindle steer. 1t is alleged
that one day R. A. Price and Fleet
wood Fox, cattlemen, we're driving a
bunch of cattle along the county
road past Grifhth's place. This bunch
Of cattle belonged to the defendant,
Price, and it is alleged that as they
passed Grifiths' place they stopped
! in and drove out the brindle steer and
went off with it; that is, that they
purchased it and naturally took il
away with them. Such was the evi-
dence offered by the plaintiffs, and it
was corroborated pretty strongly,
apparently. Fox even testified that
he had helped drive it away and later
had killed it in Prices slaughter
house.
| Lawrence Steinher, young man,
said he was there and saw the steer
driven away. He said he knew the
steer very we'll because it once had
"treed" him.
To all this the defense offered a
denial. They said it was all mis-
take, and that Mr.. Price had never
driven the steer away, and that he
knew nothing Of it at all. This was
corroborated by pretty strong evil
dence, also.
Thus there were the two stories
each clearly told. Someone was
badly mistaken, and it was for the
Jury to determine which side was in
the right. OF course the steer has
long since gone the way all good
steers go.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
REALTY TRANSFERS

Bridget Bean to H f Noble, T 2 Of
NV IA and lots and ? in S 81, 7
8 N, r 7 W. $500,
w D Hall to James Armstrong,
lots 3 and 5, block /, Haystack Rock
Park, $40.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
Surprise Party

a surprise party was given to Miss
Katie Jurieh at her home on Twenty
second street Thursday night and the
evening was passed very pleasantly
In playing games and in singing A
dainty lunch, which was brought by
the guests, was set, and all who were
present report a very enjoyable time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-27
$5.1OIFOR
SI.OO
THREE MONTHS TRIAL oFFRR

Grand Total Value. .Ssie
!. Our Special Offer All Ten to One
Address. Just as Above for only 81.
April lst Delineator win increase 10
DOUBLE ITS PRESENT SIZE
AND VALUE. You can add ii 10
the above combination for ONLY
so cents for six months or si.OO for
thirteen months.
OFFER MUST NE ACCEPTED
AT ONCE FOR cAsH-WHLL
NOT BE CHARGED.
Evening star., 1909-05-28

class summer thunderstorm, whatever
arrangements in personal plans may
have caused AS spectacle II is uneQualed
in the entire catalogue Of sensational en-
tertainments No fireworks ever equaled
the heavenly pyrotechnics. No cannon
ade ever rivaled the crash nearby OF the
electric spark tearing through the air.
Nothing was ever devised by man to
compare for dramatic quality with the
swift slantinR fall of drops, the sudden
filling of the air with water, the tattoo
of the downpour. the squalls of wind that
swing great wells of rain athwart the
landscape, the rush of cutters and the
magic cleaning of streets. Then the
ozone that follows the lightning blast.
lung g-stimulating, life-restoring. AND pres
emily the slackening of the fall. the first
breaks in the clouds. the drifting on OF
the crashing artillery and dimfnuendo
of rollings and mutterings rally. per-
haps. a rainbow. glorio, sheen OF
magic color arched over the sky. sure
sign that that storm has passed, what
ever the sun-blazed horizon may hide OF
storms to come.
Last night the first of the real thunder
storms of 1909 visited Washington. not a
full-sized, boisterous. crashing anafr. but
of the true seasonal type. street-washinS,
air-purfying and wholesome. 1t wet
some Hnwary ones, as every sudden
storm does. but they were probably none
the worse for the experience. apd perhaps
they learned to beware of the tricks of the
weather during the days of heat. Today
Washington is cleaner and sweeter for
the visitation.
Evening star., 1909-05-28
Race and Labor Trouble Mixed.

The Georgia strike is far from being
settled by the concession Of the strikers
to permit a mail car to be run over the
the requirements Of the government In
deed, that action may work as a delay OF
the adjustment. for it removes the United
States from the situation as a possible
inteTposer Had the mail blockade con-
tinued in all likelihood the government
would have been compelled to intervene.
as il did in Chicago.
This strike presents a sinister sugges-
ton of further trouble in the south. If
the negro cannot fire the locomotive en-
gine he may be excluded from other oc-
cupations. His industrial future becomes
decidedly unpromising if this process of
elimination Is to continue. 1t Is indeed
difficult to foresee the end of such a
course. unless the black man is to be
forced back to the plantation and COM
PEELED there to remain.
II is not TO the interest of the south to
ried through. The negroes are being
taught trades and skilled occupations at
several points in the southern states. and
now the issue has come as to the utiliza-
tion of the knowledge and capacity thus
acquired. The question at stake in the
Georgia strike applies to all the other
states where colored labor is plentiful
The governor has held aloof. being plainly
unwilling to assume any responsibility
for putting the trouble in the way of set
tlement There are no present indie cations
of weakening on either side.
Evening star., 1909-05-28
Cuban Finances.

Cubas alleged method of Kidding the
island OF agitstors and potential revo-
lutionists is extremely simple. but it can
not be carried far without imposing a
heavy drain upon the treasury 1t is all
very well to appoint q trouble fomenter
as envoy extraordinary to foreign coun-
tries and send him forth with q largo
roll of money for entertainment purposes
But what Of the example thus set ?
Surely. the Cuban resources are not SUI
fcient to stand the strain when the word
passes that the surest way to get a
bunch OF government money is to make
a noise like an insurgent chief.
II was said at the time Of the second
evacuation that the United States left
Cuba practically revelation proof by in
suring that there should be no treasury
surplus to attract the .'insurrectos" all
margins beyond actual working expenses
being mortgaged to pay for roads and
other public works This guarantee
against reaction does not seem to have
been effective. for the Cuban government
shows a disposition to run into debt most
cheerfully and to contract With foreign
firms for large consignments Of arms,
and. according TO these latest reports, to
subsidize the agitators, regardless OF the
Evening star., 1909-05-28
The Real Summer Sign.

Winter may wane swiftly, with many
warm days 10 surprise the conservative
watchers Of the calendar: buds may burst
into bloom and flowers shed fragrance
throughout the air. the straw hat may
appear and the light-colored clothes may
dominate the scene. yet the summer is
not at hand until there comes a sharp
thunderstorm. That is the real mark
of the season, the genuine token Of the
hot days. All other signs are adventi-
tious. The thunderstorm may II is
true. occur in winter. a stray freak OF the
elements to stimulate the converse of the
mentally tongue-tied and to start dis
cussions about seasonal differences be-
tween now and those good old days when
summers were summers and when winters
were winters and there was no molly
coddle weather. But there Is a quality
about the summer thunderstorm that is
unmistakable. removing it far from the
anomalous category OF the weather waif
that brings a faint January rafting in
the clouds. or sends a single pallid streak
The real summer storm has snap and 1t
means business from the start. II may
be a long time brewing and perhaps faint
nedTe VIII piuch up dItcr tIc hrst SHOW
OF the cumulus in the west and hope for
immunity. in order that the golf game
may not be interrupted, or the base ball
game postponed. or the after-dinner walk
prevented Then the big masses Of vapor.
after flirting around a bit TO gather
force. maybe, come rushing on to that
particular spot which is precisely above
the particular head that is most con-
csrned, and then the heavens open and
the deluge descends.'
Few people ever really regretted trst-
Evening star., 1909-05-28
Date Of Inauguration.
From the Tacoma Ledger.

From the Tacoma Ledger
The press of Washington city is still
urging. and with good reason, that the
date Of inaugurating the President of the
United States be changed from March !
to the last Thursday in April The
weather is variable and often bad early in
March, which endangers the health OF
thousands who gather in Washington city
every four years for the ceremony. An
other very forceful reason Is presented:
The governors OF about one-half the
states of the Union cannot attend the In
uration In March because state iegis-
latures are in session at that time. 1t Is
found that in twenty states the legisla-
lures do not adjourn until after March 4.
Most of them are western states. among
which is our own state OF Washington. 1t
is unwise for a governor to absent him.
self from a state when the legislature is
in session.
The Inauguration of President Will
continue Indefinitely to be an occasion for
a popular demonstration and II is hitting
that the governors of states should be
present Sixteen governors attended the
Taft inauguration. In accepting member
ship on the national committee to bring
about a change Of date Gov Spry OF Utah
directs attention to the fact that western
governors cannot attend early In March.
To change the date q constitutional
amendment is necessary and Congress is
urged to pass a resolution at this session
In order that state legislatures may be-
gin taking action next winter No reason
has been offered why the resolution should
not pass The legislatures would no doubt
approve 1t were it submitted to them by
CONGRESS.
Evening star., 1909-05-28
Consular Reform.
rom tho PHILADELPHIA Ledger.

The changes which Secretary Knox is
making in the consular service are in pur-
suance Of a very important work which
has been going on continuously In the De-
partment OF State ever since the time OF
Mr.. Bayard Congress has at various
times considered plans for the reorganiza
ton of this service. but without much
sympathy The actua! reorganization
which has taken place is more likely to be
effective because II has been worked out
gradually by experience. without too many
statutory restrictions. When the work
has been completed it may wisely be
given permanence by legislation. This
gradual development Of the foreign serv-
ice OF the United States. from mere in
cident of the "spoils system to recog
nized professional career. has been among
the most important reforms of recent
years.
Evening star., 1909-05-28
"If" and the Tari6.

If. a quarter Of century ago, leading
democrats-and particularly southern
democrats-had taken the stand on the
tariff question they are now taking, Sam
uel j. Randall, and not John G. Carlisle,
would have been elected Speaker OF the
Forty-eighth Congress. Mr.. Randall was
in favor OF a revision Of the tariff of that
day. and wanted the revision to be down
ward But. holding that protection had
justified itself in our affairs, he insisted
that in whatever was done protection as
a policy should be considered and pre-
served. Mr.. Carlisle represented the
proposition that protection was robbery,
and should be extirpated. Mr.. Randall
was easily defeated, and while able Ior
a time to block the Carlisle program in
the House lost his influence completely
with his party in the country at large
He was not consulted by Mr. Cleveland
between 1885 and 1889 about anything.
If Mr.. Randall had been elected Speak
er on the platform stated. he. and not Mr..
Cleveland. would have been the demo-
cratic nominee for President In 1854. The
one had been in Congress for a score Of
years, and a national figure for more
than half that time. He was much ad-
mired for character and ability on all
sides. Thomas B. Reed, for years his
leading antagonist in the House, referred
to him in debate once as that heart Of
oak" Mr. Cleveland, on the other hand,
had only a statewide reputation, and that
only two years old. His record as Gov
ernor of New York was not at that time
much applauded. The New York Times
afterward one of his leading supporters
described him as "a parochial states
man.
land, had been nominated and elected
President in 1884 the affairs of the coun-
try would have come into the keeping Of
an able, a firm, and an experienced
man. The Pennsylvania had assisted In
the preparation Of much important legis-
iation. AS Speaker at the trying time OF
the electoral commission he had helped
materially to keep the excitement from
boiling over. He had frowned upon the ex-
tremists, and insisted upon the suprem-
acy Of the law. In the presidency these
qualities, and especially that of expert
ence, would have been most valuable,
both to Mr.. Randalrs party and to the
country. The two great policies which
have since been, and now are. triumphant
sound money and protection-would
have found in him an intelligent and
consistent champion.
But the pathways of men are strewn
with your ifs" They make good texts
for reflections on the past. but rarely
serve a purpose in the planning for the
future. Mr.. Randalls triumph comes
late. but better late than never.
Evening star., 1909-05-28
Staying the Forests.
m the Springfield Republican

"Quebracho" is leather-tanning mate
rial extracted from the bark of chest
nut trees The mighty craftsmanship Of
the United States Senate has devoted
some time to the great public question
whether the tariff duty on auebracho
should be one-half or one-quarter Of a
cent per pound. 1t appeared that the
slaughter Of American forests under lhe
tariff on lumber has gone so far as large
ly to destroy the old source of tanning
material, oak and hemlock bark. So now
there is turning to chestnut trees.
which are being rapidly skinned and kill
ed for this purpose along the southern
Appalachian country. To keep up the
duty on quebracho is to keep up this fur
ther slaughter of tanning material sup
ply.. but the Senate votes to keep it up.
The lumber and pulp and hide and leath-
er duties all work to the same end-the
extinction of such forests as remain.
Great Is the Senate's statesmanship!