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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07
WORK COMMENCED ON
NEHALEM ROAD
ROAD BETWEEN ASTORIA AND
oLNEY is NEARING COM.
PLETIoN,

Fred Bartoldus, superintendent OF
the county rock crushers was IN the
city yesterday, He states that the
rock crusher at Olney was started
up last Monday and a number OF
teams are now hauling rock on the
road between Greenwood cemetery
and Oluey There was about two
miles of the road where the old
planking had not been removed and
these have been taken up and crushed
rock placed on that portion 1t is
expeced this work will be completed
by July /. As soon as it is completed
the rock crusher will be put on new
road between 0lney and the end OF
the Biaisdell contract will start up
and work of rocking the road will
be commenced, At the meeting OF
the county court. contract was en-
tered into for the purchase OF six
wide tire wagons to be used in haul
ing rock. As it was special order
the wagons will have to be built and
| ii is expected they will be completed
and arrive in Astoria by July lst,
Alex Normand has completed his
contract to the summit and has
about a mile and half to complete,
This will complete the grading Of the
road from Olney to the junction
which will be rocked as fast as pos
sible although ii will not be COM
pleted before two years, but will be
open for travel as a portion OF II
was last year. 1t is not thought the
county court will award any contract
for building the road from the juno
tion to Jewell this year, as it will re-
quire all the available funds to rock
| the road already contracted for and
| graded.
/ Mr.. Bartoldus is OF the opinion
that when the road is completed tc
Jewell it will have to be widened tc
double its present width. The present
road is wide enough for teams and
wagons, but too narrow for wagons
and automobiles. Two teams car
pass each other but it is difficult fol
an auto to pass a wagon witt
safety. The new road is shorter anC
of a much lower grade enabling
farmers to haul at least ton o
produce to Astoria. Another thing
to be taken into consideration is thu
probable building of a railroad from
Tiliamook to Astoria, in which even
most of the farmers will send thei
products to market by that route
leaving the county road PRACTICAL!
ITO the automobiles.
When Judge Gray was count!
Judge. the court estimated the cos
of building the road from Astoria a
$4,000. 1t has already cost the coun
ty over $4,000 and at least $500
more will be required to complet
the road. When completed, the tril
can be made from the Nehalem II
Astoria in six hours, whereas now
requires an entire day, which doe
not permit the farmers to brinl
produce to Astoria at a profit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07
PEACE DECLARED.

NEW YORK. May 6-David Bel
asco the theatrical manager, who has
already spent 100000 in resisting
the effort Of Klaw and Erlanger to
collect 5000 of the profits Of "The
Devils Auction" has signed a peace
agreement with his old time enemies
and the appeal from the judgement
against Belasco has been taken out
Of court. This is considered the last
echo OF the long war which was wag-
ed between the producing managers,
the settlement of which was effected
a few DAYS ago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07
BRIEF NOTES OF SPORT.

Eddie Lennox has made a nice
showing so far with the Brooklyn
team.
The Washington club has asked
waivers on Tannehill Kelley and
Shipke,
Al Shaw, the old Chicago Boston
catcher, has been sold by Comiskey
to Mobile.
The Columbia American association
team lost their first ten games Of the
season.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

VIM. Kelley, the wood and coal
dealer, is prepared to supply the pub
lie and all his old customers with the
best slabwood that Astoria has ever
seen. He promises not to join any
combination to raise the price OF
wood and he will keep his old title Of
the man who keeps the price down"
Ring up Main 2l9l for particulars.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will not be responsible for
any labor or material furnished, nor
fGr any liens on account of furnishing
the same, on any of the buildings OF
property owned by me in the City Of
Astoria, unless the same is ordered
and contracted for directly be me.
E. M. BAKER.
Astoria, Or, May 3, 1909. 90
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07
The Proper Place.

Co 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, 1909-05-07

The dandy Columbine, Captain
Charles Richardson in command, ar
rived down yesterday afternoon,
bound for the Sound, where she will
coal at Seattle. and depart on the
morning of the 18th, for months
voyage to the Alaskan light stations,
Major McIndoe, U. S. A, Engineers
Corps. in charge Of the Columbia
rfver jetties. is on board. as is Leslie,
the young son of Captain Richard
son.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

Try our own mixture Of coEtee~rtht
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables
Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Mair'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07
OCEAN,3BAR,
BAY, DOCK
AND RIVER

The steamer Spencer was within
20 minutes OF her schedule on arriv'
ing here yesterday, and went back
precisely at 3 o'clock. She had good
business in and out OF here, ard Cap,
tain Spencer pronounces himself well
satisfied with the way things are
starting off for the season of 1909.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07
NEW TO-DAY
The Modern.

The best and most up-to-date ton
serial parlor in the city is The
Modern. Perfect comfort and service
guaranteed to all. Excellent baths.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

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, 1909-05-07

The steamer Nome City is due in
this port, from the Bay City, some
time tomorrow, or early on Sunday
morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

The steamer Breakwater "broke"
away from this port yesterday morn
ing en- route to Coos Bay, with a
good passenger list and all the
freight she could carry.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

The steamship Rose City will de-
part for San Francisco at 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, from the o. R.
& N. piers. in this city, with freight
and passengers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

The fine bar tug Wallula is under
command OF Captain Swanson, of the
Columbia River Bar Pilots Associa-
ton. during the absence of Captain
John Reed, in Portland, in attend
.ance upon the federal court in the
matter of the salvage suit against
the steamer Minnie Z. Kelton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

The marine reporter for the Ore
gonian yesterday announced that the
American vessel Amaranth was off
the Columbia bar. He must have
exclusive information on the sub
ject. as no one down this way had
heard of her up TO sundown last
evening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

The steamer St. Helen's is report
ed to be due in this port. from the
Sound country, and is liable TO enter
at any time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

The steamer South Bay reached
her berth at the docks Of the Ham
moud, Lumber Company at the
Tongue early yesterday morning
where she will finish loading for the
Golden Gate, and win probably leave
ont tomorrow morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

The steamer Lurline reached her
aock at s o'clock last evening, with
t6 passengers on board for this city,
among whom was c, NJ. Seller Of S.
Danziger & Company, who has been
N Portland for day or two on busi-
ness. She went back at 2, with the
following people on her register: w,
A. Buchanan. ]. N. Woods, Mrs. j.
III. Frary. c. w. Stone and A. Rate.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-07

The FINE oil tank steamship W. S
Porter crossed in, from the coast of
California very early yesterday morn
ing, and went on up stream with but
little delay here. The steamship Atlas
was off the bar when the Porter
came in. but headed for the Sound
ports.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
Valuable Hint to Railroads.

Nothing could surpass our big rail-
road stations in regard to luxury and
comfort" said subordinate, He
closed his evening paper and paced the
long corridor. "They lack. however,
waiting rooms" he added, " much
needed accommodation. All big de-
partment stores. all hotels, provide,
without charge. attractive desks COW
cred with pretty stationery. good pens.
clean blotters, for the use OF their GUS
toners. This convenience is much APP
preciated, and the neat monogram Of
the establishment on the paper and en-
velopes amply pays, in It's advertising
value for the expense Of the writing
room"
Regulating his watch beneath the
big station clock the restless traveller
resumed:
Now where would writing room
be more serviceable than in a railroad
station? Look at me. Here 1 have
q half hour to put in and nothing to do
but pace the corridors. The letters
could get off. the important business
could attend to in this forced period
of idleness. Certainly, here in Amer
lea where time is SO valuable, the
railroads should give their travellers
writing rooms.n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
Her cowardly Husband.

Miss Mile Hylton. the vaudeville
actress told a good story of an Incl
dent which occurred when she was
touring in Holland some time ago. In
the company in which she was playing
there was we'll known lion tanner who
had a termagant of wife, and at
every rehearsal the ill-assorted couple
were quarrelfng bitterly
One night matters came to q crisis.
The lion tanner had just finished his
performance, and was bowling himself
off the stage amid the plaudits OF the
audience, when his wife made grab
at him and began to belabor him sound
ly. The poor fellow stood 1T as long
as he could, then suddenly he broke
from her grasp. and flying toward the
cage of the fiercest lion, opened the
door and popped In.
For some time the vlrago stood and
tainted him in a vain endeavor to In
d,,ce him to come out, but the lion tam
err was not to be moved. At last. after
she had exhausted every possible ep-
tibet. she put her face close to the bars
and Missed out:
ooh, you towards! "-Wonan's Life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

FIG. xI-cuTTING HEAVY GROWTH OF
ALFALFA.
later or disked up in the spring. They
are often sown in cornhelds during the
last cultivation to keep the weeds
down and to add nitrogen to the soil.
Because of the fact that other crops
make so much better growth after the
field has grown legume for year or
so 1t is important that crop Of clover
or some other lcgume be grown occa-
sionally. IL plan of rotation is ar
ranged SO that the fields are regularly
changed from one crop to another, so
much the better 1t has been found
that when any crop is grown year aft
err year ON the same land the yields will
grow less. The particular kinds OF
food that certain crop requires grows
scarcer, and weeds and insects become
more numerous. II another kind OF
plant is substituted, other elements OF
plant food will be drawn upon. the in
sects will be starved out and the chang
ed methods Of soil treatment will dis
courage the weeds.
Plants vary greatly in their ability to
get food from the soil. Such crops as
rye and buckwheat are strong feeders
and are able to obtain food from soil
on which more tender plants would
starve. Some plants use much more
humus than others. Crops like corn
that are cultivated frequently deplete
the humus supply rapidly, since the
cOpef'. -. tr.' ''s~c"e 90
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

have thus got the money and acquired
the nerve to become counCilmen, rep
resentatives in one lawmaking body
or another, have even pursued their
career to Il point where they disposed
of postoffices and delivered fourth of
July orations to a spellbound people.
Tho puth Of poker leads but to pol
tiles.
II poker why not bridge? Bridge,
little understood by the male mind
may be the broad highway whereon
the cook may walk to the council
chamber, a ladder at the foot of which
the nurse maid may desert the go-cart
to assume the helm of the ship
Of state. 1t is according to re-
port, a game wherein skill and cour-
age Joined with ability to Shift the
deck" or palm" few and deal from
tho bottom undiscovered make woman
invincible. Whether or not the game
OF bridge requires "holdout harness"
or whether the deck may be marked to
ADVANTAGE are questions to be asked
of experts.
AT any rate It combines many of
the necessities and calls for so much
of the particular attributes of pol
iticians and poker players that its in
fuence on the female mind must be
elevatng and conducive to statesman
ship to marked and gratifying de-
gree. How shall we keep woman from
the ballot box and out of office when
a generation or so of bridge has pre-
pared her to lift up her head and bold
~ seize what Is hers by application OF
the theory of survival of the fittest?
While the quotation above lacks
In that 1t contains no
reference to cold feet" 1t is pro-
phetic and premonitory. When a few
years of bridge have brought the
nerve, the manual dexterity to set up
the cards under the masculine nose
and deal him such cards as she
chooses the lady will have entered pol
itics as she has stormed the teachers
profession and conquered the counters.
We shall have the congresslady,
the council!ady and the mayorlady
with her following of salesladies
and washladies and so on. And
she'll win when she gets into the
game right. For when she doesn't deal
square she puts UP the crookedest and
most successful deal on earth and
wants everything in sight. She Is
the game. Even at the SUI
frage meet she confesses she would
like to avoid the cold deck but that
she doesn't like her cards and knows
how to get better ones.
Is bridge to span the gulf that has
existed between lovely women and the
great game?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22

| In which the person accused Is an OIL
| ficer. for number of causes.
One of these causes Is sufficient for
the purpose of any argument.
| II is provided that the governor may
remove any officer named for habit
| ual or willful neglect Of duty Upon
the filing of charges by five persons the
governor shall cite the accused to APP
pear and shall SIT In Judgment on his
case. Pending the decision of the ex-
ecutive, the accused may be suspended
from office To clear himself he must
subpoena witnesses, employ counsel,
and spend much time and money, and
he must depend entirely upon the fair
ness and freedom from partisan bias
Of one man. instead of twelve. II re-
moved, he Is publicly discwdited; IL
indicated, he has no compensation
for the annoyance to which he has
been subjected.
There Is not n county in Iowa where
five citizens cannot be induced to ae
cusc the county attorney or the sher
it, There Is not Il village In the state
without five citizens who Will not jump
at the opportunity to accuse the mayor
the marshal and the constables, of
"habitual or willfu neglect of duly"
In every community there are many
cranks and rattle heads who will be
eager to file charges against officials
whose services are satisfactory to
nine tenths of the citizens who elected
them. The Byers- Cosson bill will be
a great thing for such disturbers. 1t
will enable them to get even with the
officials who displease them. The
state VIII pay the costs if the charge
be not sustained; the fellows who file
the information will not have to stand
a penny of the expense.
Officials removed on such charges
will be promptly reelected by indig-
nant constituencies. In the end the
results will be disastrous and thous-
ands Of votes will be gained for the
democratic party.
We shall be glad to continue this
discussion with orr esteemed contem-
porary, whose opinions are always en-
titled to consideration. In this in
stance, however, IT has evidently as
sumed that anything bearing the Byers
label Is sound and desirable legislation.
The Chronicle is of the opinion that
Mr.. Byers Is trying to promote his po-
litical fortunes, and that he has COM
mitted a tactical error Of the first mag
nitude. He defeated Cummins at the
June primary. and he Is preparing the
way FOR his own defeat when he comes
Up against Dolliver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
In a Strange Land.

Two belated disciples Of Bacchus
staggered arm in arm up Walnut street
about 3 o'clock the other morning. The
street was dark except for a single
ground glass globe that blazed In from
Of an apartment house. One of the IN
ebriates, spying this lone light, OBJ
served:
ooh, look at zhe monnsh."
The other seriously contradicted him
saving: "That a1n't no monnsh, Fash
SUM-"
This started an argument, which
Ia sted for several minues, as to wheth-
or the globe was the moon or the sun
FINALLY they decided to leave it to the
first passerby who happened to be an
other "nappy" gentleman. They
stopped him, and, pointing to the globe
asked:
.settle an argument, old pail; is that
the moon or the SUM-"
The third party stared knowingly al
the globe for several minutes before ne
shook his head and replied:
"Gentlemen, really couldn't tel
Won. Pm a stranger in this town" =
Philadelphia Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
BRnGE AND n OMAN SUFFRAGE.

1t was down at the woman suffrage
state meet at Dies Moines. This is what
she said in part:
II love to sit IN a game where
everyone plays fair" said Mrs. Frank
w. Dodson, county recorder. but I
lose interest when they persist in deal
Ing me my hand from a cold deck
When became old enough to know I
found that the men made the laws and
we obeyed them. found that men
even made the laws that pertained
particularly to me. don't want to
lose interest in the game Of life.
Some mysterious and inexplicable af-
Unity exists between poker and politics.
Even Major General Lafayette Young
would admit the claims OF both. to be
considered as a great game" tho
Gen. Young's ability as a player Of
politics Is evident and his knowledge
of the other must be guessed at. Some
how the man who plays one game well
is dabster at the other. Teach him
the relative value OF the cards in either
and he does well and has chips to cash
In. So close is this Intimacy between
the games that politics has drawn
much Of It's nomenclature and most OF
Its methods from poker. Note the APP
pellation of "standpatter" and it's .ac-
curate application See the applicable
ity. Of Showdown" as it refers to the
final decision at the polls; the poll
tician ''tips his hand when he grows
careless and the astute possessor of
the, other stack" sitting across from
him takes immediate advantage. He
bluffs and is caught at It by a nervy
antagonist who is willing ito pay for
seeing them" Note also how natural
ly the poker language adapts itself to
politics as when Governor Cummins
assures his hearers that he will still
continue to stake cards in the game"
The conclusion may be accepted then
that as a school for politicians moth
ing beats a six handed poker game.
Thousands of keen and successful men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
Iona Newspapers
DARN1NG OF SOCKS.
[Cedar Rapids Republican,


Miss Ellington, the actress, some
years ago married Daniel F'rohman,
the theatrical manager. She loved
him. then, and he loved her, but for
different reasons. She wanted a home.
he wanted star. She wanted to make
home: he wanted to make star
They have tried out married life and
find themselves tired out with It.
They have separated, mutually and
with nice little speeches. made in the
newspapers. He thinks she is still a
fine woman and she thinks he Is still
a fine man. They simply are not suit
ed to each other, so each one says
about the other and about them
selves. AS the devil would say. And
there you are"
Among the curious things set forth
by Miss Ellington is the following:
From the first told Mr.. Frohman
that I wanted home, a domestic life.
But he wanted to make great star
out of me. wanted to stay at home
and darn his socks.
always I wanted domestic life and
children. l wanted to lead the life of
a normal woman"
Is this, not reversing the order Of
things? Is not Miss Ellington the first
woman to confess that she was UNI
happy because she did not get a
chance to darn socks? Is it not true
that the average woman objects to
the very things that Miss Ellington
prefers? Is it not true that thousands
of other women have tired Of the
yoke because it implied,
for them, drudgery of house work
But here we have woman who has
grown tired of 1t all becauses she did
not have an opportunity to do the
things that so many women condemn.
The conclusion of the whole mat
ter must be that women, as well as
the rest of us, want to do the other
thing. Few of us are satisfied with
our lots. We want to be something
else and we want to do something
else. The poor would be rich, and
Andrew Carnegie, so he says, would
be poor. Those who run sewing. ma
chimes and typewriters would be act
resses, and those who are actresses
want to darn socks. For each of US,
it would seem, happiness, like gold, is
buried at the end of the rainbow and
we are all rainbow chasers.
But here is to the woman who wants
to darn socks!