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PAGE FOUR.. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1901. Zk morning flstorian ESTABLISHED 1873 PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. J. II. CARTER, GENERAL MANAGER. 50 CO fV " 1 : Rates. ' ( f ; j ; Bv mail, ter vear $6 00 By mail, per month..... By carriers, per pnnth ;r ' THE SEMI-WEEKLY" ASTOKIAX. , . ', By mail, per year, in advance f 1 00 WQRK NEEDED IN THIS DIRECTION. ?. The time has gone when Oregon sbuld hide its light under a bushel, if that were ever allowable, says the Portland Journal in a timely editorial ut terance. It is time for it to stand out m the open, t claim that which justly belongs to it and to make known to the world the attractions it has to offer to tourists, capitalists and homeseekers. Oregon fruit, as an example, is sent well over the world. The name f the locality in which it is produced is a byword for excellence. But it has been forced to make its way imply and sloly on its merits, to be discovered by the purchasing public and by them adopted as a standard of excellence. If all products were pushed in this way then all would stand upon an even basis. But this is not the plan adopted by other states. They not only openly push their sales but are constantly advertising them in the most attractive ways.' Many of those who buy a Hood river product, as an ex ample, may never know where Hood river is. It is to them a sort of brand of excellence, a trade mark, but it carries with it no definite sense of location, no pic ture of the section in which it is produced. If, through advertising, it were definitely known that all uch products were raised in Oregon, there is no quarter of the state which would not receive from it a definite benefit. If such a quality can eb raised here, then the country must afford diversified oppor tunities for men seeking new homes or who wish to make investments. This is the way it would appeal to men everywhere and the very circumstance would be of invaluable aid in stimulating the growth of the whole state. But it is not Were it not for the rail roads and the advertising work which they do Ore gon's growth would be too slow to speak of. This matter should be gone after systematically. We should study the methods pursued elsewhere, and there are no better models than California affords, and these we should improve if we can. Some time after the fruit crop is harvested there should be a gathering of the fruit raisers of the state to consider this question. They should inaugurate a campaign not alone to push their products, but to advertise them as the products of the state of Oregon. In this way they would be doing a work which, while it would be of enormous direct benefit to themselves would be of almost as much benefit to the state in every line of business. Everywhere the is a growing sentiment favorable to a campaign all along the line. The more generally it is embraced and the more especially it is followed, the greater will be the results. In the next six years there should be an enormous influx of population and we should by that time be in a fair way of ultilizing the many productive acres that are now lying idle as well as making more of those acres which have long been under cultivation, more productive and profitable. e JAPAN'S POLICY. Mr.-Cunliff-Owen publishes in Munsey's a some what hysterical appeal to the Christian world against Japan in view of "the yellow peril" which will fol low the defeat of Russia in the present struggle. The writer says that "if Japan is successful she will not repeat the mistake which she made at the conclusion of her war with China, when she permitted the European powers to rob her of the fruits of her vic tory. She may be trusted to take advantage of the popular sentiment in her behalf throughout Asia to earry matters with a high hand." This naive confession that Japan was robbed, as she was, and that being put on notice now she will not be robbed again, doeg not seem to impress Mr. Gunliff-Owen that the best way to avert any yellow peril, real of fancied, will be by dealing justly with the Asiatics, says the CalL The United States has dealt justly with Japan and the result is her assimi lation of our civilization. She has our public school system and our system of jurisprudence complete. The common law, except as modified by statutes, is the law of Japan and her trained jurists are the peers of any in this country or England. Suppose that Japanese influence shall raise eastern Asia to the ame level t What peril is there in it f The western world pretended that it was for that purpose that it broke by force the seclusion of China. : , Mr. Cunliff-Owen's final appeal against Japan is Based upon his statement that education has not en tirely destroyed the belief of the people in the su pcrnatural quality of the mikado. If he will go a lit tle into Russia he will find millions of the vodka soaked and suddenly ignorant people firmly believing in the supernatural powers of the great czar. In deed, if supersititin is t be the test, the Russians suf fer, for they are the only people in these days that believe that charms and amulta and holy images can protect a battleship or defend a city. Japan has done more, for the rise of Asia to a modern plane than all the missionaries and all the western nations com bined. Let Asia rise, let China bo enlightened, and then lot us treat them justly, and there will bo no peril THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CRAB. The evident effort on the part of the land grab bers to secure for themselves what little is mow loft of the public domain has attracted much attention of late. Among those senators who are lined up against these indifferent public, servants in both houses of congress is Senator Gibson of Montana, who Raid in a speech delivered March 24 : "The rapid increase in our population, together with the enactment of the national irrigation meas ure, have the last two or three years greatly stimu lated the taking up of our choicest public lands in large tracts in the arid and semiarid states, and con sequently agricultural lands, whether irrigable or nonirrigable, have in that time rapidly advanced in value. These facts should lead the government to prompt action in repealing the desert-land act and the commutation clause of the homestead act, as well as the forest reserve lieu land act, if it would save the remaining public land for inhabitancy. "Our present system of land laws is all that could be desired if it is the part of wisdom to give the ownership and control of the land in eight or ten states of the union to a few men and companies, who will use them for cattle ranges, rather than hold them for millions of homeless American citizens. "Under pastoral stock raising there will never be large numbers of cattle in the Rocky mountain states, but if farmers can occupy that country, which will surely be the case under a wise and just national policy, its live stock interests after a while will as sume immense proportions. "In proof of this I have only to state that ac cording to the last census Iowa, a farming state, hav ing 55,000 square miles, had 500,000 more cattle than Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico, states and terri tories covering an area of 821,000 square miles. "The continuance of our present system of land laws will result in the ownership by landlords of the principal part of the arid states, whereas if held subject to a homestead act that can not be commuted the public domain still remaining will become the property of millions of freeholders." This matter will occupy much of the time of the next session of congress. OPPOSE DISFRANCHISEMENT. Plank to Be Offered by National Nogro Suffrage League. Chicago, Juno 11. The adoption of a plunk declaring the republican party "opposed to all forma of disfranchise mrnt founded on, canto and race pre Ja dice" will be asked by the National Negro Suffrage league. The loitgue haa held Ita second aniiunl convention at the Institutional African Methodist church with on attendance of 100 dele gate, 45 of whom are delegates to the republican convention. The convention name Jamea 11. Hayes of Virginia, J, n. Clifford of West Virginia and J. K. IMxon of Rhode Island as ft com mittee to wait upon the republican committee on resolution today with the following declaration: - "The right of suffrage should not be withheld wherever Intelligence and a loyal regard for the aplrlt and aim of the constitution are manifested. When ever it I denied for reasons that do not apply to on understanding of the re sponsibilities of cltlaenshlp. a due re gard for life, property and tho perpe tuation of popular government, tho act Is In direct conflict with tho Interest and letter of the constitution of the United States. The republican party therefore Is opposed to all form of die- franchlaement founded on caato and race prejudice." Thlo wan alg ned by tho league1, com mittee, consisting of W. H. A. Moore, Illinois; J. W. OUe, Alabama; J. C. Carter. Virginia; J. R. Clifford, West Virginia; O. H. Heed, Maryland; James C. Churchman. South Carolina, and O. H. Jackson, Ohio. Tho report of tho committee was unanimously adopted and several at tacks were directed against tho un political slavery of tho south. A BIQ CONTRACT. Dr. VAUOIIAN, Dentist s Pytblan Building, Astoria, Oregon. I Dr. T. L. BALL -! Dr. F. I. Friedricb, DENTISTS (21 Commercial street. Astoria Ore. Dr. W. O. LOGAN DENTIST 578 Commercial St., Blianahan Building C. J. TKENOHARI) Insurance, Commission and Shipping. CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKER. Agent Wells-Fargo and Northern Pad do Exprea Companies, Cor. ELEVENTH and BOND 8TS. JAY TUTTLE, M. D. nil'SICUN AND HUltQEON Aetlng AMktant turgeoa U.S. Marine Hospital Hrrvlos. Offloo hour; 10 to 11 a.m. 1 to 4:19 p.m, 47? Commercial Street, 2nd Floor, Dr. RIIobA O. HICKS OSTEOPATH 1ST Mansotl Dldg. (71 Commercial It NIONRKUCKMa, C. W. BAKU, DENTIST M.oscll ltailding 673 Commercial rJtreot, AilorU, Or TELEPHONE ItED 20L "Neglected cold make fat grave yards." Dr, Wood'. Norway Pino Syrup helps men and women to a happy, vigorous old ago. The TROY Laundry h the only White Labor Laundry in the City. Does the Best 4 of Work at very reasonable Prices, and is in every way worthy of your patronage. Cor. 10th and DUANE STS. Phone 1091 A high official of the Suez canal has made a re port declaring that malaria has disappeared from the territory upon each side of the famous waterway, be cause of the energetic and unflagging warfare waged against mosquitoes. This assurance ought to give unbounded encouragement to the heroic knights who are battling so valiantly against these vicious insects, especially in this hemisphere. "When the Americans assemble hosts of workmen to continue and complete the gigantic task in Panama, the trumph in sanitary progress achieved at Suez will make their hearts beat high with hope. A $4 gold coin belonging to Dr. Charles J. Lange is on exhibition at the Germania National bank in Milwaukee. The piece of gold is thinner than a $3 coin, but of the same diameter. It displays on the obverse side the "Liberty head" without a cap and the 13 stars, interspersed with "6G3S7C7 grams." On the reverse side is a five-pointed star with this inscrip tion: "One stella 400 cents." "E. pluribus unum. Deo est gloria," and on the rim, "United States of America, 4 Dob" The coin is valued at $200. The fixed habits of a nation can not be changed in a day, and years are but days in the life of a nation. Individuals change their habits because they are forced to by reason of individual weaknesses, whims or peculiarities, but when the change involves the habits of millions, that is another matter. We will be a pie-eating nation for another century, at least, and perhaps two or three centuries. O) , Not being ready to attack the Japs in the rear and not being able to attack them in, the front, General Kuropatkin continues to play his old losing game of both ends against the middle. ' Mr. Bryan insists that Judge Parker's virtues are purely negative, while Judge Parker's friends insist that Mr. Bryan's determination to name the man are impurely affirmative. . 1 Now that the fireworks ordinance has been killed by the common council, the youngsters and oldsters may shoot to kill. ' Good morning I Is your crashed rock street on straight f Excavating for Terminal Site In Man hattan to Begin Soon. New York. June 21. A $5,000,000 contract for excavating the terminal site of the Pennsylvania railroad In Manhattan has been awarded to the New York Contracting ft Trucawg Company, according to the Herald. The bids closed Juno 2 and the directors of the Pennsylvania, New York Ing Island Ilailroad Company are under stood to have Just taken tho action stated at a meeting held at Philadel- phla, although no offlclal announce ment to that effect has been made. It Is tho largest contract of tho kind ever undertaken In this city. Within 10 day work will begin on tho task of excavating to a depth of 40 feet In the four block which tho railroad pur chased for Ita terminal station. It will extend from Seventh to Ninth ave nue and from Thirty-first to Thirty third street. Hundreds of dwellings and store which covered thl property In a thickly populated part of the city have been razed, only a few of tho best remaining, to bo used a temporary offices. Under tho contract tho work must be completed within 22 months. The excavation will have to bo done through solid rock for the most pai and all around tho great area of the terminal tho contractor for excava tion must, a part of their contract, build a retaining wall. Earth and rock removed from the dltche will be car ried Into boat to tho New Jersey shore and used to fill in some wamp land, where an Immense yard I ta be built. Long Eulogize McKinley. Chicago, June 21. John D. Long, for mer secretary of the navy, ha been the guest of honor and the principal speaker at tho Bunker hill day banquet of the New England Society. Mr. Long Dald a glowing tribute to President Mc Kinley, giving him the credit for the Inauguration of the administration colonial policy and dwelt on his serious view regarding the responsibility of the head of the government to all the people, Irrespective of class or affiliation. PIMEL O COOK TRANSFER CO. Telephone 221. Draying and Expressing All good shipped toourcaro will receive special attention. 709-715 Commercial Street. Reliance Electrical Works We are thoroughly prepared for making estimate, and executing order, lor all kind, of electrical installing and repairing. Bopplleo in .lock. W. Mil th.Celobratod SHELBY LAMP. OKI CalUpI'bon.1101. Msaajt-r 428 BOND STRERT rirnimmmiiiiiiMiHiiHrmrrmiiiiiittuirTT a FRESH AND CURED MEATS Wholesale and Retail Ships, Logging Camps and Mills supplied on short notice LIVE STOCK JJOUGI1T AND SOLD WASHINGTON MARKET . CHRISTENS0N CO. PyTtiiinitmiiiiiTttTtffiiiinninnTTy MATTRESSES Wool, Curled Hair, Mohair, Spring. All kinds of Mattresses made to order. Prices tho Lowest. L. H. HENNINGtSEN $ CO. 504 BONO STREET. ASTORIA. OREGON. PHONE. RED 230S ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. Haring installed a Itubber Tiring Maohine of the . latest pattern I am prepared to do all kind of work in that line at reasonable price. Telephone 201. CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS. Donate Valuable Property. Chicago, June 21. Property, valued at $100,000 ha been donated by Mre Emily J. Smith of Chicago to the Chi cago presbytery for the purpose of founding a Presbyterian home for the aged. Attached to the gift Is a tlpu- latlon that tho presbytery erect cer tain building and that the home, when completed, be recognized a a memorial to Mr. Smith' parents, Washington and Jane Smith. Appeal Dismissed. Munich, June 21. The prlvlncial court ha dismissed the appeal of Hen Conrad, a Munich writer, from tho de cision rendered against him In a libel ault brought by Beinrelch Conreld, di rector of tho Metropolitan opera house, New York, because of an attack made by tho writer on tho director a a re sult of hi American production of "Parsifal." LOO O TONS BEST LUMP JS as Free Delivery. Phone orders to No. 106L Elmore & CO. HOTEL PORTLAND The Finest Hotel In the Northwest PORTLAND. OREGON. Don't Forget the GREEN STRIPE . J-l 1 T T-r it Mb me juagie juanee Jo.au i P.A.PETERSOK