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THE MOILNING ASTORIAN, THUKY, JULY V 1904. Tl ft nT? rATTD 1 ' ' . " m i Cftc morning jFlstorlan ESTABLISHED 1873 PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. j. n. cartergeneral manager. RATES. By mail, per year ..f........ $6 00 60 By mail, per month . By carriers, per month THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOMAN. By mail, per year, in advance $1 00 WHERE CO-OPERATION WINS, For a long time past co-operative societies in Great Britain have commanded ' the "attention , of economists and of sciologists by reason of the rap idity of their growth, the increasing magnitude of business done and the almost uniiorm success at tained bv them year after year. The most sanguine hopes of the founders of the first associations of the kind have been more than fulfilled, and reports sub mitted at the recent annual congress of the co-operative union show that the movement has by no means reached its limit, but is still going forward with the game extraordinary vigor that marked its early stages, says the CalL ' ' f ' 4; In his review of the progress achieved by the va rious orgaiiizatioiis composing the union the presi dent said the growth of the movement as a whole amounted "almost to a social miracle." Even tie most adverse conditions of industry and of politics have never checked the steady progress of the soci eties. Statistics were given showing that the bus iness of the last fiscal year, for which full returns were in, reached a total of 89,216,223 pounds' ster ling. It was added that the societies arM today transacting a far larger yearly turnover than the whole export trade of Great Britain amounted to when ' the movement commenced. They had now 2,116,127 members registered in 1,701 societiesand probably each member represented in most cases a family. " - A notable feature of the work of the societies is the amount of money devoted annuay. to educa tion and to charity. It appears that the founders of the original associations aimed at mutual help fulness in every direction, and from the first ""adopt ed rules devoting 1 Per wnt of all( profits to, edu cational and charitable uses. These rules have been maintained unbroken, and as a consequence the union devoted last year 78,499 pounds sterling to education and 45,649 pounds sterling to charity. At the present time there are about 800 centers where co-operative educational fnnds are being adminis tered by committees numbering altogether about 10,000 persons. " ' ' '' -'? Uvs Concerning the program of future work the ident said: ""With all that had been done the co operators were only at the beginning of their work! They had to house their members in places worthy of the name of home ; to carry co-operation to the reach of the very poorest ; to adapt it to the needs of de pressed agriculture; to bring the rural laborer back to hope ; to conquer the heart of London, where only one in 250 people were co-operators; to introduce art into their work; to wipe out all stain of corrup tion of their employes by their tempters; to reverse the policy which shut out capital from flowing into their movement with full measure; to get labor back to the land, and to give their people city gar deas and garden cities. The admirable work of their women's guilds had to be further developed, and the links which bound them to co-operators in other lands had to be strengthened." That is certainly an ambitious platform, but the great successes of the past justify the hopes of those who expect greater things in the future. Certainly there is nothing impracticable in the plans outlined, and almost the whole program may be carried out in a comparatively few years by the force which seems to be inherent in earnest co-operative endeavor. radical and decisive action, very sensibly directs that no man who made the inspection of any par ticular boat earlier in the season shall make the reinspection now, and unless there should be col lusion between the various inspectors and a dispo sition manifested to let each other "down easy" it is reasonable to expect that the inspection will this time be thorough and honest. Certainly it ought to be; and in the shadow of the appalling catastrophe brought about by previous laxity or corruption, and with a vigilant press watching the inspectors and analyzing their reports, it probably will be. The laws governing official steamboat inspection are ex plicit and comprehensive, and no intelligent, com petent inspector can be in the least doubt as to what his duties are., Mr. Cortelyou's successor will doubtless see to it that his subordinates shall in future he honest and fearless as well as vigilant in their inspections, else the steamboat companies might as well go out of business. If necessary, every passenger-carrying vessel in the harbor should be re fitted with new, sound, up-to-date fire hose, water pipes and life-preservers. A repetition of the Slo- fenm horror must be made impossible. It is also well that the United States grand jury takes up the work of investigation and prosecution. There is no thirst for mere vengeancethat is not the American way but if any of the men impeached by the coroner's jury shall be found by the grand jury, to be really t guilty of criminal negligence r other misconduct as defined by the revised statutes, indictments should be impartially framed and the accused quickly put upon their defense. For the sake of making steamboat traveling reasonably safe in the future, the guilty must be punished, and ade quate punishment can only be meted out in the federal courts. THOROUGH STEAMBOAT INSPECTION. Secretary Cortelyou's order that every passenger carrying steamboat in the harbor of New York small be immediately reinspected by the ''very best men in the service" is the most practical and hopeful result of the Slocum disaster yet accomplished, says the Brooklyn Standard Union. If his directions are faithfully obeyed by Supervising Inspector General Uhler and his subordinates the effects will be revo lutionary and far-reaching, fr the methods hereto fore in vogue, as described by Inspector Lundberg at the coroner's inquest, have been absurdly inad equate. A realistic representation of such an!, "in. spection" would alone make any comic opera a suc cess. Mr. Cortelyou, who signalizes his departure from the department of commerce and labor by this I thro mouth. "l d.Imi iutrljr frd of luaih'h ..fcarrh. ud W.ivit.l.. I tlitnk . wonl r ir.u. ki lfcftvvtak.il num. mii. mli.r o-.li.4 raiittft but without avftU ftiid I Rml wl ('c.r.l. r!tv i Bior la ft Jr Ihftit Ml tit otb.r 1 ft.vft tk.ft Mould lU . .Mlli 4awM Molina, M Unt 8., Jmj CUT. H.J. Jfifyii Best for ft Th Dowel Xw StcliNt, Wnk.a r UrW Ma. Ue.Ut. K.vW old Ift talk. Tit cln Ubl.t .tiirap4 0U& ttuunuitMd t r r Jt MOMf hmvk. trUag Rmro Co., Chlc.jo or H.T. 901 AXXUALSAIX.TEI C1LU0I B9XS PRETTY FACE WON HIM. TOE SUCCESS OF REPUBLICANISM. The address of Secretary Shaw at the semi-cen tennial celebration of the founding of the republican party will prove interesting reading, especially in view of the mild manner in which Mr. Shaw states the political situation from the viewpoint of a re publican, lie attnbutes the phenomenal success of the party to the opportune assistance of democrats, who deserted their party at critical times and made republican success possible. Only three timea m the past 50 years have the democrats carried the country once, in 1888, their plurality of the popular vote did not suffice to elect their candidate. This showing has indeed been a most striking one, especially, in a nation which al lows such great latitude to 'its people.. At times the vote was close, it is true, but the republicans have been generally successful, and doubtless would have enjoyed overwhelming victory were it not that the negro question keeps the south solidly in the ranks of the democracy. The continued support which the voters of the country have given to the republican party is due to one primary cause the promulgation of prin ciples satisfactory to the people. The percentage of men who will vote against their own interests is de cidedly small. The republicans have been the best platform-makers, and success has come to them. Eight years ago, when times were undeniably hard in this -country, the democrats took up with the free proposal. The conditions then existing afford ed . unparalleled opportunity for appeal to the cupidity of voters. .Bryan was defeated, for the sole reason that the majority of the voters of the nation stuck to the best platform. The free silver agitation was attended with beneficial effects, for it increased the volume of currency and made times better, but it was not one upon which a great party could hope for success. gThfr-independent element in this nation controls elections.'' It votes as its conscience dictates, and therefore is a safeguard against 'danger. This ele ment has been supporting the republican party be cause the republicans have voiced sentiments agree able to it. Bv its own virtues the nartv has mam. tained its supremacy. pre-silver At Seattle a negress celebrated the glorious Fourth by shooting off an unloaded revolver. She sent a bullet through the breast of a white woman and the latter was instantly killed. Had the "ac cident" occurred at any other time the negress would be held for manslaughter, perhaps on the graver charge; but it happened on the Fourth of July, and, instead of being branded a murderess, she is pro nounced a patriot. The case illustrates to a nicety the contention of The Astorian that our municipal laws should be so framed as to reduce the possibility of such terrible calamities. Here in Astoria, for instance, the man who discharges a gun within the limits of the city at any other time than the Fourth is guilty of violation of the law, yet on the Fourth he may go up and down the principal streets- thoroughfares packed densely with women and chil drenand fire off the gun to his heart's content. What we call patriotism excuses on the Fourth what would be a crime on any other day. If there is any logic in the situation we have failed miserably to discover it. If Paisuli ever goes out of the brigand business there are several firms in this country to whom the service of a man of iron-bound, copper-bottomed nerve would be valuable. , - Eastern Capitalist Fall, in Leva With Portland Damtel. Portland Journal: There has been much excitement among the 40 or more members of the Ladles' annex of the J Multnomah Athletic Club for three weeks past, excitement that has re sulted In the officers of the annex go ing Into executive session and decid ing that the cause of the dlacustilon waa a secret that should be kept. This matter was kept aecret three week Then It leaked out. In the women's edition of the Jour nal published on May 4, there ap peared a half page picture of a group of members of the Ladles' Annex of the Multnomah Atheltlo Club. A copy of the paper fell Into the hands of a wealthy manufacturer of Grand Raplda. Mich., whose attention was particularly attracted to one member of the group. She was a strikingly pretty girl of athletic build and of type that la seldom developed outside the far western states. To say that the Michigan man was Interested would scarcely express his feelings. After gazing upon and admiring the likeness, he tosaed the paper away. He could not, however, dismiss the sub ject from his mind. He recovered the paper, took another long look at the picture and again threw It away. Then he picked It up once more and arrived at a desperate conclusion. He would ascertain the name and address of this young woman. So he cut out the picture and wrote a letter, appealing for the desired In formation, sent It to the women's com mittee of the Multnomah Athletic Club ( , r , The' officers of the ladies' annex looked up the Grand Rapids manufac turer. They appointed a committee to And out who this man was who was so deeply Interested In one of their favorite members. , One of this committee chanced to know all about Grand Raplda, and she conducted the direct correspondence between the club and her friends In Grand Rnplds before the name of the young womun should be given. In the course of two weeks the ladles' an nex had become convinced that the bold man of Grand Rapids was single, of excellent family, a member of a Arm manufacturing one of the best known carpet sweepers In the world and then, without the consent of the young woman, they sent her name. , Miss Mildred Raab of Burnslde street near Fourteenth, Is the young woman whose picture had traveled all the way to Michigan In the woman's edition of the Journal. Since then Miss Raab has naturally been an object of Interest to every woman of the annex, and In the pri vacy of the club she now goes by the name of "Michigan." To the questions, "Are we all to be at the wedding?" or "Has he proposed, Michigan?" or "How many letters have you received, Michigan V she Is non. committal. There Is grave doubt at the club about any of the letters of the stricken man In Grand Rapids having been an swered. Miss Raab herself Is the only one who can throw any light on this, and she Is preserving a discreet silence. Miss Raab, In the group photograph, Is on one of the large granite railings leading to the club. Her likeness came out wonderfully clear. In the first letter the Grand Rapids man cut out girl and granite block, fastened the picture to his letter and sent It, with the cleverly worded note asking con cerning the original of the likeness. Among all of the members of the women's annex none Is more popular or better liked than Miss Raab. She Is pretty, a brunette, and Is one of the wittiest members of the club. Her family haa lived in Portland many years. She was born here, and In so ciety she Is a member of the best local "set." In the athletic club she has long been known among the women as one of their best swimmers and fencers. In addition to the club and society she Is a devoted church worker, DONT 00 TO T. 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