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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1904)
PAGE FOUR. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST !, 1904. tin morning flstorian ESTABLISHED 1873 PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. J. H. CARTER, GENERAL MANAGER. Correct Clothes for Men RATES. OUR coat-hanger, Inside coat pocket, orwa!$t coat strap should bear this 'abel By mail, per year'.. By mail, per month , By carriers, per pionth G 00 50 60 OwrtcUlteS.A.B.AOa. THE SE31I-WEEKLY ASTOUIAX. By mail, per year, in advance $1 00 FROM BUNCHGRASS TO WHEAT. American temperament and climate do not make for moderate drinkinjr. A given quantity of liquor is more dangerous here than iu England, It is possible, however, that the laok of facilities for comfortable. self-resiecting nunleration among the poorer classes here is partly responsible' for the greater tempera mental tendencies to excess. If that is true, the new saloon may be working iu the right direction. The plan to sell in model saloons only ber and light wines has had many advocates. This establishment includes spirits iu its list. This may seem an ol- jeetionable concession, but perhaps if it is to secure any patronage worth while among those whom it is most desired to draw away from the rumshop, they must have full liberty of choice, and not lx treated like persons under guardianship. The whole question is a difficult and complex one, involving the adaptation of institutions to human nature. There is no use m this community of trying Men, and means the same as to make men conform to somebody's deductions of MI8-K" on Cold, and "STERL wnat they ought to do. 1 hat has been often tried NG on silver. ana tailed, liisliop rotter tells the truth when he says: "the enort to shut up the saloon by legisla tion and place it under the ban has been one of the most tragic and yet comic failures of modern his tory. Men may shut their eyes to the fact, or MAKERS C NEWyORK if you want the finest possible ready-for-service apparel. It's on ail the "Correct Clothes for Coual to fine custom-md In all but price. Th makers' guarantee, and ure, with tvtry garment. W art cxtituivt UUtr ibuton in tNt city. DON'T LIKE THE PROSPECT. The Post-Intelligencer relates the following inter esting story of a thriving county in Washington : The nonulation of Franklin county has increased over 400 per cent in the past four years. Hills that declare it unehurchly and shocking for the bishop to formerly were covered with native hinchgrass are inaKe n admission which they believe must give now decorated by sheaves of wheat. Valleys once comfort to Satan, but it is nevertheless a fact that clothed in sagebrush now enclose gardens and or- we have not begun to solve the saloon problem by ehards. The land that for centuries remained a legislation or the temperance problem by the preach Jrt bas been reclaimed from its wild condition inS of total abstinence; and a wise servant of human ma converted into an oasis of vegetation. Where is basis of truth for his endeavors. Striker,.MV chiea. R,ur" -.., . i That Bishon Potter has reaehed the truth or tlmtll... ' " turop.an Homee. me traveler suuereu xur wmn auu s amutui-iru - ----- Chicago, Aug. 8.-FJfty foreigners. i&y the sandstorms oi the Columbia river vaney is "v" 'v. ov.v c m.uui, nwu.y aii former employe of the bow situated the thrivins little town of Connell. but the attemPt to dl'al vvlth conditions as they act- stockyard, parkins hou.es. left early Pour years ago the present site of Connell con- ual,y exist ad supply to men a practical and at- tomy their old homes abroad. They ft. lv W sptinn hos fnr th Xort hern tractive refuge from evil resorts is certainly com- flr "cournted. they my, with the pre. Pacific railway employes. It was the only place for jniendable. many miles where the stranger could find enough lis w 0 O O 0 food to stay his hunger or water to quench his thirst A few roamjng cattle and many howling coyotes marked the only signs of life across the wide area of arid country, comprising Franklin county, from Pasco to the eastern border. Men shunned the country as they would the famous Death valley of 5Q,ent wneat and me lower racmc coast. . The pioneers of agriculture have brought alxrat a wonderful change in Franklin county. Scores of larvesting and threshing machines may be seen on the hillsides collecting the golden harvest. Where once the supplies necessary for workmen could be taken to the fields on a pack mule the railroad com pany requires the use of many cars. To the right and the left the traveler beholds an immense field f grain. It is all wheat. New fields plowed from tunehgrass yield 25 to 30 bushels to the acre of the Iread food of the world. Such is the transformation scene of one county in the state of Washington. WAGES AND PRICES. In drawing conclusions from the data that the department of commerce and labor submits as to I been th country for years. wages and the cost of living in 1894 and in 1904, wer Bohemians. Poles and Italians In it should be borne in mind that 1894 was a year of numr,: T of tt thHfty dlcnment that faced them with no set tlement of the strike In sight, living expenses high and their savings dwind ling away just before the advent of cold weather. The majority of them spoke no English, though they had There Our great odds-and-enda sale of' Men's Suits started off with a rush. Many of the people came just to ace what we had, and others, who were afraid it was a fake sale looked at the goods, bought thein und loft the store fully satisfied that we were doing just what we. advertised, viz: Closing out about 100 odd suits, sizes 34 to 40, worth up to $35.00 at $16.00 We emphasize the fact that we do not ... expect to make nny profit on this , sale. Our sole object is to' make room for our new full stock which will soon arrive. Our reputation for reliability leaves no chance for doubt as to the genuineness of this sale. :: :: :: P. A. STOKES ONE PRICE TO EVERYBODY final who had anveil hp rrnir mart seven-cent cotton and of "hobo" of th. nioney they b,.a eiirileJ ,n the armies and soup-houses. Industrial conditions mlyards. that year were at their very worst, and in contrast ing them with conditions at the nresent time mI- Forsst Fires Rage in Flathead Country. - A. 1- .. . 1 . P A 1 1 - luwauce must Or inaue ior inai iact. Butte. Auk. 7. The forests are still The statistics colected by the department show I burning In many parts of Klutheud quite clearly that, while the prices of most of the r0""1 an1 grcat damae Mn necessaries of life have materially increased since done- p,hone communication with 10n, . , . . . Columbia Falls and Whltedsh Is cut 1694, the average rate of wages lias increased in a otr Bn,, rnnno. hA , still greater degree. This is gratifying, of course, the amount of dnmngo done, it has so far as the wage-earning classes are concerned, but Pen reported here by people returning it is likely to be viewed in an entirely different light from Whltefi8h that ,he hurh build by persons whose incomes are derived from invest- and tW reRldence" hnd burned R" result or lorem iires neur me town and that the framework at the brick- Scow Boy Iron 8 Brass Works Manufacturers of Jron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings. General Foundrymen and Patternmakers. Absolutely firstclass work. Prices lowest Pncne245fa Comer Eighteenth end Franklin. TFIE BISnOP AND THE SALOON. We can well believe that Bishop Potter is in re- and deposited tends downward, and with a rise in the cost of living the fact inevitably signifies that ctipt of indignant letters from good people condemn- people having such investments or deposits mast .Ing him for giving his approval to the new anti- ftave greater trouble in making "ends meet." Many treating saloon, says the New York Tribune. The wage-earning working people are undoubtedly to be idea that a clergyman should encourage the sale of "Eluded in this category, which means that while intoxicating liquor under any conditions will fill tllev nave profited by the rise in wages, they have many people with horror. The total abstinence suffred by a decline in the return on savings and movements of the last 50 years have created a wide- vestments. spread feeling in this country that Christianity and It; is this thrifty and desirable element of the alcohol in any form are absolutely incompatible, population which is so often overlooked when dis That is an idea which prevails nowhere else to any cussing the question of wages and of the cost of liv srach extent. In Germany the general use of liquors 'm- to be assumed that, if wage-earners 6 a matter of course. In the Middle Ages "As are fair,v prosperous, the rest of the population abstemious as an Italian" was a proverb, but every B,ust aIs0 be prosperous an assumption that totally Italian, priest or layman, drinks his wine. In Eng- l?nore8 the fact that if wage-earners are prospering land churchmen and nobles do not hesitate to give at tlie expense of the rest of the community, there countenance to liquor selling under proper restric- must be a diminished consumption of things on the tions. The European attitude is one of encouraging Part the latter. This is an economic fact which temperance and reducing the abuses of cverindulg- tnce, without attempting to proscribe all alcoholic drinks as absolutely and irretrievably evil. Here the tone of society, at least in the rural districts and in most of the Protestant churches, has been much Jess tolerant, not necessarily of drinking, but of the drink traffic. A great number of people drink in their homes and clubs who will strongly disapprove sf Bishop Potter's opening of a saloon, no matter what its aim or rules. We are glad, however, that Bishop Potter did open the saloon, and even those who do not share his point of view must give him credit for the courage of his convictions and the purity of his motives. No doubt there are some devotees of abstinence who would rather see drunkenness flourish than see temperance promoted by moderate drinking. To them the success of the new departure would be dis tinctly deplorable. Most pcoph, however, will be glad to give anything a fair trial which offers any prospect of reform. Only a trial can show whether f not the present scheme has the germ of good in it Certainly much would be accomplished if the classes of people for whom this saloon is established could be guarded from excess. If they could be taught to indulge a moderate appetite as a matter of course, as the great mass of the Italians and Ger mans do, in decent surroundings, much would be accomplished". The great evil of drinking is not the irg, but the dramshop, with all the degrading things which have come to accompany it, and its iJcouragement or excess. On the other hand, the ments in mortgages, bonds or stocks or from savings bank deposits. The return on money thus invested yards had burned. It is thought the main portion of the town will not be damaged, unless a very heavy wind sets In. The fire Is on both sides of the railroad track, leading from Whiteflsh to Columbia Falls, and Is raging fiercely. The fires have cut off travel between here and Whiteflsh, the roud for many miles this week being In a bluze of flame. Near Dayton creek a bad fire Is devastating the timber. Great clouds of smoke made their appearance during the night and this morning. So dense was the smoke one could not see the distance of three miles In any dlrec tion. Reports received are that fires are raging In all directions, and on Tuesday 14 distinct flres could be traced northeast and" went of Kallspell. It s supposed, with the heavy wind of Tuesday afternoon, that the flres have spread with great rapidity, Word has Just been rcelved that a ranchman living near Whiteflah had all his buildings and grain, as well as the timber, destroyed by fire, and that he and his family barely escaped with their lives. The whole side of the mountain east of Kallspell was on Are Tuesday night, and It was spreading at a rate to indicate that the whole mountain would be stripped of Its tim ber. Forest Supervisor Haines and his force are doing ail they can fighting fires, but his force of men Is Inadequate to cope with the situation. ' it seems to be impossible for most leaders and mem bers of labor organizations to grasp. No doubt the statistics put forward by the de partment of commerce and labor will be made to do service in the present campaign, but newspapers and orators that employ them for partisan purposes should keep in mind that they are handling a two edged sword. OUXxmtLlUJLXiiiu.ixiiTXinrrrxtTm imumttm FRESH AND CURED MEATS 0 Wholesale and Retail Ships, Logging Camps and Milfe supplied on short notice. R LIVE STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD WASHINGTON MARKET . CHRISTENSON & CO. 1 ' fi From Berlin comes a story that Japan's most bril liant soldier, General Knroki, is a Pole, his father having fled to the orient after the revole in 1831, and on his deathbed having charged his son to avenge the wrongs of Poland upon Russia. The story reads like that of Hannibal, sworn to eternal enmity to Rome, and lends a romantic interest to the achieve ments of one now acknowledged to be a genius in strategy and the ablest general developed so far in the Russo-Japanese war. Most of the damage has been done, but before there is another great war the powers should really get together and prescribe some rules for the gov ernment and limitation of war experts. ' 7 The administration will apparently have to serve notice on those Panamahs that the tariff follows the flag, whether the constitution does or not. The English secretary of war wants the British army reduced. Mad Mullah and the Tibetans are ready to second the motion. W. C. Sawyer, of Pendleton, is visit ing In Astoria. Mao "I writ to let yoa know sow I tppneUty yoar SMeareM. I eomaieneed tktng then 1m Kovaa er nd took two kn eont boii nd DMiod k tup. worn u it. long . i nto i eomnntM Ukinf wm Mi Wdaidf , April 4ta, 1 punad uohr rorni m it. ionf na owr tnonttBa pmftii I. PraTlont to mr Uklol Cudiiu 1 didn't kow I htd k Mpo-warm. f lwjr k4 it tap worm SI It. long and cm wormi, frarloBt to mr Mkioj spetlie. Vim. r. Brawa, IN frankUs ., Brookljs, N. T. fflffS Btst for f( mr Th Dowels J CANOTCATrWmC K RtHUl, P!Ubl, Potent, TmU Oftod, Do (oo4, KTr Blckn, WkB or Orlpt, Ifc, Kt, Me. Never old la bulk. The gennlne tablet etemped COO. ttMruteed to tore or roar nosey beck. 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