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PAGE FOUR. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2. the morning flstorian ESTABLISHED 1873 PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. RATES. By mail, per year $G 00 By mail, per month 50 By carriers, per month 00 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOltlAX. By mail, per year, in advance $1 00 'WHERE GRAFT HOLDS SWAY. The dispatch from St. Petersburg relatir-g how ne of the largest manufacturers in Russia refuse to obey a requisition of the imperial government for a heavier contribution toward war expenditures in Manchuria unless he were allowed to cppoint agents to see that the money was strictly applied to military purposes calls attention anew to one of the weak spots in the present system of Russian rule. The manufacturer in question took the stand that he did because at the opening of the present war he had donated one million roubles' worth of cloth for the Manchurian army, only to discover a little later that this same cloth was being sold in Moscow shops; and he refused to be made the further victim of "graft" In consequence, the governor of Moscow ordered him to leave Russia, but before complying with this command he gave instructions that all of his facto ries be shut down, thus throwing some 65,000 em ployes out of work. At this point the imperial gov ernment intervened, and the order of banishment was revoked. This incident is only one of a multitude of ex amples of the reign of "graft" in Russia that could be cited. Not many months ago a number of egentsj f American firms approached the Russian govern lent for the purpose of selling the latter certain nppb.es that it needed. The articles offered were entirely satisfactory both in regard to quality and price, but the-American agents were speedily ap prised that they could not hope to "do business" un less they first put down a good round sum in the ahape of blackmail. The agents accordingly cabled lome to find out whether the concerns, that they represented were willing thus to 'resort to bribery nd promptly receiving an emphatic answer VNo," they dropped all efforts to find a customer in the Russian government. The only competitors of the American concerns were Britons and as the latter finally succeeded in selling the .Russian government the supplies that it required, the presumption is that they yielded to the demands of the Russian "graft er" What wonder is it that the Russian army aud avy- are insufficient when nearly the entire service, lapsed, and already the invitations are on their way to the jHiwers of the world. There seems little ground for the other criti cism that it is inopportune to call for peace in the midst of a great war. The wisest of all philos ophers ages ago reminded the world that it is not the well who need a physician, but those who are siek. A peace congress now might not put a stop to the war. It would almost certainly exert a consid erable influence toward ameliorating the passions that war is engendering in other nations, toward preventing the extension of hostilities among other powers and even toward lessening the horrors' of the war itself. Another consideration which would seem to make it particularly timely is that some of the international issues which this war has raised are susceptible of most profitable discussion and dis position at the very moment when they are fresh est in mind. The quest ions of contraband, the treatment of prizes, the use of mines and aerial bat- j teries, the use of wireless telegraphy and other mat-i ters could not be studied and passed upon at any time to better advantage than now. Even if it were agreed in advance that no determination of the con gress should apply to this war, which was begun before the congress was called, the object lessons of the war would be of inestimable value to the con gress and would greatly facilitate the making of equitable and humane rules for future wars. That, however, is for the nations to determine. The president makes it sufficiently plain that Amer ica, for one, is in favor of holding the congress with out waiting for the return of universal peace. He does not, However, assume to impose the view upon others. He leaves it to them to indicate their various preferences as to time and place. He takes the initiative, but does not dictate, lie has thus dis cnargeu nis and nis country s wiiole duty, and leaves with the powers addressed the responsibility of de termining whether the opportunity he has created shall or shall not be improved. Concerning their decision there should be little doubt. A disinterested call for peace is something no nation can well afford to slight. OOSOG o o () o (. o o o o o ( o w o o o o o o o o o 0 O00000000000 S0SOWiOlOfO o 0 P.A.StoKes for eivu and military, is corroded with corruption? "What wonder is it that in spite of Russia's ample inancial resources her hapless legions in Manchuria are- compelled to go days without food J What won der is it that Russia's trade is languishing when the twmtry is filled with harpies of, high and low station demanding a "rakeoff " and tribute as a condition to permission to pursue legitimate business callings! "What wonder is it that Russia is seething with in ternal discontent when the masses of the empire. Bowed to the earth with taxation, see public officials wh landle public funds grow enormously rich. Men do not ptther grapes of thorns or figs of thistles, and the astonishing thing is that Russia, with her gov- WBTBentil service saturated with corruption as it is, las been able to make as much progress, both as an andastrial and a military power, as she has. That Nicholas II is fully cognizant of the extent f the reign of "graft" among the officials of his do mimaa is hardly open to doubt; but it is equally aertaia that this sort of business does not receive 1 sanction. The fact, however, that he seems un able to correct it shows the tremendous power that fe wielded by the Russian bureaucracy; and the mil iary leverses that Russia has met in the far east and t&at she may continue to meet there will not 1 without their compensations if they shall result Si emphasizing the peril to any nation that tolerates eJiring corruption in public office. ;-j HIE CALL FOR PEACE. The KDworthy and disingenuous sneer that the pwsiclmt'a promise to call another peace congress was- meant for campaign purposes only is amply re fute, yi the New York Tribune. When the presi dent's promise, or announcement, was made to the Interparliamentary Union no date for its fulfillment was sC car even hinted at, and there was a general wppwrition that the actual issuing of the invitations light b deferred until next year. A delay of sev eral months would not have seemed too great. But urn . . . rae piTHiaent was more in earnest than he was on all Bands credited with being. Only a month has v ' . ' -' ' - iiU:. GENIUS SOMETIMES FLOWERS LATE. We die younger than we ought; civilization burns wastefully the tissues of the body, and life is now so feverish that if a man at 30 has not done some thing worth while he despairs of achieving distinc tion and begins to call himself a spent hack and to) philosophize, more or less cheerfully, upon his fail ure, says the Bulletin. One compares his progress with Napoleon's, who at 26 was a great, victorious general; with the younger Pitt's, who in his early twenties was a prime minister; with Alexander Hamilton's, eminent when still adolescent; and with the careers of other men who have attained fame, high position and grearsuccess at an early age. . But these men were- put of the usual run; many others, of equal genius, flowered later in life; and sorqe of the most famous characters were obscure until long past middle age. Laurence Sterne, for in stance, was 46 when he published the first volume of "Tristam Shandy," the book which made him known. Daniel Defoe was in his late thirties be fore he became known even as a pamphleteer, and the first work of any merit from his pen "Robin son Crusoe" appeared when he was 58. Old men have written some of the most memor able books, epoken some of the most memorable speeches and performed some of the most memorable deeds in history. Russell, Palmerston, Disraeli and Gladstone, four of the greatest English leaders in politics during the nineteenth century, were active after 70. Gladstone, especially, retained his powers of mind and body until long after 80. Bismarck, at 80, was a powerful figure in the German empire. Not only the mind but also the body ought to last, in vigor, until 70 or 80. It is not natural to break down, physically and mentally, in the fifties as so many do. Plenty of exercise, plenty of fresh air and plenty of hard work, coupled with temper ance in eating and drinking, and intelligent use of the powers, will preserve a man almost unimpaired until what we call a ripe old age. s Swell Tog's Men" THIS IS A CUT OF our swell Belted IWk Overcoat fifty two inches long and a favorite with the "know how to dress man." It is a coat that wo have in all patterns, motor ials and weights. $10. TO $30. Of course we have- the ever popular "topkote" and Chesterfields, in Melton's, Beavers, Thibet, Coverts and unfinished worsteds. Why spend timo and aggravation in going to a tailor's when you can step in here and bo fitted with garments that equal the produc tion of a swell city tai lor at half the cost. Jiflifl itittlS -JbBP- fr lain Coats T HIS IS A OAK- merit that every gentleman neods and we think wo have the swellcst lino of Itain Coats that ever came into Astoria. Kvery garment is guaranteed to shed water, aud they fit, look and tako the placo of an overcoat. Wo fcel certain that should you need a gar ment of tin's kind you will do well to iiiHiioct our stock. They are tailored right and priced right. o o 9 o Copyright I 904 by Hart Schaffner Utx 00000000000$0000000000O$O3O(i $12.1 TO I 1 25. P. A. Stokes ! "Swell Togs for Men" $ to w (ft S SHOES That is our subject. We can interest you in shoes. We have shoes : : : : : For Everybody and no house in As toria can sell better FOOTWEAR or at lower prices. : : : S. A. GIMRE 543-545 Bond St iMliilllitttti!?lt?IHHttitll!llliHllllHtt a .1 1 1 iu.i-' '"""""rK!UCrEi There are 1000 American teachers in the Philip pines centered in 338 larger towns out of the 934 towns in the entire archipelago. Two thousand pri mary schools are in operation, and they employ the service of 3000 native teachers. The inhabitants there are the only oriental people who have accept ed Christianity and shown aspirations toward civil liberty. It is a good material for western educa tional methods to work on, shows good progress so far and with better still in prospect as the years go by. Every voter in Clatsop county should cast bis ballot for presidential elctors. Roosevelt will carry Oregon by about 27,000 majority, but this should not cause republican apathy or democratic indifference. Nor should socialists and prohibitionists fail to vote on this account. Let us make a good showing for Clatsop county by polling 3000 votes. Clatsop is one of the smallest counties in area in Oregon and must get out a full vote to make a good comparative showing. That Cans should have invited the foul which gave him victory over Mr. James Britt is not sur prising in view, of the color of the aforesaid Cans. PACIFIC LUTHERAN ACADEMY AND BUSINESS COLLEGE This school is designed to meet the wants of those whose opportu nities for schooling are limited, and who wish to make the most of the time and means at their disposal. Prepares thoroughly for any first-class college or school of science in the shortest possible time. It also maintains a strong course in the Commercial Branches and in Shorthand and Typewriting. A special course bad been provided for persons whose early education has been neglected. Eleventh year opened Octobers 1904. Write for catalogue. Address DEPARTMENT B, PACIFIC LUTHERAN ACADEMY. Parkland, Wash. flS to New York iroiu all Scan dlnavlan polnta over all lines. Tick eta .t Kallunkl'fn, CIS Commercial St Notice of Primary Election. Notice la hereby given that a pri mary election fur the republican party will be held In the city of Astoria, Oregon. Saturday. November 6, 1904. between the hours of 12 m. and 6 p. m. of aald day, for the purpose of electing thirty-six (SO delegates to a republican city convention, hereinafter designated, which said delegates are apportioned as follows, to-wlt: First Ward 11 delegates. Second Ward 12 delegates. Third Ward 12 delegates. The following polling places and Judges for said primary election have been selected: First Ward Polling place, court house; Judges of election, 8, Q. Trul llnger, P. J. Goodman, J. A, Montgom ery. ' Second Ward Polling place, office of C. E. Foster, tii Commercial street; Judges of election, James W. Welch, C. E. Foster and D. A. Elgner. Third Ward Polling place, office of Astoria Box Company; Judges of elec tion, Oust Holmes, Iver Anderson, W. T. Schol field. Furthermore, notice Is hereby given that a republican city convention will be held at the court house In the city' of Astoria, Oregon, on Wednesday, November 9, 1904, at the hour of 2 p. m., for the purpose of nominating can didates for the following illy offices to be elected at the city election on Wednesday, December 14, 1004: One city attorney, for a term of two years, On councilman from the Second ward, for a term of three years. One councilman from tha Third ward, for a term of three years. By order of the republican city cen tral commltte. . . HARRISON ALLEN, Chairman. . C1IA8. H. ADERCROMUIE, Bee. Not A Slok Day Sine. "I was taken severely sick with kid ney trouble. 1 tried nil sorts of meJI-, clues, none of which relieved me. 'On day I saw an ad. of your Electric Oltters and determined to try that. After taking a few doses I felt re lieved, and soon thereafter was en tirely cured, and have not seen a sick day since. , Neighbors of mine have been cured of Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney troubles and Gen eral Debility." This I what D. F. Hass, of Fremont, N. C. writes. Only 00c, at Chun. Rogers Druggist. H3-INCH WOOD Delivered at depot. Carload lots. Write or phone TONGUE POINT LUMBER CO. Astorlu, Oregon. MATTING Jasl ReceivedThe finest slock of matting in the olty, in many patterns and grades. Prices low at 20, 25 and 30 oentt a yard. L. H. HENNINGSEN a CO. ftJg; rjo Ex. Co. M llIIXIIIIlllIIItITTTTTTTrmillllltHlllnmTT Staple and Fancy Groceries FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Supplies of All Kinds at Lsst Prices foe Fishermen, Farmers and Loggers. Branch Uniontowo, Phones, 711, Uniontown, 713 A. V. ALLEN, Tnth and Commercial Streets. ASTORIA. 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