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PAGE FOUR. 1 ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. tlK morning flstorian ESTABLISHED 183 PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. Jy mail, per year Ey Mail, per month... By carriers, per vxoath RATES. ; ...........W.;.$6 00 .."Tt"'- 50 TUB SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOKIAN. Bf mail, per year, in advance $1 00 5 . i IN DECENCY'S m T9t; ton" and Nordstrom are to be applauded for their action in voting against the ordinance for the im provement of the Smith point road. This measure. which specified that the improvement should be paid fur fcRh license funds collect) in city precinct No I, was plainly calculated to influence the vote on the Mquor question ia that precinct, and for .downright toaavery had M parallel in- eity legislation. It was an hisult to the intelligence of the people, an outrage n-deceqdy,t$d a JwmstrousftSrt ttteomp&l the people of the precinct to aiHifuprmeipia jn or der to secmneeded iniprovenitat. Thal a coinmun- ity should have thus been notified that it could not xpect aitfWetr fepaAtmX'WmmlXs knon objection to the sale of liquor is beyond com prehension, demonstrating plainly that almost any means may be employed in the game of politics. Agam we beg to compliment the five gentlemen named. f he ordinance to increase the lieens! - imposed pon theaters should meet a similar. fate.-, .This mea wre is nothing more than a political scheme" calcu lated to bolster np the waning "pull" of a candidate for DfSce, Why should the 10-cent theaters' be thus legislated against t They are the places of entertain meat sought by the respectable element, as well as by hundreds of others who otherwise would spend their' time in the saloons., The-, 10-eent shows, are being conducted at a. loss, yet here we, find a bill thai would add a burden to them. If the ordinance were to have been framed in plain language, it would lead something like this : , '.'Section 1. In view of the fact-thai eartein -sa loons have not been doing as mien business Nrittce the 10-cent theaters were opened, it ia nrdained that n a xi i Lin . U'Lt i :1 .- Section 2. If the means taken to put the thea ten out of business should failt'ia ordained that, any man found in a respectable portion of the city after midnight shall be arrested. ,.,. J . . "Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any theatri cal manager to allow a child under the age of 1 year to perform in his playhouse' 1 " We have too much confidence in the integrity of Messrs. Burra, Belland, Leinenweber, Morton and Nordstrom to feel at all alarmed that this outrageous piece of legislation will be'enacted. Perhaps before many months we will settle the question as ' to and ' highorpriced .Amerlean-ma'de flour lor the American. ' It is not surprising, accordingly, to learn that a movement is on foot for the rejH'al, or at least a ma terial modification of the duty on wheat. Dread has already advanced in price in consequence of the in creased price of wheat, anil bakers in various sections of the country declare that, unless there is an early drop in the price of that staple, another advance in the price of bread is inevitable. Congress will be well advised if, in case existing conditions continue it shall adopt a prompt measure of relief for the masses in this mattef. O O $ O l O O $ O 0 O S O S O O i$ O O 0 10304)0 v ,-.,. , .... g, P.A.StoKes for Swell Togs Men" THIS IS A CUT OF our swell Dotted i i 9 ARBITRATION JN FRANCE , That is an agreeable, announcement, that an ar- bitratiya- trx'atjj has-been made between France and 'V&VaayVthe NjAr York Tribune.' " It is not sur prising, since it wa 'authoritatively" fetated' riot long luov fniwivpr Pft ntvi hn. .Wn mutiny unch n treaty with Great Britain, and the Jatter power. has o also: mak others jith other European countries, so tnai international. arDitrauon may oe saia 10 oe 'in iha aii " itml ftTii iinlv natural that '1ha ntii. I O r-v elimilil iin in lhri nntrnl i(inviru-it "jmi-ui II v I ft sini Aniiriin hiis loni? htn rt-eardi-it n.i tho fun. 1 7 most advocate of arbitration. It may be expected that similar treaties will be made with other coun tries, and it may yith some degree of confidence be hoped that, having been negotiated, they will be ratified and put into force. It is true that an arbitration treaty with Great Britain was negotiated, and was rejected, by our sen ate, spine years agov The causes of its rejection were obvious," aud were not insufficient There are some 2 i a t : i - i a... ..a . .. . i 7t uexiremes io wnicn.rin me present siaie oi interna tional affairs, a nation can not well go in committing ilsclt toaibitration. . But the present treaty, as do those recently madei between Great Britain aud vari ous continental powers, may be supposed to avoid any such objectionable features. We may assume that it leaves everytcase open at first for efforts to settle it by the orainary processes of diplomacy, anu inai is oniywnen mese are recognizea oy both powers to have failed that arbitration is to be sought; and that, moreover, no question involving the vital interests, the independence or the honor of either party is to be deemed arbitrable, each party being for itself the jiudge of the nature of the ques tion at issue. J- In brief, the treaty will probably prove to be nothing more than a more direct and explicit appli cation of the principles already subscribed to in the geenral treaty of The Hague. In the latter conven tion all the signatory powers practically promised to submit certain cases to arbitration under certain con tentions. These newtreatieis "between individual na- hs will be specifw i reaffirmations of that under- u. i il .'':..: 1... i' uuiiiig ut'iwtx-u uij iuuiviuuui naiious cuueerucu. That will not put arbitration" above independence, nor will it cause any nation to abrogate its own sovereignty in favor of some alien or international tribunal. But it will be, with all its limitations, a King step toward the' prompt, rational and peaceful settlement of many matters that hitherto have been causes perhaps of war, but at least of irritation, sus- Dack Overcoat fifty two inches long and a favorite with the "know how to dress uian," , It tia, a coat that we have q., juall patterns, meter- o i ials and weights. i. $10. TO $30. Of course we have the ever popular "tonkote" and Cliesterfiohls, in Melton 8, Beavers, Thi bets, Coverts and unfinished worsteds. Why spend time and aggravation in going to a tailor's when you can stop in here and be fitted with garments that equal the produc tion of a swell city tai : lor at half the coat. , mmwm wi tew IH .-y Sr? i p. a. stokes 1 I t"SweU, Togs for. Men" . f ' m Coats Iain! o (6 O CD O OP o T HIS IS A GAR- S i) . f neni tuai every ,jg fictitletnan needs and n wo think we have the Hesr?!iDriof "Rain f ""Ctiats that ever catae 3' into .Astoria., r-very gwrtnent !s guaranteed "2 to shod water, and they . Jit, look and . take the .place of an overcoat, We ftel certain that should you need a car went of this kind yoa will do well to insjwt our etock. They are tailored right and priced right. Copyright 1904 by Hart Schaffner U Uit 0dS0S000000CS0090$00iS0$0S0&000iS00Sj0(!OSO picion and resentment. . 1 WHEAT AND BREAD. Unless the advancing tendency in the price of wheat is shortly arrested, there is every indication that, many of the flouring mills of this country will le forced to import wheat even for the production f flour for domestic consumption. It is calculated that the point of wheat impor tations on a large scale . would be reached when tver American wheat goes to about $1.30 a bushel the price to millers; but, with American wheat now selling in the negihbrohood of $1.18 per bushel and with a short wheat crop in this country in light and a steadily increasing demand for flour for iome consumption, there is the prospect that Ameri can wheat may advance to the price at which Ameri can millers would. find it profitable to import wheat ia spite of the 25-cent duty per bushel that is now levied on the foreign product. . ' , Russian wheat can now be delivered here, it is authoritatively stated, at $1.05 per bushel. At this price; American millers who manufacture flour for export can already afford to go to Russia for the "raw material" jf their industry: The present tar iff permits a drawback of 99 per cent of the duty n foreign wheat that is used for the production of lour exported; and this drawback practically means free trade in foreign wheat that is intended for flour for foreign consumption. That is to say, the pre ent tariff, with its drawback provision, enables our millers to furnish foreign consumers with flour ma terially cheaper than it does domestic consumers. . This is a situation that the American people are not likely to brook very long. They may look with complaisance on the fact that man American com modities are sold at a lower price abroad than they command at home, but unless the temper of Ameri can consumers is misunderstood, they will draw the line at cheap American-made flour for the foreigner ' 1 THE BIBLE AND POETRY. A boy of 17 should intimately know the English Bible. He should know it as literature quite aside from, its religious teaching. , lie should know it from having had it read to him from his earliest years, and from' reading amf Studying it for himself. Un der this same kindly, home influence, and with the same tactful personal introduction, every boy should have, an opportunity to know the worlds great stories, such as "Robinson Crusoe," "Gulliver's Travels' fVThe Swiss Family Robinson," and "The Pilgrim's Progress.". A mind well stored with po etry and a taste cultivated to the love bf the best is a treasure to a boy of 17. To give this seems so easy, if the home influence, and interest begin early. The love of rhythm is inborn, and the boy will appreci ate and love poetry which is beyond his exact com prehension, and which expresses thoughts to which he would not listen if expressed in prose. II. L. Elmendorf in Review of Reviews. That is our subject "We can interest you , in shoos. We have shoes : : : : : For Everybody and no house in As toria can sell better FOOTWEAR orat v : lower prices. : : : s. a. mmi 543-545 Bond St HOTEL ARRIVALS. Park.r Houi. Choa. Bruder, Portland. O. E. Blmmondii, Fort Columbia. J. J, elevens, Fort Columbia. William R. Harrla, Vancouver, Waah. J. P. Paul, Nahcotta. D. S. Klnaella, Portland. D'lMitrout Wr.cki. Careleasneaa la reaponalble for many a railway wreck and th aama cauaea are making human wrecka of Buffer- era from' Throat and Luna; troublea. But elhc'e the advent of Dr. Klng'a New Dlacovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, even the worst caees, can be cured, and .hopeless resignation Is no longer necessary. Mrs. Lola Cragg, RIGHT AGAIN. ; Seattle P.-I. : A big falling off in the output of the Columbia river hatcheries is reported. Oregon and Washington should enact joint legislation for of rorcster, Mass., la one of many the protection of the Columbia river salmon, and whose life wm saved by Dr. klng'a Washington and Bh, Columbia, should do the New Dlacovery. Thle great remedy la At ' ' . ' a ' l 1 . i a MiaMnfM all 1 fhrio' mrA T.i.t.0 same mm? ior ine WAters oi inn mm ana mraii or i ... - Georgia, the strait of Fuca and the San Juan and Vancouver island channels. In such laws, intelli gently made and applied, in conjunction with arti ficial propagation, lies the whole future of the fish ing industry. Lung dlaeaae by Charlea Rogers, drugglat. Price, 50c and tl. Trial bottlea free. '. I. "Don't feel so cut up about it, Mr. Skemer," said Miss Roxley, after rejecting him. "I'm not the first girl you ever loved, nor, I venture to say, am I likely to be the last": : "No," he sighed, disconsolately, "but you're the day, the 10th day of December, Wi richest." Philadelphia Record. : , i Notloe. ' Notice la hereby given that the reg istration 'books' of the city of Aatorla for , the election to be held In thla city on Wednesday, the 14th day of De cember, 1904, will be opened at the auditor office In th'e A. O. V. W. building on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, and will close . on Satur- Notiee Aa I am leaving Aatorla I have left all my negutlvea and views on hand with Henry Wedekln. 120 Hond atreet Plcturea ordered and not .delivered can be obtained from Mr. Wedekln. who, will also lilt orders for any plc turea desired. , The lot contains many proof plc turea at ridiculously low prices. 1 take pleasure In commending Mr, Wedekln, as a good photographer,, and aa a gentlemen. Thanking my patrons for paat favors I am respectfully, T. E. reiser. 1 Not A Sick Day tines. '1 was taken severely alck with kid ney trouble. I tried all aorta of medi cines, none of which relieved me. Ont day 1 aaw an ad. of your Klectrlo Uitters ana determined io try uc After, taking a few dosea I felt re lieved, and soon thereafter was en tirely cured, and nave not seen a sine day elnce. Neighbors of, mine have been cured of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney troubles and Clen' eral Debility." Thla la what . F. Hunt,, of Fremont, N. writes. Only 50c, at Chaa. Rogers Druggist. R.moval Notloe. Drs J. A. Regan bus moved dental offlcs to rooms over A. V. len's grocery store. his AI MILblNERY ' Mrs, R. Ioirleton baa opened a One tins of Ladies' ami , , Cblldreu'a Fall and Winter lists. Call and see them. CLOSING OUT SALE Of Ladles' and Cbildran'afamlabing goods, eome rare bar gains being made during Uiti aale. Also II air Switches and Pompadoura. MRS. R. INGLETON, Welch Block. 16-1NCH WOOD Dolivered at depot ' Carload lota. Write or phone TON GUE POINT LUM B ER CO. . t " : ;,, Astoria, Oregon. j MATTING Just Received Tke fluett stock of matting in the city, in many patterns and gradei. Trices low at 20, 25 and 30 cents a yard. i. h. hennincsen a co. Z'ZiZA hltltlIIIIIIlITmTTTTTTTlIllIlllllllIMlTf Councilman Belland may rest assured that he will never again be nominated by the citizens. He forever queered himself in his speech Monday night. at 4 o'clock p. m. All persona must register In order to be entitled to vote. OLOF ANDERSON, , Auditor and Police Judge of Astoria, Oregon. Dated October 28, 1904. J Staple and Fancy Groceries ' FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Supplies of all kinds at lowest prices (or Fisherman, Farmers and Loggers Branch Unibntown, - ;Phonc8,7i1; 1 Unlontown, 713 A.V. A1ULBN,1,: Tenth aud Commercial Streets. ( , .' . ASTORIA. 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