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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1904)
THE M0KN1N0 ASTOUIAN ASTORIA, ORKCiON. FRIDAY, DICKMIEfl I 1904, THE'MORNING ASTORIAN " Established 1873. fibUhd Dally (Kxwpl Monday) by THE J. . DELLINCER COMPANY. , SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mall, per year $ M By mall, per month M narrUl- nT month .......... uw-'wi r - THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTORIAN By mall, per year. In advance ..$1 00 ttfOfffcra for Uw dlliwinf of Tai Mownm AarwuiW o WiW mMoao or plac of bwumw nay b made by bokmU otnl or Uiroiurh tnfe pttuaw. Any tmHTuUntjr la drllwy abould he miedutWy reported to (he oflW of publication. T.l.phon Main 661. RESTRICTIONS NECESSARY. The Standard Oil Company has purchased another lot at the foot of Sixth street, stensibly for the pur pose of erecting oil storage tanks there on. This question Is one that should receive the careful consideration of the common council. 'It is a well known fact, that oil storage plants are men ace to the property of others. They are one of the most dangerous ele ments In case of Are. and their restric tion is absolutely necessary. The people of Astoria are familiar with the controversy In Portland over the Standard Oil Company's plant, which was the cause of an extensive confla gration at which thousands of dollars' worth of property was destroyed. So strong was public sentiment against the rebuilding of the tanks, that the common council was compelled to pass an ordinance prohibiting the rebuild big of the tanks. The time has come In Astoria when the common council should take cog nisance of these facts, and prohibit the erection of coal oil and gasoline tanks within the city limits. There Is an ordinance now in force that prohibits the storage of certain quantities of oil within the city limits, but this is not sufficient The tanks already there are a menace to property and ought to have come within the purview of the ordinance regulating the storage of combustibles. Astoria has been very fortunate In the matter of fires, but the time will come some day when a disastrous fire will occur In the district where the Standard Oil Company's plant is lo cated, and thousands of dollars' worth of property will be destroyed. The company's plant Is located In the cen ter of the salmon canning Industry and a Are will do Incalculable damage. .The common council should take cog nizance of these facts and pass an ordinance prohibiting the erection of any more oil tanks within the city lim its. Such an ordinance is an absolute necessity for the protection of prop-' erty. Once the Standard Oil Company gets a foothold. It will be a difficult matter to dislodge it. The time to consider this question is now, and not to wait until their engines of destruc tion have been erected. A nounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, Is an adage applicable to this ques tion. That the Standard OH Company has purchased this property for the purpose of erecting oil tanks Is certain and the time to act is before it has gone to the expense of erecting its tanks. The safety of the community and the protection of adjoining prop erty demands a speedy enactment of an ordinance prohibiting the erection of storage oil plants within the city lim its. The council is bound to protect property and the duty is particularly enjoined upon the council to see that the rights of the citizens are protected, owning of the doors on Sunday, While a vaudeville theater affords plait of amusement for certain class of people yet they are no benefit to the city. They demand and are ac corded police and Are protection, but are unwilling to pay their proportion ate share for It. Another matter to be taken Into con sideration la, that these Institutions while their receipts are large, the bulk of It goes out the city. They are not assessed for state or county taxes, and are no direct benefit to the community. The common council need an Increased revenue to meet the wants and require' menta of a growing city, and these revenues must be derived from tax ation and licenses. There Is no reason why the license of all vaudeville, or second ciasa theaters should not be raised to at least $30 a month, and even with this revenue there will be a deficit on the debit side of the ledger. considering the expense of police and Are protection. The Astorlan will Insist that the II- i(.llA )l isalil anil that all IhAdUri be prohibited from opening their doors on Sunday. Proprietors of vaudeville shows ought t,o respect the laws of the state and the elecent that believes In Sunday observance. If they wilt not. then the officers should be made to enforce the laws until they are re pealed by an act of the legislature. A GROWING EVIL. Astoria is what is called "a,n open town." That is, that certain vices are allowed to exist by sufferance of the officers whose duty it is to enforce the laws. The excuse for this condition of affairs, is that the prohibition conces sions pay a revenue to the city and thereby contribute toward the support of the government This Is certainly a flimsy pretext. All stores and occu pations, except saloons ,are compelled to close their places of business on Sunday. There are vaudeville shows that seemed to be exempt from the provisions of the laws by sufferance of the authorities. If there is any one class of business whose doors should be closed on Sunday, it is the vaude ville shows. Tet, they run a theater both afternoon and evening on Sunday and no attempt is made to enforce the laws. , Aside from the legal aspect of the case, there is a moral side to be considered. A vaudeville theater may All a long felt want during the week, but the proprietors ought to have suffi cient respect for the community to re spect the laws of tlie state. Some time agb. an ordinance was Introduced In the common council rais ing the license from $25 a quarter to $50 a quarter. This ordinance was withdrawn. Not that it was a good measure, but a certain element thought It was aimed at the cheap amusement shows. As the ordinance now stands, these theaters only pay 25 cents a night as license. This is not com mensurate with the profits and benefits accruing to the managers. An ordi nance should be passed requiring them to pay at least one dollar a night for their theaters, and prohibiting the The Ministerial Association of St. Louis has adopted resolutions, to affiliate with the Portland Ministerial Association, to close the Lewis and Clark fair on Sundays While Oregon will welcome all the eminent divines of the United States to Portland, and many will avail themselves of attend ing divine worship on Sunday, yet the advlslbilfty of closing the gates of the exposition of Sunday does not meet with the approval of a large majority of the people who will visit the fair. There are a large number of people that hold that Saturday Is the day prescribed by Holy Writ to be ob served, while the Orthodox Christians contend that Sunday Is the day. All .produce arguments based upon the Bible to prove their assertions, but the authorities have declared Sun day as the day to be observed. It Is difficult to draw the line In the con troversy, but if the gates are left open, for the benefit of those who are un able to attend during the week, there can be no particular harm, aside from the desire on the part of the minister ial associations for a strict observance of Sunday. If the gates are closed, other amusements will be provided for those who do not care to attend divine worship. It Is a mistaken Idea that if the gates are closed, the visitors will flock to the churches. Those who are so inclined will avail themselves of the opportunity, while those who do not attend church will be consplcious by their absence. With all due respect for the St. Louis divines. It does seem as though the matter of Sunday closing ought to be left to the committee. If the fair grounds are to be closed, then all the saloons and places of amusement ought to be closed. Street cars should be stopped; traffic on the railroads and steamboats suspended, and excursions to Seaside cut out. While the Lewis and Clark fair will be an Institution of education In the arts and sciences, it is also to be conducted as a financial scheme, with the object of making the gate receipts pay the expenses and re imbursing the generous people of Port land who have subscribed to the fund whereby the fair was made possible. That Sunday ought to be observed as was originally Intended by the Divine Master, no one will gainsay, but the observances ought to be made gen eral. There is no doubt but beer gar' dens, excursions to various points of Interest, ball games and possibly horse races will be provided for the visitors, and if the fair Is closed on Sunday they can enjoy the other amusements. For this reason. It Is evident that the ministerial associa tion are straining at a gnat and swal lowing a camel. The Lord plucked an ear of corn on Sunday and did eat, against the objections of his disciples. whom the ministerial association seem desl.rlous of emulating. No man ought to go hungry on Sunday, neither should he be compelled to attend church if his Inclinations are not so In- clined. It is possible that an error has been committed In these brief statements, but restrictions as to Sunday obser vances should not be permitted to In terfere with the Lewis and Clark fair, unless they are equally applied to all forms of amusements. When this Is done, no one can object, as a large majority of the pePl have Im plicit confldence In the scriptures where they are strictly adhered to on week days as well as on Sundays. The people of Oregon are certainly under lasting obligations to the kind offers of the St. Louis ministerial association, and will no doubt lend them a hand in their most commendable mission ary work ih Portland, even If the Tanner creek sewer scandal should be eliminated. If It Is a sin to visit the fair, study the works of art and na ture, the sciences and progress of American Ingenuity, simply to pass away a lew nours, men me gaien should be closed to all such, but to those who do not think they will be contaminated by worldly Influences on the Holy Sabbath day, it may be bene flcial to humanity to leave the gates open, and conduct divine worship on the grounds. A fine choir, a grand pipe organ, with other muslcan Instru- menta are always a drawing card, to the churches, and sacred concert In the fair grounds may also be coinlu clv to the soul's salvation. We are not opposing the closing of the gates. but simply want to give the sinner an opportunity to be heard In the matter before a permanent injunction Is granted. The democrat are trying to sympa thise with Roosevelt for fear the pie will run short with auch a large num ber of ofBceseeker. Why bless you lit tie dear, prosperity I so rampant that Mr. Roosevelt 1 giving offlce to demo crat and begging acceptance. A Chicago murderer waa caught while fleeing by reason of the brick red necktie which he wore. If he cheats the gnllows, he will know better than to wear red neckties next time. Harry Payne Whitney ha hired a Jockey to ride his horse for $30,000 per. An esteemed contemporary observes that a whole corps of college professors could be hired for that. It Is thought that St, Louis will tall to realise the magnitude of her world's fair achievement until the exact num ber of millions of deficit Is footed up. Orover Cleveland should be ashamed of himself In keeping ua In auch suf- pense nearly a month ha passed since It happened, but not a word from him as to how It was done. With Mexico and China both trying to adopt the gold standard there was but little left for which the populists could give thanks. Nan Patterson seem to be depend ing more on her winsome looks and Jury winks than she Is on the defense of her lawyers. 'Crooked" ways are so popular In New York that cur-conductor are is suing expired transfers to their passenger. The bootball team have piled up such big surpluses in their treasuries that It Is feared they will get Into the hands of the trusta The Plyeatoher. There is a bird that catches flies, did you know that? When he it hungry he keep Tery quiet in some favored spot, and his quick eye notes the track of the insect for moment or two. If that one docs not suit his fancy he waits for another, but at last, when one apcars that is sufficiently palatable, the voracious little bird gives a shrill cry, pur sues it with remarkable swiftness, and after swallowing his prey with a gulp he returns to watch for more. Th Mariner1 Friend. Of all the weatherwise fish the dolphin is the most remarkable. During a fierce gale or atorm at sea the mariner knows that the end of it is near if hit can see a dolphin or a number of that fish sporting on the high sea warn. Johnny' Joke. For Men. Swell Togs 00000$0$00003030000 o ' ; ; . . r i - o a St well To Ha in A HCTraP FfJ I Home or I O o $ 0 $ --- ----- -- "- - - - -i- - -,i---njjnj-Ln.nj-LrLru-ijijij-u-u-i.nr jn.n.nju-f-ini-i- - -- -- - "" aa ilF yfei 4 v& fffcff 111 TIME wrrtftt mt tf a toatMr a i We Fit Anyone you were seeing us about your Winter - Suit or Overcoat if you expect to be in the "running"with I the fashionably dressed men around town. These garments are "chock full" of good quality, and style tnat is only pro duced by a first class City Tailor. To buy your clothes here is to be well dressed, and to be well dressed is half the battle of life. ft P. A. STOKES Money Back if I Dissatisfied ooooooooooo$ooooo&oeoo oc'Osooio?)aioi?om$o POOR BENSON. .OIK?- Johnny, with a Jagged brick. Made a poor policeman sick. Killed a fly upon his tr ' , Johnny's such a little dear! Pound Out th. Difference. Betty, having been pecked-on the finger while trying to stroke a par rot, exclaimed: "Oh, dear, oh, dear! I thought it was going to be a nose, and It's a tooth," Familiar Example. "Now, Utile boys," said the Sunday school superintendent, "I want you to tell me what faith Is." . Tommy Tucker broke the silence that followed. "Goln' out on the pier early in the mornln' to ketch a mess o' flan for breukfast," lie said. Chicago Tribune. Easily Parted. "lie's quite bald, I underhand.' "Almost. lie has just two wisps of hair loft." "Indeedr "Yes, and he calls one the fool' and the other 'bis money.' "-Philadelphia Ledger. . He's Sorry Now That lie M.atlsae the Ham at All. Mr. Ik'uson declare that hcrcaftet le la going to tell the straight truth, bo matter bow badly It uiuy hurt the other fellow. That I form of cruelty from wbU'li I trillion hitherto has thoughtfully refrained. Ill wife bus bcnetlted uiot frequently by bl eou Sldvrnlo repression of facts. Indeed ac careful ha lteuson olwny bevn of bet fcelhiK that be bus uut only withheld (acta, but even has been known to sub stitute a positive untruth Just to keep her from fit'lln badly. That was whut he did Just before she went to Boston. The niorulnt! ale went away Mrs. Ben son took iVrr'on I1H9 Ue kitchen and showed It I in I'm l box. "I know." kbe an Id, "bow you dlslik eatlnft In reulnurauta, so I have left enough provlKlons cooked to last yog for several day, iiere are cake, pre served fruit, salad and a boiled ham. You can make your own coffee and by boiling potatoes whenever you feel hungry for them you will be spared the borror of restaurant fare for at lenat a week." Ben ho n surveyed his well stocked commlsHnrlat with pangs of .Incipient dyspopNla. The prospect of dining alone on eol I viands and boiled pota toes offered but few wore attractions than a course In public eating bouse, but bis habitual regard for Mrs. Ben son's feelltiK prevented his saying so. On tbo contrary, he thanked her effu sively for ber tender thoughtfutneHs. "That ham," said he, "looks particu larly fine. I am anxious to get at It now. I slin n't step a foot Insldo of a restaurant so long as there Is a scrap of It left." Mrs. Benxon beamed with the happi ness of tiie well doer whose deed of kliKlncix are appreciated by tbo r clplcnt. "I thought you would like It," she said. The next day when writing from Boston Mrs. Benson appended a post crlpt to ber six pajte letter. "How Is tlie hnmr she asked. In reply to this query Benson wrote: "The bam la delicious. I eut It for breakfast and for dinner. Yesterdny I happened to be In this neighborhood at lunch time, and will you believe me I couldn't bear to go down town again without a bite of that bam, so I came In and had a snack. You were a trump to leave me so well provided for. In ber next letter Mrs. Benson asked. "Have you any hnm left)" Thenceforward Benson forwarded to Boston dally bulletins of the state of the bam market For tbe moat part this information was conveyed in let ters and postal cards, but on tbe tenth day he rushed Into telegraphic activity. That morning be had dumped four fifth of the ham into the garbage can, so he wired, with a strict regard for truth: "The hnm Is gone." On the twelfth day after Mrs. Ben son's departure Benson received an express package from Boston. Won. derlngly he paid the charges of 75 cents and wonderlngly he unwrapped the box. "For the love of heaven!" groaned Benson, and resolved thenceforward to stick valiantly by the truth, Mrs. Benson bad sent him another hsm.New York Press. tier Eil let. Guest Madame, I'm thinking of ,-nt. ting up at your liouw. Landlady (grlmlyi-Yea, lr; In au auce.-Xew York Kvening Journal. Nolle to toekhold.r. Notice Is herby given that th rf u- lar annual meeting the tockholders of th Columbia Blver Packers Associa tion will be held at th offices of the company at Astoria, Oregon, on De cember 13th, 10, at 11 o'clock, A. M, for th purpos of .lectin Director, ar.d th transaction of such other business as may properly If considered, . Astoria, Or., Nov. it. 1104. OEO. H. OEOROE, flec'y. iiiumtsnuutt Dlalafeel Parn UsIMUaa. Very few farmer appreciate the im portance of disinfecting furm build ings, lots, etc. It cost very little to prepare or buy a solution already pre pared mid sprinkle It over tbe walls jf the henhouse, Ibe stills of the barn and the lots where tbe animals are kept continually. It Is much easier to prevent disease In this way then to try to get rid of It after It Is well established.- -American Agriculturist IToflt la Swiss. Stock bonrs two to three year old are the bent. (!ood brood sow should lie kept for years, says American Agrl. cullurlxt. Select the best type and next the best mother. 8wlne If prop, erly handle d should pay as welt as any other stock. The price and the de mand have both been good for some time. If we raise the right kind for the markets the demand will Increase Wideawake Parmer acvt. i'p to date men who are wide awake, well educated and wiling to take ad vantage of every naturnl and artificial aid wlil succeed nud make money on be farm. Varm and Ranch. , ttm Next Time You tiood a pair of Men's, Women's or Children's SHOES Honest, Durable Shoes For lws money than you have been paying try S. A. GIR1RE 543-545 Bond St. mamt Fisher's pera louse Li E. SELIG, Lessee end Manager Week Commencing Horiday, Dec. 5 ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY ! JAMES KEANE And his entire company, presenting a new line of plays. High class Vaudeville Specialties between the acts. Popular Prices Reserved Seato, 50c; Gallory, 25c. Seat tale opens Saturday morniDg at Griffin's Book 8tore.