THURSDAY, DECtMBM W,
THE MORNING ASTORIAN ASTORIA, OREGON.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN
Established 1873.
rvfclithea Dally (Except Voaday) by
THE J. S. DELLINGER COMPANY.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
By mall, per year I
By mall, per month a
T- carrier ner month M
THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTORIAN
By mall per year, In advance ,.U 00
tsy-Orden for the drHwin of Ts Momoko
a -4. Mnl.ii. nr iWM at hllHltH ,!
... miU hr noMal can! or throurh tele-
.k. i imwularitT in Mlwr should be
Immediately reported to the office of pubUoattoa.
Telephone Main 661.
Today's Weather.
Portland. Dec. 28. Western Oregon
and Western Washington Thursday,
rain.
Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash
ington Rain or snow.
PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE.
The efforts of the citlsens of Upper
Astoria to secure the building of a
public thoroughfare from the Hume
mill In the east end to the sash and
door factoy In the west. Is one that Is
deserving of recognition at the hands of
the common council and the legislature.
Astoria is growing and Its magnificent
resources are beginning to be develop
ed. The business portion of the city
will always be in the west end, while
the residence portion is moving east
ward, presumably because residence
lots are more accessible and cheaper.
Two of the largest saw mills are lo
cated In the east end. and the business
traffic Is constantly Increasing.
It Is an Injustice that the property
owners along the line of the only street
between upper and lower town should
be compelled to bear the burden of Im
proving and keeping- In repair this one
troet. If the street was located in the
residence portion of the city, and only
naed for pedestrians or delivering
goods, the expense would not be so
treat, and the burdens not so hara. dui
Kr fa nnlv one
thoroughfare, and
under the charter, the expense of Int
craving: It must be borne by the prop
erty adjacent to the street. Some of
the owners of property have already
mild out more for Improving the street
than their property Is worth, and they
. receive only incidental benefits rrom n.
To relieve these property owners
from the excessive street assessments
and distribute benefits upon the pub
lic in general, was the object of the
meeting. A public thoroughfare is not
only a necessity but a benefit, and is
Just as necessary as a good road to the
Kehalem valley. By levying a half
mill tax a good road can be built and
maintained and the expense will
scarcely be felt by the tax payers. The
project Is feasable and deserving of
consideration by the lawmaking power.
FISH LEGISLATION.
Persistent efforts have been made
durinr the oast month to secure a
meeting of all Interested In the fishing
Industry to secure laws that will be
beneficial to the Industry without ref
erence to any diversified Interests.
From the discussions adduced at the
meetings it Is evident that the gillnet
fishermen, trapmen and seiners are tn
most liberal. No class of people are
Interested in oerDetuatlng the
fishing Industry than they, for upon
It depends to a great extent, their op-
r-.rtnniiv of maklne- a living. The
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concessions made by them thut the
close season extend from April 15 to
August 25 or September I, Is reason
able, especially when It Is well known
that the run of salmon Is later than It
was five years ago. The demand for
prohibiting fishing on tht natural
spawning grounds should be lm orpor
atd Into ths fishing laws. As to th
question of conns, sting gear for a vlo
1st Ion of tht Ww, tbs law shoulJ re
main ss It is. It Is ths only effectual
way of enforcing ths law. Those who
fsvor and tow ply W do not
oppoet It. It Is only ths few that con
stantly violate ths Isw that opposes ths
confiscation of gear. What Is bane
filial for ths flaherman, ought to ft
iv ths Indorsement of the uniifry.
men, United rff.t Is a raiuleltt In
ths proteHluM of lbs fishing Industry
of ths stats.
A If AIIU.KMM stl'IT.
Ardlng lo the Hums lHr Mu
tain girl swi'loysd In a bsndkar. bbf
I.!. In a S loan, stoop.
i i, ft a '!'. ' I'i'B up a lir
sa rauaM by fsvolvli.g !!
yiha Ml M si.d r and H
.,. i..t lfiiia if ut Pit U
, suit Iba miirl'g 'M!r f"
iv m. min t sr, MipiiM
Mrs ) 4 fciii.dMs r '
t,ui aki 4ii.a sMr h ' "'
t4 lbs Mir ' TM 4-In" w "
tutm lii'fts'il 4M. fur if
U I I4t tf ArM
I'isUw IU M ft oMlt,ls
Despite the fact that the hairs of our
heads are supposed to be numbered,
the plaintiff In thta action la unabl to
state Just how many strands she lost.
It Is reasonable to assume that how
ever thick her hair, a verdict for 150,-
000 would place the value of a human
hair at a high price.
Th awful consequences or sucn a
precedent may not be dwelt upon and
rnimn retained. Every man caugm
with a hair on his lapel would be liable
to damasres. and as a hair Is exceeding
iv difficult of Identification, he might
h ud bv his stenographer, his cook
k. .it, hta itr-ln-law and his
chambermaid for one offense. Again
holm mlcht be wilfully, premeditated-
ly and with criminal Intent piuoKea
from the head and placed upon the
fuv coat-shoulder of any unsus
pectlng bachelor, who In order to avoid
the scandal, probably wouia pop
ith a wrr face. Human liberty, for
th male sex. would become wellnlgh
extinct under such circumstances and
lit i. hned the New Jersey court, fully
annreclattn the weight of responsi
bility resting upon It, will return a de
cision accordingly.
TO
cAranTTARD STOCK INVEST
MENTS.
tM.Man Rnnnevelt may not have
foreseen the present remarkable war
between the great stock gamblers. In
which hundreds of .Innocent, well
meaning Inventors have been beggared
by the manipulation of certain securt
ties suoDOsed to possess an intrinsic
value sufficient to protect them from
such raids as have been made ny
v'-or.mtoA" Tjinmn and his band of
financial outlaws. That the president
realized that some action was necessary
in order to avoid the inevitable disas
ter attendant on continuation of the
present policy of these corporations is
apparent in the following warning
words In his message:
"If corporations are to continue to do
the world's work, as tr.ey are oeni.
fitted to. these qualities in their rep
resentatives that have resulted in the
present prejudice against them must be
relegated to the background. The cor
porations must come out Into the open
and see and be seen. They must take
the public into their confidence and ask
for what they want, and no more, and
what advantage will accrue to the pub-
what advantage wil laccrue to the pub
lic If they are given their desires, for
they are permitted to exist, not that
thev may make money solely, but that
they may effectively serve those from
whom they derive their power.
Amalgamated Copper and a .Jarge
number of kindred stock were placed
on the? market by corporations sup
posed to be controlled by honorable
men, and the innocent investors who
purchased those stocks are entitled to
some protection at the hands of these
men. For the stockjobbers and gamo
lers like Lawson, Gates and their reti
nue of "pikers" no sympathy need te
wasted. Their money was never placed
in the shares of any corporation as a
legitimate Investment, but solely for
eambllnff purposes. When in the
manipulation of the stocks for the pur-
pose either of depreciating or Increas
in their values, they affected the le
gitinw Investment of the man wno
had ifc3a his savings in the snares
of any of the corporations Involved.
these gamblers should have been called
to account. It has been said that no
man should buy stocks unless he Is pre
pared to hold them Indefinitely and
the effect of bear raids
which wipe out the margin operators.
This is hardly Just, for the reason that
many a prudent man bought Amalga
mated on a showing that convinced him
that It was a safe, permanent invest
ment on which he could reallie when
ever he so detlred.
No matter how careful a man may
be in his business ventures, there are
times when It becomes necetsary for
him to part with some of his Invest
ment securities. If such emergencies
arise when stock gamblers carrying
enormous lines of stock on margins
take a turn at manipulation, the loss
Is Just as heavy on the prudent Invett
or as on the gambler who was short In
his murgtns. These sensational raids
are made possibU only because the
corporations do not "corns out Into the
Opeti. IJa' Of tneir namuoyam pru-
iHMtuses. which attract ths Investor,
thert Is an sir of mystery which laxity
of tht corporation laws In roost slates
dots not compel them to rtmovt. Ths
laws regarding corporal Ions ars much
better in soma statts than In othtrs.
Accordingly ws find ths Htandard OH
Company with had4UMrtrs In Nw
rork Incorpnrtud In lbs rotten bor
ough of New Jersey simply ba aust the
corporation laws of that "home of tht
trusts" ars tm liberal as lo permit Ihs
unloading on the publls of almost any.
thli.g short of "ld trl ko or rtn
goods.
Tha wraliitsM efforts of Ihs Lswls
t.4 Claikt advertising buiau al
vrtl I ha flf has brouahl thousahdt
rf to ortUi.4 a UimM lo
n, Msror Wllllsn.s ha
artiten s M'Hr uiiig .l from
.owing In l'ftli4 ss lbr Is l.o is
i. ti I,u4, This Is an li.tai.t after
. Mimtl l.at btell ll 4 Itl Urn bU I
at.nal.Mss of l'wtlai.4 Is l.wif
.(, n.s si.pwM. II Is pots. bit rt.ai.jr
...on Lata tkii aitra't'4 lx
'..fiUi.d Lr lla T.f raet Sa
eMl. I b"P "1 'l'lu
MOl l H.aklof lew lpai'S.
JAPANESE TREASURE
Would Be Good Thing for the
Baltic Fleet
CASTAWAYS ARE PICKED UP
O
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Old Steamer Gaelie Makes Her Last
o
Pacifio Run Will Co to Liver
pool From Hong Kong Mis
cellaneous Marina News.
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San Francisco, Deo. 28. Laden with
o
the largest cargo ever shipped out of
San Francisco on a vessel, the steamer
o
Mongolia will depart for Chinese and
Japanese ports today. The freight that
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the liner will carry amounts to 18.000
tons.
In her treasury tanks will be stored
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JI.BOO.OOO. Much of the cargo for Ja
pan is contraband. She will also carry
500 passengers.
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Prominent on the saloon list will be
Prince Fushlml and suite, returning
to Japan, and Archbishop Aglus, papal
delegate to the Philippines, accom
panled by his secretary, Momtlgnor
Petrelll.
CASTAWAYS RESCUED.
Tossed About
.for .Days Near Caps
Horn.
Los Anaeles. Dec. 28. Captain F. K.
Fall of the British ship Lonsdale, from
Newcastle on Tyne, Just arrived at Port
Los Angeles, tells a story of picking
up 36 castaways at sea, who had been
drifting about near Cape Horn for over
a week. They had abandoned the
British collier Eivion. which had
burned at sea.
The Lonsdale cruised around In the
vicinity after picking up one boatload
of eight men. which had been drifting
for six days, until the entire crew of
25 men were rescued. All but three of
the men were left at Valparaiso.
Her Last Trip.
San Francisco, Dec. 28. The White
Star steamer Gaelic, which was on the
run between this port and the orient
for 19 years, and which Is now on Its
way to China for the last time, is to be
sent to Liverpool. Since the steamer
left two weeks ago, advices have been
received here that she will load at Hong
Kong for Liverpool.
Marine Ntws.
Grays Harbor entrance, page 71
south channel outer buoy, a PS. first-
daaa nun. marked SC. In white, was
established December 24 In 45 feet of
water, to mark the entranec to the new
south channel over the bar. This can
nel Is very narrow and Is close to the
iottv. Wiul8 should not attempt to
enter It without a pilot. Lone tree on
Damon point NNNE. Ned Rock NNNE
E. Grays Harbor llghthouae E by N.
Taquina bay entrance, Pag 47, south
end of reef buoy, No. 1, a first-class
can, reported adrift October tl. was re
placed November 11. L. H. B. Weekly
N. to M. No. 17. par, 501.
Belllngham bay, page 82, Starr Rock
buoy, a red second-class nun, reported
out of position December 20, will be
replaced as soon as practicable.
On account of the storm and the
rough condition of the bar the steamer
Columbia Is lying inside. She will
leave out for San Francisco as soon as
possible.
With a miscellaneous cargo for De-
lut-oa bay. the British steamer Dur-
bridge arrived down the river yester
day. She will Wve as soon as she can
cross the bar.
The steum schooner Northland will
load lumber for California In a day or
two, having left up. river after an un
eventful passage.
The steamer I Roscoe, Incoming
from Florence, was fined $500 yesterday
by th collector for a shortage of iwo
hands, and 1100 for failure to havs a
list of h.r pusngrs, as required for
vessols making a trip of over 100 ntlUs.
Captain I. Crlm Is master of tht ves
sel, which Is owned by O. W, liurd,
a well known canntryman.
1IACH COMBINGS.
Tht difficulties attending travel by
night whan Hhnrlff Torn IJnvlllt occu
pls lower II In the Pullman ars wtll
told by a rouplt of mn who wrt on
tht train when Iht shtrlff waul up lo
Um.Ii,. a iiuuula Of weeks ago lo
bring bak prisoner.
When Uiivl It l-at had liimaeir away
In his Urb Ihs pirttr had him undtr
. tua survalllaiii s, and tvarylhti.g warn
luvt.lv fur al last 10 riilnul' and lhan,
abova llta roar and rattlt of Iht hala
i.d Hi. crashing f lbs ar rose s
aout.d, Slbllaiil al Aral, but Hialatt.it,
i.d antdualla II roae lo daafanllig pro.
Mrftliii.e. l..iiii.ltliNI II soumM Hs
lbs moans f lortuta4 ul. a.iiellH'a
like lbs 4l'aliln ry 4 banaliaa
h4 ! othr liinMi Has a ftlppopolafitu
uiiMwina a rli wat'iiiwl.m,
lie ! naert l gM lo iwn'i
tn,iv and tit Irfillet Wtlll 4..WSJ I1'
Hi stttokiiif tr
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group 4 tot at in i4 ort wwoas) all
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f . ' m m 111 t 1 ..J (b
mane tne man
to neip
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thtra's t
Store
open
every
evening
till
eight
o'clocK
Not tUfh-Prked Goods, for Gift
Purposes Only, but PopuUkf Novsitisa,
In PabuIk Firir. mt Panulaf
Price o supply the wajits
of the every-diky mM who
Itpprodatei Houm Comfort.
Let us show you the noes
you'll be wQUnl to pay store
Ouui we atk. .
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REMEMBER everything guaranteed to
or money refunded.
P. A.
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pointing accusingly at lower 13, and
they pounced on that porter; Informed
him that the world's champion snorer
wasbeat!ng a record, and, as the cur
tains prevented them from seeing all
the game they paid for when the gate
man took their money, they wanted It
stopped.
"Wake him up. you Idiot," said a fat
drummer, "make him turn over.
"Foah Gawd, bawss." replied him of
the cloudy complexion, "If you alls
wants thaet thah man woken up. you
alls wakes him youuh sers. I done
see thaet thah man go to baed, an' hea
dun got a gun on him as long as man'
lull?, an' hes blggah thaen Goliath uv
Gath. No, Suh." and the porter went
back to the smoker,
LInvllle snored alt night, but he says
the looks he got the next morning were
awful.
The published accounts of the un
precedented number of "Jags" In Port
land and Seattle during the holidays
gave rise to u dlscusalon in an Astoria
Commercial street resort the other
morning as to "When Is a man drunk T'
The tall man with the white mous
tache said: "A gentleman Is never
'drunk,' so long as he Is able to apolo
gize for his condition."
A young officer from one of the ships
in the river remonstrated with, "but.
colonel, when I get that way I dont
want to apologise," whereupon a fat
drummer irom Portlund sold: "Ah,
gowan; I'll tell you when a mun's
drunk," and let slip the following:
"When your heels hit hard and your
head feel queer,
And your thoughts rise up like the
foam on beer,
And your knees get weak, and your
voice gets strong.
And you laugh like a chump at some
fool song-
Then, my son, you'r drunk!"
The aeneral laugh hud hardly sub-
aided, thous-h. when a melancholy ilmp
in tht corner, who was holding sweet
communion with a long seltaer lemo
nade, rapped for order and droned out
tht following:
When you wake on a garment-Uttered
floor,
Tht morning after tht night before,
And set no matter which way you lots,
Ths grinning features of ft K. Morse.
And your dark brown mouth tastes jusi
about
Uk a Chinese family moving out.
And for out drink you'd cut tat h vlrt,
Hut find your po kts art shy tht prlct,
And Ihs t link of lt In Ihs pitcher tail
Is ths swetiest mualtt to your soul of
a!l-
Thn you'r sobering up;
You ImH you artr
Tht metilng than adjourned anj left
ha sad man lo Ws l-morisda,
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In a dlaiMli h III aothr part of Oils
morning's pr Is a lll of Hit prices
mh meat and .rovaiidr In I'urt Ar
thur, llotaa lnal la iUd at I ro
prhs Ihs pound, while 4, as a dH
la uutd al It tjks a pound
This gives rlaa lo lha nu.Ui.ii hathr
Ii,m Ktii ks lo Ilia ribs boiler than nut
r wbaOiar soma of the ti.h ago pa. k
m' prixlml bus found lis way la Hit
garrteou siid I bay art ly4 on aw at
meat,
V
U the tried be wrangling vst
STOKES i
Swell Togs for Men."
a a mm m .
or Doy nappy, wo win dc pwoavu 0
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you in your scicchoiw. g
WINTER LEISURE
world
MtlifacilOB lo
Smoking
Jackets
House
Coats
Lounging
Robes
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STOKES
Swell Togs for Men."
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Come and See what
You in
HOLIDAY GOODS
Our Stock it complete and better than ever before.
J. N. GRIFFIN
Fisher's pera
Li e. sirn,
Week Commencing
Monday, December 26th
KEITH STOCK COMPANY
A company of accopllshed players,
appearing In a powerful reprrtolr of
plays replete with special scenic embellishments.
Opening performance
eembtr 28,
"Slaves of Russia
Followtd on other nights by i"Brothsr
Agsinst Brothtr," "Cspb Fresh, U. 8.
AV H8tnator's Dauohttr," "Power of
Truth" and "Light House Robbery."
PRICES: Reserved Seals, 35c. ; Children in fJallcry 15c, Adults $c.
Seat sale opens Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at Fisher liroi. Office.
the salmon Industry on the Columbia
river would put part of the energy they
use in distilling hot air into a fund
for the preacrvatlon of 111-11I tickets for
the stilons at Kuletn the aulmon would
thrive and multiply.
Moat of tht football men art slowly
'ruining out of II" for tht season to
the great relief of their families and
tht deapair of Iht practicing physicians
and surgeons.
WBAnT WILLIS.
Thtrt Is no complaint about bnslntaa
at the 8tar Miaou. Good gooda and
courteous trastmtnt will draw trad to
any first-class saloon. That's what
makas ttuslnssa goed at lb ItaA Tht
beet Is nana tea go4 for our customtra.
JUST ARRIVED!
large thlptaaat tt llvs Turkeys,
(least gal Chickens, from
Xouthera Orgo, at Ihs
BOND STREET MARKET
lbs tagal pouMry fcouat In Astoria,
Wt lisvt birtd Itsj mri tipreaals to
drtsa poultry fur Iht Cbrlatmaa and
N.w Tr a tradt. Yuti can savt
tnooay by buying yaur poultry from us
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Monday, Ds-
Next Time
Vou ucod a pair f
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Childrert
SHOES
Honest, Durable Shoes
For let money
than you have
boon paying try
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