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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1905)
Vf" A .,' THE MORNING ASTORIAN ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY H 1009.. oOi:OOOOOOO00$OO00H $10 REWARD We shall give $10.00 in gold as a first "prize, and $5.00 as a second prize, to the boy or girl under eighteen years of age writing the best poem of two or more verses, using the MONARCH RANGE as subject of the poem. All poems to be handed in before 6 P. M. on February 16, 1905. CHARLES HEILBORN & SON .Complete House Furnishers 590-592 Commercial St. and shows It to he a double-geared back-action, shuttlecock, veneered ac companyment. that no house should br without There Is no doubt but It U ID O SENSATIONAL CLOTHING NEWS! o ft) 69 O 0 0 a good thing for W. J. Cook. II hill nn elegant office tilted up In room Oregonlan building," and has several boosters and spielers employ!, and says he is doing a good business lie has sold all ot his properly In As toria and his family are now living Portland, although the folder does not disclose w hether he Is burning Nehalem coal or wood. He likes Portland bet ter than Astoria, na'a residence jttocr, To make room for our Spring and Summer goods we have placed on sale suits rangiug in price from $10 to $18, to go at and otily reghjera from Astoria to hold down the police commission job. Mr. Cook has many friends In As toria and Chinook, who will wish hln success in his new business ventuivv THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Dily (Kxofpl Monday) by THE J. ft! DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. "By mall. Per year ..... By mail, per month .... By carrier, per month . st oo 50 60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mall, per yer. In advance ..$1 00 Entered at the postofflce at Astoria, Oregon as second-class matter. 11 . . " tsjr-Orden for the (Mlrerm of Tbi Momixo : M made vj postal cam or luruuirn w 1JZZT.JWJS$ , ,rr... ... . Today's Weather. Portland, Jan . 27. Western Oregon Saturday, fair; south winds; prob ably showers in north portion. COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS. The world is growing better. People go in for decency and upright living more than they ever did before. That is, the majority of them do. And tje majority Is growing as fast as in a republican landslide and almost as fast as the conversions to socialism. This may seem a strange statement, but it is a true one, and the course of human events proves it day after day. This ' fa a day of centralisation and special ising. Things are resolving themselves into classes. Lines between the var ious characteristics of the units of the human race are becoming more saarp ly drawn, and unconsciously, perhaps, people are belng"placed in the class to which they belong and are being so firmly placed there that there can be no mistake about their position in life. It Is a condition which the customs of the day have established. The people of tolerant tastes and with a respect for the duties which they owe to theii fellow men, make up the great majority of the populace which,, without any noise or excitement gives stability to the dectrlne of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Among this class la the conservative business man, the heavy tax payer, the man who takes very little Interest in politics, the class Who are supporting the Tuttle charter, for instance. Over against these are the ones whose cussedness predomi nates and the sensational press Is filled with a kaleidoscopic succession of thrills and sensations of fraud and wilful misstatements in the wild en deavor to keep track of the record of all their doings. And their doings are plenty. The newspaper editor Is not confronted with a dearth of material, but he is put to the rack in the se lection of It The fellow whose avarice is his dis tinguishing mark end who works his strong arm methods on his own hook. Putting together all the men whose greed for gain predominates to the ex tent of making them heartless, devllsh and conclenceless. Their coagula tions have but recently reached gi gantic proportions to stagger the city, but they are getting together. Simply because they continue to do business, making laws and amending charters to suit themselves and abrogating laws which do not suit them does not change their character, nor does It in any man ner affect the moral crime committed. The will of the majority is subordinated to the schemes of unscrupulous poli ticians and amateur macques, superin duced by efforts that mitigate against society and good government. , o A CONSTITUTIONAL PUZZLE. The amendment offered by Senator Dubois to the statehood bill, reserving to congress the right to' legislate con cerning polygamy In the new states, raises an Interesting question of con stitutional law. The purpose of the amendment Is clear and admirable. But can congress create a state which Is not a complete state by reserving to ..Itself any power as a local legislature within Its limits? The theory of our government Is a union of equal com monwealths, the new states having equal powers and privileges with the old, even the original 13, with their antecedent sovereignity. In the ter . rltorles congress has a free hand and can act as a domestic legislature, but can it in effect amend the constitution so far as new states are concerned by .Inserting In their fundamental law grants of power to It which It does not possess in dealing with other states? t . ,''!t r ' We are not disposed to answer thut question offhand. Jt Is a difficult one, which has come up on more than one occasion In our history. It may per haps be said that it came up and was settled in the admission of states with free or slave constitutions. Tet while congress could undoubtedly refuse to make a state whose constitution did not suit, Its ability to prevent modlflca tion may be doubted. Illinois, though admitted as a free state, was years .after agitated by the question of In troducing slavery. The constitutional amendment was defeated by a narrow VQle Dut lf jt Dad been carried we do otrc j could have constrained the common- wealth o adhere to Its old law. Stipulations concerning federal prop jerty in new states do not Involve the 'question of governmental equality. That is partly, though not entirely true of the old arrangement by which Texas Is bound to permit its own sub division at the discretion of congress. That in no sense interferes with the nature and balance of the federal sys tem. The constraint of the law and constitution making power of a state after it is once admitted. In other ways than those prescribed in the federal constitution for all the states, is, how ever, quite a different matter. When Utah was aUmlted it was put under solemn obligations concerning polygamy, which, everybody knows, have been disregarded. What guar antee is there that any stipulation In the neighboring states would be more sacred? Congress seems to have no way of getting at recalcitrant states. It cannot send an army to force a change of local law to conform to an old promise. The Dubois plan, If valid, reserves an initiative in legislation to congress, but would the United States courts enforce such legislation within a state against Its will, or regard as effective any overruling under such a reservation of laws of one state which would be perfectly valid If passed by some other state? We do not attempt to decide. 1 is one of the fascinating puzzles of our highly complicated sys tem, In which logical theory and hard facts of national life frequently clash. TWO GOOD MEASURES. One of the best measures introduced In the legislature Is Salem bill No. 144, by BrowneU. It provides that the coun ty court of each county shall designate two newspapers printed and published In their respective counties, in which shall be published the general laws, and such special laws as relate to the affairs of the county, which are en acted by the legislative assembly, and all concurrent resolutions adopted making any changes in the constitu tion of the state. The bill provides that' the state printer shall furnish ih necessary Information to the papers designated, provides the rate of com pensation and also provides that the cost shall be paid by the state. There are a large number of people In Ore gon who have no means of knowing what laws are . passed by the legis lature. They are tax payers and citi zens Interested in the welfare of the state and are ready and willing to con tribute their Just proportion of the ex pense for publishing the laws. Another meritorious measure is house bill No. 242, which provides that the county courts of the various coun ties of the state shall publish the as sessment rolls. The advantage of this law Is to keep the tax payers Informed as to. their taxes, the amount and when payable and will save the officers con siderable trouble and the county ex pense In notifying them. It will also be appreciated by the tax payers, who are often thoughtless and have no means of knowing when taxes are due and payable, and will reduce the de linquent tax roll to a minimum, there by saving the counties a large sum oi money in publishing delinquent tax sales. The press of the state Is unani mous In favor of both measures and It Is to be hoped they will become laws. COOK IN BUSINESS. Astoria Police Commissioner and Ne- halem Coal Promoter in Business. We are in receipt of a folder with the compliments of W. J. Cook, glvln? a description of a patent automatic roller window screen (manufactured In Buffalo, N. T.) The folder gives a com plete description of the little Joker NATURALIZATION. Naturalisation of aliens Is a ques Hon that Is being .considered by con gress with a view of securing better cltlienshlp and preventing frauds. In some of the large eastern cities, nt!ei are naturalized and made full clllacus before they have been In the country six. months. This is done by politi cians who have no respect for cltlien shlp or law, being Imbued with the single Idea of getting office. The value of cltlienshlp In this country -can scarcely be measured and every pos sible means should be adopted to pre vent unqualified foreigners obtaining It. Unless a foreigner Is able to read and write the English language, un less he has at least mastered the ruJI- ments of American history and the American theory of self-government he cannot Intelligently vote. Numerous Instances are on record In Astoria where men have applied for citizenship who had to talk through an Interpreter. They know nothing of our laws or the laws of the United States. An American born has to live in his own country II years before he can be come a citizen or vote. A foreigner often becomes a citizen and votes within two hours after he has landed. As a rule, a large majority of out foreign born population jnake good citizens, in many instances equally as good and superior to the American born who has resided In the state 21 years. There Is no objection to their becoming citizens, but there are strong objections to making a citizen out of a man and have him sworn to sup port the constitution of the United States when he don't know one word about the docunient, does not under stand the nature of an oath and know absolutely nothing of what he Is swear ing to. THE STAR THEATER Astoria's Fashionable Vaudeville house In connection with Star and Ar cade theaters of Portland. Changs of Program Monday. Change of Acta Thursdays MATINEE DAILY AT 2i45 P. M MONSTER BILL Week Beginning MONDAY, JANUARY 23. Week Beginning January 23, 1905. FRYE AND ALLEN In their comedy singing sketch "A Simple Lesson." ' HERAKLIDE3 The Modern Titan Champion Heavy Lifter ZANFRETTA AND MANSFIELD In a typical comedy act entitled "A Crazy Messenger" CARRIE BELLE MILLER The versatile vaudevlllaln BOB KENYON Pictured melodies singing "Open Tour Mouth and Shut Tour Eyes" EDISON'S PROJECTOSCOPE. The Chinaman's acrobatic guest trials and troubles of an automoblllst Admission 10 cents 'o any seat INTERESTED SPECTATORS have their eyes on Russia except a big bunch of Astoria People, who are more Interested in "Griffin's Book Sale." Good reasons for it too $1.25 Padded Leather 65c 50c, 40c, J5c Henty Books for Boys and Girls 25c Special 25c and 35c line now 1Se 25 per cent off Children's Toy Books. J. N. GRIFFIN SEE SHOW WIN 10W i HirtSchifTiKf I , tWTtilored it f fc ( Swell Tods for P. en. 000000000 A Grim Tragedy. Is dally enacted, In thousands of homes. as Death claims, In each one, another victim of Consumption or Pneumonia But what Coughs and Colds are prop rly treated, the tragedy Is averted. K. 0. Huntley of OaWandon, Ind- writes: "My wife had the consumption, and three doctors gavt her up. Finally she took Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which cured her, and today she Is well and strong." It kills the germs of all dis eases. One dose relieves. Guaranteed at 60c and fl by Chas. Rogers, drug' gist Trial bottle free. Greatly In Demand. Nothing Is mors In demand than a medicine which meets modern require ments for a blood and system cleanser, such as Dr. King's New Life Pills. They are Just what you need to curs stomach and liver troubles. Try them. At Chas. Rlgers drug store, 25c, guaran teed. iii8nisniiiinniiiiiiiinmtst Next Time You need a pair of Men's, Women's or Children's' SHOES Honest. Durable ltu For less money than you have been paying try S. A. GIK1RE 543-545 Bond St. NIP IT IN THE BUD. Wlrmt Appesraaee .f Daadraa? a Fr rummer of Fotare Baldaeea. - That such Is the case has been con clusively proven by scientific research. Prof. TJnna, the noted European skin specialist, declares that dandruff Is the barrow ed-up cuticle of the scalp, caused by parasites destroying the vitality In the hair bulb. The hair becomes lifeless, and, In time, falls out This can be pre vented. Kewbro's Rerptclde kills this dandruff germ, and restores the hair to Its natural softness and abundancy. Herplclde Is now ased by thousands of people all satisfied that It Is th. moat wonderful hair preparation on the mar ket to-day. flold by leading druinrfsta. fiend 10c. In tamps for sample to The Herplclde Co., Detroit Mich. Eagls Drug Store, 251-151 Bond St, Owl Drug Store, tit Com. St, T. F. I-aurln, Prop. "Special Agent" $8.60 r, ANY SUIT IN These suits are made by the Hart, Schaffncr & Marks, Crouse Brandagee People and man wearing these garments is wearing the best that of high class tailors can produce - A. STOffiS 09080900000 0&0$0 First National Bank of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 Saloon Men, Attention! Now is the time to have your places of busi ness made neat and attractive. No one is better prepared to do this class of Decorating than we. We have the materials and the competent workmen. BETTER 5EE US B. P. ALLEN (Si SON FISHER BROTHERS COMPANY Agents The Linen Thread Co. SALMON TWINE, COTTON TWINE, ROPE Fishermen and Cannery Supplies HMaaKSlllBlJSJ ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN FOX. Fres. and Supt A. L. FOX, Vice lrldeiit r.LBlBUOP,itocrtry ABTOKIA BAVlNUtt BANK, Trees Designers and Manufacturers of THE LATK8T IMPROVED CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. " ,v Foot of Fourth Street, , ASTORIA, OREGON. THE WINDOW. Men's Quality Shop. IMMEDIATELY! YOU CAN TAKE MY HAT If Allen's Cold Cure is nbt the best thing on earth for a cold or the Grippe. Avoid imitations. Sole Agent. Frank Hart, Corner -Hth and Commercial Sts 4 '