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THE MORNING ASTOltl AN ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1W0S. IIOREWARD We shall ive $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 HEILBOttN L SOS Complete House Furnishers '590-592 Commercial St. THE HOMING ASTORIAN Established 1873. PubKshed Paily tKxcept Monday) by THE J. S, BELLINGER COMPANY. the liind frauds indictment will enable the government to present its case In the courts, mid this it will do with vigor and intelligence. There can no longer be any doubt that the Irregu larities in the Mies of the public land? have been widely extended both in time and in area. They will Involve many persons who have stood high In the community hltherta But neither th By mall, per year $8 00 i national administration nor the repub By mall, per month 60,Ucan party will be affected thereby. Br carrier, per month .......... 60 The administration will see to it that ' ;no guilty man shall escape, and guilt wherever existent will be promptly and SUBSCRIPTION RATES. THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTORIAN. I By saail, per year, in advance ..$1 00 resolutely exposed. STAND PAT. The Astoria Democratic ring has Entered at the postofflce at Astoria. ! crawfished. It has yielded up the Oregon as second-class matter. ! ghost, and the "wiggle-waggle" of the " Commercial street church, again, "he gVOraws for (he dwrorinjc of Ths xowqm ha wes.H The democratic mule has aaar ba made br maud ran or thrown teto- kicked over the traces and the Jennie I0"":. A? Irregularity to ddiwy should be refuges to be comforted. An edict ha joay be made by postal ra Btiam. Aiit trresutaittr to iauBediktoly reported to the office of publication. Telephone Main 661, Today's Weather. Portland, Jan. 80. Western Oregon Tuesday generally fair north; oc casional rain in the south portion. STEALING IS NONPARTISAN. It is now apparent that the land frauds are far 'more extensive than had heen assumed at the outset It Is ap parent likewise that some attack will be made on the republican party be cause of the frauds. Instead of being confined to Oregon, as was at first sup posed, the irregularities seem to have extended into Montana, Idaho, Wash ington and Wyoming. Possibly they will be found on investigation to have a still wider range. , Most of them, or all of them, probably occurred in the past eight years. Therefore they' have taken place during republican admin istrations. Most of the officials involv- ' ed in them are probably republicans. This much will be conceded. The land sale scandals will take a place beside the irregulaties in the post office de partment, which have been revealed in the past two years: As the republican party has been dominant while these peculations were going on, an attempt will be made to show that they have been a legitimate outcome at republic an leadership and republican policy. This pretense, however, will not de ceive any sensible person. In the vast volume of transactions of the general government these days there need be no surprise that there are some irreg- ' ularities. Some were discovered during each of Cleveland's terms. Democrats as well as republicans were involved in the postal steals. In the millions of acres of lands sold by the government every year it Is not surprising that there should be some crookedness. Tie public lands are scattered over an area larger than several big kingdoms. They cover a domain nearly as large as all of Europe, exclusive of Russia. Neces sarily the government has to select its appointees from all sorts and condi tions of men. It can not vouch for the integrity of all of them. Some of the indicted persons in the land frauds have stood high among their fellow citizens in their states for many years. They have received offices of honor and responsibility at the hands of the peo ple among whom they resided, and who would be likely to know more about them than strangers could. They have deluded their old neighbors, and it is not surprising, therefore, that they have been able to deceive the general government. This has been so from ths beginning of the country's days as a nation. It is the same in all civilized lands. Crookedness is of all parties, races, nationalities and ages. But the republican party has always shown that it can expose and punish its malefactors. It did this In the stai route cases. It did it in the postal frauds. The land grabbers will not escape. Far less frauds have been committed in the past eight years than were perpetrated In Jackson's and Van Buren's time, in proportion to the size of the country. No individual crook of Roosevelt's time has stolen as much as Swartout did In the Jackson-Van Buren era. Moreover, the exposure and the punishment are more prompt and effective' now than they were then Roosevelt is immeasurably more reso lute in hunting down malefactors than Jackson and his successor were. It is well to bear in mind that indictment is not equivalent to- conviction." Indict ment does not always mean guilt In gone forth from the "Brick" signed by the faithful, that after due and de liberate consideration the democratic citizens contingent of a lost cause do not think any changes in the Astoria j charter are imperative at the present jtlme. Only a short time ago "reform was necessary," and the faithful gath. ereu logemer in a ouncn ana xramed a few amendments to the city chartei that would retain the democrats in of fice, afford them an opportunity to pur- chase all the supplies for the city government, and perpetuate the oleo margarine element of the party) in office. Public sentiment was so strong against them that they had to weaken They suddenly came to the conclusion vox populi vox del was not a com ponent part of the democratic party of Clatsop county and they wanted to let Representative Burns down as easily as possible. They framed a letter and sent it to the committee on cities and towns of the legislature, stating that after a careful review of the situ ation, it was the unanimous ODinion of the democratic mule that changes in the present charter would be attended with great bodily harm, and thej humbly be scathed the committee to withdraw both charters. The republicans who were backed up by public sentiment Including a large majority of the better element of the democratic party were In favor of the changes proposed in the Tuttle charter bill. They resolved to stand pat Not only were the republicans in favor of adopting all the amendments suggested by the common council com mittee, but insisted on having their own amendments adopted at the same time. The democrats crawfished. Th republicans are standing pat. The adoption of the Tuttle charter means the defeat of the democratic ring that has run politics in Clatsop count for several years with a high hand They are opposed to a one-man police commission and a one-man boss. Still, when the sun Hue in the east and kisses the snow-capped peak ot saauie mountain, and the birds are warbling their lay on Coxcomb hill, ever and anon can be heard the plaint ive wail of the democratic mule in the "brick," and the responsive "he-haw' from the democratic church on Com mercial street. The democracy has given up the ghost It has played a losing game. Its only salvation now Is for "executive clemency" in the shape of a veto by a democratic gov ernor. more than one normal school. The one at Monmouth, being the oldest, might be retained, but It shuuld be a normal school in fact There are good public schools in every city in Oregon sufficient to accommodate all the chil dren In the state. Hut the representa tives from the various countte form combination and virtually graft off ihi state for the support of common schools. It Is a graft pure and simple and for the purpose of keeping a corp of ineffiYlcnt teachers In a good, pay ing positloui at the expense of the state Efforts were made by the ways and means committee to rut out the appro priation for three of the normal schools, but they were met with a threat that it this was done, th, rep resentatives of the graft would vott against other measures, and the com mittee was compelled to yield to the grafters. A very large proiwrtlon of the ap propriation bill passed at each Ses sion of the legislature, represent a po litical graft. Men are sometimes elect ed with sufficient influence to securt legislation In the interest of some 1 cal graft Combinations are formed, the grafters lining up against the ml nority and the treasury of the state Is plundered and looted. Time was when several religious institutions were supported by the state. The mem bers would hold a season of prayer for three weeks before the legislature con vened, praying that the graft might strike their particular locality. OOfe O $ O $ O O O O O O O O 0 0 0 SOO!fttti$0 o Rial Estate Transfer. Trustees Concomly Tribe Red Men to Robert Carruthers undivided one half of west half of lot I, block 61. Mc Clures. Robert Carruthers and wife to Con comly Tribe Red Men, undivided half of east half lot 9. block 64. McClures A. A. Schenck and wife to Matthew Griswold, lot 11, block 8, Schcncks. A., A. Schenck and wife to Anna B. Griswold, lot 11. block 3, Schenck's. A. A. Schenck and wife to A. Jose phlne Jackson, lot 9, block S, Schencks. A. A. Schenck to Ella L. Schenck, lot 9, block 10, Schencks. A. A. Schenck to Ella I Schenck, lot 9, block 10, Schencks. A. A. Schenck to William R. Wal ler, lot 11, block 18, 8chencka. A .A. Schenck to Jane T. Waller, lot 20, block 24, Schencks. State of Oregon to The Astoria Ex change Co. tldelands in front of lots to 4, block 67, McClures. We have Just received a shipment of fine Norway Herring and Anchovis. ASTORIA GROCERY. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Astoria Naiir.mal Bank At Astoria in the State of Oregon, at the close of business, January 11, 190S. NORMAL SCHOOLS. The Oregonlan Is opposed to a mul tipliclty of normal schools. So is a large number of the tax payers of the state. II the institutions that are de clared normal schools by legislative enactment, were in fact, strictly nor mal schools, there might not be much objection to them, but they are not. "Vfhen one of Clatsop county's citizens was a representative in the legislature he was a member of the ways and means committee. That committee visited every institution ot learning in the state, requiring about two weeks. It found that the normal schools at Drain, Ashland and Weston were simply public schools receiving an annual appropriation from the state. There were no high schools in either of those cities, and primary grades were taught in all three of the schools. In other words, the alleged normal schools at these three cities were pub lie schools supported by the state. It Ashland, Weston and Drain are en titled to a public school supported by the state, why should not every city in the state be accorded the same privilege? There is no necessity in Oregon foi RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $330,(19 07 Overdrafts, secured and un secured 9,334 (6 U. 8. bonds to secure clr culation 12,500 00 Premiums on U. S. bonds.... 750 00 Stocks, securities, etc .. 60,138 17 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 2,600 00 Other real estate owned.... 4,875 00 Due from national banks (not reserve agents) 2,842 64 Due from state banks and bankers 22,823 (9 Due from approved reserve agents 72,149 99 Checks and other cash Items 2,345 00 Notes of other national banks Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents Lawful Money Reserve In Bank, viz: Specie ..361,989 90 Legal-tender notes 61 00 Legal-tender notes 61 00 62.050 90 Redemption fund with U. 8. treasurer (5 per cent cir culation 625 00 100 00 654 16 Total $574,609 18 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 60,000 00 Surplus fund 10,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid .... 26,713 86 National bank notes out standing 11,900 00 Individual de posits subject to check $231,160 93 Demand certifi cates of de posit 33,503 11 Time certificates of deposit 211,341 78 475,995 82 S IN SATIONA1 CLOTHING NEWS! HanSduffwr; V Mini Hand Tailored V3l ,- ' Urn ( To make room for our Spring ami Summer goods wc have placed on sale suits ranging iu price from $10 to $18, to go at $8.60 ANY SUIT IN THE WINDOW. These suits are made by the Harts Sclttffoer & Marks, Crouse Brandagee People and man wearing these garments is wearing the best that of high class tailors can produce Swell Togs for Men. p. a. stokes Men's Quality Shop. o ooooooooooooooo&oeo 0O'X.o..o-a!Ox0(x)iaxx;i)f A Grim Tragedy. is dally enacted, In thousands of homes, as Death claims, In each one, another victim of Consumption or Pneumonl . But what Coughs and Colds are prop erly treated, the tragedy is averted. F. O. Huntley of Oaklandon, IniL, writes: "My wifa had the consumption, and three doctors gave 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 Jls eases. One dose relieves. Guaranteed at 60c and $1 by Chas. Rogers, drug gist Trial botUe free. Greatly in Demand. Nothing Is more 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 cure stomach and liver troubles. Try them. At Chas. Rigers' drug store, 25c, guaran teed. Total $574,609 18 State of Oregon, county of Clatsop, ss: L J. E. Illgglns, Cashier of the above- named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. ; J. E. HIGGINS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of January, 1905. A. R. CYRUS, (Seal) Notary Public Correct Attest: GEO. H. GEORGE. A. SCHERNECKAUR. , GEORGE W. - WARREN. Directors, Next Time You need a pair of Men's, Women's or Children's SHOES Honest, Durable Jrccs For less money than you have been paying try First National Bank of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 Saloon Men, Attention! 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