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4 THE MORNING ASTORIAN ASTORIA. OREGON. 8ATUKDAV, FHIMtUA KV 2 THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Fubilthea Dally (Except Monday) hj iHE J. S. DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By nail, per year II 00 By mail, per month .....r..... , SO By carrier, per month .......... THE WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By maiL per year, la advance . .$1 00 Entered at tae peatofflce at Astoria. Oregon as second-class matter. SVOrdar for th detiTwrlns f TBS Mowtms Anmua to etthnr rwMaw or pUo of hutumm be muf by MMti ctra t tarmuto rhOM. Any tottfuWitjr in oVUvwr fhould be unmediaMty reported to the oflkw of publication. Telephone Main 181. Today's Weather. Western Oregon and Washington Saturday, Increasing cloudiness . fol lowed by showers; cooler. Eastern Oregon and Washington Fair. . , MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Unless there is) opposition in tele graph, telephone or street car busi ness In any city, municipal ownership Is preferable to an exclusive monopoly enjoyed by one company or corpora tion. The only time a company is willing to make any concessions is im mediately prior to the granting of a franchise. After they have secured a monopoly in any one line of busi ness they become arrogant, and if complaint is made about the sen-ice the answer invariably is, "you don"t have to use it" For this reason great care should be taken by common coun cils' and other deliberate body in granting franchises. A franchise should be in the nature of a contract and should not be granted' for any long term of years, but should contain a provision for a renewal, if the con ditions of the contract are lived up to, which is seldom done. If short fran chises are granted with restrictions which can be enforced, better service Is secured in order to get a renewal of the franchise. There is no one but what is inter ested in securing, the Investment of outside capital, but great care should be exercised in granting franchises, be cause aftdr once granted, they are gone forever.. Granting a franchise should be on the same . principles as buying land. A forfeit should be de posited in the hands of the city or county treasurer, wherever the fran chise is to come from, conditioned that If work was not commenced with a given time and completed by a cer tain date, the money should be for felted to the city or county. This is buslnes and the affairs of the city should be conducted on 'business prin clpals. There is . not a company with sufficient capital, to ; engage In any enterprise, who actually mean business but will be willing to deposit a for felt When it refuses to do so. It Is of doubtful origin and such a fran chise should never be granted. The government of the United States owns and operates Its own postal sys tem. For this reason the best service is given and few if any complaints are made. The' city of Astoria owns and 'operates its ' own water system, and the money received from water rents is used in extending and bettering the service besides providing a sinking fund to take up its bonds as they ma ture. It would be far better if the city owned its own lighting plant. Bet ter service would be given, besides it would be a paying investment. The only way for a municipal corporation to own Its own utilities is by building them in the first Instance. After they have passed into the hands of a cor poration they are gone forever and the public Is subject sometimes to un reasonable demands and rules, many f which, perhaps, are necessary for the proper management of the business. Astoria needs and will welcome the Investment of capital in any legitimate enterprise, but It should be the "yel low stuff" not the power used in op erating windmills. Great care should be exercised by the common council In granting franchises and no fran chise for any purpose should be grant ed to any promoter, company or cor poration, without a deposit of at least 125,000 as an evidence of good faith. There have been so many sensations sprung in Astoria lately the last the hotel project that people will place more confidence In the Intention of the comoany applying for a franchise if they back up that Intention by a suf ficient deposit to guarantee construc tion and completion. Had 110,000 been deposited in one of the (banks when the hotel project was launched, as an evidenec of good faith, - It would not have taken a week to raise the entire amount of 1100,000 and the hotel would have been an assured fact. As the matter now stands everyone Is of the opinion that It was an Iridescent dream whose chief propelling power was wind. Th public was workd up tc a high state of excitement over tne prospect of having a new hotel, but when It was discovered that the pro meters would not invest a cent of their own money In the project, the scheme looked like 30 cents. ' Franchises are too valuable a con concession to b given away simply for the asking. Every Inducement should be offered to enlist the In vestment of capital and building In dustries. . but , no, franchises should ever be granted except under the re strictions herein suggested. Any com pany that means business will not hesitate for a moment to put up a for feit and any company that refuses or objects should be'regarJed with sus picion. Several members of the com mon council have expressed themselves as determined to Insist upon the re strictions herein outlined and will no doubt grant franchises only in the ex ercise of good judgment and sound llscretlon. This Is the duty they owe :o the public, for the franchises be long to the public and they are simp' ly its agents or servants. CHECKING AGRESSIONS. Astoria is not the only community in the United States In which the Standard Oil Company is attempting an Invasion, threatening to erect coal oil tanks which will be a menace to property security and retard develop ments. Kansas Is having a wrestling match with the company and will no doubt win out In the end. President Roosevelt has" Instructed Commis sioner Garfield to make an Immediate and thorough Investigation into - the doings of the Standard Oil Company, with especial reference to the situa tion in Kansas. This is in answer to the resolution pased by the house of representatives requesting an Investi gation into this matter. Garfield is head of the bureau of corporations ofj the department of commerce and la bor. All the resources of that depart ment, aided, as far aa possible, by the department of Interior and the depart ment of Justice, will be pressed Into the service. The inquiry will be thor ough and, comprehensive- enough to meet the demands of the president and the people. The fight between the state of Kan sas and the Standard Oil Company thus will serve to enlighten the public as to some of the operations of that colossal corporation. The Standard's conquering career has been running several decades. It Is ' getting more and more powerful and autocratic. Not only does it control the market in the thing In which It primarily deals, and which has given the com bine its specific name, but It dabbles In copper, steel and other things, and Is branching out expansively Into rail way operations and control. Frenzied Lawson, in some of his frantic ex posures ' of . himself and others, tells about some of the Standard's opera- tions In United States Steel and Amalgamated Copper, and as Lawson. consciously or unconsciously, convicts himself also, the public will be apt to believe that some of the things he tells about the Standard are true. In this Investigation by the govern ment the truth will be brought out. and If anything Is revealed on which a case can be made the Standard will have to submit to the, ordeal which has overthrown the Northern Securi ties company and the beef trust. Pres ident Roosevelt is thoroughly aroused In this matter. The people are behind him, and he knows it, and the Stand ard knows It. The investigation which has Just been ordered by the presi dent will attract not only general at tention throughout the United States but will be followed with Interest by the entire world. The Standard Oil Company Is known all over the globe but some trouble may be Just ahead of It which will force It to modify its extortion and dilute a little of its au tocracy. Church Notices. Presbyterian church Sunday school at 12:15; T. P. 8. C. E. at :30. No services morning or evening. Babtist church Regular service's will be observed at the usual hour. Preaching by the pastor. Subjects, morning, "Helping Others; "evening. Bread from Heaven." Let everybody come on time. First Lutheran Services Sunday as follows: Sunday school at 9:30 a. m Morning service In Swedish at 10:45; subject for sermon, "Walk In the Light." Evening service in English subject, "One of the Principal Causes for Diversified Religion." Preaching at both services by the pastor, Rev. Oustaf Rudqulst. Everybody cordial ly Invited. First Congregational Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The pastor, Luther D. Mahone, will be assisted by the Ollphant sisters of Los Angeles and Rev. C. F. Clapp of Forest Grove Morning subject, "Harmony and Com munion of Public Worship;" evening services of an evangelistic nature Sunday school 12:20. The Ollphant sisters will sing. Dead Hair Grow beautiful hair.' New method, scientific and natural cure for scalp and hair troubles. Six weeks' Eother, Hair Culture Course by mall with rem edies. Results guaranteed. Send 10 cents postage fer trial treatment EoUen Ce., IS Ajak Bid, Cleveland.O. OUT OF THE ORDINARY. Epitome of Ansodotee and Incident With Comments by Layman. Tomorrow will be the Holy Sabbath day, but very few Astortans take ad vantage of sitting under the drip pings of the sanctuary. Oregon has only one representative In congress now. The other three are trying to keep out of the penitentiary. Wind pudding Is not a good diet for the promotion of Industries. It re quires the tnetalic substance of thr realm to make a showing. There Is some talk of Increasing the Astoria police force. A man was ar rested for being drunk this week. It is wonderful how mean a man Is while he Is alive and how good he Is when dead. This Is fraternity and brotherly love. Any kind of a telephone service which la an Improvement on the pres ent one will be appreciated by the pub lic. , The man who first Invented chewing gum Is dead, but out of respect for his family the celebration has been post poned for a few weeks. The cxar must have a strong con. stltutlon. No other kind could stand so much "complete prostration" over the news arriving In daily Install ments. It is said that the application of live bees is now used to cure rheumatism. That ought to be effective In a case of locomotor ataxia. There may be something significant In the fact that the echo was named after a woman. A prominent Judge in Detroit says he was struck by the scarcity of sa loons In Astoria. He should have asked the policeman. Another Russian has declared tb.it General Stoessell Is a coward. It Is observe however, that the gentle man who passed the remark was in Astoria when he said It. Blatherskite Is a Gaelic word, the first syllables meaning rambling talk and the last syllable a squlrtgun. It was a stroke of genius to pile up the idea In that fashion. CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT. Reopened Under New Management. John Blaslch has leased the Califor nia Restaurant and Oyster House and Is .now prepared to serve the public. The best oysters and meals In the city. Family trade supplied. Ooed cooks, polite waiters and prompt .ser vice. There Is no complaint about bnslness at the Star saloon. Good goods and courteous treatment will draw trade to any first-class saloon. That's what make business good at the Star, The best la none too good for our customers. Holly Springs, Miss., March 24, 1903. While biuldinz railroads in Tennessee some twelve vears ago a number of bands contracted fever and various forma oi blood and skin diseases. I carried 3. 3,8. in my commissary and rave it to my hasdi with most grstifyingresults. I can recom mend S. S. S. as the finest preparation foi Malaria, chills and fever, as well as all blood and skin diseases. W. I. McGowajt. I suffered sresUy from Boils, which would break out on different parts of my body. I saw S. S. & advertised and sitci using about three bottles I was cored, and for the last three years have had M trouble whatever. A. W. ZXBJTJL 317 Read St, Evansville, Ind. I be?an usinsr vour S. S. S. probably tea fears ago for Malaria and blood troubles, snd it proved so good that I have con tinned ever since using it as a family remedy. It is a pleasure for me to recom mend S. 8. S. for the benefit of others who are needing a first rate blood purifier, tonic and cure for Malaria. Arkansas City, Ark. C. C HsMntOWAT. Boils, abscesses, sores, dark or yellow splotches and debility are some of the mptoms of this miserable disease. S. S. counteracts and removes from the blood all impuri ties and poisons and builds up the entire system. It is guaranteed a pure ly vegetable reme dy. Write for med ical advice or any pedal informa tion about case. fbe 8wlft Speclfln Cstiptny, Atlanta, Ca. Ivory Woman . It iatantUd iii tnmi! Know MARVEL whirling Spray 1 Til now Tifhil Ajrtaf.. liana na4 tmcitim. rm r- .1- V ml cmmni, ir n rnmtoi supply in uttier. ImL Mnd MAIMD f( lllnatruxt hook-tk4. ftcfrret . full imieiilrind AnrrHUm In. iiUHESDiLl'i 41 furk Uw, IMrtu o I o o o o Everybody wins and no A FEW DAYS ONLY. These suits are worth from $13.60 to $20. 00 per suit," you win from $450 to $U.OO RE We guarantee each and every suit to give entire satisfaction or money refunded. See display in centre window. P. A. KEEPS A DRESSY SHOP FOR 030000000SO0OSOS090000&09 THE STAR THEATER Astoria's Fashionable Vaudeville heuse In eenneotlen with Star and Ar cade theaters ef Portland. Change ef Pragrant Menday. Change f Aote Thursdays MATINEE DAILY AT 2: P. M MONSTER BILL ..Week Beginning Feb. 20. Matinee dally at 2:45 p. m. Sensation of the age LORETTA TWJN TRIO, 20th Century Horizontal Bar Wonder NAG LIS & ADAM 3 Novelty and Comedy Duo, Introducing singing, high class Whistling 8olos and bird Imitations JAMES A. HENNESSEY Singing Comedian BOB KENTON Singing Pictured Melodies "When the Lilacs Bloom Again" Projectoscope will show new and-up' to-date pictures. Admission 10 cents to any seat. Special Sale in Boots and Shoes for 30 Days. FINE LINE OF Men's Women's and Children's HOES S. A. GIMRE. 543-545 Bond St mm These tiny Cipiulei are superior to Balsam or vopaiDa, tUDSDS or injection anorinmu' CURE IN 48 HOURSlMJr the same diseases with out inconvenience. SoU hall DmrrMK. I WTO! chance to lose when you buy have placed on sale at PER SUIT. M E MBE R $T First National Bnnk of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 ASK FOR (Princess te faint Makes the Floors Look Like New. Dries quickly, Has a Fine Gloss and is Very Durable. B. P. AIJLEN aSON FISHER BROTHERS COMPANY Agent! The Linen Thread Co. SALMON TWINE, COTTON TWINE, ROPE Fishermen and Cannery Supplies ' 0 . ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN FOX. Pres. snd BupU ,,. A. I FOX, Vies HrMldeut. , ,' F.L. BISHOP, Borelary AHroKIABAVINUSBANK.TroM- , I Designers and Manufacturers of " THR LATKBT IMPROVED 1 ' CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. ' CORRpPONbENtE SOLICITED. , ' Foot of Fourth Street, V . " V '. . ASTORIA, OREGON. I one of those suits that we A FEW DAYS ONLY. consequently in buying one on each suit. DRESSY MEN. YOU CAN TAKE MY HAT 1 ' If Allen's Cold .Cure is not the best thing' on earth for a cold or . the Grippe. Avoid ' ' ' imitations. Sole Agent. FranK Hart, Corner 14th and Commercial Bta EES o o ( o 0 09 o o o 00 o o o 99 O