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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1905)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IB, 1905, 4 THE MORNING ASTOKIAN ASTORIA. ORKOON. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Dully (Except Monday) by iHE J. S. DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Br nail, ner year it 00 By mail, per month 50 By carrier, per month 0 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, In advanc. ,.J1 00 Entered at the pwtofflca at Astoria, Oregon as second-class matter. OrOrdm for the derrtiyr of Tn SURSise AaraniAX to either riKltoc or pUcv of busiwsn t made by txwul onl or through tele rhMM. Any irre(rnlrity In dellrery should be Immediately reportea to tne orace or puou mu. Telephone Main 661. Today's Weather. Portland. March 14. Western Ore ron and Western Washington, Wed nesday, cloudy; unsettled, wjth prob- able showers. RELIC OF BARBARISM. The dispatches announce that a young man in San Francisco has been made a cripple for life as the result of a hazing administered to him by the students of the Hopkins Art school On the same day it was announced that the students in an eastern college hail succeeded In hazing George Gould. It was attempted once before, but he de fended himself with a gun. As a result .of the hazing at the Hopkins school, four young men have been arrested charged with an assault. There fs no possible chance of securing a convic tion, as hazing has been carried on for years; a number of students have died from the effects of the practice, but owing to the fact that they were the sons of wealthy parents they escaped the penitentiary. Hazing is a relic of barbarism. It is practiced by a gang of hoodlums usually the sons of wealthy parents who send them to college to keep them out of the penitentiary. They do not go there to acquire an education but to waste their substanec in riotious liv ing. A large majority of them are worthless, drunken brutes whose only 'mean PeY have of obtaining recog jitlon is because they l1?'? money. ' ijhere are a number of sons of poor parents who go to college and who often are compelled to work on the side to secure money to complete their, edu cation. They have no time for bar barous practices; they are more gen teel and refined and go to college to acquire an education to fit themselves for some profession or business in life. They do not enjoy being subjected to personal Indignities heaped upon be ginners in the college course, but they are not exempt and frequently ure compelled to undergo inhuman treat ment in order to satisfy the brute In stincts of the wealthy class. There is nothing elevating about the practice of hazing. It is a fad or cus tom, about as brutal as football, which is another brute instinct of colleges. Men haze their fellow students and play football because it gives them an opportunity to injure a human bel There Is no science in the game, it is simply an exhibition of brutality. So with hazing. Xo gentleman will ever take part In it. There is nothing gen tlemanly about it. It is simply an evidence of total depravity; a pastime for rattle brained dudes who rejoice In seeing others suffer. Students have been killed, sometime arrested, but never convicted, owing to the exertion of moneyed influence. Others have ben maimed for life, the criminals p.rrested, but no conviction have ever been secured. To such an extent was this barbarous practice carried and there were so many deaths that congress was compelled to pass a law prohiibting the practice at West Point, but with this exception the fac ulty is most of the colleges encourage, rather than attempt to check it. It has come to be a part of the euriculum of all colleges, and has resulted in keeping many a poor young man from attending, so that today, most of the colleges are simply resorts for wealt.iy criminals. GAMBLING IS RECREATION. In a dispatch published today Pro fessor Herbert Gardner, lord of the University of Columbia, and Profes sor William Kirby of the Catholic uni. versity of America, after having made a thorough investigation of gambling give it as their opinion that gambling cannot be eradicated and that gam bllng properly done is not a dlssipa tion but a recreation, and they favor placing it under proper regulation and restrictions. This is the opinion of nine-tenths of the conservative element in every city In the world. Gambling is a necessary evil that can never be eradicated and is bound -to exist. It can be placed under proper restrictions and n liconsr provided therefor. A long th temptation Is removed from young boys, no one is Injured to any isreat extent, except thosv that play at the game. Kastern nnd California churches tec ognlxe stock gambling as n part of tin business of the great elites. Members of churches, those who contribute the most liberally for the snppott of Un churches, gamble In slocks, nnd not a word is heard from pulpiiters against the vice. As a matter of fact, sunk gambling Is the moss, pernicious and demoralising. In California, members of churches, both men and women, arc inventerate gamblers at the various stock exchanges. Astoria licenses gambling and It meets the approval of nine-tenths of the people. It Is generally conceded that It cannot be suppressed, and as long as It Is bound to exist the- senti ment of the business public Is thut thv city should derive some revenue from it. It is placed under police restrictions and surveilanee and no sure thing games are allowed to exist. The city derives nearly $10,000 a year In reve. mies from It and It goes a long way In Improving streets and making needed improvements. Efforts have been made to suppress it, Jjui without success and it seems that a large majority of the community has no objection to th present system in vogue in Astoria, If there Is any objection It usually emi nates from the church people, and a large majority of the male members of the Astoria churches are opposed to any Interference. There is no doubt but the eminent professors are right, and It will only be a question of time when gambling will be licensed and regulated by statutatory enactments. o PLAYGROUNDS. St. Louis has recently seccurod its first municipal playground. The sec retary of the Improvement League of St. Louis declares that this In compar ison with what other cities are doing in this line, is comparatively small. but to St . Louis it means much, for It commits the city to a policy of es tablishing downtown park In crowded tenement districts. Six model play grounds In downtown districts were established by the Civic League of St. Louis three years ago. It is usualy the case that such playgrounds ter, the Brown Souare nlnvsxnun.i and in Philahelphla during the last year the Civic Club, the Civic Better ment Association and the Starr Center established two such playgrounds and it is thought that the work is truly started. The city, however, has not yet positively taken it up. In Roches ter, N. Y, the Brown Square playgroun was formally opened on December 10. "The Chronicle," of St. Loul publish es this leading editorial, under the title of "Model Playground Permanent, and the Iat sentence le a motto any city may well adopt: "The Municipal I Assembly should not long hesitate in adopting the measure presented by Councilman H. X. Davis to perpetuate the Model Playground in Forest Park. The Model Playground Is a Jewel never more fittingly set than In the park. It mifeit be wise to move It, or to see that it is accesihle as possible within the park, but as to the wisdom of its permanence there can be no question. The bill contemplatts an appropriation of J3.600 from municipal revenue in or der that a physical airector, mo trained kindergartners and a matron may Intelligently look fter the wel fare of the little ones who would enjoy to the run me privileges ww ground would afford. The city could spend no like sum to such worthy ends Happiness can be so cheaply bought for children; and, to, it Is of that rare, boyant quality which we search for in after years. It Is almost free, we might say, ho little does it cost. As the years come it diminishes in quality ana in- creasese in Inverse ratio until n ' priceless. No city an overlnvest in the innocent happiness of the future citizens." ' BURGLARY COMMITTED. Office of th. City Treasurer Robbed Yesterday Morning. The office of Thos. Dealy, city treas urer, on Bond street was robbed early yesterday morning. An entrance was effected by cutting out a piece of glass In the rear of the building, and the door was unlocked. Thero was no money in the building as Mr. Dealy always banks his money every after- noon, but there were about $5 In cop per pennies in a drawer, which the burglars took. The burglary was evi dently committed by some young boys. for they certainly were novices at the business. They attempted to open the safe by screwing off the nickle plated knobs on the hinges, thinking that If they were removed the doors would be opened. Chief Hallock yesterday arrested three suspicious characters on suspicion. Two of them are from Til lamook and one served a time in the county Jail at Portland. It Is not thought they are the parties implicated. Nearly all of the crimes of this nature are usually committed by young boy living In Astoria. They are permitted to hang around the streets at all hours of the night and are frequently seen at the various dance halls. When pa rents lose control of their boys. It Is only a question of time when they will land In the penitentiary. STANFORD INQUIRY Honolulu Dectectives Are Work ing on the Case NOT READY TO REPORT YET A Number of Stenographer Engaged Tsking Testimony Which Will Prob ably Delay the Return of th San Francisco Detectives Until Lter. Honolulu. March 13. 10:15 p. m. The detectives . have flv stenographers working on the statement they have taken today In the Stanford case nnd four are engaged for tomorrow. They say there is some doubt about their being able to take the steamer Ala meda, which sails for San Francisco, but If they do not Miss Bonier and the rest of the party will. Cnptaln Callundan said tonight that he Is well satisfied with the work so far m-com- pllshed and will probably be able to make a statement tomorrow as to the work has developed some new features Detective Reynolds says It Is unlikely that any definite conclusion will be reached here as the Indications art- very strong that the detectives work Is tending to a result entirely different from that arrived nt by the coroner' inquest. It can stated positively that so far as their, work has gone the de tectives are strongly Inclined to dis agree with the conclusions reached by the Honolulu police. OUT OF THE ORDINARY. o Epitome of Anecdotes and Incident! With Comments by a Layman. If Dr. Osier's theory of chlorformlng a man after he has reached the age of 40 years had been practiced on an or ganization that meets on Bond street, Astoria would have a population of 25,000. The advantages of arbitration are shown In the settlement of the North sea affair, where nobody was given anything and everybody is satisfied. The Oberlln bank directors .declare that Beckwlth dealt with Mrs. Chad wick without their knowledge or con sent. Naturally Beckwlth was exclus ively to blame. He's dead. "Young" Corbett says he Is unde cided as to what he will do, but your mon-y Is pretty safe If you bet It's a saloon or a melodrama. 0 Mr. Bryan announces he is going to pay more attention to illtl' H. He flndc the subject quite Inter-stlng now h has started by approving the acts of n republican president. o Between the price paid the funnel for a steer and the price paid by the consumer for beef then; Is a large murgln not explained In the Oarlleld report on the operations of the trust. Fair Devotee -I don't s-e any way to raise our church debt, except to have a lottery. Minister (shocked) That will never have my sanction, madame, never, un less you call It by, some other name, o "Kay, doe," Insinuated the man wht was trying to get a lltle free medical advice, "supposing you had a case of chronic dyspepsia, now; what'd you consider the best course to pursue?" "Well, sir, if I had such case, I should treat It according to my pro fessional ability, and then charge lyhat I believe a fair fee. Do I make my self plain r An Astoria man who Went to a din ner a few nights ago where there was more wine than anything else drank more than was good for him, and awoke the next morning with a most pronounced katzenjammer. He had a headache, his mouth tasted bad, he was wabbly and uncertain In his walk and he felt very, very III. He man aged to worry down an egg, and thcr. took up his letters. The first one h- opened was from a Kentucky whisky house, the ietter began: "Do you use liquor for medicinal or other purposes?" A New Jersey couple announced oi the occasion of their golden wedding that during their married life tht: kitchen Are had to be built 18,263 times; that papa always built It and that during that period they had never enjoyed a cross word. If there Is any thing in the city of the New Jerusalem that that fond and suffering head ot the house wants when he gets there he will doubtless only have to mentlor it O C3 O o li? o a) o vi O o IS o 0 o o () o y 0 0 0 0 o " 0 1 0 0 0 I fc mm WIS 4 Ml Cliff Copyright 1904 by Hart Schaffner fcf Marx 0 O O 0 O O O S 0 0 0 0 0 0 !OXOiXMfcOTO.0?0 o o Our First Showing' or Spring' Clothing'. Stokes Says Young mau dou' neglect your personal . appear ance wheu we bring such tailors as HART, SCHAFFNER MARKS and CR0USE SL BRANDAGEE to your very door, you may say, to make you a suitjthat has all the finishing touches that go into swell City Tailoring of the higher order, at one half heir price REMEMHER. A. OTOEES KEEPS A DRESSY SHOP FOR DRESSY MEN. . 03000000000000000&0e00 1 THE STAR THEATER Attorla'i Fathlonabl ' VaucUvllla houia In eonnaotlon with Star and Ar cad thsatsrt of Portland. Chang of Program Monday. Chang of Aota Thursdays MATINEE DAILY AT 2i45 P. M MONSTER BILL Week Beginning March 13. wAsiiKrt rmoa The Renowned ami original Iloxing Midgets MuNrt. KII.VANO The Musleal Artist and Shadow-prnpher HA.WSFA & IHIKW Comedy Sketeh Artists In "Iirenkliiu t'p Housekeeping." Pictured Melodies by ROB KENTON "Hoys Are Coming Home Today." rrojeetoscope Showing the follow ing subjects; Taking a Koit Again; Coreon Execution; uist Attack on Hill; Surrender of Tort Arthur. Admission 10 cents to any seat. BUSINESS LOCALS. Danziger & Co. are open for business. JuBt received, some fancy smoked bloaters. ASTORIA GROCERY. Just received today, a fresh ship ment of fancy creamery butter Watsonvlllc brand. Foard & Stoke Company. The Occident tonsorlal parlors and bath facilities art equalled by none. Everything modern end up to daU See Peterson. Do you know that the McCrca-Ford Co., 638 Commercial street, are making a big reduction on all photographs during the Lenten season? R. M. Caston, at his feed stable No. 105 14th street, ofTers for sale a Lnndln harness machine; one butcher's wall scales, will be sold cheap. First National Bank of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 JAP-AnLAC THE MODEL FINISH FOR FLOORS, WOODWORK, METALWORK AND FURNITURE. Wears Lrike Iron. B. P. ALLEN (Si SON The Palace Cafe. The Best Restaurant. Regular Meals 25c Everything the Market Affords. Sunday Dinners a Specialty. Palace Catering Co. A Jap-a-Lac, the finest finish for floors has proven both durable and makes a fine finish, B. F. Allen & Son have re ceiveJ a complete assortment. Now Is the tlmo to order your clothes so as to have them by Easter Sunday. Call at C. H. Cooper's on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and select youi suit and have It made to please your own taste and satisfaction. Courteous treatment, an abundance of amusement, together with a line of all popular brands of liquid refresh ments, has made the LaTosca a popu lar resort Pin your faith to ua. We will sup- , 1 .. ,A .Ilk K M.t quality of drugs and druggist'! sund ries that your money can buy. Just now we would call attention to the sal. of Fine Toilet Soap Which has cunllty as Its keynote. Hers are a few samples of tht good values your money will buy:' Conte'i Imported Castile Soap, (Co a bar) fancy Tollot Boal from 25c to lOo a box. FRANK HART, Druggist. Corner 14th and Commercial 8U ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN POX. Pres. and 8upL' A, L, KOX. Vlci Prealflrnt, . V. i.. Ill si I Ol Secretary AHTUKIA HAV'lNliM BANK, Treai Designers and Manufacturers cf P THE LATK8T IMPROVED CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. 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