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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1905)
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1905. THK MORNING ASTOIUAN ASTORIA. OREGON. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Eetablithed 187S. Published rily (Except Monday) by HC J. 8. DELUNGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mall. per year $6 00 Br mail, per month SO By carrier, per month 00 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail per year, la advance . .11 00 Entered at the postofflce at Astoria. Oregon as second-class matter. 0Onte for the drtlrwtajt of Tat Morxiko Arroux to either ntokteoce or place of buunrsa My be made by postal card or through tele pfeoM. Any tm-iruWtty In deltwy thouM be W""'T reported to ins omw w puwrauuo. Telephone Main 661. Today's Weather. Portland. Ore., March 16. Oregon Washington and Idaho Friday, cloudy to partly cloudy with showers. UNJUU TAXATION. It has been announced that an or dinance Is being prepared to submit to the common council next Monday night to require the Astoria Electric Co., to pay a license of $100 per year on each car used by that company to haul fuel from the saw mills to t.ie power house. Just what pqssibte ex cuse or justification exists for such an ordinance is probably known only to the author. If the city is getting short of funds, there are other ways In which they can be secured. It is very possible that the council could do away with a man superintending the con struction of Franklin avenue, which the council ordered not to be done, and which Is clearly the duty of the superintendent of streets. There has been over $1000 illegally paid out to political pets in giving them positions unwarranted by the charter or ordi nances, and which the common council themselves admit, and which Council man Hansen explained at a meeting of the council that there, was no authority to employ any person to sup erintend the construction of streets yet they are doing today. Just what they declared to be Illegal last week. Instead of throwing obstructions in the way of enterprise, they should be encouraged. Many cities exempt var lous enterprises from taxation in or der to Induce them to locate. No one is going to invest capital in any en terprise without a possible chance of making interest on the money Invest ed. No one Is going to put money In a city or town when there Is a dispo sltlon to enforce hardships upon them In the way of unjust taxation. Capital is timid, and is controlled by shrew.j business men, who are willing to in vest and assist In building up a city, where their efforts are appreciated. The Astoria Electric Company have Invested over $200,000 In Astoria, in a street car line and nearly $30,000 in electric light, gas and power. They paid out during the year 1904 nearly $40,000 In betterments, wages and sup plies, every dollar of which Is spent In Astoria. They have extended their lines east and west and contemplate still further extensions. They pliid this year in taxes, according to the assessment books $1277.33, or over $100 a month in taxes alone. And now someone wants to make them pay a li cense on their freight cars. The excuse offered by the father of the ordinance is, according to a state ment published in the Budget, that "the city compells the owners of drays to pay a license and limlta the weight of the loads which can be hauled on any dray over the public thoroughfare, and I see no reason why similar re strictions should not be placed on cars." There is an apparent density of in tellect or wilful Ignorance lurking in the think tank of the author of the or dinance. The ordinance limiting the weight hauled on trunks and drays has never been enforced and Is violated every day. It Is true that the teams all pay a license, but so does the stre'-t car company. They pay about $150 per year license on street cars, or $30 per year on each car run. The drays and trucks wear out the streets and are the only vehicles in the fity that does wear them out If there were no drays or trucks, InBtead of having to repair Commercial street every two years, besides an enormous expense for constant repairs, the street woulJ last for twenty years. The street cars do not wear out the streets. Section 7 of the ordinance granting the street car company a franchise provides as follows: Sec. 7. The streets over which said railway line shall run, between the rails and one foot on each side thereof, shall be kept in good repair by the owners of said railway in such manner as shall be dlrvted by the common council of the City of Astoria." Vo the drays and trucks pa' fi keeping the strveta In repair? No. Th property owner are compelled to keep the streets In repair for the benefit of the druys and trucks. The street car company do not use the streets, ex cept the portion through the center over which their rails are laid and cars are run, and they keep this In re pair and good order without any ex pens to the city, and druys and trucks wear It out more than do the street cars, in fact all the repairs which the company are compelled to nmke are caused by the drays and trucks, and they do not contribute one cent toward keeping it in repair. Will any reason able man then say that there is any reason or Justness In such an ordi nance? The Astorlnn has no interest In the Astoria Electric Co., nor the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad, nor the O. R. & X. Co., except the Interest all good citlxens should have In protecting their interests and encouraging them ty- extend their lines, provide a pay roll and assist in building up and de veloping the city and county. There are some people in Astoria that seem to be opposed to any Improvements, and some of them would not be In bus iness in Astoria today were it not for the money put In circulation Jty these companies every year in Astoria. The Astorlnn la in favor of securing capital to come here and Invest, nnd It will oppose any attempt to Impose unjust and Illegal restrictions for the purpose of Imparlng their usefulness or keep, ing capital out. HUMANE POLICY, "The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge!" President Roosevelt had this ancient Hebrew platitude in mind when, on addressing the American Tract Society yesterday, on the oc casion of the annual meeting of that organization in Washington, he spoke of the necessity of aiding the immi grant. It was estimated at this same session that the total immigration this year will reach the million mark. The chief executive stiisibly said that whether this horde is to become use ful citizens or unruly dependents de pends largely on the start It gets. The Immigrant landing in the vast majority or instances with limited means, no knowledge of the language or country and no friends, is often at a loss where to turn. Sometimes he falls prey to sharks; often he Is the victim of op pression; naturally his opportunities slip by. Falling to flnd America the Elysium the foreign immigration agent had painted It to him. he grows dis gruntled; after several years of pov erty, a man who came here determined to build up a competence by sobriety and Induotry degenerates Into u mal content s Mr. Roosevelt advocates the colpor teur system strongly. He said agents of the American Tract Society should meet the Immigrant on his arrival to extend to him the cordial right hand of American Christian fellowship. He should be aided to secure temporary quarters and afterwards work. If worthy, he should be given pecuniary assistance, so far as possible. His body should be clothed and those of his wives and children and his children's children. Eut important as Is the body. far more vital is his soul. He should be given a conception of American Ideals and morals. ( He should learn the laws of the land. If he is not a Christian, thinks Mr. Roosevelt, the American Tract Society and slmllac as soclatlons should try to make him one. For If In luxury this generation In dolently eats the sour grapes of self- satisfied, over-confident plain sailing the next battle will find its' teeth on edge, in the battleNvlth the millions of descendents of unruly immigrants. JAPANESE VICTORY. The abrupt appearance of the Japac anese troops, north of Mukden, cutUng the railroad and threatening the com plete segregtation of lilB forces from his forces from their base, presented two alternatives to General Kuropat- kin to oppose the force opposing his center, or to retreat. In the first he failed miserably, and the retreat fol lowed. The least that we may expect to learn from the series of Intense en gagements that have been fought over a long line of front is that the Japa nese have gained another great victory What effect this will have on the pro longation of hostilities is still a mat ter for conjecture, though it Is urged that the momend has almost arrived when Russia's stubbornness must b met by the inevitable conclusion that she is not alone defeated but con quered as well. There is Just a possibility that the Japanese may force the issue more quickly than even they themselves had hoped. The enveloping process going on beyond Mukden, if it were to result In cutting off an imortant body of Rus sian troops, would have its moral m well as its physical effect on present conditions. That Kuropatkin is dan gerously threatened by this deter mined move of the enemy there can be no doubt. The ability of the Japa nese to accomplish the capture of a considerable portion of Kuropatkln's army will depend more on their reli ance and endurance than on lunnbors With sides must be suffering painfully from exhaustion. In the event of tho sucotsa of this coup, eager pursuit bu oyant might force Kuropntkln to eur. render, thus putting an end to the war. Should Kuroputkln succeed in with drawing in main body of his force and fortifying a new position further north, the contlnuanot of hostilities may be looked for until Russia recog ognlses the hopelessness of her situa tion. The Japanese would haw everything In their favor for an easy repetition of Uul Tang and Mukden, with the hope always of capturing the entire Russian army. While it can be well believed that great slaughter has followed on both sides In the clashing of theae two mighty armies, the report that are permitted to come through are most vague and misty, the number of the killed ranging from a score to a hun dred thousand men; nor is there exact knowlehge of the number engaged, al though the full army strength of both nations in Manchuria is supposed to be battling. It is estimated that nearly a million men were grouped In the two armies before the fighting began, and the valor displayed on botfc. sides Is tht marvel of the world. PRESS OPINIONS. Local Press is Deserving of Support of the Public The following clippings, taken from several - prominent newspapers In dorse the position of the Astorlnn In patronizing home Industries. There are a number oi otner similar ex pressions In the state press, ull along the same line: Away out on the Pitelllo roast at a town called Astoria' the chamber of commerce have to send 6J0 miles to find a magazine In which to advertls the town, notwithstanding there are several newspapers published there, at. Paul Wius built up by Its newspapers and no one thinks of sending away from home for priming. Pioneer Press The Astoria papers are hauling n commercial organization over the coals for making a contract with a California magazine to advertise the city when there are four papers published In the city. The organization must be a very old one, as all modern commercial bodies evince a spirit of enterprise. Walla Walla Union. Judging from the rough handling the chamber of commerce of Astoria, Oregon, Is getting from Its local press for going away from home for Its printing," that city does not give evi dence of that progressive spirit so manifest in many of the western towns Chicago Record Herald. Atlanta has grown and prospered by' and with the aid of Its home news papers. Atlanta is essentially a home of ty and people believe In staying at home, when it comes to distributing patronage. This sentiment does nof seem to prevail to any alarming ex tent at Astoria on the Pacific ocean. Atlanta Constitution. No city can prosper that does not support home institutions. A news paper Is as much of a home Institu tion aa a manufacturing industry. Denver Post. Astoria, Ore., has a bright, newsy paper, but it complains that th-jfboard of trade of that city sends away from home for advertising matter for the city. No city can prosper unless its ; newspapers receive sufficient support and that should come from the home people. Omaha Bee. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Occident. J. M. Lamb, Portland. X. P. Sorensen, Portland. Jas. li. Carr, Portland. J. H. Barkley, Denver. C. M. Hooper, Portland. D. M. McGarlty, San Francisco. H. E. Jones, Portland. A. G. Barker, Portland. J. R. Stevens, Portland. W. S. Thprndyke, and wife, Colo' rado. J. L. Beardsley and wife, Portland. Capt. Burns, Gold Beach. Miles Thompson, Gold Beach. H. Going, Portland. A. B. Nye, Portland. ' M. Roff, Portland. H. E. Meserve, Grays River, Otto Schurnan, Portland. W. Lohman, San Francisco. Grave Troubls Foreseen. It needs but little foresight to tell that when your stomach and liver are badly affected, grave trouble Is ahea.' unless you take the proper medicine for your disease, as Mrs.John A. Young of Clay. X. Y, did. She, says: "I had neuralgia of the liver and stomach, my heart was weakened, and I could not eat. I was very bad for a long time. but In Electric Bitters, I found Just what I needed, for they quickly relieved and cured me." Best medicine for weak women. Sold under guarantee by Chas. Rogers, druggist, at 50c a bottle. Dress as Well as You Can. By having your spring suits made b) Strauss Bros., Chicago. Great display of new spring styles at C. H. Cooper'r on next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Neglect to Inspect our "swarftfer'. stock of Clothing for spring, built for Man or Boy The Man Who is fond of good clothes is the man we like to see come into onr store. Once he tries on one of our easy, neat x fitting, double or single breast- ed suits, sale 'tis a sure $10.00 to 530,00 Every garment guaranteed to give entire satisfaction or your money refunded "P. A, STOKES KEEPS A DRESSY SHOP FOR DRESSY MEN. THE STAR THEATER Astoria's Fashionable Vaudeville house in connection with Star and Ar cade theaters of Portland. Changs of Program Monday. Changs of Aots Thursdays MATINEE DAILY AT 2:45 P. M MONSTER BILL Week Beginning March 13. washer imos. The Renowned and Original Midgets Boxing MOXS. 8ILVAN0 Muslcul Artist and Shadow prapher The HANSKN & DRKW Comedy Sketch Artists In "Rreiiklng Up Housekeeping." Pictured Melodies by ROB KENYON "Boys Are Coming Home Today." Projectoscope Showing the follow ing subjects: Taking a Fort Again; Corean Execution; Last Attack on Hill; Surrender of Port Arthur. Admission 10 cents to any seat. BUSINESS LOCALS. Danzlger & Cb. are open for busi ness. Just received, some fancy smoked bloaters, ASTORIA GROCERY. Just received today, a fresh ship ment of fancy creamery butter Watsonvllle brand. Foard & Stoke J Company. The Occident tonsorlal parlors and bath facilities are equalled by none. Everything modern and up to date See Peterson. Do you know that the McCrea-Ford Co., 638 Commercial street, are making a big reduction on all photographs during the Lenten season? R. M. Gaston, at his feed stable No. 105 14th street, offers for sale a Laiidl harness machine: one butcher's wall scales, will be sold cheap. Jap-a-Lac, the finest finish for floors haa proven both durable and makes a fine finish. B. F. Allen & Son have re ceived a complete assortment. Now Is the time to order your clothes so as to have them by Faster Sunday, Call at C. H. Cooper's on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and select yout suit and have It made to please your own taste and satisfaction. Courteous treatment, an abundance of amusement, together with a Una of all popular brands of liquid refresh ments, haa made the LaTosca a popu lar resort ONT: IboJTi. First National Bank ' of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 JAP-AaLAC THE MODEL FINISH FOR FLOORS. WOODWORK, METALWORK AND FURNITURE. Wears Lake Iron. B. F. ALLEN SON The Palace Cafe. ASTORIA IRON WORKS .JOHN COX. Pres. sad Supt, r.L. IIIHHur, (Secretary Designers and Manufacturers of V TUR latkbt improved ,-. ;r CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Foot of Fourth Street, .... ASTORIA, OREGON. The Boy Who is fond of gar. incuts that is "chock" full of style, and qual ity to withstand the strain that a boy full of life and vigor is bound to put them to, will be delighted with such clothing as we arc showing $2.00 to $13.00 The Best Restaurant. Regular Meals 25c. Everything the Market Affords. Sunday, Dinners a Specialty. Palace Catering Co. Pin your faith to us. Wa will sup ply you with tha best and freshest quality of drugs and druggist's sund ries that your money can buy. Juat now we would call attention to tha salt of Fine Toilet Soap Which haa cunllty aa Its keynote. Hera ara a few aamplea of the food values your money will buy: ConU'e Imported Castile Soap, 65a a bar; fancy Toilet Soal from 25o to 10c a bos. FRANK IURT, Druggist. Corner 14th and Commercial St, A. I,. VOX, Vlc l're(lent. AWTORIA HAVLNtlH BANK, Treai 1 V