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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1905)
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1905. THE MORNING ASTORIAN ASTORIA. ORKGON. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1875. ' ruMlthed Dally (Except Monday) by HE J. 8. DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mill, per year ... ....( 00 By mall, per month SO By carrier, per month (0 WEEKU ASTORIAN. i. By mall, per year, in advance . ,U 00 Entered at the postofflce at Aatorla. Oregon as second -class matter. tar-Order for (be drfhwrtn of TBI Jtoaxi. Aaroau to eiUw rmdance or pUm of btuwmM mmj to mao by postal trd or through tek Ftaom. Amy Insularity to Mirry should be lauMdtaletjr repeated to tb office of publication. Telephone Main 661. Today's Weather. Western Oregon and Western Wash ingtonSunday, rain. v : SOMETIME. There is a time we call It "sometime.- A vague, sweet word, which ever beckons us onward, as we seek a reliiation of our dearest hopes and loftiest Ideas. A fond sweet mother sits gaxtng on her sleeping children: a noble looking boy and a lovely daughter, dreaming of the "sometime," when they will have grown to manhood and womanhood; she pictures her son as a man, noble and grand, full of wisdom, beloved and respected by all, against whom no on can speak a word of reproach. A daughter fair, full of winsome beauty, whom to know all must love. Hut. alas, and alas! The "son, contrary to all her teachings, is led astray Into sin and vice, and wanders away from home and mother. The daughter early In life passes into the world beyond while the mother lives on sad and lonely. A young man whose life semed full of i promise of coming greatness, is strlckenNJown with disease, but full of hope he still dwells in his mind on that "sometime" when be shall be well and strong again and be able to do all he had planned. He gases on the west ern sky, over the grand Pacific and thinks he discerns in the tints of the beautiful sunset a promise that all hi hopes will be realized. He falls asleep no more to awaken in mortal form. The soldier upon the field of battle thinks of the "sometime" when, hav ing won fame and renown for his brav ery he shall return to his-home and the fair maiden, whom he left In sor row one beautiful summer day, to fight for his country, for freedom and lib erty. But alas for his hopes, the bul let did Its fatal work and the soldier was laid to rest in an unknown grave.! The weary toller for bread looks forward to a glad "sometime" when the fruit of his labors shall furnish him a home and competence so that his last days may be days of rest and quiet happiness. But how often are his hopes a vague sweet dream? The artist dreams of a picture that hall make him famous. The poet wll leave a poem, the singer compose a song that will make the world better, more birght and beautiful in the won derful "sometime." Oh, sweet some time, in which that is done what we have planned. The days of our earth ly existence are not long enough for us to work outfall our lofty ambitions and grand desires. But though this be true, shall all of life's hopes and dreams be in vain? In all this vast and mighty universe of seen and un seen wonders. Is there no place where the dreams of this beautiful sometime may be realized? We are told that there Is an un known world where the weary and heartsick, the tired, sad and lonely ones of earth shall find happiness. Th mind of man Is infinite In Its capa bilities. The earth does not afford him opportunities of growth, so that his soul powers may reach their highest unfoldment. But in that unknown land is a home adapted to his needs, har monious and satisfying in its com pleteness'. In this land he will find the sometime that he missed during his earthly career. In this new land the fond mother will again find her noble boy, even as she had fondl hoped on earth, full of wisdom, be loved and honored. Here too, she flndr her daughter, growing to womanhood and with an angelic beauty that far transcends any dream of earlthy Iove ness and as she gazes on her beautiful children ber heart rises In thankful ness for this sometime that ha.' brought light out of darkness by giv ing her back the loved of her heart. The eyes of the young man on the couch of pain and suffering sees, a his eyes open upon scenes celestial, th land of promise, the sometime of his dreams. It flashes through his mine; that In this land of beauty his hopes will be realised to a greater extent tlan they would have been had he remained In the mortal form, and he la satisfied. Here the soul Is sutlsiW In Its home relations. Here hnrmonlou homes are again formed, similar to the ones on earth, by kimlred hearts, reared in shady dolls, or by sparkling rivers. Here loving hearts long sev ered are united and the Ideal home of the sometime Is created. Here waery tollers ofVarth at last find a place o( ret, a home with Jierfect peace and happiness. "And He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more: neither shall there be mourn ing, nor crying, nor pain any more, the first things are passed away." STRIKE WITHOUT CAUSE. The strike In New Tork this week on the Interurban roads resulted disas trously for the strikers, yet no sympa thy for deluded Individuals makes It possible to forget the fart that their pitiable condition la the Just penalty of their own folly and the example of their sufferings a necessary element In the evolution of well ordered society. Justice does sometimes seem cruel, and the evil that men do brings pain to those who offend In ignorance and fo ly as well aa those who are consciously wrong. Unfortunately, too. a large circle of innocents, the wives and chil dren, bear the burdens of mistakes and crimes which they were hopeless to prevent. It le hard, but Its very hard ness should have its good effect. Here are a great many men who en Joyed good wages and an assured em ployment as long as they were able to work. They were getting more than their fellows engaged in similar becupn tions elsewhere, and part of them worked with exceptional protection fmm the elements and from physical hardship. In perfect wantonness they left their places, and now after a week they want them back and the time comes for counting the cost. Those who can get back places at all. do so in teh status of new men. They hav forfeited1 their claims, based on long service, to consideration In promotion. It will be only an act of grace I f they get their old wages Instead of a lower wage as new recruits. Those who are over forty years old. though before they had an assured tenure, are now shut out altogether by teh company's wise rule of taking on only young men and giving them a chance, while at a formative age, to work up In the ser vice. Another serious loss threatening the men is the forfeiture of the benefit claims in the national labor organiza tion from which their local union has been expelled. Some of them had to their credit large sums, dependent on their obedience to the law of the union Unless they can make their peace they will be heavily punished for letting themselves be misled by the lawles elements in their local organization. . Perhaps as a result of this wage earners will come more than ever to realize how their capital Is Invested In industry and is dependent on obe dience to law.,The reckless leaders had been telling their dupes that they did not need to abide by the union consti tution or their contracts with the com pany. If the men thought ol their standing as old employees at all, the caution was overborne by the blatant promises to bring the Interborough to its knees. So the plunge was taken regardless of the risks. Now, In some industries conditions may be such that the striker take no risk, for he has no capital of seniority or expectation of continuous employment There may oian h nrrgilnna whin a principle Is at stake and men feel an obligation tfc make sacrifices. If wage earners, ser. luosly facing their possible losses wish to take the risk, of course. It Is their right. But as industry Is being organized, it Is time for them to rea lize their responsibility for themselves and their fellows. The time has come for workers who are so anxious about freedom really to be free In their 'own organizations, to make their unions democracies, not despotisms, and gov ern themselves with that intelligence and self-restraint befitting the govern ors of a democracy. What blind un intelligence was It for men over 40 to cut the limb of employment on which they sat without looking where they were going to fall! What sheer stu pidity to violate the luw of an organ ization on obedience to which their property rights depended! How should any man think that he could violate a contract without forfeiting those bene fits which the contract brought him" Yet thousands of men were Just sc blind and reckless, and now they 'art paying for It paying for Irresponsi bility, paying for listening to the dan gerous teaching that the wage earners are men apart, with Interests and ob ligations opposed to the rest of so ciety, free to Ignore statute, economic and moral laws. no regard for law, order and decency hut are determined to carry on thr nefarious business In the faev of pub lic sentiment. Time was In Portland when very little attention was paid to the liquor business, but aa time went on and the saloon men became more arrogant; i rimes and ho!d-up increased to such an alarming extent that It Is hardly safe for a man to be on the streets of Portland after dark. Scarcely a night passes but what there are from six to 20 crimes committed, and" It Is seldom that any of the crlm inrfi are sent to the penitentiary, The keepers of the dive saloons aid and abet these criminals to commit crimes and their dlvea are tlw rendes vous for cut-thrvuts, thieves, highway men and murderers. It Is this class that violate the laws nnd against whom Sheriff Word has Inaugurated a cru sade. It la such actions that build up a strong sentiment against the llquoi traffic, All the sure thing gamblers swrrm around these dives and floeci the unwary and the greeney. So bold were they In robbing people that gam bling was ordered closed In Portland. The Lewis and Clark fair will bring thousand.! of peopel to Portland and among them all the crooks' and hobo in the country. They will be driven out of Portland and will come to As toria as the only "wide open" town In the state. This Is no credit to Astoria and It Is very probable that In the near future the officials will be compelled to lose gambling in order to rid the com munity of this class of people that are certain to come here. The time to act Is before the rush begins, an whatever policy Is adopted, It should tb strictly adhered to In the future be strictly adhered to In the future. , 0 - BECOMING LITTLE CHILDREN. Neglect to Inspect our "swagger" stock or Clothing Tor spring, built for Man or Boy 'MMlS.tufMl V Mtn IUaJT.km4 The Man Who is fond of good clothes is the man we like to see conic into onr store. Once he tries on one of our easy, neat fitting. double or single breast- tA ciii c i cur sale 4510.00 to 4530.00 The Boy Who is fond of gar ments 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 are showing $2.00 to $13.00 v NO R HOARD FOR LAW. Judging from the many arrests In Portland of saloonkeepers for violat ing the laws of the state and ordi nances of the cliy, the time will soon come when public sentiment will be so thoroughly aroused In that city that many of the low dives of Portland will be dosed and licenses refused to a number of saloons. The saloonkeep ers have no respect for the ordinances, When children begin to muke n re ligious creed for their own faith with out the help of their elders, and the creed they fashioned puwles and de fies the doctors of the divine law, It would soem that the time draw nigh when out of the mouths of babes and suckling wisdom shall come unto men. A few weeks ago 40 school children of various seel concluded tryit It would be better for their mutual re lations to ngree upon some slmplo principles of moral faith and credit each other with a common sincerity In their fealty and obedience to this con census creed. ' It Is remarkable "now simple these children colated thc foundations of religious faith which have been Instinctive since the re corded history of men began and have been the rellglo-phychlc force of nil the better civilization sinec the coming of the Christian era. Since they de clared that there Is a universal Fa ther, who is wisdom, love, truth and mercy; a Christ who Is a model for men and teacher of Just morals: a spiritual moiitor whose (narrations are faithful and righteous, a brotherly obligation that all men should dis charge to others without stint or par tallty, and that those who do well will achieve blameless characters In this life and whatever rewards may be awarded In eternal life, we can find no good reason why these' children have not as valid a right to make a creed as any council of annolti-l etle slastlcs who ever sat," debated and de cided forms of faith In any era of the past. Our purpose Is not to repeat In full and' recommend this creed of the children. It Is only to use an Index finger pointing the way In religion that millions of men are now going. It cannot be said of them that they are abadontng faith or seeking- ways to exhibit Irrellglon. They have simply ceased to regard churchlsm as an es sential help to them In the practice of Christian principles. They do not find the gospel prepared and supplied from modern pulpit In the form of strong spiritual meat and drink. They re sent both the formallslms of some sects and the petty bondages exacted by others. In other words, there Is a confusion In church requisitions concerning the Christian life that tends to estop man) sane and strong thinkers from com mitting themselves to their dogmat isms on what are dearly non-essentials. One church sect prohibits the use of win except for sacramental purposes; another allows Its use with in moderation. One prohibits the the ater to Its members; another allows It. One denounces darning as sin; an other makes no dennum-ment of It, ex cept It becomes malfestly Immoral. Ho that thousands of men are In doubt as to what body of doctors of divinity are right In such matters and cut the knot of their puzzle by not Joining any of the churches. This !s one of the reas ons for the Increasing demand for simple and universal Christian creed that will harmonize spiritual truth supply the firm foundations of a sav Ing faith and lay upon no man any yoke that is not demanded by the spirit of loyalty to our Divine Father and Moral Master. CwWi "to RirttrtofW t Sua Every garment guaranteed to give entire satisfaction or your money refunded P. A. STOIiEiS KEEPS A DRESSY SHOP FOR DRESSY MEN. THE STAR THEATER Astoria's Fashionable Vaudeville house In oonnootlon with Star and Ar cade theater of Portland. Chang of Program Monday. Change of Aot Thursdays MATINEE DAILY AT 8:48 P. M MONSTER BILL ... Week Beginning March 20. ... The Marvels of the Age TWO HR08. BUNTS The Greatest hand-to-hand and head1 to-head balancing duo before the public. Tilt: KH'iNAS comedy sketch team NKU.IK KMKUSON Frlmler Iianst-use In a Dazzling Series of rirmiette. RVNARl) AND M KUHOl'RNiO Comedy sketch, singing and dancltiK 1'lctuied MeIo.ll.rs by RICHARD CHARLKrt Tve a Longing In My Heart for Tou Lousle" A new lot of Australian lump coal just received. There Is no fuel so con venient, satisfactory and economical as first class coal. Australian coal burns freely with Uttle ash and no clinkers. Tou can have it sacked 01 In lumps. Free delivery. Ring ur phone 1981. ELMORE ft CO. EI)I8 iN'S rROJKCTOSCOPE Ariel Billiard Haying Gluttonous Negro Frightful Night Modern Htyle Housewives Admission, ltc, any seat. First National Bank of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 JAP-A-LAC THE MODEL FINISH FOR FLOORS, WOODWORK, METALWORK AND FURNITURE. Wears Like Iron B. F. ALLEN SON BUSINESS LOCAL8. Danzlger A Co. are open for business. Just received, some fancy smoked bloaters. ASTORIA GROCERY. Just received today, a fresh ship ment of fancy creamery butter Watsonville brand. Foard & Stoke Company. The Occident tonsorlal parlor 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. 10S 14th street, offers for sale a LnndU harness machine; one butcher' wall scale, will be sold cheap. Jap-a-Lac, the finest finish for floor ha proven both durable and make a fin finish. B. F. Allen & Son hav re ceived a complete assortment. The Palace Cafe. The Best Restaurant. Regular Meals 25c. Everything the Market Affords. Sunday Dinners a Specialty. Palace Catering Co. Fin your faith .to u. W will sup ply you with the beat ami freshest quality of drugs and druggist' und rles that your money can buy. Just now we would call attention to tb tal of Fine Toilet Soap Which ha quality a It keynote. , Here are a few sample of the good values your money will buy: Conte' Imported Castile Soap, 6(a a bar; fancy Toilet Son! from 25a to lOol a box. FRANK HART, Druggist. Corner Hth and Commercial Bta, Courteous treatment- an abundance all popular brand of liquid refresh ments, ha mad ft LaTosca a popu lar rsort ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN KOX.l'rpi.sndBupt. K. L.M3I10J', Secretary A.'t-.rox, Vic PrmMrnt, AH10R1A HAVINilM BANK, Treat V Designers and Manufacturers of V V THK LATKS'f IMPROVED - CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Foot of Fourth Btreet, .... ASTORIA, OREGON.