TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1909.
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There seem to be a dlfCtrenc of
opinion aa to whose la the next move
npon the chessboard of war and peace.
from Russian inspiration, that Russia
The statement Is made apparently
would welcome peace, but will not ask
for It, expecting Japan to offer It on
moderate terms. It is easy enough to
understand that Russia is reluctant to
cry "Enough!" in a war which she so
jauntily and confidently provoked, and
to sue for peace from a power which
he affected so much to despise. The
logic of the case would seem, however.
to place that onus upon her. It is forthe
beaten party to ask for peace. That Is
teh rule In war. The victor has no need
to seek an armistice or to ask for
terms. Of course if Russia does not
consider herself beaten, or sufficiently
beaten to need a respite from the strife
there Is no reason for her ever welcom
ing peace if Japan should offer it. We
observe that some of her diplomats are
still talking bravely, as Is becoming
to them. But when they say thai the
sequel to Mukden will be like the se
quel to Llao-Tang, not peace negotia
tions, but reinforcements they should
remember that despite these rein
forcements, Moukden Itself Is the real
sequel to Llao-Yang. Kai-Ping and
Hal-Cheng were not avenged, but were
repeated In Increased severity at Llao
Tang, and Llao-Yang has not been
avenged, but has been repeated In still
worse form at Moukden. Is the series
to be continued at Tie Ling? Or at
Klrln? Or at Harbin?
It is not difficult to appreciate Rus
sia's feelings in the matter. It is
galling to be beaten and to acknowl
edge defeat. We can understand the
demand that In whatever terms of
peaca are made, "Russia's position In
the far ea-t must be recognized." "We
sincerely hope she will be dealt with
generously. Nevertheless, it might be
asked whether Russia and her allies
recognized Japan's position in the
far east ten years ago. Japan cer
tainly seeemed to have, logically and
morally a stronger position there than
than Russia has now. Yet she was com
pelled to sacrifice and to abandon it
If then the victor was not permitted to
retain the legitimate fruits of victory,
it might be asked upon what ground
teh vanquished should now be permit
ted to retain the position she had be
fore the war. It Is to be assumed, how
ever, that Japan will show In the
terms of peace which she may dictate
the reasonableness, the courtesy and
the generosity which have marked her
conduct from the beginning of this
tragic controversy. She will hereafter
herself be the dominant power in East
ern Asia. But she realizes that there
are other powers seated there. Russia
among them, and that It Is to her in
terest to be on good terms with them.
She does not mean to deprive Russia
of Siberia, and she knows that for the
sake of her own commerce and indus
tries she ought to be friendly with the
sovereign of Siberia. We look, there
fore, for a modus Vivendi In the terms
of peace that will put the present bel
ligerents upon a neighborly footing
and not keep them glaring at each oth
er over double shotted guns.
The historic fact of record must be
remembered, too, that in the negotia
tions before the war, when Japan was
so earnestly and so patiently endeav
oring to effect an amicable and equita
ble settlement of all disputed points
with Russia, It was Japan that took
the lerfd. It wa Japan that pressed
for settlement. It was Japan that pro
posed the terms. It was Japan that
sent the lettters witd Russia, with
what seemed like arrogant scorn, de
layed to answer. It was Japan's move
then, and she made it. Now Japan
might well Insist It Is Russia's move.
It ;is for Russia now to send message
and to ask for terms. We do not know
that Japan- will Insist upon it. She
may generously offer the armistice
which her beaten foe is too proud to
ask, and by thus paring Russian feel
logs may facilitate the conclusion of
a lasting and honorable peaoe. Rut
what. Is evident and Indisputable is
that It Is at least as much Russia's
move as It Is Japan's. It may well be
that It would be to Russia's advantage
to make the move without delay. To
do so would probably Ingratiate the
government with the people at home
who have from the first been opposed
to the war and who have long been
demanding that the government shall
seek peace: and It should be evident,
even to the "war party" at St. Peters
burg, that the good will and loyalty of
the Russian people and the mainten
ance of the Integrity of European Ru
sla are, after all. more to be desired
than the acquisition of a Manchurlan
province. United and prosperous Rus
sia without a single rood of Manchur
ian ground might be a great and pow
erful empire, while the possession ot
all Manchuria and Korea to boot could
not redeem Russia herself from revolt
and anarchy.
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home industries:
There Is a growing sentiment In As
toria and Clatsop county to patronize
home industries and home Institutions.
This sentiment has been stimulated by
the press of the city, whose support
comes from home merchants and are
interested la keeping the trade and
money at home. By patronizing homt
merchants means those that are ac
tually engaged In business here and
are not a branch or In any way con
nected with any Portland or San Fran
cisco house. There is no difference In
patronizing Portland or. San Fran
clsvo merchants than In patronizing
their branch stores In Astoria. All
the money, over and above the t$ltl
mate" expenses, Is sent to the homt
house.
Among the Institutions In Astoria
that are not home merchants, but be
long to San Francisco, Is the Great
Eastern Tea Company. This com
pany Is owned in San Francisco. It's
manager lives there. All the money
spent at its store Is sent to the home
office and Astoria does not receive any
benefit form the concern. It seldom
contributes to any local entertainments
Fourth of July celebrations, regat
tas or any enterprise for the benefit
of building up the city or encouraging
manufacturers because the clerks
have no authority to contribute and
the manager lives In San Francisco.
They simply take trade away from the
home merchants, who live here, pay
taxes, contribute to all entertainments
and celebrations.
Another thing, their prices are as
high as the home stores. They have
a sale every otner day ot some Kina.
as a bait to catch suckers, but there
Is no reduction In the prices. There
Is not an article of goods sold by th
Great Eastern Tea Company that can
not be purchased at Ross, Higgins
Foard & Stokes, The Astoria Grocery,
A. V. Allen, as cheap, and you get
fresher goods, because they do more
business In one day than this itiner
ant company does in a month and
their stock Is turned over oftener.
If Astoria Is to grow and its re
sources developed,, and new people
brought In to cultivate our lands, it
must be done by giving the support of
the people to strictly home concerns
If an Itinerant coffee and spice outfit
will not contribute to -entertainments,
celebrations or regattas, the people
should not patronize them. Th"r
should be a community of Interests
actuate everyone interested In Asto
ria, and no one should receive a dol
lar's worth of patronage who Is not
willing to assist In building up the
city, and the Great Eastern Tea Com
pany has seldom contributed one cent
to any enterprise in which Astoria Is
Interested, and never will They are
simply here to make what money they
can and take It to San Francisco. They
are not an Astoria concern, but simply
a branch house, and no branch house
is worthy of the patronage of the peo
pie. Patronize your home merchants
and they will patronize you, and th
money will be kept at home. The
money that Ib sent out of Astoria for
goods than can be purchased at home
and of home merchants, is so much
money taken out of the circulating
medium of the county.
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PIE OF COMMERCE.
The Arrtl-Adulteratcd Pie League of
Chicago has fikd a complaint with the
office of the Illinois State Food In
spector, who is raiding metropolitan
restaurants to see whether their paslr)
contains substances Injurious to the
human organs. Nearly 100 lunch
counters In Chicago have been Investi
gated and the pies, especially th
mince pies, have been shown to con
tain rubber boots, overalls, embalmed
beff, and as much as one raisin to the
pie. In this they resemble some of the
pies found at the Astoria restaurants.
The bottom crust of the pie has been
discovered to have been made of gal
vanlzed cement, more suitable for
street pavements than for internal di
gestion. The upper crust Is made ol
asbestos and Is guaranteed absolutely
fire proof.
It Is possible that the Investigation
was ordered on account of the Increase
in crime in Chicago. Instances have
been discovered that where a mild
tempered man has eaten one slice of
Chicago pie he has gone home and
walloped the stuffln' out of his mother-in-law,
to say nothing of many less
heniou often, U Is stated by pr
fessors In the Chicago universities,
where all new Ideas are promulgated
that the beef trust is back of the pie
foundry concerns, and that eggs that
have been through an liu-ubator :
nine months and failed to hatch, com
prise some of the component ingredi
ents of the Chicago pie. We have de
tected something similar to this In th
Astoria pie, but (he salt air from the
ocean has acted as a sort of disin
fectant, so that the results have not
been as bad here aa in Chicago.
The membership of the organUa
Hon, which has been widely advertise.!
in the Chicago papers, increases en
ormously, so great is the proportion
of the Chicago peopel who have suf
fered from Improper pie. It is a fart
that Chicago, while distant from tin
New England "pie belt" is the center
of the ple-nianufactuilng Industry
The dally consumption of pie In the
city and state Is snld to be astound
ing. As a matter of consequence if
the pies are adulterated the dlgvs
tlon, good humor and prosperity of
the commonwealth Is at stake. The
food Inspector has been so aroused to
sense of his duty that the raids are
continued night and day the unhal
lowed evidence of ple-adulteratlon be
ing preserved for criminal prosecution.
Neglect to inspect our "swagger" stock of Clothing for spring,
built for Man or Boy
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END OF MAN.
It is always some Chicago professor
that Is doscoverlng Something new
under the sun. They have discovered
everything of Importance during- the
past few years, except why the police
men never catch a murderer or hold
up artist. Prof. Samuel Wllllston, oc
cupying the chair of paleontology of
the University of Chicago, recently de
livered a lecture upon the "Future In
habitants of the Earth," declaring It to
be his belief that man will be extinct
on this earth In three million year.
The word paleontology means ''the
science which treats of the ancient life
on earth, or fossils which are. the re
mains of such life."
The result of this prophecy will no
doubt lead to the paralyzing of hu
man Industry- Such enterprises as the
Astoria hotel, the Panama canal and
the Astoria Civic Improvement League,
will scarcely have time to formulate
their plans during this brief period
In which man will Inhabit the earth.
It will also have a tendency to pre
vent some men from paying their bills.
as they will be barred by the statute
of limitations by that time.
If man Is to pass away In 3,000,000
years what Is the Vise of fighting so
cialism, battlelng against demngogry
downing the trusts or Insisting on po
lice Commissioners Cook and Raker
resigning. It will all be forgotten so
soon. What avails fame, since glory
Is to fade In S.000,000 years. With
birds owning the earth who will reach
Frenzied Finance," or Mrs. Chad
wick's Confessions?" Prof. Wllllston't
prediction. If generally accepted, will
put a damper upon human ambition-
There were many Improvements in
contemplation In Astoria, like the sen
wall and building the approaches U
the west side of the Lewis unl Clark
bridge that will have to be abandoned.
It won't even give congress on oppor
tunlty to pass a resolution on the ef
fect of the Santa Dominican treaty on
the clam Industry of Clatsop county,
and other Important matters that have
been under consideration since Lewis
and Clark made salt at the Seaside
salt cairns, it simply means a con
tlnuatlon of republican rule In the
United States until the hist mun is out
of office and the birds of the air In
habit the earth. It Is possible that
the event would have come sooner had
it not been for the fact that so many
birds have been killed off to supply
the demand for trimmings for easier
bonnets.
The Man
Who is fond of good
clothes is the man wc
like to see come into
our store. Once he
tries on one of our
easy, neat fitting,
double or single breast
ed suits, 'tis a sure
sale
$10.00
to
530-00
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
52.00
to
13.00
ayyrigM !M f to 4 HlSs
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 little ash and no
clinkers. You can have It sacked ot
in lumps. Free delivery. Ring up
phone 1961. ELMORE & CO.
UNHAPPINESS DISPELLED.
Ken and Women I'nanimoos About It.
Many women weep and wall and refuse
to be comforted because their once mag
nificent tresses have become thin and
faded. Many men Incline to profanity
because the flies bite through the thin
thatch on their cranium. It will be good
news ' to the miserable of both sexes, to
learn that Newbro's Herplcide has been
placed upon the market. This Is the ne
scalp germicide and antiseptic that act;
by destroying the germ or microbe that
Is the underlying cause of all hair de
struction. Herplcide Is a new prepara
tion, made after a new formula on an
entirely new principle. Anyone who has
tried It will testify as to its worth. Try
It yourself and be convinced. Bold by
leading druggists. Bend 10c. In stamp
for sample to The Herplcide Co., Pe
troit, Mich.
'Eagle Drug Store, 251-353 Bond St.,
Owl Drug Store, E49 Com. St, T. F.
I-aurln, Prop. "Special Agent"
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P. A. STOKES
KEEPS A DRESSY SHOP FOR DRESSY MEN.
THE STAR THEATER
AsUrla'e Fashionable Vaudeville
house In connection with Star and Ar
cade theater ef Portland.
Chang ef Program Monday.
Change of Aeta Thursdays
MATINEE DAILY AT 2i48
MONSTER BILL
. . . Week- Beginning March :
P. M
The Man-els of the Age
TWO BROS. HUNTS
The Greatest hand-to-hand and head'
to-head balancing duo before
the public.
THE KRONAS
eonv-dy sketch team
NELLIB EMERSON
Prlmler Danseuse In a Duxxllng S-rl-s
of Pirouettes.
RYNARD AND MKLBOfRNE
Comedy sketch, singing and diwx-lng
Pictured Melodies by
RICHARD CHARLES
Tve a Longing in My Heart for You
Lousle"
EDISON'S PROJECTOH 'Ol'E
Arl.l Illlllnrd I'liiylng
Gluttonous Negro
Frightful Night
Modern Style Housewives
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. P. ALXEN SON
Admission, 10c, any seat.
$fl
heading we wish to call your attention
to our
Window Display of
Office Supplies
Tim 8aver" have a look com In
and let u show you goods and quote
you prices. If you are sending out of
town then we can av you money.
If you want something yeu don't
n window w will get it for you cheap
er than you oan get It yourself.
J. N. GRIFFIN
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The
Palace
Cafe.
The Best Restaurant.
Regular Meals 25c.
Kverything the Market Affords.
Sunday Dinners a Specialty. r
t
Palace Catering Co 1
I'ln your faith to us. We will tut,
ply you with the best and freshest
quality of drugs and druggist's sund
ries ,that your money can buy. Just
now we would call attention to the
sal of
Fine Toilet Soap
Which hns cunllty aa lta keynote.
Here or a few smnplei of tb good
values your money will buy: Conte'i
Imported Custlla Soap, (Go a bar; fancy
Toilet Soal from 25c to 10o a box.
FRANK IURT, Druggist.
Corner 14th and Commercial Sts
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
JOHN H)X. Hrw.ndSn)t
f. L. HISllor.HwriMary
A.I..KOX. Viet. iTexIdent.
AHTOKIA HAVlNtiH BANK, Tret
Designers and Manufacturers of V v
THR LATK8T IMPROVED
CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS.
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. x
Foot of Fourth Street, ! - ' ASTORIA, OREGON.