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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1905)
'L r. TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1905. ,f THE MORNING ASTOKIAN ASTORIA. 01tE(U)N. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. rubllhd Daily (Exwpt Monttay) by iHI J- S. DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By nail. per year MM By mall per month (0 By carrier, per month 0 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mall, per year, in advance . .$1 00 Entered at the postofflce at Astoria, Oregon as second-class matter. tVOnlers for tlx Wtenn of TBI Morxino AareauK to either rcxdilpot or plac of bwUnm wy b mad by portal wrd or ihnxurta tt rtaoo. Any ImruWity la dliTry hould bp immediately reported to in onice oi puouwiwo. Telephone Main 661. ARE WE CATHEDRAL BUILDERS. The recent announcement that an additional $750,000 had become avail able for work on the new Cathedral of St John the Divine and that it is planned so to push construction as to complete the. choir within three years was received with little comment Outside the comparatively small circle of those immediately interested, the the news probably is already half for gotten. And yet does it not deserve a thought? A few weeks ago announcement was made that the choir of the new Pro testant cathedral in Albany had been completed; it is a matter of only months since the great Roman Catho lic Cathedral of 'Westminster, in Lon don, was finished, and it Is still less than a year since a bequest of J1.000, 000, toward the construction of a cath edral for Boston was recorded. Are we, with all our other activities, reviv ing the age of "cathedral builders"? The other day a news item, referring to the setting In its place of a great monolith for the new Custom House, stated that it was only to be compared with the columns of the new cathdrat As anciently as they have done in ev ery civilized country of the past church and state, have begun with us to demand the best The vast commer- flat .tm.H... it . . ... uunuiw, uir luxurious noteis must reach at last a limit beyond which men will go only for "God and coun try." Has the time come in this period of magnificence and lavishness in building, are we at last turning some of our riches to the visible glorifica tion of religion? If we are, we are com tag Indeed to a new age of cathedral building. When one remembers what the for mer period meant to the world; how It developed architecture and nour ished the arts of painting, sculpture and music; how it became connected with the guilds; how completely it ab sorbed the activity of the Middle Ages and, entering into the lives of the pe-v ple, became an expression of national life, so that to-day we read history by the churches and find their Impression on the sitles to have proved more last ing and definite than any other when we remember all this, we may well look keenly at the straws which seem to Indicate that the wind of popular j favor is blowing again toward . the building of great fanes. But as truly as the movement is expressive of a public feeling, it must be typical of the time. Ours Is an age of individu alism, not of collectivism; it is a pe riod of great private fortunes and of rapid construction. We shall expect for better or for worse the cathe drals to be built quickly, to be paid for not by the small gifts of the many, but by the large gifts of the few; and not by tht largess of the princes, but by the munificence of rich tralers, manufacturers and financiers. To date, the movement's brief history has been exactly as would have been thus foretold. The future alone can reveal whether the source of the fortune will finally express itself In the art that it nourlbhes. If it does, there will be some incongruous decorations in the cathedrals of the twentieth century and possibly by the twenty-first a new need to rid the temple of money changers. But that is far away. , and that thousands of dupes and vic tims are easily attracted by any glib scoundrel who can pen a glittering dr. cular promising a short and royal road to wealth. It Is true that persons who, with the ratea of Interest paid by conservative savings banks and the, prices of safe Investments of nil kinds as a guide. nevertheless shallow promises of 150 per cent Interest each year "without endangering your capital." are entitled to rrectous little sympathy. Tet It Is the elementary duty' of the state and federal authorities to make connection with1 such wholesale and demoralising fraud on the credulous and Ignorant a short and royal road to the peniten tiary. We hope the postal authorities now working in the Fhlladelpphla field will capture the whole gang that 1 believed to be Interested In an endless chain of get-rlch-qulck schemes. It la curious to compare these swliv dies with the less sensational "Insur a nee tea schemes1 that have been so popular and "successful" In Great Bri tain of late, and that the court have condemned In severe terms. Incidental ly reflecting on the acumen and effici ency of the government Insurance de partment Many tea companies, bank ing" on the Britisher's passion for good tea, have adopted the plan of charg Ing high prices for their commodit) in some cases as high as 70. 80 and 90 cents a pound and offering custom ers benefits In the form of pensions or large sums payable on the death of the husband. The benefits "guaran teed" are usually from 15 to 20 time greater than the contributions avail able could possibly yield under the meet favorable conditions as to man agement Investment, etc. One com pany raised the price of tea to $1.14 a pound, but even this did not have It from disaster and bankruptcy. And It seems that all the board of trade can do to discourage these absurd schemes is to publish the correspondence with the companies In regard to them. Even this, however, has not been done, and the press has had to undertake the task of reforming the unsound companiesaltogether. OUT OF THE ORDINARY. GET RICH SWINDLING. Our postal authorities arp having no little trouble with the fraudulent g-?t- rich-quick concerns operating in var lous parts of the country. The last campaign against them was supposed to have been In a high degree effective in a twofold way in killing off a good many of these parasitical voile and in bringing home to the people the fol ly and certain loss Involved in these Imitations of the methods of frenzlPt" finance on a scale calculated to renoh the clerks and wage-earners and othei men and women of small Incomes. New revelations in Philadelphia. Chicago and other cities Indicate that the craze has by no means run its course, that scores of swindling com panics are still In existence, with head quarters In the city of Brotherly Love. Epitome of Anscdotes .and .Incidents With Cbmmenti By a Layman. Tillamook has lost Its railroad. It has lost its saloons, but his majesty, Satan is ever with them. Of course we don't refer to Baker. It may require a dispensation of Di vine providence to convince some city officials that crime breeders are not Indorsed by a very large number of tax payers. When the Boston Herald solemnly talks about Boston girls thrilling that is a sign of spring. They have built a 10-story church In New York and the staid Phlladel phian thinks that is about as near heaven as the New Torkers will ever get. It is reported that the czar Is tak ing steps to end the war In the far east. All the same it was Kuropatkin who took the first steps in that direc tion with a flying start. ' It may become the sport to see the members of the beef trust sent to Jail for their unlawful enterprise In en deavoring to avoid going to JaiL The heathen soul transported to Paradise presumambly would not be worried by the sins of the bad man who paid the freight. o t A New York commercial paper an nounces that there is a scarcity of small coin. Astoria has a large amount of nickels that are not working now. One Wisconsin writer marvels that a person will chase a golf ball over a four mile course and refuse to chase a brindle cow the same distance. Ii, evidently has not occurred to him that a golf ball never turns the tables on you, but a brindle cow sometimes does. Mrs. Ch.idwlck hag been NentenceJ to nerve 10 years In the penitentiary. A New York spendthrift who one gave a $1000 dinner at Sherry's has gone to work for $11 a week. In Phila delphia a millionaire has been put in J.tll for cheating other people, and the United States senate is not In session. Why should the worthy be hopeless? Mr. Rockefeller's salary as president of the Standard OH Company Is only $20,000 a year. There Is no reason, however, to believe that Mrs. Rocke feller will be compelled to get along with less than two girls as long as her husband Is able to keep on carrying his side lines. The Chinook Observer says: "What do you think of an artist who painted cobwebs on a celling so truthfully thai the hired girl got herself into an at tack of nervous prostration trying to sweep them down?" There may have been such an artist, but there was never such a hired girl. Civio Improvement. The committee on health and police, chief of police and plumbing Inspector took a trip Sunday over portions of the city with a view of ascertaining the number of locations of old shacks. and also to inquire into the sanitary condition of the city. They took a list of old shacks, the names of the own ers, nd this week all owners of build ings which are In a dilapidated condi tion, will be served with a notice to remove them, and In the event of refusal, suits will be brought, declar ing them a nuisance. The committee propose to order a general cleaning ut and It Is very probable that all pro perty owners will comply with the re quest of the health department. DON'l More White Pine cough syrup has been sold In Atsorla this winter than any other kind, because It gives In stant relief. The Owl and Eagle drug store are sole agents for all the best goods. Correct Gotks for Hen Superiority Marks the clothes bearing this label jljredpcnjaminscj MAKERS &,NEWyoRK REAL tailorswise to everything necessary to give grace and style and combine comfort with durability make them. The makers' guarantee, and ours, with every garment We re ex clusive agents here. THE BEST SHOW ON EARTH. Star - Vaudeville Theatre. All the Latest Attractions From the Best Theaters. . Change of Program Monday. Change of Acts Thursday. Matinee Daily at 2:45 p. m. Week Beginning April 3d. LEONARD & DEGARRO Mystic Marvels of the Roman Rings THE MARGESON8 Master Norman & Maude "The Big and Little of It" Comedy Sketch Portrayers KLEIN & KLEIN Two Funny Clowns In an Eccentric Pantomlne Comedy MAUDE CARTER Character Ingenue, Presenting "The Widow" RICHARD CHARLES, PICTURED MELODIES "I'm Trying So Hard to Forget You" EDISON'S PROJECTOSCOPE Showing New and up-to-date Moving pictures Admission, Any Seat, 10 Cents SxEvery Woman ftimttl) wojhiM nil MARV1L Whirling hptcy Mff TriMt Hy-rUm, ry" Mft torivenW-nt. mm t h1 i-iinnol tuublf lit HA fit M ttrtviit ito ottiff. In. I wild mLaiiid for llliistrftl'ttlKM k--f4. ItrfYPt full rmrlicitlftrBanfl rtirwtion In- fa 1 ii" bl to Inn ) 11 A K lX CO i runt utwi new mmrm before buying: your spriug suit or top coat. Make your selection here from the best stock in the city and you will have no cause to Hxitduswl V Mint! , Last Hope Vanished. When leading physicians said that W. M. 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KstaMUh4 Im I50 San Francisco For comfort In traveling u , JAPANESE BASKETWARE to carry yoor m-ceimlilm In. Our lrw Suit I'hwh urn well nrilnherf, yl llictilr in wHkIu thun itny nluillnr article niudn They are ninufntured In JnpHii, where light IiuikI I'hkkhko Id a m-ciriutllv. In tills country Imllro tiiivit Ion K nlocit felt 111 need of Hull or Pirns (. Unit Ik Koort to lHk upon ml My to carry, tutr ram are Junt the thlnic. male In dlffiTCnt MlKM at prlrt 10 dt any ume. They run Irom $1.75 TO $5.00 EACH Step In and look at Ihew They are hnmly for kIioImk Uk. We curry a I urge line of Jaaiii'e i ; t.ooil- YoKahoma Bazar ex Commercial street, Astoria. - M mm First National Bank of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 JAP-AaLAC THE MODEL FINISH FOR FLOORS, WOODWORK, METALWORK AND FURNITURE. Wears Like Iron. B. P. ALLEN (Si SON j0 The Palace Cafe. The Best Restaurant. Regular Meals 25c. Everything the Market Affords. Sunday Dinners a Specialty. Palace Catering Co. People you write to to think well of j you use the same care In selecting the Clothes (Stationery) for your letters that you woulJ UHe In selecting your own suit or dress. Clothes may not make the man, but the man with the clothes usually leaves the Impression of ability and pros-1 perlty -the paper on which you write and the care In execution anJ language used In the letter Is the only way your ; correspondent has of Judging you. See that they are good. Our Show Window Will Hejy You. J. N. GRIFFIN A few that I would like to call your attention to: On la that Frank Hart keepi Liquozone, - Vinol, And All tht Standard Pat.nt M.dloln.t and another Is that he Is stl.l selling V7ilte pine Cough Syrup In 25o and 6O0 bottles the same as In the past five years. Don't forget the Diamond Shaped Dottle. j FRANK HART, Dra&ist. Corner 14th and Commercial Bts.. ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN KOX, Pre. and Snpt t. U lilHUor.Hecrelnry A. I,. FOX. Vlra iTMlitmit. ABTOHIA bAVlfilia BANK, TrM P Designers and Manufacturers of TUB LATK8T IMl'KOVKD CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. f Foot of Fourth Street, .... ASTORIA, OREOON. r