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4 THE MORNING ASTOMAN A STOMA. OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL J, 1905. THE MORNING ASTORM Establiihtd 1873. Published Daily (Exoepi Monday) by iHE J. 8. DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Br n&U. rr year ... By mall, per month By carrier, per month 16 00 SO 60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year. In advance . 41 00 Entered at the postofflce at Astoria, Oregon aa second-class matter. WOixiwt for th d(4traiD( of Ths Mos-hno Aaroaux to eithwr rklD or plsce of buainem amp he nuxle by postal cant nr through trfc rboaa. Any trnwuuuity ta (MWwy ah mild be unmeauueiy reported to toe ome or publication. Telephone Main 661. THE BEEF TRUST. The beef trust la being Investigated in Chicago. It is composed of a gang of political p!rates who have been grafting off the public for several years. It was the beef trust that fur nished embalmed beef for the soldiers in the Spanish-American war. Em balmed beef a substance that is discarded by glue factories and is usu ally made up into asafoetlda to im prove the rancor of decomposed hen fruit usuall" thrown at bum actors and populist politic ans. It Is put up in tin cans properly lacquered to obviate the stench escaping while It is on the market, and has a very pretty label with a design of a Jersey bouvlne in rainbow hus, blown In the can. None other genuine. The beef trust robbed the government out of thousands of dollars from the sale of this poison ous decoction which was fed to the sot .Hers. Some rt the money of which the government was robbed was contrib uted by the grand larceny thieves for he purpose of Chrlstianljing the Bas- na-Bazooks in Turkey by foreign mis flonary societies. Not only was the money tainted by the dfshonorabl methods by which it was secured, but by the offal from deceased cattle In the Chicago stock yards which comprised enter to eye of a noodle than a rich nan to enter th. Kingdom of heaven The rich enjoy themselves on earth at the expense of the poor, and It la no more than rlgi.t that the poor should enjoy life In the world to come, while the rich should be nade to shovel coal in the kingdom of ludes, where there shall te weaning end walling and gnashing of teeth. MISSUSF.D WORDS. The word "graft" has grown Into the language, Sijs tho P. I. It Is not accepted by the dictionaries yet, but It means something and is too general ) usod to be lvmned. It mlKht b defined as "the profits of bribery blackmail ai.d liurosi'ton on the credu lous." When a sprout la grafted on a tree, tb'U tree lles to support the grafted sprout The fruit o! the sprout In stead of the original tree is all that 1 borne. The grafter lives off the fruit of another's ind,itiy. He grafts him self or the puducer and subsists by absorbing the legitimate sustenance of some one else, The oooOler who. grafts himself on the government of city, state or na tlon Is the most notorious and familiar grafter known. He colds up the cor porations on the one hand the people on the other. He sandbags capitalists and robs the public treasury. Tweed died in prison, the penalty of his own grafting sins. A later boss of Tarn many began life as a prise fighter. He went from the ring into politics and has been a DOlltloiar. ever since. He was never an office holder. He was always a leader cr boss. Today he Is many times a millionaire. Legitimate political Industry r.as no such money m;tin possibilities as are Indicated by the enormous wealth of Richard Croker. In our own state we are fa miliar with the legislative lobbyists, whose work becomes coarser and bold er each year. There are men who do nothing but Dolitics. and they live well. own property which they have ac quired during tuei. political careers and spend money like princes. How can they do it Where does the money come from? The blackmailer is everywhere. Give him a hold on some one and he be comes a blood sucker. Tnousan.is are the victims of this particular grafter. Business nouses are blackmailed worthy men in the power of the black mailer are compiled to contribute to his support. Then ther Is the army of fortune tellers, the lmpcstors in the field of religion and meJIdne, the alleged prac- the component parts of embalmed beef. tZff '? ,ConaaisP Garfield Wner 0f the occult; all are grafters. " " urn lost money on trie goods, although the profit was almost unani . mous. This gigantic pilfering concern la being investigated by a federal grand Jury and the most outrageous incriminating evidence has been pro., cured and several of the bribers of witnesses have been indicted. This self- annotated crowd, impreg nated with blackened hearts and de void of conscience, have adopted a plan to get even on the expense attending the investigation, ana have raised the Price of beef in all the large cities, putting it on a par w ith diamonds and They live because they are surrounded by easy victims. They prey upon the credulous. Graft exists because the laws either are not specific against the various forms under wLLh It exists, or are not rigidly enfoiced The tolerance shown it howeer. is demoralizing. It en courages disiones'y and tends to make criminals' It creates disrespect foi honor and honesty by being permitted to pass current for wit and shrewdness. Graft should be recognized for what it is. an enormous, threatening evil that lives in i thousand forms, often under champaign where the poor laboring Le cover aild protection' of powerful man canno' buy it, and where it Is 'interests, wonn i a smell in the markets of New York. Tne dispatches announce that another ra'se hss been made by the beef trust In th- price of meats', practically putting even the hide and liver out of the reach of the poor la boring man When one rpadd of the accounts of ihe machinations of the various trusts. pc.it.'cil ard commercial. is poisoning the nation. If OUT OF THE ORDINARY. Epitome of Aneodotes .and .Inoldenti With Comments By Layman. Tho vuir correspondent" have been trying for a weok to get up a big naval battle, but haven't been able to pull It oft yet. It Is to be hoped that some one will send a photograph of Astoria to the Lewis and Clark fair, for it ta possible some one of th thousands who visit the fair may possibly Inquire where Astoria is located. o Strange, but tlier is nut an Instance on record when an Astoria man has been rewarded for being honost. o Marrhije on the European p!an,vlll lie prohibited In Astoria ufter the lsih day of May. If too law Is enforced In the res'dence portion of the city but then, it won't be. The Two Kvlls--"There's Jest two things that break up most happy homes," observed tho Pohlck phllosa pher. '"What's them?" Inquired the Squedur.k Ignoramus. "Woman's love for dry goods nn' man's love for wet goods, b'gosh!" Even if Prophet Puwle la laying up treasure in heaven, !t must be conced ed that he has done fairly well In the vicinity cf Chicago. The I!est He Needed "Mrs. Nug get," sail the tbvior, "your husband needs a est. He must go to Europe for threo months." 'oh, splendid!" she exclaimed. "I'll be delighted to ro there." Veiy hoc I. You can go. for three months Ffter he comes back. That will givf him six months' rest." St Louis wants to christen Its cruis er with beer, but should be notified that the fulled States Is not building schooners for war pui poses. An Astoria man was fined $10 for calling s woman a ' rubberneck." The habit ic really distinctively' mascu line. The ba:hlng suit Joke Is on its an nual rounds as lively as ever, but thi nly trcuWe al-out the bathing suit Is there isn't enough of It. EASTER GREETINGS ill Copyright ijj by Hart Schaffner fif Marx With the advent of EASTER TIDE this store is teeming with the most exclusive, novelties of the season. We would especially call your attention to our Clothing Department, where you will find exclusive styles and patterns in Drowns, Quaker Grays and Fancy Mixtures, iu all weaves, at $10.00, $12.50, $13.50; $15.00,, $16.50, $17.50, $18.00, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00, $27.50, $30.00 ALL GARMENTS GUARANTEED TO GIVE SATISFACTION , OR MONEY RFFUNDED. P. A. STOKES KEEPS A DRESSY SHOP FOR DRESSY MEN. Alon'j the 'Water Front. Orders were received yesterday aft ernoon for the dredger Chinook to proceed to fct. Johns tomorrow morning where she will be tried up. The oriental' liner Arigoni.i arrived he camot help but be convinced that!do"'n ,ronl Portland yesterday and will dishonesty is at a rn-emium. rasr-aiitv '?av'e C"t i"'8 morning, a virtue and criminals entitled to wear royal diadems. Tiieiv are men serv ing terms in the penitentiaries of the various stales for far less helniou? crimes than have been proven in the Invest'ga'.ion of trusts, but money not only buys a man out of the peniten tiary, but buys him a seat at the right hand cf the great whit throne. There Is no Inducement for a man to be hon est, for he is ostracized from society and has no standing in the political arena. Gilded palaces are erected as rhurchc-s bv the money filched from the poor, where trust thieves and their common law wive can worship at the shrine with hollow mockery, impreg nated withi hjepocracy that casts a shaddow on thp sun and produces chl rosls of the soul. In fashionable churches, rsllglon Is administered the same ns sh-.-ep dip, the man with the most money getting the most sancti. flcatior. in accordance with his ability to ante and pa-s the buck. Every crim inal not in the penitentiary In New Tork, Boston and Chicago is the lead ing member of the church and his prayers ascend'ng tc the throne of jrace ha as iriU'.'h effect and virtue as the slobteri.ig murderer on the gal lows about to hanged for the murder of an Innocent person. The condemned criminal on the gal lows has more honor and principle in lis warped and depraved soul than any member of any trust In the Unit ed States. They have simply killed one man or one woman while the beef trust has starved thousands. Thre Is no difference in the crime and there 'ought to be r3 difference in the pun ishment Religion is not to be found in the fashionable churcnes. It is to b found in the small country church; In the homes of tne poor and around th firesides of those in moderate clrcum- The T'nlted States transport Sherl daa with troofs from Manilla is ex pected to arrive In Astoria in a few days. ?he left Honolulu Sunday. The American birk Amelia left up for Portland y ester-Is y. The lighthouse tender Columbia Is laid up for a few days, having her boilers cleaned. The Heather will go to the buoy de port this morning and will leave for Alask;. next Monday. The ftrfimer Al;!arn left out yester day for .San Francisco with freight and passengers. The steam schooner Aberdeen left out yesterday for Sin Francisco. The British ship Holt Hill arrived down fr-im Portland yesflerdly an-1 will cross out this morning. The American schooner Eorealls, with a cargo of lumber for San Pedra crossed out yesterday. A Daredevil Ride. often ends In a sad accident. To heal accidental Injuries, use Bucklen's Ar nica Salve, "A deep wound In my foot, from an accident," writes Theodore Schuele of Columbus, O., "caused me great pain. Physicians were helpless, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly healed It" Soothes and heals burns like makic. 25c at Chas. Rogers, drug gist. There is a restaurant in town which makes a specialty of serving fin meals, where prompt and good service can always be relied upon. This is the California Restaurant, which has Just opened under new management, and Is well worth visiting. HolIIster's Rocky Ifountain Tea r po.'ltlve, nteverl nauseates or upwrts the stomach. Cleanses and purifies the entire system. A great blessing to suffering humanity. 35 cents, Tea or stances. "It is easier for a camel to j Tablets, Dr. C, K Linton's drug store. A tramp applied at an Atchison home, says The Ulrbe, for breakfast Lady," said he, "I am the owner of three go' U oil wells at Chanute, but Rockefeller refuses to buy my oil and I am compelled to ask you for a hand out' ' Mars Is having a mild winter, ac cording to astronomers. The Martian grass hfcs faded from blue green to chocolate brown. The astronomers have ler.rned a gret-t deal about the climate and physical conditions of Mars, but as et trey have not been able to report the condition of trade and industry on the ruddy planet. An Irish canon recently delivered an address to the unemployed in his re gion, declaring th-if people would b.) fools tc starve so long as fat sheep were grazing on the hillside or sleek klne brr."vslng fn t;,e plain. The can non mHx-'d all hi." sheep and turkeys a few nights aftcnvird, but was able to enrich his colic tlon of autographs with a note thanking him for the hint his speef 'n had conveyed. A. O. U. W. Meeting. Astoria, Ore., April 17, 1305. Each and every member of Seaside lodge, Xo. 12, Is hereby requested to be pres ent at the lodge room next Saturday night April 22, 1905, at the hour of g o'clock p. m., as business of vital Im portance to each member Is to be con sidered. Come one and all without fail. By order of the Master Work man, B. L. CLARK, Attest: F. D. WINTON, Recorder. Correct Clothes for Men BusinessSuits Don't need a microscope to discover the superior ity of the clothes bear ing this label jjjfedpenjamins MAKERS flEWyRK The makers' guarantee, and ours, with every garment. We are ex elusive agents here. For a Pretty WalKing or Traveling Suit There Is nothing daintier than an Alpacca or Silk Shirt Waist Suit chosen from the complete line of new patterns, just received by us. ALPACCA SUITS made of good quality Alpacca, in several colors and grades, more or less daintily flnhihed. from $5 to IU 8HIRT WAIST SUIT8 made of good quality changeable silk. Hev era! colors to choose from 12 SHIRT WAIST SUITS of excellent quality figured silk, pattern being a broken s'rlpe, dainty design, In blue, brown, green and gray. .914 8AM E STYLE 8UIT8 of a better grade of material 918 8HIRT WAIST 8UIT8, made of fine, heavy quality changeable silk In various colors, well fin ished 922 IT IS NOT TOO LATE For that Easter hat For the lat est styles at reasonable prices visit our milliner' department on the second floor. An expert milliner will wait on you. No trouble to show goods. BEE HIVE M. 8. COPELAND & CO. isher's pera intense l E. SEIIG. - - lessee and Manager One Night, Saturday April 22 Mr. Joe Mount presents us Mr. L. B. StocKwell and Chas. . Vcrncr in the brilJiaut comedy sap mm Hob. ohn Non or By Herbert Bashford. A political comedy written around a campaign for Governor of the State of Washington, full of bright, witty lines and happy moments. PRICES: Reserved Seals 75c, Gallery 50c Scat sale open Friday morning nt OrimVs Book store. ASTORIA GltO CEKY 523 Commercial 8t. Phone Main 681 ' The Astoria Restaurant. If you want a good, clean meal or if you arc in a hurry you should go to the Astoria Restaurant This fine restaurant is thoroughly up-to. date in every detail. EXCrLLENT MEALS. EXCELLENT SERVICE TETLEY'8 TEA, India and Ceylon. A fragrant, delicious tea, puoked In air tight tins, preserving Its aroma, Ib 40o lib 8O0. COME IN TODAY and drink a cup of this delicious tea free of charge. Everybody Is welcome, whether they buy or not. A lady demonstrator, sent out b the manufacturer, Is serving It and will tell you all about It, To 8atisfy you is our aim. We sell ths best of tho season's fruits and vegetables. WOOD! WOOD! WOOD Cord wood, mill wood, box wood, any kind of wood at lowost prints. Kslly, tho transfer man. 'Phono 2211 Blaok, Barn on Twelfth, opposite opera house. AN ASTORIA PRODUCT, Pale Bohemian 15ecr Uest In The Northwest North Pacific Brewing Co. 1 J Has always in stock a fine Assnrttnnr nf GO w Hwwitutvu, VTA 5. A. G I M R E Boots andSHoesi BALL BRAND RUBBER BOOTS. Call and See. . Bond Street. o o ft) o ft) o s o o ft) o ft) o ft) o ft)