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HIE MORNING ASTOK1AN, AbTOIllA,OHK(5N . WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1903. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Dally (Kaeept Monday) by HE J. 8. DELLINGER COMPANY.! V . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. hanker. One is entrusted with the hand linj: of public fund and the oilier with private fund. (There are just as man xlit ician ptiniohcd for malfeasance in office as there are banker ami clerk. It a man is naturally dishonest, no reform laws can make Win honest. I WEEKLY ASTORIAN. 1 Ball, par ftr. In tdvtnc ..$1 01 Entered at the poatofflce at Astoria, Oregon aa aecond-claM matter. tVOrden for the Mtrnn of Tui Moaxim Aaroaux to eitlw rvwdeoce or place of business my b made by poeiaJ card or through tele tfcone. Any tmuWity la (Wltwj should ba uwsusuuy reponoa 10 we omcc ot pubucauon. Telephone Main Ml. DAMAGE GRAFTERS Astoria baa had experience, of wliat termed "dsmam m-t"ter IKa ild.a ( 07 aall Per rear II 00 . .fc.t ' , By mall, per month M i-v " " sum o. m,.ne, By carrier, per month 10 for v,"r.v inir?- The battle P. I. contains an article that will sound strangely familiar to Atotiana who re member the Bock and other similar caws. Every person familiar with the busi ness of the courts of the country knows that, within the past few years and in all parts of the United States, there ha been a mot extraordinary increase in the number of damage suits for personal injuries. It is estimated in some ipiar tors that such suits constitute fully one- quarter of all of the litigation before the state courts of the country, and in some cities the percentage runs far higher than this. In short, the cost to the tax payers of maintaining the courts of the country open to litigants has been added to by at least twenty-rive per cent. through the increase in litigation of this class. In the current number of Pearson's Ma pi line, Theodore Water discusses thi subject under the head, The Profession of Getting Hurt." and brings to public light miiiic extraordinary instances to iiiiuf the correctness of the motion They immediately started out on a mis- .,-,.,, . . fr ,,:..,., nn ,,, Hon ot returning politics. They have I u,(jo.t f dama it litinilion. .uuu, ... securing me pass- The ..resent article is but the tiM of a . auemung lo puriiy uie Ml- ,,, it ut,llls ,irini.iptt)v with con . ru...jUW cvucuwu,iS anu pun- ditions ,re!i(.nt in Chicago, where the j .u8 I...,u..,-B. i W) e,oeu me wea damal,e Mlit aturnev seems most to llom POLITICAL REFORMS. Political reforms have been engrafted into the politics of the state by polit- Itical reformers. These reformers are the product of those left over after a convention has been held. That is. they were candidates for some office, but, not having the grip and pass-word of the po litical machine, they were turned down. that if the Australian ballot law- was ad- ish. At the present time there ure twen v-rrgoa, imu noi oniy would 11 ... - huaAttA daIllflL for wnom be productive of curing many of the evils ,wniunir . milllu-iilit v complained of, but might possibly give Lf Cni ,,one without wanlin)f tUe 4 ham a nlni a.-.,,... u at.- . I u,c lur m,,n""lu',n number which have been brought against lor some coveted position. The Aus- LtIMt iIu.al. ,, ntiu.r n,rniiril.um. in tralian ballot Uw was adopted, and aside Lu .,,' fha .,,,, ,.iim .,f or making ,t more difficult for a person thes4f liti u foot $34,473 ,,. In .v .u.r u, count ine oaiiow, UM th. ,,,ui numr ot wll.h ..i,;,,.. there has been no improvement in the system of voting and the reforms have been unable to secure the nomination or election to office. Then it became necessary to strike at the root of the evil, and the direct pri mary law was proposed. This would cer tainly give the reformer a chance for h money, lie could get on the ticket and possibly fall in for a nomination. The legislature, afraid to antagonize the di rect primary contingent, passed a law, The first demonstration of it utility and purifying qualities were exhibited at Portland last month. Nearly every man in Portland was a candidate for of fice. The primaries were held, and, being under the control of the ring, the result was the same as the old-style convention. The reformers managed to receive about 300 votes out of 15,000. The direct prl mary law was a farce and an eipensivi piece of political machinery. From this may be learned two import ant facts. One is, that there is no legis Iative body in this world that can pass law that a political ring cannot manipu late and dictate the nominations and riex-uons. o matter how honest or meritorious the system proponed or the plan adopted nor how safely guarded from political intrigue, it will be mould ed like clay in the hands of the potter, by professional politicians and the result i always the same. Second, no political re formers ever lived, or ever will, that can devise a law to elect them to office unless they have the sanction of the party man agent. This is the history of every state in the United States. There has to be a head to every organization and a party has to be administrered the same as any great company administers its business affairs; from a recognized head down through the intermediary branches of every department. Politics is a science It is not taught in the public schools or in the colleges. It is acquired by personal experience and by starting in at the low est round of the ladder and working up to the top, the same as in any kind of business. The most faithful and compe tent j the shrewdest and most calculating are the successful ones in business and in politics. We arc not criticizing political machines nor the ini-mlx-rs of political parties who control the politics of a city county or slate, but simply to show the impossibility of reforming politics by legislative enactment. There i only otu way to purify politic if they need puri fying and that is for the stay at home contingent, those that pay the taxes and Iiear the burdens of political governments to go to the primurics and to the poll lint as long as they take no iutcicst and make no effort to change evicting evil just so lung will politics lie managed through party machines and there i no Jaw or ballot reform that can prevent h man from belonging to the machine, 01 from using his endeavours and influence, nuiong the lank and file to secure politi cal preferment. Politics is just as hon orable, as any other business There are just as many honest men holding offi as there are engaged in other lines of business. There are no more defaulting politician than there are defaulting presented against the city was forty-six. which will give some adequate idea of the recent growth of the industry. At the present time, there are different firms of attorneys in Chicago which have each upwards of fifty cases pending against the city. It may or may not be considered a coincident that the clients of any of these firms employed the same doctor, and that the extent of the injuries sustained in each case w ill have to be proved in great part by the testi mony of the same attending physician. In the report of John F. Smulski, the city attorney of Chicago, he says: "It is necessary for a layman to be present in court and hear the evidence given by the plaintiff, usually a tearful woman, and the plaintiffs physician and the argument of counsel, in order to ap preciate what terrible injuries a woman may receive by stubbing her toe on a loose plank or by a fall from a broken sidewalk. He would learn to his horrol that the aforesaid woman broke a num ber of ribs the evident of which has of course sine disappeared and is remem bered only by the plaintiff and her doc tors that in falling she hit the sidewalk a number of different ways and hit the back of her head, which now causes dizziness, loss of memory, weakening of the sight and loss of hearing; and that she sli rained her ankle, dislocated her hip, sustained internal injuries to her stomach and kidneys and perniawntly injured her spine, so that she became a hopeless neurasthenic. It seems but lit tle short of miraculous for a s-rson so horribly injured to live." All of this is sufficiently evident of the extent to which the evil has grown. It does not appear how the evil is to be becked. Statutes ugainst clianierty do not seem to touch the matter, osib!y for the reason that they are not self- enforcing and it d(s not seem the duty of anv one to enforce them. 1 they hear about that in Kentucky, Wat tei son ill loe about 30 er cent of hi spularity. o Mr. Hyde is described In the Xew York World as ii hot headed young fellow who wears lovely clothes. The difference, lie tween Mr. James Hatcn Hyde and Mr. Harry lhr, then, is the calorie condition if Jimmy's cranio) cavity. Atoria lady-What! pay $14:99 for a hat like that! Why it's outrageous. MillinerPut you forget, madame, it has been especially reduced from $13, Astoria lJy h, in that case 111 take it. You see 1 didn't know it had lecn reduced. o Tess-Haven't you divided yet when you're to spend the summer? Jess O, yes, mother insists upon the Portland fair, hut she and father are hopelessly divided about where we'll spend the fall. Tess Indeed! Jess Yes, mother says Astoria, and father says the almshouse. 1 don't tee any difference. o Two Astoria ladies visited the Port land fair Saturday. They were examin ing with great interest a bas-relief of a young (ireek shepherd, "Kxecuted in terra eotta." "I wonder where Terra Cotta is," ven tured the elder of the two, turning to her companion. "Well, now, I ought to know," hesitat ed the other; "but 1 can't seem to place it just now." "Ah, well," rejoined the first sjieaker as they passed on. "it must be a dreadful plat if they execute harmless young boys like that there." o A charge of opening w ireless message1 has been preferred against the Statue of Liberty. It's just a case of the ruling feminine passion strong in bronze. sin 111 inn mi 10 ne cioseit down even temporarily. The mill is quite an im portunt institution for Warrcnton mid an early resumption is earnestly desired. Chamber of Commerce. There will be a scial meeUag of the I'hamlter of Commerce on Wednesday evening, June 14, for the purpose of cm sideriug important questions submitted in a letter from David W, Iky. relative to valuable deposits in the sands of Clat sop county. All members and the citi zens of Astoria are requested to be pres- ft. J.S. W. WKIX'II. President. The Simple Life and the Strenuous Life plaved to good houses, but the Kquitable Life is having the longest run OUT OF THE ORDINARY. Epitome of Anecdotes and Incident! With Comments by a Layman. A man in Portland says he has discov ered the secret of growing coal black roses. And now there will be anothel coon song. It is reported that China will try to suppress the use of opium. There's a ham" to sell the cigarette that can't be sold in Indiana. o They ure talking in Kiisia of shooting some of the naval officers. Where arc they going to find a Russian that can hit in. They u-e bombs better than gun. o William Itandolph Hearst says he don't car the yellow -ril. Why should he! He's it. o Norway has left the Union. That set ties it for Norway as far as any sympa thy from Chit-ago is concerned. Longshoremen!' Union. The Astorian has been requested to publish the following: Kverett, Wash., June T To the I. L. & T. Ical Unions on the Pacific coast. The Pacific Coast Branch of the I. M 1 T. A. in convention assembled adopteo the following resolution unanimously Owing to the conditions existing on the Pacific coat at the present time relativ to the differences between the Sailors' I'nion of the Pacific and the locals of the I. L. M. 4 T. A., the executive board ol the Pacific coast branch of the I. L. M. i. T. A. beg leave to submit to the dele gates to the Fourth Annual Convention of the Pacific Coast Branch, in convention assembled, the following for their careful consideration: In view of the fact that the Sailors I'nion of the Pacilic has demanded that all local on this coast chartered by the I. L. M. A T. A., surrender their charters thus severing their connection with the Longshoremen of the world and the American Federation of I.ahor, therefor we recommend that a committee count ing of three longshoremen representing the Pacific toast Branch of the I. L. M 4 T. A. be elected t o meet with a like committee selected by the Sailors' Union of the Pacific for the purpose of arrang ing a satisfactory settlement to both or' ganizations. That this convention alo select a rep resentative of the A. r. of L. to act as a correspondent in bringing both commit tees together to meet in conference, and that these committees select one member each prominent in the lalior movement ami those two thus elected to select a third party, and that this committee meet as a committee of the whole, and that their decision shall l final. However, let it I thoroughly under- stissl that the Longshoremen of the Pa cific Coast do not intend to surrendei their rights as union men, nor their af filiation with their International. Rather than do so we will fight to preserve our organization against any and all that may undertake to destrov it. ny settlement along honorable or union lines will lie hailed with delight by the longshoremen of the I'acillc Coast. (Signed) J. J. IH'RLKY, Secretary, P. C. B. of 1. L. M. 4 T. A. Henry Watterson says he likes the kind of beer they drink in Munich. When Wartenton Shingle Mill. Mr. Kaski of the Flavel Shingle and I.iiiiiIht Company located in Warrcnton. state that an effort is being made to straighten up the affairs of the company with a fair prospect of siicce, ami Unit he exs-cts to have the mill running in a few days. There is no dissagrccmcnt Is--tween he mid his associate Messrs Ward and Haply, but like many other manu facturing institution it is not always possible to realize on product and col lect in outstanding money as promptly as they would like in order to meet obli gations. Mr. Kaski is satisfied that all claims for material and labor will be paid and the mill resume operations. It is to be regretted that any manufacturing in- REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE First National Ml At Astoria, in the state of Oreeon. at the close of business, May i'.Uh, l'.Hii. RESOURCES. loans and dlseouuU. 328Jitl4 01 Overdraft!, secured and unse- "M 487 23 U. 8. Bonds to secure circula te 12.500 00 Stocks, securities, etc 7.1 rwii nn Other real estate owned t!,000 00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) b.ia so Hue from state banks and banker , TflniT Due from approved reserve "kt'hts o.1 sin ns 11 . . necks ana other cash items,. In? Til Notes of other national banks 1 ,LM. on Nickel aud ceuts 4(1 at i4iwtul money reserve lu bank viz: Specie $120,500 00 U-gal tender notes 4,'0 00 l.'lV-0 Oo Kedcmption fund with U. S. treasurer (5 per cent of cir- circulation tyj ( ONE PRICE TO ALL.-Q00D8 MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. EITEJ 250 Dozen Men's Summer Weight Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers in ECRU, TAN and BLUE Total $737,933 ii LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 30,000 00 Surplus fund 50,000 00 Individed profits, less expen ses anu taxes paid 29.408 91 National bank notes outstand ing 12.500 00 Individual depos it subject to t'heck UU,US 97 )emand certifi cates of cVposit 150,912 00 .'ertined check! 303 00 390,024 (13 Total $737,933 M State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, s 1, S. S. Cordon, cashier of the above lamed banK, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. S. CORDON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of June, 1905. V. BOELLINO. Notary Public, (Seal) Correct Attest: O. C. FLAVEL, W. F. McGREUOTt, JACOB KAMM. Iirector. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE AstonaNationa IM At Astoria in the State of Oregon, at the lose of business, May 29th, 1905, RESOUIU r.S. loan and discounts $.'M'I.II 53 Overdrafts, secured and unse cured 3.S07 ti L. S. Bond to secure circula tion 12..VKI 00 Premium on U. S. bond 750 00 Bonds, securities, etc 35,mi Ml Banking house, furniture and fixture Other real estate owned Due from national banks (not reserve agents) Due from state bank ami bankers 7,74,1 37 Due from approved reserve agent II. "MM 18 heck and other cash item. 1.213 4H Notes of other national bank U70 00 ractional pais-r currency. nickel and cent Lawful money reserve in bank viz: Specie $ 72.2:i9 20 Legal tender notes 2..iiil 00 Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 3.95 00 4,375 (M) 4.sii5 22 ;ho 5ii 74.HOO 20 ALL SIZES For This Week! 5c The Suit S. DANZIGER & CO. ASTORIA'S GREATEST CLOTHIERS 490-500 COMMERCIAL ST. BENTON'S NEW VALVELESS GASOLINE MARINE ENGINE. Simple tod Rellble.& Ltttst Cat. 1 I I 31 q ' rt? 4 civ j 'jyvy Ml Ltu Parti la Ct Oat f Orr, UmI Wearing; PrU, Mori Powtr Hh Uts wtigM. Uici liuCaisftnc Under: Prf Con trot. Quiet Eahauii Any Spd from KM) to 1000 rtvohttloni per mlnuli. Ill Ni.PN 1 to 10 If. I HIimlA I'vlioilee Hl.ea A to 40 II. II., Iiilil Under. BENNETT FOUR CYLINDERS TO 0WI TO 100 MORSE POWER. KNAPPT0N, WASH. f.25 ("I Total tim,42 44 LIABILITIES. apltal stock paid in $ 50.000 00 Surplus fund 10,000 00 ndivided profits, less expen ses and taxes paid 31 ill.') M0 National bank notes outstand ing 11 ,4KI 00 Due to approved reserve agents 2i.ti.W 73 Individual dciios- its subject to check ."O.ISC 07 mand certifi cates of dessit 24,301 fi me certificates of deposit .... 204.1. 1H il7 Certified check 1,221 00 470.R47 ftl Total $i!Ofi,442 44 State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, ss: I, J. r.. JJiggins, cashier of the above med bank, do solemnly swear that the bove statement i true to the Is-st of my knowledge and belief. .. E. HItiiyN'S, fusliier. Subscribed and sworn to la-fore me this 5th itx" of -lune, 1!I05, CEO. C. FULTON. . Notary Public. PRAEL & SIGNER TRANSFERIC0. Telephone 221. D RAYING 8 EXPRESSING UVERY STABLE All goodaalilpaed toour care will recelre special attention. 709-715 Commercial Street. Sherman Transfer Co. HENHY SHERMAN. Manager Hacks, Carriages--Bnggag' Checked and Transferred Trucks an Furnilure Wagons- llanos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. (Seal) Correct-Attest: GEO. II. GEORGE, L. MANSUR, A. SCHERN ECK AU, Directors. 433 Commercial Street Phone Main 121 ASTORIA IRON WORKS L WSIIOP. Secretary A8TOKIA SAVINGS HANK, Treai Designers and Nannfactorers of THE LATEST IMrilOVKD Canning Machinery, Marine Enginesjand Boilers, Complete Cannery Outfits Furnished. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.