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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1906)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 97, ijofl. 8 THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, OREGON. SPECIAL. SALE Tuesday Morning from 9 to 12 AT A. V. ALLEN'S CROCKERY STORES BECOME SUSPICIOUS ECONOMIC I Quart Tin Sauce Pan 5C TuM. Paik Rrooms. Wah Roard. Inch Granite Tie Tin 5C P'tushe-, etc., all at low price. We whh 1m to call jour attention to fact. We sell woodctiware. Take a look at our show window at II inch Wood rhopping Rol loC A. V. Allen's Croek.-ry Stoic, where bar- 13 Inch v.ood Chopping lht- SC F'ces 01 initiated for llH'O. GROWING TALLER Japanese People Are Increasing Their Stature. CUSTOM CAUSED SHORTNESS Japaiese Consul in New York Asserts That Japs Are, as a Race, Grow ing Taller Many Are Over Six Feet in Height 5EY YORK, Feh. 26. Custom is re sponsible for the comparatively small stature of the Japanese race, is the opinion of Sadazuchl I'chiJa, Japanese consul in New York. Fashion ruled bout 300 year ago that in sitting upon mat one's feet mut be crossed be neath and behind the body instead of being crossed in front of the body, as had been the custom for untold genera tions. "Pictures of our forefathers of four sr five hundred years ago," said Sir. Uehida last night, "show that they were considerably taller than my peo ple are now, and invariably they are pictured as sitting with their legs be neath the body, is, I think, the mon responsible for the smaller stature of the race than lack of sufficient nourish ment or of food of a poor quality as Baron Takaki said in Philadelphia. "Proof of the correctness of thi the ory is found in the remarkable increa-e iu stature of our young men since we hegan to use seat in the schools in stead of mattings, It is not at all unusual nnwadaws to ee men 20 or 25 Tears old more than ix feet tall, and t!u nevt generation A i i 1 doubtless see their number greatly increased. "l!ut, I cannot sec," he added, "whirr any great advantage is to le gained by having a raiv of i-t'i voter. It is the brain that count. A man six feet tall cannot aim a gnu any tatter than one of four feet, for instance, and now that the day of lighting at dice range is piactically passed, 1 cannot ee where any advantage i to be gained in mili tary strength, at any rate. "That there i a strong determination on the part of Japan to increase their stature is beyond question Ry re turning to the use of chairs, which were common a few hundred years ago, and even by reverting to the old custom of sitting with the legs crossed in front, the Japanese are consciously making every poible effort in that direction. Various departments of the govern ment, especially the department of edu cation are wording together) to this end, and within a comparatively few- years there is htirdly a doubt that several inches will W added to the aver age height of the Japanese.'' Government Fears China Is Play ing Double. READY FOR ANY TROUBLE Department Grows Susp.cious of Good Faith of Chinese Government as Result of Double Dealing it Seems to be Pursuing. SESSION MEET TONIGHT. Tonight in the court house the Me- Clure's improvement club will endeavor to hold another meeting and all resi dents of this district are urged to be present. I SUMS Hi REBEKAHS GIVE SOCIAL. A plea'ant social evening was given by the order of Rebekahs last night in the Odd Fellows' hall, at which a large number were in attendance. Progre sive whit was played after which those present .enjoyed the pe!aures of a so cial dance. Refreshments were served. C. C. I'tzinger and Miss Bessie Creg gory won the first prbte in the card game .and Dr. Barr and Mi-s Eva Todd were presented with the consolation prize. The reception committee consist ed of Mrs. Chri-tenon, Mr. Kline, Mrs. Thyra Knudson, Miss Dickie JJvrd, and Mi- Iieie (innderson EMPEROR TALKS. Your attention is called to our new store, now open and ready for business We Do Expert Painting, Graining Paper Hanging and Frescoing: GIVE US A CALL The Eastern Painting Decorating Co. No. 75 9th St. Believes German Army and Navy Could Whip France. XKW YORK, Feb. 2i!.-A licrlin cable dispatch to the Herald quotes the re ply made yc-tenlav by Emperor Wil liam to the congratulation extended by Prince Albreeht on behalf of the army and navy, at the owning of the cele brat ion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of t lie emperor's marriage. His ma-je-ty said: 'My Hist and last care is for my fighting forces on land and sea and that of the empress is fop the allevia tion of those who are the victims of poverty or illness. "May Cod grant that war may not come; but should the cloud descend, 1 am firmly convinced that the army will acquit it-elf as it did so nobly thirty five years aj.'o." TO INTEREST CAPITALISTS. GOT HIS HAIR BACK. Was Perfeetlr Bald Wkra Re Started to Vac Ifewbro'a Herpicide . Frederick Manuel), Maryland block, Butte, Montana, bought a bottle of New fcro's Herplcide, April 6, '99, and began to use it for entire baldness. Tbe hair fol licles in his scalp were not dead and in 20 days he had hair all over his head. On July 2 he writes, "and today my hair b as thick and luxuriant as any one eould wish." Newbro's Herplcide work n an old principle and with a new dis covery destroy the cause and you re move the effect. Herpicide destroy the rerm that causes dandruff, falling hair, and finally baldness, ao that with the cause gone the effect cannot remain. Stops falling1 hair at once and a new growth starts. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit. Mich, Eagle Drug Store, 351-353 Bond St, Owl Drug Store, 649 Com. St., T. F. laurin, Prop. "Special Agent." Man From Mindanao in U. S. Exploiting Island's Resources. SAX FRANXTSCO, Feb. 2C Fred- I erick A. Thompson, treasurer of the province of Moro, in the Island of Min ; danao, is here in the interest of that ! territory. His mi-sion is to inform capitalists thiit the province of Moro has be -n granted a land law by the in I solar government, under which it is permitted to sell or lea-e to any cor I potation which applies 25,000 acres of j land for the cultivation of hemp, rub i her, sugar and the other plants and grains which may be rai-ed in the isl and with profit. Thompson haves in a few days for Kansas City, Chicago, Xew York and Washington and hopes to interest many American capitalists in the resources and opportunities to be found in his island home. " Charlc Hallam Keejp, treasurer of the American National Red Cross, had received in response to President Roose velt's appeal contributions amounting to $11,421 to be expended for the relief of the famine-stricken provinces of Japan. Ten thousand dollars, contri buted by the Christian Herald of New York, was cable on to Japan. t'llU'AtiO. Kcli. 2lV A -eitil to the Tiihime from Washington nay t'ivi dent Roosevelt has grown suspicious of the good faith of the Chinese k!"'1" mcnt as the result of the policy of dup' licity which it seems to be piuuing He has been given assurances through Minister Rockhill which are iut in keeping with the acts of the Peking authorities. Apparently there has been adopted at the Chinese capital tactics such as were observed in P.KHJ, prior to thr Boxcp outbreak. The diplomatic corps was told then in the most (msitive man ncr that the report of a general up rising were without foundation and that the government had taken ample mens ures to suppress local disturlnuurs and to prevent injury to life ami procity. The result of this representation was the failure of foreign powers to take action for the protection of their sub jects and intere-ts until it was too ite. The administration sees iu the pres ent situation a parallel with tli.it which existed prior to the Jioxer outbreak with this single and important differ ence, that the present unie-t is not con- lined to two province iu the north, but prevails all over the empire. The state department lioards are to bring in missionaries stationed in outly ing districts inaccessible to warships or troops, and place them at points where they can 1 protected. Rear Admiral Train, commander in chief of the Asiatic fl-et is giving similar advice to the missionaries themselves. I'nited States consuls are also warn ing missionaries and other Americans that the situation i of such a character as to warrant them in taking precau tions to fly to points of safety the mo ment the disorders break out. Xeither the navy nor the war de partment is abating its efforts to I ready to act the moment the President give- the word. (Continued from page 1) prises inviting woik, the conclusion fol low that plivate capital will be or at least should be, given a lather In rein. When the Hi st of the guv eminent project is put in vvoikiug hliape, dem oiistnitiii'.' vt li.it Ini'ee capital can d when encouraged, tlieie is every reason to believe thai the immense reserve funds of the Fast will bo iea.lv to duplicate sin ti slice, ses, it a-siucd latitude "ivmy a alc in.uiii ol piolit III thi- i cited icclaiuat ion is liclirviM I., he one ol Ilic ino-t iiupoitant invest in:. ticld- of the near inline. ,, doubt ei-.t of the f, nilitv ol much at id land and of Hie sullicicttcv of water in l.ilije kisins for at hast limited irrigation if propel ly connived. nation! result in tills dilccliou would he ctciision ol the Caiey law so that a Millicicnt indue. -incut for cupi tat was afforded thereunder. No pub lie proMiMion ol this cluiMcter has yet been made, lull the tlt'lld of sentiment is in that direction . One or two rmi neiilly Fuilisfaclm v suisrsn iu north west reclamation is sure to direct cop- ion capital to that region, as the pri vale enterprise of California have been for many years to thut region. At a future date, vvlon less urgent foreign ipicstioii have Im-cu disposed of, an rvten-ion of the government icela- matioit work is regarded a possibility Fostering commerce by diguing canals building lock, dr. dying harlmm, etc., the public feature of which is justillel on the grounds of geucl.il public need. is not remote trout the piincide of the ;ov eminent pieparitig it's own public lomain so that it will be more invit ing to people, and so thut it will yield a larger return when tut-cri into plivate ownership. Ilicie ate alicady numer ous members of Congress who liclicvc reclamation woik on a large scale as thoroughly public as the Panama canal project. What will In- the diift of this sentiment before Congress is culled up on to pass judgment in extending re clamation work, cannot le forecasted with any assurance. Ons thing is sure. The eugenics of the West will be keener licit year than the present time. Immigration to the reclaimed land will whet the denire of every state having arid sections. This development will make the present agitation keener, giv ing to the work of the Oregon and Washington irrigators pioneer color of great histoiie value. A Healine Gospel. The Rev. J. C. rnn, pastor of Sharon Baptist Church, Belair, Ga., says of Electric Bitters: "It's a Godsend to mankind. It cured me of lame back, stiff joints, and complete physical col lapse. I was so weak it took me half an hour to walk a mile. Two bottles of Electric Bitters have made me so strong I have just walked three miles in 50 min utes and feel like walking three more. It's made a new man of me." Greatest remedy for weakness and all Stomach, Liver and Kidney complaints, bom nnder guarantee at Char. Rogers' drug store. Price 50c Death is only a part of life, after all. It comes to nil alike, sooner or later. It is like the stars in the ky. the dew drop on the grass, the un-et. the winds and the storms - something that we do not understand, and a part of the wonderful machinery of this wonderful universe. The Yellow Fever Germ, has recently been discovered. It bear a close resemblance to the malaria germ. To free the system from disease germs, the most effective remedy is Dr. King's Xew Life Pills. Guaranteed to cure all diseases due to malaria poison and con stipation. 25c, at Chas. Rogers' Drug Store. In every clime its colors are unfurled Its fame has spread from sea to sea j Be not surprised if in the other world, You hear of Rocky Mountain Ton. Sold by Frank Hart. MORE COMFORT THAN EVER. On Sunday, December 17th, the Den ver & Rio Grande railroad will inaugur ate a daily line of standard end tour ist Bleeping cars between Denver and Los Angeles in connection with the new Clark road. Both cars will leave Den ver daily at 9:30 a, m., and arrive at Salt Lake City at 1:35 p. m., the next day. At this point tire cars will be held over until midnight, thus allow ing through passengers tbe privilege of a stop-over of ten hours and a half in Salt Lake City. Eastbound, these cars will leave Los Angelee at 8 p. ra and arrive t Salt Lake City at 6:30 a. m., second morning where they will remain over until 3:50 p. m., thence to Denver where they will arrive at 4:20 the fol lowing afternoon. This stop-over at Salt Lake City of the regular line of sleeping cars promises to be an at tractive feature for transcontinental CHEAP SATES FROM TBE EAST VIA THE 0. R. k N. CO. The folowing list repr-sents a few of the Eastern points from which Colonist rates shown below will apply via the O. R. A X. to Astoria from February 15th to April 7, 1900: Atlanta, Ga., f-ifl.75; Pittsburg, Pa., ?42; Baltimore, Md., $49.75; Washing ton, I). C, .9.;.1; P.oton, Mass,, $49.90; Peoria, HI., $.11. j Buffalo, N Y., $42.50; Oklahoma, 0 T., $30; Chicago, 111., $.13; St. Louis, Mo., $10; Cincinnati, 0., $39; Kansas City, Mo., $25; Cleveland, O., $40; St. Joseph, Mo., $25; Detroit, Mich., $-19.75; Omaha, Xeb., $25; Mon treat, Que., $48.90; Sioux City, la., $25; Xew York, K Y., $50; St. Paul, Minn., $25; Philadelphia, IV, $49.75; Minnea polis, Minn., $25. Money can be deposited here for tickets which will be delivered to pas sengers at any point in the east without extra charge. For further information apply to G. W. Roberta, agent, 0. R. & N. Company. PIANO NUMBER Free of Charge to Wise's Customers With Every $5 PURCHASE Herman Wise ASTORIA'S REI.IAI!I.H CLOTHIER ess? mam k Mm Billy Buster Shoes" They have a sole that won't wear out. S. A. GIMRE, AGENT FOR THE DOUGLAS SHOE 543 Bond Street 0pp. Ross Higgini & Co. Latest Popular Hits DIRECT PROM THE EAST Every month we receive the latest popular1 vocal and Instrumen tal hits direct from the great Eastern publishers. We receive from 20 to 50 of the new piece each month and it will pay you to drop in at 1-a-t once a month and look them over. We keep them eparate from our large general stock of music and it need take but a few minutes of your time. Keep an eye on the show window also. 1 J. N. GRIFFIN Vf Wll 11 let I J O Beer. First National Bank of Astoria, Ore. i:sTAiti,ism:i 18.no. Capital and Surplus $100,000 Sherman Transfer Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manager Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks and Fur niture Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. 433 Commercial Street Phone Main 121 J. Q. A. B0WLBY, President. FRANK PATT0N, Cashier. 0. I. PETERSON, Vice-President. J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier. Astoria Savings Bank Capital Paid In $100,000, Surplus and Undivided Profits $05,000. Transacts a General Banking Business. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. 168 Tenth Street, ASTORIA, OREGON. ,