THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST I, ijofl.
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4 WEAMER.
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
Fair; wanner.
, A PERTINENT INQUIRY.
There is considerable interest through
out the country as to why the trial of
the murderers of Governor Steunenberg,
of Idaho, does not take place. There is
very deep interest in the outcome of this
legal engagement and people all over
the west are beginning to wonder at the
Unconscionable delay. The state has
claimed an infallible case always; it has
its defendants and co-defendants safely
lodged; it knows just who it wants as
witnesses and has them under process.
The defendants are entitled to prompter
operation of the law that has been ac
corded them. They are guilty, or they
are innocent; and it is the duty of the
law to speedily determine the exact
atatua they occupy. They have been
held for months without a single move
ment on the part of the prosecution, and
the matter is becoming a fit subject for
popular discussion and it is taking a
tone that is not creditable to the State
of Idaho, and this beyond the claims of
the socialists. They have as much right
to demand the settlement of the issue
as any oter citizens have, and no mors,
but their constant agitation of the ques
tion is bearing fruit far outside the
realms of their interest. The State of
Idaho owes it to herself to get busy on
this trial without any more delay and
give the men lying in her prisons the
full benefit of the law so unreasonably
delayed. Orchard's case is quite sepa
rate and apart from the desperate inter
ests of Mover, Heywood and Pettibone.
These men were extradited from Colo
rado, and are innocent until proven
guilty, and they have the constitutional
right of swift and rigid inquiry.
0
OFFICIALDOM IS BAITED.
That the President is cordially dis
liked in the halls of congress and the
department offices of the government, is
a matter of supreme importance to the
people at large, as a fiat demonstration
that he is exactly the man they need at
the helm in Washington. Tbe man who,
by sheer force of the honesty that is in
him, make enemies of this sort, is the
man to bait the officialdom of the coun
try and swing it to the mark and line of
ita first and only duty, that of caring
for, and administering ,the will and wish
of the people. Congress has been so long
dominated by the "vested interests," so
long innured to the dictation of corpo
rate greed in every conceivable form,
that the presence and influence of such
a man as Roosevelt is dreaded immense
ly, and for this reason the people at
large must see to it that he is retained
if it is within the scope of achievement.
We are glad to Bnow that there is one
mind and hand that can deliver the
things that belong to the nation at large
and turn down the gospel of self and
hold it down. It ia time the mastery
fell elsewhere than to those who fatten
on the careless generosity of the people.
0
Farmers who own their lands are the
richest men in the world because they
are the most independent. They come
and go, work when they please, do as
they please with their products and are
at no man's beck and call. They ought
to be tbe happiest, for they have all that
nature can give to secure health, whici
is the greatest blessing in the world. Fit
yourselves to be good farmers and good
farmers' wives and so become benefac
tors to your fellowmen.
THE GAMUT OF SHAME.
Oregon ha run nearly the length of
her course of shame and dishonor, a
blocked out for her by Mr. Honey and
the power he stand for, in the matter
of the lsud-frniuK Thei may be a few
more to pas under the ban and eon
tribute their slmre to the volumne of
disgrace, and then she will have pureed
herself and made good, a the law pro
vide She knows, and feels the bitter
nese of her position, keenly; but there
i a shade of wonder in her mind as to
when the other state involved are to
take up their phase of the wretched
burden; or if they are to be allowed,
through official dilatorinesa, to take the
lienefit of the statute of limitation and
thus ecape the detailed agony of the
situation. , Procrastination may le the
"thief 0 ftime." but it is also a blamed
convenient expedient when it is uej
with adroit and studied purpose.
0
HAS ARRIVED AGAIN.
The intermittent cycle of negro-
hanging i again upon us. Not a day
passes hut the country i shocked by the
repetition of the ghastly horror of these
fierce demonstrations of popular jutiee
in the South. And we want to say, for
the benefit of those whose idea are too
easily shocked by these things, that the
Soutemers are, infinitely, the best
judges of what is necessary in each of
these particular cases. One has only
to live there for a few years; to know
the utter and terrific df tails of one of
thee beastly episodes to find an im
mense measure of excuse for the out
raged community that takes the law in
to its. own hands. There was never a
case of crime recorded so maddening in
revolting essence as the deeds for which
this swift and fearful puuisbment is
meted out. The only marvel in the
situation is that there is ever a recur
rence of the crime; but the brute in man
is never amenable to anvthing save the
cardinal instinct that dominates hira for
the instant, and so it will go on. But
"put yourself in his place," before you
condemn the man that enacts this fear
ful reprisal!
0
BE CAREFUL, AND JUST!
There is no doubt the City of Astoria
is in need of more direct income. It is
expedient for her to replenish the treas
ury from any legitimate and available
source, but there are questions of im
portance that accompany every auch
movement, and among them the issues
of justice and advisability. It is not
quite fair to treble the theatre license
here at one full sweep, and the doing of
it will react against the city in more
ways than one. For instance there is a
new opera house building at present,
that will probably never open if the
new license is imposed, as the business
will not bear the imposition; the theatre
now running will be forced to close its
doors as soon as the license becomes
operative, end two businesses will be
driven out of existence here. Because
one of them is doing a fair business
through the summer months when every
other business is doing equally well, is
no legitimate reason for the increase;
the house will have its dubious days in
the quiet months along with every line
in the city, and will not average any
better for the year. The opera house
will have to bear the impost, and have
only six months in which to earn the
access and pay it for the whole year.
Taken, altogether, the new license will
do no good, since it is more than likely
to divest the city of what revenue she
now has these sources, and the ordi
nance suggested will became but a dead
letter in the municipal code.
o
THEY GO TOGETHER.
General prosperity has its adverse ac
companiments; and the bank failure is
not the least of them. The broad-cast
abundance that is apparent on all sides,
makes for unwisdom and disregard of
the rules of business, with many people
charged with great and valuable interest
and the re-action is inevitable. And by
the way, every prosperous era herald
the wane of its fulness by these signs.
Failing banks are an incontrovertible
sign of the passing of good times, and it
pays to watch closely the frequency of
their happenings.
0 ,
Japanese to the number of 300 have
formed a co-operative company and
secured 3000 acres of land along the now
government irrigation ditch between the
North Platte and Gurnsey in Nebraska.
They are setting the pace for their
neighbors in raising big crops on the
semi-arid irrigated land, and it is ex
pected that 2000 Japanese will soon join
the colony and take up more land. They
are great gardeners of sugar beets,
celery, etc.
0
She Do you believe that all the
world loveg a, lover f
He (with a recollection) Well, I don't
know about all of it; but the florist, the
confectioner and the jeweler have a fair
ly strong affection for him. Leeds Mer
cury, 1
STARTHEATER
P. GEVURTZ, Mgr.
MR LEE WILLARD
AND COMPANY, MANAGEMENT ARTHUR C FOX.
TONIGHT
East Lyrihe
AND SATURDAY MATINEE. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATUR
DAY, SUNDAY MATINEE AND SUNDAY NIGHT, "THE SILVER
KING."
A FIVE-ACT EMOTIONAL DRAMA.
THE DRAMATIZATION OF MRS. HENRY WOOD'S CELEBRATED
NOVEL
Summer Prices, 15c, 25c. and 35c
ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ASTORIA
12th ANNUAL
REGATTA
Astoria, Oregon
August 30, 31 and September 1
1906
The Event that Makes
Astoria Famous
WATCH THIS SPACE
OE6F0I1!?PECIALT.E
WALL PAPER
Best Selection In the City at the Low
it ' est Prices
JAPANESE MATTINGS
Just the Thing for the Floor of Any
Room; Easily kept Clean
PREPARED WALL BURLAPS
For the Den or Dining Room. Made in
Beautiful Shades
A Large Assortment of Room Mouldings and Plate Rails
B. F. ALLEN G SON
The Art of Fine Plumbing
hu progrcMcd with the development of the science of
MoltadoQ and we hive kept
pace with the Improvementi.
Hare you t Or U your bathroom one of
.t - I 4 i t ft a aa ....
we om lauuotMd, unhealthy Und I
If you are itlll using the "doted In"
Ixturee of ten yean ago, It would be well
10 remove in em and Install In their itead,
nowy white "aiaS' Porcelain Enam
eled Ware, of which we have lamplei
displayed In our ihowroom. Let ui quote
you prkei, JUuitntted catalogue free.
1
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?,TA. Homgomery, Astoria.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
O EDITORAL SALAD. O Notice is hereby given that the
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Astoria Regatta Committee will honor
no bills, except on order signed by the
Marriage for revenue i one of the i chairman and Becrotary
. .. x ...... ANTfiriTA PFP.ATT
tweniiein century industries.
0
More than 90,000 women are engaged
in the lace industry in Russia.
The National Woman Suffrage Society
receives now about $1000 a month for its
work.
Show a girl 71 new styles of shirt
waists and she will want something different.
For the suppresHion of extravagance
in women's dress a movement is being
organized in Sweden.
o
The best cure for the blues is to stop
thinking of yourself and begin planning
happiness for others.
o
Whistling, according to some physi
cians, will do much toward the develop
ment of a robust physical frame,
o .
The first spinning mill in England to
be operated by electricity has been
started at Pendleburg, Manchester. It
contains 80,000 spindles and has no
chimney.
ASTORIA REGATTA COMMITTEE.
8-7-3t,
NOTICE FOR BIDS.
Notice is hereby given that the re
gatta committee will receive sealed bids
for the printing of the programs for the
regatta, up to noon, Thursday, August
9, 1906. Committee reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
ASTORIA REGATTA COMMITTEE.
NOTICE FOR BIDS.
Notice is hereby given that the re
gatta committee will receive sealed bids
up to Thursday, August 9, 1906, for the
privilege of running the grand atand for
the 1906 regatta. For further informa
tion inquire of R. 8. Smith, secretary, of
the regatta committee.
The committee reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
REGATTA COMMITTEE.
8-7-3t.
Coudersport, Fa., now comes forward
with a man who declares he has not
tasted water for eleven years. What
he used for a chaser is not stated,
EiBHMGWlffil
Steam Cleaning and Dying Specialty. Special Attention Given to Ldiee
Work. AH Work Called for and Delivered.
CARL BREON
7 NINTH STREET ASTORIA, OREGON.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
JOHNiFOX.Pree. Nelson Troyn, Vlce-Prw. and IfW.
F L BISHOP. 8creUr ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK, TrTai
Designers and Manufacturers of
THE LATEdT IMPROVED
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers)
Complete Cannery Outfits Furnisfud
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. foot of Fourth Street.
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einhard's mS.
First National Bank of Astoria, Ore
ESTABLISHED 1880.
Capital $100,000
J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President.
0. I. PETERSON, Vice-President
RANK PATTON, Cashier.
J. W. GARNER, Aasiatant Cashier.
Astoria Savings Bank
Capital Paid In 1100,000, Surplus and Undivided Profit S,000.
Transact a General Banking Business. Interest Paid on Time Deposits
168 Tenth 8trt,
ASTOhlA, OREGON.
Sherman Transfer Co.
3ENRY SHERMAN, Manager
Hacks, Carriages-Baggage Checked and Transferred - Trucki ard Furniture
WagonsPianoe Moved, Boxed and Shipped.
433 Commercial Street
Phone Main 121
PORTLAND WIRE AND
IRON WORKS
USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL WIRE and
TRON WORK of ALL KINDS. 203 Flanders
St, PORTLAND, OR.