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2 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY DECEMBER I, 1008. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established lift. Published Daily Except Monday by Ilk J. & DELUNGSft COMPAHY. SUBSCRIPTION SATES. By nail, per year ,.$7.00 By carrier, per month..... 10 WEEKLY ASTORIA. uH, per year, in advance. .11.00 entered as ieeond-vlass matter Jnly O, uos, t the poslumoe t Aitorl. ore ion, andr the Ml oT Cong ran ot Mtroh , IK - 1 , ., .. :-! : CT-Ontar for Mw denvtrag of Tbi Mom ow urroaua toeidw rnkhmoa or plac ot buriiws jut ndo by postal card or throoicfc Mo. kow. Any trragulsrlty Is do Utwj (hould b avncUtetr reported to the ffflMOtpubUokOew. , , , - TELEPHONE MAUI Mi. Official paper of Clatsop county and ttCUf ofItorU. : ' WEAMEB. . . Western Oregon and Wash- ington Occasional rain. ETHICS, AND COMMON SENSE. There can be no question but the present agitation of the Issues Involv ing the Astoria school board and Pro fessor Kester, on the one hand, and the patrons and taxpayers of the city, on the other, will find early and sen sible solution at the hands ot the only authority provided by law, to-wit, the directors of the district It is al ways deplorable to drag the schools Into the glare of the public, and ad verse comment; since such action tends to militate against the safe poise and Influence of the system, as a whole; ana the sooner It reverts to the limits of the board-room and Is there carefully and finally disposed of, the better for all concerned. There Is no analogy between the courts and the schools of this country; any circumstance arising in the schools that elicits such resort on the part of pupil, or teacher, is quite worthy the immediate and thorough atten tion of the trustees, with a view to so arranging conditions as to obviate all .chance of Its repetition. There Is blame attaching to more than one, or two, in the initial incident, and there can be no doubt the board will delve' Into and discover the sum thereof, and apply disciplinary measures where they are most needed. There are times and circumstances where ethics give way to the simple and straightforward doctrine of com mon sense, and this incident furnishes a direct avenue for its employment, not only in the arbitrament of the exist ing difficulty, but by way of prevent ing its recurrence. 9 JAPANE8E CITIZENSHIP. We confess our unfamlliarlty with the terms of the existing treaty be tween the United States and Japan, end our information as to the exact status of the "little brown man" on American soil, is, along with the gen eral run of uninformed humanity a bit vague and unreliable; but, lacking these illuminating pre-requlsltes, we are in unequivocal possession of our own opinions as to the desirable qual lues of the Jap as a citizen. What ever he may be to Japan, In that re latlon, he is, and will be, of no value to this country because he Is, natur ally, by every rule of Inheritance, in an ethical way, utterly and Illy dis posed to the honor. In fact, American citizenship has no honors for him, anymore than it has for the China man, and his pursuit of it is, and will be, for all time based upon the sheer advantages it confers upon him for the acquirement of valuable Informa tion which may be used for the ad vancement, not of this country, but that of his own. He is Instinctively wed ded to the land of his birth and all her Institutions, religious, civic, social and educational, and whatever he does in life, in contravention of his primal, organic attributes, Is done for the ul timate glory and progress of Japan. He Is seeking every avenue of ad vancement on earth to fit himself In some proud nook of national life at home, and his Insistent thrusting of himself upon American Institutions is for that sole purpose. He has no other. He Is the Asiatic "yankee" personified and his affiliation with his western prototype ends right there. The Japanese does not want American cltltenshlp for the Inherent bloaslngs ot the gift, as applied to life here; he wants It simply to qualify himself for the bolstering of Ms status at home; to loam the beet and wisest and loft lest things the high clvlo degree con fers, and then transmute the benefits to an ever-alien soil, ., He Is a very shrewd man, the Jap; ana the man who deals with him on any hypothesis ot real sincerity and perfect faith In this matter of his political merger with this country, Is reckoning without his host and will be laughed at for his palnal We are not discounting his real worth; that would be folly; he is too pronounced a success among his class of nations, to overlook; but that he would make a genuine cltlien of this, or my other country, beside his own, ia the su blimity of Imbecile calculation. We would deny him nothing that will help him or his nation to the highest pin- acle of attainment, but we want It known he Is not humbuggtng ua dur ing the period of his acquirement. There's just a dash of the "Tank" left in the American system still, and he will And It out, all right! WATER GRADES TO PREVAIL. A gentleman who Is in close touch with the railway situation as It ap plies to the mouth of the Columbia river, declares that the "Northbank system will soon be extended to the mouth of the river, and from there I branch will be thrown northeastward Iy through the Shoalwater Bay and Gray's Harbor sections, to Tneoma. This route will traverse an Immense belt of timber country, and all freight originating between the river and Ta- coma will come to the mouth of the Columbia and be kept on the water grade Eastward, Instead of going to Kalama across the divide, or the moun tains further north. On the south side of the river the road now beyond Astoria will be con tinued down the coast and the lumber from the great tracts of forest in Clat sop and Tillamook counties, bound east, will come to the mouth of the river Instead of crossing the moun- tains to the south, and go eastward on the water-level. The grain of the Columbia Basin will come down the water lines to Astoria, Gray's Harbor and T acorn a, and take its dispatch abroad still upon the easiest of all basic grades for transport service. EDITORIAL SALAD. ) "Love for the land" o is spreading. Iron the first metal found in Amer ica, was discovered In Virginia in 1715. o There are 200 companies who make machines for the molding of concrete blocks. A Chicago minister says: "Keep con stantly asking yourself "Why?" Why, may we ask? The Bengal canal, 000 miles In length, Is the longest artificial water course in the world. o - A steer that can get It when he wants It will consume about one-fifth of a pound of salt per week. An ounce of confidence In yourself Is worth more to you than a pound of confidence In some one else. The Argentine ministry has reduced the estimate of corn to 7,041,910 acres; previous estimate, 7,410,000 acres, o It is said that fully two-thirds of the land In Great Britain is owned by the members of the house of lords. The coffin trust has again advanced prices. Death may soon be beyond the reach of the common people, o The raising of wages In progress throughout the country should have a good effect upon the Christmas trade. o One automobile every fourteen min utes is the world's factory record claimed by the Ford Motor company. Standard Oil declares a quarterly dividend of $10 a share, making the disbursement to stockholders $40,000, 000 for the year. o Not over 30 per cent of the milk produced In this country Is made Into butter, the other 70 per cent being sold or used for family consumption, o In a recent report It was stated that there are in the United States thirty States that are prominently engaged in dairying. In these States there are over 320,000 exclusively dairy farms, and In round numbers four mil lion other farms on which there Is some dairying done. Hit H"W4-M"H W H poem 41 111 HI III! MtfWMtTTtrttti'1 11 I III IIHIHIIIIK THE TWINS By Henry S. lelh N form and feature, face and limb ! crew to like my brothor Thnt folks got taking me for him And each for one another. It puuled all our kith and kin; It reaehed an awful pitch. For one of us was born a twin. And not a soul knew which. One day (to make the matter worse) Before our names were flsed As we were blng wash! by nurse We gat completely mixed. And thus, you see, by Pate's decree (Or, rather, nurse's whim) My brother John sot christened me, And I got christened him. San Francisco Board of Trustee Submit their Report ON LOSSES ON INSURANCE Amount Paid in San Franolseo Ex eeeds Amount Paid at Chicago or Baltimore and Companies Will Liquidate 80 Per Cent SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 7. The re port of the special committee of the board of trustee of the Chamber of Commerce on Insurance settlements after the big fire, which has just been published, says: The total burned area was about S 000 acres, or about 4.7 square miles. containing 620 blocks, and about IS, 000 buildings, one-half of these were residence. The amount of Insurance covering property In the burned district was approximately $235,000,000 (estimated). All of tht had been written by com panies authorised to do business In the state, except X.000,000, which had been placed outside of the state In some 100 companies. Value of buildings and contents de stroyed In the fire must have been 1350,000,00, being estimated upon the Insurance liability, the known ratio of Insurance to value (about 70 per cent) and a guess that there was about 6 per cent of property that carried no Insurance. "An Immense sum of Insurance mon ey has been paid Into this city a far larger sum than companies have ever been called upon to pay at one time before. In spite of the earthquake, In spite of the nearness In time of the Baltimore and Toronto conflagration, the company will finally have paid un doubtedly In the neighborhood of 80 per cent of the amount of Insurance Involved. At Chicago there was GO per cent paid, and at Baltimore 90 per cent." DIFFERENCES SETTLED, Railroaders and Trainmen Come An Understanding. to NEW YORK, Dec 7. The committee of the trainmen and the conductors on the New York Central Railroad completed their conferences with the officials of the road last night, a set tlement having been reached. Neither side would say anything ex cept that an advance of wages had been granted and that the agreement reached was satisfactory, 8TAR THEATER. "Women Against Woman" Is proving an artistic success at this cozy then ter and the Taylor company is fast gaining friends among our theater goers. The company Is being strengthened by the engagement of a new leading lady and when the management con solidates with the present company the leading members of the famous Empire Stock company, the patrons of the Star theater will have a double company, capable of acting anything from farce comedy to tragedy. LONG TENNE88EE FIGHT8. For twenty years W. ti. Rawls, of Bells, Tenn., fought nasal catarrh. He writes: "The swelling and sore ness Inside my nose was fearful, till I began applying Bucklen's Aritjca Salve to the sore surface; this caused the soreness and swelling to disappear, never to return." Best salve In ex istence. 26c at Chas. Rogers, Druggist for Coday This fatal likeness even dogged My footsteps when at school. And I was always getting floaed- For John turned out a fool, I put this question hopelessly . To every one I knew t "What would you do If you were me To prove thnt you were youf" Our close resemblance turned the tide t VI our uomesuo lire, For somehow my Intended bride Became my brother's wife. In short, year after year the same Absurd mistakes went on. And when I died the neighbors eame T . . k . . , u ... t miu vuneu urumer tfooai I M l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WE MAVENT SOMETHING CHEAP ERi BUT OURS ARK UNOOUBT EDLY BETTER, There Is probably not one of our present splendid offering of plnno bar gains, that could not be. apparently, evenly matched, by any one of several other makes on the market, and at about the same range of prices, too, that we ask for ours. Also, there are plenty of people who would wllllngty (and do) pay elsewhere much more for the piano they get, than "our price" for the same grade of Instrument; thinking, naturally enough, that 'Price Proves Quality," and, that paying more, will get more quality, Any piano is actually worth Just what It cost to build, plus the freight and a "Fee For Service," or profit It I usually quite a momentous thing to both buyer and salesman this piano matter Is; and It Is surely a valuable service we perform for our patrons, when we advise them to our best ability, as to qualities of tone, action, durability, and comparative values, of the many makes of pianos now on the market Then, too, we bark up our statement with a guar antee and an exchange agreement. In variably. As a result of our constant ly Increasing business, we find that a further reduced "Fee For Service" (or profit) will pay us yet better In the end. Hence these bargains; a really good, dependable second-hand Fischer up right piano can be had for 1135 on $5 monthly terms. A large slse Bnlley In fancy oak case, used In a home only three months, at a saving of Sixty Dollars and on It payments per month. A full slse Hobart M. Cable In a rich dark, oak case, at Seventy-five Dollars off. All the rest are new but desirable, very much so, at our price on them. Terms are hardly felt Open evenings, EILERS PIANO HOU8E. 424 Commercial St J. M. WARD, A. R, CYRUS, Salesmen. GIVEN UP TO DIE. B. Spiegel, 1204, N. Virginia St., Evansvlllc, Ind., writes; "For over five years I was troubled with kidney and bladder affection which caused me much trouble and worry. J lost flesh and was all run down, and a year ago had to abandon work entire ly. I had three of the best physicians who did me no good and I was prac tically given up to die. Foley's Kid ney Cure was reccommended, and the first bottle gave me great relief, and after taking the second bottle, I was entirely cured." T. F. Laurln. SUNDAY TRAVEL TO PORTLAND Inoresse and $2.60 Round Trip Rat via A. A C. R. R. I Popular. Travel from this city to Portland on Sunday at the low round trip rate of $2.50 Is on the Increase and many enjoy that day In the metropolis each week. This rate will be continued throughout the winter and the volume of travel toward Portland tvery Sun day would Indicate that the public appreciates it. 11-8-tf WHAT'8 worth doing is worth doing well. If you wish' to be cured of Rheumatism, use Ballard's Snow LInlmant and you will be well cured. A positive cure for Sprains, Nuralgla, Bruises, Con tracted Muscles, and all the Ills that flesh Is heir to. A. O. M. Williams, Navasota, Texas, writes: i "I have used Snow Liniment for sprained ankle and it gave the best of satisfaction. I always keep It In the house." Hart Drug Store, MUSIC LOVERS ! i --r .zcryi o n'a 1 flTlrniniTl?n ; (juUV AvfiflaUc Preparation for As- stmUating QteDxxtandBcfluta ui)gite3iwMiiaflialbaHxUsof imp IroinotrsTfsfloaCkttflJ- iinaisest.cofluuos mm imXorphlne nor Mineral otNamcotic. ; AMfctDcmcdy for Cons liga tion, SowStonwhJliarrhiK, ivgniAnvuisiorui.revrrisn' teas andLossorSlEER ' TacStntki Sifnatur f 1 XTVV YORK. UO OK NTH !KU MONTH 1 i mmm iniiiiiiBiiimM I, ,tlr i fi I tXACT C0T OTVBA WEI. jj fj) Jll I IrJ HIW 911 Quarantees to It5 Advertisers A Larger Circulation Than Any Paper Published In A tori a OUR BOOKS ARE OPEN TO INSPECTION BY OUR ADVERTISERS niUNCIAL. J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President, 0. I. PETERSON, Vloe Prldnt Astoria Savings Bank Capital raid la 1100,000, Bur pi m and Undivided Pronu U,mo, Trsnnaet a Oeoeral Banking BnalDess, Interest Psld on Tim Deposits Tsnth Strset, First National Bank of Astoria. Ore. ESTAIlLISIIEf) WW. Capital SCOW BAY IRON ASTORIA, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS Up-to Eate Baw.MIll Machinery! 18th and Franklin Ave, The MORNING ASTORIAN 60 CTS. PER MONTH For Infants and Children, j The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Id Uso For Ovor Thirty Years AHTOIUA'M II I 'ST 1SKW81AIKK ' r ! (J rHANK PATTON, Cashier. J. W. GARNER, Assistant Caablar. A8TOKIA, OREOON. $100,000 & BRASS WORKS OREGON LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS Trompt atlention,'glvon.t()iil. repair work Tel. Main 2401 1