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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1906)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER ' 20, 1908. THE MORNING . HAS MESSAGE FEVER J. Strictures on President for! Writ ing to Congress. 'v:Vi" , M Avuf'"'j DOINGS AT GREAT CAPITAL Tbiaae and PsepU of inter at They Put to and Fro li, th Llmtllghl f. ' National I PublUlty-iCon. -grtii and fmrnani Taika. 7 WAftlTINflTrtNT nn. lTti. ahnrl eastern of the Fifty-ninth of Conirr, or at Itaat,' In flrat half of the ttinrt ,.wii.ti,' will m down in hlatWjr a one In which the Representative and Bm alora fouittit In a blinding atorm of tnttK( from (ha While House. Probably never bfor In tha am y apaoe of tima haa a Chief Eaecutlve ner In which ba wlhd tha leclslatlve mllla to grind. However, President , RonMevelt'i meaeaf habit la eurad, according to all reports., Ha haa coma In for aitah an amount of adverse crtt lrlm becau of tha activity .of .tila pan that ha la aald to ba dertllly din truntlad, and that whan Congraa re eonvanaa there will ba aa areal a earth of Presidential pranunrtamen to a there waa plntltuH before. Tha rraaldant reallae that a too fro u of the PrmMntitlftl mea- to call to tha attention of Contrre and tha country Important lettalatlon, de preciate the vnlua of hla official utter ance. Thla realisation, aa wall aa hla rantmmt of tha crltitlim, haa promp td him practically to' put a Mop to thla form of admonition. Tha preal dent ti amartiht under tha criticism aimed at him, for imno of hla Nttarit crltlca are tha vary man who have bean moat urgent that ha Indite mea- on tha subject In whkh. they are moat lntrt4. However that may ba, It la probable that the letter writing of the present Congreee la at an and. are obliged to apend In Idteneaa and durkneaa, The bill offea aa a reaaon fof thua giving free' carriage through the nmlU fo reading matter for the blind, that the coat of tha embossed matter a many tjmes the coat of Ink- pnniju i ur wiuifn miuiuiHiripi, .;nai they are heavier and ranulra a in-eat. er outlay for pjwtefe whig mailed, ana ror tma reaaon tna blind, a. great majority of whom ar not In affluent olrcumtarice, are unable to exchange theae worka aa they might If, the poatul regulations were waived. The Senate 11 not tha hard-hearted, corporation pledged body that the ;"rmck"Wkerr would have the country believe, If. a bill Introduced thla week by Benator Iturkett becomi-a law. the Uni ted Stole malla will be open for the free transportation of all reading mat ter for the uae of the blind. The Ne braeka Rcnator'a menaure la aa pot leal aa a Senate bill ran be made, It tourhea tenderly upon h Inability of the blind -to ee the worka of Na ture and of art, and dwelte eympa thntlcally upon the many houra they ) Ca&niill William P. AtAvJnr fttlo Hill," a he la known to the 'world at large, la here planning for a big bear hunt-In ' WVomlng Vtekt fall, and It la aald that the President praotlc ally haa promlaed to accompany him. Col. Cody'a deacrlptlon of the herda (Jf deer and,4ha multiplicity of boar and wwuniala Itone Itf the Jllg Tleart and fihonhone Mountain, haa "excited tha Presidential hunting fever, and It la not utility! that Mr. Roosevelt will allp away from the carea of state for a week or 'ao neat autumn and disappear into the faatneaaea of the Rooky Mountain. Congrena will gather again on Janu ary 1, for two montha of foat work. The ways have been greaaed with the launching of the big appropriation bUla The flrat of ( these to be reported after the rce will be the fortification measure, which practically la ready for the reccommendatlon of the Houee, After that wilt coma the Dlatrlct bill. the Sundry bill and the Penalon bllla, Tha appropriation bllla for the army and the navy likely will be offered about the middle of the mouth, ami the lutier la expected to evoke the uaual debute between the advocates and op- ponenta of a greater navy, The entire plitntla to have the leglalatlve alate clean aa early aa poenlble, to permit of a full conalderatlon of the Rivera and Harbors will. It la expected to carry "between fifty and sixty million dotlare. Thla bill la regarded aa the moat Important of all the approprla tlon bllla, aa It la the flrat Intimation In yenre that the government baa awa kened to the neceealty for a vlgorou campaign In the development of the waterway of the country. The con vention of the National Rivera and Harbora Congreaa. held here early In December opened tba eyea of Con greea to the neceaalty for making ad equate approprlatlona for the needa of commerce. The conviction that the approprlatlona ahould be made waa atrengthened by tba congeatlon of trafno In all aectlona of the country. In the South the cotton crop la tied up, In the Northweat town and cltlea are Buffering for the lack of coal, and What ''AC You y4 r i; 1 With Wis Oil Heater With a Perfection Oil Heater yon can heat a cold bed-room, make a lck-room more comfortable, warm a chlllr hallway, heat water quickly, and do many thing better than can be dona with any other atove no matter what fuel it burn. I Theanperiority 6f the . PERFECTION ' ',011 1 Heater :aa (Equipped with Smokcleaa Device) Heels tli Rtet that it anemteelntenteUeatwitiiont moke I Or emell. The oil fount iiii'i tile wick currier are mad of briM throuahont, which luaurra durahlllly. 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Designers and Manufacturers oi Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers, Complete Cannery Outdts FurnishiJ. CORRESPONDENCE 'SOUCITEOJ Foot of Fourth Street, the financial condition of the Weat la ahaken becauae the farmera are unable to move their great Crop to market through the inability of the railroad to furnlah car. Had the government In thapaat mada provlnlone for the de velopement Vof 'the country' natural raourea the river of ( the j Interior could jiive trnnaported practically) all till heavy freight and the railroad congeatlon would never have result ed. It la the temtier of the preaent Congreaa! that tha fruited State ahould make amnnda for Ita Inactivity of the pat by providing for a wide-awake cruado lit the future, mr . A pretty fight la, being wagad ln the jUnlted Slate Supreme Court between Kajiaaa and, Colorado, The caae grow jout of tha uae of the water of the Urkanaaa River, and , the Sunflower State claim that Colorado, haa ap- jproprlnled water In the laat fifteen year to th value of not leaa than 1711,000,000. The Kama attorney tlalm on behalf of their SUte that Colorado la taking practically all of tha water for Irrigation purpoeee, and hey demand, a fair dlvlalon be made. )n the other hand, Colorado' attor- ieya declare emphatically that there a enough, water for all, and deny that heir drain, on; the river haa worked o the disadvantage', of their alater Htute., , A formldlable array of legal talent la arraigned on both aide of tba queetlon, ind from all appearancea the Supreme Court ha a very hard nut to crack. An event eagerly looked forward to when Congreaa reconvene, a the ad vent of the Honorable Jefferaon tavl, now Senator from Arkaneaa. Senator Davie expect to leap into the Sena torlal arena with a loud roar, aelae the national government by the tall and whirl It aavagely around hla head. He expect to cure all buolneia Ilia by virtue of certain leglalatlve nos trum with which he ha experimented whll governor of Arkanna. It I earcJy likely that he will exert much iJiflueno along hi line, however, for hla own atate la -Writhing under the draatio law that he compelled. Al ready he haa driven large flre-lnaurance companlea out of the State, and the International Harveater Company, cm ploying a email army of men In Ark anaaa, haa been compelled to clone up Ita affair there becauae of unjust and abaolutcly Impracticable law. Sen ator Davla likely will not be lit very good odor with the Administration, either. Prealden Boo.)rveJt; In hie meaiMg to congreaa dwelt at length on the danger of demagogic attacka on the bualnesa In to rest a of the couti- s mndj though h mentioned no names, It la very probable that he had the fire-eating Arkanaan ' In mind. Both the House and the Senate are be ginning to undcralund that the "muck raking" era haa tarted a dangerous spirit of hostllltty to all corporations, and that unlraa It la checked the In dustries of the United Statea will be seriously affected. For thla renaon it is not likely that Senator Dnvls will create such a furore aa aome persona have been led to believe. Membcra of the Pacific Coast del egatton In Congress will not be Idle during th rece of Congree. A par ty of them representing the States of Washington, Oregon,', California Utah, and Idaho, held i confer ence , thia week to determine upon policy regarding legislation pertaining to the Chinese and Japanese. In ad ditlon, several of the members have loft for Panama where they will In veatlgate . condltiona and will spend about Ave days along the route of the Canal. The chlot object wlU be to de termlne Just what advantages will ac crue commercially to the Pacific slope when the Canal , la opened and also to learn with as much certainty as possible about what time the big ditch will be finished, ao aa to enable prop arations to be made to take care of the Increased trade. Still another that will be looked into by the com mittee going to the Isthmus will be the labor altuatlon. It haa been said that Important change will result from the digging of the ditch. ' Thla the committee will see for Itsolf, for there ha been a great outcry on the Pacific slope against the employment of Chi nese, ; Thjs committee will return ahortly after .the reconvening of Con gross on JiUiUtiry 3rd,,, , ! , Following close ! on ' the President's rnossage urging citizenship for, Porto Rico, comes the report of the Depart ment of Commerce' and 'Labor showing the remarkable growth In commerce between the United States and that Island. ' The i . figures' Just announced how that the. trade. In the calendar year of 1906 will exceed $(0,000,000, as against less than M.000,000 lit 189", the year before annexation, .,,Not al.one has the trade of Porto Rico with the United States : Increased 1 enormous ly, but It also shows a large Increase Internally, and with' other forelg coun tries. Governor Beekman Wlnthrop Who 1 her looking after the Interest of the Island before Congre, I high ly pleased that this report should have followed o closely on the President' plea for mora liberal 'political condi tion for the Porto Rlcan. Gov, Wln throp I attending the Christmas hol iday at Hfjt.Sprtng. Ark, where h la Inking 'the bath. A large number of ; congressmen ara etopplng alj the t Homestead Hotel there and Porto . Rico' chief execo tlve I pursuing hlr missionary work dllllgently during the rece. It I not unlikely that a favorable action win be taken with regard to' the Island' Interest between January 1 and the flrat of March. I'-ni t MANIAC RUNS YARD. Pennsylvania Railroad Under Brief . . . and Dangereua Domination, , ? CHICAGO, Pec. M-For lx hour yesterday a maniac ran the switch yard at Cavanaugh, Ind., a Junction point near Hammond, where the Lake Shore tracks cross those of the Elgin Jollet it Eaatern Railroad. He gained possession of the tower-house, flagged every passenger and freight train that passed, and with a coupllng-pin put to flight every train crew that made a protest. In four .hours he discharged 24 brakeman and six conductor, and to fill the vacancies hired ady ."weary Willie" that howed up. ... The glad new spread Immediately to the .watering tank, where tramp dom foregather, and the track were blank with hobo on their way to easy Joba, when a special train filled with deputy aherlffa arrived from Hammond and drove the Interloper from possess ion. He la supposed from papers In his pocket, to be A. C Murphy, 290,0 Seventy-ninth 8treet, Chicago. The maniac appeared on the scene In the morning, Jut as the section hands were starting off on the hand car. He mounted the steps of the tower, and confronted W, J. Bate, op erator of the switches. , Tm the new yardmaster," he aald. "Olad to meet you," replied Bate busy with hla levers. "I don't like your red hair," stated the new comer belligerently. .It better than a red nose," retort ed Bate with a laugh. "You're too fresh, you're flred. , Oo to the station and get your envelope" shouted the new "yacdmastef." "No red headed man can work for me," The operator left hurridly Influenced by the sight of a coupling pin, which hi critic flourished. , ' As soon a the coast waa clear, the maniac amused himself by Jerking at every lever In eight, throwing the In terlocklng awttches and bringing all trains to a standstill, , Several train crews tried to arrest hflm, but he fought them off. ,. ; ( After diacharglng a number of brakemen, he turned to a hobo who stood near with the romark. , , "I appoint you president of thla road. Go out and get some more of the boys and I'll give them easy Jobs. After several'noura delay, C. E. Sal Isbury, agent at Hammond, wired In to headquarter at Chicago, and orders were given for a special train. 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