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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, A SI OR I A, OREGON. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1D0. THE MOMING ASTORIAN Established 1I7J. Published Daily Except Mondiy by TIk J. & DELLINGEB tOKPAHY, SUBSCRIPTION SATES. By mail, per year $7.00 By earrier, per month 10 WEEKLY ASTOMAH. Bj mail, per year, la advance. . 1.00 Sntrd at teoon d-c.lM matter July SO, IN, at th ptMbjflks) at Astorts. Ore foa, aader Ut tcitfCantm o( March t, IK gs-Onlen for the deMwrmjt of TBI Mont in utouax to fUuv rasMkoe or plsee of busiaess oar be uuule by postal oaM or through tetoc kone. an tmularlty la tje Srcrr aould be immaliautiy reported to the office of pobUoaUoo. , ISLEPHQNS MATS Mi, Official paper of ClaUop county and taeCltj'of Astoria. O WEATHER. Oregon and Washington Rain. OUR INSULAR REALMS. Cuba Is about to contribute a for midable mess of revolt and ruin, for Vncle Sam to clean up and straighten out. It Is the beginning of that cer tain chain of troublous experiences, which every man in America, who knows the Latin peoples, knew was in store for this country when she assumed posesslon and administration of the Philippines and the West In dies. It will prove, in the end, the one stupendous folly of the American age; but, all the same. th re must be no renigging. The responsibility Is ours and we must dispose it honestly and wisely as we are able to. and with such splendid Justice and for bearance as will show the turbulent Islanders that we are the best frinds they ever had. The world Is laughing in its sleeve at the inevitable program we have in store, ami will watch eag erly for supposedly Inevitable blun ders. But this government has Its op portunity In all this, and we are In a position to demonstrate, not our own destitution of means and method , but the light of modern thought and pow er in undoing the wrongs of the cen turies and the training of those peo ples who have borne the yokes of bit terness until they are so warped and stultified in misery and the weight of cruelty and denial, that only the blaz ing sun of freedom and generous treatment can lift them up, to that glorious realization. This is our su preme duty, and it will be done, de spite the sacrifices that must be made in the course of the tremendous task. THE MURDEROUS CULT. The murder records of the north west are becoming v;ry black, by way of frequency and hli,eounss: and people are beginning to ask why? It Is not unreasonable to attribute some of the impulses to Insanity, a spirit of disaffection, discouragement, hopelessness; but this will not answer the big question fully. There Is a growing sentiment In this country that the law itself is to blame for the oft repeated crime of murder. That It Is too lax and that money and Influence cut too great a figure In the prob lem. The moneyless, friendless wretch Invariably becomes a victim to the harshest of Its penalties, and with commendable saving of time, but the well-bolstered delinquent harries the courts and the popular sensibilities for long-drawn months, and then regains his freedom, or quasl-freedom, and the law has been again exploited. Of course, this is old stuff, and vain talk, but there are some things that get too old at times and become bases for radical thought and action. This is one of them. The bar Itself should in augurate an Intlal movement looking to the dreadful condition and its bet terment. REFORM HOUR APPROACHES. The good old season for mending one's moral, social and business sta tus Is close at hand, and It behooves the man who needs remodeling and revamping, to lay out his prospeetus and begin to chuck his old skin. The man without some project of reform Is In a hopeless, and yet, beatific, con dition, and ought to be known, If only to advise the community of the pres ence of one absolutely perfect speci men of humanity, and the mere fact that tilne-tenlhs of the nmendrrients full to (he ground before the month expires, hits no effect In dls-eslnb-llshlnr II us the oris reform period. Methods of business, persona) habits, moral revulsions, all dntn from there, and It Is a good thing, generally peiikliiK, sin! it evinces the lending fact that most people do lapse into thought not year nt lonst. As for perpetuating the desired correetltm. that Is but Incidental, a mutter of convenience, to be determined later, and usually ends In vapor. The main thing Is that one has thought, and the thinking tendency Is one to cultivate. ITS THE TRAINING. It Is often stated that no girl should commence school teaching un less she Intends to make It a life long profession. This Is not a correct theory. For however grout may be a young woman's devotion to the gen eral cause of education at a certain time In her life her affection may be come particularised and forcused upon one weak and perhaps unworthy mas culine member of the human family, and this Is a phenomenon against which the power of parent and phil osophers has been found to be of no avail. We believe the best school teacher Is the girl who shows that she Is gtltl mostly with the domestic In slnct and Is most likely lo teave ped agogic calling and find her proper and natural sphere as the arbiter of her own home. It Is rleasnnt to find this theory agreeing with good sense and with the fixed and universal laws of mother nature. The woman as a teacher may be Impendent as the Mttrk-rnt of her schoolroom full of chlldfrtt, but It Is In her home sur rounded and caring for her own lit tle ones where she reigns as queen and finds her realm of greatest usefulness and consequent happiness. The Idea that the woman school teacher Is a sexless and emotionless creature Is Just about as senseless as It H un gallant and erroneous. EDITORIAL SALAD. Every owner of national bank stock is liable in case of failure for double the amount of his holdings. The Klondike output for 1906 was J3.S97.9-I2, making the total since tho discovery of the gold field up to $112. 7SS,5T2. 1 The only kind of business that we can think of that don't need adver tising Is that of being good. That talks for Itself. The postal service of the govern ment was carried on at a net loss of $10,542,941.76. for the year ending on June 30, 1906. In Russia they have eighty-six gen eral holidays in a year, which giv-s them that many chances to blow up their generals. In 1900 when the census was tak en, the United States had a little more than 3.5"0 centenarians, nr one for ev ery 20.000 Inhabitants. A sign of settlement: Roosevelt taking an iiit-r car shortage question. President st In the "I do not know which Is the worse, a visitor with a pronounced opinion or one who has no views at all." said a charming- matron. Have a short piece of hos. to at tach to the water faucet and extend to the wash tubs to fill them and save time, lifting and a. backache When a cracked egg must b boiled add a teaspoonful of salt to the wa ter, and It will cook without losing any of the white or albumen. When sitting, don't sag. This Is an ungraceful habit and one that is eas ily acquired. It's a habit of laziness, too and a damage to the lungs. We often hear women criticised for their queer ways of doing things. But we rise to call attention to the queer ways many good men have of not do ing things. Mitchell Jasper of Delta, Mich., has obtained a .license to marry an Indian girl named Mary-Ktck-a-Hole-In-the-Sky. The name of her mother is Afraid -of-no-Man. A Yokohama paper suggests that Japan may not be g'-ttlng Its share of American heiresses under treaty rights. The Japs are picking up even the art of humor. o Several of the unfortunate heiresses who married foreign noblemen will petition to be restored to American citizenship. This title Is never a dis appointment, and grows brighter use. by At the Nevada gold diggings coal Is $60 a ton and It is a struggle to get a meal and a cot. A part of the American people would be unhappy If deprived of the hardships of the Klon dike somewhere. There has been much comment on the fact that a woman legislator In Colorado In writing her name In a ho tel register made this enrty; "Mrs. Mary A. Smith and husband." Again Attorney General Hartley has met the oil octopus In a New York court nnd compelled It to take refuge In a stoppage of the hearing. The case will be resumed In Missouri with tho octopus on a gallop for cover, er$ Read Before American As - sociation Discues New Metal. ACTINIUN PARENT ELEMENT The Popular Theory That Nutrition Plays an Important Relation to Sex Datermination Question ed by Naturalist. NEW YORK. Deo. 30. Announce ment was made yesterday before the physics section of the American A oclfttlon for th Advancement of Science, which Is in session here. rt an Important discovery relative to ra dium. It has been suggested that ra dium was a derivative of another chemical element and was In Its present state mrcl' temporarily and branlum was set down as tho parent element. Yesterday Dr. Ilertram H. ttoltwood and Professor F. W. Ruth erford read papers demonstrating that radium can be obtained from actin ium, which Is Itself a derivative of ., ,, , , i uranium. This discovery about the, , , , . . , , wonderful element may lead to re-1 ... .... , i markable results. Professor Ruther-1 ford holds that "Radum Is the Methu saleh of radium and doubtless there are many generations between uran ium and actinium and Rutherford said that the discovery would not Increase the supply of radium. Professor T. H. Morgan rend a paper before the American Society of Naturalists, deal ii g with the general subject, 'The III ologlcnl and Significance and Control of Sex." which excited much Interest because he discussed the possibility of determining sex in human beings. He seriously questioned the theory which has pr valled of recent years that nutrition has an Intimate rela tion to Sex determination. He said that it Is apparent that so many oth er external factors than food may be Involved that the slight difference upon which the conclusion as to nu trition Is based, may be due to other conditions than nutrition. If nutri tion really was such a factor as had been conceded, a far greater dispro portion of males to females In the off spring of the rich and of the poor should be looked for, he e..i.l, than has be--n shown by ftu-dng, a German bi ologist statistician's figures on the subject. Recent experiences In Kur ope with rats and mice had shown that even extreme conditions of starvation and of feeding produced no effect upon the birth rate of males and females. FOOT BALL. West Astoria vs. Astoria High School, New Year's Pay. Admission 25c. Came called 2:30 p. p. Pap AMUSEMENTS. STAR THEATER Special Stock Engagement. Eckhardt's Ideals Commencing tonight, with regular populsr 4-act Comedy Drama, "A RAGGED HERO" First Time 8een In Astoria. Next Attraction, starting Monday, "the Sweetest Story Ever Told," "DORA THORNE" Dramatized from Bertha M. Clay's famous Novel. Evening prices, 15c, 2oc and 35c Matinee iOc and 25c First National Bank of Astoria, Ore. EST A HUSHED 18HU. Capital $100,000 THE C. F. WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars Hot Lunch at all Hours Corner Eleventh ASTORIA BANK CHANGES HANDS. San Franolaco Institution Panes Un der Control of Local Management. ! . Nn 10. th Lonoou, 1 aim iv American nuns, one of the oldest banking Institutions of Sail Francisco, Is abandoning It man agement and becomes more of a local than tv foreign Institution, A syndi cate was formed In tills city last March for the purpose of acquiring a controlling Interest In the bank. The syndicate Is headed by Slgmund Ureenebaum, the manager of the bank, and by Mortimer and Herbert Flelsch acker. They secured the holdings of the foreign shareholders except those the Uuard Freres, the founders of the bunk, who retain, their large holdings. The lire of last April Interfered with the plans In contemplation and their consumatlon was deferred. The ex change Is to take effect March 1, 1907. or perhaps earlier. The bank will be reorganised under the new syndicate , '' b nK-l Jointly by Greene 1 baum and the riclschtther Dros. FORMER MILLIONAIRE DEAD. Drink Brought About Death en County Poor Farm. CHICAGO. 1ec. 29. A dispatch to the Tribune, from Spokane, Wash., Siiys: Once a millionaire wheat specula- tor, and the partner of Old Hutch In ' ,. , , the Chicago Wheat pit. O. O. T-erttiard , . , ' ' ' died yesterday at the County Poor ., ... . . Farm at Slmngle. unmounted and tin attended by friends and relatives. One son Is superintendent of a mill at Illrmlnghatn, Ala., a daughter Is the wife of Professor Fisher, In the University of California, and his wife and two daughters reside In Chicago. Prink brought about his downfall, wrecking his health and breaking up his family relations. "Judge" Leonard, as he was famll- 1 larly known, was born j,vw York, J 53 years ago. In the early '80s he practiced law In Chicago. He became associated with Hutchinson In the fa mous wheat corn-r which made Mm a multi-millionaire. He had been Pres ident of the school board and superin tendent of the Presbyterian Sunday School. He located In Spokane In 1SSC. A "ar ago he was stricken with paralysis. SHOCK FOR CHILI. Earthquake Opens .Fissures .in South American Republic. th. NKW YORK. Pec. 29.- A Valparaiso Chile. sclal to the Herald says a violent- but short earthquake shock was felt' th re Thursday and two slight ones on the following evening. No damag,. occurred. Plspntches from Anna, the scene of the recent severe earthquake, say the shock caused land-dldes and wide fis sures, but there wi re no deaths. Plans for the new- Valpaiias,, city have bef-:i approved by the President. Matinees Saturday and Sunday, the GEM Mercbanti Lunch From 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p .m. as Cents and Commercial 0REG0B THE CORRECT IN THE BATTLE OF LIFE Did You Slip a Cog? In your Christmas buying? And paused up some friend you should have remembered, - somo friend who wasn't forgotful In your ras niul lo whom you're Indebted 'yr TuWIde gift? Here's your chance to gt square gel "square" at New Year's. May we prompt you from nil eyeful, gathered on a trip thru thn store? For New Year's Giving lloiinn Coats, Lounging mid Hath ltobcs ... KM to f 12.50 Fancy ts, wash fabrics, and silk Worsteds. . . .$1.25 to 5.00 Suit fuses HOO to $20.00 Clu-tt Shirts H50 to $2.00 Monarch Shirts $1.00 rnd'Tweiir, In silk, wool or HulbrlKtfun, the lisle Kr- mont $1.00 to $3.00 Prut's Famous Krmllsh illove $2.00 Fani y half -hose. . . 25o to 50o Handkerchief - Silk. 25o to $1 Hwmst Itched linen, pliiln or with Initial 29o to 6O0 Fancy Suspenders, 50o to $3.50 Net kdresiiiiKS, 25o to $1.50 dress Muftlcr and Re full fers. $1.00 to $4.00 Iliix Sunncnders niul Comblmt. tlon Sets, IticludlliB Sunnt'iid ert, Armlets and ln. Sup porters 50o to $1.50 I intiifllas In natural nt!k nr Ichly trimmed In koM r sli ver effects $1,00 to $7.00 CHRISTMAS CHEER Means not only good things to est, but also the best of thinrjs to drink, and the best of all good drinks Is Bund & Carlson's Rye and Bourbon Whiskies, Choice Wines and Champagnes. THE COMMERCIAL 509 Commeroial 8t. SUBSCRIPTIONS IF ANY ONE ADVERTISES "MAG AZINES CHEAPER THAN ANY WHERE ELSE," BRING THEIR OF FER AND YOUR MONEY TO U8. WE WILL DUPLICATE THE OFFER, PERHAP8 DO BETTER EVEN THAN THEIR OFFER, AND GIVE YOU QUICKER, BETTER 8ERVICE. BRING THE OFFER TO U8. NO MAGAZINE PUBLI8HED .EXCEPTED. E. A. Higglt-is Co., HUCCKMSOltH TO .1. N GIUITIN Books Music Stationery SCOW BAY IRON A8TOKIA, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS Up to Dftle Hnw Mill Miictilncrjl 18th and Franklin Ave, The MORNING ASTORIAN 60 CTS. PER MONTH CLOTHES SHOP the well groomed nun has a great Advantage over one who Is careless in dress. Even the office boy who takes the cards of visitors seeking an interview with the head of the firm, un consciously shows greater deference to the man who is well dressed. The dog that will fly at a tramp will wag his tail when a genteelly dressed person passes by. Animals as well as hu mans iudge people by their clothes Prices of suits and over coats as wide in range as the majestic Columbia. A price for every purse and models here you'll sec no where else in our city. This store is Astoria's Fashion Centre for male attire, and here you'll find best values for your mon sj whether you pay us $15, $18, $25 and up to $35. S.DanzigerCo. "The Store That Never Hlsap points," Astoria's Foremost Clothiers. & BRASS WORKS OREGON LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS J'rompt utleiilion'ylvt'ii tinl. rt pslrwnrk Tel. Main 2401 ?