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THE MOKNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1907. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established U7J. PuMUhrt Daily Ewtpt Monday by TIk J. S. DELIINGES COMFAHT. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. By mail, per year t"-00 By Mrrier, per month (0 WEEKLY ASTOKIAH. mail, per year, in adrajH.. 11.00 Entered u Mond-Uua master July M, al the poatofflce at Aitoria. Uiv o, aader Us act of Conrea ot March , V(Mm for the deo"nno of TBI Mour bualawe nr be made br postal card or IhrMifb Me bone. Any tmijrularlty la de brrry abould be auaediatety reported to tbe offloe ot pabUoatlon. TELEPHONE MAIN Mi. Official paper of Clatsop county and the CUy of Astoria. WEATHER, 4 Western Oregon and Wash- in&ton Rain or snow; colder In south portion. THE LEAD-LINE. In all trades and professions known to man there are, Invariably, some Original, simple, organic, principal things that no amount of progress, in vention, development rior exploitation can supersede nor force out of exist ence, and among these sturdy prac tical utilities, is the l-ad-llne of the ship and the sailor. It is among the very simplest and earliest of the things the seamaa is taught: his education would he incomplete without it. Like the very compass it-If it Is among the organic elements of his life and service. It has a definite purpose and does Its work faithfully, quickly and accurately, and often tells the mar iner a seasonable and valuable story. Colled on deck, or hung Idly on a pin rail. It signifies nothing, but in the water, recording the depth over which precious values and lives are being driven to some given market or ha ven. It becomes an Instrument of vi tal Importance, and its neglect Is one of the rankest sins of seamanship and navigation. That It has been neglected In the near-by waters of the Pacific during this winter season Is so patent to all practical people here about, that they are beginning to mar vel at the history it Is making. Per haps the proven stories of Its reck less non-use may serve in a measure to make it once more the popular and serviceable agency it has b-en count ed among mariners for centuries past. It is to be hoped so. for th sake it this port and all others on the Pacific coast. of Oregon, for tho year 1!0T, has n iv,:g!iltWtit opportunity to reckon up accounts with the railroads of the state, and demonstrate tho Hoosevol tlnn principle of a "siiunre deal." U is so long since the people of Oitkoii have had anything approaching hon est consideration at the hands of the Southern Pacific nnd the Oregon Hall road ft Navigation Companies, that the forcing of their hands, for once, at least, will ln counted an unparal leled blessing, it Is time the state was taking over the supremacy In the Issue and compelling Its observance by those arbitrary, and, heretofore, governing, factors. It Is not wise to seek to deprive the roads of anything that honestly belongs to them: that would b but to duplicate their own code and disgrace the state: but ev ery man and measure that stands for the emancipation of tho people from the thrall of perversion and Imposition, due to railway domination, must be put to work honestly, quickly and thoroughly, In the repeal of old laws and the passage of new and remedial edicts, that shall restore the prestige of the state and the rights of the people. It Is going to take manliness and skill and courage to do It. but we believe these qualities are avail able In abundance and as for cause and dependable predicate, they are super-abundant. The day Is nt hand, tho contest unescapable. and the peo ple expect something very definite and practical In the way of relief. Society at the Great Capital and Its Christmas Doings. CHILDREN THE CHIEF ELEMENT CLATSOP'S OFFICIAL HOME. It Is to be most earnestly hoped that the people and the county court, of Clatsop county, can come to a thor ough understanding, entirely favor able to the Immediate building of the court house, or rather the finishing of the structure already underway. It Is paramount among the public needs of the county. Every element of expe diency urges the doing of the work; the safety of the records; the clean liness, comfort and despatch In the doing of the public service, in and for the county; the pride of the peo ple In having a real court-house In stead of a costly suggestion ever present to anoy and be laboriously ex plained away to the Inquisitive stran ger. It is the only county In the State of Oregon without a real of ficial home, and Its building cannot be delayed much longer, without discred it and actual loss. The present habi tat of the county staff with the ever Increasing mass of Immensely valuable books and papers, Is becoming gorged with accumulations, and the dark, un wholesome, and Illy ventilated shack, a menace to health, and a hindrance to the proper disposal of the people's business. If It is within the possi bilities to close out the contracts for the completion of the building, let It be done at this session of the county court and bring to an end a condi tion of vacillation and ambiguity only equalled by the positive danger and discomfort It entails. PASSING OF THE PASSES. The anti-pass law Is In effect all over this Messed I nlon. and It ts a good thing for all concerned: It frees the people from an Insidious evil In the consideration and treatment of the great transportation companies, and leaves the popular hand untied In dealing with corporate encroachment; it wipes out the sense of responsibil ity and gratitude that goes with such favors, and puts both the company and beneficiary on better and sounder footing; it banishes the element of re proach that stung every man In pos session of a pass every time he used it: It is the more healthful and hon est system, and clears the way for decent and unhampered Intercourse as between the people and the common carriers. It Is as good for the one as the other, and will prove Its ef ficacy from the very day of Its operation. EDITORIAL 8 A LAD. Now that the President has appoint ed ns Civil Service Commissioner Mr. Xlcllhenny, of Louisiana, the man who makes tobasco sauce, it is r--cal!ed that Roosevelt himself put a little ginger Into that commission fifteen years ago. o It is about time for the old Joke that New Tear's day comes just a week after Christmas, but that this year Christmas and New Year's day are not on the same day of the week. Leading People in the Nation' Social Ranks What Thay Wora, Did, Thought Big Wadding in Ja pan Odda and Ends. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. 190T. Wnsh Ington laid aside affairs of state and formal social duties to enter genuine ly Into tho Christmas festivities. There was no Christmas tree at the White House, but all the members of Mr, Roosevelt's family were present and gifts and greetings were exchang ed In the President's private office, where the family assembled after an early breakfast. In tho afternoon they went around to the home of Rear Ad miral and Mrs. William S. Cowles, where tho children found a Christmas tree awaiting th 'in. pinner was ser ved In the state dining room for nine teen persons. Including Representa tive and Mrs. Nicholas I.ongworth. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles, and Senator and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge. of Massachusetts. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt left early Thursday morn'ng for their little country place "Pine Knot," Virginia, where they will spend a few days of quiet and leisure, r turning here In time for the New Year's reception. The Vice President an,l members of tho Cabinet spent Christmas day quiet ly with their families, and the Itrltlsh. Austrian, German, Brazilian, French, Mexican and Italian embassies all had Christmas trees. Mme. (jucsada, wife of the Cuban minister, had a Christ mas tree party for her children and their little frler.ds of the diplomatic corps. Jount In South Pukntn for tho purpose of securing divorce from "Jlmtnlo" Malms has caused a ripple of excite, ment bore whore Miss lllchhorn was an acknowledged loader of her sot and a reigning beauty In society, The announcement of Iter marriage to Lieutenant Paul S. 1Varall, a Rough Rider mid a wealthy Now York er, will occasion no surprise as she herself has made no secret of It and tho affair has boon watched by thos who know her and regretted her un fortunate marriage to Mr. Maine which took plneo In 1901. Rumor said tttut Senator Pepow was a devoted and a patient admirer of Miss lllchhorn In those days, but hor Infatuation for young Klalnn blinded hor to all other suitors, and In spite of the protests of friends and relatives, she married him with the noble Intention of working a reformation. The outcome of this mat rimonial ndventure was the trip to South Dakota some months ago. Miss Hlrhborn started tho fad of having all her gowns made In some shade of purple, helltropo or lavender with which she always wore violets, carrying those flowers even nt her wed ding In place of the traditional white boquet. Tho color was particularly becoming to her and won for her tho namo of tho "heliotrope belle." On the surface, the Japanese situa tion looks well In hand, but great guns! Suppose Mayor Schrnltz of San Francisco, should Invade Japan! The magistrates and police in Portland still criticise on1- an other, but It would be Injudi cious for any crook to repeat the re mark of the man about the future life that he had friends In both places. If slot machines In the New York subway, why not phono graphs to alleviate the mis ery In stalled cars during one of the periodic blockades? The French physician who has that sure cure for stage fright, should bring It west and sell It to passengers on the overland routes In the mining regions. Rut then, they now hod-up drops out here. o "Poet's Notes Bring 115,000," a news headline. Horrors! have says Why wasn't this suppressed? The crop of would-be verse cobblers will now get beyond all bounds. What an opportunity for new pick ings an Increase In congressmen's sal aries would give the hotels, landlords and boarding-houses of Washington! DAY OF RECKONING. The legislative assembly of the state In a safe robbery In the remote Northwest, It is said that the robbers left In disgust upon finding within no parcels of ooal or other valuables, o Since Worcester ruled "Eve's Dairy" out of the public library, all the chick ens offered for sale In that market have to be dressed. It seems too bad that a half-mllllon-dollar trial should be lavished on a thirty-cent criminal! The wedding of Miss Hallie Ermln le Rives, of Virginia, and Post Wheel er, the second secretary of th Ameri can embassy to Japan, took place at four o'clock In the afternoon. Miss Rives Is well known in Washington. where she spent two winters. She was ( entertained at the White Hous. nt a dinner and luncheon, and was a guest' of Miss H. len Cannon, daughter of the i Speaker of the House, to whom she Is j related. The embassy at Toklo will be' gorgeously decked after true Japanese' fashion and the bridal couple will 1 stand upon a dias In the big bay win- ; dow of the front drawing room under a canopy of American and Japanese, (lags festooned with colonial Ivy. Mrs. Wright; wife of the American ambas sador, will act as matron of honor, and the best man will be an old Japanese college mate of Mr. Wheeler's who was a student In this country and who now occupies a seat In the Japanese House of Peers. j The bridal costume Is the same gown twhlch Miss Rives wore on the occa- 1 sion of her presentation at the Court of St. James, and Is built almost en tirely of rose point lace, with a l'ns court train garlanded with empire wreaths. Roth bride and matron will carry white orchds. Mr. Wheeler ana his bride expert to remain In Japan and It is said that Miss Klves Intends to write a novel with scenes laid In the land of the Flowery Kingdom. "YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY YOUR FARE." As Washlngtonward, one by one, Tho members took their way, To nttswer when the roll begun And thus secure their pay. The stern, sad look upon each face Ah, It wis not carved there Hy problems of the state, but this: "You'll have to pay your fare!" ny r. & o by p. u. n. From North and Fast and West, In plain day conch or parlor car, ' The same dark cloud opprest. The same deep wrinkles marked each brow, As If tho hand of care Had touched them. Hut, 'twas only: "Now, "You'll have to pay your fare!" Across the prairies and the hills Despondently they rode, To vote upon and offer Mils And hear the Nation's load. Hut not this weight and not this woe Turned gray each statesman's hall : Twas this, that now, where'er they go, They'll have to pay their fare!" Ilaltimore Sun. The return of Mrs. Martha Hleh horn Mane, the heliotrope belle," to Washington, after a six months' so- A Boon to the Bilious Arc you compelled to deny your self many wholesome foods because ,,i think they make you bilious? i)'i you know that your condition i mure t.. blame than the foods? 'i "iir liver ami stomach need at tention more than the diet. When .ci find yourself suffering with a b.lious attack, take BEECHA&l'S PILLS and all annoying symptoms will soon disappear. They settle the stomach, regulate the liver and ex ercise the bowels. Their good ef fects arc felt immediately. lieccham's Pills mingle with the contents of the stomach and make, easy work of digestion. The nour ishing properties of the food arc then readily assimilated and the residue carried off without irrita ting the intestines or clogging the bowels. lieccham's Pills should be taken whenever there is sick headache, furred tongue, constipation, sallow skin or any symptoms that indi cate an inactive liver. Sold Everywhere. In boxes 19c. and 2Sc. Tho Jiuiuary ITiirgftin Days are Iloro With IMggoht Valuoa of all the Year. Clearance Sale Bargains in Kvory Department. THE CORRECT CLOTHES SHOP He isn't particular a bout the motlel except that it miiHt be Conner iitive ami correct as to ntyie tie tails. Ah the man in a hurry can only apart ten min utes to buy a unit, ho wants to go to the Htore where there are stacks of nizeit where they can lit long amiH ami long legH ami short arms and short legs and big stom achs and no stomachs at all. At this More, in ad dition to the "regulars" and "stouts,"and "longs" we have other variations which are neither "long" nor "stout" nor "regu lar," but made to fit men whose measure ments are unusual com hi nations of waist, breast, arm and leg sizes. Thete sizes are un usual, but a treasure timi to man who has never been able to bw rightly fitted in ready made. Suits at $!, $18, $'20, $25, $30, $:55 up to $38 other Hiiits at $10 and 12 as good an possible at these prices. (uin nille nil with in iiieme. ipiiat curreclntu unit good taMa. without I ho ultra touelir ol talilnn, h!ch art Con tinually chancing This is tho stoie for the man in a burnthe man with fifty things to think of and who recollects at the last moment that his wife told him in the morn ing that if he didn't come home in a new tuiit he'd apply for a divorce. The choice of a man in a hurry is usually some thing in g'eyn, neat mix tures, blue serges, or black unfurnished worsteds. S. The Store That Never Pissa points: ASTORIA'S FOREMOST CLOTHIERS. CHRISTMAS CHEER Mssns not only good things to sat, but slio the best of things to drink, and the best of all good drinks is 8und A Carlson's Rye and Bourbon Whiskies, Choice Wines and Champagnes. THE COMMERCIAL 509 Commercial 8t. t AMUSEMENTS. STAR THEATER Special Stock Engagement. Eckhardt's fdeals Tonight and Wednesday eve with special matinee today, Oora Thorn Dramatized from Bertha M. Clay's famous Novel. Next attration commenoing Thursday, with regular matinee 8aturday and Sunday at 2:45 p. m., The Great Northw est Evening prices, 15c, 25c and 35c. Matinee iOc and 25c. 8pecial Matinee Today. We wish to thank our customers foo their most liberal patronage and to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year. j; E. A. Higgms Co., HUCCKNKOItM TO .J. N- OICIKFIM Books Music Stotloncrv . . . . . . 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