SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 190T,
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
CONFLICT IS COMING
Incident, the report Itself w HI not be
made public, However. Secretary Mel
calf nave oul a letter of Admiral
Kvaus, eoinnmu ler-ln-chlof of the At
lantic Heel, warmly coiuinendliiK Ad
miral I'avls for his conduct In the nil
uitl'li "which was, to say the leas,
somewhat embarrassing," The cor
respondence Is supplemented ,y a
i
strong letter of oiutnendallon of Ad
miral PiivIh by the President and
Secretary Melcalf.
DEFY AUTHORITIES.
HAVANA. Feb, I. A fair at Coo
solacloti del Sur, In Vlielta Abajo, U
to "pen today under the auspices of
I'luo (iueita and other tevolui loulsls
if prominence. An elaborate pro
gramme of cockllgbtltiK his been pre
pared mid various gambling games are
to run. The Havana authorities are
The Old Stove Man
Has been hunting around for year or more to find
S T O V E S
good or better than the kind he aold here twenty yar ago (mmt
of the ar beginning to wear out). He think he ha found th
line. He will how them to you If you will call t th etore ef
A QUICK LUNCH
Why spend a couple of hours preparing your noouday
lunch? We carry a large line of ready
cooked foods.
Little Neck Clams. Canned Crabs, Chicken Tomales-
Spanish, Asparagus Tips. Etc..
which can be prepared in a very few minutes.
i
Senator Perkins of California on
the Japanese Question.
AIMS AND WAYS WILL CROSS
W. C. LAWS a CO.
A. V. ALXJBN,
Phonei 3S71 and 711 Main.
Sal Agenta for Baker' Barrington Hall Steel Cut Coffee.
WILL CHANGE RACE
Effects of Immigration Upon the
People of America.
IS CAUSE OF RACE SUICIDE
I of living It bevnnu neipssaiy to ivilm-o
I tlio : : 1 2t of families to keep up their
j st.uiiiaril of livtijf.
i "Tito early limnlgnuit eausl iltvllm
I of tlio birth rate ami a dUpliioeinont
of the colonial stock nlthoush it -1KI
ivt proiluce a serious racial cltanjie.
I'nlcss comiltlons change ami restric
tions take place ten or ftftivn years
hence there will be a considerable ra
cial chance. Alrea.ly there is a no
ticeable difference."
SOLOMON ISLES SHAKE.
Charge Made Tha the Addition of
Foreigners Has Decreased Rather
Than Increased Numbers of
" The Nation.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Professor L. C.
Marshall, of Ohio Wesleyan Univer
sity, in an address on "Race Effects j
of Immigration," at the University of
Chicago yesterday, declared race sui
cide in America due to the influence
of imigration into the country. He
said American stock had been lowered
many notches and declared the present
stuation Is alarming.
America today would have a popula
tion ef 100,000,000 Instead of 80,000,
000 if it had retained it3 original colo
nial stock, according to his figures.
These are based on the enormous
growth of the country for the first
50 years at the end of which Immigra
tion began to be a severe influence
on the rate of increase of population.
"It Is still an open question as to
whether the early Immigrants did not
produce a check in colonial stock,"
Professor Marshall said, "but it is
figured on what appears to be a reli
able base that the population of the
country would have been 100,000,000
if it had gone on at the rate of In
crease of the first fifty years of the
country's history. The laws of popu-
iation show that there Is probably a j
casual connection between the immi- i
t
gration nd the checking of population.
The native stock of course, has a great
race prMe. As soon as immigrants
came over with their lower standard
Fearful Earthquake Creates Deep
Gorges and Changes Country,
SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 1. The
Solomon Islands in the South Seas
were visited by a fearful earthquake
several months ago and "O heavy wa.s
the force of the temblor that the
earth was opened and deep gorges
i created. The entire appearance of the
I islands was changed by the great up
heaval, but as far as can be ascer
tained there was no loss cf life. The
story wa brought here by Governor
C. L. Moore, who arrived on the
Oceanic Company's steamer Sierra
yesterday from Samoa. He stated that
a trading schooner came Into Apia
from the Solomon islands, shortly be
fore he left for this country with the
details, which were meagre.
It is deemed probable that the earth
quake that was experienced in the
Solomon Islands was the one record
ed on the seismographs In various
parts of the world. According to
the Instrument at Apia, Samoa, it
lasted for several minutes, and was
said to be the heaviest shock ever re
corded. It was figured that it took
place somewhere In the South Seas,
but as no report came from the civi
lized Islands, it was believed that it
took place at sea.
TO FIGHT STANDARD.
Independent Companies Will Try to
Market Their Petroleum.
Feb. 1. The
Declares Causes of War Are Not So
Much Special lncid?nU as Racial
Differences America and Ja
pan Irreconcilable Race.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-In an ad
dress totilitlil before I he National lieo.
graphical Society. Senator IVrklns of
California dwelt a! lie gih up-'ii the
probalil'lty of a conlllci ti.tuoen lac
Americans and Japanese, 'mo Ine
I'Otuillalde races." as - pronounced
them. The senator sill Japan has
started out upon a cour-e of commer
cial de elopnielit which will soon
bring the United States ami Japan so
close tos-ther that It will be .IIMleult
to settle the Japanese tU stlon at all
lie alluded to the Japanese recent
victory over Russia and her present
!hih of victory, lie declared th it be
cause the Japanese will i;nt as Inf
late with other people, colonization
by that race will make them a foreign
element in any country where they
settle, and cause eventually the dis
placement of the ruling power f"r that
of the Mikado. The fundamental catfe
of any war, the senator declare.!. Is an
antagonism which underlies the very
foundation of the nations' purpose,
their aspiration, growth and expan
sion. The occupation of Manclunla
and IV i t Arthur by the Rus-lans. de
clares the senator, was not the i.m-e
of the recent war, but merely an ex
cuse. The real cause was the Inher
ent antagonism of Interests and pur
poses which could find no other solu
tion than by I he sword. Senator Per
kins predicted that in the future, and
In the same way, the course of national
destiny and national progress of Ja
pan and the United States will con
verge to a point of Inevitable con
flict. The present school question
which Is occasioning a small war cloud,
the senator ald. Is tot of Itself suf
ficient to disturb the relations ef the
two countries. The fundamental cause
lies at the very foundation of the
character of the nations In the contro
versy. The senator then modified his
predictions of conlllet by expressing
his belief that wise statesmenshlp and
arbitration will probably prevent the
two nations from actually coining to
blows.
jpowerle.s to Interfere wllli It and toe
i promoters boast that Ihe rural guard
j are too few to attempt to stop th"
plans.
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SAX FRAN'CISUO,
Call says today:
"It was stated on the Oil Exchange
i yesterday that the independent oil
companies of Santa Barbara county
were formulating a plan to market
their own pertoleum. Those interested
repre ent a total capitalization of
' more than $5,000,000. According to the
' information given out the project
: calls for an independent steamship
; line to run from Santa Barbara and
San Luis bay to San Francisco and
I prints to the northwest. A feature of
j the scheme not yet perfected includes
j the cooperation of the Midway Oil
! Company, near Bakersflold, the fuel to
be carried by pipe line from the com
t pany's wells to tidewater at Monterey
' or at Port Harforl on San Luis bay.
SETTLED PRIVATELY.
RECALL AGENTS.
LON'JjO.V, Feb. 1. The government,
It is .s;iid, has decided ,to recall its
commercial attaches and commercial
agents from foreign countries. The
system ha been found unsatisfactory.
Hereafter the agents will be centered
in London and will be sent on special
missions when the occasion arises.
MILLION TO SCHOOL.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. Mrs. Russell
Sage has given $1,000,000 to the Renn-
1 saeler Polytechnic Institute.
I
Oregon Restaurant
Is now open as an up-to-date house. Serves
the best meals in the city. Everything strictly
first class.
REGULAR HOME DINNER, 35c.
SUNDAY CHICKEN DINNER A SPECIALTY 50c.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Wm.G. PATTERSON, Prop.
NINTH AND ASTOR STREETS.
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
Divided Without Courts.
LONDON, Feb. 1. An authoritative
statement embodying whiit the family
desires made nubile today in the easel
of the Duke and Duchess of Marlber- j
ough, was given out tonight. It Is a ,
follows: "The differences between the
Duke and Duchess have been settled j
privately. The children will arrive at!
Sunderland House today and the j
Countess and her children will proceed j
to the Continent early some time next!
week." I
Though this statement Is somewhat I
ambiguous, owing to the pos'-ible In
terpretation that the Duke and Duch
ess have settled their differences and
resumed the relations of husband and
wife, it Is generally accepted to mean
that they privately arranged a settle
ment under which the duke Is to have
the custody of the children six months
in the year and the Duchess the rest
of the time. It is understood that the
Duchess will continue to reside at
Sunderland House, and the Duke will
have his headquarters at a West End
hotel. There is great relief In both
royal and social circles that the Marl
borough affairs did not get Into the
courts.
APPROVES CONDUCT.
President Has Nothing But Praise for
Admiral Davis.
WASHINGTON, Feb. . In un
equivocal terms President Roosevelt
today approved Admiral Davis' entire
action In connection with his visit to
Kingston and requested the Secretary
of the Navy to express to Davis his
heartiest commendation of all that he
did. The long expected report of Ad
miral Davis of the circumstances lead
ing up to the withdrawal of the fleet
from Kingston reached the Navy 'De
partment today and was at once laid
before the President. Inasmuch as
the President already has announced
that the diplomatic phase Is a closed
Periodical Publiher' Association of
America Takos Pontal Law,
NKW YolJK. Feb. I. The IVrl.ill
Ical Publishers A siiei it l n of Anieil
ca. representing the leading magazines
ami weeklies In thin onintiy lll de
terminedly ll-ht Ihe changes In .second
class mall regulation i"ioe. in the
repnrt of the Joint Post -1 Mill e com
mission of t'uugn-H" mole public list
Sunday. It was decided at a meeting
Of the directors yesterday to point
out to the public through the editor
ial column- of the magazine and
Weeklies What Hie tol'4'lel'e, leeoil
slsteiieies in the report, to have a spe
cial committee ualt on committees In
the Interest of the publl hers and to
enlist In the light the co-operation of
trade paper, daily newspaper and
others.
Frederick I,. ( 'elver, president of the
Periodical Publishers' Ai-oclatloii, "aid
yesterday In an Interview :
' If the recommenclatons of the rum
missions are adopted the position ta
ken by the government In the last led
years will l(. reversed an I the publish
ing business will be revolutionised.
"F.ver since th,.- foundation of the
government Congress has encouraged
by legislation the distribution of good
literature. If It accept t- mea
sures proposed It will undo nil Its
work In this line, h Is safe to say
that If tile changes proposed by the
commission are ever put In operation
three f urtbs of the magazine nmv
published Will hi- forced oil! of busi
ness or will have in lie iea e their pri
ces. Jn either case the public will bo
the suffen-r.
Plumber and Steam Fitter.
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