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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1907)
t THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1I73. Published Dally Except Monday by Ilk J. S. BELLINGER COMPAHY. SUBSCRIPTION SATES. By mall, per year ,.$7.00 By carrier, per montii 10 WEEKLY ASTOBIAH. B, mail, per yaar, in s4tsocs. .1.00 Enter! m oooJ-laja matter July M. lM,t ttie postoAee at Astoria. Urj goa, udr U otorCofrMi o( March , WOHtan for tk dattwuc of Tu Hom imiKMiuloctt6r Helioses or ptao of law loiaa aar be mad by port) ord or Ifcroog. WwIom.-ai Irregularltr to de ll thou Id bo auaedUtetj reported to the eOoaotimbUoottaa. ' r ' TELEPHONE MAUI Ml. Offletai poorr of Clatsop coast and thCtiy of Aitorta. j ncumtn of men familiar with sueli I things, nl Have herself tho gliirlnR ! dlsrnmntiirp that would follow the j paamiKe of such an itot ns tho "Port ! of Columbia' Hill." "TRAIL OF THE SERPENT." IVelliiR contldont that tho UbIm1;i ture at Saorumonto will not ilo It any e) WEA2HEK. Western Oregon, Western Washington Rain or snow; easterly winds. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho Snow. "PORT OF COLUMBIA- FORSOOTH! For astonishing, raw and bloodless nerve, the new bill authorized by the Portland Chamber of Commerce, and introduced in the Oregon legislature by Multnomah representatives, at tempting to create the Port of Colum bia the sole and specific object of the existence of which shall be to main tain the pilotage and towage Inter ests and functions at the mouth of the Columbia river, through the medium of taxation upon the counties of Mult nomah, Columbia and Clatsop, is the last and worst type of Portland dom ination In this state yet heard of. It exceeds all the bald and feckless ma nipulation that ever preceded it, and is so palpably an outrage that the very Oregoniaji itself gags In its peurile attempt to bolster it. It Is a shame less and senseless subterfuge, and even If It shall work its fool way through the legislature, the courts of the State will be instantly invoked to lay bare Its rat-like conspiracy to steal the maritime prestige of the Columbia bar and fasten It to the skirts of Portland, while the onus of its cost shall be shared by two counties 100 hundred miles awa -mi rend -red 'i"m cf solitary cent's worth of profit or in crement, and that share dictated by the subsequent and skillful manipulation of the metropolitan county of the state. That Clatsop county should be in cluded In the tribune of counties to carry the load indicated may, per haps, be accounted for on the hypo thesis that she lies next to the bar, and is the most deeply interested In any scheme of development arising in that relation, but that Columbia should have been named as a factor, is the silliest expression made in the measure, since nothing on earth can lnnure to her in the proposition by any stretch of human imagination. Clatsop herself, would be, practically, In the same dish of "soup" provided for her sister next up the river, and thfe whole idiotic program Is of a piece with these screaming injustices. Yesterday the county court of Clat sop went on record, swiftly and plain ly, with a resolution condemning the scheme and protesting against Its con sideration at Salem, and this official protest will be quickly followed by Columbia county, and the representa tion from this end of the valley in the Oregon legislature, will get orders of the most unmlstakeable sort as soon as the malls can deliver them. We do not know who the author of the bills, nor do we care a tinker's darn; the conception is essentially of Portland, and is too rankly offensive to pass muster even in a legislature where the interests of Portland are, naturally, and quite properly, consid ered pre-eminent on any f air and square deal of a stae-wlde character. But this bill out-Portlands Portland, and will meet the fate It deserves. If the State of Oregon has not wis dom enough to frame up a law to bet ter govern its pilotage Interests, with out handing over the flesh, blood, hide, bones and hair of the Columbia river commerce to the one city whose rav enous chop.s are agape for it; if she cannot control a simple and single el ement of her own business without the Intervention of such conspicuously rotten "grab" as this, she had better cast down all barriers at the bar and on the river, throw the whole system of pilotage and towage wide open to the Independent skill and business j hurm, tho Southern Pai-lnV. through I political agents, U watching, quietly , and closely, certain combinations in i the Oregon and Nevada legislatures, which It deems unfriendly and liilmi cal. These agents were In town for two days. Having got their tnstruc tions. they are off to Salem and Car son to accomplish their respective jobs. Harrlman does not want the Oregon legislature to create a State Railway Commission, nor to pass a reciprocal demurrage law. Nor does he want the Nevada solons at Carson to create a State Railway Commission and reduce the maximum passenger and freight rates which are now respectively ten cents a mile and twenty cents a ton per mile. The Hill people are lend ing him support In Oregon, where they have Interests. Herrtn has his men at Salem, assisting Hill's political emissaries. In Nevada, Herrln Is go ing it alone, save for a little assistance the Brook syndicate of Phlledelphla, owner of the Tonopah Goldfteld Rail way, is giving his agent. In Nevada, the Southern Pacific and Brock people have made a proposition to the leading shippers and gold-mine owners to grant concessions to them and thus remove the cause of their present grievances, provided, all anti railway legislation at Carson Is shelv ed. Strong pressure In this direction Is being made, and J. C. Stubbs has been called on to frame traffic and rate concessions that will enable the company and the Nevada shippers to meet on common and satisfactory ground. Stubbs is to have the prop osition ready for submission early next week. It remains to be seen If the tactics will have the desired effect. S. F. Examiner. o EDITORIAL SALAD. Mr. Shonts leaves the Panama canal to take a subway job. The strap hangers are to have a chance as well as the lnteroceanic tourists. FREE MIDNIGHT MEAL London Work of Charity Under taken By Salvation Army. GIVEN TO THE UNEMPLOYED Uncle Sam is rich enough to build a canal by day's work, and contrac tors should get down to business with out any frills. Rumor says that E. M. Wright, of the Oregonlan, framed the "Port of Columbia Bill." For the sake of sav ing our own face in really liking Mr. Wright, we hope that rumor lies! o The Journals of the Oregon Senate and House will make radically differ ent reading from that In Senator Hod son's "Journal," after the legislature Is through with his bill to make the Associated Press a common carrier! Thus far northern states have ap propriated $573,500 to memorial mon uments at the VIcksburg national park. Missouri is as yet unrepresent ed, though it had many soldiers In both armies in the famous struggle. Leave the personnel of all your pub lie service commissions to the People, Gentlemen of the Legislature! They know a thing or two, and several re liable men, as well, and can carry the responsibility of blundering with bet ter grace than you can! You frame up sensible, decent, operative rules for the commissions, and the people will do the rest. They elected you, re member! Did they blunder? o Neglected Cold Threaten Life. (From the Chicago Tribune.) "Don't trifle with a cold Is good advice for prudent men and women. It may be vital In the case of a child. Proper food, good ventilation, and dry, warm clothing are the proper safe guards against colds. If they are maintained through the changeable weather of autumn, winter and spring, the chances of a surprise from ordin ary colds will be slight. But the ordinary light cold will become severe If neglected, and a wel lestabllshed ripe cold is to the germs of diphtheria what money Is to the bee. The greatest menace to child life at this season of the year Is the neglected cold." Wheth er it is a child or adult, the cold slight or severe, the very best treat ment that can be adopted Is to give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It Is safe and sure. The great popularity and Immense sale of this preparation has been attained by Its remarkable cures of this ailment. A cold never re sults In pneumonia when It is given. For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. Dramatio Picture at Night When the Half Starved Crowds Surround the Messengers of Mercy and Snatch Proffered Food. LONDON, Feb. ".The closing pic ture of night In London u sight vouch safed nowhere else than here In the metropolis of the world, a drama of real life, played In the dark shadows of Waterloo Bridge Is the midnight banquet served to a vast company of poverty guests, the dispirited, broken and outcast element of the unemployed who have no bed for the night, re-en forced by the beaten, penniless, home less wretches who maybe never bad a chance. The banquet board Is the wide pave ment of the Victoria Knbanknient. in the foreground, to remind lookers-on that It Is a twentieth scene, one soon the brightly lit electric cars gliding along the embankment, unJ to give the picture Its true Ixmdon atmosphere we have the sullen Thames, moving along like like some Inhuman mons tor whose eyes are the lights of Water loo Bridge lamps, roving about to see what faces reflect sufficient hopeless ness to become his prey to-night. In the back-ground is the line of men four deep, thinly sprinkled with pab and wan women their e.ves having the look of those who long ago Inst hope tlulr hands grimy, their faces unxlmv en, their clothes poor rags, their cheeks sunken from hunger. Presently a mur mur runs through the black mass, a murmur of keen animal satisfaction, as the smell of food Is borne on the ulr, fof hanger has sharpened the sense of smell of these human watch ers. Two covered vans rattle up brisk ly, followed by a trap driven by a Sal vatlon army officer. Temporary tu bles the sideboards vt the pavement banquet ary set up, and there arises the noisy clatter of tin bowls. At sight of the steam rising from the hot soup the eager crowd breaks ranks and a rush for the tables is made. Hut here the police enter. "Take your place In line, or no soup," Is the edict that re stores order. A bowl of soup and a hur.k of bread to each, and a pinch of salt, If the man be an epicure. There are spoons, but a starving man finds spoonsful too slow a process, so he holds his bowl with both hands, gulping greedily, and paus Ing now and then to utter grunts of satisfaction. Soon the vats of soup are empty arid the mountains of bread have vanished. The banquet Is serv ed swiftly. There is no time fur mus ic or prayers. For the guests, some at least, have come from the uttermost parts f London, walking five or six miles at least for free feast of soup and bread, and, hunger satisfied, they drift trick t'jwarl the starting ;.!::'. sIoucHiik a'',.g the hospitable em bankment, up towards the Strand, ov er the bridges, under the archways, through dark, evil, streets whither? You ask why the banquet Is fixed at so late an hcur? It Is ber.tus" It Is given only to those who have no be I for the night. For a few minutes the poor wretches are given warmth, and for the rest of the wintry night they must roam the streets in despair. A STITCH IN TIME will save nine. So will a bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup always kept on hand save many a spell of sickness. A sure cure fer Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, and Whooping Cough. Mrs. S , Hot Springs, Ark., writes: "I keep a bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup In my medicine chest and thank my forethought many times. It has prevented many severe spells of sickness." Sold by Hart's drug store. 8UNDAY TRAVEL TO PORTLAND Increases and 92.50 Round Trip Rats via A. & C. R. R. Is Popular. Travel from this city to Portland on Sunday at the low round trip rate of 2.50 Is on the Increase end many enjoy that day In the metropolis each week. This rate will be continued throughout the winter and the volume of travel toward Portland every Sun day would Indicate that the public appreciates It. 11-8-tf For Rheumatic Sufferers. The quick relief from pain afforded by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm makes It a favorite with sufferers from rheumatism, sciatica, lame back, lum bago, and deep seated and muscular pains. For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. REPORT OK TUB CONDITION OK THIS Firs! National Bant at Astoria, In the Slate of Oregon, at tho close of biislnoN.i, January 28, 1111)7. RESOVRCKR Loans and discounts $477,131.'. 4'. Overdrafts, secured and un secured 7.s:itUH) I'. S. Honda to secure circu lation 25,000.00 Premiums on U, S. Bonds.. 500.00 Bonds, securities, etc Gtl.DSO.OO either real estate owned.... 3,000.00 Due from National Hanks (not reserve agents) lGMKV.Stf Due from Stafe Batiks and Hankers 19,501.00 Due from npproved reserve agents 263,349. S2 Checks and other cash Items 237. OH Note! of other National Banks 1,080.00 Nickels and cents 487.79 Lawful money reserve In bank, vis: Sped 1176.000.00 Legal tender notes 130.00 175,130.00 Redemption fund with V. 8. ' Treasurer pur cent Ipr circulation) 1.850.00 Total $1.185, 824 S3 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In $ 100,000.00 Surplus fund 12,000.00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and axes paid .. 11,743.54 National Bank notes out standing 25,000.00 Due to State Banks and Hankers 11.712.01 Individual deposits subject to check $768,621.89 Demand certificates of de posit 268.347.19 Certified Checks 500.00 1.025.469.0 Total . . . $1,185,924.63 State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, ss: I, S. S. Gordon, cashier of tho above tunned bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. S. CJoRDON. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of January. 1907. C. A. COO LI DOR. Notary Public. Correct Attest: O. C. FLAVRL, W. F. McOREOOR. J. WESLEY LADI), Directors. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OK TIIE Aslo n a Nan Bant at Astoria, In the State of Oregon, ot the close of business January 26, 1907. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $370,387.94 Overdrafts, secured and un secured 8.8S7.50 U. S. Bonds to secure circu lation 12.500.00 Howls, Securities, etc 60,700.43 Hanking house, furniture and fixtures 3,250.00 Other real estate owned 8,233.41 Due from State Hanks and Hankers 17,334.88 Due from approved reserve agents 169,600.02 Cheeks and other cash Items 3,100.99 Notes of other National Hanks 1,105.00 Fractional paper currency. nickels and cents l,r,03.10 Lawful money reserve In bank, viz: Sperh, $79,419.00 Legal tender notes. 2,135.00 81, 554. JO Redemption fun. I with U, S. Treasurer (5 per cent circulation) 625.00 Total $738,584.27 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 40,000.00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid.... 12,539. 1 3 National Bank notes out standing 12,500.00 Individual deposits subject to check $324,134.55 Demand certificates of de posit 45,770.64 Time certificates of de posit 253,633.35 623,544.54 Total $738,584.27 State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, ss. I, J. E. Hlgglns, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. E. HIOGINH, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of January, 1907. GEO. C. FULTON, Notary Public, Correct Attest: GEO. II. GEORGE, A. SCHERNECKAU, L. MANSUR, Directors, Unprecedented Success of DL t GEE 1 THE GREAT CHINESE DOCTOR V Who is known jrf it . I 1 ,1 . rX'"1 " unttM '-11stk un hbouunl ot uil! his wonderful cures. No poisons nor drugs used. lie miaran- In.- X - - 1 1 1 . t . r,rm w uuro eauirrn, astnma lung and throat trouble, rheumatism n stomach, liver, and kidney, female com- pininr.fl arm an caroms diseases. SUCCESSFUL HOME TREATMENT. If you cannot call write for symptom blank and circular. InMnnim? 4 mMi in tamps. THE C. GEE WO MEDICINE CO. 1621 First St, Corner Morrison, PORTLAND, OREGON. 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