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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1907)
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1907. RIDGELEY TO SUC CEED ECKELS f GLASSWARE ! THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. Just received a large and complete stock of Bar Glassware Table Glassware Ask to see our uew line of Cut, Number 149 NEW VESSELS REGISTERED FOR SERVICE ON GREAT LAKES LOEB TO RETIRE FROM THE CABINET. l Wt-iLVlJ. , ."Tv-ls-ffV.. -V,W . t' i-A-Hn.l A. V. ALLEN. PHONE3 MAIN 711, MAIN 3871 BRANCH UNIONTOWN PHONE MAIN 71S WHEN TOLSTOI WAS A COWARD. Tolstoi feels very keenly the seem ing inconsistency of his life, the taet that he cannot make his Rltruslitc notions harmonlie with his daily life HI chagrin has, on one or two occas ions, nearly made a cowarj ot him. At night, when no one was looking, he has slunk away toward Moscow, like a tramp, to be himself somewhere. But always, before he has got far, a voice has said to him: '"Lyoff Nteol ayevitch. you are afraid. You dread the remarks of the crowd. You shrink on hearing that you preach what you don't practice. Tou are trying to run away from it all, to be comfortable yourself, whether others are or not "Think of your wife and children, of the home you have made. Is It your right to sneak away from all this just to make yourself look and sound v-on listen tT Have you not duties toward your wife and children to observe? Do you think you can throw over all that you were to them and they to you, merely to satisfy your vanity vanity, Lyofi, and nothing more? Tou are vain In your very sneaking. Wou In sist "upon appearing in your very sneaking. Tou insist upon appearing all that you think you are. "Back, back, back! Remember your wife and children. Remember that yon have no right, to make them think and live the way you would. Remem ber that to sneak away is cowardly, Back Lyoff Nlcolayevtuh!" And back the old man has trudged, to take up his burden as a citlsen. One night ha talked with m about my wanderings. He asked me why I had led such a life, how the vagabond lived, and why ' I had not continued to live among them. I told him the truth. He stroked his white heard, and looked dreamily at the chessboard. "If I were younger," he said at last. "I should like to make a tramp trip with you here In Russia. Tears ago I used to wander about among them a good deal. Now, I am too old too tlcally up and down his legs. Joslah Flynt In "Success Magaslne." Keep Your Feet Dry. j If people would keep their feet dry half the doctors would have to go out of business. Our Dr. Heed's Cushion Shoes 1 are just the thing for keeping your teet dry. They shed the water almost like a duck's back. We Guarantee Each Pair. Our Specialties Are Loggers and long hand made boots for Fishermen. S. A. G1MRE S4 Bond St, opposite Fisher Bros. RUBBER CONSOLIDATION FAILED NEW YORK, May 4. The Herald says negotiations have failed in the attempt to consolidate the Interna tional Rubber Company and the United States Rubber Company and that the scheme has been abandoned. The stumbling block proved to be Inability to come to satisfactory term. As a result the International Rub ber Company will manufacture rubber and thua become a competitor of the United States Rubber Company. It is at present a producer of raw rubber supplies and sells a portion of Its out put to the United States Rubber Company. STEAMER DODE ASHORE. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., May 4. The passenger steamer Dode Is ashore on the rocky beach near Mar rowstone Point, The passengers were taken off by the steamer Evan Thomas and landed at Port Townsend. All efforts to float her proved unavailing, and the tide is going out Mate Rob ert Wilson was at the wheel when she went ashore. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. It makes all the difference In the world to the convivial man where, and what he drinks. Most men desire beauty and cleanliness, and handsome appointments In the saloon they pat ronize regularly, aa well as the essen tial pre-requlslte of genuine wjnes and liquors that are served to them, And these things are so particularly and properly conspicuous at Otto Sund's elegant resort the Commercial, at No. 509 on the street of that name that they account thoroughly for the fixed and splendid cusom he enjoys. There is nothing allowed to pass hii counter but the best and choicest In every de partment of indulgence, and the ser vice behind It Sill, Is the most pleasing and satisfying In the city. WASHINGTON, I). 0.. May 4.---financial circles are all agog over the persistent rumor that Comptroller of the Cureney. RldgeU'y. Is to sun-red the lute James It. Kokvls as president of the Currency RMgeley, la to succeed Chicago. No conltrmutlon enn ho had here of the rumor, for Comptroller nirigoU'y and utl of the higher otttVluls of the Treasury, except Assistant Secretary Reynold, have lost them. selves In the crowd of diplomats, statesmen and foreign representative In attendance at the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. It would not surprise the knowing ones . .however, If this report were true, for the Com mercial National Hank Is a member of the chain of financial Institution thttt Is commonly regarded as being con trolled by the Standard Oil Company, and that corporation ha shown Its preference for the Treasury Dert. ment a a recruiting ground. It will be remembered that Mr. Kckela step ped out of the position that Mi. Rldg- ley now holds to take charge of the Chicago institution. IF YOU USE OUR TABLE QUEEN OR BUT TER LOAF BREAD Your own good judgement will tell you it's great success is due to its great merits. We give you the biggest and best loaf in the city for the money. ROYAL BAKERY 505 Duane Street. 275 W. Bond Street. Branch Storey 1335 Franklin Ave. Of the twenty-seven now vose of the United States registered between April 1st and 15th with the Bureau of Navigation, nearly one-third of them will go Into service on the Lakes and Inland streams. This Is a remarkable wing and indicate the extent t which the nnvlgable waters of the United States will be used for trans portation purposes, once they are Im proved thoroughly -and scientifically. The home ports of the vessels to bo used In ihe Inland traffic are at Cleve land. Detroit, Puluth and Erie, Ps on the Lakes, and at Galena. HI., Wheel- Ing, W. Va. and St. Louis on the rivers. The majority of these vessels will be ueJ for the transportation of freight, and once an inland fleet Is established on the rivers there will be no possibil ity of a recurrence of the disastrous congestion of commerce that occurred thla Spring when the railroads were not only unable to handle the traffic, but were actualy unable to go to the rescue, of communities In the north west that were suffering from the lack ot coal. The vital necessity for Im proving the rivers and harbor of the United States has been brought forci bly to the attention of Congress by the National Rivers anJ Harbors Con gress. Not less than 150,000,000 for such Improvement work a year Is the de mand made by tills organisation", which all along has contended, that. once the waterways are maJe safe for navigation, there will be no trouble in supplying fleets to carry commerce. Toe figure made public by the De partment of Commerce & Labor Indi cate that the contention Is correct and if the government will provide ade quate waterways private capital will quickly take advantage and utilise them. There was considerable surprise this week when It was publicly an nounced In the newspapers that Sec retary Loeb Is to retire from the ser vice of the President to accept the presidency of one of Washington's big street railroad corporations. His retirement, It Is reported, will take place by the first of the year. Mr. Loeb, with characteristic caution, has declined either to confirm or deny the report, but It Is generally believed that Frank M. Hitchcock, at present First Assistant Postmaster General, li the man for the place. In support of this belief It was pointed out that Mr. Hitchcock In temperament, habit and looks, would make an Ideal secretary. He Is thoroughly versed In national politics, both through his association with Mr. Cortelyou In the management of the last campaign nnd In ttls per sonal Investigations of affairs In va rious parts of the country, made tinder the personal direction of the President himself, Mr. Hitchcock Is as expert a stenographer as Mr. Loeb and he would be equally as serviceable to the President In the matter of receiving confidential dictation. mm mi mMwmm wife MADf. IN NEW YORK WILLC0X SUICIDE. NEW YpRK, May 2 David Willcox, late president of the Delaware & Hud son who committed suicide at sea last week left his estate to four cousins on his mother's side. The estate Is valued by William O. Willcox, tho dead man's cousin, at H.100,000. Morning Astorlan, CO cents a month, delivered by carrier. We Claim to Have The Best Clothing In Town Now we want to convince you of that fact. It will not take you f but a moment to drop in and take a look. Our Ucautiful Gar ments in the Famous Alfred Benjamin Clothing' Tailored by the Finest Skill in Clothescraft, appeal to the . best taste of well dressed men. You will Hit the Nail on the Head if you let us fit you in ' A Perfect Fitting Suit , That is Guaranteed to Hold its Shape and give Absolute Satisfaction at a Reasonable Price. Suits, $io to $30 The Brownsville Woolen Mill Store JUDD BROS., Props. 684 Commercial St, AMERICAN CAPITAL. The following Information concern ing mines and mining In Mexico and the direct interests of American therein Is furnished by Consul-deneral Alfred L. M. Gottschalk, of the City of Mexico: According to the best private au thority a conservative estimate of the American capital brought inlo Mexico since 1902 and Invested In mining and smelting ventures amounts to about 1125,000,000 gold. This figure my ma terlally Increase the general estimate of American Investment In Mexico, which I estimated some little time ago at 1750,000,000 gold valUA The fol lowing Is an approximate investment of American capital in., mining and smelting In the states mentioned since 1902: " Aguas Callentos ....$ 3,000,000 Chiapas . 1,000,000 Guerrero , ... .'. 6,000,000 Guanajuato . , ...... 12,000,000 Hidalgo , 6,000,000 Jalisco . 10,000,000 Mlchoacan . 2,000,000 Mexico , , 2,000,000 Onxnca , . , Puebla . ... Querela io . Tabasco , . . Tamaullpas Vra Cru 10,000,000 ...... 8,000,000 1,000,000 j',000,000 1,000,000 1.000,000 Zacatecn .) 6,000,000 Total 64,000,000 It Is alxo stated that In the states of BlnaloB, Sonora, Coahulla, Durango and f uevo Loon at least $60,000,000 of American cnpltol has entered within the last five years. This Consulate General recently referred to the liber ality of the present Mexican mining laws nnd to the fact that an effort would soon be made to Improve with out restricting them. A comparatively large number of American mining en terprise have neglected to comply with the requirement of the Mexican law In regard to Incorporating In tho republic. Thl omission Is probably caused by a .desire to avoid the pay mont of the Mexican stamp tax, which Is based upon a percentage charge of the amount of the corporation's Investment. HOT BOX ON EDWARD'S TRAIN. Believed To Have Bn An Attempt To Wreok Royal Spsolal. GENOA, May 4, The overheating of n axle compelling the removal of a car from a train which King Edward was l avollng to France Is declared by newspapers here to have been probably an ntempt to wreck the train. Before entering the Blmplon tunnel the train wa topped as a measure of precau tion at Sinn and It wag found that a grease bos on one of the axle was missing, The train bad been running at the rate of a hundred kilometre an hour and the axle wa wihte hot, : If the train had gone a few mllu further the axis might have fused and the car would then have been derailed. It Is suld that, the bolt and pine se curing the box had been deliberately removed, An Inquiry was Immediately begun. V' - ' . t EARTHQUAKE AT MALAGA. MADRID, May 4. Telegram from Malaga, report that an earthquake which lasted 17 seconds, was ' felt there on Thursday. V MatineeSaturday 230 P. M. Astoria Tlieatre "Charlie's Aunt" Thursday, Friday and Saturday Prices lOc and .25c Howard-Dorset Company, Matinee Saturday