THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTOItIA, OREGON.
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 190J. t
THE
MORNING ASTORIAN
Published Dally Kmpt Mondty by
TIa, J. S. SXLLXHGEB C036PAKT,
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WXXXir ASTOJtlAJ.
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Entered m Mrond-cteae mailer July
30, IMS. at Ins portofflc at Astoria, Ol
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g&oo ef pubUoatJoa,
. Offleta) puprr ol Cta(op eouatr and
IbauvorAiM.oria. : -
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A VAST UNSESTASUfG.
The word tome froixk Sin , FrariciSctf,
that there will is a tremendous eJdH
made down there in the ner future
to break down unionism and establish
a general "open shop" policy through
out the eity. ' It will never be done.
In the first place the principal of
unionism is an integral essenee of hu
man activity today and cannot be dia
i lodged, no matter what ia resorted to,
to effect the rupture. It is part and
parcel of the organic life of the people
and of the greater part of them, and
ii cherMied too deeply to permit eue
cessful invasion. vWhat of annihilation
might be attained at one place would
be countered by a hundred defeats in
other localities; and. the only scheme
of attack that would carry any weight
would be that which is founded upon
the inherently bad qualities or principles
known to exist in the cult, and these,
if any da exist, will be found to com
pare very favorably with the same
ugly principles that inspire organized
capital at times. ;
The builders and contractors and
capitalists will throw a torch of incal
culable evil into the arena of the work-a-day
world if they start in on any
such program as this, and the end is
utterly beyond human reckoning if once
such a policy is inaugurated.. It, has
been talked of, times without number,
bet'ore, but has always subsided to
nothingness, when those responsible for
its initial demonstration were called
upon for action.
Both labor and .capital have much to
answer for and to amend,in the big ad
justments of their differences; capital,
far the most, by reason of its holding
the primary place of power in the gov
eminent of conditions which make for
work of all kindsj labor, for the riotous
violence and vicious destruction of
property, the controlling factors of their
codes of reprisal. It is up to both gTeat
elements to strive for a new and decent
basis of regulation of their) wide indif
ferences; and since all voluntary over
tures have invariably proved abortive,
.the time may arrive for the interposi
tion of the state.
We believe the situation has reached
such importance that the people can
no longer ignore it; that some broad
provision of law must be made to serve
the common interest, by intervening to
fix, ami finally determine, ; the great
mooted questions that arise, and from
which the public iuffera as much, if not
more, than either of the parties at
Interest. The day la not far distant
when such recourse as this will be im
perative, and any steps taken in that
direction now, will serve a good purpose
In clearing" the way for a wise and
1 tappy adjustment as time and circum
stance shall indicate. It is worth any
man's while to carefully review the is
sue and ilo what be can to placate the
evil tendencies that are brewing under
the hateful and disorderly tactics now
used by each of these immense ele
ments. The state has been the salva
tion of many another desperate conten
tion, and may be again.
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UP TO THE YOUNGSTERS.
The idea of - placing the control and
development of the coming Fourth of
July celebration in the hands of the
young people of , the Astoria High
School, is a good one and will serve
many excellent ends; not the least of
which will be the conferring on these
clever youngsters a deeper sense of real
sentiment behind the great festival and
a prouder phase of patriotism engen
dered by the work of demonstration, but
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The
Ending
of the
World.
By
CAMIILE
rUMMARlON.
No4 AstroAOBMr.
M" a comparatively few vears, astronomically speaking, tbU
beautiful planet upon which -m live, bo full of life today,
bo full of activity, to noisy, ao rich, on whos surf aot
generations succeed generations to rapidly, will be dead-
more, DESTROYED.
Just as she conceals in her bosom today the elements and dates
of her beginnings, so she contains there the gorms of her DE
CADENCE and end,
And not only she, but her companions also Venus, her younger
sister, who resembles her so closely and whose present humanity 1
undoubtedly centuries behind our present stage of progress Mercury,
fiery and swift; Jupiter, now pursuing his course with noble and
majestic movement j Saturn, girdled with his triple ring and guarded
by bis eight satellites; Uranus, slow and venerable; Neptune, whose
fears are centuries ALL THESE. WORLDS WILL SHORTLY
HAVE CEASED TO EXIST. - ' ' ' -
Inside an infinitely small fraction of eternity they will hare lott
all feat, water, air, Ifquios, gasesoheonj affinity all the element!
of existence AND OF LIFE, will have disappeared
' flftl j . a a 1 7 1
e spots on tnesun which are even now scaring many pi
will, have increased ,fa number, and this srreatlumLaarv, will
ople,
have
been EXHAUSTED OF ITS HAT hj its long radiation Into ipaoe.
v ; iH-'-iy " : ii - , "'-"
At first these spots will be seen To spread themselves lflte two
dark zones on either side of the equator of the sun, and meteorologists
will observe a sensible diriiinution In Its heat and light
When millions of centuries shall have passed, this loss of heat
will have become so great that ALL ORGANISMS on the planets
will perish to give place to new beings constituted to live In the cold.
But an age will come when the sun, first growing dark red, then
obscure, will cease to be the Bource of heat to the-family of planets
.which have so long drawn from itjheir magnetism AND THEIR
LIFE and will eiicJ only a livid and sinister light '
The days shall be turned into nights, and there will be no longer
either spring or summer. The worlds, dark and heavy, will revolve
like black balls around another black ball. ' -
THE HEAVENS WILL HAVE BECOME UNRECOQNIZAILI.
THE EARTH DECREPIT, DRIED UP, DISINTEGRATED. WILL HAVE
FALLEN INTO FRAGMENTS WHICH, SPREADING THEMSELVES
ALONG HER ORBIT, WILL CONTINUE TO REVOLVE AROUND THE
DEAD SUN. 1 1 . ,;.'; iV-;.;
Diminutive skeletons revolving around a giant skeleton, aero
lites carrying into darkness the last fragments of a formerly inhabited
earth, they will perhaps be enveloped in its passage by some hyper
bolic comet which, carrying some of them with it in its course, will
scatter them IN. ANOTHER SYSTEM on soino unknown planet,
whose inhabitants, gathering tbfim up to pre-frve them under gW
in a museum, will analyze them without findhi,-; in them any clcv
to the hiftorv of the globe from whence they came.
it will be a lesson in original devising
of schemes of entertainment appro
priate to the day, and another- in actual
responsibility for the general and gen
nine success of the commemoration.
It will be an occasion they will never
(forget, and the greater their success
the dearer and more effective that mem
ory will be to them in years to come.
They should be encouraged on all sides,
but so far as it is possible to leave the
details and plans in their own bands,
this should be done, so that the entire
measure of credit shall innure to them
when the work is done and the honor
is due.
There is no doubt about their doing
the whole thing well and their eager
ness to achieve the glory of the hour
will be the beat incentive of the occa
sion.' Give them the money, all that
is needed for a first-class display, just
enough advice to keep them from dis
aster, and leave the rest to them. They
will make goodf; -"' '' v
A TKOUBLE-BEEEDER.
The Port of Columbia law, which is
presumed to go into effect today, is
proving one of the worst trouble-breeders
ever devised at the Oregon metropo
lis, and before it is done with, the aver
age Portlander will wish he had never
heard of it. (Apropos of this, it may
have been observed that the Morning
Oregonian has never given the measure
the support its authors and backers had
expected and which might have been
due to any junt and popular measure,
but has treated it locally, half-heartedly
and with grudging commendation that
has, at last, convinced . the thinking
people up there that there is nothing
in it, save another tax-tug in the bur
ensome harness they are hauling in.)
They have come to the conclusion that
it was devised solely for the benefit of
a few commercial houses and are be
ginning to rebel against it on the
ground of the $300,000 the already over
borne taxpayer will have to pay to help
hold an element of business that must
sooner or later, pass from them, to the
natural and .neighboring port of Astoria.
They iflnd the new scale of taxes ar
ranged for them this year fearfully
exacting and are not disposed lo put up
with any phae of it that can be dis
pensed with upon any pretext whatever,
and as this Port of Columbia law ha
any number of disqualifying elements
about it, they intend to invoke the last
of them in ridding themselves of, at
least, that much extraordinary taxation.
We are of the opinion that when the
act issues from the courts to which It
will surely be taken to test its legality
and constitutionality, the trouble of the
taxpayer will be at an end, so far as
that item of imposition is concerned.
At the flrt sign of its being foisted on
the publie in any of its provisions, it
will be haled into court and subjected
to the sharpest overhauling ever under
taken and Uiere will be no let up as
long as there is plea, or a court, left
to invoke, against the rankest piece of
demagogy ever uttered in the Oregon
legislature.
EDITORIAL SALAD.
5
The congregationalittts must be proud
of the Rev. Mr. Clark. Any man who
expresses , such positive opinion on
one of the most important matters
the church had to deal with and
changes that opinion without argu
ment when he sees it isn't going to be
popular with his people is a dangerous
man to lead a flock. He is more likely
to preach that, which is popular than
that which is needful.
Every man believes that the women
of bis own country are the best and
most beautiful, and while we know that
American women surpass all otlmrs in
every particular we ought to feel as
hamed to compel our visitors to un
blushingly lie about it.
The yellow journals are neglecting a
cplendid opportunity by.failling to pro
duce several thrilling columns on the
result to little old New York's steel
forests if the fleet of warships in the
North River turned all their guns loose
at once upon us. .
ToiiiH'OM Coal & Iron Co., tli only
ummtl'iu'turvr of tiHln-Wtt.'th stwl
ruik for HMHl (U'llvvry ImllraU'n a eom-
ing popularity mul pivint belief in
the superior excellence of this maim
facture.
When a rih widow of maturs year
niarrim a young man "bwntiw 1 hv
her" she will save trouble by Immedl
aluly employing a delwtive lo collect
data about the rorpnndents.
Cotton and grain are attracting at
teution and the poor, suffering rail
rol will prt s ret, also the weary
stock on the bin exchange.
Wouldcn't b surprfoed any intnuts to
hear of an army of green bugs march
iny down hmadway to sitault the pro
dut-e Exi-hane. ,
Women suf fragiste , fkd some am-
solation in the refection that all the
biggest and finet oceaa liner it "she.
For stomach troubles, blUtouenesa
and constipation try ' Chamberlain's
Stomach anJ Liver , Tablets. Many r.
markabl cures have ban affected by
them. Price tt cents. Samnlas free.
For sale by Frank Hart and LeeJInt
Druf 1st.
Inquiries that ar being made of the
"Our
Shoes"
Means Standard of Merit.
Our Service and our
methods of business are of
the highest excellence as
well as all of our Footwear
Everything is of the highest
except our prices, and they
are always the lowest
Our Specialties Are
Loggers and long hand made
boots for Fishermen.
S. A. G1MRE
.Ml Bene! St, opposite Fisher Bres
Lowtieys Candies
Ice Cream
Soft Drinks
Tagg's Parlors 483 Commercial
) A few does of this remedy will in
variably cure an ordinary attack of
diarrhoea.
- It can always be depended upon;
even in the nmre severe attack of
cramp colic and cholera morbus.
It is equally succcsffnl for summer
diarrhoea and cholera infantum in
children, and is the means of saving
the lives of many children each year.
When rt-duced with wator and
swf-etened It is pleasant to take.
Every man of a family should keep
this remedy in his homo. Bny it now.
Price, 25c. Larob Size, 60c.
CANCER !
Cured to Stay Cured
Without Knife or.Opertitious and but little pain
Cancer growth killed in 21 hours. Cancer
removed in 7 to 10 days. Orifice healed and.,
a permanent cure in 4 to d weeks. No
Pay until Cured.
A. ROSS, 543 Com. St., Astoria, Ore. I
ts.
The Chas. F. Oeebe Compcny
Will open up in the Plaval Brick (as soon as
the Stock arrives) on or before Jane Jlit,
with a Complete Stock of
tShip Chandlery Marine Hardware, Can
netV and Fishermen's Supplies
' (Wholesale and Retail) ,
Save Yourorden forus and Save Money
F. J. Carney, Manager m
A Good Workman is Known by His Tools
A bad workman quamt with his tools, but vn a rood worknuui
quarrel with bad tool. No workman ever quarrel with tool boufht oC
Astoria Hardware Co
Nor will he quarrel with u for bavin g sold them to him.
Our reputation i mad by sal added to !- No on sal will mak
or break us; but th continued reputation of selling such good good as w
do, you cannot afford to deep!.
Astoria Hardware Co.,
113 12th St.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
JOHN FOX President ' Nelson Troyr, 'Vlc-Pr. and Supt.
P. L. BISHOP. Secretary. ASTORIA B A VINOS BANK, Trft.
' DMlffnsn Aitri Mansfaclnrcri of
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imi LATRdT rMnWVEDI
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
Complete Cannery OutilU FurnishnJ.
CORRESPONDENCE SOliCITCD, Foot of Fourth Btrwt.
Paint ! Paint ! - Paint I
This Is Painting Time
We carry Everything in the Paint line and
none but the best.
. Even rich men cannot afford to buy poor paint
The Foard & Stokes Hardware Go. Inc.
Successors U ftsrf k ftskst C
Rrst ; National Bank of Astoria, Ore.
ESTAULISUED, 18WS.
Capital $100,000
l A. BOWLBT. Prenldent. rlUNE PATTON. OahUr.
0. L PETERSON, VIoe PresMsnt J. W; OARNER, Assistant Cashier.
Astoria Savings Bank
Capital Paid In llMoOt sarpini and Undivided Proau 154,000.
Traniaota General Banking Builneas, Interest Paid on Time UeposlUf
68 Tenth 8trt,
ASTOhIA, OREQONi
Cures Couchs. , Colds. Crbuo. La Griooe. AsthrhaJ Trifrtnt
and Lung Troubles. Prevents Pneumonia and Consumption
T. F. Lauren, Owl Drug Store.
B THB ORIGINAL
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HONEY and TAR
in the ,
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