WEDNESDAY, JUNE n, leo?.
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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
THE
MORNING ASTORIAN
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Published Dtily Except Monday by
TIW J. S. DELLINGEB COKPAHT.
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TKUPVOint MAIS U. ;
OffloUl jper of ClaUop Bounty and
lb City of Astoria. . , , .,,.,'-.'
WEATHER.
, Western Oregon Showers,
A HUNDRED-YEAR WAIT.
Atori i nearing the end of her cen
tury' waiting for the good thing nature
ordained foi her, and it behoove her to
be getting in readiness for the marked
change that are to innure. She must
chuck her old, desultory, indfferent way
of looking at people and thing and lin
en up to the demands of new people
' and larger activities. The exigencies of
her development as a great rail-and-sea
terminal call for a "pirit of eagerness
and adaptability and reeeptiveness that
will prove quite foreign to her old inert
style of meeting things, and what she
does not know of the exactions of the
new conditions that are to be hers she
has got to lesrn quickly. The first thing
she knows James J. Hill and A. B. Ham
mond will be at her doors with all man
ner of huge propositions in milling,
transportation, dockage and the colla
teral industries that attach, and will
ask for big things and quick decisions,
and she mun be m infant ana wise
touch with their every need and make
good on the moment. To do this she
must practice on the lesser elements of
busines and progress that lie at hand,
and coach herself into the humor and
knowledim of DOIXO THIXGS.
These men have, spent millions to get
Into this wonderful corner of the earth
and they will spend other millions to
make the former good, and trom wis
largess, the future of Astoria will draw
its best and most permanent increment.
It pays to know wnen and now to meet
situations of this sort, ant! the best
schooling a community like ours can
have, is in the rigid, faithful, intelli
gent and generous patronage and main
tenance of its CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE. Keep in close and intimate
relation with this splendid agency and
never suffer it to languish for an in
stant when such a future is in sight. It
Is the one phase of business life that
is ever on the lookout for the best pos
sibilities and the certain channel for
warping probabilities into hard and ap
preciable facts, and it cannot perform
lt best work without the largest possi
ble backing. . ,. . , '
The Chamber of Commerce is the first
thing the interested, business-seeking
gtrancer asks for .and if he finds it
alive, progressive and ready for any sort
of a deal, he know he has landed where
bis investments are not going to
dwindle. The new day is not so far
way ss some may think, and once it
dawns it will call for the exercise of
every fine faculty and energy inherent
in ASTORIA.
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; THE ERA OP CINCH.
This is the day of exploitation, the
era of cinch, the time that all poor men
will remember since it bears upon them
harder than anyone else. We believe it
is drawing to a close, however; that the
people, the press, the courts, the popu
lar will as shown in its myriad ways,
has declared againBt it, and the de
mand for reasonable margins and values
is to be met.
Xo one disparages the right or oppor
tunity for the energetic, snappy, wide
awake man or men to develop a live
proposition and make money out of it;
it is the vested privilege of everyone to
do the best he can for himself and his,
and he is aocounted creditable as he
succeeds. But the question of the meas
ure of profit has outstripped the means
of the ordinary man to live up to it;
and this particularly true of the great
essentials of food-stuffs, fuels and rents.
These elements are far too high, not
from dearth of resources, but simply in
ohedienee in the very false standards
of profit that have obtained through the
swing and rush of latter-day business
nnliripa There is Tin lust caune for the
existence of prevailing margins of gain,
other than the simple willingness oi
people to meet them rather than forego
tho comfort and conveniences of life.
Popular opinion is an immense lever
in the determination of such things and
this force is now readily at work on
the transition to sober and legitimate
levels of vested earnings, and it will
The Dual Ownership
Of American Railways.
"i,:'- ,, "V- ' WIUIAM J. BRYAN.
CHE dangers of centralization ore REAL DANGERS, how
ever difficult it may be to get tho peoplo as a whole to con
sider theories in advance of the application. We are not
at the end of railroad development, but rather at its begin
ning, and I feci, as I have always felt, that the ownership aud oper
ation by the federal government of all the railroads, now constructed
and to be constructed, would go far toward tho OBLITERATION
OF STATE LINES, and' I regard tho preservation of our dual form
of government as necessary to tho perpetuity of the republic.
The plan according to which the federal government is to own
only the necessary trunk lines and the several states the remainder
of jthe roads is consistent with .our form of govern
ment and, instead of leading to centralization, prom
ises to build up the states and thus offer A SURE
BULWARK AGAINST CENTRALIZATION. I
have been surprised that this plan should be opposed
on the ground that it would lead to centralisation
when it was the FEAR OF THIS that led me to
present the plan.
While the plan was proposed before I knew of its having been
tried in other countries, I have since learned that it has been SUC
CESSFULLY EMPLOYED in other countries, notably in Germany,
where nearly all the railroads are owned by the several states. .
AT PRESENT THE M ALU LINES ARE FORCED INTO CON
SOLIDATION IN ORDER TO SECURE AN OUTLET FOR THEIR
TRAFFIC . AS SOON AS THESE PRIVATE LINES TAPPED A GOV
ERNMENT LINE THEY WOULD BE INDEPENDENT.
"We Should Have a New Bible."
By Professor SMITH of Cornell University.
EE Bible of the future will have a very important place in
our religious life, but it will not be the Bible OF TILE
PRESENT. It will be much larger and will contain all of
the books that were venerated by the synagogue and early
Christian church, many of which have been ELIMINATED. The
future Bible t will also be newly translated. Somo of the present
translations are atrocious. There must also be introductory notes and
commentaries.
The most important change will be the entirely NEW VIEW
POINT in which it will be regarded and a changed estimate of its
Talue, religious and historic. The idea that tho Bible h the sole
source of religious knowledge and the standard of faith will fade
away. It is preposterous to draw a SINGLE doctrine from the
writings of A HUNDRED DIFFERENT MEN who had different
religious viewpoints.
WE WANT ALL THE BOOKS OP THE HEBREW3 AND CHRISTIANS,
AND ALL OF THE GOOD IN THE OTHER RELIGIONS MUST BE IN
CORPORATED IN IT.
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Mpnwwniipaie
From ! file Sales
AdyertisedToday and Youll
Have the One Bristling' rth
the Biggest Bargains in Town
At no time in its history has this store been in the position to i
offer such big inducements in Odds and -Ends Remnants, small :
i: lines arid Broken Sizes, in all kinds of worthy merchandisc-'arti- i
: cles of use, comfort and convenience. There are bigger values I
: l t. . . tlf h. . f .1 n 1 1 1
i nrp man unti nrmi n rv tevp rnr rn? rsnr trrun rrt nrnrn unn t
accept ic as a fact, for this wonderful selling requires nd booming. I
i iic piain iruin win suuicc 10 im uus score 10 oveniowing an cms i
I week, because like goods have never been offered so cheap before. I
S We would suggest come early as you can, tor some ot the lots
arc small and the rush will oe tremendous.
surely accomplish the return of normal wife who undertakes to bring Mp
and possible basis 'of business on one husband needs . ,
line after another, until the poor man( -o
can besrin to realize what he is here for. j The spot where Walter
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WILD AND GAMEY FISH.
Wellrasn's
airship descends will be In closer pro
jXlmity to London than to the north pole,
or ereryDouy win nave guessed wrong.
The presentation of the reasons held o
by Mr. B. A. Seaborg, in these columns These advancing nrices in meats will
yesterday, as to why there Is no run of j j0 a it t0 strengthen the belief in
salmon in the Columbia, this season, to-
wit. the barriers of net between the
migrating fih in the sea and its spawn
ing irround up the rivers, makes gooa
and sensible reading, and his proposition
to give them their day in the week, for
unobstructed entrance here, is sound
doctrine and we would be glad to see it
practically demonstrated, in the interest
of all concerned.
In this relation it strikes us that the
veteran canneryman is very near the
truth of the situation, upon the correla
tive ground that the salmon Is of the
real "Wild," a Barney specimen that i
sheered from the sights and sounds of
man-life. It flees as all wild things flee
from the thronging of people and all
that people set in motion, finding refuge
in the lonelier and farther recesses
where man, and mills and debris are
not.
Whatever can be done to placate the
magnificent fish should be done at once
and greed should give way, for once, to
spare a splendid industry to a people
who can ill afford to lose it altogether.
EDITORIAL SALAD.
$8
San Francisco finds that grafters are
harder to handle than the results of
an earthquake . and conflagration. It
should remember that Tweed was put
in stripes at last, and that perseverance
pays.
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There is an unwritten law in South
Carolina which entitles the citizen to
an eye-opener and a nightcap, no matter
what the legislatures and courts and
temperance people may say on the subject.
Oregon combines an annual reunion
of pioneers with a rose fiesta, and pru
dently fixe June 19 as the date. The
webfeet of the northwest are shy about
trusting the flowery May of tradition.
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Seismographic instruments have be
come so sensitive that they locate earth
quakes of which no other trace is ever
found. Mankind would be glad if
Dame Nature will stick to this variety.
An actres who has married A man
much her junior is said to have re
duced marriage to a philosophy. A
vegetarianism.
Even farming in the roof garden, of
New York, is not as profitable as It
might be
It was a regular, old-time Tammany
Hal day for. Richard Croker.
As a witness for the state the man
Orchard is full of fruit '
NEGRO BURNED.
GIBBS IiANTrSa, La., June ll.-Jas.
W. Wilson, a 22-ys4r,-o1d negro, was shot
to death and his body burned by lynch
ers near here Saturday night. It is re
ported the negro attempted to criminal
ly assault the daughter of a planter.
I0KGW0RTHS PLAN TRIP.
WASHINGTON, June 11-RepresenU-
tive Longworth and Mrs. Longworth are
planning to go to the Yellowstone park
about the 20th instant to make a two
weeks' trip on horseback through, the
park and thence will go to the Hawaiian
Islands to spend the remainder of the
summer.
BONDS STOLEN.
Cashier of Broadway Firm Arrested For
Theft.
' NEW YORK, June 11. Gustave A.
Gerard, who was formerly employed in
the cashier's department of the firm of
G. M. Minzesheiiner, of 30 Broad street,
was arrested last night on a bench war
ant charging him with grand larceny.
Clear the Skin
of pimples, blotches, blackheads and
liver spots. This is readily accom
plished by regulating the bowels,
toning the stomach, stimulating the
liver, freeing the blood of impurities
with a course of : ' ,. ; ; ; . .
yScecham'J
Sold everywhere. In boxes 10c. and 25c.
BROKEN SUITS. MENS' PANTS.
23 Men's broken suits in all sizes, and tho Men's panti, regularly sold at from $2.60 to
latest styles going for less than half price. Coats $G:00, now being sold at from $1.50 to $2.80.
and rests bel raging to $12,50 suite are now Only a few pair left, so you had better come
going at $500 early and get your choice.
Coats and vests belonging to $22.50 suite are ' ' n.
marked down to....... $7.50 ,5 Pej Cent, off Mcn and
They come in black, blues, stripes, cheoks, Boy iSHoea
and fancy mixtures. A bargain that should not 07
be overlooked. 50 down pairs of men's and boys' shoes,
' ' ' ' latest styles, this spring's buy, all going at" 15
MENS ODD SUITS. per cent ofT on the dollar.
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A lot of odd suits in all sizes and the latest xmt a t t e
styles in colors of blacks, blues, checks, stripes, , OVERALLS
and plaids. Suite regularly sold at $20, $22.50 nt ' , , a-
and $25 all marked to go at the ridiculously low Blue bib overalls , the pair .03 C.
price of !JH400
TRUNKS AND SUIT CASES
MENS' HATS. A mvr lot of trunk!) anj ujt just re-
Does your husband need a hatt Maybe he eeived, all marked 25 per cent off on the dollar,
does and he don't know it. Now is your chance, Everything reduced no reservation made,
a snial lot of hats regularly sold at $3.00 now want to r acquainted with the pubho In
, ? . jmt our new store,
going for i;iijc
era
518 Bond Street
CHAS. LARSEN, Prop. Formerly 557 Commercial St.
It is alleged that Ford stole (10,000
worth of bonds belonging to the rm.
Gerard, it is charged, hypothecated the
bonds with a Ann of brokers, as secur
ity In stock speculations.'
Plneules for the Kidneys and Bladder.
They bring quick relief , to backache,
rehumatiam, lumbago, tired worn out
feeling. Tbey produce natuml action
of the kidneyi. 30 days' treatment $1.
Money refunded if Plneules are got
satisfactory. ,
Tonight
If you would enjoy tomorrow take
Chamberlain's Stoosen sod Liver Tab-
iets tonight, clear the head sod cleanse
the stomach. (Price, 20 cents. Samples
free at Frank Hart and Leading Druggists.
EMPERORS TO MEET.
COPENHAGEN, June ll.-It is learn
ed from court circles that the German
Empt-ror intends to meet the Rusisn
Emperor during summer trip in Scan
dinavia, It is expected that political
matters of great importance will be dis
cussed. The place of meeting Is as yet
a secret.
AMERICANS INJURED IN LONDON.
I.ONJJON, June 11. The victim of the
automobile accident at Banbury, It was
learned today, Is IL C. Johnson, an at
torney of Berkeley, Cl. Johnson's com
panion, Mr. Blake, of Philadelphia, who
with his wife was seriously Injured In
the accident, is still alive today, but he
passed a bad night. Mrs. Blake's condi
tion is reported ss comfortable today,
For the sake of justice to they
afflicted and for the good of humanity,
it is my right and duty to recommend
Uolllster'e Rocky Mountain Tea. We
owe our country and our fellowmen a
duty. Tea or Tablets, 39 eents. Frank
Hart.
Dontl III
Don't let your child suffer with that
cough when you can cure It wit Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup, a sure aura
for Coughs, Bronchitis, Influent, Croup
end Pulmonary Diseases, Buy a bottle
and try It Sold by Hart's Drug Store,
B. B, Laughter, Byhalls, MUs., wrltesi
"I have two children who had croup. I
tried many different remedies, but X.
must say your Horehound Syrup Is the
best Croup and Cough medietas I
used." Sold by Bart's Drug Store.
A dose at bed time usual
ly, relieves the most severe
case before mornintf.
30 days' treatment for $1.00. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded.
FRANK HART, DRUGGIST.
wu. wviui w inut attif
BACK-ACHE
I i Cures Coughs, Colds, Croup, La Grippe, Asthma. Throat
and Lung Troubles. Prevents Pneumonia and Consumption
T. F. Lauren, Owl Drug Store.
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