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THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7, 1907. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Establish 1I7 AblUM DUy Xzccpt Monday by tMh J. S. DIXIIMGES COHPANT. SUBSCRTPTIOH 1AIKS. eyn,Py.. "7W oarrisr, pr moot. ......... .W WllELY ASTORIA!. . 0, mail, pr yr, la a4vM..l.W ""rT?TTIIin.la matt AT jDlT w UOL n UX poMOfflo ' Altoria. Or- ,' Ct IS ' ' - ZItaMutf to nad r card r MLKPBOiri MATH Mt. Ttm.to miw of CUUoo eountr tt ttsCttyofowrta. . WEATHER. be - glad to meet their old friend, anJ new ones too, at tneir new wcaiwu. Western Oregon tshowers ana cooler except near the eoastj southwest to west winds. Western Washington Show er; westerly wind. , Eastern Oregon, Washington, Idaho Showers; thunderstorms j cooler. ' ' WARRENTON AND ASTORIA. The municipal annexation of the town of Warrenton to the city of Astoria is a very large and important question and involves a host of interests and people, and is likely to engage the deepest in terest and scrutiny of public and private citizens to the very moment of its conclusion or abandonment. The As torian first bruited the nmttej 30me weeks ago, and is glad to see it taken np formally by the Astoria Chamber of Commea-e, since that is one of the first essential sources of interested discus sion to give impetus to so serious and valuable a proposition. It will scarcely be. denied that the present and future interests of the two communities are identical nd practical ly inseparable; and this being 60, there is broad predicate at hand for general and wide elaboration of the arguments for and against the proposal. It is al ways well to have logicsal basis for the handling of communal question since the narrow elements are at once dis paraged and the issues may go to the public upon the best and broadest hypothesis. The whole matter will eventually re solve itself, to an elective adjustment, and we beileve, will be settled in the affirmative because of the ilisinct ad vantages inherent in the movement for both city and town, especially in view of the huge transportation interests headed this way and which will have potent bearing on the decision and the subsequent, alignment of business in both places. Neither community can afford to go "into the air on the sub ject; it is entirely worthy their best and most deliberate inquiry and certain ly entitled to the most conservative handling. There must be no silly sac rifices to individual interests but the issue must be viewed from the widest and wholesoraest standpoint of bi- communal advantage, and every element of advantage and loss carefully weighed end balanced, and the dictum given to the tune of the "greatest good to the greatest number." This is the rule for deciding popular questions and it is the very marrow of public justice, since it serves the maority; and what benefits the majority rarely ever, hampers the minority. We shall be glad to see the questions openly and largely discussed and offer the columns of the AstorUn for this purposed To our thinking, the plan will b of immense value to both towns, as it will unify and strengthen the commerce, the business, the morale and the pros pects of both and give impetus to inter' ests and investments now practically dormant; it will enhance the influx of new people by widening the scope of communal limits to the dignity of metro poliUin. dimensions and add color and cordiality to the invitations sent out for immigration; it wll tend to ths establshment of bigger things for each draw newer blood and more of it to each place and contribute to the scope and permanence of the businesses cer tain to find their way to a large com munity instead of the smaller one. The whole matter is fascinating and engaging and is sure to be universally and rigidly investigated. THE LID ON GAMBLING. The order just promulgated by Dis trict Attorney Hedges closing out the gambling places in Astoria on the 13th of the present month, causes no real surprise among the people most nearly affected, nor in other circles, notably among the police people for it has been looked for with o. degree of certainty for some time past. The issue is in no sense a local one; it is, and has been, for some time, a state matter the opu lar sentiment in Own having been growing rapidly ou the negative aide of the proposition for a year or more. It is a good thing for this and all other communities involved, Gambling is no advantage to a settled and civilised place and has no status anywhere; it is always among the dehaleable things of city life and is not sanctioned save under the submergence of the better spirit of communal life. It add 110 quality of safety or comfort or stamina to anv town but rather helps to mini miie the good name of any locality that tolerates it. Astoria is quoted over the ate as a "wide own" town, and it has been detriment, to her in a thousand ways, That she is now on a level with every other community in her district should serve to bury the onus contributed by that ugly pre-eminence, and put her in line for healthful consideration of all honest men; and the further she goes iit the general matter of regulation of all sorts, the sooner she will come to her own and realize all that is due her. Of course Tncle George is making a morality campaign for the federal sen ate. ana his political agents are neoes arfly compelled to fall in line with his policies; and as the Republicans closed this city, and the Democrats promptly opened it when they achieved power here, it is quit within the equities that they should close it again m the inter' ests of their chief. However, it is a good thing for Astoria in other than political wavs, WHAT AN OLD TIMER REMEMBERS BY WAY OF OREGONIAN EDITORI ALS ON THE WHEAT SHIPMENTS A SCORE OF YEARS AGO. Astoria, August, 5, 1907. Editor Astorian: "As an old timer and close observer,- for lo these many years, of the railroad and transortation svsteni of the north-1 west -I was amused today in reading the editorial in the "Oregonian' 'on the ex tension of the Union Pac, R. R. to Pu-' get Sound, in which the "Oregonian" to hide its confusion and chagrin (at some pertinent remarks in a Tacoma paper on the R. R. situation) takes the high and mighty position that Oregon does not care whether Haruman builds to the Sound, or whether be docs not, and pioceeds to elaborate its greivance Against Hitrriman, in that he does not build railroadvin Oregon where they are very niuub neeucu-aii 01 wnicn makes fine reading-ami is also good ground for a grievance and is true; but the old tinier remembers the many, and very able editorials in the Oregonian in the early 803 in which it proved to its satisfaction and no doubt to the satisfaction of its Portland rea ders that the Xor. Pac. R. R. could not haul grain over the Cascade mountains to Tacoma or Seattle in competition with the "water level grade" down the gorge of the Columbia River.-neverthe- tesa the Jor. Pac. R. R. did haul grain over the Cascade mountains so tnat the "old timer" is not satisfied and is inclined to think that the Oregonian and its readers are worried over the exten sion of the Harriman lines to lugt Sound. Notwithstanding the Oregonian's opin ionand whether Uuget Sound is, nor has been for sometime shipping more grain and its products than has Portland- Pnget Sound, has also a number of inde pendent oriental lines of steamers, where Portland has only one, and that merely an O. R. & X. chartered line, which would collapse at once, only for the support and encouragement of the 0. R. & N. Co. As a disinterested observer (but a loyal Oregonian) I cannot understand why the intelligent men of Portland do not move their sbiping headquarters to the mouth of the Columbia River, and be in a position to compete on advan tageous terms, with their rivals on Pu get Sound and save some of the ship ping business before it is too late, of Oregon for Oregon shippers. The "Oregonian" newspaper has great influence in its home town and deserved ly so, as it has fought for the interests of Portland in season and out of season but newspaper editorials, however able they may be, do not always solve transportation problems-while they may lull their readers into a false security in the end, if backing in common sense and an honest and earnest adherence to facts will eventually land their ad mirers and their business in the ditch of lost opportunities. "OLD TIMER." ARMENIANS DENOUNCE CRIME, FRESNO, Cal., Aug. 6. At a mas meeting of 500 Armenians here reac tions were adopted to be forwarded to District Attorney Jerome of New York, deploring the assassination of H. S. Tav shanjian, a millionaire rug merchant who was assassinated by members of the Ar menian revolutionary party. Members of the later party joined in denouncing the crime as cowardly and likely to in jure the Armenian cause. f Mtrntng Aatorlaa, 80 cents ntsith. d Slivered by carrier. per THE SCHOOL BOARD Holds an Interesting Meeting . Last Night. BILLS PAID AND REFERRED Reports Received From Architect Re gardinj Amount of work Done on Contracts Resignation of Popular Teacher A Caustic Letter Received. The school board met last evening. all the member except Mr. Taylor be ing present. The minutes of the meeting of July the adjourned meeting of July 3 and the special meetings of July 8 and 12 were read and approved. The teachers' salaries amounting to 12174 and the janitors' salaries, (235, wei reported as having been paid. The bills for insurance were referred to the finance committee. The superintendent of instruction was directed to pay the telephone bill month ly according to contract. The following bills were allowed and warrants ordered drawn for the amounts: . Morning Astoria, 4.53; Frank Mart, $14.30; election judges and clerks, $13.50; E. A. Wiggins Co., 11.80; Astoria Budget. 12; A. IXinbar Co., &30; Foard 4 Stokes Hardware Co., $1.03; J. A. Mont gomery. $1,30; Amirew Anderson, $1.50; Sylvester Clark, $13.50; Wm. Kelly $21. Hills referred to the various commit ee were as follow: A. S. Te $15; Astoria Theater, $30; S. Elmore, $07.50; eo. W Sanborn, $.S0; W. A. Sherman, $32; Higgins Jt Warren. $133; F. A. Hig- gins Co., $17.83; J. K. Wicks. $300. The first payment on contract of Charles Verscheurer for painting on Mc dure school amounting to $300 was recommended by the committee on building and repairs and was allowed. It was estimated that about $800 worth of work has already been done. Wilson Bros, having a contract on construction of. Taylor school presented a certificate from the architect estimat ing the amount of work performed at $1517 and allowing as a first payment $1213. The committee on building and repairs recommended the payment and it was allowed. This committee also made a report on the contract of I Lebeck that the work was not completed yet but that as the whole amount due on the completion would be $729 in all that $000 would be ,1 fair payment to allow. The amount was allowed and he was directed to finsh the grading by October 1st or the Hoard would complete it at his expense. It was decided, that the bills referred to committees lust night would be paid on approval by the committees and when reported to the clerk obviating the necessity of awaiting the next meet- The clerk reported that he had re ceived contmct with publishers of books selected by the Board and that they were ready for signature as re quired by law. The chairman and clerk were instructed to sign same and forward them. The annual report of the cleik which had been read and had also been pub lished was ordered placed on file. A communication was received from Miss Lena Lieum in which she stated that on account of failing health of her sister she would not return to teach and tendered her resignation. The resignation was accepted with regret. The clerk stated that new library books were about to arrive and asked that additional shelves be placed in his office for same. Mr. Welch fictitious ly suggested that he rustle a few boards and put them up. Some discussion was indulged in re garding teachers for the coming term especially regarding a teacher for the high school and the matter was laid over until next meeting. Chairman Holmes presented a letter he bad received from Samuel Elmore in which the latter objected to the condi tion in which pupils are turned out of the local schools. As an employer of clerical labor he found it very difficult, he said, to find a student of the local schools that was even fair with the use of a pen. He asked if it was not pos sible to turn out pupils who would not be handicapped in their battles through life with ignorance of those things most needed In education. The communica tion was placed on file. A requisition for office stationery was made by Superintendent Clark and on being referred to the committee on sup plies was approved by this committee and same granted. The Board then adjourned. Why Fret and Worry when your cluld has a severe cold. You need not fear pneumonia or other pul monary diseases. Keep supplied with Ballard's Horehound Syrup a positive cure for Colds Coughs, Whooping wmgh and Bronchitis. Mrs. Hall, of Sioux Falls, S. D writes: 'I have used your wonderful Ballard's Horehound Syrup, on my children for five years, Its results have been won derful." Sold by Hart's Drug Store. Wit said Humor if JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS. K Deuiocratto lender of tti house la ouo of the beat story tellers at the national capi tal. Ho also has a rich volu of humor, but Is rather sparing of it UNO tu his apoocucft. On of the WA hr ph of "la Irony n-na a anilrl(al trlb. iite to Admiral CrowlnahleUl during ttio Bttinpaon-Schley Inquiry. This de licious take-off was done tn verse WU UntuB occasionally drops Into poetry snd wound up by declaring that Onat Crownlnsltleld's th bravsat tar That always stayed sshors. At th tins Mr. Williams was men- Honed as a presidential candidate hs had considerable dry fun with the r- portera over the natter. To ou news laper man be said: "My boom It mak ing tremendous stride. My private secretary I unreservedly for me, tod I bar hope of securing th support of Charley Edwards, th clerk of th minority room." To a somewhat fount and callow re- nnrtor John Sham, with ezceedlnt gravity, said he had quit torn hopes of getting the Domination. Reports from Mississippi war tpcltlly en couraging. "Tnnmanha. Ofanomt. NoXODtter. N'nnachehaw. Toccotwla. Tsbbfllie and tirubba Springs, I am told," he said, "aro already for me, wbll I bar ery reason to believe that I shall btvt tha undivided siiDDort of such Dlacel tin Mttayumn, Wahalak, Bolatushi Ilushpukenn, Ittnbcutt, Folaontcnia, Mlttnyumt., Skutch, Ctnqupto, Paw tickfnw, Octoc, Loggo, Yellow Rabbit Chunkey fetation, Harabone, Deovo lento and Whynot" 1'iHin beln asked to speM th names he did so with groat gravity. On a Inter occasion, wnon in news-nntM-r men asked him concerning his candidacy, be said that Mrs. William had objected that with her sick neaa aches she never could stand the White House, ro ho would have to give up the presidency. John Sharp once ran afoul of Tom Reed. This Is the way be tolls the story himself: I met Mr. Reed coming out or the cloakroom, nnd he said to me In that neeullnr drawl of hU. 'Williams, what ever umkes you such a bitter pnrtl- mnr ' '"Well. Mr. Sneaker, that's pretty good coming from you, Isn't It? I re lit led. Never mind mc' be replied, 'nut why are you such a bitter purtUnu ? We . I'll tell you,' I sain. -Xou know I never saw n Republican until f was thlrtv-eldit yenin old. nnu I can't get used to them somehow.' 'Ho looked at mo reproachfully nnd walked sway without another word." At a Wnshlnirton bnnauet Mr. Wll- llnms once proposed this tonHt: "Hero's to President Roosevelt, whom the world bns growly overestimated as an author nnd whom the Democrat ic pnrty grossly underestimated as a polltlcluu." It was Williams who fastened the designation of "kid" congressmen to new members. Sir. Wharton, n boy- Inn looking recruit from Chicago, In terrupted and wanted to know what be mennt by "kid" congressmen. "Mr. Sneaker." said Mr. imams, with a wave of his hand toward the member from Chicago, "with that de srree of reverence which the perHonnl appearance of my Interrogator excites In my mind I should say tiint ne is perhaps the last person In the bouse who ousbt to ask the question,", where at Mr. Wharton subsided. The minority leader once had a Democratic caucus called, and the re porters were wild to find out the rea son. Williams was very short with them at first, but finally thawed out and said: t . "Boys, I have decided to confide lo you. I called that caucus for the pur pose of advocating a return to govern ment by consuls, under which system the Roman republic prospered for a thousand years." 1 Nobody bothered him after that John Sharp was once denouncing the committee on rules, popularly known ii the house machine, "The gentleman himself is a mem ber of the committee on rules," put lo a member. "Yes," drawled Williams, "nominal ly." The bouse recognized the thrust with a roar, but the other man persisted. "You attend the meetings of that committee," be said. "I am Invited to the seances," re turned Williams, "but 1 nm never con sulted about the spiritualistic appear ances." When Williams first run for congress his opponent was a famous coou hunt er and gained much support by the fact. Williams had never hunted coons, but saw that something lind to be done. Buying a bunch of romnn candles, he went out with the boys, fired the candles among tbo branches till be scared the coons out of tbo trees, made a record hunt and won the election. For Health's Sake keep the bowels open, the liver regulated, the kidneys active, the ...... .-..I. ..,ll ,l...,.l ....... i sleep sound, the brain clear with Sold everywhere. Inborn 10c. and 25c jURD'S TURKISH BATHS- NEVER CLOSE 539 Commercial St.; ASTORIA, ORE. 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