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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1907)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORJA. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST il, iflo;. THEi MORNING ASTORIAN bUbUilMi itjy fcbllshed Dlly Iwept Monaay by mj.S. DIUIHGM ujhpait. SUBSCRIPTION SATIS. 7 BtQ, Pr Jr By eerrier, per month M WEEKLY ASTORIA. 0j mail, per ycu, In dTane..l.W Entered u teeoncJ-cliiM nww Juiy SO, 1906. at the postofflee at Astoria. Ore gon, nndertb aotof Coagreaaot March, 187 tjTOnlen for the deJrwru of Tb Moax rmaaroaux to ilhr wMk or place of tumma aar b made by dmU) card or tbroufh WetJione. any Irwjrularlty to o Uwy ahould bo uamartauly reported to tha oBototpabUeadoa. TELEPHONE XAUf Ml Official paper of Clatsop county and the City of Astoria. IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD. Tbe transportation situation here in Astoria is one of the peculiar, and among the be--t, advantages we enjoy. It h rarely thought out by the average citiien, and yt is worth all the thought be may be inclined to give it. There is not a point in the broad world we can not head out for, by rail .or sea, and reach within the beat schedules going. All transcontinental services are repre sented here and those that are not, are next door to us, in Portland, whence nine-tenths of our local passenger traf fic, departs, anyway; our sea lines are in quick and ready touch with all the marine arteries permeating, the Pacific. We have a transcontinental system from our very doors, and. trans-Atlantic ac commodations ready at hand, just as they are available at the biggest me tropolis of the country. We have steam er here for all porta except the Puget Sound points, and this is remedied by the more direct and quicker rail transit. Wa can sail for Japan, China, and Russia when we please; we can go almost di rect to the Antipodes; to South Amer ica; to Panama; to the East; to Europe, with but little more trouble than the traveler take who lives in San Fran cisco or New York. In another year or two we expect to have three new rail lines of our own out of Astoria, east and south, and by that time there is likely to be added an ocean line or two that will expedite things coast-wise, and to the Far East. The river traffic is ample and frequent; and anyway one look at it, Astoria is, and will be, al ways in instant touch with the high ways of the world. RAITZ MIS-MANAGEMENT. That the Pacific Mail Steamship Aca pulco should turn turtle at her dock in San Francisco, just as she was coaling np to leave out on her trans-Pacific voy age, is one of the worst samples of bad seamanship and incompetent dock mastery on record. Then was something frightfully wrong with the ship that caused her to sink at hfr mooring dar ing the process of coaling and the fed eral inspector will not do their duty until they have ferreted the blunder out and everlastingly overhauled the man re sponsible for it. The mercy Jof the whole thing lies in the wretched and wanton mistake as serting itself before she got to sea. For as sure a it existed at all, it would have manifested itself somewhere on the 3000-mile stretch between fcton Fran cisco and the Isthmus: and probably with a fearful loss of life. The people on board would have Wen justified in abandoning a voyage o a ship so rook- I leasly man-naiidieu as one iiium nave been, and it is likely many of them did so. No excuse on earth will honestly ac count for such an accident as that; no ship ever swung off her keel without abundant cause, and the man or men who set up such a cause are either- stup idly wicked, or wickedly stupid, either condition Wing sufficient to drive them out of the business and into a sphere that i never invaded by the traveling, nor any other sort of public. ASTORIA THE KEY! The Astoria Chamber of Commerce i now equipped with its new badge-pin. in the shape of a key. The emblem sig nifies the exact statu of the city and section in relation to the development of the Columbia Basin, of Oregon, and of the Northwest. This is the key-port of the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho; or. if it be not at this particular moment, it holds the key to the certain establishment of that vital condition in the near future. Just as sure as the great flood of the majestic Columbia find its last and lowest level at our doors draining the untold mil lions on millions of acres of wheat bear ing hind in the states named, just so sure that long down-grade i to be made the direct, swift and useable artery of the enormous commerce incident to its banks the logic of its final adoption is irresistable, conclusive; pregnant of time and profit and convenience, all things that enter into the calculations of men who direct that commerce. The key is a fitting sign of the living fact that Astoria is in the transportation race to. stay and to win and to do. from this hour on. Let every man in the city don tbe pin and give his best energy to the warping of the port into the list and influence and prestige nature has fore ordained and only man ha barred. As toria does not ask for anything except what belongs to her; her asking has been long denied, but the juster bund of destiny is at work and she will soon acquire all that she desires and deserves. She is in better condition now, to work out that destiny, than ever before in her history, and has more heart for the task. She knows her own attitude, her own resources, her own equities and is girded for the fight Put on a "pin" and pitch in! IF MILK OF HUMAN GREED. The milk sellers of Astoria are going to advance the cost of that commodity 20 per cent on the first of the month. This is accounted for on the usual hypo thesis of something else advancing in cost and the excuse must go down along with the higher priced milk, and will, because we cannot help ourselves. It i on a par with all the rest of human ef fort today; the top price rules in every conceivable line; the combination i in the saddle; the tendency to add to profit is universal and relentless; the living, sweating, working, striving, hop ing public grin and bears each in crease and impact of cost, grins at the sophistry ued by the dealer and at his own helplessness; and bears it . all be cause of hi own infinite patience. Some day that patience will end and the re vulsion will come with a swing and a force that will smash the cheap little trust and the big rich trust, and the common range of sense and honesty will supervene to re-establish the values of the ordinary, bountiful necessities of life, and we will hark back to bearable and sterling things. Astoria is not the only city that is in the clutch of the life The Policyholders' Company IS BUILT ON Common Sense Foundation SUITS PRESSED FREE SUITS PRESSED FREE THESE SHITS OF Wear-Well Clothes- $10.00 to $25.00 fey WE WILL, DEMONSTRATE to you that these garments more than justify the price. How? Measured by your own standard. What do you demand 1 If it be a good fabric, we pledge ourselves tor it, If it be style, hold us to , that. Our series of new models are as varied in form and design as good taste and edict permit. To our mind the. greatest strength of our suits is centered in the tailoring. It is as fine as headland hand can produce. What more can you demand ? We do not know, if you do demand it, to the end of our resources we will try to satisfy you and count it a privilege. We promise to save you at least ONE THIRD on the price of your suit. We promise that your suit will wear satisfactorily. If the clothes we sell don't live up to every promise we make we wiU keep the clothes and you can have your money back. Surely in the face of such a strong guarantee you can't hesitate to take advantage of this One-Third . saving. HATS, Dress Shirts, 75c to $1.25 Collars. Two for 25c. SHIRTS, COLLARS Soft and Derby Hats, $2.00 to $5.00 Silk ties, 25c to 50c IE 518 BOND .STREET Chas. Larson, Proprietor STORE Formerly 557 Commercial St petty combine; it is almost universal; but its day is glimmering toward an end that should have been reached long Vffk EDITORIAL SALAD. 3 Three dollars a day and fried chicken for supperl And yet Xorth Dakota still vainly calls for enough harvest hands I They , can never prove that Mrs. Eddy is anv different from other wealthy peo ple by evidence to show she dodges taxes. o i Peanuts have great food value. Pea nut, politics are the sort that one can live off of. Dunlap Opening Day To Be An Event In Astona, August 29. It la the custom of the Dunlap Hat Co., of New York, to 6et an opening day for their agents in various localities which day is known as "Dunlap Day" when a display is made of samples of the product of their factory and particular' attention paid to that line. HOME OFFICE COR, SIXTH AND ANKENY STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON. A GREAT EVENT. FIRST SOCIAL OF THE YEAR. BERKELEY. August 27. A commit tee of the Newman Club la now arrang ing for the first social gathering to be held next Thursday evening in the club's new hall at 2030 Ridge road. An effort will be made to bring all the Catholic students at the university together at that time. Mas will be celebrated at the hall Sunday during the college year at 10:30 o'clock. The first mass will be next Sunday. Rev. Father Moore, the chaplain, has requested that all Catholic students attend. I Don't Grnmbl when your joint aeh and you suffer front Rheumatism. Buy a bottle' of Bal lard's Snow Liniment anj get instant relief. A positive euro for Rheumatism, Burns, Cut, Contracted Mueles, Sore Chest .etc., Mr. I. T. Bogy, a prominent merchant at Willow Point, Texas, say that he And Ballard' Snow Liniment the beat all round Liniment he eref used.1' Sold by Hart' Drug Store. The bite and stfngs of Insect, al burn, cut, burns and bruises relieved at once with Pinesalr Oarbolhwd. Aets Ilk poultice. Draws out raflamnta tion. Try it. Price Son, Sold by Tmk Hart's Drag Store. Why Fret and Worry when your child dm a sever eokt Yon need not fear pneumonia or other pul monary dUease. Keep supplied with Ballard' Horehound Syrup, positive cure for Cold Cough, Whooping Cough and Bronchitis. Mrs. Hall, of Sioux Fall, S. D, writes 1 "I have used your wonJerful Ballard' Horehound Syrup, on my children for five years. It result bar been won derfuL" Sold by Hart' Drug Store, HIIMMMMMMMHMmHMMMMHMUMK( I Fisher Bros. Company Sole Agents for L. Mills, President L. Samuel, General Manger Clarence S. Samuel, Assistant Manager A. Stokes, of Astoria, being the ex clusive agent for this line, has been noti fied by his company that they have set Thursday, August 29, as "Dunlap Day" in Astoria and Mr. Stokes i making great preparations to make this day a red letter one. In his beautiful new window on Twelfth street as fine a dis play of men's hats than has been ever seen in Astoria will be on exhibition. Mr. Stokes reputation in business is such that if he says the goods are what is claimed for them, the best made, you can depend upon it that the are. The Dunlap hats are so well known that few ques tions need be asked about them but still it is assurance doubly sure to have Mr Stokes vouch for them. That our readers may know a "Dunlap" we re produce a facsimile of the trade mark found in every hat. Drop around to P. A. Stokes' store on corner of Com mercial and Twelfth streets and see the crowd on Thursday the 29th. NORWEGIAN I SAENGEBFES? HMMHMSBSSISSSMSSSSSSBSBMeSSSSnMI of the Pacific Coast ASTORIA THEATER Sunday, Sept. 1, '07 Afternoon and Evening Grand Concert 300 VOICES IN THE CHORUS Carlo A. Speratti, Director -SOLOISTS- Mmme. Jennie Norelli CarlVendt, Violinist Emil Anna, Pianoist. Admission $1.00 Tickets can be had at the stores of L. Nanthrtip or E. Hauke & Co. Barbour's and Finlayson's Salmon Twine and Netting Hardware, Iron, Steel and Ship Chand- I: lery. Pipe and Pipe Fittings Brass jj Goods, Paints, Oils, Glass and Hardwood f Groceries j A Complete Line of Fishing, Cannery Logger and Mill supplies i Fisher Bros. Co. 546-550 Bond Street J Astoria, - - Oregon rTTTTTT'TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT