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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1907)
FRIDAY, AUGUST jo, 1907. THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, OREGON. 71 I f .. -vf . vV " tWl'.VH THOMPSON, Corresponding Secretary, Numerous application for the Sueii grrfet entertainment lu the Astoria Theater an Sunday afternoon and f veil ing si being made by clllxeii of Port land, Stilrm, Tnri.iim. Seattle, and ill the cities of the Northwest, Every In dlritlluii points Umiml tbe gathering of the trained choniH'. aii.I special talent being the griMli'Kt ever wmlilJ by tLii organisation, anil the Norwegians of tho city are enthusiastic over the In terest aroused. president Lunglow of the National IUnk of Taconia liu. sent for rut fur lx families from tlwit city and the other cities near1 the cant a" sending In their application rapidly At the prea ent ral the seats for both tin after noon and evening performances will Iw all taken iii before the entertainment COIIIIIH'IKt-. Oiu I rum n Johnon, of the committee securing room for the thousands who till be in the city report that the com mittee listing of house i meeting with great success. I!m for' hundred of the visitor hnvf b en secure J, and while there i much satisfaction over the re tilt attained, (he romiaite it ready to hear from more oplt who have room to dtpoa of during the Saengerfest and Regatta. Ail who desire to notify the committee that they, will help, are re quested; to rail up the Johnson l'lumo graph Company. The headquarters of the Seengcffeil in Foard and Stoke' hall have ten fitted up in the mot elaborate minncr with blue and white bunting, flag, flow- L. A. LAHSBN, lender "HONOR AMONG THIEVES." I have often been asked as to whether honor among thieves Is fact or fiction. The question is not easy to answer. ' In the first place, honor Is a relative term, Its interpretation, so it seems to me, de pending on plcc, person, and circum stance. Those casuists of the cynical sort who nfllrm that nil human motive is based on eullfUhness, will hardly ex cept the attribute in question from their generalization. 1 , However open to criticism thi same generalization I n far ns it Applies to the average citizen, I am certainly In clined to accept it where the crook is concerned. The business of attaohlng to yourself things that dton't belong to you, is plainly of a very selfish nature. Sing'ers Arriving for Fest -. If I CUAS. AM.LM.sr.N', Treasurer. Astoria Singer. It has its exception as well as its exe cution in a desire to get as much pos sible pleasure with as little possible trouble as may be, and that, too, while ignoring the identical rights of anybody and everybody This statement, as I take it, is a pretty fair definition of selfishness of any end every description. As most motives take color from the acts from which they spring or to which they relate, it follows that the "honor" which we are pleased to think of as ex isting between rogues, is in reality a thing which is prompted by a due regard for the persons or the purses of the self same Individuals ' This distinguishes the honor that obtains in the Underworld from that which is mostly in evidence in tho Overworld. In the latter instance AI.KX. ers. palms, and everything in the deco rative line. The reception committee has been working night and day to have everything iit fit-cla shape as early n possible, and their efforts have been lllt-l'8flll. The Eureka contingent, which arrived in tlw city Slmday aud went to Port Ittu.l for a few uv,. will arrive in A toiiii tmlay. Tiie otliep choirs from the cities of the Northwest will arrive dur ing the morning, afternoon and even ilia. At 0 o'cliKk tomorrow morning Mayor Wii-c will deliver an address of welcome at tho headquarters in Foard and Stokes' hall, ami a bn'f hour later them will be a rehearsal of the choirs. After luncheon there will be another rehearsal ami at 3:30 p. ni., the siugers and their fiiemls about 1000 strong will jSO to Seaside in a xpeci.il train, where they will siHd ft few hours sight-seeing lie fore ret uinlng to tho city for the night. On Sunday luncheon will be served at headquarters by the Indies reception and entertainment committee which has been working indofatigably for this event. At 2:30 o'clock there will be the first concert iu the Astoria Theater when the greatest array of talent that has ever been assembled! in the city will be heard. The concert will be repeated in the evening at 8:15 p. m. sharp. On Mondayi morning at 10 a. m., there will be a business session of the mem bers of the Norwegian Saengerfest of the Northwest at the headquarters, the factor of one's good name or char acter is involved; it is absent In the for mer. From this characterization you will infer, as indeed I intend that you shall, that the "honor" of the Powers that Prey is but a poor, sort of thing after all. -Success, Magazine. .. . . ,, Eczema, For the good of those suffering with eczema or other such trouble, I wish to ss y, my wife had something of that kind and after using the doctors' reme dies for some time concluded to try Chamberlain's Salve, and it proved to bo better than anything she had tried. Foil sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. . ''''"j1 MESrOIUJ, Itecording Secretary. where the election of officer for the year and the considering of report and the di'ponal of bulnea will be accom plished. After luncheon the linger will lie in the big Regatta and Labor Day parade and are expected to make a fine show in their neat uniforms The Saen gerfeit will cloe with a big banquet at the headquarter, commencing at 9 o'clock Monday evening. Thi in the fifth annual festival of the, Sacngerbund of the, Northwest and will be the firitt time it lias been held in thi city. It was held in Tacoma last year and on each occasion it grows in numbers and importance. That the singers and their friends will be accord ed a hearty welcome in Astoria is a foregone conclusion. Most of the offi cers of the organization live in this city a&d they hare been working diligently for the pt two month preparing tor the big event. ' The corps of singers from each city, numbering about a dozen cities, will en ter about 30 men in the singing contests, which will be decided at the theater be tween the selections given by the fv mona Madame Norelll, Dr. Enna, Carl Ventb, and other notable musician. It will be truly a singing "fest," and on which will long be remembered it As toria. J .., ....... .... Not the least important part of the MM IHIIMIIMM iu Bl Fine Dairy Ranch of 130v acres three miles from Astoria WELL IMPROVED TERMS REASONABLE Come and See Us Quick 1 495 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon i Saengerfest l the part the members will tuko in the big day of the Regatta Labor Day. The Viking feature which the meeting of the Norwegians in this city has enabled the Eegatta committee to put on the card of events, will be the flrt of the kind In the United States ami will attmvt wide attention from the unique display, STATE EDITORS TO ARRIVE BIG CONTINGENT COMING IN OR STEAMER TELEGRAPH AT a P. M. BIG PREPARATIONS MADE FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF VISITORS. Members of the Oregon Press Associa tion about 100 strong will arrive in As toria this afternoon at 2 o'clock on the ateamer Telegraph, for the annual gath ering of the organization which will be held in this city and Seaside. At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon a short busi ness session will open the official pro ceeding of tbis body and in the even ing at 8 o'clock there will be a publie reception to them by the Chamber of Commerce, in the large ball above the offices of that organization. . Mayor Wise will welcome the visitors to tbe city on behalf of Astoria, Secre tary Wliyte will welcome them on be half of the Chamber of Commerce, and the chairman of the association will bid them welcome in,a short address. 3. W. Bailey, state food and dairy commis sioner, will be present and speak, also Professor Larsen, instructor of the agri cultural college at Logan, Utah. Five minutes talks by these gentlemen and others who will be present, on the re source of Oregon, will be among the im portant features of the meeting. Re freshment will be served by the Cham ber of Commerce in honor of the visitors. On Saturday morning the association members will leave at 8:15 a. m. on the train for Fort Stevens, where theyi will be shown around the fort and taken out on the jetty. Afterwards they will be taken to Seaside and business meetings will be held at the Moore Hotel with a social session in the evening. . , .;'.:.:. On Sunday morning at 0:30 o'clock a meeting will be held in the .hotel the afternoon being devoted to enjoying the features of the beach. Dsn Moore, of the hotel, will give a clam bake In their honor in the evening .and on Monday morning they will return to the city on the 7:08 o'clock train to take in the opening day of the Regatta and County Fait Those who have signified their inten tion to be here today are: F. J. Hard. Bohemian Nugget, Cottage Grove. Fred A. Dunham, wife and daughter, Mllllltl 1 1 IMMMHIM IMMIMM liilill Daily Abstract, Portland. r J. C. Hayter, Observer, Dallas. George M. Cornwall and W. VV, Tea pie, Timberman, Portland. C. C. Mummerly, News-Reporter, Me Minnvllle. II. C. Willi, Inland Empire, PenJIs ion. i Timothy Brownhill and wife, Beaver State Herald, Gwham. A. E. Voorliie-t, Rogue River Courier, Grant's Pass; diaries A. Liicus, New Age, Portland. O. A, Bennett, Coo Bay News, Marsk- field. . C. L, Ireland, Sherman County Ob server, Morrow. B. F. Young, New Sun, Sheridan. John P. McManus, Record, Pilot Rock. William J. Clarke and wife, Stat, Gervai O. WJHzon, wife and niece. Tribune, Csnby. R. M. Watson, Signal, Seaside, G. L. Alexander, Express-Advance, Lebanon. Y. G. Freeman, Herald, Albany, 4 D. M. C. Gault, Western Oregon, Cot tage Grove. f : A, Toiler, Hop Grower, Salem. V. P. Fiske, Itemizer, Dallas. F. L Roberts, News, North Powder. E. H. Woodward Graphic, Newberg. A. Nolter, Rural Spirit, Portland. George H. Himes and daughter, Quar terly Oregon Historical Society, Port- lanX .. v; O. F. Woods, News, Forest Grove, ' B. L. Barry and wife. Optimist, Day ton. . James S. Stewart and wife, Journal A. D. Moe, Glacier, Hood River. D. W. Bath, Iudependesi, Hillsbora. ' R. D. WaUon, Herald. Tillamook. A. W. Nelson, Observer, la Grands. William Matthews, News, Newport. John B. Fithian, Mercuryv Portland Morris Senosky, Welcome, Portland. Besides tbe above list there will b many others, the visitors arriving ta ing over 100 people. Quite a number of leading officials in the state will b in the city during the stay of the asss- ciation, as the chance to get the "cai of the state press at one gathering comet bat once in a year. ,. ... Every effort will be made to give the) visitors a good time and to make these thankful that the meeting was held la Astoria Including the regular plana of tbe reception committee it is expected that they will greatly enjoy the Regatta. County Fair and Saengerfest. WILL FURNISH TROOPS. Paris, Aug. 29. The government has no confirmation of the rumor that thi Sultan of 'Morocco has been assassinat ed, and also continues ignorant of the real purpose of the Sultan's brother, who was recently proclaimed Sultaa. Premier Clemenceau, however, declare! that the French commander at Moroees) would be given 'all the troops necessary to carry out the mission wherewith be is charged. , , 111 iu