SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER t0, 1907.
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Official vapor of Clatsop county and
lbs City w Astoria.
ASTORIA KAOS ANSWER.
Yesterday's Portland Orsgonian oon-
sined Dm following editorial utterance
at which. Astoria is placed in an am
bigwous light, and i oooipelld to answer
(or knelt, wet our fnends on tns Boru
shore -of the Columbia ere misled as to
her attitude: '
"The Washington rjooatoi bars both
imclMd to work for an appropriation
t9 an improvement of the CowtlU river
a tar up as Kelso. A few weeka ago a
small schooner loaded lumber at that
point, and with only moderate improve
ments tie thriving town on the Cowlits
could be made a wry satisfactory sea
port for moderate-sized vessels. The
move for this improvement will probably
be fought by the Astoria element that is
fighting the Port of Columbia bill and
other measures for improving the river,
but the contest will be futile All classes
. f ocean carriers will go as far inland
as they can get with aafety, and a de
cade hence will see more than a dozen
thriving seaports aboTe Tongue point,
and even Astoria, in spite of the efforts
of a few of her citizens, will be handling
more shipping than ever before
Astoria is not fighting for the exclu
sion of ships from the Colombia River,
at any point on its own length nor on
that of any of its own length nor on
that of any of it tributaries.
Astoria has nothing to My against the
up-building of any amount of river
traffic, from Tongue Point to the con
fluence of Snake Rim with the Coltim
bit; she has her own particular battle
on hand and has had it for many a long
year, and is about to win out in th
contest, at last, She has no word of
discouragement nor disparagement for
any town in any state contiguous to the
great river at whoee mouth she lies, in
iU ambition to capture any share of
maritime business; she ha her own as
pirations in this lme and is steadily
working them out, and will never lay
straw in the way of a neighbor if she
knows it. She wants thia understood
from one end of the Columbia Valley to
the other.
She is fighting, and will continue to
tight for all tiffte, against the undeuiable,
wrongful and malicious purpose of the
City of Portland to "bottle" her up eom-1
mereially. This is our fight. So far, we
have succeeded in fending off the un
scrupulous and shameful program fos
tered at the metropolis, but only by
stalwart and unflinching timeliness and
candor. Astoria haa certain advantages,
most of them eonferred by nature, for
the making of a magnificent port; her
sheltered position; her contiguity to the
sea; her splendid reach of harborage,
anchor-grounds and deep and convenient
channels. Portland, with her wealth and
prestige, political, commercial and other
wise, has, for king years dominated this
situation, and her bat expression of this
dominance was couched in the tortus of
the infamous "Pore f Columbia law,
recently declared mDoonstitutioruvt by
the Supreme Court of Oregon; and the
metropolis is al the and of her tether.
We are fighting her still on the hypo
thesis that she has, always, something
up her aleera to our disadvantage on
this score, and we do not propose to be
caught napping Our fight is with Port
land, solely, and on thia one imperish
able dread that ehe will eircumvent us
to our utter undoing commercially,
since we are the greatest rival she has
in Oregon. As to all else, and particu
larly as to the local ambitions of our
sister-towns on the Columbia and its
contributing streams, we are guiltless of
a single wish to interfere, to impede or
to harass, any effort they may make
for the creation of trade and commerce
on their several waterways.
The article above quoted contains one
element of truth, however, in the decla
ration that Astoria herself will be hand
ling, in the course of a decade, more
shipping than ever before. The Ore-
gonian may bet its available pile on
that statement. And we wont be ten
years in attaining to it, either. But
what we shall gain in his direction will' After, framing the Port of Columbia
never be debited to any Interest or help, bill upon the narrow and select basis of
a tn-couniy ainur ana seeing i uiei-.i
upon well-known and simple constiiu
tional provision, she is talking about
urging w-hearlng upon the wry pre
dio.it she 1 Ignored in that framing,
ivamvltlat it is a Stat measure, the
benefits, of which Innure to the last
county In Oregon. Only chagrin, so In
tense and desperate as Portland's, can
ammnt for so "rank an absurdity a
this. The day for such a plea to He with
any court, closed with the setting of the
sun when the Supreme Court bunded
down its adverse decision.
afforded us by Portland. Of that we
have "0 years of recorded proof to
satisfy us, and all the world in interest.
What we get, as a port of consequence,
in tlie future, will be gained through pur
own efforts and the wisdom or men tar
removed from the thrall of Portland's
influence.
We are fighting Portland, on this one
issue; and no one else, we snail nan
the day that sees every place between
here and the Idaho line, lively with the
snap and profit of a big river commerce!
PUTS IT PERTINENTLY,
A valued correspondent at CItsop in
this county, scuds us the following
query: "In this contention (of the
Portland Oregonian) that the Port of
Columbia law is a state measure, Uk
the Normal School Law. I would like to
asl if the taxes incurred for the former
would fall on the State as whok, the
same a It does for the maintenance of
the Normal School V
(Our friend on the coast has evidently
been reading the latest, and shallowest,
plea set up br the big Portland daily.
in behalf of this legally disuredited bill
and law, and is wondering that so able a
paper should make so raw a blunder).
N'o, tha law was never designed to bene
fit auybody but a few syndicated ship
owners located at Portland; it was never
designed on the large scale of State
wide benefit; nothing of that sort would
have engaged the red-hot and successful
opposition in Clatsop county that met
and defeated this transparent and in
iquitous measure. Of course, the friends
of the scheme have invariably yelled
vociferously for it on the score of its
direct and marvelous utility to the Stat
at large; but the essence of the thing
was the cinching up to Portland, once
and forever, of the maritime iutera.it
and prestige of the Columbia Basin.
Had it been a broad and generous Ore.
gon-wide proposition, its authors never
would bare singled out the. three coun
ties of Multnomah, Columbia, and Clat
sop, for the casting of the burden, of iU
taxes. Portland has no such wide-guage
charity as that for the State; she is its
metropolis, and m many of her metro
politan functions and qualities. i an
ideal, representative city, kit when it
comes to "hogging," she is past-mistress
of the cult and considers nothing before
her own local advantage.
It is this woeful lack of breadth that
antagonizes all the principal towns and
cities of the State. There is nothing
appeals to her except its first signifi
cance centers at Portland; it is s matter
of history in Oregon, and belittles the
great city among her sisters.
TRUANT OFFICER AT ASTORIA.
The Ktate of Oregon has gone In.
largely, and sensibly, for the official
handling of her juvenile misdemeanants,
ami there are some wise and useful stat
utc in force and operation to this end
It becomes the correlative duty of erery
considerable community in the State
to aid in the observance of these laws,
for its own sake a well as the good
name of the State.
Astoria under the latest Uw regard-
lug young delinquent, makes no show
ing, at present, of her interest in the
system of correction, and yet she is in
the first class of tha cities differentiated
by that lawj and the sooner shs ap
point and qualifies a Truant Officer
the better for her, and the State. It
is s vary Impressive and potent post,
and its moral effect, as well as its penal
force, must operate for the good of the
ity and the children coming within its
purview.
The Hoard of School Directors for the
Aatoria district and th Astoria Police
Commission should not find it very dif
ficult to get togetlwr on a policy and
plan in this behalf that would be of
incalculable benefit later and contribute
to the saving of many youngster who,
now, goos his own sweet way, for want
f something tanglibto and wholesome
to respect. Our future, a well as that
of the young people, is bound up in the
progress and status of me young, and
to a large extent, the future of the city
in a commercial way. There is etery
reaon for fulfilling the law in this di
rection, and no acceptable reason for
neglecting it longer; nor do we believe
there will be any hesitancy or objection
to the appointment, when once the
bodies most deeply charged with the re
sponsibility, get together for discussion
and action.
OUR MOTTO
Perfection in WorKmanshlp
Promptness In Execution t, v,
Satisfaction In Prices. That's" All"
W- c. laws a CO.
Plumbers 0 Steam Fitters
Recognized Agents in Astoria for thejTHE; AMER.
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Largest "and moat complete line of
rugs, Hildebrand & Cor.
WARD'S TURKISH BATHS
NEVER CLOSE
539 Commercial St., ASTORIA, ORE.
The only Tnrkish Baths, Rua.
siao Tnb and Shower Baths .
First Class and Sanitary Night Accommodations
,AU Modern Conveniences that are Modern
PRANK P. WARD, Proprietor
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DESPERATE BANDIT CAPTURED.
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MEDINA, N. D.. Sept, M. Aftet
trallng two desperate bandits for 10
hours, a posse of Medina, citlrene cap
tured the 2 men, who cracked the safe
in the First State bank of Medina at an
early hour last Wednesday. Tlte cap
ture was effected at m point about JO
miles west of Mendia. the robbers being
taken by surprise while hurrying
through fields on foot In an effort to
make good (heir escape. When the ban
dits realUwd that they had been caught
they threw up their hands and allowed
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If you missed it yes
terday don't miss it
Monday and every day
next week.
AND
If you missed it yes
terday don't fail to get
in the big procession
to the National Mon
day and all next week
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and every man, woman, and child who visited our store yesterday went away with
a Red Paper package and many words of commendation for the NationalV -
GREAT FORCED SALE
THERE'S A REASON
They came and saw on every hand-Genuine Bargains-Bona Fide Reductions,
Fresh, New Merchandise, and mercilessly cut prices that compelled active purchas
ing and Saturday's story will be repeated Monday and every day following till this
Great Forced Sale ends, so if you missed it Saturday just get one; of our big clr
culars and come to our store any day during this Sale
Mt Miss it. The Great Forced Sale u m Yott
Saturday was a
Big Red Letter
Day at the Na
tional. Don't miss
it Monday
Shoe & Clothing Co., 684 Com'! St., Between 15th and 16th
Every day will j be
Bargain day at
the National till
the great Forced
sale ends, Don't
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the leaden of the pose, to search them,
slter which handcuffs were d tared on
their hand and they were driven back
to Mllna and placed in 1H. The ban.
dlts declined to make known their
Identity to the Una I authorities.
Medina authorities believe they
also landed the man who robbed the
postoftW at Linton, Jf, I) on Monday
evening. A description of the Linton
robber, convsponds to that of the men
now under srrest. When seamhed. the
Medina bandits had quite Urge sum
of money In their position.
MISSOURI GOING DRY.
Nearly Half the cWntiet in the State
for Prohibition. ,
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KANSAS CUT, Sept. 2 Fifty-art
out of the IU counties Iq Missouri hare
either v,ted the saloon out or have be
gun procedlnj-s looking to that end.
There were 41 counties "dry" before the
last eWtlon and 14 counties had the
question i-ending. Cotmtie, that have
voted against th ,uUn within the last
few weeks re Callaway county, includ
ing Fulton. Its e)iif city i DeKalb
county, Sullivan county, Morgan county
and Xihlnwa county, the principal town
in which, Maryville, voted "wet."
T-nidcde county n a majority of
400 for prohibition, Jienton county gave
a majority for the saloons, the first
county that has taken that side in
several months.
The movement is wnrrlng the poli
ticians of both parties. They were kept
busy kist winter holding down a reso
lution to submit the question of prohi
bition for the state at liirtfe to a vote of
the people. Many of them ni now fear
ing that some candidate for governor
will declare for prohibition and sweep
the state at the primaries. ,
NIP REVOLT IN THE BUD.
Magoon Has Secret Service Men Shad
, ow Conspiritori.
HAVANA, Sept. 28.-A consplrlcy to
revive he revolutionary spirit In Cuba
has been dWwiveMl. Under Insnrud
tions issued by Governor Miigoon,
number of suspicious persons, believed
to )e connected with the conspiracy,
have been shadowed for several days'
past. It Is believed that fie movement
is backed by New Yoifc capitalist.
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