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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1907)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER to, 1907. THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON mmmmmmMMmimmmmmmMmmm--m-mm---. , - m 1 ... :.. , " -- 1 1TrT!T!TTTT!!ITT ' ... ' ' ' ' You Til Tie a string around your finger if you have to, But remember that we are offering an entirely new line of goods not old shop worn goods that was left by Mr. Aorse. They have prao tically been sold out. But bright new right-up to the minute styles The New Cloaks Big full line direct from the fashion center of America all . the newest shades We are now showing for a short time for the purpose ' of introducing them to the ladies of Astoria and will offer them at remarkably low prices. 025.OO, 030,00 and $35.00 , Very fine Chiffon Broad Cloth Coats, strictly hand tailored, Skinners satin lin ned wm jjqtMsweekat $17.50, $19.50, and , $22.50. i If? I ,.!. ' Full Line of New" Ram Coats ! ft in both Cravlnette and Silk, in over 12 styles to select from. Fine Cravenettes worth $12.50, $15.00 and $20.00, will be on sale this week at $8.50, $10.00 and $15 The New Furs , The new styles from one of the highest class furriers in the world-fhe genuine MARTINS, THE CONEY, both the American and Siberian Fox, The American and Japanese Mink, really most any style you may want and at prices that are far less than the same would cost in any other store in city. We also have full lines of Comforts Blankets, Hosiery and Underwear of all kinds Shoes, Rubbers, Ladies' and Gent's Fancy Goods and Furnishings all marked at prices that are calculated to make ens- tomers for us " ';.. ,( -:' ty':y.,: "::.''' DON'T FORGET THE PLACE THE BOSTON BTOSE. Successors to The Morse Department Store, SELL INDIAN LANDS Congressmen From Oklahoma ...... mil Will introauce em. CAR SHORTAGE QUESTION Fnnkltn Un Conferi With PrcildMt About InbtUty of RlIrodi to Handle rmnt-Annthar Star in thi FUi Au- tralia Adootl Loni Dlitanc Pbon. ttTASIIDfOTOK, Nov. 8.-kltaoma' new dclegUon In Congr probably will preclpltata wbat ventually may provo to b pretty row In tho' Ixtleth aeaalon. Tbia was forecwtwl by Ropre nt.ilv.le(.t Bird S. McQulre. of 1'awnM, who baa arrived bore to look over the ground before Oonijrm meete. Mr. McGuIre wa a delegate from the Territory In the 5Hth and 59th con greeeea, and aa auch i regarded aa the doan of the Oklahoma delegation. lie announoea that one of bia first acta a . 'full (lwlged representative will be to urae the enactment of a law permitting tiu Tn.i!an to all the land owned, by thetu within the bordera of the new 8tat of Oklahoma. Ha will ask tnw loglalatlon at the handa of Congresa be cause fully one-half the territory U composed of Ian' which waa granted the Indiana by the United State Th millions of acres, under the present law, cannot be disposed of by the Indians, and for that reason white faxrocra are barred out. The new state, Mr. Mo Gulre says, wants (armera of a progres ive type, but his bill will not contem plate permisiion to the Indians to dis poso of all their lands, for tie right to dispose of their complete property usual ly has resulted in disaster. The measure will provide that the Indian land-hold-era ahali be given the right to sell all their ialty with the exception of their tomesteada, which comprise between 40 and 100 acres each. The bin certain who la the past hart blocked so much legislation, offered by those who know the red man best, that would have been of vast benefit to the tribes. Franklin Lane of the Interstate Com nierce Commission bad a conference this week with the President about the shortage of cam on weeUra and north wateni railroads. The President Is especially Interested la the aitustion, not dlrinr to see ft repetition of the coal famine that precipitated the ter rible conditions of last winter. As a matter of fact, no repetition of a coal famine is looked for, but there Is much dissaalufsction over the inability of the roads to handle the grain crops and to furnlnh cars for tlie regular freight busi ness. This condition ia certain to brlnjj sharply to the front the necessity for the comprehensive development of west era river and harbors. It undoubtedly will be one of the important subjects dis cussed at the fourth annual convention of the National Rivers & Harbora Con gress, which will be held In Washington, December 4, S and 8 next. In view of the situation it is believed that an un usually large delegation will be present at the convention from the states of the middle, west, and Pacific slope regions. Similar complaints and similar conditions of car shortages are reported from the South, and the Southern states will send unpivoedentedly blir deleca tions to the meeting. The convention is not to take up any Individual or speclfl plan of waterway development, but is to consider the general question on broad and comprehensive lines, Secretaries Koot and Taft are the members of the Cabinet who are most often in the limelight of public atten tion, but during the past week Secre- tary Cortclyou has been the most promi nent figure of the administration, not excepting oven the President himself. The Secretary ,was confronted by a problem of terrific possiblities for lis aster, io the country at large in the financial panio in' New Vork, which, ex cept for the prompt action taken, prob ably would have become one of the worst in tho hiatory of the country. . Secre tary Oortelyou'a method of dealing with the dangerous situation not only called lorth a warm letter of commendation from the President hut WAa Anna 1 1v to stir up the "friends" of tlie Indians praised by the financial leaders of the country, who, for once at least, were in accord with Roosevelt. It ia character Istlo of the modest bead of the Treasury Department that be ia inclined to give tbt larger measure of credit to J. Pier poet Morgan, George W. Perkins, A. B. Hepburn and the various members of the clearing-bouse committee and the special committee which was called into exist ence to deal with the emergency. Several of tho men who were active ia restoring order from the chaos that threatened the financial situation are graduates of the Treasury Department, and their associa tion In the directorate of the Bankers' Trust Company, which includes the leading banker of the metropolis, en abled Uiem to accomplish a tremendous amount of work in tho few boura when the financial situation hung in the bal ance, MT. Uorteiyou success in aetuug with the most threatening situation that a Secretary of the Treasury has bad to meet in many year was a surprise to many persons, In view of tho fact that he haa had no training as a banker,, It justifies the assertion frequently heard from public men in Washington that Coitelyou Is the strongest man of the administration forces. At any rate he seems to fill all positions with equal suc cess, for ho has successively occupied three Cabinet positions, holding a unique record In that respect. . co-education I. in vogue. Tk. question WM offers an interesting field for inmtiga tlon, and it may be the subject of an inquiry. : , ' , Although Oklahoma, by reason of the Preiideotial promise, will be admitted to the Union of States on November 16, there will be no change in the American flag until. July 4, 1006. On and after that date the blue field of the national banner will contain 46 star, instead of 45 as at present. This will be the first change in tho flag in 12 years, for the 45th atar was added July 4, 1896, fol lowing the admission of Utah to the Union In the preceding Maxell. - Several months ago ft joint board of the army and navy, of which Admiral Dewey was chairman, adopted a plan for the re' arrangement of the stars, made neces sary by the admission of new states. Under this plan such rearrangement will be perfected without materially altering the general scheme. When the star of Oklahoma is added, the first, third. fourth, and sixth rows on the blue ground will have eight stars, and the second and fifth rows seven stars each. aible for the introduction of a lot of Bell telephone apparatus and of Ameri can methods in operation into the sys tem .'of Australian pities. ; It also gave a new ides, of the possibilities-of tbt long distance. Consequently, Australian people can now talk 600 mile over ft well-constructed circuit Unci Sam's congratulations to Australia! - , Australia always appears to Ameri cans to be a topsy-turvy country be cause people out there are walking upside down; but a report from Consul- The Census Bureau may yet under-1 General Bray indicates that the people take an investigation of the desertion of that Anglo-Saxon commonwealth are of medicine .by women, in spite of the j acquiring some sense. They have awak- fact that more facilities are offered her ened to the fact that in a land of vast for entering this field and the demand for the services of women physicians Is growing givater every year. The mat ter was brought to the doors of the Census Bureau this year when it was discovered that in the class of aspiring young medicos entering the magnificent ly equipped department of medicine of Uie George Washington University, counted not ft single woman, notwith standing that the class was the greatest In the history of the Institution. The University last year, under the strong est pressure front women who aspired to take their degree In medicine, waived the rule that it long bad observed and admitted women to matriculation. It distances they need long distance tele phone service. Mr, Bray announces that the two leading cities, Melbourne and Sydney, 000 miles apart, are now tele-phonii-ally connected. That the Aus tralians should have waited so long for tlie construction of a single, circuit , be tween two great centers of population makes it eeem 'that they have, been singularly unprogressive. The chief eitio of the eastern part of the United States have, of course, been connected by the long distance telephone for now a matter of two decades. Out in Aus tralia they have had government owner ship to retard the growti of the utility, but clearly public demand for the most T"""niiM i ' " ASH BOX RESOLUTE UNIVERSAL COLD ; r WEATHER IS COAUNG See the bargains in our big , stove department - upstairs. If your money is in the bank give us your check. The Foard & Stokes Hardware Co i! Incorporated Sncceanra U Fttart ft fttoksc Civ ATTE iiiiVs was (fully . expected that this year the , indispensable of electrical services can demand would be even greater, but Oils force even governmental bureaus into a demand failed absolutely to materialize, j show of activity. Besides, Engineer According to reports, ' thla same condi-J john Ilesketh has been In this country tlon of affairs is noticeable in practically all the big schools of medicine in which and, with admiration and astonishment, studied the telephone habits of the Astoria Hardware Co., 113 12th St. H. B. PASSES, .Proprietory u & P. PASSES, 1 .' ; Vatager. PARKER HOUSE ETOOPEAH PLAN. First Class in Every Respect Pre Coach to the House. Bar and Billiard Room Good Sample Room on Ground Floor for Commercial Men Astoria i OretroB f I 5 A, if " )