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THE MORNING ASTOM AN. ASTORIA, OREGON. M TUESDAY, NOVEMBER it, 1907. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Da Except Monday by I EE J. & BELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION SATES. By mail, pr yw...., ..$7.00 By Mirier, per month........... .00 - WEEKLY ASTORIAlt. By mail, per year, In advenes. .'.$180 Kntan4 H looonrt-olua matter July St, UOS. at tfae poaloffloe at Astoria. Ore ftm, yndar lha cl or CongreM ol starest. MTOrtart tor the Mhmi of fas Ion ataaaToauatoetihar mUtm or place of mmj w maae of pcwnu vara or c aoae. Any irrcaularitr la ltd b (mandktalv monad lo tha anna ec yannoanoa. -1 TELEPHONE MAHf Sfii. Official paper of Clateoy Oountv and u uty 01 Astoria, and such knowledge at that robs tb simplest joy ot life of ita attribute. It ever mortal man had Incentive to do the fill of hi people the Ctr has it. The -world would applaud hn wisdom his people wild awing" the potential pendulum of popular opinion from the dreadful poise of organia, massed hatred, to that of grateful and gracious idolatry and the years that are left him might be filled with the sum of joy and peace that can never be his so long as he with' holds bia band and heart from those to whom, next to bis God, he it utterly re sponsible. ; . ,1 MILLION EDITORIAL SALAD. . . ., e WEATHER. ' Western Oregon Increasing tloudinesa followed by rain In , extreme northwest portion. TIMELY INTERVENTION. i The prompt intervention of W. 3d. Ladd in behalf of the depoaitore of the defunct Title, Guaranty & Trust Com pany, of Portland, and nis assumption of that immense end of the late failure, baa cleared the situation at the metro lis in very hearty fashion and taken' the ..edge off what was, else, a far-reaching and dubious condition. It wouU be well if there was more of tbia sort of "guaranty" given by the men who are fundamentally responsible for financial disorders. The fact of the matter ia there is a growing sentiment throughout the country for a sharper and clearer delineation of personal re tponeibility in the banking business; a definite aenae of reliance upon legally imposed liability and the alignment of the person, aa well aw the institution. when it cornea to the essense of account 'ability. . ,1 : Tbia should prevail in' much larger de gree than it does at present and it ia thought Congressional action will be had tbia winter to such an end. The kw of individual tesponaibOity in this great department of commercial life, in Europe, ia far stronger and more directly applicable, than H is in the United States; and while the banking business of the world is predicated upon shear honor, the rare lapses that do oc cur abould be forestalled by codes at once stringent and, assuredly, safer. The present peculiar status of affairs in this country i one of the best expressions of the popular high regard in which the American banks are held, ever recorded; nor would it be detracted from an iota if ampler provision iwere made to estab lish the real range of exact personal liability. - Under the operation of the "blame Roosevelt" policy it may yet be found that the President framed up the Barnes-Kins 'same and aalted Tom Greenoucb'a placer ground. , Admiral Evan's reference to western hospitality reads at if be bad, at some time or other, been forced to dance to the music of a playful cowman's (;un. Dr. Hicks said that our whiter would begin last Saturday. Had be not told us we would have not known it. says the St. Paul Dispatch. 0 Admiral Evans is sending to Japan large consignment of hot air in ad vance of the sailing of his fleet. The only excuse for referring again to this weather it that it is such a pleasant subject to talk about. We may live without books, but we cant get along without copper. 0 Happily' the pumpkin pie outlasts the Hallowe'en season. There is an active bull movement in the turkey market , First National Bank Receives Money From Sub-Treasury. MADE UNDER POLICE GUARD Gold From London Arrives and it Be ing Distributed to Western Banks Railroads Clamoring For Clearing Checks Saloonkeepers Suffer, WARNED OF DEATH. Editor of Jewish Newspaper it demned by Black Hundred. Con- GOLD, THE SOLVENT. The cheerful patience to which the people of Oregon, and the entire covin try, stand committed in the face of the money-stringency, is teaching a lesson that should be world-wide in its effect; since it reveals what unified thought, under the law, can achieve, as against the madness of disordered and mis-directed conception of a vital situa tion. ' That a nation of 80,000,000 souls shall submit itself to the terms of a simple law, in relation to the gravest considera tion that can exercise its interest, is a rare expression of spontaneous will without parallel in history, and infinite ly creditable. It shows an amenability to reason in marvelous contrast with the results arising from unguided and irre sponsible action. Patience first, then gold. The gold is coming and the flow is distinctly mark ed in all the great channels that lead to the money markets of the country. It is the solvent that will soon lay all the enigma we are contending with; but it would never have served the purpose if patience, illimitable, cheerful, and popu lar, had not paved the way. : 0 DEBATABLE GLORY. The Russian Beds are after the Czar again.. The glory of being supreme ruler of a country of that sort strikes one ss being a negative honor. The young man at present occupying that debatable post would be far hap pier if be were a simple citizen and bis heritage greatly less than it is. As it stands, be and his are denied all the essential happiness that falls to mortal man; be cannot know at what moment bis enemies are going to be successful, NEW YORK, Nov. II. A death let ter which was said to have been written by Russian nationalists- has been receiv ed by .Louis Miller, editor of the Jewish newspaper "Warheit The editor has been condemned to death by the foreign secretary, it was said, because of sev eral attacks on the Russian government by the newspaper. The postmark on the envelope, which has a black border, is Geneva, Switser land, and is dated Oct 31. 1907. The warning is signed by N. Feaative, and explains that the Geneva department of the Union of Russian people, Hie Black Hundred, decided at its last meeting that the editor, who was known as Randes while a revolutionist, has been condemned to death for aiding the terrorist organisation and fop printing documents of the government. Three special agents have been delegated to carry out the threat and have left Mos cow with 3000 rubles to defray the expenses' of the errand. The notice dis turbed the editor, who declared that be is sure an attempt will be made to as sassinate him by the organization which is regarded as one ot the most influen tial in Russia, and is the society which started the Jewish massacres last year. Mr. Miller informed the detective bu reau and he will call on a private detec tive agency for additional protection. CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Acting under telegraphio instructioni from the Treat ury department in New York $3,000, 000 in gold coin will be transferred to day from the Sub-Treasury to the vaults of the First National Bank. The trans fer will be made undet police guard . The weight of the gold to be moved it about 12,000 pound. The Illinois Trust and Savings Bank expects to aild $1,500,000 b gold to its currency store tomorrow. This is also a part of the shipment of gold received last week in New York from London. The question of clearing house checks, which are being demanded by all the railroadt centering in Chicago and by the Chicago Association of Commerce, representing Chicago merchants, probab' ly will be taken up again by the Clear ing House Committee today. The com mittee has said that if the demand was strong enough these checks will be is sued. It is expected thev will be receiv' as currency by all business bouse and by transportation lines. I The Engraving of these checks is com pleted, and copies of the four demon! nations that may be issued will be shown to the members of the clearing bouse at once. The Present titrhtnesa in tha money 1 market hai hit a numtwr nf ulmn. in' the outlying districts in an unexpected and tender spot. (For years it bss been the custom of large concerns to pay their employes in checks. These checks the neighbor hood saloons would cash for them, tbeir brewers furnishing the money. The saloonkeeper got his profit out of the 'act the workman he obliged would na turally spend some of the money with him before going home and the brewer gained by selling more beer to the saloonkeeper. , But wben one brewery sent to its bank the other day for a large amount of currency to meet this monthly call, its cashier was told the bank could not, spare it. 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The old days of grasshoppers and drouth are almost forgotten ia the pros perous Kansas of , today 1 althouch citisen of Code, Bart 8oamburg, has not yet forgotten a bard time he 4 countered. , He aaysi 1 was worn out and discouraged by coughing night and day, and could find no relief till I tried Dr. King's New Discovery. It took lest than one bottle to eompletly cure m The safest and moat reliable cough and eold remedy sad lung and throat healer ever diseovwred. Guaranteed by Quuisa Rogers' drug store; Mo and 1100. Trial bottle fret. conse ' Dancing Proves Fatal Many men and women catch colds at Nances which terminate in pneumonia and consumption. After exposure, if Foley's Honey and Tar is taken it will break up a cold and no serious results need be feared. Refuse any but the genuine in a yellow package. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. , STUAKT CHALLENGES. G. A. S. Officer Defies Confederates to Show Letters From Union Leaders. CHICAGO, Nov. ll.-Col J. E. Stuart, vice past commander of the Department of Illinois, G. A. R, issued a challenge last night to the Louisiana Historical Association to produce the letters al leged to be in its possession in which General U. S. Grant, General George H. Thomas and Admiral Farragiit at one time offered tbeir services to Jefferson Davis in the Confederate Army. The cballange follows the statement made in Baltimore, Md, on Saturday by Captain A. L. de Eos set, of Wilmington, N. C. Captain de Rosset, through the medium of the Confederate Veteran, the official organ of the Confederate Socie ties, said the historical association bad in its museum original copies of letters which tbeae three distinguished Union officers wrote to Davis. General Grant is said to have written to Davis apply ing for a commission, January 18, 1861. Commander Stuart says: "I challenge the production by the Louisiana Historical Association, by any society or individual, of any authentic letter written by either of these three, me'n at any time, which contains one word, or phrase from which the inference could bedrawn they were willing at any time to aid or assist the cause of the rebellion." . TEA The cost of good tea is so very little : only a third of a cent a cup! a cent-and-a-half or two cents for the family breakfast I . Ton frorer return. Tour moat? U jn doa'l Ilk Schilling Bnt; t or Bio. Chapped hands are quickly cured by applying Chamberlain's 8alve. Price, 25 cents. For sale bv Frank Hart and leading dnipglsts. v Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month delivered by carrier. For a Warm Bath Room A lath in a cold room is a 1 "sruvery"operation and is extremely lialle to cause colds. The Bathroom above all should be kept warm. This is easy and the bath is a comfort if you have a ESFECHOW Oil Heater (Equipped with Smofeeles Device) It maybe carried from any other room to the bath room, which it will heat while you are preparing for the bath. . Impossible to turn it too high or too low. The most economical heater , you can buy intense heat for 9 hours with one filling. hold purposes. Gives a clear. " steady light Made oi brass tnrouohout and nickel Slated. Equipped with the latest improved central raft burner, runome-nimple-uslactory. Every lamp guaranteed. If you cannot get heater or lamp at your dealer's, write our nearest agency ior descriptive circular. : STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) until t m r FEATHER OUSTERS I t This is a new line carried by us. Take a glance at our show window and this will convince you'th&t we have an up-to-date line. B. A. HIOGINS CO MUSIC BOOKS STATIONERY See the Window t MMHIMM MtMj JOHN FOX, Pres. ?. I BISHOP, See, ASTORIA SAVTN'ns BiKr iw NELSON TBOra. 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