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...-..r.-,-,...-, . am MORNING ASTOltlAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. ;-!; , 1 ' ' i . I . ' . I I t.wL lml.1 fr UHimilutivn iuiidumA. "! I mmm mm "" """ . - - THE ASTORIAN Established 187 Published Daily Except Monday by the j. s. dellinger compah. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. By mail per je. . By carriftr. per month w WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By man. per yer. in edTanee. . .$160 jo. loo, at tbs poswmo at AJtortaJWj , UBd in. iov of Congra ol March , tea ... Al1a WrtB ronton for in , rr ... ... .i.kMV nMddMoa or pwca oi tNHiiMM nr nun oy UW?rbold b InuDeSUuiT report, to TELEPHONE MAIN 66i. I Official paper of Clatsoy County and th City of Aston. th. WEATHER. Western Oregon and Washing i.,u.;. viwh southerly- winds lu , a - - in interior; strong southerly gale 4 along coast, v A THE MESSAGE. President Theodore Roosevelt's mes sage to Congress is before the nation and ia being scanned in all place by all manner of citizens and with all manner of estimates; some for. others against, and still others ambiguous, rwith many, stolidly indifferent to its text anJ import. The document is very comprehensive and touches upon practically all the live issues of the day that need mora or less handling by the law-makers of the land. The key-note of it all is "Governmental oversight, and increased Governmental responsibility." And this note is struck in full accord with national thought The people are tired of the domination of corpora tie power and influence in every element of their daily life and are becoming restive; though the spirit of revolt is, as yet, subjective to the still possible cures that lie in the orderly province of the law- Nor is this de duction so very radical when one fathoms the depths to which the corporations of .the country have forced the free busi ness, and the freer people, by the sheer weight of conspiracy, and an inspired favoritism within the inner; circle of the law itself. Corruption, and the ar Togance of huge successes, have made vast inroads on the level principles that once prevailed in the American world of business, until they have been set aside as too slow and cumbrous for the "get-rich-quick" impulses of the day; and it ia to this spirit the tone of the mes sage ia addressed throughout its un usual length. We know the temper of the people and the people know their own power; and it were well if Congress hall indicate a conception of the situa tion that shall eventuate in an "over eight" and "responsibility" that shall mean an end to the glaring and daring assumptions of autocratic dominance on the part of the allied-money-rings of the eountry. ECONOMY,. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. The country at large has had a long decade' of reckless extravagance, and the "rich man's panic has Intervened to check the wild and vicious course, and to set up the reversionary principle of rational ecenomy in both the public and private budgets of the people every where. It ia an excellent thing for all of us, that the stringency has come, since we have the lesson without the crushing bitterness of a universal "panic"; and may make good use of the hint, still possessing the resources for improvement that otherwise would not have ', been left us. We twill enter the new year of 1908 with a realizing sense of the necessities of the hour and may , plan and prospect our course through its term to an advantage that will measure immensely to our credit as a nation even if its sum of profit shall be greatly less than usual. We have been fixing too exalted a limit on our aims and it is healthful to descend, once in a while, to the com moner levels of equity and sobriety and prudence, and take a new start, Nothing can keep us from ascending again and with an abiding faith in that principle of success, we can afford to step back1 ward to gather impetus for the fresh leap, and make it from a solider and cleaner basis. The doctrine of retrenchment applies to the whole gamut of human affairs and through the private systems as well as the public lines of endeavor and cost; end its benefits are equally universal A WILLING ' WORKER Money is always ready to earn you more money when given the opportu nity, We furnish the opportunity. ' ASK US ABOUT IT Scandinavian-American Savgs. Bank ASTORIA, OREGON SHIFTING QUARANTINE POST. There is some talk of shifting the fed eral quarantine headquarters from this city to Fort Stevens in behalf ot ex pedition of the service. This is all right. Astoria will not lose anything by the chance since she will always be the commercial center of the section known as "the mouth of the Columbia river." and if the service will be simplified and the time and expense of ships mtnutlea by suoh a shirt, we shall not complain of the removal. It will still be part and parcel of this port and this city will be virtually the headquarters ot the business and the staff of employe in charge. Ant we are glad to see every nhase of service here, governmental, commercial and industrial, made a di rect and ample and convenient as pos sible, since such arrangements will but contribute to the good name of the port evetywhere, a desideratum of far more consequence than the mere keeping of an office or two and a few employe right in the heart Of the city itself. A Democratic paper, the Brooklyn Eagle, puts the case in this fashion Mr. Bryan has twice tried tfor the oresidency,- with the incidental result of passing from poverty to wealth, and he would now try for nomination for a third time. The Democratic party has become poorer as Mr. Bryan has become richer, and that party is again asked further to enrich him anJ still further impoverish itseif." Democratic testimonials like this are multiplying and getting hotter. A little pamphlet containing a syn opsis of the new state primary law in Missouri has been issued by the McKin- lev-Roosevelt Club of S. Joseph. It is a timely publication. The information given in popular form will be increas ingly in demand among the voters of the tate, who must now rely to a greater extent on their individual political ac tion. The St. Joseph club believes in constant work, and is making an in telligent start in the coming campaign. For that Dull Feeling After Eating. I have used Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for some time, and can testify that they have done me more good than any tablets I have ever used. My trouble was a heavy dull feeling after eating. David Freeman, Kempt, Nova Scotia. These tablets strengthen the stomach and improve the digestion. They also regulate the liver and bowls. They are far superior to pills but cost no more. Get a free sample at Frank Hart the Leading Druggist., and see what a splendid medicine it is. I , Col. Wfatterson says Gov. Beckham Is 'a lifelong placeholder and placehunter, manager of a bankrupt voting machine and chief of an office brokerage gone in to liquidation," and that the "snap sena torial primary gave the people's sense of fair play a prodigious wrench." ' The Democratic row in Kentucky has been gathering a long time, and must be fought to a finish. For Eczema, Tetter and Salt Rheum. The intense itching characteristic of these ailments is almost instantly allay ed by Chamberlain's Salve. Many severe cases have been cured by it. For sale by Frank: Hart and leading druggists. COFFEE The best name for coffee is one that tells where the money's to come from, if you don't like it. Yonr rroeer returns roar tBoner If yon don't l&o Schilling's Beit; w.sarbin. TO STOP GAMBLERS Gambling Features of Stock Ex change Should be Stopped WILL BRYAN BE NOMINEE? Friends of Silver Tongued Orator Affirm That the Nebraskan Will be and is the Only Logical Candidate for the Nomination. WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 4.-Kor cool audacity commend us to .James Creeluianl Formerly a newspaper nuin of no little reputation Mr. Creelman ha become the star attraction of Pearson's Magazine. Always interesting, Mr, Creelman has struck a lead which prom ises to make him positively, dangerous to our "vested! interests,'' probably so called because the typical capitalist is usually represented in a white-vet along with mutton-chop whiskers. Mr. Creel man actually has the nerve to suggest, nay, more, to urge that the gambling features of the New York Stock Ex change be abolished. Shades of Daniel Drew and Jay Gould. The thought I almost impious! It is true that others have secretly entertained the same thought, and here and there a feeble voice has been raised against the tran sactions behind the marble front of the imposing building where the prices of stocks are fixed, but Mr. Creelman tacks up his arrnngment with an inter esting and important array of cold tacts. Starting on the assumption that a part of the railroad and industrial stocks list ed is held by investors, he shows that the gamblers have bought and sold more shares during the past year, many times over, than there were in existence, of th leading "ii-tivr stocks, such as Reading, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, etc The possession of a comparatively few share in these stocks, which are loaned to those who wih to bear the market, enables the gamblers to raise or depress the price of every share owned by the investing public. This is possible because in every city, in almost every town in the country, there h' a ticket which records the price on he New York Stock Exchange and a place where bets may be made that the next price record ed mill be higher or lower, according to the fancy ofthe speculator. Mr. Creelman finds the difference between a "bucket shop" and a 'broker's office to be that the latter requires a ten per cent dfcposit from his "customers" while the former will take, one, two or three per cent de poita. He finds that the prices of stocks, breadstuffs and cotton are fixed by a small coterie of men who nave no intentions whatever of actually deal ing in the commodities and without in tei-et in f-e welfare of the corporations but who use the certificates merely as counters in the great gamble. Sometime they play their own money but more often that of their customers, being sat isfied with the percentage iwihich they get for placing the bef. Mr. Creelman thinks that if the stock exchange was compelled to incorporate and come 'under the jurisdiction of the State, and if a method could be found to make the pur chases and sales bona fide transactions, the' gambling feature could be elini nated' and the New York Stock Exchange would. return to Its original status us a market place for securities instead of a gigantic gambling institution, Ho points out that one Of the reasons for the fin ancial stringency i., that a billion dol lars is constantly loaned in New York on toik lielil for nwoukitlv mnvose, and that unmlilor are notorious for biln willliiit Co pay txorbltuns rates. Utf money i kept there to supply tlmm with chips for their gain, me imv against uuiv doc not apply to loans on stocks payable on demand, ud when the tide glut thorn the gamblers will pay almost any premium for chips rather than forfeit their seats and gt't out w game. Congress will doubtless take Into nmHiili'iutHm the. gamming in siock wIkmi dlncuMtiui our financial system, it renovation ud repairs, but it Is hoping '.oo miii'li to expect that It Mil squcicn it a It did the lottery) t least, at mi time, That Bryan will be the nominee of ! iiuvraoy iu NM8 is both affirmed: and denied; affirmed because he Is h most popular of lXmiocrat. denied because it takes a two-thirds to nominate, I he dinner irlven him here bv his friend paused .4t most pleaontly exvopt for n little encounter between Bryan and Sen atoi Daniel of Virginia, the afternoon before the dinner took place. Meeting him aeokloiitally, feu'or lVnlel inform ed Mr, Urywa that while he was person ally very ifond of him lie could not ap prove his dictatorial ways. In short, he believed the platform should l con structed for the party and not lor Mr. Bryan. There is i?ason to believe that Mr. Bryan has coma to somewhat the same conclusion, not that h la willing to stultify himself to got the nomination, but that he Is realizes the combined win dom of the party is moro likely to ap peal to a majority o the voter tiisn the personal Nire. of any one man. Indications nolnt tow rd th drfUn of platform on which he can stand am! which nt the snme time will not enun ciate principles calculated to alarm any Imt th most timid. The loyalty of Tammany ims been enthusiastically pledged to him and in the next campaign the Bryan "ticer" is apt to be as con- spicuous as the "Teddy Bear." TWICE-TOLD TESTIMONY. Astoria People Are Doing AU They Can For Fellow Sunertrs. Astoria testimony has been published to prove th merit of Doan's Kidney Pills to others in Astoria who sufferer from bad backs and kidney ills. Lest any sufferer doubt that the cures made by Doun's Kidney Tills are thorough and lasting, we produce confirmed proof statements from Astoria people saying that the cures they told of years ago were permanent. Here's a Astoria cases J. Pedersen, G13 Commercial street. Astoria, Oregon, says: "For two years I suffered more or less from kidney com plaint. At night there was such a ter rible aching through the small of my back that I would be unable to sleep and consequently arose in the morning feeling tired and worn out. I was lan guid and nervous through the day, had severe headaches, dluy spells iters of frequent occurrence and at such times, spots would float before my eye. At last I procured Doans Kidney rill, used them according to directions and received a complete cure." (From state ment given January 19, 1906). For sale by all Dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Milbtirn Co., Buffalo, New York, cule agents or the United States. Remember the nnmc Loan's and take no other. The Tennessee P.iver ' Improvement Association will hold a convention ut Birmingham, Ala., November 10, in behalf of the project to open a naviga ble waterway from the Tennessee river to Mobile. An inland channel to Mobil.) would be a new and valuable connec tion for the Mississippi and its tribu taries. Beware of Frequent Colds. A succession of colds or a protracted cold is almoMt certain to end' in chronic catarrh, from which few pewon ever wholly recover. Give every cold the at tention it deserves and you may avoid this disagreeable disease. How can you cute a cold f Why not try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy? It Is highly recom mended. Mrs. M. White, of Butler, Tenn., says: "Several years ago I was bothered with my throat and lungs. Someone told me of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I began using It and it re lieved me at once. Now my throat and lungs are sound and well." For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggixts. HERE'S GOOD ADVICE. 0. S. Woolever, one of the best known merchants of Le Raysvillc, N., Y., snys: "If you are ever troubled with piles, ap ply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It cured me of them for good 20 years ago.-' Guaranteed for sores, wounds, burns or abrasions. 25. at Chas, Rogers drug store. Holiday Greeting. Th happy CHRISTMAS tini is fast pproaeliliii and X tsks great pleasure in Inviting you to limpoot my new nd well ssleoted line of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Solid Silver tad plated ware, Cut .Glass, Umbrullas, and Gold and Silver novelties. I havi the largest and finest stock this year to select from that I Lave ever shown In Astoria, PRICKS ars HIGUT QUALITY UNSUll PASSED. Corns early and make jour selections. I will Ujr tlmu way until you want them. 1 J, H. 8BYMOUR The Store of Quiilty. 40s Commercial St Astoria, Ore, MM MrTtMMMMH.lllt THE TRENTON First-Class Liquors and. Cigars 6ot Commercial Stitst I Cornst CommsrcUl and 14th. ASTORIA, OSX00H t I'MMIMIMIIIMIIMIIMIItllt HMMIIIMItll That Dinner 1 WILL MOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT SOME OF OUR SELECT TABLE WINES A PARTIAL UST TO CHOOSE FROM. SWESi WINES 1 Sparkling See Dry-Fragrant, effer. Old Port Tawny, rich, light and vescent. color. Old Sherry Pale, clean, nutty. Angelica Soft, agreeable, full. Muscatel Very fruity, sweet, WRITE WINES Rlcsling-Medlura light table wine. Sauterne Natural mellow, pronounced flavor. RED WINES Zlnfandel Clean, light table win. Burgundy Medium bodied, mellow. Sparkling Burgundy Brilliant, pi, nt Grspt Juice, Maraschino chsrrlet, fruit and Cognac Brandies, and 4 full lint of Cordials. Chateau Yqutm Full bodied Crm o' Sauterne. PHONE iSSt PROMPT DELIVER Yy"" AMERICAN IMPORTING CO. 589 Commercial Street"! 0 A. BOWLBY, President CRANK PATTON, Cuater. I PETERSON. Vic -President J. W. GARNER, A-A'sUat CaaMaf. Astoria Savings Bank Capital raid in I100JW), Surplus and Cndlvldsd Profit 10,000 raneta Oeosral Banking BoalDssa. Intersil raid on Tims Impostl POUR PER CENT PER ANNUM Eleventh and Duane streets. AJTOSXA, OtXOOat First National Bank of Astoria, Ore, ESTABLISHED 18 HO. Capital $100,000 ASTORIA THE GEM ; C. F. WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors Msrchaata Lisca from tad Cigars 11:30 a. . to 1S90 f ja, Hot Loach at all Bonn cata Corner Eleventh and Commatolal 0R1G0 Sherman Transier Co. HENRY SHER MAN, Manager Hacka, CsjTbp-Bggag Cheeksd slYanfeiTd-Troeka and FanUm wagons nanos Morsd, Boxed and Shipped, 433Commerdal Streat Mala Vkm tai JOHN FOX, Pres. F. L. BISHOP. See. ASTnui R imM n a 1." ASTORIA IRON WORKS Engagements of foreign gold since the money stringency' in the United States now total $175,000,000. ; : . ' Kemp's Balsam will stop any cough that can be stopped by any medicine and cure coughs that cannot be cured by any other medicine. It is always the best cough cure, DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED . . . . ' ' it aOitrlnv Kf a aiU1m - t . . V J 11 11 1 nil iki'irn s uvr mm w mm 1 - w 11 mjMjusujsk iiiuwii 1 11 11 v. 1 1 1 .i 1 1 11 1 ri ui ill- v j 1 1 1 1 kiii rih t - J? IA1V aVUKlUVt? aUU aUUUVlJ , V COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Cerreipondence Solicited, Foot of Fourth Street ,