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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1907)
HIE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1007. 1 - " - ' ' ' 77 . , . ... : I THE MORNING ASTORIAN EUbllih4 187 PnMUW Dailv Except Monday by IHE J. S. DELLJNGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By arnar. per momu. .$7.00 .00 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail per yew. in ad ranee. .11.00 . . a .10 miliar Jul? the pcTofflc. at Awrt.Onf &7Sdi the SoTorcouinol March I, IS Ks&'lwS.. Any lrruUmy.ln h- Uwr should be loueealelell reponea so u oBosot publication. TELEPHONE MAIH Mi. Official paper of Oateoy Oounty and the CHy of Astoria. s) WEATHER. " - iVestrn Oregon and Washing- ton Occasional light rain; south- erly winds. Eastern Oregon and Washing- f ton. Northern Idaho Partly cloudy; snow flurries. Southern Idaho Fair. A as-SHIP LIMIT. Portland ia unfortunate in that she baa not adequate room for the shipping now headed there from all over the world after the grain cargoes that awaits it With a dock and harborage limit of 23 ships, she is peculiarly handicapped and ber only salvation lies in making instant use of thia end of the river, which is. wmmeroially speaking, hers, as well as Astoria's, and all Oregon's, in spite of either city. It is not that Portland does not know this thing. Her shippers know it better than any people in the world and only refuse to adopt the policy on the score of loss of prestige to the metropolis. This is one of those hide bound ideas that have held Oregon back in theace of the Pacific States untu sne is an even generation behi d her sisters north and south; and is of the same stuff that sent the trade of Alaska to Puget Sound instead of to Portland. There is room in thi harbor for 2500 ships, and then some, and every one of them might be under conakrnment to Portland owners and agencies so far as we of Astoria are concerned. What re need is Portland in terest in the shape of docks and eleva tors and terminals and quick-despatch facilities; we have everything else under Heaven for the business, as Hon. Harvey Scott, of the Oregonian, has so often and so trenchantly said; and if the commerce of Oregon is to lead on the coasts of the Pacific her one incomparable port must be employed in the game. If James J. Hill must come in and set the pace and make the demonstration, o be it! But it would look a little more like Oregon spirit for the one great city of the State to take an initiative and tOiiiclr lipr cherished fears aade. WiA harbor that congests at 25 vessels in ad dition to the local fleets, Portland has but one of two resources left. Yield her commerce entirely: or handle it from a port, that for scope, advantage, and despatch, is absolutely unparalleled. IF GOMPERS WERE PRESIDENT I "A friend at our elbow." (aa Bob. Hend ricks, of the Salem Statesman usually puts it), has raised the question, "What if Gompers were President of the United States!" It -wa asked us, in good faith, by an ardent friend of labor, and aa it was auite suzsestive (however im practicable at this time), we deferred answering it, till we could scan it as it deserved. Pre-supposing Mr. Gompers election to the first office in the land, tarries the assumption that he would be the ideal champion of the iworkine world of American and the object of its vast and unified vote. Upon this predicate, there fore, must his administrative course be estimated, and the first conclusion such a situation suggests is, that he would stand primarily, for the federated and unionized labor of the nation, an all its rational demands, and compel observ ance of its claims over all other matters of corresponding weight and' influence. Numerically, the labor element, skilled and unskilled, educated and uneducated, might reasonably insist that its demands were supreme and entitled to first and full consideration; and because of its initial occupation of such lofty official prestige, seek to enforce that observance, to the undoing of hundreds of equally grave issues that effect the people, a contretemps not so irrational when one studies the attitude and processes invar iably employed by amalgamated labor to enforce its designs and wishes. Naturally, Mr. Gompers would have to Now is the time to deposit money in the Scandinavian American Savings Bank to draw Six Months' Interest, July 1, IMS. J. M. ANDERSON, Cashier fill his cabinet with men of his own predilection and training, and strong as he is and clean as he wants to oe, ne would be dominated immensely by the group' he must name in the interest of his and their propaganda. It would b almost impossible to secure a caninet oi men as capable and honest as the man under discussion, and anything less well- balanced would imperil the plan and Meat the highest purpose of such a party and destroy its efforts a fast a thev were made. Mr. Gcmper would be the least of the factors to be feared by the country in general; the real peril lies in the irrepressible ambition of the kmoramus and the brute who pos as she friend of labor and does his best, al- best, always with success, to kill t ami purest ambitions. No presiden of the tmted !taic may ever dream of an autocracy great enough to override the official leaders of his own party, rough-shod, as Ootnpers would have to do if he attained to the lismitv: and short of such a will and power, he, in turn, would be submerged by the untutored and unrecKoning ituniditv of the "blatant," the element w n T anl ever will, keep the hnnMi dismitv of labor in the back - ground. If such a man were eiecieu incident of this country, it would be after a prolonged and horrible wan are between capital and labor and he would go into power and place s a dictator pure and simple, with labor and every other phase and clan of humanity under his dominion: a condition that the pain otic labor of America would antagonize as hotlv as any other element of society. Therefore, Mr. Gompers would not be success as president for the soI reason his own following would not allow him to succeed. o CHRISTMAS, THE LEVELER. Tor all Oresron the "stringency" a3 marked by the operation of the "legal holidays," will end on next Saturday niffht. exactly 10 days before the dawn o - , . of the ideal anniversary of Christmas; i and it is well the two events come so close together. The end of the "flurry" makes it infinitely pleasanter and easiei to take on the spirit and duty of the great holiday; and the doing of this placates the harshness of the season that is passed and will help us forget it. Christmas is a grand leveier, ana a season for compelling the mind of man to accept the softer and easier ways not of unescapeable trouble; the universal desire to do something for one another urges the ready mitigation of harsher circumstance and inspires forbearance on all sides. Therefore, we say it an excellent thing that the two seasons are to coalesce in the moderating of what miffht else have been gravely unhappy . - neriod for all hands. As it stands we look for a normal Christmas-time, with all the warmth and grace and generous- ity that usually characterizes It. awful tragedy was enacted are said to be among the most modern aim best equip ued. in point of life-snvinir devices, in u II the world, aud it is creditable to the companies controlling Uiem that it is so But human ingenuity and generousity are altogether futile against the ravages of natural forces such as play in the depths of the earth. And even in Pcnn sylvania, where all these worst horrors couie from: whence coal-mining has reached the highest pitch and point of perfection known to man. man is still helpless before the elements it is not -iven him to dominate. He can but do his best, and have done it, leave the rest to fate, or the play of a will supernal iv ml eternal. o The Oregon apple has captured the Orient and Russia. Yadgjoglou Broth rs of Vladivostok, after making a dis nlav in one of the principal show win .lows of the city, removed the display ard after it was photo graphed, and is to be reproduced in colors for international advertising. Thus the glory of the ure around the world. The display was unusual because most of the boxes were shown ready for ocean shipment, each encased in burlap. Var Mtir of apples included the Winter llanana, Ortley, Hyde's King and Arkan sas Black. DON'T LET FEAR RUIN BUSINESS. Of what earthly ue W soldier who drop, tils musket and takes to hi heels at the first onslaught of the enemy t Where would nation end with an army of such soldiers t Where a business ? At present this country stands face to face with a most absurd enemy, who came like a bolt from a clear sky and wholly without cause. That enemy Isfeur, 'Are you a good fighter or arc you ctward? Are yu going to lay down units before this Imaginary fictitious up- iwrtitton, or are you going to "march breast forward'' and help break down this fear In the minds of your cus tomers! . There is no reason why merchants or any one elc should be alarmed, ine backbone and foundation of this nation is its integrity and natural resources. nhk'h are in most superb condition. Jn fact, the Vnd "flows wKh milk and honey." The only trouble ia the people (some of them) are scared stiff. And about what! Absolutely nothing. It's just Jike a cry of fire In an opera house where no fire exists. Fear is no person, place nor thing. I has no actual cause no real power. 1 the presence of confidence become absolute nothlngnm and vanishes darkness before the light. When a snag is bkuwn out of a river by dynamite tlie nse creates excite ment, but the snag being removed leave, the river clear. Several snags are being removed from the "financial river," mi' the explosion should cause no alarm With the snags removed, this country' prosperity will flow on greater and more powerful than ever. Which side are you fighting on feai or confidence T r.very word you speau every thought you think, has power for rood or evil. Think H over and be an ujtimit. Chicago Tribune. The meeting of Oregon business men at the Portland Commercial Club on the it followed bv the announcement of Oov. Chamberlain that the present holi days would be discontinued after the 14th, have been the most dmcusseJ events of the week. That the repre- senatives from forty communities should unanimously unite in resolutions force fully expressing confidence in the outlook and financial strength of the entire state fa in itself indicative of constantly bettering conditions. o Notice to Our Customers We are pleased to announce that Foley's Honey and Tap for coughs, cold anl lung trouble is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law aa K contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recommend it as a safe remeAv for children and adults, sold by T. F. Laurin. Owl Drug Store. During the two months of Fall colonist rates, September 1 to Octolier 31, the Denver A Rio Grande Railorad sold 8,- 081 homeseekers' tickets to the North west, which was an Increase of 2,917 over last year' business, or more than 50 per cent. A WORLD'S SYMPATHY. All mankind is casting sympathetic eye and thought toward the sorrow-riven homes in and about Monangah, West Vir ginia, where 550 souls have been swept into one vast grave they had, for tne most part, dug 'or themselves in the course of their daily labor; and Ameri can purse strings will loosen in this be half and the world will have another example of the generous interest this country feels m those who are undone oy aiulden adversity. The great coal mines in which tm The tragedies' that have followed re cent exposures of questionable banking methods convey the conviction rnai many accused officials would be safer in jail than out of it. f - When you need cough cure you need one that will cure your cough. Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure, will do it All druggists cell it for 25 cents. Havfng retired from the salt seas, Ad miral CoghFan has been elected director in a spring water company. Nothing like variety. COFFEE and tea; Schilling's Best, is sold by about 9000 grocers west of the Rocky Mountains. Your grocer returns your money If yos don't like it: we pay him. THE TRENTON First-Class Liquors and Cigars ftos Commtrdal Stmt rr. CmsreJal an .ath. ASTORIA, OREGON To Mill I ' a "80 chances to win you can't lose' is the slogan of the Portland Commercial lob in its final work connected! with tlkt fcHHH) prlise contest closing Decern her 31, lVople in general seem engrossed with the financial condition, and their neglect makes the chances of those who Jo complete even more pronounced. The statement of the National bank f Portland on December 3 proved tiiat thev had ample cash more than tne mnst enthusiastic had anticipated. The me is true of banks throughout the State. Kemp's Balsam it a safe cough cure, for it contains nothing that can harm . t A you. It fa the best cougn cure, oui coats no more than any other kind. All druggists aell it. Aliens W,00 strong are booked to sail for home. No use asking them to stav for the holidays; they wouldnt help the currency situation. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cur any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 8 to 14 days or 0 money refunded. 1 60c. CASTOR I A for infant! and Children. Hia Kind Yon Have Always Bocgjit Bears the Signature of rr - SeatQe Fish He 77 Ninth St., near Bond Fresh and Salted Fish. Game and Poult r v, Groceries, Produce and Frui Imported and Domestic Uooas. P. Bakotitch &Feo, Proprs. ' ; Phone Red n6 ; Holiday Greeting. The happy CHRISTMAS time is fast appro-ohlng ami I Uk gml pleasure in invlLtng you to Inspect my new and wall wlsoUd "in. of Diamonds, Watches, Clocka, Jewelry, Solid Silver and plated ware. Out Olwi, itabrtlta. d Oola and Silver noveltlee. 1 havt the largest and finest Hook this year to wleot fronr Ji IV ver .hSwa In Astoria. TRICKS are RWUT, QUALITY UNSUH PASSED. Come early and make j our oleotlona. I will lay them away until you want them. r , J. H. SEYMOUR fhs Store of QuiUty, 4 Commercial St., Aitorla, Or. HI I MMi Weston demonstrated that temper ance is a fine preservative, ana aiso that one day's rest in seven is a good thing. - 'A militia officer after a Scrimmage reported: "Killed, none; wounded, nonej scared -to death, almont all." It sounds like: "a' summary - of the recent panic among depositors.. ' ' fi' Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new Laxative stimulates,"" but does not ir riate. It is the best Laxative. Guaran teed or your money back. Sold by T. F , Laurin. (hvl Drug Store. The' Morning Astorian delivered your door, 60 cents per month. at BBS? l&Safeaaaaaaaibguaa'.i'JaaanaanaBdagl OTJEK3 Coughs,Colds, This remedy can always be depended upon and Is pleasant to take, It contains no opium or other harmful drug and may be given as confi dently to a baby as to an adult. Price 25 cents, large size 50 cents. That Dinner WILL HOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT SOME OF OUR SELECT WINES A PARTIAL UST TO CHOOSE FROM. TABLE SWE&t WIRES Old Port Tawny, rich, light color. Old Sherry Pale, clean, nutty. Angelica Soft, agreeable, full Mnacatel Very, fruity, aweet WHITE WIMES Rieallng-Medlum light table wine. Saoterne-Natural mellow, pronounced flavor. Chateau Yquem Full bodied Creme o' Sautsrnee. . PHONE iSSi offer Sparkling See Drr Fragrant, md vesoent, RED WINES Zlnfandsl Clean, light table win. Burgundy Medium bodied, matlow. Sparkling Burgundy Brilliant, pfaa ant Grape Juice, Maraschino cherries, fruit and Cognac Brandies, aud i full lino of Cordiak. PROMPT DELIVER J AMERICAN IMPORTING CO. 589 Commercial Street; Q. A. BOWLBT, PrsaWsnt, i, r, PETERSON. Vlos Prealdssi rtUNX PATTON, fJasafar. 1. W. GARNER, Awfatut Cashlsi. Astoria Savings Bank Capital Paid in UOO-OSO, Surplus ana Pnaivlded Kroflu VCflOO Transact a Ootml Bankfni BiuIdw. Interest Palfl on Time Uotl FOUR PER CENT PER ANNEM Cerentb and Dnana atxotte. AaTTOKM, OKOO. First National Bank of Astoria, Ore ESTABLISHED 18MO. Capital $100,000 Sherman Transler Co. HENRY 8UER MAN. Manager Racks, Carriages Baggage CbeokeJ and Transferred Trooka Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and 8bipped. 433Commerda! Street and FwnhvaV Main Pkaw m JOHN FOX. Pres. F. L. BISHOP, See, ASTORIA 8AVTNGS BARK; Traaa. NELSON TROVER, Vloe-Prea. and Supt. ASTORIA IRON WORKS I : i ...' ! ' i V . t -; . i I, t,. I ... I , . DESIGNERS AND MA1TOFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVES . . i . :t I lift. , Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY Carreipondenco Solicited. OUTFITS FURNISHED. Foot of Fourth Street IM HHIMIMIUHMM IMM SUBSCRIPTIONS Now is the time to subscribe for the 1908 Magazines. There js no nicer Xmas present for all ages than a subscription to one or more of the late magazines. Come in and look ovc the clubs and decide for yourself. E. A. HIOGINS CO., MCT8IO BOOKS ! 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