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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1907)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER w, 1907. HIE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. 1 ASH BOX. COLD WEATHER IS COMING See the bargains in our big stove department upstairs. Ifyour money is in the bank fgive us your"chcck. RESOLUTE UNIVERSAL The Foard & Stokes Hardware Co Incorporated Successors U Foard ft Stokee Co. FEAR CAR SHORTAGE Inability of Railroads to Traffic Offered. Move WHEN YOU WANT PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT Write us, we're here for that purpose The Work We Do ! Any thing in the electrical Business. Bell's House Phones J Inside wiring and Fixtures installed and kept In repair. We will be glad to quote you prices. OUR PRICES WILL DO THE REST STEEL & EWART 421 Bond Street Mlo JMl DECORATE! Your Tree with an up-to-date v Electric Tree Outfit. Endorsed by Insurance underwriters. See one at the Astoria Hardware Co.. 113 12th St. SGOf Bil IBOH & BRASS WORKS , A8TOK1A. OREGON IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS Vleto-Date taw Milt llartilnsol 1lth and Franklin Ave. prompt attention ivn to at. repair work Tal. Main 2451 ?. fj. A. BOWLBY, President 0. L PETERSON. Vice-President BASK, PATTON. Oesnler. J, J. GARNER. A'sUot CaaUat. Astoria Savings Bank Capital raid in tlOOJOO, Surplus ana" 0ualeO ProfliatftfyWO tranaaetj a Oansrai Banking Boalnata, Interest raid on Tlma lepoalla FOUR PER CENT FEB AHiSCM Eleventh and Doans streets. ' ASTORIA, QRECOR JK:;Jv - " " first National Bank of Astoria, Ore ESTA1ILI81IE1) 188U. Capital $100,000 That Xmas Dinner WILL NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT SOME OF OUR SELECT TABLE WINES A PARTIAL LIST TO CHOOSE FROM. SWXBj. WINES OU Port Tawny, riah, light . eotor. Old SherryPale, clean, nutty. AngelicaSoft agreeable, (uU. , Muscatel Very fruity, sweet WHITE WINES Riesling Medium light table wtoe. Saatema-NatiiraJ mallow, pronounced ' flavor.--, . i Chateau Yqueta Full boiled Cram : ?. oSauterne. .s.t PHONE mi PROMPT DELIVERY Sparkling Sea Dry Fragrant, affar and veeoent . RED WINES Zinfandel-Cleen. light table wis. ' . Burjnady Medium bodied, mellow.'. Sparkling Burgundy Brilliant, pleasant Gripe Juice, Maraaohino eherrks, fruit and Cognac Brandies, and a foil line of Cardial. SHOULD IMPROVE WATERWAYS Solution of Traffic Question Becoming a Serious Ono arid li to be Found Only In the development of the Rlvert of the Country, WASIUXOTO.Y, Dec. 19 I the coun- try fucB to fuee once more with a car famine I Aro curulitlimi that ik'd up the iiorthwi'iit lnt winter to rule again I Till la a tubjeo' that 1 worrying the administration. Franklin K, Lane, a memlxT of the Interstate Commerce 0'inmislm, recently made a trip through the Went ami Middle Went to look omt tlin ground, lie rrturntd with hi apprehension somewhat allayed, but rtnt rNutt have seitrrd to ronew his far, Tho ti'it on the Internal commerce of the country during Outoher just is ailed by the Department of Commerce and Labor, throws n significant sidelight ou the prolilnm. The report sayss "The number of rare ha'.dled during the month by 3H reporting car atyocia tlons, 3.003,7U, was over seven per cent lurr tlinu llio number bandied in Oct 10(H), although even the larger car supply did not prevent accumulation and delay of truiTu; at imjiorUnt center. The In ability of the railroads to move all traf fic olffrfd is bct illufitrated by tho de cision of certain trunk lines to discon tinue temporarily the making of con tract -with wvtteru shippers for the tranKirUtion of grain om the lake to tlin Atlantic aeaboard." During the uiontli the co&i'estion was leat felt along the (it ml Lake, wbere the traffic, 11,820,000 net ton, wa greater tban i.ny month during the sea on, exept August, and exceeded by 28 per wilt the total of freight carried in Oi-Mier of last year. With their fleet of sluamers developing rapidly, the Lake are being resorted to as a mean for relieving the pressure on the rail road. They are proving the salvation of the Northwest. The solution of the truffle question, which is beeoming a most serious one, is to 1 found in a scientific development of the river of the country. This is the opinion 0 practically every public man. rreMilnt Itooterclt belief in it Is well known, lie is supported by stud' ems or economic conditions in evert walk of life. In order to puh forward this work of improvement,' the government cannot spend less than $50,000,000 a year. To spend less will mean that the Panama Canal will be finished befor the rivers, and harlwrs of the country are In con ditions to share in the increase of com merce that the opening of ttie big ditch will bring about. There is now a vast amount of work, approved by the gov eminent engineers and awaiting only theI funds necessary for its undertaking. This work contemplates he expenditure of upward of $500,000,000. At e year ly expenditure of $50,000,000 spread over ten years this can be cared for. Die National Rivers & Harbor Con gross lias been a consistent advocate of such an expenditure. It has maintained that the time was approaching, and an preaching rapidly, when the railroads will be physically unable to care if or a title of the traffic offered. At the organ' izauon'a great convention bore this month, James J. Hill, of the Great Northern, and W. W. Finloy, president of the Southern Railway, frankly con teased that the Hears of tho advocates of waterway development were ' well grounded. Captain J. F. Ellison aecroUry and treasurer of the National Rivers ft Ear bora Oongresa, has returned to his head quarters in Cincinnati, and la planning for a vigorous crusade tfoii new members. The membership of the organization ex tends to every state and territory in the Union, but it is planned to continue the campaign until erery believer in added means of transportation for the coun try le enrolled. 1 AMERICAN IMPORTING CO. ' . , , 589 Commercial StreetJ C. F, WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors Merchant! loach From and Cigars 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p jn. Hot LnaoJk at all Bonn a? Cent Corner Eltrenth and Commercial A1TCSI4 OREGOR Euphemisms For "Mad," In order to avoid the blunt word "mud" niiny tuipbcinlmns aro reaorted to In the KiiiiUxb lungufo. While "lunacy" refers to the HMitioaed Influ ence of the muoii, "Inoane" almply incnna u 11 li-n II Jjy ; "jmbcrilu" algnlges only weak, urn) "crazy." meaning de crcplt, nlmotit cornmponils to the slang "cracked." "A tile off" "not all thoro," "a beo In tils bonnet," are only a few of tbo uffom slung has made to carry off tbo wid fact with nn uneasy Joke, "Lunatic iiKylum," for the old "msdltouHo," rcprcstMits not only n great Improvement In the Institution, but also In tho term used to desig nate it , A Tiny Wsll Digger. The molo bt one of the thirstiest of animals. It nyvcr burrows at any great dlHtimce from water, and at times of droaght when tbo supply of tbo needful element is diminished or cut off tbe "little gentleman la tbo Tel ret coat" counteract tbe scarcity by dlgglug wells until It comes to a depth t which water may be obtained. ' Restsursd. ' "Say, pa, won't you buy me a drumr "No! I'm afraid you'd disturb me wltli tbe noise." Wn f WAn't n Tt1 iw1 nrm when you're asleep." Life, PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 BAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to euro any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in (J to 14 days or money refunded. 50c. o The Morning Astorlan delivered your door. 00 cents per month. Do Not Read This Without Making up your mind to be come one of my pleased customers. Good work always please. ' Carl E Franseen. the Astoria Tailor, 179 nth St. Phone Main 3711. Suits made to order. patterns to select from, to date, Hundreds of Every one up School Shoes FOR BOYS The Billy Buster Steel Bot torn Shoes The Shoe with a Sole that Don't Wear Out S. A. G1MRE 543 Bond St, opposite Fisher 434 COMMERCIAL. Bros. ThvntircmnreMrC'ihil t"ntlfrnMMNintHVnft4 ftricit th i: csi iniv oth r n 1 ,1 t- ir, ? Jus is oa ca.mnt ot tiieif tarcvir.xy anu k ui,iU.ity. iflnrnirtl Miiiriiwini Tbjl.'iwvof F'hionjhat inreintiiaiti'MiiTi v"f I1 Aw M n i:te. Out) tern l'reo. tut'vn' e id.y. h'M t" 'e, Ar .' -'" - 1 f ro , N-w York. 5 I "Mm I I 1 M U I mi Hi aT 1 m The Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and whkb: has been In ue for over 80 yearn, h.19 borne the signature of and ha been made under hl per ffij-fa. nal uapcrvbilon since its infancy. All Counterfeit, Imitations and "Just-ax-good" are bat Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infonts and ChildrenExperience agalnBt Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castorla Is a harmless substitute for Cantor Oil, Pare, goric Drops and Soothing; Syrups. It is I'leaaant. ' It contains neither Opium Morphine nof other Karcotlc -substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm and allays FeveritihneMS. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALVAY Eear the Signature of ; The Kind You Have AMys BougM In Use For Oyer 30 Years. m ruw (hmh, n Mwuf mwr, n mm n, MttIHtMtHtltlSt TRANSPORTATION. PASSENGERS. FREIGHT. The K" Une Steamer Lurline Night Boat;for Portland and Way Landings. Leaves Astoria daily except Sunday at Leaves Portland Daily except Sunday at j a. m. Quick Service . ) Excellent Meali Good Berths. Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf. ; Landing Portland Foot Taylor St G. B. BLESSING, Aeent Phon Mala 0761. THE TRENTON I First-Class Liquors and Cigars 60s Commercial Street Comer Commercial and rath. AST0EIA, OSXGCH I We Want Your Patronage Wc may, not be the cheapest decorators in the city, but we do claim that we do good work and do it promptly. ' '' ' V "'-"' "" ' ::: ': ; ''' ' ' "' . ,'.v' :'- -.'i-',i.' ' . ? ,v. ' - ... . ' . '.; "V ...",.''.,. . It Will Pay You to See Us About Painting and Paperhanfin Allen Wall Paper & Paint Co. Eleventh and Bond Sts. Sherman Transfer Co. EENEY SHEB MAN, Managar . Hacks, Carriages Baggag Checked and Transferred Trucks and rnrsitBra . wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Supped. 433Commerdal Street Mala Pkoas rax JOHN FOX Free. F. L. BISHOP, See. ASTORIA SAVINGS BANS. Treaa. NELSON TKOYE3, Vloe-Prea. and Supt ; ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANXJFACTURERS " , OF THE LATEST IMPROVED .... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY Correspondence Solicited. OUTFITS FURNISHED. Foot of Fourth Street i L- . 1 H. B. PARKER, Proprietor. E. P. PARSES, Manager. PARKER HOUSE LTJROPEAN PLAN. First Class in Every Respect Rree Coach to the House. . t ,, Bar and Billiard Room ' ' Good Sample Rooma on GrouPd floor (or Commercial Men Astoria Oregaa