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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1907)
8 THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY, DECEMBER o, 1907. NONE BETTER! Our line of groeeries'are the best, both staple and fancy. We assure courteous treatment and prompt delivery. It is our aim to please in every respect. A. V. ALLEN Phones Main 711, Min 3S71 Brnch Umiontown Phore Main 713 Sole agent for H. C. Fry's Celebrated Cut Glass. HOBOS ARE ALARMED THE GREATEST GIVER Feared They Will Have to Go to Work. ARE ABOLISHING DIRECTORS Brooklyn Widely Awake to Necessity to Abolishing Directors Who Don't Direct " Banking Institutions in City De manding frequent Directors' Meetings Rockefeller and Carnegie Strug gling for Supremacy. THEATRICAL "BLACK HAND" Operatic Performers up Against a Com' novation to Make Their Reputations at so Much Per Make John D. and Andy Vie to Outdo Each Other. KEW YORK. December 28.-That tie hobo business is going to the iogs and. unless speedy steps are taken for its regeneration, will soon be a pur suit even worse in character than real work, was, the surprising conclusion teethed when 500 tramps from all parts f the world assembled in this city last week in one of the oddest meetings which it has ever known. While the affair was nominally a dinner given by an ex-tramp who is a Harvard graduate, it soon developed into a discussion of the decline of the tramp business as an avocation. While the average age of 'the whole assembly was only a little over 20, its members discussed the situa tion affecting their calling in various parts of the world.' The "Kangaroo Kid." so called because, of the long jumps he makes to various parts of the world, asserted that England was the est country for members of this an eient profession, declaring that nearly one-third of the population is either living in institutions or gettng its liveli hood from some form of charity. The chief drawback to this delectable situa tion is that tramps find it impossible to ride freight" the only opportunity for getting free transportation being to jump into a passenger compartment just Before it is locked, after which it can not be pened until the next stop. The Taciflc Coast Wonder" expressed par ticularly gloomy views on the future and gave the west in general a poor reputa tion as a field for knights of the road. Another wanderer just return-d from China warned his fellows to keep away from that country. Altogether tramping as a profession seems to be on the down grade, soma of those present even going so far as to feel that it might become necessary to go to work, since the pick ings in the large cities are not nearly sufficient for the country's hobo armv. NEW YQRK, Dec. 28 What promises to be a highly interesting and, from the public's point of view, a highly profitable, "war" betwen the country' two most prominent multi-millionaires is vthat apparently being waged between Carnegie and Rockefeller for leadership in thefleld of philanthropy. While there is no avowed rivalry between them in this respect, it was remarked as note worthy that directly following the an nouncement of Mr. Rockefeller's gift of $2,000,000 to the institute for medical research which bears his name, Air. Car negie came to bat with a $2,000,000 ad dition to the endowment of the Car negie Institution in Washington. Ac cording to the records so far as they have been made public, the great steel master has given away $130,339,950 to the various object of his beneficence while the oil king has parted with ?un,.w0,uuu tor puiianturopic purpose. This leaves Mr. Carnegie with a lead of a trifling $29,984,950. With the resources of Mr. Rockefeller, however, this handi cap is by no means insuperable as is indicated by his single gift of $32,000, 000 to the General Education Hoard I Ordinarily the public is more likely to suffer than to profit by a content be tween men of great wealth but there seems to be no reason why it should not sit back and applaud a race for supremacy between the world's two i greatest givers. LETTER FROM GARLAND DIFFERS FROM CONTRACT PROMOTER WRITES LETTER TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MANAGER WHYTE AND MAKES STATEMENTS WHICH WERE NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF IN ASTORIA OR BY HER BUSINESS MEN INTEREST- ING READING TO THOSE FAMILIAR WITH PROPOSED VENTURE The subjoined letter has jut been received bv Manager John 11. Whyte, of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce, from W illiam It, tJnrland, the gentle man svho lately visited the (Sty -by tho-Sea and made certain overtures of, a valuable and commercial sort, and while it states, in the main, the trims of the negotiations then offered by Mr. (ittrlaud, and considered and ac cepted by the people of Atria, it alludes to certain facts and figure alleged to hove been incorporated in the proposition which were ucver heard of before the arrival here, yesterday, of Mr. Garland's letter renouncing the alleged contract. t ' The letter referred to. contains a lot'of specific informal Ion, thin given gratuitously by Mr. liifrlaud, which, had it liecn placed More the people of Astoria, as plainly, during his ty here, would for all time, have obviated his writing the letter of renunciation at all. Those certain facta and figures, which. In his letter just at hand, Mr. Garland insists that he used in explaining his deal with this people, are accentuated in the paralleled. presentation of the original contract and the letter alluded to, in order that all who read may understand. For instance, hs says in the letter that he fixed the value of the improvements to be t placed upon th to-be-purchased watorfronlage, at $200,000, a ilgure heard of this connection for the first time via the letter aforesaid. That the approximate value of the three steamer to be placed upon the Astoria-Alaska run, was to he $730,000, a aunt first heard of, ill the letter afoi-said. 11m t he and hi syndicate were to deposit In the Astoria banks the sum of $1,000,000 in cash; a form of contribution differ ing from the original statement, which wa that "he, himself, would take one million of the capital stock," but whether In bond or cash, was left entirely problematical in the contract: "That any fair-minded manNvlll admit he was right when he refused to 'name the syndicate behind bim"( and yet there were half s hundred fair-minded bus luces men listening to his proposition, and who practically joined in the Insistent demand that he name his backers and friends or give some tangible assurance that Astoria was dealing with a tangible group of business men like themselves. "That no person, in open meeting. aked him for personal reference, but that he voluntarily gave a detailed statement of his entlo life" neither of which declarations are borne out by the record of the meeting nor the memory of a single man present. Etc., te.,' etc. A careful perusal of the paralleled documents below, will make very interesting reading for any citiren at all familiar with the details of Mr. Garland's recent visit and public utterances in relation to hi proposed venture. The matter is thus presented in simple justice to this community. , v proportion by a formal resolution I should then in open meeting have fur nished them, Only 'one gentleman asked me for my individual reiciwni ami the name 'of members" of "my' syndicate, Siting I could mulsh them 'in private ami In coiiflduuoii' and I declined to do m as 1 hud said In the ommi meeting of the clUxoni that Had not com to As toria to dent with committee In secret hut with the people In open; that I wanted the people and not committee! in secret. Tills request, . made by tills one gentlemen 'In secret and private' wa made AFTER the formal accept- Hint ir my resolution here coptwi. i deemed the Inquiry, coming, a It did, with a threat, to be unjust, Improper and Irrelevant. 'Myself and associates feel ourselves relieved and released from the moral eoi.iruct Implied fit the cltltens' rcv lut urn of acceptance, and shall go ahead with our bitlnc In our own way, uslnu foil land as our home otlke and a tue base of our operation without seeking the endorsement of any association ol men, Portland I a metropolitan elty and we will be welcomed here with our enterprise and our money. 'Thanking the gentlemen In torl who stood by me, and th people and pit-M generally for court ele extended, ami expressing the desire of au ojipor- tunny io reciprocal, 1 am, "ery respectfully, m "(Signed), WM. 11 OAKLAND. Special Reduction ON Japanese Goods 4T luWore mentioned wllliln the timet hcreluliefor mentioned, .Time of perform herelnbsfor mention! Time of perform, ance of the covenants and stipulation on the part of the first party and said cor. pornllon to be held of the enes of this contract, It Is provided, however, that the entire lu of said $500,000 first mortgaged bond must be subscribed for by solvent person acceptable to W. II, Uftrtand, and the tubsoiipUoa oottiuHa therefor deposited lit several hauki of the City of Astoria. , These deposits in list be made on or Mors the first day of February, 1901, and If said amount hut not been so iilcrllH'd, or If the said first party ilutll not have performed the conditions and stipulations on hit part herein te qnirfd to be done mid performed, or In ease the corporation 1H fall lo do and perform the condition and stipulation herein mentioned by It required to tie done and performed, then the said above mentioned bank shall Immediately re turn and repay to the second party the money theretofore ald It by the second party. Vpon compliance by Die first party and said corporation ahall deposit with the said bank, bonds, to the amount hereby iiibacrlhcd by the second party. That far the purpose of determining abet her or not the terms of this con tract shall have been fully performed by the first party and said corporation, the following committee of eltlsens of Astoria rare hereby appointed agents for the subscribers hereto, to-wlti NEW YORK, December 28. Brook lyn is apparently moi widely awake to existing conditions and needs in connection with matters financial than its reputation might suggest. As result of the recent panic the Brooklyn grand jury has handed down the strong est general indictment in many moons, e3reeted against "directors who do not direct." Being a member of the boail ef a bank or trust company ought to be j s, real job, it ivvas held, and the grand jury scored unmercifully tha practice which it found to prevail among certain institutions of electing to their boards f directors of excellent name and repute tat of striking carelessness and neglect so far as their duties were concerned. AJready, as a result of the knowledge gained from recent happ-nings the ten dency efthe public has Iwen to withhold business from institutions whose direc tors have been dilatory in their duties and to give it to others whose boards kave been constantly "on the job." WILL SAIL TODAY. PORT OF SPAIN, Dec. 28.-The American fleet will sail for Rio Janeiro tomorrow, probably at an early hour although the exact hour has not been signalled bv Admiral Evans. TEA was a royal indulgence two hundred years ago. Tis yet. Toot rrocer return your money If yon dts't St Schilling's Best; we pay him "Theatrical reputations made or un made to order," might well be the motto of the terrorist organization operating in theatrical and operatic circles, who existence has just been brought to light New York has long been known as the home of various gangs, American and foreign. The Black Hand has flourished nere, me nunchakists have had various murders attributed to them, and Chinese secret societies have from time to time turned the city's Chinatown into oattiegrouno. un and all,. however, m their various field of accomplishing their ends have resorted to force. The new society does not Inner of the sort. It is organized to make money by black mailing theatrical and operatic stars of new discovery and its methods as now brought to light are direct and peaceful, as well as apparently effective in many instances. When a new oppratic star has been about to make the initial ap pearance on which so much depends, t member of. tlic organization would ap proach him or her as the case might be and demand a. c-rtain sum of , money, In the event of its being paid tremen dous applause would le guaranteed for the, first appearance, but if the demand were refused the star iwas told he would be hissed and ruined. Most of the prominent singers coning from foreign countries where a hissing on the first ippearance does mean a ruined reputa tion, promptly paid. At last, however, one braver than the most rebelled, ex posed the plot, and so brought to light the. most ingenious system of blackmail ing oiscovcrea in .New 101K in many year. CASTOR I A For Infants aad Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought of &sjffil&tt Bears the Signature LETTER. "Portland. Or., Dee. 23, 1007. Mr. John If. Whyte, "Secretary of the CKisena' Meeting, "Astoria, Oregon. "Dear Sir: Your letter of the 21st inst. is before me and in response I re- pectfully submit the following: "My proposition safeguarded the con templated investors of , Astoria in every conceivable way; v aKed for no dona tions and sought no special privileges from your citizens; iw simply offered them f500,000 of our first mortgage bonds, being all of the first issue, and gave them 10 months to pay for sam and none of their money to be turned over until we owned by cash purchase $150,000 of real estate in Astoria, and improvements to be placed thereon OF OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, and three steel or iron ves sels in actual service, which vessels at CASH COST PRICE WOULD BE ABOUT $75000, and $1,00000 CASH OF OUR MONEY IN ASTORIA BANKS; then the $.500,0(10 of first mortgage londs were to lie issued and placed in Astoria banks to be delivered to your subscribing citizens and their money paid to the banks, as trustees (by the subscritos to the bonds) to be turned over to us on the written certificate of the committee of your citizens stating we had complied with our part of the contract. "THIS PROPOSITION WAS ACCEPT ED BY THE BUSINESS MEN OF ASTORIA IN FORMAL RESOLUTION. as follows: "Resolved, That the committee of three, to be named by the chairman of this meeting, be advised that this body formally accepts the written proposition submitted by Mr. Wm. (iarland; and that we pledge ourselves and our ut most endeavors to get this money at the earliest opportunity; and that said committee be given full power and au thority to act and carry out the senti ments herein' expressed; and that said committee be requested to meet and confer with Mr. Garland immediately, and report the result of their delibera tions to the adjourned session of this body, to le held at 1:30 o'clock tomor row afternoon at this place. 1 Ins resolution, passed without a dis senting vote, established a moral con tract on your business men, and their abandonment or ignoring of this mora) obligation without my consent precludes the possibility of further negotiations. 'As to the question of who composes my syndicate, such a demand is unrea sonable and unusual, and I declined to furnish them, and ANY FAIR-MINDED MAN WILL ADMIT I WAS RIGHT. "As to my individual references, NO PERSON IN OPEN MEETING EVER ASKED FOR THEM, BUT I V0LUN-I TARILY GAVE A DETAILED STATE MENT OR HISTORY OF MY ENTIRE LIFE, stating where I was born, where I had lived, SEVERAL DIFFERENT BUSINESSES I HAD ORIGINATED, CONTROLLED, OWNED, and CON DUCTED, and your citizens had time or could have asked for time to thoroughly investigate them, BUT NO ONE SUG GESTED SUCH A THING AND NO ONE IN OPEN MEETING .EVER ASKED ME FOR A SPECIFIC PER SONAL REFERENCE, and had they lone so prior io the acceptance of my CONTRACT. In consideration of the covenant and agreements hereinafter mentioned, to be well and truly done and performed by of herein mentioned n the second party, I, Wm. II. Garland, of New York City, New York, herein after mentioned a the first party, here by covenant and ngr, a follows, that is to say : First, To organize during the months of December, 1907. and January, l!KW, under the laws of the State of Oreon, a corporation by the name of ASTORIA STEAMSHIP AND TRANSPORTATION WMI'ANY, authorised among other things, to own real estate and to engage generally in the tranirtntioft business and particularly to operate a line of stenmlxrats for both passenger and freight service between the city of As toria in Oregon and Catalla and Valdei and other points in Alaska, the place of business end head office to lie at all times at the city of Astoria, with a capital stock not ls than $.5,000,000 to be fully subserilied for, at least fJ.0W,0 of which stock to lie sub scribed for and paid for by the first party. Second, Said corporation will acquire, on or before the first day of June, 1908, the fee simple title to not les than 1800 continuous feet of water frontage on the Columbia River within the cororate limit of the city of Astoria, and will, on or before the first day of November, 1008, have completed on said water frontage a dock or docks, wharf or wharves for deep sea vessels, the cost of which together with the purchase price paid for said real estate, to ag gregate at least $200,000; said corpora tion will also have purchased and own in its own right on or before tho first day of May, 1908, at least three steam vessels of modern tyiie equiped for first- class passenger and freight service, each of said vessel to be not less than 1000 tons burden, and will on or before May l, 1908, place each of said vessels in actual service on the route between As toria in Oregon and Catalla and Vnldez in Alaska and such other points as may he desired by the first party and main tain the same in such service. ri'lilrd, The said corporation shall issue its first mortgaged 6 per cent 25- year bonds to the amount of $1500,000. payment thereof to lie secured by a first mortgage lien upon all of the above- Icscribcd property, vessels, and fran chises superior to any und all other liens. In consideration whereof, the second party -Hereby covenants and agrees to accept, receive, and pay for the said $300,000 mortgaged bond issue, bonds to the amount of , payments to i)e made thereon as follows ,and upon tne louowing conditions, that is to say: J' list, 1 he second party shall pay said sum to the Bank 'of Astoria, Oregon, as trustee, as follows: twenty per cent therof, on or before February 1, 1908, and 10 per cent thereof each month thereafter until the same is paid in full, payments to be made on or before the first of each month. Second, Said money to be held by said bank as trustee to be delivered and paid over to the order of the said cor poration when the said corporation and said first party shall have performed all of the conditions and stipulations here-, Yokohama Bazar AH kinds Of Japanese goods, including China wares, baskets, lilk hiodkercblefa, brass wares, fans, toys, bamboo furni tures, etc etc. Somi goods at naif price. G20 Commercial Street. Said committee shall examine and deter mine whether or not the term of this contract have Ijmd fully compiled iwith n the pert of said first party, and said corporation, If no certificates to that effect shall be signed by said committee and delivered to said party, upon which said trustee Is hereby autborlted upon delivery to it for the Second party of the first moitcaced bond aforanld In the sum of $.... to pay sakl corpora tion said sultscrlbed turn aforesaid. If said committee thai) certify that said lrl party or said corporation has not complied with the terms of this agreement on hi or Its part said money paid hereunder shall lie returned to the second party, hi heirs, personal repre sentative or assign. In addition to the above the said Wm. 1L Garland agree to deMsit with th said committee stock In said corpora tion to the amount of $123,000 fully paid up to be proportionately divided and delivered to all the purchasers of sail bonds. Dated at Astoria, Ore this ..... day of ,...100. We Want Your Patronage We may not be the cheapest decorators in the city, but we . do claim that we do good work and do it promptly. It Will Pay You to See Us About Painting and Paperhanging ' '" S f Allen Wall Paper & Paint Co. Eleventh and Bond Sts. e4ooa --o . ASH BOX REMOTE UNIVERSAL COLD WEATHER IS COMING See the bargains in our big stove department upstairs. If your money is in the bank give us your'check. i Iheioard & Stokes Hardware Go X Successors te Fasri fc Btoksa Ce. '