THE MORNING ASTOR IAN. ASTORIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908.
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THE WEATHER v
Western, Oregon, Western Wash
ington Rain and colder.
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washing
ton, Idaho Rain or snow; colder.
ROOSEVELT-ROTTENNESS.
' The superb courage of "the Presi
dent in sanding his message to Con
gress despite the protests of his en
tire cabinet shows the calibre of the
man and the quality of his inspiration
as a cleanser of the rottenness of the
commercial and financial conditions
of the United States. So true s he to
the doctrine of decency, honesty and
justice in business, that he was will
ing to assume the whole onus that
must fall in the wake of such
temerity; nor is he missing any of it
He is cordially hated by the inter
ests and their following and will
be, forever. But the ordinary citizen
has placed him in the right orbit of
popular estimate and he has millions
of friends that are saying but little, i
whose thoughts are alive and well
directed, and who, at a critical mo
ihent in the tumultuous program to
be inaugurated by the trusts in the
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will be found at his shoulder with
silent and invincible strength, against
which the devices and tricks of thj
combined wealth of the nation can
not prevail.
The country is not through with
Theodore Roosevelt yet; nor will it
be when he shall close the doors of
the White House and retire to
"private" life; there will be no private
life for this man; he will die in
harness and fighting for the safety
and cleanliness of the nation and its
freedom from the thrall of dominant
and thievish wealth. There are many
places where he will fit in, admirably,
in this mighty quest, and the people
will see to-it that he is properly as
signed. The dishonest man, parading
his simulated virtue under the cloak
ing of vicious laws and their doubly
vicious interpretation, knows that
, Roosevelt is after him and will never
relinquish the chase. The people
know it; and know the men that are
marked in every community. The
fight is not nearly over and its cham
pion still lives and has the electorate
with him.
SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN
SAVINGS
BANK
HAS
MONEY TO LOAN ON
, GOOD SECURITY
It is no long step from the church
to the college; we may expect to hear
of the sacrifice of our professors
who are engaged in teaching the
precepts antagonistic to the mad and
fiendish cult of this foreign maniac;
and the bar and bench of the country
are in line of attack, also; in fact,
when the men of peace, priest, and
preacher, exemplars of all that is
gentle and good in life, are murdered
at their tasks it is time the country
was waking to the peril, overhauling
its-secret service and compelling the
uncompromising execution of its im
migration edicts. Other countries
trace these mad criminals and keep
count of then,; can put thcr hands
on them at any time, and do it rigor
ously vhcit they crawl within reach;
but we supinely admit them and give
them all the leeway they want in fhe
prosecution of their murderous ends,
and, even after the perpetration of
some hideous crime known to have
its origin in their midst, we fail
shamelessly in the grave duty of ex
tinction and repression. It is diffi
cult to say who is the most cowardly,
the anarchist or the government that
fails to mark and hold him.'
THE SILENT GUN.
The new and noiseless firearm just
invented by the younger Maxim calls
for instant and thoughtful considera
tion by the government It is sus
ceptible of wide range of critical and
cautious treatment and should be
taken over by the nation as one of
its especial safeguards and the right
of its free usage denied to every man
except him in whose hand it shall be
placed for the protection of the
people. "
Under no circumstances should it
be permitted to become an article of
universal use and trade. The deton
ating gun is bad enough, in all con
science, as things stand today; but a
gun that may be used as silently as
an arrow or a slung-shot, in the hands
of an assassin or thief or thug, is a
menace without parallel in this or
any other country.
As a war weapon it is admirable;
and as such it should be held with
all the circumspection and rigor o'
which Uncle Sam is capable; other
wise a premium will be put on mur
der and the murderer will take over
vantage of safety from detection
and capture that is beyond computation,
brought The outfit consists of an
electric motor belted to a pump,
which keeps a cooling solution mov
ing through a set of pipes which are
are placed in the refrigerator. These
pipes are similar to the steam or hot
water radiators in the living rooms,
only they cool instead of heat the
apartment The machine is entirely
automatic, and constantly maintains
whatever degree of cold is selected.
The moment the thermometer rises
above that point the machine starts
up of itself and works until the apart
ment is sufficiently cooled; then it
stops of itself. The whole affair is so
simple as to require practically no
attention, except an occasional oiling
which is no more difficult than to oil
a sewing machine. At trifling ex
pense, one can also fix up a base
ment room as a cold storage for
large suppplies such as barrels of
apples, jars of butter, sacks of pota
toes, etc., which are now impossible
to keep in the average residence. In
manyfamilies the saving effected by
puchasing supplies in quantities in
stead of from day to day would be
enough to pay the entire cost of oper
ating the cold storage system; if not,
jthe amount formerly spent for ice
I certainly would.
HUGE MINE PUMPS.
The difficult problem of designing
mine pumping plant of the small
dimension required, because of lim
ited space, and yet capable of making
an impression upon the immense in
rush of water, has been solved in an
English mine by the use of electricity
and high velocity pumps. The two
shafts in which the pumps are being
used are only 8 ft. by 6 ft in dimension.
The March number of Popular
Mechanics contains a view of one of
these pumps. It is driven by direct
connected motors, capable of deliver
ing 4,000 gal. of water per minute to
height of 395 ft On reaching a
depth of 278 ft two of these purifp
ing sets are joined in a series. To
gether they can deliver the full quan
tity of 4,000 gaL per minute as high
as 780 ft. The pumps rest upon car
riages of structural iron which run on
rails having a gauge of 6 ft. 6 in.
The weight of the pump, complete
with motor, suction and delivery pipe,
suspension cable, electric cable and
its own column of water is about 75
tons.
EDITORIAL SALAD
Charles Wyman Morse is quoted as
saying, when his lawyers told him on
his arrival from Europe of the various
charges against him, "Well, if that is
all they-ve got against me, I'm not
worried." Perhaps the investigators
may take this as an inadvertent hint
that they have not yet got to the
bottom of things.
A SIGNIFICANT TRUCE.
If, as is reported, a truce has been
wrought between the Hill and Harri
man interests at Portland, and the
Union Pacific is to run its Seattle
bonud traffic out of there via the
- great bridges of the North Bank line
to Vancouver, the Oregon metropolis
may look to see its terminal business
on both systems vanish. It is a grave
situation for Portland and she can
thank herself largely for the loss of
the Harriman end of it; the Hill busi
ness she has never had, of course, nor
has it ever been apparent that she
was to get it But with the Union
Pacific in Seattle, and Hill in undis
puted possession of both banks of
the lower Columbia and of its mouth,
the problem deepens for Portland,
until only Astoria and her great bay,
the present Oregon terminus of the
Hill lines, are within the perspective
of logic and expediency.
Of course things are "up in the
air" as yet; but deductions are always
admissable; and we are drawing that
one which best suits our claim and
conviction, and the conjectural field
is expansive if nothing else.
-o
. ARE WE RUSSIANIZED?
What is coming over the peace and
freedom and normal quiescence of
this Republic? Arc we to be Rus
sianized and enter into a bureaucratic
war. with the anarchist? What of
the immigration Taws of America and
their purpose in barring this menace?
The business of being always pre
pared is a Japanese virtue in war and
in peace. Takahira, the new ambas
sador, has it When the reporters
asked him for an interview on his ar
rival, he reached into his pocket and
handed it to them already prepared
Any absconding banker who would
refuse to return and be punished,
after such an appeal as was sent out
by a Berlin police official would be a
hard-hearted wretch. The commis
sioner wrote "think what a strain my
nervous system is undergoing!"'
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
AIM
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At Astoria, in the State of Oregon,
at the close of business, February
14, 1908; , ,
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts.. $380,786.76
Overdrafts, secured and un-
secured ................ 2,814.58
U.' S. Bonds to secure cir
culation . . 47,500.00
U. S. Bonds to secure U. S.
Deposits ........... 20,000.00
Other Bonds to secure U.
& deposits 34.000.00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds., 3,045.00
Bonds, securities, etc...... 65,921.48
Banking house, furniture,
and iVxturei , 4,000.00
Other real estate owned... . 8,233.41
Due from State Banks and
Bankers 9,921.71
Due from approved reserve
agents.. . 140,769.51
Checks and other cash
items. .'. ............... 450,14
Notes of other National
Banks ........ w 3,600.00
Fractional naner currency.
nickels, and cents. 964.86
Lawful money reserve In ;
Bank, via:
Sniii . il22.840.lS
Legal-tender notes $8,150.00 130,990.15
Redemption fund witn u.
S Treasurer (5 ner cent
circulation) , . 2,373.00
Total
,.$855,372.60
. LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00
Surplus fund 50.000.00
Undivided profits. less ex-
penses and taxes paid.... 16,244.41
National Bank notes 'Out
standing 46,900.00
Individual deposits subject
to check $278,548.34
Demand certificates of de
posit $ 52,716.18
Time certificates of de
posit $310,873.67
Certified checks.. 90.00 .
U. S. deposits.... $50,000.00 692,228.19
Total
$855,372.60
WOOD
The Tongue Point Lumber Com
pany are , now delivering 16-incb
stove leneth wood promptly. Call
Main 2771.
State of Oregon, County of Clat
sop, as.: -
I, J. E. Higgtns, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement it
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. ..' ,,.
J. E. HIGGINS,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 24th day of, February, 1908.
E .Z. FERGUSON.
Notary Public.
Correct Attest: -
, GEO. H. GEORGE,
' L. MANSUR.
A. SCHERNECKAU,
Directors.
Fisher Brothers Company
sols' agents
Barbour and Finlayion Salmon Twins and Netting
, McCormlck Harvesting Machines
- Oliver Chilled Ploughs
Mahhoid Roofing
Sharpies Cream Separators
Raecolith Flooring Storrett'l Tool.
Hardware, Groceries, Ship
Chandlery
- Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid, Welch Coal, Tar,
Aih Oars, Oak Lumber, Pip and Fittings, Brass
Goods, Paints, Oils and Glass
Fishermen'! Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twin and 8lna Wsb
We Want Your Trade
FISHER BROS.
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At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at
the close of business, February 14,
1908:
1,898.91
47,000.00
1,400.00
56,930.00
Schwab, bound for London to take
a well-earned rest, passed his friend
and fellow-financier, Charles W.
Morse, in midocean. No doubt
Morse will find his rest in the neigh
borhood of New York for some time
to come.
The London Standard bewails the
fact that Secretary Root has proved
himself too much for the British dip
lomats in treaty-making. And yet
the brains of England are supposed
to be in her foreign offce.
A PETTICOAT BANK.
Several of the principals and chorus
of Charles Frohman's "Miss Hook of
Holland" company have suffered by
the recent suspension of New York
banks. To prevent recurrence, they
have organized a banking system of
their own. Little Florence Nash,
"the girl with the hair-lip," is the
president, board of directors, cashier
and paying and receiving teller of the
institution. The scheme, originated
by Miss Nash, is simplicity itself and
of Gilbraltar-like solidity. Every pay
day each member of the big company
leaves with Mtss Nash a portion ot
his or her salary, Miss Nash giving
each one a receipt. Laden down with
her deposits Miss Nash dashes home
in an automobile and places the
money in three small receptacles of
iron such as many a father ot a
growing family . has found handy
when in need of care fare. The
"Miss Hook of Holland" company
are enthusiastic over the plan and
under the motherly spur of Miss
Nash are becoming great hoarders,
Eminent financiers have endorsed
the reliability of the new Nash'nl
banks, freely acknowledging their
suoeriority in this regard to many
older and more imposing institutions,
Miss Nash's commercial integrity is
above suspicion.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $403,597.61
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured U. S. Bonds to secure cir
culation Premium on U. S. Bonds..
Bonds, securities, etc
r,, (mm - National Banks
(not reserve agents) 51,204.04
Due from State Banks and
Bankers , 46,085.15
n fmm annrnvi.fi reserve
agenrsi- .V..::..:...... 200,595.03
Checks - and other cash
items 487.62
M.t., nf nther National
"Banks;..;.. 13.05J.OO
Nickels and cents m.oi
Lawful money reserve in
Bank, viz.:
:. .$194,000
Leeal-tenaer notes. it,iAu.w
Redemption fund with U. S.
Traiirr is ner cenr cir-
culation) 2,350.00
In this matter of "square deals" for
the next four years, many folks are
wondering who will be the dealer.
ICELESS ICE BOX.
An illustration in the March Pop
ular Mechanics shows to what per
fection and simplicity a small electri
cal cold storaee system has been
COFFEE
Good coffee is partly in
buying and partly in
making:; like everything
else.
Your rrtcer return yvt motif U Jtm deal
lUu Schilling'. Bet; . par Ma.
Total
..$1,019,945.87
LIABILITIES.
r-inital stork raid in $100,000.00
Surplus fund 25,000.00
Undivided pronts, less e
penses and taxes paid..,
National Bank notes out
standing
eoosi
iect to check.. $646,648.86
Individua
if dep
osits sub-
24,408.91
47,000.00
Demand certificates of de-
ni it S10.3U.1U
Certified checks.. 375.00 823,536.96
Total
....$1,019,945.87
State of Oregon, County of Clat-
f. s. S. Gordon. Cashier of the
ahnve-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my kwwledge and belief.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 21st day of Februay.iyua. ,
E. P. NOONAN.
Notary-Public.
Correct Attest:
w. f. McGregor,
J. WESLEY LADD,
G. C. FLAVEL, v
Directors.
Extra Coplea on Hand-
Anyone desiring to use or tend
away extra copies of the Astorian's
Investors' and Homeseekers' Special
Edition, of Sunday last, will find them
at this office; 15 cents the copy, or
two for a quarter. The postage
amounts to 4 cents each.
Maraschino Cherries
DELICIOUS
Try'em75c and $1.00
a bottle at the
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
589 Commercial Street
John Fox, Pres. F. L. Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings Bank, Treas.
Nelson Troyer, Vice-f res. and Supt
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OP THE LATEST IMPROVED ...
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED.
Correspondence Solicited. ' Foot of Fourth 8trett
J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President
O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President
FRANK PATTON, Cashier
J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier
Astoria Savings Bank
Caoital Paid in $100,000. Surplus and Undivided Profits. $80,000.
Transacts a General Banking Business 'Interest Paid on Time Deposits
FOUR PER CENT PER ANNUM.
Eleventh and Doane 8ta. . Astoria. Oregon.
First National Bank of Astoria. Ore.
ESTABLISHED 18HO.
Capital $100,000
IRON
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SCOW BAY BRASS ft.
!ASTi)liIA, OREGON
M AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS
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Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery,
istn ana rranauin Ave,
Prompt attention given to all repair work.
Tel. Main 2461
Sherman Transfer Co.
HENRY SHERMAN, Manager. , V
Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred-Trucks and Furniture
Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped.
433 Commercial Street ' . Main Phon. 121