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11 .ft,.-"--' THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established M73. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGBR CO. OTTO crPTPTION RATES. By mail, perjrear.... ... mnnln ......... iW By carnci, y. ... " wtrTTirT.Y ASTORIAN. By mail, per yeari in advance.. ..$1.50 Entered aa second-class matter July 30 1906, at the postomce at Astoria. Ore under the act of Congress oi March 3, 1879- ' ". ". .u. jj:.nnif Af The uraers ior ;- Morning Astorian to either residence w place of business may to ' d J postal card or tnrougn regularity in delivery should be im mediately reported to the office of publication. Official' paper of Clatsop County and the City of Astoria. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. THE WEATHER Western Oregon Fair, except rain north coast; cooler interior; easterly winds. . . Western Washington Fair, except rairf near the cost; cooler interior; southeasterly winds. Eastern Oregon and Washington, Idaho Fair. CLATSOP REPUBLICANS. The legal invasions that have been wrought upon old-time party methods and seasonable demonstration, may be all right in the abstract, but it will be many a year before they can obliterate the" earnest interest that attaches to the "ways and means" that have stood the people in good, and bad, stead from time immemorial The old "war-horse," and the eager young nnvitate. demand the application of the old rules and methods, at least in form, in order that intelligent and harmonious acton may be pursued in the partisan and personal quests that may be afoot and that tnere may pc ana interest in the CUU3L1 U.ba V V BSVMwa attainment of the better and larger ourooses of the party. This is pe culiarly true of. the dominant party in Oregon, as it should be; and if ob served, will contribute conspicuously and handsomely, as in the past, to the good of the State. It is time the Republicans of Clat sop were conferring in convention as to what, and whom, are to be cnosen, a the leading courses of procedure, and agents to carry -them out, and the letter of Mr. Abbott, of the Central Committee, to Chairman McGregor, in Sunday's Astorian, is clearly in line with popular desire as it mani fests itself within the old party lines It is an admirable scheme of prepara tion to send the voter to the primary polls with definite knowledge of his party's approval choice for the larg er and more important offices, and equips him with an understandable reason for supporting such pre-deter mined candidates as have received such practical endorsement. THE MfflMUNQ ASTQRIAN, ASTORIA, OREGO N. A iUESDAY, MARCH 10. 1908. SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN SAV. BANK Courteous and Accommodating Liberal Methods. .Conservative Management HUGHES "DOESN'T CARE." All through the press and magaaine comment of the day anent the pos sible candidacy of Charles H. Hughes for the Presidency of the United States, there is, invariably, the re sonant note "that Mr. Hughes doesn't care"; of his conspicuous indifference as to what is done, by whom, or when, or how; so long as he is not called npon to express, or exert, himself in the great premise. Now we are disposed to thinK very hinhlv of Governor Hughes as man and officer; to class him among the rreat and successful governors of the day, and to accord him the friendliest sort of endorsement in the latest ana highest relation in which his name has figured. But, if, as is so persist ently alleged, he "doesn't care the scope of our appreciation must be qualified. The man who is, or affects to be, indifferent to the suggestion that he be clothed with the supreme; dignity this nation has in its power to confer on one of its citizens, is a hit out of the running with the ordi nary man who has been trained to know and properly estimate the gut. If Mr. Hughes realy possesses this extraordinary apathy in this high re lation, and if he really prefers the quietude and dignity of private life, it is his bounden duty to peremptorily withdraw from a field liable to be irksome to him, and leave it to men with a keener regard for the superla tive honor it confers. He has no right to allow the use of his name for consideration and use at a junc ture when other good men are in line and demand, who would know an drealize the rare and splendid compliment paid to any in the bare mention of his name as a possible candidate for the presidency. America is not in search of men who are. or think they are, above the olane of such gifts as this. What she wants in a Chief Executive, is a man, who, realizing the dignity and sanctity and immense value oi tne post, shall take it as the crowning blessing and honor of his life, and use it to the uttermost in making it, and the country that gave it, the center course of other blessings and honors wherewith a nation such as ours seeks to invest itself. The man who "doesn't .. i i care, primarily, may cxicu " dubious quality a fraction too far when the prestige and prerogative oi the rift lies in his hand. Even here, in far off Astoria, the eouted unconcern of Mr. Hughes in the work of his friends and admirers, to secure for him the nomination at Chicago, is a matter of frequent dis cussion, and adverse comment; and it would seem that in the East it should by this time, have become an issue of some concern. ' I DETACHES SCHOOL-ROOM. into the investigation of the Ice Trust. Please find out why the 10- pound lump is only half the size used to be. Picking for the burglar in New York must be getting close, when they take the trouble to carry off notices for grand jury service. , Now that milk in the East has been reduced one cent a quart, it is time eggs should be put on spring prices. Recent headlines would indicate that uneasy lies the head that wears the crown of comptroller in "little old New York. BURIAL CUSTOMS. Since his return Secretary Taft has ben kept busy telling of his varied experiences during his notable trip, Among other things he was impress ed by some of the burial customs of the Phillippines, which in some in stances are somewhat akin to pigeon holing the dead. There is indescrib able pathos in the funerals of the poor. The mother, smoking a pipe carries the little pasteboard coffin covered with colored . cotton. Be hind her are several children, presum ably the surviving members of her family, and except for the coffin she carries on her head, there is nothing to indicate that a burial is about to take place. The fact that the child death rate in the city of Manila is so heavy makes it evident that the little ones who survive the climate therr are in a small proportion to those who die. and the poet's argument that "Loss is common, doth not make our loss the less, but rather more. appears to be somewhat disproved by the rilipino attitude toward funerals The interment of a rich man is quite different; there is much promp and a brass band plays. It has been grimly stated that the favorite tunes on these occasions is "There'll be. a Hot Time," an air always associated with America by the Filipinos. "Dixie" and "Hiawatha" are also pop ular airs for funeral, and have served to enliven many a ceremony of this, nature. Funnerals in the Phillippines appear to be regarded as a sort of public specticle, and a day when one or two such godgeous functions do not occur is regarded as a dull period in Manila Joe Mitchell Chappie in "Affairs at Washington," February National Magazine. The Collinswood horror has set the country thinking along lines of safety for the millions of children in America in attendance upon the pub lic schools; and the farther the argu ment runs, the more emphatic be comes the universal choice of the de tached. ground-floor school-room, heated bv air or steam from extran eous sources. And it will prove a natoinal blessing when the common Sense of the country has delivered its fiat, in this line, to those who have the building and organizing of the school systems in hand. It is one of those questions that does not involve the issue of re stricted sites; no one ever dreams of a school site under a block in size in the cities, nor of less than an acre in the country districts; and upon either, the detached principle may be followed aboundingly. There are countries that have suf fered so much from the fire-lesson, in theatres, schools, and other public establishments, that no buildings de voted to large assemblies are now permitted to stand except they shall be detached from all hazards, and as ahcimitelv immune from neighboring dangers as human foresight may pro vide, with . exits on all sides and aiiahle. from any direction in the interior. This should be taken as the ' organic rule in this country,- not alone for schools; but for all great centers of assemblage; and thus put human life just a notch or two above the all-imperative dollar. WHEN EDISON LAUGHED LAST EDITORIAL SALAD The request of Secretary Cortelyou that $200,000 be appropriated for the new postoffice in New York would seem to indicate that the next struc ture will probably enjoy the benefits of the much needed improvement. China's seizure of the filibuster off Macao, and her claims for damages because of the Vancouver riots are two marked steps of advancement more significant than appears at first glance. Is it the sleeping dog walking? cotia was not only equally as fire proof but a more practical and econ omical structural medium than con crete. Therefore, says Cement Age, it is interesting to note that there U now on the market a hollow tile oi concrete, which possesses all the vit- tues of the . terra cotta so tar as dcaign and shapes are concerned, but which Is said to be far auperior In strength and fire-resisting qualities. The new concrete tile is made in a machine consisting of a scries of mold for receiving the wet material. which is immediately subject to snecinl orovided : treatment with ieam. Steaming is continued, for period of 15 to 20 minutes. Plungets . . ... i . . t. are located at tne oouom oi cbch mold, connected with mechanism for eWtino the green tile, which are then removed, and the machine Is instantly ready for another casting. Three castings per hour on 1-inch web material is an easy average for each mold after the operators acquire . . ' I. a little experience. very icw,i iu green tile are ever broken. , The con crcte mixture is prepared ;to the con sistency of a paste, of Portland ce ment and suitable granulated ag cresate or crushed stone, furnace slag or gravel with sand, in proportion approximating I cement .3 sand, and S of the other aggregate, with sutuc ient water to give plasticity for pour ing. These are thoroughly mixed to gether in Quantities convenient for handling. Steam-curing by means of racking the green tile in the body ol a closed car into which wet steam is in constantly flowing for twenty-four hours in summer and seventy-two in winter (after which they can be sub iected to anv climatic condition) is recommended by the Inventor. Given up to Die. B. Soiegel. 1204 N. Virginia street, Evansville, Ind., writes: "For over five years I was troubled with kidney and bladder affections which caused me much pain and worry. I lost flesh and was all run down, and a year ago had to abandon work entirely. I had three of the best physicians who did me no good and I was practically given up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and the first bottle gave me great relief, and after taking the second bottle I was entirely cured." Why not let it help you T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. Didn't Get a Patent. Among the strange application which reach the patent office one filed soma yetre ago was most extraordinary, being a petition for a patent for an i guard which consisted In merely draw. in a chalk mark around a table oi ether place by which It was claimed the approach of ante was stopped. It aeema that chalk make an anf logs lip as soaping a track prevents a rail way engine from starting. The peti tion was novel and caused considera ble amusement. The application, how ever, was refused on the ground that there was nothing new In the Inven tion, that chalk bad been used for such purposes before and that such ideas were not patentable. I Fisher Brothers Company - , U-i k-? , iiU fc i , fc.lt I i BOLE AGENTS " jt 4 I ; V i V A V Earfcour and Flntayson. Salmon Twin! and Netting McCormlck Harvesting Machine! Oliver Chilled Ploughs Malthoid Roofing , Sharpies Cream Separator Raecolith Flooring Storrett'i .Tools Hardware, Groceries, Ship Chandlery ! M Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic, Acid, Welch Coal, Tar, Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Paints, Oita and Glass ; . Fishermen'! Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twin and Seine Web We Wont Your Trade FISHER BROS. BOND STREET BOOKS . uuier ami lyrame, a tie iuparu s Spots," "The Chief Legatee," "The Filigree Ball," "The Choir Invisible," The Battle Ground, "Lena yelrs,; "Graham of Claverhouse," , 'c , tSSLy "Hearts Courageous" ...... s 0.aW. WHITMAN SUCCESSOR TO E. A. HIGGINS CO BOOKS" ISRSHMUSIC STATIONERY STEEL & EWART Electrical Contractors CALL AND GET OUR PRICES 426 Bond St. Phone M3881 John Fox, Pres. Seems odd for an English chan cellor of the exchequer to oppose re trenched plans. But perhaps Mr. As- quith thinks the proposed policy is penny wise, pound foolish, as he thinks of recent war bills. Pretty hard on some of us when the law is asked to drive corporations out of the state for paying big salaries Of course not many of us are in the $50,000 class. . The New York grand jury has gone COFFEE Good is so good and poor is so poor; have Schilling's Best , tomor row. " Tear trocer return, rear Bonr U res ess't Vk ill w. par him In describing the recent formation in New York of the Association of Licensed Cement Manufacturers, which represents nearly seventy per cent, of the annual output of Fort land cement in this country and con trols the most important of the basic patents underlying the Portland ce ment industry, Cement Age cites an interesting phase of Edison's farsight edness. It says that a marked ad vance in the cement industry was due to Edison devising new calcinning kilns, together with several unique methods of fuel consumption. In oarticular. he designed and patented a rotary kiln 150 feet long, and 7 to 8 feet in diameter, having a daily ca pacity of from 700 to 1,000 barrels of cement. Until that time, the largest kilns in use were 60 to 80 feet long, 5 to 6 feet in diameter, with a capacity of but 200 barrels a day. Edison's long kiln was universally, ridiculed by the older cement manufacturers, however. But its success soon prov ed their criticism to be unwarranted and ridicule was transformed into emulation of Edison's example. Once aware of the possibilities of the Wiz ard's device the cement manufact urers lost no time in availing them selves of the lone kiln without Edi- son's' consent, however. Today more than one half of the Portland cement made in this country is produced in kilns of the Edison type. Old plants are lengthening their kilns wherever practicable and no wide-awake man ufacturer building a cement plant to dav could afford to install kilns other than one, hundred feet in length and upward. Climbina 199 Steos to Church. The only way of reaching the old pariah church at Whitby, In York shire, from the town Is by means of 100 stone stcps-pror'ably as curious an approach to a place of worship as any In the kingdom. The church stands on the east cliff some 200 feet above the sea level, and to watch the crowd of worshipers before and after service threading 1U way up and down the winding stairway Is a sight to ba remembered. - tondon Strand. Lane's Family Medicine is s tonla- laxative. It does not depress or weak en, but Imparts a feeling of buoyancy and strength that Is delightful At all i , . " , , , i ... druggglsts 26c. . " ' F. L. Bishop. Sec Astoria Ssvinss Bank. Traaa. Nelson Troyer, Vice-Fres. and Supt ASTORIA IRON WORKS , " ' DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS .,. I . OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. ' Correspondence Solicited. Foot of Fourth Street CONCRETE TILES. Notwithstanding the low conduc- tivity of concrete, a most valuable attribute in fire-proofing, it has been claimed by its opponents that terra ;6,V';spice$Ho" BAlflMGPOYDERe ttMtukfatf, flnestFIivor, . Qrtzitil Strwh, Ce&soibi Pricei CL0SSCT&DEVER5 PORTLAND. OREGON. ASTORIA DANCING SCHOOLS Kearney Hall, Exchange St . Opposite Skating Rink A special Course of 10 Lessons for Ladies. The latest and most approved ideas In Dancing. v $2.50 1 for full Course. School opens every after noon and evening. TeL Black 2415. Copies of The,, Investors and Home Edition of The Morning Astorian Can be had at this office, all wrapped a'ridf-eatiy for mailing 15c a copy, 2 for 25c lit' Advertise Your Wants in The Astorian