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.60 THE MORNING ASTORIAN EstaMlshid 1573,! K Published Daily tfept Monday by THE J. S. DEUNUK w. ctttuscptptiON RATES. R maiL oer year $'99 By carrier, per month. WMKLY ASTORIAN. By wail, per year, in advance.. ..$1.50 Entered as second-ciass mauer jui, '30, 1906, at the postoffice at Astoria, Oregon, unaer Marchi, 1879. . - tr Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence tr place of business may be made by postal card or through telephone. Any 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. SOANDINAVIAN-AMEBIOAN SAV. BANK Courteous and Accommodating Liberal Methods . Conservative Management THE WEATHER Western Oregon and Washington Rain. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washing ton, Idaho Showers. DOING THINGS RIGHTLY. When a civic institution, such as a town, city, county, state or nation, conceives the idea of doing some piece of work that shall be an inno vation and 'an improvement, and is meant to typify, a perpetual purpose and . become a fixed attribute of the public service, the first rule of common-sense would inspire the right do ing of it, the use of the best materials, the employment of the best skill, upon the most wholesome plans framed to meet the larger expansion of the work with the normal increase of population and the steady demand for its extended application and opera tion. In other words, wisdom dic tates the building for the future and not merely for the present By way of illustration: An English paper just at hand, contains the fol lowing: "To provide for vessels of the Lusitania class the Liverpool Dock Board will, construct a floating land- ing-stage nearly 2000 feet long, to lie iq 40 feet of water, while a dredger is to lift 10,100 tons of sand from the bar in a single hour." This is the scale upon which prac tical people construct such commer cial attributes; and there is a lesson in it for Americans who are far too easily satisfied with the meagre meet ing of the demands of the hour. We are inclined to cheapen our greater expedients in such lines as this and render them abortive after a brief season of use because of the expand ed demand that cannot be met shorter of reconstruction upon the huge scale. This is a costly policy, both in time and money and the depriva tion incident upon the waiting for the new instrument of service. Take our deeo-sea dredgers, for instance. There is not one of them that amounts to "shucks" as an endurable, adequate and lasting proposition; they are of restricted capacity, illy contrived, poorly builded, short "of power, with every limitation that should have been guarded against; and the people are up against the eternal proposition of building all over again at vastly increased cost those things that should have been carefuly and permanently constructed in the first place. Years ago, when William Reed was secretary of the Portland Board of Trade he pleaded for such dredgers, but he was laughed to scorn, and the Columbia river service was equipped with the two "bum" specimens now supposed to do compensating work on that great artery of commerce; one of them rotting at her moorings with her boilers, less than five years old, utterly useless from a dozen material 'defects; the other, doing a limited service, of questionable value, and vaeuest possible results. Yet hun dreds of thousands of dollars have been scent to put these discreditable things in commission, and upon which thev have not earned the paltriest percentage of profitable increment since the days of their launching. "TURN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY." The people of Astoria have been cenerous to the Astoria Electric Co in the matter of franchises, privileges and opportunities for the realization of those profits the company was en titled to in the course of its own ad ministration, and advancement gener ally, and there are those, in ample numbers, and of influence, who think it about time the company was do ing something tangible for the city, by way of extending its lines west to Smith's Point, east to Alderbrook and south over the hills, and opening uo territory that needs just some such impetus to become valuable and interesting as home centers and busi ness sites: as well as contributing its direct service to the hundreds already located on these outlying sections and eager for the utility such exten sion would afford. The company cannot plead that there is no business in sight; else its original policy in seeking and using the franchise was but an unknown ven ture. It has built its own business, and a good one, by drawing people and homes along every foot of its lines east and west, and the proposed extensions would serve the same pur pose, only in a larger degree, since there is a far wider area to build into, on the three lines suggested and more engaging sites than the original district offered. The demand for this increase of urban service is not extraordinary nor irrational; many citizens feel that it would be as profitable for the com pany as for those whom it would serve, on the ground that every home established on its route stands for a perpetual patron of its service, and J the service would urge the steady in crease of the homes. "Turn about is fair play," and the, Astorians would be glad to see these three lines start ed in the interest of local develop ment and general advantage, believ ing the increment would fall as hand somely to the enterprising company as to the anxious citizens with homes to build and already builded. BETWEEN TWO THIEVES. San Francisco has been crucified between two thieves, and in the very midst of her own bitter realizations she sees the two scoundrels parolled and taken down from their crosses, for the moment, while she herself re mains suspended in the agony and shame of her fearful sacrifice. Schmitz and Ruef are rejoicing in the techni cal reprieve that has come to them and are certainly going to make the most of it in preparing for the longer and harsher campaign of prosecution that will surely be in augurated against them on the unused indictments at hand. The eventual success of these men, technical though it be, will be a direct insult to the civilization of the day; and there is surely wit, wisdom and wealth in the Pacific metropolis to carrv the task of reprisal to com pletely successful issue. Else, we, of America, had better voluntarily yield our ambition to typify the best of modernity in governmental and social science and take our place in the ranks of the boorish and helpless pro letariats of Europe. If San Fran cisco and California, knowing what they know, fail to pursue these men and their vile colleagues to the utter lines of all that is due them, that city and state will be amenable to reproach and confusion for all time to come. Before the People Cards of Candidates In the Coming Campaign. IGN LANGUAGE A FINE S Droll Incident In the Reign of James I. of England. ; -r, .'I A TRICK ON AN AMBASSADOR I ' K.i For Diseases of the Skin. Nearly all diseases of the skin such as eczema, tetter, salt rheum and bar bers' itch, are characterized by an in tense itching and smarting, which often makes life a burden and dis turbs sleeo and rest Quick relief may be had by applying Chamber lain's Salve. It allays the itching and almost instantly. Many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by Frank Hart and leading drug g sts. Early Tendencies. "Do you believe boys often turn out as their youth promised?" "Well, theyvdo sometimes. There's Carver. He was the village cut-up when he was a boy. and now ne s tne leading surgeon In a hospltal."-C'hl- tago News. For Congress, T. T. GEER Candidate for Republican Congres sional Nomination in the Second Dis trict. Liberal Appropriations for Waterways, Equal Opportunities and Privileges for Labor and Capital, and Governmental Control of Corpora tions. To The People. In submitting my name to the elec tors of the Fifth Judicial District for their consideration for the office of District Attorney of said District. I desire to say that if I am nominated and elected, I will, during my term of office, honestly, vigorously and impartialy perform all the official duties pertaining to said office, with out fear or favor, endeavoring always to accord to every individual, irre spective of party, politics or person alities, a sauare deal under the law, keeping always uppermost in my mind the interests of the tax payers of said District and State. E. B. TONGUE. A BIT TOO SHREWD. It Is not only In politics, but In other things, that many men think they are too smart to be honest-St Paul Dls patch. -, COFFEE You can buy something called "coffee" at 10c lb with 3000 miles of R R freight from the roaster ; don't ; Year fnett returni row BflMT U ton Coat Ik Schilling'! Bait; m m htm. One Venture In Which the Captain Overreached Himself. One of Uncle Sam's customs officials, noted for his success In unmasking smugglers, said the other day In a dis cussion of a customs officer's duties: "One must be shrewd, but not too shrewd; otherwise , one overreach oneself, like Captain Harrow of isle borough. "Captain Harrow of lalcaborougfc was trading at Key West In a small vessel. Business took him up the coast to Tampa bay, and be bought, twenty dosen chickens from a farmer at $4 a dozen. 'The chickens were all sixes soma a few days old snd no trigger than ca nary birds; some fat and large, like turkey gobblers. The captain expect ed to make a lot of money out of them. lie was very shrewd at a trade "Well, at Key West a hotel man eame aboard and looked the chickens over. " They are fine birds,' he said, 'now much?' "If you pick them out yourself.' said Captalu Uarrow shrewdly, Til have to charge you $0 a dosen. If 1 pick them out, I can let you have them for $3.' " 'AH right You pick them out,' said the hotel man. "Captain Harrow picked out a dosen chickens of the canary bird size. "'Here you are, twelve prime broil ers,' he said, with a leer. "Go ahead,' said the hotel man calm ly; 'another dozen.' The next dozen was of necessity larger. " 'Go on,' said the hotel man. 'Keep on picking them out' "And the third dozen was larger still. The captain looked at bis patron anx iously. , '"Keep right on.' , . "The next dozen was fine and plump, and the next comprised the biggest and fattest of the chickens. "Keep right on picking them out captain.', , , "Then at last Captain Harrow saw how be had overreached himself. The hotel man bought bis whole lot of chickens at $3, and thus the captain lost on the speculation 20 In cash, to say nothing of feed and labor."-Cin- dnnatl Enquirer. ' LOVELY WOMAN. Ihe tot Into a street ear on A freezing winter day. She left the front door open oh, What did the people say? She bravely took a hammer, and She tried to drive a nail. The catastrophe that followed Made every one turn pale " Lovely woman! She started to a party Just A half an hour late. At the door ehe asked her husband, "Have I got my hat on stralghtr They got her In the courtroom, and They asked her, "What's your agef' Says ehe. "I'll own to twenty-flve." Now that was pretty sage. Lovely woman! She bought an automobile veilf A hundred Inches long. She'll have an automobile when lltvy rw limine . She worked and read and talked aU flay, As every woman ought. At midnight, when her husband came, She told him what she thought . . , Lovely woman! , She's not at all athletic, a , , . , You've often heard her say, But she'd Jump on the piano If , A mouse should come her way. Can she keep the men a-hustling? You Can simply bet your lite! Still we wouldn't do without her As sister, sweetheart, wife. , Lovely woman! Bomerville Journal. Tht Different Interpretations of the ' Same Aets Performed by a Croshety Spaniard and a Hard Headed and Canny Old Sootoh Butoher, It Is said that King James I. on re moving to London was waited upon by the Spanish ambassador, man of eru dition, but, who bad a crotchet In his head Dint every country should have a professor of signs to teach him snd the like of blm to understand one another. 1 The ambasdnr was lamenting ono day before the king this great desider atum throughout all Europe, when the king said to blm: "why, I have a pro fessor of signs lu the northernmost col lege In m$ dominions via, at Aber-deen-but it Is a great way off, perhaps 600 miles." , ."Were It 10,000 leagues 'off I Shall see him," said the ambassador, "and am determined, to set out, In two or three days." The king saw he had com mitted himself and wrote, or caused to be written, to the University of Aber deen, stating the case and desiring the professors to put blm off some way or make this best of him. The srobasaa dor arrived, was received with great solemnity, but soon began to Inquire which of them had the honor to be pro fessor of signs. Being told that the professor was absent in the highlands and would re turn nobody knew when, the ambas sador said, "I will wait his return, though It were twelve months,'' 8eclng tbnt this would not do and that they had to entertain him at a great expense all the while, they con trived a stratagem, , There was one Geordy. a butcher, blind of an eye, a droll fellow, with much wit and rogu ery about him. lie was got, instruct ed to be professor of signs, but not to speak on pain of death. Geordy cheer fully undertook the role. The ambas sador was told that the professor of signs would be at home next day, st which he rejoiced greatly. Next day Geordy waa gowned, wig- red and placed in a chair of state In a room In the college, all the profess ors and the ambassador being In an adjoining room. Tne ambassador was shown Into Geordys room and left to converse with him as well as be could, the professors awaiting the Issue with fear and trembling. ....... Tne ambassador bead op one of his flngen to Geordy; Geordy held np two of bis. The ambassador held op three; Geordy clinched his fist and looked stem. Tne ambassador then took an orange from his pocket and held It up; Geordy took a piece of barley coke from his pocket snd held that up. After which the ambassador bowed to him and retired to the other professor. who anxiously Inquired his opinion of their brother. "ne Is a perfect miracle," said tbo ambassador. "I would not give blm for the wealth of the Indies." "Well." snld the professors, "to de scend to particulars." "Why," said tho ambassador, "I flntt held up one mixer, denoting that then; Is one God; be held up two, signify!)) c that these ore the Father and Son. I held up three, meaning the Father, tho Son and Holy Ghost; bo clinched bin fist, to say that these three are one. I then took out an ornnge. signifying the goodness of God, who gives his crea tures not only the necessaries, but tuo luxuries, of life, upon which the won derful man presented a piece, of brend, showing thut it was the staff of lire and preferable to every luxury." . The professors were gind that mat ters had turned out so well; so, having got quit of the ambassador, they next got Geordy to hear his version of the signs. "Well. Geordy, how have yon come on and what do you think of yon man?" "The rascal !" says Geordy. "What did he do first, think ye? He held up one miner, as much as to say, Tou have only one eye. Then I held up two, meaning that my one eye was perhaps as good m both bis. Then the fellow held up three of his fingers, to say that there were bat three eyes between us. and then I wns so mad at the scoun drel that I stroked my nelve and was to come a wbnek on the side of his bead and would, ha' done it, too, but for your sake. Then tho rascal did not stop with bis provocation here, but forsooth, takes out an orange, as much ns to say, Your poor, boggarly, cold country cannot produce that ,1 show ed him a whang of a bear bannock, meaning that I did un' care a farthing for him nor hl trash neither as langs I ha' this. But, by a' that's guid," con cluded Geordy, "I'm angry yet that I didn't thrash the hide o' the scoun drel !"-London T. P.'s Weekly. Fisher Brothers Company OLI AOBNT1 ' '1K .''.! Barbour and Plnlaysoit Salmoii Twins and Netting Social Dance. Oliver Chilled JP loughs . llaltholdRooflnf-'vf'J Sharpies Cream Separator! 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