THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA," OREGON.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1008,
THE MORNING
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THE WEATHER
Western Oregon and - Western
(Washington -Showers an warmer.
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Wash
ington and Idaho Occasional light
rain or snow; continued low tempera
tures. -
SYSIEI1 OF ROBBERY
We.Invite Your Attention to tho
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COMPLETE FACILITIES FOR DOING ALL KINDS OF BUSI
NESS INCIDENTAL TO CONSERVATIVE BANKING, i :
HANDS OFF! PEOPLE FIRSTI I
The day of strict party conventions
is setting; and if it were but realized,
the fuller power and influence of
partisan expression lies with primary
polls, and hi Oregon this is essential
ly true of the Republican interest
and control. The "beachcombers"
arid "hacks" and "party-perennials,'?
of course, do not stand for this for a
moment, 3 nd all counsel contravening
it niay be safely scanned for selfish
inspiration, set afoot by them.
The principle of primary popular
expression is alive, and legally alive,
in this State, and of all the clamorous
gaggers and high-binders in the domi
nant party or in the minority parties,
not one dare to move for the , repeal
of the law. As that law is construct
ed and construed it may have several
or many imperfections; it needs
amendment and will get it, from time
to time, until it shall be as nearly
perfect as human wisdom can make
it; but the principle behind it is im
moveable. "')
It strikes us, in the course of a
review of the situation at present,
with a number of good Republicans
already in the field and their candida
cies alligned for the primaries, that
it ia going to work a sharp injustice -I
to these men to foist endorsements
and specific declarations prior to the
open avowals of the party at the
April polls; that real partisan faith
demands strict silence until the party
has spoken of men and measures at
the primaries, and then to call all the
conventions and mass meetings that
may be ' necessary, get behind the
last one of them, and put them in
place and effect. We may be old
fashioned, but we are honest in thisl
maintained at the best standard pos
sible. No standards can be preserved
without money these days, and there
fore it is the duty of .the people to
supply the great school with the
$125,000 it needs, and which was
voted it by the Legislature last
Winter, and which has been passed
up to the people for confirmation
this Spring. Vote "yes" on the refer
endum in this behalf and do a mani
fest duty to the young manhood of
the State by making the institution
devised for his and the State's benefit,
a success and a credit. Build it, ex
pand it, keep it in line with all other
universities on the coast; or cut it
out! It is a State matter and State
pride should protect it, always. '
THE ANARCHISTIC MOUTH.
" There may be American anarchists,
but : we have yet: to know them as
actualities. The man who despises
all forms , and principles of govern
ment, regulation and restriction,
moral, ethical, social and commercial
is 999 times out of 1,000 born on
foreign soil and bears a foreign name.
Just why he is here exploiting his in
sane propaganda is one of the mys
teries that must be solved soon and
finally or we shall have them in such
as to make them an actual
threat to the peace of the nation.
The cult relies on the weak and badly
balanced socialist to pass over into
its camp and the reliance is well
placed; it takes thorough poise to be
a real socialist, who at his best is
the &ntithesi! of the anarchist; but
the . vapid, irresponsible, unstudious
socialist is ripe material for the icont
oclastic .brood that parades under the
banner of anarchy, and generally
reaches his destination tinless his per
version is checked by his fellows or
chance impediment that thwarts the
final fall. There are anarchists, and
anarchists; just as there are social
ists, and socialists; and by their
mouths the world may easily distin
guish them.' " "! ' '
Before the People
Cards o! Candidate! ia the Coming
' "Campaign." "
For Congress, - t
T. T. GEER . . I
Candidate for Republican Congres
sional Nomination in the Second Dis
trict. Liberal Appropriations fo.
Waterways, Equal Opportunities an"
Privileges for Labor and Capital, an
Governmental Control of Corpora
tions. '' v. S
MUSICAL PLEASURES AHEAD.
Everybody in this city with music
in their souls is hoping devoutly
there may be no serious impediment
to the organization of the Philhar
monic society that is in course of
formation under the auspices of Dr.
Emil Enha, aided by the two score
-ladies -and gentlemen who. possess
eonlfttrtrtofy. gifts H hat are to consti
tufc'fcb effective cham. -Such a so-iiettf-
is"s6reSHefeded toere, hbt-'aldife
J5h WoUtitgof the d6BMft of 'kacHnH
it eTtainiffCht, W beaaee ofc Sh'e ' oM.
itf 'toili ' d&Iiri g the 4!n;bf 'f e&l 'utt re!
i'lWfte sUmt iteoplePiiAstdfla s
tfiortfineJ voitei'fctcc her'dpulafckm!
an-ariVlavihthe-'fStal tffld"She!
ifouldshave-1 an-sagencVthatf will'dei
Vefopbad2(ibut'i6h.vthfsiip"erfe faculty
try its' last limit'f ctiltue iMitx&kif
sion. .vunf;o3 sfrf lo 'Aqartf
-B:AMd1WSt feftly'tibw AsWla'i'rieed'
tMsrciafctSs 1ft ivicbf'VoJfc: !M "she
simpy: ye"B"rrig torflbie fstnSaftforL
cilestratio4iiittfaioen 'Iran relied fea'tot
quality 'n J"f.erfliiency 'as ii ' kSjutfct
W'hefi)'oM currirjultfrn. ''There' are
e verat itaillJ 'frdflps't of I w fl? trained
&&iih$r smltip the cbrnnvVnnity','-in
nfcpliaJtifd'J fa shiofl j? ' (excellent $taye?s
on variotfj In stfoirrrents;1 'heeding! GtAf
thtfiviVluert'oWhesioI-'Sti'd bekpeft
ladershipnoevoivg Tmkgntf icefit o'
Chktfaia SeH!lcon1)i'teShV not
payiifot a'while,''butsriit0fpidid
aliflcfetifflc'enatdettfatrt'i
hl'e'Mt;rwt$Urd3 itfi ih-fbhftd tbhmSkl'-li
an tfn-disjpfin&biefi'iarid 1 ' Jf mmmtive
ir!stittitioW.'9lfdf' Heavens sM&j'tWit
bfel ;'i ow, ntstlf to lis toll b
lo hohzbmuimuzw ilt-u ificf srfi is':
. rftEPAN0j tKtrrartnrfr'rfi
-.ThneTsiYy &oii3rm
a mikf&'WotMi
chiefest of the elemental fixtures of
the commonwealth and should be
EDITORIAL SALAD
Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest wo
man in America, has moved into a
$19 flat at Hoboken. Instead of an
automobile she can use the $70,000,-
000 tunnel under the Hudson. Mrs.
Green is an economist- who looks
closely to details in providing against
a rainy day.
Havana is beginning to cheer
Governor Magoon when he appears
in public. In the course of time the
Cubans will admit that another with
drawal on the part of the United
States doesn't look good to them,
and that they can think of no alter
native to annexation that will work.
Valparaiso will erect a municipal
theater on the site of one destroyed
by earthquake in August, 1906. The
material will be steel, which is also
proposed for the passenger railway
cars of the future, an idea urged with
the 'statement that it will reduc rail
w.ay 8ffSualfre3- one-half.
unequauea as a iure xor v.roup.
To The People. j
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,'
desire to say that if I am nominated
and elected, I will, during my ternj
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 square deal tinder the law,
keeping always uppermost in my mind
the interests of the tax payers of said
District and State.
E.B. TONGUE.
CHARTER FOR NEW YORK.
ALBANY, March 26.-The As
sembly passed without an amend
ment, the Senate bill providing for a
new charter revision by a commis
sion for New York City.
f
Involving City Esr.jtloyes and Bi;
business firms.
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IN WATER DEPARTMENT GRAFT
Supplies Never Used by ' the City
Were Purchased Ostensibly for the
Water Department and Then Used
. by City Flumbers.
PRICES OF DIAMONDS.
NEW YORK, March 26."With a
view to correcting my misapprehen
sion on the part of the public and the
trade," the jewelers board of trade,
whose membership ' includes import
ant firms in the diamond, jewelry and
kindred trades throughout the coun
try, have issued a statement in which
it is declared there is no prospect of
a reduction in the price of diamonds.
SHOPS SHUT DOWN.
HOUSTON, Texas, March 26.-
The Southern Pacific and Texas Cen
tral shops were shut down today.
Two thousand men are thrown out
of work., : "-. " i"
"Besidesr being, annexe
for colds and throat troubles, Cham-
WBson of.Waynetpwn
given as soon , as
aai'jo'jxs -sdot iom'
iv.en as soon .as tne.croirpy cougn
appears, this remeay win preven
9nvr' h r.tt rtof?rt',tir.. nor
It is used ,succeastully in-
manv thousands .of homes. . Tor sale:
.by Frank Hart ind'ieadirig f3nlggijtS.
(it noiiiirriD.'; Drij mrr arxrTor i;
Hid vonsnrr; 5i .!"-. :f oi MmZ .
When yon want -srpleasant physic
Liver Tablets a trial. They are mild
angeritfe;ln thelj lama 3ndT always
pfodfcjei'aj pleasantf' cathartir);effcX
Dali.at Frank Hattriandileading dreg
gjtsii9'Askiiforj5l TStetPi&bivhMi
rns 9?BrfT oi ImJial '.nd Mnno3 rfT"
snhub I ft o i LamriShouMeTi J j.yvi,m
-ifiismsf noiiibrtfu-iirf bfiJi 'ish odt
from rheumatic, pains, there is noth
ing. so good for a Jame shoulder as
at each 'application and a quick cure
is certain For sale by Frank Hart
and leading druggists.
Shakespsart'e Wild Animals. .
Shakespeare makes use of no fewer
than twenty species of British wild
animals. Of these the badger, the otter
and the water rat are once each em
ployed by name merely as terms of
abuse. The polecat and hedgehog ere
also terms of abuse, but are so far
"described" as to be called respective
ly "stinking and "thorny." The dor
mouse and ferret are each used once
as adjectives for "sleepy" and "florce."
The shrew gives Its name to a play.
but is never mentioned as an animal.
The moLa Is mentioned twice as being
"blind," the wildcat once as "sleeping
by day," the cony as "struggling in the
net" and "dwelling where she is kin
dled" and the squirrel as "the fairies'
coachmaker" ' and as having already
hoarded that year's nuts on May day.
The rat and the mouse, being only
the M. domesticus, required no "ob
servation" by , the poet, so that .the
jbove represents the total of Shake
speare's natural history with regard to
all but six of his British quadrupeds,
he poet's only "original" references
it thetweasel are blunders. The bat is
0enfct6&ei three times as an actual an
maJ7T!oacqiwr,ongly as a migrant, like
'$?fifureu,nS summer; once
ranciruiiy. as tne "reremouse," out of
whose "leathern" wines Titan la's elves
finely, "ere
tm mi 'nntn,u-fl6Wn uls cloistered '
'flight,' w flctldgJtHa hburotf Duncan's
jiTftej fqjof .gousesaffioKls fladlea,.opr
of raole and tradition could
hakes
the fox of
not be surpassed. London
ttaw'11 inDff'frto.0 cl'dw oil".
:7oflol. ?z f.r,
vtoWkM . 'bwni Ms TAiM .
aoor4 vm wsl turn v.rrnojoo.
orifqn olJineCity 'Cour't'has! under
ion
rtiTr;
CHICAGO, March 26. An" amai
ing system of robbery and graft in
volving city employees and big busi
ness firms and extending back
through several years was uncovered
yesterday" in the water department
As a result of the revelations two
employees, including a division head,
were removed, and 38 subordinate
employees are slated ; fort discharge
today. Some of them may be in
dicted for complicity in the thefts.
Through the use of tampered
meters -and the connivance of city
employees several large . corpora
tions have defrauded the city of hun
dreds' of thousands of dollars in
water taxes. At the same' time the
employees of the meter division to
whi'.h the scandal is confined, have
plundered the stock of supplies, sell
ing meters to junk dealers and bar
tering materials for drinks in saloons.
Supplies never used by the city
were purchased ostensibly for khe
water department and then used by
city plumbers " in private outside
business. f :
The payrolls of the division were
found padded with idlers and incom
petents. The force which originally
numbered 200 men was reduced by
Superintendent W. J. McCourt, of
the water bureau, to fifty. The un
earthing of the crookedness is due to
the efforts of Superintendent Mc
Court, who was appointed head of
the bureau six weeks ago, after win
ning first p!ace in the merit test for
the place. b
EMBEZZLER CAUGHT.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Ferdi-
nand Dudenhofer, formerly the tax
collector for the Third District of
New Orleans, who disappeared a
year ago, was arrested here today.
It is alleged he was $75,000 short.
..Warranted to Give Satisfaction
Hose j&
In Fancy Colors
The Foard & Stokes Hardware Co
Incorporated ;
i , i i if i i a Successon to Foird & Stoksi Co. ?
Fisher Brothers Company
SOLE AGENTS ' , J S' '
Barbour and Finlayson Salmon Twins and Nttting
' McCbrmlck Harvesting Machines
Oliver Chilled Ploughs ; '
' Mslthoid Roofing
, Sharpies Cream Separators
Rawblith Flooring j ; Storrett'i Tools
Hardware, Groceries, Ship
Tan Bark, Blue Stone, ' Muriatic Acid, Welch Coal, Tar,
Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass
: Goods, Paints, Oils and Glsn
Fishermen's Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twins and Sslns Wib
,, Wo Weitit Your Trade
FISHBR BROS,
..);,.. -' BOND STREET .. i
J.Q. A. BOWLBY, President
O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President
FRANK PATTON, Cashier
J. W. GARNER, Assistant CtihJer
Astoria Savings Bank
Capital Paid in $100,000. Surplus and Undivided Profits, SSOOOa
Transacts a General Banking Business- Interest Paid on Time Deposits
FOUR PER CENT PER ANNUM.
Eleventh and DuanaSts. Astoria, Oregon.
OUGHT TO LIVE LONGER.
CHICAGO, Mar 26. Three score
and ten years of earthly existence is
an old fashioned allotment of a man's
life according to Bishop Samuel
Fallows. People ought to be ashamed
that they do not live to be 100 or 120
years in this age, he holds.
At 80 a man should be in the prime
of life, whereas now 40 or 45 is de
clared to be the climax.
Bishop Fallows was speaking on
"The Mission of Pain" at the St.
Pauls Reformed Episcopal Church.
COFFEE
Five degrees of excel
lence: good; better;
fine; finer;
finest: all Schilling's Best.
Your grocer return your moner 1 you don't
Uk it; we pay Mm '
V3a
consideration
3fl
'Pitt-J'r.fft f a-, prrr j
motion in. a suit of
James Cavanaugh, a tailor ,of . Lon
don. and.. Pans, airainsi the Duke de
v 1 1 fir r.n-ir I iiUmi aI t ic ir- O 1
uhauines wnorecenti matjried OTiss
LtirJ.9'.-srjr 1,1 n h. .blml M
i,jto auegea to De aue ior
e suit ;is to re
l -fJ la. .St". 1J Jit 1 : 1 J I I .
cover
clothes furnished by the tailor to the
duke in 1901.
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V tAKEMlENWC
First National Bank of Astoria, Ore,
ESTAULIHlll-l) HM.
Capital $100,000
John Fox, Pres. P. L. Bishop, Sec Astoria Savings Bank, Treas.
Nelson Troyer, Vice-Pres. and Supt
ASTORIA IllON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OF THE LATEST IMPROVED . i . .
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and ' Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED.
Correspondence Solicited. . . Foot of Fourth Street
1 ma 111 mil 111 ill
UF-TO-D&TE PMPJI ;
Ahsaye tm tb lookout for the most approved men e dates
ftiB8S,wt hm scared th right to seU the well know paints.
, sus, VKrntsaes, nude and sold under the narks
... ...... . ..if
A snan ou eoaUsc aayone, novice or expert, to get,witbottt
wum, nncay mm ngni noun lor wood
or mud, old or new, inside or oat
stimj i?hrihiff 1 jTisi 1 Tx
1 ALLEN WALL PAPER
" AND PAINT CO.
"llth'BondSoleAgts:
'7."!'.'"'11 i) . !
SCOff BAY BRASS & IBOB
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AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AND MARINL "EKCIXEER8
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Trade Mrks
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culatlon of fcny lotentiflo Journal. 'J'erni, S3 1
ft four montls, $L Bold by all newideuler
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Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery,
ioinsna Jfrankiin Ave.
Prompt attention given .1 illrepak irortc
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ASTORIA
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C.F.WISE. Prop..
Choice Winesi Liquors , Merchants Lunch Irem
. ? CIS" 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m.
Hot Lunch at All Hours. Cetl
vomer Eleventh and ConunerdaL