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TELEPHONE MAIN 661.
State. She has learned her lesson and
is profiting by it.Clatspp will get
round to the day and opportunity tor
taking over the. policy of paying as
she goes, and -when the taxpayer
realiies the absence and weight of the
"interest charee" he will be grateful
to the men who have wrought the
relief. And by the way, it is np to
candidate before the people
these days, to win their hearts and
votes upon just this same honest
simple predicate.
Time brinsrs its lessons and bless
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incs, as well as us accumulations Ui
senseless and useless tnterestl
THE WEATHER
Oregon, Washington, Idaho 'Fair
and warmer.
A COMMON-SENSE LEVEL.
The Morning Astorian voices a
very general idea when it declares
that the casting of the local option
feature into the present political fight,
is to say the least, inopportune, and
fraught with Urge chances for dis
appointment, that will not begin to
be placated by any advantages ac-
: f,nm it success. On the otner
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. that the invasion has been
deliberately invited by those saloons
that have boldly and badly broken the
Sunday-closing law. This is the
status of the whole thing, in a politi
cal sense.
We cannot, as a public policy, en
dorse the local option program, at
this juncture; we will not, at this, nor
at any other time, even countenance
(let alone endorse), the raw infrac
tion of a plain and desirable statute;
we can but insist upon the use of the
common-sense level in straightening
out the confusion and disaaaniage
those tn interest
WE'RE STILL PAUSING.
Time without number. Astoria
has propounded the simple question
"Whv should not the grain ship
ments of the Northwest be done from
this nort. the sea-base of tb water-
levcl-down-grade-haul from the far
thest inland field of production, ratn
er than from Portland, 100 miles in
the interior and up two rivers, and
rather than from Seattle or Tacoma,
i7 snH 1547. miles respectively, from
the seaboard?. We are still pausing
for a reply; in fact, pausing for re
cites of succinct, tangible, rational,
unselffish and satisfactory character
to this living question, has become a
fi.ed habit down here, and runs its
cheerful course along with the cus
toms and nursuits and common in
dulgences of the place and the day.
But, all the same, we would like to
have some friend, or even an enemy,
attempt to answer it logically ana
concisely, if only to ' give us a new
cue for contesting it.
The blamed thing is so simple and
i.a are iust as free, and frank, hnnest anfi self-evident, that we are
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distraught for want ot real oases oi
argument and discussion and shall be
hunch. We have not
clad to have a
onlv asked, but have answered, it
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myriads of times in myriads of ways,
but always with the same plain, car
dinal terms, expressed as differently
and as fancifully as our poor knowl
edge of English permitted; and we
shall be thankful for some suggestion
that will open up a new line of argu
ment heretofore unused by us. Get m,
somebody 1.
EDITORIAL SALAD
arise, it thOSe Hi
-u . rnmnromise whereby
cannui jmi.ii . i ,
, a tt,- hi.siness of the com- It is expected that Count de Cas
me law, am . . I . ...
,vii k hest served, and the tellane and Prince de Sagan will soon
. ii h. satisfied. renew their effort to convert each
We are forced to disparage the0ther into a royal cuspidor.
doctrine of paying, or praying, any
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Trouble: Grew Out of "Overcoat In-
cldent" at West Point Academy.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.Army
orders announced the resignation of
Second Lieut Fairfax Ayres of the
Seventh Cavalry, son of Lieut Col.
Charles G. Ayres of the Fourteenth
Cavalry Regiment. Lieut. Ayres re
signation has been accepted by the
president, to take effect May 15 next,
No reason for the young man's act
in resigning is given in the formal or
ders announcing the fact, nor do the
officers on duty at the war depart
ment make any explanation of it, ex
cept to say that some months ago
an affirmativ reply had been given by
the department to an inquiry addres
sed to it on behalf of young Ayres
askinir whether he would be permit
ted to resign after he had received a
commission, Lieut Ayres was a cadet
at West Point last spring, when the
"Easter overcoat incident" occurred,
on which occasion several of the
cadets loaned their heavy coats to
girl visitors to protect them from the
weather. This was contrary to orders
and met with the disapproval of the
commander of the cadets Col. Howse
Miss Ayres, a sister of young Ayres,
was among the girls visiting the Ac
ademy at the time. Her mother took
uo the matter and a controversy
sprang up, the finale of which was the
issuance of. an order from the War
Deoartmlent fdrbidcKng Mrs. Ayres
admission to the West Point military
reservation. Thereupon Col Ayres,
father of Cadet Ayres. espoused the
cause of his wife and in an interview
was alleged to have criticised army
methods employed in dealing with the
trouble between Mrs. Ayres and the
West Point authorities. He declined
tn answed whether he had made cer
tain in that interview upon demand of
the War Department and was order
ed before a retiring boad and retired
on account of disability incident to
the service July 24 .last
man, or set of men, to obey the law
the land; the idea is repugnant al
ways, and utterly illogical We pre
fer to let affairs take their course,
and if the law-breakers can stand the
results, we, and all other business
men in the community, will have to
stand them. It may be that loca
option is the only effective agency at
the command of the people to com
pel the saloonmen to fulfil the law;
if so, well and good, let it do its work.
Something must operate to do this
one thing; and if it is invoked here
and wins out at the polls on the first
Monday in June, the offending saloon
man "may shake hands with himself
arid blame none other for the con
tretemps, 'm
warninff both SldeS, With
the best grace possible, and what of
untoward reaction ensues, may uc
where it belones. But, con
cluding, we wish to say, with the
kindliest emphasis, that it is strange,
;nfieH the saloonmen cannot obey
the laws that permit them to - live
anA An business with rational suc
cess; yet rather invoke that law which
crushes that business, out of exist
ance without question, without appeal
and without recourse.
So the St. Lawrence River has been
dredged to a depth of 30 feet for a
distance of 1000 miles, what is the
matter with providing a deep chan
nel in the Mississippi at a similar mod
erate cost?
Tn 1892 the Populist party worked
up to 1,041,467 votes and a score of
twenty-two in the electoral college.
Then is fused with the Democratic
and has seen nothing but goose eggs
since that mercenary flop.
The fact that there will be no re
vision of the tariff except along pro
tective lines is a terrible disappoint
ment to the Democratic party. Its
attempt to mix revision with free
trade is a flat failure.
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A nine-tree pest has appeared in
Massachusetts, which means another
loud call for a state appropriation.
The pvosv moth became immortal and
universal the moment the Legislature
voted a big sum for its extermination.
CLATSOP'S ALL RIGHT I (
With a nnhlic debt of $50,000, with
t,. rorrant hut ten months in ar
rears and a $200,000 court house built
and paid for, save a few thousanas
n furniture and site-improvement,
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Clatsop county is in very wholesome
AUin financially considering tne
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fart that two vears ago she was prac
:-,ii trnnnm "!n the hole." with no
LH.au j yvviww'
nnhlie buildines.
The nolicv of oavinz for what we
"get, and barring the curse of long
Arn interest is iust as valuable in
public as in private businesses; and
he tavnaver will eladly assent to the
this doctrine whenever it
ic neressarv to acquire any public
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t th. eternal interest charge that
ties the hands of the community just
u t,:i. h. nrivate operator. It IS
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w element nf finance that strength
en the hans of the banker and
hmter anH f anitalist seeking invest
monf and the interest . bills of the
people today comprise, the. vast bulk
of their public and private obliga-
' HonS. ,;, . ' ;,.': ' ' . ' . .
There is but one county , in all
Oregon' that lives on the "spot-cash"
basis, and that is "old Marion," the
richest and most beautiful in the
RECEIVERS ASKED FOR.
OWENSBORO, April 2S.-The
Owensboro Savings Bank & Trust
Co., of Owensboro, Ky., has applied
for the appointments of a receiver.
The bank is capitalized at $20,000 and
has deposits of over $1,000,000. Of
this amount $500,000 is held by de
positors residing in six states and six
foreign countries. The Davies Coun
ty Bank & Trust o. is suspending
cash payments yesterday is capitaliz
ed at $500,000 and has about JfOiJU.uuu
in deposits.
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B. Y. P. U. will have a missionary , well as tne wiincr tgu
program. Sunday school at 1U a. m.,nciu ai ioe u..-..
Everybody invited to attend
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these on Grand avenue near Fourteenth
meetings. Conrad L. Owens, pastor.
Norwegian-Danish M. E.
Services at ll a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Sunday School at 10 a. m. The choir
will sing. O T Field, pastor
First Lutheran.
Morning service in Swedish, 10:45;
theme, "The Divine Presence." Lu
ther League Circle meets for devo
tional exercises at 6:30 p. m. Evening
service in English at 7:30; theme,
There is no God, or an Unbeliever s
street. AH are cordially
Custaf E. Rydquist, pastor.
invited.
Presbyterian.
Morning worship, 11 o'clock, "I Am
Debtor." Sunday school, 12:15; Y. P.
's. C. E-, 6:30; evening worship, 7:30,
subject, "The Aswer." Quartet at the
morning service. Miss Simington will
sing a solo in the evening. AH are
invited. Wm. S. Gilbert, pastor.
Holy Innocents Chapel
First Sunday after Easter. Morning
Confession." The evening service as and evening services, 10 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Sunday school 11:15 t. m.
Christian Science.
Services in I. O. O. F. building.
Tenth and Commercial street!, room
5 and 6 at 10 a. m Subject, "Pjoba
tion After Death." All are invited.
Sunday school at 11:30. Reading
room .same address, hours from u
to 5 daily, except Sunday.
First Methodist
Sermon themes for Sunday. Morn
ing, "Living Religion." Evening, "The
Courage of the Coward." Other ser
vices: Class meeting at 10:15; Sun
day school at 12:15; Epworth League
at 6:30. C. C Raricfc, pastor.
Germany's big armored cruiser just
launched the Bluecher, will cost $6,-
915,000. but another has been de
signed, to be fitted with turbines, that
calls for $10,000,000. The modern
jump in the outlay on single ships re
quires careful figuring on the part ot
the watchdogs of the treasury.
FAVORABLE REPORT.
WASHTNrrON. Aoril 25. The
house iudiciarv committee has order
ed a favorable report of the senate
bill conferring jurisdiction upon the
circuit court of the United States ot
the ninth district for determining the
rights of American citizens under the
award of the Berine Sea arbitration
of Paris and to render judgment
thereon.
Piles Curd at Home by New Absorp
tion Method.
If you suffer from bleeding, itching,
blind or protruding Tiles, sena me
address, and I will tell you how
to cure yourself at home by the new
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this home treatment
free fnr trial, with references from
vour own locality if requested. Im
mediate relief and permanent cure
assured. ; Send no money,, but tell
others of this offer, Write today to
Mrs M. Summers. Box P. Notre
Dame, Ind.
A Healing Salve for Burns, Chapped
Hands and Sore Nipple".
As a' healing salve for burns, sores.
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sore nipples ana cnappea nanus
Chamberlain's Salve is most excel
lent It allavs the pain of a burn al
most instantly, and unless the injury
is very severe,' heals the parts with
out leavinir a scar. Price 25 cents.
For sale by Frank Hart and leading
druggists.
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES
First Norw Ev. Lutheran.
Morning service, 10:45; evening ser
vice, 7:oU; Sunday scnooi meets ai
9:30 a. m. The choir of the church
assists at all evening services. All
are cordially invited. Theo. P. Nestc,
pastor.
Baptist
Dr. C. A. Woodby, superintendent
of Missions for the Pacific and
Northwestern States, will preach at
the morning senvce and at the even
ing hour will give an address on
"Home Missions." At 6:30 p. m. the
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