TUESDAY, MAY 5, lOOB. 8 FRIENDLY WORD FOR ALL-OREGON to her horse doctor doses of her own medicine. .Yours truly, "1 McKERCHER." h One of the Important Duties of Fnysicians ana fi THE MOltNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON, IIS 1 J m a mm BairingtoiCHaH Is just pure Mocha and Java prepared in a new way. The cof fee berry is cut up (not ground) by knives of almost raxor sharp ness into small uniform particles. Thus it is not crushed, as by the old method of grinding, ana the little oil cells remain unbroken. The essential oil (food product) cannot evaporate and is preserved indefinitely. This is one reason why a pound of Barrington Hall will make 15 to 20 cups more of full strength coffee than will any coffee ground the old way; why it excels all other coffee in flavor and why it.. will keep perfectly until used. But the main thinjr about Barr ington Hall Coffee is that it can be used without ill effect by those who find ordinary', coffee injures them, because the yellow tannin bearing skin and dust (the only iniurious orooerties of coffee) are removed by the "steel-cut" pro cess. A delicious coffee not a tasteless substitute. Price, per pound, 40c POUND A. V. ALLEN Sole Agents ASTORIA IS HAPPILY INCLUD ED IN ONE OF THE MOST TRENCHANT LETTERS WRIT TEN IN YEARS ON OREGON'S COMMERCE. O REGON NEWS FROM MANY POINTS EFFORTS BEING MADE TO COMPASS A GENERAL ONE WAY RATE FROM INTERIOR POINTS TO COAST RESORTS. PORTLAND, May 4 (Special Cor respondence). A special delegation leaves Portland today for Boston, where the National Retail Grocers' Association will convene next- Mon day, to invite that Association to hold its 1909 session in Portland. Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher, pastor of the "White Temple, goes to Oklahoma City to attend the Northern Baptist Convention the middle of this month. Rev. William Hiram Foulkes will go to Kansas City to participate in the General Assembly of the Presby terian Church Portland will endorse in the heartliest manner the invitation to be extended by Seattle for the 1909 convention of this body. The Commercial Club of Walla Walla, Washington, has passed reso lutions urging the railroad companies to grant a one-fare rate for the round trip, by continuous pssage, between points in interior Washington and Oregon and the seaside resorts Of these two states. It is understood that the Club also favors "a higher rate when stopover privileges are allowed. The Walla Walla Club has requested the commercial bodies of Eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho, as well as the Commercial Club of Portland, to pass similar res olutions. It is oped that favorable action may be taken by all, as the people of the interior should be giv en the opportunity of visiting the coast especially during the summer months, at the least possible cost. The Mount Angel Commercial Club is the latest affiliation with the Oregon Development League. The Sumpter Valley Railroad, com prising a length of 67 miles between Baker City and Austin, Oregon, runs through the Sumper mining belt and is soon to double its mileage. To day 93 per cent of the freight of this road comes from Timber, though it is not generally known that Baker City is a lumber center. It will be the 15th of May before the new 8 four-story steel building of the Portland Commercial Club will be ready for occupancy. The Club will formally open its new quarters on June 12th, the anniver sary of the laying of its corner stone. The cost of the building and its fur nishing has been $434,000. Hot Lake, Oregon, has become one of the most prosperous retorts be tween the Rock Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The lowest Attend ance for many months has been one hundred and thirty. No medicine hat ever done more to wards warding off grip and pneumonia iitl relieving but? uimb B"Y wu6 than Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure. t It is rare indeed that a leading citizen of the Oregon metropolis takes the time to check up the in justices of the Portland press in its dealings with this city, and the fol lowing, from the pen of Mr. Finlay jMcKereher, the well known secretary .of the Equitable Savings & Loan Association, and addressed to th Portland Journed (from the columns of which it is taken), is straight from the shoulder, and awakens our grati tude. The Journal had been over doing the thing a bit, as usual, and Mr. McKercher's sense of fair-play was aroused to a point that yielded the following rebuke: "I dislike to become conspicuous through communications to the press, but I.can but regard your editorial of this date (April 29th), in answering the 'Astorian as to why grain ship ments should not be made from As toria, as unfair. I deem it unfair to Astoria, to Oregon, and to the in land empire farmer, and so unfair to Portland and The Journal. "It is'unfair to Astoria in that you state as your final reason why ships load at Portland instead of at As toria, 'because ships prefer a fresh water harbor.'f The more than infer ence from this is that Astoria has not a fresh water harbor, and this is in line with the literature of both our chamber of commerce and board of trade, stating that Portland has the only fresh water harbor on the Pa cific coast. "Neither your inference nor these statements square with the facts. Ship owners and transportation men recognize Astoria as a fresh water harbor, and if they do not the bar nacles upon ships' bottoms do. "But a few year, ago the chief en gineer of the Vanderbilt system, in a published pamphlet, stated that Astoria was one of the zest five har bors in the United States, and the finest fresh water harbor on the globe. It is unfair to Oregon to decry this fact and to promulgate the reverse of j it. Another reason you gave is that 'ships and railroads will always meet as far inland as possible.' "The fact is that no 'skipper' de sires from choice to ascend the, Co lumba river with his ship, but rather that, while the ships meet the rail Astoria was one of the best five har- road at Astoria, the railroad refuses to meet the ships there, land for his cargo. "What does this signify? Simply this: The railroads haul wheat from the inland empire to Tacoma, in miles as far or farther than to Astoria at a given rate. In doing so, they haul it up a mountain grade of about 3900 feet and down again, about seven cars to the engine, but refuse to haul it for the same rate to Astoria, the same or shorter distance in. miles, water level grade and 20 to 60 cars to the engine -physical conditions in favor of Astoria which would enable a competing line to haul to Astoria at a rate that would absolutely put the mountain route out of business. In other words, railroads insist upon receiving for the, shorter water level to Portland the same rate as for the longer mountain grade haul to Ta come, an injustice to both Portland ami Astoria, in which they are aided and abetted by Portland organiza tions and press. "Injustice is rather too tender a word to define this condition of af fairs, but I refrain from a stronger one for the sake of good form, and the feelings of 'Mr. Harriman's stock holders, who are the only ones not defrauded by the transaction, while the farmer, whom we all profess to love, is the principal sufferer. "We will probably see, upon the completion of the north bank road, the anomalous condition of wheat passing through Portland to Tacoma (50 miles longer haul than to As toria) at the same rate as for the Portland haul, and Astoria still re fused 'common point' advantages. "Astoria should have her rights 'common point' rates on wheat, and every man jack in Portland should insist upon it, for so long as we sup port unfairness on the part of rail roads to Astoria, what face have we for cursing Harriman for not devel oping other parts of the state? "No one understands Portland's inconsistency on the Astoria trans portation problem better than Mr. Harriman, and understanding it, no one is in better shape to administer THE PERFECT WAY. J Scores of Astoria Citizens Have Learned It, If you .suffer, from backache, There is only one way to cure it. The perfect way is to cure the kid neys. , A bad back means sick kidneys. Neglect it, urinary troubles follow, Dean's Kidney Pills are made for kidneys only. George K. Parrish. 3721 1. Oak St., Portland, says:! "Not a symptom of kidney trouble has returned since I used Doan's Kidney Pills some years ago and I am pleased to con firm the statement 1 gave in their favor at that time. Prior to using them I had suffered a great deal from dull heavy pains in my back and through the region of the kidneys, this trouble having resulted from a severe cold. 1 was gradually grow ing worse when Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to my attention and be ing impressed with the good reports concerning them, 1 procured a supply. As stated above they completely dis posed of my trouble after a short use." Plenty more proof like this from Astoria people. Call at Chas. Rogers & Son's drug store and ask what customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's-and take no other. The hull feeling in the head which is not quite an ache, but bad enough to make one miserable, can be driven away by Lane's Family Mediciac, the best cure for headache. , Subcribc for the Morning Astorian, Now 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. U1U V? VUTIU1VI IUVU VI MsV fT VitM is to lcarnt the relative standing: and reliability tho leading manufactur ers of medicinal agents, as the most eminent physicians arc the most careful as to the uniform quality and perfect purity of remedies prescribed by them, find it is well known to physicians and the Well-informed generally that the California 1 Syrup Co., by reason of its correct methods and perfect equipment and the ethical character of its product has attained to thevhigh standing- in scientific and commercial circles which is accorded to successful and reliable houses only, and, therefore, that ike name of the Company has become a guarantee of the excellence of its remedy. TRUTH AND QUALITY appeal to the WclMnformcd in every walk of life and are essential to permanent suc cess and creditable standing, therefore we wish to call the attention of all who would enjoy good health, with its blessings, to the fact that It Involves the question of right living with all the term implies. With proper knowledge of what is best. each hour of recreation, of enjoyment, of contemplation and of effort may be made to contribute to that end and the use of medicines dispensed with generally to great advantage, but as In many instances a simple, wholesome remedy may be Invaluable if taken at the proper time, the California Fig Syrup Co. feels that it is alike important to present truthfully the subject and to supply the one perfect laxative remedy which has won thenppoval of physicians and the world-wide acceptance of the Well-Informed because of the excellence of the combination, known to all.jind the original method of manufac ture, which is known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only. This valuable remedy has been long and favorably known under the name of Syrup of Figsand has attained to world-wide acceptance as the most excellent of family laxatives, and ns its pure laxative principles, obtained from Senna, are well known to physicians and the Well-Informed W the world to be the best of natural laxatives, we have adopted the more elaborate name of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as, more fully descriptive of the remedy, but doubtless it will always be called for by the shorter name of Syrup of Figs and to get its beneficial effects always note, when purchasing, the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front of every package, whether you simply call for Syrup of Figs or by the full name Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is the one laxative remedy manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and the same heretofore known by the name Syrup of Figs which has given satisfaction to millions. The genuine is for sale by all leading druggists throughout the United States in original packages of one size only, the regular price of which is fifty cents per bottle. - Every bottle is sold under the general guarantee of the Company, filed with the Secretary of Agriculture, at Washington, D. C, that the remedy is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Food and Drugs Act, June 30th, 1006. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. Louisville, Ky. San Francisco, Cal. US. A. London, . England. New York, N. Y. SPORTING GOODS. THAT MAKE GOOD Whitman's Book Store Sporting Goods Just received a coinplete line of the Reach Base Ball Goods. In cluding MITTS, BALLS and BATS. Your choice of FISHING POLKS from $12.50 and down. 4 I The Foard & Stokes Hardware Go- ji IiHorjioiiiK-ri Succeiitors to Fo-.rd & Stokes Co. 1 n . PRACTICAL POINTS ON BANKING NO. 4. Diligent Saving. It is a very good plan to establish reg ular dates for depositing your money. You ,will find that this will soon be come a very. valualJe habit, and you will be much pleased to see how soon your funds will accumulate at com pound intescst. Interest paid on Sav ings Accounts and Time Certificates of deposit. SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK, 506-508 Commercial St, Astoria, Ore ?! Behnke - Walker THE LEADING BUSINESS COLLEGE ELKS BUILDING. PORTLAND, OREGON OUR FACULTY IS STRONGER THAN EVER We have just secured the services of two high-salaried, practical men, as well as leading business educators, from the East. , We leave no stone unturned. We are now giving you the best that ' money can procure. ,,, irv H. W. Behnke, Pres. SEND FOR CATALOGUE L M.Walker, Prin, John Fox, Pres. F. L. Bishop, Sec Astoria Savings Bank, Treas Nelson Troyer, Vtce-Pres. and Supt ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS , OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. Foot of Fourth Street BAY BRASS & IRON f ASTORIA, OREGON IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS SCOW 01 Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery. 18th and Franklin Ave. Prompt attention given 1 ill repah m tu. . Ttf Main 2481 Pains In the back and side may come from the kidneys or liver. Lane's Family Medicine, the tonic-laxative, and a great kidney and liver remedy, will give relief. Don't take cold, but if you do, don't fall to take Kemp's Balsam to prevent serious consequences. Nothing else Is so valuable in treating coughs and colds. DOES IT PAY TO ADVERTISE That We Pay 6 Per Cent. It is for you to answer. We have the investment se cured by the best city property. You have the money to invest. We take large or small amounts. A line or a call will put us at your service. IN m 11 .168 Tenth St. Astoria, Ore. Phone Black 2184. STEEL & E WART Electrical Contractors Phone Main 3881. ... 426 Bond Street Awning Astnmn lie MuoroA Ymn - " C "' wiivvi VU Uk VUI Residence 60c a Month