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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY C, 1008. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. w. STiRfiCRIPTION RATES. By mail per year.... $7.00 By carrier, per month... tw WEEKLY ASTORIAN. y toail, per year, in advance. . . .$1.50 Entered as second-class matter July 39, 1906, at the postoffice at Astoria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 18v. CT Orders for the delivering of The Alorning Astonan to either residence w 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. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. generally satisfactory, use of the lands can be made, and we hope to sec the day of its doing. THE WEATHER Washington, Eastern Oregon and Idaho Fair. "MURDER WILL OUT!- For the sake of society generally, and the good name of Portland in particular, we hope the murderer of Pawn-Broker Wolff will be ferreted out and given the shortest possible shrift compatible with law and cus tom He is of the sort' that cannot die too soon for the good of human ity; no man, woman or child is safe with such a brute at large. The killing was, from all signs, ut terly unprovoked and cold-blooded; savage, complete and bestial, and yet, apparently done , by the hand of a novice; but the murderer has the lust of blood upon him, and, coerced by his fears, will not hesitate to do more and worse crimes unless rounded up and promptly despatched. The de tectives are on the track and they have the good will of all men in their quest. If the miserable wretch is new to the business of slaying, as everything indicates, the work of the sleuths may be aided by the sheer force and weight of the man's guilt, the reaction from which may drive him into thi light of day and render him amenable to any fate, other than living with the blighting load of transcendant guilt. . ASTORIA'S SEVENTY. The names of seventy of Astoria's bright, healthy, capable young men have been sent in to Adjutant Gen eral Finzer, as candidates for place and service in the National Guard of Oregon, and there are more to come. It is certain, there will be no trouble in organizing and officering a fine company in this city, and no stone should be laid in the way of such a consummation.; and what is more, every effort should be put forth, back ed by the best influences in the city, for the securing of one of the new ar mories to be built in Oregon; the referendum bill carrying the appro priation for $100,000 in four annual installments, shonld be voted through overwhelmingly at the June polls and after that is done, then the claim of Astoria to full consideration in this inportant premise, should be pushed unremittingly, until this city shall be equipped splendidly as to military per sonnel and establishment, under the new program of development foster ed bv State and Nation. JUST IN A QUIET WAY. There is but little said lately of the program and work of the big fisher ies committee set up in this city to prosecute the victory for the salva tion bf the salmon fisheries of the Columbia valley; but there is much going on, in a quiet way; real, thor ough, well-devised and properly-handled work that will make itself felt when the hour conies for the people of Oregon to decide whether they will stand for the annihilation of the second greatest industry of the state BEAUTY OF MARS. iu Wonderful Color and Grsndsur vtaled by ths Tslsseops. Viewed under suitable conditions, few sights cau couipnre tor Instant beauty ami growlug grandeur with Mars ns presented by the telescope Framed lu the blue of spneo, there Coats before the observer's guio seeming miniature of his own earth. yet clmugvd by translation to the sky Wltlilu its charmed circle of light he marks nppareut coutlnents and sens. now ramifying Into oue another, uow srretciung lu unique expanse over wide tracts of dlHk and cupped at their IHiles by daullug ovals of white. It rtv calte to him his first lessons in BeojrrH phy, where the enrrh was shown liliu set ethereally amid tho stars, only with an added sense of reality In the apotheosis. It Is the thing Itself, stamped with that all pervading, in v THE O. & C. LANDS. ' The government could make no better disposition of the lands that are certain to revert to it, in its con test with the Southern Pacific Com pany, the old Oregon & California land grant, than to endow the public school system of the State with them in fee. That the railroad people have ig nored and abandoned the original principle cherished by the Govern ment in the giving of this lordly do main, to wit, the development of the country, and Oregon in particular, furnishes no sort of pretext for the congress to transcend the high pur pose; and we know of no better way to meet the paternal doctrine than in following out the apt suggestion of State Superintendent of Schools Ack crman, and giving the recovered ter ritory to the very children of the state in perpetuity. No such gift is ever misplaced. What is done in fullness and freedom for the generations that are to take over the future and use it to the pride and success of a commonwealth, re turns a thousand-foid in the culture and graces and advantages insepar able from the breadth of the eductive movement and doctrine, and gives im perishable impetus to the influence and power of the great, community in the making of history and the ac cumulation of honors. No nobler, nori or permit it to pass into the hands of ! the men to whom it is but a passing i definable hall mark of authenticity lu ic,nt rfit m1 nothing ieo uie iMtmrosi reproduction mmie- Iu color largely lies this iwuketilng touch that luiluies the picture with the sense of actuality. Aud very tlvld are the tints, m salient and so unlike that their naming In words conveys sotiut Idea of their concord to the eye. l!tse ooher dominates the lighter regions, while a roMu's egg blue colors the darker, and Mh are set oft and t in phaslzed by the icy whiteness of the caps. Nor is either hue uniform. Tone relieves hit to a further heightening of effect. In some parts of the light expanses the ooher prevails alone. In others the rose deepens to a brick red, suffusing the surface with the glow of a warm late afternoon. No less varl ous is the blue, uow sinking iuto deeps of Ehudlug, now lightening Into faint washes that In plain's grade off Insen slbly Into other Itself, thus making re glous of Intermediate tint the precise borders of which nre not decipherable by the eye. Superimposed npon Its general opa Hue complexion, ure now and then to be seen ephemeral effects. At certain times and " In certain places warm chocolate brown has been kuown to supplant the blue. Often, too, cold white dots ure scattered over tho disk, dazzling diamond points that deck the planet's features to a richness beyond the power of pencil to portray. So minute are they that good seeing la needed to disclose them. It is at such momeuta that color best conies out. To those who know the sun only as golden and the moon ns white, even In i Its color scheme Mars would stand else. The people are beginning to under stand that a real sacrifice is immi nent unless they interfere to prevent it; and this information is Demg put in the hands of every voter in Oregon in such a fashion that the merest re view of the text presented tells the story with convincing logic of tact and authority. The committee is pursuing the right course and not giving away its hand to the enemy at any point, and the funds needed are steadily accumulating and in the same quiet way. It remains for every intelligent cit izen to use every avenue he can to spread the gospel of sense and safe ty in regard to this vital issue, and by word, and letter and message confirm his friends in the course that means the complete and final safety of the salmon .industry. test of American patriotism might be had if somebody would start a pop ular subscription for erecting half a dozen battle ships. With the single exception of the tariff question the Brownsville ipci dent is the most fruitful of all the speechmaking themes. The world moves. Twelve years ago everybody expounded finance, but Congress now confesses that it needs time to think over the currency j question. ..... . - i ! forth a revelutlon.-I'erclval Lowell In Century. Maiden Speeches In the Lords. By wnlting twenty-four years before The new comptroller of the cur- j making his maiden siieech Lord Laug rency at Washington is an athlete, j ?ord exercised nn oratorical restraint More power to his elbow if he should 88 ", & T u ii i . , commendajde. r -i . "" receive a challenge from the John a jSri R.uter lu the davs of Smiths. '"!.; i ! Charles II. was not equally modest, for he took an early opportunity of ad dressing the house of lords, with dlsas trous results. "My lords," he began "I rise this time for the first tlme the very first time, my lords and di vide my speech Into four branches." Here he paused for a few seconds, erew nurnle and confused and finally After doing their utmost to block i,turtej 0ut. "My lords, If ever I rise legislation,, the Democratic congress-1 again In this house you may cut me At the age of 1194 years the Pekin Gazette has added an editorial page, and will now proceed to make up for lost time in disciplining esteemed contemporaries. man will go into the campaign and criticize the Republicans for not do ing anything. Detnocratitvitems of interest . are scarce but occasionally one of an en livening nature comes along. Mr. Hobson is to be a candidate for the presidency in 1912. The senate indulged in some witi- cisms the other day, but as Senator j treme James' off, root and branches and all, for ever." Lord Byron was more fortunate, for his maiden effort was declared by Sir F. Burdett to be "the best speech by a lord since the Lord knows when." Lord Kosebcry's maiden hikmk'Ii after three years of silence was a model of i modest oratory, opening with a plea ! for that favor and Indulgence which j the house always shows to those who address It for the first time, "even in a larger measure ou account of my ex- Tillman was absent it will not be nec essary to go into executive session to demand a diagram and apology. youth and Oazette. Inexperience." St. The railroad officials are bothering themselves a good deal about the long haul ani the short haul features of their freight schedules. Later in the year the farmers will put another problem before them, that of the big haul. The Most Common Cause of Suffering Rheumatism causes more pain and suffering than any other disease, for the reason that it is the most common of all ills, and it is certainly gratifying to sufferers to know that Chamber lain's Pain Balm will afford relief, and make rest and sleep possible. In many cases the relief from pain, which is at first temporary, has become perma nent, while in old people subject to chronic rheumatism, often brought on by dampness or changes in the weather, a permanent cure cannot be expected; the relief from pain which this liniment affords is alone worth many time its cost. 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by Frank Hart and Leading Druggists. Not Even "Just as Good." When It became necessary during the civil war to resort to the draft In order to provide recruits for the Union armies, many men who did not care to go to the front or could not afford to do so organized themselves Into clubs or groups for the purpose of mutual protection. When one of their number was drjif ted an assessment, was made upon all of them, and the money thus raised was used In hiring a substitute. An organization of this kind was formed in a small town in Illinois, and one of the members, a stalwart, fine looking man, was drafted. With the money raised by the stipulated assess ment he procured a substitute, a little, wizen faccdehap, who looked like a scared rabbit. He .took him to the of fice of the provost marshal. "Mr. Marshal," he said, "here is my substitute." ' ' , "I see," answered the oflicer dryly as he looked at the two men. "Funny how people like to get the best of the government in a bargain!" luuid. They all set upon him and beat him, so that ho Is usually glad to rape as soon as posstN. PMnosr of India. HAYDN'S UNHAPPY WIFE. The Composer Married Her Merely to Oblige Her Father, Haydn married not the girl ho was lu love with, hut her sister, "Haydu, you should take my oldest daughter,' snld Father Keller, the barber, and at Keller hud done a good, deul for Haydn the composer felt that he must sacri fice his affection ou the altar of duty and oliligu the old num. At the time of the marriage, lu 17tUi, Ilitydn wa twcnty-iiluc, while his Anna Maria .was thirty-two. There does not appeal to have been much love on either side to start with, but Haydn declared that he had really begun to "like" his wife and wo, ltd have come to entertain n stronger feeling for her If she li: bv ha veil In a reasonable way, I'nrortu nately Amu Maria hud neither rhyme nor reason l.t !;er composition. Tim entertaining Mr.rvlHe says that the ma jority of hu'.les .married to intm of genius ure so vain of thu uhllltles of their husbands that they ure frequent ly Insufferable. Hut Fruu Haydu was not a lady "of that kind. The world had emphatically proclaimed her tins baud a genius, but to Maria It was quite Immaterial 1 whether he were a cobbler or an artist. Nay, mho even committed the lueredlble crime of using the composer's manuscript scores for curling pnier, as underlays for pastry and similar things! She was gay enough with It all too. When Haydn went from home, she would send him the most cheerful lit tle notes. ".Should you die toduy or to morrow," ran one of these missives. there Is uot enough money left In the house to bury you." At another time when Haydn was lu Loudon he received a letter lu which Mr.rta wrote that she had Just seen a ueat little house which she liked very much uti.l that he might do himself the pleasure to send her 2,000 gulden with ulileli to buy It so as to have In future n "widow's home." rieasant reading this for the genial cominiscr! Iu the first case he i wrote without a trace of auger: Should tLH lie so take my niauu- scripts to the music publisher. I guar aniee you that they will I worth money enough to defray my funeral I expeiiies. in the mutter or the "wiu- i ow's home" he thought It would bo best to arrange things himself. Ultl- ! mutely he Itought the house, und In ' spite of Maria's frvquent suggestions of his coming dissolution he lived In it , for nine years after she had been dead. ;' l'rau Haydn sow out her seventy years, but some time before that the pulr had agreed to live apart as the best way of ending a union which bad proved utterly unbearable to the com poser. . The Penalty of Curiosity. Among the packets received at th Birmingham (England) postotDce one day was one containing a pair of hand cuffs, which were being sent from Der by to a manufacturer In Birmingham to bo fitted with a key. The paper cov ering of the parcel had been torn dur ing the transit, so that the handcuffs were exposed to view. They were an object of curiosity to the clerks, and presently one of the young men Jocu larly clasped one of the cuffs around his left wrist, it was then that ho dis covered thut there was no key to un fasten It. The handcuff was on his wri.st "to stay." ' The yours man went to the police station, mid an officer found a key that he thought would lit, but In turning it round he broke it off iu the cuff. Now, the broken key would have to be drilled out or the handcuff filed through before the clerk could get It off. The day was Sunday, mid all the shops, Including the manufacturer's place, were closed. The clerk returned to the postoffice nml explained his ilight to the superintendent. This olli- clal ordered him to take tho first train for Derby the next mornlug, explain the whole circumstance to tho owner of the handcuffs, apologize to him nml then return to Birmingham and go to tho manufacturer's and have the hand cuff filed off. THE ROAD OF A THOUSAND WONDERS- Shasta Route and Coast Line of the Southern Pacific Company Through Oregon and California Over 1300 miles of scenic beauty and interest attractive and Instruc tive. This great railroad pastes through a country unsurpassed for its scenic attractions, and introduces the traveler to the vast arena, soon to become the scene of the world's greatest industrial activities. There is not an Idle or uninteresting hour on the trip ,and the variety of conditions presented excites wonder and admiration. Spiclal Low t Rate Tickets now on Sale at All Ticket Officie BB.OO Portland to LosAngeles and Return Long limit on tickets and stop-over privileges. Corresponding rates from other points. Inquire of C. W. Roberts, local agent, for full particulars and helpful publications describing the country through which this great highway extends, or address , WM. McMurray General Passenger Agent, Portland. 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Among the East Indian Gonds a bride Is carried on her brother-in-law's back to the house of her friends and Is made to weep, with each of them, while they give her small presents of money. TV'hen the ceremony is about to be per formed at the bridegroom's house the bride hides in nnother house and calls "Cool" and the bridegroom's brother In-law searches for her. As she enters the bridegroom's house two spears are planted before the door to make an arch, and tie bridegroom pushes her through lie girl banging back. On the day after the wedding the bride and bridegroom throw mud at each other for sport. Among the Mararg all the women of the bridegroom's party are shut up hi a house with the bride's sister's litis- Cannings Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. Foot of Fourth Stmt 1-i Wl'do 5rt r jxi irMi fx i v w am m. m it m m m : (UJnv Al isss - BBat: rBSk- - , issp ' 'mr.f us .i A Holiday With Joy. Llfo l:;n't ko full o' trouble but that we kin Fome! lines steal a way an' spend a holiiliiy with Joy." wild the old phi losopher. "Tint tho minute Joy shakes h.'iuils with i: s wo k to celebralln', i n lhi. uext thing q know the town mar shal runs i: lu for kIHIii' too happy on tla. hlghtt-ay. an' we git ?10 or thirty I tl'iys nioiv'n we bargained for! I once knowed a olo brother who wuz one o' th'.'bost fellers In the country when he wnz In low grounds, but h'ixt hliuto th's hl!lt ; f,u' he thought that tho mm wuz a silver iiii::o rn' v owned It. an' tho moon w:; n thirty dollar gold piece, nn' the Btars v,-.::; Kinall (.Iisuive un' Ml made for him! Hat in hlwe'f would V been flyln' roau' In nlory to thi:i da;; but for tho fact that Iv. .couldn't statu! to he pro'perouf. HM1I. Ii,'i! a good Idee to risk n day v.Jth-Joy whonwer poa:i hle. Even cf ve J:i;o tA'e trouble by it or.!' m'i4!'o'n!-:!i v. l'j be that we had hl;,'i o!e time gIMtti' fliar! 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