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THE WEATHER
Western Oregon and Washington
Showers. SPECIAL, AND SPECIOUS.
Naturally the Portland shipper
pleads the doctrine of the ship
meeting the rail as far inland as pos
sible; it is right that he should use
it for all it is worth to him; no one
blames him for his championship of
the, to him, convenient and appropri
ate opinion and program. But that
does not make it the true and essen
tial precept of quick and economical
transportation, however aptly it may
apply to a few of the world's great
depots. If it were the universal rule,
there would be no sea ports in the
commercial sense; the enforcement of
the principle would have drawn the
sea commerce of the world to the
farthest accessible inland points
everywhere, and no rails would have
sought the coast markets at all.
It is an excellent rule where the
topography of the country at the sea
board prohibits the founding of a
town or port, or makes the con
struction of a railway thereto im
practicable and overwhelmingly
costly; but such conditions are ex
ceedingly rare, and more rarely in
superable. The truth of the business
is the ship, as a deep sea carrier pure
and simple, was never intended to
go inland her own length farther than
absolutely - necessary; and the ship
owner the world over deprecates
every mile of such traffic as a menace
to his property; every railway bear
ing to the seaboard is unfinished until
its rails touch the docks at salt
water; and the meeting point of car
and ship is the plain and common
line between land and sea. All pleas
to the contrary are special, and
specious, and no usage nor condition
can justify nor qualify them, and es
pecially, when the the argument is
offered in such a case as pends be
tween Portland and Astoria.
If the IS square miles of debateable
harborage belonging to Portland in
the second rjver from here, and 100
miles away, was the first and only
refuge for ships seeking the cargoes of
the Oregon valleys, their meagre area
and bare channel depths might pass
muster as the essential port of the
State and stand undisputed for all
time as the accepted and rightful
thing. But the premise is false to
the core, when scaled by any one of
the commoner rules of commerce;
and is maintained only by reason of
the dominant influences engendered
of wealth and political and commer
cial "pull", all of which must
prevail until some great exigency
arises to counteract and disprove it,
fuch as war, flood, or commercial
revulsion.
When that time comes the North
western world of America will know
why this magnificent bay, within a
dozen miles of deep water, with its
100 square miles of land-locked
channel-ways and splendid natural
facilities for the quickest possible
despatch of a great commerce, has
been allowed to lay unused by the
powers that be, and the revelation
will be decidedly interesting for both
the cities in interest.
The rails of Oregon and the ships
of the world will meet at the mouth
of the Columbia in due time, because
it is of the supreme logic of de
velopment, however long and suc
cessful the opposition arrayed against
it.
NO 1908 REGATTA.
Not until the June election shall
have laid the political and ethical
issues pending hereabout, can the
decision of the Astoria Regatta com
mittee to abandon the 1908 event, be
discussed with calmness and accu
acy. The committee has reached the
conclusion after deliberate review of
the situation and the exigencies ex-
isiing at the moment, many of which
may be out of running when the
polls are closed; and subsequent
consideration, coupled with a very
popular demand, may induce a with
drawal of the ban, and put the festi
val back in its place and time. At
11 events it will not do any harm to
hold the matter in abeyance in the
popular mind and call for another ex
pression when the atmosphere has
cleared of the dubious elements that
moved the committee to adopt the
rule of waiver.
TIME, THE QUALIFIER.
A friend, who is given to thinking
out the i olitical problems of the day,
and who desires the best of all things
for his fellows in the way of govern
mental expedience, said yes-terday
that he "was convinced that the
continued operation of such laws as
those imposing Statement No. 1, the
referendum and initiative, and the
recall, would, sooner, than later, ut
terly destroy the partisan life and
and principle among the people and
set up an individualistic sentiment
and action that would develop into
anarchistic type and latitude." He
was not morbid about it and made
plenty of happy reservations to
qualify the theory; but he was in
earnest both in his conclusion and
his deprecation.
We cannot agree with him. The
vast majority of our people are pos
sessed of rational understanding of
the principles of popular government
and know that freedom of act and
conscience is the fundament of it;
that the popular edict, direct from the
people, constitutional and unquestion
able always, will be obeyed implic
itly; while the legislative enactment
framed too often without thought oi
the people upon whom it imposes,
and far too often devised with dan
gerous and ulterior motives, subject
to a multitude of constructions in
the courts of the land, is a living
menace to its own fulfilment; that
while we have had what was deemed
to be actual freedom under the law,
we have had only that justice that
could be bought and paid for, in the
larger and commoner sense; that
the politicians, the political and cor
porate layers, and the office holders,
of the nation, have abused and
warped the law in fact, and spirit,
until it is without semblance of the
fixed, organic and dependable re
liance; that the laws of the people
alluded to, will, in course of time,
wipe out the abuses and rouse the
wider and nobler conformity so es
sential to popular peace and happi
ness; that many may think out the
terms and text and effect of the new
mandates by himself, but when it
comes to placing them upon the
tablets of the nation or the state, he
is but a unit in a magnificent and
coherent expression of popular pow
er and righteous regulation, a real
ization too remote from anarchistic
license and independence to be con
sidered for an instant.
Time, amendment, simplification,
and broad obedience to the law, will
make the last of them a bulwark of
strength and dependence, and that is
what popular government means, it
it means anything at all !
EDITORIAL SALAD
It will cost a considerable sum to
take the American fleet through the
Suez Canal on its tour of the world,
but we can make this up some time
in the future when other nations want
to use the Panama Canal.
Tnrkey quickly made itself agree
able to Italy when threatened with a
fleet. Captain Mahan was right about
sea power. Italy would think a long
time before tackling the Turk on
land.
Col. Bryan refuses to disclose the
names of the malefactors who are
accumulating a slush fund to defeat
his nomination at Denver. Has the
colonel heard anything about the
publicity movement?
A railroad village in the Panama
zone, consisting of 110 houses, is to
be moved two miles for canal pur
poses. The towpath, for once, has
turned the tables on the locomotive.
Would you give twenty-five cents to
stop your cough t Then get a bottle
of Kemp's Balsam id you will hava
enough for the whole family. It costt
druggists 26c.
Notice to Our Customers.
We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung trouble is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it
as a safe remedy for children and
adults. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drum
Store.
THE PERFECT WAY.
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.
Xeclcct it. urinary troubles follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills are made for
kidneys only.
George K. Parrish, 3724 E. Oak
St., Portland, says: "Not a symptom
of kidney trouble has returned sine
I used Doan's Kidney Pills some
years ago and 1 am pleased to con
firm the statement I gave in their
favor at that time. Prior to using
them I had suffered a great deal from
dull heavy pains in my back am
through the region of the kidneys,
tins trouble having resulted from a
severe cold. I was gradually grow
ing worse when Doan's Kidney Pills
were brought to my attention and be
ing impressed with the good reports
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concerning uiem, i uruvurcu suppiy.
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.
AN OPEN LETTER.
To whom it may concern:
Do The Saloons Own Astoria?
Petitions to submit the question of
local option in precincts Nos. 2 and
3 of Astohia have been tiled. The
saloon men of the city, however, arc
convinced that it would be very much
to the detriment of their nefarious
business for the question to be sub
mitted to the voters in these pre
cincts. They are determined that if
threats, bulldozing and underhanded
work can set aside these petitions
the voters of these precincts shall not
express their wishes with reference
to local option in the coming June
election. They have circulated hand
bills containing the names of all who
signed petition No. 3 with the fol
lowing heading which speaks for it
self as to their design in publish
ing it:
"PROHIBITIONISTS."
"The following is a list of the
voters who signed the local option
petition for precinct No. 3, between
Seventh and Tenth streets, and the
business they are engaged in, and
should be preserved for future
future business reference. Many of
them have received considerable
patronage from te saloons."
In addition to this the saloon men
have undertaken in the following way
to annul the petitions in precincts
Nos. 2 and 3: By threatening them
with boycott and with the loss of
their positions they have endeavored
to secure the signatures of the local
option petitioners to a request to the
county court to remove their names
from the local option petition.
In view of the above facts we de
sire to ask every citizen of Astoria if
he is willing to be owned and con
trolled by a few saloon men We
call attention to the fact that the
saloon men began the light by filing
petitions to submit the questions of
"saloons or no saloons" in precincts
Nos. 1, 6 and 7, and refuse to accede
to the request of business represen
tatives to come to an agreement,
thus indicating their utter disregard
for the business interests of our city.
Why should these men say that the
citizens of precincts Nos. 2 and 3
shall not have the right to vote on
the1 same question?
It is a fact known and read of all
men that the saloons have openly and
boldly violated every law on the
statute books with reference to their
business. Shall men who are known
to be violators of law dictate to law-
abiding citizens on what they shall or
shall not vote? Do the saloons so
completely own the City of Astoria
that they can say to one precinct you
MUST vote on the question of "s
loons or no saloons" and to another
precinct you must be silent on the
question?
Has not the saloon power had the
business men of Astoria by the
throat long enough? Have men en
gaged in other business no rights
that saloon men are bound to re
spect? Will not every right-thinking
man stand by the men whom the
saloons have threatened to boycott
and to rob of their positions?
(Signed),
PRESS COMMITTEE CIVIC
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X. Read It Before jf
I You Eat It
The World's Best Climate
is not entirely free from disease, on
the high elevations fevers prevail,
while on the lower levels malaria is
encountered to a greater or less ex
tent, according to altitude. To over
come climate affections lassitude, ma
laria, jaundice, biliousness, fever and
ague, and general debility, the most
effective remedy is Electric Bitters,
the great alternative and blood puri
fier; the antidote for every form of
bodily weakness, nervousness, and in
somnia. Sold under guarantee at
Charles Rogers & Son drug store.
Price 50c.
Bertha M. Clays celebrated drama
"Dora Thorne", will be the attraction
at the opera house, one night only,
May 10. This great love play is im
mortal and never fails to attract
hundreds of readers of the great
novelist. It is, without doubt, one of
the foremost romances of the age,
full of heart interest and pathos blen
ded with a vein of the most delightful
comedy. The scenes are laid in
England.
More News From the New England
States.
If any one has any doubt as to the
virtue of Foley's Kidney Cure, they
need only to refer to Mr. Alvin II.
Stimpson, of Willamantic, Conn.,
who, after almost losing hope of re
covery, on account of the failure of so
many remedies, finally tried Foley's
Kidney Coure, which he says was
"just the thing" for him, as four
bottles cured him completely. lie is
now entirely well and free from all
the suffering incident to acute kidney
trouble. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug
Store.
Valued Same as Gold,
B. G. Stewart, a merchant of Cedar
View, Miss., says: "I tell my cus
tomers when they buy a box of Dr.
King's New Life Pills they get the
worth of that much gold in weight, if
afflicted with constipation, malaria or
biliousness." Sold under guarantee at
Charles Rogers & Son's drug store.
25c.
Bertha M. Clay's famous novel
"Dora Thorne," will be beautifully
produced at the opera house, one
night only, May 10. This is general
ly conceded by every one to be the
most popular love play ever written,
and is without doubt the best by this
famousc writer, It will be presented
at the opera house by a thoroughly
capable company.
u Mrs. S. Joyce, 180 Sullivan St.,
Claremont, N. II., writes: "About a
year ago I bought two bottles of
Foley's Kidney Cure. It cured me of
a severe case of Kidney trouble of
several years standing. It certainly
is a grand, good medicine, and I
heartily recommend it."
Disturbed the Congregation.
The person who disturbed the con
gregation last Sunday by a continually
coughing is requested to buy a bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar. T. F.
Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
THE ROAD OF A THOUSAND
WONDERS
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not an idle or uninteresting hour on the trip ,snd the variety of conditions
presented excites wonder and admiration.
Special Low Rate Tickets now on Sale at All Ticket Offiat
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and helpful publications describingthe country through which this great
highway extends, or address
WM. McMurrar
General Passenger Agent, Portland.
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