THE MOHNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE,
Tit unHiiaini-iii i -t-
Established 1873.
Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGER CO.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
By mail, per year $7,
By carrier, per month
WEEKLY ASTORIAN.
By mail, per year, in advance 1,50
Entered as second-class matter July 30. 1906, at the postoffice at As
toria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence
or place of business may be made bypostal .card or through telephone.
Any irregularity in delivery should be immediately reported to the office
of publication.
TELEPHONE MAIN 661.
THE WEATHER
Oregon, Washington
Fair.
and Idaho
thesis short of universal understand
ins :iil nrnrecintion. It is too large
with significant results to be jumped
nlona at anv old gait, and before it
passes the gamut of popular approval
it will be exactly and honestly weigh
ed an J warranted in the public mind
of Astora; to launch such an enter
Drise under any other conditions,
would be suicidal. We want it, but
we want it right!
MEAT PRICES HIGH
Owing to Cattle Shortage at
Slaughter Centers
BEEF DEMAND FALLEN OFF
CALLS MEETING.
DEEP-SEA FISHING.
The recent stress and strife over
the processes and equities of the the
salmon fishing industries of Oregon
lends keen and appreciable interest to
the development of the deep-sea fish
ing that is underway here. It is op
portune and, perhaps, significant.
If the insnore industry is to lapse
and fail for want of proper protection,
then the thousands of men trained to
the craft may find substitute en
gagement for their time and talent in
the pursuit of not only the salmon but
of every marketable fish in the ocean
waters; and the fishing industry of
Astoria take a stride in scope and
market that will vastly repay the
departure.
The proposition is worth the watch
ing and encouragement of our people.
They must have something to turn
to in the event of disaster; and if dis
aster never comes, then it were well
to have the auxiliary benefit of the
new trade and traffic along congenial
and familiar lines.
EDITORIAL SALAD
Speaker Cannon made a better shot
than any of. the big guns in the moni
tor practice.
The motto on the coins is applica
ble to vice-presidential nominations,
which nobody seems to want and no
body can guess in advance.
THE NEED OF CAUTION.
The practical value of the proposed
Astoria, seawall is undisputed. It will
serve a number of important interests
and create a wide range of public and
private conveniences; enhance the
appearance of the city; set up sub
stantial conditions, broaden the ter
ritory of the municipality, and give
newer values to it all.
' But there is much to consider.
One of the chief things to arrange
is the share of the A. & C. Railway in
this project. That concern is to be
an equal beneficiary in the enterprise,
and the proposition to assess it but
one-fifth the cost is unfair to the city
and the citizen. If the idea of the
seawall had not assumed the dimen
sions it has in the popular mind, the
railway people must, in time, have
gone about the work of rocking their
line from Tongue Point to Smith's
Point, in which event, the city would,
without doubt, have gladly assumed
one-half the expense; but since the
question is raised on our side, the
company will take due advantage of
our spirited ambition and pay as little
as possible for the inestimable im
provement. Common justice demands
that they bear their exact proportion
of the cost of solidifying the splendid
right-of-way that cost them absolute
ly NOTHING in the first instance.
Again, the issue of the normal, per
manent grade to which this fine line
of improvement is to rise, as a datum
for the rest of the city, is one of the
cardinal points of popular considera
tion. The proposition to carry it to
a point ten feet above existing levels
is an element in its forecast that will
entail extraordinary opposition from
every property owner on the north
of Exchange street. It is inequitable
to them and to the railway company,
and will operate to retard, if not de
feat, the whole scheme. Everybody
at interest admits that the grades are
not high enough as at present estab
lished; that two or three feet, or five,
at most, must be added to the work
ing levels as they stand.
This could be done with safety and
to no man's particular hurt, and
would, to that extent, mimify the work
of reducing the hill levels; but the
proposal to arbitrarily set a new
standard involving the raising of the
waterfront properties ten feet, is of a
confiscatory character that will be
bitterly, and successfully fought. The
railway grade as now constituted witf
serve admirably for years to come, as
a base, and hold the cost of revamp
ing the present improvements
throughout the business section with
in a range of cost that might be tol
erated for the sake of the immense
improvement to follow.
And, again, the scope of the work
is worth deep consideration. The
question is becoming vital and wide
spread, as to whether it would not be
well to district the improvement, aw'
accomplish it by sections, starting the
project, ,for instance, at the foot of
Sixth street' and carrying it eastward
to the line of Sixteenth, throwing
taneent wall back to the land line
from there, and then beginning the
fill; accomplishing the rest of the
work, every few years, as the success
of the initial improvement shall in
spire its extension. This might be
done by district assessment as well as
by district progression; and would put
the cert upon the property receiving
the largest and most direct benefit
and absolving the remote property
from the burden that yields it but in
fiintismal, if not altogether visionary,
benefit.
This whole question is one of far
reachine importance and its gravity
is not to be glossed over at any stage Subscribe for the Morning Astorian
of its treatment. It istoo huge and cost-: 60 cents per month. Contains all the
ly to be undertaken upon any hypo-Associated Press reports and local.
Taft and Bryan are of the same
mind in regard to publicity of cam
paign contributions. Maybe they are
seeking this means to humiliate Wat
son and Debs.
The mule is an important animals
in the cotton fields. John Sharp Wil
liams is a keen observer of the balky
variety. He has mastered all its
tricks to perfection.
The Northwestern States report
that their crop prospects are better
than ever before, and this is a sort
of sunshine talk that comes from all
sections of the country.
Mr. Fairbanks advises the public
that he does not want, another term
as vice-president. He is tired of lay
ing corner stones and ornamenting
old settlers' conventions.
Consumption of Meat in New York
City Decrease 30 Per Cent Below
Normal Decrease, While the High
Prices Exceed Maximum of Years.
NKW YORK, June 9.-Vith the
prevailing advances in the prices of
beef product ascribed by the packers
to cattle shortages at slaughtering
centers, the consumption of this meat
in New York City is said by whole
saler and retailers to have fallen
from 25 to 30 per cent below the nor
mal decrease. High prices exceeding
the maximum of recent years, have
been the dominant factor contribut
ing to this result, it is admitted.
Demand for beef, investigation
shows, has fallen off throughout the
city. Hotels, restaurants and fami
lies are reducing their daily orders,
often by one-half. Already, the re
tail prices are one-third higher than
the quotations of a year ago. Sirloin
stcaKS have been quoted as high as
32 to 3'j cents a pound, while the
consumers of "chuck" and other in
ferior cuts of beef have felt the
pinch severely.
In many districts of the East Side
the retailers required to meet whole
sale, price advances, which have ag
grcgated between 3 and 4 cents a
pound within the last ten weeks are
selling their products at prices which
yield little or no profit rather than
take chances of further curtailing
their trade by raising retail figures..
Representatives of the larger pack
ing companies insist the advance of
1 to li cents a pound within the last
week 'n wholesale quotations is due
solely to the shortage of cattle. They
assert that had consumption volume
held to the normal figures for this
season of the year, the increases
would have been much larger.
Retail dealers lay the blame upon
the packers. Several retailers at
tributed conditions to price manipula
tion by a so-called trust, asserting
that representatives of the various
'irge slaughtering interests meet cacli
Saturday and agree upon prices for
the ensuing week.
Sore Nipples.
Any mother who has had exper
ience with this distressing ailment will
be pleased to know that a cure may
be effected by applying Chamberlain's
Salve as soon as the child is done
nursing. Wipe it off with a soft cloth
before allowing the babe to nurse.
Many trained nurses use this salve
with best results. For sale by Frank
Hart and leading druggists.
SWORN IN OFFICE
A party of Japanese visitors to Lon
don praise it as "a quiet, settled
city." The roar of London seems to
have been lost oil'' these critics, but
such treatment will increase it.
Badly Sprained Ankle Cured.
Three years ago our daughter
sprained her ankle and had been suf
fering terribly for two days and
nights had not slept a minute. Mr.
Stallings, of Butler Tenn., told us of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. We, went
to the store that night and got a
bottle of it and bathed her ankle two
or three times and she went to sleep
and had a good night's rest. The
next morning she was much better
and in a short time could walk around
and had no more trouble with her
ankle. E. M. Brumitt, Hampton,
Tenn. 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale
by Frank Hart and leading druggists.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-John S.
Leach, the newly appointed public
printer, arrived in Washington yes
terday to be sworn into office to-day
He was appointed as a compositoi
in the government printing office
from Rloomington, 111., 1889, and has
been director of the Philippine office
at Manila since 1901. He was appoint
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Public Printer Still
ings, following an investigation of the
government printing office some
months ago.
"SB
Drilling
ii
lis star
mis is.
is erecting a plant at
PORTLAND, OREGON
for the manufacture of their
world famous
PORTABLE WELL
DRILLING MACHINES
for water, oil, gas, etc., etc.
A moderate amount of '
money will start you hi
a profitable business,
STAR. PORTABLE
DRILLING MACHINES
have been proved by
Competitive Tests to UO
The Best In "i he World.
For full
ing well
articuiars regard-
ling mathmes,
part
drill
tools, supplies, etc., write to
THF STAR DRILLING MACHINE CO.
f "V PORTLAND, OrtSQOV,
or
Akron. Ohio.
To Take Place On June 11th At
Plaza Hotel.
WASHINGTON, June ). -Senator
Aldrich, chairman of the senate com
mittee on finance and nlso of the gen
era! currency commission, has called
a meeting of the club committee ap
pointed to devise a plan of operation
for the commission and also n meet
ing of the Mib committee of the fin
ance committee which will have under
special consideration the tariff ques
tion both of which meetings will take
place at the Plaza hotel in New York
on Thursday June 11. The currency
commission will probably be in ses
sion for several days but the under
standing here is that the tariff coin
mittee will not be held there for so
long a time. The tariff committee U
authorized under the law to employ
government experts in preparing for
its work and this meeting is expected
to lay out work for them. It is expect
ed Senator Aldrich will go to the cur
rency meeting with a prpared gen
eral outline of nction.
DEVELOP
TMI
BUST
SHE'SASIREI
t.
YOUNG BRODIE DEAD
Son Of The Famous Steve Brodie of
The New York Bowery.
NKW YORK. June 9.-"Younjj
Steve" Brodie is dead. He breathed
his last in BcIIevue Hospital where
he was taken several day ago after
being picked up in a comatose condi
tion in a Bowery gutter. Death was
due to alcoholism.
He was a son of "Steve" Brodie. for
many years a prominent citizen of the
East Side who first came into promi
neiice because of a claim that he had"
jumped from the Brooklyn bridge to
the river below. He declared himself
"the champon bridge juniper of the
world" and opened a saloon on the
Bowery. Later he went on the stage
as a star and played throughout the
country in a melodrama which pur
ported to depict scenes in Brodie's
career and of life on the Bowery. He
made a fortune before his death
three years ago. Young Brodie inher
ited a large sum of money from his
father but did not succeed in business.
He spent his inheritance freely and
finally, his fortune was gone, he drift
ed to the Bowery, the last refuge of
so many of his kind. The friends who
had been attracted to his father by his
many good qualities were unable to
reclaim the son who was finally re
duced to obtaining a living by accept
ing small tips from Bowery sightseers
to whom he was pointed out as a son
of the "bridge jumper."
DEATHS AT NEW YORK
Fewer Last Week Than Any Week
In History.
NEW YORK, June 9-There were
fewer deaths proportionately in New
York last week according to the
health department than in any week
of the city's history, The death rate
record reaching 14.41 per 1,000. The
health department though surprised
and gratified admits it is unable to
accoNiit for the drop of more than
3 per cent from the corresponding
week last June. Assistant Health
CommissioncrHenscl speaking of the
decrease in deaths, said:
"We don't understand it. The vari
ous epidemics seem to be holding
their own and other conditions are
apparently the same but the fact re
mains that, whereas the death rate
for the week ending June 8, 1907,
was 17.46; for the week ending June
6, 1908, it was only 14.41 a decrease of
.3.05 per cent or 250 deaths."
It was stated at the department that
the two weeks which approached
nearest this low record were the week
ending October 29, 1904, when the
death rate was 14.46, and that ending
November 11, 1905, when it was 14.61.
No Need of Suffering From Rheuma
tism. It is a mistake to allow rheumatism
to become chronic as the pain can
always be relieved and in most cases
a cure effected by applying Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. The relief from
piin which it affords is alone worth
many times its cost. It makes sleep
and rest possible. Even in cases of
long standing this liniment should be
used on account of the relief which it
affords. 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale
by Frank Hart and leading druggists.
COFFEE
Your grocer must sell
roor coffee; we can't all
be comfortable; but he
needn't sell it to you.
Your grocer returm your money II you don't
Uk Schilling'! Beit; wa pay blm.
SHE'S A QUEEN
ii an expression that ti always heard at light of a we
developed woman. If you art fiat cheated, with BUS'
undeveloped, a acruwny neck, thin, lean armitlil
abovs remark will never be applied to you. "SIRErfe
wafers will make you beautiful, bewitching. They Di
VELOP THE BUST in a few weeks from 3 to 6 inch
and produce a fine firm, voluptuoui bottom. They i!
out the hollow places. Make the arms handsome
well modeled and the neck and shoulders shapely
of perfect contour.
Send for a bottle odav and you'll be pleased and grat
ful. "SIREN" wafers are absolutely harmless, plcancnt to take and corf,
venicnt to carry around. They are o'd under guarantee to do all
claim or MONEY back.
Price $1.00 per bottle. Inquire at good drug atores or send DIRIX
to ui.
rnPP During the next 30 duyi only we will cna you a samp
iKLLftottle of these beautifying wafers on receipt of 10 cents
zs.z-:-r.. pay cost of packing and portage if you will mention that yo
saw the Advertisement in this paper. The sample alone may be uflicict
if defects are trivial. J
Deak 22 ESTHETIC CHEMICAL CO.. 31 West 125th St New Yorf
l.
Fisher Brothers Company
SOLE AOENTt
Barbour and Finlayson Salmon Twlni and Netting
McCormick Harvesting Machines ,
Oliver Chilled Ploughs
Malthold Roofing
Sharpies Cream Separators
Raecolith Flooring Stoirett's Tools
Hardware, Groceries, Ship
Chandlery
Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid, Welch Coal, Tar,
Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings. Bran
Goods, Paints, Oils and Glass
Fisheieai Port Manilla Rope, Cotton Twin and 8alns Wsb
Wo Wont Your Trade
FISHER BROS.
BOND STREET
POST CARD HALU
Entrance Whitman's Bookstore
$3000 Post Card Stock
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Free writing desk and material In connection, also stamp depart
ment; stamps of all denominations; post cards, books of stampi
and newspaper wrappers sold.
SEE SHOW WINDOW.
Wli
itman's Book Store
ft
ASTORIA .ft COLUMBIA RIVEf.
RAILROAD
TWO TRAINS DAILY
Throuj
Resent
Steamship Tickets via all Ocean Lines at Lowest Rates.
Tickets on Sale... For Rates, Steamship and Sleeping-car
tions, call on or address
G. B. JOHNSON, General Agent
12th St., near Commercial St. ASTORIA, OREGOf
RIAL
FREE T
Of any Household ELECTRICAL DE
VICE including
SMOOTHING IRONS HEATING PADS
TOASTERS CHAFING DISHES
TEAPOTS COFFEE PERCOLATORS
FRYING PANS
SEWING MACHINE MOTORS .
YOU call us up WE will do the re
ASTORIA ELECTRIC CO.
Largest, best, most thorough and up-to-date Business College
west of the Mississippi River. Three times as many calls for help
as can fill. Graduates all employed. Each teacher is an expert In
his line and has had ACTUAL BUSINESS experience. If interested
call or write for catalogue "A."
I. M. WALKER, President. O. A. BOSSERMAN, Secretary.