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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1908.
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TELEPHONE MAIN 661.
'THE WEATHER
Oregon and Washington Fair and
cooler interior west portion and con
tinued warm east portion.
DONT DELAY ACTION!.
The people of this city are exceed
ingly glad to know that the attention
of the Common Council has at last
been drawn to and fixed upon the
three notorious and abominable nuis
ances that afflict this community, to
wit, the blatant and unnecessary steam
whistling on land and water fronts;
the wild and reckless driving of de
livery wagons through the narrow
streets of the city; and the nerve
racking barking, baying and howling
of the dogs of the city.
Our people have been very patient
with these things for manv vears. in
the hope that common-sense and the
ordinary decencies of life would,
sooner, or later, prevail to abate
them, and make life tolerable for the
sick, the nervous, the tired and the
helpless. They have borne with
them because they felt that it was
ail m the course of business (except
tfte dog end of it) and that as com
merce developed its own conveniences
and took on the modern methods of
despatch, the rough edge of these
things would be worn down to com
paratively noiseless and unnoticeable
movement But, it seems we are go
ing right along in the same old orimi
tive fashion, doing things as they
were done two score years ago, with
no effort made to qualify or simplify
tnem; and that the council has taken
the questions up, yields some measure
of hope that there s relief in store on
all three propositions, and it is high
time.
MARTYRING THE MARTYRS.
Our friends, the Socialists, have the
unhappy faculty of martyring the
martyrs of their party. Hence the
naming of M. R. Preston, an inmate
of the evada State penitentiary,
charged with murder and serving a
term of five years, for the candidacy
of that party for the Presidency of
the United States.
The trouble with the Socialist has
always been that he is too willing to
canonize the man who falls under
the ban of the law, no matter what he
was, nor what he has done, before he
and the law came in conflict. It is a
policy that will re-act upon their
party and program as long as they
adhere to it, and must keep the stand
ards of championship at contemptible
guage in the eyes of a world that does
not think with them nor understand
the principle they are following.
Granting, for the sake of the social
istic argument, that Mr. Preston is a
martyr to some of the inequalities of
the age, that he is suffering sheer in
justice as a pena! servant of the land,
it does not help the cause of socialism
to go to the penitentiaries for leader
ship. It is Quixotism gone mad and
has not a thread of practical sense
(the back-bone of the socialistic doc
trine) to save it. There are clean,
able, impeccable men in the socialistic
ranks from whom to select such advo
cates as it needs, especially as the
dignities it sets up are, for the time
being, purely tentative, and it were
well if the party forebore to thrust its
"martyrs" broadcast upon a censor
ious world for ribald and despicable
treatment.
up to the people before the echoes of
the Presidential campaign have died
away, and it will develop in the early
phases of the municipal campaign in
unmistakable fashion. If the people
want it, as is claimed, they will have
it, and that is all there will be to the
departure; if they do not want it, they
havt fvo legal remedies at hand, that
used wisely, will terminate the issue
swiftly and without appeal, the local
option law, and the law of recall.
The Morning Asorian has had its
till of this contention and reserves the
right to ignore the whole situation
when it shall develop, on the score of
the attitude of the people on this
identical issue three years ago; and it
will prbably make use of the reserva
tion, but does not declare itself at this
early day. It is simply fore-casting a
certainty of political action that is to
come up for popular consideration, in
order that it may be absolved from
any charge of having failed to do its
primal duty as a local newspper.
It will be a body-blow to the City
of Astoria if the lapse is permitted.
and it is no more than right that the
people should have warning of the
pre-determined course of municipal
politics this fall and winter!.
PEARY.
This brilliant, plucky, experienced
American naval officer is going into
the hell of the Arctic again for three
years, with a group of 22 trained
associates, and a stout ship, to try
once more for the solution of the
eternal problem, of the North Pole.
We shall all be proud if the su
preme honor of this geographical
stunt shall fall to America, and we
know of no American to whom the
credit might fall with more aptitude
that Peary. He is entitled to all he
may get from the voyage, and he is
no novice in the quest. He may find
his grave up there along with many
another bold spirit whose strength
and courage wilted before the incalcu
lable horrors of the secretive north;
and if he does, we will simply have
one more historic figure in our lauda
tory annals; and if he succeeds and
lives, we will have practically the
same thing, and no more.
NEW YORK, July 7 In the open-
ing roar of Gotham's Glorious Fourth
the noisiest delegation that the Tam
many tribe ever dispatched for a
democratic national sun dance has hit
he trail for Denver to-dny. In in
wake this formidable arrav of political
braves has left a seething mass of red
hot rumor that is affording holiday
New York almost ns much excite
ment as its million of dollars worth
of roaring gun powder and red lire.
The democracy of the Empire State
.is to demand heaps of official wam
pum of the national party, the leaders
declare, and unless Rig Chief Hilly
Bryan passes around the peace pipe
at once, his scalp may come back
dangling at their belts. That these
active scouts from the greatest state
of all are to be counted upon to head
any opposition which may develop
against Bryan is conceded here. With
half a dozen strong candidates for
second place on the ticket, the New-
Yorkers feel sure thev can not only
name its tail but make or unmake its
head.
WEALTH WITHOUT WALL ST.
Crowded about a little suite oi
rooms in a Tark Row skyscraper
hundreds of eager men are to-dav
fighting for a chance to hire out as
farm hands to gather the rich crops
of this state. At this branch of tin-
State Department of Agriculture it
is asserted that places may be found
within a few days for some 8.0(H) of
the army of unemployed here in th
fertile helds of the regions above the
Bronx where hard times have not
hit. If factories find an opening rush
in the promising summer season
ahead, this number of immediate
vacancies may be doubled within this
month, the state officials declare, for
then the applications of idle mechan
ics will be eliminated. That the outer
state can reach into the metropolis to
help whole regiments of the unem
ployed is a cheering sign to the peo
ple of Gotham. It has reminded them
to-day that, over and above Wall
Street, great wealth and prosperity
exists in the great bulk of the Empire
State.
SEEKING THE SKY
That no limit seems to be fixed to
the skyward rearing of lower Man
hattan has been shown to-day by the
news of another insurance skyscraper
which will be built to overtop the
loftiest peaks of the Wall Street cliffs
of finance. Close to a thousand feet
the new office mammoth will climb
till its roof commands n height a
fheer two hundred feet above the
tallest tower of the present day fur
ther up town, Dwarfing a score of
structures that have for years tower
ed far above their fellows in this
vicinity, this latest project will shape
anew the already dixy rise of (he
lown town sky line. Engineers dc
dare to-day that the new plan is only
a beginning and that over every
square foot of the lower island emi-
ally lofty piles will soon lie raised to
hold the bursting office population.
Land is dear in Gotham and each inch
of dirt must bear its thousand feet of
extension into the heavens.
COPS IN COURT
For the first time in the memory of
political heelers here the ancient and
honorable graft of filling police court
posts with favored incompetents from
the force is to-day being assailed.
lear in and year out the policeman
with a pull has counted with surety
n the soft berth of browbeating the
court crowds indoor instead of pac
ing a real beat in the open. To-day
the magistrates have appealed to the
mayor for a good riddance to this
stupid host of helpers who might
better be out of their courts ami of
fering some protection to life and
property. No village in the land is
so scantily policed as is this metrop
olis where a whole reiment of able
bodied bluecoats has left the street
to the crooks while it blusters about
in the easy hours of court details.
Every one is hoping that the new
movement may result in putting the
cowardly cop where the brave one is
glad to do his real duty.
TIRING OF THAW
Hailing he latest court decision on
the status of Harry Thaw as final,
the good people of this town arc at
last hoping that the last has been
heard of this tedious aftermath of a
wearisome and nuseating story. Only
the sight of rotund Dan O'Reilly or
the debonair Evelyn serves to-day to
iccasionally remind the crowds here
of the once engrossing Thaw trials
That the subject of these two trials
is removed from city limits is some
consolation to the public and no one
would look forward with eagerness to
his loosing once more under the
white lights of the tenderloin. The
stand-pat policy on the Thaw matter
is widely approved in this city.
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AN OLD SALEM STRATEGIST.
Thin Glass and Thick.
Glass 13 a substance that we cannot
figure the strength of as we can a
great many other things with which
we are familiar. It varies greatly In
itself. The strongest glass, as a rule,
breaks Into the greatest number of
fragments. Comparing the strensrth of
tmn glass with thick, the former Is rel
atively the stronger. This Is a thing
very often lost sight of. Then, again, ns
to the difference between rough plate
and polished plate, we find polished
plate the stronger. This Is perhaps to
be attributed to the fact that all these
very fine surface hair cracks are pol
ished out. Those only go Into the glass
to a certain depth, and when they are
all or nearly all polished and ground
off there is less chance for some of
them to form the basis of a crack, and
thereby the glass is Increased In
strength. Tests have been made, and
some formulae bare been arrived at
As was to be expected, thev show verv
irregular results as to the strength of
trlass.
BY WAY OF WARNING.
The people of Astoria might as well
make up their minds, once for all, that
there is a program afoot in this city
to re-open Astoria to the limit. The
gambling room, the dance-hall and
all the trappings and people of the old
regime, are to be restored on an in
tensified and amplified scale. We
know what we are talking about and
we beileve the people have a right to
know it. It is going to be sqauarely,
A Baseball His Tombstone.
The grave of William A. Ilulbert. at
one lime president of the old National
Baseball league, is marked with a
tombstone in the shape of a baseball.
When Mr. Ilulbert died, in 1882. some
of his old associates wet about to show
their love and respect for him. and the
result was the monument in Graceland
cemetery, Chicago. The baseball is
made of red granite, about twenty
Inches in diameter, showing the seams
as they appear upon the balls used In
(he regulation games. Across the top
appears in raised letters. "W. A. Ilul
bert. President National League, P. B.
B. C. 1870. 1882." On one side appear
the names of four clubs in the old
league Boston. Providence, Worcester
and Troy-and on the other those of
fhe other four-Chicago. Cleveland.
Buffalo and Detroit. Also there is a
headstone of white marble, upon which
appears the name, together with the
date of birth. Oct. 23. 1832. and the
date of death, April 10, 1882.
The Cruis of the Rajah and a Corner
In Wild Ptpper.
Evidently Americans were hustlers
and strategists of commerce from the
beginning, for witness a good story of
fact as told by Ralph D. Paine In the
Outing Magazine:
"In 1703 Captain .Immthan Carnes of
Salem was looking fur trade along the
Sumatra const. To !:!iing at the port
of Beueoolen. be happened to learn
that wild popper mig!it be found along
the northwest coast of Sumatra. The
Dutch East India company was not as
alert as this solitary Yankee shipmas
ter roaming along strange and hostile
coasts.
"Captain Carries kept his knowledge
to himself, completed iih v.raj. to S:i
lem and there whispered It to a mer
chant. Jonathan I'eele. that sis so:n ns
possible a secret popHT expedition
should be lifted out. Mr. Poole order
ed a fast schooner built. She was call
ed the Itajah and curried four guns'
and ten men. There was much gossip
ing speculation about her destination,
but Captain Cnnies had nothing at all
to say. In November. 'Xt. ho cleared
for Sumatra, and not a soul in Salem
except lils owner anil himself knew i
whither he was bound. Her cargo con
sisted of brandy, gin. iron, tobacco and
dried fish to be bartered for wild pepper.
"For eighteen months no word re
turned from the Kalau and her mys
terious quest. Captain Cnrnos might
have been wrecked on coasts whereof
he had no charts, or lie might have
been slain by hostile natives, but Jon
athan Peele. having risked his stake as
Salem merchants were wont to do,
busied himself with other affairs and
pinned his faith to the proved sagacity
and pluck of Jonathan (.'a rues.
'At last a siring of signal flags flut
tered from a station at the harbor
mouth. Jonathan I'eele reached for
:is spyglass and saw a schooner's ton-
sails lifting from seaward. The Kajati
had come ho:::e, and when she let go
her anchor in Salem harbor Cantaln
Jonathan Cnrnos brought word ashore
that he had secured a ew-jro of wild
pepper In bulk which would return a
profit of at least 701) tier cent on the
total cost of vessel and voyage.
'In other words, this one 'adventure'
of the Rajah realized what amounted
to a comfortable fortune In that gen
eration.
"There was crreat excitement anions
the other Salem merchants. Thev for
sook their desks to discuss this pepper
bonanza, but Captain Jonathan Carnes
bad nothing to say, and Jonathan
Peele was as dumb as a Salem harbor
clam. The Rajah was at once refit
ted for a second Sumatra voyage, and
In their eagerness to fathom her das
zllng secret several rival merchants
hastily made vessels ready for sea with
orders to go to that coast as fast as
canvas could carry them and endeavor
to find out where Captain Carnes found
his wild popper. They hurried to Ben
coolen, but were unsuccessful and had
to proceed to India to fill their holds
with whatever cargoes came to hand.
Meanwhile the Rajah slipped away for
a second popper voyage and returned
with 150,000 pounds of the precious
condiment"
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FINANCIAL
First National Bank of Astoria
DIRECTORS
Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor G.J C.'Flavel
T. W. LADD S. Jv finsnnv
Capital Minn nnn
$Sx:r?r..z.. W.oop
Jiutiuioiuers laDimy 100,000
i:STAISLIMIIi:i IMtttJ,
J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President
O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President
FRANK PATTON, Cashier
J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier
Didn't Seem Fair.
HavIiiR finished her afternoon's phil
anthropic work In the east side tene
ments, the voluntary helper started for
home. Before she had proceeded far,
however, she discovered 1 hat her purse
was gone. So, surmising she had
either carelessly mislaid or been rob
bed of it, she retraced her steps to the
tenements. Her search availing noth
ing, she was about to turn again to
ward home when a tear stained youth
accosted her.
"Say, missus," he sniveled, pointing
across the street, where another boy
crouched In a hallway to examine
something, "if y' 're lookln" fer y
pocketb.iol;. dat l;ld over dere's got It!"
Acting on this declaration, the ludv
hurried over und cornered the lad be
fore he was aware of her propinquity.
Seeing no chance of escape with the
purse and Its contents, the boy com
plied with the lady's demand and
handed over.
"Now, my honest lad." she then said,
turning to the first boy, who had fol
lowed her across, "there's n dollar for
pointing out the thief!"
As this boy ran off clutching his re- j
ward the second lad squinted hard at !
the lady. !
"Say, missus," he said, "don't I get I
nothluT
"Not a penny!"
"Gee!" he rejoined, In a kind of per- :
plexlty. "An" I stole de pocketbook
from him!" Buffalo Times. !
Astoria Savings Bank
Capitol Paid in 1115.000. Sural Ul anil ITntlvMt Drtfita tlAAAAA
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