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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15' THE MORNING ASTOtflAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. 3J)t String Established 1873. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year $7-00 By carric-, per month , 60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, in advance $150 Entered as second-class matter July 30, 1906, a the postofSce 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 by postal .card or through telephone. Any irregularity in delivery should be Immediately reported to the office of publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. .the;weather Oregon and Washington Fair to night and Saturday; northwesterly winds. MR. TAFT, HIS WAY. William Howard Taft has been too long in the limelight to have need for spectacular processes in the walk over to the Presidency. He is highly trained, and wholly used, to the front rank of exalted place and utilities and has nothing to learn of the disposing of supremely great issues and pol icies. He will be all there when he arrives. Mr. Bryan is occupying the center of the American stag.: just at pres ent, but by the 3rd of November he will be in the second file of the "pop place" and shouting with the chorus, : but not very loudly. On the contrary, j one hears comparatively little of the big Ohioan, and that little is of a qualified sort. He, nor his friends, nor his party, take high or assump . tive views of the campaign nor its outcome; they are trusting to the real and powerful influences attaching to the situation for the final endorse ment the people must give to the continuance of the Rooseveltian pro gram; this is all there is to the Re publican attitude this year; and that does not mean that Mr. Taft will take orders from anyone nor ape his pre decssor in a single thing. It will be found that he has his own way of doing things, and while he may ad here with devotion to the high prin ciples that actuated his Mend and chief, he will be his own master and dispense his great functions accord ing to the light, and faith, and faculty, peculiarly his own; the people, know ing him to be in full harmony with what has "one before and that he has had intimate part in the formulation and operation of the best and great est of it all, are not likely to forget for a moment where safety lies, pa ralleled by strength, and profound experience. Taft's quiet, forceful, thought-out, direct way of doing things, instead of bowline about them, is a winning way, and the last days of the campaign will prove it. 1908 THE UP-LIFT IN SIGHT. Out here on the coast tangent there is a lively spirit of anticipation for the business of fall and winter; all hands conceding that while things are a bit hemmed in for the moment there are bright prospects for the whole country when the key-string of the situation is loosened, the Presi dential election. With a magnificent wheat crop in plain sight and a smashing big fleet coming after it; with the lumber inter ests looking up sharply all over the Northwest; with the election of Mr. Taft almost a foregone conclusion; the bankers growing optimistic and the ordinary citizen still busy and without cause for apprehending a ces sation of employment; with all our industries in full operation and some of them on double time and no hint of abatement; the coast markets looking up, everybody at work who wants work, money rationally easy for all current businesses, and no failures anywhere (and the best Re gatta ever, looming along to consu mation), we, of Astoria, are easy and eager and earnest as to the present and future of the country and our particular section of it. It don't pay to be in any other frame of mind. This letting one's self down to the "demnition bow-wows" i because a floating shadow lingers a day too long in its passage over us, is folly; the thing to do is to take a comparative survey of the field daily and measure it by the worst condi tions and standards "our oldest citizen" ever knew; then we get the hunch that things are immensely bet- ter than we supposed and the con seiousncss that we are still on the very surface of things, and swimming easily, conies with a rush and brings a glow of satisfaction. It is a poor day, indeed, when things could not be worst!. OUR MARINE FESTIVAL. , The Regatta spirit must never be permitted to languish in this city and port. The marine festival has become one of the institutions of the north west, and must be perpetuated, sea sonably, and with advancing ardor, for all time. The one now in course of preparation will be the best ever, and so they must range year by year. The whole community is committed to the policy now 'by the long, conse cutive list of happy entertainments already to its credit. There is nothing lacking. We have one of the most beautiful water courses on the continent, seasonable winds, superb summer weather al ways, lovely scenic attractions, clever and hospitable citizens; all the requi sities for such an "annual"; we will, by degrees, take our place in the roster of great athletic events, and to this end we must put up greater prizes and bill the more alluring and sportful issues of the day. This will all come in time, and following the pace already set, it will not be many moons until we find ourselves on the best records of the world in such be half. Mr. Gompers is not denying that he jumped into Bryan's support with out waiting for speeches of accept ance or any other particulars. Some times the early bird, in a dim light, tackles a caterpillar. Hard times, according to a writer of the day, have an optimistic lining. Plain living is declared to be a pre ventive of sunstroke and a lack of funds promotes a desire to substitute arbitration for litigation. The proposed disruption ' of the Harriman system of railroads will keep the lawyers and the courts busy for the next quater of a cen tury. Mr. Harriman will be found to be a tough customer. Mr. Taft's speech accepting the presidential nomination gives the plain indication that the matter of filing the office has had his serious consideration. There is not a word of uncertainty in the entire speech. The selection of Theodore Roose velt to be first honorary president of the peace and arbitration league is a strong indorsement of the, policy o constructing bigger and better battle ships, and more of them. VETERANS TO AMALGAMATE. MANILA, Aug. 14.-The veterans of the army of the Philippines, now assembled in convention in this city have unanimously endorsed a propo sal to amalgamate the island organi zation with the United Spanish War Veterans of America in compliance with an agreemnt recently entered in to at Washington, D. C. Colonel Harboard of the Philip pines constabulary, was elected de partment commander by the conven tion. Resolutions adopted by the con vention endorse the administration of President Roosevelt and also ihat of Governor General Smith. Subscribe to the Morning Astorian. 60 cents per month by carrier. COFFEE You are both jude and jury for Schilling's Best Tour grocer returns your money U ye ita'l Ilk it; we pay him MORE HUMMELLS WANTED. If Brooklyn Had Six Mora Lik Him Team Would Be a Good On. While several members of tho Brook lyn Nationals liny bwn playing rug-god bull since the sousou opoiu'd, thorp Is one who Una ployed a consist ent game wlieiYver he lias been as signed. He Is "Silent John" lliiuiiitell. tho Suporlms' star nil around num. Ilummoll tins hold down rIx different positions on the Itnmklyti toniu this "siL ext. John" hlmmki.l or mi brook- tTN NATIONALS. year mid tins pluyed n splendid ganiu lu each. He Is a fast fielder, a good batter and n clever base runner. If the team hint n few more Hummells It would now Ih well up In the first di vision In place of fighting for the cellar championship with St. Louis Any way, it would be n good thing If sev eral of the so called ntnrs ou the teem would try to emulate "Slln! John" AFTER PATENT "DOPES." Formal Enquiry To Be Made Into Certain Medicines. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Foods of every description, especially pre pared for infants and invalids will be scientifically investigated by the bu reau of chemistry of the department of agriculture to determine whether or not they are injurious to health, j woh disappeared Tuesday evening, While there is no specific authoriza- Las probably fatally injured, was re tion to make the proposed inquiry. . 'rJ . ,,y c mtWs eous. the work will be undertaken under the j( general authority given for the en- A . jn forcement of the food and drugs act. ,rt ntn The first step will be the collection of data from physicans, especially speci alists in hild's diseases, author", manufacturers and others. The next step wil be the collection of samples of infants and invalid's foods that enter into interstate trade and imported from abroad. Ihese floods will undergo a careful chemical analysis with a view to determining whefher they comply with the pure food and drug act. ON RUNAWAY TRAIN. Passengers Didn't Know engineer Had Fallen From Cab. RATTLE CREEK, Mich., Aug. 14. -With Engineer Charles Strang ly- y injured alongside the track and the fireman busy on the back of the tender, the Grand Trunk Flyer, cast bound, ran for miles yesterday after noon with no guiding hand at the throttle and with the 300 passengers in the coaches calmly gazing out the windows ignorant of the fact that they were riding on a runaway tram. Finishing his work on the tender tne fireman returned to the cab to find the engineers seat vacant, inc. mem.... brought the train to a stop and back ed it up until the engineer was found lvine beside the track with his lett arm and left leg broken, one shoulder crushed and his skull fractured. It is supposed the engineer lost his bal ance in leaning from the window or got out to look for a hot box. He was taken to Nicholas Hospital here where it was said there is a chance he might recover. EPIDEMIC OF DESERTIONS. Hard Times Cause Many Husbands To Leave Wives. NEW YORK, Aug. 14. -Hard times are the cause of a wide spread epidemic of wife desertion in the poorer districts of ,the city, according to reports turned in by the visitors of the Children's Aid Society. In the instance cited by Mrs. Edith McAr thur, the visitor of the East 88th St., station, the primeval instinct of the survival of the fittest is responsible for the epidemic. "Conditions in my district are real ly so terible," said Mrs. MsArthur, "that I believe that if work is not forthcoming immediately for the men the whole neighborhood will degener ate into a condition which will shock New York. The sufferings the peo ple have been through and which many ore still experiencing are liav iiiR a bad emotional effect. The in stinct of self preservation is becoming stronger with the men than love for the wife and children. A WAITERLESS CAFE. " NEW YORK. Aug. 14 The old Sarauac Hotel, on Broadway near 4.'nd Street, it is said, will be con verted into a restaurant, 4th tunny novel features, One authority say that the new building will have eight floors the first three for dining rooms the next font floors for private dining rooms and banquet halls which will accomodate any number of persons from a party of four to 12ttO, the eighth floor being used as the kitchen, The waiters will all be invisible. The guests will write what they want on a pad. put it on the table, which will then sink down to a space between the floors where the waiters will till the orders. A fur ther tale i that in time there will be a chain of such places from New York to the Pacific coast. HE MAY BE INSANE. PARIS, Aug. U.-Dr. John Miller Moore, an ex surgeon in the United States navy, is detained at the Ville vard Asylum, whither the police con veyed him on account of his peculiar behavior in certain Paris hotels and which led them to believe he is suf fering from hallucinations. Mr, Ma son, the American consul general here, is investigating the matter. Dr. Moore is said to have served aboard the battleship Kansas on the trip of the Atlantic battleship fleet from liaiuptuii Roads to California. He is said to have left the vessel at San Francisco. HIDING HIS BLUNDER. Automobilist Injures. Man And Se cretely Carea For The Victim. CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-A mysterious letter telling of an automobile accident in which lohn L. I'ittman an auditor Pittman was struck by a machine on the south side of the street and was taken to the residence of the writer where he was being cared for by him. He also said that he had discovered Miss Stilley's address among papers found in Pittman's pockets Miss Stil ley took the letter to the police, say ing she believed it was true. Detectives found that Pittman's wife and children arc now visiting in Virginia. No one could be found who had seen Pittman since Tuesday evening The letter was written on a plain sheet of paper of good quality. There had been an evident attempt to dis guise the handwriting, as the letter t . . i i i.i i was written in a lorccu ai kh.iiiu style. The police believe, with Miss Stan Icy that Pittman has been hurt by an automobile owned and operated by a wealthy man who has taken him to his home in order to avoid notoriety. Today all physicians on the South Side will be asked if they have been called on to attend a man injured in an auto accident. Astoria and Portland ROUND TRIP DAILY (Except Thursday) Sir. Cta. E. Spencer FARE $1.00 EACH WAY For Portland and Way Landings. Leaves Callender dock, Astoria 2:30 p. m.; arrives Portland 9:45 p. in. Leaves Washington St. dock, Port land 7 a. m.; arrives Astoria 1 p. m. SUNDAY EXCURSION FARE $1.00 ROUND TRIP Leaves Washington St. dock, Port land, 8 a. m.; arrives Astoria 1 p. m. Leaves Callender dock, Astoria 2 p. m.; arrives Portland 9 p. m. Connecting at Astoria for all Seaside Resorts. Renowned for Speed, Comfort and Courteous Treatment. CAPT. E. W. SPENCER, Cpnpral Manao-pr. Portland Astoria Office, Callender Dock, TRANSPORTATION. FREE TRIAL-AN ELECTRIC IRON Saves backs, footsteps, blistered fingers, and faces fuel and tempers., You feel no electricity attach to any incan descent socket low expense would sur prise you let us explain to YOU. ASTORIA ELECTRIC CO. John Fox, Fret. F. L. Bishop, Walton Troyer, ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. 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DAY, Agent Phone Main 27b t . mSSSA Sec. Astoria Savingi Bask, Treat. vice - t'rei. and Mipt . .J.. ..! I II and Commercial OREGON PI ens My stock of men's and boy's shoes is unsurpassed for qua lity. Close buying and low expenses enable me to sell the best qualities at lowest prices. S. A GIA1RE 543 Bond Street Subscribe to the Morning Astorian, 60, cents per month. ill
