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THE MORNING ASTOKIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 TKANSKMTA'I'Iun. - Slit Bminzfih .3bft0tUfc Established 1873. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. BELLINGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year $7.00 By carrie, per month . . .60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, in advance $1.50 Entered as second-class matter July 30, 1906, a 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 by postal .card or through telephone. Any irregularity in delivery should b immediately reported to the office of publication. """ TELEPHONE MAIN 661. .THEGWEATHER Oregon and Washington Fair and cooler except near coast Idaho Fair. BY WAY OF SUGGESTION. We have been asked to give a prac tical suggestion of what we have meant by government by commis sion, upon which we have had some thing to say recently, and 'we are quite willing to venture a hint in this behalf, if it shall not be taken too seriously, or everatfer alluded to as a dictum, if the new policy should be come popular with the people of As toria. There are many forms of commission-administration, in vogue in the country, already, and each has merit, none being as yet quite per fect; and in presenting a proposition ot the kind it calls for a temerity quite foreign to this office, freely as we are given to speaking our mind on public affairs. If the time shall come when Astoria wants to change her civic staff, budget and rule of action ana reorganize upon a commission basis, we would like to see it done in the following manner: Adopt amendments to her charter, providing for the abrogation of all wards, boundaries and representatives and their administrative relation and effect; for the establishment of cer tain specific commissions to take over, control, and dispense the de partmental affairs of the city, each commission to consist of two mem bers to be elected by the people at large for such terms as will pass one of the two on to the succeeding com mission; for the election of a mayor upon a reasonably long tenure of office and with ex-officio membership in every commission so established with power to cast the deciding vote upon all issues upon which any of said commissions shall be divided; for the monthly meeting of each commis sion, a quarterly meeting of the sev eral commissions for general confer ence on municipal affairs and the in terchange of opinions, plans, and esti mates of public works underway and projected, the mayor to act as chair man of such general meeting; for the election of two civic secretaries who shall serve the special commissions and the general meeting, and make and preserve the records thereof as they shall transpire; for the payment of reasonable salaries for the mayor, the .commissioners and the secretaries aforesaid; for the bonding of each and all of them in adequate amounts for the faithful performance of all duties and the custody and account ing of all funds; for the interposition of a certain percentage of the voting and taxpaying citizens as against the enactment of extraordinary enter prises; and for such other, and further relief as the new idea may contain or demand. As for the commissions they may be made to cover all the especial and separate needs of the city, such as Finance, Police, Streets, Engineering, Harbor and Docks, Printing, etc., etc., each and all with authority and function of the first instance, and sub ject always to popular prohibitive action. Now this can be improved, might ily, and we shall be glad to hear from the next man concerned!. No engineering plan is feasible un less the earth to be traversed, or shifted, is amenable to the treatment. And there are spots of ours that sim ply will not conform to the purposes designed for. Luckily the area af fected is small and clearly defined, and whatever radical remedy is at last found for the evil, should not be hard to apply, nor unsuccessful. But, the ever increasing values of prop erty in a city like this, warrant the immediate abatement of the trouble, and, as we have relied upon our own surmises and theories long enough to prove their inutility, the next best thing is to bring in the man who does know, not only the fundamental cause, but the real remedy as well, and pay him to demonstrate the one and plan for the actual relief. Inexperience and failure in the prosecution of public works is vastly expensive, ana yet the Digger, ana conclusive, bills for solid accomplish ment are paid ungrudgingly because of the finality of them. And as an. economic policy we should encourage and adhere to the doing of thing rightly in the first instance and not waste good money and time in theo retiu and futile movements. There are several generations of people at intrest in this matter. DAWNING FREEDOM. The Sultan of Turkey, at the de manu ot tne Young lurks, a new progressive party, and the army, has issued a decree granting the people a constitution, a parliament, freedom of the press and other reforms. AH over Turkey the women are dis carding their veils and taking part in the street demonstrations with the men in celehjating the new liberties and the men cheer the unveiled worn The dispatches say: The most remarkable feature of the political upheaval in Turkey has been the participation of hundreds of thousands of women who emerged from the seclusion of the harems, tore off their veils and marched brave ly through the streets. The command of the Koran that women should ap pear veiled was cancelled by a Mos lem priest who issued his proclama tion from the mosque. 'We will help make the world beautiful by thif act,' the priest declared." Without exception the innovation i$ approved and one now sees the bright faces of the Turkish women in stead of the gloomy veils that en shrouded them. This may truly be regarded as one of the greatest vic tories yet won for woman's pro gress. . V ALL FOR OREGON. NEEDED, A GEOLOGIST. In view of all that has been done in this city in the way of street improve ment and of all that is projected, theoretically, and formally, it is not inappropriate to suggest that the ser vices of a practical geologist be em ployed for such time as may be neces sary to fathom the basic causes of the sliding ground that baffles the general scheme of correction and bet terment we all desire, and which can not, apparently, be overcome with the knowledge at hand. Dairying is going to become one of the principal agricultural industries in Oregon, and with this idea in view the Oregon State Fair management is giving more encouragement to the dairy department of the coming fair, at Salem, September 14-19. This de partment will be superintended by Mrs. S. A. Yoakum, of Marshfield, who owns and conducts a large dairy farm in Coos county and is dairy in spector of that county; she is also one of the vice-presidents of the Oregon Dairymen's Association. Mrs. Yoakum says there is going to be a grand display of dairy and creamery products at the fair next month, and has asked for additional space for the exhibits. In answer to her demand 9 Talk About War With Japan Pronounced Sheer Nonsense, By THOMAS J. O'BRIEN, American AmNttetlor to Jnpan. HEER NONSENSE IS WHAT I SHOULD TERM THIS PALAVER ABOUT WAR BETWEEN JAPAN AND AMERICA. It ia a matter of sober fact that the Jnpnncso, os far a 0116 can learn by closo observation utul by being brought in contact with their loading men, aro not inclined toward war at all. They do not want war either with the United States or with any one else. THE PICTURE Of JAPAN AS A BLOODTHIRSTY NATION, ITS HEAD ON FIRE WITH THE LUST OF CONQUEST AND WITH A VERY LARGE CHIP ON ITS SHOULDER, IS QUITE ABSURD. JAPAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL GREAT NESS ABOVE ALL ELSE. HER EYES ARE NOT FIXfcD UPON WAR, CONQUEST AND BLOODSHED. Japan wants to be a great commercial country, a great manufae The General Demand of tlio Well-Informed of the World hni always been for a simple, plcaant and effloient liquid laxative remedy of known value; a laxative which physician colli sanction for family ue boeaiwe it coin poucnt parts are known to them to be wholetoine and truly beneficial In effect; acceptable to tho lyntem and gentle, yet prompt, In action, In mpplylng that demand with It ex cellent combination of Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna, tho California Fig Syrup Co. proceed along otlilcal limn and relic on the merit of tho laxative for it remark ablo euccciMi. That i one of many rcanoni why Syrup of Fig and Elixir ot Senna I given turing country and a wealthy country. She ia seeking to extend her the preference by the Well-informed markets wherever possible, to increaso tho Bcopo of her manufactures, to open up new market and to add to her mercantile marine. I find IN" JAPAN A SENSE OF SUItPlUSE OVER THE TALK OF THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR of which our news papers wero so full some time ago. In Japan Americana are popular in the extreme. Japan regards us as HER MOST IMPORTANT CUSTOMER and the country as the ono with which, above all, she must maintain friendly and close relations. We tale about half of her exports today and are by far her largost customer. She also buys quantities of material from us. The money which Americana pour into Japan each year for Japa nese goods, especially silks, is of much importance to the islands. Japan appears to have no intention of doing anything to interrupt the course of trade and the maintenance of friendship between herself and America. Postmasteringiin Rabbitville TisHiri-iCi BY OLD MAN BENNETT. (The presidential postmasters of Oregon met in convention, at the hall of the Commercial Club, in Portland, on the 6th and 7th of the present month, and by invitation "the fourth-class postmasters" met with them. The Irngon postmaster read to the assemblage the following bit of dogge rel as an attempt to explain that all fourth-class postoffices in Oregon are presided over by tirst-class postmasters.) To get it beneficial effect alway buy the genuino manufactured by the Cull fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and fur tale by all leading druggist, Price fifty cent per bottle. ti i. t a -h ! ... i m me rosimasier a i, irom Katimtviile town, You say I'm Fourth-Class, but the statement I frown; It's a Fourth-Class office I am free to relate, But I, the P. M., am First-Class, up-to-date. Now, you think, as a rule, when our good President Signs a P. M's. commission it's a groat event, And that Postmaster feels he's a dern'd sight higher Than us little fellows with parchments by Meyer. But look at our numbers, and then think of our votes; How on days of election we take off our coats And work hard for the Holy Statement Number 1, And all of the Initiative and Referen dum. We elected legislators and sheriffs and clerks, School directors and teachers we cop the whole works, For we're close to the people, we lick all their stamps, Tell them how to wean goslings and how to cure cramps. But you Presidential Chaps! Now what would you say, If ask'd to lock up and help a patron haul hay? Higher Postmasters! Why you're mere selling platers, Don't know right stage of the moon to plant tatersl We jolly the lovers, dance at their marriages, v Know who will need coffins, who baby carriages; We "smile" with the topers and shout with the preachers, In affairs of etiquette we are the teachers. We're open from six in the morn till nine at night, Buy our own coal, pay the rent and furnish the light, And this goes on regularly, day after day, We doing all the work and you drawing the pay! But we are going to beg for some needed supplies, And we trust we will get no uncertain replies; We'll be easy today in our asks and demands And put them forth humbly and not as commands; So, Mr. Von Meyer, kindly send us, or bring, A package of facing slips and a b,all of string; And when we have in hand this luxurious store, We vow and swear never to ask for anything more; And we will still our duty do magnificent; Ever praise the department as beneficient; Always say our stipend is quite munificent I might add more, but all P. M's. are reticent! indited a second note to the effect that the government now refuses to accede to this arrangement because the dispute bctwen Venezuela and France bears a close relation to Ven ezuelu's dispute with the United States and the proposed arrangement would therefore endanger the contin uunce of friendly relations with Bra ail. The French interests are necessarily being neglected and many months' installments due to French claimants are still uncollected. It is very' un likely in view of the present state of affairs, that President Castro will per rnit the representative of any ofrcign country to take the French interest! in hand. President Castro left today for trip to Barquisincto embarking on the Venezuelan gunboat Cabcllo. The President invited the British minister to accompany him, which ia believed to be significant in view of the pre ent crisis. , A HARD STRUGGLE, Many a Astoria Citizen Finds Struggle Hard. the COFFEE Our name on the pack age gives us the credit, and puts on us the money back burden it isn't a burden I Tttir rrocr return yow moot M r Ooa't Ik Schffllot'i Beat: w par btm the fair board has concluded to move the "rest tent" over and annex it onto the dairy building, and under this the ifferent firms dealing in dairy and reamcry outfits will be allowed space for their working- exhibits, thus leav- ng the whole 'of the dairy pavilion proper tor the creamery ana cheese factory entries. A large platform will be erected adjoining on which will be displayed one of the modern milking machines in operation twice daily during the fair. Mrs. Yoakum will also have charge of the milch cow test, which is one of the interesting features of the fair and in which there is considerable strife by the owners and exhibitors of the various dairy breeds of cattle. GETS FRENCH DECORATION. government with the cross of the le gion of honor. Mr. Revelt won the distinction through his services in connection with the movement of American school children who gave to 'the gov ernment of France a statue of Gen eral Lafayette. With a back constantly aching, With distressing urinary disor ders, Daily existence is but a struggle. No need to keep it up. Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you. Theodore Ifucrth, living on Park Place, about two miles from Oregon City, Ore., says: "I found Doan's Kidney Pills do just what is claimed for them. For a long time I suffered from a lameness and aching over the Wdneys and an irregularity of the ac tion of the kidneys. The trouble wa not severe enough to lay me up but was very annoying and made it diffi cult without my back paining me, I was induced to try Doan's Kidney Pills from the recommendation of friend, and procured a box. Their use absolutely removed the trouble with the kidneys, strengthened my back and in every way proved your remedy to be worthy of the greatest confidence. Plenty more proof like this from Astoria people. Call at Charles Rogers & Son's drug store and ask what customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cens. Foster-Milbum Co., Buffalo. New York, tolc agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. The nKM Line PASSENOERS FREIGHT ., ,mm,m, win ... nw tr Steamer - Lurline Night Boat for Portland and Way Landings. Leaves Astoria daily except Sunday t 7 p. m. Leavea Portland Daily Except Sunday at 7 a. m. Quick Service Excellent Meals Good Bertha Landing Astoria Flavel Wharf Landing Portland Foot Taylor St J. J. DAY, Agent Phone Main 27N Astoria and Portland ROUND TRIP DAILY ' (Except Thursday) Sir. Clias. I Spencer FARE $1.00 EACH WAY For Portland and Way Landings. Leaves Callender dock, Astoria 2:30 p. m.; arrives Portland 9:45 o. rn. Leaves Wahington St. dock, Tort-, land 7 a. m.; arrives Astoria I p. m. SUNDAY EXCURSION FARE $1.00 ROUND TRIP Leaves Washington St. dock, Port land, 8 a. m.; arrives Astoria 1 t. 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, General Manager. Portland Astoria Office, Callender Dock. MISCELLANEOUS. U(f CASTRO STILL AT IT. CHICAGO, Aug. 19 Alexander H. Revelt, was officially notified yester day of his decoration by the French ident Castro, the foreign minister has He Causes Another One Of His Many Sensations. CARACAS, Aug. 17. via Willmsted, Aug. 19. A sensation has been caused in diplomatic circles by the re fusal of President Castro to permit the Brazilian minister to take charge of French (interests in Venezuela, al though Dr. Jose Paul, the Venezuel an minister of foreign affairs, orPgi nally agreed ' to this arrangment. As a consequence of the attitude of Pres- Excellent Health Advice. Mrs. M. M. Davison, of No. 379 Gifford avenue, San Jose, Cal., says: "The worth of Electric Bitters as a general family remedy, for headache, biliousness and torpor of the liver ind bowels is so pronounced that I am prompted to say a wdrd in its favor, for the benefit of those seekim? relief from such afflictions. There is more health for the digestive organs in a bottle of Electric Bitters than in any other remedy I know of." Sold under guarantee at Charles Rogers & Son's drug store. SOc. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold under a positive guarantee to cure constipation, sick headache, stomach troble, or any form of indigestion. If it fails, the manufacturers refund your money. What more can any one do. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. 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. GIMRE 04.". Bond Street K Shoemaker What a New Jersey Editor Saya M. T. Lynch, editor of the Phil- upsourg, ,., vzuy rosi, wmcs; x Get yourSHOE REPAIRING done nave usco many kihus ui uh- at E G. GUNALL'S. All work guar- iur tuuBiis, "u vuius in in 'o'"" I anieeu rnces right. but never anything so good, as Foley's Honey and Tar. I cannot say too much in praise of it." T. F. Lau rin, Owl Drug Store. 8TH AND COMMER CIAL STREETS