The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, August 23, 1908, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextSUNDAY, AUGUST 23 the morning astorian, astoiiia; Oregon. ASTORIA'S FIGHT (Continued from page 1) Commission maj( "er hearing rrk lupplemenUl order prescribing the juit and reasonable proportion of such joint rate to bt received by each car rler party thereto, which order shall take effect as a part of the original or der. ..The commission may also after hearing on a complaint, establish through routes and Joint rates as the maximum to be charged and prescribe the division of such rate as herlnbe. for provided, and the term and con d it ions under which such through rotes shall be operated, when that may be necessary to give effect to any pro vision of this Act and th carriers complained of have refused or neglec ted"' to "voluntarily establish auch through routea and joint rates, provi Jed no reasonable or, satisfactory through route exists and this provision shall apply when one of the connecting carriers ia water line, , If th owners of property transport ed under this Act, directly or Indirect ly renders any service connected with such transportation, or furnishes any Instrumentality used therein, th charge and allowence therefor shall be no more than is just and reason, able, and the ommission may, after hearing on a complaint, determine .what is a reasonable charge as the maximum to be paid by the carrier or carriers for the service so rendered or for the use of the instrumentality so furnished, and fix the same by appro prlat order,, which order shall have the sim fore and effect and be en forced in like manner as th orders above provided for In this section. V, . . .The foregoing enumeration of pow ers shall not exclude any power which the ommiasion would otherwise have in the making of an order under th provisions of this Act This in Astoria' big 'tick!, With this weapon hc must go af ter the only transportation rate in the land that is denied her, the common- point rate on grain!, bhe has all else!. Astoria has been used so long and au'fcessfutly as a "club," herself, by means of which the 0. R. & N. and the Hill lines have coerced the city of Portland into concessions of various and valuable (torts, that she should be in prime and practical shape to wage a battle of her own for the one thing of all others she needs most in the way of commercial resource; and which i withheld simply because it IS of extraordinary advantage and value to her. Seattle, Taconia, Portland, all have the common grain rate, the seaboard rate, while this city and port, 100, 157 and 180 miles nearer the sea than the cities named, respectively, is deliber ately denied it, because, Mr. Adams, the leading traffic man of the North Dank road, and all others of similar rank and employment, do not "see the use nor advantage of extending it to Astoria at this time!." There are men in this city today, good Astoria citizens, who are quietly fighting the extension of this rate to Astoria, because it is part and parcel of their duty, as representatives of the various lines, in a legal, or other business sense, to do so; and no one Mames them for the stand they take, in view of their engagements, how ever they might wish it otherwise. The argument of these men cannot be taken ns wholesome pleas against the granting of this commercial boon' to this place, since every statement they put forth is tinctured with the doc trine of dubious dawdling and final disavowment. Astoria Is the only seaport on the Pacific coast without the seaboard rate on grain; and her solitariness adds emphasis to the wrong that Is done her. There is not a single com mercial disadvantage that can be pleaded against her, as to location, distance", grade time, or other com manding consideration in the caygory of railway requirements, usually plea ded in contravention of such demands as this.. Lou'is Hill, president of jthe Great Northern, has been here and proclaimed it the ideal seaport of the upper coast and predicted all manner of things for it, in a future that he himself , must have suggestive part in shaping. Other men, whose words are worth balancing in such a great argument, such as Harvey W. Scott, have said the same thing, but appar ently they dare not reiterate them. It is common knowledge, the country over, that Astoria is the most acces ib!e port north of San Francisco, within all the rules that govern direct and swift transportation, and yet the railways of the country, seeking just such touch and bearing upon the sea, are held up within the .100 miles (or more) to gratify the commercial greed of a beggarly handful pt English'and Scotch shippers, while the inland far mer is robbed of the vast sums of cost incident to the inland haut of the ship to these tip-country ports, which sums are included in the existing rates and might be obviated upon a basis of di rect, through shipment to the ship and sea. -.. . i r ' The constant and unwarying argu mcnt of the railway interests is that Astoria has no shippers of grain, and therefore no right to ask for some thing she' cannot use. This high handed conclusion utterly ignores the right of the port to have this advan tage, tentatively, upon the fixed tar ills of the day, in order that its citi zens may. have the one, exact and compelling allurement for just such business, an advantage quite as valu able to the roads as to the port It self. Astoria has no' grain-shippera because she has not the rate applica ble to the business; which is a crying shame on the face of it, and accentu ates the justice of her claim if she had no other plea to offer. But the rail ways are notorious for the ease with which they pass up questions of ab stract justice, or bury them in masses of the complicated technicalities; and the only avenue of relief left open to the minor community is to go direct to the power that supcrccdea even the dictum of the amalgamated and gigan tic authority that imposes its wanton, excessive and crushing systems of cost upon the shippers of the country. It is time for this people to get to gether, line up their gricveance and go after relief, direct to fountain-head, without further dealings with the the transportation concerns, under the aegis of the June, 1906, amendment to the Interstate ommerce law quoted s i ve. Astoria has waited too long it the behest of one influence after ai.ohcr, none of which were primarily favorable to her, and many of which it limply stalling her. She has been completely side-tracked, in more than one instance, by the railways nearest in touch with her development, snd her lutu'e demands that a stand I e tal n bv the merchants and ship pers and business-men generally, act- ii through the Chamber of Com merce, and upon the broadest possi ble lines, for the giving of this essen tial and deserved advantage. She may have to go to the roads for it in the first instance and be turned down of record in order to secure a predi cate for subsequent action; but when that action is taken it should have the full, acknowledged, aggressive spirit 1 Astoria Agents - Gossqrd and Warner's Corsets ii THE SWEDISH DRAMATIC CO. j Of SAN FRANCISCO ( ? Will appear at the ASTORIA THEATRE in the new and interesting comedy entitled Peter Peterson and the Suomalainen Huigarj (In the English Language) - I Saturday, August 29, '08 j Matinee 3 O'clock Evening Performance 8:30 Prices - - 25c, 50c, 75c, $1 ? . f Women's Tailored Suits New Fall Lines Here 120 high class tailor-made suits of plain and fancy materials in novelty and trimmed effects represent ing all this seasons newest most approved effects in all the leading shades. 't. In a complete range of prices - SI5.C0 to$50J3 ff'-it . .. a v - ; , $2.50, $3.00 Parasols $1.45 ...... , v y w s, mmm w a In' two lots we place on sale a clearance in our para sol department at prices the lowest ever quoted on parasols of equal style and quality. Included will be found white embroidered and tucked styles, novelty effects in all the pretty colorings. FLASHERS AND GOLDEN FLEECE 1ARNS $1.50 Silk Gloves 98c Keyser Fownes and Gloversville Gloves America's finest quality 16 button length silk gloves in all colors tan mode; brown, navy, sky, pink, copenj hagen, white and black, all sizes included. We wil give you an opportunity to supply your wants at this price but a few days as our supply is limited. Take advantage. ' ' Lace Curtain Sale Lace curtains of all kind3 are greatly reduced for the sale. Irish Point, Cluny, Nottingham, Baten burg, cable net Renaissance styles. White or Arabian colors. 24 to 3 yards long. $3.50 Curtains $2.39 $ 6.50 Curtains.. $4.63 2.98 7.50 Curtains 5,95 3.89 10.00 Curtains . .. 6.75 4.50 Curtains .. 5.00 Curtains .. imington Dry Goods Co. of Astoria behind it and it should be pleaded before the Interstate ommerce Commission by a group of the strong est and ablest men she can send to Washington. Half way measures have been ex hausted; they are not wanted. As toria must spend money and brains and time on this errand and give way to no one, here or elsewhere,' until she is in possession of the common-point rate on grain or know, finally, and ab solutely, that it is not within the scope of the law to give it to her, and WHY! W. akta m xpraaaut and A Faithful Friend. " I have used Chamberlain's colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since it was first introduced to the public in 1872, and have never found one in stance where a cure was not speedily effected by its use. I have been a commercial traveler for eighteen years, and never start out on a trip without thisrmy faithful friend," says H. S. Nichols of Oakland, Ind. Ter. When a man has used a remedy for thirty-five years he knows its value and is competent to speak of it. For sale by Frank Hart, druggist. fhJA Music and Fun Sent on Free Trilf aaarwvaL arltfcaat Mat allow tto dara FAEB TKI. t Eist MwUV tlm. to par an LDl It only coat. Mat to hav. th. faliraat. aafeat aa4 ta fcaat . TALKING MACH1HB proportion .v.r mad. a.nt to you thtn aeia it you'll nar. on. sent on Tnai a aeoy. tia. T.u tab mm rUk, if you buy only afUr a Tr Trial wttkoa t rtt pay the frtlgHt or RIAL o nrtrj E4U0B Phono ay and chart no lnt.raai. Mat axaaa to yaw. Tali Mm off.r haa oen accepted oy DuodrMa or other, during- tne laat momn ana in er.ry lnnance in. canon waa aepi in n. noma no on. ant dck bb4 tmtfm m yaaaaa wnicn wui e acnt on request a tka mmtm. Ot'R SPECLIX OCTFIT KO T OITLT f 29.S5. Special ontflta to fit any aaekatfcawk rew ar. too arnau to .ecur. a Taut lav Sfarkla from EUera Plana Hmaa th. lara;a.t dealer, in Talking: Machine, and record. on ua I'oeat or worinwaev 0 Stores. EILERS PIAJtO HOClBi S5 Dei. 6 an waah. at, . Wrtkaa. Ctt. Oentl.meai Pleeae and M Ctlou and Bartlsnlara four fcdleoa fra. trial VMama AAAnm BIG MANHATTAN BLAZE. Early Morning Fire In New York Cre . ates Immense Excitement NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The lower harbor was lighted up ; early this morning by a fire which destroyed the asbestos drying plant, the largest within a radius pf three miles and c building of the H. W. "Johns-Man-vitle Company, South Broklyn. Four alarms brought the fire companies and fleet of fire boats. The fire was un der control after an hour's fight. The loss is estimated at $130,000. The burned building was a five sto ry brick structure at the east end of a row of a half dozen others. By quick work the firemen saved the j paintshop, a three story wooden af fair, adjoining the burning building. 1 Thousands of persons got out of bed to watch the fire. It took the re serves from nearby police stations to keep the crowd from getting in the way of the firemen. from summer homes in Long Island. The prisoner is John H. Hamilton. Disguised as a tramp, Detective Williams of the Long Island Railroad staff, made the acquaintance of Ham ilton the other day. While partly in toxicated Hamilton told his new friend that he had sold his revolver to get something to eat. Williams showed him his revolver and Ham ilton is said to have made arrange ments with Williams to make a haul in Southampton L. I. By pre-ar-rangement the .detective had himself' and Hamilton arrested at Patchogue. The detective was discharged and Hamilton, upon the recommendation of Assistant District Attorney Blue was sent away for two months as a vagrant. It, was Blue who suggested that Hamilton be compelled to grow a moustache m order that William Hohemberry, who has turned states evidence, may recognize him as one of the gang. WITH BOW AND ARROW. National Archers' Association Holds Tourney At Chicago. not at all alarmed. The experiment which resulted in Dr. LaGorio's infection was made by him last Wednesday. He had inocu lated a rabbit with the disease and CHICAGO, Aug. 22. Honors in (after seven days the animal had died. the final day's shoot of the National Archers' Association, went to C. S". Cosgrove, of Atchinson, Kas., when he took first place in the second han dicap event.yesterday with a grand to tal of 619. " Dr. LaGorio in dissecting the ani mal's brain, ran a sharp piece of bona under the nail of the index finger of his right hand. He thought nothing of the inritlpnt the time hit la ter felt slight symptoms of rabbics. Dr. Bruno was called into consulta- "Dr. Carver Williams of Chicasro. gained second place with 598 points. lon nJ an examination showed that Tac Hussey of Des Moines, Iowa, Dr. LaGorio had become inoculated. was third with a total of 596. Mary Williams the 19-year-old Chi cago archeress, won the woman's han dicap with a total of 510 points. Miss Harriet Case of Chicago was second. Tli a nuniiil tYiAAttni-r et tfiA A cca. a uv annuo i m.v ini vi iu. j j V lciation was neia last nignt, at wnicn Ithe medals and various prizes were awarded to the winners. I Chicago was again selected as the meeting place for next year, the el- NEW YORK TAXES. Total Assessment On Property Rea ches Enormous Sum. YORK, Aug. 22-The tax department has sent its annual report to the Mayor. The total assessment of real and personal property in this city is $7,158,190,400. The assessed MOUSTACHE TO ORDER. .What ia Best for Indigestion? Mr. A. Robinson, of Drumquin, On tario, has been troubled for years with Indigestion, and recommends Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as "the best medicine I ever used." If troubled, with indigestion sr con stipation give them a trial. 1 hey are certain to prove beneficial. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25 cents. Samples free at Frank Hart's Drug Store and lead; ing druggists. ' Prisoner Ordered To Grow One For Purpose of Identification. NEW YORK, Aig. '22.-The Suf folk county authorities . have taken a novel way to establish the fact of a prisoner's connection with a band of robbers. They have sent, him to jail for, two months as a vagrant and or dered that his moustache be allowed to grow. When lus moustache had attained its full growth it is believed he will be recognized as one of a band of robbers who are "believed to have a clearing house for plunder taken Granulated Sore Eyes Cured. "For twenty years I suffered from a bad case' of granulated sore $ye3, says Martin Boyd of Henrietta, Ky. "In February, 1903, a gentleman ask ed me to try Chamberlain's Salve. I bought one box and used about two-thirds of it and my eyes hav ti. t given 'me any trouble since." Thi! salve is for sale by Frank Hart leading druggists. ection of officers resulted as follows: j value of ordinary real estate is $437,- H. S. Taylor, Chicago, president; 490,467. ,. ,,. ... Harry,.-B. Richardson, ..Boston, first J The, increase in the assessed value vice-president; J. M. Challies, Atchin- 'of ordinary real estate exceeded the son, Kas., second vice-president; Ed- aggregate assessed value of real estate ward H. Weston, Los Angeles, Cat, of the five states' of Florida, Mississ third vice-president; H. W. Bishop, ippi, Oklahoma, Oregon and Wya- Chicago, secretary; A. E. Spink, Chi cago, treasurer. ? INFECTED WITH RABIES. Good Chance For Specialist To Prac tice On Himself. Subscribe to The Morning Astorian 60 cents per .month, delivered by carrier. ming, which have an area of more than 'eight times as great as the whole state jof New York. The assessed value of real estate; Jin the City of New York, it is asser ted, not only increases rapidly in thu .aggregate, but at the same time, in- -creases per capita, and on the averago CHICAGO, Aug. 22. Antonio La- t the increase in the value of New York Gori, founder of the Pasteur Institute 'jfond amounts to $1000 and in taxable and conqueror of hydrophobia ? has real estate to $1,500, for every baby become inoculated with the disease he ,j)0rn jn city. long has fought. The famous special- ist became infected' with the hydro- ,. INJUNCTION LEAGUE, phobia germ while experimenting on CHICAGO, Aug. 22. Labor lead a jrabbit in his laboratory. ;ers and members of labor organiza-- He now is a patient at his own in- .tions, formed the Injunction Reform stitute under the care of his assistant, league at a meeting last night in the Dr. G. D. Bruno, and testing the ef- office of the Chicago Federation of ficacy of his own treatment. Although Labor. " The object of the organiza- the disease has reached an acute form, tion is to inaugurate a "Campaign of the pKysican said last night he was education."