SUNDAY, 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
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$2.50, $3.00 Parasols $1.45
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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
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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.
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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.
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60 cents per .month, delivered by
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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."