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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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DETAILS OF THEIR BUSINESS
MUST BE MADE
, PUBLIC.
LIST OF QUESTIONS SENT
A Smile All the
While
Kinship of the
Monopolist to the
Highway Robber.
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By WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
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INSIST that the commandment "Thou shalt not steal"
applies as much to the monopolist as to the highway
man, and we shall not make any material progress in
the protection of the people from private monopolies
until we are prepared to obliterate THE LINE
THAT SOCIETY HAS DRAWN BETWEEN
THE ORDINARY THIEF AND THE LARGER CRIMINAL
WHO HOLDS UP SOCIETY AND PLUNDERS THE PUBLIC
THROUGH THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF PRIVATE-" MO
NOPOLY. -
- The man who 6tandi by the wayside and, holding a revolver to
your head, demands your money or your life is no more a criminal,
measured by every moral standard, than the man who, obtaining con
trol of a nation's fuel, collects a tribute from every householder,
offering him the alternative of payment or suffering from lack of fire.
It is entirely possible that very many of those who enjoy the
benefits of monopoly some as managers, some as directors" and some
merely as stockholders are unconscious of the principle ' involved,
UNCONSCIOUS OF THE MORAL CHARACTER OF THEIR
CONDUCT, but surely this is an opportune time to impress upon the
conscience of the nation the real moral character of the conduct of the
monopolist
And it is not sufficient that we shall appeal to the conscience of
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uia luuuupouai uvuv. xi uiguwajiunn were w engage a jawver 10
follow i fdw rods behind him with a horse that he might have a ready
means of escape after having committed an act of robbery, we would
call the lawyer a party to the erime, and we would visit upon him the
same punishment visited upon the principal in the robbery, and so if
Borne one living near the spot where the robbery was committed fur
nished the robber with a change of clothing or, in return for a part
of the booty, conspired with him to conceal the booty until suspicion
was past, such a one could not escape legal responsibility for the crime.
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and yet it 13 considered quite respectable today for
the legal representatives of predatory wealth to vi8it
State capitals and national capitals and prevent the
ENACTMENT OF LAWS INTENDED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM
PRIVATE MONOPOLIES, AND IT IS EVEN MORE RESPECTABLE
FOR THE SALARIED ATTORNEYS OF THESE MONOPOLIES TO FOL
LOW CLOSE AFTER THE OFFENDERS AND FURNISH THEM HORSES
IN THE WAY OF LEGAL TECHNICALITIES UPON WHICH TO ES
CAPE FROM PUNISHMENT.
All the Roads Engaged in Interstate
Commerce Commission a Series of
Questions That Require Immediate
Responses.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-AI1 the rail
roads eng-jed in interstate commerce
have received from the Interstate
Commerce commission outlines of the
annual reports that they are required
to make up for the year ending June
30.. ' ,
A tew questions tne railroads are
required to answer are. as follows:
Names of the ten largest holders of
securities, whether these are trustees,
and for whom.
Names of roads controlled, through
stock ownership or otherwise and con
ditions of control.
Under what government is the com
pany organized.
Names and mileage of all roads
whose operations are included in in
come account.
Details of outside operations. '
Securities issued during this year,
for what purpose and cash realized
therefor.
Railroad and other stocks and bonds
owned, either directly or indirectly.
All important changes that have ta
ken place during the year, extensions,
leases, consolidations, or reorganiza
tions.
Employes and their salaries, from
general offices down. Tonnage and
average rates per mile.
All accidents and their results.
The usual information regarding
earnings, expenses, capitalization.
those only in good health. n
smile the 1
Ghirardelli's Ccoa
body and aids tho ;
of real ,
drink S yV
is the expression of enjoyment of
-'You have never seen ah ailing person
smile that means a smile.
HONORS FOR ATHLETES.
On the Stability of Character.
By President HADLEV of Yale.
'VERY day and every hour we have to be making choices.
Sometimes the matter to be decided is one like the choice of
' a profession, which will affect our whole future life and
, which demands months of careful thought. Sometimes it is
a mere trivial choice of what we shall eat or drink, what we shall say
or do for our amusement, which is settled upon the instant and -then
forgotten. This principle we call a man's philosophy of life.
A CHILD CAN PERHAPS GET ON WITHOUT SUCH A PHILOS
OPHY, CONTENT TO DECIDE EACH QUESTION UNDER THE CON
TROLLING IMPULSE OR CONTROLLING FORCE OF THE MOMENT.
A MAN CANNOT, AT LEAST NOT UNLE83 HE 18 CONTENT TO
REMAIN INTELLECTUALLY AND MORALLY A CHILD. HE CANNOT
ACT ON ONE PRINCIPLE AT ONE MOMENT AND ANOTHER PRIN
CIPLE AT ANOTHER MOMENT AND EXPECT ANYBODY TO TRUST
HIM. " V".' -
He wfll have no stability of character. Nay, if we are to define
character as the habit of doing the same thing under different circum
stances, he will be destitute of ch.iracter itself. . ,
Prophecy of Prosperity ;
For Year 1910.
By President A. W. GARRETT of the Seibosrd Air Line Rsilwty.
ARK my word, 1910 will be THE GREATEST YEAR
IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL LIFE
OF THE COUNTRY.
The remainder of this year will show improvement in
the conditions, next year will see business grow in volume, and 1910
will open the eyes of the world. This is bound to come.
Confidence will have been restored, the money which is now being
hoarded through a general distrust of what the morrow may bring
will be poured into investing channels, and we shall see a GROWTH
IN BUSINESS WHICH WILL SATISFY THE FAIREST
HOPES.
Tomorrow All New York City Will
Be En Fet
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-No body
of athletes was perhaps ever so hon
ored as the American Olympic Ath-
etes are to be honored here Saturday.
Acting Mayor McGowan has issued
a proclamation giving the freedom of
the city to the athletes and also re
questing that office buildings and resi
dences be decorated with flags and!
bunting. His instructions are being
followed with enthusiasm. A parade
will have 20,000 persons in line inclu
ding detachments of United States
troops, members of the national guard
and naval militia, representatives from
Athletic Clubs of the country, an au
tomobile division, a bicycle division,
and group after group of club and As
sociation marchers. Acting Mayor
McGowan will present each of the
ninety six Olympic athletes with a
medal. The grandstand where the
presentation will take place will be
handsomely decorated the chief fea
ture being the American flag that1
Ralph Rose, the champion shot put
ter, carried when the athletes marched
before Queen Alexandra.
Monday the athletes will go to Oys
ter ;Bay. to he congratulated by Pres
ident Roosevlt." "'
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builds up the tissues of brain an
young and old in the enjoyment
health, besides it pleases
delights the palate.
30 cups of a delicious
25c
Ask the grocer.
Sunday Excursions to Long Beach.
Steamer Nahcotta leaves O. R. &
N. dock at 6:i'S s. m. daily. Round
trip fare to any poi. t on North
(Long) Beach, $1.00, Sunday's only
The very best board to be obtalnedl
in the city is at ine Occident
Hotel." Rates very reasonable.
Bee Demonstrations.
Mr. Abler, the Necanicum bee ex
pert, will give demonstrations in the
handling and management of bees
in the basement of the court house at
a. m. and at 3 p. m, today and
tomorrow.
Paint Paint Paint!
STRUCK BY. AUTO., -
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28.-In a
collision between a stojen automobile
and a vegetable wagon, about 1 a. m.
this morning, John Stacker and. Ira
Ballowne, who were driving the wa
gon, were seriously injured. The au
tomobile which had been stolen from
W. Whittier, early last evening, was
deserted by the men who were driv
ing it. Saker is probably fatally in
jured. As soon as the accident occur
red the driver of the automobile and
another man, who was in the ma
chine jumped out and escaped.
Oregon Showers tonight; Satur
day, fair south; showers north por
tion; westerly winds. .
and tea; Schilling's Best,
is sold by about 9000
grocers west of the Rocky
Mountains.
Your grocei returns yonr ooi if jos ion'i
Mk It; w par iiiu,
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terest, and we will take an interest in
you, and help you in all your banking
affairs.
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Do you want to send money to
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rates. .
Scandinavian-American Savings Bank.
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We have steel safety deposit boxes
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You keep your own key, and have
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materials and how to do the
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102 Commercial Stmt
; Corner Commercial and 14th. . ASTORIA, OREGON
Save Money. !
From $1.50 to $2.00" saved by buy-,
ing through tickets in, Astoria. Tickets!
to all points in theUnited States and
Europe now on sale at 0. R. & N'.
dock. G. W. .-Roberts, agent.
. At Logan's HalL
STEEL & EWART
Electrical Contractors
Phone Main 3881 . ... 426 Bond Street
Scandinavian Sangerfest will be
held at Logan's Hall, August 29th. ,
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For Rubber Stamps and Typewriter I
Supplies see Lenora Benoit, Public See the difference between
Stenographer, 447 Commercial street wab WfMnnw
For Sale.. -Twelve
shares Northern Oyster
companies stocK, one nunarea ana
thirty dollars (130) per share. Apply
Imperial Restaurant. " . 8-9-tf.
WATCH OUR GREENHORN."
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-E. J.
Schroeder's Dixie III, American's
champion motorboat, which has al
ready won the British international
cup and the gold challenge cup in
the Thousand Islands, will be. enter
ed in the annual Hudson River Motor
Boat Carnival, which will be held
during the .week of September 21.
Dixie III returned from the Thou
sand Islands this week and is now at
Bayonne. She is in perfect racing
condition and will require no tuning
up for the races next month,
We have just received a new line of
The Malleable Range
it aad others in our HARD-
The Foard & Stokes Hardware Co.
Sherman Transfer Co.
HENRY SHERMAN, Manager.
Hacks, CarriagesBat gage Checked and TransferredTracks and Fursitwv
wagons jtouos Moved, Boxed and Shipped.
431 Commercial Street
Main Phone 121
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j ASTORIA,
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