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TIIK MOHMMG AATOIUAX. .ASTOUIA,. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30 Established 1873. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year By carrie-, per month .$7.00 .60 4 .y ' WEEKLY ASTORIAN, By niail, per year, in advance.... .91.50 . . MIT i Entered as second-class matter July 30, 1906, a the postoffice at As toris, 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. t f..S TELEPHONE MAIN ML THE WEATHER . Oregon Fair and continued warm Washington Fair , and continued warm except possibly showers along the coast. issue. defined; PEOPLE ARE WONDERING. Many people in this city, who know that the public records of As toria contain one of the best anti gambling ordinances in the municipal books of the State of Oregon, are wondering why the police department of Astoria is at any loss as to its duty in the handling of the offense; and some of the conclusions are not of the kindliet sort. A careful read ing of Ordinance No. 1784, on page 107, of the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Astoria, must convince the most dense and obdurate citizen, that the plea that the city has no right nor authority in this important premise, is but begging an most clearly and accurately and hasten the judgment, that the well trained police officers of As toria are but obeying orders from "above." ' This is the common, the accepted theory, throughout the city; and can be heard on the merest suggestion in this behalf; therefore, the officers, chief included, must not be blamed if they take the fiat from those pre sumed to guide and sponsor their ac tions. It is not a pleasant conclusion) but it is inevitable. The time is at hand when the change of dictum must be made, and the only way to make it is to oust the Police Commission, as a legal entity, and let the "people, through Mayor and Council, control the de partment so long and palpably mis directed in this behalf. Or, make the chieftancy of the police elective and hold that officer personally respon sible for the acts of his subordinates as they shall be named by him. Then it may not be necessary to hag gle about who's who, and what's what, with all authority frittered away in "hot air," as is the case now, and not alone in the police depart ment, either! no time for "court-made law," and his interpretations were so just and true in their relation to all interests that he never was reversed by a higher court. , Mr. Taft's old-fashioned notion that the duty of courts is to interpret and enforce the law, not to make it, will reach straight to the intelligence of thoughtful citizens everywhere. An appeal to the hard common sense of the people on such an issue was never made in vain and never will be. MR. TAFT AS A JUDGE. Now and then, in public utterance or private expression, William "How ard Taft discloses a stubborn adher ence to certain old-fashioned nota tions which is bound to engage the attention of intelligent voters of both parties in all sections. The other day August 29 in a speech at Athens, Ohio, he declared thaf the function of the judge on the bench was to ad minister the law, not to make it. "When I am a judge on the bench," he continued, "in so far as I can I decide cases according to the law and the facts, no matter whom it hurts, because I believe that to be my sworn duty." There is something refreshing in this old-fashioned view of the real duty of the , judiciary. It has been consistently maintained by William Howard Taft. In his varied service as prosecuting officer, as Solicitor General of the United States, as a judge of the United States Courts, as Governor of the Philippines, and as Secretary of War, he has had the ad vantage of a wider range of official duties than any of his contemporaries. The record shows that in every re sponsibility of those important offices he was not only faithful but efficient, prompt, impartial and true to him-, self and the government. His temp erament, experience, training and personal inclination would, if unre strained, call him back to the judic iary. As he said in a recent address: "Next to the sacred joys ot my family life, the sweetest memories I possess are those of my service on the bench." ' As a judge Mr. Taft stood for the law as made by the law-making pow erthe .people themselves.. He had NOT GUILTY, AS CHARGED. Because an immense contingent of the Astoria tax-paying citizenry will not break its bones nor bruise its flesh falling over itself to subscribe to and vote for the new seawall proposi tion as it has been handed out to them by the committee in charge (the Council committee), is no sign that it does not want the improve ment; and the passing of the days with the current argument of the issue indicates that they will have none of it in its present status. No sensible community ever yet took over a million-dollar obligation with out first knowing far more of the de tails, the plans, the scope, the cost and the responsibility of the enter prise, than they have been permitted to know in this case. Astoria is not guilty of negation nor of lack of interest in this project, and that the sentiment of the city is against the methods proposed is a fiat sign that the people are , clearly awake to the careless and half-baked conditions that mark it as it comes from the Council committee. No public work, involving a million or more of money may be assumed with out a chance to estimate the range and cost of it before the people vote upon it; anything short of an exact understanding and specific calculation on all points of such an improvement, is like ''buying a pig in a poke"; and people may be excused if they hesi tate long, and even refuse, before they commit themselves and poster ity, to the scheme. It must come some day; every man here knows that; and if the matter had been premised with a proper provision for the ascertainment of the extent, route, character, plan and cost of the work before the cinch of a million-dollar obligation was thrust upon them, the plans of the Council- Charter Committee would not have mis-carried. There are other phases of doubt inherent in the project as it has been submitted, arid it -will take time and better analysis to make the thing acceptable to this public, as it should. . Best Treatment For a Burn, tf for no other reason, Chamber lain's Salve should, be kept in every household on account of its great value in the treatment of burns. It allays the pain almost instantly, and unless the injury is a severe one, heals the parts without tearing a scar This salve is also unequaled for chap ped hands, sore nipples and diseases of the skin. Price, 25 cents. For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. Good For Biliousness. "I took two of Chamberlain's Stom ach and Liver Tablets last night, and I feel SO per cent better than I have for weeks, says J. J. Firestone, of Allegan, Mich. . "They are certainly a fine article for biliousness." For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists Subscribe to the Morning Astorian 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. COFFEE Why do we drink so much poor coffee? Because good coffee is so good. Ynr (Tcr return, ronr mow H r (oat I0w fehffllnf'i But; MPirUa, PALTRY FIGURES. Army Officer Under Felonious Charge of Appropriating Funds. NEW YORK, Sept. 29,-Charged with fraudently, feloniously convert ing to his own use $709.61, of the funds of the Fiftieth Company of Coast Artillery, Lieut; W. W. Bal lard, Jr. is on trial before a court martial in the army building. Other charges of offences unbecoming an officer v and a gentleman are being heard at the same time. Lieut. Bal lurd was the commanding officer of the Fiftieth Company. Coast Artil lery, stationed at Fort Wadsworth rnd had control of the funds of the company. - - According to a statement made by one of the army officials the young lieutenant failed some , time ago to pass an examination for promotion and from that time on has been ne glecting his duty. Butchers and grocer testified that they had been unable to collect bills aggregating $606, which the company owed them I ! t . ucur. uauaru entered the service from Civil life in 1900. He conies from Virginia and is M years of age "All's Wrong" when tho stomach is out of order, Food disagrees, head is confused, bowels aro slug glsh, the liver torpid and the nerves unstrung. Get your stomach right, and pull your self together with a doso or two of A Traveling Man's Experience, "I must tell you my experience on an east bound O. R. & N R. R. traia from Pendleton to Le Grande, Ore.," writes Sam A. Garber, a well known traveling man. "I was in the smok ing department with some other trav eling men when one of them went out into the coach and came back and said, 'There is a woman sick untc death in the car.' I at once got up and went out, found her very ill with cramp colic, her hands and arms were drawn up so you could not straight en them, and with a death-like look on her face. Two or three ladies were working with her and giving her whiskey. I went to my suitcase and got my bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy (I neverxtravel without it), ran to the water-tank, put a double dose of the medicine in the glass,' poured some water into it and stirred it with a pencil; then I had quite a time to get the ladies to let me give it to her, but succeeded. I could at once see the effect and I worked with her, rubbing her hands, and in 20 minutes I gave her another dose. By this time we were almost into Le Grande, where I was to leave the train. I gave the bottle to the husband to be used in case another dose should be needed, but by the time the train ran into Le Grande she was all right, and I re ceived the thanks ot every passenger in the car." For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. AN ENGLISH PROBLEM. Nature's remedy for all those sick conditions that affect the digestive organs. A reliable medicine for acute indigestion, dyspepsia ' heartburn, acid stomach, constipation and bil ious attacks. Beechara's Pills act promptly, and restore healthy tone to the organs. A few doses, as needed, and "All's Right" la loMS with fail dWctloa. 10c m4 IS "Florsheim FootNotes" ... . r - - - --', m a. "The lid is off" Our New. Fall fSfSll . . . Styles' have arrived ? f ; i ". "' ') ' ' They represent "A fit for every foot" "A style for any taste" r t hi - " Mil.. -' '.-KM I i7 UM. 1 consequence the young lady is mak ing a lonely journey from Shanghai, China, to her Chicago home, where her grandmother and her brothers re side. Miss Jensch arrived on the Korea and started east last night in charge of two passengers whose ac quaintance she made on the voyage. She explained that homesickness and a deire- to see her brothers had compelled her parents, who had ar ranged for an extended stay in the Orient, to send her home on the Korea, while they will follow on the Siberia. CHAS. V. BROWN The Family Shoe Store Man Subscribe to The Morning Astorian. 60 cents per month. Dealing With the "Unemployed at the Great Centers of Activity. LONDON, Sept. 29 -The prob lem of- dealing with the unemployed in the great centers of population throughout the United Kingdom is being seriously considered by the government authorities, all of whom agree that the number of persons out of work will be greater the com ing winter tnan m many years De- fore. The estimate has been made of the employed in London but a census taken by the newspapers of provincial cities shows alarming num bers. ' , ' The conditions at Glasgow are probably worse than in most of the other cities, there being 22,000 men now seeking work at that place. Sunderland has 13,000 unemployed, Birmingham 10,000, Liverpool 14,000, Manchester 8,000 and other cities from 1,000 to 5,000 each. These figures do not include the great army strikers in the Lancashire cotton trade. Distress funds are now being raised throughout the country. HOME FROM SHANGHAI. Chicago Girl Couldn't Stand It in the Flowery Kingdom. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29,-The orient contained no such fascination for, ten year old Emily Jensch as the young lady found in recollections tf that dear Chicago, Illinois, and in REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE 3 : First National Ml At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at the close of business, September 23, 1908. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $465,686.12 Overdrafts, secured and un- - secured 3,517.04 U. S. Bonds to secure, cir culation ., 40,000.00 Premiums on U. S. Bonds 1,200.00 Bonds, securities, etc 55,430.00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents)... 78,390.32 Due from State Banks and Bankers 13225.16 Due from approved reserve agents 177,732.16 Checks and other cash items ................... 426.78 Notes of other National Banks .1. ....... 1,495.00 Nickels and cents 'f 317.25' Lawful money reserve in' r bank, viz: Specie ... .,.$203,000.00 Legal-tender notes 715.00 203,715.00 Redemption fund wkh U. S. Treasurer (5per cent of ' circulation) 2,000.00 Due from U. S. Treasurer, other than 5 per cent re demption fund 350.00 Total ....... $1,043,485.43 LIABILITIES. Capital stock pain in .,...$100,000.00 Surplus fund 25,000.00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid.. 25,058.94 National Bank notes out standing 40,000.00 Due to State Banks and Bankers 981.02 Individual deposits subject to check $682,707,70. . Demand certificates of de posit 169,477.09 Certified , Checks . . .260.68 852,445.47 Fisher Brothers Company SOLE AGENTS Marbour and Finlayion Salmon Twines and Netting McCormick Harvesting Machines Oliver Chilled Ploughs Sharpies Cream Separators ' Raecolith Flooring - Storrc it's Tools ; ! Hardware, Groceries,iShip Chandlery Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid, Welch Coal, Tar, Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, h Paints, Oils and Class rt ; ? , (..aviuitui i uiv .i.iimi nvyc, wnun i whig ana ocin rv co i i Wd WflMt Vntif Tr-ntif FISHER BROS. Total ..,...$1,043,485.43 State of Oregon, County of Clat sop, ss.: I, S. S. Gordon, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is trde to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. S. GORDON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day .of September, 1908. V. BOELLING, , Notary Public. Correct Attest: G. C. FLAVEL, w. f, McGregor, -; JACOB KAMM, , , t ,. , Directors. SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON. Statement called by the State Bank Examiner, September 23, 1908, ' (Condensed) - 1 i fry eff ff Loans and securities...... $107,182.95 Capital au.uw.uu Furniture and fixtures..... 4,421.46 Undivided profits .. 4,358.25 Expense account 1,279.41 Available funds: - Due from banks... $15,533.47 .. ' . Cash in vault.. ..$16,887.82 32,421.29 Deposits . . .............. yu,y40.eo Total . ...$145,305.11 Total ; $145,305.11 J. M. ANDERSON, - Cashier ; . - ' BOND STREET ) I f V , .... TL S. Postal Station ! ASTORIA, OREGON. Open for business Oct 1st for sale of Stamps, Newspapers wrappers etc, registration of letters and sale of money orders. lITLIiiin BOOK STORE ill I ill IB HID Only Air Rail Route to Portland and all Eastern points. Two daily trains. Steamship tickets via all Ocean Lines at Lowest Rates. For rates, steamship and sleeping-car reservations, call on or address G. B. JOHNSON, Oen'I Agent 12th St. near Commercial St ASTORIA, OREGON. John Fox. Pres. . V.L. Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings B-rc, Trtas. . neison iroyer, vice-rres. ana supi. - , I : . ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND "MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED v . '.. Canning MacWneryMarine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. : Correspondence Solicited. :; .. ; : ; Foot of Fourth Street" SCOf BAY BRASS & IRON NUB ASTOUIA, OKEGON Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineers, Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery Prompt attention given to all repair 18th and Franklin Ave. , work. Tel Main 2461 THE. G EM C.F.WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars Corner Eleventh and Commercial ASTORIA, - " OREGON