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THE MOltNING A STORI AN, ASTORIA, OREGON,
Ailziu Theatre,
Wednesday, tlm. 4,
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THE WEATHER
Oregon, Washington and Idaho-
Rain.
THE BLUFF DOESNT WORK.
' A, M, Smith, Democratic candidate
for the mayoralty of Astoria: ac
knowledged political boss, of that
persuasion, of the said city; other
wise an airound good fellow) has
run his little bluff on the Morning
Astorian in th shape of a written
threat to sue the whole outfit unless
it abates its policy and handles him
wiih more circumspection and con
consideration. He avers that the As
torian has assailed his private char
acter, and professional standing and,
in various and sundry ways, invaded
the sancity of his inner and unim
peachable sphere of life and action.
Afljtf Y J Astorian denies
cheerfully, and flatly... ;. c,
That it has, (and shall continue to)
touch tipon his political aspirations
and1 career dufii!g tlii pending cam
paign jn this city, goes without say
ing; - it denies nothing in this rela
ticv and intends, to say more.. As a
leading . politician,, an admitted can
didate, and - presumptive "boss," of
his. party he is plain game for pub
lic discussion , and no one knows it
better than he. His private status
does not enter, and has not entered,
into this matter by so ; much as an
allusit n; and his letter of threat, on
file in this office, must be construed
in the light of a "baby-act" until it
finds tetter substance in the courts,
wherein the Morning Astorian and
all its people, with a borde of others,
are perfectly willig to appear, upon
the proper summons. ,.'.
- A. M. Smith may not absolve him
self ircm the charges of political per
fidy raised by the Astorian, and hun
dreds cf citizens, in his relation to
and conduct of the late bogus con
vention dubbed "Citizens," but which
was nothing more or less .""than a
Democratic trick and trap, engineer
ed and governed with that intent and
to that end; a gross repetition of
several . other r conventions of ,the
same identical sort in which, and
with which, he has figured, always
with greater or lesser authority,
howsoever he came by it. ?! ,.;4
The Morning Astorian is the ac
knowledged Republican organ of this
city; a newspaper wifh a reputation
as honorable and as valuable as Mr.
Smith's own; and if a legal balance
is to be struck on such an issue, we
are quite amenable, even "if it begins
todjiy. Neither Mr. Smith nor his 1
friends must make any mistake on
Ibis score. As such organ and news
paper the Astorian will continue to
give the news, construe the news,
and discuss the people, behind that
news, in such' manner as it deems ap
plicable and just and within the pro
vince of a public journal, he, and his
constituency to ' the coritfary-nbt-withstanding.
When a man is too thin-skinned
to bear the pressure of public, criti"
cal comment it, isime he. retired
from the range of that criticism; get
out of the glare and renouhce'his In
terest and part in the fight he him
self has precipitated and champion
ed; else he will suffer more than mor
tal can endure. There is an element
of the sardonic in Mr. Smith's com
plaint and protest,; .verging sharply
on the ridiculous, and it will not sur
prise us if in the early days to come,
Mr. Smith himself will laugh at it.
But be that as it may; laugh, or
threat, or fight, we are in this poli
tical campaign to stay, and no end
to the ammunition necessary to car
ry, it on as we have planned it. ... -There
is open and wide revolt '
tion'sts possess that has nerve and
courage to fight for .them. There is
absolutely nothing personal nor pol
itical Jn its battle; it is a popular
one, nd must prove so before it is
fought out; that battle is on; it
has laid aside its conscience for
the occasion, and will deal coldly and
calculatingly, but with exact justice,
t the very end; just as it has done
in the past; and those who do not
like its course and policy may make
the most of it, in court and out of It.
The Morning Astorian is not with
out its sense of what it fit and
proper and timely, of its own limita-
ions under the law, of its public and
private duties, of its relation to the
community and that community's in
eger; nor will it shrink, or override,
m afly of the premises; particularly
when it is sought to be bluffed into
silence upon public matter! and is
sues and men in public engagement,
and by the arch leader of that en
gagement for the opposition.
WON'T STAND FOR , HIM.
AMUSEOENTS
"THE FLAMING ARROW."
GLASSBLOWERS FOR 7 AFT.
Glassblowing is one of Indiana's
important industries. The glassblow
ers are an intelligent class of work
ers, and they mean to act on their
own judgment in making a choice of
candidates.?. They - decline via follow
Gompers into the camp of Bryan and
"a tariff for revenue only" because
they know by bitter experience what
that would mean. Many of them vo- Mow
Lovers of tales of the frontier,
where the redman takes an active
part, will find, a thrilling treat in
"The Flaming Arrow" which comes
to the Astoria Theatre
day. f ' . " . "
ine characters introduced are all
typical of the West in the early 60s
and includes the picturesque cow-
punchers; the deep-dyed and treach
erous Mexican, the j Indian a nd army
officers. , ' ' ' "'rt"v'
The story has to do with the love
of a young Indian chief for the col
onel's daughter. Another, love story
is added by a fun-loving Irishman In
love with a spinster who docs not
care to acknowledge her span of
life. This furnishes much comedy as
Snowball,'' a colored gent,
except when the excessive laughter
evoked brings them to cool cheeks
aflame from risible exertion. All this
and more has been true of the ap
pcarance ojf "Ma' New Husband" in
other cities, and theatre-goers here
will have an opportunity to judge for
themselves, when the play will be
presented on November 4, at the As
toria Theatre. The musical num-
next Sun-fbers are vigorous ant! catt-hw. .,
. IIAGER THEATRE, NOV. S.
ted for Cleveland, and got the Demo
cratic Wilson-Gorman tariff as a re
sult, bringing with it four years of
trade depression; and six years of a
cut in wages, and they don't want
that four years over again, with pro
bably, worse conditions under Bryan.
iir '
yvnue, tnereiore, tnose wno are
who, makes himself generally useful,
tending the burros, polishing the
harness buckles and numerous other
. . .. .
ways. Among the features is Moon
Dog, a famous warrior; Red Flash,
Custer's famous Indian scout; Black
Eagle, an Arraphoe chief, and White
Eagle, his son. The latter's love for
By far the most brilliant event of
the season will be, the "grand vocal
concert to be . given in Hager's
Theatre by Mr. Otto F. L. Herse,
the distinguished tenor singer now
touring the States. Everywhere he is
being received most enthusiastically
by large and attentive audiences.
The entertainment is pronounced by
press and public of the highest or
der, most charming and satisfying.
Its. distinctive features are purity
and cleanliness, such as only, artists
can produce. Mr. Herse sings with
well as four Republican members
whet did not receive t aay message,
iiumcumiciy rcptiea, nu supported
the-Lutlcfieid itdtement "in full de
claring Cannon had nothing whatever
to do with the fat of the bill
.The, article adds that the Centra!
Christian, Advocate has" not printed
the reply from the congressmen.
COLLEGE GIRLS DISAPPEAR,
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29,-The
police of three cities spent alt day
yesterday looking out for two young
women, both students at the' Uni
versity of California and both of
whom have, been missing since yes
terday mornings Miss Edna (Clark,
who resides, in, Berkeley, started to
attend a class at the Hopkins Art
Institute and failed to arrive. Miss
Jeanette L Miller, daughter of
broker in this city," who resides on
Stanyan Street, left home to attend
her classes at the University in Ber
kelcy and 'was not seen there. ' In
neither case will the relatives accept
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iiook-DAVin'ianviN
Music, Lyrics-Gr'O. FLETCHER
flew,- Clean;'- Catchy
Musical reaiures.
A GREAT SHOW is the itna.il.
mous verdict conceded by press
critics. and theatre going public.
Prices, 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00
Astoria Theatr
ON NKIIlT
sentiment and expressive feeling andjany of the ordinary theories as suiTi
members of the Federation of Labor th Colonel's daughter,, his clever
ness in rescuing her from the abduc
tors and his picturesness, , add to
the interest , of the piece. The title
iof the : play is riot 'suggestive of ithe
true plot, except mj the last fact
when an arow shoots across the 6ky
will remain in the Federation, they
refuse to be dictated to by Gompers
as to their course on election day,
and that means that they: will vote
for Taft. ,
Undoubtedly, the same course will
be followed by a multitude of other overed with brimstone, which sends
members of the Federation through- ,orta phosphorous light This :s
out the United States. Knowing . that th si8nal bteen (Black. Eagle and
when they, joined.- that' organization his son' should-'he; survive 'the trip
into the mountains in search of th
colonel's daughter.
they did not surrender their politi
cal freedom, and conscious of the
fact that the triumph of Bryanism
would mean ruin for American indus
tries, hosts of .labor unionists will
assist in piling up a majority for Wil
liam H, Taft and the Republican pol
icy of protection, progress and pros
perity. .. .... . , i,.,
Demacrats have discovered a lot
of things in this campaign except
reasons why any man who voted for
Theodore Roosevelt in J904 should
vote for Bryan in 1908. . .
"? "MA'S NEW HUSBAND."
... ... -.
"lla's U New;; ; Ilusband'; . ; spells
mirth in the very title. Talk of love
under difficulties. This three ac
musical farce furnishes more diffi
culties in' half an hour for a pair of
"MA'S NEW HUSBAND"
r
Democratc would have more hope
of securing the support of the; first
voters if the first voters did notread
American history. .
Mr. Bryan is posing as the Adt
yance Agent of Prosperity." It s not
customary, however, to have an ad
vance agent follow the show.
M
" Mr. Bryan thinks he has answered
Governor Hughes. As a matter of
fact he has only replied to him.
... i
Governor Hughes refers ,to Mr.
Bryan's piramounts as "vagrant the
ories." Probably because they have
no visible means of support.
1.A
At the Astoria Theatre, November 4
Lloyds is offering 33to 1 against
a European . war, and similar odds
against the election of Bryan.
he average man is a victim bi
arrested Development the ' passing
years bring an increase of knowledge
lovers than are . ordinarily encoun
tered in a courtship that lasts se
eral years; and the crowning virtue
of the obstacles in this case lie in
the fact that they never call for tears
afoot in this city against the whole- only in . very ; . exceptional . cases.
Health and prosperity are not pure
blessings a certain element of dis
content usually seems necessary to
spur men on to a higher life.
sale confiscation of property under
th-j piesent charter provisions for
street improvement in Astoria and
agninst innumerable other burdens
and dangers of . an administrative
sort, imposed at the instance ; of . A.
M. Smith and h's- partisans for the
past ten years, and the Morning As
torian is the only organ the revolu-
wnenever any gooa comes our
way, let us enjoy it to the fullest,
and then pass it along, in another
form.
COFFEE
Why "do i we drink so'
much poor coffee?
Because gfood coffee is
so jood. ''-':,
ynr rocrretnriii TOat matt If m dsa'l
ja fchl!lln'i Beit! w sr Mm.
possesses the rare gift of presenting
a song in all its subtlety, and in that
way giving It the stamp of some
thing personally experienced. Each
song is a life episode lived in the
present. Naturally a singer, , Mr.
Herse has spent many, years in hard
study, with constant public appear
ances, and is thoroughly successful.
I Its associate is an accompanist of
brilliant aUainments. This makes it
one of the' foremost concert combi
nations in the country, j The remark
ably largs; audiences wherever they
appear are proof tl the great success
and the' wonderful 'drawing power of
good music. We predict a very large
attendance at the concert in this city.
In fact we, should encourage the en
terprising manager who was success
ful in bringing such an artistic prize
to thf community,, as jt js generally
the rule for the great singers to con
fine their efforts to only the very
large cities. Let us give Mr. Herse
tjiV largest audience ever -assembled
in one hall. Particularly let your chil
dren have an opportunity to become
acquainted with the artistic in music
cicnt to account for
the girl in question.
the absence of
HOT OR GOLD
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Just Right
CLOSSET & DEVERS,
PORTLAND, ORE.
SUiWL'OlIEEfl-1,
LINCOLN J. CARTER
presents the picturesque
western play.
' -THE '
FLAMING
: ARROW
The Exciting Horse Race.
The Attack on Ft. Reno.
The Council Fire,
& Ghost Dance.
BIG SPECIAL CAST
GENUINE INDIAN BRAS3 BAND
PRICES: 25c. 35c. SCc, 75c.
"UNCLE JOE". EXONERATED.
Of
Was Not To Blame For Defeat
. the Littlefield Liquor Bill
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The 'Tri
bune this morning says in a news
article:'" ; ' " ''.'"'
The Republican members of the
House committee on judiciary in the
59th' congress have , exonerated
Speaker Cannon from all blame in
connection with the defeat of the
Littlefield liquor , bill. This was the
measure' which prohibited the ship
ment of liquor into prohibition dis
tricts. It. wa3 killed by the judiciary
committee on the ground that should
it pass, the courts would hold it un
constitutional. Because ,' of the di
feat of this measure and the Speak
er s aiiegea connection with it, he
has been fought bitterly by the tern-
perence cause and especially the W.
C. T. U. '
The exoneration of the Speaker by
the members of the Committee was
given to a query tronj the Central
Christian Advocate, published at
Kansas City, Congressman Little
field, author of the bill, previously
had declared the speaker ' had no
thing to do with its defeat. The Cen
tral Christian Advocate wired six
Republican members of the commit
tee to ask of Littlefield's statement
was true. ,
The six; members addressed, a
MILUNERY SALE
Special Sale of .
PATTERN
HATS
At the ,
La Mode
682 Commercial .
THEGRAND
THEATRE
Commercial and Ninth Street
TONIGHT
THROUGH DARKNESS TO
LIGHT '
THE BURGLAR AND THE BABY
UNDER FALSE COLORS
"Just Across the Bridge of Gold"
VIEWS OF RUSSIA
This Theatre is equipped with
the latest, and most improved electri
cal Machines. Don't fail to see these
pictures.
ENTIRE CHANGE OP PROGRAM
MONDAY, THURSDAY AND '
SATURDAY
ADMISSION, 10c
Children, 5c
Theatre
i THURSDAY KIGHT, FJOVEHBER 5, '00 i
OTTOi- FJ- L.- HQSL"Tci
NATURE'S OWN SINGER.
The Sweetest Songs by the Best Composers.
. In English, German Scotch and Irish songs.
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FRANK A WHITE, Pianist.
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Tickets, 50c and 75c.