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and Idaho
THE DAY WE VOTE.
This is the day ire vote; tomorrow
is the day we celebrate!.
Of course we dont know who is
to be elected President; but we all
have our hopes and guesses and con
victions, and it is up to us, the, peo
ple, to say what and whom we want;
this is our busy day, the biggest busi
ness, as good Americans, we have
to transast; it means more to us than
anything we shall do for another
four years and we must go about it
with a sense of its, gravity and do,
severally, what we believe to be best
in a national sense.
Naturally, we look" for the over
whelming election of William How
ard Taft, because he has been prac
tically, successfully, masterfully,
honorably, . before the people of the
land for years, an an ddministrative
way; demonstrating the splendid
ability required at his hands in the
event of his selection to the great
post. There is nothing to discount in
his case; he is a man so fit for the
place, so thoroughly adapted by
training, experience and profound
knowledge of public affairs, that ev
ery vote cast for him is safe and wise
and wholly expedient from every de
mand of honest citizenship.
"Be careful how you vote."
Clark, Young's River, and Young's
Bay, lying idle, barren, unprofitable,
alone with others nearer Astoria s
business center. WHAT?. .
DIVIDENDS AND CRUMBS.
The two poles of the modern
world of business as represented by
capital and labor, are DIVIDENDS
and CRUMBS. There is no use in
apportioning these; the coroprations
take care of that: But we cannot help
indicating the vast divergency in the
polaric elements, just at the moment
the national conscience is to be
aroused to the choosing of the man
whom the corporations really fear,
or the man whom they went to see
elected. Of course no one man nor
administration is going to even up,
or leaven the huge discrepancy, but
it may be well to take all the steps
we can toward the inevitable adjust
ment of this evil; and the election of
Taft means the second step in the
scheme of redemption.
A GAME SCHEDULED WITH
UPPERTOWN TEAM NEXT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
The Astoria High School football
team, which came back from it
week's trip in the valley covered with
laurels, .will play a game Saturday -on
the home grounds with .the r Upper
town team the "Owapunpuns." It
will be a fine chance for all Astoria
to see the Astoria High in action,
and doubless there will be a large
attendance, especially if the weather every respect.
AMUSEMENTS
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"Ma's New Husband," which is
being presented this afternoon at the
Kentucky, to 1 fairly f large anatiitee
audience, will be presented again this
cvenhg, If there are4 ,ny lovers of
clean fun ami catchy music who did
not attend the matinee this afternoon
and, of course, there, were many
they should be present tonight. They
will be most thoroughly delighted
they do so.
"Ma's New Husband" is all it
name would imply except that At. is
not only funny but that it is rich
rare and racy in its fun. The whole
music score is catchy and excellent
at the same time. Then it is pre
sented in a most captivating way in
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be at all fair. (your money s worth in the bill
So fine was the record made by No company which has visited Pa
the, local boys in their games in the (ducah this season has come to the
valley that many will be eager to oity with stronger endorsement from
see them play. The Uppertown team the press and the News-Democrat
should prove good metal, also, and feels assured in all it says in behalf
an interesting game is promised. of the company
At a meeting of the student body . See "Ma's New Husband" Wed
of the Hiirh school yesterday the nesday night without fail. Paducah
question of the alleged lacy of en
couragement given to some ' who
might make good material in the
High school sports was brought up
for discussion. Captain Tarker of
the football team asked every boy
present if he had any complaint to
make, or if he could suggest any bet
terment in the school sports. There
was not an objection voiced. That
there is the slightest discrimination
Ky., News-Democrat.
There is a stiff greenback clause in
the Denver platform, but not a
whisper about it comes from Mr.
Bryan in his campaign speeches. If
elected, he would make that plank
thunder.
Col. Henry Watterson is fearful of
another civil war as the result of
continued Republican supremacy. In
his perusal of the book of fate the
colonel has evidently reached the
sere and yellow, leaf.
MASTER OF SONQ COMING
The announcement that Otto F. L.
llerse, the well known tenor, is to
visit Hager's Theatre, in Astoria
has aroused a great deal of enthusi
asm among the public. Recent
criticisms of Mr. Herse's singing
seem to unite at the point of his ever
shown, intentionally or otherwise, Is increasing excellence. For sheer
indignantly denied by all those in-, beauty of voice he surpasses any ten-
tcrested in the school sports. or ever heard on the coast, save only
Lloyd Van Dusen presented the Caruso (and we question whether
football team with a fine new foot- Caruso could sing Mr. Hearse's va
ball yesterday, as a gift in slight ap- ricd , program as acceptably), ,Mr.
preciation of their good work in the Herse's phrasing , is a thing to give
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OLD PAPERS FORSALE;,-PKR. adequate for every least and greatest
hundred, 2SeentsAt Astoiian Office- call upon it -. Some - of - the - single
BUSINESS, OR OTHERWISE?.
1 he people of Astoria are going
up against some very significant
problems during the next 45 days;
chief of which is, whether they are
to continue the program of piling up
extraordinary civic costs, taxes and
charges to the point of municipal
bankruptcy and utter'j derogation of
property values, in order to bolster
a ring of exploiters' who have had
things their own way for three years
past; who have milked the city to its
very "strippings" and whose partic
ular business has occupied the com
mon council and the official agencies
of the city to the almost conmplete
exclusion of every other department
of public concern; or whether they
Intend to bring this element within
the radius of business construction
and control and reduce the enor
mous and confiscatory burdens that
are, piling up hourly.
We intend to show the home-owners
and tax-peyers of Astoria just
where they are going to get off if
the present course is pursued; who
is responsible for the impending col
lapse; what they are bearing in the
way of needless and disturbing bills;
and how to escape further entangle
ment in the web. If their interest and
taxes and assessment! and current
charges are of any concern to them,
there will be some interesting facts
and figures submitted Vduring the
coming campaign rA 'they make
what, use they ee.fit of them. ,- ,
Congressman Tawney agrees with
Col. Goethals that the Panama Canal
will be ready to open in 1915 and that
its cost will be about $256,000,000.
The big job, under a competent ad
ministration, moves along in the
best possible shape.
Mr. Bryan's new campaign treas
urer formerly opposed him and said
to his paper: "Bryan's strenuous ac
tivity will hasten his annihilation."
As the party may "be annihilaed first
his critic has taken refuge on the
war chest.
It is reported that Mr. Bryan has
an' offer of $12,000 a year from a pa
per to be its editor after the election.
As Mr. Bryan received $52,500 from
his lecture manager last year he will
hardly accept without a roving com
mission proviso.
San Francisco complains that the
once deep channel of the Sacremen
to River has teen filled with debris
until the lightest draught steamers
stick on the bars at times. The Pa
cific states should be sure to help in
the waterways movement.
A BABY-CITY EXAMPLE.
Raymond, Washington!.
Twenty-fie hundred people II.-
Sixteen' mills and manufacturing
plants!!!, . f' ,
Four years old , and growing - fast
and solidly!!!.
WHY?.
Because she gave away sixteen
mills sites and has more to give; be
cause when the site she
gave did not happen to abutt upon
the river or railroad, she built a rail
road spur into the mill and otherwise
encouraged the man who came there
to build her Up; made him her friend
and sponsor, and then pulled " alto
gether, for the next man, and is still
pulling unitedly and constantly and
evenly, for the commercial advance
of the place!.
There are hundreds of sites as good
as any of this live little city has ever
given her enterprising new-comers,
in and around Astoria, on Lewis &
Now that the baseball season Is over
the fans can watch Taft making a
home run for the White House.
What the f worklngman wants Is
work at fair wages. It is Republican
policy that has given the worklngman
both.--." " r"
The amount of money in the hands
of the people of the United States to
day la greater than was ever possessed
by any other people under the sua
The per capita circulation of $35.W
telW the tale, as money talks, of Re
publican financiering.
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Mr. Bryan has got near enough to
the negro question to declare that the
negro has a right to vote. He has the
right, but It is not safe for him In
states where Democrats are In power.
' Laboring men have been showing
Mr. Taft during his tour of the coun
try that they have not, been misled
or deceived by the charge that he Is
unfriendly to their Interests.
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AMUSEMENTS.
COMEDY QUARTETTE IN "MA'S NEW HUSBAND"
POLICE PETIfl IS
NOT FILED
WERE INSUFFICIENT NUMBER
OF NAMES ON THE BILL
TO HAVE IT FILED.
The police commission bill, pro
posing an amendment to the city
charter to do away with this body as
an independent and elective one, is
lost. It was not filed yesterday, and
now the time for filing has gone by.
Yesterday afternoon the petition
was submitted to the city auditor for
the purpose of checking over the 251
names contained on the petition. ' It
was ascertained that of the 251
names contained on the petition. It
was ascertained that of the 251
names nearly 100 had not registered
at the election two years ago, and
therefore were not eligible to sign
on a petition proposing a charter
amendment. There were some forty
names lacking the' requisite number.
Those who had .the petition in
charge at once "threw up their
hands" when the shortage was dis
covered and, it Is said, no attempt
was made to get the required forty
names. There was ample time, ap
parently, from 2 o'clock in the after
noon until midnight, but nothing
was done and the petition stood in
effective, "
The failure to have this petition
filed will prove a matter of much re
gret to many. That there is any
body to blame may be doubtful, for
"what is everybody's business is no
body's business," as has been re
marked in this connection before.
tones will remain in the memory al
ways, for he has every shade of
color on his pallctte, and a -master
artist's skill in using each. He will
be heard here in English, German,
Scotch and Irish songs.
"FACING THE MUSIC"
At the Astoria Theatre .next
Sunday, Mr. James J. Corbctt will
be seen as a star in the highly suc
cessful comedy entitled , "Facing the
Music," in which Henry E. Dixey
appeared for several months at the
Madison Square Theatre in New
York .and at Powers Theatre in Chi
cago. This play is likely to afford
M!r, Corbett the opportunity his
legion of friends have hoped he
might have of demonstrating his
ability to portray a comedy role of
strength during the action of a three
act play. Mr. Corbett has the per
sonality so essential in this field of
endeavor, and his experience gained
in other plays should equip him for
stardom in legitimate, comedy. A
strong supporting company and ade
quate production have been provided
by Mr. H. H. Frazee, under whose
direction Mr. Corbett's tour will be
conducted. ,
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Astoria Theatre.
Wednesday. Nov. 4.
SECOND ANNUAL TOUR
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A GREAT SHOW-'J thenanl.
tnous verdict conceded by press
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THURSDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 5, '08 H
OTTO F. L. HERSE, Tenor.
NATURE'S OWN SINGER.
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The Sweetest Songs by the Best Composers. i
In English, Germari' Scotch and Irish songs, i
;,.Vi 'rM' ASSISTED BV,': '
FRANK Al WHITE, Pianist.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Tickets, 50c and 75c.