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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1908)
SUNDAY, NQVF.MMUt 8, 1908. T11K AVroilU.x.'' ASTOKU, OREGON. "ri:frirji ,"""-'""3,,t'1""- 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 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, pet' year, in advance;;.;..;;..:; .. :v,v.-.': ..... .,$1 ' Entered at second-class matter July 30, 1906, a the postoGke at As toria. Oregon, under the act of Congress ol March 3, 1879. Orders (or the delivering cf The Morning Astorian to either residence or place ot business may be made bypostal .card or through telephone. Any irregularity in delivery should be immediately reported to the office of publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 6IL THE WEATHER' Oregon, Washington and Idaho Fair. ' . REPUBLICAN UNITY! ; . The almost, universal movement among the Republicans of this coun try to elect Mr. Taft to tie Presi dency, bears a pointed and signifi cant lesson to those Republicans in the lesser spheres of government, in the State, the County, the City, to unify and blend and merge for the preservation of the balance of power wheresoever it exists; to re-organize and rejuvenate . the party interests and fix its , control, wheresoever a majority is registered; to restore and maintain the common, , strong, sensible, and saving faculty of the party, in order that the whole people may have the benefit of its policies and prestige. Oregon needs this assimilative process as much, or more, than any other Republican stronghold in the nation; happily steps are being tak en to bring the full strength and vir tue of the party into play against the machinations of ' the minority, to 6pare Republican Oregon the shame of sending a Democrat to the na tional senate after giving William H. Taft a clean majority of 25,000. Any effort that is made to rehabilitate the party in this state should have the instant and intent interest of ev ery man who bears the stamp and status of Republican and even though the pledges, set up in the application of new laws, of men who thought" they were doing right when they made them, must be no barrier, to the salving of the party from the course that will wreck and disband it. i-'v .. ; 1 1' ' - " : And when it comes to the munici pal level of party action, there is no better, nor more rational, excuse for the frittering away of the paty fran chise, than exists for it in the larger field of partisan action and ambition! Astoria is among the places that call for the exercise of this doctrine of adjustment and redemption; and it has no time to waste in the process if it expects to align itself with the Republicans of Oregon in their work of substantially and finally asserting the weight, ascendancy, and fran chise value of Republicanism in this State. .;. - - . - . PORTLAND, TOOL Brer Jim Hill side-stepped all of Portland's cute little questions too!. Never a thing told he to the good people up there, pat as they were with their little catechism. The "Great Northern" and its secrets are as far and silent as ever they were despite the lavish prying of the Com mercial lever wielded here the other evening. Oh, Brer' Hill is a genius at barring and baffling the inquisi tive public and we may be excised for realizing, with more or lets satis faction, that even the metropolis of Oregon has no more influence in opening railroad oysters than the poorest little jay-town on any of the 20,000 miles of trackage Mr. Hill controls. - At Spokane, however, he seems to have been a bit freer with his ideas and candor. Spokane, according to Mr. Hill, is the coming metropolis of hoe Insurance Will cost you nothing , if you buy your shoes of us . We sell Selz shoes, they are good ones, solid leather throughout. i Missus I IS That itself is a guarantee of good wear, but better than that, if you treat the shoes right and do not get the wear you are entitled to, we want to know it and will make it right with you; Selz wants to know it and will make it right with us. They can't afford to have one pair of their shoes go wrong and not know wherein the fault lies. If the name Selz is on the sole you take no risk it is an assurance that you will receive your money's worth. Take advantage of this insurance .by being sure that your next pair of shoes are Selz Shoes. LUUKinEri Q HARRISON GOO Commercial Street. Astoria, Oregon. the northwest. Having said this, James J. Hill will see to it that Spokane is taken care of to that end; that Spo kane will be the center, in time, from I'which will radiate the vast scheme of control and influence he is building tip out here. That much may be set down as final, in the minds of all prognosticators along the Columbia, and part way wp the Willamette; the precedence that is to be given Spo kane is fixed, certain, ample, if the word of the most powerful man in the West is to be properly "guaged. It is well it is so, for it is a solid and safe predicate .from which,-to argue the range and scope of his other plans as to other places, and will preclude the' making of some possible, and re-actionary, blunders We have enjoyed Mr. Mill's tour of the Northwest. It has afforded us a chance to see and estimate the man at close range, and to learn that he is the keeper of his own counsel and that he does not make fish of one city and flesh of another; and also to learn that Spokane is the chief point of immediate concern with him. Good luck to her; and may Portland and Astoria come in, later, for their share of the good things that are brewing. VALUABLE ALLIGATOR. The man of science has been study ing the alligator and has discovered thht every frart is of some value A half-grown specimen is worth far more in money than the largest steer that was ever separated into articles of commerce, even in a Chicago ab attoir. Take the teeth for instance. They are of such fine ivory that they can be made into watch charms and other jewelry, for they have a much brighter luster and are as rich in tint as the best tusks that ever came out of an African elephant's head- The teeth alone are worth from two (o four dollars a pound, according to size. Every square inch of the hide makes a covering which is far more durable and has a more attractive finish than most leathers. As the rp tile has what might be called an ar mored skin, considerable of which is covered with hard scales, an alliga tor trunk challenges the most reck less baggage smasher to do his worst provided the box within it is of good hard wood. But the trunk is only one of hundreds of things which the ingenious artisan makes wholly or partly from this denizen of the South. Why enough of them would supply the material for a modern outfitting shop with a few toilet sets added. Your pocket book may have come from an alligators skin., The purse you dangle in your hand was once his claw. He finishes and furnishes the traveling companion, except the brush, comb, s'oap and tooth powder. All kinds of travelers' bags come from his hide. Even automobile out fits are partly made of it where the tourist is willing to pay the price. The outside of the alligator when dressed and tanned goes on the floor of the boudoir, or studio in place of the Royal Bengal rug. It has become the fad to hang the reptile "pelts" on the polished oak walls of the dining room and to ornament it with the claws. Your umbrella or cane is plac ed in the fore legs of the stuffed al ligator. Standing upright irt the hall way he makes an excellent umbrella holder. On the table of the smoking room he holds the tray where you knock the ashes of your after din ner cigar when reading the book whose covers were once a part of an alligator. The Indians of the Southern swamps formerly caught al- Jigators not only for their teeth and hide -but for their meats, farts of the flesh are white and tender. Two fresh ly laid alligator eggs will make as palatable an omelet as was ever con tributed by the choicest Leghorn or Plymouth Rock. From Growing the 'Gator for His , Hide, in Technical World Magazine for November. WOOD PULP AND WASTE. To insure a pulp wood supply to meet adequately the future needs of the country seems one of the most important of the many forest prob lems of the United States. Statistics collected by government " experts, however, show that there are possi bilities in the field of invention for the relief of the drain on the coun try's remaining pulp wood forests by devising means of utilizing saw-mill waste. ... - , It is estimated that there are 4 1-2 million cords of slabs destroyed in refuse burners of the lumber mills of the country each year. The wood used for pulp last year amounted to approximately 4 million cords, about a quarter of which had to be impor ted. The mill-waste estimate is based on a recent canvass of some of the larger mills of the country by the United States Forest Service, which established the interesting fact that mills having an aggregate out of 5, 440 million board feet had a final waste of 1,870,000 cords of slabs af ter the best had been used for lath. Assuming these mills to be repre sentative, it is seen that there is still considerable waste in forest products at the mill even after the earnest ef forts of lumbermen during the last ten years.to bring about a close util ization of the whole ree. These figures make it look as if American inventors who are perform ing wonderful feats in other fields, should get down to the consideration of methods to make these waste slabs available for the pulp makers. Work along this line would also be likely to show the way for utilization ot thousands of tons of sawdust which are now wasted each year. It is true that some utilization is being made of mill waste at present, but in most cases it is only the lar ger and more modern plants that are even making any attempts in this line. Then, as it is, the plants which use the waste slabs, after laths are made, often, waste the sawdust, and those which use the sawdust waste the slabs. The slab residue from the lumber cut of the country is estima ted to amount to about 14 million cords, of which about 6 million, with an average value of $140 a cord, is sold for. fuel, 3 1-2 million burned by the mills for fuel, and 4 1-2 millions sent to the refuse burners. This last figure shows the enormous quantity Of forest product that is pure waste. The Iron furnace slag heaps have been seized upon by the brick maker, and the screening dump of the coal mines has become a valuable source of raw material for the briquette manufacturer. Experts . say ; that it may prove possible to make just as good use of the waste heaps of the lumber mills if slabs and sawdust can be converted into pulp. PEGGTS ADVICE. Why It Buddaoly Changad From Ex MlUnt to Worthless. It was the era of the first Quinej baby, and the attention of the eutliv Qulncy - family, consisting aolely of mother and father, wm directed t;i the proper upbringing of the infant Books on babyhood were bought ami digested. Suitable magatmes werv subscribed for. Friends and mother were consulted on efery point But. to the wondor of the 'solicitous, Mr. Qulncy declared that the advice that did the moot good was that which ap peared In the morning paper, signed with the feSchlng name "Peggy." Rnt the time came when even that was discarded. -Areu't yu going to read me the little lesson from the Journal for to day r asked Mr. Qulncy at the break fast table. ' , "I shall never rend that stuff to auy one any more." said the mother firmly. . "Why uot? Only day before ye terdar you vrcre saying what excellent recommendations Peggy made about crying children. Why do you deseil her?" ' ' "I'll toll you, Tom," she said. "1 hud meant not to say a woid about It, be cause It Is no humiliating, but now you've Bpokcn wvll. I might ns well confess! Tlie papeY yesterday raid something I didn't quite unJcrstan I. and, as I was downtown, 1 thmitflit I'd Just ruu into the ofllee and tfoi Peggy what sue noaut So 1 did The office boy snillod when l,u:id for Peggy, but be took me up u lot of dirty stairs and tben pointed to a door. 1 knocked, and a voice answer ed. 'Come tar" "W'elir queried her husband. "Well, there Isn't any Peggy! Not a woman at all but a perfectly horrid. grinning man, smoking a clgart He writes that advice e man! What do you think "of that, Tomf Mrs. Qulncy paused In her lndlgns tlon. , "I thought yon found the advice good, as a rule," be objected. "Tom Qnlncy, how could a man In a newspaper office write good advice to mothers? I am surprised 1 You men think you know everythlngP YoutU Companion. , MILLINERY SALE Our Entire Line of Millinery at Cost. La Mode 682 Commercial St.; . V Astoria, Oregon. H4HmmflHWt WTTTTTTTTTTl T, . . - 3 ITS A GOOD THING TO REFER to the reputation of a store before making any important purchases therein. Before you buy is the time to look up the matter. Ask questions. Find out if the store you intend pa tronizing keeps its pledges. Be sure that you learn if it sells the qualities it claims; if it treats' ts customers honestly and fairly, then, if satisfied, buy there. Do all the asking you wish about ns among your friends, and that you will result in your com ing here regularly. Come in and see our $125 Kitchen Range. funiftiuiici "THE BIG STORE.' I If you are thinking of purchasing housefurnishing goods of any kind you can't get better values for your money than at this store. l We loavl highest?prices for second hand goods We liiWp Ml Everything for the house is carried by Jus and our prices are absolutely the cheapest in town. Make us a Visit it Will Pay You . I - .4 . t I . MO .. !,!. NELSON FURNITURE COMPANY 1 I e'V I ,i' mtim -..v. 504 Bond Street. Next door to M. I'. fcxpress umce tnnt iAAiAAAA4AU4Aiii ill I 44444l444 4444 MM t yttt I M WW Tf If TTTTTTTTT . ASI0RIHI1EAT1E Sunday, Nov. 8 H. A. PRAZBE .PRESENTS. .. MR. ' JAS.J.CORBETT , ,s la the Broadway, , . Farciai Success , FACING THE MUSIC Superb Scenic Production. AGreatCasU 300 Performances Madison Square Theatre, New York-150 Per Formances Powers Thea ' tre, Chicago. Prices,50,75l$1.00and;$1.50 ...ASTORIA... THEATRE " ONE NIGHT ' ONLY, A Sumptuous Production of "THE HOLY CITY" WITH Luella Morey -AS-SAL O M E Direction Le Comte and Flesher A pure, instructive, Illustrative . Story of the days of Our Saviour. Superbly Mounted - Strong Supporting Co. Costumed Correctly Prices for this engagement 25, 50, 75, $1.00 : SEATS NOW ON SALE. HOT OR COLD olden llest ea Just Right CLOSSET & DEVERS, PORTLAND, ORE. first Ilatiial Bank of Astoria Jacob Kamm DIRECTORS W. F. McGrecor G. C. EtAVMfc T, W. Ladd S. S. Gordon Capital I...... v.... $10KX Surplus . 25,000 Stockholders' Liability ......... .100,000 r.MTAULI81IKJ) xtm, J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER. Aiilatant Caihkf O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President FRANK PATTON, Cashier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL "AND SURPLUS ' $232.C03 Transact! a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Time Depot Four Per Cent. Per Annum , Eleventh and Difene Sta. -: - - - - Astoria, Oregon SCANDINAVIAN-A A E R I C A N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON , .. OUR MOTTO j "Safety Supercedes All Other Consideration.- , , ... . . FOR A . . . . VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH .. -)0O TO(- . Johnson Phonograph Psrlors Second Floor Over Scholfield & Matt son Co. Go.. SKermaii Tfanstet Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Ifanager. Hacks, Carriagri-Bifgag-e Checked and Transferred Trucks tad Fursitxrt , Wg:ons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped 433 Commercial Street Main Fhon 13 THE TRENTON First-Class Liqtiors andQ I Gigan .,' K!2 Commercial Street ' . Corner Commercial and 14th. . ASTORIA, OKGON IN i SY