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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1908)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1908. THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. NEW YORK LETTER NEW YORK, Nov," 14,The'bul (It agent in New York it present in tin itork, (or the birth rate here has rUm to t point t which it hm broken all previous recordt, Various of the borouifhi which constitute the greater city have held the record lor liiilh birth rat from time to time, but .that of Manhattan hat Just let new figure which mutt even make old Mr. Stork weary. In the district which comprlsei the lower or south ern part of the neater city new arrival put In an appearance every five minutes, br at the rate of 288 trips every day fur the alork, In other parti the rata la almost at high, so that figured altogether, every sixty ticks of the clock teei an addition of on to the city's Inhabitants. Once every five hours .and a hall some family la made happy with twins; four times a month the stork brings triplets and five times a year quad ' runlets, VUat statistics further show that while the birth rate has been, In cresting to an extent which gives every other family a baby once year, the death rite has bees steadily decreasing. Last week new low record was made In this respect with only thirteen deatha in each one thousand Inhabitants. Tbla figure ll considerably lower, than the normal rate, which la between fifteen and sixteen per thousand. While the highest birth rate la In Manhattan the lowest death rate li normally In Brooklyn. Marriages have decreased about one-third In greater New York, while aulcidea have greatly Increased, both of which facts are attributed by Investigators to last year's panic. With the amoke of election cleared way one thing seems pretty fairly certain that is that horse racing in New York has seen Its best days. Only 350 persona attended the last meeting at local race track which six months ago saw 60,000. The old days at Saratoga when racing wai sport and not business, and when wealthy southernera and Cubans vied in their hospitality and entertainment re apparently gone forever. But those extremists who have seen in the governor's attitude In thla mat ter what they choose to believe the ruin of the blooded hone have had their eyea opened this week by the horse show, the annual event, which just preceding the opening of grand opera murks the beginning of the winter season, Two weeks ago, the Hotel Astor, Governor Hughes' per sonal headquarters, was . thronged with persons upholding h m n . his declaration that race track gambling must cease. Cited then si the strong' hold of the enemies of the horse, the same place this week has been thronged with admirers of this snl- Imal attending the fashionable horse show. Never before Indeed has New York had such a show and the mil lions of dollars worth of racers which liave been shipped abroad since the passage. of the anti-race track gam bling bill nowhere near offset the increased value of horses exhibited aj the show this year, , Thus the great - fear of persona who love horses for their own sake has been removed by this assurance, that the thoroughbred is here to stay. One particular feature of this, New York's greatest horse show, was the great number of entries of women's saddle horses, showing that society is riding more than ever. In comparison to the caj riagei of the present day much Interest was taken In the exhibition of early vehicles, Including .the coaches of - Washington, Lafayette and Lincoln, A new and interesting aolution of the servant problem is Just being tried here. This problem, by the way, Is one of the most serious of alt those which perplex , the city, since 57 per cent of the persons de siring them are unable to obtain com petent aervants, and the average time which the household helper re mains in one place, is less than two months. It is estimated by employ ment agencies that the average ser vant takes at least seven different positions every yesr, and that 25 per cent of their time is spent in look ing for new placei with resultant changes of more than 3,000 daily. This of course does not mean that there are 1,000,000 servants seeking places in New York, since a large number change oftener than once a week. The Housewives' Society which has been organized to cope Iththli servant problem will at tempt to counteract the tendency among servants to change situations constantly by offering a series of Swards for continuous service for terms ranging from two or twelve years. For the latter term of con tinuous service rings and cash prizes are given. Prizes for shorter periods include bracelets, orders for clothes and the like. For two years contin uous service solid gold bees in the form of pins are given. Aa an in dication of the condition in this city the fact that only 31 bees, four brace lets and one ring were awarded at the first presentation of prices is sig nificant, In other words the society which found positions for 900 ser vants last year has been able to dis cover odily 31 Who have occupied jthe same position for two years and fnly one who has done so for twelve years, .' ..';.! A good deal has been said of late about the enormous expense of the Public Service Commission of this stae. The fact that the cost of its maintenance amounta to about $4,000 la day was used repeatedly during the past campaign , as an argument against it. Hut whether the com mission itself be regarded as success ful or unsuccessful figures just col lected throw a new light on the mat ter by proving that this body is not expensive after all. As a matter of fact the annual increase of expense due to its existence is mly $94,000, a sum very considerably less than the $1,200,000 generally cited as the proper figure. Before the creation of the two Public Service Commis sions the various unrelated commis sions working, which then existed O deal with the same subjrets, were maintained at an annual expense of $1.106 649.: Of this the Rapid Trans it Commission got $921,459; the Gas and Electric Commission $60,171 and the state inspector of gas meters $23,440. As compared to the total of expense for these various com missions that of the two new Public Service Commissions performing not only all 'the duties of their prede . ., . . M,,M ii. $1,201,143 an increase, of $94,493. In view of the billions of dollars of investment in public service corpor ations which come under the direc tion of the commission this can hardly be called an extravagant out- tajr-.. ' : The old saying that there is no easy road to wealth has just received Our Store will beClosed Monday and Tuesday to arrange stock and Mark Down Prices. Watch ' Tuesday Morning a surDrisinu contradiction in this city. All that is necessary, appar ently, is to secure a job as street car conductor, Many conjectures have been made as to how much a col lector of fares might knock down during a day's run, and the arrest this "week of a street car conductor has thrown some positive and sur prising light on the matter. Unfor tunately for himself this man for some time kept a ledger showing his daily profits. -The discovery of this account has therefore at fast indi cated to a waiting world an easy manner of getting rich quickly. Dur ing cteven daya this individual with an unfortunate fondness for book keeping received $2109 as wages and knocked $63.50 in farea entered on books as "profits." In other words his average daily wage was $2.28 and his average daily "profit" from fares pocketed $5.77. This does not of course represent the full possibil ities of the job, for like most others its beginnings are small. On the first day recorded in the ledger of this money-making genius he earned $2.16 as wages and contended him self with 90 cents profit in fares. But 'from this modest start he rap idly developed the possibilities of the situation until two weeks later three consecutive daya showed "prof its" of $10.35, $11.05, and $10.45 re spectively, or altogether $31.85, rep resenting a total of 637 fares. Dur ing this period his wages averaged $2.31 day. What Would You Do? , In case of a burn or scald what would you do to relieve the pain? Such injuries are liable to occur in any family and everyone should be prepared for them. Chamberlain's Salve applied on a soft cloth will relieve the pain almost instantly, and unless .the injury is 1 1 very severe one, will cause the parts to heal without leaving a scar. For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. Amahjh Ua aiLnna asT tit ami paign there is nothing more striking 6 . .. ,t " than the difference between the votes Mr. Compers delivered and those he thought he controlled. The Morning Astonan contains all the locaf news; full Associated Press reports. Delivered by carrier, 65 cents per month. ;: Covers the entire lower Columbia river Kana Bros., Sale Managers. STUB N'UffJBD GIRLS' AID SGCfETY WHAT THIS FINE INSTITU TION HAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR CHILDREN. The work of the Boys' & Cirls Aid Society has become so well known throughout the State of Oregon that it is almost needles to give any de tailed account of it, but to .Je in formation of those who do not know, a few extracts from the last annual report of the Society may be inter eating. During the fiscal year just past the Society received 373 children. There were on hand at the Receiving Home at Portland the first of the year 55, thus making the total num ber of children 428. Out of this num ber 47 were found places to work for wages, 158 were placed in family homes where they received their clothes, board and schooling, 32 were placed out for legal adoption, 91 were returned to parents or relatives. 33 were sent to other institutions and 12 were discharged, having be come of age; making the total num ber disposed of 373, thus leaving on hand at the Receiving Home the first of the fiscal year 52. Out of the number received during the year there were 207 new cases, of which 131 were boys and 76 girls. The av erage age of the girls was 10.7 and the average of the boys 9.3. The following counties contributed to this number: Baker 5, Benton 5, Clacka mas 3, Clatsop 1,. Columbia 1, Coos L Crook 2, Douglas 6, Jackson 1. Josephine 2, Klamath 2, Lane 12, Linn 5, Malheur 2, Marion 5, Mul nomah 117, Sherman 3, Tillamook 5, Union 2, Umatilla 5, , Wallowa 2, Wasco 5, Washington 9, Yamhill 6. The work of the Boys' & Girls' Aid Society is now bearing fruit Superintendent Gardner says that they receive quite a number of Jet tera and visits from children who were once in their care, but who now have become of age, and these visits are very pleasant, as it shows that in many cases the children turn out to be good and useful citizens who otherwise would be a care and expense to the community. The donations from the public schools of the State and from priv ate citizens makes it possible for the management to care for the chil dren who come under its guardian ship in the most economical manner and also feed and clothe them per haps better than any other institu tion in the State, and the Society now appeals to all those who have the welfare of dependent children at heart to subscribe toward this ex cellent institution this Thanksgiving. Mpney, provisions of all kinds, frui, vegetables, or indeed anything that is of use in a household, is very ac ceptable. The railroad and - steam beat companies have kindly con sented to deadhead all donations sent to the Society at Thanksgiving . if plainly marked "Boys' & Girls' Aid Society, Portland, Oregon." ., All communications should be ad dressed to the superintendent, W. T. Gardner. The Receiving Home Is on the East Ankeny car line and the man agement earnestly invites all inter ested persons to visit the institution at any time. All its workings ; re open to the inspecting of Interested persons. If you want a boy or girl to raise, apply as above. The County Advisory Board for this county are as follows: Dr. A. A. Finch, president; Mr. P. Barker, secretary and treasurer; Judge C J. Trenchard, Miss E.- C Warren and Mrs. C A. Gearhart Better Than Spanking. Spanking does not cure children of bed-wetting. There is a constitution al cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Summers, Box W, Notre Dame, Ind., will send free to any mother her suc cessful treatment, with full instruc tions. Send no money, but write her today if your children trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child, the chances are it can't help it This treatment also cures adults and aged people troubled with urine difficulties by day or night Sick Headache. This distressing disease results from disordered condition of the stomach, and can be cured by taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Get a free sample at Frank Hart and leading druggists, and try it The Slira Woman Is Winnir. Th day of the slim woman'f triumph has arrived. "The thinner one is the more styli.h," says thi dressmakers. This would have been sad news for the fat woman a year ago. She would have had to try dieting or ex ercise. Nowadays, however, tlie iwoman who is too fat for the styles goes to a druggist and gets a ease of Marmola Prescription Tablets, one of which he takes after each meal 'and at bedtime and so reduces her superfluous flesh quickly. These tablets, beinir made in ac cordance with the famous prescrip tion, are perfectly harmless, and they are. also, the most economical prepa ration a Derson can buy, for they Jfcot onlv 75 cents a lartre case, one 5bf which is frequently enough to Start a person to losing tat at tne rate of 12 or 14 ouncs a day. Pretty nearly, every druggist keeps this tab Jet in stock, but should yours be sold out, you can easily obtain a case by sending to the makers, the Marmola Company, Detroit, MJch. How to Cur Cold, . Be as careful as you may you will oc casionally take cold, and when you do, get a medicine of known reliability, one that has an established reputa tion and that is certain to effect t quick cure. Such a medicine ii Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It haa gained a world wide reputation by its remarkable cures of this most common ailment, and can always be depended upon. It acts on nature's plan, relieves the lungs, aids expec toration, opens the secretions and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. During the many years in which it has been in general use we have yet to learn of a single case of cold or attack of the grip having resulted in pneumonia when this remedy was used, which shows conclusively that it is a cer tain preventive of that dangerous disease. Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy contains no opium or other nar cotic and may be given as onfi dently to a baby as to an adult For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. The Clean Mao. The man who deEzhts In personal cleanliness, and enjoy his shave. shampoo, haircut,, and batn, in As toria, always goes to the Occident barber shop . for these things and gets them at their best
