THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OttEGON.
WEDNESDAY, XOVEMDF.R J8
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Establish! lStS.; : t,. ,,j ? ' 5,
Published Dity Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGER CO.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
By mail, per year .'. ... .$7.00
By carrie-, pr month .60
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By mail, per year, in advance.... ........ ..,..... $1-50
' : Entered a second-class matter ju'y 30, 19C6, a the potoffk at As
toi-ia, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. . " ( ;
urders tor ine osuvcrmg ui ih mumuij mraruia 10 timer resilience
or place of business may b made bypostal ..earn' or through telephone.
Any irregularity in delivery should be immediately reported to the office
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have engineered these things sue
cessfully and who know the best and
latent tm-thttds of circumventing
them. . V .
Nor is the mastery of sliding-carth
lite only enlightenment needed in
the science of street building here
about! '
We respectfully suggest to the
poor man of Aftoria that the tegis
lative function of granting us the
rifjht to increase the limit of our
public indebtedness, in no sense
pay a single dollar of that ever
expanding and ever-crushing obliga
tion J Every poor man knows what
debt means!
THE.WEATHER'
Oregon, Washington' and Idaho
Increasing cloudiness; probably rain.
OUR NORTHERN BOUNDARY.
The trouble confronting $ is the
stupid blindness of men to the fu
ture of these courses; the .indisposi
tion of the ; ordinary man to investi
gate the real trend of civic administra
tive action, good and bad; the general
willingness to take the word of some
favored adviser, and to repudiate
With an approximate per capita
indebtedness of $66, Astoria and her
1S.IXX) people ae hardly prepared to
face the additional per capita of $t6
involved in the "seawall" scheme!
The court of last resort has de
fined and declared the long disputed i th record that is piling up day by
northern boundary of the State of . day and which may not be disputed
by any living man.
The curse of debt, private, as well
Oregon as between Tongue Point
and the Pacific; and we of the lower
river know, at last, the line that
marks our civic ?and commercial
rights and habitat. The knowledge
is comforting, since, for all time the
dubiously mooted issue is tettled
and we have no cause to ever raise
it again. That it is peculiarly favor
able to us in the matter of granting
its control of valuable seining
grounds heretofore contested and
invaded, is also a point of gratula
tion and gratification.
We sincerely hope the decision of
the federal supreme court will oper
ate to reduce the friction and loss
incident to' the prevalent " fishing
problems and that it may pave the
way to an early and permanent set
tlement of many of - rhe annoying
A million-dollar-dcbt, plus a mil
Hon-doHar-dcbt, , makes a two-mil
lion-dollar-debt! What?
LETTER FROM FORTY-NINER
Could Not Obtain Relief Prom
Catarrh Until He Had
Used Hyomei
111 "ASTORIA OUT
CI ROUGH ITERS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PENNANT BESTOWED
. ON HER.
DEATH ON WHEELS.
as public, may not pass the hour of
final reckoning. This all men know
Ana Knowing it, they should set
about inquiring into the meat and
substance of the conditions their
wilful and stupid acqniesence is
abetting. There is no pleasure in
this writing; yet a warning hint is
the leasj we can offer in this ugly
premise, and we hope it may serve
jts purpose, without the necessity
for an open, candid illustration
which we shall surely make if there
is not a radical change in the public
policies now on foot!
THE UNSTABLE EARTH.
The Irving avenue slide has fur-
issues that have waited upon it for ' nisbed j a monumental lesson to the
adjudication. We are not at all cer- jpeop'e of " Astoria. This is the one
tain, nor jubilant, about it; but we ! fortunate phase of the situation it
cannot escape the suggestion. thatnas produced; it is so permanently
there is possible relief in the situa-! engrafted on the public conscience
tion now, and that the good sense .that, for years to come, it will serve
of those at interest will subserve the ' governing entity in every nego
better impulse of perpetuating thej3'0" that has to do with street
fisheries and handing them on to , improvement For, if ft shall fail to
those who will make safer and bet
ter use of them than we have.
THE DEBT-CURSE.
inspire caution ana preliminary en
gineering, then we had best acknowl
edge ourselves ignorant of the first
principles of legitimate progress,
and give the town over to nature
The fact that a certain group of , and limitations of private enterprise.
Astorians, with money to invest There is no excuse for the glaring
have sent their capital to Portland t mess that has been saddled upon the
and other points and placed it upon property owners and the city at
rational, paying bases, need cause no ( large. The unstable earth of As
wonder nor provoke a single sneer (toria is part and parcel of her com
at the wisdom actuating the appar . monest history; the position, Scope,
ent disloyalty. , Astoria has only impetus, range, and danger of the
herself to thank for the departure. ! sliding streaks in the hill-lands of
The curse of debt has driven this this peninsula have been known, and
money out of this territory. Public ' studied in a haphazard fashion, from
debt, ever increasing, with never a time immemorial; and though no
thought, of its curbing, nor an , act ( effort has ever been made to master
toward its limitation; always, and the ugly situation, nor any money
ever, a saving at the spigot with spent to secure the engineering skill
waste at the bung." It is the in-essential to its abatement and cure,
evitable result of .reckless improve- there has been, always, enough grac
ment and injudicious financing, and tical information at hand, to have
the culmination of "ring-rule." precluded the disgraceful and costly
If the system of extravagance iVsnarl now confronting us.
to be pursued much farther, and the? Never again should the city be in
load of taxation, special and general, "voived in such difficulties as this;
is to be nourished to a weightier and we venture to suggest that the
margin, this city, cannot escape the ' thousands of money it is going to
shameful alternative of civic bank-.'cost to clear this situation, might
ruptcy and the appointment of a re- well be duplicated in an effort to
ceiver, a confession to the world .solve the problems ahead of us at'
that we are incapable of
Here is a simple, interesting and
sincere letter from a. rugged pioneer
of '49, who braved the dangers and
hardships of the overland , trail to
California. Surely the sincerity of
this letter should strongly appeal to
those who desire to escape the bond
age in which they are now held by
that ruthless and most powerful
wrecker of health and happiness:
Catarrh,
Santa Rosa, Cal., May 5. 1908.:
Booth's Hyomei Co., Buffalo! N. Y,
Dear Sirs? Some years ago I was
afflicted with catarrh, and tried a
number of remedies, . but . received
no relief. I was told by a friend who
had been using your Hyomei, and
thought I would receive a great
benefit and perhaps a cure. I pur
chased an outfit, and before I had
used the bottle I noted a marked re
lief.
I used it for a month or so, and
thought I was cured, and stopped
using it for a year or so. Thought I
was getting catarrh again, and start
ed using it again, and I kept it in
the house and use it every morning
once a day, and. keen mvself clear
of catarrh. I consider it the best
catarrh medicine that is used. I have
often recommended it to ray friends.
I am 81 years old. I came to Cali
fornia in 1849, and of course am not
as vigorous as I was 58 years ago.
My address is 841 Fourth street.
Yours truly, W. Jrfock. . ,
Hyomei (pronounced High-o-me)
is guaranteea by T. F. Launn not
only for catarrh, but for grip,
coughs, colds,' bronchitis, croup of
infants, asthma, anil all diseases of
the. nose, throat and lungs. A com
plete outfit, including inhaler, costs
only $1.00; extra bottles of Hyomei
if afterwards needed cost but 50
cents. Asks T. F. Laurin about it.
The Morning Astonan contains all
the local news; full Associated Press
reports. Delivered by carrier, 65 cents
per month. Covers the entire lower
Columbia river.
How to Treat a Sprain.
Sprains, swellings and lameness
are promptly relieved by Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. This liniment re
duces inflammation and soreness - sa
that a sprain may be cured in about
self-government
one-third the time required by the
rational other points, by the employment of usual treatment. For sale by Franlt
competent advice from men who Hart and leading druggists.
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Yesterday afternoon there was a
p!raairt time on board the Oregon
FUhcries patrol launch, the ."As
toria, which had been brought
down from the metropolis by Fish
Warden Mc.Mtisier to be invested
with her new and handsome pen
nant. She vts berthed at the O. R.
& J. pier, when boarded by Secre
tary John H, Whytc, of the Astoria
Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Her
man wise, President W. 1, ichoi
field, of the Chamber of Commerce;
Chris Schmidt, the cold storage man
and Editor John Gratke, of the
Evening Budget, the group consti
tuting the committee on presenta
tion of , the flag. Captain Brown was
in charge of the craft, while the
Master Fish Warden, II. C. McAl
lister,' and his chief deputy, Mr,
Mack, with Deputy Brown, consti
tuted the reception committee in the
pleasant premise.
In a very neat and appropriate
address President Scholfield turned
over the pretty and serviceable em
blem, which was of the finest bunt
ing, in ( red and white, three feet
wide by six feet in length, and which
was sent up to the masthead on the
instant. Warden McAllister had
completed his equally appropriate
speech of acknowledgment for the
gift, pledging the service of the fine
little department boat to the honest
and just administration of the laws
under which she will operate.
For the purposes of demonstration
as to the power, the facile handling
and ready despatch of the "Astoria,
a trip was made to the lower harbor,
including a run around Sand Island
and Desdemona Sands, the property
just acquired in fee and perpetuity
by the State of Oregon, according to
the terms of the decision handed
down by the United States supreme
court, on Monday last; and the trip
was immensely enjoyed by all con
cerned, until the ,full sweep of the
ocean winds and the accompanying
seas caught her squarely on the
weather board as she rounded the
Desdemona Sands. Then the froth
and spume and other things began
to fly, and Messrs. Mack and Brown
were most ardently begged to
"smooth things up a bit," and get
the valiant little vessel on an even
keel and headed for home. She was
flirting delightedly with the in-roll
ing surf, ducking, and delving, , and
rolling and pitching to her keel's
content and showing just what
real crackerjack she was; all of
which her passengers were more than
willing to concede, along with cer
tain other concessions intermittent
ly made. ,
However, she was soon straight
ened out on the home-run and made
to behave herself as became the ve
hide for so much dignity and pomi
larity, and, snapping her brand new
pennat in the 1 50-mile gale that
swept her up the bay, she was soon
at her berth again and the pale sex
tette landed, safe and sound, and
extremely glad to feel the solid
gangway beneath their feet. .
The ("Astoria" behaved beautiful
ly , throughout the run, , and " gave
her guests a pretty distinct idea of
what her officers have to go through
with in the course of their duties, in
even lesser craft than she.-
Warden. McAllister ., left for the
metropolis last evening, on the 6:();
train, delighted with the experiences
of, the day; and the "Astoria" will
follow him this morning, , with
Deputies Mack : and Brown in
charge. , - v , ,. , , .'. .
CHICAGO, Nov. 17-An automo
bile driven by M. F, Wilson ran into
a group of small boys playing foot
ball yesterday and killed one of tin
players, John Armstrong Pierce,
The boy's neck was biokon and he
was dead when taken from beneath
the" machine. .
What Would You Do?
In case of a burn or icald what
would you do to relieve the pain?
Such injuries are llnble 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 a very tuvcre
one, will cause the parts to heal
without leaving a tear. For sale by
Frank Hart and leading druggists.
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MISAPPROPRIATED CASH.
COLUMBUS, C.a., Nov. 17.-E,
Balmodes, secretary-treasurer of the
lltanchard Hardware Company last
night was arrested on an indictment
charging embeislement of $16,000
from the company's funds.
Cold and Croup in Children.
"My little girl is subject to colds,"
says Mrs. Wm. H. Serig, No. 41
Fifth St., Wheeling, W. Va. "Last
winter she had a severe spell and I
terrible cough but I cured her with
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with
out the aid of a doctor, and my little
boy has been prevented many times
from having the croup by the timely
use of this syrup." This remedy is
for sale by Frank Hart and leading
druggists.
Fisher Brothors Company
SOLE AGENTS ,;
, Marbour and Finlnysoii, Salmon Twines and Netting
1 McCormkk ' Harvesting Machines '
Oliver Chilled Ploughs
Sharpies Cream Separators
Raccollto Flooring Stnrratt'a Tool
Hardware, Groceries, Ship
Chandlery
i Tan Bark.1 Blue Stone, Muriatic . Acid.' Welch. ' Coal Taf, j ,
j ; ' ' ' Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Hut and Fittings, 8 ran Goods, "i "'
i Paints, Oils and Class - - i ..," ,
Fishermen's Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twine and Slt Wsb
Wciwnjir Vour TraijiJ j i
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; BOND STREET
CHICKEN TAMALES
EVERY WEDNESDAY AND
SATURDAY EVENING
HOME-MADE, and of the choicest
ingredients; put up under supervis
ion that guarantees their perfect
freedom from all deleterious matter.
MRS. F. WOOLLEY
284 Tenth Street
Between Exchange and Franklin.
You want the best money can bay in food, clothing, home comforts,
pleasures, etc, why not in education?
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Portland'! Leading Business Collect
offers such to yon and t no imttr totl! llw'Sitt- faferloe' kloot,
Owners practical teacher ' More Calls than ta.fiUt ,(
Teachers actual business men In session the entirt jw
. , positions guaranteed graduates Catalogue "A" for t ' Msg
M. WALKER. Pre," ' ? ' O. A. BOSSFRM, U(f.
First National Bank of Astoria
' t DIRECTORS vi , ,.-,,,.,-
Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor G. C. XWavel
J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon
Capital $10f000
Surplus?;..:....,;? JL...;.... .......... 25,000 c
Stockholders' Liability .... .... .100,000 .
CASTOR I A
Tor Infant and Children, . .
Ha Kind Yqu Hava A!v;a;s OcugM
Bears the
Signature of
TO UTILIZE FORESTS.
WASHINGTON', Nov. 17. -The
future development of the lumber in
dustry in this country lies in a close
utilization of forestry products ac
cording' to a statement issued by the
forestry bureau. Both foresters and'
practical lumbemen ' now agree on
this point, the teport says. 'The
case is cited of a lumber company in
the South which intends to find out
just what size and classes of timber
can be utilized for -Cheaper commo
dities when this timber is given a
preservative treatment. The greater
use ot chemically preserved wood
will undoubtedly result in that wood
giving a greater life in service, says
the report.
POST
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of all kinds
y and at v
' lowest "
ft prices."?
Svenson's Book Store.
J. Q. A. BOWLBY. President
O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President
iMUiija,u!.!jawitMii
J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier
FRANK PATTON, Cashier ' '
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - $231.0 "
Transacts General Banking Beiintts Int'trest Pal4 on Tlmt Dtpwt "a '
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: Astoria, Ortftas,,
Eleventh and Duan St.
Fourteenth and Commercial Streets
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PORTLAND, ORE,
IT'S 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 claim; if it treats ts customers
honestly and fairly, then, if satisfied,
buy there. Do all the asking you
wish about us among your friends,
and that you will result in your com
ing here regularly.
Come in and see our $125 Kitchen
Range. ' :: '
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