THE MOUN."G A5T0KLAN. ASTORIA. OUKGON.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, W.
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WEEKLY ASTORIAN.
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Entered as second-class matter July 50, 1906, a the postoffice at Aa
joria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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THE. WEATHER'
Oregon, Washington and Idaho-
Rain.
OVER A MILLION NOW!
We do not believe there are ten
men in the hundred in this city who
are aware of the stupendous fact
that the property wealth of this mu
nicipality is already chargable with,
practically, $8Q0,Q00 of public in
debtedness; and interest charges at
5 and 6 pefv cent; that there is im
perative necessity for increasing this
fearful load by over $325,000 during
the coming year to perfect and main
tain the publiv agencies already es
tablished here; and that Astoria
stands irrevocably, the sponsor for
it alL j . ...
No city in all this land, of her siae
and population, is burdened to any
such extent as this; and this . fact
alone is enough to refute the insult
offered this public in the open letter
of A. M. Smith in Tuesday's Budget,
that the "tnossbacks of Astoria are
responsible for her lack of develop
ment. Such a bill of costs as this
tells of no "mossbackism" in As
toria; bat rather proclaims her a
city willing to spend its money like
water for improvement, even to the
very" Yrf?e of shattering her public
credit . v. I
These figures are but approximate,
for the time being, and they will be
given with exactitude In the course
of a few days and in tabulated form,;
so there will be no chance for mis
understanding the gravest problem
that ever confronted this people. We
are not eager to publish these things
to the outside world, but the imme
diate safety of the city forces our
hand, and we do not usually hold
back when there is need for candor
and honest expression. , ,". .
The trouble has been that there
was not enough of popular interest
to inquire into this growing evil in
time to check the outrageous accu
mulaion. but, thank Heaven, there is
time . enough and votes enough, to
put the iron pressure of business re
trenchment at work, and it going to
be done.
ESTABLISH YOUR PORT!
The decision of the Supreme Court J
of Oregon confirming the validity of :
the Port of Portland bonds is the '
signal for Astoria to put herself in '
organic and positive shape as a port
under the law, as embodied in the i
terms of the Port of Astoria bill.
now before the people here. j
It must be done to fix her legal ;
status and give her a standing in
court for the civic prosecution of
any right that may be invaded here
tn the course of the operation of the
Portland bill. There can -be no
atronger demand made upon As
toria in this behalf than is presented
All this week beginning this afternoon
THE GREAT TRAVIQLAS
EXPERT HOOPROLLERS AND NOVELTY JUGGLERS
' ; Also "MISS FRANCIS ;GRAY Singing ;
"Roses Bring Sweet Dreams of You':
and a feature film
ADMISSION 10c.
iorinn.
THE J. S. BELLINGER CO.
....$7.00
... .
in the decision jut h.mded down and
her people must see to it that no
affirmative vote is lost on the 9th
of December.
Every man in this city knows the
expediency of such an establishment
here; the necessity for a port com
mission, a harbor master, for port
boundaries, and a legal supervision
of the marine, interests belonging
here; no man may argue successful
ly against the taking over of thi
indisputable right and there should
be a unanimous vote for the measure
when the time comes. i
It is merely a matter of setting up
the condition; there need be no
funds appropriated nor spent until
the exigencies shall demand it. It
is not a question of expending a dol
lar; it is simply assuming an advant
ageous position and hedging against
a dangerous invasion from outside
agencies that must be inimical to
any marine prestige claimed for this
port ;, . ' ' 'i' i i i i
We should be in a position to re
ceive, handle, dispose of, and aid,
our own commerce, and build a name
abroad for the safe, convenient and
logical control of one of the natural
departments of Astoria's i" commer
cial class and status. And we will
be, if the people shall unite for it
next month. '
COURTS NOT OPEN.
Let every man in this city remem
ber, when the honr comes for casting
his vote against the million-dollar
seawall bill, foisted on this com
munity by A. M. Smith and the coun
cil charter commission, that his
negative vote is justified on the
simple, and dangerous hypothesis
that the courts of the land are closed
to the people who pay for this wall,
but are wide open to the commission
that might be appointed to carry it
through. Every clause and provis
ion of the measure now under con
sideration, sets this fact up in un
equivocal terms, and the scheme is
to prevent interference by the peo
ple after the work shall have Started.
It is on a par with every other line
of action the present administration
has pursued in the arbitrary course
of piling up the public debt of this
city and the sooner it is understood
the better.
When the day comes for the
building of a seawall along the
waterfront of Astoria (as come it
will), it will be done upon an ascer
tained and understandable basis, as
to route, quality, cost, grades, dis
tricts, and all the facts precedent to
its construction, before the people
are committed to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars of bonds and assess
ments. Remember, you Astorians who
will have to pay for this thing, that
once you commit yourself to the
huge proposition, you have no re
course in law against the operations
of the men in charge of the work,
AT
Balieiroiniisuni
"fieart of O'yama
and that all promises made now as
to hat they will do -to conserve
your risht the njily prcmi-e, are
as pic-miM, to be broken, ah libitum,
when the time comes.
It probably will not snow until
the 9th of December. The political
forecast 'indicates a slide of unusual
proportions about that time.
A million-dollar blanket debt is
about all this lively little city can
contemplate with 'equanimity; the
second million may wait on the ad
iustmont of the Arst.
It is amusing to watch the calm de
liberation with which the man who
has disposed of all his realty in As
toria views the abnormal increase of
her public obligations, and devises
means for still further expanding the
encumbrance!
It would be an admirable and
highly approved system if we could
hut pay our debts, public and priv
ate, with other peoples money!
There needs to be a Port of As
toria to meet th Port of Portland
when the latter comes down the riv
er on its errand of absorption. Don't
ishes, that is, is Astoria!
We believe there will be a more
genuine Thanksgiving day on the
10th of December than today furn
ishes, that is, is Astorianl
The Astoria seawall has lost tone.
and Tone will lose the seawall!
Can anyone give us the current
quotations on steam-street-rollers
this fall We know what they were
sometime ago! N
isni it a Dir cany in me year
the fire department appropriation to
If you suffer from constipation
and liver trouble Foley's Orino Lax
ative will cure you permanently by
stimulating the digestive organs so
they will act naturally. Foley's Orino
Laxative does not gripe, is pleasant
to take and you do not have to take
laxatives continually after taking
Orino. Why continue to be the
slave of pills and tablets. T. F. Lau
rin, Owl Drug Store.
ATHLETE ARRESTED.
SYRACUSE, Nov. 25.James A.
Ten Eyck, stroke of the Syracuse
University eight-oared crew, was ar
rested here today for the Chicago
police. He is charged with being a
party to pool game in Chicago in
which Chris Hansen was fleeced out
of $1350.
Hnlutual
ConstmatioTi
flay ht permanently overcome ty proper
personal ctjons wnnme ".""r1
of the on? truly j?nc)icio.l xafic
remedy, Syrup oj tigs ana Li'uir ctim,
wKicK enables pntoorm reulor
Kbtf& doily so tW assistance w na
ture ov be gradually dispensed wih
wtan holonr needed a the best of
remedies, when Ytquired, areto assist
nature and not to implant the W.
Reactions, vH'tcn tnu6t depend uUi
fttatejy upon proper- nourishment,
proper effor&W r'M living generally.
Toget ws beneficial ejecis, always
bay the genuine
.California
Fig Syrup Co. only
SOLD Br AU. LEADING DRUOqSTS
one size
I only, rgur price out f D
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SEA TS FREE.
CRUELTY IF JINKS
UNSPEAKABLE
SO ASSERTS A RETURNED
TRAVELER FROM HERMIT
KINGDOM.
I,OS ANGELES. Cal., Nov. 25.
V, S. Ualloway of London, who for
live year m charge of Die Hriti-h
concessions in Korea, and is return
ins af'rr a short alwence is now in
(his. city. ... "
Mr, Hollow-ay staid that if privileg
ed t talk he could tell a talc of
crurky of the Koreans which would
make every .member of the white
race get up (11 arm against the mi
kado's people, "t n returning to
Korea and not leaving." said Mr.
Hollow-ay, "or I would talk.
"It would be one of the most
startling stories ever published if a
conuvctent newspaper man w;i sent
to Korea and the real condition of
Japanese oppression told to the
world. It would make' every white
man revolt and turn against the
Japanese. I wish I could talk, but I
cannot.
"I could tell of how the Japanese
surrounded the Korean emperor's
palace with maxim guns after they
had secured what they wanted In the
way of abdication, and no life was
sate. Neither the government of the
United States nor England know of
the dihonety and lick of principle
of the Japanese.
After a few days in this city Mr.
Holloway will leave for San Fran
cisco and then sail for Korea.
AMUSEMENTS
NOTHING BUT MONEY.
This fftlrase has grown quite com
mon in this vicinity recently,, attract
live posters with the above catch
line being lavishly displayed on fen
ces,, ash-boxes,- bill boards and win
dows. The line is used by that very
progressive young manager, Elmer
Walters, in gaining publicity and in
ciedentatly dollars, for his newest at
traction, "A Millionaire Tramp." In
this production Mr. Walters has made
a long stride to the front, for in this
play .he succeeded In retaining all
;the lements of quick action and
.,ir it ,'' . V '
'CERTRUDE; STEELE
With a "Millionaire Tramp"
broad comedy so dear to the hearts
of the masses, and eliminated the
impossible bombastic dramatic sit
uations that havt so "far character
ized this class of an attraction. The
finale of " A Millionaire Tramp" is
without doubt one of the most beau
tiful dramatic endings ever given to
any play, not a word being- spoken
for at least five minutes before the
last (uitain.
HIP! HIPI HOORAY!
A distinguished cast supports
Rice and Cady, the two comedy atira
in "Hip Hip Hooray" which comes
direct to the Astoria Theatre for one
night on Sunday Nov. 29., after a
year's run at Weber! Broadway Mu
sic Hall. Belle Dale last season play
ed a leading role in Geo. M. Cohan's
"Talk of New York;" May Phelps,
the Prima Donna, starred in "Bob
White," and was featured in "The
I Gingerbread Man;" Josephine Magee
I is pronounced by Anna Held to be
Uhc prettiest show' girl in the world;
!Mazie Trumball has danced all over
'America; Harry Shunk has a negro
role and has been for years the lead
ing comedian with Al. G. Fields'
Minstrels; Edward Lynch, the bari
tone, is from Fritzi Schcff's com
pany; Wellington Ross, juvenile, was
featured in the "Top o' thevWorld"
and several of Geo. M. Cohan's pro
ductions. The company of 40 people
includes one of the prettiest choru
ses ever sent on the road and a .pow
erful cast in general. In staging "Hip
Hip Hooray" no expense was spared.
All the gowns were made in Paris.
The production comes here just as
it was seen at Weber's Music Hall.
The scenes are laid at a famous Uni
versity and are crowded with color;
numerous song hits are ; scattered
through the place, and the show goes
with a dash that makes it irresistible.
The Morning Astorian contains all
the local and Associated Press re
ports. ,' .
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Tills woumn aayt thewtu WTtd
front an optrntlon by Lydl 13.
rinVham's Vegetable Compound.
I aa V. 1 fi'tirv.of Norrlntown, Chk,
Mitos to Mrs. iluMi&tu:
"I suffered untold misery from fe
male troubles. My doctor mid so opsrs
tl.tn u ttt nnlv ehitnoa I had. tnd I
dreaded It ftlmost ss much as death.
"One dav I rent how oiner women
had been cured by Lydi B. IMnkhsm's
VmtjLl runinnuRd. tnd I decided to
try it ltefor I had Uken th first
bottt I was bettor, snd now I m sn-
tire 1 V cured.
"Erery woman suffering with My
femttle trouble should Uk Lydls K,
Piukham's Vegetable Compound." -
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
Vnv tliirtv v.Mitn I.vdln K. Pink.
ham's Yegv.tnbto Compound, made
rrom room ana aen, una own
wrnodv for ftnaJfi lluL
tnd has posit ivoly cured thousand of
women w ho nave ien ircuuwu wim
tiling.) himnrs. lrrtjrularltit!&.
periodic pains, backache, that bear-
tion, dizziness or nervous prostration.
WhydontyoutryU?
Mrs. rinkbnm IrtvliM nil stek
women to write) ltr for ndvleo.
She hu kiiIiM, tliOHiiids to
boaltb. Aridren. Lyun, 5Iuoi.
AMUSEMENTS.
Astoria Theatre
One Night Only
Thursday, Nov, 26
Elmer Walter's
Ever Popular Comedy Drama
A
MILLIONAIRE
TRAMP
The greatest tramp play
ever written.
Once seen never forgotten
Fnnny Comedians,
Sweet Singers,
and very clever Specialties.
Prices; 25, 50, 75, $1
AstoriaTheatre
F. M. Hanlin, Lessee nd Mananer
Sunday, Nov. 29
Joe Weber's Big Musical
Girl Play
p. f m
With the Germans of quality
Rice and Cody
Merriest of all musical plays,
direct from New York
A host of College boys and
Prices $1.50, 1.00,75c.50c,25c
..Astoria Theatre..
Thurs. and Friday
Evenings
Dec. 3 and 4
The Comic Opera .
' H.M.S.
PINAFORE
Martin E. Robinson,Director
Benefit of Astoria High
School 'X. :
Sung and Acted
IN COSTUME
by. -!: "
50 Leading Singers of As-
toria 50
Prices, 25c, 50c and 75c
Seats at box office
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THE MAN SA )
"Tiyo, ycaro ago you papered my
housct and U looki just at good at it
did whea you' finished i; the ;work."
That loimds gbod to oi. f -
Perhaps we will not be able to get
another job from hint for soiric lime
but when he need work. we know
jurt.-about, where, he, will spend,, his
money. ! Workmanship is remember
ed long after price is forgotten,
AlleA Wall Paper
and Paint, Co.
Cor. 11TH AND BOND
Watched Fifteen Veara.'
"l?nr Mteen- wan I tin mati-UA
the worklnc of BurWlin'a Arnirn
Salve; and it has never failed to cure
any sore, boil, ulcer or burn to which
it wai applied. It has saved us many
a doctor bill," says A. F. Hardy, of
East Wilton. Maine. . 2Sc at Pwu.
Rogers &. Son's drug store. ,
Dank of Astoria
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Contractors
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J THE BEST IN PORTLAND
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! . cars.
I Not so expensive as soma other
l hotels. '
Sixty rooms with private bath.
Long distance and local telephones
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Writing desk in every room.
Carpeted throughout with the best
velvet carpets.
The rooms are furnished In solid
mahogany,
Every room contains a heavy solid
Simmons brass bed on which la a
40 or. 50-pound hair maVresj. , ..
The furnishings and general appear- i
ance of the public rooms must be '
seen to be appreciated.
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Portland's newest and most modern
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courteous treatment. An exceptional
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