THE MOHNJKG ASTOItlAN, ASTOIIIA, OREGON.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER W, I'M
Established 1873. ;
Published Daily Except Monday by
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toria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. : ;
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BREAD. OR STONE.
When the people of Astoria put
the "Citizens- party in power they
bM7oh! toUm,!,?
and profitable administrative poli-
ties: Instead, they have received the
-stone- of negation, of reckless tra-
ragance, ,of confiscatory levies by
U, and assessment; or irrational and
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Incompetently and some of it wretch
edly, wrought); of stultifying and
hazardous systems of government,
topped by the Hint-rock of a public
indebtedness almost beyond the best
aptitude of the community ever t?
meet and discharge, except through
years of rigorous and self-sacrificing
care and scrupulous honesty in council
and department This is the crux of
the present campaign in Astoria; anJ
it were well if the thinking taxpayer
and earnest citizen, took the measure
of this party of reformers according
(o the standards it has set Hot air
estimates are played out here, now;
the people have had their fill of so
phistry and evasion and street-corner
pabulum; they want figures and
they are going to get them.
There is a line of demarcation in
every community fixing the range of
public tolerance, against which no
mans popularity nor the tacit grati
tude of that community prevail to
pass; Astoria has reached that line,
and the day of accounting is at hand.
A community of 15,000 souls freight
ed with a debt of a million dollars
wrought by the men it has trusted,
has canse to ponder deeply on -the
value of its confidence and endeavor
to fiid a safer and saner repository
Astorians are about to do this
thing and time and circumstance
and record lend warranty to the
change.
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
From what can be learned from
those directly in interest, it is not so
much a matter of conceding the right-of-way
for the lines of the Astoria,
Seaside & Tillamook Electric Rail
way as it is to have the road adopt
another route from the westerly end
of the Young's River Bridge so as
to avoid the three cuttings of the
dike on the flats beyond; this and the
five-year tie-up of the lands in ques
tion, constitute the main differences
as between the property owners and
the company. Fortunately these diver
gencies are not insuperable, and it is
quite likely they will be adjusted in
due course.
They must be; for there is nothing
before this people at present, of so
much promise and importance as this
project The building of a quick
transit railway between this city and
the coast and the Tillamook country
is a key to the solution of hundreds
of collateral enterprises of certain
and alluring profit. Every possible
means to allay friction and avoid de
feat in this enterprise should be em
ployed by our people in order to ex
pedite the building of this railway;
ATTIIE
iBAKE.RO.NIAN
Coming Sunday Matinee
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Something funny Come and langh with us
One of the Comedy Acts of the Season.
Miss Francis Gray
in Pictorial Songs
i Admission 10c.
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THE J. S. BELLINGER CO.
.$7.00
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ASTORIAN.
.$150
jand such impediments as those quo
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brushed aside in the interest of im
mense practical development such
" nf e foM n "
" ord" ur ? "nt.ge
noTearfwr bXThis
? !" mr d management
eh,?d f h.e.?k of keep.ng the
d, " .own
0.,on " " u buI,t"1 V ,S.S0
"sen,,al f Clatsop.an
development that it need never be de-
spa' of. yet, the sooner it is s
yet, the sooner it is star
ted, the sooner the requisite energy
may be given to the correlative en
terprises waiting upon it
We shall awaait in patience the sura
and substance of revision ensuing
from the revision of the tariff before
we revise our ideas to any marked
degree. We have had to re-revise our
notions too often to hazard anything
on the outcome.
The Commercial street frontage of
the Hinman tract is likely to be ab
sorbed in the list of assessment de
linquencies for improvement (?); but
the Duane street lots will probably
sell readily, all in due timet.
"Let he who may pay my city's
bills, so long as I may devise her
debts." Latest adaptation of a famous
saying, respectfully dedicated to a
leading politician, of Democratic per
suasion. , , ,': '
One of the best things about the
rising tide of prosperity is that new
business enterprise can now be pro
prosed without the recent inevitable
response: "Wait until after the elec
tioa" A party that was beaten by 600,000
in 1896, by 800,000 in 1900, by 2,500,-
000 in 1904 and by 1200,000 in 1908,
should not be so imprudent as to join :
in the search for the origin of the
word "frazzle."
A Charleston paper says that South
ern feeling over Bryan's defeat is
an imitation of grief," which might
be expected in view of the genuine
ness of Southern prosperity.
.The people of the United States
have an effective way of handing a ! he can rise in a first-class office un
demagogue a true estimate of him-! til after a number of years he will
self as often as he insists on reducing ! receive $1200 a year, but being in a
the matter to figures. j small town, he can only obtain a sal-
jary of $1,000 a year.
It'a to be "Hands Across the Sea The question that presents itself
with Uncle Sam and the Mikado j5. How long and what number of
nenceiorin. vveii, inais oener man
scrapping',
t
Hot air never yet filled
in a municipal treasury!.
OLD BANKER DIES.
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.-Charles H.
Bull, millionaire retired banker, one
of the oldest citizens of Illinois, died
last night in Quincy at the age of
86. He had been interested in many
of Quincy's big business projects and
had been an officer and trustee of
many public institutions.
If oei
Seats Free t
TALKED TO THE STATE
LETTER CARRIERS
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY
POSTMASTER H AHN AT ORE
CON CONVENTION.
The following is the text of an ad
dress delivered at the Oregon Slate
Convention, by Postmaster Malm, of
Astoria, Oregon:
Friends and Co-Workers r It ij a
pleasure to meet and welcome the
Letter Carriers' Association of Ore
gone here, in our city by the sea.
As letter carriers you are members
of a great family; as such members 1
greet you, as men that have conte
together to consult with one another
for the advancement of the best inter
ests of the postal service, to exchange
views and ideas as to the best mode
of improving the service, and last,
'but not least, about the possibility of
j bettering your own condition.
.The mai, carrier who delivm ,he
man d;(iI' ,0 the Pa,r0,,s the l,ost
office is somewhat like a soldier in
the army of the United States. Be
fore he may enter such service he
must pass through a medical exami
nation, he must learn to obey orders,
without asking questions as to the
advisability of such orders; in fact
he must get the necessary discipline
of obeying orders from his superior
in office.
But while it is the privilege of the
soldier to complain after performing
certain work, the carrier has no such
recourse; he has no right to complain
after he has performed the work in
trusted to him.
Rain or shine, he has to deliver
the mail; there is no shrinking on ac-
count of bad weajher, And woe to " served ins country nan not
the carrier that, in making a mistake,! been wasted, but were necessary as a
delivers a letter or paper an hour la- stepping stone for his future welfare,
ter than usual, or to the wrong par-1 Such a discharged soldier the Gov
ty; not only will the wrath of thejernment could depend upon, because
party overtake him, but he also may t would be to his interest to use his
get checked by the Department, best efforts to give satisfaction, be
through the postmaster, who will ad- "use his future existence depended
monish a severe rebuke or censure ; on it.
upon the head of the unfortunate car- Much more could be said which
j would be of interest, but time is
The carrier also differs from the j short
soldier, that for him it is not enough It is a great satisfaction to me to
to obey orders, but he must use com- for you to get acquainted with one
. - i .i;.,in th m!!- he another, to exchange ideas: a better
is supposed to use good judgment
in expediting mail matter; he may be
excused in arriving a minute too ear- j
ly, but never a minute too late, from; ir-enusnip.
his trip at'the postoffice. For him to You will be able to go back to your
work early and late, so as to get his ! work more satisfied in your mind, be
work done, is strictly prohibited; he cause you. know that the best w.sh
is'supposed to work eight hours a ies of others, not only of your brother
day and no more ' out of all good men that you
The railroad is often called the ad- lve come in contact with will fol
vance agent of civilization. If this is low you: your heart may be content
true, then the mail carrier should be;nl PPX cause you know that
rightly named the distributor of civ- y " h" been done faithfully
ilization, because without carriers to!"d "". " ! yr b''"y;
distribute the mail, where would our;! hope and trust that success in all
boasted
civilization be, and what
would it amount to?
Now. what compensation does a
does
carrier recive for the work that he
is supposed to perform punctually
and faithfully?
A vounz man, healthy and strong.
with average abilitypasses the civil
service examination, and if in good
luck, gets the appointment as regular
carrier, and as compensation, receives
the sum of $600 a year. If fortunate
i years is a sound, neaitny man ame
lO SiauU 1113 ywysiCAi dim mm. a
strain, day after day and year alter
year? And what becomes of the man
when he gets old and no more able
to perform his duty? Does the Gov
ernment pension him, after giving the
best years of his life in the perfor-
m,nce of his duty; the man that has !1RS ft WOOLLEY
passed the meridian of his life, andf
now seeks rest? Where can he go to
find such rest? . '
In European monarchies such is not
the case. There all officials, after hav
ing served the Government a certain
number of years, will be relieved and
will receive a pension, but as it is
said, republics are not grateful. The
carriers and others in the same boat
with then will have to wait until
Congress will see fit to pass a law to
take care of the Government ser
vants who have passed the meridian
of life and given the best part of their
life to the service of their country.
Another matter that your associa
tion should look into is this: Suppos
ing that a carricr.who has passed the
civil service examination, performs
the duty as a carrier, is accused by
some patron of the office of some ne
glect, and such complaint reaches the
Department in Washington, and such
a complaint is returned to the post
master for his opinion. Now, if the
postmaster is not particularly friend
ly, or if as it sometimes happens that
he has another party in view for the
position, it all depends on the post
master whether the carrier or clerk
is retained in the office. Mistakes will
happen to the best of us, but when a
complaint is made of a serious na
ture, subjecting the accused to dis
missal, the accused ought to have a
hearing before a court, the same as
men have in other walks of life.
Another step that your association
should take under advisement is: To
see that your members should have
a chance to advance in the service
and to better their condition.
Very few carriers have been ad
vanccd as clerks in the Department,
and there is not great numlwr of
postmasters, or even assistant post
masters, in office now. or even have
been, that have started a letter car
riers. What is the reason? Have you?
men no ambition to rise to the high
er walks of life?
I think that the reason lies in
different direction. The carriers,
well as others, arc not supposed to
meddle or take part in politic, and
as long as offices are ued and posi
tions are given as a reward for some
service performed in the interest of
some political party, just so long
will you be deprived from claitninir.
as a reward for faithful work, some
position 'that carries a better salary.
It has often been aid that the Uni
ted States can not get a sufficient
number of young men to entrr the
army or navv, and that good, eflivirnt
GALLEY FOUR
men w ill not cnlit under existing con
ditions. N'o one can blame tlicnt
What encouragement is there for tl
young, well educated man to serve
three or five years in the army or na
vy ?lt only unfits him for civil life,
N'ow, supposing the Government held
out this a an inducement: After a
man who has served one term in the
army or navy of the United States,
and is able to pass a non commis
sioned officer's examination, serves,
say, no less than six years in tlie ar
my or navy, should be entitled to a
position in the Government service
according to his qualitication After
serving the Government a number of
years, no less than twenty-five, said
true and faithful servant should re
ceive a pension for the balance of his
life. ,
Such a law would induce better ma
terial for the army and navy and a
man with some ambition could see
ahead and be satisfied that the years
feeling will come to you, because
you had a chance to press the hand
of a co-worker in welcome and
Xur umicraing w.u i-yur you .n
I an your juiure wanes oi inc.
CASTOR I A
For In&ata and Children,
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Bears tha
Signature of
CHICKEN TAMALES
EVERY WEDNESDAY AND
SATURDAY EVENING
HOME-MADE, and of the choiceat
ingredients; put up under supervia
ion that guarantees their perfect
freedom from all deleterious matter.
284 Tenth Street
Between Exchange and Franklin.
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 claims; 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
fng here regularly.
Come in and see our $125 Kitchen
Range.
fiinittpilieco
"THE BIG STORE."
AND INDIGESTION WILL VAN
ISH IN FIVE MINUTES.
END THIS MISERY TODAY
It Seema Strange That You Will
Continue a Stomach Sufferer With
Relief to Handy and Certain
Merely a Matter of Taking Some
Dia pepsin.
The question a to how long you
arc going to continue a sufferer from
Indigestion and Stomach trouble is
merely a matter of how soon you
begin taking Diapepsin,
if your Stomach is lacking in di
gestive power, why not help the
stomach to do its work, not with
drastic drugs, but a re-enforcement
of digestive agents, such a are na
turally at work in the stomach
People with weak Stomachs should
eat Diapepsin after meals, and there
will be no more Indigestion, no feel
ing like a. lump of lead in the stom
ach, no heartburn, Sour risings, Gas
on Stomach or Belching of undigest
ed food. Headaches,. Dizziness or
Vomiting, and, beside, what you eat
will not ferment and poison your
breath with nauseous odors. All these
symptoms resulting from a sour
stomach and dyspepsia are generally
relieved five minutes after eating
one Triangnle of Diapepsin.
Go on your druggist and get a 50
cent case of Tape's Diapepsin now,
and you will always go to the table
with a hearty appetite, and what you
eat will taste good, becanse ymtr
stomach and intestines will be clean
and fresh, and you will know there
are not going to be any more bad
nights and miserable days for you.
They freshen you and make you feel
like life is worth living,
To Core a Cold In Ona Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggisti refund money il
it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S
signature is on each bos. 25 cents
AMUSEMENTS.
AstoriaTheatre
F. M. Hanlin, Lessee and Manager
Sunday, Nov. 29
Joe Weber's Big Musical
Girl Play
With the Germans of quality
Rice and Cody
Merriest of all musical plays,
direct from New York
A host of College boys and
Girls
Prices, $1.50, 1.00,75c.50c,25c
..Astoria Theatre..
Thurs. and Friday
Evening's
Dec. 3 and 4
The Comic Opera
H.M.S.
PINAFORE
Martin E. Robinson.Director
Benefit of Astoria High
School
Sung and Acted
IN COSTUME
50 Leading Singers of As
toria 50
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Prices, 25c, 50c and 75c '
Seats at box office
I 111
Fishor Brothers Company
SOLE AGENTS 1 ,
M arbour and Flnlayion Salmon Twines and Netting
McCormlck Harvesting Machines
Oliver Chilled Doughs
Sharpies Cream Separators
Raecolith Flooring Starrett'i Tools
Hardware, Groceries,!, Ship
. Chandlery '
f Tan Hark, IUu Stone, Muriatic Add, Welch Coa( i T.rii
Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Wpt and ; Fittings, Bras Goodie ', I
' I Vtini; Oilt and Clati 3 , t 4 t
Fishermen1! Ture Manilla Ropt, Cotton Twine and Selno Wb
WcJWn lit i Vour Troclc
FISH BR BROS.
BOND STRBEY
ni i nil n 111
Only All Rail Route to Portland and all Eastern PUnti. Two
dally trains. Steamship ticket via all Oceaa Lines at Lowest Rate,
For rate, steamship and ateeping-car reservations, call oa or addreia
Q. B. JOHNSON, Oen'l Agent
12th St, near Commercial St ASTORIA, OREOON.
FINANCIAL
First national Bank of Astoria
directors
Jacob Kawm W. F. McGregor G.;C. Faavkl
J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon
Capital $100500
Surplus 25,000
. Stockholders' Liability 100,000
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J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier
O. I. PETERSON, Yice-Prideol FRANK PATTON, Cashier
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
' CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $232.CSD
Transact a Central Banking Business Intrt Paid oa Tim Depo
Four Per Cent. Per Annum
Eleventh and Duane St. Astoria, Oregon
SCANDINAVIAN-AM E R I C A N
SAVINGS BANK
ASTORIA, OREGON
OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supwcede All Other Comlderitiea."
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Sherman Transfer Co.
HENRY SHERMAN. M tracer.
Hack, Carriagee Baggage Checked and Transferred Track aad Furaitmr
Wagons Piano Moved, Boxed and Sbipfwd.
4M Commercial Street Miln Pfcon l
THE TRENTON
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First-CIass Liquors andLCigan
102 Commercial Street
Corner Commercial and 14th. . ASTORIA, OREGON ;
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SCO!
BAY BRASS &
' ' " A8TOIMA, OREGON '
Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineers,
Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery Prompt attention given to all repair
. 18th and Franklin Ave. . work. Tel Main 2461
STEEL
1 Electrical
Phone Main 3881
Jeka Pox, Pre. ' F. L. Biahop, Sec. Astoria Saving. Tree
Nebon Troyw, Vice-Pre. and Supt .
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ,. . . .,
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFIT8 FURNISHED.
Corrtapondenca Solicited. , Foot of Foirtk Stmt
Mil m
Mil
& EWART
Contractors
.... 426 Bond Street