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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1908. A X IS L.ir:'' - iT 4 Our stock rep resents the high est quality in all lines. A. V. Allen mi ewoifn nc m UWl ULUUIUil Ul IUL 1. ft il. CONGRESS CONVENES AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL NEXT WEEK FOR ! THREE-DAY SITTING, 1 L'CST IMPORTANT MEETING t Four Thousand Delegate Expected There and an Immense Business Program to be Disposed of. The fact that sot less than 4,000 delegates are expected to attend the fifth session of the National Rivera is. and Harbors Congress, to conrene it at Washington on December 9 and ti eoBtiauing throughout the two loc al ceeding days, Is a complete evidence in f At deep interest taken in the vi n fed question of waterway improve ment. The expectation is not only I based upon the membership of the ' Congress membership constantly growing but upon the official noti as f cations from Governors of States, edjjjyori of cities, Presidents and Sec- teUries of agricultural, industrial, n eommercial, financial and ' trade or ,st ganizations and on notifications from focal associations organized for the e - advancement of the cause of water ' way tnmprovement, inl The Ohio Valley Improvement As 'al is one of the earliest assoda owtions, and one of the strongest as it was one of the earliest associations : advocating waterway improvement, ' y'wiH be represented by not less than ,r 250 delegates, with the associations . 1 for the improvement of other great ; waterways cordially uniting in the ,e work of the National Rivers and--St-Harbors Congress because of its and comprehensive platform peA Policy; not a Project" It is now fully recognized that wa : ie terway improvement can only be ac , ''tomplished by adhesion to that plat Tof form of principles. A definite system operations is required no less in ! i ' public works than it is in private en he Jcpn'ses. There can be no success s v jjwhere the parts of what should be ; Jiarmonioiis whole are made the sub ject of appropriations by no means adequate, with . the work dependent : apon the willingness of Congress to H ronsider the subject, and with the H "(abject frequently postponed for the -eason that it is considered merely ocal in its intent and purpose. Ap Coropriations have been dependent ipon the influence of the particular -epresenlative and always with the Hiatal defect that the subject of wa- erway improvement was not, until he organization of the Na-tional Riv Jrs and Harbors Congress, presett ed in its proper, light as national nd not local in its intent and pur- ose. r Fortunately the question of water way improvement is now considered Torn the standpoint of its immeasur- ,ble and its national im&ortance. ost Cards, A'hums V ments at the Lowest Possible Prices E ' ' r x J t : ' ..r.-',..::r - . ,-., ,, . AVENSEN UOOKSTORE-14 h Commercial With the question mude a part of the fixed and settled policy of the gov ernmcnt; with annual appropriations made in adequate amounts; with the merit of the stream and the favorable report of the Board of Engineers, U S. A., determining the work and with the work continuous, waterway im provement will become an accom plished factwhich', it never would become under the old time plan of sporadic appropriations, inadequate in amount and with the work of im aprovement dragging and delayed. It is unnecessary to dilate upon the ad vantages of waterway improvement. Producer, shipper and receiver, con fronted with freight congestions and with admitted inability on the part of present means of transportation to handle the freight offered as it should be handled, know the inesti mable advantages that would come to all classes and conditions of trade, commerce and agriculture from the improvement of waterways and the great number of delegates to the Na tional Rivers and Harbors Congress is Incontestible evidence of the know ledge. It will undoubtedly be the most important meeting of the ser ies, with all sections of the country alike interested ' and aiding In the work of the Congress through which alone, waterway improvement can be brought about ' ! ' . j ILWACO - Mrs. W.A- Fowler, returned Tues day from a few days' visit to Astoria. Mr. and Mrs, E. T. Hawkins left Wednesday for Astoria where they will spend two or three days, and they will probably visit Portland be fore returning home. William Scholta and Harold Rich ardson left Wednesday for their home in Rainier, Or, having finished their work in the logging camp of Geo. A. Mosher on Bear River. Jerome Grable and family returned the first of the week from Edmonds, Wash., where they have been visiting relatives for the past two months. At the Republican caucus held on Monday evening In the town hall, the following ticket was nominated: For mayor, W. P. Rowe, for one year to fill an unexpired term; eouncilmen for two years: Ham Williamson, and Astor Al Seaborg; ! councilman for one year, J. W. Jam; councilman for one year to fill an unexpired term, H. B. Woodruff; treasurer for one year, C E. Kerlee. As this Is, so. far, the only ticket In the field, It will no doubt be elected. Work was completed this week in the logging camp of Geo. A. Mosher, on Bear River, and the employees departed for their homes. -' I Mr. and Mrs. Personen of. North Head and Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Ft Canby, spent Wednesday in Ilwaco visiting with friends. Harry Whitcomb returned the first of the week to his home in Brook field, Or., after making his sisters, Miss Whitcomb and Mrs. Seaborg and family, a short visit Daniel Markham returned recently from the Naset, Wash., where he has been engaged in fishing iti the past season. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brumbach and children, returned the first of the week from South Bend, where Mr. Brumbach spent several days on a business trip, while Mrs. Brumbach visited with various friends in that city. Bert Cory, a former resident of this city, arrived Wednesday for a short visit in Ilwaco. Mr. H. E. Christenson and George Lee, of Long Beach, carpenters and contractors, are erecting a large com modious boathouse at Fort Canby for the U. S. Life Saving crew at that station. When this building is fin ished, it will be a structure that any place may be proud of and will add greatly to the attractiveness of Fort Canby. ' Word was received this week from Ben Wise, who has spent the past month in Glendale, Oregon, on a ; business trip that he would return home the latter part of the week. T. V. Hammersley - of London was in the city yesterday for a few hours, and went back to Portland on the evening train. and Musical Instru- Anti-Seawall Sentiment Caught on. the. Streets A reporter for the Morning Astor ian took pains yesterday to note the tone of utterances made on all sides with regard to the proposed seawall, without inviting any expressions himself, by hint or inquiry, and the following are among the most tren chant and popular of the opinions, unconsciously offered, but carefully itcnuied: . Said one man: "Municipal indebted ness is to be governed somewhat by the wme rules that individual indeb tedness is:- If it will n;t yield an income, it sho?il:l not be incurred. There will be no income from a sea wall; just dead expense, to be taken out of the taxpayer without return." Another sound citizen remarked: "There are other things needed - in Astoria, beside a seawall) Schools, for instance. There are not now teachers enough nor school-houses enough. Are the people, especially we owners of small homes in As toria, going to see our children de nied school facilities in order that a seawall may be built? As I under stand it, the school district is now in debt nearly $90,000 and paying inter est at the rate of $5000 per annum. How much school tax will have to be raised to pay the interest, the indeb tedness, the running expenses of schools, new teachers, and for new buildings? Must we send our chil dren into the world short on educa tion?" A heavy taxpayer remarked: "They tell me there was a deficit in the fire department appropriations last year, and this, also, and I presume taxes will have to be raised; or, perhaps the fire service may be cut down, in order to secure a seawall!" A well known citizen expressed himself thoughtfully, as follows: The county is over $100,000 in debt, and much money is needed in the next two years to complete new roads. Large taxes will be called for that purpose. The problem with me is, which shall be "postponed, the roads which settle up the country and make business, or the seawall which will do neither?" A well known lawyer and taxpay er, said, in course of a discussion with a friend who happened to be contending for the seawall: The State levies a tax; the county levies; the city levies; the school district levies; and if that seawall b.il should pass, the Seawall Commission would levy. Each of these departments of government are separate and Inde pendent, and would make their levies without any regard whatever to the levies made by the others. There is THE GIRL AND CHRISTMAS. We seldom stop A think, during the mad rush of business that goes on till the stroke of twelve on Christ mas Eve, how terrible becomes the strain on men and women who have to cater to the wants of the public. The story of the girl behind the counter has been told and re-told; whether her lot grows easier or not I do not know but there are others. Last year I bought something of a young woman who runs an arts and craft shop. "You look tired, I said. "Tired! Oh, I am not tired; for , get to bed at midnight now. Next week I shall not be so lucky. If peo ple would only shop a little earlier in the month! And if they would only buy what I have on hand instead of giving orders that are nearly dupli cates! Here is a bowl; to-night I have to paint another just like it, ex cept that a line of yellow goes where now a touch of blue runs through the flower wreath. I have a book-slide to I must leave out a few acorns. If wo Imust leave out a few acorns. If wo men could realize the toil, the loss of sleep, and the nerve wear, they would be more merciful. A man is entirely different. He takes what he likes or goes without. Long before Christmas comes the holiday means nothing to me but respite from all-night toil. While others are making merry, I luxuriate in one long, unbroken, bles sed sleep." Then, how many women take thought of the overworked market man and his helpers? During the hurry of Christmas gift-making there is little chance to plan the feast, -so marketing becomes an afterthought. It h the same in the village, the town and the city; every dealer will tell you the same story. During the last two days before Christmas come such an avalanche of orders for supplies which could just as well have been laid in weeks before that men toiled all night, while horses and drivers drop from sheer exhaustion. It is not that women are cruel; they simply do not think. Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month no board of review in the case, any where; and the total is hard to imagine.' The proeawiill-ite had heard of. no answer ready; not that anyone A big landowner in this neighbor hood spoke as follows: "How can manufactories, which employ labor, stand for the Astoria tax, as It is? Will any more of them come here, when they can go to Warrenton, or to Seaside, or other places, to build, and so escape the Astoria tax?" A citizen intimately related to the water interests of the city, said: "The water department, which now costs from $25,000 to $30,000 per an num, is about to Incur an additional indebtedness of from $200,000 to $300,000, with an increase of from ten to fifteen-thousand dollars a year; and It may become necessary to in crease the water rates. To me, as to all men, water is a necessity; we cannot live without. We can all live without the seawall, for some years to come." One of the best posted men in this city, who has long been associated with her public agencies and Inter ests, talked as follows upon this in teresting theme: "Under the pres ent seawall bill bonds, without limit, can be issued for filling In the tide flats. Who Is to pay them? If the lots will not sell for as much as the tax. the city is to take the lots for the amount of the assessment. Who will pay the tax then? The city has now taken in ahont 1000 lots which would not bring the amount of street tax against them. Who is paying that tax? Is it the general taxpayer? Another bunch of lots, taxed beyond their value, will be taken over next year. These dis posals ol property not only take from the owners their property but force the general taxpayer to pay more taxes, and to pay money which it was not contemplated he should pay. Every lot so wiped out reduces the assessable property of the city. Does the taxpayer wish to pay for delinquent tide-flat taxes also?" This was the trend all day long. These expressions could be strung out interminably, and the name of the speakers given for them alt; but as this was a still-hunt, and the men asserting themselves quite uncon-1 scious of the notes being taken, their names are withheld under the cour tesy requisite in such cases. The sea-1 wall bill is doomed for this time, and the time and the conditions thereof ,are propitious for the doom- ing. WOMAN IN CANNIBALAND. Miss Annie Ker tells some grue some stories in the Wide World Mag azine for December anent her exper ience in a land peopled with cannibals. "The village of Wedau," she says, "where I disenmbarked, had been, not many years before, the scene of frequent cannibal feasts, and I have many photographs which illustrate the methods by which hapless cap tives were carried off the fields n the bad old days, to be afterwards cooked and eaten. The victim, some times only stunned or wounded was lashed by the hands and feet to a stout pole, which was borne on men's shoulders through the village. Some times several of thes unhappy wretch es were captured at a time, and the treatment they recivd before being mercifully killed was cruel to a de gress. Samuea Algeri, a Wedanan Christian, once related to me inci dents of great barbarity which had taken place in the village in connec tion with the slaughter of a man ta ken prisoner by the , villagers. The poor wretch asked in vain for water to drink, and was stoned and other wise tormented for a considerable time before being given the coup de grace. This was customary," It fs in teresting to learn from Miss Ker'a article that girls as well as boys learn cooking in Wedau at a very early age . NAME MEANS SOMETHING. When A. E. Petersen built and named the "Modern'' barber shop, he meant that it should stand for what it was called. No patron has missed a single feature pf the modern ton sorial parlor rt that house; and every nr device in the way of perfect commi t and service is constantly add ed as it develops. The latest is ' an expert, bootblack, the best in the business; a qualification tl4 wakes his employment really "odern. AN EXPLOSION. Excitement was in tense in the lo cal room of the St. Louis Republic, An explosion had been heard appar ently only two or three blocks away, !$ A ft r How About Your Suit and Overcoat ? Have you made up your mind what you are going to wear ? Before you buy you up-to-date clothiers and furnishers and find out the latest style In men's clothing. We will be glad to show you through our fine stock, where you will have an opportunity to become acquainted with the latest novelties in men's wearing apparel. We not only have the most up-to-date store in the city but we also carry the finest stock to be had in our line. Our prices are right and we will sell you an all-wool suit of clothes for from $7.50 to $40.00. While we sell the bet clothing in the city we also have a fine line of Suits at the following prices $7.50, $10.00 $12.50 and $15.00. ; We also wish to call special attention to our . holiday goods which are arriving daily- Fine Neckwear, Gloves, Hats, Bath Robes, Smoking Jackets, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, Sweater Coats, fine Bags and Suit Gases. Come early and get you Xmas presents while you have a large assortment to pick from. JUDD The Woolen Mill Store. and one of the best reporters on the staff had been sent out to investigate. Presently the resporter sauntered back in a most unconcerned manner. "Well, what was it? asked the city editor. . i "Oh, nothing but a Globe-Democrat reporter falling down on an as signment," was the reply. Ex. ' WOMEN ON THE FARM. Should Flee The Cities And Try County Life. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. "If woman would be treated as an equal, receive the same consideration as men, the same recompense for their time, they must flee the city, where even pro fessional men regard them and. their talents as inferior, and take up the attractive vocation of livestock farm ing and agriculture" was the key-note of an address given yesterday at the Chicago Woman's Club by Mrs. Vir ginia Meredith, of Cambridge City, Ind., who believes that livestock rais ing and scientific agriculture are an outlet for mental energy. . "Women find livestock farming peculiarly attractive" said Mrs. Mere dith, "because the open market is the arbiter of values a comely short horn, a tidy southdown, a fine horse these, like a bushel of wheat or a ton of hay, sell on their merits, with never a suggestion that the price should be discounted because they are grown on a farm owned and man aged by a woman a discount relent lessly enforced when women com pete in factories, stores, schoolrooms or elsewhere." BEES IN THE CITY, In Chicago Some 300 Bui tess Men Have Their Hives. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. The Chicago Northwestern Bee Keepers' Associa tion is holding its annual meeting here. It developed that the keeping of Hi i- I'' 'ill1 ' f ; , ' I i " f ; ; t .. .i 4. i. .. .9.. 7 " t it JUDD BROS.. had better call at Judd bees is not always associated with the pastoral scenes as is commonly supposed. Within the confines of Chicago some 300 business men and women spend their leisure looking after beehives and handling the honey which they produce. Secretary Herman H. Moore of Park Ridge explained that queen bees were valued at about $10 each. Mr .Moore said there are more than 35,000 bee keepers in the United Fisher Brothers Company SOLE AGENTS Marbour and Finlayson Salmon Twines and Netting McCormick Harvesting Machines " Oliver Chilled Ploughs Sharpies Cream Separators Raecolith Flooring Starrett's Tools Hardware, Groceries,! Ship Chandlery Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid, Welch Coal, Tar, Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Paints, Oils and Class Fishermen's Pure Manilla Rope, Cotton Twine and Seh Web We Want Your Trade FISHER BROS. BOND STREET m I J. L Bop,S W ASTORIA IRON WORES SSSiS-E?5ND MANUFACTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED . . . Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers CrrSr NNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. w Correspondence Solicited. . . Foot of Fonrth Street it'" :s 'i .-j : ! i r. '.cm ': J ,1 Christmas Bros., Astoria's most BROS. 557 Commercial Street States. About 1,000 ol these art to cated in Cook county and 300 la the city of Chicago. CASTOR I A For Io.fa.nti and CMMrea. Rj Kkd Yoa HaTiAhraji BkjJI
