The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, December 12, 1908, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text(THE MORNING ASTOIilAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, W Iff' - ! Established 1873. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year ....(. ...$7.00 By carrier, per month .60 ..- WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, in advance... .$1.50 Entered as second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postoftice at Astoria. Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, IST9. Orderi for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence or place of business may be made by postal card or through telephone. Any irregularity in delivery should be immediately reported to the office of publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. THELWEATHER Oregon, Washington and Idaho-Fair,- THE ATTITUDE ANALYZED. From one end of the city to the other there is strongly apparent at titude of satisfaction because of the defeat of the Seawall bill This was beld to be the real test of local senti ment in both the political and indus trial elements, and the election of Mr. Smith as mayor and the defeat of his pet measure at the same time, is a distinct compliment to the man an no derogation to the measure itself. Everybody expects to see a fine eawall along the northern front of this port in time to come; it is one of the essentia! things here as in all great water depots the world over; but the magnitude .of the project and its immense cost bill were so plainly evident even to the most unalytical mind that its passage was an impos sibility from the very hour of its in ception. Bat the public discussion, which was almost interminable, left a residium of pro-seawall sentiment in Astoria that will be wonderfully ef fectively in days to come and when the measure is timely and practicable. As it figured in the recent cam paign, it was the very crux of the issues of the hour, and was looked upon, on all sides, as the last sub ject and guiding idea of the contest before the people, and while it went down before the negation of economic calculation, it will never be abandon ed and will find fruition at a time pe culiarly auspicious and satisfactory. AFTERMATH. Astoria is entering upon a 23-month era of political quietude. Until the first Monday after the first Tuesday in November, 1910, there will be no kind of an election to disturb her tem peramental placidity. She is free from all calls of the kind and may give her undivided attention to the things that concern her most; her business, ber industries, her commerce, her expan sion and the demands of the moment that appeal to her more strongl, than the mere choice of servants, howsoever important that selection 'was in its place and hour. The city is in good hands. The new mayor, himself, will admit this, though the personnel of the council is dis tinctly adverse to his concept of what is expedient in city matters and to the program he had in view. The public interest is safer than it has been for years, even with Hon. Her man Wise's forethought and. business caution, both of which qualities were more than once set aside and de feated. There, is, today, a popular conviction everywhere in the city, among all classes, that the appreciable gulf between Mayor-elect Smith and his council, will, of necessity, make for the good and equable things that have been denied her during the past three years. There is much to do, in a municipal way. Many things to cure and more to initiate, in behalf of Astoria's fu ture, her immediate future. The police commission is more prominently at the fore now, than th council. The people are of two minds about this department of the city government; one crowd holding that, as it is now constituted, the 'wide-open element is ascendant; the other claiming that this issue is prac tically dead, and that no man in pub lie place dare call it up. This is one of the large propositions yet to be disposed of, and its final adjustment will not be left to Astoria alone. The county will have a hand in the mat ter as sure as we all live. But, taken by and large, the city is far safer that it was on the 8th of December; so much so that the busi ness men realize and admit it, and the taxpayers, big and little, are not a whit less candid in the premise. Jobbery and the sequent results of jobbery are negatived from this time forward, not alone on the score of the present personnel of the council, but particularly on account of certain specific eliminations made by the electorate on last Wednesday. In writing the memoirs of a trust an appropriate motto for the title page would be the phrase so fre quently heard on the witness stand: "I don't recollect." MHmMlllllMHIIllllll HUM To be given away at the . .. BARERONIAN .... CHRISTMAS MATINEE Every lady and child attending the matinee from now to Christmas will be given a coupon which will entitle them to a drawing on a free present The presents will be displayed in the show window of the Bee Hive Store on Commercial street. Special matinee prizes for children from now till Christmas, 5c. Who are the lucky ones? ADMISSION 10 CENTS - - - - - SEATS FREE Astoria Theatre ! HS& SUNDAY STS3 DECEMBER JOS. M. GAITES Presents That Phenomenal Musical Hit LITTLE J0IIE1Y J 70 -PEOPLE - 70 - 0 ES The Host Emphatic Jlusical Comedy Success ever Scored in J America It's Whistled and Sung In everyTonjue Laugh! Why it's a Jolly Old Scream ! Play and All The riusicby GEO. M. COHAN PRICES: 25, 50, 75, 1.00, and 1.50 Box Office Open Saturday Now in its FUthBiiYear 34 Weeks in .New York X 22 Weeks in Chicago And thev are Vet in Both i Places 11 CYCLOOF FLAME Fires In Bamboo Forests Are tho Fiercest Known. ! tut nut and Is enrrted by the wind to ! spread wW dimmer. The burstuiR ! ot the smaller Joints Is like the roll ! rattle of rifle and nnuhlne kuhh, Tbe effect I that ot battle hotly content , ed. Washtufton Post. SWEEP ON A MILE A MINUTE. Liki the Roar, the Roll and th RattU of Grtat Battle li the No! of ths Exploding Stalks That Som.tim.t Shoot High Into the Air. When the forests N aflrc, when the smoke makes dusk at noon ami redden th harvest luoou a thousand miles away, there b the measure ot conflagration. When tho prairies bam. as they used to before farms had crept to upun the endless tulles ot gross, there was a. Are which ran Ilk mad and left behind It a blackened trail of death. If one could combine the speed of the prairie (Ire with the tumult uf the blnxlng forest, that would be a fire Indeed. Such a combination Is effected wtu n the bamboo k roves catch fire. The bamboo Is but a grass, a grass with the height of a tree, swaylug stems reaching 10O, even 13& feet In air. In Cambodia, where the bamboo groves along the rivers cover the space of forests, it Is no unusual thing for Area to break out and sweep all before them for many miles. If the summer has been dry the bamboo turns sear and Inflammable as any grass. All that Is needed Is a spark; then ruin runs red. It Is not necessary to rely upon the carelessness of the woodsman to start the blase. The bamboo can kindle Itself. Let two swaylrg stalks of dry bam boo be set In motion by the breeie, let one rub across the other long enough, and the friction will set the spark, and the long dry leaves will feed the flame. It Is known that many fires of the bamboo forests thus originate. Per haps It was from observing such a sight that primitive man learned the Promethean secret That theory has been advanced. x Aa soon as a flame to the bamboos has crept to the level of the tossing tip it spreads like wildfire. The wind carries a sheet of flame along the grove at tremendous speed. Some observers say that such fires have been seen to move forward at the rate of more than a mile a mlnnte. Seen from below. It looks as If she sky had burst into an instant flash of flame. From such a burst of Ore there could be no escape. Fortunately it passes high overhead at the tops of the bam boos. It serves as a warning to the traveler who may be making his way along some one of the water courses by which the forest Is Intersected. The bamboo Itself Is almost an obstacle to travel of any sort It is well nlgb Im possible to force a way through It ex cept by the stow and toilsome labor of hewing out a path. The fire In the great trunks moves more slowly, and If warning be taken It mny be possible to sink one's boat and throw up wet herbase and clay against the bank of the stream to pro vide shelter until the furnace blast has blown by. Such a Ore in the bam boo baa not only the speed of the prai rie fire on Its sweep overhead, but It has the same volume of fuel as I found In any forest fire. It combines the two types. Bamboo forest fires have another quality which Is all their own. They bang and rattle with thunderous crashes, as of artillery fire, without cessation. The stalks of these tree bamboos are frequently more than a foot to diame ter. Near the ground the Joints are close together: In the younger growth the nodes' may be several feet apart. But, long or short as they may be. each joint of the sun dried bamboo Is a tightly sealed chamber filled with air. The partitions between the cavities are singularly tough; the outside rind of the stalks is almost pure flint. When the bUrnt of tbe flame sweeps onward the air In the stalks upon which it is driven Is suddenly heated to a very high temperature. The resid uum of moisture which may be in the stems is immediately transformed into steam and at once subjected to super heating, thus becoming a violent explo sive. As the hot breath of the flame becomes hotter these Joints burst with loud cannon discharges. Sometimes the force of the explosion near the roots Is so great as to shoot the stalk like a Javelin high into the air. where It flashes into torchllke An Aquati Outfislder, One day u ship was lytug at anchor at Boca Graude when tha crew ob served a dolphia chasing a flying tSh, both coming directly toward the ship, Cm ccaring tbe vessel the flier arose to the air and passed over the bow Just abaft ths foremast. As It did to tbe dolphin went under the ship and, coming up on the other side, sprans from the water aud caught the flying fish en "the fly" Just as It was curving gracefully down In Its descent to the water. Punta Oorda Herald. Astrologers are at work on Bryan's chances for 1912. For a start add the figures together. While the tariff committee is con sidering the schedule on hides it ought to strain a point and give Col. Bryan the full measure of protection. Indiana will celebrate its centennial in 1916. A presidential election comes the same year, so the pressure to the square inch in Indiana will be some thing tremendous. Mitting Opportunities. "I hare t:o p:itienee with a rutin who make3 the s:mo mistake twice," said Armes. rather severely. In shaking of an unfortunate friend, "Neither have V agreed his wife, "when there are s many other mis takes to make." Youth's Companion. He that studlcth revenge keepetn bis own wounds green. IIscdu. Guilty of Counterfeiting. Passing counterfeit money is no worse than substitutng some un krtown worthless remedy for Foley's Honey and Tar, the great cough and cold remedy that cures the most obstinate coughs and heals the lungs. Foley's- Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation and stimulates the liver. Orino regulates the bow els so they will act naturally and you do not have to take purgatives con tinuously." T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug HE USED TACT. A Successful Man'a Story of the Way H Won Woalth. "The late Ira D. Smikey," said a Brooklyn clergyman, "attributed a part of Uts success to tact-to tbe faculty of pleasing jieople. He used to tell a story In Illustration of tact's great power. "Mr. Saukey, according to the tale, met on the street one day a nmu he hadn't see: for two years. "'Why.' wild the man. 'how well you're looking. uukey!' "You, too, are looking well,' said Mr. Sankey. 'And two yearn ago you were quite tut at the elbow, while uow you are clothed in purple and flue lin en. Come home to dinner with me, won't you "Gladly," said the other, aud they went to diue. "During dinner Mr. Kaukey's guest talked aprecably of his VM horsepow er racer, hU wlfe'a limousine and his daughter's husband, tbe earl. It de veloped, In fact, that he was a multi millionaire. " 'And yet two years ago,' Mr. Bun key said, 'you were as poor as a church rnouf.-. Tell me, bow did you manage It? "By means of tact,' replied the guest 'I suddenly took to being tact ful, and the results were marvelous. I never neglected on meeting an ac quaintance to say, How well you are looking r The acquaintance would be tremendously pleased. He would In vite me borne to dinner, be would in troduce me to all his influential frieuds and he would give me valuable tips and pointer. Naturally I soon be came rich, very rich, rich enough to retire.' "Then the guest looked at bis watch ar.d rose. " 'Kut I really must be going,' be saiJ. 'Thank you, my dear Sankey, for an excellent dinner. Ooodby. Mow well you're looking! "Cincinnati Enquirer. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THK AstoriaNational Bank At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at the close of businc, November 27, 1908; RESOURCES. Loan and discount.,,, .,$403,175.76 Overdrafts, secured and un secured 8,942.78 U, S, Bonds to secure cir culation 47.5(10.00 U. S, Honda to secure U, S. Deposit . . 20,000.Xl Other R.ml to "retire U, S. Deposits 34.W10.00 Premiums on U. S, and other bonds 4,57500 Bonds, securities, etc 85,(1.15 ll.mkinu house, furniture. and fixtures 4..1O500 Other real estate owned... 8,233 41 Due from State flanks and Hankers J0.3O6S0 Due from approved reserve agents 77,840.65 Checks and other cash items 4.18.76 Note of other National Hank 3.03500 Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents 871.06 Lawful Money Reserve In Bank, via: Specie $71,075.55 Legal-tender notes 1.505 00 72.580.55 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 ne1 cent cir culation) . -2.37500 Due from U. S. Treasurer, other than S per cent re demption fund 600.00 enna nrt 6pntlv wet nrombt ly on me bowels, cleanses me system ejectually, assists one in overcoming Habitual constipation permanently. To get its beneficial ejects buy the genuine. Manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FioSrnupCo. SOU) BYLTADING DWjCOSTS-otHpBOTTU REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Scandinavian-American Savings Bank OF ASTORIA. To the State Bank Examiner, at the close of business, November 27, 1908: CONDENSED. RESOURCES. Loans and Securities $133,918,19 Furniture and fixtures Expenses paid Available funds: Due from other banks.,.. ...$10,376.19 Cash in vault.... 9,679.21 4,446.54 205.50 20,055.40 Total ,..$158,625.63 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $ 50,000.00 Surplus . . 3,500.00 Undivided profits 445.58 Deposits . , 104,680.05 Total , $158,625.63 Total $784,469.62 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 50,00000 Surplus fund 50.000.00 Undivided profits, lew ex pense and taxes paid., . . 21,48558 National Bank notes out- standing 47.500.00 TW to State Hanks and Rankers 107.58 Individual deposits suMect to check . ..,.$Z8I.ZZ4Vl Demand certificate of de posit $30,486 40 Time certificate of de posit $258,333 50 Certified cheeks . 331 65 U. S Deposits... 45,00000 615,37646 Total... $784,46962 State of Oregon, County of Clat sop, ts: I. I. E. HieainSi Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J, E. HIGGINS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of December, 1908. M. C. MAGEE. Notary Public. Correct Attest: GEO. H. GEORGE, GEORGE W. WARREN, A. SCHERNECKAU. Directors. A Few Suggestions For Xmas Ijidie' and Gents' Watches, Fancy Bathroom Fixtures, Fancy tamp, Xmas Candles, Hampicl Cmllci, Thermomrters, Revolver and Air Rifle, Fishing Tackle, Carpet Sweepers, Bread Makers, Meat Chopper, Cake Mlxert, Roys' Wagon, S o'clock Tea Kettles, Tea Sell, Alcohol Stove, Fancy Basket, of ill kind Thermo Bottle, Flash Light. Corn Rainrs, Wtch Charms, Pocket Knives, Table Knivrt. Carving Knivt. Plated War, Table Cutlery, Nut Pick snd Crack, Charing DUhct, Coffee Percolators, 4 Rasori and Raior Sets, Sclora and Shm, ScUtori In Case, Manicure Sett, Serving Trsys, Crumb Sels, ' ' Fncy Table Cutlery, Herry Spoon, Gravy l.nltt, Pocket Traveling Flatka, Shaving Mug, Shaving Briuhe. Watch Chain, A large assortment of the above will be fcund tt FOARD STOKES HARDWARE CO. Cold Weather Specials ! Now is the time to lay in your supply of beverages for the winter months Vigoral Beef Tea $2.50 per jug f Fluid beef in tubes 60c per doxen, high grade Rock aud Rye and all other stan dard bottle goods at the most reason able prices. : AMERICAN IMPORTING CO. I Phone 1881. 689 Commercial St. , Importers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers . REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE First National Bank' At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at the close of business, November 27th, 1908. RESOURCES. Loan and discount ....$456,888.00 Overdrafts, lecured and unsecured 1,786.94 U. S. Bonds to ecure cir culation 40,000.00 Premiums on U. S. Bond 1 .200.00 Bonds, securities, etc 55,430.00 Due from National Bank (not reserve agents) 63,379.03 Due from State Banks and Bankers 25,02236 Due from approved re serve agents '. .... I?'V33.16 Checks and other cash items 776.29 Notes of other National Banks 2,530.00 Nickels and cent 361.70 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie $169,000.00 Legal-tender note 220.00 169,220.00 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent) of circulation) 2,000.00 Due from U. S. Treasurer, other than 5 ptr cent re demption fund 350.00 Fast Freight Service Dally Service yia THE A. (a C. IT. R. CO. Through merchandise Cars from Portland to Astoria leave Portland at G p. m. Every Day except Sun day. All less .than carload shipments delivered at Freight House before 4 p. m. will arrive in Astoria at 0:6o p. m. For further information call on O. B. JOHNSON, Oen'i Agent A. & C. R. R. 12th Sw nar Commercial St . . ASTORIA, OREGOM. Total $977,677.48 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $100,000.00 Surplus fund 25,000.00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid,. 29,175.94 National Bank notes out standing .... 40,000.00 Due to State Bank and Bankers 70.87 Individual deposit subject to check . . . .$655,145.75 Demand certificates of de- deposit $128,284.92 783,430.67 . FINANCIAL. First National Bank of Astoria DIRECTORS :. Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor CjiC. Fblavel J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon,. t , Capital $100,000 Surplus 25,000 Stockholders' Liability 100,000 RNTAItl,IMIIKl IKfMk J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER, Aistant Cathicr O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President FRANK PATTON, Ca.hler ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - $232,000 Transacts a General Banking Buiineu Interest Paid on Time Depo ' Four Per Cent. Per Annum Eleventh and Duane Sta. . . Astoria, Oregon a i'ii j . ,i , jnm ui . l i uj i .,jj-.u.iiu-LJ!JU!",n. Total ,..$977,677.48 State of Oregon, County of Clat sop, ss: I, S. b. (jorrton, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement i true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. S. GORDON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of December, 1908. E. P. NOONAN, Notary Public. Correct Attest: G. C. FLAVEL, JACOB KAMM, w. f. McGregor, Directors. Piles Cured In S to 14 Days PAZO OINTMENT 1 guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50 cent. SCANDINAVIAN-A M E R I C A N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercedes All Other Consultaries." Sherman Transier Co. HENRY 8HERMAN, Manager. Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Tracks and Faraitara Wagons-Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. 413 Commercial Street " ' . . Vtltx PkatM 11 THE TRENTON ! First-Class Liquors andl Ciars (02 Commercial Street Corner Commercial and 14th. . ASTORIA, OREGON UMiHilllllllllllMHtH m mm SCOff BAY BRASS & !. 1 ASTORIA, OltEOGN ' . - ,',.; Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineer, Up-to-Pate Sawmill Machineiy Prompt attention given to all repair I8tb and Franklin Ave. work. Tel Main 241.