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THE MOIINW; AriTUKlAN. A STOMA.. OREGON. Established 1871 Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S, DELUNGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year By carrier, per month . ,6C By mail, per year, in WEEKLY ASTORIAN. advance... '....$1.50 Entered as second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postomce at Asiona. Orffon, under the act of jCongress of Marco 3, l&y. . .v- j.u...,:.. f T, Mominn Astorian to either residence - uraers ior iac us........ v. - . ,.Kn. P,. of business may be made by postal card or through telephone .y irUrit, in delivery should be immediately reported to the office cf puDiicsuon. TELIFHONE MAIM CSV THE WEATHER . ..... . . ...... Dreeoar air. coMcrin east portion. southwest; PROHIBITION SENTIMENT. Um AAiienimnnx ftiffBS of the times is the steady and extraordinary growth of the prohibition sentiment j of the nation. ! No day passes without some record of its remarkable spread, and usually in places where it is least expected as a cardinal proposition of civic procedure. What was once a despised element of the political and commercial programs, is, today, the vtry cornerstone "of effective propa ganda aU over the United States. And the marvel is well worth searching an alysis on the part of those whose won der is excited or whose business is imperilled. . ' , , -" ., T e ' Primarilv. it is due to the daring assumption of the liquor interests of the oolitical oreroffative in this conn trv and secondarily, to the graceless success of Jhat assumption. The coun try has revolted, at last, at the dictum, and the wave of prohibition is due leas to the actual sentiment behind the doctrine than to the popular re sistance to a control at once insolent and disastrous.; We have laughed off the matter for long years, but the irk some truth sank into the public con science finally, and the sweeping, un disputed course of prohibition every where is one of the results that as- tnnnds while it gratifies. Let it be remembered of all men that this powerful expedient is not of any given field; its universality s crucial proof of the fact that it is be ing used as a political weapon rather than as an ethical test of the anti liquor forces that might be engaged. There can he no doubt of the exist ance of the rebellious attitude of the American public against the domina tion of the liquor-control everywhere; even here in Clatsop it is in sure, but quiescent, state, and needs but little to make itself felt with a command ing force that will turn things over on the instant and for good. It is no child's play; it is a living, engrossing, potent fact, with a threat in its power and a sting in its final application, for those who shall invite its application. THE PARDONING POWER. . . . . . ...... A,.r may be turnisnea eisewnti. nwrM has th exclusive executive right cf this fine function and he has used It with" his, customary sagacity, for political ends, and those ends have Wn served, without doubt, to his en tire satisfaction. But the people are not satisfied. There is very ptain and mAotwrma- comment abroad over the State in this regard, ana a grow- ins sentiment in favor Of consuiu. tional qualification of the great prero- Mtive -..For ourselves, we snouu like to see the right vested in a board of pardons, of not less than five, with two women in the group; tne wnoic membershio to be distinguished by rears of pronounced civic standing and good citizenship ana our one enn Brh Tear, lust soout mis time. This would take it out of poli tics, which is the main consideration. earned the distinction ot "empire builder" by the sheerest and sharpest application of the term to its farther demonstration. We are not the idealists the Fot man think; we arc a very practice neorde who cossets the true idea of our own great West and the formid able conditions that beset such men as James J. Hill when they undertake their projects. The Saturday Evening Tost is pop.- ..iir nut here in the Northwest: but t can easily disturb that popularity bv such gratuitous snarls as the one mi uuestion. Such utterances are calcu lated to waken the suspicion, that .the Post man is iinderstandingly commit ted to Mr. Harriman and his inter ests in the Northwest, so gratuitous and unaccountable is the stricture in last week's issue of the Tost: nor would we deprecate even such an tn terest -if Mr. Harriman built more, and speculated less, in Western rail ways.' This is written from the farthest western terminus of the" Hill line and is prompted only by the sense of fair clay that should govern a paper like the Saturday Evening Post. The article in question appears elsewhere in this issue of the Morning Astorian. Fate and Mrs; Bayard. By LUIU JOHNSON. Copyrtgutwl. lS. by Associated 1.11WAIT I TOM. COMEDY IN CRIME. The London Urchin With tits Bun Down HI Back. ,. . , It has been a matter ao customary to look upon crime aa tragedy and crimi nals as tragedians that to aver that comedy Is more frequently to bo found tn crime than tragedy seems at first view paradoxical. let such ta tho case. A little London urchin ran into a hiker's shoD and. niacins? a halfpenny on the counter, asked nervously and timorously, "Mister. "ave yon a air penny buster (bun)?" . Tea. my little man. Hera is one cnltB hot." . ." 'Thanks, mister. Would yon mind a-ehovln It down my bacr "Down your back, my little man! Whv down your back t" "Cos, sir.. I'm only a Uttla on, and If those chapa outside know I've i boater they'll take it, and I am so 'nn trr I ml "Dear me, how wrong of them! Come round here, my little chap. There there. It Is down your back." The boy ran off. In an instant an- nthpp entered a blcrer boy. "1 aay, mister, 'as a little coy just been In 'ereF "Tea." And did ' buy a 'alfpenny busterr -Tee." "And did arsk you to above it down 'la back, as na big fellows would take Jtr . :-. Tea." '; : - :: : : 'Yah! Where's your watch and ehaln? 'Fs got 'era. , E's Just round the corner 5 f ; s i , Out rushed the baker. In a trice the biz bov collared the till and bolted. The shopman never saw the comic side of it all. London Btrsnd Maga sine, ; . At this season of the year, just when all the kindlier instincts are in full play and mankind is thinkin? most of his fellows, the relative values of the pardoning power are well with in the purview of discussion; and out here in Oregon there is even ampler cause for its public treatment than ,( EASTERN PEEVISHNESS. The editor of the Saturday Evening Post throws a dignified spasm be cause, forsooth, a Western editor, an ardent admirer of James J. Hill, gives a bit of testimony in his columns of that irentleman s masterly thorough ness and public spirit in the building of one of the the finest trunk-lines in all this section of country, and at tributes the ardor expressed to syco phantic devotion to a rich man, etc., etc. "' " ' We are willing to make due allow ance for the Saturday Evening Post man's ignorance of Western senti ment and of'the absence of traditions in the .West, and to acquit him of any definite knowledge of Western realization of the greatness of such work and of the local gratitude leu when our interminable distances are reduced to a minimum by the pluck and money and brains of such men as Mr. Hill. And we are not particular that it shall be due to Mr. Hill; any other able man will do. We do not know to whom the Post man refers in his diatribe nor do we care who it is. The comment is ripe with insult and should not pass un rt;-ri- it is a reflection uoon the press out here. The West is grate ful to Mr. Hill for many things far nreitrr than the buildinff of the "400 mile branch" alluded to; just as it is if it were not tor weaitn s iooi crateful to 50 other men identified , friend, or if people would always take with the marvelous development of a joke, there would be even less tn- the West He is no exception in the jvidious prejudice against wealth in scale of pioneer railway projectors ( this country. THE JOKE THAT MAKES YOU PEEVISH MMMtMttMttttttttttl and builders out herei nor' in the matter of the millions that have in nured to bira from his superb courage and splendid ability. He is entitled ti Lis last dollar of profit, since it is known that a vast percentage of that same profit has gone back into enter prise after enterprise until he has There Is Only One That la. '.:.,. ImQizQtivG )':Bpohio Quinino VSED THE WORLD OVER TO CORE A COLO III OMB DAY. Always remember the full name, for this signature on e7ery,box. 25c. y fX, AT THE . .... BAIiEROMIAN .... Feature Film ' " ' ' " "An Unfortunate Mistake" A By Special Request Miss Holland will render that DeaUlUUi UiU uyiuu agaiu ui iTigto J ADMISSION 1? CENTS SEATS FREE I For example, a branch railroad 400 miles long was recently completed ia the Northwest. It was a creditable piece of work, ihe dirt was accu rately shoveled, so as lo make a level roadbed, the ties properly placed and the rails laid exactly so far apart all the way. The achievement was cele brated at a public banquet, where the gentleman who promoted the branch in modest expectation of earning a neat profit on the investment had the pleasure to see himself described, m letters of golden fire, as the "Empire Builder." Contemplating this, a thoughtful contemporary somewhat atremble with ecstatic devotion observes : "We think we are entirely within the mark when we say that the Pacific North west owes more to Mr. Hill than f any human beinor who ever lived." Passing by the strict grammatical construction, which would imply that Mr. Hill is not a human being, this is .the kind of thing that makes some : citizens, albeit peaceably inclined, .turn peevish and look about for ; brick. They think Shakespeare. New J ton, Lincoln to mention only a few at random aid as much tor tnem as for people who live off the line of Mr. Hill's railroad. A gentle imputa tion to the contrary, instead of pro voking laughter, really irritates them. Saturday Evening Post Morning Astorian, 60 oents per month Ceres Dlliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and Chronic Constipation, risasant to take Laxative Fruit Syrup Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotches. It is guaranteed "Tu W wtiirln," calM Etlwl, eAtiut PvrvTlnely the tall, well pro portioned flnr In the doorway. I m hldlnif." le explained CutsUotuv came forward. "I'm "uldlna; from a man." ttomarkabler was Chlsholtu'a quiet comtucttt b dropped Into a dwlr opposite tuft settee . on which Minn SpraBUo sat "I ha v. como hor to hMe from a woman-a woman I nerar met." ' , r i Ethel clapped htr hand. "Wouldu't It be funny if it happened that you wewi running away from me aua I ier ruimliifi away from yo we both should be hldlug hero together tmm Biirli ntherT . than llkelv wo are the vic- tim nf Mr. Rsvani'a well iutentloned efforts." asserted Culsuolm. "It la oddj that after dod-mf Mrs. Bayaru wj iumi.1 tnA minwtvea in the same re treat with the common aim of avoid ing each other.'V - ' fU on should tali me your name sugswted Ethel, "wt could find oul If v mllJ th only two vk-ttms of Mrs. Bayard s matctimaaing erase. An.t nh the situation of its piquan cy ofcjoeted Chlsbolm. "No, Mla- Miss-eir-Mtss Ilmpl. I tnina w will enjoy a chat far morts because we ara not absolutely certain that pres ently we will emergs rrom our retreas only to be pounced upon by the ener getic Mrs. Bayard, thereupon to be in troduced to each other while the world -our little wnrid-looka on and smiles its commisvmtlon." ; tr. iiimrd meuiis well." deciareu Ethel, "bnt it Is dreadful the way she nr.nn.i intrtHtucIns neonle with a look that says. 'Now I have introduced you youug people I shall expect yu ,u b marrlrtt iuinietlltttely, because you are perfectly aulted to each other.' Every one finds such amusement In Mrs. Bayard's matchmaking tnai ner Tlctlma are marked persons, so they corns to hate tack other. , i 1 rf h wr content with mere Dints ii vnnM not b so bad."V continued Chlsholm comfortabb".. "bnt she had me over bere this morning 10 reu me that tonight I should meet my fats." "And she wrote me," explained Ethel "It seems that she has three sets of victims hero tonight, so as soon as I came I made straight for this flirtation nook. Mrs. Bayard be lieves in flirtation booths to runner tutr amiable ends, and it seemed a clever bit of satire to take refuge in one of her matrimonial traps." "I felt much the same way," asseni oA Chixhoim. "Of course some time in the course of the evening I shall bave to undergo tne ordeal, out i am trying to defer her Introduction uutll the Inst moment ThlH la th first time that I ever have been warned that I mast marry, whether or no, andwell, I don't sup pose that it would sound right to say that I am bashful but I don't seem ta fsncv the idea." ' "Which is ungrateful when Mrs. Bayard' goes to such trouble on onr eeonnt." reminded EtheL "Bbe elves three or four balls a year Just to 'bring nennle totrethcr.' as She expresses it" "Just as though the people would not And each other If let aloneT' comment ed Chlsholm, with a laugh. "Now, I can imagine that in nappier circum ntnnres I mlirht Whatr demanded EtheJ as Chls holm naused. "I was eoine to say." ne concluded. "that left to myself I might perhaps have carried out Mrs. Bayard's wishes through natural Impulse and not through a sense of duty. Ethel colored softly, at tne remark, for the meaning was not to be mis taken. Moreover, she suddenly re gretted the matchmaking propensities . . .... of her hostess, wmcn naa resuiiea in prejudicing the mind or this new found acquaintance against ber. I remember when I was a young ster in short trousers," reminisced Chlsholm, "that one day my fatber mixed a pall of whitewash, placed a brush beside it and gave me strict or ders not to whitewash the chicken coops because I did not have th requisite skill. Then be went down town, and I took chances on a thrash ing to prove that I could do it" "We always want to do the forma- den things," assented Ethel. "I sup pose we Inherit the trait from our flrst parents." i "It's human nature," agreed uiis holm. "Now. if Mrs. Bayard bad said. 'Above nil things, keep away from Mlss-er-Dlmples.' I should bave hunted up the Introduction the very first thing instead of running off to hide." "And then toti make my acquaint ance tho very flrst thing, Just the same," "But we are not certain, yon know," tilendefl rhlshnlm esirerly. "Yon said yourself that there were four other victims." "Jiut of course we are ona of the MlrR." insisted Ethel. "Perhaps not of the same pulr. It may be that through some nappy chance fnto has been permitted to Uike a hand and do things right." ' "If you would tell me who you are," suggested Ethel, "we could settle the matter." "And spoil it all," reminded Chls holm. "Then t shall ten you my name," de clared Ethel firmly. "I am"- ; "You are Ml8 Dimples for lust a HttlB whlld." nlewdsd the man. "All too soon tho awakening will come. t ut u anlov theso few minute With- nut iha thouuht that fate and Mr. Tiiirant si eiiiitrlvlna to luiike tie 1 hiinfiil ta each other." lf 1 am hateful"- mwsrestwJ I.tuol, rising:. "iKui't go," pleaded CUtuholm. "1 didn't mean It that way, you nr not hateful. You are a moat adorable d charming young woman. It Is only ft an merllable thing that you could be ! como-uot hateful, but' i "Irritating." auggvatcfl Ethel, reauiu- Jug her seat. "I suppose that when w are introduced I shall fuel same way about you." "Then you do not feel that way now J" he pressed. "Yen are not hnteful-yet." sh con ceded. "I think that I should like you If I were not certnlu that Mrs, Bayard la looking everywhere for ua to glv the detested Introduction." l "Then 'don't let OS I Introduced," pleaded Chlsliolm. "I mean not by our faoateM. Wa can get soma owe elo t introduca os, and when Mrs." Bayard sees us talking together shs will leave os alone." , "Perhaps that might bs done," imwii Kthel ttioiiirhtfnllv. "The only trouble l that so few hert know mo; It would be running a WsR to go tn search of an lntrodueer." "Then wa mlitht co and look for th dertl," hs completed unexpectedly as the palms wmcn screened int en trance parted and Mrs. Bayard swept In.' ' : -Thne vou arvM ah cried, shaking plump, roguish forefinger at tha pah". Mrs. Bayard would insist on being kit tenish In spite of 200 pounds of au too solid flesh. "I have been looking er nwhere for von two." she added, and Chlsholm groaned. Evidently they were one or Mrs. nayara s -pairs. " "l think it's a ahame," eonttimed the good lady. "There ara Mr. Wynne and Miss Maurcr flirting deierateiy. ami all the time I've been looking for you two to Introduce you to thorn." A gleam of luterest shone In Chls- holm's eyes. rwr Mrs. Bavard." be suggested. "don't you think that perhaps It would be well to let that lufatuatw coupia alone and rent content with introduc ing us to each other F villi. c,.M..nt Me rhUhnlm." re peated the hoategs, adding. "I am mire that you will Ilka Miss Maurer when you meet ber. Mr. Chlsholm." "I am oulta eonvtneed of that," as sented Chlsholm calmly. 1 am al ready very grateful to Miss Maurer for occupying Mr. Wynne's atten- Hons." There was no mtstaktns tb meaning and the mastery tn Chlsholm's tones, Mrs. Bayard turned and fled. Chls holm faced the blushing girl Rine it was fate and not Mrs. Bay ard who took an interest In our af fair." ha snld stirnlnrantiy. "I-tbat is -there is a good half hour befors the snpitfT dance. Let s spend the timo in irettlut better acooainted." Ana D at down agafn, this time on the bench beside ber, f. , , , ,. ,'; , . , awalaam.'ww im inc osiy mum powacr mauc ixcsa at s i Royal Grspe Cream c! Tartar ili A lk MADS FKOSU CKAJE5 jffflP ik Of greatest healthfulnegt and . , Kfttt -' v f it PURR '! 4 i HU Lady's TrsssM. fiarah. the flrst Duchess of Marlbor- iwirh whose temneatuous character larked mint of the ordinary graces of womanliness, was yet sincerely loved by the two persons who knew ner nesi -her husband, the Duke of Marlbor ough, and tbe "good" Queen Anne. Amnnff tha many pictures wnnn air. rritri-nriiM Mollov. the bloirrapher of the duchess, Incorporated In his "Life" is one which is not only lively, bnt eharmlna: , ; '-. On the death of the duk the duch ess found in a cabinet where he kept all that he most valued a mass of ber hair. Years before when he bad thwarted her in something sue re solved to mortify him, and; knowing timt hnr benutifui and abundant hair was a source of pride and delight to him. she bad it cut 07. Tbe shorn tresses were left In a room throuch which the duke must pass and in a place where be must see them, for whatever wariuorougn riM ho did thorouithly. But be came and went, saw and spoke to her and showed neither anger, sorrow nor eurorise. When he next quitted the bouse sne Mn tn hnr tresses, bnt they bad disappeared, and on consulting ber isu1lriiv ntnusi aha aflW how fooIUh ft thing she had done. But aha said noth ing about ber shorn locks, nor oiu we duke. She never knew what bad Da come of them until after tha death of the duke she found them among inose things which be bad held most pre cious,... ".(!":' How Oysters Drop Pearls. "Tbe peart oyster gives Its pearl to you as i pretty gin gives you whlto hnnd." said a Jeweler. "Did you vinb that iiba n ovster ooener In 111, .'A ...- . an eating bar, tbe fisher pried open the shell with 0 kniro ana weni juir blng about In the soft flesh? Oh, no -nothing so uupoctlcnt The oyster opens lis Hps auJ silently lets drop Its pearl. ' ' ' ' "The oysters,"., be explained, are brought In to port and are laid on sloping boards, mouths downwara. a few Inches below their mouths Is wa ter. In two or three days the oysters become dreadfully dry and thirsty. The water tantalises them. It in- ornnaon ihelr thlrnt. At last they 0PU tbelr shells, and if there are pearls within they roll forth and crop into Mia nnnn 'nf wit ice. That ia bow nearls are obtained. To open the oysters and search them Is a useless tans imu is never thought of at tho fisbcrles." ; Fast Freight Service ; DiIlKServlce,yu;!: , ' ' Vg,TH E A. 'C. ' R. ! R.1CO. mm 8- - '.'.:;I'v s'"i.t, Through merchandise Cars from Vortland to Astoria leave Portland at 0 p. m. Every Dy except Sun. day. All less than carload shipments delivered at Freight House before 4 p. ni. will arrive in Astoria "at fl;5o p. my.'. For further imformation call "on ' Q. B. JOHNSON, Qen'IAjgcnt A. & C. R. R. ' Uth St, Rsar Commarelal tt. . AITOMA. OREOOH. Jln Fsx, Pres. F. UBbhop, See. Astoria tavUigs !, Tfs i WtaVB I VJ w iVTi't ivsb, mm ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS -i tub t aTocT lUDnnvrn UC A I4 sTsWJ sswavsna-r ass Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers COMPLETE CANNSKY rUKHlllltU Cotraspondencs Solicited. . jJ Wtfitll FINANCIAL First National Bank of Astoria DIRECTORS Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor G. C. Fiavel J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon Capital $100,000 Surplus .......... .................... 25,000 Stockholders' Liability 100,000 r.HTAIILIHIIi:i) HHti, J. 0. A. BOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER. Assistant Cashier O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President FRANK PATTON, Cashier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $232X80 J Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Tims Dtpos '.s " Four Per Cent. Per Annum Eleventh and Duant Sis. - Astoria, Oregon U-UUJ'JUUUUJSJI! lUO-U-JU-l. SCANDINAVIAN-A AER;I CAN SAVINGS BANK ; ASTORIAilOREOON OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercedes All Other Consideration" i th:;'trent6 i .,. First-Class Liquors andLCigars Corner Commercial and 14th. C02 Commercial Street f , 'V :.... ASTORIA. OREGON Too Muoh Equality. ! "Why pro you so vexed, IrmarN ; "l am, so exuHpcriitcdl 1 attended the ' moctlnu of tlio Social BqunHty longue, nnd my parlor maid presldHd and hnd tlie nudnclty to call mc to order three ttmenl"-FUctcGDde Blatter. D ....FOE A.... VICTOR OR AN EDISON : PHONOGRAPH :!'"v;-:":;.-.:;.::.-)QoiTO(-,,v! V.--. Johnson Phonograph Oo m a ak m ...i .... ft . . i . if si It . . I'M. I SWT - I , Parlors Second Flonr Ovr SrboihfM ft Mattnn Co. T. F. LAUREN OWL DRUG STORE.