QAYOR RISE'S LAST
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SENDS IN A CHEERFUL AND
SENSIBLE DOCUMENT ON
REINS OF GOVERNMENT
v Hon. Herman Wise, on retiring
from the Mayoralty of Astoria, sent
the following brief and clever mes
sage in to his old colleagues, and it
was received, and filed, as all hi
document have been, with respect
and appreciation:
i Astoria, Ore., Jan. 4th,1909.
"Gentlemen of the Common Council:-"
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"The evidence, our work, is now a
matter of record; the people as the
jury will carefully weigh that evidence
and in due time render a jut verdict.
Let us hope that their verdict will be
S favorable one, " I am hopeful for a
tcrdict in our favor because I feel
that we have made a good fight, that
ear conscience is clear and our hands
are clean. We have good reasons for
anticipating a favorable verdict, not
only because of the progress made in
the material welfare of our city, but
also because Astoria has gained a
better name. A good name is just
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Herman Wise, Whose Terrj as Mayor his just been closed, wherein h
made an excellent Record.
as necessary astd as valuable to a
community as it is to an individual.
A precedent has been established
which no officer m?.y hereafter chang"
without incurring the disrespect of a '
trusting constituency.
"What of it if our motives have been
assailed and slanders hurled at us,,if
but one weak girl has been saved from !
falling or sorneones boy has been kept j
from seeing degrading sights; if there,
be only a single home made happier '
because the husband, father, sou or
brother,has saved his hard earned
wage and thereby brought more
comfort into that home, are we not
repaid a hundred fold? Does it not
feel good to be able to look without a
blush into the eyes of every virtuous
woman and grasp the hand of every
honest man without a tremor? Per
haps we have made some mistakes,
but Ere we not also human?
"Gentlemen: the reports of those
faithful officers, the city auditor and
treasurer, will show the condition of
our city in detail. I think it would be
unseemly for me to suggest plans for
me to suggest plans for the future
government of the city. My honor
able successor has both the experience
and ability to suggest plans for a
successful administration." It only
remains for me to thank you for the
courtesies and consideration shown
me. I must also thank the newspa
pers, here and elsewhere, for the sup
port given. To the gentlemen who
are about to assume the solemn duties
of public life I say welcome, and may
their responsibilities ' weigh lightly
upon them. In this connection let
me make a suggestion: Never forget
the people who trust in you and al
ways remember your oath of office.
During the most trying period of my
career as mayor, when conditions not
of my own making, made life seem a
burden, when I spent many weary
days and sleepless nights, I one day
eame across the cath of office in the
city charter.. As I read, my mind
cleared instantly, my conscience
seemed to gain a wonderful strength,
and from that moment I went auoi.t
mv duties without fear. Therefore 1
wish to advice my fellow citizens who
.tie about 10 assume the reins Of gov
ernment, to try this simple retneiiy.
Whenever doubts, fears or troubles
overtake you, do as you did on thai
proud day when first sworn in:
Raise your right hand to God and re
prat'I do, solemnly swear that 1
will support the constitution of the
United States and of this state and
that I will, to the best of my ability,
faithfully perform the duties of my
office, so help me God
if vou care to heed this advise, gam
ed from experience, your labor will
seem lighter, your conscience will
'feel a ivew delight and your constitu
ents will have reason to feel grateful.
When you uphold, protect and defeml
their laws, you uphold, and defend
the people's rights and their firesides.
"And now, let , mc thank all the
people for their great confidence and
for having made me their servant for
a lime and their debtor forever. If
1 have pleased the people, I am hap
py. If I have erred, I ask them to
cover my shortcomings with the
mantle of charity,
"Lastly, I declare my unbounded
faith in the people, for people are
Gods noblest work; blessed be there
fore, "the people."
"HERMAN WISE, Mayor."
A Religious Author's Statement
For several years 1 was afflicted
with kidney trouble and last winter
1 was suddenly stricken with a severe
:;ain in my kidneys and was confined
'o bed eight days, unable to get up
without assistance. My urine con
tained a thick white sediment and I
passed same frequently day and
night. I commenced taking Foley's
Kidney Remedy, and the pain grad
ually abated and finally" ceased and
my urine became normal. I cheer
fully recommend Foley's Kidney
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AstoriaTheatre
SUNDAY
JANUARY loth
CHAS. H. YALE CO.
28th Annual Oblation
The Everlasting
Devil's
Auction
Extraordinary Spectacle
Su'w-'t Scen'C Investituft"!
4 Baby" hlephants in N ati ve
Jnngle Dance
Large Company
Extravagantly Costumed
Grand Transformation Scene,
"ARMOR"
"Best Ever" '
"Every Feature New This Year"
Prices 50 cents to $1.50
THE MORNING ASTOIUAN. ASTORIA,
FUGITiVEJPAR BUOYS
Rescuing These Stray "Sticks"
Is Perilous Work.
SIGNSOARDS OF CHANNELS.
Hew The MsHntrV Quid Art An
chored and How They Somttlmw
Break Away ni Are Hunted Down
fcy the LlgMheuee Servlee Tender,
Whan tbo winter galea bagta to blow,
the tender of th Ibrbtbouee aerrk1
turn their steins toward northern seas
to boat stray spar buoy. Ot all th
wort ot tb eoaat patrol tuts, perhaps,
la tb most exposed to danger. Pulling
these "signboards" out of tb aea or
mitt in theta over aid la Ilk "yank.
tag" spiles with a ton derrick on
heating platform.
Although passenger in th boat
that ply th waters of New York har
bor, Long Island sound and other wa
terways along th coast set many
spar buoys, they give them llttl
thought With tb man at th wheel
It la different Color, ebap and slse
give him volumes of Information, and
be look upon th spar buoy as an In
ralusbl guide.
In the government Inventories they
ar Hated as "sticks," although they
are sometimes sixty feet long. They
sr anchored la th bed of a river or
harbor channel, their "up nds" paint
ed to such a way as to Indicate to th
observer th formation of th bottom.
On the margin of government charts
explanatory notes tell one that vessels
approaching a harbor from tb so
should leave red buoys with even
numbers on the right and black, with
odd number on the left aid of chan
nels. , Black and white striped buoys,
tb stripe running perpendicularly,
mean an obstruction in the channel,
with room to get by on either side.
If balls or caatss ornament the "up
ends" It means a turning point, the
color and number Indicating the course.
These, sticks are put down wltn heavy
Iron anchors and sometimes great
stone weights. One would suppose that
so fixed they never coma get away, um
thev do. and It la a iob to flud inein.
Ice floes break their cables and some
times crush the sticks; storms pull
rhom 1vmw and shins in th fog or
darkness foul them and tear them from
their hold on the bottom. Not infre
quently ships use them, as moorings,
although this Is forbidden..
There are instances where the an
chors of a spar buoy have been secure
enough to hold against Ice pressure snd
in a narrow channel cause a dangerous
Jam. But such esses are few, for
when this happens tb weight of tb
ice usually becomes so great as to fore
the buoy under, and the pack elides on.
If tb fce pack gets under the buoy
so as.to lift It there is only one result
th parting of the cable. Then off
starts the spar upon a Journey maybe
of thousands of miles, perhaps of only
one or two. It may fetch np on the
nearest shore, and It may drift to the
coast of Europe or Into the southern
seas. On the Irish coast today is one
which traveled there In six weeks from
New York harbor. It was presented
to the British aovernment by the Unit
ed States and now floats off the coast
on which it stopped after its long At
lantic Journey.
If It is a long chase to find the stray
buoys it is evens more difficult task to
recover the anchors left behind by the
fugitive spars. Tenders that sail out
of the harbor have a derrick and tackle
rigged In front of the pilot house, with
a donkey engine to lift and poll. The
location of every buoy Is marked on
the charts to a degree, so it Is not diffi
cult to find the desired position. The
wrinm business Is dratraing for the
anchor and after grappling with It to
hoist It aboard ship. Here tne oonxey
engine comes Into play. , Another bas
ard Is to pnll a spar bnoy aboard. If a
sea happens to be running the captain
of the tender has to use extreme care.
Should a big roller get under him and
suddenly tighten the lifting chains
either they would give way or the
weight would come np too fast, th
crew in either case being placed In
Jeopardy of their lives.
Rut the risk these men ran Is all In
the day's work. To them a Job In a
seaway on a lee snore is regaraea as
no more monotonous task than repaint
ing a row of buoys on land. New York
Poet. '
Th Brevity ef'Battarst
It was In Ballarat that Mark Twain
found the local language so puzzling
at first, th good people of the plac
deeming life too short to dawdle In
their talk.
The mayor called on the American
humorist and laconically said "K'm."
Then when Mark Twain gave blm a
cigar be simply said "Q."
Subsequent inquiry revealed that
these terms were Ballaratese for ''wel
come" and "thank you." London
Chronicle.
Hailed.
"Does that young woman hall from
Boston V - .
"Yes," answered the western youth
thoughtfully, "that expresses the Idea
precisely. She halls from Boston. I
was never before overtaken by euch
a heavy downfall of Intellectual ice."
j ' Man, Poor Manl :
Mrs. Flutter Mrs. Crabapple aays
her husband klsaes her goodby every
morning of his life. Mr. Flutter I of
ten wondered what gave blm that sour
expressions-Smart Bet " ''
Death bangs over the while thou
Hvest, while it Is In thy power to b
good. Aurellus
AMUSEMENTS
"HOUSE OF BONDAGE," " I
After complimenting txtendtdly
and in detail "The House of Bond
age" as a dramatic work, tha' Minne
apolis Journal hat the following to
say of Florence Robert and her
company, who will appear In the
above-named play at the theatre to
morrow night. xx-,
"The House of Bondage" affords
opportunity for a quartet of fine play
ers to achieve as many strong char
acterisations. These are ao nearly
equal In value that Florence Roberts,
the titular itar, aheds a light scarcely
brighter than that emanating from
her accomplished colleagues. Misi
Roberts brings a finished artistry to
her portrayal of the woman who sui
ters and through renunciation, chas
tens her soul Thurlow Bergen gives
a clear and appellant impersonation
of a man who i$ stronger than he
who taketh a city.' Arthur Forrest
contributes the most Individual char
acterisation as the keen lawyer and
member of parliament, while Ann
Warrington is most satisfying at the
fourth character. Mary Bert rand is
very charming and Hallet Bosworth
contributes a fine sketch at a Swiss
country doctor.
"GREAT DIVIDE.
Stay-at-homei who have not visit
ed New York City during the past
two years, will soon have an oppor
tunity to discuss intelligently the
greatest dramatic success of the past
decade with their most fortunate
neichbors who have had the advant-
ane of a Broadway view of "The
Great Divide" during the two years'
run in the metropolis, for William
Vaughn Moody's vividly vital Amer
ican drama is to be presented at the
Astoria Theatre next Friday under
the direction of Henry Miller, who
produced and presented "The Great
Divide" at hit Princess Theatre and
later at Daly't Theatre, New York,
where it attained a recorr-breakin
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Florence Roberts as "Lady Joan"
run of over 500 performance!.
"BABES IN TOYLAND."
"Babes In Toyland" will visit the
Attoria, Theatre on Saturday January
9 appearing at the Attoria Theatre,
This it one of the sterling events of
the dramatic season. Hamlin and
Mitchell, outran all of their brother
producers In presenting original idejs
in the production o -, tbit beautiful
nlav founded on the fairy story of
"The -Babes in the Woods." The
most talented scenic artists the world
knows made the scenic production,
while the greatest living, composer,
Victor Herbert, wrote tuneful airs
for the beautiful lyrics from the pen
of the gifted Glen MacDonough. And
it it to the credit of Julian Mitchell,
that he staeed the little army of en
tertainers who make up the story.
"DEVIL'S AUCTION.
Manager Charles H. Yale says the
"Devil's Auction" is the best paying
piece of theatrical property in Amer
ica, and gives the following reasons
to substantiate the claim:
OREGON.
It has been ou the road continu
ously for 27 tcatont; it hat always
pleased itt many thousands of pa
trons throughout Ihe country; It
hat alwayt been kept up to the timet
with novelties and Innovations milk
ing it each teaton a new perform
ances, simply retaining the old name
t a trade-mark; it "hat never patent
ed anything to offend and cattrt to
the ladies and children. The thea
tre going public are always ture of
enjoying a pleasant evening's enter
tainment and teeing what the man
agement advertise.
The one reason why everybody
should see it this year Is that the
28th edition of the "Devils Auction"
it new In itt entirety. Manager Han-
tin of the Astoria Theatre givet his
personal guarantee that the "Devil's
Auction" it one, of if not the best,
attractions he hat booked for this
teaton..
THE DONALD STOCK CO.
The popular Donald Stock Com
pany which returns for an indefinite
engagement at the Btkeronian Thea
tre, starting Monday, January 11, U
too well kuown to the theatre-going
peopta of Astoria to go into any
lengthy details regarding their popu
larity, as it it the tame organisation
that held the boards here last season
for 153 consecutive performance! and
no doubt they will be received with
open armt when they renew their ac
quaintancrt next Monday night. Of
course there are a few new facet
among the membcrt of the company
this season and Mr. Donald states
that hit compay it better than ever
and that each and every artut it a
star in hit or her line. The company
is well balanced and capable of giving
the patron of the Bakeronian a much
better class of playt than ever before.
New scenery is being bull for each
and every production and all the
plays will be artistically mounted
The opening playt announced It the
beautiful rural comedy drama entitled,
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in "The House of Bondage
"Just Plain Folks" a companion play
to "The Old Homestead," "Way
Down East," etc, with plenty of
comedy intermingled with pathos.
The story of the play is a beautiful
picture of the conditions and envious
nei of an old Maine farm with the
unscrupulous adventurer being balked
by the honesty, and simplicity of hon
est farm folks. Gerald Blake had
married Cecil Dare not with the love
that a pure man gives to a good worn
an but with the mcrcinery idea of se
curing her property left to her by the
late Wilord pare, her father, and
when she discovers the deception that
has been practiced upon her and
find) that her husband is not the man
she had thought him to be she leaves
hit home and takes out for the farm
community where her father had lived
before her and in this way arrives it
the farm of Hiram Ridley where the
good and honest people whom her
father had learned to love and trust
throw the arm of protection and love,
around her even before they , know
that she is any thing else than a
stranger in a strange land and suc
ceeded in not only saving the proper-
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AMUSEMENTS.
AstoriaTheatre
P, M. Uanlln, Ltttr and Manager
Friday, Jan. 8
HENRY MILLER,rrcnts
"Tlie
Great
Divide"
'The Long Awaited Great Ameri
can Play" New York Tress.
BY
WM. VAUGHN MOODY
A produced at the rrlnceiw and
Paly'i Theatres and Academy of
Music, New York, for more than
500 times. ' y
PRICES . 50, 75, $1.00, 1.50
. Box Offices Open January 7
....ASTORIA
Saturday, Jan. 9
The PREMIER MUSICAL EVENT OP THE YEAR
Victor Hcrbct & Glen MacDonough's
Phenomenal Musical Extravaganza Success
Among the Talented Cast you will find .
Eddie Redway as Alan Cut Tlxley at ..Marmadukc
(The Original Cinger Bread Man) j0hn F. Ward at Barnaby
Kellie Lynch at .........Jane Wi HlHer .,(Th roymlkCr
(Late with Cinger Bread Man) ..... . ... ,,.
Helen McLeod a .Tom Tom Ida W,rd " Mr- P'pcf
Last Season with Cinger Bread Man All of the Great Original Catt
Beth Tate1 as Contrary Mary .
(Late Trlma Donna with II. W.
Savage) BABES IN TOYLAND
May Burdock, Gertude Lawrence and the best singing
Chorus ever on tour
Aided by Their Own Orchestra
BIO BEAUTY CHORUS. Box Office Open Eridayjan 8
fecial:
AT
Jewel Theatre
Begining
Monday, Jan. 4, 5, 6, & 71
:tlie Great
' :i " AT THE
..BAKERONIAN THEATRE..
Commencing Monday, Jan. 11th two weeks.. . ,
"engagement of ,, ""-h v i'
THE DONALD STOCK CO. J
. The Opening Performance "Just Plain Folks"
Prices 15, 25 and 35c. Moving Pictures all this week
ty which her father had left her but
also in balking the designs , of Gerald
Blake and to the termination of ids
evil life at the bands of hit accom
plice, and fiaining for Cecil Dare the
love of a pure and honest man, Arthur
Ridley, the eldest son of her father's
life-long friend, Hiram Ridley.
' Taken all in all. it will prove to be
one of the most pleasing playt ever
produced In this city.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1900.
Astoria Theatre
WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 6th
JOHN CORT, Presents
The Pre-Emincnt
American Artist
FLORENCE
ROBERTS
and a Company of. Per
fect Players in the Sue
cess of . Her . Career
1 10 ii ill"
By Suymour Obkruer
' Box Office open Tues
day January 5th, 1909
PRICES: 50, 75. $1, $1.50
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