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THE WEATHER
Oregon and Washington Rain in
.west; rain or snow in east; colder ex
cept on coast
; MAYOR SMITH'S MESSAGE.
: Hon. A. M. Smith has been duly in
ugorated as Mayor of the City of
Astoria, and has presented to the
council and the public, his first' ol
ficial message as such officer. It is
Suite lengthy, and contains some ex
cellent and pertinent suggestions,
most of which the Morning Astorian
las been uttering and reiterating for
the past three years, and which now
find emphasis in the Mayor's tenta
tive confession of their necessitous
enactment
Chief among the important items
touched noon by Mayor Smith are
the frankly admitted facts of an ac
cess of public indebtedness and the
certainty of a deficit pending, and to
come; a situation he has the good
tense to declare, and to advise the
redemption of through a course of
sharp economy on the part of the
council and the departmental officers.
Just how sincere this advice is, and
just how effective it will be, remains
to be seen. The Mayor attempts to
find a morsel of comfort in the un
tenable conclusion that the property
the city owns and the property it has
presumptive lien upon through the
delinquencies of certain citizens who
.have failed to pay their street im
provement assessments, serves as as
sets against the public obligations oi
the city, when he knows, as all well
informed lawyers know, that such
property rights do not, in law, stand
as legal assets at all; but, be this as
it may, his stand for economy is well
taken and the people will hail his
veto of any and all extravagance
most heartily.
He proposes to avoid all "unneces
sary and reckless projects" in the
matter of street improvements and
confine the operations in this behalf
to those which "are urgently requir
ed," a doctrine that will be appreciat
ed in exact ratio with its observance.
He proposes an occupation tax as an
expedient for the raising of more
revenue; but before he gets through
with it he will find, as all other cities
of this size that have attempted it
have found, that it is fallacious, and
practically useless.
He has the frankness to admit, at
this somewhat late day, that his pat
measure, the beawall Bill contains
some objectionable features," -and
suggests that when it shall have been
shorn of them, it may be again sub
mitted to the people, along with the
"Port of Astoria" bill, which he
claims is technically inoperative; he
is equally candid in regard to the
'All's Wrong"
! when the stomach is out of
' order. Food disagrees, head
is confused, bowels are slug
i gish, the liver torpid and the
''nerves unstrung. Get your
stomach right, and pull your
jself together with a dose or
j two of
SSeechamtt
Nature's remedy for all those
sick conditions that aff ect the
digestive organs. A reliable
medicine for acute indigestion,
dyspepsia, heartburn, acid
stomach, constipation and bil
ious attacks. Beecham's Pills
act promptly, and restore
healthy tone to the organs. A
few doses, as needed, and
"All's Right"
J;i fex with full directions 10c. tni 25c
raising of the grades of the streets
bfore any extensive and logical im
provements can be made with safety
and success; but he might have saved
his candor in relation to the Seawall
measure, since that is a dead issue
until this city is in infinitely better
condition than it is now, and no spec
ial election will be tolerated for an
instant on a proposition that can be
dispensed with as easily as that can;
the laches with regard to the Fort
bill may be adjusted in court, if it
becomes necessary; and the grades
will be taken care of all in due time.
His proposition to establish a poor
farm or a workhouse or a rock-crush
er, for the employment of the help
less poor of Astoria, is too ridiculous
to notice; there are no helpless poor
iji Astoria, and unless he wants such
an institution as an annex to the city
jail, wherein to work the idle delin
quents, and save the city some of the
cost of their maintenance, there is no
sense nor virtue in the suggestion,
which is too ambiguous for definite
treatment The people will not stand
for any more costly municipal appur
tenances, if the Astorian has any jus
tifiable estimate of the public temper.
The Mayor very deliberately slurs
the moral conditions of the city and;
thinks "they are generally satisfac
tory," a quiesence that is well under
understood here, and which early de
velopments are likely to confirm. A
point on which the Morning Astorian
will have much more to say, espec
ially as to the gambling element, as
the days go by.
The message is that of a politic
ian; it has no business quality to it
and was written, apparently, to
square himself with certain factions
he knows to be aggressively "for
nmst his open town predilections
it is transparently a plea tor a sus
pension of public judgment, until he
can feel his way to the exploitation
of policies unhinted at in the docu
ment; whatever of tacit commitment
it contains having been conceded
the imperative demand of taxpayers
that will not stand for very much
more in the way of flagrant official
folly.
It may as well be understood now,
as later, that the Morning Astorian
will honestly and frankly endorse
every clever and helpful thing Mayor
Smith shall do as the city's executive
critcize and fight, and champion the
public's prerogative, whenever occa
sion arises. It is not predisposed a
gainst the Mayor or the Council, as
things stand, nor will it cultivate any
untoward spirit of opposition; but
knowing what is does of the temp
eramental conditions here, it reserves
the right to stay in the open and
scrap for the right, as the public
sees it, until the popular will is re
spected here far more than it has
been in the past.
You Are Not Getting the Best for Your Money
XSK YOUR GROCER
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UNDERSTANDABLE BOOKS.
it a city is entitled to any one
thing more than another it is a clear
and understandable set of books in
which is recorded its financial opera
tions and balances. According to the
report of the gentlemen last engaged
to expert the books of Astoria, the
city ledger, the very core-record of
its money and warrant accounts, is
so ambiguous as to defy the intelli
gent training of these men and they
frankly so report it. What more em
phatic plea can be urged for the in
stant and thorough analysis of the ac
counts and records of the city than
this?
That those ambiguities are due to
confusion, to changing law, to un
certainties of responsiblity; to incon
gruities of service, or report, or re;-
ord; mistakes, misinformation, or
other admissable causes, all are will
ing to admit, in deference to the well
known ability and honesty of the
officers who have had charge of these
things, and the necessity for a com
prehensive and exhaustive experting
of the books is as essential in this
behalf as in the larger claim of pub
lic confidence and assurance.
SiiRY OF CLATSOP
C0U.1TY
MR. SHERMAN'S RECAPITULA
TION SHOWS MANY INTER
ESTING FIGURES.
W. A. Sherman, the county treas
urer, yesterday announced a summary
of the accounts of his office for the
half year ending December 31, 1908,
and the figures are of interest to all
taxpayers. The entire recapitulation
is as follows:
Receipts.
Balance on hand, July. "08.. $47,498.34
Received from Sheriff, taxes
1907 16,160.19
Received from Sheriff, de
linquent taxes 294.09
Received from Sheriff, pen
alty and interest U1S.97
Received from Sheriff, ex
cess of taxes 31.55
Received from Sheriff, fees
of office 315.75
Reeived from Clerk, fees of
office 2310.05)
Received from Clerk, re
demption fees 53.47
Received from Justice and
Circuit court, fines . 602.50
Received from Road Supt,
poll tax 900.00
Received from Road Dist
No. 4, poll tax 58.35
Received from Road Dist
No. 5, poll tax 67.50
Received from State Treas
urer, State apportionment 3,595.20
Received from Co. School
Superintendent, fees 53.00
Received from C. S. Dow,
excess appropriation 285.3"
Received for sale old furni
ture and lumber 27.35
Received for sundry small
items 5.70
IN 300 SECONDS
OR FIVE MINUTES LATER ALL
INDIGESTION GOES.
Don't Spend Another Miserable
Hour With Stomach Trouble When
Certain Relief is so Handy Dia
pepsin Digests All Foods and
Stops Fermentation.
Total receipts $26,476.07
Total 73,974.41
Disbursements.
Paid general fund warrants. $22,414.00
Paid interest on same 863.64
Paid court house warrants.. 1,454.54
Paid interest on same 24.87
Paid special road fund war
rants 20,763.90
Paid Astoria road fund war
rants 406.00
Paid County School Appor
tionment orders ......... 10,214.35
Paid County School library
fund 410.52
Paid special tax to school
districts ; , .............. 4,641.34
Paid special tax cities and
towns 2.474.W5
Miserable is the man or woman
who suffers from the dread Indiges
tion or Dyspepsia. There are fee
diseases which create sucn misery,
long drawn-out suffering, as Indiges
tion. It pursues them before meals;
they take it to bed with them. It is
with :hem wher ever they go, though
Indigestion is the simplest disease of
all to cure.
Tell such afflicted ones, dear read
er, of Pape's Diapepsin; urge the
sufferer to go any Pharmacy here
and give 50 cents for a case. Such a
sufferer would ever bless you, be
cause five minutes after taking there
would be more Indigestion, no feel
ing tike a lump of lead in the Stom
ach, or Heartburn, or fullness and
discomfort, no Belching of Gas or
Eructations of Sour food, Debilitat
ing Headach, Nausea, water urasti
and other symptoms of a sour, dis
ordered stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin will digest any
thing you eat without the aid of the
Stomach.
Diapepsin is a wonderful Stomach
purifier and splendid to keep the in
testines clean and fresh then your
food will not ferment and poison
your breath with nauseous odors.
Diapepsin will rest the stomach
and increase the gastric juices this -s
what is mostly needed more anJ
better digestive juices and no Gas
then Indigestion and all stomach
trouble will go.
Each 50 cent case contains suffi
cient to usually thoroughly cure the
most chronic dyspeptic.
Cold Weather Specials
Now is the time to lay in your ,upply
of beverages for the winter months
i Vigoral Beef Tea $2.50 per jug
Fluid beef in tubes 50c per dozen, high
grade Rock and Rye and all other stan
dard bottle goods at the most reason
able prices. :
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
Phone 1881. 689 Commercial St.
Importers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Fast Freig'ht vService
Dally Service Via
THE A. QX C. R. R. CO. '
Through merchandise Cars from Portland to Astoria
leave Portland at 6 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
0:5o p. m. For further imformation call on
0. B. JOHNSON, OenM Agent A. & CR.' R.
12th St, near Commercial St ASTORIA, OREGON.
Joksi Fox, Pres. F. U Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings s Treat
neuoa iroyer, vice-rres. ana supt
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ...
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FITVNTlWin
Correspondence Solicited. . . Foot of Fonrtk Street
. Total disbursements ...$63,668.12
Balance on hand 10,306.29
Warrants Called and Not Presented.
General fund warrants- and
interest $1,313.74
Court House fund warrants
and interest . . 1,819.95
Total available cash $7,172.f0
W. A. SHERMAN,
County Treasurer.
That this examination of the books
should be done by an outsider, one
tterly untrammelled by affiliation,
interest, or personal concern, need
not be urged here. It is so univer
sally the rule as to preclude argu
ment of any kind. In fact, any insist
ance that it be done by local experts
is liable to be misconstrued in dero
gation both of the home accountant
and of those who plead too hard for
such a course.
With a public ledger that baffles
scrutiny no time should be lost bv
the Council in getting down to the
real facts absorbed in its confessed
confusion. ,
Card of thanks.
I desire to return my heartfelt
thanks to Dr. Pilkington who oper
ated on me for appendicitis and cured
me; also to Mr. Grundholm of the
Eagle drug store for his kindness,
and to Mrs. Maggie Barry, my school
teacher who visited me every day.
The sisters at the hospital gave me
every kindness within their power
and I desire to thank them and as
sure one and all, that their kindness
is appreciated.
LUM CHACK.
Lame Shoulder Cured.
Lame shoulder is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles and Quick
ly yields a few applications of
Chamberlains pain balm. Mrs. r.
W. McElwee, of Boistown, New
Brunswick, writes: "Having been
troubled for some time with a pain in
my shoulder, I decided to give Cham
berlain s pain balm a trial, with the
result that I got prompt relief." For
sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists.
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JANUARY TIDE TABLE.
JANUARY 1909.
High Water. I A.M.
Date.
Friday ....
Saturday .
SUNDAY
Monday
Tuesday ..
Tuesday ..
Wednesday
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Saturday ,
SUNDAY .
Monday ..
Tuesday 12
Wednesday ...13
Thursday .....14
I'riday 151
Saturday 16
... 41
... 5
... 5
... 6
... 7
... 81
... 9
...10
11
8:321 8.4
9:251 8
10:16 9.0
11:05 9.1
0:38 7.1
11:46 9.2
h, m. ft.
.17
.18
.19,
.20
.20
.21
,.221
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Monday ,.
Tuesday ,.
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday ,
frriday ....
Saturday 23
SUNDAY ,...24
Monday 25
Tuesday 26
Wednesday ...27
Thursday 28
Friday ..29
Saturday 30
SUNDAY ....31
1:22
2:001
2:35
3:08
3:40
4:10
4:45
5:20
6:00
6:471
7:43
8:38
9:34
10:25j
0:05
11:151
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2:15
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5:08
6:001
6:55
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8:551
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9:451
10:50
11:47
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7.3
7.3
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6
6.6
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12:28
1:05
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2:20
2:55
3:35
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9:04
10:15
11:15
12:06
12:55
1:45
2:34
3:26
4:24
5:28
6:44
8:08
9:33
10:46
9.1
8.8
8.5
8.1
7.7
7.2
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6.2
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.9
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9.7
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6.6
6.2
6.2
6.4
JANUARY 1909.
Low Water. (A.M. p. M,
Date. h. m.
Friday 1 2:18
Saturday 2 3:20
SUNDAY .... 3 4:22
Monday 4 5:17
Monday 4 5:17
Wednesday ... 6 6:55
Thursday 7 7:35
Ff'day Si 8:15
Saturday . .... 9 8:54
SUNDAY ....10 9:32
Monday 11 10:16
Tuesday 1210:55
Wednesday ...1311:40
Thursday 141
Friday 15 0:07
Saturday 16 1:02
SUNDAY ....17 2:05
Monday 18 3:17
Tuesday 19 4:25
Wednesday ...20 5:26
Thursday 21 6:20
Friday 22 7:10
Saturday 23 8:00
-SUNDAY ....24 8:52
Monday .25 9:45
Tuesday 26 10:37
Wednesday ...2711:37
Thursday 28
Friday ...29 0:38
Saturday .....30 1:44
SUNDAY ....31 2:58
ft.
2.
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3.3
3
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3
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3.1
3.5
3.81
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3.7
3.4
3.1
2.7
2.31
2.0
1
1.5
2
3.1
3.5
h. m.
3:35
4:351
5:30
6:15
6:15
7:36
8:14
8:45
9:16
9:48
10:15
10:451
11:22
12:40
1:42
2:50
3:48
4:45
5:35
6:20
7:06
7:50
8:34
9:18
10:02
10:461
11:38
12:45
1:58
3:12
4:16
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NAME MEANS SOMETHING.
When A. E. Petersen built tod
named the "Modern" barber shop, he
meant that it should stand for whst
It wss called. .No patron has misted
a single ftsture of the modern ton
sorlal parlor rt that faouit: and ever
new device In the way of perfect
comfort and service la constantly add
ed as It develops. The latest Is an
expert bootblack, the best In the
business; qualification that makes '
his employment really aaodern.
&fie Quelle
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Opposite (he Bafceronlan
HOT
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EVERY EVENING
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PROPRIETRESS
V.
Nature provides
bst one
CALIFORNIA
It is the natural winter
home of many thou
sands of the world's
best people. Under the
gentle influence of its
mild winter climate,
every amusement and
recreation abounds,
bathing, boating, fish
ing, driving; such pic
nics, psrties and "Jolll-fications."
G0 TO:
Los Angeles, Paso
RoMes Hot Springs, .
Hotel del Monte, San
ta Barbers, San Diego,
Santa Monica, Venice,
Long Beach, Santa
Crur, or a score of
similsr resorts and you
will find health, con
genial surroundings,
hospitable associates,
faultless accommoda
tions and numberless
attractions and conveniences.
The O.R. Co.
The Southern Padilc Co.
Makes inexpensive round
trip excursion rates to California.
A six months stopover
ticket Portland to
LosAngeles and return
is $55.00
Corresponding rates are in
effect to other points.
We 'have some very distinc
tive literature covering Cali
fornia's winter resorts, and
will take pleasure in giving
you all of the information
and assistance at our command.
For tickets, sleeping car reser
vations, etc., call on, tele
' graph, or write
WM. McMURRAY, Gen. F.ssl
Agfc Portland, Oregon.
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