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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1909)
THE MORNING ASTOUIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1909. j T.StorePeV.. Ladies von r ,r r., HIVE FOR Women UJSIDl I Great Reductions in DressGoods You will find these specials on first coun ter the Dress Goods Counter Reduction of. lO per-eent on Outing Ginghams and Domesties J''.'- lO per-cent Off , on Notions, Corsets, Hosiery and Underwear OCEAN, BAR, BAY, DOCK AND RIVER The Lorline laid here at her dock or 24 hours rather than face the gale which raged all of night before last and yesterday. Captain Johnson de clared yesterday, that bad as be wanted to make time the safety of the vessel and her people were infi nitely tnore to him than any schedule that was ever devised, a sentiment which any rational man will confirm, especially in matters that have to do with ships and steamers and storms. She got away last evening shortly after 5 o'clock with good business above and below stairs. The steamer AUiance entered port yesterday, from Coos waters, with k good line of business in the freight and passenger departments,' and after a brief stay at the Callender dock, went on up the river. It is reported that the Alliance is "to be equipped jrith aa up-to-date wireless service as soon as it can be done; a departure that will materially assist her in her short coast circuit, and benefit every body in touch with her. The steamer Sue H. Elmore, with her hold chock full of general merch andise and her cabins full of eager passengers, is yet in port awaiting a subsidence of the strong nor'easter that has prevailed here since Tuesday morning. - It is the intention of Cap tain Schroeder to depart for Tilla mook at 6 ocloclc this morning if there is any chance in the world to do so with safety. , -, The Callender steamers , Vanguard, Jordan and Mayflower were taken over into Young's Bay yesterday and moored there until the nor'east gale goes down and they can lie at their berths without hammering themselves to flinders. The big and handsome steamer T. J. Potter of the 0. R. & N. fleet is doing good service in place of the Hassalo on the Astoria-Portland ran, while the latter is undergoing re- shafting up at Portland. She is one of the standing favorites on the Columbia. The steamer Eureka arrived in yesterday from Eureka, Cat, well laden with general cargo and stopped at the Callender dock to nnload a big lot of it, and then proceeded up stream with the balance. The steamer Homer is due down from np river points today, outward bound. She is loaded this trip for Port Costa, at the head of San Fran cisco Eay. The steamer Thomas L. Wand cleared from this port yesterday for San Francisco,"; with, 675,000 feet of good Oregon lumber taken on at Rainier. . ' The big liner Numantia, under the pilotage of Captain Pease, arrived down yesterday, deeply laden for the Orient, and will leave out this morn ing on her long voyage. The schooner Endeavor is due down the river today, lumber laden for San Pedro, Cal. Brave Fire Laddies often receive severe bums, putting out fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve and forget them. It soon drives out pain. For Burns, Scalds, Wounds, Cuts and Bruises its earth's greatest healer. 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Standard Oil Company (Incorporated) A ParkerHouse Under New Management On January 1st the Parker House will be re-opened under Management of Durham G Dibble As a first class hotel We invite your patronage. Dining room guaranteed to'be the best conducted in the city. Call and get our rates. Bar in Connection. Satisfaction Guaranteed. A "TEAPOT TEOPEST" OlERill AN ANGRY CITIZEN ARRAIGNS THE ASTORIAN IN ITS OWN COLUMNS UNNECESSARILY, We are publishing the following tirade out of sheer respect for V. P. O'Brien, and not from any conviction that he has a grievance against this paper, nor that we have transgressed any rule of decent journalism or the ethics of good-will and courtesy. In singling out the paragraph from the report, we did so because of its peculiar pertinence at this time as showing an existing condition of af fairs at once unusual, and challenging the interest of every taxpayer. The mere fact that an important record of the city was in such hopeless state as to baffle so shrewd a bookkeeper as Mr. O'Brien, left no rational mind free of the correlative assumption that the blundering had been perpetuated to a certain extent - and should be looked after. The editorial in question assailed neither the examiners nor the officers now in charge of. the records of As toria; it simply laid a predicate for the further experting of the books and quoted from a report upon an ana lagous proceeding, as we had a per fect right to do; and the lengthy and heated explanation entered into by Mr. O'Brien does not relieve the am biguity suggested one little bit. The fact remains that the city ledger, cov ering a certain period of time, was so blunderingly handled as to leave un usually clever men non-plussed upon their own straight and ample confes sion. And their admission was se lected as a fundamental plea for the re-experting of this, and alt other rec ords. . t. s.- -i . We are not quarreling with W. P. O'Brien nor anyone ties over this matter; the council may, and wilt, do as it pleases in this important prem ise; and while we regret to have ex cited our good friend out Alderbrook way, we have no apologies to make, nothing to retract, and no "unfair ness" to make good. If our claim that the books should be experted by an "outsider" is taken by the gentleman as a discriminating allusion to his capacity for the work, that is his own silly conclusion and he may make the most of the dis agreeable assumption, as we waive all sponsibility of such crass and unrea sonable determination on his part We do insist upon the work going to the hands of a man who is not bound by intimate, social, political and busi ness relations with half the people in the city, and unhampered by hi 'friends' friends." This demand made in the public interest, no mat ter whose feelings may be hurt. This paper is not here to mince matters upon any personal basis whatever; we are endeavoring to bring about a re suit that will set at rest all doubts as to exact financial condition of this city in the way prescribed for all large communities, the way invariably fol lowed elsewhere. A good bookkeepe is one thing, and an expert account ant is another. Astoria's books have never been exhaustively experted that anyone knows of. Mr. O'Brien's article reads at fol lows: "Astoria, Or., ajn. S, 1909, "Editor The Astorian: "Under the caption 'Wanted: Exact 1MI MEAT CO Cash Prices Soup Meat, 3c to 5c lb. Pot Roasts, 7c, 8c, 10c Round Steak, 10c, 12k. Sirloin; 121c to 15c Rib Roast Beef, 10c, 12c, ISc . Shoulder Roast Pork, 10c, 121c. . Loin Roast Pork, 15c. Pickled Pork, 12Jc Salt Pork, 121c. Pigs' Feet, 5c. Bologna Sausage, 10c Liver Sausage, 10c. Blood Sausage, 10c. Head Cheese, 10c, 3 lbs. for 25c Spare Ribs, 12k. Eggs, 35c. Butter, 65c, 70c, 75c. Bacon, 16c to 171c Hams, 121c to 16c Live Chickens always on band, dress ed to order. B1ES-1I MEAT Gfl 685 Commercial St. Facts', the Morning Astorian of the 5th Inst, produces an editorial, which, for unfairness, would scarcely have been expected if we were in the throes of a political campaign when everything except facts U taken into consideration. "You quote from the report sub mitted to the City Council on the 15th of February, 19118, and you quote it correctly until you come to 'for this reason.' Why didn't you give the reason? Why stop In the middle of the report? What was there obnox ious about the balance of It that you lid not publish it? Was space so val uable that you were compelled to mil- represent the officials of the city for the past six years by suppressing the important portion of the report and then continue 'Upon such a pedicate alone, the council will be amply justi fied in launching a searching and crucial examination of the books of the city for at least a period of six years, and at the hands of an outside expert who can give the time neces sary to the widest possible range of scrutiny and who, from the standpoint of professional engagement, may not leave such an eccentric condition un solved? I have not the least desire to question the fact that 'an outside expert should be employed to do such simple work as checking the books of the City of Astoria. AH good (?) goods, with the single excep tion of newspapers, come from the 'outside.' What I do question is the suppression of the principal part of the report Controversialists would denounce such tactics as 'garbling quotations.', "At one time when Father Yorke and Rev. Dr. Wendte were disputing over some matter it was necessary for Dr. Wendte, to back up his ar gument, to omit a portion of the most important evidence. Fr. Yorke, hav ing detected the omission, replied that it was difficult for him to deal with such a person and that he knew of no way to properly characterie such me thod except to designate it as a liter ary crime or equal in malodor to the in time of war. fcThe portion of the report necet- sary to a full and clear understanding of the matter is as follows: "Reverting to the accounts of the auditor and police judge as compared with statement submitted to you at conduct of soldiers who poison wells the end of 1907, we consider that if the present ledger was turned over to any accountant, no matter how eompeent he might be, unless he knows the history of the charge against certain streets and was fa miliar with the amendments recently made to the city charter, or had the auditor explain both, it would practi cally impossible for him to make an intelligent report from the face of said ledge. Your auditor cannot, with ont instructions from you, make i any more intelligible, for this reason Your books show balances against the following streets, for improve' ments made at once time: Fifth street, Adairs. $ 3,150.67 Cedar street ? 17,710.89 Chcnamus street 10,161.97 Court street 3,793.78 Gcniveve street 9,085.42 Hemlock street 16,626.10 LaFayette street sewer 548.30 La Fayette street 2,367.73 Main street 3,388.90 West Eighth street 5,135.50 West Ninth street.. 351.10 THE PORT OF ASTORIA COMMISSION ORGANIZES AND ' ELECTS MR. WINGATE AS ITS PRESIDENT. The Bargain Feast ;i Total ,.......$72,320.36 "One would expect these balances to be counted in as resources with other unpaid street assessments, but the auditor considers these accounts worthless, and properly omits them in making his reports. The old lien docket shows lien against some of the property assessed for the improve ment of these streets, and. it also shows some of the assessments can celled by ordinance. If the amounts shown above can be collected, the property should be advertised and sold, as have some lots for more re' cent improvements. If it cannot be collected, it. should be taken off the books. As a warning for the future, it could be charged to an account headed, 'Official incompetency,' or 'Political carelessness.' These ac counts have been running for several years, the streets mentioned having been built between the years 1877 and 1889. "But for the respect I have for the intelligence of the people of Astoria 1 might attempt an explanation of the above extract from the report. As they have no motive in seeing "a glaring ambiguity" in its contents they will have no desire to mis-interpret its meaning. - "What in the name of common sense has this report to do with th past 'six years? Were not some of the streets mentioned improved about the time some of the present officers were born? "The city officails during the past six years have had no more to do with the building of any of the streets The Port ol'Attorit commission was duly organised yesterday at a meeting of the members in the offices of Finlayson & Ward. The meeting was called to order by G. Wingate, who has been one of the prime movers in the creation of the commission, ami an me commission' era were present except Mr, Fisher. Those present were Messrs. Wlngati. Gordon, Ball, Callander, Wilson and Finlayson. J. T. Eaken was elected secretary pro tern. On motion of Commissioner Gor don and seconded by Commissioner Wilson, Commissioner Wingate was nominated for the presidency, and Commissioner Callender for the vice presidency. These nominations were put to a motion and unanimously catried. It was then moved and seconded that Commissioner Gordon be made treasurer, and on vote this was duly carried. Mr. Eaken was then elected secretary of the commission. It was also moved that the presi dent and secretary endeavor to make arrangements if possible for a meet ing place of the Astoria commission in the city hall. Commissioners Callender and Fin layson were appointed a committer to draw up rules and regulations for the use and control of the harbor, to report the same at the next meeting, which will be at the call of the presi dent. The appointment of a harbor master was put over until the next meeting. Commissioner! Bali and Wilson are to look up a hydrographle engineer, whose services are required to make a survey of the harbor. Thus the Port of Astoria commis sion now stands organised, and all prepared to go ahead to take control of the Port of Astoria. The commission has very wide powers, and its organization under the initiative charter amendment, adopted at the recent election may mean much for the future of Astoria. The charter amendment also provides that the commission shall have the power to raise a certain amount of money by taxation, but it is under stood in a general way that it is not planned to spend much money for at least -a time. In his message to the Common Council, Mayor Smith adverted to the Port of Astoria amendment to the charter and stated that there may be some question as to its validity, and suggested that before any steps be taken it might be best to tent its validiy by some friendly suit in the courts. Apparent)-, however, the commission has little fear of this matter. It is known that before the election Mayor Smith and others interested in the fate of the three amendments then before the people were much afraid that even if they did become a part of th city charter they might not be legal; on the grounds that the pro visions of the charter had not been strictly followed in relation to their publication that is, in regard to their being advertised. It was said that the advertisement ol the tliree pro posed amendments was not commcne ed until several days after the proper time, No fault was laid to any' body' door. If this be true then it may also be true that the present law may be invalidated, if ever brought nto the courts. On the other hand, as far as is known, no exact study of the question has yet been given the matter and it may turn out that all is well with thi Port of Astoria amendment, AT Have You Been Served ? mentioned than they did with the building of the Egyptian pyramids. Mr. Editor, there is on advantage in having the city books checked over by an 'outside expert'. He usually makes a report recommending new books and strange forms. These books and forms have to be printed somewhere. Your humble servant drew up the above reports and stands responsible fpr it and this letter. "Yours truly, "W. P. O'BRIEN." 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