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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1909. Established 1S7J. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. & BELLINGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year $700 Uy carrier, per month .60 By nail, per year, WEEKLY ASTORIAN. in advance...... $1-50 Entered aa second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postoSke at Astoria, Oregon, nder the act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. Order for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence nr fcjaea f business may be made by postal card or througn telephone. SUiy irregularity in delivery shonld be immediately reported to the office f publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. v .THE WEATHER 1 Oregon and Washington Rain or gcov ia vest; anow in east portion; warmer. .. .. - . .1 1 THE GAME IS ON. ed to clear his own skirts. We have the gentleman's word for this intent And he had best keep it, to the very sum and letter, or remain at Trenton South Carolina, after he reaches there. There are millions of people thia country who have been keenly 'The Oregon Legislature had hardly ilve to the smallest possible laches irarmed its chair before the ugly dec-1 on the part of lheodore Kooseveit hration was made of bald, bold brib ery. We knew it was coming, but tad cherished the fool wish that the whispering echo of the oath of serv ice might have died down before the fame began. Within 48 hoars of its assembling the dirtiest of all dirt is flying, and no man may say where the scandal will end The Oregon Legislature is holding its own with a yengancel The bribers seem to have set the mark pretty high to start with, but . ferhaps they felt the situation out and realized that that game was without limit, save the accomplishment of their end of it At snch a pace, kept kot for the next six days, there should be a snug fortune involved; but Port' land, being the second richest city of her class in the country, and of no po litical honor whatever, the money will make but little difference to her so long as she takes down the purchas able prize and utilizes it as she knows how, and intends to, to her commer cial advantage. If anything was needed to advance the cause of Governor Geo. E. Cham berlain it has been supplied in this cold, coarse plunge into the filth of the political market; and we venture the assertion that if Statement No. 1 Issues from this embroilment suc cessfully, it will do so as a vital, un dying principle of political action in Oregon for ages to come; that will be but one of the consequences of this nseemly break. Portland is deter mined to have her way and her man; or is this saying that Portland has So fine and available timber. We are peaking from the hypothesis of what we know of the Portland program and of the man, at present in her po litical eye. Knowing what we do, we ill await the play of the week and ay our say one week from today. : TILLMAN'S WORD FOR IT. United States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, of South Carolina, is to the front with the bald declaration that he will showthe country the crooked ness of its President after having fail- for the past seven years; and there are millions more, many millions more, who have watched him closely for transgression, blunder, and sign of high sin, out of very pride of him, and the fear, that in the avalnche of confusion and counter-play in which he has moiled and toiled unceasingly he might make a bad break of some kind nnder the stress of honest rage or insulted dignity, but they have yet to nurse a single instance of his grave blundering in any direction that might, by the farthest possible stretch of imagination, have worked ill to his country. Nor are we claim mg anything super-buman lor tne man. We arc ranging him along with the host wherewith he has had to work and contend, and he matches them all, man for man, officer for officer, clear down the line; he has faults that even we will admit; but they are not grave, nor even serious, and every blamed one of them are manly. We do not know what the South era Senator will seek to say or prove; but it must be the genuine stuff, back ed by unimpeachable testimony, and free from the taint of Bourbon inspi ration, or Mr. Tillman had best leave it all unsaid; because, whether the President shall be in Washington, at the South Carolinian very elbow, or in the heart of the African jungle, the word that the American people have learned to believe and trust, will sound forth promptly and with such emphasis and analysis as will leave the country agape with astonishment that they ever considered the snarling boast of the rattled law-giver from Trenton for an instant. If the President does not, or can not do this, when the time comes, we will take our hat off to Ben Tillman and keep it off, figuratively, until he shall retire from public life upon his greatest achievement, that of having proven Theodore Roosevelt a bilk and scoundrel in the eyes of the nation. 1 the General Demand i of the WtU-Iaforoted of the WoiM has 4 afoay beta for ample, pleasaat ffisd tfisient liquid laxative remedy of know vaiae; lantiva which physician could UUtioa for family use because its eora pttMnt part are knowa to them to be wbeksoma and trmly beneficial ia effect, OMptabU to the system and gentle, yet psoas pi, in aetioa. b supplying that demand with Ita ex eStat combination of Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup Co. proceed along ethical line and relies oa iae merit of the laxative for it remark ah (uceeaa. That ia one of many reason why Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given the preference by the Well-informed. To pt its beneficial effects always buy the genuine manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, anr it sale by all leading druggists. Price fifty cent per bottle. ASTORIA, TAKE NOTICE! The following very pertinent para graph from the latest financial review by "Henry Clews, of New York, just issued, is reproduced here, for the im pression it may make, in quarters where such counsel has long been needed: "When National, State, County and City taxes are combined, they amount to a very serious item, the cost of which ultimately falls entirely upon the consumer, either in his rent or in an enhanced cost of the necessities which he buys. Public extravagance increases the tax burdens enormously." ONE WAY OUT OF IT. There is not a man in Astoria but knows that money might have been saved to the city if, for the past six years its general lines of purchases had been made upon open and pub lished bids; that decent rule of busi ness which buys in bulk at the low est offering on the local market, is admittedly the best and is in vogue almost everywhere but here; and it is I ..BAKERONIAN THEATRE.. ! Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ' THE DONALD STOCK CO. . 'Z-IN- ' i J 'JUST PLAIN FOLKS' : t A Rural Comedy Drama in 4 Acts , J Prices 15, 25 and 35c. Box office open from 2 to 9:30 ! 1 Matinee baturdav and bundav lo and 25c. just the propitious moment to amend the Curtis ordinance to this extent and compel the regulation, not alone for the economy possible, but for the peace of mind of the councilmen charged with these things. Hit and miss buying of large quantities of stores, provisions and equipment is not conducive to econ oiny nor honesty in any relation; tli State nor Federal governments per mit it for an instant in any depart ment, and what is good for the larger corporation is good for the little civic corporation like Astoria, and the larger she grows the more imperative the rule should become. Such an amendment is to be intro duced next Monday night in the coun cil, and tor the sake of prudence we hope Mr. Curtis will accept it and that the bill devised by him, prescrib ing the rules under which all pur chases are to be made for the city, will be passed without protest or loss of time; indeed it will be expedient to suspend the rules and pass-it on the spot. The people are insisting on just such legislation as this and the soon' er it is enacted the better they will be pleased. Such a start as this will be im mensely good for all concerned! ORIENTAL RUGS. Mad to Reatmbl the Antique Chemical Wathlng. The United State buy annually many thousand dollar' worth of what are known to the profession as wash ed rag. Brightly colored oriental rugs sometimes are washed with a solution of chloride of lime, a treatment which partly blearhe the colors and Impart a soft appearance to the rug. This chemical treatment Is a process of washing which produce the effect of age aud a peculiar abeen to the sur face, which ia poluted out by the un scrupulous denier as a proof of supe rlor quality. The fact la that the proc ess of washing as described Invariably weasena ana in Rome instance de stroys the materials of the rug. The profrrwwive effect of th cneui- k-aia on the material In the rug is this: The chlorine gas contained In the chloride of lime attracts oiygen end moisture from the air, by which muri atic acid is formed. This eat away the vitals of the rug. Sooner or later the wool and cotton In the rug become brittle and thus weaken the warp aud deteriorate the wooL When this deterioration I complete the pile of the rug may be swept away by th ordinary process of sweeping, and the warp, which Is the foundation of the rug, becomes so weak that boles appear here and there, and toon th rug 1 worthies. It not eldom happen that a Persian rug Is too staring In some bright hue, perhaps red. and Is not salable. The unscrupulous dealer will subject the rug to a series of washings in chem ically prepared water. In this way he turns out a rug possessing a soft an tique sheen that Is truly captivating and finds a ready purchaser at an ad vanced price. Chicago Tribune. The Nan Who Thought He Was In Love. By LULU JOHNSON. CopyrUnt.il, IS, by Asaoelatetl Lltrrnrjr PreM. The worst of It nil was that Alice w happy. "That," Bulck told him vlf, "wa th cap of the climax." Had ah been deoeutly miserable, a he had been ever since they had had thetr quarrel, th misery that love company would bar drawn I hem to gether, aud ouce more th superb soli tatre which Teddy Bulck had bought with a glad heart and a half of hi saving would bav gleamed on Alice Ryder' Auger. By all nreeedeut that very tbutg should have happened. Instead of which Alice presently became eugnged to Harvey Tost, aud the expression of gloom which had become habitual to Ted' face deepened to a scowl. He took to readlug poetry In the loug hour of the night, aud even In hi dream he lamented hi lost lor. Reproachfully he gaxed upon Alice' radiant face when he could not avoid meeting her In Uarrvy' society. At such time the sky seemed overcast, no matter how brightly th sun shone and Teddy hurrtrd horn to brood over hi great grief, made the sharper by the very apparent happiness that bad some to Alice. The day that th wedding Invitations were Issued wns Teddy's field day, and the sun wa stealing through the half rtosed curtain when at Inst he threw off his clothe and flung himself upon his bed to gain a brief transition from wakeful to dreamy grief. He did not go near hi oKU e, but tut In the nfVrnouu his mother pcrsuiuto.l Partner In Dtbt. "My tooth 1 just killing me," (he complained. "Why don't yon go to the dentist about Itr asked be. Because," said she, "I owe him money. "You and 1 seem to be In hard luck," said he. "Now, look at me. Every time I ro out In my automobile It breaks down right In front of aom store where I owe a lot of money." New York rress. Honcy.d Words. "now arc you getting along at home? The last time I called your wife wa giving you the dickens." 'Quite true. 1 bad been a bad boy. But she relaxed. Last night she came very near calling me honey." Yon don't mean It! How wa that?" "She called me old beeswax." New York Press. If you will take Foley's Orino Lax ative until the bowels become regular you will not have to take purgatives constantly, as Foley's Orino Laxative positively cures chronic constipation and sluggish liver. Pleasant to take. wl Drug btore, T. F. Laurin, Prop. MEN TO HELP WOMEN. CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Two new or ganizations have entered the field to do battle for woman suffrage. One composed wholly of men and is said be the first woman's society in the United States to be launched for wo man suffrage. The other organiza tion is composed of Illinois college women. A Religious Author' Statement For several years I was afflicted with kidney trouble and last winter I was suddenly stricken with a severe pain in my kidneys and was confined to 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 Redemy. Owl Drug Store, T. F. Laurin, Prop. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE EROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if ft fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S L- , LOWLY BX FOLLOWin ALIO khOHO TUB PATH. him to take a walk, and he made for the field, where be wa least likely to be observed. He plunged Into the wood, which In that happy summer bad been the fa vorite objective point of their walk together. Now the foliage wa sear-and with ered, flung to the ground as hi own heart had been, and the giant trees lifted their nuked arms to the autum nal winds In dumb supplication. The place wa thoroughly In har mony with bla mood, and Ted flung himself upon a bank of moss to com mune with bis unhappy thoughts. The woods represented his own life. Springtime, with It bunting buds and tender foliage, had marked the birth of love; then bad come the summer of courtship, the rich fruition of promise nnder the ardent glow of the sun of love. Ted skipped the harvest time, but now the wood were, like love, dead. The chill of winter wa In the air and in the dull November cloud. Tbe fancy pleased him, and so occu pied was be with hi thought that he failed to hear the footfall on the rus tling leave until the newcomer balled him with cheery cry. "Mooning again, Ted?" cried Alice brightly. "Forget your trouble for awhile and tolp ma gather 'some hick ory nut. Ted rose slowly to hi feet, and a he did so be glanced about and made cer tain that narvey wa not to make a third. lie felt that be could not stand by and see the loving glances which the two would exchange. Blowly be followed Alice along the path. Most of the nut had been gath ered, but some few remained, and presently Ted forgot hi great grief In Alice's merry chat. It was not until the nuts had been gathered and they sat down to rest on a fallen trunk that remembrance enme again. Alice saw the cloud that settled down upon his face, and she turned abruptly. 'Ted," she asked, "do you wnnt to , make me very happy?" "You're about as happy now aa one girl deserves to be," was the ungra cious response. "What do you want?" "I want you to get married," was the nurprlnlng reply. "That's what 1 wanted to do," re minded Ted, "but you- wouldn't have it. Has Harvey Jilted you?" "Mercy, I don't want you to marry me!" was the hurried reply. "I want you to marry some other girl," "Bather hard on the other girl," com mented Ted, "considering that I could only offer an empty heart" "And nn empty head," wa the caus tic Interruption. "That1 Just th trouble, Ted. You are having a lovely tint with your heartache, and you don't want to glv It up yet, but 1 :uit he really uupiiy with Harvey with the thought of jour ncvuslng eye rmiott lug uio," "Then forget It." advised Ted Inele gaudy. "That1 what I want you to do." ex plained Alio. "You uver wer really iu love with ui. I know it, and you know It. That I why w wer always quarreling. used to get along oeautiruiiy before Wtt icam engaged, Then wheu you realised th mlstak rou had made you becam ill natured." "All on my ldr asked Ted, "I uppo that I wa jut aa mean." idmltted Alice, "but It wa becaii W both realised that w had mad mistake. I want you to forget all about It Marry Beth Agnua or Letty Frederick or Nancy Bellman." Nhat' the matter with Audrey Dunbar?" demanded Ted. "8h t th only eligible you left out." "You wouldn't Ilk her." protected Aitc hastily. "I ahould bat to you married to ber. You would never get along with her," "She' a nice girl," growled Ted. "but rm Dot going to marry any on." n rose to hi feet again and about dertd th bag aa Intimation that h . ready to depart, aud Atlc mkly followed. Ted carried th Iwg to Alice' bom. and it wa fat that on th way thtv hould pa th disputed Mix Dunbar and that Ted ahould b unusually f rusiv, wall AIlc wa barely elvlL H did not know that AIlc could b so pretty, and h wa glad when he could leav th burden ou her porch and hurry away befonr her tlttl speech of thank wa half completed, 6h came flying after him and reach ed him before he had opened tbagat. You won't marry Audrey, will your she asked pleadingly. "I told you that I wa not going to marry any one." waa th Impatient response as Ted hut th gat with a vicious bang and started for horn. II wa not yet ready to abandon hi grief, but on ray of comfort pierced hi one pervading gloom. Ted disliked glrla who decried other. H had never known AIlc to do It befor. Just to show AIlc what be thought of ber conduct, h escorted Audrey to the wedding and smiled sardonically wheu she caught tbe bridal bouquet unfailing sign that ah wa to b th next bride. However, Alio klaaed her In eon grarulatloo with a warmth that llttl uggeited tbe jealousy she felt There were three week of th hon ytnoon, aud Harvey waa giving th new to the new Mrs. Post after his flnrt trip downtown. "Ted's going to marry Audrey Dun bar," be announced th choicest morsel so mother wa telling me," was th reply. "I expected It, but not so oon." 1 didn't vuppos that yon would nllah such a quick desertion." said Harvey, with a laugh. But Alic only smiled. Sh smiled still more broadly when Ted proudly escorted Audrey to call and welcome them home. There wa an air of defiance In bla manner that wa amusing to th girl who knew htm better than he knew himself, and Ted did not reallt bow truthful waa Alice' declaration Audrey wa th very girl she would hav picked out He could not tell that Alice wa counting upon hi atubbornoe to make her happy by removing hi re proachful gaze, n only thought that he had shown her that he wa a man of hi own action, and therein b found great content Th Msdlcal F. Dr. Arthur C. Heffenger. discussing "Th Medical Fee" In th North Amer ican Review, deplore the notion which prevails in om quarter that th phy sician charge more for hi service than they are worth. He Instances om abnormally urge fee which have been paid to medical men and how that thee were Justified either by tbe delicate nature of the services rendered or by unusual condition at tending them. H sayt: "Th American Medical association, our highest medical authority, Da never attempted to establish an ethical fee. In point of fact, th fee evolve Itself and ever has been and ever will be a graded on. The great bulk of practice I practically charity that Is, It represent small fee or no fee. This 1 true alike In th remote coun try district and In the great metropol itan center. There Is on difference, however, which should be distinctly remembered, and that I that rural charity Is generally deserved, whereas urban charity Is often misplaced. It 1 stated that practically 83 per cent of the entire practice of New York city charity and that in a third of such cases the doctor Is Imposed upon." : 8am VIntag. There are some things In this world for which not even the most profound rural philosopher can account to his own satisfaction. "I never saw an animal move o slowly before In all my life!" cried nn exasperated traveler In an Essex cur rier' cart, behind which the clouds of rapidly rising storm were growing blacker every moment. "Can't the horse go any ranter? You had on ex cellent one fifteen years ago when I used to spend the summer here." "That's the curious thing about It," sold the driver, gazing first at his stood and then at the uneasy passenger lu a mildly speculative way. "Tills boss la the very same Identical boss that drove that summer. I don't know whnt on earth's the matter with hlml lie seems ti have lost bis animation." London Talegrnph. , Fast Freight vService Dally Service Via THE A a C. R. R. CO. Through merchandise Cars from Portland to Astoria leave Portland at 6 p. ra. 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. ni. For further imformation call on - 0. B. JOHNSON, Oen'I Agent A. & C. R. R. 12th St, near Commercial St ASTORIA, OREGON. FINANCIAL First National Bank of Astoria DIRECTORS ACOB KAWM W. P. McGkkcor 0. C. Flavkl J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon ; pr;. , Capital .$100,000 Surplus .......... 23,000 Stockholders' liability 100,000 RMTAHLIHHKD IKWt, I O. A. BOWLBY, President O. I. PETERSON. Vlce Pre.ld.at I W. GARNER, Assistant CaihJ.i FRANK PATTON, Caihl.r ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS . IJSJ.OSli Transact a General Banking Bb1mm Interact Paid oa Tim Depo t Four Per Cent. Per Annum Etanmth and Dttane Sta. ... . . Aatoria, Ortgoa SCANDINAVIAN-A A E R lC A N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA. OREGON . OUR MOTTO: "Saltty topercede AO Other ConiHeratW JANUARY TIDE TABLE. JANUARY 1909. High Water. Date. Friday ., Saturday . SUNDAY Monday .. Tuesday .. Tuesday .. Wednesday Thursday . rrulay .... Saturday . SUNDAY . Monday , . Tuesday .. Wednesday Thursday . rrtday .... Saturday . SUNDAY . Monday .. Tuesday .. Wednesday Wednesday Thursday . rriday .... Saturday .....23 SUNDAY ..i.24 Monday ......251 Tuesday 26 Wednesday ...Z7 Thursday 28 Friday 29 Saturday .....30 SUNDAY ....31 A.M. h, m 8:33 92$ 10:161 4'1 1:051 ... ..lffl ..11 ..12 ..13 ..14 . .-151 ..16 ..17 ..18 ..19! ..20 ..20 ..21 ,..221 0:3 11:461 1:22 2:00) 7.1 2:35 3:08 3:4ffi 4:lffl 7.4 4:451 5:2ffl 6:00 6:471 7:43 8:3ffl 9:34 10:251 0:05 11:15 0:Sffl 1:35 2:151 2:58 3:40 4:20 6M 6:55 7:541 8:55 (t. 8.4 8.7 9.0 9.1 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.5 8.9 7.0 9.3 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 P. M. h. m 9:451 I0:5i 11. -471 12:2 105 1:42 2:55 3:35 AM 6:25 7:43 9:04 10:15 11:15 I2:0fi 12:55 1:45 2:34 3:26 4:24 5:28 6:44 8:08 9:33 10:461 iL 6.5 6.6 6.8 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.2 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.5 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.2 8.7 7.9 7.3 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.4 JANUARY 1909. Low Water. F7 Pat. lh. r frid lay ........ Saturday ..... SUNDAY .... Monday ...... Monday . ..... Wednesday ... Thursday Friday Saturday , .... SUNDAY .... Monday 1110:161 Tuesday 1210:55 Vednesdav ...13lll:4()l Thursday 14 rriday 1 Saturday 161 SUNDAY ....17 Monday m Tuesday IM Wednesday ...20 Thursday 21 rriday 2Z Saturday 23 SUNDAY ....24 Monday 25! Tuesday 26 Wednesday ...27 Thursday 28 Friday 29 Saturday 301 1:441 SUNDAY ....31 2:58 .A. M.nP M"" h, m.rit. h. mT fiT 1 1:181 14 T:3rO 2 3:20 2.9 4:35 0.1 3 4:22 3.1 5:30-0.5 4 5:17 3.3 6:15-1.0 4l 5:17 3.3 6:15-1.0 61 6:55 3.5 7:36-1.2 3 7:35 3.6 8:14-1.0 8:15 3.5 8:45-0.6 9) 8.54 3.6 9:16-0 1 lOl 9:32 3.5 9:48 0.4 3.3 10:15 0.9 3.2 10:45 1.4 3.011:22 2.1 ... 12M 2.7 51 0:071 2.61 1:421 2.2 1:021 3.1 2:50( 1.5 2:051 3.51 3:4Hl 0.7 3:lfl 3.8 4:45 -0.1 ' 4:25 3.8f 5:35 -0.9 5:261 3.71 6:20Nl.5 6:20 3.4 7;(W-1.8 7:10 3.1 7:50 1.8 8:00 2.7 8:34-1.6 8:52 2.3 9:18-1.0 9:45 2.0 10:02 -0.4 10:37 1.710:4H0.S 11:37 1.511:381 1.4 ... 12:45 1.3 0:381 2.2 1:58 1.0 3.1 3:12 0.6 . 3.5 4:16 0.1 f The Cornelius "The House of Welcome" Corner Park and Alder, PORTLAND, OREGON Ahdtelwhere the North west people will find a hearty welcome and receive Courteous Treatment at moderate prices. Our free Omnibus mee all trains. 5 T . ; are familiar with their merits. 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