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TIIE MOUSING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, UUEGON. SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1909. I w I . WASHINGTON', Jan. 15. Prcsi-dcut-elcct Tad's recent statement that It would oppose a return of suffrage to the District of Columbia seems to klast the hopes of those opponents of the Capital's present system of gov ernment by commision who have, for the past six months, been clamoring loudly for "government by the people, president Roosevelt's recent recom mendation in a message to Congress that the existing triumvirate govern ment be abolished in favor of rule by ene man, based on suggestions ' of James Bronson Reynolds, served to stimulate the activities of the friends of so-called popular government. While the President made it plain that he frowned on suffrage for the District of Columbia, when the sub ject matter of his message became known there was an immediate revi val of the agitation for a return of the iays when Washington elected its wn governing powers. .This led to some of the expectant ones sounding Mr. Taft for his present view's and probable intentions, as Mr. Roose velt's successor. ' . . . w , . , Those who believe Mr, Taft would advocate suffrage for the Capital Hitght better profit now by directing their energies to another municipal subject The President-elect's plain statement that he "does not now ad vocate government by, the people in the District of Columbia, nor am I likely to in the future," would appear to put a permanent quietus on the lopes of those who clung to the be lief that he would. While there are many citizens of the District of Columbia who would welcome most anything in the form of a change from their existing gov ernment, it is extremely doubtful if anything approaching a majority would agree , tct manhood suffrage, with all that it implies in a commun ity of 336,000 persons, one third of whom are negroes. The very weight f this opposition to the suffrage mo vement, therefore, augurs well for the permanency of the present commis sion system, despite the seemingly argent recommendation of President Xoosevelt that the form be changed. It it doubtful, too, if the President's plan of substituting one man power,1 were it framed into a bill and intro duced in Congress, would enjoy legislative shoals, the proposal to ef feet a change has become so repug- nant to a large class of influential Washingtonians that their opposition LET US TELL Tungsten Electric Lamp Greatest advance in lighting method a aince the invention of incandescent lam ps. EXAMPLE . .. 32 C P. 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Friday 1 8:32 y 2 9:25 KY .... 3110:16 8.4j 9:45! 8.710:50 6.5 6.6 6.8 Saturday SUNDAY 9.011:47 Monday 4:11:05 9.1 Tuesday 51 0:38 7.1 Tuesday 511:46 9.21 Wednesday ... 61 1:22 7.1 7.1 12:28 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.1 Thursday 7 2:00 1:05 1:42 2:20 2:55 Friday H 2:35 Saturday 9 3:081 7.3 7.3 SUNDAY . ...10 3:40; 7.4 7.7 Monday 11 4:101 7.4 3:35 7.2 Tuesday 12 4:45: 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.5 8.91 4:20 6-' I 6-2 1 5 -8 I -J i 5-6; i Wednesday ...13 5:20 Thursday 14 6:00 5:20 6:25 Friday 15 6:47 7:43 9:04 10:15 11:15 Saturday 16 7:43' SUNDAY . ...17 8:38 Monday 18 9:34 Tuesday 1910:25! Wednesday. ..20 0:05j 7.0 9.3! Wednesday ... 20111:15 Thursday 21 0:50 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7 12:06 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.2 8.7 7.9 7.3 6.6 6.2 Friday ...22 1:35 Saturday 23 2:15 12:55! 1:451 , SUNDAY ....24 2:58 Monday 25 3:40 2:34 3:26 4:24 5:28 Tuesday 26 4:20 Wednesday ...27 5:08 Thursday 28 6:00 Friday 29 6:55 8.5 8.4 6:44 8:08 Saturday 30 7:54 8.4 9:33 6.2 j SUNDAY ....31 8:55 8.4 10:46 6.4 r - J promises to take the form of a mighty protest to Congress. This opposition becomes clear to outsiders when they understand the character of some of the forces behind the agitation for a change To begin, the American Capital has always been the storm center of var ious form ,pf agitation. There have been intermittent rumblings of dis content against the local commission since it supplanted back in 1S72 a long rule by mayors and governors. This latest discontent began to manifest itself last summer soon after the Pres! dent, when asked by a representative .if the Washington Post, made it known that he would recommend James Bronson Reynolds' suggestion for a change of the form of District government to Congress. The Tost, whose owuer is John R. McLean.also owner of the Cincinnati Inquirer, pre; sident of the Washington Gaslight Company and a director in several large banks and corporations, immed iately set about to demonstrate that Washington, needed a change of gov ernment, and without delay. Daily interviews with leading citizens set ting forth reasons why changes should be made were served by the Post to its readers. This agitation was viewed by the people, according to their personal opinions regarding the sincerity of the Post's crusade on the commissioners, with approval or dis dain. Those who disapproved, as re flected through many meetings of citizens association, seemed in the majority. r Out of the din of controvcrsary over the proposed change came the charge of two of the Post's local news- peper contemporaries that Mr, Mc Lean's organ, in its fight on the Diss trict Commissioners, was exploiting a personal spite because those gentle men had, at the last session of Con gress, strongly advocated cheaper gas for Washington. This " charge was supplemented by the assertion that what Mr. McLean really aimed at was not so much a change of government as it was a desire to overshadow the gas question, . which came nearer to hitting his pocketbook, with agitation seemingly in the people's interests. There are those citizens who accepted that version as gospel, and there are .others who, not doubting an ulterior J motive on the part of the gas mag- 'nate, nevertheless desired a change of government YOU ABOUT 70 watts per honr OREGON Land and Marine Engineer. Prompt attention given to all repair work. Tel Main 2461 JANUARY 1909. Low Water. A.M. P.M. Date. h. m. ft. b. m. ft Friday 1 2:181 3:20 2.41 2.9 3:35 0.8 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 Saturday 2 SUNDAY .... 3 4:35! 4:22 3.1 5:30 Monday 4 5:17 3.3; 3.3 3.5 6:15 6:15 Monday . ..... 41 5:17 Wednesday Thursday , . Friday . ... Saturday . s SUNDAY . Monrlav 61 6:551 7:35 7:36 8:14 ... 7 3. 6 ... 81 8:15 8:54 9:32 3.5 8:45 -0.6 -0 I ... 91 ...10 3.6 9:16 9:48 3.5 3.3 3.2 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.1 2.7 2.2 1.5 0.7 ...11 10:16 10:15 1 XuecAv ...12 10:55 10:45 Wednesday Thursday .. Friday .... Saturday . SUNDAY . Monday ... ...13 11:40 3.0 2.6 11:221 12:40 ...14 ....IS 0:07 1:02 2:05 1:42 ...161 3.1 2:50 ...17 ...18 3.5 3:48 3:17 4:25 3.8 4:4S -0.1 ...19 3.8 5:351 0.9 1.5 1.8 1.8 Wednesday Thursday . . Friday .... Saturday . . SUNDAY . Monday ... Tuesday . .. Wednesday Thursday .. Friday .... Saturday .. SUNDAY . ...20 5:26 6:20l 3 3 6:20 ...21 7:06 ,...22 ....23 ...24 7:10 3.1 7:50 8:34 8:00 2.7 -1.6 8:52 2 9:18 1.0 ...25 ...26 9:45 2.0 10:37 1.7 1.5 2.2 10:46 11:38 12:45 0.5 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.1 ...27 11:37 ...28 ,...291 0:38 1:58 ...30 1:44 3.1 3:12 4:16 ...31 2:58 3.5 1 MM II UJJ.11. Meantime, something like quiet has coma over the municipal situation here. The Tost has ceased printing the statements of those urging a gov ernmental change, ceased even to edi torialise on the Inefficiency of the present form of government and the beauties of some other form in pros pect; the House of Representatives has passed a bill providing for 85 cent gas for the Capital, and unless there are nnforsecn pitfalls ahead, it would seem that the commission system held the whip hand. THE AMERICAN EXPERT SHOTS UTERES! INTERESTING LETTER FROM NATIONAL CAPITAL ABOUT CRACK MARKSMEN. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan.ll. During the present week there will be three meetings in Washington . of great importance to the National Guard throughout the country, and especially to those interested in rifle shooting. The first will be the an nual meeting of the Board of Direct ors of the National Rifle Association, which takes place on Wednesday eve ning January 13. On the following day the National Board for ProniO' tion of Rifle Practice will hold its an nual meeting ir the office of Assis tant Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver, President of the Board. On Friday the National Militia Board meets at its rooms on G Street where the Militia Division of the War De partment. There will be many distin guished National Guardsmen from all parts of the country will be present in attendance of these meetings and witn tnem will cooperate the army officers who are, by inclination or duty, particularly interested in the matters which will come up for dis cussion. At the meeting of the Board of Di rectors of the National Rifle Asso ciation the officers of the Association for the coming year will be elected. It is not expected there will be any change in the roster with the possible exception of the executive committee. )ne of the most important subjects to be considered is the International Rifle meeting undr the auspices of the Association to be held in September next Nineteen nations hav been in vited to participate and it is hoped the meeting will be the most successful ever held. From ten to twenty thou sand dollars will be necessary to han dle this match properly; this money must be raised by popular subscrip tion. Another question of importance is the time and place of holding the next annual meeting of the Associa tion. Several years past it has been held either immediately before or im mediately after the National Rifle Matches, which are under the quasi- supervision of the National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice. Ow ing to the growth of the national matches and other causes the opinion is expressed that it would be wise to sepcrate the two meetings. Others hold opposite views and an interest ing discussion is expected. The Na tional Rifle Association will also be called upon this year to replace sev eral valuable trophies which passed into the permanent possession of the winners at the meeting at Camp Per ry, Ohio, in August last. As the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association has a large representation on the National Board for Promotion of Rifle Prac tice, the latter will be largely influenc ed by the action of the former in re gard to the date and place for the next meeting. For the ' National Match, Camp Perry is again without an active competitor. It is by far the largest range in the country and fifty teams can shoot at one time and at the same distance on this range. The limit of . teams enlisted to enter the National Match is fifty, six, and fifty is the largest number participating to date. The National Board acts in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of War and will consider changes in the rules as well as the time and place for holding the matches, Among other suggestions advanced is that tire Ar my should be limited to one team in stead of being allowed one for the In fantry and for the Cavalry as at pres ent. It is also suggested that the six service teams be placed in a class by themselves, and that the National Guard teams be classified into three divisions so as to give the weaker States a better chance than they now have. Both bodies will again consider the subject of rifle practice in educational istitutions. The necessity of in structing the youth of the country in use of the national weapons is daily becoming more obvious. It is es timated that under ordinary condi tion it would be Impossible to plae in the field as many at two hundred 'thousand men reasonably familar with the use of the modem rifle an as this country has but comparatively few ranges, and those widely scatter ed and most of them poorly equipped the impossibility of training any larg number of recruiti in the use of th rifle continues to be a cause of ap prehension. President Roosevelt hits transmitted to Congress with hit en dorsement the draft of two bills in tended to encourage rifle practice in educational institutions. They were prepared in the War Department and both will be endorsed by the Nation al Board and the National Rifle As sociation. The first proposed bill gives the Secretary of War $75,000 additional for the issuing of supplies to educational institutions where ar my officers are detailed to act as in structors. The second proposed bill sets aside $100,000 "for the promotion of rifle practice in public schools, col leges, universities, and civilian rifle clubs." The National Militia Board, which meets last, is a new board created un der the act amending the Dick act. It also acts in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of War, and takes cog nizance of all questions affecting the relations between the National Guard of the several States and the general government By the latest legisla ture of Congress the National Guard was made the second line of defense and as such will receive greater con sideration at the hands of the War Department and of Congress than ever before. ' THE WITCH'S CURSE. A Bucksport Legend of Colonial Days In Main. Close by the road un the outHklrts of the old aeaiort town of Bucksport, on the Penobscot river, is a small family cemetery. Within Its luctoaurc aleop the Bucks, the blue bloodod folk who first settled the town and bequeathed It their name and a legend. The largest and moat conspk'uous monument lu the cemetery Is a tall granite abaft, which Is lu plain sight of the highway. Ou one aide i the In' scrlptlon: "CoL John Buck, the Founder f UuekBport, A. D. 1702. Born In Haverhill. Mass, 171& Pled March IS, 1705.- On the other aide is the slugle won! "Buck," and aim something n-t wrought by the marble worker. On the 8 moot h surface of the pedestal is a curious outline, which can be easily Imagined to be a foot of norma aire. The people who say that tt la a foot believe In the legend which baa oft been told In Buckuport. The story Is that Colonel Jonathan Buck was a very band man and the lending spirit In Ms day and genera tion. He was the highest In elvll an thorlty, and his word ws law In the community In which he resided, lie was an cot and out Puritan, and to him witchcraft was the Incarnation of blasphemy. Thus, so the story goes, when a certain woman was accused of witchcraft, nt the first clamorlngs of the populace Colonel Buck ordered that she be imprisoned, and later she was sentenced to be executed as a witch. The execution day came, and the woman went to the gallows, cursing her Judge with such terrible words that the people shuddered, but the magistrate stood unmoved. All was ready, and the hangman was about to perform his duty, when the woman turned to Colonel Buck, and, raising one band toward heaven, she said: "Jonathan Buck, listen to these words, the Inst my tongue shall utter. It Is the spirit of the only living God which bids me speak to yon. You will soon die, and over your grave they will erect a stone, that all may know the spot where your bones lie and crumble to dnst. "Upon that atone the Imprint of my foot shall appear, and for all time, aft er your accursed race has vanished from the face of the earth, will the people from far and near know that you murdered a woman." She then turned to her executioners. and another act transpired to make a part of American colonial history. The "witch curse" had been almost forgot ten until the monument waa erected to the founder of Bucksport. It bad been In position hardly a month when a faint outline was discov ered on It. It grew more and more dis tinct, until some person made the dis covery that it wns the outline of a foot. 1 he old let-end was revived. They snlu that the "witch's curse" had been fulfllled. An attempt was made to remove the stain, bnt every effort only tended to make It plainer. The lmprlut of the foot l there today as pluln as ever. Amateur photogra phers have taken pictures of It, and a visit to the Buck cemetery to see the "wltcu g foot" Is one of the pastimes of every summer visitor to the pretty lit tle town.-Xew York World. Dont Take the Risk. When you have a bad cough or cold do not let it drag along until it be comes chronic bronchitis or develops into an attack of pneumonia, but gie it the attention it deserves and get rid of it. Take Chamberlain's cough remedy and you are sure of prompt relief. From a small beginning the sale and use of it has extended to all parts ot the United States and to many foreign countries. Its many remarkable cures of coughs and colds have won for it this wide reputation and extensive use. Sold by Frank Hart and leading druggists. CITIZENS spent ; OVER $135,000 ON IMPROVEMENTS The annual report of the city surveyor, A. S. Tee, li herewith given, and it Is a record that is well worth while the study of all taxpayer. In this tabulated statement are shown the total cost of all street Improvements for the year 1908, the miles of street work done, and other kindrej facts. It shows that citiiens have expended the great total of over $135,000 In street improvements during the pt year, and the recommendation nwule by Mr. Tee at the eloe of his repor. eem to be of much value. Follow ing is the report in full, and the Atorlan would wish to rail especial at tention to the linal recommendation made in relation to the manner of let ting bids: I, your city surveyor, herewith work performed by my department 1908. The individual improvement which have been completed or for which contracts have been let during the a follows: Melbourne avenue Columbia avenue, Melbourne to Lincoln . , 2,48285 Fourth street sewer ... 212.00 Fourth street, Commercial to Bond.... . . 1,061,24 Ninth street sewer, Commercial to Aitor . . ,. 7J890 Commercial street, 17th to 20th... Ninth street, Harrison to Jerome sewet ....... 1,091,60 Exchange street 11th to 12th . 1,030,00 Lincoln avenue, Columbia to Duane street 1,21040 Exchange trect, 9th to 10th 672,00 Eighth street sewer, Harrison to Lexington 1,607,75 Eighth street Harrison to Lexington , 2,807.45 Eleventh street, Commercial to Duane . . , 1,982.25 Exchange street walk Eleventh street, Exchange to Franklin Twelfth street, Commercial to Duane Seventh street Grand to Harrison Irving avenue, 11th to 15th Grand avenue, 6th to 7:h. Twenty-third street Commercial to Irving avenue, 18th to Adair line Tenth street, Irving to Keniington Fourteenth street, Franklin to Exchange ; 2.791.25 Twelfth street, Exchange to Grand Exchange street, 10th to 1 1th Sixth street. Franklin to Harrison Eighth street, Harrison to Irving Grand avenue, 5th to 6th.... Third street, Aslor to Commercial Ninth street, Jerome to Kensington Astor street, 6th to 8th Harrison avenue, 10th and Irving avenue . . ,. 16,73120 Kensington avenue, 8th to 11th.... rving avenue, 8th to 9th.. Seventeenth street sewer erome avenue, 14th to 17th Irving avenue, Shlvely' to 40th Commercial street west , Fifty-first street sewer rving avenue sewer Alleyway, 38;h to 42nd Total ....$135,40266 The above work is segregated under the following iubdivlkn: Wooden sidewalks Wooden decked and trestle street Macadamized street . Cement sidewalks, curbs and gutters Graded street only Vitrified sewers . ....... ......... The total expense of the office, as been $3,403, which amount i equal lo 2t per cent of the cost of the improvements. ' I would respectfully suggest that f the steam and horse roller in the unocculped portion of the brick engine ouse on Astor street, this would amount to but a slight expense. These rollers are at present left upon the streets, exposed to the weather. I would suggest that in calling for classifications are specified, that bids tion, and bidders hould not necessarily work, and the contract on each class bidder. This would have a tendency ents and would give all contractor ines of work. NEW YORK'S BOWERY. Why the Upp.r Part of It Was Name Fourth Avanue. In the early forties of the last cen tury there lived In Brooklyn a Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith was ris ing civil engineer, and most of his work was In New York. It was nec essary that he be nearer bis place of bufllness than Brooklyn, for iu those days ferries were slow and lufrequeut, no bridges spauned the river, and horse cars were the speediest means of transit Being a man of moderate, means, Mr. Smith went bouse bunting ' through the streets of New York, set- mg a inoaest but respectable auooe. Nr the upper end of the Bowery ho found a small bouse. Elated with bis succew, he rushed home with the news to bis wife, But when he mentioned the name of the street in which this house stood bis wife's face fell. I "How could you think of It?" she asked. Smith was iu despair. ( Kveu as far back as 1840 tho Bow- JI7 had a. ijulred an uueuvlable repu-, Cation. Mr. Smith tried to explain that the upper part of the Bowery was still uutiirnlHhcd; that many very respectable people lived In that part of town; that it would be many long years before crime ana sin would spread that far north. It v,an all wasted euurgy. The fact that plie would be living on the Bow ery was suIBcIent for Mrs. Smith. As a civil engineer it was Mr. Smith's cuxtom to overcome obstacles. The following day he hired a convey ance, and be and Mrs. Smith went house hunting together. Mrs. Smith . knew her Brooklyn thoroughly, but had only a slight acquaintance with New York. After driving through many streets without finding a suita ble bouse the husband quietly turned The Morning Astorlan contains all luto the Bowery at Union square and the local and Associated Press re. submit my annual statement of the during the year ending December 31, present year, and the cost of which are , ..........,......,.$ 1,308.45 . . 2,596,50 324,00 , 571.25 1,890.25 ... ; 957,78 10.944.70 1,64775 Exchange 3.5.M.65 19,386,37 4.10S.0O 1,814 50 ., 79650 ... ... 3,147,70 , 1,134.00 2,531.50 1,293.50 ,. 1,453.00 5,529.25 3,505.75 585.75 802.00 5,840,00 ... 15,73952 5,673.00 ., 525.00 ,. .. ., 325.00 ............. 2,825.00 2,850 lineal fret 6,175 lineal feet 3.310 lineal feet 5,700 lineal feet ,. 14,150 lineal feet ... . 3,030 lineal feet including salary and treet inspectors provisions be made for the housing bids on street improvements where should show price for each classifica be required to bid on the whole be let to the lowest responsible lo lower the cost of street improve- a chance to bid on their respective - siowiy warned toe horse tn the direc tion of the boose he bad found the previous day. Suddenly Mrs. Smith exclaimed, Wby, there's a pretty place to let, dear!" "Where r listlessly questioned ber husband, purposely looking In the op posite direction. Had Mrs. Smith not been so intent upon the house in Ques tion she might have noticed the mer ry twinkle In ber husband's eyes and suspected something, "Bight ovor there," she replied. pointing to the bona with the "To Let" sign. , An examination of the premises con vinced Mrs. flinlth that she must have ftho ulnee. mid when h iMr.,i th.t her nelirhlmr. w nM fri,i. h , had her hiiHlmnd n fh. w. Bnu t onee All this time no mention was made of tho .lroet. rlow Smith mnal tn .... i,.. ,i.a hn.,. anrt t . Bmith In ti. rtAric to th. Mm. i tli Btrput Is n mvntnrir Tint w. (,ttmo . dttV. anA ,heTa Wfl, . ,tnrm The tear fall wn somnthlns .ni-otnf niiknown in tho Smith ini.i,M Once again Mr, Smith's habit of overcoming obstacles stood him In good stead. Ills wife would not Uvet ou the Bowery. Hor home was Ideal, her neighbors were good people, but thoy lived on the Bowery. So Smith and one of his neighbors went before the board of aldermen. The neighbor had Influence. The street signs from Union square down to Fourth street were changed. Instead of "Bowery" the words "Fourth avenue" were sub stituted. . Ad Mrs. Smith was hnrmv ever aft. sr.- New York World. P M V -V,LV: 3 HARMONY ; IN YOUR NI5W HOME- Color blenilinir of Furniture, Praperio, Caipctn, Woodwork, Walls, rm;ke home life happier. Our ;prrt de"ontlve ipert.ilirt (sill vi it ywr city n. Without oMU gating you he will dlan ! fur nulling ir titw home. J. G. Mack & Co. Furniture and Carpeti , roaTUKo, oainon iiwl STAIIOHEIIY AT Unheard 'of Prices "Astoria, Oregon," heavily embosatJ in gold on fine Persian linen; 50:, Special 34c. Gold Seal, cream finish, ruled, good value at 25c. Special, 12c No, 772 Fine linen, 50c regular. Spec ial, 32c box. "Comet," white ruled, 15e here, 20e at some dealers. 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