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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2S, 1909.
Established 1879.
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Entered ai lecond-clas matter July 30, 1906, at the pottoffice at Astoria,
Oregon, under the act ot Congress of March 3, 1879.
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f publication.
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.THE WEATHER
Oregon and Washington Fair and
colder in east portion.
THAT FARMERS' UNION.
Astoria ought to be mighty glad to
welcome the Farmers Union, the rep
resentative body of citizens, develop
ers, shippers and businessmen of the
Inland Empire; they are the very
people we need to know and cultivate
and make friends with. They are tour
ing the northwest with view of finding
a means of marketing their products,
mainly cereal, without intervention of
the middleman and to make such
other plans and propositions as shall
minimize the cost of handling and
disposing their grain on the best pos
sible bases of celerity and profit.
The Chamber of Commerce and the
business world of Astoria generally
will not lose the opportunity of get
ting in instant and cordial touch with
this group of live men and do all that
may be done to perfect an affiliation
and interest of some sort that shall
contribute to the best concern of that
territory and this port. We do not
know upon what line the two sections
can amalgate, but we believe it' to be
to our interest to make speedy and
appropriate inquiries and follow them
Bp logically and successfully, .
tions that disparage and defeat the
purposes of the national administra
tion in its dealings with a foreign
people.
We have never taken any stock in
the hullabaloo over an American'
Japanese war, and do not expect to
take nay until there is a far larger
predicate than prevails in our sister
state. And she will have to demon'
strate a deeper and solider cause of
action than she has yet developed be
fore we can give her any credence in
the matter. For the past four years
California has been the source of in
finite and important interest to the
people of this country, and it would
seem that if she has nothing to offer
in the way of extraordinary and in
congruous agitation, she rather manu
factures it, as in the case of her vic
ious arraignment of the Japanese.
But luckily the country does not have
to follow her lead, and will not.
CALIFORNIA ON EDGE.
It would seem from the dispatches
of late that California is on edge re'
garding the Japanese; and while she
may have rational motives for the up
roar at present underway, her ardor
is to be deprecated. When the Presi
dent and great officers of the Govern
ment expressly admit the disadvant
age of such public tactics as the
Legislature of the Golden State is
indulging, it is time to take note of
the blundering; no State has the right
to deliberately counteract the policies
of the Government and set up condi-
The
General Demand
of e Watt-Informed of the WoiU baa
ahrayi Wtn for a simple, pleaaaat and
ef&eient liquid laxative remedy of knows
valw; a kemtire wkieh physician aould
aaaaMoa for family uie because ita tom
pwktas part are known te them to be
wfceleeosne and valy beneficial in effect,
aeeepWbla to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
la supplying that demand with ita ez
ceSent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical line and relies
oo the merit of the laxative for it remark
able uceees.
That is one of many reason why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To gat ita beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, anf r sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
OREGON BREATHES EASIER.
One vast sigh of perfect relief
went up yesterday when the press of
Oregon made known to a palpitating
public that the Legislature had passed
the bill fixing the length of women's
hatpins at ten inches. The condition
of uneasiness that prevailed before
this profound measure was dealt with
ultimately, was poignant and ex
treme; and we now await an edict fix
ing the length of their shoe-strings,
the size of their belt buckles, the dia
meter of the holes in their peek-a-boo
waists, the number of hooks-and-eyes
on their gowns, the walking length of
their skirts, and the diaphanous text
ure of their kimonos. You can't put
anything by this Legislature. It is
ready to tackle anything without re
gard to sex, citizenship, color or pre
vious condition of servitude or ulti
mate chance of Heaven.
Just so the laws are multiplied and
the mill at Salem is not stopped
running, the quality nor quantity of
the output makes any difference to the
artists in charge of the plant . When
they get through the chaff may be
cast aside, and the residium scrutiniz
ed for such values as may have inad
vertantly crept into the mass. The
people are not expecting much; and
they have not been fooled very badly
in the past 12 years.-
inalienable right to know these facts.
That's why we are giving them. It
is not one whit pleasanter to write
then, sometimes, than it is to read
them; but both functions are impera
tive. We would far rather say the pleas
ant ami commendable thing if only
the record would bear us out; and
when it don't, wc have no choice but
to print the substance as it appears;
and oftener than not, this is qualified
in our columns as it surely is not at
the source we get it. While our few
critics are at it, they might take a day
off and scan the hundreds of columns
of clever and kindly things that a
paper like ours prints in the course of
a month or a year, tt might surprise
them and make them willing to
strike a juster balance than some of
them seem willing to admit.
The reader has some rights that a
newspaper is bound to respect; and,
distasteful as the task frequently is,
we are doing our level best to accede
to those rights, regardless of the
friend or foe that takes issues with us.
win oe TIE
REPUBLIC DISASTER
WHICH VESSEL TO BLAME
MUST FIRST BE
. SETTLED
EDITORIAL WING-SHOTS.
If the farmers of the Inland Empire
and the mariners of Astoria once get
to a point where they can understand
and appreciate each others' wants
there ought to be something doing
for all hands.
The woes of the newspaper man
who endeavors to get unpalatable
news in the most "gaggable" shape,
make him think, sometimes, he is a
genuine earthquake victim.
We are marvelling at the scale and
character of the improvements Port
land is going to foist upon the bar tug
and pilot service when she becomes
mistress of the destinies down here.
We have not been able to figure it
out, probably because there is nothing
to calculate upon, more than is in
existance right now. She wont have;
any better tugs, nor any better pilots
nor towing steamers on the river to
beat those they are buying. It beats
usl
Oh! for the blessed insouisance of
youth and the readiness wherewith
they dispose of the grave problems of
life in their dear little debates! We
remember the time when we sent the
fiat of our fresh and ardent convic
tions rolling down the aisles of time;
and we often wonder if they have ever
topped rolling. We simply krftsw they
have never been overtaken, or we
would have heard of it!
THE READER'S RIGHT.
As usual the Astorian is being
talked about because it is giving the
news as it sifts through the custom
ary channels, official, and private, and
nappens to deal more or less con
spicouusly with some particular man
or officer. And as usual, the Astorian
does not care a hang what is said
about it on this score, because it
knows its duty as a newspaper, and
does it; a rule that might well be
emulated in other offices of the kind
in this section. What goes to the
public records is the undeniable prop
erty of the public, whence we draw
our reading and advertising clien
teles. The ordinary man and woman
would never know what transpired if
the newspaper was not at band to
yield up the details as they are re
corded, and the subscriber has the
SEWERAGE POLLUTES LAKE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Lake Michi
gan is so polluted with swerage from
the Calumet river that the new $3,000,
000 Southwest Land Tunnel may
prove useless.
Such is the information received by
Health Commissioner Evans of the
Lake Michigan Water Association
The report says that so far as South
Chicago and Southern parts of the
city are concerned, the drainage canal
is of no benefit.
Sewerage is still being poured into
the lake in such volume as to pollute
the water for a distance of five miles.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Therc was
a picturesque band concert at the
rooms of the Seamen's Christian As
sociation on the waterfront last night
given by the orchestra of the ill-fated
White Star Liner Republic,- whose
members played .enthusiastically on
instruments borrowed from the Bal
tic's band, the steamship which
brought the survivors of the recent
disaster safely into port. Seven hun
dred seamen, principally "Down be
low men," crowded into the rooms
and discussed incidents of the crash,
while they listened to the music.
E, P. W. Thurston, first British
vice-consul at this port, addressed the
crew of the Republic late yesterday
outlining their rights and privileges
and explaining what they could ex
pect from the White Star Line in ac
cordance with the laws of the mer
chant marine. The men had voiced
some complaint when it became
known that their wages stopped when
the Republic sank, that is, that they
were to be docked for lost time be
cause of the accident.- Mr. Thurston
said that the men could not reason
ably expect to receive pay during the
time occupied on their return trip to
Liverpool, whither they will be taken
free, probably on the Baltic on Sat
urday. The full amount of wages
due will not be paid until the men
make application for it in Liverpool,
but the company will advance a small
amount of money to those who are
in need. No promise was made of
certain employment by the White
Star Line in the future, although it
was hoped provision would be made
for all. In view of the announcement
that the men will be paid only up to
the time that the Republic sank, it is
perhaps pertinent to say that this
custom is carried out at all American
and English ports. Seamen are sign
ed simply for the cruise and are paid
in case of wreck or other disaster only
for actual service during the time the
vessel is afloat.
Attorneys for both the White Star
Line and the Lloyd-Italian, the latter
owners of the Florida, are preparing
for a battle in the courts arising be
cause of the accidents. Litigation in
leges combined; to have the Pacific
coast states cut loose from the Amer
ican Medical Association and form
an asociation ot their own, and to
have the Medical Sentinel made the
official journal of the new organ!
tion, and ita editor a smaller Sim
mens! Not only this, but that this
particular scheme has for tome time
been backed by the Sentinel editor.
The questioh whether Lowe did actu
ally steal the Eaton cornerstone and
put a cow into the college chapel is a
mighty one, and on it and the dis
position of this momentous question
(according to' the Salem paper), hang
the fate of the two colleges, this
journal, its editor and a large chunk
of the American Medical Association.
If some industrious reporter at Sa
lem had not unearthed this diaboli
cal plot the medical fraternity might
have heard of it. Ex.
PRAISE DEAD EMPEROR.
Some Curious Announcements Mad
By New Chinese Ruler.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-"Our
late emperor ruled the empire for
thirty and four years. He kept on his
clothes through the night and took
his food after dark, earnestly devot
ing himself to the work of govern
ment. We hoped that his glory would
be long enduring and that he would
live to complete the reorganization of
government but the 'Sacred body was
too frail. On the 21st day of the tenth
moon of the thirty fourth vear o(
Kuang Hsun, he 'Took the dragon
ride to be a guest on high.' We have
entered the great succession. The
divine utensils are very heavy; the
responsibilities rest upon this feeble
body; we think of our youth and scan
ty merit and fear we shall be unequal
to the test."
The above are some of the curious
announcements in the proclamation
issued by the new Chinese emperor on
the occasion of his enthronement in
December, which comes to the State
Department.
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A SQUARE DEAL
may always, be expected from a square
dealer. Wt deal In Square and every
other essential (or Carpenter, Stone
Mason, Plumber or other handicrafts
man. And tne toon wt sen art an
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mad and of th very best and moil
reliable materials. All trades sup
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DENVER. Jan. 27.-Information
has been brought to Denver by Jo
seph Cook of Big Horn Bain, Wyo.,
that a corps of Burlington engineers
rohring- approximately $2,000,00 will I tartd to work locating a new
l.ii i a i i t i i t:- l -: t ,i i. l : 1 i . . .
There is no ease on record of
cough, cold or la grippe developing
into pneumonia after Foley' Honey
and Tar ha been taken, at it cures
the most obstinate deep seated
coughs and colds. Why take any
ttung else. Uwl Drug Store, T. F.
Laurin, Prop.
FOR NEW RAILROAD,
probably be threshed out, but which i line of raitroad which will connect the
vessel was to blame for the disaster
will be settled first by a court of in
quiry,
JANUARY TIDE TABLE.
JANUARY 1909.
High Water. A. M. P. M.
Date. h. m. ft. h. m. ft"
Friday 1 8:32 8.4 9:45 6.5
Saturday 2 9:25 8.7 10:50 6.6
SUNDAY .... 310:16 9.011:47 6.8
Monday 411:05 9.1
Tuesday 5 0:38 7.1 ..... ...
Tuesday 511:46 9.2
Wednesday ... 6 1:22 7.1 12:28 9.1
Thursday 7 2:00 7.1 15 8.8
Friday 8 2:35 7.3 1:42 8.5
Saturday 9 3:08 7.3 2:20 8.1
SUNDAY . ...10 3:40 7.4 2:55 7.7
Monday 11 4:10 7.4 3:35 7.2;
Tuesday 12 4:45 7.5 4:20 6.7
Wednesday. ...13 5:20 7.5 5:20 6.2
Thursday 14! 6:00 7.5 6:25 5.8
Friday 15 6:47 7.7 7:43 5.6
Saturday 16 7:43 7.8 9:04 5.6
SUNDAY. ...17 8:38 8.1 10:15 5.9
Monday 18 9:34 8.5 11:15 6.5
Tuesday 19 10:25 8.9 ...
Wednesday . ..20 0:05 7.0
Wednesday ...M 11:15 9.3
Thursday, ....21 0:50 7.5 12:06 9.5
Friday 22 1:35 7.912:55 9.7
Saturday 23 2:15 8.2 1:45 9.6
SUNDAY ....24 2:58 8.5 2:34 9.2
Monday 25 3:40 8.6 3:26 8.7
Tuesday 26 4:20 8.7 4:24 7.9
Wednesday ...27 5:08 8.7 5:28 7.3
Thursday 28 6:00 8.5 6:44 6.6
Friday 29 6:55 8.4 8:08 6.2
Saturday 30 7:54 8.4 9:33 6.2
SUNDAY ....31 8:55 8.4 10:46 6.4
JANUARY 1909.
Low Wa"teTrlA7M.j
P.M.
Date. h. m ft. h. m. ft.
Friday 1 2:18 2.4 3:35 0.8
Saturday 2 3:20 2.9 4:35 0.1
SUNDAY .... 3 4:22 3.1 5:30-0.5
Monday 4 5:17 3.3 6:15-1.0
Monday 4J 5:17 3.3 6:15-1.0
Wednesday ... 61 6:55 3.5 7:36-1.2
Thursday 7 7:35 3.6 8:14-1.0
Friday 81 8:15 3.5 8:45 -0.6
Saturday 9 8:54 3.6 9:16-0 1
SUNDAY ....10 9:32 3.5 9:48 0.4
Monday 11 10:16 3.310:15 0.9
Tuesday 1210:55 3.210:45 1.4
Wednesday ...1311:40 3.011:22 2.1
Thursday 14 12:40 2.7
Friday 15 0:07 2.6 1:42 2.2
Saturday 16 1:02 3.1 2:50 1.5
SUNDAY ....17 2:05 3.5 3:48 0.7
Monday 18 3:17 3.8 4:45-0.1
Tuesday 19 4:25 3.8 5:35-0.9
Wednesday ...20 5:26 3.7 6:20-1.5
Thursday 21 6:20 3.4 7:06-1.8
Friday 22 7:10 3.1 7:50 1.8
Saturday 23 8:00 2.7 8:34-1.6
SUNDAY ....24 8:52 2.3 9:18-1.0
Monday 25 9:45 2.010:02-0.4
Tuesday 2610:37 1.710:46 0.5
Wednesday ...2711:37 1.5 11:38 1.4
Thursday 28 12:45 1.3
Friday 29 0:38 2.2 1:58 1.0
Saturdav 30 1:44 3.1 3:12 0.6
SUNDAY ....31 2:58 3.5 4:16 0.1
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coughs, colds, croup and whooping
cough. It is the only safe remedy
for infants and children as it con
tains no opiates or other narcotic
drugs, and children like Foley's Hon
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FAVORS OPEN SALOON.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Mayor Rose
of Milwaukee in an address last night
asserted his determination to stick to
the policy of the open saloon for that
city.
The Milwaukee executive contend
ed that the praise of Milwaukee indul
ged in by President Roosevelt in a tt
cent communication wherein the lat
ter commented on its absence of crime
and the infrequency of drunkenness
was founded not on the fact that it is
largely a German community, but be
cause the wide open policy eliminates
the desire of possible inebriates to
drink inordinately when they have
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YOUNG MAN MISSING.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27.-The Po
lice have been enlisted in a search for
Roland Poston, son of B. F. L. Pos
ton a prominent contractor of Boise,
Idaho. Young Poston has been liv
ing here with his mother and last
night left to visit Chinatown. He has
suddenly disappeared and Mrs. Pos
ton believes that some accident has
befallen him.
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you will not have to take purgatives
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OUR MEDICAL COLLEGES.
In a medical contemporary a corres-
pondent ventures the assertion that
"from the days of Esculapius to date
the anatomy and physiology of the
scalp and the hair have been success
ively omitted from the curriculum of
medical colleges from Rome to Seat
tle." As to the omission of this par
ticular study we have nothing to say
at this time, but why should the tried
ical college at Seattle be mentioned
when there is no medical college
there and none is needed or wished
for? In fact, we hear of some socall
ed mossbacks in Oregon who assert
that no medical college is needed in
Oregon because there is none in
Washington. To the ordinary mor
tal unblinded by some peculiar preja
dice, this would seem to be an ad
ditional reason why there should be
a college or two in Oregon the fact
that our sister state has none. But
when was it established that the old
state of Oregon was to be guided in
its educational institutions by the
performances of our younger sister
to the north of us? Oregon had
medical colleges before Washington
had emerged from its . territorial
swaddling clothes, and proposes to
keep them, if their managers can
keep their nerve in the face of op
position Ex.
ALLEGED DIABOLICAL PLOT.
When our la- contemporaries start
in to tell something alout medical pol
itics they always hash up a wonderful
story. Half the time the reporter is
'stung" by someone who wishes to
sec his paper make itself ridiculous.
We have a late example, which is
about as follows: Over in Salem a
young man named Earl Lowe, a stu
dent at the Willamette University,
was charged with having stolen or
misplaced a cornerstone belonging to
to Eaton hall, and also with having
tied a cow in the college chapel. For
this offense he was to be suspended
from the University. A reporter who
got hold of the matter states that
Lowe cannot be suspended; that there
s a connection between his proposed
expulsion and a scheme on the part
of the Medical Sentinel to have the
Salem and the Portland Medical col-,
Burlington at Kirby, Wyo., with the
Colorado & Southern at Orin, Wyo.
The preliminary survey is expected to
be completed within two months
when actual construction will begin
This is the first actual construction
undertaken since the recent acquisi
tion of the Colorado & Southern by
J. J. Hill.
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