FRIDAY, JANUARY V), 1909.
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'TEUCPHONSlfAXN66i.,
.THE WEATHER
Oregon and Washington Fair and
colder in east portion.
' ' GOVERNOR AT LAST.
Samuel G. Cosgrove is at last Gov
ernor of the Evergreen State.
Through the travail of protracted
illness, and with its hand still heavy
upon him, Mr. Cosgrove has strug
gled to meet the honor and exigency
thrust upon him during the engage
ment; and now that he has accom
plished the will of his constituency,
the hope is abroad that he may rally
thoroughly and "make good" to the
wide limits those who know him best
have set for him.
ADDITIONAL JUDGES.
The bill to increase the Supreme
Court - banque by two additional
judges ought to meet with general
satisfaction all over Oregon.
There has not been a time in the
past IS years when this increase
would not have been a boon to the
State and to the men charged with
the immense tasks provided for this
department There are not, in all
Oregon, three men of law who have
given better or ampler service than
they who dignify that bench and we
hope the bill will pass with all expedi
tion. Only once in that time has the
docket of that court been within pos
sible range of a "clean-up", and then
the access grew upon it again and the
relief is more essential now than ever
As to the appointments in this be
half, the governor may be trusted to
make them promptly enough, and of
a calibre compatible with the distinc
tion and the service.
and right that may precipitate irre
medial results. We have no idea of
war with Japan. "But we are not for
getting that, in such an event, this
coast is the nearest plain of attack
and that this coast is in tremendous
need of fortifications and ships and
all the defensive equipment essential
at such an emergency. That we must
by every rational dictate, soon amend
these conditions, goes without saying,
but there is no sense in precipitating
conditions we cannot meet with cred
it nor honor; and this conclusion is
not borne of fear but of ordinary
common sense.
"CUBA LIBRE."
CALIFORNIA PAUSES.
California law-makers have come to
a pause to their anti-Japanese crusade
in deference to the President's wishes
and to wait for his letter which will,
beyond all doubt, justify not only his
insistance, but the Legislature's con
cession. These pauses in the progress of agi
tated debate over grave questions are
frequently the saving grace that fore
fends trouble and discredit, and we
believe it will turn out that way in
this instance. California cannot af
ford to blunder any more than the
National Government can; and while
it may have issues of its own to settle
and desirable ends to gain, it were
better to give them the advantage of
the broader guise of national auspices
and warrant than to assume a front
At high noon yesterday Cuba took
over the pregnant honors and condi
tions of a free and indpendent nation,
with its own President, Congress and
administrative status and staff gener
ally, and is launched among the na
tions under the wing and credence of
this country. She has been lifted up
from the prostrate, servile and hope
less inertia engrafted upon her by
Spain, to the fresh and wholesome
activity and appreciation of a live
state with a splendid future and goes
forth upon her course with the good
will of all mankind. Uncle Sam is
proud of his progeny and will back
that pride to the limit if it becomes
necessary. Cuba of 1909 and Cuba of
1S99 are two distinct countries, and
no one knows it better than the peo
ple who have profited by the transi
tion. May good luck go with the
"Pearl of the Antilles" and may she
so direct her energies and her poll
cies as to win a great place in the an
nals of the future.
IT MEANS BUSINESS.
The American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company evidently means business
on this coast, and is cutting into the
transportation fields here with keen
and incisive effect. The latest propo
sition, to put the steamship Rivers
dale (of the Dollar fleet 2t)T)0 tons and
chartered), on between the Columbia
river and San Francisco, as a feeder
for its liners and save the greater
craft the time and cost of coming up
the coast to this river and Puget
Sound for the trans-isthmian business
that is easily falling its way, is a
master stroke; and is likely to cut in
more directions than one, since it will
open up a new line for the handling
of coast freights as well as doing the
company's long-distance hauling, and
will include passenger traffic as well.
Some day the railways of the coun
try will learn the lesson that goes
with water transportation and en
deavor to meet it with rates some
where in harmony with this, their
surest and hardest competition. Of
course no one expects them to pa
rallel the tariffs of the ocean carriers;
but they may get to a basis where an
abated schedule, coupled with sure
despatch, will measurably meet these
competitors with some show of hold
ing their own. The railway people
themselves confess that this new de
parture is going to be hard to meet
and rather dread its introduction, It
i inevitable, however, and some peo
ple are going to profit hy it.
EDITORIAL WING-SHOTS.
For the life of us we cannot tell
who offends the most, the man who
marries a Chinese woman in China,
or the woman who marries a China
man in the United States; nor with
whom the offense lies, nor why. We
confess to an indifference that is
measured only by the inconsequence
of either act. Both are pure perver
sions of natural selection.
w - -
Violets f
By VIRGINIA BLAIR.
1 Copyrights, wo, by AoctM I
T . Uttrary TrvM, T
James J. Hill has had Portland on a
veritable grid-iron of doubt and ex
pectancy for the past year or two;
and now he has sprung another quiet
little surprise by buying a lot of
property she does not know what he
is going to do with. It is a shame,
the way that man mystifies and disap
points the Portlander!
Will this Legislature of ours have
the courage to seek to amend the in
surance situation in this State? ff it
does, we will take back all the mean
things we ever said or thought and
confess that there is yet a chance for
the people who sent them there. But
they'll have to "show us."
Maybe we do not realise the scope
of our federal mail business; but it
strikes us that 234,000,000 dollars is a
vast sum to ask for its handling!
A fine highway from the valleys
and transportation centers to the su
perb elevations and scenic glories of
Crater Lake, is well worth the sum of
$100,000; especially if about one
fourth of it is to be subscribed by the
counties at interest.
It's a pity Astoria cannot conserve
her sunshine. So rare and beautiful
it in mid-winter that it seems al
most sheer waste to let it pass day by
day. Thank the powers that be. it
fades to the westward or we might
think Portland was "hogging" it!
JANUARY TIDE TABLE.
JANUARY
High Water.
Date.
1909.
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Tliocrtov 10
Wednesday . ..20
Wednesday ...20j
Thursday 21
Friday 22
Saturday 23
SUNDAY ....24
Monday 251
Tuesday 261
Wednesday ...7
Thursday 281
Friday 29
Saturday 301
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9:25
10:16
11:051
0:33
51:46
1:221
2:00
2:351
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3:40(
4:101
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5:20
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6:47
7:43
8:38
9:34
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0:05
11:15
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1:35
2:15
2:58
3:40
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5:08
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7:54
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9:32
10:16
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1:02
2:05
3:17
4:25
5:26
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5:30
6:15
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7:36
8:14
8:45
9:161
9:48
10:15
10:45
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2:50!
3:48
4:45
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Out of the darkness Margaret snM,
"Then every oue knows UP
"Every oue but you. my dear. Ovor
at the Country club It Is cotumou
talk."
"Hut, Aunt Clara," vehemently.
"they goostn so at the hotel."
"This Isn't rossln. I've known It
for a long time. Margaret."
"Oh" the sigh was almost a sob
"he has always seemed such a gentle
man."
"He has the tralulng of one," Mrs.
Kent affirmed, "Ma mother la charm
ing."
After a moment's silence Margaret
broke out, "But he saved. my life,
Aunt Clara."
There was a rustle of skirts aa Mrs,
Kent moved lmiwtlently In her chair,
"Yea. and that's the worst of It."
Mrs. Kent ended the longer silence
thnt followed by ringing for lights.
"No, no," Margaret protested. "I
like It better with Just the Are."
"But I limit go, dear, and dress for
dinner, and you will be so dreary
alone In the dark."
Aa she rose and stood by the couch
her caressing miners touched Marga
ret's cheek and found tears on It
"You'd better have the lights," she
said, and there was a worried note
In her voice. "1 hate to leave you
here alono."
"Oh. I shall be all right." Margaret
sntd. "I'll Ite here In the dark and
vt Toot) le!; Ins."
Still protestln. Mrs. Kent found
her way rut. and after a time In the
Mir roo;:, (tiere came the sound of a
stifled s.t. nnd another and another,
sud nfter that everything wss very
qulot. 'flio flame of the fire died
down. Tlic green eye of the little
cat, snuffllcd close to her mistress,
glowed la t'.ie blackness.
The click of an electric button and
the flare np of lights brought Marga
ret's head out of the cushion where
she bad burled It. She shielded her
face with her hand.
"You are early, Cncle Dick."
"I'm late. What's the matter with
the light? Why didn't you get some
body to look after themf
"I like the dork."
"Qneer taste." He gave her a keen
glance and sat down In the cbalr by
the couch "How's the footr
"It hurts a ll'tle, but It'a going to be
all right."
"Everybody at the club Is talking
about your accident Tbey are making
a regular hero of Rid ire way." He set
tled himself bsek in Uw big chair and
smiled at her genially. "He must hare
had tb strength of a nercules to bold
those horse's back."
"He's awfully strong," Margaret
said and sat up. "Ills college record
In athletics Is fine."
"He flunked In some of his studies,
though." Mr. Kent teased.
Margaret's face flamed, "I know."
She smoothed the little cat with nerv
ous Angers. "Is la he very 1)1, Uncle
Dlckf
"Who Rldgeway? T7m well, that
depends. He'a a mighty nice fellow,
Peggy." He eanght the eagerness of
her eyes and pulled himself up. "That
Is oh, well, your Aunt Clara wouldn't
exactly approve of him, and and 1
don't know that he's Just the friend
for you, Margaret"
"Ob!" came In fluttering protest, and
after that Margaret lay with ber eye
closed, and nothing was said for sev
eral minutes.
"Tired, little glrlT' asked her uncle
finally, and when she nodded be stood
up.
"I mast go and dress for dinner."
He hesitated by the-couch, looking
down at her until she opened ber eyes
and held out her hand and said, "Dear
Cncle Dick," and then he patted her
cheek nnd said a little huskily, "Cheer
up."
This time there was no friendly
darkness to hide the tears, so Marga
ret dabbed nt ttiem with ber handker
chief and stared until a ring of the
front door bell brought her to an up
right position.
"It's Mr. Kldgeway," the maid an
nounced. "I'm afraid I can't see him!" Marga
ret said nervously.
"Please," boomed a big voice from
the hnll "plonse don't turn me out like
that." , ,
"Oh, well," Margaret agreed, and the
maid's place between the curtains was
usurped by a young man as big as h(s
voice, who rnme over and picked up
the pussy cut nnd dropped a small
square box l:i Its place. "If you'll let
me pet Towllekins I'll let you have
some flowers," he said, and as he sat
down the Utile cat curled Into the hol
low of his imn nnd sang her song of
contentment, unruffled by the change.
There were white violets In the box,
and Rldgowuy wild, his big voice sof
tened by sot'ie fine emotion, "Tbey al
ways make tne think of you."
"Oh, don't, don't!" Margaret said
with quick enught breath, and Itldge
way stared nt her lu a puzzled way.
"Don't you like them?' he asked.
"Yes."
"Well. It's a funny way to show It"
Thero was so much of the boy In blm
that Margaret smiled In spite of her
self.
"It's because I like them so well that
I don't want you to bring them to me
any more."
"You don't"-
"I mean It," she said faintly. 'Tot
mustn't bring? roe any more flowers."
"Why not?" sharply.
"Because I can't take tbero."
"Why can't you take themr
"Because"
"Thnt Isn't any reason," he flung
out. "Do von menu that you' don't
want me to comer"
(the. held out one slim hand to hlui.
"lHm't," Bhe said ln seH hliiKly-"don't
speak to mo like that. We must al
ways be good friends, but you mustn't
come." t
Ho took her hand. "It'a to be Juat-
frlendsJ"
"iea."
"Never anything more)"
"Never."
"Ami yet thnt night after the acci
dent you let me kiss you-Margaret.
"Yes.'Kverr low.
The Are flickered and sapped. The
tittle cat, disturbed somewhat, slipped
down from KUlgeway's arms and curl
ed herself up on the rug.
"Would you uilud," Margaret said nt
Inst, "turning off the upper light? The
strong glare hurts my eyes,"
The rosy halo of the lamp made dark
the dlstnut corners of the room. Mar
gnret on her couch was a dim outline.
The little cat wss Invisible except for
her emerald eyes. Ittdgeway cnnie
back and sat down; then be bent for
ward.
"Margaret," he said sharply, "yon
are crying."
Yes," she soblied, "I'm crylng-)h.
InH'suse you are such a black aheep.
Justin."
He drew his breath sharply. "8"
that's It?" he said at last.
Yes. I didn't know until tonight
Aunt Clara told me."
He stood up. "Theu there's nothing
more to say, Uoodby."
He went to the door, hesitated and
came back.
Look here, Peggy," he snld grimly,
"If I were a story hook hero I'd take
my medicine and go away ami suffer
In silence. And It would all I very
tragic and romantic, but It wouldn't I
be sensible."
He threw himself Into the big rlmlr
and knit till his brows. "The sensible
thing Is to get over the difficulty.
1.1-t's begin at the beginning, Every,
body says I'm a black sheep?"
Yea." she murmured.
Well, I am. He wasted my time
lu riotous living, as the Bible says of
the prodigal, and when I flunked lu
my studies I got what was coming to
me. nut that was before I met you.
'eggy. I don't think my worst ene
my could accuse me since the night
I saw you at the Junior prom In your
white gown, with your hair twisted
up In a big braid tike a crown. You
seemed the princess lu a fairy tale.
nnd I made up my mind then and
there that I'd win out."
He drew a long breath and went on:
"But now I know I'm not good
enough, and I know, too, that I have
not any right to ask you to wait fur
mo. All I'll ask Is that you don't con
demn me utterly, don't shut me nut
from your life."
His voice broke. Then as she held
out her turn! to - blm be went an
steadily :
"I'm only going to ask that you wilt
believe In me snd If, after two or
three years, no one els has come Into
your life that you care for and I
have made good, tout you will let
me plead my cause again."
He stood looking down at her. Her
cheek was laid against the bunch of
white violets. Their delicate fragrance
was roundabout her.
"Dear little girl." he asld, "I'll stl. U
It out at college another year, and
then I'll go Into business with dad
and show him what I can do. And If
you will bare faith In me"
Bhe sat up, her eyes shining. "Oh."
she said. "I felt that back of It all
there was a man In you, Justin nnd
then when you saved my life I felt
that It belonged to you."
"I'm not half good enough," be said
humbly.
She took from the bunch of violets
a half dozen blossoms and held them
out to blm.
"They shall be a talisman," she said,
"of faith and hope and love. You
must let them keep you from all evil,
Justin."
And as he knelt beside the couch
the rapture In bis eyes answered ber.
It Mads a Olffsrsnes.
A Chinamuu of noble birth hud been
Invited to dine at William's home. His
mother was very anxious that the
guest should not be made uncomfort
able by the little c Imp's curiosity, so
she took blm aside and explained all
about the yellow skin, long braid of
hair and almond eyes of the Mongo
lians and even showed him pictures of
Chinese. RIid Impressed upon blm more
than anything else the fact that the
visitor was his father's friend and was
to be treated with respect. Upon the.
Celestial's arrival William tried hard
not to stare or look too curious am)
succeeded In being very quiet for some
time, when, much to the surprise of
his mother and the amusement of the
Chinese, be called out, "Mamma, If he
wasn't our friend wouldn't he be fun
ny?" Bellman.
Diving For Fish.
An Arab pilot on board an English
ship becalmed In tho Persian gulf hud
been amusing himself In diving for
oysters. Aftei' several nfleinpta his
search proved unsuccessful,
"I will now," snld ho to the officer::
of the vessel he was commissioned to
convoy, "slnco I cannot gather oysters,
dive for and catch fish."
All ridiculed l ho Idea. He went down
again, nnd the officers were astonished
to see hlra nfter a short time rise to
the surface with a small rockflnh In
fach hand. The Arab's own explana
tion of the feat was that as he seated
himself nt the bottom the fish came
around htm and nibbled at his skint
Watching an opportunity, be seized
nnd secured his prey by thrusting hto
thumb - and forefinger into their ex
panded gills.
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Surplus . ; 25,000
Stockholders' Liability 100,000 ,
KHTAULIHIIKI) 184!,
J. 0. A BOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER, Assistant Caihier
0. I. PETERSON, Vice-Frwident FRANK PATTON. Cashier -
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $232.0113
Transact a Gensral Banking Baslnesa Interest Paid on Tim Depot .
Four Per Cent. Per Annum
Eleventh and Dun Sis, . - . . Astoria, Oregon
SCANDINAVIAN-A AER 1G A N
SAVINGS BANK,,
ASTORIA, OREGON
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OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercedes All Other Considers tie."
John Fox, Pres. F. L. Bishop, Sec. Astoria Savings B-muk, Treat
, - MtJsaa Troyer, Vlce-Pre. and Supt j 7l"r
ASTOJUA IRON WORKS
OFSTHELATEST MPVEDU,RR? '
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED.
Correspondence Solicited . . Foot of Foarth Street
LET US TELL YOU ABOUT
Tungsten Electric Lamp
Greatest advance In lighting method dnce the invention of lncandecnt
lamp.
EXAMPLE
32 C. P. Ordinary electric lamp consume 110 watts per hour
32 CP, "Tungsten" electric lamp consume v , 40 watt pr hour'
8avin ' , ." 70 watt per hour
By using "Tungsten" lamp you can get 27S per cent increase to light for
the same cost or In other word can have the aame quantity of Illumination
for 33 per cent of the cot of lighting with ordinary electric lamp. . i
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The Astoria! Electric Co