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2 THE MORNING ASTOR1AN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, im. lit C3mln J Published 1S7X Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINQER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mult per year ..$7X) By carrier, per month J60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By aaafl, per year, in advance....... .$1.50 Entered aa second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postoftke at Astoria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence r place of business may be made by postal card or through telephone. Any irregularity in delivery should be immediately reported to the office f publication. T TELEPHONE MAIM L .THE WEATHER Oregon and Washington Fair and colder ta east portion. WANTED: A CONCRETE PLANT. From casual remarks made by practical men of this community at ' odd times during the past two years, we are led to believe that a good. up-to-date concrete plant would pay at tfiis end of the river, especially in this city, whence all contiguous points could be cheaply and quickly reached by rail and water. The en terprise does not call for a great abundance of capital, skilled labor and the essential ingredients being the commanding needs of the venture, and as to the latter, the sands and rocks of this territory are said to be. unequivocally well adapted to the manufacture of cement It is one of those propositions that would have to build up from the very ground. Cement, in the com' mercial sense and use, is not a fa miliar matter here; but it is so wide ly adaptable, so wonderfully useful, and, comparatively, . so cheap, it would not take long to initiate it as a standard element of utility here, and it would pay from the start, pro vided that start was not too elabo rate. The range of form, nse, and ap plication of this cheap and durable material, is simply illimitable, and the demand for it here could be easily cultivated since the stuff commends itself the world over to builders, ar tisans and engineers; and the venture, at this point, would be practically free from competition, a considera tion that goes a long way to make the departure successful from the very beginning. This is the one particular line that invites the interest of the man with a few thousands to invest, and wijh good judgment exercised in its de velopment, we believe it would be immensely successful. reaching out from her remote and dubious vantage to take over the commercial interests of the Willam ette and Columbia, along with the bar of the latter, and will endeavor to annex the shipping of the basin, the one and only jurisdiction confronting her being our own. What she will do with the new privileges remains to be seen; and it is easily conceded she will do her best by them and by her own interests, as she should do; but we are still here, still waiting and watching and preparing for the day when the foreign fleet of sea carriers shall have dwindled to such propor tions as shall compel recourse to this port to renew and expand it The day will come, alright! And other rails and other ports are to contrib ute to the diversification of the com mercial interests of Oregon. The new general port law of the State ill help immensely to that end, and it were well achieved. We want to see the maritime interests of the State spread out in a score of direc tions, knowing as we do that the Columbia basin must always, and in evitably, command an enormous share of the export and import busi ness of the Northwest Portland, with less than 12 square miles of harbor territory; with con gested channel ways and a port that is useless after the 50th ship enters it, must one day go up against her limit While this sinks in on the commercial conscience, we shall come into our own along with every avail able harbor in the State. There are huge interests in this river and valley beside those of Portland and others are coming. Time and the exigencies of trade will find the harbor for a thou sand ships next to the sea, and use it. HQi? VANILLA IS GROWN AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY THE SOUTH SEAS. IN THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY. ONE PORT ON COLUMBIA As a matter of fact and despite all quibbling, there is but one real or ganic port on the Columbia river, and that is the Port of Astoria. Of course, up on the Willamette, 12 , miles from it; confluence with the greater river, there is a port (Port land), but it is in its own separate valley and upon the banks of one of the Columbia's tributaries. We are particular in stating these things be cause we do not want the unthinking to confound the Willamette valley town with the real Columbian terri tory. This is the only port on this river, and it may be well to remember this some day, when there are issues afoot in which its significance shall figure more conspicuously than it does at this time. ,: In the meantime Astoria asserts first and just claim to being the one and only legal, and natural, port on the Columbia, as well as upon the coast of Oregon; and speaking with due regard to all claims, upon the bases of accessibility, depths, chan nels, security, expanse, direct con tiguity to, and quick-touch with, the open sea this is the truth. For the time being Portland is All men with a just conception of the rights of humanity believe in the principle of the eight-hour day for the employe. But like all great and radical changes, it is a matter of growth and equitable application. Its one over whelming antagonist today is the fierce and universal competition in business; the narrowness of the mar gins upon which nine-tenths of the trade of the world is done. It is comparatively easy for the Government to concede the splendid privilege to its employes; there is no crying necessity for a nine, ten or twelve-hour day with Uncle Sam; he can dispatch his affairs and make the people pay for the better and ampler service; the people themselves easily concede it when he ordains it. And the great trust can do the same thing when it has put competition on the "bum." But the ordinary small manufac turer and business man is not so free to grant the concession, however will ing he may be in the humane sense. By the terms of every contract he makes with his trade he is compelled to nourish the last resource of his business; and time and service are of the very essence of that contract if he is to make the admissable profit his investment justifies. There are two sides to every issue on earth and there always remains the inalienable privilege of rendering The growing of the vanilla bean oi commerce has attained considerable importance in Hawaii, where a num ber of successful smalt plantations have been producing for a number of years. Jared G. Smith, late director of the United States Agricultural Ex periment Station in Honolulu, gives the following on vanilla in his book, Agriculture in Hawaii" "The vanilla bean is the cured and fermented fruit of a climbing orchid. The finished pods are very dark brown or black, glossy, somewhat wrinkled on the surface, from five to eight inches long and about aa thick as a lead pencil The vanilla extract of commerce is simply an alcoholic ex tract 'The vanilla plant is grown either on a trellis or is planted at the base of a tree so that it can clamber up the trunk. Any soil is suitable, provided the drainage is good It grows well in regions of abundant rainfall on the Kona(south or southwest) side of the islands. A mean temperature of from 65 deg to 75 deg. gives good results. The plants are propagated from cuttings, which are simply lengths of the vine itself, from two to six feet long. The length of the cutting has some relation to flower production, the longer ones yielding flowers in a shorter period. The leaves .are cut; from the lower end of the cutting and the stripped portion of the stajk buried horizontally under two or three inches of soil and rotting leaves. The upper end of the cutting is fastened to the trunk of the supporting tree to which it soon becomes tightly attach ed by its asrial roots. The vanilla plant begins to flower uring its second or third year and continues flower production until sev en or eight years old. Cultivation consists in keeping down the weed and underbrush in the plantation. The vanilla plant only bears pod when the flowers are hand pollenated. This is a delicate operation not difB cult to learn. Any one who attempts it becomes quickly proficient so that a good many flowers can be pollenat ed in the course of a day. The pod matures in from six to eight months, becoming hard, thick and greenish yellow. They are gathered before ripe. 'The curing process is a somewhat complicated one. After gathering the green pods are spread out and ex posed to the air for 24 hours,, being what service for what pay the man employed may fix for himself in de ference to the conditions most ur gently besetting him. Gradually, as time and growth and expedience shall make it possible, the eight-hour principle will expand and assert it self fully and finally; but just now there are millions of employers who piust ignore it or go out of business. ijAiy ii fiuii II ialdng Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Where the finest biscuit, cake, hot-breads, crusts or puddings are required Royal is indispensable. . Royal is equally valuable iii the preparation of plain, substantial, every-day foods, for all occasions. Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar made from grapes KILLING THE OLD CRAFT. Slowly, but surely, the stenograph er and typewriting machine are kill ing the old craft of hand-writing. The typewritten letter and record are becoming the rule of the day and that rule is going farther afield every day and hour. The work of the pen in the commercial world is being fast circumscribed to mere substitution, to the hurried scrawl of the moment to' meet some exacting emergency. Socially, of course, it still figures as one of the utilities, but this is only a question of the time when the machine shall be brought to the pass of employing the delicate script of the women of fashion, signa ture and all, and then only the school children will be left to carry on the old and distinguished art. It is not altogether a healthy nor gratifying sign of the times; but it has all the appearance of a fixed and universally accepted theory and course of action, and as such, will surely supervene to the ultimate ob literation of the pen and its distinc tive work. When You Put on Stockings Of the heavier sort, do your shoes pinch, and your feet swell and per spire? If you sprink Allen's Foot Ease, an antiseptic powder for the feet, into your shoes, it will give you rest and comfort, and instant relief. When rubbers become necessary, and your shoes feel tight, Allen s Foot- Ease is just the thing to use. Try it for Dancing Parties, Breaking in New Shoes and for patent leather shoes. Sold Everywhere, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Alien S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Don't accept any substitute. roughly assorted into grades accord ing to sue, After being graded, the pods are sweated between the folds of woolen blankets exposed to the heat of direct sunshine. During the period of fermentation the pods turn dark brown, become soft and leath ery and sweat freely. The prds are manipulated for.sevcral days until the proper degree of color and aroma have developed. After the fermenta tion they arc dried in the sun for a few hours and finally In cloth covered trays in the shade with gentle heat. When fully dried, that i when the pods no loirger lose weight, but are still moist and pliable to the touch they are packed tightly in tin boxes and are again manipulated in bulk for one or two months. When torn pletely cured the pods are sorted sue and color tied in bundles and these packages packed in tin lined boxes which are soldered when full. "The yield per acre in Hawaii has been estimated at about 13,000 pods, producing about 120 pounds of finish vanilla beans fully cured and ready for market. 'The industry is a very profitable one for persons having sufficient means -who will give this industry their personal supervision. The price of the vanilla bean depends as much upon the outward appearance of the finished product as upon its actual quality as indicated by aroma and flavor. Care is therefore necessary at every stage in the growth and fer mentation of the crop. "Five acres of vanilla in bearing should yield from $400 to $500 worth of beans per acre per annum after the third year. There are vanilla plantations in the Kona district on the island of Hawaii and in the Kona district of Oahn near Honolulu Much land is still available which is entirely suitable for the cultivation of this crop. AFTER THE CHINESE. Trying. to Break up .Contraband Trade from Mexico. SANTA ANA. Cal., Jan. 29,-The Chinamen who travels the under ground route from Mexico to Los Angeles may find it harder to make connections from now on. Knowing that Chinese are being brought into this state from Mexico, II.H. Weddle, inspector in charge of the immigration service for Southern California has decided to offer reward that may help break up the contra band trade. Weddle has just completed a trip through Orange County which is on the alleged route of the underground, and has offered for every Chinaman caught, $5; for every guide of contra band parties $50; for every master ol vessel landing Chinese $100. The inspector believes there is an organized gang that escorts bands of Chinese from Mexico to Los Angeles at a fixed price per head. It has long been thought here that Chinese were anded on the coast in the northern part of San Diego County, from which point Mexican guides escort, the Chi nese to some point between El Toro and Santa Ana, where automobiles from Los Anpclcs pick them up. Truth and ' Quality appeal to the Well-Informed In walk of Ufa and an eiwential to permanent success and creditable standing, Accor tngly, It la not claimed that Syrup of Fig sod Elixir of Senna Is tho only remedy of known value, but on of many reasons srhy It Is the beat of personal and family laxatives is the tact that it rleansee, sweetens and relieves the Internal organs on which it acta without any debilitating after effects and without having to Increase tha quantity from time to tint. It acta pleasantly and naturally, and truly aa a laxative, and Its component parti are known to and approved by physicians, aa it Is free from all objection able substances. To get its beneficial effect always purchase tho ' genuii manufactured by tha California Fig Syrup Co., only, and tor sale by all leading drug gists. f"'""'"" ' '"fvL Mi WE DON'T HAVE TO DEMON STRATE the value of our Paints, be cause all who have ever used them are familiar with their merits. They are srrounds in the purest White Lead and the colors are of the very best. Only the finest Linseed Oil is used and they are so carefully packed as to be kept entirely free from any foreign substance. Prices are low, too. Allen Wall Paper and Paint Co. AMUSEMENTS. AstoriaTheatrc ....SUNDAY, JAN. 31.... America's Greatest Military Drama "The Lieutenant And the Cowboy" PRESENTING Oto. R. riatlson niss Lorralnt Keen and aa Excellent supporting company The Same Supbcrb Company and Urand Scenic Investment JUST AS PRESENTED FOR Two years fn New York Three months in Boston Two months in Philadelphia Ten weeks In Chicago PRICES, $1.00, 75c, 50c, 25c Seats on sale Saturday at BoxOflicc , ! 'i A SQUARE DEAL, may always be expected from S iquart dealer. We deal In Squares and every other essential for Carpenter, Stoat Mason, Plumber or other handicrafts man. And tha Tools wt tell art all on tha square, accurate, itrongly mada and of tha very best and most reliable materials. All trades sup plied with all necessary Tools. Also, wt carry general Hardware tinea of tha best qualities at the most satis factory prices. Subscribe to tha Moraine Astorian. 160 cents per month. REGISTRATION REFUSED. WASHINGTON, Jan29.-.( Bills granting American registry to the Andromeda, wrecked on the Califor nia coast, have been laid on the table by the House committee on merchant marine. RHEUMATIC FOLKS I Are You Sure Your Well? Kidneys Are Many rheumatic attacks are due to uric acid in the blood. But the duty o'f the kidneys is to remove all uric acid from the blood. Its presence there shows the kidneys are inactive, Don't dally with "uric acid solvents." You might go on till doomsday with them, but until you cure the kidneys you will never get well. Doan's Kid ney-Pills not only remove uric acid, but cure the kidneys and then all dan ger from uric acid is ended. Here is testimony to prove it. Arthur Rooks, 412 Duane street, Astoria, Ore., says: "I suffered se verely from kidney trouble and rheu matism. There were pains in my back shoulders and limbs often breaking my rest. My kidneys' were weak and the secretions in a terrible condition. At last a friend recommended Doan's Kidney Pills 60 highly that I pro cured a box at Charles Rogers' drug store. They helped me from the first and it was only a short time before I was entirely free from kidny complaint." For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co..' Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the nameDoan'sand take no other. HOT OR' COLD Golden West Tea Just Right CLOSSET & DEVERS, PORTLAND, ORE. 66e Quelle ELEVENTH STREET Opposite the Bat'cronian HOT CHICKEN TAB EVERY EVENING g HOME-MADE, and of the choicest ingredients; put np under supervis ion that guarantees their perfect freedom from all deleterious matter. MRS. F. WOOLLEY PROPRIETRESS The Cornelius "The House .of Welcome' Corner Park and Alder, PORTLAND, OREGON Alhotel where the North west people will find a hearty welcome and receive Courteous Treatment at moderate prices. uur tree ummbus mee all trains. Under management of N. K. Clarke C W. CORNELIUS. Proprietor. Fisher Brothers Company SOLE AGENTS Marbour and Fintayion Salmon Twines and Netting McCormlck Harvesting Machines Oliver Chilled Ploughs Sharpies Cream Separators Raecolith Flooring Starrett'a Tools Hardware, Groceries,',, Ship Chandlery Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid. Welch Coal, Tar, Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Paints, Oils and Class Fishermen's Pore Manilla Rope, Cotton Twine and Sein Web " Wo Wont Your Trod FISHER BROS. - . BOND STUBS? - I FINANCIAL. First National Bank of Astoria DIRECTORS p I 2 Jacob Kamm"" W. F. McGregor G. C. Flavel y . J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon EXi, , P": Capital $100,000 Surplus . 25,000 Stockholders' Liability 100,000 i:htahlimiii:i wm; J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier FRANK PATTON, Cashier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - $232,CC3 Tranaacta a General Banking Basineaa Interest Paid on Tim Depot Four Per Cent. Per Annum Eleventh and Duane Sta. . . . . . Astoria, Oregon IN ONE OR MANY COLONS LARGEST FACILITIES Id IN THE WEST KOIi Ijl THE PRODUCTION OfM HIGH GRADE WORKf N lATtS A 10W AS tASTf.SII f SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercedes All Other Considered." Jekn Pox, Pres. P. L. Bishop, Sec Astoria fating I, Treaa Nelson Trover, Vlce-Pres. and Supt ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OP THE LATEST IMPROVED ... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines andBoilcrs COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITI FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. . Foot of Foarth Street IP LET' US TELL YOU ABOUT Tungsten ElectriclLamp Greatest advance in lighting method since the invention ol incandeictnt lam pa. EXAMPLE 32 C. P. Ordinary electric lamp consumes 110 wattl per hour 32 C. P. "Tungsten" electric lamp consume . ...... 40 watts per hour Savln8 . . 70 watti per hour By using "Tungsten" lamps you can eet 27S oer cent increase in lleht for the same cost or In other words can have tha tame quantity of Illumination for 35 per cent of the cost of lighting with ordinary electric lamps. The! Astoria li Electric Co