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2 fiStaDUSnCd lMk Fubliibed Daily tacepl wonuay uy j. o. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. .-'' $7.00 By maH, per year ly wrier, per month ou WEEKLY ASTORIAN. SI SO By saiL pet year, advance........ ...... Entered aa second-class nutter July 30, 1906, at the postomee at Astoria. Oregon, wider the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Order, 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 fpubBctH. TELEPHONE MAIM 661 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. occu THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1909. THE WEATHER Oregon, Washington and Idaho Occasional rain. WHAT IS IT FOR? What ia the Astoria Police Com mission for anyway? With a long series of years to its credit, it has no single thing of rec ord to which to turn for prideful ref erence. It is a "efth-wheel" of the sheerest sort, minus all practical value. Mostly, it has been used as a lar construction of its answer to the resolution as rathe red from the streets of Astoria, yesterday. "OCEAN VIEW RIGHT-OF-WAY It has not been so very long since the proposition was mooted, official ly, in this city, to have the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company construct a spur from its msin-line to the municipal cemetery of "Ocean View," to facilitate the movements of funeral parties and otherwise ex pedite the business our citizens have oeauuiui ryvi, auu m. . crni5t Electric line is seeking a and none of these have wrought any specific good. It is "de trop," inef fectual, unessential; it does not fit; it does not work; it does not serve one aolitary end of municipal advantage, and the pertinent inquiry of one of its members, made yesterday, to a representative of this paper, "Why iotrt yon nrge its discontinuance?", is candidly answered with the declara tion, and if the people of this city will stand behind ns, we will frankly and honestly campaign for its utter ousting, either by initiative, or re call, at the next general election! We are not mincing matters on this VtA- there is no necessity for am biguity on our part, nor on the part of the people; and this, too, without any adverse reference to the gentle men constituting the present board; there is nothing personal in the mat ter whatever; they make, probably, as good a triumvirate as could be as sembled in this relation. The Common Council has the gen eral oversight' of the policemen, the Mayor holds the right of P - j but the police commis CALIFORNIA IS GALLED TROUBLE Sf 01 FEW AGITATORS THERS STIR UP ALL THE JAPANESE TROUBLE. PARSONAGE MUST PIED. right-of-way directly to and through the acreage, it is manifestly oppor tune and essential that the concession be granted at once; since it must re dound to the despatch and conven ience of the public in reaching that territory, and at the same time en hance the values. attaching to that property, and negative the original proposition to have the A. & C es tablish the spur, which, would be of no inconsiderable expense to the public; while the granting of a couple of acres, or less, in the latter premise, would work no money hardship to the public nor the city; and at the same time it would be a good lesson in public-spirit and the municipal appreciation of a very necessary en terprise. This, of course, upon route, through the property, at once rational and non-interfering. A PUBLIC MARKET. A oublic market in Astoria would do more to level the scale of prices Z the single prerogative ofipaid here for staples than anything hampering, nullifying and disturbing the work of the Council and the offi cers; no way that its status can be viewed contributes an iota to its merit nor influence as a necessary department of local business. Its response to the Belland resolution, sent it by the Council, indicates, more plainly than anything that has trans pired for some time, the ready capa city of the commission to thwart and disparage the council rather than work with it for the particular good of the community. This is the popu- uai . Constmauon fjcwbcpcrmaiwriy oxeuome by proper monal efforts WiiM)e askance the one IruV iene)icio.l IomTUc nedv.bvrunoins and LiwwM jeyna, divicK enable pneto form reulor Kabit$ daily So tl4 uiMme to ture may be gradually iSr2 YtWn o longer needed astaebestoj ierneciies,wKei veered, aretb assist fttWWs,vhicl wuist depend uHi Haiefy upon projev noutirfiweht, BTeffotWdrifeKt IWM feea Ttt& beneficial ejjecls, ry5 kaythe genuine California Fig Syhup Go. omy SOLD BALLLSADINC ORUWSTS wataeMi, P ' 50 flattie else on earth. There is nothing nice tradine at first hand to get to the essential values of things that people use the most; and the prospect of such an adjustment would amply justify the movement and all it might cost for establishment. The people here, are keenly alive to the need of such relief and it would not sur prise anyone to see a start made in ihic Hirertion. At all events, the people are doing some earnest and intelligent thinking and a way will be found to equalize some of the im positions now prevalent here. THEY DID RIGHT. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3. With two nations stirred to a (ever pitch over the anti-Japanese measures of two states, the people of California are beginning to wake up and ask what it is all about. The outburst of the Nevada legislature was unexpect ed, but it has not caused a great deal of comment in this state. With the League, no organisation is engaged in the fight. But these facts are not gen erally accepted as an indication that the people of the state are not gen uinely interested in the Oriental race prblem. The interest of the agri culturists is indicated by the bill to prohibit the ownership of property which was introduced by A. M. Drew of Fresno, the center of the largest orchards and vineyard districts of the state. The other bills were introdu ced by Grove L Johnson who hails from the Sacramento valley where the Japanese are regarded with consider able hostility by people of all classes. This feeling has been intensified by the acquisition in late years by the Japanese of large tracts of orchard and garden lands. The criticisms of the eastern press on the anti-Japanese feeling in this state has aroused a storm of protest from papers of California. The Cali fornia papers generally complain that the real attitude of the people of this state is not understood in the East. Most of these papers regard the ex clusion of the Japanese to be' both necessary and cncvitable and they express the fear that the action of the legislature will retard more than ad vance this solution of the problem. In an editorial published this morn ing the San Francisco Chronicle com plains that the feeling against Cali fornia in the East is entirely based on "Two main motives, both sordid one is to keep solid with Japan and thereby promote the sale of cotton goods and kerosene, no matter what cost to the unfortunate people of the Pacific Coast, and the other is to force congress to make heavier ap propriations for the army and navy- The editorial predicts the exclu- sin of laoanese by domestic law as the only logical solution of the prob lem, and it maintains that in tins desire to keep the Pacific Coast "A white man's country," two thirds of! the people of the country are with California. - In the meantime Governor Gillett and Speaker Stanton of the Assembly are sitting on the lid which is ex pected to lift at Sacramento today. Both of these officials say there will be no anti-Japanese measures passed, but the friends of the bills are equally certain that they will succeed in pass- ig the bills. ..In the preliminary letter from a certain New Jersey pastorate desir ing my service was this sentence; "We would like to have you come to us as a married man, as we have a parsonage and would hke to have it occupied.. We will pay you three hundred and fifty dollars, a year-and a 'donation. I was just twenty-one and poor. I had no such thought in my head as marriage; yet hereat I he very thres hold of my. work-I was confronted by it, much as if it were one of the re quirements of ministry. "Surely," 1 said, "this cannot be required by churches in generaP-and I opened a correspondence with several Other churches I knew were seeking pal lors. They all raised this chorus: "We want a married man." It seem ed there wasbut one thing to do get married. It was only short time after my first letter that a second came urging my attention to their "call " My an' wer was decided. I replied that 1 was a single man atul likely to re main so for an Indefinite period; if the church, cared to consider me upon that basis I would go and do what I could for them. To make my story short, I was engaged "conditionally' until conference time, when it was de cided to retain me as a pastor for the following year. The committee, .while expressing appreciation of my ministry, could not depart without a covert hint that the church would count it a favor if I would marry. During all the suc ceeding months of my pastorate this thought was kept constantly before me. If I made a call 1 war sure to be reminded of that empty parsonage that ought to be occupied. Success. companion for wealthy Invalid, and they went to Europe. 8ht tuny be uinrrlwl tor ftU I kuow and have forgotten me, and I- well, I am perfwtly happy. I ur, nnngva u i.tnow wmit nas got Into me that I can't think of any thing else tonight. 1 don't waut to think of her-uf court 1 don't I am perfectly content as I am. Yea, her 'white kitten' was aa tin appla of hr eve. Heryl--a pretty nam -Beryl It was a moat disheartening trU k of Maytwliiter. I wmtdor If aha did mar- .. t.m-jiA Juhn Loftne told himself rr. I aaw Teddy beam and woolly trloa of the memory, a way It had dg d cotlou cata In the auop win- of dropping Into that old rut and go- dowa tonight, and I thought or v ..t v .I,. Mma .w.kt.rttroe treea moihar used to make d of miser, and de.ol.Uou. .OT'S wnai oe aaw waa I A Christmas I Restoration By FRANK B. SWEET. Ceuyrlght, 190. br America Iteaa AMwllltn. . ... I LSI! inni VII Hi a roc j oiiMiuti - ... ,hB oll. 1Bmnreii tut paeture. whu myrwua ot v,uu haT9 m m,0 niy brain tonight. Co' tloa and a barefooted boy picking bla . Uld ,h holiday aeaeon anyway way among them at the hecla of a But i believe I'll take a turn down by atraggltng little Una ot home going tna .hoi and hnk them off. I ran cowa. make a lot of little duffura bappj i. i r.,i thttM tht with a handful of Chriatraai pmii. tloa yet now Ilka aln they did puuUh It la not that I want a hoiue-w b mybara,browufeU Mother waa not In " It-mj-eertali.ly not. I U wf ' jui(l .0 to-to-l am perfectly aatla- feeling well when I went after the J m uu cows-my hioaaca. as rung irounu. t(KUwell) tt) n tDt time Bne bad Heart irouoie, i urani iwBy ; neighbor tell another, ana wouia go . ww tblIM wlh Ufht euddenly eotue day when wa leaat ex- .... wlBjowa twinkle with tluael pected ft. I had hardly let hor out of kd toyii BB the tired ahopglrU m ateht aftttr that. altUOQEQ In the I ro bKhlnd their eountera until, 10 miaorr of mr Duof. buwtlng heart 1 o'clock at night. John bad apent ..i-i . i.u hr what I had heard. I nwkctfut of dlmoa. and there waa but Mow 1 raced down the hill that night! one left-thai la. but owe dime left of inii .i tho foot of the pasture. Juat at the ten dollar bill that ha broke when tha end of the village atreeW 1 etopped to put up the bara. "Aa 1 turmHl tnore atmni iuj--iubi-Tlnlon. Illfsaed If I did not think It waa a fntry. I bad never aeen the like before, for a moment I forgot my anxiety about my uearet mamma, Sfte Quelle ELEVENTH STREET Opposite (hi BaKtrcnlan HOT CHICKEN TAMALES EVERY EVENING HOME-MADE, and of the choice Ingredients; put up under lupenrif Ion (hat guarsnteei their perfect freedom from all dcleterloui natter. MRS. F. WOOLLEY PROPRIITRESI THEY WANTED A PREACHER. The Cornelius "The Howe f Welcome Corner Park and Alder, According to the report of Master Fish Warden H. C. McAllister, ot the State of Oregon, it appears that Senato'r W. T. Scholfield and Repre sentative T. C. McCue, of Clatsop, did not vote to repeal the two fish bills passed , under the provisions of the Initiative and Referendum, in June last, as has been reported; they did subscribe to the other seven bases ot agreement reached by the joint con ference committees of the Oregon and Washington Legislatures, recent ly held in Seattle. Their discrimination was wise and commendable, and will be better ap preciated as time develops the cun nine purpose of the "wheel-barons" to nullify a law that passed with 26,000 majority and nourish under the provisions of their antagonistic measure which was stupidly passed by a paltry majority at the same time Without going out of our way to take sides, further than this, we are of the immovable opinion that the only salvation of the salmon fisher ies of the Columbia rests in their complete reversion to federal control at the instance of the people of the two States. jeopardy from certain conditions that exist in certain quarters, and that peremptory orders to leave Astoria forthwith, would not be amiss, if left at certain well known low dives by the police chief, whether such orders were backed by the Police Commis sion or not. This hint is given on the word of one who knows. PORTLAND, OREGON A' hotel where the North west people will find a hearty welcome and receive Courteous Treatment at moderate prices. Our free Omnibus mee all trains. Under management of N. K. Clarke C W. CORNELIUS, Proprietor, Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that may develop into pneumonia over night are quickly cured by Foley s Honey and Tar, and it soothes in flamed membranes, heals the lungs, and expels the cold from the system. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. HER THIRD SET. PITTSBURG, Feb. 3.-Cutting her third set of teeth at the age of 78 years and complications produced by it are assigned as the cause of the death of Mrs. Theresa Suckfiel at McKeesport, a suburb, yesterday. Ten grandchildren and 13 great grand children are among her descendants and several of the latter were teeth ing simultaneously with their great grandmother. ..My predecessor in this parish was informed upon application to the par ish committee, that only a married man would be ensidered, He mar ried; and began an uphill struggle on a salary of four hundred dollars a year. In order to' make both ends meet he had to devote much of his time to outside issues, which policy was detrimental to his pulpit work and unsatisfactory to the parishion ers, who did not see him in their homes as often as they thought they ought. What would you have? A man must support his wife, and these peple insist upon the wi(e. It is easy to see that under such conditions the pastorate was. a failure, as it could hardly help being. My friend left the nlace. and.'l fear, the ministry. Am 1 overdoing the situation? I have no doubt that it seems so to the un initiated; but I invite any doubter to make a canvass of the rural parishes of his State with a view to ascertain ing the attitude of the peopletoward this issue. I have thus far served in country outweights that of the pulpit. My people have been scattered and hard to reach. I contend that my position as a single man pixcm u"" advantages. First, 1 am enabled to live within my income, which a pas tor (of all men) should do. Second, I am enabled to mingle with my peo ple with a greater freedom, and, being able thus to carry the religious ele ment into many homes that would not otherwise receive it, my church feels theeffect in a broader and deeper activity. Surely I am not at fault when I say that the success of a man's work does not depend upon the possession ot a wife, but upon his fitness for the work. Perhaps I have said enough, but, as there is, to-day, a widespread dis cussion of the reason why young men do not enter the ministry as freely as of old, it occured to me to suggest the possibility that an unwillingness to face the petty persecution in re gard to matrimony, which seems to be quite general, might well deter a bashful man. Success. he stood treut to t'hrlatmna toya for the flntt rtianniuOlii be wet, as he atiirtid out to do the Banta Claua act on a amnll peranunl arate. am he tururd to take the car he tumbled orer a niKuod Utile mite, w lio waa iireMliig a bit of n blue face " . . 1 .1. ..I..,.. . ... ..r n I,!,, .Mil, ri. i . a. Ih.p now I lie ioius in i luituitm urn ... vm, - - ....... ... . if. .-I, .J. .. her filmy whlta dwm. tue lime oiuo auw nno cotiing m iiti allitwra with the atrapa over the an- a aprnwllng yellow ii-fluy i-enr in ine it... h.iur rMrii curia and the tor window. ..iivi,,.. !..!.. i.tm. And the iKKir little "Want a Teddy bearr he askt'd wn .,r a kid In a faded ahlrt and And the child grinned hungrily i.i tic ltauabow be wlncad aud fell "Well, coma on In, then. I'll get you shamed : 0e" "Aud then the vUlon spoke. Sba The bear bora the price tag. "Seeen cams to me brly and held oat a rose. ty.QT centa." John mnat go In to ." ! wUb yon would take thla,' aha rmnge a bill. Crowda were thinning aid. holding It out, far out, ana ii ti,t .fore, and ha dragged the rag mw then that tenra were running mi0 fttr blm through the long down her iitnk chH-ka, I did not take .u.. uo the elevator and down the roo. but the birch awltch dropped tmonK tho rowe of toya. from my band, and my heart turned uf nmall Oh, yea. Down that to ice. Poor little kid! Poor kid! uMo ni pout lO," ao the floorwalker "'My mamma aent me to meet you.' wMt injj jMn led the child haatlly h intd and eobhed. bruahlug the ,,, palm of her hand acroaa the track of ,.kV(l ber tcare. I wlan you a inae mo ruo. I came to atuy all day wtf you. May be I ran stay all day tomorrow. I Pre got a white kittle. Wa brought It from our former charge. I'm the new minUter'a Uttlo girl, you aee, and you . L,l. . nA t kn,i ! may uavu u 0u a doson eountrra. ernah followed, ri Ml WE DO NT HAVE TO DEMON STRATE the value of our Paint, be cause alt who havt aver used them are familiar with their merits. They ara grounds in the purest Whit Lead and the colon ara of the very bt Only the finest Linseed Oil ii used and they ara ao carefully packed at to be kept entirely free from any foreign tubstance. Pricea ara low, too. Allen Wall Paper . and Paint Co. how to atrlng rnd berrlea Into booful atrlnga of beads, and and' "8 lie pushed the roae Into my band and then turad away, and I aaw her bare white abouldera tosa up and down In a tumult of sobbing. "What awful, horrible hurts there can be In thl Uttla life of ours! I knew. I knew. "I threw tho roae aa fur aa I ronld dash It and flung myaelf Into the aand by the roadway. "I did not cry out 1 beat the earth with my clinched flsta and my bare face. The aaud tilled my mouth and blinded my wet eyea, and the blood ooied out and clotted acroaa my throb bing temples. "Then people came and wiped away the aand and the blood, and the shak ing voice of a woman kept aaylug, 'Poor boy, poor little boy! "A team drove along the road and crept out Into the grasa.in order to pasa me. Tnen I neara a ncignuor Let me take the little snaver into ue waeirln. Poor Uttla fcllerl u ia ore- fal guddent for '1m, but atUl Mia' Lof- There is a growing desire on 'the part of many Astorians to see, and use, those new telephones. But it is well understood that the telephone people are moving heaven and earth to accomplish the re-adjustment, and it will be brought to a consummation at the first practical moment. It is said that there are still worse things than bambling to be ferreted out in this man's town; that thy very manhood and life-long health of the younger set of this community is. in The Secret of Long Life A French scientist has discovered one secret of long life. His- method deals with the blood. But long ago millions of Americans had proved Electric Bitters prolongs life and makes it worth living. It purifies, en riches and vitalizes the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells, imparts life and tone to the entire system. Its a god send to weak, sick and debilitated peo ple. "Kidney trouble had blighted my life for months," writes W. M. Sher man, of Cushing, Me., "but Electric Bitters cured me entirely." Only SO cents at Charles Rogers & Son's drug Store. CELEBRITY COMING. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 3.-Sec retary John T. Burns, of the Trans Missouri Dry Farming Congress, has been notified by cable that Sir Wil Ham McDonald of Pretoria one the most noted agronomists of the world, has left London to attend the meeting of the congress in Cheyenne February 23, as a representative of the Transvaal. He will address the con gress on dry farming in South Africa of you toy" be began. The ilerk waa putting a boi on the ahelf. Blie turned a weary white face to at teud to her late cuatomer. "lUry!" The cry rang ai-rona an ocean tf cotton enta and paper elephants benp a mtle rat tllnir ernah to owed, and ttsftt t- vuU's of Urk . rrlutf. "till.. Mr llendumn, Mln Bayawlutur baa faint ed agnlnr Tho mauamtr burrlod up. MU Hnyawlnter lay iery white and'llmi, acroaa the arms of the tall ruatoim-r. No oue noticed the little Uerimn. wuif acuddltitf away with two while cottou cata and a Teddy bear In hi-r pinafore. "Send for the ambulance, some of you! Mlsa Bnyiwlntur will gel ui-r discharge in the umniliig. Thla faint- Ins la BPtllna altogether too fro- fluent." tho malinger aald sharply. "Whore does this lady liver' John Loftua nuked. "I will take her home In a carriage." "OIl rooma soniBwhere, We'll Bend her to the bonpltal. Don't trouble yourself." The marrtntto occurred on Cbrlat- maa day, and now the fellows are al wondering who the mischief Mum ftavswlnter waa. whether aue waa Nature provides J bttoneJ2 CALIFORNIA It la the natural winter home of many thou- ' aands of the world's best people. Under the gentle influence of It mild winter climate, very amusement and recreation abounds, bathing, boating, fish ing, driving; such pic nics, parties and "Jolll-nations." :C0fT0: tua has bed the heart disorder fur a mtm9 English girl or alinply an Auier good apell back.' icon bclreaa. I anew me awrui Foley's Orino Laxative cures con stipation and liver trouble and makes the bowels healthy and regular. Orino is superior to pills and tablets as it does not gripe or nauseate. Why take anything else? T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. "Ob. rea, I knew, troth aa soon aa I aaw the teara la the eyea of the little strange girl The dreadful blow had fallen. "They carried me Into the house, full now of aad faced, wbtapertng wo men, that very room where I had kissed my mother a merry goodby not more than half an hour ago. Away in the darkened bedroom tbey bad laid ber and spread a white sheet over ber face. Mother! "But tho great wheel of the years kept turning. The old life was a thing of the past The boy was Dome legs, friendless. But the yeara did not atop, and aa they turned I grew out of my blue Jeans and no longer went barefoot. And now I waa in love with the mlnlater'a daughter, Juat the same angel that atood that night at the bars, the beautiful vision with a woman's tender heart And then came ambition, that great swelling sea that swallows up all else of life." He swept his hands out and in the gesture Included all the magnificence that wealth could give, all that bis surroundings Implied. '"I'll give you my white kittle.' Dear little heart,' what was aha not ready to sacrifice for me alwayat And I, brute, tho beast of selfishness and ambition clothed over with the garments of a man, I yes, It was the old story. In my selfish sorrow I threw her rose In the dust. At first I snld: 'There Is not enough for two. I can have Just what I want at the club if I am alone.' I broke her heart and drifted away from her, Aesop Up te Data. A Hare, meeting a Tortoise one day; remarked aa ha looked at the Tor tolse'a heavy shell aud abort feet, "1 think I could beat you In a race." "All right," answered the Tortoise. "It Is not every race that Is won by a 'hare.' " At the hour appointed for the content j the Uaro soon left the Tortolso out of sight and, feeling aure of winning, lay down by the roadside to take a nap, After a half hour's aloep and rest he resumed tho race. But the Tortoise j bad turned Into a wayalde garage and hired an automobile, and ao be soon overtook the fleet footed Hare. The Hare was going at the limit of his speed, but the Tortolao was going at the apeed limit and won the race by three miles and seven laps. ' When the Hare, in the course of time, arrived at tba post he said, with a sigh, "You'll never catch ma In an endurance race again." Moral Foot racing Is healthy, but motoring fa awlfter.-St Nicholas. Lot Angeles, Paso Roblea Hot Springs, Hotel del Monte, San ta Barbara, San Diego, Santa Monica, Venice, Long Beach, Santa Crua, or a score of similar resorts and you will find health, con genial surroundings, hospitable associates, faultless accommoda tions and numberless attractions and con veniences. , I The 0. H. , N. Co. . CONNECTING WITH The Southern Paciilc Co Subscribe to the Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month. Neighborly Advles. I am not one of those who Insist that everybody should mind his own bind- uoss: that Is too harsh a doctrine. One of the rights and privileges of a good neighbor la to give neighborly advlro. But tbore la a corresponding right on the part of the advlseo, and that Is to 1 take no more of the advice than thinks la good for him. Them Is onu thing that a man knows about his ovn Makes inexpensive round trip excursion rates to Cal ifornia. A six months stopover ticket Portland to LosAngeles andreturn S is '.$56.00 ; 'iy Corresponding rates art in effect to other points. We have tome very distinc tive literature covering Cali fornia's winter resorts, and will takt pleasure in giving you all of the Information and assistance at our command. For tickets, aleeplng car reser vations, etc., call on, tele- graph, or write WM. McMURRAY, Gen. Ps Agt Portland, Oregon, business better than any outsider, avS waiting till I should have enough for that Is how hard' It Is for him to do If, two to live In the style I desired. The advisor i always telling him bo "Oh, never for an Instant did 1 In- to do It In tho finest poiwlble way, tend to lone ber, only just to mako her wait till wo could begin life In the style that would give us Just the social position I desired. "I did jnot think she realized my SttlflHhiiess, I did not myself. And thcii the unexpected happened, ner father died, and she took a position while he, poor fellow, knows that the paramount Issue Is whether be can 6t It at all. It requires some grace on the part of a person who la doing the best he can under extremely difficult cir cumstances to accept cheerfully the remarks of tho Intelligent crluo-B. M. Crothers In Atlantic. unirJARY DISCHARGES RELIEVED IN 24 LHS. Bach Cup- ""N aula bnm (MIDYJ Smarts emmlirf til' kUt PBIK10I8TS,