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1909
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JUSTICE TO AMERICAN
JlilTlRI
STRONG STATEMENT SHOW
ING RAW INEQUALITIES
ARISING FROM ISTHMUS
CANAL BUSINESS
Th following strong plea for ade
quate treatment of American ships ir
transportation of Panama Canal ton
nage has just been received from the
office of the Merchant Marine League
of the United States, at Cleveland,
Ohio, and of which General Charles
F. Bee be, of Portland, is the Oregon
nce-president; and it should receive
warm endorsement in the maritime
town of Astoria:
"Editor "The Astorian"
"Dear Sir:-We want to present
for your consideration what we think
is an outrage.
"This country is spending millions
of American dollars in digging a ca
nal at Panama which will be, in time
ef peace at all events, under the pres
ent conditions, solely for the benefit
of the merchant marine of oar Ger
man, British, Norwegian ,French and
Japanese friends; and cannot be con
sidered in any way money well spent
for the benefit of American Com
merce, American business interests or
the American flag for the reason that
we have practically no American
thips, and the American flag does not
wave from the masthead of anything
in the way of an American Merchant
Marine.
"On the Isthmus there are only
American engineers, foremen and
skilled mechanics. These are employ
ed exclusively, though at higher wa
ges than those for which foreigners
eould be procured. I
"The dredges, engines, boilers, lo-1
comotfves, rails, tools, equipment and
supplies of every character are pur
chased in this country, although thi
tost ' is usually more than that at
.which these same things could be pur
chased in Europe. Practically every
thing is being purchased under the
Joint Resolution of June 25, 1906
which provides that the puchase of
such things shall be restricted to ar
ticles of domestic production and
manufacture from the lowest possible
Bidder unless the President shall in
any ease deem the bids or tenders
therefore to be extortionate or un
reasonable, thus carrying out the pol
icy of protection to American labor
and American enterprise, which is
probably the -only right one in view
cf the fact that American money is
"paying the freight." Everything that
has been undertaken and everything
that has been done down there, with
one significant exception, is thorough
ly American in every way, an''
that exception is that all the goods
are being transported in foreign ves
sels, under foreign flags by foreign
seamen and the profit therefrom all
goes to foreign shipping corporations.
"As a result of this, in the harbor
ef Colon and in adjacent waters, no
ship will be found flying the flag of
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Acts naturally, acts Iruly as
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Alwavs buy me Genuine wkich
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it is manufactured . printed an the
front of every pockne,
SOLO BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTi
w ize only, regular price 50 p bailie.
the United States unless one of the
four vessels of the government trans
port service or a warship, should hap
pen to be there.
"The-200,000 or 300,000 tons of coal
being used annually, on the Isth
mus, the lumber, the machinery and
supplies of all descriptions, not con
veyed by the few steamers of the
government line are being carried en
tirely by foreigners.
"If an American manufacturer asks
fifty or one hundred thousand dollars
for a given piece of machinery, and it
can be purchased in Europe for ten
or twenty thousand dollars less, the
American is given the contract But if
a foreign ship bids a thousand dol
lars for carrying that machinery from
New York or any other American
port ot the canal, and an American
ship bids eleven or twelve hundred
dollars for carrying it, on account of
of the higher wage scale in this conn
to, the foreigner gets the business
every time. That is to say, protec
tton rules one transaction and free
trade the other, with the result that
the construction and free trade the
other, with the result that the con
struction of the Panama Canal, in
stead of serving American maritime
interests, is actually killing off and
destroying what little is left of our
American merchant marine in thesi
waters; for in addition to the reasons
already given these foreign ships,
having outward cargoes to Colon
guaranteed, and thereby enabled to
take return cargoes from West Inds3
ports away from such American ves
sels as might already have had that
trade.
"We wish to ask if in your judg
ment, this is a sqnare deal? Is it just
that American laws should protect
her labor and industries on land and
deny protection to American interests
on high seas? If American manufac
turers, mechanics, farmers, miners,
lumberman, etc. are entitled to pref
erence from their government in this
great National work of building the
Isthmian Canal, why are not Ameri
can shipowners, sailors and shipbuild
ers also given some measure of sup
port instead of the building of the
Canal with American money being
used as a weapon as already stated,
to ruin what little we have left of the
American merchant marine?
It is true that the committee on Inter-State
and Foreign Commerce has
reported favorably to the House of
Representatives a resolution, which
passed without any division whatever
in the Senate, applying to the trans
portation of materials and equipment
for the Panama Canal exactly the
same principle of protection or pref
erence which regulates the purchase
of materials and equipment.
"As a measure of simple justice, we
ask the influence of your publication
in an effort to have that bill pass the
house.
"It is asserted by European steam
ship companies and their agents, who
have influential representatives and
attorneys at Washington, lobbying
against the passage of this resoluti'01
that its adoption would at least
double the cost of materials and
equipment to the canal zone.
It is not only possible, but may be
true that American ships would, in
the beginning at least, have to charge
a little more for the same reason that
American machinery and other arti
cles cost more; but it is also doubt
less true that if the Congress were to
adopt this resolution, there would
quickly be such competition for the
business enterprise and ingenuity that
before very long vessels protected by
the stars and stripes would be upon
every ocean, because of their modern
methods of doing 'this work at less
cost than foreign boats have ever at
tempted to do it.
"There is no place on earth where
freight is carried as cheaply as it is
by the steamships of the Great Lakes,
as a result of the installation of the
methods referred to; and what is true
upon fresh water can be quickly made
true upon salt water."
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.
LAUNCH WIMONA IS A
TOTAL WRECK
VESSEL OWNED BY SIMP
SON BROTHERS IS LOST
AT OAK BAY.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. lS.-The
big cruising launch Winona, owned
by Simpson Brothers of this city,
was totally wrecked at Oak Bay yes
terday. Her steering gear became
disarranged, , and the launch soon af
terwards broke up on the rocks,
Harold Simpson who was on board,
jumped as the craft struck. 1
SHE WANTED A REST.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15. The mystery
of the coat, hat, hand baggage and
other women's accessories found on
the lake front on the night of Febru
ary 7 has been partly cleared up by
Mrs. Mary Gassway, proprietor of a
rooming house, "The wonan came
here about two weeks ag-V said Mrs-
Uassway. She said er name was
Mrs. Lewis and when I asked her if
she was employed down town, she
told me she had no employment, but
she was sick and desired a good rest
She went out for a walk every even
ing and was gone usually about one
hour.
"I became frightened this afternoon
and thought possibly the woman was
dead in her room and we opened the
door. There was not a scrap of paper
nor a letter to indicate the woman's
identity." '
DROPPED DEAD ON TRAIN
CHICAGO, Feb. lS.-An unidenti
fied man, 45 years old, believed by the
police to be F. L. Woodruff, Atlanta,
Ga., dropped dead, supposedly from
heart disease, on a Michigan Central
passenger train bound for Detroit
last night. He was preparing to re
tire in a Pullman sleeper when he fell
dead, causing excitement among oth
er passengers.
BELL SAVES WILSON.
SCHENECTADY, Pa., Feb. 15.
Bob Wilson of Utica was saved by
the bell from a knockout in the
tenth and last round of a contest
with Young Corbett here tonight.
JUMPS TO DEATH.
CHICAGO, Feb. IS. In the glare
of electric street lights a young wom
an shortly before 7 o'clock last night
stood balanced for a moment on a
third floor windows sill in her home-
Then as her husband's restraining
hand touched her skirt she drew a
handkerchief before her eyes and
plunged to the icy sidewalk thirty
feet below. She was Mrs. Emma Bet
ti, wife of John Betti, fruit merchant
and has been in poor health for some
time. It is said that she will prob
ably die.
A TITLE BADLY NEEDED.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15-What sort of
a title should a married man bear. A
state law may decide this question if
the proposition put up to State Sena
tor Samuel A. Ettelson goes through.
The Senator has been approached by
a number of unmarried women, who
say that married men are constantly
imposing upon them because it is im
possible from a plain introduction of
'Mister" to tell whether they are
married or not.
AN OFT TOLD TALE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-"Presidcnt
Diaz will be president just as long as
he wishes. Our only regret is that he
is in the evening of his life. He is
eighty years old and while he is in
the best of health, it cannot be expec
ted that he will be with us very much
longer." This statement is made by
Senor Jose Limantour, Minister of
Finance of the Mexican government,
who is at present in New York. Sena
tor Limantour made his prediction of
what might be styled perpetual Diaz-
ism, while denying a rumor that his
brother would be a candidate for the
presidency of Mexico. The term of
President Diaz expires in 1912 but it
will be recalled that a movement is
already under way in Republic look
ing to his re-election.
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.
THE PARAGUAYANS.
f. Lary, Nppy-oo-!uoky People In a
Bankrupt Re public.
The Infusion of Spanish Wwl and
customs luto the (uarnul ha prodm-ed
a people with the fault and (rood quel
Itlos of Iwttt In about eial parts.
Dark of complexion, with atrougly
marked Indian feature essentially
geutle when unrestrained or not uu
duly excited, careless of the morrow,
poor aud hottest, hospitable ami gen
erous, lndoleut and uncultured, strong,
ly Catholic Ju theory, but generally lax
lu religious performances a to dog-maa-thls
la a rough sketch of the na
tive people of Paraguay. Asuncion,
the capital, .and even the sum Her
places Villa Rica, San Pedro, Villa del
Pilar, Villa Coueepciou have their
aristocratic families, of which the
daughters and mods are Kent to Europe
to be educated and wbleh maintain an
excluslvenoss that must be almost Iso
lation. But lu general the people min
gle readily.
lu the early moruiug lu the streets
of Asuncion the women gather In their
long white dresses aud barefooted to
sell their wares. The younger women.
Judged by our standard, are beautiful
and from carrying basket aud water
jars on their heads have attained an
erect and graceful carriage which our
young women could well Imitate, lie
side when they laugh tbey show two
rows of pearls, and their speech In
soft Guaraut patola Is worth going far
to bear.
When you see Asuncion you see Par
aguay, for It Is the most advanced
city In the republic. Ita streets are
poorly paved, It bas mule ears which
run at long Intervals and low speed,
and the hotel accommodations art not
exceptional, but there Is a kind of laty,
happy-go-Iueky gayety about the city
that represents the national feeling.
Paraguay Is bnrd up yea, almost stone
broke. The currency to paper and the
value so small that for a hundred dol
lars one receives a basketful of ragged
stuff, printed In Germany, to represent
some nebulous Indebtedness of the re
public. Gold does not stay long In
Paraguay, nor does It oftpn enter the
country. Van Norden Magaxlne.
TOO MUCH MILITARY
COIN SAYS HALE
LA-FOLLETTE AND DIXON
ALSO CRITICIZED NAVAL
METHODS.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 15
The Senate devoted the most of (he
day to considering the naval appro
priation bill and there was much dis
cussion concerning the growth of
the government. The expenditure for
military purposes, Hale declared,
unless a halt were called, it would
be necessary for congress to issue
bonds or 'to increase taxation. La
Follette and Dixon criticized naval
methods, especially uf the use of
public funds for the construction of
navy yards. Hale warned the senate
unless more rapid progress was
made night sessions would soon be
comt necessary.
TUNNEL FIRE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., Feb. 15.
A fierce fire Is raging in raging in
the Great Northern tunnel at Teton
station, 50 miles east of here and it
will be completely burned out. A
large force of men are working in
an effort to check the flames but as
they have no water they can't ac
complish much.
EXPLOSIVES.
Best Way to Destroy Gunpowder and
Nitroglycerin.
The best way to destroy ordinary
black gunpowder Is to throw It Into a
stream under conditions that prevent
any harm coming to human Iwlngs or
animals through the dissolving of the
saltpeter. If no suitable stream Is
available, the gunpowder may be stir
red with water in tubs, or the dry gun
powder may be poured out on the
ground in a long thin line and Ignited
with a fuse at one end.
To destroy dynamite cartridges the
paper wrappings should be carefully
removed, the bars cartridge laid In a
row with their ends In contact and the
first cartridge Ignited with a fuse with
out a cap. Even with these precau
tions a simultaneous explosion of the
entire mass may occur, so that It Is
wise to retire to a safe distance. The
row of cartridges should be lnld paral
lel with the wind and Ignited at the
leeward end, so that the flame will be
driven away from the mass.
Frozen dynamite should be bandied
with special care, as Its combustion Is
peculiarly liable to assume an explo
sive character. A small quantity of
dynamite may be destroyed by throw
ing It In very small bits Into an open
Ore, or the cartridges may be exploded
one by one In the open air with fuses
and caps.
Dynamite should never be thrown
Into water, as the nitroglycerin which
it contains remains undissolved and
capable of doing mischief. Other ex
plosives which contain nitroglycerin
should be treated in the same way as
dynamite.
Ammonium nitrate explosive may
be thrown In small fragments Into an
open Are or If they do not contain ni
troglycerin may be destroyed by means
of water. Explosive cap should be ex
ploded singly with pieces of fuse. Sci
entific American.,
His Vocabulary.
He was an onlyk child. They were
very particular about bla manner of
speech, constantly correcting him so
that be would use beautiful English.
He, however, was allowed now and
then to associate with other children.
He played with a neighbor boy a long
while one day, and when he came
borne there was an ecstatic smile on
his face.
"I like that boy, mother," he said.
"I like blm very much. He swears
beautifully. He knows every word."
New York Press.
Getting In Deeper.
"Who Is that singing so dreadfully
out of tune?"
"It is my wife."
"Perhaps the accompanist plays out
of tune."
"She Is accompanying herself."
Mcggendorfer Blatter.
. One Recompense.
"That sheet iron clothing a cbnp bad
to wear during the middle ages mtwt
have been far from comfortable."
"Still, a fellow eould have a perma
nent crease put in his trousers." Lou
isville Courier-Journal.
LOOKINO FOR RABIES-
MONTCLAIR. N. J.Feb. 15-fn-til
an examination of the head of a
dog which ran amuck in Mount Clair,
Bloomfield, Glenridge and East Or
ange, N. J-, is completed at the Fa
teur institute, New York, consider
able anxiety will be felt in the towns
mentioned, for the animal bit two
persons and six dogs before being
killed.
Revolts at Cold Steel.
"Your only hope," said three doc
tors to Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit,
Mich., suffering from severe rectal
troubles, lies in an operation, "then I
used Dr. King's New Life Pith" she
writes, "till wholly cured." They pre
vent Appendicitis, cure Constipation,
Headache, 25c at Charles Rogers &
Son's drug store.
ATTELL WILL MEET DISCOLL
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -An agree
ment was reached today for a ten
round bout here Friday night be
tween Abe Attell the champion feath
erweight of the world and Jem Dris
coll, the featherweight champion of
England..
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"Australian-Leaf." It is a safe, reli
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Weaknesses, including inflammation
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sent by mail for 50 cents. Sample
sent FREE. Address, The Mother
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FEBRUARY TIDE TABLE.
FEBRUARY 1909.
FEBRUARY 1909.
HiKh Water. A. M.
Date.
Monday ,,,
Tuesday ...
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday . ,
Friday ....
Saturday ,.
SUNDAY ,
Monday ...
Tueiday ..,
Wednesday
Thursday ,,
Friday
Saturday ..
SUNDAY .
Monday ..,
Tueiday ...
Wednesday
Thursday ..
Friday
Friday ....
Saturday ,.'
SUNDAY ,
Monday.. ,,
Tuesday ...
Wednesday
Thursday ..
Friday ....
Saturday ..
Sfr'rAY
h. m. ft
1 9:541
2(10:47
31 0:30
3!11:35
1:08
1:40
2:10
2:35
3:00
3:27
3:55
4:28
5:06
5:51
6:47
7:5
8:5)
10:01
11:001
0:26
11:54!
1:05
1:45
2:25
3:05
3:45
4:301
5:18
6:13
7:1$
5;
. 8
. 9
.10
.11
12
.131
.14
.15
.161
.17
.181
.19
.19'
.20
.21
22
.23
.24
.25
..26
.27
..28!
8.6
7.0
8.7
7.3
7.4
7.61
7
7.7
7.9
7.9
7
7
7.8
7
7
8.2
8.6
9.01
7.7
9.4
8.2
8.71
9.0
9.2
9.21
8.9
8
8.3
P. M.
h. m.l
11:44
12:18
12:55
1:32
2:05
2:38
3:16
4:00
4:47
5:50
7:071
8:34
9:52
10:54
11:43
12:45
1:35
2:25
3:15
4:10
5:10
6:25
7:S2l
ft.
Low Water.
Data."
FaTm"
h. m. ft.
8.7
8.5
8.3
8.0
7.7
7.3
7.0
6.5
5.9
5.5
5. 5
5.8
6.5
7.1
9.6
9.5
9.2
8.6
8.0
7.2
6.5
6.1
SI 8.01 9:20j 6.1
Monday . .
Tueaday . .
Wednesday
Thursday ,
Friday
Saturday .,
SUNDAY ,
Monday ,.
Tueiday ..
Wedneiday
Thunday .,
Friday ....
Saturday ,.
SUNDAY
Monday ,,,
Tuesday . .,
Wedneiday
Thunday .,
Friday . , . .
Saturday ,,
SUNDAY
Monday ,.,
Tueiday , . ,
Wedneiday
Thursday . ,
Friday ....
Saturday ,
SUNDAY .
... 1
81
... 9
...10
...11
...12
..13
...I4
...15;
...16
...17
...18
...19
,..201
...21
...221
...23
,..24
...25
...261
...271 0
...28! 1
:10 3.71
3.71
3.5
3.3
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
'3.4
4.0
4.2
4.1
3.5
2.9
2.2
1.6
1.1
0.8
0.6
1.1
P.M.
h. m. ft
5:10
6:001-0.7
6:4;
7:18-0.3
05 2M
15 3.5
7:52
8:20
8:45
9:071
9:33
10:00
10:35
11:15
12:47
1:58
3:11
4:16
5:11
6:00
6:45
7:30
8:10
8:50
9:3.1
10:18
11:10
12:13
1:25
2.40
-0.4
0.9
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.8
1.2
l.S
2.1
2.e
1.6
1.2
0.7
0.0
-0.7
l.l
1.4
1.3
-0.9
0.4
0.3
1.1
2.0
0.7
0.7
0.6
Not Bark.
"Then you don't have any dog
watch on this eraftr inquired the
anxious passenger, according to a
writer In Life.
"No. This Is a eatboat"
For artificial evil, for avila that
spring from want of thought, thought
must find a remedy somewhere- Low-
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