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2 THE M011NJ NG ASTORIA iM. ASTOHIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1009. Established 187J. Published Daily Except Monday by THE JL & BELLINGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. iy nail, per year 1 carrier, per month WEEKLY By !, per year, in advance. Entered at second-ckss matter Oregon, under the act of Congress Order for the delivering of The m clace of business may be made Aay Irregularity ia delivery should of ptsblicatioa. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. JTHE WEATHER Oregon and Washington Clearing ia west, rain possibly turning to snow in east portion, cooler in east portion. TAFT AND ROOSEVELT. William Howard Taft, the twenty- teventh President of the United States of America, is in the executive chair of the nation; and most happily for the nation, he is of the highest type we produce, an honorable, clean- minded, cultured, able and dependable man; a fit-successor to Theodore Roosevelt and his peer in all ways. We should be a happy people in the winning out of our will, as exempli fied in Mr. Taft's exaltation; and in the perfect working of the simple and noble expedients whereby we attain to these changes. We have little to fear with this man in place at Washington. He hat prov en his ability to take hold of the greatest of national problems and solve them by the strongest and clev erest of administrative processes; he has been tried in the severe school of huge initiative and has won out dis tinctively and honorably; he ia no novice in the field to which his char acter and claims have raised him and he will lift the reins of government with practiced hand and the warrant and assurance of being trained to its last and gravest demand. He has been to long in immediate and familiar touch with the very presidency itself, that neither he nor the people need fear nor hesitate for an instant as to the successful issue of his incum bency of the great post His friend and predecessor, Theo dore Roosevelt, hewing to the sim ple, straight-forward line of being "a decent President for a decent Peo ple," leaves the Capitol before the in auguration of Mr. Taft, and "walks to the depot," escorted by a thousand of his fellow New Yorkers, so that all the honors of the day shall fall, undivided, to the man to whom they belong. This is just like Mr. Roose tvle, and an apt illustration of his di rect thoughtfulness for others. He was too much of a man to mix his own popularity in with the acclaim that belonged honestly to another. He has been just that sort of a man from the instant of his elevation to the great office, and it is one of the attributes for which the people love him. He goes out of. office with the de voted admiration and confidence of the American people, just as Mr. Taft comes into power, fortified with the tame ardent good will: A condition of affairs that must work for the uni versal success and up-lift of the coun try. It is seldom indeed that two men exchange this magnificent trust on such equal terms and status, and the parallel has its own true and far reaching significance. HOW WILL YOU SWAP? We believe we are safe in offering to swap our beautiful harbor for Portland's shipping business. She has everything to make a port except a harbor, and we have the port and harbor but lack the business: There can be no squarer proposition than this, for either place. If we had the business out of this port it would still be vastly, if not wholly, Portland's; it would take her capital, experience and interest, while the business itself would center there, as all great con cerns concentrate in, and radiate from, commanding commercial de pots. It would suit us down to the ground and Portland would lose noth ing by the deal; and might save her self an immense amount of annoy ance and loss, especially if she is go ing to build a few more bridges across her meagre "harbor." It would at least save the com merce to the State of Oregon, surely and forever, for the question of dis patch, the chiefest of all considera tions in the world of ships and ship ping, would be fixed at a scale of van tage that could not be surpassed on the entire Pacific coast. We know these are old pleas, but they are so selt-evident, so gospelly, as to justify $7.vM .60 ASTORIAN. $1.50 Joly 30, 1905, at the postoffice at Astoria, of March 3, 1879. Morning Astorian to either residence by postal card or through telephone. be immediately reported to the office reiteration, and we do not want Port land to lose sight of thenl. They may become her only salvation in day to come, and she must think herself in to a state of readiness for their adopt ion. Of course, it is an unwelcome and unpatpatable thought to her, the relinquishing of her "sea-port" qual ity; but it. will have to be wrought to a conviction sometime, and she may as well prepare for it; and we believe she is already thinking it out. THAT SPECIAL SESSION. It may be essential that the State of Oregon re-call its Legislature, but if anyone thinks that the men who saw their pet measures and schemes go down it the regular session are going to remain inactive, and simply vote to correct the blunders of some other fellows, they are counting with out their host We should like to see the laches made good in every instance, all ob vious mistakes cured and the depart mental work of the State put on work ing basis; and would be glad if it could be done in a business-like way, with an early adjournment to empha size the business end of it; but we are sorely afraid of the reactionaries. They have too much to make good, to get even on, and to fight for. It is hardly possible they will forgo the opportunity. If they insist, there is no way' to choke them off, the Legis lature may not be prorouged arbitra rily. Our new Republican Governor, with all the access of authority that has fallen to him, still lacks that ex ceedingly valuable prerogative; and if the solons are summoned in extra session, the people may as well make up their minds that the gamut of par liamentary tactics will be run in the endeavor to revive and pass every thing that failed in January and Feb ruary. ARE NOT INDIGENOUS. There is no city of its size in the United States so completely free of beggars as Astoria. In the course of the year there will appear a few of the immigre-gentry who stoop to that level to make a living; but no man ev er reaches that status voluntarily, nor for cause, in this city. We are proud of our exemption from these things. We have our poor; but they are taken excellent care of, and main ly within the family, or fraternal, sources, a very few reaching the pub lic charge and record. It is distinctly to Astoria's credit that she is clear of this disgraceful condition; and the sooner the police run the two beg ging bumbs now known to be here, out of the city and over the county lines, the better for us all. WING SHOTS. Dont run away with the idea that because Teddy Roosevelt is no longer President of the United States that he is out of the public eye and con science. He is there to stay, and if you doubt it, watch the eagerness with which the people of this land will devour the news from Africa la ter on. Fairbanks has been the most con spicuous Vice-President of the Uni ted States ever known, except his chief. About two more bridges over the Willamette at Portland, and that city will have to come down here to do her shipping. She will learn the les son of her commercial life when she does it, too. Everybody in Astoria is hoping that J. N. Laws will pull through happily, and speedily, and regain his shattered health. He is one of the citizens that we cannot dispense with. May wheat may ro to $1.20; and if it does, the farmer will buy it back in mighty dear bread; while the specu lators, a vast majority of them, will have their purses and prospects squeezed to a frazzle. There are honest values to everything, includ- ing the staff of life. STATE FISH WARDEN'S FEBRUARY REPORT PRESENTED YESTERDAY TO STATE BOARD OF FISH ERIES AT SALEM. The following salient features are published as coming from the Feb ruary report of Master Fish Warden H. C McAllister, to the Oregon Hoard of Fisheries, and will be found of interest: 'Tortland, February 28, 1909 'While the Columbia was , closed from March 1st to May 1st, nothing was done towards closing the Wil lamette and Clackamas. Under the present law, fishing is permitted in the Willamette and Clackamas until March lSth, noon, when a close sea son of thirty (30) days begins, end ing on April lSth, noon. This per mits the taking of salmon in these streams for fifteen (IS) days, from April 15th to May 1st, whilst the Co- lumbia is closed. There is not much use protecting the salmon in the Columbia unless they are given the same protection after they reach the Willamette and Clackamas, and I would respectfully urge that you, as the Board of Fish Commissioners, use the power given you in Section 4106 of Bellinger and Cotton's An notated Codes and Statutes, as am ended by the laws of 1901, and ctose both the streams to conform with the Columbia. . "During the month, I appointed E. B. Hayden as master of the patrol boat 'Astoria 'Astoria.' to fill the va cancy caused by the resignation of the former master, R. E. Voeth. On February 27th, I appointed Wm- A. Paulsen, of Astoria, to act as special water bailiff on the Colum bia river, during the closed season, beginning March 1st. Mr. Paulsen will act in the above capacity, under the supervision of State Water Bailiff W. A. Mack. The legislature made it possibte for me to carry on our hatchery work on the coast streams by an appropria tion of $20,000 for that purpose. They also appropriated $12,000 to be used in building a Central Hatchery Sta tion on the Columbia river. I have not fully decided as yet where this hatchery will be located, but at the earliest opportunity will select a suitable "site this wSth the aid of one of the United States government experts. An appropriation of $1,000 was also provided for the purpose of killing seals and sea lions at the mouth of the Columbia river. This work will be taken up at once. "Arrests and prosecutions during the month for violation of the fishing laws have been as follows: "District No. 1. "Information was filed by Deputy Warden Brown, in the Portland jus tice court, against a Mr. Mason for dealing in smelt without the proper license. "Deputy Game Warden J. L. Green It is strange that the policies of prohibition and local option, as ap plied to the liquor question, have pas sed from the status of mere ethical propositions, to become issues of com munal and personal defense. And not so strange, either, when it is remem bered that the worst of the liquor dealers, and patrons, have begotten the sentiment. There is a day of rec koning for all who deliberately insist on doing the wrong thing; and not alone in the realm of liquor. Over $12,000 in fines is suggestive of the fact that this term of the Hon. Circuit Court of Clatsop has been fairly busy for the past month, and that a number of people will be far less busy in the future, along certain reprehensible lines. The people have always the final and effective right and power of put ting those men and things and busi nesses that continually offend and transgress, down and out, by the im placable laws of ouster, recall, pro hibition and public option. This im mense fact seems to be forgotten, as a general thing and is adverted to here, and now, as a friendly sugges tion to those whose memories arc failing them I. Pure Foods And Pure Medicines mean better, healthier, happier peo ple. It has been proved, however, that all medicines are not adulterated and worthless any more than are all food products. The wheat has been sifted from the chaff, and such medicines as Lydia E- Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, which is made from roots and herbs and complies with all condi tions of the Pure Food and Drugs Law, will continue to' hold its place as the standard American remedy for female ills. seised and confiscated about 200 lbs of small sturgeon in transit from Mayger to Clatskanie. Information was tiled in the St. Helen's justice court, February 20th. against E. Hills bury, of Mayger, the consignor of the shipment, for. having sturgeon less than four feet in hi possession. Upon being arraigned before Justice Wat kins this same day, Mr. Hillsbiiry en tered a plea of guilty, whereupon he was fined $20 and costs, which he paid. "District No. 2. Information was tiled against the Three Pine Lumber Company, Janu ary 25th, by Deputy Warden Clan- ton, for allowing sawdust to escape into the waters of Jump-Off-Joe Creek- The case was set for trial February 1st in the Grant's Pass jus lice court. On account of the court allowing the 'Defendant Company' to set up as a defense that the viola tions occurred through the uegli- gence of their employees, the jury found them not guilty. Deputy War den Clanton filed a complaint in the justice court of Myrtle Creek against Duel! Bros., for dealing in salmon without a license. Upon being ar raigned before said justice, they en tered a plea of guilty and were fined $50 and costs which were paid. A complaint was tiled in the Jus- ice court of Cottage Grove, aeatnst J, Wilson, for dealing in salmon without a license, by Deputy Warden Clanton. Upon appearing before Jus tice of the Peace Vaughn, Mr. Wil son entered a plea of guilty and was fined $50 and costs. "The receipts of the office during the month have been as per the fol lowing: "District No. 1. "February 22 Received from the sale of 200 lbs. of confiscated stur geon, seized by Deputy Game War- en J. L. Green, February 19th, and i old to John Barr, of Clatskanie, for $10. February 27 Received from the sale of confiscated nets, seized for fishing illegally in the waters of the Columbia river, and sold as fol lows: J. V. Mardesich, of Clifton, $22.50; Andro M. B. Kuljis, of Clif ton, $5; total $.17.50. From account of licenses issued: 3 set nets, 17 deal ers (first class), 1 dealer's (third class), $102.50; total, $140. "District No. 2. "From fines and penalties: Feb ruary 24 Received from Justice of the Peace J. G. Gaither, of Myrtle Creek, two-thirds of fine imposed February 4th, against Buell Bros, for dealing in salmon without license. $3345. Fronfc account of licenses is sued: 1 set net, 10 dealers' (first class), $52.50; total, $85.85. "Total for both districts. $225.85. "Disbursement. "The accounts against the Depart ment which I have approved and present herewith for payment amount to the sum of $1651.98; $718-28 of which is against Hatchery Fund Dis trict No. 1; $681 50 is against Hatch ery Fund, District No. 2, and $253.20 is against the Special Appropriation for the expenses of the Master Fish Warden; total, $165198. "Respectfully submitted, "H. C MCALLISTER, "Master Fish Warden." THE MERRY BOMB. JAMAICA, L. I., March 4.-A sa loon kept by an Italian was wrecked by a bomb about midnight. The front part of the building was blown out and had not the proprietor closed his place for the night he would in all probability have been killed. Two men were arrested. They had been ejected from the place earlier in the night. HIGH-O-ME That's the Way to Pronounce Hyo mei, the Money-Back Catarrh Cure. As doubt exists in the minds of many readers of the Astorian let us say that the above is the proper pro nunciation of America's most won derful catarrh cure. T. F. Laurin is the agent for Hyomei in Astoria and he will sell you an inhaler, a bottle of Hyomei, and full instruc tions for use, for only $1. And if it fails to cure acute or chronic catarrh, asthma, bronchitis, croup, hay fever or coughs and colds, he will give you your money back. The person who suffers from catarrh after such an offer as that, must like to snuffle, spit and wheeze, and be generally disgusting. Read what Mr. G. F. Lowe lays: "I have used Hyomei for a case of nasal catarrh which had bothered me for a long time. I can say that Hyomei killed the germs of the dis ease and gave me the much sought and needed relief. From this exptr- ience I know Hyomei to be a reliable" remedy,- and I give it the praise and recommendation that it deserves." G. F. oLwe, R. F. D. No, 7, Allegan, Mich., September 19, 1908. Subscribe to The Moruing Astorian. delivered by carrier. A Awful Experience of a Railroad Man In Africa. IN THE JAWS OF A MAN EATER. Dragged Preirt HI M by the Flare Monittr, M Wm' Manned and Qhd and Carrltd Off Bodily by th Brut. Th following description of an at tack by a lion, at related to Mr, 8t Michael 1'oduiore, F. Z, R, while he wm returning from a aojouru In the wild place of the earth, la o terribly realistic that wo offer no apology for printing It. Mr. Podmora met the hero of thl story while on a trip aero the Pacific ocean and wa sliowu the terrible tear on the uiau'i body: I was engaged on the trauscoutl- uental cap to Cairo Hue, ana our gang confuted of two white nuu and fifty black. We each occupied a sep arate but. One dark night I wa aroused from deep by bearing something uiovtng backward and forward beneath my bed. Becoming alarmed, I listened breathlessly to a loud, long and Inde scribable snlff-snlff which broke tb stillness of the night. My experience of Africa wa not extcualve, but I Instantly realised that sumo wild ani mal wa umlor my bed. Every on of my faculties became lutmcdlntely par alysed with horror. 1 wa unable to utter a sound. After a moment or two I became aware that a tnnu rating lion wa miff ing his way along the ede of the bed, perhaps a little puaxiod at the tuiwqulto curtains. I then felt I must do something, and instinctively, yet noiselessly, I huddled all the pillow and bedclothes orer my bead. No sooner had I dune thl than the lion, with a horrible pur, irrnbbd tne by the right shoulder and drugged me out on to the floor and Immediately began to auek the blood which streamed down my tiwk and cheat, and every time I moved be bit uie more saragvly. As I raised my knee to gut Into a crouching, protective position be gar me a little pat with hi paw wblcu nearly bruke my leg and luOU tcd dreadful wound. Then suddeuly the monster dropped me out of bis mouth, placed one uuisslve paw on my chest, and ilieu, throwing back his unlnV head, he gsre four terrible roars of triumph and defiance. My chum watkrd round the but and then saw with horror tho hole made by the lion, wbo had torn out the mat wall and crawled uuder my bed. Then It dawned upon him what bad happened, so he ran round to the other side and kicked th door down. All this time the ouly thing I seemed , to take Interest hi was the loud sip ping surk, suck, made by the lion as he drew my blood luto bis reeking Jaws. I remembered, with a pang of regret, that I had not lived model life recently, nud I began to prsy as I ! had never prayed before. A I prayed j I thought bow curious It was that 1 1 did not feel the slightest sense of! pain with a nmu ciitlng lion rbewltig my flesh aud drinking uiy blood. I bad been lying on my back, with my neck and bead resting against the side of the hut, when my friend smashed tbu dor. As he did so the Hon drove bis terrible fangs Into my right groin and leaped out of the hut into the darkness. As he ran wltb me be seemed to t twisting and jerking me round sideways, as though striving to get me on bis back. The lion ran across the clearing wltb me for about thirty yards and pnt me down under a big boabab tree. I lay on my bnck wltb the lion on top of me, occasionally gazing with his great luminous, greenish yellow eyes, which Oiled tne with unutterable loath ing, so expressionless and cold wero they, yet so dlsbollcal In thetr ruth less cruelty. The lion seemed perfectly content with his prey. I felt bis long, rough tongue scraping up my tblgbs and ab domen, aud as It crept higher and higher I felt little gusts of bis hor rible breath. I half turned my head away, but still the long, greedy tongue worked Its way toward my throat I could distinctly feel each bite, because, although It did not cause the slightest pain, yet as the fearful fangs were driven Into a fresh place I was con scious of n strange numbness In that particular part. During all this time the negroes kept screaming, "Nkanga, nkangn!" My friend kept running round the clearing In utter bewilderment. The appalling blackness of the night added borror to the thing which no pen could de scribe. At Innt two negroes were Induced to make n couple of torches of dry grass, and by Uie lurid nud uncertain light of these l lie lion was seen standing over my prostrnto body, He was an enor mous brute, over ten feet In length, and with a luxuriant, tawny mime that Imparted to him a most majestic nppcu ranee. My friend told me after ward tliut n ho approached with his gun I was moaning and crooning softly to my self, For some time he Was afraid to shoot lest he should kill me. Irmlend of the llou. He screamed out, "Keep cool, Jack, and I will seo what I can do for you!" As lie crept nearer tho Hon took his fitii(.'H out of my groin and faced about, growlliiK and snarling horribly. The rifle wiik Jovolcrt, there wus n sharp re port, mid t!io Hrst shot lilt the Hon In the eye. The ball as It came out shut tered IiIk lower Jnw. Two more sbotn wero fired, nud the florce monster fell (VnI liv mv sMe.-London Ideas. mm Li Jot Fas, Prts, f, L Bishop, Sec. Astoria taring Tress. 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