The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, March 13, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text2 THE MORNING ASTOR1AN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1909. Eatablithed 1S7X Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. & DELUNGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year ..$7.w JEy carrier, per' month -60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. S8y aaaO. per yir, in advance. ....$1.50 Eatered at second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postoflke at Astoria, Oregon, under th act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence Mr nWe of business may be made by postal e or through telephone. Any irregularity ia delivery should be immediately reported to the office f publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. . i ii wnrrnm fTHE WEATHER - Oregon Increasing cloudiness; probably followed by showers north west portion. KEEP IT IN MIND! By the sheer virtue of the reserved nower of the cocular re-call, the City of Los Angeles has forced man from office, the highest office in its power to confer; compelled his resignation before the grinding touch of the civic expedient was applied at all; and the press of the city is the agency that brought it about. This is worth thinking about everywhere the political faculty of the re-call ex ists. Oregon has it, and hopes never to nse it; but having it, it were well to remember it and talk of it, and create the sentiment of its efficacy not only ia the minds of the men who have been put in places of authority and trust, but in the minds of the elec tors as well. It has its bearing on all hands, and the concerted consid eration of the rule will have a tend ency to strike a balance between the office-holder and the people he is serving, that will preserve the public from many a loss and many a shame and nerve the servant to turn down the temptations that may beset him 'from time to time. Harper, the" Mayor whom Los Angeles has just forced from office Owing to his vicious character as of ficer and citizen, is one of the first (if not the first') cases on the PaciSc records in this relation, and it will make a deep impression all over the coast This man not only permitted the establishment, and cxistance, of unrestrained vice of all sorts in his city; but indulged them personally, nntil bis name became a stench in the nostrils of his people. Every argument that friend and neighbor could present in private to ward him from the course of evil was used without effect, and at last the re-call was invoked, and with it was the provision for the election of a clean man to succeed him, a the same polls. Knowing that he was fore doomed this man takes the chance that is given him to resign thinking he will avoid the blasting disgrace of a popular ouster at the polls; but. the people do not see it that way; he ia to figure still at the election called to pass upon him and his record, and he is up against his own admission of turpitude as evidenced by his res ignation, as well as the fiat expres sion of the people against him; sav ing only, that the final majority in in this country, as enunciated by the National Model License League, of Louisville, Kentucky, more because of the many excellent suggestions made for 'he safe and rational con duct of the business, than because we subscribe to its entire program. The League is, primarily, the liquor inter est, itself; and therefore not wholly unbaised in its views; one of which is so extremely radical as to invite instant condemnation. That of mak ing the saloon franchise and business a vested right, with property quali fications, to be handed as a heri tage, from father to son, and impreg nable against the operation of the popular will. This is exceedingly dangerous, and if adopted would hedge the most vicious business in the world from all interference save that of the courts of last resort We are willing to .take many things for granted, but none of them I have to do with the liquor business. On that score, the people must have the upper hand at all times; the busi ness must be made to realize al ways that it is only a matter of tol erance, not of legitimacy; and that no part of it can ever become a vested and inalienable right. and especially the brands from the Columbia river? What do they mean by butting in away out here, over 3,000 miles from the seat of govern ment, anyway? We have enough trouble with our salmon fisheries as it is, without the pure-food artists invading our can neries and dictating the texts of our labels. If we can make the man or woman over in central Europe be lieve he is eating Royal Chinook salmon every time he opens a can of "Dog" salmon, we are conferring a favor on him by endeavoring to meet his ultra tastes in such importa tions; and its the same with the "Humpback" the Silvcrsidcs, and all the varieties we pack; since the names they bear have prractically nothing to do with the prime quality of the meat they yield, unless it be in the varying shades of pinks and reds of the toothsome flesh that is marketed- We were just settling down to the promise of a good season in all our fisheries, quite free from the carking worries that have played "hob" with the business so long, and now we ar up against another set of adamantine rules that force us to differentiate, conspicuously, publicly, among the numerous grades and qualities of our fish; and this to a world hungry for IAT CONGRESS EXPECTED 10 DO IF PRESIDENT'S WISHES ARE MET TARIFF WILL HAVE RIGHT OF WAY. WASHINGTON. D. C March 13. Pursuant to the President's c.itl for an extraordinary session of the Sixty-first Congress, the Senate and House will meet at muni Moiul.iy The President's me;ij!e relating to tariff revision nrohuhlv will not be sent in until Tuesday. The message as already announced w'" recom mend that the session confine its work exclusively to tariff revision that there may be no delay in enact ing this most important law. The President will not discuss in his message any scheme of tariff revision leaving such matters entirely to the judgement of Congress. In the Senate the routine pro gramme will be followed Monday. Vice-President Sherman will call the salmon of any kind whatsoever- But Senate to order, and the President's "needs must when Uncle Sara drives' we suppose WING SHOTS. THE WRITTEN WORD. Many a man has gone down to dis grace, defeat, and other phases of personal humiliation, because of some written word of his that is dragged to light at the inauspicious moment; it is one of the inauspicious that follow the writer of reckless things, wicked things, unwholesome things, and lies. The law itself makes the written word the paramount testimony of its courts; it is the substantial principle of contracts and agreements; it is 'the basis for all last conclusions of fact and it is the cardinal theorem for de termining character, and the relation one bears to grave issues that arise for the scrunity of society; it is the one damning bit of evidence that cannot be glossed nor denied, (as suming always, of course, that the fool who writes lends his signature to the black-and-white exposition). And yet men and women go on writing the most glaring, incriminat ing and compromising things, day after day, without once taking into consideration the peril they are weaving about their lives and homes and businesses. It is remarkable how blind the majority of people are to this 'short-arm" evil that is liable at any time to jolt them out of their secure place in society and com- The "insurgents" in Congress are preparing for a bitter tight next Monday, for the revision of the House Rules", the gospel of prac tice in that body, wherebv Sneaker oe Cannon carries out the mandate of the powers behind him and stulti fies the dignity and freedom of the representative power of this country. We hope they may win out, even to the unseating of the Posey County Pirate, but we have our doubts. Just how long the country is going to stand for the gag-law that stifles and defeats its will in the great questions of the day is yet among those same great questions. Who ever saw a finer March than this? Either Spring has opened most gloriously, or we have some thing in store in the nature of a gen uine "sting". ! The day of untrammelled license in this city is past; no matter who owns the property and buildings that have been vacated by the "ribald throng"; nor how Jong it remains idle for the want of such tenancy. The warm and brilliant sunshine draws the people out of their homes and habitats and keeos them out until the chill of evening hints of the cozy fireside "again. And down here at Astoria the sun takes on a quality unknown anywhere else in the world which is something of a boast, but wholly susceptible of proof. Brer" Young, of Portland, cannot have the post-office there because he once wrote something serious about Brer' Taft. Which is ample reason for turning him down, of course. The man who does not know enough to write uncompromising letters, does not know enough to handle an important post such as that. favor of his recall may be lightened , ..' , .. . . . . , , . of life an object for the jeers of those rr. "-'-V " who write with xt. ia a cicar ana jusnnaDie instance of the operation of this new ele ment in civic administration. Remember that every political divi sion of Oregon possesses this extra ordinary advantage, and may use it whensoever it gets ready and has cause. In time it may prove the very salvation of the State; let alone the infinite good it may do in the lesser communities. 4 NOT AS A VESTED RIGHT. Yesterday morning this paper write with circumspection who write not at all. "A little education is a dangerous thing", and nothing so perilous as that scanty knowlyedge of writing which lures men and women to in finite trouble. The art of writing is summed in the discretion that care fully prescribes what shall be written and where it shall stop. Few indeed are they who know these things. AFTER OUR LABELS. And now the minions of Uncle Sam are after labels on our salmon! published at length the plans for the Dont they know that all salmon is reorganization of the liquor business good, no matter what label it bears, The American Federation of Labor won much in the decision handed down in the Federal Court of Ad- peals at Washington in the "Buck Stove & Range Company" matter; but it did not include the release of Messrs: Gompers, Mitchell and Mor rison from the contempt stress they are under; though one would think the finding of the court might absolv ed them, at least. TEE 0MY BAKING P0WBEH made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar aW Royal Bakinp; Powder is the greatest of time and labor savers to the pastry cook. It economizes flour, but ter and eggs, and makes the food digestible and healthful. BAKING POWDER r H iimr rrTMianMMMMMii' I n-rM "THIS DATE IN HISTORY" 1521 Magellan discovered the Philippine Islands. 167f-Indians attacked Groton, Mass. 1764 Earl Grey, prime minister of England, by whom the first Re form Bill was carried, born. Died July 17, 1845. 1821 Victor Emmanuel of Sar dinia abdicated. 1862 The Confederates evacuated their work at New Madrid, Mo. 1868 President Johnson asked torty days time to prepare his ans wer to the articles of impeachment. 1874 Body of Charles Sumner lay in state in the Capitol at Washing ton. 1875 First issue of the Philadel phia Times. 1884-Systcm of standard time established in America. 1895 Two Italians killed in a Den ver jail by a mob. 1901 Benjamin Harrison, twenty Ihird President of the U. S., died in Indianapolis. Born in North Bend, Ohio, Au. 30, 1833. proctamation'catling the session will be read. A committee will be ap pointed to call upon the President and inform him that the Senate is in session, and another committee will similarly advise the House. Unless some Senator desires to talk upon a privileged matter, the only business of the Senate will he the opening formalties. Busier times will be witnessed in the House from the time that the Clerk calls that body to order at noon, reads the proclamation, and calls the roll of those entitled to seats in the Sixty-first Congress. After the election of House officers, committees will be appointed to wait upon the President and the Senate to advise both that the House is in session. Speaker Cannon is ex pected to lose no time in announcing the members of the new Ways and Means Committee. The fact that there are to be few changes in the personnel of the commitce makes it certain that little time "will be lost. The new committee will consist of the old membership, filled out with such new appointments by the Speaker as arc necessitated to fill the places of Representatives Bon ynge of Colorado, Cockran of New York, both retired at the end of the Sixtieth Congress, and Granger of Rhode Island, who died recenttv. The Republican leaders are nearly all of the opinion that the tariff bill can be disposed of by June 1. The fact that President Taft and the members of the Senate and House wno nave most to do with turning the wheels of legislation are in uiurougn accord win aid greatly in hurrying the bill through. Four weeks for debate and four weeks for thrashing out the differences between the two houses appears to be the pro pramme now in mind. The Demo crats have it in their power to pro long their debates as much as they wish. But (it is not believed now that they have any intention to em barrass the Republicans in such a manner. Of course, the Democratic leaders have their own ideas in re gttrd to tariff revision and will not be backward in offering suggestions There, are in fact two bills drafted, one of the majority and one of the minority, thnuuh it is doubtful If the Democrats introduce their rec ommendntion in such a form. On the first day of the session Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means Commit lee will introduce the majority, bill and it will at once be referred to the committee. After two or three days it probably will be reported to the House, and the light thereafter will be more or less in the open. The Republicans continue to main tain secrecy a regards the majority bill agreed upon, though naturally some of thy main features have leak ed out. That there, will be numeri cal reductions in many important ratci is acknowledged, but whether these reductions will be of a kind to encourage importation, thereby increasing the Government's revenue and local competition, is a matter that will come out certainly only with the publication of the exact schedules, mi , ...... me iron ana stcei schedules are among those that will suffer the heaviest reductions. Hides will either be reduced materially or put on the free list, and a corresponding reduction may be made in finished shoes. In print paper and wood pulpt schedules it is thought that the recommendations of the Mann com mittee probably will be embodied in the new bill. Mr. Mann recom mended the reduction of the duty on news print paper from $6 to $2 a ton and advocated the placing of ground wood on the free list if Canada can be induced to remove her export duty. No great changes are looked for in the silk and cotton schedules. The higher grades of cotton, as re quiring a greater amount of Ameri can labor, may be put under a slight ly higher rate, while the lower grades are left under a correspondingly lower duty. When You Feel Played Out There comes it time when your prip on things weakens. Your nerves are unstrung, the vital forces low,thc stomach is weak nnj the blood impoverished. You feci old Ago creeping over you. Be careful of yourself. Take at once; there is need to renew the life forces. Weak nerves, wearied brains, sick stomach, feeble blood, torpid liver, sluttish bowels all feel the quickening effects of Dereham Pills. Their use makes all the difference. The tonic action of these pills upon the vital organs is Imme diatc,thorough and lasting. They arc Nature own remedy For Run-down Conditions ,. Sold Everywhere la Boies, 10c and 25a. THE BOMB IN ACTION East New York Has Another Sample Of Ita Quality. mHMmMtMiiiiinmmtHtiiniiHMMi THE TRENTON First-Clasj Liquors and Cigars t Ml Commercial Street I Corner Commercial and Htm. ASTORIA, OREGON 'MMltMMIMtttM MIIIMMMIMMMMMOWi .- - "1 !.... . '.' - . ! I l',"J II' , i ..!. I.. 11MII II IA 8 COLUM it. R. Will sell cheap round trip excursion tickets to Denver May 17th, July 1st and August nth On June and & 3rd, July and & 3rd and August nth ... and lath, very low round trip rates will be made to St Paul, Duluth, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago and all eastern points, Through Rail and Steamship tickets sold to all parts of the world. For full particulars call or address O. B JOHNSON, Qen'l Agent A. & C. R. R. 12th St, ner Commercial St. ASTORIA. OREQON. "THIS IS MY 45th BIRTHDAY" Dr. Gustav Albert Andreen, presi dent of Augustana College at Rock Island, Illinois, was born in Porter, Indiana, March 13 1864. He gradu ated from Augustana College in 1881 and later studied law. He abandon ed his plan to become a lawyer, how ever,' in favor of a career as an edu cator. In 1886 he joined the faculty of Bethany College in Kansas and re mained with that institution y:vcn years. From 189c to 1900 he was an instructor in German at Yale Uni versity. The next two years he spent as a student in European universities Upon his return to America he was chosen president of Augustana Col lege. Recently he has been engaged in a movement among the Swedish Lutherans all over the country to raise the endowment fund of Augus tana College to $200,000. NEW YORK, March 12.-There was another typical bomb outrage on the East Side early today. About midnight a bomb exploded in a stair way leading into the cellar of a four story tenement at No, 6 Stanton Street. No one was injured but the stairway was badly damaged and two large plate glass" windows in a store were smashed- As usual the police say that the 'black hand" it responsi Die. two men wno were seen run ning from the building were arrest ed all tenants in the buildin denied having received any threaten ing letters. T Cannot Praht Pt-runa High, Jinouffh for Ike 0W it Has Done Me. f . . A I . -'l ' -I " J' " "My three-year-old boy was badly constipated, had a high fever and was in an awful condition. I gave him two doses of Foley's Orino Laxative and the next morning the fever was gone and he was entirely well. Foley.'s Orino Laxative saved his life." A. Wolktish, Ca6imcr, Wis. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. Simple Remedy For La Grippe. La grippe coughs are dangerous as they frequently develop into pneu monia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs to that no ser ious results need he feared. The genuine Foley's Money and Tar con tains no harmful drugs and is in a yellow package .Refuse substitutes T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. MRS. JOHN HOPP. . KWUH. JOHN HOPP, Webster Ave., Ulondale, L, I., N. Y., wi-ltcn: "1 have been suffMrlng for tho past ten years with many symptoms lnel dimtto my age, alHo catarrh and lncll- goHtion, I was weak and dlscou raged, had no ambition, could not sleep at night, and lorn greatly In wolght. "I trli;d other remedies, but with no Huceess, until I commenced to takol'e rima. I now feel better In everv ra- i poet, ean sleep well, and have gained In weight, I cannot prnlHo Peruna highly enough for tho good it has dono mo. "If nny women are Buffering as I did, I would advlxothem to try Peruna and oonvltieo tliotriHelves. Peruna has done, me good. I know by my experienoe that It is worth lis weight in gold to any 011a who needs it. "J alrto took Manalln, for constipation, in connection with Peruna, and I found It lie) pod me where other laxatives failed'." Now Well of Catarrh, Miss Mallsa Jolloy, Parmole, N. O., writes: "I have been taking yonr Po runa, and can say that I am well of the catarrh. "I thank you for your kindness and your advice." LET US TELL YOU ABOUT Tungsten Electric Lamps Greatest advance In lighting method a alnca the invention ol Incandesces! lamps, EXAMPLE 32 C P. Ordinary electric lamp v onsumee 110 watta per hoar 32 C. P. "Tungsten" electric lamp consume 40 watta par bow 8vln 70 watts per boar By using Tungsten" lampt you can get 273 per cant Increase in light for the aamo coat or in other worda can b ava the same quantity of illumination for 35 per cent of tha cost of ll&htin g with ordinary electric lamps, The Astoria Electric; Co SCO! BAY BRASS & IRON AHTOKI A, OltKOON Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineer!. Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery llth and Franklin Ave. Prompt attention given to all repair work. Tel Main Ml FINANCIAL First Rational Dank of Astoria DIRECTORS it Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor G. CFlavbl J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon Capital ., .........$100,000 Surplus 25 000 Stockholders' Liability ........ ,, .' .100,000 KSTAHLI8IIED 18H4I. J. Q. A. BOWLBY, Preildent O. I. PETERSON, Vice-Preaident J, W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier FRANK PATTON, Cashier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - $232,000 Tranaacta a General Banking Buaineaa Intareat Paid on Tima Deooe : Four Per Cent. Per Annum Eleventh and Duane Sta, Aitorltj Oref0a SCANDINAVIAN-A M E R I C A N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTOi "Safety gupercedea AU Other CoaaideraHota."