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THE MORNING ASTOHiAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1909. SfitSoilii3rli 3 Qtoririn. j Established 187, 1 Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. & DELUNGER CO. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By aaalL per year ..$7.W fy carrier, per month .60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. ly stall, per year, la advance.... $1.50 Entered u second-class matter July 30, 1906. at the poitoffice at Astoria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. ' Ordera 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 b immediately reported to the office f publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. BUHTTJUBE STYLES OF THE WHAT UP-TO-DATE WOMAN WEARS, HOW SHE WEARS IT. AND WHY. THE WEATHER Oregon Increasing cloudiness; probably followed by showers north west portion. THE ASTORIA SUCKER Astoria has literally swarmed, for sometime pas with real estate em misaries from Portland, offering the Astoria "sucker" $300 and$500, lots on the remote suburbs of the metrop olis and enticing him and her to yield up their little "nest-eggs" of hard-earned dollars for precarious investment in those wilds- In one year, practically half a miltion of money has been withdrawn from the Astoria banks for the purposes of realty buying in Portland; some of this, of course, (and the larger in dividual buys) have been made in really paying property there, which will net the few investors of this sort a handsome and immediate return, being upon inside and practicable properties awaiting development and guaranteeing instant and compensat ing income. Bue for the preponder ant part of this scheme, the lots of fered are "wild-catty" in the extreme and the home-dollars of Astoria are frittered in useless and barren prop erty that will not be susceptible of a dollar's profit in years to come. These agents are making far more, at their 35 and 40 per cent commis sions than the witless purchaser will make in ten years on half the stuff that is sold them, and it is time some 'warning was sent out in this behalf. The man of wealth may do as he pleases; he is in a position to buy any and everything that will produce him a satisfactory return; no matter where it is located; but the small in vestor has reason to go very guard edly after the "boom" lots and par cels of land from which the promot ing company and its agent alone re ceive a single dollar of profit. Our people seem to have become obses sed on this program of. slinging their few idle dollars into the nets and meshes of the metropolitan spell binder, and they are not only doing themselves a deliberate injustice, but they are throwing their own city and . j i i .. rt: SCtuup UUWU UtfiU Willi vcijr kuiu There is always the safe conclu sion that the man who is left some thing by another, is in a happy frame of mind and not likely to make much protest against the infinitesmal slice the government requires at his or her hands, from the access that has fallen their way. Between the two systems we believe the national charges, in cluding all deficiencies, could be made up handsomely year by year; and release those, wholly unprepared for them,' from the onus of it all. At least it should be tried out. THAT FISH CARNIVAL Astoria is to give a Fish-Carnival! This is somethfng new,and entire ly appropriate for a great fish center such as this. It should be made as complete as possible and cover the widest possible range of the dainty water-edibles for which this market and section are famous. Astoria can make a superb show ing along these lines and develop something that needs the best expos ition we can give it. It will liven up the flagging interest of the city and give the outside world something to talk of; it will be the time and place for the display of every pack ing phase we stand for, as well as the fresh catches of the day, and create an appetite all over the country if it is properly advertised. It need not interfere with the Re gatta in anyway. That can be held intact and made the bigger and better for the impulse that will arise from the earlier success of the piscatorial carnival, and the city will have the added reputation as an al round entertainer; Go to it, and make it a howling success at its very initiation! FROM THE SHOULDER . Councilman Curtis, in his letter of yesterday morning, tells some sheer and pregnant truths to those to whom such counsel is due, but whq, in the past, have scorned to note and value it as they should. Coming from a man who is, in many respects their friend, patron and adviser, it should be met with something more than passing notice by the liquor in terests of Astoria. He is speaking by the card, for he knows their NEW YORK. March 13.-Thoe women who have been anxiously awaiting some radical change in the fashionable silhouette for the spring season, have been disappointed. There are plenty of new fashion ideas in the air and even to be seen in the shops, but these ideas concern them selves exclusively with matters of color, material, ornanlcntation and details, while they show no sharp divergence from familiar rules as to outline. It is true, the extreme types have practically disappeared; they have died out, succumbing to the law of the survival of the fittest; but, although considerable liberty as to waist line etc, is flowed, there is absolutely no deviation from certain rules. BoufTancy is tatoo. Even where there is fulness of the skirt, it must be of the limpest sort, detract ing in no way from the prescribed straight line. The shoulder and arm line, too, must be clearly defined, and whatever may be the situation later in the summer, for the moment the new models intended for anything except evening wear arc long sleeved An effort has been made to estab lish the three-quarter sleeve length, especially in connection with lingerie blouses, but this length is almost in variably unbecoming to the average arm and hand and painfully prone to suggest a long sleeve shrunk in laundering. The claim of the one-piece fsock isasserted on every hand, and the soiart walking costume of the season will unquestionably be of these simple, jaunty patterns with coat of the same material or silk matching the material in color, rather than the customary coat and skirt suit with separate blouse. It must not be as sumed, however, that the latter com bination will be "entirely out of fash ion or unpopular during the coming spring and summer. For many purposes such a tailored costume is the one altogether satis factory thing, and this is especially true during the hot summer season, when coolness is essential and dust and perspiration are likely to play havoc with the frock every day. Lin gerie blouses and their comfortable seperate waists of all kinds will be used during the coming season just as they have been used in former seasons, but the chic street frock will be a one-piece model with coat to match- Such costumes, when designed for hot weather, naturally call for thin j and cool materials. For early spring very light-weight cloths, broadcloth, satin cloth, fine serge, Henrietta etc. ring upemmg OF THE FAMOUS HERMAN WILE CLOTHING Low prices when you need the goods, not when you do not' need them, has been one of our principles. We open our season with (owest possible , prices for reliable qualities, and give our regular customers the advan tages which others reserve until the end of the season for bargain hunt- w at . ers. We make it worth your while to come and see what we have to offer. When you do, by our low prices and desire to please, we make it worth your while to buy from us. We selected our spring stock,from the best lines and qualities the markets present. We make the price to meet the purse requirements of our customers. All we ask you to do is to come and sec these elegant suitings and we are satisfied that you will be pleased. JUST NOTE THESE PRICES For the Finest MaKe of Clothing in Astoria A small lot of winter suits that sold for $lo.oo, $ 12.5o, $15.0, $17.50 and $2o.oo mw for $5.90, $6.90, $7.90, $8.90 and $9.90. . 25c all wool sox 15c, 2 pr for a5c fc s-. 1 jr..:- m w J h v $25 Suits - - $17.50 22.50 .... 15.75 20 - - - - 14.00 18 - - 12.25 15 - - - - 10.50 12.50 - - - 8.75 10 - - - 7.09 , 1 V- ( .Hh Jri Vf- ..', 1 oye CHAS, LARSON, Prop. Bond Street. from shoulder to waist, back and front, in clusters of three The sleeves also are tucked. The waist may be worn separately or attached to a skirt in semi-princess style. f For those who intend to iro to the i South 'before the beginning of the th'ev burv un there. If this half million of money had status, their desires, their chance of been invested here, it would have put success, and the course to be pursu- a new and cheerful face on Astoria ed to achive that success. and done that much toward forcing her to her rightful place among the cities of the Northwest The same state of affairs existed here 17 years ago, when hundreds of our people were loaded down with "partial-payments" due on Portland realty, and cores and hundreds of the buys were "let slide" owing to the unprofitable nature of the investments. Portland herself once went wild over the al- . leged inducements sent out from the j Fnget bound cities, and sunk thou sands in suburban ventures over there, until she got her senses back and began investing in her own out lying properties, and from that hour she has gone steadily ahead and up ward. ' We protest against the rank injus tice of the proposition, both as it ef fects the citizens and the city; and we shall be glad to have the signal that Astoria has come to her senses in this relation. There are all man ner of properties here for investment if the home-dollar wants to stay at home and double itself; and it is about time it was trking this whole some course, i . " THAT INHERITANCE TAX We admit a leaning to the inheri tance tax as a certain and ample source of revenue for the national government, and we would not fight very hard against an income tax. On the common ground that both must be levied against the man with They are in a position to help themselves if they will but do it;- hot if they cannot yield anything to the popular demand, they must not be surprised at the popular reprisals that ensue, just as he says they will. We are glad to see this sort of ad vice given at the hands of a man cal culated to convince them; perhaps it will have more weight than that we have been offering for the past three or four years; and if it does, it will do more to lay the vexations issues that have been to the front all that time than anything else can do. He hits from the shoulder, and the jolts may shake the question free from the barnacles of stupid op position and jinsistant demands on the part of the saloonmen and make for a safer and easier condition for them and for the City of Astoria. are used while for the more advanced warm season a charming new para season the various kinds of rongees : so1 offered called the Cio-Cio San. and the endless variety of handsome I The shape and design are copied and attractive silk materials now of- j straight from the paper parasol used fered in the shops will be employed. ! by the Japanese, The new parasol is quite Mat, with a Rilded framework, and covered with flowered silk and WAR, WAR, WAR1. . Central America is staggering 'neath the shock of war: Salvador and Nicaragua are in the throes of conflict and the world gasps with trepidation lest the belligerents get outside their sphere and thread on our neighborly corns. Uncle Sam and Mexico are getting ready to reach out and gather these kid na tions by the scruff of their necks and administer the customary and salu tary punishment inflicted on small boys who indulge in such antics. In the meantime some of their fishing smacks are plugging each other on to the money and property to pay on the spot; provided always, that the ttie hjg, seas and t,e dickens is tax is not made burdensome or ex-1 pay generally, cessive. j The inheritance tax must come from those who are, at the time, richer than they ever were before; and the income tax, from those who are no poorer than they were. It is high time the burden was be ing taken from the poor man of the country and put upon those better able to bear and pay it. Of course, it is understood that the principle of taxation is uniformity and equality before the law; but the tax on staples hss always seemed to us to be the very rankest expression of inequity in the distribution of the public burdens. , Piles Cured At Home By New Ab sorption Method. If you suffer from bleeding, itch ing, Wind or protruding Piles, send me your address, and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and will also send some of this home treat ment free for trial, with references from your own locality if requested. Immediate relief and permanent cure assured. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write today to Mrs. M. Summers, Box P, Notre Dame Ind. Among the numerous styles of crepes offered for summer wear is a new kind with an odd, basket-like weave which is particularly hand some. It promises to become popu lar. Crepe-ena is another novelty a satin-lustre crepe cloth of exquisite suppleness. Then there is peau-de crepe, a washable silk somewhat like a heavy India silk in appearance. Among the good things that have come and will stay, quickly working their way into the favor of good dressers, are the beautiful Ottaman royals and Ottoman reinas. The first are of the Tussah royal family, crepey in effect and bearing cords across the surface to accentuate a novel thought and mark the apprecia tion for repped goods. The variety of colors and shades of colors that may be found in nearly all materials at this time is astound ing and fairly bewildering. At the first glance it would seem absurd to speak of one particular color or tint of color as particularly favored, but, after all, there can be no doubt that preference is given to some colors or shades. Indications point to a soft, light violet color as the dominant one for spring. One sees it on the new embroiderieSi in the flowered tulles and mousselines, in the bordered dimities and in the soft silks and plumes. The French dressmakers say, on the other hand, that the dull brick tone, which was called F.gypt ian red during the winter will be used as . the ultra color. The new color will however, differ just a trifle in tone from the one which has been in use (luring the season just ended. An exceedingly pretty and com fortable looking article of apparel fis the overblouse. I he lining, which may be made of soft, sheer material, made with high or square neck, aRd full or three-quarter one-seam sleeves. The guimpes and sleeves may be mad eof soft, sheer material, and trimmed abundantly with lace and tucks of all-over embroidery or lace. The entire waist is of a style that looks the better for such trim ming, and one need not be afraid of overdoing things in this design as in some others. The over-blouse is much ornamented. The low square neck and the short sleeves are finish ed with braid or insertion, and tucks run from the yoke to the waist line, front and back, in groups of five; also NOTEjJ FROM LABOR WORLD The workmen's compensation act is to be reintroduced in the Manitoba legislature. Canadian mine workers "are discus sing affiliation with the Western Fed eration of Miners. The Trades and Labor Council of London, Canada, will open a toy factory to employ men out of work. The annual convention of the Glass a wide hem of colored chiffon. The t,0!t,e ,ilowe Association will be eighteen ribs of the parasol are also ,lcl(1 in Milwaukee from July S to gilded and a large ring is slipped 25 of this year. over the folded parasol to hold it to gether. Since milliners have been using metal cloths in such great quanti ties, they arc now shown also in pas tel coloring, as well as in gold and silver. They are beinsr employed for entire hat draperies, for brim facings, for ornaments in the form of buckles, and rosettes and for founda tions in embroidered bands. Dress makers too are using these metallic fabrics to a great extent for cost umes where the transparent yokes are lined with gold or silver. For day wear amethysts are un doubtedly the fashion. There are sets of these, hatpins, long watch- chain and brooch to match. In most ot the hatpins the stone is elongated or spherical. Since the fad for decoration has become so widespread, the girl with a talent for fashioning flowers and bowknots with her needle is decorat ing the fronts of her hosiery from toes to ankle with quaint embroider ed designs. At the millinery shops the trim mings of the moment are ostrich tips in mixed shades, mauve and old blue, black and mauve, and green and navy blue. The tips of satin shoes are em broidered with jet beads, pearls or gold and silver threads; the heel's are high and the buckle is jewelled, One of the new French toques is called the "Marie Antonettc" and is made of, soft straw or shirred liberty satin. i , Some of the new skirts have five, seven or nine gores, with panels set in the side seams. LABOR LEADER IN JAIL MANILA. March 13.-The writs of mandamus for habeas corpus sought by counsel for Dominador Gomez who was sentenced to four months imprisonment in Bilibid for inciting a strike, have all been denied and the convicted labor leaders has been taken to the prison. Large crowds gathered at the police court headquarters but there was no dem onstration on the streets. The International Master Painters and Decorators' association at its re cent convention at Baltimore voted to hold its 1910 convention in Detroit Statistics show that the accident liability of the brakemen of the United States is considerably greater than that of the brakemen in any other country. The women operatori of the trunk telephone department of the generifl, post office of Leeds, England, have recently organized a union for their own protection. Starting with a membership of more than one hundred, the Tailors and Cleansers' Protective Associa tion oi Cincinnati and vicinity was organized at a recent meeting. Statistics collected by the govern .ment and extending over a period of six years, show that of 1,000,000 deaths of males, nine per cent were due to accidents while following their vocations. The various locals of the Interna tional Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes are at present voting by referendum on a proposition recently made, to publish, at the expense of the organization an official organ. The labor laws in France for the protection of women and children only extend at present to those em ployed in the various industries and manufacturers, but not to those em ployed in cimmercial establishments. During the six months from April to September 1908 the total' member ship in the various labor uniins of the State of New York showed a de crease from 308,582 to 372,459, which amounts to a loss of 26,123 members. I All the locals of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers of America will be called upon (luring the coming month ot June to determine whether there shall be a general assembly this year. There has been more since 1905. A movement is under way for the organization of a pipe trade council in Minneapolis Minn, A special com mittee of four has recently been ap pointed by the Plumbers' and Steam fitters' unions, and similar committees will b,e appointed by the other inter ested organizations. Plains, N. y.,IIe held that Ubor or ganization! which picket a factory thereby put the owner to expense for his property and employes must piy for such expense, lie also held that the unions involved and the men di- A novel decision affecting labor rectly concerned by giving and tak- unions was handed down by Justice ing pecuniary support had abetted the Mills In the supreme court in White unlawful! acts of the pickets. j mm iuinjjajL-!t,M. itiuiuxumrsnsmmasm FINANCIAL. First National Dank of Astoria DIRECTORS Jacob Kamm W. H McGregor G. C.' Favei J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordun Capital ..' ..$100,000 Surplus 25,000 Stockholders' Liability 100,000 KHTAHLIHHEO 1MM4, 'S1 " "" Ml, J, ", 1J A 1 .1,111 ! WWBWfr J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER. Assistant Cashier O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President FRANK PATTON, Cashier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $232,033 Transacts a Oentral Banking Baslness Interest Paid on Tim Depot t ' Four Per Cent. Per Annum Eleventh and Duaaa 8ta ... . Astoria, Oregon SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTO! "Safety Supercedes All Other Considers tloa." I THE TRENTO First-Class Liquors and Cigars 102 Commercial Street Corner Commercial and 14tk ASTORIA. OREGON