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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1909)
TITO MORNING A3T0MAN, ASTOIlf A, OltEGON. ,01; MILLION A DAY NEW YORK 800N T BE A VERITABLE CITY OP PAL- ACES OTHER NOTES. NliVV YORK, March 13.-Frcm Indication based on the first quarter vf the year, t new building record nwl only for this city but for 1 ' iiir of the world will be established tiers during 19)19, a recor.d never be fore approached either in litis coun try or abroad. Each time the aun leu, it i estimated on expert author ity, one million dollar will have been invested in ntw building enterprise or more than 35MX0,X)0 during the year, an Increase of more than $5Q, OOO.OUO over the high water mark of the record breaking yeara of 1905 and 1906. Last year tin total fell be low S-'OO.OUO.OUO, but the amount thui Invested during the last decade never thcles exceeds UOO.OOO.OOtt Dur ing the two months and a half al ready passed, the worst part of the year so far as building Is concerned, more than $105,000,000 worth of con struction has already been contract ed for. Fully (150,000,000 of the year's total It la estimated, will be spent In the erection of buildings for business purposes south of Fifty- . ninth street, while $100,000,000 more will go for the construction of apart ment houses, residences and hotels. The additional $100,000,000 will In elude public buildings, theaters and suburban homes within the limits of the greater city. Soma of the big projects in the downtown district in clude the $10,000.000 . Equitable Life Building, J8.000.0JO Municipal build ing a $4,000000 penitentary (or the city a new $4,000,000 hospital, $4,000 000 for the Crand Central Station, a JJ.5OOOO0 branch Post Office: score of offices and apartment buildings costing from $2,000,000 to $J,500,000 each; two new hotels which are be ing erected by Alfred C. Vanderbilt, and Robert Coelct at a coat of $2,000 000 apiece, and numerous other pub lic buildings costing a million dollars or more. One of the most curious recent legal discoveries, in connection with the so-called white salve traffic in this city, and the abduction of young girls for criminal purposes, has brought to light the fact that only aliens can expect protection under the federal law, while American ehi ren must look to each state to frame legislation to protect them In stamp ing out this evil. As a result legis lative steps in this and many other states now promise an effective check upon the depredations of the agents of this' traffic. James Bron son Reynolds of this city, close friend of ex-President Roosevelt, and Secretary of the National Vigilance Association, who has studied this situation and Its causes not only in America but in Europe and the Orient, has endorsed as models the bills now pending In tjie Illinois Leg UUinre with everv orosoect of be coming law. "Any on who Is aware ...' " t 1 ... ..!.., I.., s ot me nmiiiKr oi uinwcsm ., entrapped and enslaved yearly in this abominable traffic, will not need to be told that vigorous and eomprt luiiHive remedies inuat be applied." he.urys, referring to the Illinois bill which"' Aiia United States Dis trict Attorney ' 1'arkiu ha prepared for a magfulne, Woman's World of Chicago, these bills, which have official endorsement of state and na tional organisations, he been care fully revised to' make them models for other atates and already similar bills are , pending in other Legisla- til JMSl "' '1 " V ' Animals are In fair way to com pete with human beings in this city, not only on the grounds of promin ence but in financial aspects as well. Recently there has come to light the case oi a dog, two pound In weight, hich virtually controls $5U(,uuu worth of Fifth Avenue property, a record that, few New Vork'l great property holders can approach. The case in question, which In addition to the diminutive canine involves one of the choicest Fifth Avenue lot in the city, is believed to be unique In real estate channel. The lot in question, of small dimensions, it lo cated next to one of the older, houe just below, Forty-second Street. Re cently the owner was ottered tor it $500,000, a record price, but he re fused it for the reason that a sister who lived in a house adjoining the vacant property had a small dog which used the lot to .run in. it it were sold the dog would have no yard In which to exercise and for this reason the half million dollar offer was rejected. Another animal livlnar in perhaps greater luxury, though not having such large real estate holdings, is the first trick pony of the now extinct Barnura and Daily circus, which at the age of twenty- eight year ia living as the guest of the Garden dry Hotel on Long is land where it is the recipient of many calls. The aged pony has not only a sumptuous box stall but Japanese valet as well, who daily leads the an imal out for its exercise during which it is the recipient of gifts and atten tlons from a large circle of boys and girl friends. While advancing yeara have. brought stiffness, the pony still attempt! a few of its old-time tricks. While there ar many pampered pets in the Metropolis, a dog controlling $500,000 worth of real estate and pony with a Japanese valet seem to establish a new record In thia line even for New York. The feminine heavy weight eating championship of this country evi dently belongs to New York women, if figures presented before the last meeting of the Rainy Day Club at the Hotel Astor may be accepted. According 'to them any woman in this city who lives to the age of fortv consumes over 105,000 pounds ot food and drink, while If she reaches the three score yeara and ten mark her total consumption is over 210,000 pounds or more than 106 tons, a quantity sufficient to load ten freight cars with a capacity of 20,000 pounds each, The various items which con tribute to this astonishing total were u-js-q--isunj.uai.,.i..i sis juj-j. nil. t. i-wauw 6 DEA OF E. lv amusements HARRIMAN NOW "THE MATCHMAKER" Foard & Stokes Hardware Co. MAGNATE OF MISSOURI-PACI- FIC HAS FRIENDLY WORD FOR HIS COLLEAGUE. Daniel Sully and his company in i ! his new play, "The Matchmaker,"!' will appear, at Astoria Theatre to night, The play is a ' natural sue .'tessor to "The Parish Priest," in 'which Mr. Sully scored one of the I greatest triumps of his career, but In .dramatic strength and comedy inter- , J he it is far Ahead of anything Mr. "" j Sully has ever produced before. The - . ' (leading role is that of a priest in a NEW YORK. March 13,-E. H. iit(le Mttie town j jdaho, where the Harrlman is stronger than ever, ac- chlirch fin(iM ,CSnt support, the con eording to George J. Could, in an jn- tion ig p00r and the pastor terview published here today. meets with many obstacles and dis- I admire Mr. Harriman,' Je- onnnintmi,nta. The nart was writ- clared the head of the Missouri Fa- ,cn lor Sul)y 8IK f,t)l t0 , jcety, cific system, "and 1 admire hi cour- Jn The Matchmaker" Mr. Sully . has a play stronger in every way "For four years " he continued, ,i,, "The Parish Priest" or any "the government devoted all its - other play in which he has ever ap- ergics to attacic mm ana nc iooa an j,eared. It is a romantic comedy in ground, practically alone. Every arm thrM acUi wet constructed, full of of the federal law was brought to jramatie strength and rich In com pear against him. AH the machinery e()y he characters are flesh-and- . .. I?.,..., !.!. . . . . ' was sei in niuuun. 't V , blood, modern types or American thrown in an upheaval, the entire . aj wmen. The action of the country wa plunged into the throe p,gy rapi(Ji the gjtuations full of of disturbance even a pamc wa jntergt inj the climaxes exception brought on to crush bim. Great ajjy woritcd Up. From every point fortunes were lost and men ruined. of view 'rhe Matchmaker" may be "And lit. Harriman survived -0,j,iere,t the crownina' triumph of through it all, untouched and today guiiy-, Jife. he is stronger man ever, ii ne nu ever done anything wrong he would surely have been made to suffer for it in the circumstances. But I don't believe he did anything willingly un lawful. ' "His spirit and courage are extra ordinary, lie has come out of that AT THE . .'! : - .'It 1 ) WMm This Afternoon and Evening Only I! Inauguration of ! ' " President Taft Showing all the stormy scenes at Washington j - ! Besides this . there will be the usual other : live attractions ! " . ' v .' 1 ... , 1 ; f . . ''', ":" ' ' 'i', ' V ' ' " V ' 1 ' '". .' " 4 Complete Changes a WeeKvr'-;iV Take Careful Notice. All intending patrons of the beau tiful play of "Alabama" to be pres ented at the Astoria Theatre on the evening of St. Patrick's Qayg. will please take notice that all ticketPsold far thr entertainment will be ex- four years of attack and prosecution ciange(1 for acaU at the box office of victorious, without a single thing to the theatre on the day before, Tues his discredit. He has the most . . 10 0cQci, a. m,. on, until wonderful spirit of any man I have the 0iyening 0 the performance on met. Not physically strong, he 'Wednesday night. Tickets can be an Indomitable will and it afraid o' purchased at the Owl Drug Store and nothing, He fought back and won hi gt Whjtrnan'g Book Store or this battle alone, in tne lace or mircpre-.ifi . ....... j .t . u:.t. ,nne P,ay- SGIllillMHI BI1U UJC UlUil Ullltl v When asked if Mr. Harriman would ally himself with any of the Gould properties, particularly the Wabash system. Mr. Gould said: "No I don't believe he will be a director, of the Wabash. But I know one man who would welcome him on the board and that is myself. I know Mr. Harriman very well. He and I are very good friends. We often meet and arc on the best of terms.' In some quarter Mr. Gould's dec laration of friendship for Mr. Harri man, is taken as an indication that there is no latent feeling of rivalry or even hostility between two rail road presidents, owing to the fact that one of them is building the Western Pacific System to San Francisco as a competitor of the Union and South ern Pacific roads. cited by the speaker as follows. Thirty steers, two hundred sheep, two hundred lambs, one hundred calves, fifty pigs, twelve hundred fowls, three hundred turkeys, eight hundred squabs, one hundred and twenty fresh turbot, one hundred and forty salmon, sixteen hundred lob sters, twelve thousand shrimp's, thirty thousand "oysters, three tons of vegetables, one ton of salads, twenty four hundred pounds of butter, twenty-four hundred doaen of eggs, six and a half tons or thirteen thousand pounds of bread, crackers and pastry and seven thousand pounds of des sert. In the line of liquids a woman of seventy in this city, according to the figures presented has imbibed forty-nine hogsheads of wine, five hundred and forty-eight gallons of spirits, and three thouaand gallons of tea and coffee. While, these fig ures ,ma"y be accepted as authentic, feminine New York is now busily engaged, in trying to determine how many women on such a basis of solid and liquid consumption could reach the age of seventy years. AGENTS FOR Atkins Silver Steel Segment Ground Cross Cut Saws IN ALL KINDS AND SIZES flake light work Sp heaviest timber. Scientifically constructed, exclusive pro cesses. They are different from any other. Much faster and more economical We carry a full line of loggers' tools and supplies of every kind, such as peavies axes, wedges, sledges, etc. TRY OUR HERCULES STUMPING POWDER IN CLEARING LAND. WE GUARANTEE IT TO DO THE WORK ' Let lis figure with you on WIRE ROPE We have the quality and price Agents for Selby Babbitt Metal i ) Subscribe to the Mornlag Astoria, the local news; full Associated Press report. Delivered by carrier, 65 cent per month. , Covers the entire lower Inauguration of Taft The Grand moving picturer house will, for this afternoon and evening, produce a fine and faithful film ae lineatinir the impressive ceremonies markinar the inaumiration of Presi dent William Howard Taft, at Wash ington, on the 4th of March. It i taken directly from tlje spot and scene, and is true to life and details in all respects and is one of the most uttractlv and Interesting offer ings this popular house has ever made in this city. All the weather variations and the distinctive and brilliant effects that made the great ceremonial so alluring to the hun dreds of thousands that went there from all over the country, are repro duced clearly. and interestingly, and no man, woman nor child in Astoria can afford to miss the chance of see ing that which is denied the vast ma jority of Americans, an inauguration of one of their Presidents. Remem ber the film is to .be here only for this day as it is in heavy demand all over the endless circuit - the reels must follow. St Patrick's Day. The regular annual observance of St Patrick's feast day will be held at "St. Mary's Hall, on Grand avenue next Wednesday evening, at eight o'clock. This celebration will be under the auspices of Erin's sons and daughters resident in Astoria. John Fleming Shields, L. L. B., of Port land, but late of Boston, Mass., will be the orator of the evening. Mr. Shields is a near relative of General Shields, who distinguished himself in the Mexican and Civil wars and who served, at different times, as United States Senator from three states of the Union, namely: Illinois, Minne sota, and Missouri. Mr. J.'F. Shields won an enviable reputation for him self, as a public speaker, in the strenuous campaign which Governor Douglass conducted in Massachu setts, when striving for the guberna torial chair of that state. The musi cal part of the program will consist of Irish selections and will be under the direction of Miss Laurie Mc- HARDWARE COMPANY Cann. The following ladies and gentlemen will be associated in the musical features: Misses E. Sund qulst, G. Kearney, K. Shively, A. O'Connor, Mesdames M. Brooks, C. Johnson, . Messrs. J. Moore F. Cearns, N. Johnson, M. McCann. SubKribe to the Morning Astorian. 60 cent per month. SUNDAY IA MARCH 1 J . . f . . . ' . ... I - ' V7 : ,1v;,;..,Jj i . V .., . . r I' i I , S .! DANIEL SULLY AS "FATHER DALEY." IN THE MATCHMAKER, ASTORIA THEATRE, TONIGHT. AMUSEMENTS. ASTORIA THEATREEZD fl .UUJIMIiMJIIlllMMJIM.SjajWP IUIIUL. ISllJU.HMIMlJUl, His Greatest Comedy Success By Gerrold Shepard A Breezy Romatic Story of 603 Laughs Full of Hearty Laughs that Linger Prices, 25c to $1.00 Seat Sale Opens Saturday AstoriaTheatre WEDNESDAY MARCH 17 The Beautiful Southern Play ALABAT., Given by the Ladies of the Q. A. R. FOR CHARITY PRICES 50 and 75c Fisher Brothers Company SOLE AGENTS " Marbour and Finlaywo Salmon Twine and Netting McConnick Harvesting Machine Oliver Chijltd Plough Sharpie Cream Separator ' Ratcolith Flooring - Starrett' Tool Chandlory j Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic. Add, Weich Coal, far, Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Bras Goods, Paints, Oils and Glass Fishermen's Pore Manilla Rope. Cotton Twine and Seh Web f ..... f iz We WflHt Your Trode FISHER BROS. ! n BOND STREET SI Jstha Fox, Pre. , F. L. Biahop, Sec Astoria Saving ttaus, Treas. Hclaoa Troyw, Vice-Pres. and Supt ASTORIA IRON VORIIO DESIGNERS AND MANUF4CTUXERS i OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Ecilcrs COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. - Foot of Fourth EtrwH Sherman Transfer Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Maoistr. . ; ' . V " Hack, Carriage Baggage Checked and Transferred Track aid Furaitar WagonsPiano Mored, Boxed and Shipped. . 433 Commercial Strtct - - - Uvn FfeM V SCOW BAY BRASS & IRON fORP ' ASTORIA, OREGON i : Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineer t, Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery Prompt attention given to all repair 18th and Franklin Ave, work. TeL Main 2461 P ill ASTORIA J WL1A RIVER i Will sell cheap round trip excursion tickets to Denver May 17th, July 1st and August nth On June and & 3rd, July 2nd & 3rd and August nth and 12th, 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 Q. B. JOHNSON, Qen'I Agent A. & C. R. R. 12th St, near Commercial St ASTORIA, 0E2Q0M.