THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1909.
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THE WEATHER
Oregon Clearing with light frost
in early morning.
WILL NOT CO BEGGING.
All Astoria is hoping that Mr.
Evans will soon send word of the
eonsumation of all negotiations for
the construction of the Astoria, Til
lamook and Seaside Electric railway;
all men desire to see him succeed in
the finalities of the project he launch
ed here, and will not deny him the
proper credit tor tne ccess oi
venture: flat it ne snau iau in n
mission in the East, let it be under
stood of all men, that the fine plan
and purpose will not go begging.
Such a proposition were safely car
ried onto any market in the world.
With a city of 15,000 at one end, and
a city of 1500 at the other; with a well
peopled, well cultivated, and prosper
ous stretch of twenty miles of terri
tory between one of the greatest
waterways in the land and the coast;
with 500, 000 acres of virgin timber
country lying immediately contigu
ous to the line, and another sea-port
backed by one of the richest sections
in the northwest awaiting its exten
sion, but 40 miles away; and every
soul within touch of the line eager
and anxious for its construction and
service for freight and passenger
work, the thing is too much of a snap
to be overlooked by men nearer to it;
and it will never go begging.
We have always had perfect faith
in the preposition; and while accord
ing capital all its customary wariness
and time for scrunity and the weigh
ing and estimating of values and
prospects, we still adhere tenaciously
to the conviction that the project is
a "go" and that dirt will fly on the
A, T. & S. right-of-way before many
weeks. We know a good thing when
we see it and our vision in this in
stance is not perverted nor prejudic-
ed. There is nothing to urge against,
this proposition by the most conses-
vative investor; electric lines with
not one tenth the ready-at-hand re
sources and fixed facilities have been
built all over the country; and this
one, with its pronounced and avail
able promise, will never go begging
for backing and building.
A YALE PRESIDENT.
Yale succeeds Harvard in the Presi
dency of the United States, and Yale
men the world over are very happy
over it Fifteen hundred of the Al
umni of Yale, representing the last
of the absent sons of Eli, got together
the other night in New York, at the
Waldorf-Astoria along with their dis
tinguished brother and made the wel
kin of Manhattan shiver with the
gladsome fervor of their joy and the
big President was the happiest of the
lot. This is one of the signs of the
deathless democracy of the land. It
is a good thing.
Great as is the office of the Presi
dency; wrapped about as it is with
the rightful dignity that goes with so
exalted a place; immense as is the
trust and commanding as are its du-
ties and prerogatives, it is hedged
about with no exclusiveness that can
not be swept aside to permit the Chief
Executive to go out and mingle with
his people on the levels of sociability,
'camaraderie' and neighborliness,
whenever pleasure, emergency, or
service makes it expedient: And it is
this close touch and popular intimacy
with the President that makes for the
peace and patience of the country.
Theodore Roosevelt was the first of
the President's since the days of
Lincoln to accentuate the ideal near
ness of the people to the President,
and it has put him in a niche in the
popular heart from which he can
never be dislodged as long as he lives
and so it will be with William H.
Taft, or we are wonderfully mistaken
jn the man, Again we say, it is an
excellent thing.
The only thing in connection with
the Yale banquet that disquiets us is
the fact that the lobbies, corridors
and angles of the famous hostlery
Swarmed with secret service men and
detectives, for the protection of the
guest of honor. The injection of this
Overwhelming caution to protect the
life of the President of the United
States in a meeting of men whose af
fection for him inspired the gather
ing, against the savage intervention
of some murderous maniac obsessed
of a charge to do such a deed, robs
the affair of most of its value, essen
tial as it may have been.
ASTORIAN.
.$1.50
July 30, 1906, at the pottoflke at Astoria,
of March 3, 1879.
Moraine Astorian to either residence
COLUMBIA RIVER YEAR
With nearly $1,700,000 appropriated
and ready for use on the Columbia
river, this should be essentially a
great year for the Columbia Basin;
one that will hare tremendous bear-
ing on the future of this huge water
way and all the people that dwell and
JJ. H.AM it
ut"s ""
From the mountains to the sea it
has been provided for, and if the pur
poses of the government are carried
out with good faith and in reasonable
time, the spending of this money will
make radical changes in the commer-
cial stattl8 of the riveri tnd work im.
mensely for the saving of the ship
ping to these waters and to Oregon
Astoria has had her contentions;
still has them, for that matter; but
she is willing to sink her perferences
and prejudices for the good "of the
whole state, if only the good work
shall be carried forward as the Gov
ernment intends it should, and the
Columbia is opened, from its farthest
navigable inland depth to the sea
rim of its great bar. This is what
this money is designed for; this is
what we want to see take place.
We want to see the Columbia river
a market ana retuge tor tne snip
ping of the world; we want no bar
riers allowed to exist anywhere on
its operative length; we want Oregon
and the Inland Empire to have the
fullest and most practicable use of
this superb waterway; we do not
care where the docks shall be nor
who does the shipping, so long as the
commerce redounds to the ultimate
good of Oregon and the territory as
sociated 'with such development.
From gateway to mountain we want
it so open and free that the greatest
and least of the sea-craft of mankind
may find instant harborage and ready
market within the great Basin that
stands for so much and so many;
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ii ruruanu, ana 111 uic cuics,
towns, villages camps and communi-
,ies in touch wjth ,he river wil, ,ake
up this cry and this work all must
flourish as they never nourished be
fore.
WHY DISCRIMINATE?
Why do the railways that traverse
the continent through the Northwest
discriminate against this city?
Why does the Northern Pacific
publish tons on tons of attractive lit
erature for the Eastern tourist invit
ing him, upon a preferential rate, to
30 diversified points in this territory,
naming all the score-and-ten centers
but Astoria?
Why does the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation Company publish, and
advertise, its special rates from the
middle west to this coast and tax
the user of that rate an extra $2 to
reach this city and county?
Why does the Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Company stand in
with this latter deliberate injustice to
the biggest town on its line outside
of Portland?
Why single this city out for these
raw and needless inequalities?
Why set up such arbitrary rules and
differences against a city of 15,000
pe9ple who are entitled to the same
consideration yielded the lesser com
munities of the Northwest?
. It is so plain, so unreservedly man
ifest, that some very pertinent and
biased reason must exist for it, and
the people of this city naturally have
a desire to know about it; and they j
are going to Know in time, it it is
within the province of the Inter
state Commerce Commission to
fathom it.
We take it, that there is some fear
in the railway mind that sooner or
later this city and port will spring
into sudden vivid commercial ac
tivity, and that by submerging the
name and place as much as possible,
the day of such change and extension
may be staved off indefiniely; but we
are going to know about it, all the
samel.
Better Than Spanking.
Spanking does hot cure children of
bed-wetting. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. M.
Summers, Box W, Notre Dame, Ind.,
will send free to any mother her suc
cessful home treatment, with full in
structions. Send no money, but write
her today if your children trouble
you in this way. Don't blame the
child; the chances are it can't help
it. This treatment also cures adults
and aged people troubled with urine
difficulties by day or night.
rev. dr. ma OF
11. DEAD
WHAT THE PRESS OF THE
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL HAS
TO SAY OF THE DE
CEASED DIVINE.
The following articles, taken from
the press of Washington, will be of
peculiar interest to many Astorians
who had the pleasure of meeting the
famous divine with whose death on
the 12th of February last, they deal
It will be remembered that Dr. Hunt
ley came out from the East for the
especial purpose of performing the
marriage ceremony which made Miss
Sue H. fclmore, of this city. Mrs.
Harradon, at the First Methodist
Church, two years ago.
The deceased gentleman was
brother-in-law of Samuel Elmore of
this city, having wedded Miss Amelia
Elmore, who survives hira and now
dwells at the national capital . That
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of h s time and a lead ma c tiren of
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the country, cannot be doubted after
a review of the following excerpts:
The death of Dr. Huntley removes
a unique and striking personality
from our midst. His ministry was
notable in that he served some of our
strongest churches, was president of
Lawrence University and chaplain of
the United States Senate. In all
these varied activities he proved equal
to the task imposed upon him. dis
charging every duty with ability and
courage that brought new dignity to
the cause he represented and made
hira beloved by all who loved truth
and honor and faithfulness.
At the session of the Baltimore
Preachers' Meeting on the day of the
funeral Rev. Henry Ostrom, D- D-.
by request, delivered a beautiful eul
ogy of Dr. Huntley. We requested
Drs. Ostrom and Naylor to prepare
for us tributes to the memory of this
good and great man, which we give
herewith. Other tributes and resolu
tions we are compelled by reason of
the crowded conditions of our. col
umns this week to leave over to a
later date.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, Washington, on Monday,
February 15. The opening prayer
was offered by Rev. Dr. W. I. Mc
Kenney, following the singing of the
hymn "Faith of Our Fathers." Dr.
John. Reid Shannon read the Script
ure lesson. The "Glory Song" was
sung. Addresses were delivered by
Drs. H. R. Xaylor and John W. R.
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Sumwalt. A minute adopted by the
Washington Preachers' Meeting was
read by Dr. George E. Mayd
well, and Dr. H. S- France made the
closing prayer. Interment was made
at Rockville, Md- He lived well, he
died in the faith, his crown of rejoic
ing awaits him; his memory will abide
until friendship shall be renewed in
the better land. Christian Advocate
BY H. R. NAYLOR, D. D.
Elias Dewitt Huntley was born in
Elmira, N. Y., in 1840. He was the
son of Elias S. and Frances Tooker
Huntley.
He was converted when 19 years of
age and united with the Methodist
Episcopal Church at that time. After
spending seven years in Genesee
College, Lima, N. Y., he graduated
in 1886. He was admitted into the
Genesee Conference the same year,
1866, spending one year as a pastor
and during six months taught Latin
and Greek in the Seminary. In 1867
he was married to Miss Amelia H.
Elmore, a graduate of the same in
stitution. In 1868 he was transferred
to Wisconsin Conference and filled
consecutively four of the most im
portant appointments with more than
ordinary ability. In 1878 Elias De-
Witt Huntley was elected president
of Lawrence University. Two great
honors were conferred upon him
while occupying this position. He
received the degree of "Divinity Doc
tor, and also the degree of Doctor
of Literature and Laws."
He was also appointed delegate to
the First Eccumcnical Conference,
held in London in 1880. In 1884 he
was transferred to Baltimore Confer
ence and stationed at Metropolitan
Memorial Church, Washington, D. C,
of which he was pastor three years.
It was while pastor oi Metropolitan
that he was elected chaplain of the
Senate of the United States, and act
ed as such in 1885 and 1886 until he
was removed to Madison Avenue
Church, Baltimore. In the Baltimore
Conference he also served the follow
ing charges: "First Methodist Epis
copal Church," Jefferson Street,"
"First Church" (Annapolis), "Trin
ity" (Washington, D. C), Laurel,
Maryland, and Kensington, Maryland.
In 1903 he became a superannuated
member of the Conference at his own
request. On February 12, 1909, Elias
Dewitt Huntley departed this life at'
Clifton, New York. He was buried
in the beautiful cemetery of Rock
ville, Montgomery County, on Febru
ary 15, by the side o a beloved sister.
At the funeral service some one spoke
of Dr. Huntley as "Great Heart," a
most appropriate figure. He was
truly great hearted.
He was so generous that he some
times wronged himself. And his
generosity was not confined to money
or clothing, etc. It extended to
charitable and generous treatment of
men in their lives and character. He
judged men at their best, and gave
them unstinted credit; he never said
"I told you so. He was manly
Yes, he was a man. He used to say
with a smile, "If win getting there."
We knew that he had already gotten
there. He was absolutely free from
jealousy, envy or any phase of selfish
ness. The very charter of his life
was the Golden Rule. He was an
honest man. He so rigidly hon
est that he despised the words policy,
diplomacy, tact. He used to say
policy is the weapon of seltishness;
macy to him was ever what Tatlyraml,
its prince, called it "hypocracy re
duced to a science;" and tact, the
weapon of weakness. The hunted fox
uses tact in escaping the hunters. It
is simply weakness. None of these
were robust enough for this man's
rigid idea of honesty. What a broth
erly man he was. Every charge he
served contains men and women who
today are sad because of his transla
tion, and they will sec his face no
more. ts, from beyond the Missis
sippi, where possibly he did his best
work, to the heart of the Empire
State where he was born and educat
ed, hundreds remember with sad
tenderness today this great hearted,
honest and loving man as a departed
friend.
BY HENRY OSTROM, D. D.
Elias Dewitt Huntley (sweet is his
memory) was remarkably exempt
from that absence of individuality
which so often hinders faith. Those
who know how resolute he was when
announcing his convictions upon any
subject may at first thought speak
of him as a man of "snap-judgement,'
And that is the very word he used
onceming himself. Uut he had got
ten rid of s much that hinders
prompt decision that when question
involved a moral issue, argument was
ruled out entirely, it was a catogori-
al answer every time. He had elo
quent eyes. Those who studied his
eyes read the quality of his message
cfore his lips spoke it. The spark
ling utterance which fell from his
lips had been first sent by his great
soul to shine their light out of those
indows which God curtains for
slumber and polishes in penitence and
sorrow.
If Jesus is loved the more because
the touch of a sufferer upon the hem
of his garment revealed the overflow
which healed her, then Dr. Huntley
is cherished by thousands of Jesus'
lovers who know him as a man with
a great spiritual overflow. You may
have been astonished at the way he
said something; you did not doubt as
to the way he said it. or you felt that
it came forth upon a 'flood of Christ
ian honor, integrity, unfeigned and
guileless, genuineness and love.
As a pastor he really suffered with
his sick and bereaved people. He al
so mingled his spirit with the plans
and hopes of the young lovers of his
flock. He was fond of children. He
was an artist in dealing with less
agreeable people. He despised bigo
try. As a friend, you always knew where
to find him. He would brush your
coat and also tell you your faults so
that when he had finished the task
you were compelled to thank hinij
and departing from his company you
said that is a man of honor.
At home he led a continuous pro
gramme of entertainment for the
guests, and his wife, who seemed to
know him so well and regard him so
deeply that the guests considered it
much more than average hospitality
His love for her was remarkable.
He suffered (may you never know
how much), he endured with a smile,
his nature was as sensitive as a harp
and he won a multitude of souls to
his Savior. One day he said, "do you
know what I purpose doing now that
am unable to endure the heavier
work of the ministry? I want to go
to some little city or village and do
what I can to close up my days
preaching our common Savior.'' But
like a tired and homesick college boy
surprised with an invitation home for
rest, our Lord called him to the
glorious "place prepared" for his own,
and the "well done" has added to the
joy of the heavens.
The following is taken from the
Washington Star:
The Washington Preachers Meet
ing has heard with profound sorrow
of the death of our beloved brother,
Rev. E, D. Huntley, D. and de
sires to express its appreciation.
While we sorrow because of our
loss of his genial fellowship and
miss the pronounced and terse ex
pressions of his opinions or convic
tions, yet we rejoice in the assurance
of his having come to the inheritance
which is in reserve for all the chil
dren of God.
His ministry was notable and ex
ceptional, comprising the pastorate
of some of the strongest churches
in Methodism, the chapliancy of the
United States Senate and the presi
dency of Lawrence University. To
all these he broueht the resource of
unique and gifted personality, and
sn all served with conspicuous suc
cess. He was a faithful minister, a
l iyal Christian and a noble man.
Surely it can be appropriately said
of him, Servant of Cod, well done."
Resolved,. That we hereby tender
to Mrs. Huntley our tenderest and
heartfelt sympathy in this hour of
jore bereavement, assuring her that
our prayers have ascended to the
AFTER KfO AND KIDNAP
PERS AT CLEVELAND
MILLIONAIRE BUHL MA KINO A
DETAILED AND FIERCE '
SEARCH- FOR NEPHEW.
CLEVELAND, March 20,-After
a night of extraordinary effort to
t'nul a definite basis for reports that
his nephew, Willie Whitla, kidnaped
from School in Sharon, Pa., Thursday
had been located in Cleveland, Frank
liiihl, millionaire uncle of the missing
eight year old child today resumed
in vigorous manner, the search for
clews brought to Cleveland by the
statement that the boy had been seen
in this city, Mr. Buhl, upon arrival
was taken in an automobile accom
panied by. police officers to various
places furnished the detectives by a
man giving the name of Harry Ball.
Disappointment was the only im
mediate result for after three hours
stringent questioning Ball was al
lowed to go. the police declaring
here was no, ground on which to
hold him.
Buoyed with hope that today's fur
ther search of Cleveland would at
least reveal a central clew and ac
companied by a Pittsburg detective
who had been working on the case,
Mr. Buhl started anew to attempt the
uyravcling of the mystery ttf Willie
whitlas whereabouts,
Just what information he expected
to be vertitied, Mr. Buhl declined to
say, but he added:
"I am certain Billv Whitla was
brought here. There is no question
about it. I base my belief on the
statement of the Hotel clerk, who
saw him. His description of the boy
was perfect in all detail. 1 am going
to wail over in Cleveland a clay or
two in the hope that the kidnapers
will find me. I will pay the money
demanded and pay it instantly. If I
need more my credit is good. As
soon as I get the boy the kidnaper
may go free as far as I am concerned.
All I want is the boy."
"Will the parents prosecute if the
kidnapers are caught?" "I don't
know what their intentions are. We
have not talked about that at all.
the boy and I stand ready at any
throne of grace that she may realiie
the comfort of the dear Savior
whom her husband counted it a joy
to serve,
Resolved. that the Preachers'
Meeting adjourn as an expression of
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us mgn rcgaru or our aear orotner,
and attend the uneral In a body.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be read at the funeral, also spread
on the minutes of the meeting, and a
copy be sent to Mrs. Huntley, also to
The Baltimore Methodist for publication.
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time the kidnapers get into comimtnl
cation w ith me to pay over the money
thev demand.
From Toledo it was reported that
a man mid a woman who may know
something of the boy are being
watched mid an arrest may be made
in that city.
The sudden activity of the police
here was brought about by a report
made by the clerk of the Hotel Eu
did who stated that Thursday night
a man accompanied by a boy itniwcr
ing Willie Wltitlu's description had
come to the Hotel, the man telling
the clerk he had been entrusted with
the boy to deliver him to his father.
Later Harry Ball, a restaurant
cook, was detained by the police and
to them said a boy had been left at
the Hotel Benway, When that host
dry was reached the clerk said the
lad was not there having been taken
away. Ball was Identified by the
Hotel clerk as the man who had ap
peared at that hotel. Ball then
stated to him that the lad was the son
of t friend and that he had been
given In his custody to be given to
his father and that the boy was not
Willie Whitla. Investigation of the
statements by Ball showed no devia
tlon, from his story and the police
thereupon released him.
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nual Spring Milinery Opening on
March 15
30 Day Sale on Spring Hats
Also commencing Monday, Mrs.
Ingleton will hold a thirty-day sale
on all Spring Hats. A grand oppor
tunity to secure in Easter hat cheap.
Don't fail to call on the Fifteenth
and sec the excellent line of Milli
nery on sale.
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Commercial and Fifteenth Streets-
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