THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTOBI A, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY. APRIt 21. IM.
Established 187X
Published Dally Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLINGER CO.
" SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ty nail, per year
By carrier, per month -60
WEEKLY ASTOR1AN.
y mail per year, in advance........ $1.50
Eatercd at second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postoffice at Astoria,
Oregon, under the act of Congresi of March 3, 1879.
Orders for the delivering of The
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THE WEATHER
Oregon Fair, light frost in early
morning in west portion, and heavy
frost in eastern portion.
THE HOTEL QUESTION.
The people of this city are begin
ning to marvel at the indifference of
those presumed to be wholly com
mitted to the policy and plan of erect
ing and conducting a first class hotel
in Astoria, where such a business de
parture is among the first and most
essential of the public needs of the
place; especially since those at inter
est have already spent, practically.
$20,000 on the venture. The conclus
ion is inevitable that the trustees of
the Weinhard Estate are less inter
ested in the hotel, as such, than in
the multiplicity of the saloons they
control here arid the success attendant
upon that particular investment, a
conclusion that is not appreciated,
when the urgency, and larger merit,
of the hotel, are considered in con-!
trast with the dispensable issue of
saloons.
The matter of a first class hotel in
this city stands separate, and, apart
and is of prime importance in itself;
the project is without parallel, with
out competition, without hindrance or
hamper, as an investment, and the pre
texts offered in abatement of the en
terprise, to date, are becoming a bi!
stilted, to say the least of it. The
people are tiring of excuses that are
not justified in the premise, and want
something done. The third season
will nave passed before this com
manding public need it met, and the
Weinhard Estate is far oo rich for
the play of delay it has inaugurated
and maintained in this relation.
So long as the matter remains open
to doubt and conjecture, the way is
blocked to other agencies that might
be invoked in this behalf; and while
we know of one project already afoot
in this regard, we do not deem it as
c mplete and adequate as the scheme
of the Weinhard trustees, though it
will go a long way to make good the
void now existing in the hotel line
and be infinitely better than anything
we have at present; yet this is no
real substitute for the fine program
that is, apparently, being held as a
club over the civic head of Astoria, !
and as a fender against adverse act- j
ion here in the future, on question i
touching the liquor interests of the
city. This issue, as it presents itself
to the common mind down this way,
smacks more of beer than of hotel;
and if we may not have the hotel
upon some plane free from such a
compromise, we had best get it from
other sources and save the credit and
dignity of the community.
The day of such domination is
rapidly passing, along with the old
stunts of control, and the people here
are not disposed to commit them
selves to the sway of an element that
would be a reproach, however fine the
hotel, or however well it was man
aged. We want the hotel, but there
are some prices at which even such an
improvement would be far too costly,
and we know of none quite so preju
dicial as this appears to be. The pro
jectors are clever business men, and
are, perhaps, following closely the
lines of action needed in the mainte
nance of the vast business they con
trol; but, for the life of us, we cannot
fathom the reason for the inertia that
besets them in this regard, except that
, it be to foist upon Astoria some bind
ing and hampering condition incident
to the completion of the undertaking.
The hotel would be a success from
Cr)i
Morning Astorian to either residence
by postal card or through telephone.
be immediately reported to the office
MAIN Ml.
its very inception; there is absolutely
nothing to deny it the overwhelming
patronage such a house should com
mand; it would have no rivals; no real
competitors; its field would be the
clearest and cleanest of any business
in this city and section, and the peo'
pie here, and abroad, want it, and need
it It ought to be utterly free from all
prejudice and all extraneous condi
tions; and unless it is so built and
operated, Astoria will be better off
without it, until someone appears on
the scene who can and will meet the
crying emergency without imposing
civic sacrifices of any sort
DOGS AND GROCERIES.
Regarding dogs and groceries from
an open stand-point of utility and
preference, the latter must, naturally,
take precedence in the public mind
Dogs are alright, in a way; but groc
eries are indispensable, essential and
cost more than does, always. The
dogs are popular, in a sentimental
way and have their uses, but, unlike
groceries, are rarely kept in place and
wider control.
The passing of an ordinance to com
pel merchants to so arrange and dis
play groceries as to save them from
invasion by dogs, raises the issue of
what is due, relatively, to both; we
! claim that its passage puts the ani
mal above the staple, and gives the
dog a right-of-way it does not deserve.
There are very few dogs of positive
value; while every edible on the mar
ket has a fixed, and usually, excessive
price, let alone the cardinal necessity
with which it figures in matters of
health and sustenance. We can get
I along forever, without dogs, if we
(have to; but there is a short limit,
indeed, in the matter of foregoing
groceries and meats. Therefore, if
either are to be given preferential
status under the law, "our daily bread"
should command the situation, and
the dogs be kept out of touch with
them, and upon the premises they are
supposed to adorn and protect.
The dog, (even the best of the
beasts) is but incidental; it is not a
primary adjunct to any home, or fam
ily; and is cherished only because it
is alive and belongs to someone; on
the other hand, groceries, fruits, veg
etables, all are of stable use and value
to the community and should not re-
quire such protection as is given them
in this instance
If the relation between the two is
to be finally determined by law, the
dog should be relegated to the home
premises and never be permitted
abroad except at the end of a leading
chain in the hands of a responsible
owner who would do a better stunt
of citizenship in controling the con
duct of the animal, than is now done
by those who permit them to run at
large as public nuisances. The dog
is not to blame. The blame lies with
the careless owner who does not
seek to check or regulate the nuis
ance, but deliberately abets it-
WING SHOTS.
Mayor Smith is to be congratulat
ed on his special message to the
Common Council with regard to the
black and blasting panorama along
the Astoria waterfront, and for his
insistance that the dismal and dubious
array be ousted- Astoria is a beauti
ful place, from any point of view,
save that from the channels of the
river, along which thousands pass on
steamers of all sorts from all man
ner of places; the very people we
should do our utmost to impress with
the real beauty and excellence of the
port, and who are quickest to note the
The most highly refined and healthful
of baking powders. Its constant use
in almost every American household,
its sales all over the world, attest its
wonderful popularity and usefulness.
radical indifference of our people in
this regard and to comment upon it
adversely whersoever they go,
The public market is antnjtg the
"saving graces" of commercial life in
Astoria, from the viewpoint of the
people. Of course no merchant will
want it who has a store of his own
and who handles the staple edible.
But it is the only solution for many
things that are borne here now, and
due to be cured.
The administrative house-cleaning
proposed by Councilman Curtis,
through his revision of the local ordi
nances, will be a welcome dispersal
of the impeding and confusing mess
that now cumbers the record here,
and is an -essential and logical step
that every community must take once
in a while. Laws accumulate like all
other impedimenta, and the processes
of elimination and simplification are
due. here, and now. We hope the
work will be done most thoroughly
and effectively.
Brer" McAllister, Oregon's Master
Fish Warden, was a dandy drummer
before he fell into the political lure of
his friend George. The "road beats
the river in many ways, as he is find
ing out daily. And even the dubious
buyer in the mercantile line is a soft
er proposition ihan the bnmptious
fishermen whose names, and faculty
for making trouble, are as notorious
as they are illimitable. But all things
come to him who sticks and studies.
"THIS DATE IN HISTORY"
1534 Jacques Carticr sailed from
St. Malo on his first voyage to the
New World.
1764 Jacob Radcliff, founder of
Jersey City, born.
1775 Governor Dunsmore of Vir
ginia removed the powder at Wil
liamsburg.
1777 First constitution of New-
York adopted.
1804 The Spanish province of Cali
fornia divided into the two districts of
Antigua and Nueva California.
1809 Napoleon I. defeated the
Austrians at Abensberg.
1821 Alfred H. Colquitt, governor
of Georgia and IT. S. senator, born in
Walton County, Ga. Died in Wash
ington, D. C March 26, 1894.
1835 Samuel Slater, father of the
cotton manufacturing business in the
United States, died.
1861 Gov. Ellis of North Carolina
seirtd the United States mint at
Charlotte.
1863 Federal troops captured Ope-
lousas. La.
1875 Major General Sir Edward
Selby-Smyth appointed to command
the militia of Canada.
1904 Fire in Toronto destroyed
$10,000,000 worth of.property.
"THIS IS MY 59th BIRTHDAY"
Daniel C. French, the noted sculp-
tor, was born in Exeter, N. H-, April
20, 1850. After graduating from tthe
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy in 1869 he studied art for a time
I in Boston. Subsequently he pursued
this studies for several years in Flor
ience, Italy. Upon his return to the
i United States in 1876 he opened a
studio in Washington. In 1878 he
went to Bostin and in 1887 he re
moved to New York, where he has
since resided- In 1906 he was honor
ed with election to the presidency of
the National Sculpture Society.
Some of the best known works of
Mr. French are a statue of Gen Cass,
in the Capitol at Washington; "The
Minute Man of Concord," at Concord,
Mass., a statue of Senator Hoar, at
Worcester, Mass, a statue of Rufus
Choate, in Boston; the colossal
"Statue of the Republic," at the
World's Columbian Exposition, and
the group of "Europe." "Asia", "Af
rica." and "America" on the new custom-house
in New York.
PROHIBITION FIGHT.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 20.-State-wide
prohibition missed being a
reality in Texas by an eyelash, failing
of carrying in the present session of
the legislature by such a narrow mar
gin as to give the liquor interests a
bad scare. It now develops that the
prohibition element of Texas, far
from feeling the temporary defeat, are
elated at the close proximity to suc
cess which they attained, and are care
fully mapping out their plans to make
Texas a dry state within the next two
years.
Prohibition leaders who have visit
ed San Antonio within the past few
days express a firm conviction that
victory will soon perch triumphantly
on their banner, and they make no
secret of their plans to force the fight
to a decisive conclusion in this state.
Chief among the measures which they
will seek to have enforced in the
meantime is the anti-treating law,
arguing that treating is largely re
sponsible for such inebriety as exists.
The Rev. G. W. Eichelberger, one of
the most prominent of the anti-liquor
forces, has arrived here from a tour
of the state. He says that five coun
ties are already willing and anxious
to put the question of wet and dry to
their voters in elections which will
very likely be held in July or August.
Mr. Eichelberger will devote two or
three months to Bexar county. Every
ward in the city of San Antonio and
every precinct in the county will be
thoroughly organized, and prohibition
I clubs started in all them.
Ill DISPATCH TWO
IS
UNITED STATES WILL AFFORD
PROTECTION TO ITS OFFI
CERS AND CITIZENS.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 20
To afford all protection possible to
Untcd States officials and citizens in
Turkey, the administration has decid
ed to dispatch a special cruiser squad
ron to that country. This was de
cided by the cabinet today. The
squadron will consist of the armored
cruisers North Carolina and Montana,
now at Gtiatanamo, Cuba. Their im
medaite objective point will be
Alexandretta.
SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY.
VIENNA, April 2U.-Dispatches
from Bucharest report th;it the seven
tieth birthday of King Charles was
extensively and enthusiastically cele
brated today not only in the Rouman
ian capital, but throughout the coun
try, where the King enjoys unbounded
popularity. It caused universal re
gret that the health of the King
would not permit him to bear the
strain of attending the public fetes ar
ranged in his honor. Even to receive
the members of the diplomatic corps
tendering their congratulations and
giving audience to the members of
the Cabinet and the heads of the par
liamentary bodies and the civil and
military authorities was a severe tax
upon the King's feeble strength.
King Charles has probably the most
interesting hi.-tory of all the rulers of
Europe, lie was born April 20, 1839,
the secondsoii of the late Prince
Charles of Hohcniollern-Simaringen
and was lieutenant in the Second
Regiment of Prussian Dragoons
when, in 1866 he was selected to fill
the throne of Roumania which had be
come vacant by the expulsion of
Prince Alexander John. From the
very beginning his reign was marked
by internal dissensibns and parlia
mentary crises. The persecution of
the Jews in Roumania led to indign
ant protests from various foreign gov
ernments and the pro-Russian leaning
of Prince Charles and his subjects
caused irritation to the powers of the
Triple-Alliance. During the Turco-
Russian war of l877 Roumania
tronelv supported Russia and the
Rumanian troops. g"!fllantly led bv
Prince Charles himself, fought gall
antly and won the day at Tlevna. In
return for these valuable services
Prince Charles received from Alex
ander II. the Cross of St. George and
a stretch of dreary waste in the Dob-
rutscha, while one of the most fertile
and important provinces was taken
away from Roumania. This led to a
complete estrangement between Rou
mania and Russia, which continued
until Crown Prince Ferdinand of Rou
mania married the beautiful Princess
IN
OR FIVE MINUTES LATER ALL
INDIGESTION GOES.
Don't Spend Another Miserable
Hour With Stomach Trouble When
Certain Relief is so Handy Dia
pepsin Digests All Foods and
Stops Fermentation.
Miserable i the man or woman
who suffers from dread Indigestion
or Dyspepsia. There are few dis
eases which create such misery, long
drawn-out muttering, as Indigestion.
It pursues them before meals, after
meals and between meals; they take
it to bed with them. It is with them
wherever they go, though Indigestion
is the simplest disease of all to cure.
Tell such afflicted ones, dear read
er, of Pape's Diapepsin; urge the
sufferer to go to any Pharmacy here
and give 50 cents for a case. Such a
sufferer would ever bless you, be
cause five minutes after taking therJ
would be no more Indigestion, no
feeling like a lump of lead in the
Stomach, or Heartburn, or fullness
and discomfort, nor Belching of Gas
or Eructations of Sour food, Debili
tating Headache, Nausea, Water
Brash and other symptoms of a sour,
disordered stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin will digest any
thing you eat without the aid of the
Stomach.
Diapepsin is a wonderful Stomach
purifier and splendid to keep the in
testines clean and fresh arid then your
food will not fcrmen and poison
your breath with nauseous odors.
Diapepsin will rest the stomach
and increase the gastric juices. This is
what is mostly needed more and
better digestive juices and no Gas
then Indigestion and all stomach
will go.
Each 50-cent case contains suffic
ient to usually thoroughly cure the
most chronic dyspeptic.
Marie of England, eldest daughter of
the Duke and Duchess of Coburg and
favorite niece of the late Car.
Charles was only "Royal Highness"
until March 26, 1881. when he was
proclaimed King of Roumania by
unanimous vote of the representatives
of the nation. The coronation took
place on May 22 of the same year.
A few years after ascending the
throne of' Roumania Charles, after a
romatic courtship married 'Princess
Elizabeth von Wicd, who bore him
one child, a girl, that died of scarlet
fever at the age of seven years. As
there was no prospect that the Queen
would give another heir to the coun
try, Charles, at the urgent request of
his people asked Prince William of
Holeniollrrn, his nephew and eldest
son of Charles, brother, Leopold, to
become crown prince of Roumania.
After one year, however, William de
clined and made way for his younger
brother, Ferdinand, who became
Prince Roval of Roumania by a
decree of March 18, 1KS9. Prince
Ferdinand who married Princess
Marie of Saxe-Coburg. is consump
tive and in case of his death Prince
Carol, the oldest of his sons will be
come heir to the throne of Roumania.
Neither Ferdinand nor Princess tarie
is popular and it is feared that after
the death of King Charles an era of
internal storms will dawn for Rou
mania. Ferdinand is considered
weakling, physically as well as intel
lectually and even should he live, it is
expected thai hi wife will rule thi
country as she has always ruled her
husband.
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a new invention, address Allen S.
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Nature provides
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THE BANKING SAVING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION
168-lOth Street. Phone Black 2184
First tlational Bank of Astoria
I DIRECTORS .
i
i Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor G. C. Flavel
J. VV. Ladd S. S. Gokdun
! Capital $100,000
Surplus 25,000
Stockholders' Liability 100,000
KHTAIIMMIIKD IWtO,
SCANDINAVIAN-A M ERI'G A N
SAVINGS BANK
ASTORIA, OREGON
OUR MOTTO: "Safety Inptrcadas All Othar CmsidwatiM."
J. Q, A. BOWLBY, President J. W. GARNER, Asilatant Caibitt
0. I. PETERSON, Vlca-Preilderit FRANK PATTON, Cashier
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $242,603
Tansacta a General Banking Buatnesa Interest Paid on Tim Deposits
SAFETY DEP OSIT VAULTS.
Four Per Cent. Per Annum
Eleventh and Duane Sts.
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Tungsten Electric Lamp
Greatest advance in lighting methods alius the invention of incandescent
lamps.
EXAMPLE-
32 C. P. Ordinary electric lamp consumes 110 watts per hoar
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Saving . 70 watts per hour
By using "Tungsten" lamps you can get 275 per cent Increase in light for
the same cost or in other words can h ave the same quantity of illumination
for 35 per cent of the cost of ligjjtin g with ordinary electric lampa.
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