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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1909)
ini jmutw ife. .'i3i,'ii:.i.:,ttinwwijnMiiiiTi-n laniirwiTWma'Titi'Pi mmr'H .iff TrrwtmtW"rrnnini -f irf T.yrWiWwrfwi-itt,-y,m --i-r-f - -n-,- THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1 000. i s Established 1SS73. Published Daily Except Monday by THE J. S. DELLIXGER CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year $7.00 By carrier, per month 60 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, in advance S1-S0 Entered as second-clasa matter July 30, 1906, at the postoffice at As toria, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either resi dence or place of business may be made by postal card or through tele phone. Any irregularity in delivery should be immediately reported to the office of publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. THE WEATHER Oregon and Washington Fair with liffht frost: warmer in the after noon. WATERFRONT FIRE-RISKS. It is to be hoped Mayor Smith will cling tenaciously to his program of improvement for the waterfront of Astoria; for the tearing down of the long disused, unserviceable and abominably-ugly shacks that disgrace the line, and stand as instant and certain threats of a general conflagration; as well as the other hideous and unac countable disfigurements that make the city a shame to her citiiens in the eyes of the travelling public as its traverses the Colombia, going and coming to and from this port. And when the Council gets down to the task of removing these signs of inertia and wretched indifference, it will do well to make a clean sweep of the fire-traps that infest the lower territory ;their name is legion and. their capacity for danger far too manifest to permit their standing an hour longer than is necessary. The old cry that "they will not burn" is all rot; weather conditions may so ad just themselves, at any time, as to make these wretched rookeries the choicest, swiftesl feeders for a great fire that will scourge the waterfront and involve the really fine property adjacent to it. The bald assertion that "they will not burn is born of the fact that to date they have not burned, (more's the pity) and cannot be relied upon for a single day with safety. With a fierce start, and a stiff west erly or nor'westerly wind, there is no limit to the damage that may be done the city from these abominations and there should be no further chances taken. One of the worst examples of this sort of thing may be found on the rear premises of the block bound ed by Astor. Sixth, Seventh and the right-of-way of the A. & C. It fairly swarms with a congested mass of in flamable old derelicts that would yield forth a sacrifice of immense val ue under the adverse conditions that usually beget fires; but this is not the only spot that needs attention; there j are scores of them and all need the promptest and most peremptory treat ment at the hands of the Council and the Fire Department- BETWEEN TWO STOOLS. The joint-ownership of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway Companies, may possibly account for the very patent fact that it is not adequately advertised in the literature of the owning roads; that Astoria, and all the contiguous towns and territory, are practically ignored in the current U 1... fli.ilnr, nt tlii trTtltr f: : .i.. i. ,;. t; n,l -1111CS, 111 unit, vtyjiut nt', ,,,, , . .' . l,, The ideal wife dwells everywhere; territory have fallen between two . ..... , . . . even Astoria has her in multitudes, she stools by reason of a proprietary in-1 . . . ' . i - ,!,, ,,: , :,c..if ils no exception anywhere; it is sim terest that leaves the section to itseit I . . ' . . ' , f ,. ply a question of recognizing her and upon an unagreed basis of some sort ' ,. .. , , 6 . " . . :K , . t. ? j . j , -i estimating her and appreciating her; m which each road is expected to do,! . ... ? , ,. , , , , , . . ,,: and this is a faculty far too often de but does not do, the proper thing. J . , , , ;i, nied her by her very husband, or else The subtancc remaining being a glar-1 . . . 1 . 3 .i....u , :..,jr.,Ki .,!.,;.; ls ignored by him. If he will study for the A. & C, for Astoria, for the . . . , r. ner ner immeasurao e merit, nc wi i south coast resorts, for the lower Co- , . , . , , ; ' i ,c..,0 ,i 'i"d that he too possesses the cardina lumbia industries and resources and;,, 1 ... blessing of life, the ideal wife, attractions, that is commented on far s beyond the pale of the people at in-! j terest down here. 1 ennui Cleanses tke System El fect naUyjDivSpels Colas unduea ua DC acn es aae w uonsuuuuun; Acts naturally, acts truly as j oLaxative. f j Dest forAIen.Wompn and Ihild-ren-ybung and Ola. io gel us l has Thejulli lo eel us DenpTtciQlL-Tfecis the aenulne which nameojthe Com pany UALirUKfilA B&StrupCo. by whom it it manufactured , printed on the ' front of every packuSe. SOLO BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS, wie ire only, regular price 50-ootlla. The A. &. C. in its own days, was much more eager and effective in ad vertising its country, places and people and in fact it did some of the clever est pamphleteering ever done on the upper coast, and dispersed an extra ordinary amount of it where it did the most good. We suppose its takes just so long for a big deal like that consumated by the N. P. and C. N. in their ab sorbtion of the lesser road, to settle down to the amenities, generally speaking, but we are convinced that two years should be enough for this important end of the great dual sys tem to creep into the margin of the lime light, as shed from the descrip tive literary and pictorial work put out by these concerns; and we hope to see a more decided interest given to a territory that will someday re spond in ample measure for every detail and data that is put out in its interest. We have rights down this way that may not be much longer ignored, and the whole country is growing over-familiar with the per- stant and unjust discrimination. THE IDEAL WIFE. Asthetic circles in Chicago are busy just now seeking to determine the vague and elusive points of the "ideal wife". With the inherent blundering for which the asthetic element is no torious, they are asking information hf ehher cou,d yied a atisfactory and inteUi -b,e ;(ea a subject of which they are blindly ignorant an.! have but the most equivocal and in distinct notions. Let them turn to the married of the earth if they want dependable testimony; to those whose experience has borne out the dreams of an earlier day. and who are in po sition to declare rather than idealize; to say just what constitutes the ideal wife, and to prove it beyond all ques tion by producing 'her in the person of the wife that blesses them. Every good, pure woman makes an ideal wife: She may not reach the sublimated apex of our dreams, and it is well she should not, for we men would be so utterly contemptuous in the vast differences that would exist that we would learn to curse all ideals rather than cherish them. As it is, any true woman, of sterling character, is an ideal by comparison with the man she is tied to; her normal purity, gentleness, loyalty, and truth makes her idea! even without the attributes garnered from the conventions and usages of social life, she is, inherently. better than her mate, and takes the added lustre of differentiation by right, and her every standard is com puted on the basis of that difference. N'ot that there are not good men and husbands, but in the general estimate, he suffers because of his lower range and ineptitude to hold an equal level with her, morally; and all ideals must be measured by the moral influences, of which she is the better expon- icnt always. ?" cJSe!y tn,hn ac.cor,d,nK Hunting gnus, or even lions, is a i much easier African problem that the one Mr. Jeltncs has on his hands. The lakes-to-gulf deep channel will never furni-.li the country with any items about dynamiting ice jams in April. At the present price of wheat and corn it wouldn't pay the owner of a good farm to spend his time at the tore to hear the latest bulletins from Mars, The gnu is a combination of three animals with the donkey prominent, it is strange that Mr. Bryan over looked it in the course of his many fusions. Uncle Sam may have to resume con trol of Cuban affairs. Cuba has dem onstrated her ability to stand, but she seems to make slow progress in learn ing to walk- Persons who held their wheat on tips furnished by Mr. Patten in inter views -realize now that he reserved his really important information for personal use. Among tlie game brought down by the African hunting party is a Thomp son's uiuictlc. Pr 'he sake of good sport u is hoped that this animal ha more it'tclligcnoc llijjn Thompson' olt. If the sultan out of a job will mas ter the English language he will be sure of a long engagement in the lec ture field. Hut Artcmas Ward got ahead by making his tickets read: "Admit the bearer and one wife." Rudyard Kipling thinks Mr. Roose velt may possibly pull through the African hunting trip with nothing worse than a bad liver. Mr. Kipling ough to recollect that a degenerate liver is apt to demoralize the temper. The rtronosition that Boston should celebrate on a grand scale the 300th Pilurim anniversary in 120 leads ex- Gov. Guild to say: "That we never have hid a world's exposition at Bos ton is no reason why we never should have ere." St. Louis advises Boston to go in and win second place, which would be no ngnf honor. "THIS DATE IN HISTORY". 1682 William Penn published his form of government for the colony of Pennsylvania. 1776 Congress declared the author ity of England over the thirteen col onics abolished. 1821 Napoleon I. died at St Helena. Born Aug. IS, 1769. 1844 Rt. Rev. William Quarter. first Catholic bishop of Chicago, ar rived in that city. 1S6 Governor Robinson of Kan sas indicted for high treason. 1862 Union orce victorious in battle of Williamsburg. Va. lS64-The great battle of the Wild erness began. 1865 Galveston, the last port held by the Confederacy, surrendered. 1889 Centennial of the beginning of the French Revolution celebrated .in France. 1 W5 American Ambassader Choate given farew-cll dinner by the Lord Mayor of London. "THIS IS MY 56TH BIRTHDAY." Captain Robert M. Doyle. U. S. N'., who commanded the battleship Mis souri in the recent cruise of the Amer ican battleship fleet around the world, was born in Tennessee. May 5, 1853 After graduating from the Annapolis academy he served on the Minnesota, the Vandalia and the Galena of the old navy. From 1889 to 1896 he was on the cruiser Baltimore and the bat tleship Texas. During the war with Spain he saw active service in the cruiser Dixie and after the close of the war he returned to the Texas. His next assignment was to the battleship Wisconsin. His first command was that of the supply ship Culgea, and prior to reaching the grade of captain in 1908 he commanded the cruisers Philadelphia and Chicago. SAME OLD STORY. DETROIT, May 5-Robert Bar rows, a painter, is dead, Michael Burkhardt is under arrest charged with murder, and Mrs. Barrows is under detention as a witness, as a result of a sensational shooting which occurred last night in the rear of 14.1 Lafayette Avenue, where Mrs. Bar rows was employed as housekeeper. The husband and wife had been separated for some time. Last night Mrs. Barrows was standing on the back porch talking to Burkhardt, a motorman, who had driven up in an automobile, when her husband appear ed. Only a few words were spoken when a revolver flashed, Barrows dropped to the ground and Burk hardt disappeared. Burkhardt when arrested at home later in the night, admitted, according to the police, that he had shot Barrows. TAKE IT IN TIME. Just as Scores of Astoria People . Have. Waiting doesn't pay. If you neglect the aching back, Urinary troubles, diabetes, surely follow. Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back ache, Cure every kidney ill. H. R. McCarver, living at 286 Hol liday street, Portland, Ore., says: "Some years ago Doan's Kidney Pills proved of great benefit to me and I publicly recommend them. Since then I have advised many of my fellow workmen to give them a trial and the results have been satisfactory in ev ery instance. I believe kidney trouble in my case was brought on by a cold. I had always been somewhat skepti cal regarding proprietary medicines but somehow the claims made for Doan's Kidney Pills impressed me and I began their use. Relief soon followed and I have had no seriou' return cf kidney complaint since." Plenty more proof like this from Astoria people. Call at Charles Rog crs & Son's drug store and ask what customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price SO cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. SHE RISES 10 DEFEND HIS UY GERTRUDE ATHERTON SAYS FINE WORDS OF ALEXAN DER HAMILTON SAN FRANCISCO, May 4 -Alex ander Hamilton, whose memory was assailed in the Senate yesterday by Senator Johnson has a stout defen der in Gertrude Atherton the novelist who made him the hero of her novel. 'The Conquercr." lit a statement is sued this morning the authoress makes the following reply to the at tacks of the North Dakota Senator. "Really this Senator Johnson is too insigmticaiit to give notice. Is prob ably a ridiculous radical, JelTersonian Democrat, no doubt talking for the benefit of his constituents They al ways are when they say things of import. 'I dont believe he ca'c two cents about the character of Alexander Hamilton- It is more than likely that he docs not know anything about Hamilton. He is the sort of dog whi thinks this a good chance to have his yelp heard. "As to Alexander Hamilton beinv a rake, well, every man was a rake in his time- That was the convention of that time and it was perfectly ac cepted everywhere. In thec days it happens to be the convention not to he rakish but whether or not men are less rakish is quite another question. There is no nse combatting the con vention of an age, but you must not be found out. . "Alexander Hamilton has been 100 years dead, his sins might he buried with him. And posterity has indors ed him. The country today runs on Hamiltonian wheels, the Jcffersonian Democrats, with all their rows, haven't been able to get back into power. "Being raki-h didn't detract from the usefulness of Hamilton. Any little affairs he may have had were incidental, he never allowed them to interfere with his career. His wife condoned these few little things and tutored him. He was a devoted hus banii and father "All the great men of his time looked updn Hamilton as their great leader. He became famou REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Astoria National Bank At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at the close of business, April 28. 1909: RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $388,432-53 Overdrafts, secured and Un secured 6,392-11 U. S. Bonds to secure cir- '- dilation -47.SOO.00 U. S. Bonds to secure U. S. deposits 10,000.00 U. S- Bonds on hand 10,000.00 Premiums on U. S. Bonds. 2.570.00 Bonds, securities, etc 104,82800 Banking house, furniture, and fixtures 4,000,00 Other real estate owned... 7.233.41 Due from State Banks and Bankers 2,465.20 Due from approved reserve agents 91,174.02 Checks and other cash items 946.35 Notes of other National Banks 3,905-00 Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents 430-65 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie $61,378.70 Legal-tender notes 2,885.00 64,263.70 Redemption fund with U. S- Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 2,375-00 Due from U. S- Treasurer, other than 5 per cent re demption fund 700.00 Total .$747,215.97 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $50,000.00 Surplus fund 55,000,00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid.... 14,337.90 National Bank notes out standing 39.300.0U Individual deposits subject to check ....$289,477.65 Demand certificates of de posit . ......$ 20,706.93 Time certificates of de posit . $267,76374 Certified checks. 629.75 U. S. Deposits.. 10,000,00 588,578.07 Total $747,215.97 State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, ss.: I, J. E- Iliggins, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Js true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. E. HIGGINS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of May, 1909. , M, C. MAGEE, Notary Public. Correct Attest: GEO. II. GEORGE. A. SCHERNECKAU, F. L. WARREN, Directors. n Europe long before Washington and in Europe today he is regarded as the greatest man America has pro duced. "The enemies of Hamilton made shocking plots to attack him. Surely it his honesty is uuimpenchhle no body has the right to attack his pri vate life. "Really, this latest attafk is too contemptible to require answer Must n man of Hamilton's time con form to the convention today f no doubt that convention is justifiable, it prevents young men from plunging into dissipation. ' Hut nt what cost is it enforced? "A acnmla! 25 years old has absolute ly ruined the career of Sir Charles Dilkv, acknowledged by all to be the man to lead the Liberal party. The convention has destroyed him, Par i: .11 was ruined in the same way. Wc have become deadly proper within th last few years." Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month. iaajg '-i i..i. -ij'. n, .!.u, .im REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE First National Bank At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at the close of business, April 28th, 1909, RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $4J6.6337j Overdraft, secured and un secured 3.281.27 IT. S. Bonds to secure cir culation 40.000.00 Premiums on U. S. Bond. 1.20000 Bonds, Securities, etc 44.43000 Due from National Bank (not reserve agents).... 76.360.99 Due front State and Private Banks and Bankers. Trust Companies, and Savings Banks 26.064 (.8 Due from approved Re serve Agents 137,31265 Cheeks and Other Cash Items. 254.62 Notes of other National Banks 4245'K) Nickels and Cents 43227 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz.: Snecie $157,300 I.eRal-tender notes 29S 157.59SK Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 2,000.00 Total $929.80962 MAnn.iTtJfP,. Capital stock paid in $100.000. n.1 Surnlus fund 25.0OO.iiO i .!;, .;.(.., i r'rrr,! tr Pv penses and Taxes paid. . . 19,210t National Bank Notes out standing 40,000.00 Individual Deposits subject to check $636,249.11 Demand Certificates of De UtOfUU fi7 Certified' Checks. . ..$895 00 745,598 73 Total $920,809.62 State of Oregon, County of Clatsop I. S. S- Gordon, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true t: the best of my knowledge and belief S. S. GORDON. Cashier. Correct Attest: w. f. McGregor. G. C. FI.AVEL, JACOB KAMM. Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of April. 1909. V. BOELLINO. Notary Public REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Astoria Savings Bank At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at the close of business, April 28. 1909: RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $540,149.35 Overdrafts, secured and un secured ; 3.209.04 Bonds, securities, etc....... 19,357.37 Banking house, furniture, and fixtures 80,936.57 Other real estate owned... 9,475.00 Due from approved reserve bank 102,880.46 Exchanges for clearing house 5.639.50 Cash on hand 65,400.30 Total $827,047-59 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $125,200-00 Surplus fund 117,200,09 Undivided prohts, less ex penses and taxes paid... 4.159.21 Due to banks and bankers. 3,832.90 Dividends unpaid 43.12 Individual deposits subject to check 329,269.0$ Demand certificates of de posit 13,578.51 Time certificates of deposit 141,988 76 Certified checks 481.25 Savings deposits 91,29476 Total .$827,047.59 State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, ss-: ' I, . Frank Patton, Cashier of the above-named bank, do , solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. FRANK PATTON, Cashier. , Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of May, 1909. FRANK J. TAYLOR, Notary Public. Correct Attest: : O. I. PETERSON, J, Q, A, BOWLBY, J. W. GARNER, Directors. What Stove tor summer r Nothing adds to kitchen oonvtn lence in summer weather lik a New Perfection Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove. Anything that any stove can do the "New Per fection" will do, and doit bttttr. Sakes, roasts, boils, toasts; heats the wash water and the sad irons and does it without dissipating Its heat through the room to your discomfort. The NEW PERFECTION Wick Blue Flame Gil (M&ove differs from other oil stoves in its strong, handsome, usefal CABINET TOP with shelf for warming plates and keeping food not. Also has drop shelves oa which to rest coffee pot and tea pot, and is equipped with ban (or towels. A stove of convtmiCTce.-comfort safety and economy. Made In n three sites, Sold with or without Cabinet Top, If not at your dealer I, write our Dearest agency. V fc'ifi w m tvi to tired yet family lamp. Brttt, nickel plated, hence more durable una oUmt lamps. If not with your dealer, write our nearest agency. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (acrpiiratd ASTORIA S COLUMBIA RIVER R. R. Will sell cheap round trip excursion tickets to Denver May 17th, July 1st and August nth On June and & 3rd, July and & 3rd audi August nth and lath, very low round trip rate will bejtnade to St. Paul, Uuluth, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago and all eastern points, Through Rall'and Steamship tickets sold to all parts of the worll For full particulars call or. address O. B. JOHNSON, Qen'l Agent A. & C. R. R. 12th St. ncr CommercUl 8t ASTORIA, OREQON. inn .j...iii-juia. !L!j..umii..i ,i..i ,. - ! THE TRENTON I First-Class Liquors and Cigars H2 ComrnercUl ItrML t Corner Commrcll and Mth. FINANCIAL fTi don't pay you home when llox at $2.25 a THE BANKING SAVING & LOAN ASSOCIATION lG8-0th Street. Phott Black 2184 First Rational Bank of Astoria , DIRECTORS Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregok G. C. Flavbl J. W. Ladd ' S. S Gordon Capital ......$100,000 Surplus 25,000 Stockholders' Liability 100,000 KMTAHMMIIKII 1HH4I. SCANDINAVIAN-AM E R I C A N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREdON OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercedes AU Othr Cbnsldmtioa" J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President O. I. PETERSON, Vice-Preiident ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - $242,000 Tansacta a 'General Banking Business SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. Four Per Cent. Per Annum Eleventh and Duane Sts. Astoria, Oregon Sherman Transler Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manatw. , Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred -Tracks and Furaltur. Wsgons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. 433 Commercial Street - . . Main Psion i IjE .JLIIIIil ,II.WM(". I . f P yv U 1 light that is very grate- perfect student or ii , J.. 1... 4. , -""ujiulu.i', l.i,m..i - ASfORIA, OREQON I tMMM 1 1 II to keep your papers at you can get a Deposit year with J. W. GARNER, Asaistant Caihiet FRANK PATTON, Ctihier Interest Paid on Tim Depsiits