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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
TUESDAY. MAY 18, 1909.
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Entered as second-clas matter July 30, 1906, at the postoflke at As
toria. Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Orders lor the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either resi
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TELEPHONE MAIN 661.
THE WEATHER l'ide and the Tarion "antics wouid
4 I soon provide intersecting roads run-
Oregon Showers, warmer In the i ning east and west
southern portion. j
A BOOMERANG TARIFF.
PERSONAL MENTION
Members of the Los Angeles cham
ber of commerce have recently paid
a visit to the valley, and they report
Ithat the project is meeting with high
There is every sign, out that the avor everywhere. The people seem
present revision of the federal tariff ed ready and willing to bear their
is to be a schedule no better, and a share of the taxation for state high
bit worse, than the Dingley code, as ways,
far as the people of the land are con-1 .
cerned. It is very evident the range I
of treatment affecting the essen
tial staples is not to be altered, ex
cept it be by increasing their cost
to the millions of the ordinary peo
ple, and those same people all over j The many frien(js 0f Charles M
the country are livening up to the Fowler be gia(1 t0 ncar 0f hi
conviction rapidly and the press i( promotion to the post of traveling
echoing this conclusion invarably and ; freight and passenger agent for the
everywhere. The Congress nas bid , "Xorth Bank" road.
its warning; from sources tnat were r, & Carruthers was a homing
worth its while to teed, but there ' passenger on the night express ye
a fear of tne interests tnat super- terday from the metropolis.
inberge
night':
cedes what of fear may be felt for b. Lindenberger returned to his
the wrath of a people outdone and cjty 0n last night's train, from a
denied.
city
business
We firmly believe that unless there : Lindenberger was in
Sound. Mr
it a sharp reduction in the duties on railway wreck yesterday morning.
the commoner staples, all of them, Jirs. Ole Settem and Miss Settem
there will be a revulsion against the arrived down on the 9:50 express last
dominant power that will not be night from Portland.
placated for long years to come, and Fred Johnson was among the As
its first and ; hardest manifestation f torians alighting from the late train
will come in 1912; we further be- j last night-
lieve that not even the challenge and j Miss Reba Hobson of this city re
pledge of a Roosevelt can save the turned home on last night's train.
party from complete defeat and pro-1 Mrs. Murphy of this city returned
the
longed retirement, especially if
Democrats shall come up to
cratch with this outrage for a
gan and a basic platform plea.
The cheapening of the non-essen
the
slo-
from a trip to the metropolis on last
night's express.
Guy M. Talbot came down' on last
evening's express for a business visit
to Astoria.
tials, such as lead and iron and tne Mrs. C H. Blanchard, with her
ores thereof, will have no palliating little grandson, depart this morning
effect, a mile from the national capi-ifor Seattle, where they will make
tol; the people know what they want their future home. Both have many
l.i .i i i. - j .i in f,:-4 a . ... . .
wuai nicy uavc ucggcu iuj iucsc Avjii.uus tu vsiuria wno Will WlSft
long years, what they have ordered i them well in their new home on the
through their representatives; and, Sound.
the turning down of their demand, . Miller, representing the
and the extra burdens raised against , chamber of commerce at Portland,
them, will be met with a reaction. was a business visitor in 'this
that will be stunning and permanent.
Never was there a moment more
propitious for a demonstration that
the Republican party is of and for
the people; and if the opportunity is
cast aside the Republicans must reck
on profoundly for the blunder.
yesterday.
city
COAL STRIKE IMPROBABLE.
It is reported that we will not
have a coal strike after all. The var
ious conferences between the opera
tors on the one hand and the miners
on the other have resulted, according
to the published statements, in the
complete rejection of each and every
one of the miners' demands. The
labor organization began the contro
versy with a number of proposed
agreements. Each conference result
ed in the surrendering of one or more
until finally the situation resulted in
one solitary demand the recognition
of the union. The operators stead
fastly held to their original proposi
tion, which was to continue the agree
ment arranged by the Anthracite
Coal Strike'Commission. It is claim
ed, and not without reason, that this
wage scale, determined during a
period of national prosperity, really
means' an increase of wages when
maintained during a financial depres
sion such as the country has exper
ienced since the latter part of 1907.
There is little doubt that the coal
miners have been fortunate in the
matter of high wages, and their ef
forts to create a labor agitation at
this time has not been viewed with
sympathy by the general public.
American Industries.
MPRISQNED AID I
I
ROAD-BUILDING SCHEME.
Governor Gillctt, of California, is
advocating an ambitious good roads
project.
He wants the state to build two
great highways from north to south,
one down the coast and the other
through the centnl valleys, especial
ly the San Joaquin.
The coast line would be largely for
tourists, but the inland route would
serve an extensive agricultural coun
try. The San Joaquin Valley is 250
miles long and from CO to 100 mile
STRANGE AND PECULIAR EX-
PERIENCE OF A LINER IN
MID OCEAN.
NEW YORK. May 17 The Brit
sh steamer Volturno which arrived
here yesterday, had a remarkable ex
perience with icebergs in mid-At
lantic. At 3 a. m. on Sunday May
9, Captain James Harrison found that-
his vessel, which cairied 200 passen
gers and a large consignment of
freight from England, was complete
i.. j.j i . .
v ouiiuunucu oy iceDergs ana ice
floes. The engines were slowed down
and at daylight the Volturno was so
completely hummed in that the cn
gines were stopped and all of Sunray
tne vessel drifted as a prisoner with
tne ice.
At times there was a great danger
of the giant icebergs crushing the
ship between them, but Captain Har
rison found himself unable to do any
thing because the ics completely sur
rounded him. A wind sprang up
early Monday morning, making a
channel through the ice and the Vol
turno quickly sped out of this and
liberated herself.
Bad Attack of Dysentery Cured.
"An honored citizen of this town
was suffering from a severe attack
of dysentery. He told a friend if he
could obtain a bottle of Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, he felt confident of being
cured, he having used this remedy in
the West He was told that I kept
it in stock and lost no time ii obtain
ing it, and was promptly cured," says
M. J. Leach, drus-gist. of Wolcott.
Vt. For sale by Frank Hart and
Leading Druggists-
BOOKMAKERS AND SPORTS
FLOCK TO MONTREAL AND
TORONTO.
NEW YORK. May 17-A soon
racing opens at Montreal. Toronto,
Hamilton, Windsor and Fort Erie,
many of the leading bookmakers who
have been features of the New York
tracks ofr years will take up their oc
cupation there. Announcement made
at their club last night indicated that
they did not believe in their ability fo
mike a living at the New York tracks
this summer, because of the restric
tions on betting and the limited num
ber of racing dates, it is believed
that the invasion of the Canadian
tracks by New York bookmakers will
drive the home bookmakers out of
the field and wilt result in livelier
times on those tracks. After canvas
sing the results of two days exper
'ence on the Belmont track last week
the bookmakers last night seemed to
be of the opinion that there was no
money for them this year in Ner
York. Under the "oral betting" per
mitted by recent court decisions, thi
bookmakcis are able to accept be's
crly from persons whom they know
personally and whom they can trust
for a later settlement of their
accounts. It so happens that most of
he persons who the bookmakers
know are as well versed on the
chances of the various horses to wiii
as they are themselves. Therefore
their chance to win is very small and
from an exceptionally limited field.
REVELATION OF PEACE CON
FERENCE AND THE ATTI
TUDE OF AMERICA.
PEACE FOUND BY LAZY
NEW YORK CRBAL
YEARNS FOR A LIFE SEN
TENCE IN GRIM OLD SING
SING.
WASHINGTON, May 17. As is
well-known, preliminary to the sec
ond peace conference at The Hague,
the American Government gave
notice to Russia that it reserved the
liberty to propose for consideration
the reduction or limitation of arma
ments in the hope that, as expressed
by Secretary Root, "if nothing further
can be accomplished, some slight ad
vance may be made toward the real
'nation of the lofty conception which
actuated the Emperor of Russia in
calling the first conference."
In giving this notice to Russia
Secretary Root had the following in
teresting observation to make touch
ing the feelings of Americans on free
dom of apprehension from attack a
is disclosed in the Diplomatic Corps
of the State Department during the
year 1906, just made public-
"This Government is not unmindful
of the fact that the people of the
United States dwell in comparative
security, partly by reason of their
isolation and partly because they have
never become invoked in the numer
ous questions to which many centu
ries of close neighborhood have given
rise in turn. They are tliercfor free
i'om apprehensions of attack which
are to so great an extent the cause of
great armaments and it would ill
become them to be insistent or for
ward in a matter so much more vital
to the nations of Europe than to
them. It sometimes happens that the
very absence of a special interest in
a subject enables a nation to make
suggestions and urge considerations
which the more deeply interested ni
tion might hesitate to present."
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NATURE'S WARNING
NEW YORK, May 17.-Joseph L
Hudson, who has been taken from
Riverhead, L. I, to Sing Sing to begin
a term of from two to five years for
manslaughter does not agree with the
court that jail imprisonment is a
punishment. He says he enjoys it.
"Never in my life have I been so
happy as during the time I have been
in jail," said Hudson in bidding good
bye to the Sheriff of the Suffolk Coun
ty Jail. I would like to remain here
all my life. It is peaceful here and I
am happy and contented. I was ill
when I came here, now I am strong.
I have had years added to my life and
if Sing Sing is as peaceful a place, I
hope my sentence never will expire."
Hudson was arrested on the charcc
t 1 It! r .
ui Kiu.ng wrs. Henrietta Eleanor, his
housekeeper. He pleaded guilty of
manslaughter in the second degree on
Friday and was sentenced to prison.
Hudson smiled on receiving th
sentence. He did not have any fears
and thought he would find more en
joyment within nrison waIU
without."
GOING AT IT RIGHT.
NEW YORK, May 17-The New
York and New Jersey livestort v..
change has announced it will under
take tne promotion of livestock cul
tivation in the Atlantic Coast irate.
on extensive scale for food purposes.
The exchange will appeal to owners
of extensive farms with literafr.
the advantage of livestock.;.;.,..
and will ask the Legislators for ap
propnations to foster the industry
It is purposed to utilize vast tracts
of land m the East which w.
."au,L Ior agriculture, for
raising of livestock.
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nek's Cathedral was invaded Sunday
by 4 supposedly insane Chine,, .t.
attempted to seize vaw r,
altar, to the consfnrm.v- ... . .
. . , . "" vi several
hundred worshipoers ami
He was captured and handcuffed a,'
a chase in Fifth Avenue.
Rev. I. W. Williamson's Letter
Rev. I. W. William.
ton, W Va writes: "This I. to eel
tify that I- used Foley's Kidney Rem
edy for nervous exhaustion and kid
ney trouble and am free to say that it
will do all that vnn claim in. u
Foley's Kidney Remedy' has restored
iiMim ana strength to thousands of
weak, run down people, Contains no
harmful drusrs and is pleasant to
take. T. F. Latrin, Owl Drug Store.
Lived 152 Yeara.
Wm. Parr-England's oldest man
married the third time at 120, worked
n the fields till 132 and lived 20
years longer. People ,hould be youth
ful at 80. James Wright, of Spurlock.
K-y-. shows how to remain young. "1
feel just like a 16-year-old boy," he
write "after taking ,ix bottles of
Electric B.tters. For 30 years Kidney
trouble made life a burden, but the
hrst bottle of this wonderful medi
cine convinced me I had found the
greatest cure on earth." They're a
Godsend to weak, sickly run-down or
old people. Try them. 50c at Chat
Rogers & Son, druggists.
The Best, Always)
No man may ask more than the
best, especially in the matter of eat
ing and the service thereof. To ob
tain this uniformly, in all degrees, at
rational cost, and at any hour, one
has but to patronize the Imperial
Restaurant on Commercial street. It
has no parallel and no superior, and
is open day and night, the year round.
Astoria People Must Recogniit and
Heed It
Kidney ills come quietly mysteri
ously,
Hut nature always warn you.
Noticethe kidney secretions.
See if the color is unhealthy
If there are settlings and sediment,
Passages frequent, scanty, painful.
It's time then to use Doan's Kidney
Pills.
To ward off Bright' disease or dia
betes. Fred Landrock, living on Thirl
St., Ilillsboro, Ore., says: "My wife
suffered from kidney and bladder
trouble for a long time and could
find no relief. She suffered from pains
in her back and limbs and was lame
and iired. She also had trouble with
the kidney secretions. At last she
heard about Doan's Kidney Pills and
proctred a box. They helped her
from the first and in a short time she
was free from every symptom of the
complaint. I also uscl Doan's Kid
ney Pills and the results were highly
satisfactory."
Plenty more proof like this from
Astoria people. Call at Charles Rog
ers & Son's drug store and ask what
customers report.
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SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF .
The Spring Garden Insurance Co., Phila.,
Of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on the 31st day of December,
sw, iimuc iu mc uisuiaiiic luiiiiiusaiuiicr oi wic diaic oi urcgon, pursuaiil
Capital
Amount of capital paid up in cash $ 400.000-00
Income.
Premiums received during the year in cash $2,005,774.00
Interest, dividends and rents reseived during the
the year , 89,399.00
Income from other sources received during the year 18,685.00
Total income ,
Disbursements.
Losses paid during the year.... $ 993,349.00
Dividends paid during the year on capital stock.. 24,000.00
Commissions and salaries paid during the year.... 573,471.00
Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year...... 47,717.00
Amount of all other expenditures 88,222.00
$2,113,858.0(1
Total expenditures
' Assets.
Value of real estate owned .,..$ 46,865.00
Value of stocks and bonds owned 2,214,700.00
Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc 100,627.50
Cash in banks and on hand 99,959-42
Premiums in course of collection and in transmis
sion ,. 388,567.41
$1,726,759.0'!
Total admitted assets
Liabilities.
Cross claims for losses unpaid $ 337,404.27
Amount ot unearned premiums on all outstanding
risks 1,722,816.46
All other liabilities 30,000.00
Total liabilities
Total insurance in force December 31, 1908
$2,850,719.33
$2,090,220.73
$237,347,388.60
Business in Oregon For The Year.
Total risks written during the year $1,930,963.63
Gross premiums received during the year 42.314.43
Premiums retarned during the year ' 8,986.93
Losses paid during the year 8,404!49
Losses incurred during the year 12,365,02
THE SPRINO GARDEN INSURANCE CO., Phila.,
By EURCARD & STROUT, General Agents.
Statutory resident general agent and attorney in fact:
JOHN II.nURGARD.
Note Special deposits not held for the protection of all the policyhold
ers of the company cannot be admitted as an asset and included in the pub
lished statement, except the deposit with the State Treasurer for the protec
tion of Oregon policyholders only. ,
JOHN II. EURGARD & CO., Agents.
SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES BRANCH OF THE
Caledonian Insurance Company
Of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on
the 31st day of December. 19(W, made to the Insurance Commissioner of I lie
State of Oregon, pursuant to law:
Capital
Amount of capital paid up in cash, statutary
deposits $ 200.01)0.00
Income.
Premiums received during the year in cash $1,390,756 57
Interest, dividends and rents received during the
year 87,967,25
Income from other sources received during the
year 11,56942
Total income
Disbursements,
Losses paid during the year $ 759,647.26
Dividends paid during the year on capital stock
Commissions and salaries paid during the year.... 423,843.94
Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year 36.054.52
Amount of all other expenditures 267,634.84
Total expenditures
Asset.
Value of real estate owned $ 525,000.00
Value of stocks and bonds owned 1,1 16,07081
Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc.... 2,805.63
Cash in banks and on hand 161.586.03
Premiums in course of collections and in trans
mission 143.769 06
$1,490,293 24
$1,487,180.5(5
Total admitted assets ,
Liabilities.
Gross claims for losses unpaid $ 134,349.27
Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding
' 51 1,236,001.55
Due for commission and brokerage
All other liabilities 613,880.71
$1,949,231.53
Total liabilities
Total insurance in force December 31, 1908.
$1,984,231.53
$213,259,146.00
Business In Oregon For The Year.
Total risks written during the year , $2,143,050.00
Gross premiums, received during the year..,, 37i48S 93
Premiums returned during the year , 966766
Losses paid during the year '. lo!865.07
Losses incurred during the vcar m'ut ni
otal amount of risks outstanding in Oregon Dec, 31, 1908 2,410,151.00
CALEDONIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Bv CIIAS IT pnc.T it e n
Statutory resident general agent and attorney in fact:
t, c ,1ENRY "EWETT, Portland.
Pacific Coast Department.
No. 430 California St., San Francisco, Cal.
CDNRD V It, r.tolM f
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO., Tacific Coast Director
VAN DUafcN & CO., Resident Agents, Astoria, Ore.
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