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TOM DAILY AbTOIilAN, ASTORIA, TUESDAY MABCII 28, IMS ruaUDHRDBT lsUiruoC!umbigB Publishing Companj. AtSTOKIA, 0UOJ!t abtokiah Bothoma, - - Cam Stbbit tun of .8ibserIpUa. DAILY. Berred by Curler, per week.. - Wet . w eu. feeut by Hull, per mouth., bent by jiau, near.. 47.00 WEIKLY. Sent by mall, per year, 12.00 lu advance, free pottage to subscribers. Tbi ASTOBiAiriraarauteesto in advertisers the largest circulation of auy newspaper pub- In future all Items or local Interest forwarded to tuU office must be addressed to Hie CliY EDITOR. TODAY'S WEATHER. Portland, March 25. For "Washington and Oregon: occasional light rain; warmer. Local weather for th twenty-four hours ending at 6 p. m., yesterday, fur nished by the U. 8. department of agrl culture, weather bureau; Maximum temperature, BO degrcet.; Minimum temperature, 44 dereee. Precipitation, .68 Inch. Tota4 precipitation from July lt, 1892, to date 69.43 lnchea. Deficiency of precipitation from July 1st, 1892, to date, 2,91 Inches. Tliti paper hat tht largest Circulation on the Columbia river. An honett and complete telegraphic re port givei a newtpaper a riglU and title to tlie name. The newt of the worldr freth every morning at your breahfatt table, tt wlutt you can find in the Aitorian. L holdt tin exclusive telegraphic franchise, and ill tervice it improving daily. ' We understand that at the next meeting of the city council an ordl- nance for the licensing and restriction of gambling In this city Is to be Intro duced, and It Is not our Intention, as some critics have stupidly Imagined, to let the question go without express ing plainly and in no equivocal terms our views on Its merits and defects, Tbo subject Is one that opens up such a mass of argument and so many grave problems of municipal govern ment that no hasty ideas should be allowed to give vent to the opinions of anybody in regard to it. More than this, it Is a subject which has In Itself the power to redound either to the dis grace or credit of Astoria. Surely matter on which our ctvlo honor de pends deserves the untiring attention of all thinking citizens. So, when we state that we favor the proposed change, that, In fact, we stand up for licensing a criminal taint in the character of mankind, may we hope that our readers will follow us carefully through the course of rea sonlng that brings us to this position This city has been Incorporated since the year 1SG5, and In 1868 the Leglsla- ture of Oregon passed, a law making any form of gambling a criminal act In 1870 professional gamblers dls gulsed under the cognomen of saloon keepers or what you will but still pro fessional gamblers, made , their firm appearance In Astoria, Today the city exists, the same anti gambling law exists, and the gamblert are here In bigger swarms than have ever Infested the place before. For twenty-eight years we have seen tht working of one side of this question, and at the end of that time young lads, sons of honest working people, are being dally dragged Into the pit of Infamy and destruction by the sharks that live and breed on their cupidity at every corner. Among the readers of The Astorion are many parents who know to their cost as they read these words that they are unhappily true. Can any man living here with his eyes open, deny that In our town of ten thousand poople there are more than one hundred and fifty gambling hous es? Can any man deny that two out of every three saloons and cigar stores simply exist as front window blinds for the clinking of money and dice, and the manipulating of the crap game that go on morning, noon and night T Can any man deny that these places art be coming the constant camping ground of the majority of the ads of Astoria under 21 years of age, and that they art sapping up the aspirations, the energy, the honor, and the morality of what should be ft. vigorous and manly ris ing generation t The proposed ordinance shuts out the (For the Next Thirty Days, To meet imperative demands, I will I offer at such low prices on install k ments, with easy payments, that possibility of any more work of this character, and at tho outset ropes officii, an ordinance to license gambling In the difference In the proclivities of the man mature enough to follow his own will, and the youthful credulity or boy- hood. If the sins it brought in Its train were many and black, this one reform, It seems to us, would go far to eras- lng them and palliating their presence, But there is much more. Men will gamble. You may pile legls - latlon Into your statute books as high as the Himalayas, and still the Anglo Saxon delight for "backing an opln- ion" will crop out In a thousand forms, Were you to make gambling a crime, punishable by death you could not stamp it out Many cities round us in the world, both on this continent and in Europe, cities where civilization has found its highest and .proudest niche, cities that point with pride to their po- sltlon among the municipalities of the earth, have shaken off the fetters of custom, and have licensed the hitherto termed "crimes" of gambling and pros- tltutlon. And what does this amount to? You have probably seen at one time or an- other In your life a big body of water dammed up by a concrete wall stretched across its outlet. It Is con- fined, chained In and locked up, but Irrevocably? No. For In that wall are slulce holes that allow a constant stream to filter through, small and In- significant In appearance,, but big enough to relieve the terrific pressure and prevent a catastrophe and a ter-1 rjble flood. Do you see the parallel? The body of water Is the proclivity of mankind. The concrete wall Is the barrier of Justice, religion and moral- ity. The sluice holes are the means by Which that same wall of Justice, ack- nowledges that even; Its mighty power must provide a safety valve for the still greater nower of human nature. And such an ordinance as this one we ore discussing represents the safety valve, It will restrict gambling down to mu nlclpol supervision. It will control its results, inasmuch as the city will be bound to keep a dally watch on the methods employed, and will thus pre vent swindling. It will keep boys from tumbling Into ruin, and It will place us on a level with the leading cities of the world In the race for the supremacy of perfect civilization. The increased rev enue It will bring to the city, while a potent factor that cannot be over looked, does not enter Into our argu ment in the smallest degree. Were this the only thing the ordinance had to recommend it, no assistance of ours would be employed on Its side, for the financial consideration In a question like this Is the least weighty, and the most contemptible of all. The Astorlan has been in existence for twenty years. During that time, its policy, guided by different hands ind minds, has changed. Its principles, never. From the time of Its foundat ion it has always been found on the aide of morality and of municipal and private honor, and this thing that we advocate today keeps us In the old hon est path. It Is an advocacy that springs from conviction and careful investigation, due to the Importance of the subject and the duty we owe our city. There may be alterations and changes of detail to be made In the measure, that will Improve its useful ness vastly. That Is for the council to decide. But the principle of the thing, the germ of Us object, Is, we firmly be lieve, healthy, and ennobling. JOHN R. RATHOM. In another column we publish this morning an editorial from the Ore gonlan on the Astoria railroad' situ ation. It was only natural perhaps I that as soon as it was known that such an article had appeared, critic, by the . dozen were ready to sneer at Its mo- Uvea and to question its sincerity. . We believe that it was prompted by I earnest conviction, and a. unirit f feir , .... . , , , , ... , Play that Astoria Is In no position to ireuiue or conaemn. it may De very I iruo mm, aespueeveryimng.aneraor prosperity to bound to come to us, but that surmise, for It Is nothing more, cannot detract one tittle from the man- ly and liberal words of the Oregontan. On behalf of tht fair minded residents I of Astoria, wt thank our Portland con-Jcllne to prohibition. Second, the pro temporary, prletors of places with respectable ap- YOU CAN HAVE A HOHB EI 1 j At the next mooting of tho city coun- the city of Astoria will come up for 1 consideration. This Is a matter of grave import- I ance. The question of dollars and cents, which is usually the only one to be considered sinks into secondary Import- I ance. l The moral result in this cose is the I one of first Importance. The city council is composed of men elected to look after the moral and financial Interests of the city in the I best business way, . The moral question in this case Is the one they should consider first. The question of revenue is unworthy of I consideration, I In the present state of society it Is I Impossible to secure perfect morality. It lis impossible to entirely suppress evil I and the council are called upon to de- I cide what means will to the fullest ex- I tent limit, suppress and weigh down the evil, which it Is apparent they have not I the power to stamp out and destroy, They must adopt , that course which will most effectually protect the com- I munlty from the corrupting Influence of an evil which exists among us anjl I has continued to exist and spread In I spite of all efforts to crush it brc- hlbltlory legislation, A horde of gamblers plying their I business In well known resorts, and of- I ficlal corruption are conditions plain to be seen wherever an attempt is made to legtslate the gambling out of exist I ence. The matter before the council ts In 8m respect a difficult one to decide on Its merits, Involving as it does moral anl financial questions that require careful consideration and freedom from Wo f personal interests that may be I affected by expression of opinion. It Is not safe In matters of this nature to trust to one or two men's Judgment. A concensus of opinion will, guide to the best results for the community. . Everybody knows more than any body. Recognizing this, The Astorion has taken care to Interview many of our citizens, and of different views. The conscienceless gambler who wants everything "run wide open," the moral people who Ineffectually struggle to shut all evil up tight, and cast It Into the lowermost depths of Hades, the avaricious landlord - who Is consider ing only how to squeeze out the big gest rental from his houses, and the careful b"sn man who is trying to consider everything, including the rep- utatlon of the clty abroad- and the Poa slble effect license or no license would have In attracting or repelling valu uable Investors. All these have been consulted and their opinions noted as evidence. The other newspapers In the city have published their opinions editorially, and also the opinions of interested parties. The Astorion has refrained from ex pressing Its opinion until it could give the question the careful consideration Its Importance demands. The following will sufficiently illus trate the variety of opinion expressed by our people on the question whether to license gambling or not. - 1. "Don't license It Enforoe . the state law. It stamps gambling as a crime. If you license It you brand this community as one that upholds and favors gambling. Astoria will be ad vertised far and wide as a city that Is the abode of open Immorality." 2. License It We can't Btop It any more than we can close out the saloons and stop drinking, and we ought to make those who keep gambling houses pay well for the privilege." 3. "Well, we have a state law against gambling, that ought to be en forced, but there- Is not enough sentt- ment opposed t " --ambling n this com- munuy to. enroice me taw. mm i ,nk "J0"'0 IT".8.? bllng. It would be an admission to the out8lda worid that the morals of this community were rather low. It would not be a good advertisement for the t"y - Better let the matter stand aa-lt a, ana sometime me moral etemeni or ' , . , the law.1 The foregoing tfve -with sufficient accuracy the views- of -tffarwt. people on this question. Note this, the two opposite classes In the city who unite in opposing licensed gambling. First, the highly moral, whose sympathies In- EVERY LABORIIIli HAN OR MECHANIC Can vail kiinself of this golden opportunity. LOTS IN THIS CHOICE ADDITION FOR $75 EACH, AT $5 DOWN ON EOND, AND $5 PES KONTH. peorance to screen the little back room where boys, young men, and old, gather to gamble every night One of the evening papers published more than a column of Interviews with proprietors of different places where gambling Is Indulged, and their opin ions were overwhelmingly against li censing gambling. These people .prefer to let the law stand as It Is, because they know that there Is no one that Is able and Inter ested to enforce It. Here , are two seeming- noradoxes: The radical prohibitionist and the sa loonkeeper both unite In opposing 11 censed gambling. The religiously moral element of the country demand Sunday closing of the World's Fair, while the saloons and brewers of Chicago earnestly petition and demand the same thing. The reason for this is easily given. . It Is this way that very good and well meaning people surely defeat the own good purposes by using means that are radical and Impracticable. The Astorlan's opinion on this matter Is the result of earnest conviction. The experiment of a prohibitory law has been tried here and in other cities for years, and. gambling has Increased, not diminish. The number of places where young men and boys may Indulge a propen sity for gambling screened from public view, Is Increasing,' and every little while some 'young man who has held a place of trust and confidence, is found 'short" and the fact Is traced to his indulgence , In gambling. Instances of this kind have come under the personal observation of the writer. I It Is probably true that not one of these boys, or young men, have yet be come so demoralized as to risk their their reputation by going Into a publlo gambling house where they would be compelled to play openly. If they did, no employer would retain them in his service, for a propensity for gambling la a poor recommendation for a clerk or employe. The worst schools for gambling are ostensibly cigar and tobacco stands, There are tobacco and cigar stands that are for legitimate business where no gambling for money Is allowed. But no publlo stamp of their character is given them. Boys and young men frequent these places and play till late at night and for coin, a considerable amount of which Is often seen on the tables. Would It not be better for the morals of this community If this demoralizing evil were localized, confined to but one or two places where It would be a no torious fact that ' people go' only to gamble? Let the license on gambling be as heavy as the business will stand with out causing all to evade It. The few who would pay the license would insist that gambling In places not paying a license should be punished, and they would . be.. Interested parties to bring offenders to punishment. - It should be a punishable offense for any keeper of a gambling house to al low a minor on the premises. The license should be high and the regulations of the ordlnanoe strict and Its penalties severe. ' Aa to the assertion that licensed gam bling would place a stomp of immor ality on the city, that would Injure It abroad, this Is to be said: If numerous cases of smallpox were discovered In this city, there would be many persona who would try to have the fact hushed up, and no public no tice made of it for fear It would Injure the reputation of the town. This course has been pursued in many Instances and with lamentable results. The sensible way would be to let the fact be, known. Build a pest house and try to confine the disease there. Hang out the yellow flag. Let the character of the premises be loudly proclaimed. Under such conditions few will vlBlt the place except . the physicians and those who are sick with smallpox., or those who art vaccinated and are proof against Infection. Ther ts evil and crime and filth In every city, and It does not reflect un favorably on tht reputation of the place to have It known that these pests are assigned Isolated premises, or that drains and receptacles are provided that shall keep the greater portion of HILL'S Flit " tht city in clean and respectable con dition. . . - Experience proves that the state law against gambling can not be enforced In this community. Gambling Is being carried on almost unmolested In places that claim to be respectable. Is It not time to try some other plan to at least restrict this evil? If the plan of licensing It proves un satisfactory, try something else. There Is little sense in clinging to a plan that has proved a corrupting fail ure. P. W. PARKER. The accusation made by the Even ing Budget that the editor of The As torlan told a certain "gentleman" that one of the councllmen had been bribed Is a mean spiteful He, that could only emanate from men without honor or shame. We demand In common de cency that the contemptible cowards give the name of the "gentleman." If such a man exists he Is knowingly and wlllfuly guilty of a base untruth. Had we even suspected that our city coun cillors were bribed, we would hove sold so In a straightforward and open man ner through these columns, for we are never afraid or ashamed to say what we think. It is our Arm conviction backed by the belief of many members of the community, that the rumor has been started by this filthy evening sheet In the attempt to turn the councllmen against the gambling ordinance. It means life or death to these sharks, for, If the ordinance goes through, their oc cupation and the occupation of the Evening Budget, Is gone. The columns of The Astorlan are open to full and free discussion on both sides of the gambling question. We hope that our citizens will let their fel low taxpayers know In this manner Just what they believe In regard to It. It will be noticed that we present to day two editorials on the subject, both of them signed a departure from the common custom. Both Mr. Parker, the proprietor, and Mr. Rathom, the editor, have thought It best In a matter of this nature to sink the editorial "we" Into personal speech to the readers of the paper, and to give the proprietor the opportunity to say through these col umns that he Is In accord with our po sition. YOU SHOULD READ THIS. The Dooularlty of the Union Pacific U best determined by the superior service It accords to the traveling public in main- ', taming two dally through trains to Omaha, 8t, Paul, Chicago and points east, thoroughly equipped with all tho Intent appliances for the comfort and safety of its patrons besides shortening the distance I materially with its fust trains. The pres ent train schedule enables passengers to 1 reach St. Paul seven hours quicker and Chicago twenty-four hours quicker. : Omaha and Kansas City and Intermediate I points, forty hours quicker than any line 1 irom tne raomc ixortnwest. Patronize the Northern Pacific railroad If you are going Kast. Low rates of fare, through tickets, baggage checked to desti nation. All purchasers of second cluss tickets can stoD over at Portland. Kates of fare same as from Portland. If you have friends In EuroDe whose passage you wish to prepay to Astoria, call at the Northern Pacific offlce.Bteainer Telephone dock, and make known your wants. Keduced rates via all the lead ing steamship lines. All the patent medicines advertised In this paper, together with the choicest perfumery, and toilet articles etc., can be bought at the lowest prices at J. V. Conn's drug store, opposite Occident hotel, Astoria. Handler & Haas. 150 First street, Port land, have on sale the Daily Astorlan, M that visitors need not mins their morning paper when they are here. L. P. Fisher, newspaper advertising agent, 21 Merchants' Exchange, San Fran cisco, is our authorised agent. This paper Is kept on file at his office. Wing. Lee ft Co.carry a full line of Jnp- anese and Chinese fancy goods, novelties and curios. Ladles' underwear made to order. 629 Third street Sin Lune. S55 Third street, carries a full line of Japanese and Chines? goods, novelties, curios, ladles' under.vear made to order, at low prices. Parties visiting In Portland can net The Dally Astorian at Hundley & Haas' news Hand, lu) f irst street. Remember the Austin Houss at the Sea- Hide is open the year around. Call at the Albatross Fish Market for fresh smelts dally. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report 1. I ABSOUTEiy PURE ST ADDITION. . For - Thirty - Days - Only I make this offer. Less than one mile from Astoria Box Factory on Columbia U river. Streets 75 and alleys 20 feet wide. I AL1 SO HAPPY! 3 BOTTLES OF Relieved me of a severe Blood trouble. It has also caused my hair to grow out again, as it had been falling out by the handful After trying many physicians in vain, I am so happy to find a cure in S. S. S. O. H. Elbert, Galveston, Tex, SCA TPFS By forcing out (terms of dls v j . --' ease and the poison aa well. CJ HFIt is entirely vegetable and harmless. S Treatise on Blood and Skin mailed free. Bwurr Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga BUSINESS CARDS. A GIBBONS. . AIMU-.1W0F ACCOUNT nnd -I'KOKESSIONaL HOOKKEKPKR. Okfick : With General Messenger Co,, 618 Sltamoque street A A. Ci.EVEt.ANO, ATTOKNEY AT LAW. offlee-Klnuey's new hri:k building, corner Third and Genevieve streets ; up stairs. J Q.A.BOWLBY, ATTORM AA'D COLXCELOR AT LAW OIBe on Heuoud Street, - Astoria, Or. j ohm h. 8w1kh, atioknkv'at law. Office In Ki'iiiey'i oaw brick building, over Astoria National B.uk, W. PARKER, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENT Office U2 Benton street, Astoria, Oregon. DR. C. E. COULTER. riiySIOUN ANO SURGEON. Offlue In KlvU's brick building Calls at tended promptly at anytime day or night. D. EltIV JANSON. PHYSICIAN & 8UKGK0N. R OM 7. Olllceovi-r Oduood's Clothing Store, hours, 10 to IV ui, 2 to 6 p, in, 7 to 8 p in. 6undny, 10 to 11 m. DR. O, B. ESTES, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special attention to Dlbeaxe of Women and Sui'Kt-ry. Olllce over Dauziger'g store Astoria. DR. A. L, end J. . f ULrox. UISEASK3 O' WOMEN A SPiX'l tLIY. Surgrry by 1 r. J. A. Fulton. Olllce 178 Cass street. Hours lo to 12 and 1 to 4 TAY 7UTTLE. M.D. IIYSICIAN. UkGi!i & ACCOUCnRUR. Ofllcii. rooms 8.4 over Astoria NttonalB;tnk. bouiH, 10 10 12 & 2 u3. iiesidence. 6) Cedar st. DR. WALTER I. HOWARD. IlOMlKul'AIlllU PHYSICIAN & SUR Kn. Olli(-f , i.A. Third street. Hours 10 to 12 tlid 2 to 4, Sunday 1 to 2 IteMdeuce 408 Sa stteel LP. MULLINIX, M. D.,k , Givt-.i special wemmi-iit for Catarrh, llnoat Luiiks, Kidney (ienllo-Urinary organs. Olllce upstalrs,544j third St. Uours.a a.m,u p.m. RICHARD HARHY. City Surveyor. JJARSY tX ISOM1, 0. H. ISOH. CIVIL ENGINEERS AND 8UKVK'0RS. llOO MB 5 A Nil 6, ' OYER ASTORIA NA110NAL BANK. W. T. BURKBV, J. W. DBATU Barney & Draper, Attorney! st'Luw, Oregon City, Oregon. Twelve years' experience as register of th P. S. Land uitice litre, locummeuds us In our specialty of Mining and nil other business be fore the Land office or the Courts, and Involv ing the practice 01 the General Laud Olllce. JROCrUNBROUCK & COWING. LAW OFFICE, OREGON CITY, OK. Special attention given to land business. Set tlers on homesteads or pre-emption claims mid limber laud purch.vtes sliown every advantage of the law. f or assistance In making llual proof call on us. rilHOS. FREDRICKSON, L riAio tUNtu. fto. 231. West Sixth street. SOCIETY MEETINGS. Scandinavian Benevolent Society. KKGULAK MKKTIN'GH OF THIS 80C1KTY at their rooms In t'ythian building at etght o'clock r 31.. on the second aud iourth Tues day! of each mouth, AUG. DANIELSON Secretary. Ocoou rjncampixie-.t Mo. 13, 1. O. O.P REGULAR MhKlUSGS OF OCEAN EN campinent No. is. I. O. O. F., at the Lodge. In the 0ld Fellows Butldinir, at seven p. tt., , ou the se.'ond and fourth Mondays of tacli mouth. Sojourning brethren cordially invited, By order 0. V, Astoria Building & Loan Association ' JU1 H. KKItOLaK MEETINGS OF THIS ASSO S. clatiou a-e held at h p. m. on the first h eanosday of each mouth. Office 011 Genevieve street, south ol Cheuaiuus. W.L.ROBB, Secretary. Common Council. IEGULAR MEETINGS, FIRST AND tV third Tuesday evenings of each month i s o'clock. ' Persons desiring to have matters acted upon oy the Council, at any regular meeting must present the same to the Auditor and Clerk, n or before the Friday evening prior to the i nenday on which the Council ho!1 Irs retmlar neetiLg. K. OSBUKN, Auditor and Police Judge. Hoard of Pilot Commlsnlonnrs. TH". REGULAR MEETINGS OF THIS BOARD, will be held on the first Mondny, of each mouth at 10 a. m. in the rooms of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce. W. L, KOBfl, Seo f A slWHlV-il er