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The Washington times., 1904-04-24
DELIVERY WAGONS
MAY BE NUMBERED
Considered Remedy for
Reckless Driving.
MORE POLICEMEN NEEDED
Force Has to Look After Territory, and
Not Municipality, Says
Sylvester.
MORE POLICEMEN NEEDED

Are the delivery wagons in this city
10 be numbered like the automobiles, so
that their drivers may be easily appre-
hended by the police for reckless driv-
ing? This is the question raised by the
report OF Major Sylvester to District
Commissioner West on the complaint
OF Representative Wiley that the pres
ent rate Of speed at which these wag-
Ons travel is dangerous to the lives OF
pedestrians
In commenting on the complaint MAJ J.
or Sylvester agrees with Mr.. Wiley that
there is much reckless driving. In or
der 10 stop il and TO catch such drivers
the major says all wagons should be
c0nspicuously numbered. He points out
that he has recommended such a course
OF action for several years.
Wants Bigger FOrcs.
Major Sylvester also says that, if
Congress would increase the number OF
policemen for the District, better re-
suits would be accomplished. as this
force has TO look after "a territory Of
The United States, and not municipal
ity"
During 1903. he says, several hundred
arrests We're made for reckless driving. .
but a larger force would tend more 10
remedying the evil altogether An in
provement in the mounted and bicycle
force. which Congress has not up 10
the present allowed" is what the major
wants
He says 1l9 footmen patrol the sixty
nine square miles in the District by
day. with 81 postmen, and les men do
ing special service The full force of
bicycle men amounts to only 20 men.
The major guarantees TO stop the reck-
less driving II Congress will give enough
policemen and the Commissioners VIII
cause the wagons to be numbered.
The Washington times., 1904-04-24
FORCED TO PAY FOR Jewels.

NEW HAVEN, April Estate sena-
tor Sturgis Whitlock, who is president OF
the Connecticut Baseball League, has
been ordered 20 pay the claim OF a local
jewelry firm, amounting 10 about 81 .00o.
for 5ewelry purchased by hts wife just
before they were married.
The Washington times., 1904-04-24
ALIGHTED ON BARBED WIRE.

WAYNE. April 23.-In runaway here
last night. F. ]. Wendell. a well-known
citizen, seventy years old, an expert
bowler, was thrown from ais carriage
upon a barbed-wire fence. His arm was
badly torn and mis- shoulder dislocated.
The Washington times., 1904-04-24
PRUSSiAN DIET PLANS
TO APPEASE THE POLES

BERLIN. April 23.-The Prussian diet
has sanctioned an appropriation OF
$4,000 marks ($l.2lS 900 for the cree
ton Of palace for the Emperor at
Posen-
The Washington times., 1904-04-24

Humphreys SPECIFICS cure by acting
directly on tbs sick parts without dis
turbing the rest of the system
No. CURES
J. Fevers. COMPOSITIONS, Infammations.
= Worms. Worm Fever, or Worm Dis
ease.
B. Collie. Crying and Wakefulness of In
fants
4. Diarrhea. of Children and Adults
.. Ioothache, Faceache, Neuralgia.
9. Headache, Sick Headache, Vertigo.
10. Dyspepsia. Indigestion. Weak Stom-
ach.
IA. Salt Rheum, Eruptions. Erysipelas.
10. Rheumatism, or Rheumatic Pains.
is. Fever and Ague. Malaria
20. Whooptng Cough. Spasmodic Cough
q. Kidney Disease. Gravel Calculi
20. Urinary lncontinence, Wetting Bed.
At Druggists, . cents each o. mailed
Cloth-bound Book mailed free.
Humphreys Med. Co, Cor. William &
John Streets New York
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

amount Of money granted for aid is said to be due to
the fact that the overseers are now giving closer at
tention to their duties than formerly The result is
the city is no longer granting money TO families that
do not deserve it. and as consequence is able to give
more effective aid to those who do deserve it.
Another interesting feature of the report is the
showing made Of the work of the Wayfarers lodge,
an institution where tramps are taken care Of The
lodge is open until midnight throughout the year and
all applicants for lodging are received. In former
wears it was the custom to limit the number of con-
secutve lodgings to three for each man. but the rule
worked badly, for it enabled habltual tramps TO
solicit money for lodgings the ground that having
been three consecutive nights at the lodge they would
not be received there again Each applicant is gwen
a BATH a bed and breakfast, being required to do
two hours work at wood saving in return.
Efforts are made to get work for all who deserve
it but in many eases il is clear there is no desire oi
that kind on the part of the applicant for lodging
The report says: 1--WE try to do something to help
the applicant to better life Suggestions of places
where he can apply for work are often made and en-
couragement is given to apply at the industrial A'd
Society across the street for work, We are able to
influence but small proportion to make any effort
to help themselves, y
The solution of the tramp problem it seems will
have to be effected by something in the nature of com
pusory work or at least upon policy OF no work no
food. The Boston overSeers say: "Trampmg as an
evil, as disease of the body polite, would entirely
disappear were it possible to apply the work test IN
every city and town of the country Wherever It has
been tried it has proved most effcacious, but most
communities consider the expense of applying it tool
great. 1t would seem as if groups Of small towns
could combine together and maintain tramp house
with work test sharing the expense in proportion to-
the valuation or population of the respective towns
In this way the expense would not bear too hard on
any one town"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29
BOSTON'S PUBLIC CHARITY.

By the recent publication of the annual report of
the Boston board of oyerseers Of the poor good deal
of interesting information is given on some Of the
social problems of that city and incidentally the fact
is disclosed that the problem of the poor in the United
States is not 50 complex but what it may be virtually
solved if due attention be given to it in spirit sym
pathetic but not sentimental that there will be no
error either on the side of Indifference to the needs of
deserving people who are in distress or Of overgen-
erosity to the undeserving who habituay prey upon
both public and private charity.
The most notable feature Of the report presented
in summary given by the Boston Transcript is con-
tanned in the statement:
'While the population of Boston has increased in
the last 20 years from 39 29 to GOT 697 increase
of 22S,658 persons, the number of families aided by
the overseers has actually decreased from 4075 to
2346 decrease of 1929 families In the same period
the average cost per family has increased from 1858
per family to $29.92 per family; the amount of aid
given directly to the poor in 1902 being $72 40834
to 2420 families, while the amount so given in 1889
was $68, $4,000 to 4075 families"
These figures showing remarkable decrease in
the number of families receiving aid from the city
xhie at the same time there is an increase in the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29
NEW YORK TOO SLIPPERY,
Ex Speaker Henderson viii Not spsna
Another Winter There.

New York. April Safeguarding re-
ports from Dubuque H.. to the enee'
that he will return to Iowa and reside
there permanently. General David u,
Henderson. formerly speaker OF the
house. admits that he never VIII apchd
another winter In New York. The cx-
speaker has been praeticlng law mere
since retiring from politics and Is now
attorney for several large corporations,
but he declares the streets are too
crowded and III esidewalks too slip"
merry In winter for person with only
one leg TO get about wi,hou, rlsklng
his life,
AS for leaving New York entirely
have no definite plans," he said. Il
wish to so where please and there Is
no reason why | should not. My family
is scattered from the east TO Cali
fornla,"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

Steamer Nahcetta leaves Astoria on
tide daily except Sunday for nwaco,
cOnnesting there with trains for Long
Beach, Tloga and North Beach points.
RsturnlAg arrives at Astoria same
even1ng.
Thrsugh tickets 10 and fron an prin-
Apal Huropean sitiss.
@. W. ROBERTS. AgsnL
Astssaa. Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29
any one town.

The recent shooting atfray at Corvallis, resulting
in the death of dissolute young man and former
officer of the county and the wounding of another ex-
officer does not speak well for the authorities OF the
town. Ready, whose carouse ended in the killings,
IS years of age and the dispatches assure us he
had long been terror in the community. With other
lads of tender years. he had carried his misdeeds to
an extent that made people fearful Of their lives
and the end of it all was fitting one But it is not
clear that the town officials should not long ago have
suppressed this vicious youth Had they attended
to their duty in the premises Ready would have been
kept confined in JAIL or, if the occasion had arisen
shot down like dog-a fate quite well deserved by
the "bad mn" whose acts are calculated to terrorzt
decent people Whenever the municipal authorities
of any town permit lad of IS years. or for that
matter, any other person, to run things, they are
dereIict in their duty The tragedy enacted on the
streets of the town was largely due to the failure OF
the officers to properly perform thel rsworn duty
Corvallis name is not any too enviable, and this
latest affair will not help it any
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29
AsrORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
sKRYDLoFF VS.. sKRYDLoFF.

The Russian commanders in the far east, according
fatal necessity of saying foolish things as soon as
they attain the very unenviabe eminence of becom-
ing responsible for the military or naval operations
of their country against the japanese. That fine old
Russian gentleman the late Admiral Aexietf talked
after his kind before and at the outbreak OF hos
tilities But General Kuropatkin, who has very
high reputation for good sense and discretion per-
mitted himself to indulge in the most bombastic and
absurd brag even after the initial successes of the
Japanese had shown that that was no way to talk
The lamented Admiral Makarotf was the exception
He did his best and said nothing.
AS for Admiral Skrydof, after beginning the IN
tervew that was expected to hearten up Russia with
the sensible statement that he would not expose his
few remaining warships to the superior japanese
force, he wound it up by ayowing that he meant to
put both Port Arthur and Vladivostok on his visit
ing cards and to spend his time in cruising with his
united squadron between the two ports
This declaration is evidently inconsistent with the
other Moreover it is absurd in itself To unite his
squadrons he must send one of them to the port OF
the other or start them both out to meet at sea- In
either case he would expose his ships before reunit
ing them to superior force of japanese and to do
precisely the thing he had already said he would
not do The contradiction does not speak we'll for
the balance of the admiral's judgment.
And indeed it is questionable whether he does his
Judgment much credit by saying that the warship;
we still have we must keep at all costs Doubtless
it would be great blow to Russian pride to abandon
those ships But it is the opinion of some Russian
military men who know the situation that the sacri-
fee should be made. General Dragomirotf is one OF
the most respected of Russian soldiers and military
writers. He has a mind to speak and he speaks his
mind And has given public utterance to his opin-
ion that the Russian campaign would be greatly
strengthened by the abandonment of Port Arthur, IN
eIuding the ships, and by the withdrawal of the
troops and the sailors to the interior According tC
him. Port Arthur is so advanced and so exposed that
it is simply burden upon the Russian strength
rather than an addition to it. and that it better
it should be abandoned destroying the ships and
guns that cannot be moved than that it should be
left for the enemy to capture If this advice were
adopted to be the question would arise for what
the Russians were fighting. With the entire littora
Of the Sea of Japan, the Korean gulf and the Gulf
Of Liaotung abandoned to the japanese, what more
should the japanese want or having got these things
why should they pursue the Russians to their fast
ness in northern Manchuria and in Siberia?
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

The reproduction of Fort Clatsop at the St Louis
fair will as much resemble the original post as the
Oregonian building might 1t is not in keeping with
historical accuracy to advertise to the world that
this reproduction is similar to the original design of
the fort The reproduction is marvel Of modern
ingenuity, speaking volumes for our present me-
chancal status, but Lewis and Clark, suddenly re-
turning to earth and visiting the fair would never
recognize in it the huts which, built within high
board fence, they occupied just back Of Astoria 100
years ago The false impression should be corrected
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

No matter what the bitterest enemies of David B.
Hill may say against him. no one OF them will venture
to deny that he has exhibited skill, ingenuity, re-
sourcefulness and ability in digging himself out OF
the political grave in which his own party had buried
him. There are some democrats who will break out
of their coffns and raise rumpus, in spite OF all
that Murphy and Cochran and Grady and the other
Tammany orators and leaders can do in the way OF
holding down the lid.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

The Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany will place round trip tickets from
Portland to 81. Louis and return on
account OF the worlds fair on sale as
May nth, 18th and 18th.
June 10th, 18th and tsth.
July ist, 2nd and Srd.
August 9th, 9th and 10th.
Sept. 5th, 9Th and 7th.
October 3rd, 4th and 5th.
The round trip rate to st. Louis and
return from Portland will be t67.b0.
Tickets will be good for return via any
direct line,
A round trip rate OF s72.5o will also
be made from Portland to Chicago and
return.
II phssSIbNI dNShNa W sAeFNV h hSsas
Chicago and st. Louis the round trip
rate will be $500.
All tickets will be good for 90 days
from date OF sale. Tickets will be
good going ten days from date OF sale
so that limited stop-over can be had
on the going trip and on the return
trip passengers can stop at their pleas
ure west OF the Missouri river or St
Paul. These rates apply via direct
lines. but II passenger wishes to re-
turn through California tickets can be
sold accordingly, but at an increased
rate of $3.50 added to above.
For any additional information de-
sired, call or address A. d. Charlton
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Uorthern Pacific Ryp 255 Morrison
street. corner of 3rd. Portland. ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

Of course the regatta will be held. The business
men should not be slow in making known their wishes
to the Push Club committee which will call upon
them, and should likewise promptly inform the com
mittee just how much financial support the carnival
may be calculated to receive.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

Even in the worst of wintry weather in this most
angry of Aprils, open are seen in our streets
Surely the managers Of the surface lines are not
anxious for the promotion Of pneumonia 9-Tribune.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

Bourke Cochran, Littlefeld, Dalzell and Williams
the latter the minority floor leader are having lots
of fun in congress Well, that's what congress is for
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29
Tho Worlds Fair Route.

Those anticipating an eastern trip,
aOr . visit to the Louisiana Purchase
exposition at st. Louis. cannot afford
to overlook the advantages offered by
the Missuri Pacific Railway, which. on
account Of Its various routes and gate
ways, has been appropriately named
THE Worlds Fair Roats."
Passengers from the northwest take
the Missouri Pacific trains from Dem
yer or Pueblo. with the choice of either
going direct through Kansas CITY, or
via wichita, Fort Scott and Pleasant
Hin.
Two traIAs daily from Denver and
Pueblo to st. Louis without change,
carrying all classes Of modern equip
meat, including electric lighted obser-
walton parIor cafe dining ears. Ten
daily trains between Kansas City and
st. Louis.
Write or cali % ". C. Mcbride, gen.
ssA agent is4 Third street, Pertlana,
for detailed Information and illustrat-
81 hssratnre.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-29

It's up to the conservative press to dub Congress
man Hearst newborn child the yellow kid.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

yet no dozen papers in the state
have received the public patron
age that has been given it at the
hands of the party. When the
party was in power, it got all
the state printing, with few ex-
captions; it was given the print
ing of the codes, it received the
Legislative printing of the house
at a good figure, and for all OF
this what has it given the demo-
cratic nothing but abuse
and criticism of its official NOM
inees and platforms. 1t is a
chronic grumbler and never sat
isfied with the action of the
party. It's democracy is not of
the kind that wins success and
it's action is a detliment to the
party, an injury far worse than
though it were to come out
squarely and manly in it's sup
port of the republican ticket. 1t
belongs to the mugwump class
of newspapers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Senator Fairbanks tenacity in
clinging to his office after being
nominated for vice president
does not show the greatest conf
dence in the result of the Nov
ember election, and it contrasts
most forcibly with Judge Park
er's resignation of a life position
and high salary, and his pledge
never to accept a second term in
case he should be elected.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

The Cmur d'Alene Press tells
some solid facts. 1t says The
democratic party of this state is
unfortunate in having a few
newspapers that claim to believe
in its principles but are always
found opposing the tickets and
platform adopted in convention.
They would have the public be.
lieve that they belong to the
'holier than thou" class and are
such high moral sticklers that
the party never gets quite up to
their standard, and for these
reasons they are always opposed
to the action of the democratic
convention. They make their
fights before the convention and
If unsuccessful, continue them
afterward. They are not loyal
to the democratic party in any
respect, although when there is
any patronage to dispense which
brings cash to their excheouer
they are first to crap at it. The
Evening Capital News, of Boise,
IS IN this class. 1t has not, to
our knowledge, supported demo
cratic tickets and principles in
one single instance since it was
established as an evening daily,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

For the sake of his children
the President might well ask to
be defeated. All of them re-
ceived at ST. Louis such turnkey
ttentions as would have caused
disgust in the reception of prin-
ces in ST. Petersburg or Vienna.
When Miss Alice attended church
the whole congregation arose to
receive her, and the three boys
were made distinguished guests
of the management ana lodged
in six pretentious connecting
rooms at the Inside Inn. where
they were saluted with special
brass band concert every after
noon. They liked it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
David B. Hill announces that
he will retire from politics after
January LIST next year.

Henry Heitfeld for governor
on the democratic ticket of Ida
no will have heavy vote in the
north, and his chances of win
ming are bright, indeed. If we
mistake not, Custer county will
give Mr.. Heitfeld a big major.
ity. The cattle and horse grow.
ers in this county, many who are
republicans, will not vote for
Goodlng on account of the two.
mile limit law, and they are evi-
IDENTIFY right in their apprehen-
sion. The people who labor will
vote for Mr.. Heitfeld for they
know that he is friend of or.
ganized labor. Mr.. Cooling is
a weak man, and prominent re.
publicans now admit it. He
cannot carry the strength of his
own party in this section.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Republican papers seem to
have nothing better to feed their
readers on than the curious yarn
that Mr.. Taggart of Indiana and
Mr.. Sheehan of New York are
quarreling. There is nothing in
the story and as Sheehan APP
pointed Taggart his chairman
and Taggart appointed Sheehan
his assistant, the story is not
only baseless but foolish. The
two men are the best of friends.
Mr.. Taggart is a breezy and jov-
ial hustler and Mr.. Sheehan is a
secretive and pussy footed whis-
perez, and each man knows his
job and is doing it right ably.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Some bankers in the East are
beginning to consider the neces-
sity of demonetizing gold, it is
becoming so plenty and the in
terest on first-class securities is
so low. Some think it will have
to be demonetized, others that
there will have to be limitations
put on its coinage.
All they need will be to press
that business to make socialists
so fast that in a little while they
will go out of the business. They
believed they had the debtor
class where they wanted them
when they succeeded in killing
silver as standard money.
They did draw to themselves
quite 1000 millions of other
peoples dollars, and now are
busy in telling the world how
wise and farseeing they were,
how well they knew what was
for the good of those they rob-
bed, and how it was all through
a consuming love for their coun-
try and its prosperity that they
did what they did. But when
they begin to press in earnest
this other scheme to put limita-
tions on gold, if we mistake not
they will hear something drop,
because it would only require 81
per cent of the voters of this
country to elect a President and
both houses of Congress. Sup
pose that were done and that
those in authority then should
decide that all there is to money
is the stamp of the government,
that acting on that plan they
should further decide that the
people should have certain nee
essities at just a tritie over cost,
such things as railroads and
electric light and power works,
coal and iron mines, telegraph
lines all the great public utilit-
les and should proceed to con-
fiscate them, paying in green
backs; what then would these
men who grow rich turning over
dollars do to make a living f?
And how much would their dol
lars be worth to them {? They
could not buy even legislators
and congressman; it would re-
quire a bushel of money to buy a
breakfast. They have told us
that majority vote must stand
because it expresses the will of
the people. What will they do
one of these days when the mai
GRITTY is against them Good
wins Weekly.