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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-05

centrate the attention Of the people
upon great financial achievements, and
TO establish in the highest place In the
popular estimation the captains Of in
dustry ami the powerful 6nanciers, lit.
tie regard being paid, in making up the
judgment, to the fundamental virtues
Of private individual life. Mr.. Dill
added Graft Is the advanced stage
Of the craze for unearned money. II is
not only the desire to get something
for nothing, but il il an attempt TO
get something in consideration Of the
graiters parting with soemthing that
really does not belong TO him.
Another graft Is that Of the bank Of.
ficial who is influenced In the use OF his
institutions funds by any considera.
ton other than the good Of the insti.
tuition. Such a man is dangerous To
the community. The director Of cor.
poration who directs Its affairs from the
viewpoint Of his own pocket rather
than the standpoint Of the stockholders
interest, although he may not be in
dicted by the grand jury, Is none the
less a social highwayman.
The dummy director Of a great com
pany who dummyies himself for pay,
whether by the year or by the job
who uses his position to control the
use and disposition of other peoples
money for personal gain, is in no po,
sition TO criticise the clerk who falsi-
fies his accounts, or the employe who
embezzles. Yet we all know Of in
stances where men who have stolen a
million have sent TO jail employees who
took only hundreds or thousands Of
dollars.
In concluding his address, Mr. Dill
said:
This indictment Of our business life
Is not based upon an inherent, incurable
defect in our American character, but
on the contrary, these evils are an out
growth Of our American strenuosity in
the riotous race for the easy dollar and
the many dollars. | wish to distinct
ly avoid leaving the impression upon
your minds that an unduly large pro.
portion Of the American people are Of
the class which | have sought to call to
account.
Right and honesty will triumph, q
saturnalia of graft and an era OF grab
will find itself shortlived, speedily to
be ended BY the uplifting influences of
educated men and women of character.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-05
cost

politLn city Of 49,
Iatlon represents alt
aiity on earth. In con
IL Ia n lively center OF b.
Its advantageous locate
OF the great ColumblH
the trade mart OF .
region OF north
southwestern " =:
aupply point for . people
n oregon's second cit. siEe and I'm
portance.
The estimate OF population here
given In conservative. The 1900 gov
ernment census accredited the citS
with about 5000 eople. but the launch
dng OF new enterprises, together with
the natural growth. has added many
hundreds to the population in the past
i've years Failure to develop local re-
sources has resulted In slow growth
Ou, @ new era Of commercial activity
d dawnlng and the prospects for the
eity's future are very bright.
On It's magnificent location and won
Sierful natural advantages Astoria
bases lie expectations OF future great
ness. Situated on the only fresh water
harbor of importance in the world
with the broad ocean but 10 miles from
ats wharves. II enjoys marked advant-
ages as a,shlpplng center. The gravity
route OF the Columbia river Is natures
highway for the great inland empire
the immense product OF which must be
exported from the ocean port At AS
torIa the largest ships may find safe
moorlngs, and It's harbor will accom-
modate all the shipping that may ever
come TO the northwest coast. It Is
re-emlnently the Pacific slope port,
as New York Ia the Atlantic port, and
must soon receive from the transcon'
tinental railroads the recognition which
its advantages justify as has New
York on the Atlantic coast.
Development of the numbering In
dustry win alone make Astoria great
There are $4,000 100000 feet Of thinner
standing In the forests near the city
This vast timber supply Is great
enough to keep In steady operation for
20 years 100 large mills, and to afford
employment during that period to l5,-
900 persons in the manufacturing
plants, to say nothing of the army OF
workmen that would be employed In
the forests The first steps towards the
development OF lumDerlng have now
been taken. and four mills, with daily
output exceeding 100000 feet, are In
operation The forests are only Snort
distance from the city, and the cost OF
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-05
Proclaims State Of Siege.

San Domingo, Santo Domingo, July 4
The government has issued decree
suspending the guarantee and proclaim
ing state of siege in the Barahona
district. The trouble apparently Is
local. All other districts OF the re-
public are quiet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-05

I'll brave the storms of Chilkoot Pass,
I'll cross the plains OF frazen glass,
Id leave my wife and cross the sea,
Rather than be without Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Frank Hart's drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-05

Constipation and piles are twins. They
kill people inch by inch, sap life away
every day. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will positively cure you. No cure
no pay. S5 cents, Tea or Tablets at
Frank Hart's drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-05
RUSH FOR WEALTH
New York Lawyer Urges to
Go Back To Beginnings"
GRAFT FOREIGN T0AMERICAN

James B. Dill Says Graft Is Advanced
Stage Of Craving For Unearned Money
saturnaiia Of Graft Will Bow to Right
And Honesty.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-05

like concessions over the Northern
Pacific from Portland to the Sound.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

DR.. Gustav G. e. Weber, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, recently consul at Nurem-
burg is one Of the pioneer doctors of
his city. Years ago he was visited by
a young man who required surgical
operation, but explained that he was
only getting fifty dollars a month and
would have to pay by installment
Weber said he would risk it and it took
the youth about a year to pay up.
The lad was John d. Rockefeller, and
only a short time ago he sent for
Weber, asking for medical advice, there
having been recurrence of the trouble
for which Weber had operated forty
years ago. Weber made an examina-
ton and told Mr.. Rockefeller that any
medical student could do it and that
he himself was out of practice. Rookie.
Teller opened a drawer, counted out
$500, and handing the roll to Weber
remarked, 1T does not take SO long
to pay the bill this time" Weber de-
clined the money, saying he wished no
fee for friendly visit. Take it, said
Rockefeller, "and give to some poor
medical student, who is struggling for
his education" Weber remarked in
telling the story that he couldn't think
of any struggling medical student just
then and, but what was the all
ment that required surgical opera
ton?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

mended for doing something to earn
an honest penny. If his pay Is not
much, his duties are not particularly
onerous, and il ambitious he will have
plenty of spare time in which to look
around for a better job. Meanwhile
he is comfortably domiciled at Dor
chester House, the marble palace In
Park Lane, which Ambassador Reid
has taken as his London residence
The Hon. Walsh is engaged to be
married to Lady Norah-Spencer-
Churchill, the youngest sister OF the
Duke of Marlborough. Though she
can hardly be called youthful, she is
several years younger than her tiance.
AS far as pedigree counts for any
thing, however, the Hon. Walsh is no
bad match for her, for he can boast
ducal blood, too.
If the Duke of Devonshire's rule
against any Of his servants accepting
tips" could be successfully introduced
in this country all would be well. There
are few of the old nobility of Eng
land who set a laudable example OF
prohibiting their servants accepting
gratuities from visitors or guests. The
Duke of Devonshire, for instance,
makes it an intlexible rule that no
servant of his shall take a tip. When,
however, a party of Americans recent
ly visited Chatsworth, the Dukes Der
byshire seat, and were entertained to
luncheon and shown over the beautiful
grounds by the Dukes steward, the
leaders of the party thought the usual
1tshell out" must be the climax Of the
days enjoyment. The party consisted
of four men and three women, and
among them $35 was subscribed. With
commendable discretion the money was
not offered to the steward, who, of
course, is above accepting recognition
of the kind, hut to an underfootman,
who saw the party to and from the
railway station. But the fOotman
pointed out that it was against the
rules of the Dukes establishment to
accept gratuities "in money" That |
seemed 10 suggest a way of getting
around the rule. The next day various
articles of jewelry reached the stew
ard from London with the request that |
they be distributed among the staff at |
his discretion. The leaders of the party |
were Edmund II. Abbott, of New York,
and Alexander Cattanach. of Salem,
Mass, and both had introductions
from Sir Thomas Upton. The Duke
and Duchess were not in residence at |
Chatsworth at the time of the visit,
but the latter sent one of her maids
specially up from London to look after
the ladies. The beauties of Matlock,
Buxton and Bakeweu were fully ex-
plored before they returned to town.
Van Calava.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29
THE DESERT GROUSE;
KNOWN As THE SAGE HEN AND
COCK OF THE PLAINS, A TYP
ICAL AMERICAN BIRD.

IL the Largest of the Crouses and
Feeds Mostly on Sage-Has Hand
some Coat of PIumes and Makes q
Savory Roast.
The desert grouse is representa-
tive American bird. 1t is, Of course,
not as exalted and heroic as the eagle,
and is not spread over SO wide an
area as the common chicken, but for
all that the desert grouse is typically
American. The bird is more famil-
iarly known to travellers, jewellers in
the arid and semi-arid regions of the
United States, and sportsmen, as the
sage hen," and, as matter of course,
where there are sage hens there are
sage cocks. Often the bird is referred
to as the prairie chicken, but the ref
erence is inaccurate. 1t is game
bird of great beauty. 1t was named
"Cock of the Plains" by Lewis and
Clark who. though perhaps not the
first whites to make the acquaintance
of this bird, at least were the first
white men to identify it as distinct
pathological species and to pause
long enough in the ardous business
of explora ton to give it name.
Found Throughout the Arid Region.
1t is seen in all the arid and semi
arid parts of the land where it has
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29
HumOr Of King Edward.

Returned tourists who have been in
touch with the nobility in Europe,
bring back a few good stories of King
Edward. One tale runs like this: The
King was driving alone in dog cart
near one of his country palaces one
day and caught up with an old fish
woman, who was trudging to the vii.
lage to sell her wares. She did not
recognize the king and asked him for
a lift. He responded graciously and
helped her into the cart. AS they
drove along she begged him to buy
her fish pleading poverty and big
family at home. The king said he had
plenty of fish at home and would not
buy any. However, he would give her
his portrait which he thought would
be just cs good as buying her fish
"Ye are a fine looking man, but your
portrait would not buy shoes for the
children" said the old woman. ooh.
I thi-k it will help you" he responded,
and handed her sovereign which has
on one side his profile. When she saw
that she was riding with the king and
spilled her fish. The king handed her
another coin and dropped her out at
her destination. At another time
when he was Prince and attending a
theatre, a fire broke out near by and
every one helped to quench the blaze
The Prince in evening dress, worked
with the others in passing buckets of
water. A big pompous man was stand
ing by doing nothing. "Why don't
you help?" asked the Prince. The
pompous man swelled up and remarked,
II am gentleman, sir, and do no such
mental tasks" Don't let that hurt
you," responded the Prince. II am
only the Prince of Wales"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

The extent of the government irri-
CATION problem is indicated by a rec
emit schedule issued by the Reclama-
ton Service of the Interior Depart
ment, showing that the work of re-
the desert is well under way.
At this time the government plan in
various stages of progress requiring
the expenditure Of $32S7O,0OO. which
will supply water for the irrigation Of
$4,000 acres of land, the expense
being $3.50 per acre. Other govern
ment reports estimate that there are
about 6OO,OOO,CoO acres of so-called
arid land, whose chief products are
sage brush and cactus. This amounts
to more than one-tnird of the United
States, and out of W. ich might be
carved four countries the size of
France, four more as large as Ger
many and two states as large as New
York. Private enterprise has reclaim
cd about 100000 of this domain,
which is to-day the backbone Of the
West. The enormous possibilities of
the government irrigation work is
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

shown by the various expert estimates
which place the additional area which
can be irrigated at from 100000 to
10O,0OO,0OO acres. The government
plan as provided for in the irrigation
law is to store the flood waters of the
western rivers, reclaiming this land
as fast as possible; but the settlers
who take the land are required to
pay back to the government the cost
of the construction of each project, so
that the actual expense to the gov
eminent will all be paid. The final
estimates of the possibilities of in
creased population are one person to
each irrigated acre, so that there
seems future population for the
West as great or greater than the to-
tai population of the country to-day.
Ten or twenty acres, in the more high
ly developed irrigation sections of the
West is stated to be sufficient for the
support of a family, owing to the
fact that under irrigation numerous
and sure crops can be raised. In the
Southwest, three or four crops are
grown on the same land each year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

not been exterminated, and is very
common in those great Cry stretches
of the continent where man has not
crowded it to death and where the
sage brush grows. To say that this
bird has its home in the droughty re-
gions of the United States is to say
how extensively it is distributed, for
everybody who knows anything about
the country, knows how vast is that
empire laid down on the early maps
as desert. The word desert as ap-
piled to the unwatered reaches Of the
west is misleading. On those DIES.
erts there is plenty OF vegetation and
animal life. Though in many places
water is scarce, life may be easily sus.
tanned in these American deserts. IT.
rigation shows how fertile these lands
are when the water 10 poured on.
All over dry lands grows that wild
shrub, called by botanists artemisia,
but which everybody else calls sage
brush.
Feeds Mostly on Sage.
No doubt it belongs to the same
family as does the garden sage of the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

The great extent and value of Queen
Isabeps jewel bag, the proceeds of
which fitted out Columbus, is more or
less Of a myth. But in these days when
millionaire yachtsmen spend hundred
thousand dollars for little racing
yacht and think nothing Of it, the ex-
pense of Columbus's whole fleet seems
entirely insignificant. The sum Of
$4,000 covered the whole outlay neces-
sary to secure and equip the three YES
sells, while the Great Admirals salary
was $500 per annum. The two other
commanders were paid 5000 each, and
the wages Of the crew were $3.50 a
month. OF course, money in those
days was worth a great deal more
than now, and there were not very
many places in America at that time
where the sailors cared to ask for
"shore leave" so that their wages were
a clear laving.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29
CATHOLIC DIVORCES,
VATICAN ANNULS MARRIAGES
IN CERTAIN CASES.-ATTOR.
NEYS OF ST. PETER.

Ambassador Whitelaw Reid appoints
son of English Earl as Chief Lackey
The Tipping Question.-Other For
eign Gossip.
1t is stated on authority that the
Vatican will always annul a marriage
If it can be proved to it's entire salts
faction that one or the other Of the
parties to the alliance was not free
agent in the matter. One of the most
notable cases of annulment of prince
ly marriage, on grounds such as these,
was the dissolution some years ago Of
the marriage bonds of the reigning
Prince of Monaco and his first wife,
Lady Mary Hamilton. At the same
time the Vatican pronounced the mar
riage null and void it also pronounced
that her son was, in every sense of the
word legitimate. Princess Mary, whose
mother was princess Of the reigning
honse of Baden and whose father was
the English Duke of Hamilton, was
forced by her kinsman and guardian,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

a long horseback ride during the af
ternoon. While the Chief Executive
usually goes to his Office Christmas
morning to give attention to the more
important affairs of state that may be
pressing for attention the remainder
of the day is given over to holiday
vacation and thus he is enabled to de.
vote more time than usual to his daily
horseback ride. q The Presidents
Christmas excursion also differs from
his ordinary daily outing in that in
stead of being attended, as Is usually
the case, by the army sergeant, who
acts as the Presidents orderly, he is
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt or by
party of personal friends.
The dinner to which the President
and his family and guests sit down
about Z o'clock in the evening is
served in the private dining room
which is located in the northeast cor
ner of the White House. The state din
ing room where are served all the great
banquets given at the Presidential Man.
sion, is spacious and imposing but
lacking in that coziness and cheer
which is essential to a Christmas
feast and so the Xmas dinner party,
which numbers perhaps fourteen to
sixteen persons is served with the
traditional yule-tide delicacies in the
family or private dining room.
Colored Walters at the White House.
The scene Of the Presidents Christ
mas dinner is the smallest room on
the main floor of the White House
although it is fully twice as large as
the dining room in the average private
residence in the land. The room is
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29
PENSIONS.

Over one Million Dollars
allowed our clients during the last
six years.
Over one Thousa d
claimsallowed through us dur
ing the last six months. Dis.
ability, Age and In
ere a Q pensions obtained
in the shortest possible time.
Widows claims a specially.
Usually granted within 90
days ifplaced with us immedi-
ately on soldiers deaths Fees
fixed b. law and payable out of
allowed pension. A successful
experience of IS years and benefit
of daily calls at Pension Bureau
are at your service. Highest ref
erences furnished. Local Magis-
trates pecuniari1y
benefited by sending US
claims.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29

IN the Colonial style Will Wult0 "olto
and woodwork and is furnished with
rare old pieces of mahogany furniture
most of which were discovered by
Mrs, Roosevelt in out-of-the-way local
tiles in Virginia and Maryland. The
dinner is served by colored walters
and the table is laid with Mrs. Roose'
yelt's new china-delicate ware taste.
fully ornamented with Colonial pat
tern in gold, each piece bearing tiny
representation of the seal OF the
United States in colors.
The dinner is prepared in the re-
fitted White House kitchens, which are
located in the basement directly below
the private dining room. There are
two kitchens, one about rs by 40 feet
in size and, opening from it, a smaller
kitchen of about one-half the size. Or
dinarily the equipment of the smaller
or family kitchen is sufficient for the
preparation of the dinner for a select
party at the Executive Mansion, but
at Christmas the great hooded range
in the larger tiled kitchen is brought
into use for the roasting of the thirty
pound Christmas turkey, sent by Hor-
ace Vose. the Rhode Island farmer who
for thirty-five years past has sent each
year a magnificent specimen OF the
king of fowls for the Presidents
Christmas dinner.
CobbIers from Far and Wide.
Indeed, the Presidents Christmas
dinner does not cost him very much, for
Uncle Sam pays the wages Of many OF
the White House employees who nave
a hand in preparing it and almost all
of the goodies" which grace the les
tive board are donated by admlrlns
friends of the President. Not only does
Horace Vose send prize-winning
turkey, but gobblers that rival it in size
come from poultry raisers in other Sec
tons of the country, and there are
donations of cranberries from Cape
Cod, a parcel of the famous Roosevelt
potatoes" sent by the farm hands on the
Presidents estate at Oyster Bay and
other delicacies sent by "nelShbors
far and near.
Such marketing as is necessary TO
fill out the menu for the PRESIDENT 3
Christmas dinner is done by Henry
Pinckney, colored man who holds the
position of White House Steward and
draws salary of 81, 800 year from the
government for managing the domestic
affairs at the White House. A day or
two before Christmas Steward Plnck-
new sets out in the unpretentlous
vehicle which serves as the President S
private market wagon and makes the
round of the marllets-for the Whlte
House patronage is not confined to any
one merchant In preparation for the
Christmas dinner it is presumably not
necessary to purchase any coffee, sugar,
salt or other staples, for all such sup
plies for the Presidential mansion are
purchased in quantity and kept In a
storeroom adjoining the kitchen, which
looks like full-fedged grocery store
All in all, the White House Christ
mas festival comes pretty near belng
a counterpart of the old-time, old
fashioned institution OF our toro1a-
theirs.
It is we'll on toward $50 o'clock ere
the last piece of mince pie has disap-
reared, and then the entire party, from
the President to Quentin, the youngest
occupant of the White House, makes
! a bee line for the big East Room
where a rousing frolic winds up the
holiday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-12-29
Handsome Though not Brilliant.

Though the general color effect of
the grouse is gray yet it has markings
Of white and black. A large black patch
underneath the birds body is a feat
ure of the desert grouse. On his
shoulders he wears epauletts Of white.
The reason for these white Shout
ders is that in browsing; through
the sage brush all his days
the heavy gray feathers are worn off,
exposing the fine white neither
feathers.
The grouse, though not a high
flyer and not SO agile on the wing as
his eastern cousin, possesses great leg
power. He is active and speedy as a
runner, rather quick TO take fright and
is an expert in losing himself among
the brush. 1t should not be under
stood that these birds do not rise from
cover. They often do. Hunters seek
so to brighten the birds that they viii
rise. It is not difficult shooting then.
The grouse of the desert has that
general grouse trait the "whirr'.
When he rises it is said that he whirrs
louder than the eastern grouse. When
thoroughly reused to his task he is
pretty strong flyer and can 60 a mile
at stretch, alternately sailing and
Tapping.
The flesh of the desert grouse is
good when not too sagey. The young
birds, when feeding on grass-hoppers,
are unsurpassed for tenderness and
flavor. The older birds, as with all
the other feathered tribes, are not SO
tender as the young. When feeding
exclusively on sage their flesh is
of shrub, somewhat unpleasantly so.
One is reminded of the taste OF par
fridge meat when that bird has been
feeding on resinous buds in the au-
tumn.