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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-18
MUST AWAIT FINANCIAL CALM.
Pittsburg Steel Man Says Trade condi-
tions Should Not Cause Alarm.

NEW YORK, Oct. I7.--Willis L. King,
vice president Jones & Laughlin Steel
Co. of Pittsburgh, said yesterday that
there was too much pessimism in the
East over business conditions and that
the West did not coincide with this
view Of the situation. AT the same time
he considered reaction from the trem-
endous expansion Of the past few years
advisable. He said:
"You have doubtless heard the story
Of the man in perfect health who was
put to bed by his friends who had
agreed among themselves to try the ex-
pertinent of telling him that he looked
badly and should see doctor. The
country think, is in danger of some
such fate.
"There are only three things that
should, in my opinion. affect adversely
the progress of this country. famine,
pestilence and free trade. We can SAFE
" trust the first two to Providence, and
/ hope the Republican party will con
tinue to look after the third.
"The conditions do not warrant alarm.
but do admonish thoughtful men that
the tremendous expansion Of the past
few wears must take rest until the
nancial equilibrium Of the country is
This does not, / feel,
mean an extended or extreme interfer-
ence in business, but gradual and heal
thy readjustment, in which there will
be satisfactory volumne and fair
prices. Such commodities as are now
selling at fair and reasonable prices,
based on their cost, will not suffer; but
anything that has been undalg advanc-
ed by reason Of the great demand will
find its proper level.
"The country is certainly richer than
it was year or even three months ago.
The farmers have harvested $1,000
100000 crop, and the mines have added
many millions to our wealth. 1t il the
part Of wisdom, therefore, to await the
future with confidence and not be car
ried away by fear Of something that
Is not at all likely to happen"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-18
A Criminal Attack

on an inoffensive citizens is frequently
made in that apparently useless tube,
the appendix" It's generally the re-
suit of protracted constipation, follow
ing liver torpor. DR.. Kings New Life
Pills regulate the liver, prevent appendi-
citis, and establish regular habits Of the
bowels. 25c at Charles Rogers drug
store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-18
"A BOLD ROBBERY
Two Men Attack Woman and
Seize Satchel.
CONTAINED EMPLOYEES WAGES

Thugs Attack Woman in Husbands Fac
tory and Take Satchel Containing $500
After Lively Chase One is Cap
tured- Money is Recovered.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-18

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
NORTHERN FLOOD PERILS

The focus of public attention in the
matter of disastrous river floods has
shifted from certain eastern states to
the northern part of our own state.
All the rivers Of northern California
have been overhowing their banks dur
ing the last three or four days, caus-
ing enormous destruction of property,
great suffering to people in the inun-
dated districts and some loss of human
life.
Reports from northern California in
regard to the floods read quite like the
news that has been coming lately
from Pittsburg and other points on the
Ohio river and it's tributaries. Houses
and bridges have been swept away,
farms have been submerged. running
crops and thousands of people have
been subjected to great distress.
Berkeley is the happiest town in the
state, probably, as an incidental re-
suit of the flood situation. This be-
cause Of the wild outbreak of the Sac
ramento river and the local apprehen-
sun VI udhBSI W the capital city.
Berkeley is safe from such peril, ex-
cept in the possible contingency of a
tidal wave sweeping in from the ocean.
And as Berkeley is short on arguments
| showing its superior advantages as a
site for the capital, 1t is likely to make
the most of Sacramento's exposure to
river floods.
There is one section of California,
however, in which the food reports
excite only sympathetic interest. Such
perils, like all other terrifying mani
festations of nature, are unknown in
the blessed southland. We get all the
water that is needful here, but not in
the destructive form that is reported
from the north. For the rainy season
now nearing the end we have had al
ready a little more than the normal
rainfall, insuring abundant crops for
the present year.
II Southern California was not the
original Eden it would certainly have
withstood close investigation as a
favorable site for setting our primeyal
parents up Ia housekeeping.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
A PURE JUDICIARY

Like the ''bow in the sky" that as
sured no repetition Of worlds flood
there Is one luminous feature In the
cloud that envelops San Francisco.
That feature alone should inspire
every decent citizen with hope for the
future and should nerve him to SUI
preme effort in aid Of the fight for the
right
The judiciary of San Francisco, SO
far as association with the municipal
revelations are concerned, has won the
admiration of all true Calforuians.
There is a single exception 10 that ccm-
pliment-a most notorious one-out e
is an adage that exceptions prove the
rule" Not only the Justices who have
had to deal with the infamous dis
closures, but the grand jury and the
prosecuting attorneys as we'll are the
recipients OF praise from all goCd ciu-
zens Of the state.
This cause for commendatiou IS the
more pleasing because OF the potent
influences of the Ruef-Schmits Sans
in the control Of judgeships SIS ct
other public positions. In the cariy
stage Of the prosecution ot thai SANG
there were grave misgivings about the
fidelity Of members OF the Judiciary, \
fear that was justified by the derVuc-
tion of one member. But that one de-
parture from the path OF fidelity only
frightened the spectacle Of faithful
ness to duty along all the rest Of the
judicial line
With such evidence Of judicial purity
and such zeal as has been manifested
in the prosecution Of wrongdoers, the
reputable people Of San Francisco
like Paul after the shipwreok. may we'll
"thank God and take courage"
And such thankfulness should extend
much farther than the limits Of that
terribly chastened city. The judiciary
of San Francisco is a part OF the ju-
dicial system OF the state and hence
every Californian has cause for admir-
alton of the men who are rescuing that
city from the clutch of the municipal
bandits.
III ulIHernore, the Work Oh purlnca-
ton now going on in San Francisco
gives warning to all unfaithful public
stewards. elsewhere in the state, that
the word justice" is no misnomer in
its relation to official iniquity.
The triumph of the right in San
Francisco will have tendency to
purify the official atmosphere in every
section of California. 1t will be a
demonstration of judicial potency in
the protection of the public from Off
cial corruption, from the lowest to the
highest station.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
HOLDERS OF ODD RECORDS

Quite the youngest chauffeur in the
world is New York infant, who is only
just three and one-half years old. His
father had built for him a petrol motor
of one and a quarter horsepower, and
limited in speed to seven miles an
hour. The child operates this himself,
while his father accompanies him on
bicycle.
The Oldest inhabitant in the world is
giant tortoise from the Seychelles. 1t
weighs go pounds and is known to be
over $50 years old. Very probably it's
age is somewhere about 300 years.
A distinct record is that held by the
Rev. e. Clapton, rector of Stebbing,
Essex. On recent Sunday he assisted
to ring a peal of 720 changes on the
bells before church. After this he con-
Quoted the whole service, preached the
sermon and played the organ.
A record in families is that which
eliminated in remarkable marriage
at Worcester. After a courtship of a
week Wolf Berenson, who is SO years
old, was married to Mrs. Annie Gold
man, a lady thirty-one years younger.
1t is stated that Mr.. Berenson has
seven children, sixty-three grandchil-
dren, seventeen grandchildren
and one great-great-gra He
has two children in Poland, and two
grandchildren who are serving in
the Russian army. The bride has five
children and twenty-eight grandchil-
dren, and altogether it is said that the
family circle numbers no fewer than
124.
There are ten Lincolnshire agricul-
tural laborers who are the fathers of
oh Ia In
tural society awards prizes every year
to such race benefactors as these In
one case a competitor had twenty chill
dren, of whom seventeen were brought
up and twelve were placed out. In an
other case there were nineteen born, of
whom fifteen were brought up and
eleven placed out. A record in this di-
rection is held by Mrs. Mary Gillespie,
a woman of Sc. She had thirty chill
dren. made up of fifteen sets of twins.
A man has lived for eight years in his
wife's tomb, thus making record. This
is Jonathan Reed known as the her
nit of Evergreen cemetery, Brooklyn.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

He was a retired merchant and finally
died from a stroke of apoplexy in his
wife's tomb. He had lived there for
eight years and always refused to be-
lieVe that his wife was dead. Indeed
he contended that death was wholly
unnecessary and quite an avoidable ex-
perience, which was the result of the
lack of vital heat and could be easily
remedied by artificial means. AS he
was wealthy enough to indulge in his
pet theory he had constructed for him
a mausoleum with elaborate heating
facilities. Finally he was found dead
on the marble floor.
Very remarkable is the record which
belongs to Mary Dickerson, an old
lady of 70. For the past twenty years
she has slept standing. The whole
night through she remains in an up
right position, leaning against a wall
The reason for adopting this course is
that she finds it the only preventive of
terribly disturbing dreams, which are
the result of the habit of taking NOR
phine. Even now if she wished to sleep
in bed she would have fearful dreams.
All piano playing records have been
eclipsed by the playing of Mr.. GARNER,
at Marseilles. He played the piano for
tWenty-seven hours His first rest last
ed ten minutes, during which he swal-
| lowed some soup and poached egg.
| At other times he took kola and lem
onade, and was massaged for ten min
utes. After this he went on playing
until another rest, when he partook Of
two eggs and a wing of a chicken,
washed down with glass of Bordeaux
and cup of coffee. When cramp seized
the artists fingers they were i'm
mediately massaged and some more
kola and a glass of champagne were
given to him. Toward the end of his
task the pianist's face became very
congested and his hands were very
much swollen, while his arms had to
be propped up with cushions. He won
a wager of $40 and afterward collapsed
owing to the nervous strain.
Very recently billiard match was
played in Paris which lasted for twen-
ty-four hours. During the whole period
the players did not leave the room for
more than a minute at a time. The
match took place between Jules Cohen
and Pierre Jaussaud. and altogether
they walked about thirty miles during
the course of the game.-Tit-Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

From the San Fl
THAT the new chinatown OF San
Francisco viii be as much OF a
show place as the old one, as
we'll as cleaner. more picturesque
and interesting quarter OF the city. is
quite evident to any one who takes
a stroll through that part Of the city.
On all sides there is the greatest
activity In buuding The structures
that are being erected are. almost
without exception, of permanent
character and superior in every re-
spect 20 those that they replace.
The leugth Of Dupont street from
California 90 broadway is for the most
pArt already built up and the build
tnEs most Cf which are rapidly near
tnE completion, are to be tenauted by
Chinese business firms that formerly
dtd business in the quarter.
All the leading vcnders Of curios
whose wares were SO much in demand
With the eastern tourists are locating
tU new and enlarged premises along
DUPONT street. The much -prized ORR
entail criC-N-brac much Of 1t manufac-
tNrCd 70 catch the eye Of the eastern
tourist Will be on sale again as 1t was
iN the old days.
One Ct the most characteristic feat
uvcS " old Chinatown-the green por-
tlco strung along the first and second
floors OF the buildings-is to be again
In evidence. All the restaurants and
joss houses win have elaborate por-
ticos Of this kind, A new Chinese the
ater is to be reconstructed at the north
end Of Fish alley. and the wall of the
Celestial orchestra will greet the way
farcr in this neighborhood once again.
Already the woman with the pow
iered face and the henna painted lips
has returned from Oakland and taken
up her abode behind the green iron lat
tice in Bartlett alley. Here and there
are the gaudy signs of gambling joints,
opened although the population of the
quarter has not yet arrived. 1t is evil
dent that the word has been given by
the authorities that gambling will be
permitted to run wide open in the new
Chinatown, for the elaborate construc-
ton that is being undertaken by prop
erty owners in that ,.uarter with a
view of accommodating the proprietors
Of gambling joints would not be begun
unless it was assured that these places
would be permitted to run without po-
ice interference.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
'FR1sCO'S NEW CHINATOWN
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

lnCisco Chronicle.
+ The small merchant is to establish
himself again in the old locations. Even
Fish alley is to be revived in all its
odoriferous glory. Several fine brick
structures have been erected at the
south end of the alley and more are
under construction on both sides OF
the thoroughfare extending down TO
jackson street.
The dives along the street leading to
the Chinese quarter from Kearney
street have been rebuilt on greater
and more elaborate scale than before,
and they are all I'm operation, running
without any interference from the po-
lice. These dens of vice promise to be
more numerous in this section of the
city than they ever were before. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are be-
ing invested in buildings that are OBJ
viously being constructed for immoral
purposes, and the new Tenderloin
promises to be double the size of the
old one.
Waverly place, Ross alley and Baker
alley are all being reconstructed with
imposing brick buildings. Many of
these structures have steel frames and
pressed brick fronts, but arrangements
are being made for Chinese tenants,
and most of the buildings will have the
picturesque green pOTIlCOS'
Chinese cigar factories have already
located in various places in the quar-
ter and the industry of manufacture
ing cheap smokes is hourishing again.
The old Chinatown guide, who used
to be so much in evidence around the
hotel lobbies, is busy exploring the new
quarter, and has located several dens
where the poppy juice is cooked and
smoked. The prospects are that the
Chinatown guide will find that his vo-
cation is an Improbable one in the new
Chinatown, for the old ramshackle
buildings through which he used to
lead the way have all gone and will
never be reconstructed.
Already the new Chinese tenants
are moving in and as soon as the
streets become passable again the life
of the quarter will begin. Signs have
been posted in most of the offices of
the Chinese merchants in Oakland that
they are preparing to move back to
Chinatown as soon as possible. With
the merchants will come the gambling
house keepers, the restaurant propri-
etors the chop suey venders and all the
picturesque disreputables that go to
make UP an oriental quarter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
sALLApE oE OLD PLAYS

All, programs of a bygone day.
gaze upon you lovingly,
For many a charm then had the nlav
whose like there never more may be.
In place of ragtime foolery
ana scenes and gowns that hold full swav
Give me the wholesome mimicry-
Inc good old plays of yesterday!
Then rip Van Winkle," gravely gay.
Brought tears and smiles alternately:
And School for Scandal" did display
a womans charming coquetry
'Mazeppa'- what charms had shell
Virginius" did nightly slay
His daughter. OH again to see
The good old plays OF yesterday!
1 wish I could Times haste delay
That l might thrill Ger "Guardsmen
Three"
And yet again a tribute pay
To "Pique," Caste and Diplomacy. 4"
! know not wherein lies the key
To my dislike of modern way
But oh, they mean so much to me,
The good old plays Of yesterday!
L'ENVOI
o modern plays, hear my decree,
To all your Kind / must say nay
I'd give you all most joyfully
For one of those of yesterday!
Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
NORMAL SCHOOL MEETING

The board of trustees Of the state
normal school will meet this morning
at 9 o'clock to receive citizens who de-
sire to have the normal school remain
in Los Angeles and who have prospec-
tive sites to offer within the city limits.
There should be a strong presentation
of facts and an appeal made to the
board to relocate the school in this
city.
Boyle Heights is prepared to make
several attractive propositions for the
location, and If there are any other
sections of the city interested their
representatives should be present at
the meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
START RIGHT IN PAVING

The pleasing promise comes from the
city engineer that within the next two
years Los Angeles will have about
double its present mileage OF paved
streets. on the assumption that asphalt
will be used for paving purposes the
informal estimate calls for an expen-
diture of about $1.5O0, 900, half Of which
is supposed to be the share Of the
street railway companies.
Before entering upon the new street
paving era, however, the question
should be thoroughly sifted whether
asphalt is the most desirable substance
for the purpose. There are many points
to consider in that question, the more
important being durability, healthful-
ness, cleanliness and the general mat
ter Of cost.
II those points are likely to be de-
cided as the result of experience and
observation in Los Angeles the av-
erage citizen will have misgivings
about the outcome. Certain streets that
at once come to public mind, which
were paved with asphalt, suggest the
likelihood that the new job now OUT
lined would be everlasting rather than
the work Of only two years.
That is to say, judging from some of
our present streets, at the conclusion
Of the two years job Of paving it would
be necessary to at once begin repaving
at the starting point, and so on in
definitely.
The primary question to settle, II as
phalt is to be used for the paving Of
thirty miles more of our streets, as
contemplated, why the work Of that
kind done heretofore is so glaringly
in many If not most
cases. Plenty of examples are in evil
dence of asphalt paving changing from
the smoothness of a floor to the rough
ness of a corduroy bridge in less than
two years.
Street paving is the most perplexing !
problem that all large cities have to
solve, or, rather, attempt to solve. 1t |
seems, in fact, to be an insoluble prob |
lem. Every thinkable substance pos
sibly adaptable to the purpose has been |
tried in experimental street paving. |
Nearly fifty years ago. for instance. |
a downtown street in New York was |
paved with open-work castiron blocks. |
Nearly all large cities have expert |
mented with wooden paving, scores of |
different varieties having been tried.
The fact that much of the asphalt |
paving in this city has failed in the |
matter of durability does not necessa-
rily imply that the substance is not the
best attainable for the purpose. The |
highest grade of raw material in any |
line of industry may be ruined in the |
work of conversion to the finished |
product.
For masters in the art of lodging
obligations in public work Los Angeles
could offer exhibits hard to equal in
other cities. AS we all know, much of
the street work done here winhin the
last few years has deserved the ex-
pressive term rotten" Sidewalks We
neered with paper-thick cement, curbs
that crumble at the touch and street
surfacing with concealed ruts and
chuck-holes.
Before starting on that promising
job of paving thirty miles of streets
with asphalt the whole question of ma
terial and method should be exhaust
lively considered.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

When the railroads gave rebates they
did it to get business. Now that re-
bates are barred they have more busi-
ness than they can handle. What's
the answer?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

If half the attention were paid to
making the public library useful that
is devoted to the petty pettieoat poll
tics OF the feminine employees a vast
amount Of good would be done. and the
disgust that now hangs over the place
would be quickly dissipated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

Sacramento will now organize TO
fight capital removal. Southern Cali
fornia will help; it sees little use in
building another capital for the north
when it expects to have one of its own
shortly.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

Passenger traffic managers have de-
cided to reduce speed on western rail-
roads. That's all right in going east,
but it's a shame to make a man take
any longer than he must in reaching
glorious Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

San Francisco is almost completely
by washouts. This is hard on
the decent people there who have to
put up with the stencil from San Fran
ciscos municipal rottenness.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
L'ENYoI
The Retort SAVAGE :

you know, Mr. Cynicus." Uttered
Miss Antique, with a coquettish flutter
OF her fan, I'VE women acknowledge be-
longing only 10 the golden age"
Yes" answered Cynicus, you look
like you might belong to the 'A9ers."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

But the fact is that the more talk
about the red light district that goes
around the more it is advertised. Some
people would never know there was one
were it not so persistently exploited.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

The railroads have passed the threat
ening stage and are now begging.
Pretty soon they will reach the point
where wisdom will break in upon them
and they will see that obeying the
laws is the best policy after all.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

AS between a school board place with
no pay and lots of trouble, and an ade-
quately remunerative job on the aque
duct. it isn't hard to guess which to
take.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

San Francisco's board of supervisors
was elected by that city against the
protests of every paper in town. San
Francisco went into this thing with
its eyes open, and now merely reaps
the reward of its own actions.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

Bully; advertise the boulevards, but
let's get few streets so that they can
be reached from the city without going
through hogwallows.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

Now that the Thaw case has become
so dull the yellows' circulation state
ments are no longer published. The
slump Is too great.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

The petticoat war in the library
breaks out so often that it is a wonder
the board doesn't fire all the women
and put few men on the lob.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

That Texas girl who designed an
Easter bonnet at a cost of s1O5 is un-
wed. of course. But it's her own fault
II she stays that way.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

Any hopes that the new douma would
be OF any possible use to Russia are
squelched. Premier stolypin has al
ready warned It to be good.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

A Russian count and former minister
has died of natural causes, in peace.
But he had to go to Italy to do it,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

Incidentally, when inviting the east
to come and see our boulevards why
not ask the fasteners not to see our
streets?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

Don't forget entirely that annexation
is not a dead issue. 1t may be quiescent
now, but it shouldn't be forgotten.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

The Ninth ward is after the normal
school. Those fine high hills out south
east would be excellent for such an in
stitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

Inspecting restaurant kitchens will be
a job for a strong-stomached man, II
reports of their conditions are true.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

The Los Angeles library is designed
TO be of use to the public and not a
place for a lot OF immature women to
play pettieoat politics.