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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19

NEW YORK. Nov. ls.--Instead Of
the expected lull after the elections Of
last week. politics has taten on new
vigor. and the presidential nominations
are beginning to be discussed as hotly
as II the campaion were six months fur
ther advanced. President Roosevelt's at.
titude with regard to the third term
movement is causing considerable specu.
laton. and Secretary Tafts return Is Gag.
Herly awaited in the belief that the Pre-.
sidcnt will take that occasion to ayow
his final stand. Friend0 OF Mr.. Roosevelt
and Of Mr.. Taft profess to feel no fear
as to what that stand will be. They de.
clare that the President will settle all
speculation as to sincerity and truthful,
ness by placing himself, at once and for
all, entirely without the pale Of Republi
can presidential possibilities; and will al
50 take that opportunity again to i'm
press upon his party his desire that the
War Secretary shall succeed him IN the
White House.
Meanwhile tho Favorite Son move.
ment is in full swing and reports from
various states indicate hat there will
be many complimentary Instructions for
resident statesmen who are supposed to
measure up to presidential standards.
Beyond this always.to.be expected atti-
tude OF state leaders, there seems TO be
nothing developing that could be con.
strued as positively hurtful to Secretary
'Tafts propects. | say this notwith-
standing the fact that recently a number
Of solemn warnings have been issued
that the President cannot hope to have
everything his own way when 1t comes
to naming his successor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19
THE ORIGINAL

Ter In It's attempt to prov 10 Mr., Roose,
welt that In selecting Taft be IL ION .
dead one" The Press 10 strongly
Hughes paper. and the way Il gees about
proving that Secretary Taft IL ont Of the
race Is langhably the Illogical. After
eliminating Mr.. Roosevelt from the race
by putting the President on his honor,
80 to speak. the p'Nss declares that
with Mr.. Roosevelt out, then, any Of bic
advisers from New York eau tell him on.
~ one thing as to this State. "It 10 that
Mr.. Taft has no more chance Of winning
Its delegation than Mr.. Fairbanks or
Knox or Speaker Cannon or Cortelyou.
Likewise, consulting his friend from
Pennsylvania, he will learn that the lie.
legation Of that State cannot be deliy.
erred to Mr.raft Those whom he con.
suits from Indiana win have the same
message for him about that State. Those
who 20 TO tell him about Illinois will
convince him that Mr. Cannon, not Mfr.
Taft. will control the delegates from
there, lie win hear that wisconsinlis
for La Toilette. Mr.. Roosevelt has many
friends In New England. They win tell
him. just as the Others do, that while he
could have the nomination with the con.
sent Of New England, II Is an entirely
different matter to think about obtain.
Ing New Hampshire. Vermont. Massa.
chusetss, Rhode Island and Connecticut
for Taft merely because the President
would prefer to have the Secretary of
War nominated.
"Now. II Is prcposterous In politics.
continues the Press. "to talk about no.
minating for President a candidate who
cannot obtain the support In the con.
veption OF New England, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana
and Wisconsin, the possessors Of the
electoral votes that must choose a Re.
publican President II q Republican Pre-.
sident Is to be elected TO succeed Mr..
Roosevelt"
After deal more OF this sort OF" ar.
gument,' the Press fatty announces
that Hughes, and only Hughes. can get
the nomination without resultant party
discord Of course tthe proposition Ia
preposterous. Fayorite sons have re.
ceiyed their states complimentary votes
at nearly Ill national conyentions--but
the support Of a states favorite son
ceases as soon as few ballots indicate
the popular candidates.
From this leader in the Press, and from
the utterances Of other Hughes organs
one thing, however, can be determined
definitely. That is, that the Chief Ex.
ecutive Of New York state Is in the pre-.
sidential fight to stay until II Ia proved
that he Is not wanted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19
cHIvALRoUS BURGLAR.

Writers OF modern romance, have given
us suggestive and interesting glimpses Of
the presence o. gcntlemanly instincts
in this difficult field of.thiev.
ery; but their tagging imaginations
never conceived the possibility Of burg
lar with conscience, such as the speci.
men developed last week in Bloomfield,
". J.
He rose almost to ethical heights.
When his threatening revolver had in.
duced the lady Of the house to bring n
two hundred dollar roll OF bills from
its hiding place he took but twenty and
apoligized for being compelled to take
that. Furthermore, he promised on his
word Of honor as a gentleman TO return
it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19
COMMERCIAL BODY
MEETS
REPORT OF MANAGER WHYTE
rEAD AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
As TO MATTERS CONTAINED in
SAME.

The regular meeting Of the Chamber
sf Commerce was held in its rooms In
she Odd Fellows Building last evening
! goodly number OF the members being
present. The report Of Manager Whyte
Has read as follows:
Report OF Manager John H. Whyte. to
the regular meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce, held November IS, 1907:
The Filling-in Proposition
While several members OF thesCham-
her and myself were in Portland last
week we secured the promise OF G. B.
Hegardt, the well-known engineer who
for 50 many years had charge of the
letty building work at Fort Stevens. to
ecme to Astoria in the near future and
sonsult with our members and with the
promotion committee on the most feas-
Ihle way to begin and then as quickly as
possible. execute the tilling-in PROPOSE
tion. Our people would without doubt
lave more confidence in Mr.. Hegardt
than in any other engineer. because of
his familiarity with local conditions.
lTr. Hegardt has expressed his prefer
snce when he comes to quietly and in
fsrnally talk over the plans he will
have for this proposition. which he as
sares us he believes can be practicall done
ct a cost that win be entirely satisfac-
cory to all our citizens. 1t his opinion
that the work should be divided up into
three districts and that the center, or
most populous district should first be
completed. Then it would be such an
example to the other two districts that
there would be the greatest possible
selerity in completing them also.
The Telephone Situation.
II have received through Mr.. Brunold.
county manager for the Pacific Telephone
G Telegraph Company this letter from
Division Superintendent W. Gilkyson,
under date of November 18th:
This is to advise you that under date
of November /, the construction depart
meut was ordered to proceed with esti-
mate 2562, Astoria, Oregon and orders
5or material to be shipped direct to As
toria were placed on that date. This
estimate provides for complete over
hauling of your outside plant and cut
ting over large number OF open wires
into new cables. We expect that the
construction department will very short
~ begin this work"
] have replied to this letter through
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19
Mr., Brmold and asked him.

sam / to understand that these inn
provements will include modern ex.
change board and new instrumentsf /
think that you will agree with me that
the faults which our people complain
about, are the slowness with which ex.
changing is done because Of the anti
quated board, and the old.fashioned in
struments which are entirely out OF date
everywhere in this country"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19
Advertising Results.


II was the determination Of the Port
land Commercial Club as reached at III
monthly dinner last Tuesday night, al
which several members OF this Chamber
were present, to continue publicity work
for the business reason that to stop II
now, ON the excuse of financial depres.
sion, would be to stop it when there was
the greatest opportunity OF inducing in,
vestments in the solid securities OF the
west.
During the past week We have receiv
ed postal card IRON South Africa in
quiring for our literature and a letter
from Manila. To this date we have re-
eeived and answered more than 5000 let.
tiers. replies to 55 classified advertise
ments that have been inserted in 500
publications in this country, Canada,
England and Europe at an average cost
Of Sl.70 per publication. The circulation
for all these publications has been about
s0000000. II five people read each pub.
lication as generally estimated, then 450,-
100000 people have had an opportunity
to read advertisements.
During the past week we have receiv-
with US an expert brick-maker who
came in answer to our advertisement
saying this was a splendid place in
which to establish brick-making plant.
He has looked over the situation thor.
oughly and has told us that we have
not only the best OF ordinary kinds OF
clay with which to make bricks, but that
he has discovered throughout the city
and this locality the very rarest quail.
ties of shale out Of which the more
valuable face bricks for building pur-
poses can be made, and out OF which
vitrifed brick for paving purposes can
be most successfully manufactured.
His opinion is that local brick mar.
.:et will have to be cultivated, but that
it could be made most valuable, but de-
sires the cooperation of local business
interests to that end, especially an as
5urance from them on the subject of
using ritrified brick for paving purposes.
We have two inquiries from prominent
sources about the conditions here for
starting paper mill. One Of these in
quiries is from Chicago and asks for
any inducements there may be here to
manufacture a fire-proof paper, the kind
that is used in wrapping steam pipes.
This paper can be made through chem
ical process from any kind Of pulp.
The other inquiry is from Canada and
wishes to know the possibilities for pro- !
noting and establishing an ordinary
paper mill. Both of these propositions
would probably be OF interest to the
holders OF timber land, as through them
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19

One of the more ponderously impress
sive Of these has just appeared in the
New York Press which takes up two
columns double.leaded editorial mat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19
presidential RACE
Monied Interests Trying to Boost
Hughes.
SHOULD DESTROY BAD MONEY

Disease Contracted from Handling Old
curency'--No One However Refuses to
Take it chivairous Burglar-Pirates
Of High Finance.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-19

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The greatest tea-drinkers
are full bottom Dutch
men. There isn't much
n erv ous prostration in
Holland.
Your grocer returns your money II you donr
IKE Sehilllngs Best; we pay him
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The report of Manager Whyte wa.
unanimously adopted and he was in
structed to write to the people present.
ing the different propositions as to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24

tice of distribution. Discomfort can not
always be without reason.
None but strong and representative
business men, most of whom are fanlil-
lar with municipal affairs, should be
elected to be commissioners.
Each member of the commission
should be held responsible for his de-
partment.
by electing the commissioners at
by instituting the civil service plan of
appointments the ward healer is rele-
gated.
1.-The mayor and commissioners are in
continuous session, each devoting his
entire time to his respective depart
ment; therefore a citizen finds no more
difficulty in submitting business pro-
position and receiving prompt action
thereon than he would have in present
ing the same to private concern.
Business methods will be applied tc
the sources of revenue as we'll as to the
expenditures of the city's funds.
'All public utilities owned and operat-
ed by private concerns will put them
selves into cooperation with the system
and will respond rapidly to the popular
demand for better and more extended
service
''Excrescences will be eliminated, and
the legal department will not have the
tendency to rush into court and damage
suits against the city will be greatly
lessened. Wichita and Kansas City,
Kan, are contemplating upon securing
the commission system.
1.-The conclusion of the whole matter
is, that the affairs of our city can be
and ought to be administered on bust
ness principles and that the commits
sion plan is the best means to accom-
r'ish that end"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24

Temporarily located in
the Columbian build
Ing while our new
home is being built.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24

great many innocent people are in
jured. 1t is not the fault of the cor
poration itself that wrong is done in
its name. The wronsdoers are the
managers, and they should be prose-
cuted,
in saying that worldwide conditions
are partly responsible for the present
that the prosecution of corporations
by the government for past offenses
has alarmed stockholders and disturb
ed confidence. The Standard Oil COM
pany was prosecuted for accepting re-
bates. Railroad stockholders and
stockholders in all large concerns are
generally aware that the granting of
rebates and accepting of the same has
that all are equally subject to attack.
Fears Many Receiverships.
ITO assess fines to the limit, such as
was done in the case of Standard Oil,
would mean receiverShipS for the
largest concerns in the country. 1t is
the fear of action similar to that
against the Standard Oil that dis
turbs the innocent shareholders in
other corporations. The stockholders
know that their companies have prob
ably violated laws just as the Standard
Oil did and are equally subject to at
tack.
I'm the matter of tariff revision. I
think every one believes there should
be some reductions Some tariffs are
absurdly high and others have be-
come practically a dead letter.
'As to the railroads. / want to say
further that I believe the different
state legislatures have been more
damaging to thr roads than the fed
eral government. The Chicago &
Northwestern, for instance. found that
in six states through which it runs
last winter 1000 different bills de-
signed to tax or regulate roads"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
LOOK FOR A TEST.
Friends of Commission Plan
Expect Trouble Here.
Think Suit Will Be Commenced
to Defeat the Law.
HOW KUTZ LOOKS Att
Fifth Ward Councilman FavOrs
Proposed Change.
Will Put Affairs of City on
Business Basis.
HOW KUTZ LOOKS Att

Enemies of the commission system
OF government are planning to test
the constitutionality of the act passed
by the last legislature in the courts,
say those who are keeping posted
upon the agitation for a change from
the councilman-ward system of civic
government to "a commission system
of five men. The enemies of the
commission plan hope to defeat the
project locally at the election which
will be called to give the people a
chance to express themselves on a
change If they fail at this, it is
said the act will be tested in the
courts and it's constitutionality ques-
toned Vigorously f&
At Des Moines the act passed this
last year there is now up in the courts,
an attack having been made on the
grounds of unconstitutionality and
those who are opposed locally to
cnange nave taken a cue.
Though not expressing themselves
strongly eitherawa most of the mem
bers of the council are in favor of
change. In addition the city officials
are without exception lined up for
councflmen and city officials realize
the limitations of the present mode
OF administering city business. 1t is
especially driven home to the council
man newly elected who watches the
difference between the manner his
own business is conducted and that of
the city.
Councilman c. H Kutz, who was
elected this spring, has become an
ardent supporter for a commission.
In an interview he. gave what he con-
stdered the benefits He said:
1T will create business confidence
IN the city as a government, and viii
give a rating to the credit of the city
that 1t has never had before.
Experience has demonstrated that
there Is better plan than the present
one Can business methods be ap-
piled to city government by officers
elected under our present system of
ward politics? A long suffering pub
lie answers, it is impossible.
Then the question arises, Can
business methods be applied under
government by commission? I will
answer by saying: As business meth
DDS are applied to successful private
corporations, SO they may be applied
by the commission system.
Inc public has. long been complaining
OF the hampering Influences of our pres
ent system of ward politics. 1t can
scarcely De hoped, that any people. how
ever magnanimous by nature, or exalted
py conditions, will be able to persist
forever IN the fixed and inexorable JUS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
DROVE HIS AUTO TOO FAST.
Ex-Pugilist j. j. Corbett Pays SO for
Violating an Ordinance.

New York. Aug. 24-James J. Corbett,
the ex-pugilist, speeding up Broadway
in a motor car to do a turn in the AL
hamhra theater, was arrested for VIC
lating the speed ordinance. A member
of the traffic squad timed him at twenty
miles an hour between Fifty-first and
Fifty-third streets on Broadway and
took him to the West Forty-seventh
street station in spite of Corbett's re-
monstrances that he was late in going
on for his turn as it was. But he had
to go to the West side court, where
again the policeman triun1phed and Cor
bett was fined SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
CRY FOR QUARTER.
Financiers Discuss the Jacob
Schiff Interview.
Regard Tt as Sign of Surrender
by Corporations.
READY TO BE GOOD
III the President Will Only Let
Up on Them.
States Worse Than Federal
Government, One Says.

Chicago, Aug. PA concerted cry
for quarter and for absolution for past
sins pending good behavior is the re-
dent Roosevelt's announced determin-
alton to continue his rigorous enforce
ment of the law against the crimes of
capital. Indications that the capitula-
ton is general all along the line are
numerous both in Chicago and New
York.
Wall streets appeal for a truce in
the war as uttered by Jacob Schin in
an interview suggesting a more pacific
policy to the administration was ap-
plauded by western business men yes
ferday. Unlike the Wall street mag
mates, Chicago f1nanciers are not
afraid of the country's going to the
dogs If the president continues his
policy, but they think 1t would benefit
business interests generally if the adj
ministration were to drop all prosecu
lions of past offenses and look only
90 future violations.
While concurring thus far in the
Wall street view, the local f1nanciers
strongly indorse the Roosevelt policy.
They admit that without its vigorous
application the corporations never
would have been taught to obey the
law.
Now Coax Instead of Bluff.
There was a good deal of interest
among all kinds of business interests
in the conciliatory Schiff interview.
which absolved the president from ali
blame for the present financial unrest,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
SaIVar Cures Blood Poison
Hot Springs, Ark, June :

Hot Springs, Ark, June 20. 1907.
NV home is in Schenectady, n. Y. I
visited this place. hoping to receive bene--
fit from syphilitic paralysis, and had
out receiving benefit. in fact. was grow
ing weaker BY chance. I picked up one
Concluded to take your remedy, which I
have now continued for the past two
weeks I feel better, and my appetite
is better than it has been in the past
fo,Ir and one-half years. / am going
home. and continue its use until am
sound and we'll
1 am thoroughly. convinced your rem
edy. SALVAR. will cure any case of
ommend it to any sufferers from this
terrible disease. 1 sincerely hope that
some poor fellow will see this and be
cured by its use
GEO. DORTNG,
Stops. Albany Trolley Line.
Schenectady. N Y.
j. A. Policy. General Agent.
iii e. 5th St. Topeka, KAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
First Drummer Is Dead.

New York, Aug. 24.-Henry j. MAJ
tendau. the first American drummer
to Introduce American goods In Ell
rona and Australia is dead at his
home in Trenton. N. j. at the age Of
75 Years. MartendaIl always declared
Thai he was the original drummer. He
was known as well in Europe as mere
Ia r,bertsvilIe Spoke. Works that he
conceived the idea that American
soods would sell we'll in Europe by
The same methods of drumming as
here. He tried it and was successful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
DR.. H. 0'DONNELL DEAD.
Well Known Ellsworth County Politi-
clan Passes Away.

Kansas City, Kan, Aug. 24.-Dr.
Henry O'Donnell of Ellsworth, Kan,
died last night at ST. Margaret's hos
pita1. He was surgeon general of Kan
sas in 1895 and 1896. During 1903 and
1904 he was surgeon of the Kansas mill
tia. He represented Ellsworth county
in the legislature in 1905 and 1906 and
made a speech in opposition to woman
suffrage which was quoted by newspa-
pers all over the country. The present
Kansas medical laws were largely COM
piled by DR.. O'Donnell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
DIR, Harry O'Donnell, Former Repre-
sentative From Ellsworth, Who
Died In Kansas City.

Ireland was his native land He was
born in 1866 and came to the United
States in 1884. He received his medical
education at Queens college, Galway,
Ireland, and was also a graduate of the
course at Bellevue hospital, New York.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Don-
nell of Ellsworth, Kan, are still living.
His father is 90 years old. A widow,
four children, five brothers and five sis
tiers survive him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
The Coney Island TIandicap

New ork, Aug. c4.--On Laho: day.
Septe~nhtr End. thu Century Road
Club Of America VIII again condicr
the arIua1 25-u, l. Coney Island har
aicap cycle path rare. The event $
ooen te. amateur cyclists only. Ent.1es
Z. use August 26th. he fact shou. I
he recognized that this event IL sane
toned by the Natl )nal Federation p
.Srlaa-ur. cyclists. which Will natu
bring its uarticipar. : under the bsli of
the National Cycling associatlon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
Air Dome.

The Trousdale Stock company is do
ing big business at the Air Dome
Last night the Dome was filed to
overlooking. Broken Hearts" was the
bill, a beautiful story of the sunny
south. This is an excellent company
which accounts for the big business
they are doing. Tonight the play will
be Midnight in Chinatown a story
of the Sums of San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
mFvervbodv should Know"

saws c. G. Hays a prominent business
man of Bluff Mo, that Buck1en's Arnica
sae is the quickest and s sprest b healing o
wound. or to a case of piles. I've used
1t and know what I'm talking about"
Guaranteed by all druggists 25c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24
How Much Have
You Paid

on the mortgage this
year? Why not pay
it off by. the month
same as Rent? The
Shawnee Building and
Loan Association, lis
West 9Th street has
the plan. Let US figure
with you.