The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-18

tale becl gong up ny leaps an
bounds, New Workers who have ser
iously considered becoming vcgetari
ans for purely financial reasons arr
naturally keenly interested in the pro
posed attempt by the attorney gener
al OF the state to clip the talons OF III,
so.ealled. beef rust. In II they Sc,
about their last chance 10 continue
their present consumption OF cussu
lent chops aud beefsteaks instead oI
what they bitterly dcnominate grass,
i, IL reported that an investigation
has been under way for the past two
months aud that the legal representa-.
iivcs OF the state believe that they
have evidence Of the regulation ol
prices which will justify them In TAX
ing action against the National Pack.
ing Company AZ the holding company
OF the alleged combine Of big pack
ers. Such a procedure would be fol.
lowing the lines adopted by the fed
cral government in the Northern Sc.
euritics and American Tobacco cases.
While II would not be possible for
state authorities in New York 70 force
the disbandment Of foreign cofpo-
ration il is held that conviction here
! Of violation Of the antitrust statues
forbidding conspiraeies to fix prices
would result ultimately in the disso.
luton OF the trust as was the case
with the Northern Securities Com
pany, According 10 those familiar with
conditions in the mea, industry the
beef trust controls upward OF seventy
FIVE percent Of the meat trade Of New
York or sufficient to enable It to reg
ulate prices,
Not contcnted with rs supremacy.
in the fields in which II might uatur-
ally be expected TO shine, New York
now puts forward the claim 10 the Ii.
tic OF champion horse stealing city OF
the country Statistics just collected
In this connection show that the claim
has good foundation and that II the
western punishment OF horse thieves
were mcted out here there would not
be enough telegraph poles TO go
round, Without doubt more horses
are stolen in this city than in any
area OF equal size IN the country,
These equine thefts average more than
one a day and as horseback travel is
not over popular generally include the
pilicring OF conveyance as well In
deed the profession OF horse stealing
seems TO have reached It's highest de-
velopmen, here. and II is known that
q regular gang which in spite OF all ef.
forts has so far escaped detection
makes rich living by following this
as vocation. Butchers and grocers'
horses and wagons left unguarded
during \ moment while delivery is be-
ing made are not the only ones which
are purloincd. The clever gang OF
thieves has even succeeded in stealing
recently in a crowded city street
team OF horses hitched to numbering
ice wagon. Fifth Avenue millionares
too suffer from similar dcpredatlons
and within the last few days no less
than three pair OF blooded horses
have been spirited away, In two ca
scs the coachman was member OF
the horse stealing gang, who had ia
ken his job for the purpose OF steal
ing the animals in question. Not one
recovery is made in twenty cases, for
these ingenious thieves Immediately
so change the markings Of the stolen
animals as to make them unrecogniz-
able. They are then sold to unsus-
pecting local dealers 1t is stated
that the value OF the horses stolen
the first half Of this year ex-
cceds the surprising sum of $l5OO0O
The newest way of earning liv-
ing has just appeared in New York.
TO use a Hibernianism It might be ex-
planned by the title Of making liv-
ing by getting killed" Actually it is
not quite 40 bad as that, however,
since it only involves being voluntar-
lily hit by street cars to enable the
Public Service Commission to deter
mine by series of actual tests on
human beings which kind of fender
is best adapted to the needs OF New !
York's street car lines, To persons (
who are willing to stand, sit or lie in
the middle OF a street car track and {
be scoopcd up by fender on swift
ly moving car-that is provided the ,
fender scoops as planned-the suhcent I
remuneration of two dollars a day is /
to be paid, However, as the work
demands neither brains nor training, c
and as it is unnecessary that accident /
models" present even a neat appear /
ance, there is no lack of applicants $
-or Jobs OF course il the automatic I
lender doesn't work there will be inn c
mediate need of the coroner, but the G
Of this device has had
10 trouble as yet in securing men to c
DC scooped at two dollars per, AS a n