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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
Detailed Rules Of Legal Pro-
cedure Ought to be Left to
Judicial Department.
LEGISLATION IS INEVITABLE
British Ambassador James Bryce Ad-
dresses the State Bar Association at
New York and Points Out Rene
dial Measure.

NEW YORK, Jan. rs. British Am
bassador James Bryce addressed the
State Bar Association at a meeting ir
Carnegie Hall last night. The ambas-
sador dwclt upon the form and sub
stance of the ever-increasing volume
Of legislation.
In no country" said Mr. Bryce
is the volume OF legislation SO large
as in the United States, where, be-
sides Congress, 46 state legislatures
are busily at work turning out laws
on all imaginable service. with q
faith in the powers Of law TO bles:
mankind which few historians or phil
osophers and few experienced lawyer,
will be found to share. The demand
for profusion OF legislation is in
eyitable."
Mr.. Bryce said that in order to Sc
cure the pushing forward of measure:
needed in the public interest there
should be in every Legislature ar
rangements by which some definite
persons or body of persons become
responsible for the conduct Of legisla.
tion. To secure sufficient time for the
consideration of measures of general
and permanent applicability, such
matters as those relating to the de.
tails of administration, or in the ma.
ture of executive orders, should be
left to be dealt with by the admin,
strative department OF government
under delegated power, possibly with
right to disapprove reserves to the
Legislature. Similarly, the more de-
tailed rules Of legal procedure ought
to be left to the judicial department
or some body commissioned BY it, in
stead of being regulated by statute
Bills of local or personal nature
ought to be separated from bills Of
general applicability and dealt with
in different and quasi-judicial way.
In order to enable both the legis-
lature and the people to learn what
the statute law in force actually is
and thereby to facilitate good legisla-
tion, the statute law ought to be peri
sodically revised and, so far as pos
sible, consolidated as to be brought
into compact, consistent and intelli-
gible shape.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
Industrial Education Society Ad.
dressed by Dr.. Hirsch.
SOME PERTINENT POINTS
Predicted That the Installation Of
Such a System Nationally Win
Mean the Moral Salvation Of the
American People.

CHICAGO. Jan. rs. 80 Reasoning
that the public trade school will at.
tract and hold the child; that it will
keep him from the successive stages
of reluctance, truancy and delinquen.
cy, and that its final product will be
working class contented, self-conii-
dent and honestly ambitious, DR., Emil
6, iirsch, addressing the convention
OF the National Society for the Pro-
motion OF Industrial Education, pre-.
dicted that the installation OF such a
system nationally will mean the moral
salvation OF the American people,
The speaker bewailed the fact that
in the present school system the idea
of imparting and acquiring informa-
ton is always in the foreground--that
the appeal is to the head, and only
incidentally to the heart.
Mrs. Anna Carlin Spencer, OF the
New York City Society for Ethical
Culture, attacked what she called "fal-
lacies" relative 10 the industrial edu-
cation OF girls. She asserted that
while the number OF girls at any one
time employed in industrial pursuits
is comparatively small, the actual
number entering such occupation in q
given number of years is large, the ap-
parent discrepancy lying in the fact
that few continue in their vocation
more than four years.
The speaker argued that the fact
that their work is temporary is the
strongest reason for seeing that they
were placed in the best situations pos
sible for their development. She in
sisted that the FIRST aim Of the trade
school should be the giving Of "cul-
tural education" with boys knowl-
edge Of agriculture and for girls the
knowledge OF household arts.
In speaking of the industrial school
as part of the public school system,
Charles +. Perry, director OF the
public schools of trades Of Milwaukee,
suggested that the use Of tobacco
should be forbidden absolutely to the
students OF such an institution.
The general criticism of trade
schools offered by Milton Higgins,
president Of the Norton Companies,
Worcester, Mass, was that they are
schools with a shop attachment when
they should be shops with a school
attachment"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
HOTEL HELD UP.

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Jan. 25.-T'he
National Hotel was held up last night
by an armed man and Constable Ed
wards was shot in the neck and ser
iously wounded. The man entered
the bar room, his face masked with a
towel and covering the four men pres
ent, ordered them to throw up their
hands. Edwards giving evidence oi
drawing his gun, the bandit, saying,
Il will fix YOU" fred at him with the
shotgun he carried and wounded him
in the neck. From the other men
present he took 500 and three OF
four watches and escaped Edwards,
il is thought, may die.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
GOLD LOST IN 1862.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2s.-More
disaster has attended the efforts of
G. R, Johnson of Boston to recover
the gold lost on the beach at Manza-
Milo, Mexico, in 1862, by the burning
Of the old Pacific Mail side wheel
steamer Golden Gate, A letter receiv-
ed here yesterday states that two men
were drowned and one killed by a
blow from large timber during a
storm at Manzanillo. some days ago.
In the same storm gasoline launch
that had been sent down from this
city by Johnson to assist in the
operations was sunk.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26

rumpus which the Hale resolution pro-
misses to stir up In the naval estab-
lhhmcnt is being overlooked while
Official and cival circles discuss the
various phases Of this momentous
matter.
Little surprise was manifested when
the announcement was made that the
original estimates for the construct.
ion Of the Panama Canal will fall far
short Of meeting the actual cost OF
the monster ditch. Instead there was
a chorus OF II told you SOS" for,
while there were many In congress who
regarded the original appropriations
as merely preliminary to the big I'm.
dertaking, the several junkcts which
have been made since the work was
under way have demonstrated Uncle
Sam would be poorer by several mil
lion additional dollars. Therefore il
was that, with the Senate Canal Com
mittec's inauguration OF a series Of
hearings to determine the progress Of
the construction work. little surprise
greeted the declaration Of the mem
bers OF the Canal Commission that
approximately sis00O0000 additional
would be required to finish the great
waterway and link the two oceans.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
RUSSIAN GRAB GAME.

STOCKHOLM, Jah. IS. mining
engineer has just returned from an
exploring expedition into northern
Norway, where the Russian frontier
approaches within fifteen miles Of the
North Atlantic at Lyngen6orm. says
he saw large bodies Of Russian SOL
dicrs installed in log houses who were
engaged in constructing railway in
Norwegian territory, in wilderness
Of many days journey from the high
way.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
SABINE CANAL OPEN.

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25.-The
FIRST shipment through the Sabine
Lake Canal, the last cut in which was
made by the government yesterday
was Of export lumber for England by
a lumber company Of Orange, Texas
The shipment consister Of 100000
feet Of lumber which was sent out oi
Orange Thursday night and laid
alongside the dredgc until the canal
was opened.
Congress has expended $s36,300 on
this canal II is Is miles long, con-
Meeting the Sabine and Nechcs rivers
Dredging began January II, 1906.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
Issued a Requisition on Governor
Of Florida.
FOR TuRIE NoRDsTRoM
Under Arrest at Jacksonville, Fla,
Charged With Obtaining $4,000 on
a Forged Draft Purporting to be
Drawn by First National Bank Of
Astoria. ..-,.,s.. ,.,--.ss.-.-s..
SPRINGFIELD, III, ia

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. rs
Governor Deneen issued requisition
today on the Governor OF Florida for
the return to Chicago Of Turie Nord-
strom, of Astoria, Or. He is under
arrest at Jacksonville, Fla, and is
wanted on charge OF obtaining $l5,-
600 from the First National Bank by
means Of forged check, purporting
to be drawn by the First National
Bank OF Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
DYING IN HOSPITAL.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Jan. rs
Charles Eastman, who has just been
released from Jail became drunk and
quarrelsome this afternoon. Police
man Durham attempted to arrest him
and Eastman pulled his revolver and
fired, The officer returned the fire
empitng his revolver. Eastman was
shot through the lung and is dying at
the hospital
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
POWDER HOUSE BLOWS UP.

CHICAGO, Jan. rs. - Word was
received here today to the effect that
the small mining town of Hooking,
Iowa, was threatened with destruc-
tion by fire resulting from the explo-
sion of a powder house. No details
could be obtained, owing to the loss
of telephone and telegraphic COM
munication The town is near Abba,
Iowa. A despatch from Ottumwa
said that no fatalities had been re-
ported.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
FoRGER ARRESTED.

BILLINGS, Mont, Jan. 25.-H. S
Massingham, of Mandan, N. D., has
been arrested here on charge Of
forgery, it being alleged that Mass,
ingham cashed checks in Billings
drawn on Mandan bank in which he
had no account.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
DIGGING THE DITCH.
Sanitation and Paving Street Not Fig
ured In FIRST Estimate OF Cost.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Likc q
thunderbolt from clear sky, the open
letter issued by Congressman-at-large
George Washington Cook, OF Colo
RADIO, denouncing the administration 5
policy Of land fraud cases in Colorado
as high handed pernicious politi-
cal persecution has caused quite a
jar in official circles here. The Pres
ident, Vice President, Speaker Can
non, members Of the cabinet and all
the members Of congress, together
with number Of the heads OF bur-
eaus, received copies OF this letter in
the same mail, and for time inter-
est in things political has waned and
public attention has been riveted to
the contemplation Of what may re-
suit from this appeal for square
deal" Everybody is wondering
whether the administration will
see fit TO reply to the charges that
It 10 attempting to brand as Grim
inals many Of Colorado's most hon
orable, upright and law-abiding cit
ikcns Will the Big Stick for some
time past laid away and gathering dust
in remote corner Of the Presidents
private Office, again be brought FORTH
Will Congress undertake an ofiic-
ial investigations These are quest
ions which are being asked on. all
sides, and for the time being even the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
IGNORED.

GOLDFiELD, Jan. 2s.-It is not
believed that the operators will pay
any particular attention to the de.
mand that the card system be abol-
ishcd.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26
THE GRID|RON CLUB
Gives its Twenty Third Annual
Dinner.
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

President Roosevelt Has an oppor-
tunity to See His Possible Sue
cessor Amongst the Notable Men
Around the Festive Board William
]. Bryan Present.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26

IN their lodge rooms IN the Red Mems
Fall "A L~..A 81 K r.tS-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26

ton to the match in original sealed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-26

selectlon ana again wnen accompany
in1 pvnfaaanr Eono a. ltha n,aca a..d
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
CHAPTER XIV.
| Am in the Tolls.


"Welcome once more, Mr.. Wilton,
said Mrs. Doddridge Knapp, holding
out her hand Were you going to
neglect us again."
Not at all, madam said l with I'M
blushing mendacity. Il am always at
your command"
| had received letter from Mrs.
Bowser setting forth that was wanted
at the house of Doddridge Knapp, and
her proliXity was such that | was I'M
able to determine whether she or Mrs.
Knapp or Luella wished to see me.
But as all three appeared to be con-
cerned in it l pocketed pride and re-
sentiment, and made my bow with
some nervous quavers at the Pine
Street palace.
AS l was speaking l cast my eyes
furtively about the room. Mrs. Knapp
interpreted my glance.
"She will be in presently" There
was to my ear trace of hooking
laughter in her voice as she spoke, but
her face betokened only a courteous
interest.
Thanks hope So" l said in lit
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
Docs Hominu Instinct.

The other day, writes a CORE.
spondent, a dog was sent by carriage
to Brandon station. in Norfolk, en-
route for London, from Buckingham
hall. At Ely it slipped its collar as
the guard took it out to give it water,
the time was after dark on winter
evening, and the dog dashed away
and could not be found.
At $3.50 on the following morning
one OF the stablemen at Buckingham
heard dog whining and bowling un-
der the window. 1t was the same dog
returned. The distance from Ely to
Buckingham is computed at II
miles.
The dog is a female spaniel, and it
is virtually certain that it's local knowl.
edge of the country about Bucking-
ham on the side toward Ely was linn
tied to mile from the former. This
would leave it an unknown tract of 16
miles to travel through the dark In
a single night. BY what sense was il
guided?-Country Life.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27

"Oh, of course. | don't expect you
to tell me about that. | know Mr..
Knapp, and you're as close-mouthed
as he, even when he's away"
Il should tell you anything of my
own, but of course, another's-"
II understand" Mrs. Knapp, sitting
with hands elapsed in her lap, gave
me quick look. But there was
something else. You were telling me
about your adventures, you remember.
You told me two or three weeks ago
about the way you tricked Darby
Meeker and sent him to "Serria City"
And she smiled at the recollection of
Darby Meeker's discontinue.
"Oh. yes" l said, with a laugh that
sounded distressingly hollow to my
ears. That was a capital joke on
Meeker."
How did it turn out?" asked Mrs.
Knapp with lively interest. did he
get back?"
l decided promptly on a judicious
amount of truth.
"Yes, he got back boiling with
wrath and loaded to the guards with
threats-that is, l heard so from my
men. l didn't see him myself, or you
might have found the rest OF it in the
newspaper"
What did he do? Tell me about it,"
Mrs. Knapp gave every evidence of alb
sorbed interest.
well, he laid trap for me at Bor-
tons, put Terrill in as advance guard
and raised blue murder about the
place" And then l went on to give a
carefully amended account of my first
nights row at Borton's, and with an
occasional question Mrs. Knapp had
soon eXtorted from me fairly full
account of my doings.
ut is dreadful for you to expose
yourself to such dangers"
was privately of her opinion.
"Oh, that's nothing" said / airily.
"a man may be killed any day by a
brick falling from a building, or by
slipping on an orange peel on the
crossing"
But is dreadful to court death So
Yet" she unused, IF / were a man
could envy you your work. There is
romance and life in it, as well as
danger. You are doing in the nine
teenth century and in the midst OF
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
EASY MONEY
By BORDEN II. MILLS
Copyright, by shortstory Pub. Coz
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The bartender hesitated moment, 4
and then, accepting the proffered Dill, ?
replied:
Its the greatest ever. I've friend
round in Twenty-third street who's
a dentist He gets a customer talking
about tricks with cards. and tells him
he has friend who can tell what card
is touched in a pack laid out race up,
without being present at all. just by
being called up on the phone ana
told that a card has been picked out.
The customer gets excited about IL,
and nine times out OF ten offers TO bet
it can't be done. If he doesn't make
the offer himself, my friend does, and
it's seldom that he isn't taken up.
The guy lays out the pasteboards.
touches one, and then calls me up,
and l tell him what cards been
touched-every time. We knock out
hundred or more some weeks, for the
doc has big practice-mostly amon9/
sporting men and other gents that
think they know good thing when
they see it. l tell you, it's the great
est thing ever. Easy money is no
name for it,"
But" said the credit man, 81 don't
see it yet. How canryo tell from
here what cards beef touched?"
Easy" was the reply. Il have a
little book here-you can see it hang
ing by the phone, and If you'd been
watching me, you would have noticed
that l looked in it before telling him
what the card was. The doctor has
the same thing pasted in the middle OF
his engagement book. It's a list of
the 50 cards in the pack, and opposite
the name Of each card is the name of
some person-the same names in his
list as in mine, in the same order.
Suppose the guy touches the
queen Of hearts. Doc looks in the
book-thats easy, because he has
opened 1t a moment before-maybe to
put down another engagement for the
patient, for all he knows. OPPOSITE
the words Queen of Hearts is writ
ten the name Jackson Doc says:
Call up 800 Cortlandt and ask for Mr..
Jackson The fellow does so. an
swer the phone, look for Jackson in
my list-there's the queen Of hearts
opposite. You touched the queen Of
hearts, says land the moneys ours
"Cinch? Well, l should rather say.
It's almost shame to take the
money"
1T is, indeed" said credit, looking
sadly at drummer.
Shame isn't the word" said drum
mer to credit.
Have one on the house, gents?"
said the bartender.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
CRITIC OF AMERICAN "HUsTLE."
English Writer Regards IL in the Light
of Huge Bluff.

1t happens to be true that there is II
tendency in America to talk at such
length about doing things quickly that
much Of the time which might be
spent in getting the things done is
spent instead in Boosting about how
quickly they are going to be done. 1t
happens to be true, also, that while
ordinary SLOW and conservative" peo-
pie are pushing steadily forward and
reaching certainly, inch by inch.
toward the end of their work, Ameri-
cans will very likely be explaining
loudly to everybody the advantages Of
some invention which does the work
so badly and so quickly that it all has
to be done over again.
The speed Of America is also very
largely a matter of external appear
ances and Of show. II is like the hurry
ing and scurrying of those mysterious
walters whom We have all of us seen
racing about in crowded restaurants.
They rush here. they rush there. these
wonderful walters; they knock over
this table and upsety that chair; they
drop things, and fall and stumble
about. And meanwhile nobody gets
served, nothing gets done, and the
hungry guests look up and are not
fed" A little work, they think, would
be better than so much hurry.-Lon.
don (England) Daily Mirror.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
Why They Would Be Missed.

II know what you'll miss mos,
about u.s. said her neighbor, who was
moving from the building, "our tele.
phone, that you have been using. I
shall never forget that night you
called us up from somewhere where
you had concluded to spend the night.
that you had left your fat unlocked
and were afraid there was a burglar
in it. Would we go and see If there
was burglar In it?
Wasn't that a nice thing to ask us
to do? Here l had to get out of bed.
wake up the hired girl and the eleva.
tor man and the janitor and 60 look
for that burglar in your fat, And
after all the trouble he wasn't there.
mo, you'll never get such neighbors
as we are again. such obliging. bur,
glar-hunting neighbors. Never in thu
world"
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27

civilization what your forefathers may
have done in the days of chivalry."
1T is a fine life" said dryly. But
it has it's drawbacks"
But while you live no one can
harm the child" she said. There was
inquiry in her tone, | thought
l suppressed start of surprise.
had avoided mention of the boy. Hen
ry had trusted Mrs. Knapp further
than | had dreamed
He shall never be given up by me, $
i replied with conviction.
That is spoken like a true, brave
man." said Mrs. Knapp with an ad.
miring look.
Thank you" l said modestly.
Another life than yours depends
on your skill and courage. That must
give you strength" she said softly.
ut does indeed" l replied. / was
thinking of Doddridge Knapp's life.
But here come Luella and Mrs
Bowser," said Mrs. Knapp. II see
shall lose your company"
My heart gave a great bound, and
/ turned to see the queenly grace oil
Luella Knapp as she entered the room
in the train of Mrs. Bowser.
Was it fancy, or had she grown
paler and thinner since had last seen
her? surely those dark hollows under
her eyes that told of worry and lost
sleep were not there when her bright
ness had chained my admiration.
"Luella!" called Mrs. Knapp.
fancied she gave low, musical laugh
as she spoke. yet the glance showed
me that her face was calm and seri
Gus. "Luella, here is some one yor
will like to see."
Luella Knapp turned and advanced
What was the look that lighted up hel
face and sparkled from her eye? Be
fore l could analyze the magnetic
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
Tie CONFUSION. wished I knew wheth-
er she meant Luella or Mrs. Bowser.

Tie CONFUSION. I wished knew wheth-
er she meant Luella or Mrs. Bowser.
You got the note?" she asked.
1T was a great pleasure"
Mrs. Bowser wished so much to
see you again. She has been singing
your praises-you were such an agree
able young man.
/ cursed Mrs. Bowser in my heart.
Il believe there was some arrange
ment between you about trip to see
the sights of Chinatown. Mrs. Bowser
was quite worried for fear you had
forgotten it, so | gave her your adj
dress and told her to write you a
note
| had not been conscious of expect
ing anything from my visit, but at this
bit of information l found that | had
been building air-castles which had
been invisible till they came tumbling
about my ears. | could not look for
Miss Knapp's company on such an ex-
petition.
oh" said I, with an attempt to con-
ceal my disappointment, "the matter
had slipped my mind. | shall be most
happy to attend Mrs. Bowser, or to see
that she has a proper escort"
We had been walking about the
room during this conversation, and at
| this point had come to an alcove,
where Mrs. Knapp motioned me to q
! seat.
II may not get chance to talk with
you alone again this evening" she con
tinued, dropping her half-banterina
tone. land you come so little now
What are you doing?"
Keeping out of mischief"
Yes, but how" she persisted. "Yor
used to tell me everything. Now you
tell me nothins."
! MIR. Kuapu's work" began.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
Turnipu Points.

Look out for the period in your life
when you are tempted to turn back!
There is the danger point, the decisive
period. All the great things of history
have been accomplished after the
great majority of men wonlA have
turned ba k.--Home Chat
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27

The King of the Street seemed
straightforward enough in his state
ment of plans, and it did not occur to
me to distrust him while l was in his
presence. Yet, once more in my Of
fee, with the locked door between, |
began to doubt, and tried to find some
hidden meaning in each word and
look.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
Decrease In English shipbuIIdino

The decrease in shipbuilding in the
United Kingdom is the greatest, &C.
cording to the London Financial
Times, in quarter of century. The
tonnage now under construction IL
100000 less than at the end of last
quarter, and $4,000 less than that of
IL months ago.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-06-27
OF Woman.

Crush the soul OF woman. and you
extinguish her life and shed darkness
on all who surround her. She cannot
rally from pain or labor, or misfortune,
II her higher nature is ignored.--John
Lord,