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The Washington times., 1908-04-16

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lot. in the popular
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box coat or the much
used CutaWay effect.
Lined with silk. Former
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The Washington times., 1908-04-16
Conditional Acceptance.

Mr.. Cleveland's acceptance IS eondi-
toned on the chance that he may have
recovered sufficiently from his recent
illness to make it advisable for him to
make the trip TO Washington lie is
anxious, however, to come and will II
sb'e. 1t is stated that this will be the
first time he has visited the White
House since he was President.
President Roosevelt win have some
The Washington times., 1908-04-16
EVEN HERE?

What's the man doing at the Con
gress OF MOthers?"
Il think he's lobbying for a safety
4. pin concern Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-04-16
STEAMBOATS,.
NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON
N STEAMBOAT co.

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Fort Monroe. Norfolk. Newport News 49,
points south via superb powerful steel uai9-S
cleaners Newport News Norfolk -
sENashIngtOn-
Iy' Tashiugtou.s=so puILv. Portsmouth Z -,
w Alexandra Z 90 pnlLv. Norfolk - 4 -,
A. 1T. Monroe--7:0O amlLy. TT Mo1roe 7 -
Ar Norfolk 90 am Az A axandria-s.so a
AT. Portsmouth. $50 arniAr Washington- 7 -
r. Through connections made az No-FoJI-
with steamers Old Dominic SteauashiD o.
Tor New. York. and Merchants ana Miners;
Steamships for Boston.
GEGeneraI Ticket once. z05 Ilth st Cal
crado Building. (Phone Main I5eo)
7th St. Wharf (Fhone Main s7600
mo. CALLAHAN. "a V. Pres. & Geusl NJ
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23
Astoria Sea and Rail Terminal

Youpg's and Lewis and Clark rivers,
and known as Young's Bay. The
northern harbor is immense and
beautiful and contains $50 square
miles Of water crossed in all dircc-
tions by numerous and available chan
nels ranging In depth from rs TO 50
feet. the city channels being the
deepest; while Young's Bay. which is
but 10 square miles In scope, has
fine useable channels all over il; and
the shores Of both bays are easily
amcnable 10 the construction and
maintenance Of docks. warehouses,
elevators and all the facilities incident
to huge commercial traffic.
The famous Columbia bar bears
almost due west from the city and
Is plainly discerpable from the lower
levels in any sort OF clear weather
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

ton justied; Portland cherishing so
poignant dread OF Astorias maritime
advantage, as to force the shipping
that Portland could not handle, from
her confined harbor on the Willamette
to the docks and channels OF Puget
Sound, $50 miles away,
But, despite all barriers, Astoria
has done no inconsiderablc shipping
Of her own, as the tables OF figures
on this page, courtcously compiled
by the customs officials at this port,
will testify The tables cover per-
iod OF 10 months prior to November
lst, last and are absolutely reliable.
Astoria itself is situated upon a
lofty peninsula, with the great har-
Dor formed by the mouth of the
mighty Columbia Aanking ii on the
north, while its southern lines bear
upon the snug and sheltered bay
formed by the confluence of the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

being but / miles away. The ship
ping destined for this port and all
points on the Columbia between AS
toria and Portland. is handled with
wonderful success, so far as accidents
are concerned, by group of nine bar
pilots belonging to what is known
as the Columbia Bar Pilots Associa-
ton, which possesses one OF the finest
pilot boats in the country and main
tains its headquartcr Office in the city.
These men have made the port famous
in its immunity from peril and dis
aster so far as their work has been
able to accomplish the fine record;
and this despite the fact, that this
bar, as yet unserved by the enormous
government jetty now building, is
considered one of the dangerous ele-
ments of the Pacific Coast. The loss
record for the bar and bay is practi-
cally nil, though human life is sacri-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

extensive as those made by the Hill
interests. Thus Astoria IL made
doubly important as the sea-ierminus
of two great agencies; position. that
sooner or later. will place her in
the foremost ranks OF the marine and
rail metropoli OF the country.
Heretofore she has been mere
outpost and sea.gatc for the com
mefce of Portland. the metropolis OF
Oregon; and even in this negative
relation, has not been made OF use
TO the extent her superb marine posi-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23
AstOria's Rail Connection With
the Inland Empire Via the
S.P. & S. and "A. & G. r. r.

James ]. Hill, as president Of the
Great Northern Railway Company
and OF the Northern Pacific Railway
conceived the idea OF linking the
wheat fields Of the Inland Empire Of
the Northwest with tide-water, minus
the herculean grades that have stag
kered those great roads ever since
they reached it, and the fullest ex-
preston of that idea is found in the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail-
way" otherwise known to all men a.,
TIC North Bank road; the road that
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23
What Our Rating Is as
the Greatest Fresh Water
Harbor in the United States.

The city and port Of Astoria will.
in the early future. occupy a far dii-
fercnt relation 10 the vast territory
comprehensively referred 10 rs the
Northwest" and including, OF course.
the magnificent Columbia Basin, than
II has IN the past, for the simple rea-
son that the immense, dual interests
known as the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company and the Great North.
ern Railroad Company. under the
leadership and control OF James J.
Hill. the arch-expansionist and indus
trial builder OF the age. have come
into intimate touch with Astoria, as
the second OF their sca-board ter.
minals. the Puget Sound terminals OF
those roads having served them IN
this relation to date, The impor,an,
connection having been made indis.
pensablc by the construction Of tho
Portland x Seattle railway down the
north bank OF the Columbia river,
from kcnnewick 10 Portland: and
the purchase. outright, OF the Astoria
x Columbia River Railroad running
from Astoria TO Portland thus giving
the Hill system an interrupted, down
grade, water-levcl haul OF nearly 500
miles. diree, from Spokane to the
Pacific.
The great genius who designed this
masterstroke not only secured an.
other sea.board cutie, for his i'm.
mense transcontincntal traffic, but
opened another and better and
quicker channel for the expor, grain
trade OF the Northwest. and put this
vast commodity FIVE days nearer It's
Oriental and European ports OF dest.
nation.
With this direct and easy grade 10
and through the vast Inland Empire, !
to the Middle West, and the East. Mr..
Hill secured a masicriul grip on the
incalculable shipping business Of the
fast developing lumber industry OF
this section, yet almost virgin, and OF
inestimablc resource; an element OF
business that will send his trains
Eastward as heavily laden with long
haul freights as they came westward
with; no light consideration in long.
distance transportation calculations.
And to accomplish this successful in
Nasion and permanent control OF ter. !
ritory supposed to be dedicate to the
interests OF another huge railway sys.
tenn, the Southern Pacific Company.
Mr.. Hill has spent $40000,000; fact
that forbids all idea OF rclinquish-
ment OF so large an enterprise, and
assures It's fulfllment at the earliest
possible hour.
The plain motive and plan OF the
Hill interests Is further evidenced by
the purchase Of immense water.
frontages on the harbor at Astoria,
for docks, terminals, shops and cleva.
tors, has wrought the double advant-
age OF forcing the Southern Pacific
Company to get in on the same lines
and secure bay-frontage and terminal
facilities nearly as good, and quite as
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

feed at times when its posscssors are
disposed to take extraordinary chance
with the tides and currents.
Az the same headquarters alluded
TO. are also congregated another
group Of pilots who take over the
vessels brought in from sea by the
bar men. and are banded in what is
called the Columbia River Pilots
Association and all up-rivcr craft are
guided to their destinations by these
men, who are equally fortunate in the
safe disposition made Of their valu-
able charges
The waterfront OF Astoria is lined
with scores Of fine docks, notable
among them being the Astoria & CO.
lumbia River Railroad docks; the
Oregon Railway & Navigation docks
CONTINUED on page 1917
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

All vessels arriving from foreign
port whether bound for Astoria or
Portland, must enter here, and after
entry she is given permit to proceed
to destination The majority OF the
foreign vessels that entered here were
destined to Portland. This explains
the great difference between the num-
Der of entrances and clearances, as
these vessels that went to Portland
cleared from there.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23
ENTRANCES AND cLEARANcES OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN
Entries

Fiscal ending 1907 subsequent four months Thes
vessels entered FROM countries from Astoria
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23

Continued on page l9.)
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24
Guarantee
Of Deposits
A FINANCIAL BRAIN STORM WoR.
THY OF PoPULieTic
DAYS!

The guarantee Of bank deposits
comes under the head OF pretty the
ories" which have been advanced by
the Democratic party In recent years.
II II designed to catch the simple.
minded. but will scarcely appeal to
business men and others understand.
ing finance
The proposition to tax banks to So
cure deposits ranks with some Of the
chimeras brought forward by Mr.. Bry.
an In 1896. In that year It was sol
cmnly propounded that the price OF
wheat was governed by the price OF
silver and that they must rise and
fall together. with other equally absurd
propositions. These faliacies were ex-
ploded in due time. just as the guar
antee Of hank deposits will be.
Conducting q bank is q business
proposition requiring business ability.
II Is not always easy to make II sue
cessful The depositor goes to the
bank and leaves his money there as
an investment paying him 1L. rhe
banker assumes charge Of the invest
ment and fixes the rate Of interest he
will pay. But for him to guarantee the
deposit. as proposed In the Democrztic
platform. he would have to insure the
Investment. which no business man
would deem conservative Or safe.
In the correction Of abuses In high
financial circles the country should not
adopt measures 30 extreme that they
would undermine all business safety.
II IL not necessary to kill the cat to
cure the disease and nnHortmatesy
even the banking business il not 30
certain that It can accomplish the i'm
possible.
II Democratic orators want 10. talk
finance. especially In Colorado, they
might explain some Of the peculiar
deals OF Democratic state officials
when they were in Office Also how 1t
happens that Democratic administra-
tions always leave the state in debt
and Republican administrations pull it
out. This sort Of financial discussion
Is not 30 taxing on the intellect and
Is much more to the point.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24
BRYAN DID NOT AkswEa.

At meeting in New York on the
evening Of Septenber nth after repea&.
ed requests from people In the audi.
encs to say whether or not he had de-
nounced laboEing men who demanded
. protective tariff ~ public begEars,
when he was in Consress, Mr.. Bryan
just - often evaded the question and
finally refused to answer and he never
has answered Il.
The remark was made In the heat
cf discussion in . cemmittee meet.
Ing. Of which Mr.. Bryan was . mean
ber. which was Considering the taffaf.
Some labor leaders appeared to ures .
protective tariff on slass and tAsy
made affldavit and these affIdsyits
have bssa published III evsr the ceun.
try tAse Mr. Bryan said that ,nanu-
factsrsrs were robbers and thsir en-
psoyes were public begsafs.
Nr. Bryan has very easy wv Of
estdng nd q troebIssone essstsons:
be simply talks about soneeAing ease.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24
Why Doesn't
Shafrolh Clean
His Own Nest?

Honestjohn" Shafroth In = recent
speech said that II he were elected
governor he would put Mark Woodruff
In jail
Woodruff was formerly register of
the State Land Board. 1t Is alleged
that he Improperly favored the lease Of
land to a corporation. The state has
suffered absolutely no loss from any
Of Woodruff's actions in connection
with this case.
II Is safe to say that IL there had
been any evidence Indicating that
woodruff violated any law. he would
have been prosecuted n Honorable
John Shafroth thought there was such
violation and such evidence in exist.
ence. 1t was his duty az q prominent
citizen. an adopted Democrat and an
able lawyer. to prosecute Woodruff
himself or cause him to be prosecuted
by the authorities.
But he now says that II WoodrufS n
within the confines OF the state when
he. "Honestjohn." becomes governor,
he will put him in Jail.
"Honestjohn had better look around
In his own political family cincie.
His campaign manager: Juiins Al
chele, IL now under sentence o1 $500
fine and sixty days In tail for po,iut.
Ing the ballot. for assisting I'm destroy.
Ing the very foundation oe our govern.
ment In 20 far A. II was In hin power
to do 20. By his act In csrtifyins "a
false registration. the. vetes e thsu
sands Of honest AmaricansI we're nulN
Ned and ''Honesttohn'' was elected Ia
Congress n = result q these franas.
What is the use e srieving over .
man who u beyond the barders OF the
state whom ~ thinks tried To I'M
properly dispose q . few acres Of
land. when he Aas . eaavscted election
crook at his right hand q vics chair.
man Of IL DsanoesaGic State central
committee.
Hanestjahn. has Demonstrated veey
cssaray that. however, vienreasly h
NIGHT prosecute RsDablicaa vroaxdo.
sss. tAsso b net sassgh inflssnce IN
u eeetre c1ttssaship q Colorado d
nake Ain presscuts Dsnsesatic baI.
lat box stafesr Or - dsoanA ~ csr.
lying ost & ssatsacs Deuaosncsd
uDoa . Dsnoeratie hallse crook. On
u seatraxy. iastsal q Dgesseukins
tAs9 - viaasca&iag lsesnav ana IL
~ ~ - erasr q ~ csart As q.
WARDS ~ balIot bsx stsfeseu Win he
Aeesss y ~ Dasty anl ia IL csty
sdnansstratiea e Dsavss.
Is tAis u kinA e . ssvsrnor IA
pso1as e CessraAs vaats
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24

twenty-five unit slaughter plants In
Colorado have been closed since the
new meat Inspection law passed By
the last Republican Legislature vent
into e1eet yifteen of these have bssan
replaced By new. sanitary plants. The
meat Inspector regularly visits 800
slaagAtss plants. eoo retail sAops. 1So
Wholesale Aossss and ten rsnaesins e.
taAaisAnsstA ne meat supply Of
Colorado b nov clsaa aAa vholeeoos.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24

For the arst time In the history OF
Colorado state banking Institutions ars
under careful inspection and sapervis.
ioa- The new law passed By he last
Legislature b now IN operation, guar
antseing dspositofs the closest expert
supervissoa at ststsd intervals end
viss bank1ag rss$xictioos q every
kind. TAis Was . AspublicaA neas
urs. pare and simpse. and o4e q IL
most l1pogtank saAe<ea ty - lasl
ennaeal aaDomAay.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24
AT Once
THE DEMOCRATIC IDEA or HON
EsTJoHN's HASTE IN ADMIT
TING DEFEAT.

One Of the supplements issued with
the Democratic weekly papers OF this
state contains a cut of Mr. Shafroth
and most interesting statemen,
about that gentleman. Speaking to
his readers the author says:
They know that he (Mr. Shafroth)
is rs honest as the day is long In pol
itics as well as In everything else
That he served our great state In the
United States Congress with credit e.
himself and his home people. without
considering politics. and they will re
member that upon his second term
when II was subsequently shown thai
fraud had been practiced In certain
Denver precincts and II was doubtful
as to whether he really did receive a
fair majority. he did not wait for the
courts to determine the matter but ne
signed at once"
A. Once.
The election referred to was held In
November, 1909. Mr.. Shafroth aban
doned the contest February Is. 1904.
Before he ever took his scat In that
Congress he was perfectly aware Of
the enormous frauds that had been
committed In the Denver siums. In the
contest which was instituted by Mr..
Bonynge. Mr.. shafroth put every oh.
stacle in his way that was possible.
Some $50 witnesses were called. a
great expense to the public and after
the case had dragged along for months
and after he had cross-examined many
OF these witnesses. Mr. Shafroth put
in brief alleging that no fraud of
consequence had been committed
So, He did not wait for the courts
to determine the matter" The courts
had nothing to do with the eongres.
sional contest. Each House is made
by the Constitution the sole Judge os
the qualification and election of its
own members. II was only after the
Democratic members Of the election
committee had told Mr.. Shafroth that
they should be compelled, In face Of
such overwhelming evidence. to vote
against him and unseat him. that he
withdrew at once
For nearly a year he drew his salary
as consressman-almost 81. 5.000-when
he knew that he was not elected
And yet We are told that he resigned
.'at once.-
How could he 1>sign an once to
which he was never elected.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24

The State Auditors Department 70
ports . surplus In the treasury of ovsr
9147. 900. left over ffum tAe past -four
years. an amount which win b ma
tssially increased during Tie preseai
year. Every penny oe ths old dsAeisaey
Indebtedness created dnring Dsmo.
cratic administrstioas has besn rid
-. CLEARING tAs boards a svssytAiAa
szcspe he old seating "a boaAsd
1eak which nust b Dasl ~ vues d
~ people aAA sUsclal leg1s1atloa.
TAers has hssa . oec1es1 eAanss b
nnanc1al nattssu q - 0kn1o 0euss in
recent ysarg. Appru1Eiaa3sas 1or stnAl
instttntioas have bssa ~ = -, -
- o0oesocy - 49, voEk - besa
Iu1ntalnea & . hiGA seaD1as1 O..
sl1sang - nsv AsD1asnssas ssuan.
~ ~ Iso1alaa1ss saaeensne - -
|gzooA q - ~ sas1. - As11esr'A
|Dssartnsae dksvs . - ssssF1 ~
sssnsalu.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24
Vicious Attack
on High Court
sHAFRoTH AND HUGHES KNOW
the TRUTH-Will THEY
TELL TT

John r. Shafroth and Charles J.
Hughes, Jr., Democratic candidates for
governor and United States senator
respectively. have for years been en-
ployed as the attorneys for the Den
yer utility corporations Shafroth by
one Of them and Hughes by two or
three Of them. They have been very
closely associated In professional
and social way with the men at the
head Of these corporations.
They have also known the members
Of the Supreme Court for many years.
socially and professionally.
Democratic press and orators have
attacked the Supreme Court since the
decisions In the Western Federation
cases. the Democratic election frauds
case and In the Patterson contempt
case. rendered nearly four years ago.
They have charged that the majority
members Of the court were either con-
trolIed or improperly Influenced In
these decisions by the men who con-
troll the Denver utility corporations
and by the railway attorneys.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
charge Is absolutely false. and that
Messrs. Shafroth and Hughes both
know II ~ false. they permitted a
plank to be put In the Democratic plat
form attacking the Supreme Court to
satisfy the radicals who desired re-
vsnse upoa the Supreme Court. They
thus made these charges oficially as
4 party.
shsfrsth snd Hughes, being on Intl-
msts and confidential relations with
the heads Of the Denver corporations,
know positiveIy whether Or not there
10 any truth In this charge. In fact
tsssy know that ti,is 10 . vile slandsr,
but Up 70 the present time they have
NE had the courage to defend their
smpIoysrs for fear tisst they might b.
ehsrvsd with rspsdistIns the Demo-
estie p,stforrn.
The people Of Colorado have the
right to demand that Mr.. Shafroth and
Mr.. Hughes either denounce these
charges as untrue and defend the
honor and integrity Of their employers
and Of the Supreme Court or to say
that they are true and produce their
evidence. They are now standing on
this outrageous Supreme Court plank
and they should Be made TO support It
o. denounce II
n IS AN INSULT TO THE PDO-
PIE OF COLORADO FOR EITHER
or THESE GENTLEMEN TO AT
TEMPT TO ADDRESS AN AUDI
ENCE PUBLICLY WITHOUT TELL
ING THE TRUTH ABOUT THESE
CHARGES AGAINST THE SUPREME
COURT.
This b = plank in their own plat
form. Make them discuss II.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24

The ramincations Of the Colorado
State Engineers ONCE are greater
than those Of any similar department
In tho country. 90 far n irrigation Is
concerned. Scientific data are CON
stantly being collected, and the pro
cess Of Just apportionment Of water
is being moro carefully wrought Out
each day. During the present Repub
lican administration the engineering
department has completed and con
tracted for fourteen reinforced con
crete bridges Over sixty-ive miles oi
wagon road has been repaired and CON
structed. mot including the public state
highway from Trinidad to Fort Col
lins.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24

ho 49,
the great generals OF business can
not be statesman-they have no time;
politician cannot be statesman-he
has not the temperament. patience or
learning and besides he IL always busy
with his little plots and his absurd
machines.
Liability Law.
Again organized labor demanded
thar the employe should have pro-
lection from the employer The old
rule WIS that the laboring man shall
take all the risks of his employment:
that he should suffer from the faults
of his fellow iaborers OF which he
is innocent and II killed his family
must go penniless. They demanded
that this should be corrected and We
passed the law. TODAY the laboring
men. organized or not organized. union
or non.union. are protected by that
law. recommended by a Republican
President. written by Republican
statesman. and passed by Republican
congress.
One more illustration. Organized
labor demanded that congress should
require OF railroads the use OF safety
appliances for the protection OF the
laborer- This demand of organized Ia.
bor was righteous one. The alb
sence Of safety appliances caused the
death of thousands OF railroad men.
II was absolutely wrong not only to
labor but also to the people at large.
| Why should hundreds of millions OF
dollars be spent in Strengthening cur
yes. tunnelling mountains. and other
improvements, while not one cent was
spent on that human instrument with.
out which all these are utterly useless.
This law for the protection OF train
men was also urged by Republican
President. written by Republican
statesman. and passed by a Republi-
can congress.
Department Of Labor.
Organized labor demanded the es.
tablishment OF q department of com
merce and labor. There were those
in both parties who suggested that
such departure would be revolution.
ary. but this department was organ
lied and has done more for the up
lifting Of labor and for the welfare
OF the laboring men than any step we
have taken since the constitution was
adopted.
Democrat Opponents.
The Republican party fifty years
ago made labor free. just as 1t is the
Republican party that will do every
thing that remains to be done not
only for labor but for his family and
the welfare OF the American people.
The last session Of congress gave con-
sideration to the position OF govern
ment employees. While employees may
be sued by an empioye for damages
no man can sue the government. A
law was proposed to give government
employees full compensation for injur-
les received. This Law was mangled
In the house and its worst enemies
were Democratic members. as the rec
ords show. II was opposed In the SEN
ate BY Senators McLaurin and Bailey.
but It was finally passed in its man
gled form. This law was recommended
by = Republican President and passed
by Republican congress. Before one
year Of the first term Of President
William H. TAFT II expired We will
amend that law which President Taft
favors.
La Junta tribune., 1908-10-24

In