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V t A PORTLAND, OREGON", . WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1901 " . m - . - i , ,V ' -,. . ! TH E O REOON DAI LY JOURNA Ld ! ; . AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER , Small Change - I C . JACKSON PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. . JNO. P. CARROLL Published every evening (except Sunday) and every Sunday morning at The Journal Building, Fifth and Yamhill j i.'. I OFFICIAL. PAPER OF THE? CITY OF PORTLAND ; , Bom people need a eeptlo tank. Mow will wo have a oontlnuoua batch or JSaopua fablest -i- r r IS THE ADMINISTRATION DOING ITS BES !.f i ; FOR THE TAXPAYERS? r : v 1 MHS "PRACTICAli MEN of affairs who head and control the city administration ' fiance of law in permitting open gambling- by the Statement that the- city needs the money derived from the , partnership and that open gambling causes money to be freely spent greatly to the, benefit of tho..Waed In business. ... Thus airily and . easily , the " whole question is lifted out of the domain of morals and Into that of com . merce.' Money is what the city needs and. needing It. Us officials do not propose to be either squeamish or 'SaTnfy ' ' in selecting the- methods by which It lajtqjbejprocured 'Nevertheless and notwithstanding. It proposes to draw the line somewhere, to-wit: against the outside sport It V -proposes to limit the business exclusively to the fortunate- combinations now enraged In It and If necessary will use the whole force of the police department to carry out Its edicts. The newcomer, therefore, must go. or it he stays hemusbeteaJotake The administration not only presumes to violate the law, but It proposes to aay precisely who shall be permitted V to operate under that violation : ' , V ; . - Now, accepting for the moment, this comfortable doc trine. Is ' the admln:stratlon doing the vrry best it can py tne people i vi aamii, viwtiiw Hmuunnuvn, . that our sole purpose Is to get what we can out of-ail - our resources, that we- will throw moral questions to the dogs and go to building bridges with the money which' ws raise through ways- hitherto considered dovtnna and plainly In violation of the laws as they exist. ' The po Slliou nr. not one u itooh m womwino m amuuiiuin . in any section of the country whose- good opinion It would be worth while haying: neither will It increase our own self-respect. But alf of that has been wiped out under the new order of things.. We are -frankly "out for the stuff and make no bones about it. Now if we are1 "out for the stuff we should be out for all Jttt It that we can ' 'mm ' Aim mrm nttlrr all that mm ran? In the llht Of the new dispensation this becomes a serious question, deeply Involving the business judgment of those who shape the policies of the administration. ;', . ,: ' " Some time ago we made a suggestion which for some unexplained reason was not received with the 'earnest good will which It seemed to merit It was that we put t. santhllna. trtIUn lift tn, . tha' hla-heat hldder. Aa matters now stand only local sports can enter the lists. If, on the other hand. It was made a national affair. If It were advertised in the New Tork and Chicago papers that ,-sealed bide would be opened in the city-of Portland at a certain date lor tne exclusive gamming privilege in me . city, the authorities pledging the faith of the- city that - during ia year or two years the highest and best ..lid'sr would not only ' receive police protection and be main talned In his monopoly slnst allcomers, but that an Indemnifying bond would . be put up guaranteeing him rotGtion anlnat the laws of the state and city. Is It ' conceivable that- under ' these ; clrcumstancss , Portland would not get something put of it that was really worth while f Instead' of getting only enough money to pay for an occasional bridge- the privilege could be so enhance4 In value that In the course of time the taxpayer might be entirely relieved front his onerous burdens. As a simple : view It In any other light we are losing money every day ; through the present slipshod arrangement and out of 'Jie - big harvest that wilt come from the fair we will get noth Ing worth talking about . If we are to put the matter on a business basis the stricter the basis the better; If we are to have the same, still speaking commercially as the ad .ministration speaks, why should-we not likewise have - the gain? Here- we might have a happy little American Monte Carlo where the public could be genteelly relieved of Its spare cash, and' some that It couldn't spare, and we could build all the bridges that we needed and others thut we didn't need, Improve 'all the streets, erect monuments to the various members of the administration whose buel- the nappy consciousness that It didn't cost the taxpayer a single dollar. - u - Now we do not say that this program would appeal to ail or mvrna m. m&iorltv at the Mode of the eltv. for m&n of them persist In considering what they are pleased to can the moral and legal sides of it but with an admin lstratlon that franklr considers nothinc but the com ' merclal side of-the proposition, we submit that It Is doing itself a great Injustice and leaving Itself open to anlmad version upon Its business . ability, which apparently Is the only ground upon which It desires to be judged, by . making nickels out of a gambling, monopoly where It might be making dollars or even five-dollar gold pieces, t ; THE MEAT PACKERS' STRIKE. ; IF BOTH SIDES to a labor controversy really desired to be fair, a strike would not be possible. It Is unfairness on one side or the other which causes the trouble.- There ; Is a growing . sentiment against i strikes all over the country for the reason that It is the innocent public which Is the chief sufferer during . Its trsfvo r... mnA rhlnti lnvjlDt1v tnntn th. Iillla Afrm Incident la closed. It Isulhe rights of the public which are never taken Into consideration-by either cart to -such controversies. They enter blithely enough Into such struggles -and while they fight and suffer, too, the. public in the end is the greatest sufferer and Invariably pays the ' piper. The loss suffered by the men Is usually absolute, but the loss suffered by the employers is only-temporary, for tn the- case of a product such as the public must have, ibe price is so Increased that the employers come out fhole. ' -'-.r ' 'v': - ; In the strike now In progress among the unskilled laborers In the western packing plants the Intimation has already gone- forth that the prices of beef are to be raised. Any excuse is a good one with the meat packers. They come nearer to catching things coming and going than' prices that are para to the stock, raiser and they dictate the prices which are paid by the consumer. And they control all parts of the country except the Pacific coast When a business man is In a position to dictate the prices he will pay for the- product which he uses and when he la strong enough to dictate the . prices which the con sumers must pay for what they buy from htm. and they can only buy from him, Be has a jnort delightful combina tion such as the outside world can only. envy. The man : wno sens mm me raw proauct ana tne people wno buy - from him the- finished product have grounds for their grief and Indignation, but a they cannot help them. selves that la nothing to the. packer with his cinch. , -But manifestly the packer Is not Inclined to be over- eaerous even to those who work for him.' He wants to When Parker did say somethfng. It I was interesting anyway, hold up the- producer and he' wants to skin the consumer but at the same time be Isn't above fleecing the men who work for him,'. He seems to be 'an all around enterprising individual, does the packer, and what escapes his eagle glance and eludes his . avaricious clutches m not , worth carting away to the rendering establishment . On general principles the packers cannot expect much publlo sympathy .to .be. extended them In any controversy which they may enter. Fortunately for themselves they need no publlo -sympathy for they are perfectly well able to take care of themselves. In ths present fight It mat ters little to the packers. If they lose they win Just the same, for whatever the strike- costs fbenr they will tack on utely.' tothe,prlceof the meatf which the publlo must have and if they happen to be annoyed by the controversy, they will simply give the price another hoist and let It go at that . '' - v , . If Parker s eleoted, It will be Parker, not Hill, who will be president . The show at St. Louis would not be I complete without an occasional cyclone. I July It. We 'proceeded at sunrise with a fair wind from the south, and at two mllae passed the-mouth of a - . j I .t.i vu in, uuriu. win si r- The confetti nuisance will be abated I klo. A. ch&nnal from tha barf or tha some time; none too soon for most peo-1 Missouri once ran into this river and PJ . ' I formed an island called Bt Joseph's but the channal la nnw flllail an anil an ia. If the Prohibition Swallow could fly. I land IS ' mAAmA tn tha nnrth.r. ahor. he might beat the others who ore run-1 Furthsr on to tha aouth ) aituetaii an nlng. . . leilenalre plain, covered with erase re- sembllnr tlmothv In Ita nnaraT immu. wfimci si aurapiB) mam now i snee, ezeept tos seeo whlon Is luce flax. mum ireaiaent .Kooseveit. is Keeping efts J?nfA wtVrf seed, and aleo a number of grapevlnea. At IS miles we passed an Island on the north, above which is a large sand bar covered with willows: and at 10 H miles stopped on a large eand bar In the middle of - the river opposite a high handsome, prairie which extends to the mus lour or nve mues aisiant, tnoutn near tne Oank tne land is low ana suo leot to be overflowed. .This 'day wai exoeedtnslv fine and pleasant a ' storm of wind and rain from the N. N. E., last night having cooled the . air. T 'A HANDICAPPED REGION. Uncle Orover ean now enjoy hie fish ing, without worrying about the Pemo- oratlo party. , , , - ; "Parker and Prudenoe ya Roosevelt and Recklessness," is the Buffalo Times' Dig newe neaa. .-- ' . . LETTERS FROM TH PEOPLE A FORMER Lewlstoa Ida, man,-who has lived -else- IJL ; where for awhile and la going to- return,' writes to the Lewiston Tribune as follows: .To-tny mlndr tho lewlston " Valley-thV Inevitable providential Garden of Eden; the future heaven on ' earth, where the land Is to flow' with mUk and honey. This Is not merely a. homesick .idea, but Is formed from a carefuP analysis of the Lewlston and Clearwater country In full; that Is, It has an un - equaled, variety of ; resources agricultural, hortl-; cultural, mineral, timber and livestock, with water in quantity, quality and distribution, , and not only a ; possibility,' but a probability, of an abundance-of oil. Further, - the country has local marketing facilities, - and -then there is the open river and the Inevitable greats railroad facilities. S 'i -; v'5"'-. S .f , These are the expressions of one who, having left a good locality, perceives Its good features magnified. But his statements. If colored and somewhat overblown, rest on substantial facts, and are lrvjargw measure true. "The Clearwater valley, of which Lewlston Is .the central point ! one of splendid resources and magnificent possibilities.- It should have. In the not far distant future. a population 10 times, even SO times, that now Inhabiting that region.-'-' ' -. . ': "Why" They Wanted a "Change," " Monta villa, Or., July It To the Edl tor of The Journals-Believing It la not always the proper thing to do to air one's troubles in the newspapers, or un desirable ' conditions existing in your schools;- but at' the same - time - the statements of O. K., Johnson, as pub lished in'-your paper Of -June 10, were so utterly twisted and distorted one wot id hardly recognise the sama -We therefore feel constrained to let the general publlo know the facts as they are well known by the residents of MoiSavlUa, ' The first we deelre to consider le the A Massachusetts prophet iiredletad the plumbing contract - Mr. 81aley, as a end of the world today or tomorrow, but member of the school board, called an nobody If- worrying about it v . ' Q,oro w- Fsrrler, telling hlra they de- ;- ' sired to have some basins put In. the The Albany Democrat man . was school house. They pok Mr. Farrier1 s brought up only 10 .miles from Juda-e catalogue and found what Mr. Stsley Probably an - ordinance limiting the I the epeed of automobiles would not be I much observed. ; Irtassett- tBare- is a Retiublloan:but 1 Chairman Cortelyou won't get ' a sub-1 sortpuon out of bint. The rain and tha shine will never be I distributed, through any one year, ex actly to suit anybody. - Parker's resldenoe, and thinks ibe 1 date s sll right . Unless Judge Parker speaks up nega tively, that notification -committee will assume that silence gives oonsent and make him, a visit . t , Ambassador Choate thinks the Fourth of July is largely a British institution. But that may be because he has become largely British himself, , The little squad of mlddle-of-the-read Populists are not likely to attract to But as to Its transportation advantages, the enthusiaf I them enough Bryan Democrats to change any state's vote." eald they wanted; Mr. Carrier agreed to furnish the 'material at" cost, and do the work at It per day; Mr. Blsley being a mecnanlo flgured the oost to ne about $100. Mr. Blsley afterwards came back to Mr. Farrier and said he could get it done cheaper; notwithstanding this, the next we bear ts that a contract has been let for S1ES. - " Second: The kalsominlng contract. Bids were esked for, for the-purpose of kalsominlng the school house. . We are told that two bids were received; one for till, and the other for $100; nut no contract waa lee - -V Next bids were asked for, for two coats of cemettlco, and again two bids were received; one .for .11)8, and the other for 1110; this time a contract was let at 1S0, but lot not for cemettlco as advertised. Wheir, tha parties who re ceived the contract mixed the material used, they mixed only ordinary material used in kalsominlng. Mr.- Bryson, who at. that time was the janitor, la also a first class painter and kalaomler, and said: "Tou are not going to put. that stuff on the school house,, are you 7" The contractor said: "Yes, that is just pwhat I era going to do." -. 11 Mr. Bryson said the notices posted called for cemettlco, and took the con tractor to the eohool house door, where one of the notices was posted, which read, "two ooata of cemettlco." The contractor said no one said anything to him snout cemettlco, and aa tar aa he was con owned he wouli - not - pat one pound of cemettlco on, as It cost i cents a pound and the other material , 1 cents per pound. . Mr. Bryson immediately goee to Mr. Blsley end explains to him whaf is going on. The only reply he .could get was: "Is the material he Is using good?" Mr. Bryson said: "Probably good of Its Tvtn hut n tha Vln i vmi ' nM4.. A f""h !r m men .alalma that Tha . m, I n . . li-j n. Ow. and anj-tem Weahln-rton. ahnnM rmll MM..n. -ii- ZZ. LrTw- "r- r u.. n " ' vii .imv. a vrnviw .u. . wn. uv, rnr". immon uiumininri waa nut on and With all their might If there Is any possible means nd vice versa. It might be well if he instead of cemettlco, which is already tn make tha a-overnment move- In this matter, thev nuht mnam quoted, Is not clear or correct. Its products can be brought out by boats during a portion of the year, but If so they are bottled, up On the upper Columbia river and have to be hauled down by rail at a monopoly railroad's rates. And while these rates have been much reduced during late years, they are yet twice what they would be If the river were opened above The Dalles. On the 'other hand, they have the Northern Paclfle rail road,, by which products can be hauled out or merchandise In over an exceedingly, tortuous course and heavy, grades, and finally lifted half a mile to get over the Cascades, when the O. R. At N. could build an extension that would make a water-level road through to tidewater at Port land.'.":.1 :' - ' - ''' 1 ' Even this road would soon double and treble the popula I the money question. But the Republl- tion and products of the Clearwater valley, but the O. R. J can" c'"m that nature when prolific and N. has so far 'refused to build it because that region. in defiance to all 'natural and ' commercial law, is con sidered Northern Paclfio territory, V - But what Is needed far more than the building of this extension, which nobody can force Mr. Harrlman to do, is the opening, of the Columbia. ,It Is for this that the- peo ple of Idaho, as well as of Portland, and of all eastern Maybe Parker would rather be rlsht according to his judgment than presi dent But he also would rather have a chance as a nominee than no chance. If It takes TTnole Sam two rears or more to build a little addition to a post office building, how long would it take him to build a whole new, big bulldlngt Packing house employes to the num ber of 40.000 are on a strike, but this is not likely to diminish the wide differ ence between the prloe on the hoof and I in tne pantry.- , 1 ... :,-, , .. ,, JX B. Hill says that nature hae solved conduolve to proeperlty is aa exclusively Republican asset.. ... , , : The new vice-president of Mexico. Who I (win be de facto president is named corral, ana ne expects to he able to bold fast all the political bronchos , and steers of that country. I - to be used, diligently and persistently. i The Clearwater Valley may not be quite as perfect a duplication of paradise as this man portrays It; there arc regions as good In Oregon; but It la a country of great humanity see no reason for a change. . The 'Mexicans don't make much fuss over electing a president Diss was re cently re-elected unanimously, and as a matter of course. But when Dies is and varied resources; It is directly tributary, naturally, to ne there may be something doing in I them to run . . - .. . . . . . I nolltlca in MalclGO. forxiana, ana 11 is xainy snamerui 10 see it lie tnus Haiti' " barred out. from the world, while the government and; the I Now" that -the smoke of battle hae railroads are apparently alike ' Indifferent to Its situation. I rolled away, aa our esteemed eountry and the results of giving It an outlet contemporaries always say. the proepect U.HUI. .v mv. uy ill i.vur v& rMUl giving Roosevelt a run for hla money in several eastern states. becoming dingy. Third: ' Refunding school bonds (or rather the failure to refund them). Four thousand dollars' worth of our bonds, which bear T per cent and which had run 10 years, at which time we bad the fol lowing options: paying them or allowing 10 years v longer at the NO MONEY QUESTION NOW. E YEN a. universe! affirmation of the gold standard would In no wise destroy or upset the quantitative came rate of Interest; at the time the option for refunding exteted, the state of Oregon adveritsed money at S per cent and demanded that each school district give the state the option of taking their bonds. , Let us see what this means . to Montavllla, or school district No. IS. The difference between per cent and f per cent is S per oent which could have been eaved had our echool bard seen fit to refund these bonds; and S school' board money out of their small salary for hla Influence for their tentton in the school. Do you wonder that the people .wanted a chancer - ,.r . ;.'- .. . O. R. FINK, f- -v A. M. OSBURN, J. U TARNELU Poor Kansas City Kan. and Mov every year lately, and eometlmee two or three tlmee a year, are flooded, and In them and a larce realon of tributary ner eent on 14.000 for 10 rears, "the theory of money. The gold standard may be safe I country great amounts of property are! life of these bonds," Is tSOO at simple and best now but this dow not prove that It would Isavw JTiX J?2..!5. "SSI I StlS-J-Stl h. been safe or best or even long possible. If the world's pretty thoroughly dlaoouragod. They county treasurer of 10 per oent of the gold had decreased, or If It had not grtatly increased. Admitting that under existing circumstances . ths free silver question, as discussed in 1800, Is entirely out of sight yet .the demand foe a gold standard, under all cir cumstances, and entirely regardless of the quantity of that material for use as money, Is absurd. It Is a sort of fetich worship. :' ; v .5 ! ', The reasonable and right declaration, extended to make it complete, le that the gold standard ; should be maintained, as long as thereby a sufficient volume of should come to Oregon. wiisi STorrxo TmAXjr. Eldora, la., Special in New Tork World. The Oreat . Western railroad had the unique experience of having their fast passenger train stopped by heavy weeds refunded; thue we lose in Interest $000, on um uw last nisui, ana mm m wnwimaiiiii a Auaa ox iuv. quence tne ' mail was delayed ana pes- faoe of the bonds each year; in other words we must deposit with the oounty treasurer $400 each year, making in 10 years 04,000, the face of the bonds: this la equivalent to losing the Interest on 14.000 for four and one-half years at i per cent per annum, the rate we would be paying bad our bonds been sengers on the train bound for Cedar W11 llit I. MHinMl rln . ti I.. . money can be. maintained. That volume appears to be express for the east A flourishing crop fairly sufficient now, and the prospect Is that it will con tinue to be so for an indefinite time to come. But such was not the prospect nor the fact from 189S to 180S. Not only was the amount of gold standard money in existence I Insufficient but as a consequence of that fact a great por- of weeds of . all slsee so hindered the progress of the train that trainman and passengers had to get out to out a way through the dense mass of vegetation which had been thoroughly soaked by the heavy rains of the morning. tion of what was In existence waa In hiding, being hoarded, aBd gVvewnt to their wrath by nerv and the consequence waa an enormous and In millions of eusly counting ties 'while the under leases, a ruinous depreciation of nronertv. . : I growth was being removed. mi, 1. ..... V. I siveryining was going Brooorniy uu uv iw . ... v. n fDn.i.uuiM vi a, wuiurTi 1 tnn srrucK ins nrsi oaicn or tne wet On the other hand there may be. Declaring for the gold weeds, which completely hid all of the aranAartt now h.npafArtli anil a raws rrom view ror quite a distance. i. . . . . ' The rails seemed as though Now Is this not a serioue thing for men who take a eolemn oath that they will look after the Interests of the school 1 strict t It seems to us they should ot feel hurt because the people want a change after such management Now we feel it our duty to say In be half of Mr. Beckner, "aa we have been Informed" that he arranged for a meet ing to refund these bonds and was called away on pressing business, so not a school director . was present at this meeting. ,; We further find that we paid ft! for an attorney for preparing the papers' for refunding these bonds, "or rather ed." Now if it waa not for this last item of. expense and the further fact that the cltlsens petitioned the school board to refund these bonds, ws might overlook some thlnge and attribute their expensive failure to ignorance. iAst but not least we are reliably It is like a legislature passing a law Including a declare- th. big ariv,r. ,a ,lk,V toboggan, tlon that It cannot be repealed or amended by any subee- Sanding the rails was useless. People . 1 l-l... ' mtv - .1 . . . . . . - I lliiil.ni. W n. a. nmhln. At Ih. m .Hilt. " . : " " L " . . . 0f the weeda and fearlne that soma- Informed that eome teachers were to, or declared about, from time to time, as occasion taev fM.V.r to pay,. t least one of the old arise. 1 ners is no nwsa o worry apoui tne- aeciaratlon in a crowd of cltlsens of the little town walked to the place where the train was cutting Its way through. - f '-- A -Kief From. the Klaers. t Union, July 11. To the Editor of The Journal Will yon kindly allow me spaoe in The Journal to express some opln ions that - are not altogether original with me, but are held In common by all the gentlemen with whom I aa person ally acquainted in eastern Oregon, who ere interested in the development of our mineral resources. ,J - We are all aware of the faot that the legislature made a generous appro priation of the state's funds to aid the Lewis and Clark fair. We are deeply conscious of the fact that while there is no "infant industry" that is more deserving of protection than the poor prospector while nobly struggling to de velop a prospect into a producing mine. there is no industry that hss been so outrageously legislated out , ot . exist ence. .)-- ,. ' Every producing mine in the United States waa at one time elmply a pros pect and there is bo representative of the mining industry but will freely ad mit that every producing mine should be willing to bear its just burden of assessment but every miner knOwe (hat the poor prospector who starts oat with his pack mule and prospecting outfit If he have any faith in th efficiency of prayer. . should devoutly pray before starting that he ehall discover nothing worth locating, for the reason that the moment he does so he Is a poorer man than he was before. ' In the first place he muet have . a group of five or six claims before he oan attract the attention of capital, and this loads him up with fSOO or 1000 worth of work that must be done at once. Then he must take what he ean get from greedy capital or "incorporate, and "prooeed to distribute a good thing around among small investors." He finds that to do this he must make hla capitalisation so large that to indues a 'secretary of state, who draws about 010,000 per annum for doing servtoee worth probably ll.soo. to lsnue him a lioenae, he must contribute liberally to this stupendous graft by paying the Corporation tex that eome obscure fish erman saw fit to inflict on the Impecuni ous prospector ss a penalty to prevent him from opening up any more mines in this state. A glance over the sickly list of cor porations that are from time to time reported by our high ealarled secretary of state with the capitalisations that in most cases resembles to cents, le enough to make the mining congress that le ebout to meet in Portland wish they had selected eome other - stats in which mining was more appreciated. In which to hold their annual meeting. But laying aside the outrage that wee imposed on non-producing mines, the mining Industry has been watching with deep interest the distribution of the state's funds, a very unreasonable pro., portion of which has been drawn from this industry, to see how and in what respect the mining Industry is to be benefited at the gteat fair. - We note that an appropriation Of 1500 per eounty nae been allotted to aucn counties as have been already taxed to a standstill, as an inducement to stand another graft of an equal amount to be expended in gathering "all the resources of the county." .. . Thie would no doubt be ample - for gatnenng a raw kege of butter and few kettles of fish from eome counties whose main produots are theee articles, with nqw and then -a "brawny states man," but even supposing some back woods oounty court should, after hav ing once collected end paid their pro rata of taxes, be allured and deceived into having their own - money-offered back to them as en Inducement to "come again" and stand up for a second pluck. Ing, how far would the 11.000 go to wards making a "mineral exhibit" from such oountlee ss Baker, Union or OraritT Any well Informed mining man knowe that a creditable display of the gold, sliver, copper and molybdenite ores of thle etate would place Oregon well up in the front rank aa a mineral pro ducer, and that to make such a display not less than to,ooo should be placed in proper, hands ana , judiolously ex pendsd. . In making such collection, snd al though I have been watching carefully for some announcement of an appropria tion of the ample funds at the hands of tne commissioners, ss well ss some edl torlal comment from the press of the state, it begins to look to me aa if all that is in store for the mining. Industry le to pay their taxes and say nothing aoout representation. . : ''. - I do not know how my brothers of ths State Miners' association regard tnese matters, hut it eeeme to me that it is about time that we "speak right out in meeting." . , E. 8. M'COMAS. Oregon Sidelights favor of tho gold standard now, nor about the future po eltion of parties on this Subject Tho-future will take care of Itself. """' f 1 SVmATXO OF A BBBASC. CLOUDBURSTS AND DROUTH. A' nujrsMissxow of rown From the Haines Record. ' The work of trensmltttng-power from the Rock Creek Power A Townslte eom- 8 WAS REMARKED awhile back, this Is a freaky p.ny,'" pl,nt Bfkr c"r. w,M'nu"?' I ea tail Ave Unnrlsv I s sf I nisi M v meipkrev year meteorologically. While Wyrtem Oregon le the bealnntng of a new era in the corn- experiencing an unprecedented drouths-tor this I merclal and domestie affairs of this seo- tlm of vnr aaatern Orearnn la htna- anhlartaA to an 41.1 tlon of Oregom That electrlolty is tnnat ntln.,n... un IK,.. i,-. ...... i oeetinea io complexes reroiunoni.. in. - -tm it' I cowir and llaht suoDlvlna methods of counties, and causing considerable damage in the aggre- I the world la no longer a matter of doubt gate, yet a very small comparative loss of crops or other What it msy do remains for the sclen- tino siuaeni oe me suture to - rtTtii. This grand and modern enterprise, of which eastern Oregon le justly proud. Is .located but seven miles from the town of Hainee and la destined to be of great benefit to the town, not only ea a convenience 1n the way Of supplying light and power for domeetlo and manu facturing purposes, but .es a means also of bringing ths town of Haines more prominently iS the. front from which advantage much good will be sustained. property. The flood that overtook the little .town of Mitchell waa the worst In results; Heppner, that naturally was apprehensive, fortunately escaping with, slight dam age.' i" -'' ' ' - . .' , -' ' ; It la to be presumed that . theee abnormal conditions 1 will change eoon, but fcen If they continue for a while we can. look at reports from other states and be thankful nevertheless that we live in Oregon Instead of in one of them. ' -' From the Liverpool Post. How tang does a dream lastt To the dreamer It sometimes seems to endure for hours, and the general impression is 'that dreams eontlnue .for mlnutee at least while the fact is that the longest dream appeare to be confined within a solitary seoond, even though the events - of it msy impress the dreamer for days. "The other after noon." eald a -doctor, '1 eaUed to see a patient and, much to - my eetlsfae tiont I found htm sleeping soundly. I sat by his bed, felt hie pulse without disturbing him. and waited for him to awaken. After a few minutes a' dealer's cart With discordant ringing - bells, turned Into the street and as their first tonee reaehed me the patient opened hie eyea . . . . 'Doctor,' he eald. Tra glad to see you, and awfully glad that you awoke me, for I have been tortured by a moat distressing dream that must have lasted for several hours. I dreamed that I was sick, as I sm, and that my boy came into he room with a string of most hor ribly sounding bells and rang them in my ears, while 1 hadn't the power -to move or speak to him. I suffered tor tures for what seemed to be an intarmln kble time, and I'm eo glad yon awoke me.' - :'. s ' . v -.r. .. "The ringing of those bells for one second hsd caused all of that dream, and just gt the waking moment" " VTOlMOia WATM. ,1' ' ' From the Borne Tlmee-Herald. -While there is every Indications of an enormour hay crop this season, we learn that on the lower land and in the vlolnv Ity of the lakes high water will prevent cutting many acres that in recent sea sons have been harvested. The hay crop In general wlll.be much larger than In the past two seasons, however, and that product will likely be cheap. This shows the advantage of a storage reser voir that would prevent the flood water from Interfering with the crops On the lower lands, people should study this matter and be ready at the proper time to all co-operate with the government. 1 - Tillamook eounty has a lively good roads club. ' r i.... , , Oregon'e hot spells are always brief, but dry spells not always. . Pendleton Methodists will build a new .: preesed-brlck 120,000 church. , .. Freewater Is out of debt and several - buildings' are going up there. . More cloudbursts. Is Oregon becora Ing Oklahomaed or KansaaedT - , Taqulna Bay yearly beoomes a greater favorite aa a summer resort -, The three mlUe of Woodvllle. JacksonV oounty, turn out 00,000 feet a day. Some Hood River people are talking ot experimenting with sugar beets. - The . Headlight' complains that open gambling is again afflicting Tillamook. "' The Albany Democrat thinks a good - outing is to stay ft home and get out of the rut ' . .. - ' " There were so many cherries around - Stayton, and .fine ones, too, that many wsnt to waste. . . .'.-v . In Grants Pass a ' factory for' the ' manufacture of a mining candlestick - just patented is to be started. - . ' - Grasshoppers . are . so numerous In parts of Morrow eounty that farmers gather them by sacksful and feed them ' to hogs. ... ' The Elk City . Vim is talking of a " trolley line between that place at', the neaa 01 navigation on X equina bay, and the Willamette valley, M . Floods did considerable .damage in! spots in several eastern Oregon countlee last week, but the Willamette valley le stlirralnless.7lf 'will getTa soaklng77 anon. . .- ,., . , . -...'' A man looking for a cow, in brush'.' " near Eugene, found Instead . a young . baby, that had almost perished for want of sustenance. Ita mother must be a tough creature. At the Springbrook cannery 70.000 cans of fine cherries have" been put up, and now berriee are being-' handled. About 00 people are employed, mostly women and children.. -.. . . -. . , It is estimated that It takes two fawn dally to feed a full grown panther, though he may miss a meal some days. .. Panther hunting would be a useful If not a profitable occupation. , , ... Away up near Glendale. ' Douglss oounty. Is a poultry ranch where ducks are principally raised for the Portland market And think of all the duck coun-try-r-moet of the year near by. 4 'At Needy;""on the Fourth. "'Clarence Green had his thumb and aeveral fingers blown off by a bomb firecracker that he.' ' held in hla band, and hereafter be will 1 be In favor of a "sane" Fourth. ; (War. against eheep hae broken out in Umatilla eounty, 47 of a band being killed and 'the ,reet Scattered..' .It-is t pity that such . miscreants . cannot be lodged in the penitentiary where , they belong. ;..- ' It is suggested that the high prices ' received for wool will result In further . overstocking the ranges, and so tncreas. ; ihg hostilities between sheepmen and . others. Good and evil are usually somewhat blended. The marshal! of Olex was quicker . with a revolver than a drunken and -fighting negro at a dance waa with 'his favorite weapon,, and the consequence ' was that there wss a dead colored man . In less 'than a minute. . , . Ice made in the Corvallla Ice factory Is shipped to all points westward on the C. . B. railroad, also to soms points east, and to Dallas," Independence. Mon- ' ' mouth, and as far north as North Tarn- , -hill. It is quite a large and important Industry. . A Hood River Justice of tha neace.' -when called upon by a couple who de sired to ne married, perhaps shrewdly slslng up the intended groom, sent them to a minister, who performed the cere mony, after which the young man esked him what the charge waa "Whatever you think It le worth," esld the preacher. 'Well, replied the groom; "I'll wait alx months and let you know." . : . . Advice to the Lovelorn .''.'' . -,. . ; , . - .-.. Dear Mies Fairfax! Will you kindly enlighten my mind as to what course I should take to avoid the trouble I am about to put before your I am a young man It years old, and work in a down town office. I happen to have a young lady on either side of me, and I feel quite annoyed at times trying to please both. - They are a frivolous lot and ner- elst ir teasing me. They are both des perately in love with me, and I thlrfk them very charming. Now, what I want te know is how I can avoid loving them both. . Tou will help a poor chan bv riv ing your advloe through The Journal, columns. v . MISERABLE MIKE. . Tou can't avoid loving both. But you must not let either fall in love with you, ' because you would then be a eauee of grief. Tou must not cause anybody td grieve. .. Dear Miss- Fairfax 1 I am a married woman. I will be married three yea re in this month. I was only a girl when married. My parenta were dead, -and some ons dared me to do It I never loved my husband, but he loves me, and I try so hard to maks him think I love him. X am very unhappy, and it la kill ing me. Would you advise me to tell him I do not love him? I hate to have to, on eocount of my baby. D. T. NO. Try to love him. Tou muit nnt be lenient to yourself. Tou have done wrong and must suffer for- it Tou owe It both to your husband and your child. I am sorry for you, but I know that I am right and you will be thankful If you do. Be bright and cheerful. Uv- " ing for others brings a sure reward. - Dear Miss Fairfax: Not lona asro- I was going down ths street and aocidant. ally drepped my puree. A young gen tleman about It saved me the trouble' of stooping for it and kindly handed It to me. Now whenever we meet he always speaks to me Do you thlak I do right by speaking, ee we were never Intro. ducedf But I hate to pass by him with out speaking, for fear he might think me rude. I am only IT and would ap preciate youf advice very much. . ' ANXIOUS. It Is not rude In a women tn rafuaa to talk with a young man If aha doee not care to. It ia her privilege. 't 7