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HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Thackery probably wrote “Barry
Lyndon” to show up the injustice of
the law to married women. The scape
grace Barry married Lady Lyndon and
took possession of and wasted her for
tune of $150,000 a year, subjected the
lady to continuous cruelties and even
horsewhipped her in his fits of drunken
anger. She was obliged to endure this
treatment until her relatives rescued
her by stratagem from the monster’s
clutches. Married women in England
now, as well as in the United States,
are protected from the waste of their
property by separate property laws,
and in large measure from cruelty. A
woman of means can hold the whip
hand over her husband, if he is at all.
dependent upon her, or if he desires to
enjoy her fortune. He may wheedle
her money away from her, but if his
ravages upon her estate become at any
time notorious she, or her relatives for
her, can easily secure protection by
proper court orders.
A woman can have her husband ar
rested for striking her, for refusing to
support her, for drunkenness, and he
can be fined or jailed; but the law can-
, not protect her from a species of men
tal cruelty by nagging, meanness and
infidelity, save through the divorce
courts. And in some states this rem
edy is very difficult to obtain. One
Mrs. Madeline Gordon Bissell recently
secured at Reno, Nev., a divorce from
her husband, Dr. William J. Bissell of
Buffalo, N.1 Y., a nephew of former
Postmaster General Bissell, on eom-’
plaint that he had struck hb'r, , locked
her in her
" dragged her by the
hair, and inflicted numerous other
cruelties, and that the courts of her
own state would not give her any re-
’ lief. This seems incredible for a pro-
ressive state like New York. If the
charge is true, another Thackery is
needed here to paint the lurid picture
of wifely suffering and husbandly
fiendishness.
LOAN OR GIFT.
foundation exists for the insurance and
pension system of the Pennsylvania
railroad. But the latter company has
added to the compensation at its own
expense a system of voluntary mutual
insurance by employes which increases
the benefits enormously. Apparently
industrial employes think they cannot
make adequate provision for compen
sation for injuries from their own re
sources alone without putting too great
a burden upon the consumers by rais
ing prices. They’ have gone a certain
distance and may go further- in paying
for death and permanent injuries.
Put the related field of provison for
support in illness and old age pensions
seems better adapted for voluntary as
sociation among employes. The present
time, when wages are generally going
up, seems favorable for suggestion of
these projects on one side and consid
eration of them on the other. •
MOTHER’S DAY.
school .children sold tags at a dime each
to create a knockers’ fund, and now
comes a set of resolutions—cunningly
drafted by some king bee—from a
woman’s club of that town. The fact
is, the business men of Roseburg are
not deeply interested in the movement,
and the few kijockers who would defeat
the creation of ' the proposed county,
having to hustle elsewhere for funds,
are directing their attention to women
and children of the rural realms.
THERE NEED BE NO FEAR.
Notwithstanding astronomers have
given us assurance that there is no fear
of the comet coming our way there is
uncertainty in some quarters as told'
by the press. There is no danger, as
the world is not in the track, and the
inhabitants. of earth will watch the
comet pass and be in as little danger
as is the farmer who watches safely
from his fields the passage of the roar
ing express train. Tonight the sun
will go down and the stars will disclose
themselves in the peace of their con
stellations. Tomorrow the ,sun will
rise all glorious and call men forth to
their labors. Little children will play
in peace and mothers go about their
homes serenely. The life of the spring
will continue to well up through stalk
and leaf and bud. The busiest life will
be a pastoral, compared with what it
would be were a comet approaching to
destroy us. We are still possessed of
our certainties.
There is nothing like astronomy to
make earth, with all its insignificance,
feel like home to us. When our minds
try to grasp one small handbreadth of
the staggering distances of immensity,
when the magnitude of that little cor
ner of the creation which we call our
universe breaks on us, we are stunned
among the things which it is not pos
sible to utter. The atoms which com
pose our bodies are relatively more dis
tant the one from the other than is
this earth from the stars we see. We
have seen a few molecules of God’s
universe but know not what the whole
body is. Is it any wonder that the
Hsalmist cried, “What is man that
thou art mindful of him, or the son of
man that thou visitedst him.”
TAKE THE PROPER STEP.
Fruit Growers Organize for Better
ment of Conditions.
Cottage Grove should become affili
ated with the Willamette Valley Apple
Growers’ Association, organized at Al
bany last week to promote the fruit in
terests of this section. It will be in
corporated into a strong organization
to direct the scientific marketing of
fruit, and the growers of this section
would undoubtedly reap benefit by hav
ing a local association.
Working
through each local association, the val
ley organization will endeavor to have
every grower pack and label his fruit
exactly alike. It will not sell this
year’s crop on a union basis, but ex
pects to develop into an organization
strong enough for that purpose next
year. Spurred by the fact that this
year’s apple crop wil1 be the bigest and
best in many years, growers of the val
ley decided to get together and make
the Willamett Valley label mean some
thing in the apple markets of the
world.
The committee recommended that all
growers adopt the size of boxes and
system of packing heretofore adopted
by the valley association, and that all
labels on the boxes be the same. De
tailed plans for carrying out the recom
mendations were formulated.
The
growers resolved that while they op
pose such legislation as the Lafean bill
they favor some kind of National legis
lation to protect the grower and con
sumer as well as the dealer; that all
packages should be marked with the
name of the grower and also the packer
and shipper, if different from the
grower; that this association co-operate
with other associations of the North
west to formulate such legislation.
A resolution was also passed urging
a state appropriation to aid the State
Experimental Association in working
out problems for the control of insect
and fungus diseases that now confront
the orchardists of Oregon. The asso
ciation will itself raise funds for the
investigation of a blossom blight that
has attacked some Oregon fruit to de
termine whether it is bacterical or
caused by climatic frost, and to learn
how to combat.
The thought of setting aside a day to
be called “Mother’s Day” was a most
happy one, for on the mother depends
the character of. a people, on the moth
er depend the status of the home. Since
the birth of the Savior motherhood
has been still more exalted, though
from the first, the reverence and love
drawn around the mothers have been
in great part the world’s anchor.
For thousands ,of years the Arabs
held that the great qualities of a horse
are inherited, not from its sire but
from its dam, and the rule is as pro
nounced among men as among horses.
Millions of men sorely tempted, have
been saved by the thought: “Were I
to do what I am contemplating now,
what would my mother’s spirit think,
if now she is looking down from heaven
upon me?” The sanctity of the home
centers on the mother, and the man
who through his passions or his bigotry
would cast a reproach upon that sanc
tity and dignity, never himself had a
glorified mother, nor knew the grace of
full enlightenment. Our country at
first was settled by a primitive, God
fearing people; the part which the
mothers bore" while the forests were
being cleared between the eastern sea
and the prairies, if properly portrayed,
would make thfe most fascinating book
CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY.
ever written. But it would require
SUBJECT TO PENALTY.
the pen of an angel to write it. We
The people of southern Oregon are
suspect that it has been written, but raising a fund to build by subscription
that when it was finished, it was de a highway to Grater Lake National Collector of Internal Revenue on Path
of Corporations.
clared to be too sacred to be entrusted Park, the most interesting geological
Hundreds of Oregon corporations
t- worldly keeping, and hence was filed section of the globe, a region contain
in the immortal record of the. ages.
ing many natural wonders.' It is plan may be subject to the penalty provision
In this world it has had a partial por ned to raise $100,000 in subscriptions of the income-tax laws, in the opinion
trayal only. It has shone out in five of $100 each, half payable June 1 and of David M. Dunne, collector of inter
great wars, on the dauntless heroism the other half in June, 1911. The peo nal revenue for the Port of Portland.
of their sons, it has given them strength ple of Medford have subscribed $25,000, Since the period of filing statements of
to storm the, wilderness and to build the balance of Jackson county raising earnings for the preceding year expired
from sea to sea, temples to justice, to another $25,000. The people of ’ the on March 31, the local collector has
mercy, to industry, to learning, to re rest of the state are asked to contri been receiving straggling reports and
ligion and to freedom. And in homes bute the remaining $50,000. Jackson forwarding them to Washington with
where the freest and most generous county has appropriated $50,000--says out recommendation or comment. What
will be done with the belated efforts to
race that the world ever saw are the the Medford Mail Tribune.
inhabitants.
The highway is to be built under comply with the law is problematical,
one of them having been refused by
Hail then mother’s day! Let it con
Probably , the reported purpose of Di tinue with music and flowers and smiles supervision of the good roads section of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
the
United
States
department
of
agri
rector Newell of the reclamation ser and welcomes, that the devoted ones
to date. About 50 reports were re
vice to follow Mr. Pinchot into private may feel that more than a home and culture, whose engineer, B. F. Heidle, ceived and forwarded during April, and
life is connected with the controversy local interest attaches to them, but is at present at work with a corps of 25 additional reports awaited mailing
over the government loan of $30,000,000 rather, that a nations arms are around engineers on surveys and estimates. last night. When asked about suits
to complete irrigation projects that them in affection and reverance, and Contracts will be let as soon as esti against Oregon corporations District
were begun without authority of law or that the splendors of the Great Repub mates are completed. The forestry Attorney McCourt said:
appropriation for their payment. Many lic are but a reflection of the yearnings bureau is co-operating, and is expend
“It is probable that a great many
senators and representatives oppose that filled their hearts, when they took ing a considerable sum in constructing corporations are delinquent under the
the
highway
through
the
forest
reserve.
that loan on the ground that the gov upon themselves their share and more,
income tax law, and it is very likely
ernment had no right to begin works of the burdens of creating a nation, Secretary Ballinger of the interior de that some suits may be commenced
partment
has
ordered
a
complete
sur
not authorized by law or to create pub which nation, if the mothers of the fu
here, but up to this time I have heard
lic expectation by promising them. ture shall be like those of the past, vey of the park and engineers of the nothing about them. The case will
war
department
have
been
ordered
to
They object to encouragement of future will eclipse in grandeur and in power,
reach this office from the hands of Col
unauthorized commitment of congress all the nations that have held rule since map out a comprehensive system of lector Dunne, who will receive them
highways and improvements about the
to such expenditures.
the beginning of time.
lake, which will call for the expendi-- from Washington.
They contend that what is called a
“I understand that there is a test
ture in the immediate future of several
loan is likely to turn into a gift by the
RIP THE COVER OFF.
case now pending in the United States
millions
of
dollars.
To
secure
this
ap
increase of expenditures upon irriga
Supreme Court, involving the validity
There are some mighty interesting propriation, the park must be made ac of the income-tax law, and that it is
tion works more rapidly than funds for
cessible,
and
it
is
to
make
the
park
ac
repayment can be realized by sale of facts back of the unprincipled opposi
cessible that the people of Portland soon to be argued. It was brought by
. redeemed land and water rights. They tion to the creation of Nesmith county
a stockholder of an Illinois, corporation
recall the general experience that gov by the domineering cities of Eugene and other sections are asked to contrib and enjoined the office of that company
ute
to
the
building
fund.
ernment expenditure for private ob and Roseburg, whose literature reeks
Crater Lake will prove one of Ore from complying with the law. Perhaps
jects tends always to waste and ex with misrepresentations and falsehoods,
gon
’s greatest resources. It- will, di nothing will be done at Washington
travagance. They hold that it is ex so brazen that a person possessing the
vert
to Oregon the immense tourist about penalizing those concerns which
cusable only as a start and an example average intelligence of mankind may
travel
that California enjoys. It will failed to report until the test case is
for private enterprises, and should be- easily detect them without an unusual
be
advertised
by all the railroads in disposed of. I do not know definitely
confined strictly within the limits of amount of study. Individual residents
the
country
and
bring through the state what is contemplated.”
provision for its payment. On the of the respective cities named have
It was reported yesterday that Inter
a
desirable
class
of money spending
other hand it appears that the last ad heralded abroad statements regarding
nal Revenue officers are very confident
tourists,
some
of
whom
will
make
their
ministration did actually begin the pro the proposition that have not the
of winning the test case in the Supreme
ject irrigation work it had no means to slightest semblance of truth, the sole homes here.
Court and that preparations are being
finish and so tempted settlers into re purpose beingto create public sentiment Cottage Grove has more attractive made to bring suits immediately.—Ore
moval and investment, creating just against the measure from a purely sel show windows among its business gonian.
expectations whose disappointment fish motive. The Sentinel has evidence houses than any other town of its size
would be a severe hardship. On that in abundance to warrant this stater in Oregon, according to a traveling
ground alone the loan of $30,000,000 is ment, and it will produce it within a salesman who makes the greatest por
advocated and justified. If the disap short time, showing that the very men tion of the state.
pointment of Director Newell with the who are now endeavoring by hook ‘or
prompt arid cheerful making of the crook—principally crook—to defeat the The citizens of Cottage Grove, realiz
loan should result in his separation Nesmith county proposition are belying ing that boosting is an investment,
from the government service, opposi their words of not many moons ago. will put a shoulder to the wheel and
tion to it would be abated by the as The statement that the promoters of boost ’another year. It has been the
means of putting this city on the map,
surance that he at least would no long the Nesmith movement are real estate
er be in position to commit the gov boomers and office-seekers who want to and today it is one of the best known
towns in Oregon.
ernment to the expenditure of millions plunder the public coffers of the pro
without authority of law or appropria posed county is absolutely too silly to Cottage Grove will have an abundant
consider. There is no foundation for water supply within six months, then
tion by congress.
the statement, which is made without it may become a city beautiful. It has
GOOD TIME TO BEGIN.
acquaintance with the facts, or with been discouraging work in the past.
lying intent. More likely the latter,
The present system of giving compen
There is a noticeable improvement in
for it is in keeping with “The Eugene
sation for personal injuries in industry
Way,” a way with which the people of the appearance of The Morning Regis with a check instead of cash. Then
is so atrocious, and the ’ difficulties of
Oregon are becoming familiar. The ter of the county town. It has aban you will have both a recotd of your
new legislation are so great that every
people within the territory of proposed doned country style of make-up, and is payment and a receipt as well.
step in direction of voluntary reform is
Nesmith county want self-government, otherwise getting into the ways of the Checks on the Bank of Cottage
hailed as a boon. What is desirable is
among other things, because of this metropolitan newspapers. In fact, it Grove are as good as gold.
You
a uniform and certain basis of payment
is considerable of a newspaper itself.
can secure a book of them by open
for loss, without waste in insurance or “way.” Eugene is selfish to a degree.
You avoid
The popularity of the Nesmith move It matters little who is at the head ing an account there.
litigation, or exception for any reason
lots of trouble and dignify your
but contribution so rank as to amount ment is shown by the fact that in Doug of the Oregon Electric. The question
to suicide. Such a basis has beqn las county the aid of even the women that interests the people of the Willam business by their use.
adopted by the steel corporation and and childern has been solicited to de ette valley is whethet the extension
many of its constituents, and a similar feat the measure. In Oakland the south will be made.
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Excursion Rales to the East
During 1910
From all Points on the
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
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(Lines in Oregon)
TO
RATES
Chicago _______ ___________
-_$72.50
Council Bluffs
Omaha______ |
60.00
Kansas City__ >_______ ____ <
St. Joseph____|
St. Paul____ _J
64.90
St. Paul via Council Bluffs____
Minneapolis direct___ _______
60.00
63.90
Minneapolis, via Council Bluffs
66.90
Duluth direct. _ - _ ________ _ _.
67.50
Duluth, via Council Bluffs.___
St. Louis____ _______
67.50
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Portland add ONE WAY local rate to Portland, to make through
rate via Portland. One way through California, add $15.00.
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within limits in either direction. Final return limit
three months from date of sale, but not later than
October 31st.
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