Crook County l.'
VOL. VII.-
PBINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OEEGON, APBIL 9, 1903.
NO. 17
THE PRIZE ORATION
At The Orator ical
Contest.
Won By McMinnville
Smith, of MoMlnnvllle Collofc-e
Kulotrlies toe Jew as a 01 tl
ron and Roformer,
At the stiilo oratorical content
recently lirld in ICugeno, Kraslus
A. Kinitli, (il McMinnville College,
delivered the following orution un
"Tho Homeless Nation," which
won tho first prize:
Tho Jew in the most remarkable
man ol thin worlit. His beginning
is in the gray dnwn ol history; hi
ending it somewhere in the
shadow of eternity. Of all man
kind there is none whose history
1h full of extreme mutations, so re
plete with suffering nnd horror,
and ko abounding in extraordinary
providence. The mightiest fo d
of huniiui tcmptutions liuvo not
overwhelmed him. The fiercest
fires of fiendish cruelty, heated
teveii timet hy religious bigotry,
have not consumed him; although
for oenturicH his blood lint marked
crimson the pathway of time. In
the extent nnd diameter of hit in
flueneo upon huuuuiity, no nmn
approaches him. His history hi
the record of our civilitation nnd
progress in (hit world and of our
faith and hoie in that which in to
come. From him wo derived the
pattern of all Hint it pure and true
on earth or in heaven. An priest
and fuithgivcr, lie hat liecn the
grand usher to the' council of the
Almighty nnd the guardian of
iod't mandates to the conscience
of man.
No man lint given to much to
religion and civilization at the
Jew. No race or dynasty lint such
ulnrions record. HuVs Lord Ma-
ciiuluy of tho Roman pontiffs:
"'There is no institution upon the
face of the earth that can point to
Mich a splendid lincngo nt the
papacy, which reaches back to the
twilight of fable; compared to it
the proudest roval houses aro but
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as yesterday." Hut before "the,
twilight of fable" began, tho Jew-J
ish priesthood has passed Uh noon
hiy radiance. Long before Home
sang of gods and war, or Itomu
lous wi'.h murderous hand hnd
killed his brother, tho Jew was of'
fering sacrifice to tho true (iod in
beauty and holiness; long More
Caesar or pope ruled the world,
Solomon was receiving its homage,
and beforo our rudo forefathers!
bad established a tribal ideutitv
Daniel was instructing the Chal
dean philosophers.
Wo adiniro tho heroism ot the
sturdy Greek an I Human, but re
joct with disgmt their vile diving
ties. Wo affect ti despise the Jew,
but accept and adore tho pure, God
of his conception, of whose ex
istence the history of tho Jew furn
ishes the strongest proof.
We nro indebted to tho Jewish
founders for monotheism
in its
purest form. Whether tkey dis
covered the unity of God by philo
sophical research or by divino
revelation, it makes them the most' face of tho earth, yet tho peculiar
illustrious men of the ages. Tho 'customs, their distinctive features,
purpose of the race was to give to and their scattered unity make
tho world a just code of laws and them a wonder nnd an admiration,
to teach the unity and fatherhood , Though dead as a nation as we
of God. This was understood in 'speak of nations yet they live.
Jehovah's promise, "In thy seed
shall all nations of tho earth be
blessed." While other races had a
conception of God, tho Jews alone
handed down to posterity a knowl
edge of Jehovah free from corrupt
ing myths. For this ideal they
endured persecution from their
very beginning.
The Jews have struggled for na
tional existence against the Egyp-
tians, Assyrians, Babyloniam
ii nd Homans, Thuy were almost
exterminated by each of thesi
power yet have outlived them all.
They have been oppressed and
persecuted by Emperors and re
publicans, Sultans and pojws,
Moorsand inquisitors. They have
Isien proscribed alike by Protest
ant and Catholic, while the perse
cutors sang their psalms, revered
their hooks, believed their prophets
und persecuted in the name of
their God,
The world owes a groat debt to
tho Jew, for while it slept, locked
in the embrace of idolatry, ho wor
shiped the true (iod and created a
sacred literature which ho guarded
witli his life for the benefit of hu
manity. Hit Motuic code wot for
ages tho best and most compre
hensive known to man. It com
manded humane treatment of ani
mals and justice to mankind. In
it only four crimen were punish
able by death, while but CO years
ago, in the English code, there 150
capital offenses. Trials were con
ducted hy a court of 23 of the na
tion' moat upright men. Land
lordism wut impossible, it land
Uken fur debt reverted every 60
yeart to tho original owner; and to
exact tuury from b fellow Jew was
a stato crime.
The Jew is a man of peace; his
mission was one of js'ace. His
founders, unlike those of the
claseic races, were not redhvnded
murderers, but their ways were
ways of pleasantness and all their
paths were pence. The wart of
David, the poet King, were not
wars of pilluge and rapine, but of
subjugation, while the glories of
Solomon ere achievements of
peace. -
Although a lover of peace, no
man h fought so valiantlv and
ho desperately for hit inttitutinnt
as the Jew. Israel's heroes fur
. .....
surpass those of Grecian story.
The wart of the Maccabcot and the
hint two sieges of Jerusalem, for
desperation anil valor, have no
parallels in history; at last, when
lights, liberty and home were lost,
the Jew did not despond, hut made
the best of his circumstances,
Nothing Could conquer this man
with his undying patriotism nnd
his infinite trust in God.
Tho Jew's hoefulness nnd his
exclusiveness have preserved both
him and his sacred institutions;
' and nations, while they distrust
each other, could rely implicitly
' upon the business integrity of the
despised Jew, and his bills of credit
were gladly honored in market
i '
and palace.
If today the Jew is cunning or
distrusting, swaggering or cring
ing, it is because our fathers have
made him so, and the obligation
rests upon us to remove every dis
ability that ingratitude and bigotry
have heaped upon him. We des
pise children who have- cast off
their parents, but for ages Christi
anity and Mohammedanism gave
their parent, tho Jew, nothing save
tlx feet of friendly earth.
Although the Jews have for
centuries been dispersed over the
Thoir ideas and wealth fill the
earth, help to move the wheels of
progress, and to uplift humanity.
In all ages they havo. broken the
rigid bars of their environments
and kept abreast of the times
Maimonides was tho light of the
dark ages; Spinoza was the sage of
the 17th century; Disraeli, Gani
betta nnd Caslelar wero the Kuro-
(CONTINUKD ON PAOK 5.)
THE COUNTY NEWS.
Our CorreNpondents Are
Punctual.
News From All Quarters.
The Journal Ha the BetJ Corres
apondents Of Any Paper In
Interior Oregon.
Howard liana.
Krne4 Lanniger made a flying
trip to I'rineville the first of th
week.
A. C. Knighton moved from
I'rineville to bit ranch on Upjer
Ochoco laBt Tuetday.
Colonel Mulvahill went to Prine
ville the first of the week on busi
ness. . i '
Lavetne Hawkint the 8-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hawkins, died last Monday after
noon after an illness of only a few
dayt. The deceased was buried the
following day in the .Mill Creek
cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins
have the unanimous sympathy of
all their friends and neighbors In
their bereavement. Laverne ws
a bright child of a sunny dispo
sition, and wot beloved by all who
knew her.
Fkok. Bill Banker.
Ashwood Gleaninas.
Knim th Pro(HUr.
C. 1). Gay paid a business visit
to I'rineville last Saturday.
Reese Lewis paid a visit to bis
old stamping grounds at this place
lust rjunday.
Mrs. R. E. Eerryman was in
town Monday, and visited her Ifus
buud at the Ked Jacket mine.
J. T. Dunk, of Prineville is in
town. He is going to work for T. S.
Hamilton.
Hon J. N. Burgess, of Antelope
paid the camp a short visit last
Monday.
Wade H, Houston has been a
visitor at the county seat of Crook
several days during the past week.
Cbas. L. Freer was down from
the Morning Star camp yesterday,
enroute to Antelope, the Company's
headquarters.
George I'oindexter was in from
the Derham saw-mill yesterday,
and left to-Jay for Blizzard Ridge.
John O'Kelly and family of Hay
Creek visited the family of G. J.
McCoy on Pine Creek, last Satur
day. E. C. Goodwin and Harry Fin
loy, of Antelope, were visitors at
the home of Mr. T. S. Hamilton,
last Monday and Tuesday.
Jack Broenn, Dan McCartney
and Patrick O'Roilley left last
Saturday for The Dalles, where
they .ent to attent the funeral of
William Bannon.
William Short enme in from-the
John Day River last Monday, and
left to-day with his mother. Mrs.
II. C. Grater, for their new home
at the old Griffiths ranch.
The Gold King Mining Company
resumed work on their shaft to
day, and will push their develop
ment work as rapidly as circum
stances will permit.
Max Lucddemnnn was yester
day re-appointed by the United
States District Court as a U. S.
Commissioner for the district oi
Oregon. The appointment is for a
term of four years.
In Hilral f Tb Srw lisaii I av
That from anil after the passage
of this ut the sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs of the counties and consta
bles of the various precincts and
districts of the state of Oregon
shall he and hereby are created ex
oflicio fire, game and fish wardens.
Said sheriffs, deputy sheriffs,
constables, or wardens shall have
power, without warrant, to search
nny boat, conveyance, vehicle, fish
box, fish basket, game bag or gnme
cont, or other receptacle for game
or fish, when they have good reas
on to believe that any of the laws
for the protection of forest and
timber lands, game and food fish
have Ixw violated; and the said
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables
or wardens shall at any time seize
and take possession of any and all
birds, animals or fish which have
been caught, taken or killed at any
timeffn a'mnniier or for a purpose,
or had in their possession or under
control; have been thipped or ab it
to be shipped, contrary to any of
the laws of thit stale.
Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, con
stable, or warden, as informer or
prosecutor, upon the arrest and
prosecution of any offender to con
viction under the provisions of this
act, shall in addition to the fees to
which he may be entitled under
existing law?, be entitled to receive
one third of the money collected
in such action.
II Uluaer Can't Win.
Eugene, Or., April 4. (Special.)
All interest now seems to center
in the political buttle for the nom
ination for Representative in Con
gress. The county convention of
the Republicans and the primaries
of the Democrats, held today, hud
practically nothing to do with the
stiuggle that is to occur on the
Oth, and from that on until elec
tion day.
.Hermann will undoubtedly re
ceive the votes of the full delega
tion from Lane County in the con
vention here on the 9th. This lias
Leen conceded from the beginning
and is nothing new on the politi
cal chessboard. ,
But the question of what to do
if it shall be found that Hermann
cannot win is one that is occupy
ing the ferious attention of some
of lhat gentleman's friends. In
their public utterances the leading
politicians here profess great con
fidence that Hermann will win,
and some snv he will receive the
nomination on the first ballot.
Others, however, are more pe.-si-
m'stic and express a hope that
their man will win, yet at the
same time are casting about as to
who shall be the possible second
choice.
As far ns Vawter's chances are
concerned, it is not considered
probable that he will get the votes
of this delegation, even it should
be demonstrated that Hermann
could not win. In like manner!
aud for similar reasons it is con
sidered doubtful "if they would go
to Gateh. Therefore, of the promi
nent candidates, Kelly is general
ly considered moro likely to fall in
for second choice of the Lane dele
gation than either of the others.
' It is not impossible or unreason
able to suppose that other names
will bo brought out than those
heretofore mentioned. The nnme
of Booth, Kuykendall and Harris,
of this county, have all been
hcurJ, but none of them have con
sented to become candidates, and
probably will not under any cir
cumstances. It is also presumed
that aspirants from other counties
may be heard from on convention
day. Oregon Daily Journal.
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NEWS BRIEFLY TOU
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Some Stolen, Others Not
Culling From Ou Exchanges
Newj Notes of the Week
Timely Topics.
The trade of the United States
with China shows a most remark
able growth. In 1900 this country
exported to the Chinese Empire
goods valued at $11,000,000. The
value of the exports for 1902 has
just doubled being, in round num
bers, $22,000,000.
The President's determination to
go to the bottom of the postofiice
scandal and permit no guilty per
son to remain in the service may
receive the condemnation of the
polititicians whose favorites are in
danger, but it will command the
respect of the vast majority of the
voters.
Says an exchange: A kist is a
peculiar proof ition. Of no use to
one, yet absolute bliss to two. The
small boy gets it for nothing, the
young man has to steal it and the
old man has to buy it. The baby's
right, the lover's privilege, the
hypocrite's mask. To a young
girl, taith; to a married woman,
hope; to an old maid, charity..
San Francisco is making prepa
rations to get its water supply from
Yosemitc National Park, 140 miles
distant, at a a cost of 140,000,000.
A few years ago il was thought
that the Croton system of New
York city was a collossal enter
prise. It embraces, however, an
immense flume, but only 35 u;i!es
long, costing originally about
$35,000,000.
The President is earnestly ad
vocating a general staff for the
Navy rimilar to that recently
authorized by Congrsss for the
army. The benefit of such a staff
is that it would relieve the Secre
tary of the Navy from many re
sponsibilities which now devolve
upon him and for which, coming,
as he usually does, 'rom civil life,
he is seldom fitted.
The new immigration law is al
ready producing an improvement
in the class of immigrants coming
to this country. While not as far
: reaching as if it had contained the
educational clause, it makes it
dangerous for steamship companies
to bring over undesirable people
with the liability of losing all prof-!
i jt by having to take a considerable
percentage back and this operates
to make the transportation com
panies more careful. -
A pupil in a village school who
had ten requested to urita an
essay on the human body handed
in the loiiowing: ine numan
bo.lv consists of the head, throax,
abdomen and legs. The head con
fain? the brains in case there are
any. The thrcax contains the
heart and lungs, also the liver and
lights. The abdomen contains the
bowels, of which there are five a,
e, l, o, u, ami sometimes w anu y.
The lees extend from the abdomen
to the floor and have hinges at the
top and middle to enable a fellow
tosit when standing or stnnd when
sitting."
The enormous increase in the
business of the United Slates Land
Department is one the most signifi
cant evidences of- the country's
healthful growth. The cash re
ceipts of the department for the
present fiscal year ending on the
:!0th of March of next year proui
se toieach $10,000,000, an in-
rense of about 50 per cent over
he preceding year. A solid basis
for future prosjierity lies in the re
claiming and development of the
vast area of government lands.
When Miss Anna M. Lang was
nominated for the receivership of
The Dalles Land office, there wero
two other women holding similar
offices in the United States. One
was Miss Martha M. Brown, of
Gunnison, Colo., and Mrs. Minnie
Williams, at Lander, Wyo. Miss
Brown's term expired several
months ago, but she has not yot
been superseded.' Last week a
man succeeded Mr. Williams in
the Gunnison office, leaving Miss
Brown at the present moment the
only woman land official in the
United Statet. Both these offices
were of minimum pay, however
$1,500 a year while Miss Lam?.
who will assume official duties at
The Dalles in a few days, will re
ceive the maximum salary of $3000.
Oregonian.
!' Ball Cam.
The ball game Sunday be'wten
the two local nines was a repetition
olllieir previous game in results
as they were beaten hy a score cf
18 to 1,. Prineville's reeular
nine seems to have run up against
it as the new unnamed team have
twice- plucked a feather from tliir
cap and sent them down to defeat.
Aot, however, without a struma
as good ball was played by 'all, ex
cepting of course a few errors. The
game Sunday was largely attended
and the most conspicuous cbanae
over the previous Sunday's game
was that of the "Rooters." They
had abandoned the reeular nine.
and bound to pick the winner,
hey adiourned to the camo of the
the new team where thev made the
air blue with their lusty veils.
I which bad the desired effect, and
again did the old team go down to
a defeat. However, the second de
feat has only had the effect of
making theai more determined,
and a good account is expected
from them in the near future.
The same team will compete
again next Sunday at the fair
grounds.- Every body turn out.
School Apportionment.
Dist. No. 1, M.R.Elliott, $1972 40
' " 2, W.F.Stewart, 248 19
' " 3, Green Eeard,..246 96
' " 4. Mrs.Lawson...209 56
' " 5, W. J. Wr.ght. .17,8 05
' " 6, J. D. Lafollette 194 60
' " 7, M. D. Powell.. 269 40
" " 8, Frank Eayne. .143 E4
:' " 9, C.E. Person... 324 49
11 " 10, 0. G.Collver..230 42
:' " 11. Wm. Palmehn 410 48
" " 12, D. F. Steffa...254 44
" " 15, J. H. Oaks 120 77
" " 18, D. A. McDowell 263 H
" " 19. Jas. Wood.... 478 84
" " 20, B. L. Ream.. .232 00
" " 21, R. W. Breese. .179 64
' " 23, Ed. Merritt...l57 20
' " 24, C. A. Luelling 208 01
" " 25, J. H. Kelly... 201 85
" ' 26, A. W. Boyce..304 19
" " 27, A.J.Noble.... 43 84 .
" " 28, C. S. J.'cCorkle 15 30
", " 29, S. H. Barnes . 162 01
" " 32, R. M. Morris. .261 92
" " 33, T. N. Balfour.. 91 16
" " 34, John Atkinson 209 42
" 35, Mrs. Adell Nye 94 24
" " 3(1, J. G. Bolter... 149 98
" ' 37, A. H. Grant.. 296 55
" " 38, D. Mulholland 112 32
" " 40. Lee Steers. .. .171 95
" " 41, A. B. Carey... 112 32
" " 43, Mrs. S. F. Sly 108 64
" " 44, J. R. Bennett 217 29
" ." 4.i, Geo. W. Null 222 98
" " 46, J. H. Demaris 1S7 12
" " 47, Mrs. McCord.,127 2S
William Boegli,
Ccunty Superintendent.
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