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TODAY'S WEATHER Fair, with fog during
the morning. South to west winds.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Maximum tem
perature, s deg.; minimum temperature. 43
vice.; oo precipitation.
Tjnnm, .,.n ir,, . '
ortlad, aiO.DAl. OCTOBER
BEFORE THE DAYS OF ABRAHAM.
A dffKnimitr w i . -
irrpptPQf fn ooi ... ,
vi ujiuum.eu me
voucfedjo n,M las been made by
... oiuuocuiuKjf mux naa nwn
Professor yHilprecht of the University
ofTeaKVania. He has just returned
5f from TrtTsyionfa, where he found the
loidmt Htariry in the world, so far as
TC iOMMrsa llbrarv that tpoo in
; weacevjeast 5000 years ago, and
? probably ranch farther "hspk
I i?ontalM the'oldest records of the human
r'TtCe. Till COllHnrv la n1 ynlo.r v
. - vfc waj La u
i jicif, ana any or the events clvn to
-,th61r keeping transpired in an acta nn
faV" remote that only an estimate of
i .initiate is possible. This, to be con-
, v., ia,6ivcu at uuill 4UUU ID J.U.UUU
Ztote r,-
n J":;.:.. Tl x i U1U'
iln'mLT 9 1618 18
r StanSE w , f ' "
J .studenw have labored earnestlv -with
S
- "- -".i-avaj. centuries
s Ufig upon the history of the
, fittman e.' The beginning of this
znnory :marrated in the Bible In a
j f0"0! ay commences with Abra-
tABo.I1oectea story comes down
ilo hr return from exile . nnd nffo
rap filled by the writings
lepfelW. Strabo and others. whMi
z-- - - . . ' ,
irnrnip-.wbt is known as sacred w th
wj,. me reierence jainie
on5 columns
by-IMBfcpu;,. Ussher not
TToei,. .
13 lUCOntrO- I
vertible, but as the best compilations
ms time. These dates have not been
estaousnea by later discoveries, and in
any event the discoveries af
Silprecht seem to iro manv ppntnroa
oeyona Abraham.
These clay books are beincr dfrinnoT-or?
lowly and many years must hm.
I earily elapse before the record they
aiuiu is given to the world. More than
, 20,000 tablets have been removed f mm
this ancient depository of learning but
lately unearthed in Babvlonln nnri it
i, e&umaiea mat six times as mnnv
P? in tne mounds which have
explored. It is believed
-mrmY have lain where thev now
t J&. rains of the llbrarv of the
r -ii e- ever since tne
umm ill 1 1 1 rP Ta1 ,
Wi IhM i -overran Babylonia, nearly 2300
yeaTs-before Christ If this thonrw la
correct the tablets must hve iZ
rcribed before Abraham kmiaj)
n . jv-ium LU- I
wara iraiesune. From what hni hoot,
deciphered It Is learned thnt o
time of which they deal there wa n I
high state of civilization In the Valley
of the TigrisrEuphratea HlorJni
texts, dlctionariesr'hymns astronomnt
inscriptions, architectural calenintirvna
mna accounts of iemnlA rrooo
mong the bits of ancient chronicles
ax nave oeen reglven to the world p Pari5- piatiorm wnue reiterat
rough the reading of these tw, J lug their promises.
Professor Hllprecht exDecta to rwfa
aauy years to deciphering, them and J
1 ......it, iiia iiiierpreiauon or their
message from ancient to modern Uma
U1 me general good of the noa.
nuies vaney it is to be hoped that leg-
n.iiuu over, tne title to the Oregon
jus xuiaing property is ended, with
tnat matter settled there is a reason
hie rTnoifis I-. 4. . . 1
w. imiucuiitie extension of i
be Columbia Southern Railroad to the
th ff .e d . Ct Md
me xicn country about the UDner
ourses of the Peschutea The railroad
S thf6re anywiy' tor the
,SPf a5ecfe3ttft ork in that
ction of the state will force transnor.
ii, . . , '
tt w S ?S lrm 601116 quar"
l n?LJ I ' b! muc& 8l0er
n advancing for 'general development"
tt B. l a aenn"e. uar-
cCCu m0 iise mat offered by the
,u. uh mine, xne large lrrlga- form seriously, especially after eleq
projects taking shape in the Des. tinn Tt ia qt,i
lutes country cannot prosper without
ransportatlon. They are planned for
. .at lnvolve se of
s "tsut nomeseek-
u not go to a country remote from
isportation to set up modest estab-
iments and practice the gentle art of
- husbandman. Where a thousand '
n!f fifT roam 11 tflousand people wlll some opportunity tor expansion in plat
lld their homes and live useful lives form -a-riMmr rpha nlrt -d,,,,
hen conditions will admit of it when
ater shall make the land fruitful and
X, ,T T ""sportation snail
Meve It of strenuous solitude. The
lilroad that Is headed for that region
ior some time paralyzed by a con- cratlc platform writers a chance ln sev
for its control. That was amicably eral state conventions to denounce the
isted, but; before its forces could be Administration's -Phm!
ki arehaled for an advance the trouble
"c U,C6UU me came to
uncertain a large volume of
lc desirable for the railroad. If this
icuity is now settled- the railroad
probably go forward at once aj
cahry' new llfe to a rich and Inviting
region. If the latest court decision does
not end the case the litigants will do
themselves and the state credit by getting-
together out of court as the rail
road people did.
"WHEAT CROP AXD TONXAGE.
The Government crop report for the
month of October, so far as it per-
50 tains to Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
la rully as Incorrect and -worthless as
most of its predecessors. From what
particular source the Government se
cures the fearful and wonderful flgure9
on which it bases ita monthly percent
ages is unknown, but certain it is that
there is no apparent attempt made to
improve their accuracy. In the more
thickly settled states, where the system
of gathering statistics is improved from
year to year, there is probably less
cause for complaint than is the case
with the Pacific Northwest Even In
the East and Middle West, however, the
Government figures are always taken
with caution and subjected to proof by
prlvate investigation before the trade
acts seriously on the Information they
contain.
The October report places Idaho in
the list of states having "100,000 acres
or upward in Spring wheat," and esti
mates the average yield of Spring:
wheat in that state at 28.1 bushels per
acre. This estimate would give Idaho
an output of 2,810,000 bushels of Spring
wheat, while, as a matter of fact, the
Spring wheat yield of the state was
considerably less than one-half that
amount, over two-thirds of the yield Of
tne state being Winter wheat, and even
that'Variety falling to averaere 28 bush
els to the acre. The estimated Snrine-
wiiea.1 yiem m uregon -Is given as 19.1
Dushels per acre and that of Wash
ington 21 bushels per acre, both figures
Demg far too high. Sprint wheat in
uregon has averaged better this sea
son than i has In Washington, but an
average of 17 bushels in either state
will be full high. If the department
naa Kept in closer touch with climatic
conditions in this part of the world this
error might have been avoided
The Spring wheat crop In Oregon was
favored with some very good showers.
waion carried it down Into June in
pretty fair shape, while In Washington
uoiuijr any moisture until
. n v a v. n j. .r
' ' "'i- ie was
i m MMn, Mm..j n . ... ,j . , . .
taSST. "b5STT .nfh"
light lands were quite frequent, and in
some places there was not enough in
sight to warrant harvesting. Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, last year sup
pnea aoout one-eighth of the wheat
thajt went foreign from the. United
States, but the share of attention we re
ceived from the Government was eo
much smaller that it is not to be won
aerea at that the reports on wheat
yields from this quarter of the' conti
nent are worthless.
With the DOSSlbln p-sropntlon of Pnll
foriila, there Is no other portion of the
S states - to flS
13 5 such vital importance as
" in the Pacific Northwest. The
prlce of wheat ln this. territory is based
on ocean freights, and the latter are
i. .
The tS anlpowner pre
fers to accept the Government figures
on the crop Instead of taking those col
lected by exporters, reasoning quite
naturally that the former should be
nearer correct through the impartial
lty of the source from which they em
anate. As the Government estimates on
r'T'rZS Jl .ZZl.t.ir"'
UCH1UB1.U11 aim Autuio xiive oeen irom
a am am nnr M , 7 ,
nf tha Qotoi ,,f o,ir.,
have pinned their faith to these reports
have aeld weights up to a high figure
mitnVl Innrroi. Vion fho. ctfaitotlnol nncl
.w w.w..u..wv. A'"-
tlon of wheat warranted
Wheat going foreign from the c&t
lantlc seaboard has the advantage of
a freight rate which shows no such wild
fluctuations as are" known on the Pa
cific Coast, tonnage supplies being eas
ily secured on short notice, and ac
cordlngly less attention is paid to the
Government figurea By accepting an
average of 19, 21 and 28 bushels per
acre for Spring wheat In Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho and making a pro
portionate allowance for Winter wheat,
the 1902 crop in the three states would
work out between 0,000,000 and 55,
000.000" bushels. The shipowner who
keeps his ship off the market, how
ever, in the belief that , there Is oyer
40,000,000 bushels will be disappointed.
raB PARTY PLATFOR3I.
Party Issues In many of the states
, ... ... , . ... . , ,
nave Deen auiy - lormiiiaiea lor tne
Fall campaign. This has been done
through rewriting political platforms,
a work which Slves lIttle opportunity
for literary distinction through the pre
sentment of original ideas. The most
that can be done ln this linens to re-
vamp tne oia, avoiaingu iar as possi-
ble the Iteration of the stale eloquence
Jt Is an interesting if somewhat de-
iJV;B1I1' aa nuieu uy a cnronicier
J --
form seldom "repeats"; it always "re
iterates." Furthermore, it seldom con
tains a short, succinct, .positive state-
ment in the fewest, plainest words. Its
style Is hollow, oratorical and unreal,
and its vocabulary Is all Its own. The
man who sits down to write a platform
has a plain, easy, task before him a
toc - tr v,r k a -
one way. He "reiterates" and fflrmS
thtoS' W3 language Is of the kind
- well , 7 Z Z Z
thln that might be taken seriously, In
the event of a victory for his party, by
ui f A
u ,i u. mint, otaicmcuia in a. jiuuu Ui.
words' sounding but vague ln
tneIr application to questions upon
which the masses, soon to come to the
polls, are stirred. Lacking simplicity
and frankness nobody takes the plat-
dried thiwrr thnt t a mii,.i
fnr nni!tnai cnn,vOM . . tu.-
poses of a campaign and is retired, to
be "reiterated" again when occasion
must he written to tat thQ -sou
ing.
Thin vMr it ic
nintform ,, iu.
President's Philippine policy and, some-
what vaguely also, the President's and'
the nonntrv'o dam,, i
procity with Cuba. This gave Demo-
chance which, needless to say, they im-
proved. Ths President's onen nnd f
auent denunciation of r..ea t,
the labor of the DemnemMo ,iotf,
writers, pressed for an ntrivo ,
popular "issue," peculiarly difficult On j
the other hahd, the President,. havlpg.
said so much, Republican platform
7,7 v, T; , F PerPlex"
Ity and enabled to take refuge In silence
on
wujew UU Wit CTOUDQ mat'!
enough had been, said by its leaded to
make plain the temper- of the party
upon this point There is no need, in
the estimation' of wise-party l.eaders, to
gnaw this file, top strenuously What
with the Philippine question, with the
wide divergence between the Adminis
tration's policy and the Democratic de
mand for independence for the Fili
pinos; the question of. tariff revision or
concession as against the maintenance
or present tariff regulations; the usual
indorsement of labor and It's rights, and
the cautious dealing with capital as the
narnessea enemy of the people, there Is
broad and sufficient If not solid ground
upon which the camDaism 1 orefor nan
plant his feet without troubling himself
greatly about party platforms, except
to Indorse them in a general way, and,
if occasion seems to require, reiterate
their "reiterations." One thing Is at
this time tolerably clear. President
ooseveit Is the choice of his party,
rank and file, for the President in ion
With this fact as a basis, no mistake
can he mnrltk ir r,u. ,i
palcn orTto ' -
ors of the Repubilc;;
ing his utterances and cnZ nS
Administratlon's nollcv '
GOOD WORK AT CORVALLIS. .
atore than ever before tho fgrmm
fv .Jt . taxpayers of Oregon- regard
the State Agrlcturai Ponlo- 1 Z,
?Htnt sricuitu r al College as an in-
sutution of practical value. Each year
IZ rf more k,ndljr feelInS for
tne school at Corvallls. ThPr n
t ,
nib me ii-xperlment Station hniietina
putting, into practice the teachings himself out of Governor OdelVs pres
or tne Agricultural Cbllege professors, ence". It will be passing stranee and
and learn in p- tVio fn.t , .1
a science than they suDDcsed it tn h&
Rv 0,4Qi.. x l . ..
bwi;uimrai college to the test of
evci.v-uay practice they are demonstrate
ing to their own satisfaction tw
i ffc merits more consldera-
combe, a n"u'..""r
" . --ciiiueiit oiit-
tlon. Dr. Withycombe is nothing if
not practical. A Rho hv ti,.
gOnian's 'special rnrmr,n
Corvalli., iBt rrJT ;C
n - ' """'n ' w.vutuia
on the college farm n nimj i,,
- "-. juoi
i V e CG1"
lege farm Is not an exceptional evmd
one, so far as soil is concerned, nor is
It particularly well drained. It . is, in
fact, an average Willamette Vallev
SJS?'P ?i , B 6 Prly dralned
white soli and some good loam, with
much of a medium quality. Scoffers
have been pleased to charge that the
Experiment fstoti "
suits bv the use f iThl .
Thd t nth i 7C -
tin; ;;r " :,rjj r , ".l"uic , 1 "r-
v. , v.. MCU ,u Luc yroaucuon
iwa uu me coiiefre iarm. nr.
Withycombe has always contended that
the time haa nnt vst orriTra -
mereini f0.tn " V" r:"Lr """" " "
V ir .:,1
vc xuuiuu W oruinary i
1U11U "ups i mis state, ana ln prepar-
ing the ground for experimental erons
he uses only, such fertilizers as are
found ln the waste materials of every
iarm. when a field is plowed, grain
sown and the crop harvested an exact
account is kept of the labor and met.
rials expended, so that all the condl
tlons may be fully known and the net
results determined. As nearly as pos
sible all the conditions are made" to
correspond with the conditions under
which the average farmer works. Given
an ordinary farm and the usual mate
rials, the Experiment Station authorities
undertake to demonstrate the best
methods to be pursued In order to se
euro tne greatest returns. What has
oeen said of experiments in raising
crops applies also to the tests in feed
In f find ro ,1 Viw ..in. t -i
experiments along practical, lines the
Experiment Station men prove that cer
tain methods are successful and thaL
certain other methods will meet with
raiiure. What they have learned bv
experience they Impart to Oregon farmf
ers bv meana nf Vmllaf lr ov.i i J
and all who wish mav nmfit h w
0vr,.00 rm .
- tuiKgc ua Deen a
leader in the nrotrress of an-HenUnra in
this state and the people are finding it
out.
The popularity of Dr. Withycombe as
iecturer at farmers' institutes has
also been Instrumental In broadening
lUB vi"-r iew oi me Agricultural
-uiiege. as practical in his talk as hp
is m ms worn, tne genial station dl-
iettul "as .maue irienas or all the
farmers who have had the good for-
tunc iu uaieu to nis aqaresses. There
io uu pcuamii ju ins manner, notmnpr
ml me trouiu m nis criticism, no ex- .
iruvugance in nis plans. One of the
pleasing characteristics of his lectures
Is the almost entire absence of "don'ts."
ur. imnycomoe aiways nas something
new iu recommena instead of merely
telling the farmers what they should
not do. If old methods are abandoned another uncompromising Democrat, do
It Is because they have been crowded ,ng his best to justify the coal trust
out by the new. With the opening of
tho Tiort' A rrfA,,if,,r,i TTn ii i- 11.. . , I
...w ..(ji.v.uuuim xitin ai me Agn-
v.un.uiti ouiieue me vaiue or that In-
siitution to tne rarmers will be greatly
increased. The dedication of the hall
next Wednesday wlll mark the becln
ning or a new era at the college, for
iicicttiici fjicuier auenuon Will De dl-
:: yum-
tlcal farming and mechanics. Wednes
day will be Farmers' day at Corvallls
and all who can should be there to
meet the officers and instructors in the
Agricultural College and the Experi
ment Station.
Policeman L. G. Carpenter ' I3 ' to be
tried tonight h0fnr
. .... D... c UU1U Wl ruuce
Commlssioners to answer the charge of
nnnrliixt 1 .m " . I
uuutvuuuiig uii onicer grow-
ing out of the recent arrest of William
Biggs. The- history of this case is that
carpenter was summoned into a Burn-
side-street saloon to quell a dlsturb-
once and that he was asked by one of
the -persons ln charge of the saloon to
eject Riggs. The latter was taken Into
custody and was afterward released,
owing to the tearful pleadings of his
women relatives. Owing to a case of
mistaken identity Carpenter arrested
another young man, thinking that the
latter was one of the mob that struck
Carpenter and tried to rescue Riggs
from custody, but this young man was
released shortly after he was taken to
the Police Station. An apology was
tendered him and was accepted. Now
an attempt is being made to attack the
reputation of Policeman Carpenter.
who for nearly three years has patrolled
one of the .worst beats in Whltechapel
at night time. He has been beaten and
kicked In the performance of his duty
by lawlesj people who fear him in
braa daylight, and in consequence of
his physical injuries .he .has .had to pay,
OUt Of hll own nnotrat fny mulMol of
I w , f j v j uwMav6ka v
tendance. He has made many credit
able arrests, and was. the first man to"
give his superior officers information
-rt,v,iv. -i,i A ii. . , i ,
vuue, me muraerer,- at tne nonneasc
turner oi xnira, -ana Jtsurnsiae streets.
Men like this should not be condemned
on any slight evidence, or for a slight
offense. The enemies he has made cre
ate for him a presumptlcn of confidence.
President Baer's position toward labor
is more than unjust it Is monstrous.
Having set the gaunt wolves of starva-.
tlon upon the tra.ck of the coal miners,
he refuses o call them off until these
men, beleaguered In their homes,
throw down their defenses and promise
to abandon them In the future. Main
taining by the strong arm of corporate
power the right of capital to organize
and combine lor its own protection and
profit, he brazenly denies to -labor the
same right. The intelligence of the
country, the sympathies of the country,
are with Governor Odell in the declara-
tlon that this position is absolutely un-
An adds, "If coal
operators, railroad men and other busi-
9 men can comlIne for mutual profit
h'uicuuuu, mere is no reason why
a rtatTthT,r, "
I H. OOTID C men ohmiM -u i
Lment to snofnin vtu n .
slIe to refute. President Boer was
wl 1 7 tfoer was
lse enough not to attempt to refute
but merely took refuge In the ty-
rant a stronghold, stubbornness, and,
relteratlni? hie .ii,.-... -u-i
o utv.iaiaiiun mat me
union would not ho
nvnnnii i.. . .
is not oneedllv fonnd towqk,.
. , .. " 11110
Tue fact should not be overlooked
thnt 01 ... . not. De overiooked
suffering no loss by the strike in the
Sf?.1 Lca,V ? who pay tour
iJiiues lor ruei and the miners who nre
earning nothing are bewlnf the entire
t- 2 afe..Peanff the entire
txrt . . """ ouic
me anine snouia last all
:irlll"wouJnPW De money ln
me uucueis or the companies -that
i . 1 ia4-
miiiea, proviaea the public -wonTd
poini& J-nis contest Is not like a plan-
ine-.Tnin 0f.iv . e pian
other wheV both sldefar IoSb &Z
cessation of productive IndustVy In
such nneo fh. e.i5U ry In
both sldes is to get together salf-lnter-
est dictating thf i,rC b
coal strikethe Interests controlling thl
mines cari afford to hJ f trSfiST I
"A n &n.0Ta to be Indifferent and
uuue"t. so rar as the matter of money
littIe ooal means ' ex-
"Vttbani prices and all the gain Is
ll,eira- uel "ot e dispensed with
as manv other nnmmm . T. .
can: It Is
nOW onlv n niioctlnn 1 ... . ..
public will stand I Th TuhyTeld ng
o- . .. . A"c "nyieiaing
"be OI ine coaI companies has
Ion&.ay ta the direction of ex-
xiausung puoilc patience.
G. W. Hunt, who died if Rnlam loot
Thursday, was a man whose work left
an Influence for good which n-uie
j-eii. ior many years to come, in the
comniunItX in which he lived. Scarcely
. yuuin wnen he came to
Oregon in 1847, he fought 'valiantly in
me uaiuea Witn tne Indians In defono
or pioneer homes. He labored. Indus.
inouejy to get a start In this Western
world and before he had attained hl
majority used his savlncs in hnlidin
a home on a claim in the Waldo wuio
A quarter of a century of toll such as
was tne portion of all successful pioneer
idrmers made him the possessor of one
of the" best ranches In that fnmoi,
agricultural region. From the first he'
turned his attention to llvoatnnb- nn
- The ?lmulus o uis example and the
ui mo umienaKing9 iea others
to improve their own flocks and herdn
AS a Progressive fnrtnm- nnd U
he was a valuable member of the
Waldo Hills community. In the last
quarter of a centurv- he has neen Vita
B0n9 and daughters established in lives
of usefulness and honn or, v;..i
.. , - avme
JUal Passea the allotted three-score
yfara and ten haa laId down the burdens
or a well-spent life.
-
Ex-Secretary 01nev' referent w-
attitude of the anthracite coal opera-
w as a areaarui example of "the dis-
repute into which the law of the land
nas oeen brought by lonjr-contlnued T?e.
puDiican aominatlon" would have more
effect if the chief offender among the
uperaiprs. Jtresident Baer, of the Read
"s uuroaa. had , not o repontiv
eioriea in his orls-lnnl nn.tut.j
steaaiast Democracy. And there i T
Pierpont Morgan, another rock-ribbed
Democrat, and with still larger if ioaa
uireci, control than President Baer, re
msmg to exert his Influence In anv wnv
to end the contest: and James .T win
and the railroad trust ln their policy 1
nf mnf.nni il. ,. - . . . .?
wuuuuuig me eartn and the full
tnereor against all comers. rf
course, Mr. OIney ,could not have had
tnem in mind. These illustrious Demo
crats ought to get together.
The telee-rnm cQt 0 ... ,
mlttee on the Admimi
on tne Admiral Clark testi
monial, to the chairman of the auxiliary
committee at Gervals, was a neat, and
praiseworthy, act. He said: "If any
subscrlber to the Clark testimonial suf
fered material loss by the recent fire in
Gervais cancel his subscription at
once." It was a like spirit whloH no-
"VW "4C ""uuttll 111 ""ing aiooi.
un u h forest fire victims were re-
! r,,
urni ainjur vvnuams
made no mistake in the personnel com
posing the committee and it wlll re
dound to their credit and tend to swell
the fund now being-raised for the tes
timonial. This incident alone, .if he
ever learns of It, .will please the gal
lant old Admiral as much as the re
ceipt of the testimonial sword.
Which Is the Most Reasonable T
Indianapolis .News.
Here are some- fundamental facts of
tho anthracite situation: The men have
as good a right the same right to com
bine as the mine owners. The men have
the same right to declare on what terms
they wlll accept employment as the
operators to say on'what terms thev will
give employment, ihe mine owners want
worKers; tne miners want work. Thev
umer as 10 xerms. xne miners have from
the start been willing to leave questions
In dispute to an impartial board of ar
bitrators- -The mine ownens have refimerl
to do this or anything. Which side
seems to be the more reasonable?
I SPIRIT' OF THE N0RT&WEST PRESS-'
- KM ia W11?1,
Sympathy GIve. WkeH Needed.
Skamokawa. Eagle.
We are sick and tired of that miser
able twaddle, "Laugh, and the world
laughs with you. weep and. you weep
alone." If your tears are worthy you
I win not lacK lor Hynjaim , u, nuncva,
wlll try.to laugh you out of them.'
Dairy IadHstry ShoBld Be Aided.
Salem Statesman.
The Dalrjvand Food Commissioner says
he needs a larger appropriation. If so, he
should have it Nothing should be with
held that will add to the greatness of
the dairy industry in Oregon. There Is
nothing that' will do" more for this state
than the full development of thl3 indus
try. What High-Priced Coal Mean's.
Medford Southern Oregonlan.
Twenty-one dollars a ton for coal, the
price demanded In New York City, Is
about equal to $12 a cord for oak. or ash
wood, a ton of coal giving the heat of a
cord and a half or two cords of hard
wood. No wonder the poor suffer whon
their fuel is advanced from $7 to $10 a ton
to such a figure.
Something; Always In the Way.
' Baker City Democrat.
Eastern Republican newspaper corre
spondents are congratulating the party
in power that it Is fortunate that this
not a Presidential year. In which event
there would be a strong likelihood
Democratic victory. The coal strike and
consequent fuel famine that will surely
follow Is making political history rapidly
and tending to the downfall of Republf
canlsm.
A Hero, but Silent About It.
Medford Mail.
Oregon should do something handsome
In the way of a testimonial to Admiral
Clark. He Is entitled to it. He Is about
the only officer who participated ln the
battIe of Santiago1 who has not mixed up
more or less in the controversies Aince.
Like a true American sailor he did his
duty when, the occasion arose, and left
to the other fellows to quarrel about
afterward.
Odell a Record-Making- Man.
Olympla Olympian.
Since the renomlnation of Governor
Odell by the Republicans of New York
the Democrats of the state have been en
couraglng one another by eaylntr that
within the last 21 years no Republican
trovernor has ever been elected to sue
ceed himself.. They wholly overlook the
fact that Odell Is a noted record-breaker
and can be counted on to set a new rec
ord for the ..state in thl$ matter as ln
others.
atated haVe asreed to furnish no money
for naturalizing voters during the ores-
elt camPa'ff"- The reason given Is that
tho commlttee3 -a short of funds and
that If one committee does not the other
will hot be compelled to. The man who
Ujs to take out naturalization papera
Bn0U1Q Piace nimseir on higher grounds
s r. 10 ai,ow any one 10 pay ror
Tarlff
Bnstncaa Proposition.
Pocatello Tribune.
By no means do the Republicans look
upon- a protective tariff as a fetish to
bo blindly worshiped. They rather regard
It as a simple business proDCtiitlon sub
ject to the varying laws of trade. It Is
a well-known fact that a duty necessarv
this year will be totally unnecessary later
on, om it taxes time to vaes laws, to cor
rect this. Therefore desfrable changes
sometimes nave to wait, and this will be
tne case with the present schedules.
It
will be attended to by its
Republic
mends ln due time.
A Sign of Advancement.
Medford Southern Oregonlan
No cargoes of Willamette "Valley wheat
are now being shipped abroad. All the
large wheat shipments from Portland
come from east of the mountains. But
this Is not sl sign of the decadence or
retrogression of the Willamette Valley
on the contrary, of Its advancement. Its
farms can be put. and In yearly increas
Ing number of cases are being put, to
more profitable uses than raising wheat
many
more ana Detter dairies, more and bet
ter orchards, more and better livestock
and a greater diversity of products
Maybe Bryan Is Wrong.
Sumner .Herald.
It Is not a question for discussion: It
simply a cold fact that The Oregonlan
13 one or the moat powerfully edited
newspapers ln the world Whether th
politics, literature 'or science, 'the same
"mastery of fact, the same denth of
knowledge, the same, breadth of compre-
a"a?Pc.nance: . in.e
.iBiiSS:
"nguisning mark; and whether you
agree with it or not. It still commands
your respect. Its uncharitable judgments
oi iur. isryan a man of irreat sincerltv
and ability are the hardest matters to
reconcile with Its own Integrity of mo
tive, tnought and character.
It's in the, Sun, but It's Xd"t So.
Seattle Poet-Intelllgencer.
xnec mew xorx eun puDiisnes an ar
ticle on the next House of Repreaenta
tlves, containing a table of the probable
representation by parties, ln which we find
the State of Washington credited with
two Republican and one Democratic
member. It is the best possible illustra
tlon of the wdrthlessness of all such esti-
mates' Instead of 'special knowledge of
the conditions ln everv f;nnprM dutrint
the conditions ln every Congress district
which Mr. Manley professes. It Is clear
that he does not even know that Wash
Ington has not been districted, and that
its tnree .Representatives wlll be chosen
at large. There 13 no possibility of any
division of them between the parties
There Is no probability that the majority
for tho lowest Republican candidate on
tne list, whoever he may be. will fall Be
low 10,000 votes, and It is likely to be much
in excess of that.
Sees a Condition and Not a Theory.
Boise Statesman.
Edward Boyse has declined the nomi
nation of the Socialist party of Colorado
for Governor of that state. He has be
come a wealthy man of late years. For
a long time he has shown evidences of
prosperity, and now he is part owner of
the Hercules mine ln the Coeur d'Alenes.
for which a million and a half, was re
fused a short time ago. A man with
such wealth at his command may view
some things differently from when he
was working with pick and hammer In
the hills. Every American ehould appre
ciate the opportunity that Is here afford
ed to rise, but there are too many who
do not appreciate it. If all could realize
that we all- have a pretty srood ehanoe.
and that, though all cannot acquire for
tunes, we can all live ln great comfort If
we are willing to work, there would be
less discontent and fewer members of
societies and parties bent on leveling
thing3 downward rather than upward.
A Sample Trnst Argument.
Milwaukee Journal.
They tell us that the removal of the
trust protection on the steel Industry will
have the effect of throwing a large num
ber of smaller competing concerns open
to destructive competition. But what will
tho trust do to them If left with its pro-ft
tection,' vvnat is a trust ror If not to
kill off the little fellows? The removal
of the tariff can do no more at the worst.
PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE.
Let the' T resident Repeat tke Pitts.
eld Speech.
Atlanta Journal. '
. Now, If President Roosevelt will sav. to
the coal, operators what he said tot that
Plttsfleld motorman, the public. will for-
txixra film
People Mast Bare Coal.
Boston Traveler. .
The people wAnt and must have the an
thracite coal which is lying dormant In
Pennsylvania. The coal barons refuse to
produce It. We wait the President's fur-
tner action.
X
Roosevelt to Be Commended.
Indianapolis News.
President Roosevelt. Is to be commended
tor nis attempt to settle the strike. Hla
statement was wise, calm and temperate.
It. was worthy, of more respectful and
considerate treatment than it received
from tho representatives of the coaf
roads.
The People Wlll Back Roosevelt
Springfield (Maes.) Union.
We have nothing "but regret at the
rallure of the conference to end the coal
strike. We bellcvO that the people stand
behind President Roosevelt and will sup
port him ln the next step that he takes
to compel the opening of the mines and
tne prevention of suffering.
The Miners Should Preserve Peace.
t Buffalo Courier.
The wisest possible course, for the
striking miners now will be to exert them
selves for the preservation of the peace.
They have the public sympathy In greater
measure than at any time before the
rejection of Mitchell's proposition at the
conierence called by the President, and
should do nothing to alienate It.
Roosevelt Well Represents the
People.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The man of sense, of -vision, of patience,
and of patriotism, was never more needed
.than he is today. The President is that
kind of man and the people as a whole
are that kind of people. The President
ln this thing well represents them' and
they in. this thing aTe with the President,
What Do the People Think of the
Operators?
Rochester Union and Advertiser.
Never before has a President of the
United States made such a humiliating
appeal to a body of men as President
Roosevelt made to the coal operators, and
the operators spurned the appeal. What
do the American people think of the
operators?
Hag the Public Censed to Be a Mat
ter o Concern?
Columbus Dispatch.
For the President's statement of the
public interest in a prompt settlement of
the strike there can be nothing but praise.
It was pertinent and strong, and should
have had weight -with all whom he ad
dressed. But to some of these at least
the public has ceased to be a matter of
concern.
Coal Barons ns Conquerors.
Fort Wayne Sentinel.
The President took the first great step
in the direction of peace, and most ad
mirably was it conceived and moet cred
itably .did he acquit himself in the effort.
But the effort came to naught. The coal
barons whom ho invited to a conference
defied the people and Insulted the Presi
dent. They demand peace on the terms
that conquerors exact.
Attack the Railroads and Hit the
Barons.
Buffalo Express.
So far as is now apparent tho only
course which the Administration cari take
is to attack the coal-carrying railroads.
whlah are generally believed to be the
real owners -of the coal properties,
through the interstate commerce law, or
tho alleged coal combine under the anti
trust law.
Public Wlll Laud His Efforts.
Denver News.
Despite political bias, every citizen will
applaud President Roosevelt in his efforts
to bring relief to tho people who are suf
fering from the coal famine. His appeal
to tne coal barpns to drop selfish con
elderatlons for the good of humanity was
magnificent. The only fear is that he
shot over their heads, that they cannot
rise to his piano of thought.
Public Will Thank Roosevelt.
Troy Record.
The President knew that he had no
power to compel a settlement, but trusted
to the good senso and humanity of the
parties to the strife to hasten a settle
ment which would relieve the distressing:
fuel famine. His arguments failed, but
the public will thank him for the interest
manifested and the earnest effort he made
to save the people from suffering from
the vv Inters cold.
President's Failure to Be Regretted.
Albany Journal.
That President Roosevelt's earnest
well-intentioned effort failed Is to be
deeply regretted, but regret will ln no
wise detract from popular appreciation
of his ardent desire to serve the people
to the extent of his ability. He is not
the less deserving of praise because he
encountered stubbornness which nis
power of persuasion, the only power
that he could exercise In the matter as it
stood, could not overcome.
President Must Exert His Authority.
Atlanta Journal.
President Roosevelt, having taken hold
of this grave matter which affects the
whole country, must now either yield to
the insolence of Baer or do something
to assert whatever authority and Influ
ence his high office may afford him. Baer
has made it impossible for President
Roosevelt to act on the fair and even
liberal proposition of President Mitchell.
by which the strike could have been
settled ln a very few days.
Roosevelt No Official Weakling.
Des Moines Dally Capital.
The operators should have sense enough
to realize that it Is no official weakllntr
with whom they aro asked to deal. Presi
dent Roosevelt is a man of resources and
will not stop until every legitimate means
has been exhausted . . . Republicans.
Democrats, and nonpartisans alike ap
plaud him for what ho has done, and will
tand by him ln such further efforts as he
may put forth to end a situation which,
has become well-nigh intolerable.
Republican Tariff Doctrine.
"When competition -was free, between
protective industries, of the "Country, the
fact that a duty .was above the level
necessary for protection fo American
labor was not so Important, 'because
competition could ever be depended
upon to reduce the price for the con
sumer upon any protective product to
the lowest point to which It could be
produced ln this country and pay Amer
ican wages to American labor. The
natural law of competition was the
same protection to the consumer that
the tariff was to the producer. But a
new law, an arttflclal law. Is supplant
ing the natural law of competition. By
secret agreement, the producers of like
articles limit the number or auantlty
produced and 'fix prices. Combination
Is destroying competition. I believe
that the hour has come' when tariff re
Vision must stand close jruard over
tariff schedules. Governor La Follette,
of Wisconsin.
NOTE AND .COMMENT.
A Teacher's Xessoa.f
October's slanting rays come (down
On Autumn's dry and withered leaves:
They softly rest on prairies brown
And garnered sheave's.
As through the schoolroom dbor I gaze;
While evening shadows' lengthen. fasV
I seem to hear a song of days'
Forever past, .
The solemn, faithful sowing-time
To genial pun and kindly rain.
The quiet, hopeful . waiting-time .- "
For ripened grain. .
A lesson I may ne'er forget 1
These memories to me Impart
My 'time of sowing lingers yet
In childhood's heart. "'.
v
Ah, careless one, thy labor sows '
A seed the years shall keep in store.
To good or ill the harvest grows
Forevermore!
Bre'r Baer forgot his troubles and oc
cupied the front pew yesterday.
The coal strike doesn't seem to. have
affected the Nehalem output-a great deal.
None of the street railways Is opposed
to the new charter; but meanwhile, etc.,
etc.
We trust Butte will take that pennant
home via Seattle, and let 'em at lea3t
look at it
Asoan umpire for the coal strike, pub
lic opinion seems to be one that; won't
stand any bullying.
There are still a few people in Portland
who could have built a better charter
with their little hammers.
In their spectacular progress from tha
pennant to the cellar, fourth place looks
good "to the Portland team.
We suppose that Bre'r Baer expects, to
go when he dies to the place where there
Is no concern about the coal supply.
We shudder to think what might hara
happened to the Portland " team . If tha
season had not ended till Christmas!. "
They are beginning to suspect in Eng
land that the Bible Is riot Infallible. And
yet they nave no Sunday newspapers
It will be observed that the Law En
forcement League Is doing all Its wor
rying about the. violation of Sunday laws
through an attorney.
Evanston, 111., has a scissors guild com
posed of boys and girls, who clip pictures
and mottoes in their leisure hours and
send them to sick children.
Some of the Tammany men do not seem
to think that Bird S. iColer Is a very
strong candidate for Governor. "He's a
lightweight," said one of these "gentle
men. "Why, if Coler.was dropped from
a 0-etory building tied to a cotton thread
he wouldn't be heavy enough to straight
en out the kinks."
The Revue Hebdomadaire describes a
rare bird among publishers, Albert Sa
vlne, who In seven years spent $100,000 ln
producing works by Ibsen, BJornsen, Vcr-
ga and other foreign authors, for which,
at the time, there was little demand In
France. For more than two yeara he paid
$50 a month to a French author who ia
now famous, but whose books did not
then yield $100 a year,
As two London omnibuses met, one
driver took from his pocket a key ring
and dangled - one key from it at arm's
length, while both he- and the driver of
the other 'bus went Intoeals of laugh
ter. The Inquisitive passerger could not
refrain from asking the cause of so much
mirth. "Oh, that Is a little- Joke Bill an'
mo "as," the Jehu answered! "Bill alius
larfs w'en 'e sees the key that way. BlU'a
father, 'e was 'anged."
The Kaiser has a fine sense of humor.
When General Young was prssented to
him on the Templehot Field, tie Kilser,
who speaks perfect English, asfced him If
he had ever visited Germany before. Gen
eral Young replied: "I have nevr visited
this part." The Emperor inquired what
part he had visited, whereupon! General
Young replied: "I have visited SU Louis,
Cincinnati and Milwaukee." The Emperor
roared with liughter at the rep'y, and
took General Young to the Empress, to
whom he repeated the witticism.
'
Dennis A. Reardon Is Boston's mpst re
markable blind man. He has beemslght
less for SO years, but he Is a successful
architect, and buys all the goods for tho
Perkins Institute. Mr. Reardon la tho
architect of 15 completed buildings, de
signed for the Perkins Institute. By pass
ing his fingers over the tracing paper
he Is able to feel the lines, so sensitive is
his touch, and he. can tell whether the
idea has been carried out as he Intended.
Mr. Reardon carries a watch without; a
crystal, and Is never at a loss to know
tha time.
The Major looked up from: his dinner to
remark: "That reminds me of the time
my friends Merger and Sutton were rid
ing uptown ln a Fifth avenue crowded
'bus. A woman got in, though she could
see every seat was filled, and bgah to
look scorn at the men who were seated.
Finally Merger nudged Sutton, 'Why don't
you give the lady your seat?' he said.
And, of course, it caused a great laugh
in the 'bus."
The Major returned to his dinner amid
an expectant silence which gradually re
solved Itself ln uncertain laughter.- Ha
was worried, but evidently could not Im
agine why his joke had fallen flat. In a
moment, however, he looked up and re
marked, drily: "Perhaps I forgot to men.
tlon that Sutton was seated ln Merger's
lap,"
PLEASANTRIES OP PARAGRAPHERS
He I would die for you! She How much Is
your life insurance? Philadelphia Bulletin.
Popularity Is- one thins, notoriety Is another!
but If you can't be popular, get notorious
don't be Ignored. Baltimore News ,
"Wonder what Brown needs to make him a
successful author V "Nothing: but a. story to
tell, and brains to tell It." Atlanta Constitu
tion.
Mr. Straitlace Awful to see Indians drink so.
Isn't It? Pisen Pete You bet! It's a clear
waste o good liquor. Chicago Dally News.
Beryl That odious Ethel has made one man
happy. Sibyl Promised to marry Jack Down
ing? "No; refused to marry him." Baltimore
Herald.
"Poverty Is no disgrace," said the yourie
woman with Ideas of her own. "No," said Mrs.
Cumrocks; "It's no disgrace. But It certalnlv-la
extremely unfashionable.' Washington Star.
First Decorator X advised him to have his
house decorated during his wife's absence as a
surprise. Second Decorator Good! Then we'll
have to do It all over again when she gets
back. Life.
Holdon I tell you what, Harry, r wish I had
enough money to relieve all- the distress
amongst the poor people of this town. Somers
A generous wish. Holdon You see. If I had all
that money, I'd be able to live like a flghtlmc
cock all the rest of my life. Boston Transcript.
Mrs, Blzzy I am so sorry to hear that your
wife has been throwing the crockery at you
again, Casey. Where did she hit you? Casey
Faith, ma'am! That's what OI do be afther
complalnla' av. 'Twaa a whole set av dishes
broke to pieces an she niver hit mo wanst.
Brooklyn Life.