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The 8. C. Beck with Special Agency
Tork, rooms 48-50. Tribune building, car
case, room C10-512 Tribune building.
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and Hotel St. Francis Kew Stand: U E.
Lee, Palace Hotel News Stand: Frank Scott.
SO ?j -n-vtl.v Movable News Stand.
corner Market and Kearney atreeta; Ftter
Orear. Ferry New stand.
Waahlaeton, D. C Ebbltt House, Penn
tylvanla avenue.
rORTT,AXD, 3IONDAT. APUII. 16. 18&6
the raise ef a luackreom Sre. jtaa
wiped out of existence -the palatial
Karnm structures on, First and Tvash
ingtoa. TJnfortKHatWy, we fear tke re
port of a ttal less "waa oewaat ire
inaj.ure, and the prompt -work: it the
Are department has again preserved
for future age the historic corner. To
be sure, most of the shack were de
stroyed, but a few feet of -wall and
pieces of roof remain on the corner, -and
the careful application of a few sheets
from old oil cans, tofcrcthcr -with some
selected cuts of slab-wood, -will restore
at least a portion of the building to a
semblance of Its former glory- On ac
count of Its central location, the re
maining building -svill undoubtedly
command a high rent irhen the 205
fair is held in Portland.
DELAV THAT IS DAMJKHOrS.
Another meeting, and let us hope it
will be the final meeting, will be held
today between the North Bank Rail
road people and the Fort of Portland
Commission. Experience oC the past
has taught us that the investment of
millions bas at times been insufficient
to prevent sudden abandonment of
"work and consolidation of rival inter
ests to the' great detriment of com
munities. Similar paralysis of Indus
try has resulted from unforeseen finan
cial troubles which occasionally over
whelm us without previous warning.
Every mile of track that Is graded and
every rail that is spiked reduces the
possibility of the North Bank road be
ing halted before It reaches Vancouver.
But the clement of chance, which might
prevent the road reaching Portland in
the near future. Is fully as great as It
was months ago. Practically nothing
has been done on this side of the Co
lumbia River, and nothing will be done
until the bridge matter is settled.
The Port of Portland Commission,
with which the decision rests. Is bur
dened with an Immense responsibility.
The coming to Portland of this new
road affects the interests of 150,000 peo
ple In this city and immediate vicin
ity. Announcement that the road would
come has been far and away the most
potent factor in promoting prosperity
and increasing real estate values In this
city. Jf, by insisting on unreasonable
exactions, the advent of the road is de
layed or it is diverted to some other
terminal, the effect Is certain to be det
rimental to the interests of every citi
zen of Portlandi The Hill representa
tives have at different times in their
negotiations offered to build one of the
longest bridge draws In the world, and
to keep the draw open at all times
when tralhs were not passing. They
have also offered to contribute the sum
of 51500 per year towards keeping the
channel above the bridge dredged to a
proper depth. It has been offered. In
extenuation of the dllly-dallj'ing course
whioh has characterized the negotia
tions between the Port of Portland and
the railroad people that these condi
tions have never yet been embodied In
a single proposition from the railroad
people. It Is believed" by a great many
people that, if such -a proposition was
submitted In a definite form with no
strings attached, there would be a
prompt decision of the matter, and we
might still hope to, handle at least i
portion of the 1906 wheat crop at Port
land.
There bave been a good many absurd
concessions demanded of the railroad
people, ranging an me way from an
Impossible type of bridge to an over
head structure weighing down a 532
feet draw. Perhaps the inost "unreason
able of all these exactions is that which
demands the right for soma other rail
road company to use the rails of the
Hill road across the bridge for electric
car service. If this were granted, it
would, of course, make it impossible to
keep the draw open for practically
twenty-two hours out of the twenty-
four, as would be the case If the offer
of the company to keep the draw open
when trains were not moving were ac
cepted. Permitting use of the bridge.
except for passage of railroad trains
would hamper the movements of ves
sels to a greaUextent, and it would be
manifestly unfair to the rtillroad' com
pany, which eventually, a6 the country
growe, will desire to maintain a local
service of its own.
It is needless to reiterate that Mr.
Hill Is not coming to Portland for phil
anthropic purposes. He Is endeavoring
to get into Portland by a new and more
direct route than that which is now
available, and he expects to make
money from his -Investment. But there
are mutual benefits arising from his
building into Portland. TVe-might not
class It strictly as a "concession" to
have all th$ Hill territory in the Pacific
Xorthwest thrown open for 't.he exploi
tation of our merchants, but It would
" be most helpful. rid we should, be will
ing to go to any reasonable length to
assist the man vho Is' to "thus widen
our trade field. We have been handi
capped for years with lack of railroad
facilities for reaching the Big Bend and
Northern Idaho country, as. well as a
vast-scope of-Northern Pacific territory
couth of the Big Bend. The opportu
nity is now at hand for Tcmoval of this
handicap, and, as delays are always
dangerous, no time should be lost In
availing ourselves of It.
mV CAPITAL AD OLD.
A correspondent of The Oregonian
thinks there has already "been too
Tnuch--diecussion of the Question of
f rafichlses" and that "there to ganger of
our City Council and legislature bodies
becoming so radical as greatly to hin
der the development -which this coun
try should enjoy In the near future.!
ThIs Ts, of course, one of. the Inspired
voices through which the alarmed plu
tocracy of Portland seeks to arrest the
invincible movement for a square deal.
Iet us. see about It. The voice says:
Agitation is not a good thing. It alarms
capital. It frightens investors. It pre
vents immigration. It hanmers Indus
trial and commercial development. Wc
can have no new railroads, no new
ptreet-car lines; no new telephone or
electric light or gas companies, no new
and beautiful buildings, no new manu
factories, no advance In realty values
nothing of the kind, unless we let the
old banking and monopoly crowd run
.the town. Quite so.
Quite so, indeed. But let us bave the
facts. What influence has o far sue
cessfully kept the North Bank Hailroad
out of Portland? What influence sought
to place every possible obstacle In the
way of the new and Important United
Railways Company? What influence ex
erts Itself through every available chan
nel to exclude competition in gas, tele
phone, electric light and In any other
utility .where the associated monopo
lists have their combined grip? What
influence through all the years has dls
couraged investment unless made
through its hands and on its terms, and
has excluded capital, enterprise, thrift
and energy, unless, direct tribute is
given and abject homage paid? What
influence has always been devoted to a
great scheme to own everything In the
town worth owning and scourge from
the city limits every Impertinent and
venturesome upstart who defied Jt?
We all know. But there Is a change,
Why a change? Because there is
mighty movement everywhere for hon
esty and fair dealing in all our affairs,
public and private, and. Portland and
Oregon are participating In it. It is a
moral question the greatest moral
question that has stirred the public
conscience and quickened the public
pulse In the recent history of our coun
try. It is a loud call upon every citizen
to do his plain duty by every other
Citizen, and treat him fairly, honor
ably and considerately; and It is a per
sistent and inextinguishable demand
that public officers shall administer
their trust for the general good and
not for private and personal profit.
If The Oregonlan had remained silent
in this great crisis,- It would hav been
recreant to its duty as a public Journal,
which Is to tell the truth and scorn the
consequences. If It had remained si
lent, the prospect for the North Bank
road getting across the Willamette
River would. In It6 opinion, have been
dubious; the United Railways might
not have secured a foothold here; the
extortions, poor service, systematic
overcharges and arrogant mistreatment
of the patient public by the gas com
pany would have continued, and the
price would never have been reduced to
95 cents per thousand; franchises would
perhaps, never have been, taxed; there
would have been no Immediate' nroba
blllty of proper control and regulation
of public-utility corporations; fraud.
humbug, hypocrisy and sanctimonious
and-Pharisaical pretense would not nave
been exposed, and the banking trust.
with Its associated satellites of greed.
graft and grab, would have remained
in serene and undisturbed possession
of nearly all the great Portland prop
erties and all Its publicprivileges.
No need to be worried about new cap
ital. What new capital wants Js a fair
and open field and the assurance that
it will not be mulcted and ravished by
old capital. -
ypsew tint a fraacMse stall be abruptly
e4ea ao the feeMr left with property
upon Ms kr4c wmick ke cannot w-e. A
Ifmrtnf fraadiiee ef twenty-ive years.
Mck a -majny ef the recewt franchises
are, -will expire at the ee4 of that time.
and Jf the granting power 4ocs net see
fit to renew it the holder will be wlth-
eat any right te eeerate )eger vneer
it- Since the so-called perpetual fran
chise must have seme UmltatloB. will
any wreng be done If the people
through thefe- representative give no
tice now that a twenty-flve-year limit
has been fixed and that at the end of
that time the right s&all cease? Has
the holder of a franchise perpetual ta
its terms made an inrcetsseat any dif
ferent from that made by the holder of
a twenty-five-veer franchise? Whr.
then, should there be any talk of pay
ing the holder damages? If the holder
of an unlimited franchise hae made no
Investment different from that made by
the holder of a twenty-flve-year fran
chise, why ebould the one be more en
titled to damages or compensation than
the other, if both franchises are made
to terminate at the rame time?
An unlimited franchise cannot give
an eternal right. The granting power
has a right to fix a time of expiration,
and. if that tune be fixed at a reason
able distance in the fature, no harm
has been done any person.
and ftaxgrewtef wRhln rcet years
this Mate. While hep, prwwe
Sax are ptpitahte crepe, all setts, loca
tions aad stocks do not proowce-aatSs-fmctr&rr
ret VMS. "Lean hew" by
experJoaeat a tedletts tM expeaeive
esc. ' There ie asether way. aad
that hi to preat by. the experience ef
others. These -whe are tatendktg te
plaat aut trees would do well, there-
fere, te read what Mr. Ich has te say
about BUtgrewiag In The Oregoaten of
April S. There U so charge whatever
for the lastructlea, and it will pcqve
valuable.
THE STATE TRKABCRKK.
All the talk in which candidates for
the office of State Treasurer are en
gaging, concerning the disposition they
wm make of the interest received upon
jjuuik; lunas, is oaeea upon the as
sumption that the law will be violated
In the future as it has been In the
pasL The statutes of the state declare
that If any person shall have In his
possession any public money and ahall
loan the same, with or without in
terest. he shall be deemed railty of
iarceny and shall be punished by im
prisonment in the penitentiary not less
than one nor more than fifteen years.
or oy nne of twice the amount loaned.
In the decision of a case which in
volved this statute, the Oreron Su
preme Court saldthat to loan public
funds Is a crime. Every State Treas
urer who has loaned public funds did
so with the doors of the penitentiary
ready to receive him. How, then, can
a candidate for the office assume that
he may or will loan the funds and re
ccive Interest thereon, cither for his
own benefit or the benefit of the state?
Nothing Is more certain In future
legislation than that a law will be
passed providing for the deposit of
public funds in banks, upon -sufficient
security approved by a board of state
officers, and upon such a rate of Inter
est to be paid to the state as may be
agreed upon. Whether the nubile
funds shall be loaned or not, will be
a question entirely beyond the control
of the Treasurer himself. He will
doubtless be one member of the board
having charge of the deposits of public
funds when not In his nersonal mis
tody, but the law to be enacted will
not leave to any one man the power io
determine what 'financial institutions
shall be selected as depositories of
state money. If a law should not be
enacted, it will be beyond the power of
Treasurer to collect interest on th
money. If a law should be passed, the
Treasurer will have no discretion in the
matter of loaning funds and collecting
Interest.
What kind of a law-should be en
acted governing this subject is a prob
lem more appropriate for consideration
by candidates for the Legislature. The
most reasonable plan, and the one most
equitable to the several parts of the
state, would be one which provides for
a pro rata distribution amonsr the
counties, and an open, competitive bin.
For example, let it be provided that
surplus funds In the State Treasury
shall be deposited in banks in the sev
eral counties of the state in proportion
to the amount of taxes each county
pays. Let sealed bids be received from
the banks of each county for the priv
lege of acting as depository for the
funds apportioned to that county, the
bid stating the rate of Interest the
bank is willing to pay on dally bal
ances. It Is Only fair that if money Is
to be deposited In banks, it be placed
In the localities from which it came.
that each banker be given an opportu
nity to secure it upon exactly the
same terms as any other banker, and
that the state receive all the Interest
paid thereon. Of course, deposits would
be made only upon ample security ap
proved by the board having control of
the funds.
The detailed report of the Valencia taeeey and lose love. Tea hare, ytwr
InrorilnMAn mxiinlulna iUH Mt Rake 1 CMKC
so favorable a shewlBg for the coward
ly Captain Cousins as was reported la
the brief summary i-ecelved A- few days
ago. Among other things it says:
Til raxt Treat est tares tha -break era
wttboat Tnach difficulty, fetir eara beta
ed aad also blta of wreckaxe for paddlea.
The experleaca of tfcla raft aad. Ua paaaea-
xers la ae of tfee atrsxtt rrMeaces that
the abaci thla time. : or 1 o'clock
Wedxetdar scrslar. not severe-
It was while this raft was being
launched that Cousins refused to lower
a boat, and the poor victims on the
"Valencia declined to make any effort
to escape because they could see no
reason why Captain Cousins should fail
to pick them up without their taking
further Visk en a raft. The bunglesome.
bad anagement of the Pacific Coast
representatives was shown all through
the testimony, and for that reason It is
probable that Captain Cousins will re
main In their employ. It will be many
year, however, before he can live
down the reputation he gained at that
awtful wreck of the Valencia.
Br A. J
Baater Grtetiag 9 Meyt.
There are zsaay who de ataay thlsgs
very well.
Who play lardy MUare aad uetts:
There are eae who are stralxht, hut
right here I will tell
Tea the towa isa't fall ef Ralph Heyts.
Part net from your lllusloaaL Taey are
' as latpertaat te you as your ceasdeace.
3fake" lore and laae money, er stake
Maxim Gorky, the RasslaB Idol, seems
to be made of very common clay. Hie
telegram of sympathy to Haywood and
Mover might be excused on the ground
that he was unfamiliar with the condi
tions which resulted In the apprehen
sion of those men. It will be very diffi
cult, however, for him to explain why
he abandoned the wife who bore him
children, and who in his trouble Inter
ceded with the government to save his
life, to take up and live openly In defi
ance of the laws of God and man with
an actress of unsavory reputation. This
is America, Mr. Gorky, and It Is a free
country, but it is not yet so free that
even such genius as yours can throw a
glamor of respectability over such sin
as you have been guilty -of. In the In
terest of decency and morality, Mr.
Gorky and his female companion should
be sent back to the land from which.
they came, There are enough of their
kind here already.
To he mysterious Is to he charmlasv
Unfulfilled promises wreck SBere people
thank drink does.
Aa arty woman can afford to b good.
Faith will reaiovo mou&taku. hut Jt will
never lift a chattel mortgage.
.
Where no counsel Is. It's bad enoogh;'
but in a multitude of couael It-' 3 slaasly
Hades. v
Lay much stress on money-making, but
mora on curbing your Imagined desires.
Sublime, lying 1 the height of genius.
A college 10a who thinks he a wle
hearelh his father's Instructions and
talks back; hut a young guy who's really
next keeps mum and studies Just enough
to pass his examination?.
A dutiful daughter annexes a rich hue-
band, because she, or her family, needs
the money.
He that Is elow to wrath Is an easy
mark: hut ho that Is hasty of spirit
puncheth hard. '
Tbat t.kftr ia m'ueh fa a aawte. at
leait ia the correet 'premwaeiatieR ef
proper" nouns, is evideae4 frosv the
fact that The Oregon (aa is la constant
receipt ef iaeulrlees es that subject.
Thle Is especially e la the case of
Oriental names Ih general, aad Rus
sian aad Japanese in particular. Of
ceurae. the Rusee-Japanese war had
muck te de with the origla of this dif
ficulty, while tse persistent aad well
organised revolutionary activity
throughout the Rtwsan empire is fur
Bishlnic a new and ever-increasing
source of names, greatly- to the vex
ation of those who read the news of
:the day.
The Oregon lan. therefore, cheerfully
ceraplies with, the request of its read
ers, and herewith presents a key to
the solution of the difficulty, which "is
to be hoped will relieve many a be
wildered reader from what' seems 10
hopelessly tangled. The table given
helow represents a system of trans
literaJLlon adopted by the Royal Geo
graphical Society of Great Britain, by
the United States Board of Geograph
ical Names and indeed by most Euro
pean nations and Canada. It has been
carefully compared, revised and
amended for The Oregonlan by one
who is thoroughly familiar with the
subject:
The Vowels.
a Pronounced always a a la father.
r Proecunced always as In cotnmena.
I ProBC-snced always aa I In police,
o Pronounced alwaya u o In mortal,
u Pro Bounced always as u In full.
Not Politics Just Sick.
Grass Valley Journal.
We learn that Thomas Craig, living Jn
the vicinity of Kent, is very low.
There Arc the Buckwheat and. Bean.
Salem Journal. , .
American eruptions aad explosions are
confined to highly-colored headlines In
the newspapers f dash of red ink.
Modern Joshua Stopped the Son.
Roseburg "Review.
The appalling; report that one of the
Bllyeus. of Linn County, had registered
as a Republican has been proven false.
Now let tho campaign proceed.
Sauco for the Goose. . .
Lebanon Criterion. ...
Under our present law the husband has
a life estate in all his- property, while; the
wife has a life estate in only one-half of
his property. This law should be made
the same for both.
Your Depressing Presence
Astorian. Don't get too busy to make your wife a.
flower bed. or a half-dosen. it she wants
them. Remember she has to live with
you 3to days in the year, and she needs
something to brighten her up.
Righteousness exalteth
sin Is also interesting. .
a nation, but
A soft answer turneth away wrath, but
cuss words are very satisfying.
Notations of the Nabobs.
Great preparations are being made for
Summer gaiety by the BUI Metz yacht
fleet at Its rendezvous below -Slab to wn.
The average mental state of the Its In
Portland has reached the point of uncer
tain yet dawning intelligence:
There are three beautiful women in the
Set that's It two blondes and one bru
nette. I won't mention who they are. but
they themselves will readily know, and
be able to feel ray praises, for they are
so "different" from the rest.
Bloomers of bathing suits this year will
be extra long; or perhaps, rather, skirts
are to-be extra short I mean to say; that
Js, I wanted to suggest, that the expanse
of you understand what I mean.
Mr. and Mrs. Mud are entertaining ex
tensively.
Mr. Woory Roundhead, has bought
new checked suit.
Soft collars for men- bave arrived at
this Coast. It took them two years to
make the Journey from New York.
Miss Singing Doughnut, a lovely cen-
turoon from Vancouver, will make ner
debut anon.
Ladies will tea up at cold teas during
May. The gentlemen will console them
selves at Clalrmont.
Several aristocratic cookladies are con
temptating extensive alterations in their
kitchen and cellars, shortly
The To Hees will hold a series of Kafe
K latches during the coming month to pro
vide an Informal news bureau where the
whole neighborhood can find out what
everybody else is doing.
Definitions.
(Tips on the 'Race of Life.)
PAPER CHASE A woman's letter
when she falls to number the pages.
DEER HUNT A Summer courtship.
STALKING A STAG Inviting him to
nnredinfir the- Renubllcana the offices bf I dinner for the family's inspection.
Superintendent of Public Instruction I RABBITRT It's a harem when they're
and Labor Commissioner without con- Belgian.
test. I BEAR TRAPPING A widow In a decol-
A lete dress Is a bare trap and she traps
Aiere ay 1 1 1 oe no cuuicai ucr ucuiut i Bear.
The delayed arrival of the overdue
ships Emelle. and General Neumayer
caused a slight decrease In the Port
land customs receipts for March as
compared with those for February. At
the same time they were JWW greater
than those of any other port north of
San Francisco, and exceeded by more
than $2090 the combined receipts of Se
attle, Port Townaend, Everett, Belling-
ham, Blaine. Port Angeles, North port.
Roche Harbor, Aberdeen. Anacortes.
Sumas. Danville, Friday Harbor, South
Bend and Oroviile. Perhaps if the anti
quated statisticians who are attached
to the Department of Commerce and
Labor would study a Treasury report
and learn where the money comes from
they would find a place for Portland on
the commercial map.
Strange as It may seem, there Is one
office in Multnomah County for which
there is no Republican aspirant and
only one Democratic candidate for the
nomination. The Republican primary
ticket has no name on it for County
Surveyor. W. M. Neville has no oppos!
tlon for the Democratic nomination for
that office. Perhaps It was proper to
let the Democrats have one office by
default In return for the Democrats
.The Diphthongs.
at Pror.oureed always as al In aisle,
au Proaoonced alwaya " on ta house.
el Pronounced always aa at m xaiu.
The Consonants.
c Pronounced always as c In center,
ch Pronoanced always a eh In charter,
ff Pronounced always as v In victor,
x pronounced always as g In gallant,
h Pronounced always as h In harbor,
k Pronounced always as k In keel,
kh Pronounced always, as the gutters! ch
In the German Iantruase. ,
nr Proaoanctu nearly always aa nx in a
ste. q Pronounced always aa k. but la scarcely
ever used.
sh Pronounced always as sh in shell..
tch Pronounced always as ch In chain.
ts Pronounced alwaya aa c In cement.
w Pronounced always- r In valor.
sh Pronounced alwaya as a In vision.
th. If ased at all. should be pronounced
as th la- anthill: tch should not be used, the
sound betas fully represented by ch. as shore.
There Is also a single letter In the
Russian language which is equal to a
combination of the two sounds as rep
resented by she and ch (or tch). It
occurs, for instance. In the name of the
Siberian town of Blagovishtchensk.
which, with the application of the
above rules the reader should have no
difficulty in pronouncing Bla-go-vlsh-tchensk.
y is always a consonant, or a terminal,
ya Pronounced alwaya as ya In yard,
ye Pronounced always aa ye In yellow.
y Pronounced alwaya as yle In yield,
yo Pronounced always as yo In York.
ya Pronounced always as yu In yulo.
As a gen era 1 rule, all vowels
are pronounced as in Italian, and
consonants as in English. The trans
literation of English names, from the
German should never be utilized It Is
invariably a source of confusion, es
pecially where the letters J. v and w
occur. It is also well to remember
that Jn the transliteration of Oriental
names all letters are pronounced, and
that the only- exceptions to the above,
system are made In but few names
which, by long usage, have become
familiar . to English readers, such as
Cossack for Kozak. Czar for Tsar.
Ntjnl for Nizhni, mujik for muzhik,
etc. Otherwise the rules above given
should" be observed, and the solution
of the whole, difficulty would soon be
found very simple. There Is oniyone
accent used, the acute, to denote the
syllable on which stress- is laid.
THE GROWTH OF NEW YORK
Demand More Than a Sample..,
Eugene Register.
With us, r man's having one child is
sufficient evidence of h'ls approbation of
the Rooseveltlan style. But there are
those mean enough to insist on more chil
dren as proof of a man's enthusiasm.
A Scheme That Never. Fails.
Springfield News.
Since the Booth-Kelley Company has
raised the wages of Its men at this point
it has secured a good crew of hard-working,
reliable men. and that if they con
tinue paying such wazes they wlll have
little difficulty in keeping a full crew.
"Young Denver" Prosperity.
Baker City Democrat.
A few years ago there "was only one
banking institution in Baker City. Today
there are three, with the original one car
rying a larger amount of deposits than
ever before In its history and the others
doing a business highly satisfactory and
increasing every day.
Advice That Cost Money.
Drain Nonpareil.
If you have property for sale and have
a chance to sell It at a fair profit', by all
means sell It. If you don't, you'll regret
It. To show tho danger of holding prop
erty for higher prices when a reasonable
offer Is made, the editor of this paper
this week sold some real estate In Glcn
dale, this county, for about 50 per cent
less than he could have sold it for a year
ago. . ,
Not Patent Medicine, Just Editorial.
Mount Scott News..
What an appeal to humanity to pause
and consider what can be done now, every
day. while there Is opportunity, for un
told thousands facing a lingering death,
an unremitting torture from which they
would welcome deliverance no worse than
a quick fall and a painless shock at the
bottom, or even an end of their mental
sufferings in flames a3 a natural prefer
ence to its endless continuance: .
Change of Feed for the Printer.
Blue Mountain Eagle.
Whether the new primary law is a. suc
cess or not. It looks as though the news
paper man,, that sadly neglected necessity
of every modern hamlet, has at least a
"look-In." The jcood old days of. carrots,
pumpkins and coonsklns as a duly author
ized legal tender at the printshc-pr seem
to be slightly supplanted, at least by a
few shekels of .international, value. 'Tis
almost too good to be true.
Power of the Pen.
cratic nominations, except for Sheriff.
In Multnomah County, hence the Dem
ocratic ticket will be known without a
count of the ballot. For that reason It
will be a favor to the" hundreds of Re
publican candidates in waiting If the
election Judges will count the Republi
can ballots first. If this be done, the
result of the Republican primaries
should be known the day after the elec
tion, except possibly In the case of one
or two offices for which the contest win
be very close.
CAN A FRANCHISE BE "PERTETDAL"?
There is something refreshing in the
proposal of August Huckesteln. of Mar
ion County, that limited franchises be
substituted for those perpetual in their
terms, and that the question whether
the limitation is valid be left to the
courts. Huckesteln is In doubt, .and
says he Is, but he Is willing io give the
people the benefit of the doubt. He
does not believe perpetual franchises
should exist, and If they can be super
seded by limited franchises he desires
that It be done. He Is willing that the
attempt should be made, and therefore
favors the enactment of laws repealing
the franchises perpetual In their terms
and the substitution of franchises of
reasonable duration,
The trouble with Oregon Legislature;-,
and all Legislatures, and with Con
gress, is that there are too many mem
bers who nave an overpowering re
spect tor everytning tnat the owner
presumes to call a "vested right." They
take a one-sided view of the question
thus presented, and that, side - to the
owner's side. Their1 viewpoint is such
that they do not stop to ask whether
the people have, any vested rights that
conflict with those claimed by the
holder of a franchise. The eerporatlon.
the franchise-holder, must be protected
at all hazards, and. If the reform legis
lation is open to the least doubt. It must'
be rejected. But that Is not Mr.Hucke
steln's Idea. -The corporations can pro
tect themselves, and. If he goes' to the
Legislature, he 'will endeavor to protect
the rights of he people.
The suggestion that any legislative
body can grant a franchise, without
consideration, which shall give the
grantee a public-service privilege that
can never be limited, must seem un
reasonable to any - man. Does such a
franchise give a, vested right for a. mtl-
Mkn years? If net. deest it convey a
rlcht for a- thousand years;- equal to
half the Christian era? If not a thou
sand years, then for how kmg a. time?
No reasonable man will aseert. that a
franchise can be given for a million or
a thousand years. It Is unthinkable.
If. then, there Is a right to make seats
I limitation of time, cannot the., same
The systematic experiments to" be
conducted this Summer in Western
Oregon to determine what benefits
can be derived from irrigation in
this part of the state may show
some surprising results. The ex
periments will be conducted under
the general direction of El wood Mead,
of the Bureau of Irrigation and Drain
age of the United States Department
of Agriculture, and will have for their
special purpose the settlement of three
questions. It is desired to know what
benefit may be secured by means of ir
rigation In making the crop more sure.
in Increasing the yield, in improving
the Quality. It Is assumed at the be
ginning that" some advantage will ac
crue In each particular, but the doubt
ful point is whether the benefits will be
of sufficient extent to make Irrigation
profitable. Excellent crops are grown
In Western Oregon without Irrigation
In fact, there Is no place in the United
States where better crops can be grown
year after year. It may still be. how
ever, that where water is to be had
.without too great an expenditure for
the construction of an Irrigating sys
tem, the increased yield and absolute
certainty of a full crop will make lrrl
gation an important factor In Western
Oregon agriculture. At any rate, we
shall learn something worth knowing
as a result of the experiments.
There were other things besides the
bright sunshine, swelling buds and
trilling -birds to awaken Joy In the
fcaarts of Portlanders on yesterday Joy-
eue Easter morn. They read.rith. nn- power that granted the rrwnckte &y
dlaguied pVeiire how frpviitc J whe Jt .shall terminate? No eae pce-Jaaaallefct
"Knowing how" Is as essential to sue
cess in agriculture ana its various
branches as It Is In what are called the
handicrafts. Mr. H. E. Doech made this
fact apparent in presentment, through
The Oregonlan several days ago, of
the preMmfnaries that lead to success In
nutgrowlng. As he plainly saows. It w
one thin? to plant ijut tree another
to make such planting profitable.
Proper selection of stock and proper lo
cation in the matter or soils aad- dram
age are necessary. And when to this
is added a reasonable generosity ta. fer-i
tilizlng the soil and cultivating the
young trees, the elements of profit in
this industry are comprebeiTely
riven. Proper attention te these de
tails will prevent disappointment in
the erpectatioa bow indulged by many
who are turmmg their attention ta aut
growing-. Nature doea net deal kladly
with fade. This .fact has beea made
ic aepgrowiar, pruTewlg
DECOYING GEESE Any old girl does
that.
Shown by Comparisons With In
crease In Other Places.
New Tork. Corr. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An expert In statistics has flgurea out
that Greater New Tork has now 4.1W (22
people, which Is an Increase of .68.420 over
A.vrai census otiwv. - .. ..
Outing.
Ralph D. Paine, author of "The Pray
ing Skipper," a volume of short stories
recently published and containing "Cap
tain Arendt's Choice," had this unique
compliment paid to him, when the latter
story first appeared in Scrlbner's Maga
zine, at which time tho following account
was cabled to the London Dally Mall by
Its New Tork correspondent.
"The story tells of a. sea captain who
had by years of saving succeeded in ac-
In five years past this city has added as cumaIaUnar 2000 and wa3 bringing it to
...w.nts BS ar to be found in San 1 ,..,r0 . 1 1 , t,..
FOX HUNT That's more difficult- Frandsco and Buffalo combined, and In . ... . -. .
some of them are very toxy.
DUCK SHOOTING Men are .always at
that.
At the Sock. Social.
After the primaries are over, the vot
ers will bave time to Investigate the
ten measures which have been proposed
by initiative and which will be voted
upon In June. These are Important and
should have close attention as eoon as
the excitement over the primary elec
tion has subsided.
Whatever else may be said of the un
fortunate Captain Johnson, of the Va
lencia, he didn't try to save his own
life or shield himself In any way. And
Captain Cousins and Captain Patterson
didn't worry about anybody's lives but
their own.
There are those persona In Portland
who now think that the Fire Fiend Is
entitled to a vote of thanks, handsome
ly engrossed on asbestos, for the ex
cellent judgment he displayed In his
operations early Sunday morning.
When It Is all over, how many of the
candidate will have nothing to regret?
The man who has been "tricky In tho
primary campaign may bave occasion
to be sorry before the election Is over.
There are some people who do not
believe in agitation of subjects In which
the oeoDle are Interested. The Czar of
Russia, for example. Or the holders of
franchises.
It "now transpires that Professor
James Jeffries doesn't return to the
prlzerlng because his wife wont let
him. Good-by. Jim; take care ox your
self.
It 5 quite ebvleus that th Presi
dent meant to insinuate that some of
those "Justly famoos magazine writers
use a muck-rake for a pen-
seven cities the size 01 Aioany. 1 mlht see ber regularly on his trips.
Figuring on the cost ot nvms. ub "He was afraid of the wiles of tho
.. r,r -K-hniesale for one Individual I ... i vt.
of a year's supplies of ness les. ! brought the money In specie Instead ot
as meats, breadstuff s, food a" , Tf by bank draft. The vessel was overtaken
clothing, eta, at 7. He adds to this tne disaster, and It became a choice with
wf of th retailer, which will bring ma , , v.;?
"Well, no." said the landlord of the I cost ot living for each citizen to J123. Con- I money or hIs passengers. He saved the
runtvtown tavern. In reply to the in- tlnuing this statement of. fact and figures DasaenKers. and ni3 hopes for a home for
qulry of the patent-churn man. "there he says: "The 700.000 ot new moutns w himself and his wife, and the chance of
ain't been anything of importance going feed and bodies to clothe necessitate xne Beemg ner more frequently sank beneath
on here of late but the sock social given purchase every year from the "taner tne -waves with his ship,
by the ladles ot the Methodist Church oho material to. the value of W.o00,. v unin ,. certatn Broadway merchant who was
... .... - - addition have been made to j ., , t,( k
lu&iifc. iui ..cuw 1 j - - - 4i,,n I never iuuhcu uyuu uj ajjuvi.'.o "j -
"Sock social, eh? I presume eaca gen-1 the volume ot retau uc.frtB"i'r ing overburdened with sentiment, though
tleman attending was presented with a 1 the entire assessed valuation of Rnoce hft Ja m fect a very cnaritabie man. read
pair of socks? Was that the Idea. 7" Island or Virginia. 10 mo """"".T
That was about the idea pos-sessed In J ers ot the city there Is a -yearly addition
advance by the gentlemen in question. 1 of J14,0DO.; to xne ouicnera. w,. v
when they were told at the sock social house these newcomers nve in a lauiuy
they would be greeted by a complete sur- would require 140.000 new flats, to Provide
prise; -which they., by gosb. were, for the -which nearly 5400 seven-story single flat
houses wouia De neeueu. a i"jic
visit of each one to the theater, occupy
ing orchestra seats, would increase the
box office receipts by J1.4W.000. A single
ride of each on a surface car In a year
would add $35jCW to tho company's In-
Is there any one today who thinks it
does not pay to run for otaee? StIH It
Is ot much Bore expensive than own
ing n aatosaohHe.
The President reeHr couldn't bave
meant Lteoeln gteJfecs.
Maybe He Will Jtefa to Talk.
Waahlfixt CD. C) Pest.
T- tvw4 aara bo wtM peflerat a aaer-
Jpeiewbe he getabeck Vc ZtOqty.
sock Bart of it was that they were
socked' for enough money to pay for re-
ahlagiing the roof of the parsonage."
Bowed to His Betters. '
New Tork Tribune.
Tolerate Rodney, ot New Mexico, tells
of the amazement of a ranchman when
he first saw a linotype machine at worK.
After staring at It for a while the rancn-
roan said: "Great Scott! Ain't that the
most Intelligent machine you ever saw?
Why, It's plumb human." Finally, over
come by his admirauon. ne tooK on nis
hat. made a low bow to the complicated
mechanism and said: "1 surely would ad
mire. Mr. Machine. It you-all would come
out and take a drink with me.
BITS OF CURRENT .COMMENT.
The saaa who hoaxed the New Tork polte
with a atorr of a plot sraJBSt Dr. Park-
horsrs Ufa has been sent to prison tor seven
years. Ha ought 10 M xiaa ia siery wasa. &
true.- iiiisanrx -iiraes-
It la said that the. new blr battleship will
b called the Constitution. The CoBttltatloa
may aot amount to much bween friends.
but It will cut soma tlgura between eaesales.
If occastoa arise. Xsmis City JoaraaL
As Kagtls&saan who recently visited New
Tork declared that city's streets are th
dirtiest la tea. world. We Tsepa that ts trae.
but w fear th Segllshman hasn't looked
over this country's entire stock of streets.
Chlcaxo Record-Herald.
If the postage atasap refuses ta adhere,
blatae It an the weather. That where th
rspoa4Mlltr rests, accordlag to the- Post
otllc Department. At the same time, a
mas can't always wait far the rfcrfct brand cf
atleky weather. Albany Ttmes-tTa-toa.
The mazy hers cars that Magr ea th
street railways of New Tork ar said ta b
da to a dtstaellaatle-B to admit th over
head trailer. C3 tits that bar tried th
trottey eesM. aot b taduced ta so back ta
hers cars a aay terms. St. Loots Otetee-Pmecr-t.
Tke. act of ta New Tork LaeWatur.
vhlefe baa Jaac a scam a law by the Oar
rBora scetar; -petpostss; BBtfi Nervm
her IS the 4esa vt tfc anrtsal w m
roraac eampsalea. may also aaferd aa ep
portaaHr for a rerr eatertlalax rsmpalaa
ef pwbWcMy- IKao News.
C- trailer Vets, of New Tark CH?. ad rise
that th aerrcral pottm field ware th
arotfejpalicr mshwsiao bo abeWahad. i.
st4 of rta bacUI. ho waald Kara tho ovr
e-rtr "Kw""i'. w or um
s4 WOirte PHa ftXit
w tectsteratteK. TMs -wh-ac ws eoaao tm
tM at "
These? astounding figures wilt convey to
one some Idea of the present size and im
portance of the City of New Tork.
NEWSPAPER WAIFS,
n.. -r. 11. itrntt.nrW-'Tske xxxT seat.
madam." Th -Woman "Thank yoa. hut I
also get out at the next corner." Chicago
Dally News.
"What do you think of the new board 'of
directors?" "I think It's about a tie. Half
of thera look capable ef anything and the
other half look capable ot nothlnr.v
Milwaukee Sentinel.
"Can't I sell you painless corn cur,
madam?" said the, peddler. "No. you can'tr
tit woman ot the house. "I have
as GBinless corns." Then tha door waa shut
with a sudden slam. Chicago Tribune.
Gassy whose hoes has caused conslder
.m. trnufeln rttrrlnir the day. A hard -run
fox has taken refuge In a tree) "By Jove.
I wish I bad my rirolver." X- F. H.
To shoet yourself or your horse, sir!"
BsBCh.
"What la your opinion on this question?"
asked the friend. "Let si understand each
other." rejoined Senator Sorghum; "do you
want my opinion or do yoa waat to know
how I am colag- to Total" "Washington Star.
Mrs. Malapron "My husband Js Just crazy
stsc the nshln' season opened. H don t
think or talk of anything. lse." Mrs.
-o 1. "Tan A or ancllar. Is he ?" Mrs.
Malaprep "X ahould say not He'a a reg-lar
aBtlemaalac" Philadelphia Press.
The Reason.
Mlaaa Irrtex la the Sohsmlan.
Her seat was easptr "faster morn.
Though erery day la Lent
T saw her flaSy golden htad
la deep dOTOtlaa bsat.
Th sky was blee. the breeses mild. '
Th April sob was oat.
It must b 15Jbss kept at heme
A maiden so dsreat.
Th asrrl o'er, with r stops
X.tsjl to ar abode.
X tea of aaghe; but bloomlsx health
Her cheeks ef rosea sfcswed.
Mmt, aheaoi the deer I eaexat a glimpse
Of flow aa-SOM'that
Too paay taM sh stars at-hem
To trt-m bar Ssotsr hail
the story, and was so much affected by
It that he went to Scrlbner's and said
that it the story was true, the captain
could have a houae. '
"The merchant said he would buy tho
house, and the captain could have the
deeds when he arrived In the States next,
and could bring his wife over on the fol
lowing trip, as tho story said they had
planned.
"The merchant was informed that Mr.
Palne's story was based on fact: that, tho
captain had in truth lost hia money with
his ship, but since then his wife had
died. - And so the merchant's offer, much,
to his chagrin, had to be refused."
Mt. Dowle- Can Go Some.
Chicago News.
Vesuvius need not think it can attract
attention away from the Zlon City erup
tion. Uncle Si's Remarks on Success
C Cunningham In Spare Moments.
These fellers they call famous, I've bea
readln some about;
T don't see any place a-tellln how
They laid aroun an waited fer success to
hunt "em out
An force a crown o" laurel on their brow.
Thy didn't set a-dreamln" of a good square
meal o' grub:
"Didn't sigh an' set an wait.
Growln thin an' cussln Fate.'
They lit ou't after Fame, sir, weth a. ctubt
I like to read about 'em. how they strove to
reach the goal.
An fought the battle, ineh. by Inch along.
I know they had the courage of- conviction
In the soul
An kep' the note o vlct'ry In the sons;
They didn't wonder f the wreath, they won
ud kinder rub.
-Bat they Jest got up and humped.
Takin falls and gettln bumped.
An found the Fame 'they bunted weth a
dub '
I Mow It pays fer 70-usr folks that's startln
out fer Fame
To be a bit bull-headed at th job:
Th xnaay disappointments In the chastn-
ot th game,
Kay chaage your Joyful sosg into a sob.
Ef 'you've th proper staff m you (but,
thuader. there's the rub),
Toa'U Jet,bekla op yoar belt.
Aa Til t yea get the pelt "
Bf yo light et after Tame, -sir,, weth a
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