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"rout tlte Nationrtl Treastiry for itn
provonient ii; the o,ttnmon hishways
of the iMiiiury. i; is not probable that
;'ne pohay itself would be approved by
any oonsi.loralile body of the people;
s'lioe it would commit the General
lovornniont to a scheme of expendi
ture for roadnuikir,! that wou'.d soon
n':iorh proa; part of A.ts ener7ios and
.i:l sreater par: of its revenues. It
touot tn:rodio. nt.ireover. into Con-ai-i-ss
a stupendous system of logroll
r.iar. vhoe effects would be felt on all
;r cisiHt i.iii, 1: ha-s. however, been
soyiou-cv proptiseo. at the present ses
sion. !m: d-ics n.i; seem to have at
narted nuiv'h support.
Hifove :;te railroad era. Congress at
ari.iis tintcs made very considerable
ap-.vopv!a:ions for construction of mil
r.trt posiroa.is; now of money and
ocu.n of public lands. It is notorious,
however, that :hose appropriations
'.t t ;-e most iy wasted. We have had
soverai examples in Oregon of both
tends money and lanc.s but no
tisane reads.
The thorough Tare known in our his
tory as the Oumhorland Road was the
most noted of those efforts by the
tlo ernmor,; ;o ir.ake and maintain
common public highways on Tattd. The
road Mas laid out from Cumberland.
Mo., on the Potomac River, to the
'hio River, and throusrhout the region
traversed by it is stii! known as "The
IVke" :h.i-.iah much of it has disap
poarct. lturinar for:y years c'onfrress
passed a great number of acts relat
i "itr ; his road, t'arryir.g appropria
tions for cotisiraction and mainte
n.tn,e of n.Mrly $7,000,000. But the
rnd. thvitish costly, served a good
1 i rposo m its day. It was an excel-o-.v,
link for connection of the Kast
and West the West when the road
was nndortsken did not extend beyond
:e S-a:e of thio till superseded by
the rai'.roa.i.
It Kastern Stales, where distances
:-e n.n so arrest as with us. and where
resources are enormously greater, the
good-roads movement is stimulated to
aativity by free rural mail delivery,
to an extent :ha: we cannot yet ap
proach or mske effort to imitate. The
New York Legislature hAs just au
thorized its much-discussed bond issue
of Jo0.pi0.000 for the Improvement of
state highways, an enterprise for
which the Kirst Assistant Fostmaster
tieneral has been co-operating with
the state officials for the last two
ears. In Massachusetts a system for
support of state hirhways. by special
revenues, has long been In use; and
the Legislature has just passed & bill
providing for a, special diversion of 5
per cent from the appropriation for
state highways to help those districts
which are least able to help them
selves: with still further considera
tion to those that mak spoclal effort
in their own behalf. We cannot yet
imitate this policy in Oregon, where
population is sparse, d'.stsmces great
and taxable values yet liiuiteai; but we
may do so at a later day.
Rural mail delivery will everywhere
be a constant help or Incentive to im
provement of tha country roads: and
the day may com when the automo
bile may accumulate a balance of good
will In its favor, on the aame account.
There is a possibility that Sir t7il
frid Laurier used the wrong dream
book before he made that "sup
pressed" war speech a short time ago.
1: would require quite a wide stretch
tf the Imagination to predict any con
flict in which England would be found
in an alliance with Japan against the
I'nited S-ates. lr would not. however,
be very difficult to imagine what would
take place in Sir Wilfrid's particular
bailiwick in stu h an event. American
ciiizena have been moving across the
border tn such numlwrit, anil Cana
dian havp fratemired with Ammoatw
fair so many years, that a call to arms
from old "SUM-msloug John" might
bring unexpectetl results as soon a?
li( "Intentions" wrw attaelared. Can-
I ana is aireaaly more man na;i-way
Amoi"iontrei, and an attempt to tore
that country into war with the l"nitcd
States would precipitate a crisis that
would not be especially advantageous
to England.
THB IDI.K RICH.
In some recent remarks President
Roosevelt classed the idle rich and
the hobo together. Roth of them, he
said, were useless to the world and one
was about as undesirable as the other.
The New York .World takes exception
to his judgment, and in doing so utters
some peculiarly "Worldly" doctrines
upon political economy. It thinks
that while the millionaires are wast
ing their wealth they are at least out
of mischief, and rather advises the
President to let sleeping dogs lie.
"They are distributing their money."
says the World. This sounds a little
more fascinating than U reaily 1a.
What the idle rich distribute, and
waste in the distribution, ts not their
capital, but the income from it. And
that income is produced by a multi
tude of people whiise- lives are thus
da-voted to the support of the rich
idler in his luxury and prodigality.
We submit that the lives of these peo
ple might be better employed. As for
the indolent millionaire himself, let
htm go his waTt with our benediction.
Vh by what right does he keep a
donen or a hundred other men busy
supplying material for him to squan
der? To be sure, he pays them for
their work, but other people would
pay them if their work were directed
to useful ends.
The truth is that the Idle rich man
diverts a vast quantity of human en
ergy from useful tasks and sets it at
work ministering to his pleasures.
His pleasures are too dear at that
price. Let him he as idle as he likes,
let him waste his capital if he wishes.
Rut President Roosevelt certainly
seems to be justified in wishing to de
prive him of the power tat make other
men the eonseiams air uncatnscious min
isters to his luxury anal vice. The
World should learn that wasted
wealth is not so benetlclal to Sa-vclety as
that which is consumed praiductlvely.
The truth is an old one. but it takes
some newspapers a long time to mas
ter if.
Y.4I.VB OK THK HORSK SHAW.
lcal horse shows, such as those re
cently held in Willamette Valley
t.iwns. are chiefly valuable because of
the interest they araiuse among farm
ers. No hairseowner with a spark of
pride, appreciation of beauty or un
derstanding of value could witness a
parade aif the best hairses In the Wil
lamette Valley without feeling a strong
desire to possoss stocV of a little bet
ter grad than the horses he already
drives. Xo Intelligent and observing
man coulal witness such a atlsplay of
hairses without thereby becoming a
little better judge of what constitutes
a good draft or driving horse. The
horse show is therefore a means of
education and a source of inspiration.
It will be protluetive of valuable re
sults to the horsebreedlng Industry of
Western Oregon.
Horseraising, like poultry-keeping,
will always be an adjunct of general
farming operations. While a few men
may make a success of horsebreedlng
as a separate and distinct occupation,
they can do so only if they produce
stock for sale at high prices for breed
ing purpatsos. The man what raises
the draft horses for sale to the gen
eral buyer for work purposes cannot
hope to secure prices that will warrant
his keeping mares that yield no return
except the colts. The farmer who has
work on the farm for his mares
through the season aif farm work, and
what gets Caialts besiates. can m3ke a
good profit raising horses for sale at
Slot) to $1100 at two to three years old.
The conclusion to be drawn is plain.
The farmer who must keep a team
for the seeding, cultivation and har
vesting of his crops should make it a
paiint to keep mares, ami gaiod ones.
Whether he be a grain farmer, a hop
grower, an orchardist or a dairyman,
he can do ail his farm work with a
team of mares and get a pair of colts
after the wcirk season is over. F-y
adaiptlon of this policy the farmers of
Willamette Valley will increase their
own profits and materially Improve the
livestock conditions of this unsur
passed livystaick region.
TH.IAMOOKS KAXOTCAP.
The Oregonian continues to receive
letters of protest against the unsatis
factory transpfirtation service between
this city and Tillamook. Since the
extension of the Elmore's route to
Partiand there has. of course, been
some improvement in the condition In
which -freight has been received by
the Tillamook merchants, but the
same old charges of high rates and
discriminatiain are still coming to
hand. "If Portland wants to hold the
trade of Ti'.iamoaik County until the
railroad is finished." writes a promi
nent merchant, "the business men of
Portland must encourage the putting
on of an opposition boat." This let
ter mentions among other grievances
that merchants have had to pay as
much aa J 7.4! for 500 pounds of
freight from Portland, or at the rate
of 130 per ton.
It is also charged that freight re
ceived by the steamship company last
October did not reach Tillamook until
March. But even the exorbitant rates
exacteai have no stability, according to
the Tillamook people, and a freight
tariff on which goods may be sola! one
trip is not infrequently advanced 50
per cent on the next trip of the
steamer. The impossibility of doing
anything like a satisfactory business
nnder such circumstances can only in
a measure be understood by mer
chants more fortunately situated.
Some excuse may be offered for the
Irregularity of the trips In the Winter
time, when heavy weather disar
ranges schedules: but even in the
Summer time, when rough 'bars are
seldom encountered, there has been no
material Improvement in the service.
Perhaps the strongest arraignment
that can be made against the present
unsatisfactory service is the fact tha;
in the dozen years in which the own
ers of the Elmore have enjoyed a
monopoly on the route, Tillamook, in
spite of its wonderful resources, has
been unable to show a gTowth in
keeping with other Oregon cities.
During that long period of poor serv
ice many people have been lured into
the country by these wonderful re
sources only to leave in disgust after a
few months' experience witlj the woe
fully inadaaqume transportation facili
ties. In no other locality, except Oam
tral Oregain. has there been so slow a
growth in comparison with other parts
of the state.
The standing excuse put forward by
the owners of the one lone hAat that
has served this territory so many
years is that the business is unprollt
able and will not warrant a better
service.. Anal yet every effort that has
been made to establish an opposition
line has been met with a drastic cut In
rates and a fierce fight for retention of
the ntainopoly. It will be a arrest day
fir Tillamook and also for Portland
when the completion of the railroad
will release that rich country from
the commercial bondage in which It Is
held. Meanwhile It Is to the interest'
af the Portland merchants tai aid in
every manner paissible tn the Improve
ment of the service by the encourage
ment of oppaisltiatn.
AN rNJI-ST PISCRIMIVATION.
About five years ago, when the In
ternational Sailing-Ship Owners" Union
levied a ditTorential of 30 cents per ton
on freights against Portland and in
favor of Ptiget aoonnil, this- port was
handling about two-thirds of the
wheat business of the Pacific North
west. In the three years following es
tablishment of this ditTorential. condi
tions were reversed anal Puset Sotintt
shipped nearly two-thirds of the
wheal. Then Portland woke up, and,
after nearly a year of patient effort,
succeeded in removing the einhargvi.
Rut we have not yet .regained all of
the traalc lost while the differential
ws in force. It i coming back grad
inlly. and with the coming of the
North Rank road we shoulal soon be
again In communal of the 'situation.
I'nfortunateVv, at this time we are
confronted by another differential
which is in a fair way to damage the
port fully as much tvs the troublesome
freight differential. There Is a dif
ference of 33 per cent, against Port
land and in favor of Puget Sound, tn
grainhandlers' wages, anal, regardless
of the approach of a crisis which will
be precipitated by completion of the
Harriman linas to Puget Sound, an ef
fort is being made in certain quarters
to perpetuate this differential. .s the
wheat-exporting business Is handled by
the sajne firms in both ports, it is, of
course, unreasainable tai expect them
to pay 40 cents per hour for grain
handlers In Portland when they may
have the same labor performed In Ta
caima and Seattle for 30 cents per
hour. Naturally, the effect of continu
ation of this differential will be diver
sion to Taooma and Saiattle of an im
mense amount of Wheat which other
wise would be put afloat at Pairtlanat.
The O. R. X. Co. ha-s assumed the
burden of free bar pilotage to meet
the same conditions on Puget Sound.
The Pacific Brldgt Company has
agreed for one year to fiandle ballast
free of charge to the ship, to meet the
same conditions on Puget Sound, and
the Port of Portland is spending about
j;S0.ti0O per year to keep a channel to
the sea that will admit of giving ves
sels as good dispatch as they receive
on Puget Sound. It now appears that
there la one more ' differential that
must be taken care of. The exporters,
regarding the matter strictly from a
business standpoint. . of course have
less interest than any one else in re-'
moving this 15 per cent handicap
against the port, for It Is to a con
siderable extent a matter of indiffer
ence whether they ship from Portland
or from Taooma.
They can force the railroad to de
liver the wheat wherever they order,
the ship. Put the shipping brings
with it considerable money as well as
prestige for the port, and, when we
drive It away by making the port more
expensive than those ports with which
we come In competition, there is a loss
not only to the men who actually per
form the work of loading and unload
ing the ships, but to the community
as a whaile. The Issue Is plain, and it
must be met as other issues in which
the welfare of the port was involved
have been met by placing the port on
an even basis with the ports with
which we are in competition.
rR. JORDAVS rjKA.
Although Lir. Oavid Starr Jordan
gives fair warning that his plans for
transforming the scat of learning at
Palo Alto into a genuine university are
only tentative, still they are Important.
They Indicate a trend In the educa
tional eTort of this country which we
believe to be wholly desirable. As dis
tinguished from a caillege. a unlversity
is a school where professional instruc
tion of all sorts can be obtained.
Xetther a law school nor a medical
school is In Itself a university, but
both are necessary parts of such an
institution. It must include also de
partments where one may. learn all
there is to know about Greek, Latin,
cuneirbrm inscriptions, compartlve re
ligion, and so forth, and. besides that,
prepare himself to teach those sub
jects and extend the bounds of knowl
edge in them. The scope of the uni
versity includes the acquisition of
knowledge and the mastery of practi
cal power. It is a trade school on a
mammoth scale, though the trades it
deals with are those in wjiich the
brain is concerned a great deal more
than the hand.
Still -he university teaches hand
work of incomparable delicacy when
it trains a chemist for his experiments
or an astronomer to trace on paper
the revelations of his telescope. The
college, on the other hand, is not in
any sense of the word a professional
school. When limited to its proper
function it does not prepare stndents
for active life and makes no pretense
of doing so. The habitual language
of college graduates on commence
ment day that they are "now ready to
begin the battle of life" iB absurd. If
the college has done by them as it
ought, they are very far from being fit
for the battle, as they call if. They
have acquired a gTeat deal of general
ized information, a certain amount of
culture which fits them to live in civil
ized society, they have become more or
less familiar with great thoughts and
noble deeds: but they have not mas
tered a trade, they have not learned a
profession. They are as destitute of
practical aptitude as they were the
day they matriculated. And so they
ought to be.
People do not go to college to fit
themselves for the struggle of life, but
to participate in the good things that
have been created by the struggles of
others. The college is emphatically
the school of adolescence. -Its term
should run from about the sixteenth
to the twentieth year of life. The stu
dent should not be expected to know
a great deal when he enters, and he
should not be persuaded to devote
himself exclusively to a specialty while
he Is there. The function of the col
lege Is tai turn raw youths Into edu
cated men and women. When It Is
done with them, when they are licked
into shape so far as may be. then the
university should take them and train
them for the "battle of life." That-Is.
it should teach them how to make
themselves useful in some way, the
particular way is natt of much conse
quence. It may make siime man a
master of electricity anal some woman
a mistress of differential equations,
like Sophia Kowalewsky. Roth results
are admirable, but neither one of
them is suitable for a college to think
of Imitating.
We have had one or two attempts In
this country to found a university dis
tinct from a college. Johns Hopkins
in Baltimore was at first Indifferent to
caillege students. It tolerated them
but did not desire them. Or. Oil
man's purpose at the outset was to
establish a genuine university where
professional work of the highest
character should be done, and Utile
else. Rut lack of funds and other
causes somewhat marred the progress
of his plan, and today the college or
"undorgratiuate" idea Is paramount,
perhaps, at the ramous Baltimore
school. When Clarke I'ntverslty was
founded, no college students were ad
mitted. President Hall determined
that all the fund, and energy of the
ftmiidatlain shoulal be expanded upon
"graduate" or profossional work; hut
hia purpose was presently Interfered
with by a board of trustees who cared
more for paipularlty and less fair edu
cation than he did. Clarke University
now has its undergraduate depart
ment, very much tho same as our
other mongrel schools. It is neither
fish, flesh nor fowl, and, like all the
others, has many of the faults of the
three, wlih loss of tho merits of any
than one could wish. There Is no
university in the United Slates, though
there are plenty of schools which min
gle university, high school and college
work. Dr. Jordan's scheme is to sep
arate the three distinct species of ed
ucational effort and confine each to its
proper period of life, its proper aim
and method. Ho would also provide
that each gratlo of school should
have its proper government and dis
cipline. He is entirely right In saying that
the discipline of a university Is un
sultetl to a college: anal where the
same Institution Includes both gmdes
of students, neither class can be dealt
with on sound principles. University
students shauld enjoy the considera
tion, liberty and respect of men. Col
lege students ' are" neither boys and"
girls uor are they men and women.
They are partly mature and partly
chilalren. They require peculiar dis
cipline. They must be managed with
peculiar wisdom. The university
taacher should be a person of special
ised learning. The college teacher
should posses general, not special,
culture, and his character is of a great
deal more importance than the
amount of his knowledge. Dr. Jordan's
plan Is af Immeasurable importanyo to
our educational interests. What there
is in it can only be hinted nt here,
but it may mark the beginning of an
epoch.
The retirement from Congress of
Representative Ljltletield, of Maine,
will be a haral blow on the ship sub
sidy forces. Littlcfield, coming from
a region where in the old days of tho
wooden vessels shipbuilding was the
leading Industry, was much better in
formed on the subject than any of his
colleagues. This knowledge enabled
him to steer clear of many of the pit
falls of ignorance in which Humphrey,
Galllngcr and other subsidy boosters
have fallen and still further weakened
an already weak cause. Mr. Littlcfield
pleaaied eloquently for a ship substdy
for the same reason Uiat the Pennsyl
vania representatives plead for reten
tion of the present high tariff on steel
and iron products. Similar consist
ency is noticeable among the Southern
Senators and Representatives when
ever there is talk of reducing the tariff
on sugar anal tobai'co.
A Philadelphia boy who was arrest
ed for burglaries has confessed, and
says that three or four policemen
helped him in his operations. This is
not at all surprising, since the boy and
the policemen had before them the
example of eminent officials at the
state capital who Joined with contract
ors to rob the state out of millions of
dollars by means of Statehouse con
tracts. It would be only fair to give
the boy a sentence bearing the same
ratio to the sentence of the capitol
robbers that the amount of his thefts
does to the peculations of the larger
gang. And he ought not begin serv
ing his term In prison until the greater
criminals begin serving theirs.
What reason have the Title Guaran
tee Trust Company officials to be
lieve that they will find a more favor
able jury in Marion County than in
Multnomah. Didn't the people of
Marlon lose their savings in a bank
mismanaged by a man who made great
pretensions to religion, and who,
though declaring that his bank was
solvent, never paid his depositors
more than 35 cents on the dollar? But
of course men who made this contri
bution of 65 cents on the dollar to the
banker would not be eligible for serv
ice on the Title Guarantee & Trust
Jury.
Before being too severe in censure
of the police department for not cap
turing the delegation of highwaymen
who held up a grocery store in a,
prominent part of the city Saturday
night, it should be remembered that
the department was covering; itself
with glory about that time by break
ing up a pinochle ame between two
strangers in the city, who were un
aware that the two-bit stake for which
they were playing brought their recre
ation under the ban of the law.
Wneat suffered a 2-cent break in
Chicago yesterday, and the July option
closed at the lowest point of the rea
son. Where, oh where, is the Ameri
can Society of Equity? It would seem
from the depths into which the prlte
Is sinking that a little "night riding"
was in order in the wheat belt as well
as in the tobacco districts.
It is remarked by visitors at the'
horse shows that the colts show up
better than most of their sires. That
is not at" all surprising, for the sires
are imported animals while the colts
were raised in a state possessing an
ideal climate for livestock production.
As a possible balm to sore spirits, be
it remembered that in the champion
ship year Portland lost the first five
games straight,
F.I.ECT
orncEns
Will Vote for Xn Candidate Vnfavoi-
able to Soliifrs.
ASTORIA. Or.. April K tSpeclwl.l Th
Columbia River Pound Net and seiners"
Union si Its meeting this evening elected
aifiiaiers for the ennulim year ns. lollows:
Prevalent, Jaisepli Rnrke; vlce-preatliient.
Prank Catok; eeerelnry. William IMxain,
treasurer, iairge Katnitll. Special -om-nitttees
were appointed to interview the
legislative candidates in the Columbia
Hlver districts of both Oreron and Wash
ington snd ascertain their view regard
ing tile various fishing appliance, the
sense af the meeting being that no ineni
her of the union sliAll support a candidate
Tor the tjtaztslattir who ts antagonistic
to tmp or seliuvs. The Oregon .Mimmlltee
consists of George Kahoth. Frank Conk.
Alex Oram anal iVwiiup Ranitttlta. and
the menilmrs of the Washington commit
tee a iv t.tiut Hauffe, Julius Jensen and P.
Mat khm.
The i"ilumtila River Fishermen' Protec
tive Union, at Its meeting this evennlg.
fixed the prla-e fair raw fish for the com
ing seRsain at R cents per pound for can
nery fish and 7 cents per pound for cold
storage fish, those .weighing 3a pounds or
atvnr. These are t rta same as Inst season's
nrlces. A. Rmnstnim was appointed
llghtkeeper at Sand Island.
rCT.TOX TALKS TO ."tHV.I.I4S
Explains and Ibrfutes Attack Made
Upon Him by Hempy.
OORVAf.ua. Or., Aorll . (Special..
Senator Charles W. Fulton sinike tonight
to a large audience at the Operaimtise,
which wss packed to the doors, and the
entire address was listened to throughout
with continued and unAbnted Interest.
The sdd'.'ess was masterty, forceful and
convincing. He devoted the first part to
a review of hla official recoral. and the
events ieaallng cm tn the attack made
upon him by Francis J. -v. He howa?d
that Heney had niaalo a sea-ret report tti
ihe President and the different da'pnrt
ntents at Washington, the purpose of
which was to place him in a false light
and thereby lessen hi Intluence in Oon
gtaiss. Me proved to the satisfaction of
some of hi hearers that Honey knew this
report to be false at the time It was
filed, and also the falseness of every
charge mnde against him. Tho meeting
was tine of the most enthusiastic demon
stration Qf a political character ever held
In ltentam County.
TROVIU.F. OVKH THE EX.PF.NSE
lVnttht as to Who MiaM Pay for the
Chester Tlwunpimn Trial.
TAOOMA, Wash.. April . I Siecll.
Trouble seems to tie brewing between the
Prosecuting Attairney of King and Pierce
Counties over the Chestair Thompson case.
"The question of expense." said Judge
Snail! today, "wa the one that bothered
me. and 1 wanted the court to decide who
was to pay for the hearing. The court
also held that Mr. Rowland would repre
sent, the stale."
Prosecuting Attairney Macintosh, of
King County, Is reportett to have an
nounced thnt he expected to have Mr.
Rtiwlnnd appoint him as special deputy
In the esse and thnt he expected to try
It. without the advice or assistance of
Mr. Rowland.
Mr. Raawlatid said today he haat heard
nothing of Mr. MacKlntosh's appointment
but refused to say whether or not he
would be appointed.
MAY I.OSK THEIR KYF.-OrEXF.liS
Myor Miller Intends to Make Sun
day Entirely Desolate.
SF.ATTl.K. Wash., April . (Special.)
Keepers of saloons conducted In con
nection with restaurants, who violate
the law by selling whisky on Sunday
In black coffee cups, will wih they
hadn't when their licenses come up for
renewal, according to Mayor John F.
Miller. Mayor Miller threatens to veto
such licenses as fast as they come be
fore him.
It is a practice in several of the clty'e
cafes to sell "eye-openers" on Sunday
in after-dinner coffee cups. It I diffi
cult in the extreme fair the police to
detect such sales, although the cafes
which sell llqutir thus are well known.
Patrons will not give evidence on the
wltness-stanal. when an arrest Is made,
and of course, the proprietors refuse to
sell to policemen.
Washington Butter Props.
TACOMA. Wash.. April 6 (Special.!
Weakened by a. slump in the California
market. Washingtain creamery butter
dropped today In price from 33 to 30 cents
a pound. Frequent shipments of South
ern products are being made to Puget
Sound, and the Washington creamerlais,
to hold their trade against the competi
tion of California, were obliged to make
this reduction. The output of the cream
eries of this state is larger than it was
on account of imprtivement In the pas
turage. The dairymen are getting more
milk and are consequently selling more
butter fat to the creameries.
Clackamas Busy Registring.
OREGON CITY, Or., April . (Spe
cial.) Registration in Clackamas
County has passed the 430(1 mark and
dosens of voters' whose homes are in
Oregon City took advantage of the
last day but one.' It is expected that
when the books are closed tomorrow
night, thre will be fully 4500 regis
tred. The total voting strength of
Clackamas County Is In excess of
B000. but the absence of primary con
tests except for the offices of Repre
sentatives. Assessor. Commissioner and
Coroner has resulted in an apathetic
condition.
Fight Rats Two Months More.
SEATTLE. Wash., April . (Spe
cial.) Seattle's fight to stamp out the
lingering traces of plague and the
rats which carry the disease will be
kept up for two months more. The
special force of men engaged in the
work will be retained until after the
first warm weather. J. E. Crichton,
the new health commissioner, made
the announcement today.
Steals Policeman's- Horse.
PENDLETON. Or., April 6. 3pecial.)
Eugene Gay. aged IT years, and wanted
in Walla Walla for the theft of a police
man's horse, was arrested near this city
today by Sheriff Taylor. He rode into
Pendleton last evening, spent the night
with a friend, traded horses with him this
morning and started on to Echo. His
ear-hly pojtsesslor.s consisted of a map
of Walla Walla.
Astoria Treasurer Reports.
ASTORIA. Or., April 6. (Special.)
The report of City Treasurer Dealey
for the quarter ending on March 31,
shows the receipts and disbursements
during the quarter to have been as
follows: Cash on hand at beginning
of quarter. Jtl8.92S.2S; receipts. $12.
382.35: disbursements, f17,a)4$.2: bal
ance in treasury at end of quarter,
14,22.35.
Lighter Cargo Lumber Trade.
ASTORIA. Or.. April . (Special.)
The cargo lujnher trade during the
month of March was exceptionally
light. There were but nine vessels
dispatched from the mills in the lower
Columbia River district and their ag
gregate cargoes amounted to 6,107,000
feet of lumber.
SF.IXKUS
lOl.VClIi HASTILY AD.IOIKXS
Tims Esrapes Anion on Mayor's Ve
to of Saloon Ordinance.
SAl.KM. Or.. April ..-(Special, ) By
hurried adoption of a motion to adjourn,
the City Council this evening avoided
action on Mayor Rodger' veto of the
ordinance reducing the liquor license from
uM to Into, This prohalily mean that
the veto will he sustained. This after
noon a number or Couni-llmen met with
Mnver Rotlaters and argunat upon A new
airdlnana-e fair the regulation of salonns.
Thl will requli-e open fraint. removal
or all boxes, elimination of women and
forfeiture of license fair violation. The
airdllmnoe will also Imnoftp a license upon
the llllhee Club, which maintain a bar
for mrmlirrs.
VOLCANOES BREAK THE CABLES
Alaska Wires Fa unit! Burled IVrep
In tcenii Floor.
SKA TTI. K. Wash., April .-(Spealal.)
earthquake and volt-ante disturbances In
Ihe north are causing mors tmulll with
the Alnskitn t-alile. The ratileshtn Phirn-
shle has dlsom-ereat two hrnak mirth of
Sitka. A new volcano In the vicinity of
Valdes caused the trouble. In the case
of th breaks near Vlalo during the
Winter, the end of the cable were found
to tie hurled da'cp nnii fast In the volcanic
overflew or the masse of ocean fitter
shifted by the earthqiiRke.
Two Close to Death,
1 PC 1 1 F P F. N n F1NO K, Or.. April ,
iSpeclel.) Much excitement w.t cre
ated In the sawmill In tills city this
morning when a tightener pulley went
o pieces. Part were flying In all di
rection, creating a panic aiming thn
worVmen. Charley MoOaulcy. hond
sawyer, barely escaped death when a
piece took the rim tf hi hat Just
missing hi lir-art, ami W. A. rjovrn,
who oporntes the trimmer, had simi
lar experience when pieces went on
holh sides of him.
Sues Ills ratlirr-lii-I.ni.v.
PFNI11.KTON. Or.. April (..-(Special.)
A suit for Iio.Oik) risninsT fur false im
prisonment was cnnunrncPd in the Cir
cuit Court hero today. 3. T. Wilson Is
the plaintiff and YV. p. Card, his fnThcr-lu-lnw.
the d.-f..iial,iiit. Card had Wilson
arrested for assault several weeks ago.
following quarrel In whli-h Cards
daughter wns the suhtet-t. Wilson spent
several days In the Jail and was release.!
for lack of evidence. The day following
his release ho married the girl.
Pendleton Saloons closed.
rreNIH.ETON. Or., April li (Sue.-I.il.
Acting on complaints which had been
made to hlni. District Attorney Phelps to
day summoned number of witnesses be
fore him to ascertain If the Pendleton
saloons ti-pro observing the Sunalay-ela.s-Ing
order. He was nimble to find evi
dence of a single recent violation, and he
thinks tho law is being observed to the
lette?.
Organizations to Unite.
S.Vl.KM. Or.. April (Special.)
The Roosters- Club, an organlr.atlon of
active and enthusiastic young htitdnas
men. gave an elaborate banquet In the
armory this evening to celebrate its
dissolution, tt members will Identify
themselves with the Salem Rn.ird nf
Trade and hereafter this city will have
hut one commercial organisation.
Drake. Breaks Piston.
ASTORIA. Or., April 6. No definite
new has been received here of barge
three, except the report Saturday night
that off the bar the piston o'f her tow
ing schooner, the Drake, wns broken,
and she was making slow time. She is
expected to be in Seattle on Tuesday.
Commissioner of Utilities'.
SEATTLE. Wash., April B (Snecial.) A.
V. Boullinn was lonight named by Mayor
John F. Miller to till the newly created
position of Commissioner of Utilities. The
appointment was confirmed by the Coun
cil. The position carries a salary of
t3(aK) a year.
Bnyn Bankrupt Slock.
rENDLETO.N. Or.. April 6. (Special.)
Thn Teutsch department stores bank
rupt stock of goods was purchased this
morning by the First National Bank for
W! cen(s on the dollar. The stork In
voiced at nearly WO.Otio.
Socond Grocery Failure.
ABERDEEN, Wash., April 6. (Special.)
J. C. Bush, grocer, made cn assignment
today. The assets and liabilities are not
stated. Rush is the second grocerymnn to
fail within two weeks.
CUT WAGES OF .35.000 MORE
Xtw England Cotton-Mills Reduce
Pay of 125.000 Hands.
BOSTON. April 6. A wage reduction
averaging 10 per cent became effective
today in the cotton mills in New Eng
land, employing .10.000 operatives. Last
week the wages of 60,0(10 were redueed.
and on next Monday the pay of about
35.000 mill hands, including those in New
Bedford, will he cut. bringing the total
affected by the present movement to
125.000.
The mills which lowered WRges begin
ning today are largely located In the
Blackstone Valley, the Berkshire region
and in Maine.
Car Strike Threatens Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG. Man.. April 8. Street rail
way employes here demand an eight-hour
day instead of nine, with the same pay.
If this Is not granted they have decided
to strike Wednesday.
Emma Goldman and other agitators are
here encouraging the men to strike. Three
years ago before the present schedule wajt
granted by the company, the men struck
and were out three weeks.
Big Rubber Works Reopened.
BRISTOL, R. I.. April 6. After a shut
down of three weeks' duration, the local
plant of the National India Rubber Works,
employing about 1400 hands, resumed op
erations today. The time schedule in
cludes the regular working time of live
days a week.
Denies Ill-Treating Indians.
WASHINGTON. April 6. Major Rey
nolds. Government Agent on the Crow
Indian reservation in Montana, today
testified before the 6enate committee
on Indiaji affairs, denying the charges
made by Mrs. Helen Pierce Gray, of ill
treatment of the Indians. He produced
a large amount of documentary evi
dence taken from the files of the Indian
Office, in defense of his conduct in va
rious matters of which Mrs. Grey com
plained. Mondell Resolution Doomed.
WAaHINGTON. April . As the Mon
dell land-grant resolution Is more gen
erally studied chances for Its passage
become more and more remote. It is now
recoznized that the resolution would pre
vent the selling of lands in accordance
with the act of 1SS9, and there is no dis
position to tie the hands of the Govern
ment in any such manner.
Ad vertising Talks
No. 7.
THE DOLLAR THAT CAN'T
BE SPENT
By HerBct Kaufman.
Kerry t.ollnr spent in n.heil jsini
is not only a seed dollar which Slows
prollt for the in.ireliant, but is
tunlly relatnci. liv him even alter lie
has paid it to (ho publisher.
Atlvorlisinit cronies a amxl will
worth thn rosl of publicity.
It. net unity costs nothing. While it,
uses funds, it docs nut use I hem up
II helps tho founder of a business, tq
grow rich mul at I lie snmn time keeps
his hiisinoss from mil tug when ho
docs.
It eliminates the porsnunl eniutiiii
It perpel nut o.x etinliiiriire in tho sl.nn
and makes it possible for a mercHant
lo withdraw from husiurss without,
hnvinir (hp prollts of tho business
withdrawn from him. It. chantres a
nnilio to nu institution an institu
tion which will surviva aft or tha
death of its builder.
li is really an insurance policy
which costs not hintr pays a premium
each venr instead of railing' for one
and renders il possible to chaiiBO lint
entire personnel of n business with
out tlisturbiiii; its prosporily.
Advertising rentier thn rmRi'nr
tronirev thnn the mint independent
of his presence. It perinnneni i;-.es sys
tems of nioivh.mdi.-.ini", the trnek of
which is left for others to follow.
A business: which is not advrrlisri,
must rely upon tho personality of its
proprietor, and personnlity in busi
ness is n Heerpasinp; factor. Thn pub
lic: dues not want. In know the mail
who owns thn storp it isn't interest
ed in him but in his good's. When
an uiindvrrtised business is sold it is
only worth as much as its stock of
ponds and fixtures. Thcro is no inod
will to be paid for il does not exist
it hits not hern crenled. Tho numo
over the door means nothing except
to the limited stream of people from
the immediate neighborhood, any of
whom could tell yott more about some
store ten miles awny which has rejru
larly delivered its shop news to their
breakfast tables.
It is as shortsighted for a man 1.)
build a business which dies with bin
death or reuses with his inaction as il,
is unfair for him not to provide for
the continuance of ils income to his
family.
(CrttivrtH-tit, tuns i
POHTI.An AWn TILLAMOOK THinr,
I.otid Complaint About Methods of Ps
elAe sjaviaraa-tnai CnmpMny.
TPT.T.A MOOK. Or, April 5. (To Ihe Edi
tor.) If Portland wants to hold the trade
of Tillamook County until the railroad is
finished, the business men of Portland
must encourage the putting on nf nn
opposition hoat. The people of this
county, almost to n man, are determined
to bresk the "cinch" that Ssmuel El
more and his confederate have had on
this county for about nine years.
The causes of complaint are almost
too numerous to mention. I was shown
freight bills today where a merchant
paid 57.40 from Portland to Tlllnni.nik
on fiOO pounds of freight or nearly J-'iO
per ton. This was not perishable stuff.
Another's freight bill was for freight
received by the Farlllo Navigation Cmn
panv on October -V 10O7, Rnd delivered
In Tillamook In March. 101S. When I
asked these men If they put In com
plaint, they both told me .they did not
dare to do so, for if they did they would
be discriminated against In every way
that A mean company could conceive of.
Their freight, would be left behind: It
would be very much overcharged: and
would come In a damaged condition; then
they had no recourse. So all they could
do was to smile end look pleasant.
There is A very general complaint
against the agent of the Pacific
Navigation at Tillamook City. He is
said to be very coarse, vulgar and lin
gentlemanly In his dealings with thn
puhlle. One Instance came under my per
sonal observation. A merchant nf Tilla
mook lind a shipment of freight on the
Elmore, plainly marked for him. He was
very anxious for the freight and wns
raariy to pay his freight hill, hut the
agenj: had It In for him on account of
some past offense he had committed In
registering a "kick" against an over
charge, anal simply because he could not
produce a shipping receipt showing the
goods had been shipped to him. he could
not get his goods. Other merchants got
their goods without producing a reeeipt,
but this merchant needed to he disciplined.
The motto of the Pacific Navigation
Company seems to he "the public b'i
d d." and "put on all the truffle will
bear." and "if a man kicks, raise his
rate": "leave his goods on the dork";
"treat the klaikers in an ungentlemanly
manner." or anything else. No regular
tariff Is maintained. One trip a certain
class of merchandise is charged one rate,
the next trip the same class of merchan
dise is charged 50 per cent more for the.
same service.
In fact, the conditions are such that
they are an abomination. No sense of
Justice, fairness or right enters into the
consideration of the Pacific Navigation
Company, only Avarice, greed end vul
garity, and the good people of this county
are determined to get out from under tha
yoke.
TILLAMOOK MERCHANT.
a rr.iv sqi iss.
Her Husband Oh. I wish I had never
learned to play poker. His Wifai You mean
you wish you had learned, don't you?
Chicago Dsily News.
"That new preacher you have la a pretty
wideawake young man. Isn't he?-' "Tp.
Keeps right on preaa-hin' a hen everybody
else la asleep." Cleveland Leader.
"Do you think the morals of the rountry
are getting better?" "Of course they are.
When a Congressman wants to make mon't
now he resign." Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Teacher What i the meaning of thn
phrase, "A well-read man?" The usual
Hence, when, After A short while, stub Me
OulT raises hi hand. Teacher Well. Mr.
MtlulT, what la tlia meaning? Stua A
healthy Indian. Judge.
"The plav waa full of complication. I
understan'i?" "Tea; first we got the wrong
eata. I mislaid my overcoat, and the e-lrl
I took finally located next to a gentlemnn
friend who monopol1ed her entire conversa
tion." Louisville courier-Journal.
"T haven't heard of you going out to
Aubbttb's to laner lately." "No; he says I
can't do that any more." "Why. I thought
you were hi cloawsst friend. What a the
matter?" "He tells me their cook doesn t
like ma." Philadelphia Preas.
Publican And how do you like being
married. John? John Don't like it at all.
Publi'-an tyiu-. what's l'i. matter wl' she.
Tohn- John Well, first thing in the morn
ing it's money: when I po-s 'ome. to my
dinner it's mnne;, aarain; and at supper i; a
the same. Notnins but money, money,
monev! Publican Weil. I revert What do
he An wl- all that "money? John I dunno.
Lm. ain't given her aox jet. Punch,