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' ?,DJSCUSe?NQ PUBLIC ISSUES,
i tb Buffalo Courier said:
governor Odell. sojourning here for
th night, was last evening asked by a
representative of the Courier for m state
ment of hla position regarding the en
largemetit of the JErl Canal, this being
subject of the very greatest Interest to
lila party far thU city, and to all dtlcens
of Buffalo. Mr. Odeli refused to discuss
lbs canal Question.
While It may not be argued that Gover
nor Odeli ought to talk every time a
newspaper man asks nitn to express hlra-
seu ppoa puuuo quesuona, yet inis inci
dent furnishes a text for oroe pertinent
i remarks upon the subject of publicity In
connection with matters pertaining tj
proposed legislation. In general, Cover-.
! nor Odeli ought to discuss public que-
i tlona and other officials ought to prao
t tic less of seoreoy. And this is true I.i
I 'Ofgd "a as In New5 York.
hi The people have a right to know what
t plana ars proposed for the alteration of
lawa and th enactment of new statute
j They are not .taken closely enough into
I the confldeno Of the official Th aver-
f age official appafenUy believes that it Is
presumption for the people to ask for In
formation relative to proposed legislation,
or policies that are to b Inaugurated or
nangod,"."'
! Her in Oregon just now doubtless
, thar are numerous bills In course of
X- ,; preparation that wlU affect th Interests
f the state in a material way, yet
scarcely any of them are exploited in the
. print. There are jlans looking toward
th election of A United SUtes Senator.
, yet 'ther U barely a mention of th
dVlJct la th newspapers. AU sorts of
v propoaUlona wU com before th Legl.
huur In January that will be in the
' ! natur of aurprisesx to 'th people, and
I ! ther will b little tlm in which to can
- i "Vasa them thoroughly dutijng th term of
'th Legislative Assembly.
'j They wlU be introduced, referred t.)
.Minmmas, and either iff lrih coai
I salttMroom or b enacted liK law
1 without du consideration.
J Way should there be hesitancy in tow
-. PUbllo statemeat of proposed legislatives
1 action, when th proposals' are fo be
' mad lit good faith and for the good of
. i ?th roommon wealth? Why hduld there
'-7Tiflrt!yT--w'B9-mppat
' to oorer up th tracks that lead toward
fialem's legislative halls T
.J f official, ask him what h
! proposes to ask the people to enact Into
, aw, and he will say that he cannot yet
, ? IteU ther people, and probably he will eay
i fchal h cannot reveal his mighty secrets
. J prior to the assembling of th Leglsls
" i tur.
. Tbr Is not civic health In all tuli
, Ther ,1s everything that contributes ti
I the sum total of jobs and mistakes and
v ,i orly-dawn laws end the enactment of
i measures Into statutes that should be
-: :.! i torn into a thousand small bit of paper
and east upon the winds of popular con-
; flemnatlon.
' i Publicity is a good thins; for what al!
LBq aToyernment state or Nation, it will
, not do everything, nor would it cure tha
i trust trrit as President Roosevelt chimerl-'i-lly
proposes. Tet it is needful, and
(hould be had.
- ! ,( Th old cry, "turn on the lights." Is
i .Try' proper one before legislation h
twa aoeemplished turn on the lights
. ihat the nature of bills and recommenda
. - Jlona5Vb in the public mind and ex--I
aaustlvely debated.
DRYDOCK PROPOSITION.
Probably a majority of persons In. Port
; land. believe that the proposed dry do'k
; Khould. b built In Portland. The fundi
i i'" ..TTV fft prnjfTt pnssihlo Trrn-
WtttHlmtaoV-v'y- thrtaxpayers of" th;
J rttyf By', theirt enterprise a large pay
; kU will be created, but an adjoining statu
Jria raoelv the benefit of It.
- i Contractor Robert Wakefield explain
, hwtf no suitable l for the building of
; 3 dry dock oould be procured here. A
! tUabW Portland authority, however, rc
ports to Th Journatthat there are nuin
berless available sites in this vicinity
quahy a. gjDOd in i ail respect as th
one secured at Vancouver. Among such
places' he mentioned the burnt district
on tbe East Bide, between th Morrison
and Madison bridges; th open area above
the Madison bridge, where Johnston
built the Hale ft Kern barges. On whlctt
about as much work was done as will
be expended on the dry dock. He states
that both of these locations are ideal
places for shipbuilding and that those
who entertain an opposite view only ex
pose their Ignorance In that line of work
Manifestly there was some other reason
for deoldlna to build the dry dock at
Vancouver. If built here It would un
doubtedly be designated as cify work
because the money will be provided b,-
the taxpayers pf the municipality. Fo
years ther has been an unwritten law
rcognlxed by . contractors, to th effect
that eight hours shall constitute a day's
labor for all work performed for the city.
In their particular branch, th members
of the Port of Portland Commission are
chief executives of the municipal govern
ment. They" let th dry dock contract.
hence It became city and at the same
time tight-hour per-day work. If built
in Portland that unwritten law woul l
have to be obeyed in the minutest detail
There would be too possible way to escape
from It Here 1s where the various cltlca
and the Federal Government have al
ways traveled hand in hand.
If taken to another" state, the worit
is no longer within the jurisdiction of
this municipality, and th eight-hour law
can be violated with Impunity. In fact
outside of th large cities, and away
from the influence of organized labor.
10 hours usually constitute a day's work.
This, therefor, is on Important In
ducement for th building of the dry
dock at Vancouver. It is said that Mr.
Wakefield is" already sending to Beattlt
and San Francisco for men. "Portland
is SDendirut I16Z.000 in the State of
Washington instead of having the amount
disbursed here." Is the manner in which
Some tersely state It . Their reasoning
Is sound. The work belongs to Portland,
and when taken to some distant point
It is detracting from the, best interests
of the laboring and business classea of
this 'community.
fnles It may be shown more' clearly
than It has been, the conclusion will be
almost IrresIirtiMfl that ther has been an
error in judgment somewhere and that
the decision to construct the dry dock
in Vancouver la wrtchd policy for this
city. There may be reasons, but. they
have not been offered In sufficiency.
PA8SJNQ OF THE CAYUSE.
Only a year or. two ago there was con
slderabl speculation as to the future of
the horse, and there were some who went
to the extent of asserting that the species
would become extinct. There was never
any ground for this belief, and though
steam "and electricity are performing a
goodly portion of the work that was one
all hla, ther is, and, always will be,' de
mand for bit services. The fast roadster
will always be in demand, in spite of
automobiles, and gasoline bicycle. There
la pleasure in holding the reins over a
good horse, to which the movement of
clean-cut muscles, the delicate nostril
distended and quivering, the alert ears,
the proud arching neck, and there is af
fection, companionship and love, between
the master and the animal The readste.
and the draft horse will live as man's
com pan Ion just as long as man exists.
Th broncho, the cayuse, that class of
horse is going and will soon be gone.
and though now looked upon with con
tumety and spoken of with contempt, ie
served a useful purpose in days gone by.
He was the Indian's car and automobile,
and if he did nothing else, certainly savel
the Indian's slave, his wife, the .carrying
of many burdens. The pioneers us3
him to good purpose, and though he oc
casionally bucked his saddle off and scat
tered tbe camping utensils, blankets and
plunder promiscuously through the sage
brush, yet withal, he made prospecting
possible. Under his Indian masters h.t
learned to subsist on anything he couli
get, from the succulent bunch grass 1
the spring to dessicated 'sagebrush when
the snow covered the ground.
When the bunch grass waved, he wa
fat and glossy, swift of limb and sure of
filling in
kthe picture of Oregon's rolling hills.
Now all this is changed; the ranchman
envies him the grass, finding there is
mbfe"'mohey'nTt, w&W'Ted" to cattle or
sheep, and. the hardy cayuse. whose pro
genitors for thousands of years roamet
over the hills of the Inland Empire will
become obsolete on the ranges, and only
kept from becoming extlnot through his
contemporary, ther Indian. The range
horse will go, but only to give place lo
the bigger and better animal, the whit a
man's horse.
WHERE IS BETTER WEATHER?
From the . beginning of settlement here
in Oregon there has been more or less
of disparaging comment on the weather
of the Willamette Valley, with the result
that the token of tbi "Webfoot" ha been
indissolubly, attached to the people of
this state. AU over the world there is a
belief that climatic conditions here are
abominable.
During the summer people have been
in Portland who came prepared to wear
"galoshes" every hour rn the day, and
mackintoshes whenever they ventured out
without umbrellas. They expressed sur
prise that there was, aught but rainy
weather, and cold, disagreeable summers.
Instead, the visitors have found such
days as would delight the angels of hea
ven, and they have remained to enjoy the
charm of a region that is not less charm -lns'ijA
any ottjer in th world during
the surhtaer months.
We whovve in Portland .andjafejua.-f
-nm'rtffr
o not capltallx eH-
mate as we ''should. California has r -nown
for Us climate,' nd yet in th-t
state the summers are wretched In com-'
parison' with Oregon'. In fact then
is not a region In the world that excels
in climate that of Portland and vicinity,
and we don't seem to know ft out here.
Isn't it about tlm that we began
to "brag" about what we have in cli
matic excellence? Isn't it time we learned
what every visitor learns iii on (weiit
after he' arrives?,' ' ,
Th paslS month, especially, baa been
fit for every occupation, and ther has
been nothing lacking to make It perfect
from the weather point of view. And wa
certainly cannot afford to lose the benefit
that arise from telling the remainder of
the world about it. We should publish it
at the ends of the earth.
THE TABASCO COLUMN. j
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Strange how much solid comfort omj
people can get out of liquids.
Spain's Kins
really needs the service
of a good,
thy, active mother-in-law.
The pen is
"gbtler tha a the sword,
compare with Tracy's
but it couldn't
gun.
If Emperor William don't get a move
on, Alphonso of Spain will have him out
classed. Maine has gone
Prohibition vote
counted.
Republican, but thi
has not yet been
Young Teddy might give Admiral Hlg
ginson some pointers about taking tha
enemy by surprise.
If the Administration would like an
other island, France might be induced tj
part with Martinique.
Can anyone tell what has become of
Historian Maclay, and how his history
la getting on, anyway?
President Roosevelt becomes a member
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of th hoeomotlvw Firemen's Association.
The great American hen la .up to date.
Tou see when she has a good lay she
hustles out and advertises.
If Usicle Sam wants those Danish is
lands he had better hurry, as they are
liable to go up until they are out of
sight
Miss Maybelle Douglass has not men
tioned the matter, but the general impres
sion is that the weather is "to the
Queen's taste."
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Last year the girls wore buckles on
their hats, and this year they have them
on their shoes? Thus does woman's taste
run to extremes.
The dispatches say the chestnut crop
this year will tfe immense. It will be
noted in this connection that Chauncoy
Depew has returned from Europe-
Why was the military turnout yest.erdav
like the rush of those wanting clerkships
to Salem when the Legislature meets?
Why, of course, 1t was a pay raid.
Bartholin's body has been found, and on
it was also found' a written confession.
But then Bartholin had such a bad repu
tation that the police will not believe hlm-
If Edward Seven should come over to
this side of the pond we would make him
feel that coronations were back numbers,
and that he had never been up against
the real thing before.
Aguinaldo may soon be in the United
States. He will visit New York, and ty
the time he gets there will realise what
he ran up againat when he gave fcti
defl" to U. S. Sam.
We wish to remark the Lake County
Examiner Is a wide-awake little paper,
and presents the local "news in a way
that makes them go like eating peaches
and cream with your best girl.
It Is only 282 years ago since the May
flower started on her voyage to this
country, yet In that time the descendant!
of Its passengers number several million
including the trutfi' wsonamists.
The forest reserves are reserved partly
for th forest and partly for sheep and
cattle ranges, th latter, If doing no other
good, making the sheep and cattle inter
ests respect certain boundaries.
Labor Day was a day of rest from usual
labors to take up pedestrlanlsm, but the
olid ranks of sturdy manhood were a
good object lesson and one it well be-
i hooves the trust magnates to con.
President Baer thinks God has placed
the management of the coal business li
good Christian hands. And he looks upon
Morgan as minister plenipotentiary to
represent the heavenly side of the deal.
Whitney, the "champion tennis player of
the coast. Is said to be suffering from'
heart trouble, due to over-indulgence in
thi sport. If such a mis fortune as this
befalls a tennis player, what can w ex
pect to happen to those who undergo the
strain of ping-pong;?
AN OLD TIME.
A half-breed Indian named Noah Rabv
is iifr--a'Pialntleld;---'-a.
-of 139 years. He" fs undoubtedly the old
est min in the Ulnted States and his agre
is authentically proved by the birth rec
ords of his native county m North Caro
lina. Raby eerved on th battleship Con
stitution m the war of ISIS; heard George
Washington make a speech at Yorktown
while . President and wa four years A
British subject before th American colo
nies declared themselves free,
HOME RULE AND JUST TAXATION
The Democratic party In Ohio has risen
to the height of its Opportunity and goes
bfore th people with a platform re
markabli f0f its' strength and compact
ness. Instead of verbose declaration of
generalities It confine Itself to questions
oi immediate importance and to practical
methods of dealing with them, what is
aid being brief and directly to th point
The ract Is recognized that this, is
state electioa and that ftie result will
have a direct ffett On the interests of
the people of th state. National ques
tions are therefore recognized to the ex
tent of a formal Indorsement of the last
Democratic national platform, and their
put aside that exclusive attention may
be given to state issues, and more par
ticularly to the two that Just now over
shadow all other home rule and just
taxation.
These are questions that concern every
citizen of Ohio, whatever may be his
party affiliation On national topics. The
appeal of the platform upon them is not
addressed to Democrats alone, but to all
citizens and taxpayers of the state. Th
principles set forth will commend them
selves to the judgment ofa large pro
portion of the Republican masses, how
ever much they may be opposed and de
nounced 'by Republican politicians for
partisan purposes, or by privileged Inter
ests that profit by existing conditions anfl
will unquestionably use every effort to
prevent reform.
The first four planks In the platform
deal with different phases of the taxa
tion question. Th first of the four In
sists on all taxable property being ap
praised for assessment byassesslng
boards, open tOthe public and before
which the public Interests shall be prop
erly represented, the boards being re
quired to appraise all properly at not
less than It saleable value. The justice
of this provision Cannot be denied. If ail
property were appraised at Its "true val
us in money," a th constitution pro
vldesVand this plank of the platform In
effect demands, there would be no ground
for complaint, the grand duplicate would
be large by a' great many million dollar,
and the tax rate would be very much
smaller 'than ltt rfow Is.
The second ' demand Is that the prop
erty of steam, railroads and other public
service corporations be assessed at not
less than their saleable value as going
concern. That is to say, the property
should be assessed at Its "true valu In
money" as Is required of other property,
and not, as now, escape by far the great
er portion of Its Just share of taxation.
This' is matter that concerns every
farmer, every householder, every Indi
vidual taxpayer, and every corporation
engaged In . competitive business in the
state, for all of these now have to pay
more than their Just share of taxation
because public service corporations are,
permitted to pay less.
The third plank; favors the adoption of
a constitutional amendment, approved by
the legislature for submission to the Peo
ple next year, that will authorize great
er freedom In the classification of taxes,
so that a separation (nay be made of the
sources of Jwate and local taxation, and
the evasion of state "ta-Xes' made more
difficult. The fact that the Republican
legislature adopted the proposition, and
the Democratic state convention has
unanimously Indorsed It, should approve
this measure to the people."
The fourth resolution takes the posi
tion that all public Service corporation
should be required by law to make sworn
public reports, and that their books
should be open to examination by proper
auditing officers, so that tre true value
of the privileges had by such corpora
tions may be made plain to the people.
Objection may be made to this that it is
an Improper prying into private affairs.
But that objection will not stand Investi
gation. The people are in fact in one
way or another, partners in the business
of public service corporations. They
have a right to know whether they are
getting their proper share in the pro
ceeds of the business, whatever forrrt
that share may take under the original
agreement. The demand is Just.
Three planks are devoted to munlolpal
home rule, which Is at this time the
most burning question In every organized
community in the stat. from th tiniest
hamlet to the largest city. The sugges
tion that before the election takes place
the question may be settled by the adop
tion of a -municipal cod that will take
th auestlon out of active politics has
no value In face of th fact that accord
ing to Republican statement, the legisla
ture Intends taking a reces until after
.-the--ec4Mv-f-i--4ldlJig.-Mbat.fiQrm
of code to adopt. The declarations of the
Democratic platform and th action of
the people on those declarations In No
vember will unquestionably have a pow
erful Influence on the course of the leg
islature when It meets -after tha recess.
Even were this not tha ca, and the code
should be enacted before th campaign
is over. tlie-qufHtlon would not be settled
if the code were not. satisfactory. No
question is settled -until it It" settled right,
and whatever the present legislature may
do Is Jikely to be set aside by B succeed:
lng legislature if the code should b
found unworkable or grossly unfair.
Absolute home rule for municipalities
Is demanded by the first of these three
resolutions. This assumesjtbe power of
the legislature to enact a general eode
which permits the municipalities to shape
the details according t their respective
needs. That power Is denied by thoe
who are engaged In th work, of framing
a code, uniform in Ita minutest details
for the city of 5u0 and the city of eighty
of a hundred times that population. Tha
nuestlon has never been tested In th
courts, but there l strong legal support'
for the claim that the legislatur has th
power to enact a general law conferring
local powers In the arrant-ement of de
tail. The principle of horn rul for.
municipalities commend itelf t sound
judgment, and the evils which have af
fflcted most of Ohio municipalities are di
rectly traceable to tha violation? of that
principle. ' V, ' ' N
Coupled with the demand for home ru!
Is the requirement that the municipality
shall have the right to establish .. th
merit system with civil service, under
which that system, as now In us in -flra
and police departments, may be strength
ened and perfected and extended to Other
municipal department. ,. It la h)ard!y
'necessary to say that this meets, with
the most hearty and unreserved appro-.
batlon of thi Plain' Dealer. ' Whether the
prinapl 6t tidm rul b Adopted to
greater or less extent a th municipal
code, the merit system should be a part
of R That -fa th most ffectiv safe
guard againat th prostitution of muslo
ipal administration to partisan ends, the
building up of political .machines in Ah
public' eervio and the demoralization of
that service ;by tb treed for spoils. .
T-Sf JVl o'f , thla Jfrau f fit Resolutions
takes Arm ground against perpetual fran
chises, and insist that tha . municipal
Cod should contain provisions against
th cUOdfatib introduction fef improper
Clauses' In franchises. Those familiar
With the history f such franchise in
Cleveland know this to be" a danger
against which too dose a watch cannot
be kept. r -i
. Th clear, terne statement of principle
tn the platform was admirably supple
mented by the speech of Mayor Johrrso
to the convention In which those princi
ple war set . forth and commended and
illustrations given of the pressing need
Of . th reforms demanded. Mayor John
son confined himself to practical ques
tion of th present and discussed the
In admirable temper. He commended the
present legislature for some good work
It has don, declared, that in so far as th
Republican leaders aim to make a proper
system of -municipal government they
should have th cordial support of Demo
cratic! members of the legislature, and
drew a careful distinction between the
leaders who have shown a disposition to
guard end defend the interests of privil
ege ari4 monopoly"' and tha Republican
masse, these. In his belief, disapproving
of such a course. Cleveland Plain
Dealer. PRINTING THE TRUTH.
The newspapers of the United State
are neither cowards "nor liar. As a rule
they do dare to. tell the truth and express
honest Opinions. They are not so much
the slaves of the creators of public opin
ion; not so rnuch led as leading. To tell
th truth when It ought to be told does
ont mean ruin; on the contrary It means
an Increase of respect and friendship
and prosperity,
To tell th truth when It ought not to
be told la often the meanest thing a
newspaper or person can do. It Is easily
possible for a truth to do more harm
than a lie. We believe the worst habit of
the worst, newspapers Is hunting up and
printing truths that are not called- for
by any public interest and the effect of
whose publication is to brine shame anrl
sometimes rul upon individuals or fami
lies. Men and women have been driven
to suicide by having their early mistakes
or misfortunes served up in sensational
newspapers, for no other purpose than to
make racy reading. Some of the most de
tested social pests are persons who plume
themselves oh their love of truth. Be
tween a man or woman who will tell a
White lie to shield another and the one
who, in season and out of season, in
sists on telling "the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth.' com
mend us to tha former. Washington
Post. j
BURROWS WILL BURROW.
A well-informed Washington corre
spondent announces that Senator Bur
rows, who strenuously opposed the bill
to reduce the' tariff on Cuban products,
will fight any attempt to accomplish the
same purpose by means of a treaty. II
will take the ground that a commercial
treaty which raises or lowers the rate of
tariff la Contrary to the fundamental law
If It Is negotiated by the executive branch
of the government and ratified by the
Senate, the house not participating in
the making of the law. It will be claim" 1
that If the President, with tbe consent of
the Senate, can raise or lower the Cuban
tariff, th two can, by the sartie process,
revise the entire commercial system."
Thus It will be seen that the high pro
tectionist contingent In the Senate ts
likely to Oght reciprocity just as vigor
ously In the coming session as in the
last; and yet It may be that the congres
sional campaign On which we are enter
ing will afford sufficient Indication of the
temper of the people to cause some sobe-.
second thinking, even In the ultra-protec-tlonlst
camp. Indianapolis News.
DBF! THE LAW. .
The losses of the six railroad companies
that control the anthracite situation, and
ar believed to represent the Morgan In
terest, for the four months of the strike,
are officially reported at tS,62f 000. The
Reading Is tha heaviest loser, and Is cred
ited with tt.800,000, the Lehigh coming
next with $2.60.6W. There I a provision
4-of tn eenotit-Mtten- whleir-h-aa-never been-
enforced, prohibiting railroad companies
from engaging In the business of mining
or manufacturing articles for transporta
tion. Alt these railroad companies habit
ually defy this mandate of the constitu
tion. They do thi by evasion and legal
trickery. Pittsburg Post.
THE RISE OF TOM JOHNSON. .
The prominence of Tom Johnson In the
Ohio Democratic convention may be tak-
I en as a positive rebuff to John R. Mc
Lean, who lives In Washington, but for
political purposes claims a residence in
Cincinnati. McLean has for some years
been frying to ruii Ohio poillfesKby long
distance telephone, and has maintalried
an organization that one mad him a
candidate for Governor and has persist
ently connected his name with a plaod
on th national ticket has never had any
use for Johnson.
Johnson has just made his reply jo this
anti-Johnson , crusade. He has not only
presided over the Ohio Democratic con
vetnlon, but he wa abl to have Johnson
delegates sent, from Cincinnati. Further
mor th convention resolved itself lnt8
a "society for boomjng Johnson for tha
presidency in 1904, and did A good deal
toward making Johnson the big man. not
only in Ohio, but also in th nation.
Thla repudiation of? McLean la a good1
thing for Ohio-and th Demooratic party.
He ha been an unscrupulous political
meddler, who has had little to commend
him except his wealth." and Is about the
poorest repreaentatlv of modern Democ
racy that Obi ha produced. . Johnson,
although wealthy, has earned his money
something whicH McLean -never did
and. Is a, broad minded man with new
Ideas. Perhaps he may be a little too
much' ot a reformer to maki an available
candidate, for the presidency bue he Is
certalnly a batter leader .for Ohio Demo
crats tha ft - McLean vr ha been.
spoeimsff-Rm ,
FSjOM OTHER VIEWPOINTS.
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V THE STATE tVESsi"' ' -
4 " ..... ' . m pi.
y . ; SHOULD BE LOANED.
Ther are iTS.udb .'of th Irreducible
chooP fund in th state treasury which Is
not earnihg 4 cent for th support Of tb
public ehoold. Is unldahed. - It seem
that the rata of Interest orovlded try law
wilt hot loan this meneyi on farffl prop
erty security In competition with prlvU
capital, say th Bugen Quart!. ,
s The next legislature should provide for
the Investment of aurplus school funds In
school districts Or municipal bonds.
Ther is already A law permitting such
loans, but It Is not mandatory. Be Ion
ts ther is any excuse this money will
not be loaned. It will be kept m bank,
Why? Because there is big money In It
tor the party or Parties who can get the
us of th children's trust fund without
paying a cant of Interest
Is that seven hundred and some odd
thousand dollars being loaned out by th
depositories that hold it? Does the stat
treasurer get part of the Interest? Will
It ratn In Oregon next winter? Will a
duck swim? Times Mountaineer.
HAS AtlOOD CHANCE.
J. A. Douthit. of Th Dalles Times
Mountaineer,. Is a candidate for the ap
pointment As superintendent of the state
penitentiary." There ar a number of ap
plicant for th position, but Mr. DbutN
hit's chances are ' said to be" the most
promising, by th knowing ones Blue
Mountain Eagle.
A SPECIAL SESSION. '
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania , pro
poses to call an extra aesslon of j th
legislatur to pass a compulsory arbitra
tion law. The months of th coal mining
strike, paralysing all branches of indus
try, ts a good object lesson and one that
the legislators coulu not ignore. Ordi
narily the triiBts oould And means to
thwart such proposed legislation, but
they would be powerless to control th
legislature at this time. Eugene Guard.
SHOULD OO taOME.
The Roosevelt should go home and re
main there. The parading of the presi
dential family has already cost th life
of a trusted secret service Official, came
nearly losing the nation Its chief execu
tive Snd his private secretary,' and yes
terday the little , Roosevelt peppered a
railroad man with shot, the failure to
kill him not. being the fault of the "kid
with the gun.' If the presidential party
continues Its trip a few days longer the
papers muy yet get material for scare
heads of the Tracy and Mount Ple
order. East Oregonlan.
PIONEER DAYS OVER.
Complaints 'are continually coming In
from every quarter to the effect that the
range Is getting shorter season by season
and day by day. The irrigation laws have
not been passed any too early for this
country. The old-time stock grazing
methods are rapidly coming to an end,
and the new era is already on. Fme
breeds, fewer stock and a greater num
ber of stock, raisers will be the Inevitable
result. Pioneer days are over In this
country. Railroads, and civilisation. In all
of the lntter's details are coming lo the
remote places in this country. The old
pioneer Is beginning to take a back seat
and look 6n at the departure of the glori
ous times of the past. La Grande Chron
icle. HERE'S A PROPHET.
Washington Is now more densely pop
ulated than Oregon, having 77 people lo
Oregon's 44 to the square mile. It Is
sometimes said that advertising a state
Increases the city faster than' the rural
population. The comparative figures for
Oregon and Washington - show that
Washington's rural population Is 37 to
the square mile, Oregon's 24. Oregon has
two congressmen, Washington three.
Oregon was made a state In 1X08, Wash
ington In Sf9. 30 years after. In ten
years more Washington will be so far
ahead of Oregon In population and busl
ness that further comparison with the
wealthy old mosshack will be unneces
sary. Portland will grow as the pawn
broker grows; Seattle, Tacoma and SpO
kane will attend to the commerce and
leading industries of the Northwest-
Chinook Observer.
CONCERNING JEALOUSY.
Every day or so the reading public la
shocked by the report that this man in
this or that place. Jealous of a woman,
murders her, and sometimes he kills his
own children. Sometimes the murderer
commits suicide. Where 'A jealous man
kills because of jealousy, and does not
kill himself, taere Is no punishment too
severe for htm, for the reason, a man
TJ-rr-atW"1g-WThT
woman who Is not worth having, or he is
a fool. In any case,' it Is best when It
comes tb the point a man and wife can
not trust each other that a thousand
miles or ' more Intervene between them,
and each go hi way without hindrance.
Drain Nonpareil.
NO RIGHT TO REWARD.
Secretary pf State Dunbar has disal
lowed the claim of Mrs; Waggoner for
finding the dead body of the escaped con
vict Merrill, and returning It to Salem.
The law authorizes the offering of a re
ward for the apprehension, safe keeping
and return of escaped prisoners. By no
stretch of the imagination can the acci
dental finding of the dead body of an es
caped prisoner" be .held to be a-capture,
and Secretary Dunbar-, has taken th
proper view pf the case In refulnt.to al
low her claim for th reward. Thaf Mrs.
Waggoner should be fully reimbursed by
the state for her expenses in returning
the body of the outlaw, and, perhaps,
something additional for her trouble,
would undoubtedly be proper,' but that I
a matter for the legislatur to arrange
when It meets, and In no sens of the
word. It seems to us, can ah b entitled
to the $1500 reward. Dufur Dispatch.
A LONG MEMORY.
Mark Twain aays that some years ago,
when in the South. h jnet an old color
ed man that claimed to have .known
George Washington. "I asked bim, "re
lated the humorist "if . be was In .he
boat when General Washington crossed;
the Delaware, and h , instantly replied:
'Lor, Massa, I, ateered dat boat' ,'W",'
said I,,, "do you remember when, George
tookj, th hack . at ib cherry, treer ; He
looked worried for. a minute, and then
wltHa biq(nsm$.sfdd. 4 Jvy. suah,
Massa, I dun drov dat back myself."
TOfVlGHT'S ATfRAeTifiNa-Jt . -itl
Marquam "In Town," Pollard JuvaralU
Opera, Company;, , s ',- - , . f
.Baker's ?Mr. Barnes 'of New Tork.",
Nell! Stock: Company '.
Cordry's'Thalnit .melodrama.
,; Shields' Park-Vaudeville. .
V...Im1,.IuiV.hJmI1I. ' . -
, Carnival Concert to 10:39 p: W.
way shows) as usual. - '. V
Mld-
i. COMINQ ATTRACTIONS.
Marquam "In Town," Saturday night;
?An American . Millionaire," - Saturday
matinee. Pollard Juvenile Opera Com
pany, ,.,..v i, . ( :. , J( t . ,
t "La "Mascot ter" Pollards,, Friday night. !
, Baker's "Mr.- Barnes of New Tork"
for th week. '
ididy Windermere's Fan" for nxt
week. -Cordray'a
"Theima,' Friday and Rat-
urday . nights and Saturday matinee.
shields' Park-Vaudevlllei closing Bun-
day night ;
Fredericksburg-Vaudevlll for 'th
week. .,'...'.
Carnival Special
features' evry day
until th Utb-
"THELMAi" " ' ? '
Although there ar stronsr no'lnta In
th !ThU-na" I thai was, given last night
and I th bill for th Remainder of, th r
week at Cordray'a, tt Is scarcelx; satis- i
factory In Its entirety, Readers of the
book will not som omissions of Darts .
essential to tb, proper stag- telling of
story tiat posseases Interest when .
Sead In the book.
Martha Beau ford essays the character
Of Thelma. Mis Beauford perhaps over- .
doea th depletion of sweetness, 4 yery .
desirable quality in a woman, but not
easy to exhibit before k thousand people
without overacting: Miss Beauford
comes near to being Ideal In her part
.IIS
and misses It by th tendency here noted '
overdoing the tenderness that Is pre
sumed to b characteristic of her. She
has beauty and grace, however, and may
correct th defects that war apparent
on Wednesday night.
Mr. Kearsley, who Is the dwarf, enact
ed the role well, but was hampered In
ere ting an appearance of realism by the
limitation of th atage. There Is not,
room for such leaps from precipices into
supposedly yawning chasms, and the ef
fect Is In a degree destroyed.
The scenic pictures are very pretty.
and assist the readers of the line In
conveying th audienoe Into th fir
North, the Land of th Midnight Sun.
Of course, "Thelma" is a story of
dramatic Interest and Is well told. It
has what late critics are prone to de
nominate "heart interest," and carried
that interest to the denouement.
Th . company will doubtless adjust
themselves to th atmosphere and the
house and achieve success tonight and
during the remainder of th week.
"IN TOWN-"
To witness th productions of th Pol
lards at the Marquam, or at any other
place, is to compel praise. Of course,
there will be necessity of remembering
that the operas ar produced by chil
dren, and there will be a frame of mind
suited to th circumstances. However,
frequently during the evening, one will
forget that there are not "grownup"
on th stage, the youngster apparently
grasping th Idea as completely a those
of maturity.
The comedy or Willie Thomas I quite
as good aa that of older men who class
high, and there IS little need for mak
ing allowance for nia youth.
Daphne, tiny a she is, seems to have
understood what is comedy, end even
though she is too hard worked and re- v
quired to do much, and even though
she sometimes emphasizes a trifle too
much her Importance, yet there Is so
much of art tn her acting that she makes
her very defects charming.
"In Town" wa the blll'on Wedneday
night and was credltbly sung.
"MB. BARNES."
Mr. Barnes ot New Tork, Mrs. Barnes
of New York, and all of the Nelll Stock
Company at th Baker deserved the ap
preciative attention they received last
hlghf. The attendance Indicated Increas
ing Interest In the company and shows
that at the end of the second week they
will be in stronger position than at th
beginning of the engagement.
Shields' seem to have a permanent
lease'on big crowds. His Park was ftiled
again Wednesday night to th doors.
The amateurs appear on Friday night
for the last time, as the rark closes on
Sunday night. v
MANAGERS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mr. Hellig announces:
The sale Ot seats for Mr. James Nelll
and hi company will open tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Nelll will be
gin a two week' engagement at the
Marquam-Gratfd Theatre next Monday
night. For the opening, "The Red
Knight" will be tbe bill, Monday and
Tuesday nights and Wednesday mati
nee. Wednesday nlgnt the always pop
ular "A Bachelor's Romance." by re
quest; Thursday night, Richard Mans
field's comedy sdecess, "Prince Kari;"
Friday and Baturday nights and Satur
day matinee, Ople Read's latest dramatic
ottering, "The Starbucks." "The Red
Knight" which will be the opening bill,
was especially - written for James .Nelll
by. George. II. Broadhurst, th clsver .
author of "What Happened to Jones," -
'Why Smith Left Home," etc. Mr.
iroadhurst went directly from New
York' to S4n "Ffancisco last summer to
personally conduct the -rehearsals. Th
play is a romantic comedy arfti ran for a
long time In San Francisco to immena
-audiences. '
Mr. Cordray announces:
The great story ot humanity, that ul,s
of its vie, virtue and strength, is told
In the most interesting way tn tb play
of "A Broken Heart" to b presented
at Cordray'a Theatre, 'commencing Sun
day night-It , wtit fun--tteenlght
The Dlav is resarded a on of the best
melodrama successes of the present day.
possessing aa.it does all th elements to
u rouse Interest errors, reformations and
goodness of life. There is ao mficfi of
human Interest In the play that It ap
peals to alt It show throughout; a deep
study of tb motives And Impulses natu
ral to everyone and 4hk Sympathy of ltd
hearer la at one, enlisted and retained:
during the perforn