THE OUEGOK 'DAILT' JOURKAL,-PORTLAND, TUJ&DAT EVENING. DECEMBfiH 23, 1902; -
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THE NEW YEAR
THE
The year Is drawing to n close, ami
would be well for Portland citizens to
accomplished In the last 12 months of
building, some improvement of .streets,
women who are interested in the city,
are deeply interested In the welfare of
trade. Portland has the reputation of being somewhat slow to grasp her
opportunities, Khe has permitted other cities to take from her that which
la rightfully hers. We have stood supinely by and watched the efforts of
places north and south of us to reach out for business, safe In the belief
that our natural geographical position and splendid surrounding country
Would, always supply wealth and traffic for the city.'
Hut the time has arrived when ACTION is necessary to hold trade that
is ours and to secure more business for our mere-hunts. We must not let
conservatism be Used as an excuse for commercial stupidity, for he who
Bleeps too long must have a rude awakening.
Therefore let us nil work together.
local enterprises In the coming-, year
lmate cause that will help Portland.
of Its space for the good of the public,
Ish when a public question Involves
chant's come to the fore and assist The Journal In bringing PortlandXind
her advantages to the notice of the world. Organize for public actiojjr don't
pass resolutions and order them placed on file. Resolutions are In most
easel only a weak acknowledgment that there Is something that ought to be
done,' and that noone iswilllng trt go -ouFhcJ' ttc; jt:"" " ' " -
Portland needs proper advertising in the East and West. The At
lantic Coast hasn't the faintest conception of Portland or Oregon. Why?
Because there has never been any concerted effort to tell the people of the
East that we have one of the finest cities In the country of Its slste, a mag
nificent location and business opportunities such as no other city of equal
population in the country can offer.
In a couple of months The Journal will be in a position to do much good
for Portland. It is absolutely necessary that the city sustain nt least three
newspapers. That she has gone so long at the tnercy of ONE has long been
problem to newspaper men all over the United States. For years news
paper men have u voided Portland as they would a desert town, and news
paper men travel and talk. But it will all be different now. The Journal
has come to stay? and The Journal will employ good newspapermen and pro
. duce whut Portland has needed for years a dally that will advertise the
city properly and speak for all and not solely for itself.
Will you held The Journal to help Portland? By helping Portland you
will Indirectly help The Journal.
UPTOWN TREND. '
In every city of the world. Such a trend takes place Just now in Portland,
and has been noticeable during the past 10 years us never before in the his
tory of Portland. Ten years ago down on First street were numerous retail
business houses that are now so far aa Sixth or Seventh streets, and business is
pushing out towards the west, with an Inclination towards the southwest,
way from the water front and the railroad yards and docks that lie in the
opposite direction.
Heavier trade in wholesale and shipping always commands the right of
way, when proximity to rail and water carriers is concerned. Wholesale
dealers must be near to rail lines and near to points where the ships tie
up to the docks. Manufacturing must be where good rail and water facil
ities may be had. Hence, retail trade must move out. '
It is frequently remarked by older settlers that such and such a firm
used to be down on First street, who now are six or seven squares distant
from their former locations. Old Trinity Church was recently torn down,
and the site will be used for business purposes, although for Just what has
not yet been announced. Occasionally a residence is taken to pieces or
burned, and In . place of the destroyed structure arises an Iron and brick
or stone building to be devoted to commercial uses. ,
There is, now no business beyond the line described by Fifth street
running north to Yamhill, and turning west to run up Yamhill. Yet 'every
one knows that before many years where now are the residences of wealthy
citizens will be stores, shops and other business concerns. When the Port
land Hotel was built, by persons Interested In the Northern Pacific Company
a few years ago, there were predictions of failure, and ' opinions that it
never would be a profitable Institution. Yet It is now returning a yearly
profit upon the Investment, being owned entirely in Portland, and Is In as
good a location as could be selected. The Morning Oregonian building
was rather 'far oufwhen It was constructed, yet now' it Is regarded as an
srthtfrabte location for tustnesH. Only a tewyvura agn the site or the" Oregon
Daily Journal offices and plant ' would have been"H lonesome spot" in -Which
to do business, while nowadays It is In the center of traffic. Over towards
the Imperial Hotel the same conditions exist, .with humming' Industry and
trade surrounding what was at first an Isolated site for the transaction of
business,
It Is this uptown trend that makes property valuable in the center of
any city that grows gradually and surely. Below the line of retail trade
there cannot b depreciation to any extent, for wholesale and manufactur
ing Interests and demand for shipping facilities will always maintain
values. And the purchase of property bordering upon the present active
business district will be certainly profitable, because of the pushing out for
new business sites.
PURE FOOD LAWS.
Word comes from the national pure
food association that the Jaw as be
fore Congress, and which was passed
bjr the House, is not desirable. It is
particularly cited that the provisions
recrrtnfcT to t&piijer&Xe&.tOQaa ar$ jjot
adequate. '
Probably, this is true. In all likeli
hood, the makers and dealers in the
vile adulterations that are palmed off
upon the public are strong enough to
prevent insetting in the bill sufficiently
stringent provisions. Whenever Con
gress or a legislature attacks such a
problem, always rmin! the human vul-
.. tares, who-are, .willing to -fu-oftt from
the necessities of their -fellows and
who niaKc and sell products that are
not fU for beasts to eat, which, in fact,
beasts would not .af.
t'pon the proposition of enacting a
pure food law. there may be no debate
excepting wiih all good citizens upon
. one side, and selfish, conscienceless
persons upon the other. A federal law
Is Imperatively needed, and settles for
nee and all the vexed question of reg
ulation of traffic passing from state to
. state. '
- JIoKever.. Jf ra.lical defects have!
been, discovered, let our Congressional
representatives exert their Influence to
prevent excluding . from the bill as ,
flnaDyT&dopted provisions - sucjj as I
H'lH.covtr tno ground. j
. Oregon offer to the world, for ex-
port, nothing but put food products, '
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AND
NEW JOURNAL
ns the New Year approaches it
Rive some attention to what has been
the city's life. There has been Home
some waking up of the men an 1
but not enough to satisfy those who
.this great .enter of Northwestern
' The Journal will lead the list
and will devote Its energy to any legit
The Journal will sacrifice any nmouil
and will try to be absolutely une
the public s good. Let the
Practically everything sold to other
states or foreign countries is as pure
as sunlight, rain and soil nutrition can
make It. Hence, both from general
considerations, as well as selfishly,
Oregon Is Interested In seeing tfcat the
Joodfl ,&L,Ah& nation -are jnire, so- ttiat
we may not compete against Illegiti
mate goods that are made cheaply and
to save expense.
We have had agitation of the pure
food question here in Oregon, through
the exposures by the Oregon Dally
Journal. And now we are In a frame
of mind as ti commonwealth to- sup
port the national pure food movement
with heart and. courage.
J. --W, Bailey, food and dairy
commissioner, may assure himself that
the people of the state will back him
In any request he mar make .from the
representatives who are at Washing
ton In both houses.
It is gratifying to the friends of the
governor-elect that his selection of ap
pointees Is not hampered to any degree
by unpleasant contentions between ap
plicants for positions. The supporters
of Mr. Chamberlain are agreed. that he
shall make up his list of appointees
only with the good of the public ser
vice In view, and not according to the
too common considerations of rewards
for political servee. Mrl Chamberlain
has the confidence of the members of
his party, nnd no less the confidence of
thousands of Republicans who sup.
TABASCO COLUMN.
The legislature meets so soon after the
holidays that it will give us all a chance
to do enance for our shortcomings
the triad vuletlde. We suggest for mild
offenses, read the headlines in the doilies
eoncemlnir lt doilies. For greater or
fenscs, reud the articles, and for genuine
sins, read the hills Introduced.
An exchange tells a story of a school-
ma'am who asked all the little boys In
her school who would like to be Presl
dent to stand up. All stood but one,
"What's ih matter. Johnny?'' said she.
"Don't yon want to be President?"
' Yes ma'am." was the reply, "but I'm
a Democrat."
Th: King of Saxony has punished
0 orge A tithes for singing In America.
The German tcnor'hai' been expelled from
the Order of Albrecht and l'no longer
royal court slner. Congress should give
thtf King a vole of thanks.
Portland, 200,000 In 1905, sounds all right,
b,it Oregon, with 1,000,000 In 1906, and
Washington -saying the same to you,
nouiids belter, and comas nearer filling
the bill for the Lewis and Clark Fair.
When the tinltnals were coming out of
the ark. It Is related the ant said to the
elephant: "Who are you shoving?" But
nothing Is said about It taking two or
three elephants to resent the Insult.
There are 3,23 people In this country.
according to the Census Department, who
a.e over 100 years old. It really looks
ri though the former generations lived
longer than the present one.
When you find a man who Is hungry,
and you feel charitably Inclined, Just
take him down through Chinatown, where
the markets are, and he won't want any
thing to eat
Jack Matthews" attack on Croasman
resembles the row John Derby got Into
when ho "Inserted his nose In his oppon
ent's mouth, and held him firmly to pun
ishment." President Castro nnd the revolution
ary leader. El Mocho, have agreed to for
get the past As they don't seem to have
any "future, this Is peculiarly sad- ' V
There are provided for the use of our
Senators, Including committee rooms,
more than 600 cuspidors, or about seven
for each Honorable Senator.
Castro has left the settlement of his dif
ficulties to I'nlted Slates Minister liw. n.
He will probably prove to be that famous
Bowen of contention.
The House has voted Attorney-General
Knox loiio.ooo to tie used la fitfhtlng the
trusts. This Is $IUS,,Ji.8j more thun he.
actually needs.
If Russia. Japan. Turkey and Austria
would slund In with England. Germany
and Italy, they might possibly intimi
date Venezuela.
England and Germany have turned an
X-ray tm th Mwiifoe tkietrlne. They will
probably see through it "before they are
tf-'h,.- "-' - '-''-' -
Bill postrtu now hava to pay a license
of $200 a year. This is tough on William,
ported him in the campaign last
spring. They believe that he will act
wisely, and practica'ly without excep
tion will endorse his selections. His
wisdom In the past tn such matters
warrants the assurance that whatever
he does will have been done with an
eye single to the duties and responsi
bilities that tire incumbent upofi him
in the position to which he has been
elected.
The pure food bill has passed the
House and Will doubtless become law.
It will operate to correct innumerable
abuses that have grown Into the man
ufacturing and commercial system of
the nation, and will obviate the enact
ment of state statutes In many cases.
As a matter of course, the extent to
which the federal government may go
in legislating upon this question has a
limit, because of the recognized police
powers of the states, and til explicit
.Reservation, to th tatSt of - those po
lice powers, by the national constitu
tion However, even the most stren
uous advocate of state rights will not
object to such legislation as keeps
reasonably within the lines set by the
national Constitution, and will even
countenance a slight Infringement of
the states' rights in these premises.
It is pertinently suggested that gen
eral reading of the fascinating -story of
Lew is and Clarke's expedition from the
East to the Pacific Const a century ago
would engender more enthusiastic
support of the. proposed fair. It Is ro
mantic, and will engage the attention
of all who love daring deeds and the
relation thereof. Mrs. Eva Emory
Dye has performed Inestimable service
in brlnsing into readable- form so
many of the facts of that expedition,
woven into tales told with fine literary
flavor.
Dr. Ella K. Dearborn, a Portland
woman, has written and published
"The Sorrows of Cupid," a booklet
containing some clever poems perti
nent to the theme 'he title indicates.
It Is artistically gotten .up, end pos
sesses no small merit. Bhe plays a
Kenuine poetic lyre and sings a song
attuned thereto that will give pleasure
to ail who read the booklet. It is to
be found at J. K. GUI & Co.'s.
The East Oregonian wisely counsels
the settlement of the annoying range
question according to considerations of
justice to the stock interests Involved
therein. There have oeen numerous i
disputes, natural under the circum
stances, and these disputes should not
operate to cloud any right nor, to prej
udice any interest.
Notice that wblle Portland, arjd, In
fact, all of Oregon. haa Jjon enin3re
ideal winter weather ' according to
ii.iiqI 1 .'I,, -j t pnnHtttnn-' Wv,,vtlno- V,
v j .i. . j'j i. ui .
had the worst blUard ta its Mstory.
THE
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HONG KONG PAPER
That the Lewis and Clark Exposition Is being talked of In the far East,
thanks to the efforts of Hon. John
article taken from the Hong Kong Dally
. The great Exposition wlich is to be held at St. Louis, U. 8. A., in 1904, to
celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the purchase from France by the
United States In l H'3 of the Louisiana Territory, la to be followed in 190S by
another exposition at Portland,- Oregon, to commemorate the centennial of the
famous expedition to tnefacinc rnortnwesi territory oy tne intrepia explorers,
Lewis and Clark. In IW'5. ' , ' '
Before Hon. John Barrett, commissioner-general' for the Ht Louis World's
Fair, left Hong 'Kong recently for the
arter successful! v eomplettng negotiations wild japan, Korea, China, and tn
Philippines, for their participation, he madean Interesting statement about the
Lewis and Clark Exposition, which we print below. Although the commssioner
generaj's official mission is solely on behalf of the St. Louis World's Fair, he has
a deep personal oneei n in the success of the Portland Exposition, because that
city la his home and legal residence In .America. As the governments which he
has visited have promised In response to his diplomatic representations to take
part at 8t Louis on a more comprehensive: scale than ever undertaken at any
other exposition. It is probable that they will be ready tq continue their, exhibits
at Portland in l o :, some four months only after the close of the St. Louis
"Exposition in '1904. and so derive the double-advantage of two-expositions coming
tn succession in .'.iy different sections of the United States.
Commissioner-General Barrett said: "While I have no official association with
the Lewis and Clark Exposition and my negotiations are confined to the participa
tion of Asiatic and Australasian countries In the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
I am glad as a c.tizen of Portland and the State of Oregon to answer a few In
quiries about, and say a few words in behalf of, the Lewis and Clark Exposition
to be held at Portland in 1905, the year following the fit Louis Worlds Fair
of 1904. -
. . "The business interests of the Far East, both native and foreign, should give
special attention to this exposition at Portland because that city and the wonder
fully rich section of the United States in which It is located are destined to play a
most Important pi rt in the development of commerce on the Pacific. There are
already several direct steamship lines running from Hong Kong and the other
Oriental ports to l'ortlanu. Oregon, and to Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, in
addition to the one that has Its terminus at Vancouver. British Columbia, which
Adjoins the State of Washington, and to those having as their destination San
Francisco, California, which stats Is equally Interested with those of the North-west
in the Asiatic trade. '
"The States of Oregon. Washington, Montana and Idaho, which ultimately be
came a portion of the United States largely as a result or tne expedition or uewia
and Clark, Comprise an area approximately of IOO.uOO square mtles, or three and a
half times the extent or the Philippines, ana rana among xne ncneei iie m mm
Union, although in the Infancy of their development. Both Oregon and Wash
ington border on the Pacific and have a combined coast line of nearly 1,000 miles.
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, enterprising cities that have grown almost to
eh durinar the last two decades, have a large growing trade
with Hong Kong and Asia generally, and are the ports through which the products
of the Pacific Northwest, the best known of which are flour and timber, are
chiefly shipped. , ...
"As for nearly ten years, beginning with my experience as American minister
to Slam, I have devoted my energies to awakening interest In the possibilities of
Asian-American commerce. I may be excused for expressing the belief that the
.,v nn,iH.. i,, i held lenneetlvelv at fat. Louis and Portland will provide
the best 'opportunities ever afforded for the legitimate exploitation of Trans
Pacific trade, from which Incalculable benefits wUl result not only to the United
States but to Asia." ;
NEW. NOVEL DRAMAS.
To the long list of dramatised novels
which have lllled more or less prominent
places on our stage during past seasons
three mors have been recently added
The Eternal City," "The Crisis, and
"Audrey." Hall Calne ana w insiuu
Churchill themselves undertook the work'
of dramatisation In the caso of the
first two named, and the stage version
of "Audrey" was prepared Dy Miss Har
riet Ford and Mr. E. F. Boddlngton.
The Eternal City," which is being
presented in London by Mr. Beerbohm
free, and was performed In this coun
try for the first time in Philadelphia,
with Miss Viola Allen in the principal
role, has eflcfted criticism of a rather
unusual nature. It introduces a Pope-
Plus X."-as one of the characters.
and this feature has proven very ais-
wsteful to many Roman Catholics.
Father Ducey, of New f ork, has gone '
Pope uf the stage Is an Insult to the
(Whole Catholic' world." On the other
hand, the" London Tablet, Cardinal
Vaughn's organ, takes the view that the
Pope of "The Eternal City" Is a "beau
tiful, dignitied and pathetic figure," and
sees nothing In his conduct to offend the
religious sensibilities of the most devout
Koman Catholic.
On its dramatic side, the play Is not ,
regarded by the New York critics as a j
work of permanent value. "It hardly j
explains nnd does "not at all justify live I
pother, that has preceded It," observes j
Mr. Winter of The- Tribune, "but It Is ,
a success! ul play of an inferior kind, j
nnd doubtless It will have a remunerative
career." The Commercial Advertiser
savs:
in its orltrlnal form as a novel, "The
Eternal Citv" afforded scope for many
different opinions. It was a composite
piece of work, with a great l of poli
tics, theoloKy and social economics, a
well as romance, woven ii ,
in th,- nlav Mr. Came has careiuuy omu
ted all these extraneous matters, retain
ing oniy what he calls the 'human in
terest.' and the result Is melodrama, pure
;ind simple, although melodrama of a
distinctly high order. There Is an ef
fective i limax at the end of each act,
the staging is admirable, with some por
tion or i be Impressive panorama of the
Seven Hills always In the background,
and voices . constantly rising from the
atreftU Jlojljft, Inflammatory oration
of the patriot Rossi, the angry cries of
the mob. ! hanging to groans wherf the
soldiers lire upon them, or the newsboys
calling nut the arrest of Rossi, their
voices mingling- with the gay band of
serenades singing the familiar strains
of i'inlcnl'-l'inlcula.' "
"The crisis," which Is being presented
at Wallack s Theater, New York, with
James K. 1 lackett In Jhe leading role as
Stephen Drice, evokes "Criticism of a
similar oh ,. icter. Mr. John Corbln, of
The Tin:is, finds the play "pleasing to
the eve and measurably ' moving to the
heart and imagination," but lacking in
greater qcaiiiies. And The Evening Post
declares:
"The i In is noVremerkable for orig
inality or dramatics-Quality. It has no
plot to s.. lit ot l constructed on the
simplest i . ,-s;bie lines, and depends main
ly for ipi so, cess upon those illustrations
of N'oiti.-M patriotism and Southern
eh'.vnlr v , Men .have become almost con
veeiioii.i! Hut the theme Itself Is one
of unfajiu.g interest, the personage are
fa fi-1 Ty : y i ' . a l T no time Ts Waateja"'upon lr
relevant ni.iiter", and the 'crisis,' when It
Is reach,.,;, is sufficiently exciting and,
moreover, eiuirely credible. Altogether
this is i vf ry respectable specimen of a
p-emiine American play, and being of
native induction, entirely wholesome,
and de'i,i,,;iy interesting, it is deserving
of all encouragement." ;
The niin .l presentation of "Audrey."
the KUig.. version--of-Miss Mary Johife
ston's now I, took place at Richmond on
November 17. and was enthusiastically
received Pv critics and the general pub
lic ' -
MADE tOUTH'S FLAG.
voman who claimed to be' the
Ross of the Confederate States
Tl;
Pet
has just I
Although
en. buried at Alexandria, Va.
he said she made the first
Confederal" flag, her death was unnoted.
The ohimvint was .Mrs. Sibby A. Pad
i t. wh i i ved in Alexandria. Bhe made
the flag th it was the Indirect cause of
the death of Cel. Elmer Ellsworth, the
young and Impetuous fnend of Abra
ham T.incoin she made it at the re
qtiest of James Jackson, the proprietor
of the m irshall -.House."" As soon as it
wss eom'pvti A Jackson had it raised over
his hold, when the young Colonel de
manded ih.it it come down. Jackson shot
Ellsworth a he was coming down the
stairs vviih the flag. Th weapon with
which the murder wtas, committed tSTMl
exhibition in the National Museum, and
a sister of Jackson, keeps a boarding--
house not far from the repository, of the
-Detroit Press. . .
TELLS 0E THE BIG FAIR.
Barrett, may be judged from the following
Telegraph: -
countries of southern Asia and. Australasia,
SWINBURNE ON "KING LEAR."
Anv, new article by Algernon Swin
burne Is regarded as a literary event of
some importance. His recent paper in
the London Quarterly Review on Charles
Dickens (see the Literary Digest. Aug
ust 16) was quoted and discussed
throughout the English speaking world,
and his new study of "King Lear," il
lustrated by Edwin A. Abbey, K. A., oc
cupies the place of honor In the Christ
mas issue of Harper's Magazine. "Mr.
Swinburne," remarks the New York
Times Saturday Review, "Is at his best
In prose when he can revel In the super
lative, and that he can surely do with
impunity in writing about Lear." How
luxuriant his superlatives are, the open
ing sentences of the article disclose.
We quote:
"If nothing Were lert of Shakespeare
but the single tragedy of 'King Lear,.' it
would still be as plain as It Is now that
he was the greatest man that ever lived.
'As a poet; the author of this, play eaa
oniy oe comparea wun Aescnyius: me i
Tttbrew-WPhets TilW rrfcr
are sometimes as sublime tn Imagination
and in passion, but always quite incom
parably inferior tn Imaginative Intelli
gence, Sophocles Is as noble, as beau
tiful, and as kindly a thinker and a
writer; but the gentle Shakespeare
could see farther and higher and wider
and deener at a glance than ever could
' the gentle Sophocles. Aristophanes had
as magnificent a power of Infinitely Joyous
wit and Infinitely inexhaustible humor;
but whom can he show us or otter us to
be set against Falstaft or the fool? It Is
true that Shakespeare has neither the
lyric nor the prophetic power of the
OreiAnd the Hebrews; but then It
musSvfcbserved and remembered that
he. amXjra alone among poets and
among men, could well afford to dispense
even with such transcendent gifts as
these. Freedom of thought and sublimity
of utterance come hand-ln-hand together
Into English speech; our first great poet,
it 1,,, lr,,.uu a ,,,1 anlAnHni1 nt anfrlt- anH nf
word taken as the test of greatness.
I was Christopher Marlowe. From his
dead hand the one man born to excel
him, and to pay a due and a deathless
tribute to his deathless memory, took up
the heritage of dauntless thought, of
daring imagination, and of since un
equaled song."
It being reported that Vercesuela"s rebel
generals are still at large, we infer that
only the private was captured. The De
troit News.
This year Santa Claus will need a soft
coal antiseptic when he faces the chim
ney proposition. The Saturday Evening
Post, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Molineux will have no excuse for
weeplngly confiding to the trial Judge' that
ho never knew where Roland spent his
evenings. The Chicago Tribune.
It cannet be denied that the present
high tariu" on works of art is working
a great hardship to the common people of
the I'nlted States. The St. Louis Globe
Democrat There is nothing remarkable In the fact
that the Kaiser has called on his Uncle
Edward. Many men call on their uncles
about this time of year. The Kansas City
Journal.
.In South America. Tourist: "You cer
tainly do-4..i. giea -many ; insurneo-
Hons. Native: "Yes; our Insurrections
are a frequent as your strikes, but for.
tunately, not as serious." Puck.
If the Sphinx is crumbling, the Amer
ican up-to-date idea would be to- lot a
contract to the lowest bidder to construct
a new Sphinx much larger and hand
somer than the old one. The St. Louis
Olobe-Democrnt.-
A great deal of care and thought must
be xpended Tin the Christmas magazines.
Since most of the publishers still Insist
on furnishing some reading matter to go
atone with the pictures.--The Chicago
News.
Wall street. It Is said, needs a Repub
lican Club. Wonder what has become
of. the old one Mark Hanna used to carry
down the street when the G. O. P. needed
campaign funds. The New York Even
ing Telegram.
The next great strike comes with the
Christroaatlde. It will be universal and
even President Roosevelt will not be ab'e
to arbitrate it. The minors' unfon will
then be recognized. The Saturday Even
ing Post. Philadelphia.
Invigorates the Hair?-The first edition
of "Social Hell" Is gone and the second
edition Is ready for mailing. Nothing
like it to start the average man. Every
barber, shop "should be supplied with a
eopw. The Coming Nation. Rich Hill. Mo,
The election of Hon. William R. Hearst
to Congress from a New York district
must be something of a national event.
It has elicited favorable comment from
f-ven so distant a publication as the Saa
I Francisco . Examiner. The Kansas Citr
Houraal . . nsas city
, TOPICS IN BRIEF.
OPINIONS OF
Weston1 Leader;. Weston has the only corn mill In the entire Inland Empire
except one at Walla Walla. It la now in active operation under the management
of F, H. Beathe, and has created a market for considerable field corn cropped this
season in the vicinity of Weston, a constantly increasing amount of which will
doubtless be raised and ground In many years-to come. Among, the very few
weaknesses of the editor of this influential publication is a fondness for "Johnny
cake," and he has discovered to his profound satisfaction that wfoston corn meal
is about equal to the-Sioux City brand for .-this delectable food.1 product For the
welcome and ubiquitous , breakfast pancake, Weston meal Is unsurpassed. The
ordinarily sad and silent "sinker" tak?s on a ne w and . lightsome character, and
becomes a thing of beauty and a Joy forever at the matitutlnal meaL Manager
Beathe has a couple of tons or so of corn meal on hand. He recently established .
an agency with the Peacock ,Mllls at Milton, where he dfsposed tbia week of about
sOO pounds. . ' .. ' .. , .
' . tafespinsa Alarmed. J ' , '
BakertCity Democrat:' . ths report printed several, days ago that a petition
was being circulated praylmj the next Legislature to enact laws similar to those
in adjoining states that no sheep could be herded within two miles of a residence,
has stirred up the ttheepmen. They are preparing to take steps to prevent any
legislation of tne kind. A prominent sheep grower said yesterday: "If laWs, Jike
these are pas8ed,'sheep"Wrdihif'"lhEasferh Oregon will be at an end, because' the
country is already almost wholly settled, when compared "with the mammoth
ranges of Wevada and Montana. One. will have to go back a long way from the
towns and railroads to find a section that is so far remote from a shack of some
kind that could be styled a dwelling. Then the cattlemen, who are already anxious
to drive out the sheep, will no doubt hire men to erect cabins and live In them, thus
killing the sheep industry fn the state,"
i ,, -. ,
Was Hot a Corpse,
Astoria Astorian: - That ghastly boatload of Corpse that was seen by jjver
steamers near Puget Island has turned out to have been of the dummy order.
according to the statement of Captain Jordan, the Bailey Oetzerva pilot. Captain
Jordan also noticed the boat with the supposed corpse in It, and ran his steamer
over to the craft that he might make an examination. The supposed dead nmn
proved to be a suit of clothes stuffed with straw and made fast to the, seat of the
half-fllled boat. Captain Jordan says a number of small boys on. the river
bank set' up bowls of delight when the steamer stopped, and he concluded that it
was a youthful prank to bother the river steamers.
Another
Clendale News; A man claiming to
$10 check on IL O. Sottnema.m' of this plav on December 12, which proved to be
fraudulent. It was on a printed blank of Iiadd eV Tilton, the Portland bankers,
signed by A. I Meyer. No such account was known to the bank. It bore the
number 34S1. Said Graham Is supposed to have gone to the South.
oalp Bounty Bead.
Blue Mountain Bagle: Through the
pernicious activity of some members of
the Oregon Wool Growers' Association in
matters affecting the future of certain
liisurn Oregon counties, they have, un
intentionally of course, killed their pet
measure, the scalp bounty scheme. That
measure, which was entirely In the in
terest of the sheepmen, and which to
some extent served Its purpose, has not
a rhost of a whow to be re-enacted at
the coming session of the Legislature.
An"A"bIs" 'MperT "T-.''
Heppner Times: President Roosevelt's
message to Congress is a very able paper.
Bis recommendations to congress on the
trusts, Cuban, reciprocity and tariff re
form are In accordance with Ws well
known views on these subjects. The
message Is very characteristic of Presi
dent Roosevelt and one does not have to
look for the signature to know who wrote
t: that la, any one who Is at all familiar
with his writings.
Just Sleeping. -
Wasco News: The Moro Bulletin sus
pended publication November 21 because
Urn Holder, who has two other news
papers on his hands, could not attend
to it personally and was unable to secure
a printer. He assures us that it will
again be issued regularly as soon as he
can secure competent help. .
Fixing His Tences.
"EUgene "Reglatwr- Hour -Ci Wv- E.ultoa
wa i lg-ene laet Tae
ene last Tuesday on nis way
nwTrtttt'tHWiif
rmtnd up the boys to vote for him for
United States Senator when' the Legis
lature convenes. He says the indications
are very favorable ' and he feels confi
dent that he will be elected.
Cam They Agree?
The Blue Mountain Eagle: The caXtle
and sheepmen of Grant County will
shortly organise for the purpose of keep
ing outside sheep from ranging in that
county during the coming year. If tne
present sentiment exists, not an outside
sheep will be allowed In the county in
the future.
Should Insist n It
Oregon Statesman: The people of Port
land are to ask Congress for J2,o00,000 for
the 1905 Fair. That is not too much. Let
them insist upon It, as a matter of right
nnd duty. It will pay the United States
government to approprlat that muoh
money for the purpose.
A Credit to Albany.
Bllvertonian: J. A. Finch, city editor
of the Albany Herald, cams up from
Portland Friday evening tor a short
visit with friends. He made our" office
a pleasant call and exchanged a few Ilea
and we confess he carried away the hon
ors. He departed on the 1:80 train Sat
urday. . . .
--BasK-Is tta.Ww., ..."
Prinevllle-Reiiew:. XtUV9 r na
tlons that the people of the United States
care but little to be very Intimately con
nected with, at least In a social way.
These ore China and Carrie Nation.
With silver quoted at 46 5-8 cents an
ounce, the lowest price on record, and
with silver dollars worth Intrinsically
about 36 cents apiece, "the distance be
tween gold and silver Is greater now
than that between silver and tin," notes
the New York World. And the Denver
News, published In a state that has a
production of silver .larger than that of
any other state In the Union, and larger
than that of any-other country in the
world except Mtexico, says: "A fall of
not many more -eats would be sufficient
th stop product, " axe
operated, for the sake of the silver they
produce, as distinguished ftfom' those
which are operated for their "gold, lead,
or copper values, or because their ores
are necessary fluxes at the smelters. It
would be felt severely In three or four of
th camps of the state and by the smelter
trust, and, to some extent, by the rail
ways." This low price for silver Is said
to be due to 4he flooding -Of -the- silver
market by China, In paying her indem
nity, and to the prospective closing of
the Mexican and Straits Settlements
mints.' and the actual' closirTg "of tbe Slam
mints, to the white metal. A number of
papers are demanding "that Congress
place the Philippines at once on the gold
standard; but those who have investigated
currency conditions in th Far -East seem
to agree that the sudden Introduction of
our currency system and ratios of coin
age Into the Islands would cause more de
rangement and loss than the continuance
of the system, or lack Of system, that
they now have. - Judge Taft, Mr. Conant
and Professor Jenks agree that the Phil
ippine currency should be considered by
Itself and treated with a view to local
needs. ' The chief evil appears to be the
fluctuation of the price- of silver, rather
than the low price, . . ; ' i
Many Interesting reflections on the state
of our own currency 'system appear in
ibis connection.
World:
Saysthe NewYork i
"We Imagine, that va have an overflow
ing treasury, and so we have, but It is
overflowing with what? Largely, with
liver coin and bullion. According to the
: LOW RECORD FOR SILVER. :;
OTHER EDITORS
Torger.
be Fred Graham of Portland passed a
(near Them AIL
Times Mountaineer: Congrcssm"' n
Tongue hns hud the character of every
land official in his district washed whiter
than snow, lie culled on Secretary Hitch
cock the other day and got a statemtnf
from him that none or ihe officers for
whose appointment Mr. Tongue Is respon
sible la under susp'eion. Will Secretary
Hitchcock be good enough now to either
sive the ether land office officials in Ore
gon a clear certificate of character, or
make open charges against those upon
whom he cast reflections?
Samoa Wow.
1a Grande Chronicle: Now It is in
Samoa that volcanic activity Is boin.r
manifested. Craters that have been ex
tinct for generations have burst fort a
with fire and lava, and the people are
terrorized. The earth Is evidently over
loaded with Internal energy that Is find
ing vent wherever there is a weak spot.
In many parts of the world there have
been disturbances, and In some instances
in the volcanic regions the results have
been disastrous.
Wants to Know.
Ibanon Criterion: The public hopes
that nothing will occUr to prevent Presi
dent Roosevelt's strike commission from
completing Its work and giving Its find
ings to the world. There Is a general
desire to know all .about the work in
the mining regiW from an Intelligent
and unbiased standpoint. . .
Getting Crowded.
Fcvt "Sswc- !Eiae- - Sfte JUat.
of the Tillamook Independent, R. M.
Watson's new paper, made its appear
ance last week. It Is a neat eight-page,
four-column paper, with a fair represen
tation ot advertisements, and seems wor
thy of success, but three papers in Tilla
mook Is rather crowding the procession.
It Is Hot Enough.
Telephone Register: The announce
ment that the tran-continental railroads
will give 150,000 to tha Lewis and Clark
Exposition Is good news. In this gift
the Harriman lines are Joined by tha
Northern Jjactflo and the Great Northern.
Portland rather expected more, but the
directors of the fair are qite satisfied.
Kailxoads ob Top.
Eugene Register: Some Interesting
moves are being made on the checker
board of Oregon railroad building. Lo
calities are becoming few and far be
tween that do not have a life-sized rail
road enterprise of some kind on thai
tapis.
Th Sweepings Bar.
Eugene Guard: A "reform wave" has
swept Seattle clean of the dissolute class,
men and women, with the result that
Portland gets not a few of the unwel
come waifs. The gain of the Sound city
Is the loss of Oregon's metropolis.
Koasy Is Plenty.
Tliere J..Af-.;
iiviiy itnu money in me luestern Oregon
gold fields. As a matter of fact, tn no
other mining district In the West 1
there such prosperity manifest.
official statement the government ' held
over 11,315,009,000 in caBh on October 1 of
this year. That enabled us to set
aside 1150,000,000 for a gold reserve and
still leave a cash balance of $221,2S2,394.1J
after providing for all other obligations.
"But to get this very comfortable sit
uation we counted some 13,000 tons of sll.
ver aa cash to the extent of $506.545,711.2(H
when the market valued It at only J195.
719,917.37. If we had carried this on our
books at Its market price we should have
had no cash balance at all and our gold
reserve would have been cut down from
150,000.000 to $60,000,000. In other words.
Instead of being 'on velvet' our treasury
would have- been- on the verge of actual
insolvency. We have averted that calam
ity by treating as a substantial asset an
Hem of bveiPhalf a billion doltanrwhich ''
Is really nearly two thirds credit.
"Fortunately w are rich enough'To' b
able to perform that feat and 'get away
with the goods.' But we should have
practically no more difficulty In doing It
If the price of sliver should drop to noth
ing, so . that a ' silver dollar would b
frankly a fiat coin, owing no more to th
Value ot The material In it than does A
brass, baggage check."
TEMPTATIOIT IRSE8I8TIBU.
,. Oyasblngtoa . Times.) . .
"Although there 1b some Justification fc
the Indignation - of the pretty girls' Ot
Brirfgoton, N. J., as related in the fol
lowing story from th Philadelphia In
quirer, It is not difficult td believe that
they would be much more Indignant If
the young men of that town had failed
to improve so - good an opportunity.
Read the story and see what you think
of It:
A local photographer left town sud
denly two weeks ago and neglected te
remove the show case, filled with pictures
of comely young women, which stood on
the sidewalk In front of his studio. Now
the photographs are being stolen at night
by unknown persona.. The gtass Is re
moved, pictures taken out. and tho irinaa
then put back. .
The young women whose facial coun
terparts have been sequestrated In this
way are very Indignant and threaten dlrei
things to the careless PhotoaraDher if
they can find him.