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i i WHERE ARE FIGURES?
, Th taxpayers would do well td give some attention to the figures shown
, by tha County Auditor's report (such as it Is) -as published In yesterday's
-ij. Oregonlan. Npt Jtbat much is told by It, but eveu the totals are eloquent.
( De tha taxpayer realise or will they aver realize where the financea of this
' aeunty are drifting?
X 7 "The Indebtedness of the county Is Increasing- alarmingly, notwithstanding
. repeated efforts of the taxpayers to have kept within bounds.
' On December II, ilM, tt was...
On December ilj lloo. It was.
J On December SI, 1901, It was .
i On December II, 1902, It was. .
' ': And this, too. In spite of the extraordinary collections of delinquent tales
i last year. '
i In Xanuary of 1901 It will be remembered that a delegation of taxpayers
met With the County Court, but the reception given them still lingers In their
memory, and although the largest taxpayer of the county was one of those
, present, the delegation were treated as though they were Intruders whose
.business Jit was to pay taxes and to ask no questions.- ,
" The ' Taxpayers' League has since' prepared a bill limiting the county
expenditures to tha levy. IS IT NOT HIGH TIME FOR SUCH A LAWf
-: - la what other way is the ever-growing deficit to be stopped? Three years
ago the annual Interest charge was about $17,000; today It Is 111,200. Two
years ago we were told the collection of back taxes would practically wipe
, out the debt The result is very different. All taxpayers should urge the
. passage of this law. At times it may prove somewhat Wlastlc, but far
' better to endure some trifling; discomfort, than, this ever-growing debt. If
is - some such law as this is not passed, In sheer elf-defense, the taxpayer
. ' Will be forced te his remedy under the constitution, and enjoin the issuance
I ot warrants and tha creation of further debt
While on this subject It Is not Inappropriate to refer to the. reports now
; heine? nubltahed br tha Conntr Auditor. TV the nnrnnu Intended that of
- giving the taxpayer Information as to the conduct of county business, they
. arc worthless . Formerly the reports showed the Cost of conducting the
V Various fOces, for advertising, for bridges, courts, poor farm, etc, etc. Now
. t tt shows none of these tacts. It is true a citisen could take a weak off and
' gat the information, but what Is tha Auditor paid for?
, "We urge every reader of this paper, even though thereby the circula-
tlon of our morning contemporary is largely increased, to get a copy of
yesterday's Oregonlan, took at this report, and then see if he can tell there-
from what any office cost the county, what was expended in bridges, what
- the noor farm cost what was nald out for advertteina-. or indeed what anv.
' thing has costthe county. : :''-fi ' ; U' ;? 4- ' .-
, SUCH AEP0RT8 AS THESE SHOULD NOT BE PUBLISHED. THEY
AMOUNT TO NOTHING. IF NOT INTENDED TO CONCEAL, THEY
HAVE THAT EFFECT. ; ...
' In a former issue of 'the. Oregonian the. auditor rendered a statement
-1 .from which it .ould appear the result shown was caused1 by contracts made
"bf lom,baari'-;hat may be true, but where are the figures); An act
hai been prepared to compel the auditor to publUh an intelligent statement.
, ' .yrui ipslss?.. .; . . , . H. '
Recently one 6t the Ceunty Commissioners, and, by the Vay, one of those
' who listened so attentively lo the delegation of taxpayers one year ago, is
reported to have said sarcastically when asked what the Jevy would be for
this.'T.-fOh, the Taifiayers league will attend to that." This may be
the spirit an officer of the county should show to the heaviest taxpayers In
, ,the county who are simply striving for good government, and again, maybe
itlsnt. 4 ' v, ,..,;..- ,. .
s T ' Of one thing those in charge of the county government' may be assured
and that is, that with inoreaeeel taxation in all ilireotiona the taxpayer
does not view without alarm this constant increase of the county debt.
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THE LATE TH0HAS H. TONGUE,
, ' The people or Oregon, less than the members ot the House of Congress
and those whd Observe matters in Washington, know that they have suffered
t' loss in the death of Thomas H. Tongue, Congressman from the First District,
i which occurred on Sunday "morning in the national capital, from heart dls
I ease. Mr. Tongue had been in Congress since the election of 1898, when so
a 'close, wafe the margin that he had only 63 votes more than . his opponent;
Vanderbor. He has been auccaalvnl returned to Wnahtnrt
' chosen again at the election last June. He has served with distinction,
v Today, had he lived, Mr. Tongue would stand as one of the most force
I , t ul members from the great West. His committee assignments were proof
of the estimation In which he was held by the members of tha House.
, , Probably the man had not attained nearly to the maximum of hit paw-
. i .en. i Ha WM enlv In th nrtm nf hla manhnAil Tt a m mhi In 1S11 ha.
"ing therefore only 61 years old. That is not the limit of men of tha stamp'
of Thomas Tongue. He was a symmetrical nature, with balance between
i ; physical and mental such as assured long life, excepting that organic
' troubles seised his frame and ended what promised to be a conspicuous
career.
k There was in him a combination happily of the two essentials to suc
; cess in public ilfeunderstanding of the theoretical and mastery of the
S- practical. Lacking either, without wonderful genius tn one, no man may
. gain place. And while Mr. Tongue had not. genius, he had some brilliancy In
; both of the essentials mentioned, and therefore was upon the roadway to
.wards success such as might sate a vaulting ambition.
, As to the state he served, Oregon had only begun to appreciate the man
whom the people of the First District elected In 1896, to alt in the lower
national house. Thoroughly versed In the details of legislation as accom
plished In that body, with the prestige of three terms already chosen for, Mr.
Tongue undoubtedly Would have gone on to achieve new successes in the
f field ot congressional action.
, Peculiarly, the state loses in the death of Mr. Tongue Just at this time.
Oregon is at the begltming of a forward movement. Her Congressmen and
Senators must contribute towards hs'acceHwation if it be not retarded. To
have in the lower house a man of tha. acknowledged force of Mr; Tongue
r Is loss, Indeed.
4 Of the personality of the dead Congressman, go to Hlllsboro- and ask his
neighbors. Many excellent men have gained places upon the ladder of
fame without cordial sympathy from those who lived close to him. But
Where Mr. Tonmie lived he was resnectoH nrt held in wmM. Ami hia fmiiv
. relations were those of an ldeaf husband
. . JfcflWe,,. that two conspicuous
snonid ale so closely together as did M-r. -Sohmion Hlc an- MivToinas..
Tongue. Unusual that complicated political situations should be so radically
altered In so short time, as Oregon's political status has changed by this
. decree jf death. For it was one of the almost probabilities, and certainly a
i high possibility that Mr, Tongue would be elected to serve as the associate
of Mr. Mitchell in the United States Senate! ' How fleeting main's plans.
How", little knows he of what fortune awaits him. What uncertainties in
'all that seems certain from human point of view. What lesson to the youth
to build that come what may there Is preparation for anjHmahdate from
, ;4he power who rules so sternly the affairs of men. .
. That most genial fellow and vigorous
fighter. Judge Pipes, reasoned in a cir
cle, as the logicians say, when he ar
gued that Mr, Chamberlain could not
qualify as goveraut; because his suc
cessor t as.!. District .'Attorney .had not
been -elected And 'Qualified. . His tea
sontng placed within the power of the
Incumbent, Mr- Gerr to prevent Mr.
.Chamberlain (ram aver assucnUlg the
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and father.
United States Benaorjlal possibilities
duties for which he was chosen by the
people of Oregon. ,
Senator Henry M. Teller is fighting
With Edward O, Wolcott. ex-Senator
for the majority Of the Colorado Leg
islature. Senator Teller has the ad
vantage as yspecta profundity, while
Wolcott Is the mora brilliant of the
two. Either Is qualified to serve in the
United States Senate f
TWO : GOVERNORS OF OREGON.
Hon. Oeorgo Chamber lain is to serve as Governor of Oregon for the term
of four years from the time of hla inauguration tomorrow. Governor-elect
Chamberlain takes office under the most -favorable auspices, for in him the
people have a representative who stands for fairness toward all classes. He
will not represent ha peer man nor the rich 'man, but will be a fair repre
sentative o all who cohie within his official Jurisdiction. .
When George Chamberlain submitted his name' to the people of Oregon,
he dftl so at the instigation of the Democratic party, but that he commanded
the respect and support ot the Opegon voters was proven at the polls when
he eve reams the usual large tlepubliean majority and was chosen State Ex
ecutive. George Chamberlain will not betray the trust that the people have
placed in him The Journal feels confident of Ihl. He will not legislate for
the poor against the rich, nor the rich against the poor. In him the state
will have, in our belief, a man at the head of KaTgoYetnment who wlfl net
only reflect credit upon Oregon, but upon the -party that elected him. And
yet in his position as Governor, Mr. Chamberlain WlllJbe found not to be ad
dicted to partisan rulings. After all, there la but a narrow political line that
separates honest governmenC Party politic are more or less the plaything
of politicians, and he who is elected to serve the people should remember the
people first and the party afterwards. This we- are sure Mr. Chamberlain
will do. . , ,
Governor Geer has given a wise and conservative administration and
Oregon may congratulate herself on having selected him to represent her dur
ing the past four years. It should be a matter of considerable state pride
that the voters showed In selecting Governor Geer that they were good Judges
of human nature and made no mistake. '' VufVf
Let us all set aside our political prejudices, it we hare any, and "wel
come the coming and speed the parting guests . ; V .
BOTH SHOULD WIN.
It seems to be a political paradox,
nevertheless both Levi Ankeny and
Governor, McBrlde should win in the
fight that now wages at Olympla. Mr.
Ankeny should win the Senatorial
fight, over any other man who la men
tioned for the office, because he is
fitted to serve there with conspicuous
success. Governor McBrlde should
win out in his railroad commission bill,
because Governor McBrlde is right in
his contentions .therefor.
It is obvious that such a double and
apparently Illogical victory cannot eas
ily come from out the tangled web of
possibilities over there at Olympla.
The outcome as a matter of course
usually is for one side with all of its
right and all of Its wrong to gain com
plete ascendency. The people by their
proxies the Legislature seldom have
the wisdom to take the good from one
faction and the good from the other
and combine the two for the better
ment ot the commonwealth.
Levi Ankeny possesses every attrib
ute of an Ideal Senator, excepting that
he is not orator. It were better that
he were. But, Mr. Preston Is not an
orator. And Mr. Wilson is morally.
and, let us all hope, politically, an Im
possibility. Harold Preston is clean, able, young,
progressive, and has qualities that
endear him to those with whom he has
come In contact. Tet he Is not con
spicuously above many other men of
Washington In ability, and has prin
cipally geography as a basic argument
to. underlie his candidacy. To an ex
tent, that is true of Mr, Ankeny, with
the advantage upon Mr. Ankeny's side
that his geographical argument makes
for the Just recognition of the common
people of the state with reference to
Columbia River improvements, while
Mr. Preston's entire political strength
consists in the ambition of Seattle to
control affairs in the State of Wash
ington.
Mr. Ankeny is pledged to assist in
developing Columbia River navigation
possibilities. His private business In
terests in the Walla Walla Valley and
the Palouse and elsewhere demand
these Improvements.
Mr. Preston would find it damaging
to his political position to give even
passive consent to improvement of the
Columbia River.
Washington will deal Justly only
when she recognises the rights of her
Eastern Washington peopIe;wd give
them the Columbia River as a governor
of transportation. And although Mr.
Ankeny may have railroad affiliations,
yet he has private business connections
that compel him to stand as an advo
cate of Columbia River improvements.
But Governor McBrlde In the main
is correct in demanding that railroad
commission bill, or at least, to Insist
upon some intelligent control of rail
road affairs by the state government.
There is every reason why Washington
should exercise state control. She is
in the hands of the merger companies,
with unlimited possibilities of arbi
trary action by the autocratic head. If
there be manhood in that Btate such as
seems to be, there will be a rebuke to
the recent tyrannical edict or Mr.
James J. Hill, that was nothing If not
notice served upon the people of '
sovereign state .to come to his terms
or suffer the consequences.
Hence, both Mr. Ankeny's election as
Senator and the passage of a properly
drawn bill for the control of railroads
would be best for the State ot Wash
ington.
What newspaper alive to the passage
of events can fail to notice that Grand
ma Munra has been transferred per
manently to the Huntington railroad
eating house. The Log Cabin Dining
jHoiise of the O. R. & U. Company at j
Meacnem la tne tsiue Mountains wui
never again have the kind-hearted.
sweet-faced woman to breathe over
the place the benign spirit of a moth
ering of the whole traveling fraternity.
The famous Log Cabin house IS not to
be reconstructed. It was destroyed by
fire several months Ago, Oregon really
loses an advertising feature by that de
clslon of the railroad company. Here
after. Huntington will be the point to
wards which travelers will look.
A county seat fight will come to Sa
lem from Malheur and Harney, one
from Union, one from , Wascff and
Crook for a new county, and one or twe
others. Those fights should ! not be
come mixed with state matters. Refer
Ithefti to the people concerned, provided
there be evidence that A sufficient bum-
ber of the jpeople therein desire to have
opportunity to "vote upon the subject
Enabling acts are the Ideal means.
The Legislature knows nothing of the
local conditions. The people living
there know all about them. There Is
some talk of forming a county seat
fight ,'merger,,,?whereby all Senators
and Representatives concerned will go
together to accomplish their --ends.
Gentlemen- don't confuse a confusion
that already Is worse confounded than
the status of the Prince of Hades.
For the saks of -your commonwealth
keep your fights, from the state law
making body.,"'
Mr. Will N. Oaten ts to be Governor
Chamberlain's private secretary. Mr.
Gatena will Officiate Jn that capacity
with, efficiency and guard the Interests
of the Chief Executive and of the con
cerns of the office with faithfulness.
Democrats with practically no excep
tions are satisfied with Mr. Gatens' se
lection for the position. '
Five armed bandits heldup seven
railroad men in Chicago the other day.
Chicago's highwaymen are getting Into
lesser buslness'Heretofore they have
operated in the City Hall, and held up
a million people- at once. Those Chi
cago aldermen " should arouse them
selves and prevent disgrace to their
reputations. .,1;
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"Zero weather and no coal" is Chi
cago's plaint.' '"Forty to B0 degrees In
the shade" is Portland's. boasWwith
fuel to burn In- plenty," and no one
aware of a coal famine excepting when
they read the Eastern dispatches.
Down in- Juar, Mexico, last Sun
day, Francisco " Matillero, bandillero,
was gored to death. by a bull In a bull
fight. It was witnessed by an audience
composed mostly iof Cltlxens of - the
United States. The shame of It!
When William Tart, Governor of the
Philippines, was leavlng Manila the
other day, the Filipinos wept and
prayed him to remain. It was compli
mentary to the official who had been
honest in the discharge ot duty.
It would be a national loss were
Abram S. Hewitt 6f New York to die,
as now seems probable. He Is a dis
tinguished politician and has been al
ways a great philanthropist. Mr.
Hewitt is 81 years old.
. Edison says electricity will Soon drlvs
out old Dobbin and tha locomotive.
' fteed Salted the treet Car Hog.
"I wish," said a New York street car
conductor, the day after .Thomas B.
Reed's death', "that we had more men to
travef on these cars Of Mr. Reed's build."
- - A- strange assertion, -considering; the
room such men would take. The follow
ing explanation was made by the collec
tor of fares: . , , ';
"When neur the end of the line people
begin to clamber on the car before we
have time to turn around. This makes it
dlificult for the people In the car to- get
ut..Preiature crowding also Jjsl.lnJus
tlce to those Who comply With the rules
of the company, and wait until the ter
minal la reached. The street car hog is
a brute development, and we conductors
are helpless to stem their onward rush
for seats. .-, ; ,. 4,- 1 . ' :' "r
"Mr. Keed was on the car one evening;
Just before we reached the end of the
line he got up, buttoned his overcoat and
Walked out to the lowest step on the rear
platform. There he remained. Again and
again the street car hogs attempted t
board the car, but bumped tip against the
great sts teaman .and (ell off.' Some lost
their hats, others were tumbled into the
street, hut not one Succeeded in boarding
the car. At the end of the line the de
serving passengers got ;. the seats, and
when the hogs came up they dangled
trom th straps": . ' '
- ''Reed? Oh, he never nptlcedjem. He
was on the platform, .but his thoughts,
must hare been in Maine, tor he neltner
aw nor heard." v.
It is often better not toftee an insult
than te avenge itSeneca, , - 1 -
' TOHIOHT'g ATAeTXOS.
, The Marquam Grand Symphony Con
cert, jura. a. u. sneidon, soloist , -The
Bakr-'Ths Little Minister.1
Cordrays-.-Down by the Sea.
Frederleksbarg YaudevlUe. -
; - OOHtVa AVTmAtmosrn.
vThe Marquam Grand David Warfleld
In "The Auctioneer," Thursday. Friday
and Saturday matinee and night '
The Baker -"The Little Minister," for
the week. - 1 . .
Cordray's'Down by the Sea," for the
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fTaeric)tDurg -Vaudeville every
nisui. 5 ...
"The Tyranny of Tears."
A Modern Taming- of the Bhrew"
would be too harsh a title for tha nlav
mai was witnessed at the Marauam
Grand last night, "The Tyranny ot
rears." the title given by the author.
Haddon Chambers, being exactly appro
priate. The wife, Mrs. Parbury, spouse
of aa English novelist la too pretty
and at times too sweet to permit the ap
plication or so unlovely a name as shrew.
ret at other times, she . maddens one
with her resort to tears UDon so many
occasions In life as a means of gaining
her desires. She tyrannizes over her
nusnana with the flood tears until he,
poor man,. Is in despair. He cannot go
upon a two-days' hunting: trlD without
nts wire, without leaving her in tears.
Ha. does . not - go; He cannot call
in St', the club, without parting:
from his. wire with the wait
ings of the poor little thing as his
last remembrance ot home, that "you
don't love me any more, or you wouldn't
run eft to that horrid club and leave me
all alone." He doesn't go. He wants to
go yachting for four days 'with an old
college chum. His wife hears of the
trip, eagerly asks when "we" are going
to start, learns that she is' not one of
"we," cries and reproaches him, and
he doesn t go.
Finally, she gets jealous of her hus
band's private secretary. Miss Woodard.
and -orders . her to leave her husband's
employment Then he refuses to compel
her to go, and, without having given
Just cause for the wife's suspicions, he
stands his. ground. Tears avail not. He
asserts himself, scorns the overflowing
tear, albeit with kindness in the scorn
ing, and they have a day's separation.
meet and come to an understanding, and
begin life with new comprehension ot
what .mutual trust between man and
Wife is, what it means to arise In -the
morning and during the day1 seek, not
happiness, . :but seek to give happiness.
Then the clouds roll away, and every
thing eventuates 'aajnost stories even
tuate, with happy married folks, and
the secretary married to the cynic.
In the last act, Paul Qllmore s address
to his wife, at the time of the final
understanding, as he sets forth the eth
ics and the philosophy of married life.
is a superb piece of English read beauti
fully. And that describes Mr. Gilmore's
acting and reading throughout the play.
He essays a John Drew success, and es- I
says it with another brilliant success.
There are seven people In the cast.
Each one is competent. Mrs. Parbury
as acted by Miss Grace Hobart Hanson
is exceedingly-effective. Miaa Rose -Tif
fany's Miss Woodard is a fine bit of act
ing, and Colonel Armitage by' Robert
Turner is capital. Mr. Bertram as uun-
nlng, the cynic, is good enough for the
greater part of the time, but only in the
scene in the morning, after champagne
till 3 a m., does he develop much force.
Then he enacts the half-quarrelling
scene exceedingly well.
The . scenery is good, especially the
rose garden scene.
uAKaaxms'.AKirotrcCEXCxzrTs.
"A Gambler's Daughter," at Ooraray's.
'A Gambler's Daughter" comes to
Cordray's for one week, commencing
next Sunday matinee. It is the latest
drama from the skillful and talented
pen of Owen Davis, the author of several
other highly successful meio-oramas, in
cluding "Lost in the Desert," "Through-
the Breakers, etc., etc. The new piece
Is most elaborately staged, and equlped
with a much greater amount of new and
beautiful scenery than Is ordinarily used
in the production of such plays. A fine
company of the best players to be ob
tained comprises the cast, and the many
exciting scenes and startling climaxes I
as the interesting , plot develops are
vividly jrtrayed.
The plot hinges on a dastardly con
spiracy hatched against the heroine, who
Is wealthy in her own right, and wnose
father Is the owner of an uitra-rashion-
able .and. exclusive Michigan avenue
gambling ' palace, as well as being a
prominent Board of Trade man. The
part of the .gambler's daughter is taken
by the -welt-known, clever and talented. I
leading -woman. Miss Lilllian Haywara.
In the cast are such footlight favorites
as Camilla Criime, Marie Laurens. Elsie
Frasee, James Norval, C. W. Goodrich,
Walter Stanhope, J. J. Hyland, F. K
Wallace, Allan Foster, Andrew Quirk,
li. P. North, Louis Epstein and many I
others. Usual Saturday, matinee.
"The Auctioneer."
One Of the most interesting comedy
events of the season occurs at the Mar-'
quam Grand Theatre, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday matinee and night when David
Warfleld appears for the first time in
this city in "The Auctioneer." In fact,
the occasion is one of the really impor
tant ones of. the year, and It Is certain
that no more interesting comedian is
likely to be seen in this city. For the
past few years Warfleld has been one
of the triumphant ngures on Broadway.
and when David Belasco took him from
the rank and file and placed him in the
stellar firmament, everyone was glad of
the ultimate and . complete success of
the enterprise. No better endorsement
of Warfield's high ability could be asked
than the fact that ha attracted the con
fidence of such a man as Belasco, whose
woridwla lame as a autnor 4 equaled
only by his discretion as a manager and
Ms power to discern genius and talent
Mrs. Leslie Carter illustrates his far
sightedness in this direction, and now
that he is putting Warfleld forward as
a star, there are many who believe the
comedian's future will, be.' as brilliant
in his- particular field as Mrs. . Cate'r'a
hasTSeett IH' hers; At all events, War
held's appearance at the Marquam has
aroused' profound Interest among amuse
ment lovers,, and there is every indica-
t.on that the-, audience will be one of
the largest ' and most brilliant known
here in a long. time.. . ' v' '
rio-vld fialaaco'a unerring o-enlus tn
handling stage effects should result in
an entertainment that few theatre-goers
will care to miss. The leading part tn.
the piece is Simon Levi, who owns an
auction store in Hester street . While it
Is not proposed to lessen the novelty of
the story by repeating even Its outline,
the nubile mav bank on the fart lht
the play wifa.berby virtue of Warfield's ;
Irresistible skill, one festival of laughter '
from beginning to end. - The yotrngactor '
gave to the stage that uproariously fun
ny Hebrew which ' Inhabits tha East
Side of New Tort, and when it' Is told
that in "The Auctioneer" he places his
creation among its natural surround-
Ings, and that the comedian Is allowed
full rein to his ability as fun-maker, it
will be understood that nothing will be
lacking te make aa evening with WarJ
WHAT. THB PAIR WIL.L DO FOR OREGON
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The Lewis and Clark Centean'lal will fieip us to discover ourselves to
learn what manner of people we are. ; is the struggle te advance ess financial
interests, we sometimes neglect 'our opportunities for 'enjoying tha home com
fort that Is ous heritage, and but half appreciate the golden "link that unite
the present an the past. The work ef home-building this Pacific North'
West and its already achieved success is a record of courage which, if but
fully appreciated, would, make every cltlsen proud of the successes already at
tained, v v. ',;-,.;: - .: -.' , , , . . -.a .
-Th' Exposition will give us an opportunity to weigh ouf "present to con
siders from Whence-present opportunities and-conveniences .have come, and to
take our bearings the better to appreciate the great future which Is now opes
ing to the Pacino Coast, - 4 - , .. . ., .,
We are entering upon a new era Jn the development of our section. West- -'
ward for centuries civilisation- has steadily advanced. The sundown sea has
been reached. Here the Orient and the Occident must determine s what this
weswara- movement has done for the-couregeoua In general, expositions have -been;
held to commemorate some great historical event and to show what has
been already accomplished. Ours" will do more. It will repeat again the won
derful story, of the already great things achieved, and it will Toint the finger
of opportunity toward-great things yet to be accomplished, , which this new
section presents on every hand. , 1 f ; ,; -f.
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,i,iv pi wm rtcti an impetus mat wui estauisn netter conattions
On every side. Streets will be improved, houses painted, lawns and gardens
WIU bear their prettiest verdure-an air jof preparation will everywhere be no-'
tioed. Our state, as well as our city,, -will put en company dress,, because we
are expecting somebody to Come and see us. Our company wilt not only see
us. but they will see what we have, hence all of our institutions, however
good now, will be made better. As a resultant, higher ideas will ha stab
lished. ,Ai a people we will learn to better appreciate our many opportunities
and the certain resources of our section. : ,
, Statues will -be erected, .art collections will be Installed. Landscape en
gineering will turn our parks and pubtio yards into things of beauty. Archi
tectural mouelS Will Tstamo their mfluence -on-future bulldina. end the eathetln ,
Wlil be everywhere in evidence. Industrial Ideas will stimulate to higher ao-.
Mvity in our rapidly growing Industries. vur commercial opportunities
will be made known and the great Northwest will henceforth occupy a dis
tinctive field for the development of commercial possibilities. It will result in
a more rapid Increase In population, because visitors here will quickly recog
nize the .advantages afforded by ouimild ciimate and fertile soil. In the not
distant future our fields, orchards and srardens will bear evidence of Increased
Attention, and theit fruitage will testify to the, fertility of the valleys and
r, o .mm urvguu. ' . - .
THINQS WE SEE
By Paul
e
In ones rounds durlnO" tha dav Ann
but there are alwayk certain things that
mind than others.:;'Vi.r.''v.N
For instance, one mar see nearlV
dressed in black atsndlng at the corner of Yamhill anu Third streets ha
ranguing the passers-by. She always holds an open Bible in her hand and
quotes from It freely, or leads the casual observer to believe that she is quot
ing from It. The truth of the matter is th.t ah
ad sentences, so disconnected that if they were taken in shorthand and writ
ten out In full,-. they A would be no less than the ravings of a maniac on the
subject of religion. . '
I he fact that this woman has for
streets of Portland and harangued the
sunshine, naturally causes the inquiry,
where and how does She live. -and what
labor under?" She has .many Dlaces
"preaching," but these vary from time to time. Her pitiable plight has so
long disgusted pedestrians that thev will, sro a block urnumi rather than
by where she Is talking, and as they are constaiftly dodging her, she has to
change her "appointment!" At d resent she devotee moet nf tier time at tha
corner of Third and. Yamhill, because a
' point, ana necessarily congregate there to wait for their oars.
She either thinks they congregate at the place for her especial benefit, or
in her madness realises that they sre not a willing audience, but knowingly
takes advantage of their inconvenience. , Anyway, she always selects such
places, and the audience has to suffer accordingly.
The name of this unfortunate woman is Maa-e-ie M-rtee aha native
of Missouri, and has no relatives In this country. She has nevef been mar
ried. She lives all alone, In an old, dilapidated building near the power house
of the cable car Una She has lived there for several, years. She has no
income except what she earps. from taking in Washing and nursing the sick.
Day in and daV tutt she henda over the waahtuh atii than .
mofe than a tolm to the City., through
the people on -the streets. .After coverina what she eella her annnintmonta in
the city, she then trudges back through the darkness along alleys arid by
streets to her home. She lives on the scantiest of food and has worn one
dress for more than a year. 'V
mis Woman Imagines that she Is
it before legitimate religious bodies,
and... as a., matt&r. .o4ccurse. she was
in ura ran wt me monomaniac, sne nas- never Decome discouraged. She Is la
boring under the. hallucination that she is the wife of Christ She has a scan
tily furnished room In her house one much better than her own which she
says Is her husband's room. This room Is treated as almost sacred.
She has an ungovernable temper.
she lives have often teased her by shouting out to her and throwing missiles
against her house. The woman, so pious, and who is giving her life to tha
cause of Christianity, lAs often come out from her Louse and chased the chil
dren with an ax or whatever wdapon she had -at hand, and sworn at them
with the bitterest oaths. The more timid women in the neighborhood are in
constant awe of her.
Still, there Beems to be ho remedy
ordered her to "move on" many times, and she obeys by moving on and begin
ning her "sermon" at some other street corner. Unless h roused h te hm.
lutely harmless, and, under the law governing "freedom of speech." she la
permuted to go on from year to year harassing the people on the streets and
making herself ah object of pity to all who are compelled to come under the
sound of her voice.
Of all the sad cases on the streets
Is -the saddest " ;
At the hotels and restaurants one
It Is always a treat for the observer to spend a short time at these places.
That Is, possibly, why so many people make the hotels their lounging
places. I was Impressed by two oases which came under my observation a
few days ago. I met a yotmlr man from a country town who was spending a
few days in the city.- I asked htm where he was staying, and he said, "At the
Portland." He draws a very small salary, and never has a dollar ahead. But
he believes in the very best, and always has it, whether he has a dollar left or
not. " ''., ,
I visited a "Jab" restaurant on
of the most interesting places in the
proprietor and looking -at the motley
meals are 10 eents. Borne "of thein were not even able to afford this luxury;
they were taking doughnuts and coffee for i cents. There were the ragged
old tramps who had begged a few cents and were probably eating the first menl
for several days;, then there were the old topers who had been srlven a dime to
buy a "sobering-ufl" meal. Then there were handsome, dudlsh-lookihg fellows,
who came In shyly.with their bats pulled down over their eyes, and sat with
their backs to the door. And there were women who came boldly in and went
to the boxes: where 10-cent meals. are. served M 'this -cUjss.- - 1
bui me most interesting .: characters are xne wealthy Old TMcnelors -who -
board at these cheap restaurants for
man above BO years, with an intelligent
should mingle with Such a crowd of men, ragged and reeking with tilth. "I
wish I had his money," said the policeman. "That fellow Is worth ttearly a
hundred thousand .dollars."'- Upon further inquiry; it was -ascertained that he
bought meal tickets regularly at the place, for which he paid IS for il 10-cent
meals, thus making one meal free by advancing that sum.' --And the proprietor
said that he often ate doughnuts and
noara Din aown to sis cents a aay.
But he Is not the .only man of wealth that eats - 10-cent meals. There
are a number of men of comparative wealth that dine at these places. It is a
Drlvilea-e. and Is governed by Dride, One man without a dollar ahead finds It ''
necessary to stop,-at the Portland te
nas won nis xortune minus more 01.11 man no does or What people may say.
The one would consider it 'an eternal disgrace to be caught eating at a "Jnp"
restaurant. While- : the , other ; would consider it unpardonable extravagance- to
take a first-class, meai at. a first-class hotel.
If all persons Connected with postofflces and other public Institutions
would live up to the-rules adopted by such institutions, themselves, the people
would feel more-patient in living up to them. During the holiday rush at the
Postoffle It became necessary for the people to line up at the money order
window. A notice was posted above the window to that effect While a
large number of : women and .men -were lined up, waiting their turn, a mall
carrier came In and -gave his application for a money qrder tnarhead of the ' "
waiting -crowd, who lookedUoa with scowls on their faces. When the money
order was issued,' 'one of the men down at the end of the line remarked' tha If '
the Postofflce people didn't live up to their own rules they should not com
nlain at the public becoming Impatient at times. "Oh. I was in a hurry." said
the mailarrler-"So-are- WeIichlmed a chorus of voices in the line-up. "But fa
It was not my own,", said the mail-carrier; -f -wssonlyr-doing-i thanky
Job." "We would like you to , do so muc.i for us," said the. stout-woman. - I'll
get you to buy my money orders hereafter.
As the mau carrier made nis way out,
saying that he did not notice that the employe had gotten ahead of his turn,
or he should hot have" issued the money order. , .
flold one " Of ' thorough. Joy- and delight
The advance sale-of seats Opened this
morning. i'r- .c ' . ,t
ext Week a the Baker A :
The offering Of the Neill Stock Com-
nanv at the Baker all next week, start-
ins- with Bunaay ' matinee, win oer
Whytal's great piay, ' "ror f r vir-
einia." This Is. a play that deals with
scenes and Incidents during Civile War
time in the early '0s. ; It is one filled
with nleastnc sentiment and an abund-
nnce of clean-cut eocnedy, In "For Fair
Vlrelnla" the Neill Stock Company will
appear to splendid advantage and add te
Its already enviaoie .reputation as a
high-class stock company. -The- Baker
Will continue to be filled with audiences
that never ' fail to leave the theatre
pleased .to-the hlghest,;degree.i :
tt a. artlaade should desire te send
aa Inexpensive "source of Information"
of Oregon to an Eastern , friend. The
J cranial would fill the bin.. Daily f 4 a
year by soailt BemiWeetly, fl.BOt
Weekls. SI. , Ail tha hews. . Paoae Kata
of Softools JL 2V Sebinsen. ' ;
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THAT IMPRESS US
2)e laey.
eeienses .e.
mn thhM that imnnu nn.
are mare firmly impressed upon the
inv event no- . I,n ImIi.mii
more than three vein nwt nnm tha
people as they passed by, in storm and
"Who is she. what is her private life,
class of mental K.r.i'i,.. ,w. .ha
on the street at whixh aha it w
large number of people take the -cars
the worst of rain storms and haraneues
"called" to Dreach. and. having attemnteil
it was soon found that aha omv
ostracized f ronualLrellgloua bodies. But, .
The children in the neighborhood where
applicable to her case. The nolle have
of Portland, the case of Macele McOm
Sees many thine that imnresa one-
First avenue the same dav. That la one
city. A policeman was talking to the
crowa - seated - at the placa where - all
economy's sake. I saw a neat-looking
countenance and wondered why he
coffee for breakfast thus cutting his
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save his reputation, while the man who
the money order clerk apologized by
. )nawrm Oaa Hate. - -
According to a. French scientist flow
ers are' endowed with passions like hu
man beings, and there are few among
them which cannot love and hate fer
vently. "They have their sympathies
and antipathies," he explains, "and if ws
study them closely we pan easily find
them out" Roses are passionately fond '
of some flowers, and flourish when near
them. On the other hand, they speedily 1
wither when placed near other flowers,
and we must infer that it is because
the latter are . not congenial . te them. .
heliotropes and violets have a lively
sympathy for each other, and in like
manner pansles and carnations." "tf It
can be proved that flowers can love and
hate," says a German writer, comment
ing on this statement "it ought not to ,
be difficult to prove that' tfeejr have
.sbula. ,.iv ...'M.; hKV;.;
. We cannot control the tongues., of
others, but a good life enables ua to de-
nt&l MlllmfttoM am ?' -
fin vaMiiin mi ww.v. 1 i ' ...
'-f' :. a i' . .f..!"'.V ffj 'yv'i:.:.