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E$Sftirial Pago' tef S;-J'oiaraQS ( FRIPAY, MARCH 18, 1904 PORTLAND, OREGON TH E O RE GO N DAILY J OURNAL AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER C. S. JACKSON Published every evening (except Sunday) at The Journal Building, "t, Fifth and Yamhill streets. . Portland. Oregon. , OFFICIAL. PAPER OP THB CITY OP PORTLAND ' - ,' NOW WILL NOT OTHERS SIMON avers that .his object was solely to ring about tetter ' moral onomical administration In ;i good object, and perhaps the voters should have taken Mr. Simons word for It, and not remembered that when l.e was boss of the city everyiklndvpt vice flourished here like green bay trees; voters-were Wbught; and sold in blocks of few and many, openly and. notoriously, and economy ; In administration and consctentlpus regard for the people's best Interests could not be discovered in the vicinity' of his machine with ,"a;i, magnifying lens of the l iffhest power. It' Is an encouraging sign that Mr. Simon lias ' reformed, politically. ; r He needed ;no particular ir.fnrmaiinn ntherwisaor none in wtucn terested. ; ,)"'. ;.';; ' V ; -.' ;,V;i f V I- i M. 'i-t But under Mr. Carey's, or Mr. Matthews', pr Mr. Bakers, or Mr. Solomon's leadership, the same old ? scandalous, shameful system of vote buying and fraudulent balloting was pursued Wednesday, only In a form or in a degree, somewhat modified necessarily by circumstances. The Jlitchell faction wouldt have won, apparently, with honest, unpurchased Votes; but this , does not change the fact that these reformers, who are so horrified at Mr. Simon's "for mer practices, meant to win by" foul means if tbeyvcould not by fair. Yet in all walks of lifeexcept the track po liticaJ, Chairman Carey is a man void of offense and with unblemished character. " But an alliance with gambling bosses, who openly violate the laws In their roethpds of securing votes, indicates that those who so ,, vigorously attack Mr, Simon's former practices yel show evidence of being In this regard his pupils or; Imitators. What a Bight to make honest men. and good angels re joice it would be to see the leaders of both factions, or of the predicted factlonless party, really reform their polit ical ways in these respects, be as scrupulous In dealing with the people as a mass as they are In dealing with them personally and Individually, and actually insist upon an absolutely fair and pure ballot? really thus reform in practice as well as in promise, in performance rather than In pretense. -: , - PORTLAND-ORIENTAL TRANSPORTATION. i ihb PROMISED increase of the I fleet is not only gratifying as fulfillment of Mr. Harrlman's here a few months ago, but encouraging proving business via Portland. Within two months, it is expected, our Oriental freight steamers will leave this port for the Orient every 10 days, a service superior to that ac corded either to Tacoma, Seattle or Victoria. Most of the feright must at present be carried to over the Harriman lines," but an increasing amount will from year' to year be supplied and consumed in the ter ritory tributary to this city. In this matter Mr. Har riman, contrary to a prevalent idea some months ago, seems disposed to treat all Pacific coast ports fairly, and to accord to each the recognition, from a, transportation point of view, to- which it and its surrounding region and railroad connections entitle it. 'y-:, v '4 l Vr i With a sufficient and permanent channel over the Co lumbia bar, Portland, on account of the vastly superior resources ! of . its tributary country and its fresh water harbor, would soon outstrip the northern ports, and gain rapidly on San Francisco. The deepening of the bar chan r.el, therefore, is the most important work in- hand, though coincident with it should go the opening of the river through the Celllo canal. The urgent needs of this great region must not be Ignored, and this vastly Important work delayed, scarcely enough being done to offset the wear and tear of the elements, in order for politicians to make po litical capital on the false scaro of economy,' because this is a presidential election year. " ;, , . ' Jf Oregon will put men to the front who will force this work through to speedy and successful completion, Mr. Harriman will doubtless do bis' part, and the producers of Oregon and the rest of the great region f which Port land is the natural commercial center, will do theirs. PROGRESS TOWARD PURER T, ... ET. MEN,, and women, too for there are many auch . Interested in purer politics and a higher stand ard of political morality not despair-, rather feel encouraged to carry on the good fight; for on looking back over the events and struggles that have led up to present conditions we can see that much progress has Jeen made. It is scarcely a score of years since the Australian ballot law was first adopted by an American state, and now it is the law in a large majority of states. This law, provid ing for a secret ballot, and so to fc large extent checking the vote-buying business for "delivery of the' goods" was thus rendered uncertain was sneered at and scorned at first by the politicians, but seeing ! that ; the people de manded and would have it, the politicians yielded with what grace they could, and almost with one accord be came its supporters. " . So with the present primary law of this state, similar to UTAH AVD JOLO. Why Attack One , and Seward the 'V . , , ' Othsrt ; ; : From the Chicago Chronicle. " : ' There can be no two opinions among people of correct moral perception con earning polygamy. It 1 destructive of all social organism. ' It takes from the word home all of its ignlflcance and if practiced generally would reduce all so clety to the level .of decadent Orlontal- Ism. .-"That 'all right-thinking people are wsrrefMl upon these facta does not Justify nie persecution or anyone because tnat person Is a. Mormon. When the anti-polygamy stafute went into effect in Utah the Mormons who had contracted : plural marriages previous thereto were placed In a- trying position. 4 wt. o'jiiii ilt u iiiv iidu ciiieicu intd the' polygamous state from sincere religious convictions the moral obliga tlm to support fthelr several wlvep and numerous progeny rannot be . ignored. Tt;t Pome if them have construed this moral obligation to Include' what the l.iw iiefliie as "unlawful CQhabttatlon" r. Admitted bv President Jocenh Rmlth m'll .specifically' in-speaking of himself, liuwever. herdeelares, and,, whatever his vices, lying does not appear to 'o one of tUm, O.at the . Mormon ' church as an tiiHtuuxtoa no longer aavocates ; plural n-mrl.igfs and that no sucU marriages Mve. heeij contracted under sanction of t;. rliurrh since the antl-poiygamy law rnt Into, effect. ", ' t'ltniilderlng the length of time that ((iyertiny hns.been prnctleed In Utah and 1. -. .j.ting . Ireildent Smith's statement .(!. uiuler oath Jt would appear to an 1: prejudiced mind that the Mormons 1 I met a crlnl in their religious and i mMlc nffrlrn in a law-abldlnif uplrlt A'lileh they sem to. have maintained. I s'-(itnr Snxwt is not charged with the ! nu ttre- or ddvwnev nf polygamy. If and 11 were pwved he would 1 . uuiit to occupy a seat In the senate. PUBLISHED BY-JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. REFORM? . that of many states; in connection with the registration law it Is a serious and difficult obstacle in the way, of the corrupting political boss to the attainment of his malign purposes.' The; primary; election being the beginning, the conditions and more source, of campaign activity and office-getting,' 1 was there that the depraved and debasing boss did his most effective work.; But since primary, elections have been equally safeguarded t with the later general election to choose officer?, his job has become one of difficulty if not Portland. This was of danger.? This law, chine manipulators, but; when they perceived that the movement ; in 'itsJavor was irresistible, they became its most vocally uealous advocates. , They have managed rto weaken it somewhat, by ; providing that the whole party ticket can be voted by an!x at the top of the ballot Instead of requiring an X opposite each' name voted for; this should be changed; but the law, while Jt'does not prevent bribery and ballot-stuffing entirely, does much in that di rection. , ' tne DUDiic is in Next, if one of the to be voted on next June be adopted, we will advance an other step, and will practically eliminate ' nominating county and state, conventions, and their boss-made slates. Candidates wilj practically be nominated by the voters at primary elections; thus voters will,' take, in as large a measure as they choose, the selection of their, public ser vants into their own bands.' ; Then not only will the people in all probability get better officials, who will realize that they are directly, responsible to ?; the people and not to bosses, but the voters generally will take a lively Interest In politics, and through this means will soon become bet ter capable of choosing the best men and more desirous of doing so. This law Is a good one, and should be voted for by every man in favor of better, cleaner government. ' , Tes, . we are progressing; not . retrograding. ' After awhile we shall have minority representation in our legis latures too- representation from each county, or section, in proportion as nearly as practicable to the popular vote cast therein. Let ' us keep moving forward, toward the light- - - ' 'v' ; 1 AN OBSCURE . rTiHE London Portland-Oriental I of one Bezobrazoff, a Russian adventurer, who is - - said to be more than anyone else the cause of the war in the east. He Is called the most sinister figure in the "Tragedy qf Errors," being played at St. Petersburg. "There are six of his name in the Russian official directory and when the czar made one of them his secretary of state the official whose duty it was to draw up the official no tification was at a loss to know which one It was the czar had. 'choseiv-.And yet for six months this man practically ruled the empire and enjoyed the boundless confidence of his master, and through bis influence with" the czar pre cipitated the war in the east",'. ' '. -. -. The man was & soldier like many another whose income was insufficient for his tastes, and many years ago be 'dis appeared under, a cloud from St. Petersburg. He reap peared a short time ago and gained by some means the a reasonably prompt promise made when as indicative of a and f rem JPorJIand confidence of the some mission to Siberia. His mission must have been sue cessfuL for when he again came back Jo St, Petersburg he wag received with great favor not only by Vladimir, but also Alexis and Alexander Mikhallovltch, all three vieing. in showering favors upon him. The enemies 'of M. Wltte crowded around him also, and he was soon high lft the confidence of the czar. His compassionate tone in speak ing of the condition completely won the to lean more and M. Wltte was soon soon as Wltte was safely out of the way he began using openly," as he had already secretly, all his .influence to bring about a war in the east.1 He alarmed even the grand dukes by his boldness, for although the were in favor of the war, Ahey knew tained for hostilities, and were more chary of approach ing him on 'the subject. The damage was done when Bezobrazoff flnajly POLITICS. free nana in tne east ana to allow him, Bezobrazoff, , to practically manage the eastern situation by appointing a committee, of - which whose hands the tlrely. , ' Everything went Grand Duke Alexander made the discovery that the ad venturer had been other grand dukes his own pecuniary The downfall of alter the complexion of affairs In the east. The damage was done, and the play must go on to the last bitter act, although its author profit from its production. There seems to be only an indefinite suspicion that he believes In it. . As he denies any such belief. .there does not appear to be any. valid reason for the tremendous amount of Indignation which prevails among some 'of his senatorial inquisitors. Indeed, ; since he neither practices nor advocates polygamous re lations he is more consistent' toward polygamy . than either the Republican senate or administration, which permits polygamy to be practiced upon the Island of Joio nd employs the polygamous sultan iniaa 'official capacity, m . Where Is the consistency and where IS the great moral principle Involved In attacking suspected polygamy in Utah and upholding , open polygamy in the Philippines? nwoax to sbsatox 1 hoax. ' ; From the New Tork Times, ; , There was one hearty outburst of laughter today in the Smoot trial. Presi dent . Smith had' said that ex-Apostle Moses Thatcher differed from the othfcr leaders of the : . Mormon : church and wanted to go into politics against their judgment and advice. "Why was thlsr' asked Mr. "Taylor. "Did Mr, Thatcher dealre any officer" "Yes, he "wanted some office, I be lieve," replied President Smith. i ' . Can you remember what office he wanted?" ' "I do not Just recollect." ' ' ' Wn't it that of senator? Didn't Mr. Thatcher want to be United States senator?" . . '. . . ..- ;. "Oh. yes," said Smith; "I think it was that . It was senator or some thing like that." - . The look that came over Senator Hoar's face ss ha heard the words that men' that any living being thought there wns an office on earth like' that of United States senator was something awful to' witness. ' In a moment it had pnssod and the whole committee burst Into laughter, in which Mr, Hoar joined feebly.' . . ; -.' .. . JNO. Pi CARROLL too, was at first opposed by the ma proposed laws now before the people ADVENTURER CAUSED ( THEi WAR.' . . V ! Times quotes -from the World the story Grand Duke Vladimir, and was sent on of the unfortunate peasants In Siberia humane heart of the czar, who came more upon him for advice. The fall of brought about by Bezobrazoff and, as the averslonwhjeh the czar enter persuaded the czar to allow Alexleff a - Bezobrazoff was made secretary,- Into conduct of eastern affairs was given en ':;yZf: 'y'y ;. .t smoothly for, Bezobrazoff until the making catspaws of himself and the In order -to obtain for himself certain concessions in Korea and Manchuria; that the "glory of the empire" was the least part of his calculations and that the czar was simply being "worked" by the adventurer for benefit. Bezobrazoff came promptly upon this discovery' but neither his disgrace nor death could then was barred from reaping any further JAPAITESB PKOaXESSZTSBXSS. f From the London Teleeranh The Japanese always want the latest "tip" of science: they are all for ress. !, It is interesting to note that they nave established communication across the. Bay of Korea bv wireless tele raphy, sending messages from Chemulpo 10 yneroo, a distance of Z7Q miles. Of course the messuges are not very elaborate, and ,w can Imagine some simple signals being arranged before hand, and the JananAUK wnnM linn , certain that5 there was no danger 4f iiw (wing imerccpiea in any way by the Russians.- ' For the rough purpose of war it can quite be believed that- the Japanese with their extreme curiosity as to what la new. have rlaeed un In a fm hin Instruments capable of taking signals wun ine assistance . or some of their sained civilian telegraphists on board. .' : Ashore the arm v will ninith,!. telegraphs, at which they are adepts, and afloat the navy will use dispatch boats, flags and flashing signals. The JaDanese flashln . Kmn in tAOAMlla s4s powerful In fact, better than anything we have in the British navy. , , .A MIUOBITT DOOTECTE. , . From the Salt Lake Tribune. ' In fact, the doctrine set forth in the controlling decision is a doctrine of a minority of the court, and the assent of the ninth member sof the court Is only to the result reached and not to the doc trine upon whlclf that result is founded. Clearly, this situation Invitea.turther litigation, and it need occasion no sur prise to see the stock of the Northern Securities company rise on the market, ai it did. and to note that President Hill views the decision, with apparent indif ference, as though he should say that it will make no practical difference with bis combinations, . yy.yyy.; ayyyr:y y Oregon Sidelights A hew morning and evening mail serv ice is In operation between Albany afid Corvallls, . . . . . . La Grande Is to lay nearly two- miles of new water mains, which is indicative of the town's growth- The Irrlgon Irrigator says Irrlgon is unapproachable." But a good many people seem to get there. The total registration of school child ren in Pendleton is 1,119, Who require 21 rooms, and 24 teachers. . . The Pacific States Telephone com pany's taxes for' six months in Baker City amounted to 1378.72.' Roy Heater has been - engaged . ai trainer of the McMlnnville college team. He is supposed to be able to warm them up i:"'-7 .v '',. ;i.KKvv'iu;;4,;;.':KA.f;;f;'ss The , Athena vpostoffice had a sup posedly burglar-proof safe,' but burg lars with nltro-glycerine made a wreca of It The Echo Jackrabbit cannery Is in financial difficulties, which . will add to the springtime pleasure ' of the Jack- rabbits. ' - - All the country people are for good roads now.' but how many will be so much In earnest when the deep mud dries ,;,:,:V'yy''-:V'-i 3. a Smith of Umatilla county,' who has been, feeding 10,000 lambs at Kear ney, Neb., 'since last fall, has sold them In Chicago at a good profit . ; , , Near Irrlgon one man is putting out ,B0O , grape rbots. He ' already -has planted 200 peach ' trees. Others are doing similar work thereabouts.. . i The Athena Methodist . church has bought, a communion set of six large pieces of massive sliver. It . should now buy strong locks and hire a night watch. .. . . :. Last year Baker county got a big slice of territory from Union county, but now s it objects to giving up some of its territory to form, with part cf Grant, a new count. Albany - Democrat: , A correspondent kicks lustily because his property was assessed so high that he has had to pay $5.11 taxes on, 40 acres of land, and wants something done by the board of equalization to remedy the matter. An easterner in OregonAo determine the comparative healthfulness of dif ferent towns, visits the cemeteries of each and counts the graves, and com pares the number with the living pop ulation. - If he would also, count . the number of dead as well as alive poli ticians he weyld have a lqng Job. The La Grande Chronicle says: ; "The Chronicle ' congratulates itself 'on not having become embroiled in the ' city election. Whenever the town gets big enough and the people become generous enough to fight these battles out on po litical lines, the Chronicle will be In the scrap and will be on the side of the Democrats. But no more factional cat hauling for this sheet." Tes, a paper that believes in supporting all the can didates, better or worse, of a political party in a municipal election, la relieved of any strain on either 'its conscience or Intellect . . ... "iwVTTATIOir HAT BB POX TOV. From the Grand Rapids Herald. The following story Is a particularly good story because. It has a fine moral It Is possible that it exactly fits your case. You know, and if you do not, you will when you grow up and have chil dren of your 'own, . that fathers and mothers feel heart pangs when the children, reach that age of carelessness that makes them forget home. The girl gets into the social swim a bit and mother" doesn't want to restrain her. "Just let her have a good time while she is young, for. she will have to sober down soon enough," is the idea. And the hoy finds enjoyment in a hundred places, and gets In the habit of reaching for his hat right after supper and dis appearing. 5, , ' ;:. ;'.',!" He doesn't Intend to be mean or sel fish; He forgets, and he will remember when his own hair Is frosted and his own house is lonesome. ; . But those things hurt They make sorrow that is seldom voiced, and one day It is too late for the remedy. . ' . . Bo Just remember, you that have good nomes and parents who are neglected. that you are cordially Invited to Bpend this evening, and a great many other evenings, In the old home. You will be- well . entertained and you will make a great deal of happiness. - 1 -mere is usually a period in every rpbung man's life when his, idea af hav ing a good time means being away from home, The young man of this story got away from his office at t o'clock, and had fallen into the habit of staying in town to dinner and spending his even Ings at the theatre or In calling on friends. One afternoon his father came to him and asked hlmtif he had any en gagement for the evening; The young man had not "Well. I should like to have you go somewhere with me." The young roan himself tells what happened. V i ' 'All right,' I said. Where shall I meet - you T, : ; He suggested a certain hotel at half past seven ; and I was there, prepared for the theatre andra quiet lecture oft late hours. He had combined the two on several occasions. But when he appeared he said he wanted me to call with him on a lady. . .'One I knew quite well when X was a young man he explained. We went out and started straight for home. 'She is stay ing at our house,' he said. ' I thought it strange that he should have made the appointment for" the hotel in those cir cumstances, but I said nothing. .Well, We went in, and I was Introduced with all due formality to my mother and my sister. ' The .situation , struck me as funny, and I began to laugh, but the laugh died away.' None- of the three even smiled. My mother and my sister Shook hands with me, and my mother said she remembered me as a boy, but hadn'f seen much of me lately. Then she invited fne to be seated. It wasn't a bit funny then, although-I can laugh over It now. I sat down, and she told me one or two anecdotes of my boy. hood, at which we all laughed a little. Then we four played whist for a "while, When. I finally retired I was Invited toiln onndge, but in effectiveness. call again. I went upstairs feeling pretty small and doing a good deal of thinking." "And then?" asked his companion. -"Then I made up my mind that my mother was a very , entertaining woman and my sister a charming girl. : I'm going to call again. I enjoy their com pany and Intend to cultivate their ac quaintance" . V I. ., . j. jj. f j m " i n , ' . The time of Strain. From the ; New Y-ork World.' . United States battleships ; seem to have their really strenuous experiences during times pf peace, ;, VARYING VIEWS OF 5MOOT, Walter Wellman In Chicago Record " Herald. , There Is one sure way In which Sen ator Smoot may save himself the Jiumlll? atlon of being expelled from the United States senate. That is by appearing before the committee on privileges and elections and declaring in effect that all these disclosures as to his fellow apostles of the church living In open polygamy and even sanctioning and per forming plural marriages since the man ifesto are news to him; that they come to him as a revelation; that he does not countenance such violations of law, and now that he has been 'made aware of them, he disclaims ' all responsibility and renounces his connection with the church. A leading 'Republican member of the committee said to me today that If Senator Smoot were to do this,, were to say to the committee that he has resigned as an apostle of the church and actually- tender his resignation. there, is no doubt as to the action of the committee and the . senate. They would vote, perhaps unanimously, to permit . Senator Smoot to retain his seat, v r y' ... .;; yNx; .;:: ;t: ' Whether or not Senator Smoot will adopt this course no one seems to know. His counsel have intimated to the.' com-. mlttee that their client Intends to take the witness stand before the 1 case is closed and .to make a statement In his own defense. Some members of the committee believe Smoot will wait till near the last minute, and if he theni believes the case is likely to go against him, will save himself by renouncing all official connection with the church and resigning bis apostolic post What will be Mr. Smoot's fate If -he declines to take this course Is as yet an open question. There are some In dications that a majority of the com mittee is opposed to retention of him on the rolls of the senate. It Is doubt less true at the same time that probably a majority of the committee have not yet made up their minds and will not do so. until the whole case is heard. One Republican member of the Commit tee said to me that he was wholly convinced Smoot should not be permitted to remain in the senate. He admitted there was nothing agalnBt Smoot of. a direct personal character. He was not a polygamist. He had not countenanced polygamous relations by any positive act or expression, but negatively he had countenanced violations of law, thought this senator. ? He had associated con stantly with the hierarchy, a majority of whom were known ta everyone to be living in polygamous 'relations.-- Smoot must have known of these facta. By example and association at least he was giving approval te-crlme.-: -"If a man were a member of a club or society, a majority of whom were known to be counterfeiters, for exam ple," said this senator, "would there be any question about our permitting him to hold a seat in the United States sen ate? It would do no good for him to plead that he was not a connterfeiir himself and that he had not inquired Into me private lire of his -associates. ' If everyone else in the community knew these men were lawbreakers, he should know .It and govern himself accordingly. If ,he comes here on bis oath and says he did not know,,; and that he abhors such things, and severs his connection with these objectionable and unlawful associates he may be pardoned. But In my opinion, not ,on any otner ground. MORROW A GOOD COUNTY. . B. F. Swaggert in Heppner Times. At such anniversary times as the meetings of the first , settlers' associa tion, the society for historical research, and kindred gatherings, tending to the presentation of the early life of our country, thinking people naturally com pare life today with the olden times. And not always to the advantage of the present. ' The tendency of the ; Ameri can people has long been to get away from the oountry with its pure air; Its independent life; its quiet and health giving atmosphere, and live In the city where everything is in direct contrast to the country. But Is this best? Are the advantages Of City life greater than those of the country? Have the greatest men and women oome from the country or from the city? Have the lives which have counted most for Influence been country born and bred of reared amid the noise and stress of more crowded conditions? Do we today find such rosy cheeks and bright eyes among the younger genera tion of the crowded cities, or in (the country, , where early life Is passed in God's free sunshine amid the healthy and ever-Interesting scenes of country environment? And yt conditions are such today that choice between a coun try and a city Is not always possible no matter how strong may be the pref erence in favor of the' country,: , 5 There are still most desirable sections In eastern Oregon that are open to set tlers ion the i very easiest terms. In Morrow county, for instance, where the lanas are ncn in timner and vast fields of coal, and productive of every crop known in the temperate region. ' The climate Is satisfactory to all. There has not been : sufficient snow the past ' two years to have a sleigh ride, neither has the mercury dropped to zero. 4 Cyclones and tornadoes are .unknown, With the advantages we now have in irrigating the sandy land' along the Columbia river which will be trans formed from a desert waste Into a vln yard. where fruits of all kinds and ber ries will grow to perfection, also alfalfa and vegetables of every, kind. ' . The Heppner Railroad and Coal com pany has fully demonstrated that It has large deposits of opal on Its lands situ ated in this county, about 0 miles south of Heppner, The company has expended a large sum of money in developing this field and it now has the mines in work ing order so that a large tonnage of coal can be mined dally. A railroad will tie built In the Spring to connect with trie field. When transportation, facilities are completed and 'the coal placed on the market It will supply a want which this state has never been able' to get here tofore. The quality of coal Is bituml- 1 - ; 1," STREHOTH Of THB VAVT. From the . New : York World. ' , According top Senator' Hale, who will be accepted as an authority, the ..Amer ican navy upon completion of tho pres ent programme of Planned construction will rank next to. that -of England not There is no diminution in . the rate of naval Progress. - Since 1884 there have been appropriated for the navy the sum of t7$0.98,S7.?6; In 1883 the pay of the havy was .8e,780, and last year it was almost twenty millions. . But ..is there not an element of dan ger in this vast expenditure? Is there wisdom, in the policy that would al ready retire such vessels as the'Oregon, Massachusetts and Indiana? These, are said not to be equlpfed with staterooms satisfactory to the officers.. Perhaps the old sentiment may soon be paraphrased, "Millions for defense, but only a rea sonable amount for staterooms,' , Members of the committee who are disposed to take "a favorable view of Smoot's case say It is true a majority of the apostles are living with plural wives,' but that is an offense which must be differentiated i from ; any ordinary crime, like counterfeiting. One of these senators, also a Republican, remarked that he would have mighty little re spect for a man who was caught -with a jiumbcr' of wives on his hands, relics of the old days, and who failed to stand by them and live with them afterward, no matter what '. the laws were. . He added that If there was such a thing in the world as a moral crime, this was one. and it could not be Justly regarded as harshly as many good people are In the habit of regarding it "It seems to me," said this senator, "that the evi dence so far adduced shows that the old men of the church are nearly all polygamlsts now, because -they were po- lygamists ; under the anoient regime. But the younger Mormons are not po lygamlsts, and as the old men die the evil will disappear, - Smoot is- compar atively a young man; he Is not a polyg amist. - So far as we know his life Is correct in all particulars. . It is pretty hard to ask us -to declare that he- cannot sit in the senate because some of his elder ' associates, relics of the old days, are continuing the rela tions contracted many- years, ago.1- It seems to me this is a case in which a little chailty and forbearance should be exercised. If we deny Smoot the right to keep his seat, It simply means that we wlU hot, have a member of the Mormon church in congress, even if he Is not a. violator of any law. This Is a delicate question; It is a dangerous precedent to establish, and it is extreme ground which I do not believe a majority of, the senate will consent to occupy," . Another aspect of the Smoot case is now attracting considerable attention In the committee. Members say, that among the great mass of correspondence that pours in upon them are letters from constituents telling of the labors of Mormon missionaries In their .com munities. Many of these letters report that . the missionaries devote most of their energies to winning young women proselytes, A member of the committee says he has a letter informing him that a number of young women have been added to thV Mormon contingent from a town near his , own home. The' commlt tee is urged to broaden the scope of Its Inquiry and ascertain why the Mormon proselytes ' are so' eager to gather in ybung women recruits. It Is not prob able the committee will go into this phase of the esse. It already haa its hands pretty fulL '. But ' the public clamor against the missionaries Is not dolng-'the cause of Mr. Smoot any good. ' - . ' The committee has also been appealed to by other Mormon churches to take action which shall result in Justice to them. It seems that there are several Mormon societies in different parts of the country whose members do not prao-f ties polygamy and who never did. These churches regard the Utah organization as apostates and the Utah people as cor. dlally hate the others. , These mono gamist Latter Day Saints are as bitterly opposed to Smoot sitting in congress asvthe Methodists or Presbyterians or any other Christian people could be. They want Smoot unseated and have not been at all, backward in making their wishes known to the committee, . nous and has been tested satisfactorily on the O. R. A N. ' v. Land can be bought here in Morrow county cheaper than In any other state In the United States, considering the climate and , healthfulness snd other natural advantages. The increase In land value will be greater and has been greater the past three years than in any other part of Ol-egon. - , . The advantage of buying cheap land in Morrow county ,1s well worth consider ing by those who are ' desirous of a country home under the best possible conditions, where families may be brought up away from the congested centers and yet sufficiently near thriving cities to keep within the means of edu cation and culture and In touch with the outside world. ,: f In - connection with this -the Times publishes the Idllowtng particulars 'of a new Irrigation enterprise: A company of capitalists of The Dalles has recently been organized for the purpose of reclaiming several thou sand acres of desert lands in the vicin ity of Castle Rock, in northern Morrow county along the Columbia river. The plans for the new irrigation enterprise have already been formulated and work will be commenced at once.. The company will put in a !0 horse power gasoline engine, which is guar anteed' to pump 1,800,000 gallons of water every 10 hours. This has already been purchased and the pumping plant will be Installed at once. , Water will be taken from the Colum bia river and forced through a 12-lrich pipe a distance of three miles and to an elevation of 200 feet, and at first, will be distributed over a number of desert claims owged by various parties in that Immediate vicinity. The object of, the company Is first to assist parties holding claims to gain title by furnishing water sufficient to enable them to make a home and im prove their property, i Afterwards a well defined Irrigation system will be put In operation. In fact it is the be ginning of a system that will reclaim several thousand acres of arid land im mediately south of the town of Castle RocK which will-be extended and en larged as rapidly as conditions will permit''--,' '.'.-., :'.", ..; Herbert W. and Ed E. Bartholomew have title to 7.000 acres, of land in that section, beside owning the Castle Rock town site. They are helping the scheme along by giving land free of oharge to the company,for its pumping plant,. and will encourage it ,in other ways. Irrigation by the pumping system has been a success in other sections and there is no resson why it will not be a success at Castle Rock. V PORT&AKI) , POLIOB COMMISDEB. From the, Pendleton Tribune. The police department of Portland Is entitled to ha. and Is heartily com mended for the promptness with which It Interposed its protecting arm In the caso of the young Umatilla county girl, Olive Mcintosh, and rescued her from the degenerate gang that -were conspir ing to lead her astray. And. great credit Is also due to the landlady who first res cued the child. This case will furnish the city authorities of Portland an op portunity to prove to the country that It proposes to protect the Innocent, youth ful visitors to that city from the wiles of as Infamous a set of creatures as exist those who ' seek to debauch the unsophisticated and Innocent The city authorities have, ample power to do this and If this case Is prosecuted suc cesfully, and the guilty adequStely pun ished, it will go a long ways toward keeping such vile wretches from the city,. - 1 , Small Change Now good? . will the "Independents'' be ' Man. needs but little radium here be low and It's little he can get. ' More Democrats': will: come to the surface : in June than . showed up at the primaries. . . . v : '"'-. vi-!'.': -. '. ' v "' ;' s Admiral Togo is r to go after, that Russian fleet and expects soon to be Admiral Havegot , Perhaps inhabitants of Port, Arthur can amuse themselves by picking up shells on the seashore. n trying to hit upon a candidate the Democrats expend most of their efforts in hitting proposed 'candidates, . Shouldn't the 'virtuous senators give the Mormon church credit for picking ' out a one-wife man for senator, c ! ;;-;;V:;. : ;' ir ..':.',,',;'.' .''''' ;''''. The party organ Is always ' ready to excuse an offlolal of its own party and to accuse one of the other party. ' Senator Smoot, an un-uptodate Mor mon apostle, has only one wife to stand by him and perhaps he is glad of it. t,- '' ",:'i7..,,K:-t. u :,.; , What a Joke it would be on the Mitch- ell holdover state senators to be if the legislature of 1907 BhoUld be Demo cratic. ,.;.', : ' . , " V . ' Unsavory Addtcks heads ' the , Dela ware Roosevelt delegation in the next Republican convention. , But . Roosevelt Stood by Boodler Addlcka, . -,; .'-''';'" '- -:- ''-. '''..'' If the Japs and Russians don't warm up that war pretty soon they will be entirely crowded off the first page of the newspapers. . r ,- Shouldn't the Republican party revise Its stand-pat policy sufficiently to pro tect radium? Suppose a lot of It pro duced by foreign pauper labor should be dumped , into thla country. If it can't attract the world's atten tion in any other way, the Puget sound country has an earthquake. It should not have alarmed Seattle very much, but hew It must have scared the nice, quiet people, of Tacoma,' ;.,;::': y?-v't'--:,yj -'' In ' some eastern cities mourners at funerals are paid $1 each - for . their services. And even at that price they mourn quite as much and really : as some of the relatives if the deceased has been rich and "stingy. The New Tork ' appellate .supreme court - Is considering the question of disbarring three lawyers,-one of whom" Is In state's prison, a second Is a fugi tive from Justice, and thai' third has disappeared under a cloud. It is be lieved the one In the penitentiary will be actually disbarred, but as to the others, professional courtesy1 cautions against precipitancy. , .; On the public lands question, or ques tions, the Republican party Is as much at sea and as badly broken up as the Democratic party la on most questions. On some things, however, the Repub licans are practically unanimous. As to trusts, for instance, they agree that there are no trusts; that trusts are good things, and that bad trusts will be . alone. - ..." . . . . . SnCB COTOTXY THAT. ' From the Chicago News. ', " To the Dick Bwivellera Japan Is the land of the blest. , For- credit abounds there, and cash Is never demanded. 'In shops, hotels, everywhere there are pro vlded paper tablets with tear-off leaves and a pencil. ." Instead of paying- over money, the customer is asked only f?r a chit the amount of his purchase and signature. On offering to pay a barber for a shave the answer -4s: . "We can't bother making up cash now. Give us a chit and wait until r the end of, th month." For the same little chit lodg ings, meals, drinks and clothes may be obtained. Only the railways demand cash, and among the Europeans in Yo kohama only , tourists -carry 1 money. Every one else makes his way with chits. Two years are generally allowed for the fulfillment of these promises to pay, and three years Is the limit Advice to the Lovelorn - BT BEATRICE FAIRFAX, Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young man of the ordinary type, 19 years of ' sge. I ha met lots of girls that I . cared nothing about, but a few months ago I was Introduced to a lady, who since that time haa secured a position In the same office where I work. Her manner toward me Is rather peculiar. Now we have fine times telling stories,' etc., when we can find the spare time, -but when I ask her if I may call I re ceive the answer "No.'V She says that her mother doesn't allow her to have male company, but she . will go to a dance or entertainment "with me,' pro vided I meet her outside and away from her home. Now it seems to- me that if I'm good enough to have for an outside friend. It is strange she will not , let me call at her home.. Please advise, iV-S .'V'V.''v,V:.'f "... E.'L. I do not approve of girls arranging to meet' men without the consent of their parents, and think that, unless she can give some very satisfactory reason why she cannot Invite you to her house I would not. If I were you; form any friendship with her, A girl who de ceives her parents will deceive her friends. - Cannot- you talk to her about this, and tell her what a false light she places' herself, in? 1 . . Dear Miss Fairfax; Some time ago X met a young man -at a friend's house who escorted me home and has been calling several times &a week slnoe. When he asked me If he might call I did not tell him h could not as I thought -my friend would be offended, as he is a relative of hers. Although he has not spoken to me of love he seems very se rious. Now I do not wish to- encourage him, as I know I could never love him well enough to marry him.; I do not know how to make him understand thai , I regard him as a friend and nothing more, , MABEL REED. There are many little ways in which a girl may show a man that shs does not care to accept his attentions seri ously. You must be your own counselor in this matter. It is possible that he simply regards you as a good friend. Portland, Or,, March 11. Dear Miss Fairfax:. I am a youth of 14 years, though everyone takes me to be 19. I am In love with a girl .of 19 summers who looks younger than myself. Now I want to give her a ring, but she won't accept It because she thinks I am too young. Now Miss Fairfax would you advise me to quit going with her simply because I am so young?- , TONY. Yes, quit, You are too young to eon feern yourself with affairs of the heart You will waste time and strength In do ing so, as you will discover when you are older. ' The, young lady deserves."' 1 credit for her treatment of your offer, . -V-Siiiv :',''.'! L.-V'i i 1