E$Sftirial Pago' tef S;-J'oiaraQS
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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, .
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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-
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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''--,'
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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. . . .
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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
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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, .
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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, .
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