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PORTLAND, OREGON,' TUESDAY. .MAY. 3, lCOi. .3- ., j f? vs . -t f . r ' - - E OREabNiDlCY tJOORNAlSi Small Change j Foxy woriugen yvtrAnc; ? I Oregon Sidelights C C JACKSON PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. JNO. f . CABJrOU. Published mrr evening (exoept Sunday) and every: Sunday morning at The Journal Bunding. Fifth and TarnhlU ;.''.:., v ' t..-' t' -,'. tree to. Portland, Oregon, i . a- ;-',v ' V v ( ;m; :0FPICIAI PAPER , OP TUB CITV OF PORTLAND , ; 1 cade mountains, the Willamette valley, the pjclflo ocean, Pug at aound; but this city wUl ba tor soma day their head quartern, and Portland will be the center of inspection. Not only at a matter of pride, but aa a point or import ance, we must be ready to show them not only busy city, l.., . v.... wt ! a Mnlill mtwlnf rf t V hut "a. wing nousesv m m hwmwi. -rfrarant. amlllnav row city And whUa' much tan ba done I ;v CITY'S SKIRTS NOT CLEAR. T MAT BE said that nobody la' to blame, for the self- , destruction of H. W. Oowell but himself.' Nobody forced him,' 'probably nobody enticed htm. Into ram career and ita deetlny, Inaofar aa thla folly or nee was rnr-mrttmA in tiia own hajida. If ha would aamblev ne v knew ha took a big rlek; he acted oa .hla own volition, with hla eyea open: he could not, nor bit family nor frienda cannot, blame anybody but hlmeelf. The public cannot nrotect auch a man agalnat himself, agalnat the consequences of his own deliberate acta. Whti all this la trua ther la nevertheless another phase to the affair. The public may not be able to protect a roan like Oowell agalnat hlmaelt nor hla family agalnat hit folly, but It need not, and should not, authorise, aano tion and maintain, aa a legitimate, and proper Institution of .urban society, though t dearly ana , unqueetionaoiy . legal, tha meant, the machinery by which tuch a man may ruin: hlmaell and bring want and woe unutterably upon hla wife and children. If tha city- government eup- pressta thla 'Vioa of gambling; aa wall aa It la reasonably able to do, frowns upon It, chacka and represses It much aa possible, throws about It tha odium rather than the' protection of the law, then It . has dona Its duty to the multitude of more or less weak Creatures who are in clined or tempted to Indulge In this vice. But when the public, tha duly constituted authorities, make gambling houses a, part of tha municipal system, licensing them, though Illegally, taking large sums of money from'them, knowing that thla money Is obtained from Victims ol this species of folly, by whicR many of theu art ruined, than the public, society, the authorities," the city government, murt lesisJihMe ths mponslbnitrfof'such conse uenct.'"':r. t,?. -,f- Ku.u 4t&. yrqr ' Oambllnif Is ye! a crime, under both stats and city laws, spite of Its authorisation and protection by tha city government,- hlch thus becomes particept crlralhls with law-breakera, and which therefore cannot aaoape moral responsiMiity for ail ts results. i roar be tnat poweB would have dona the same If tha city had not been a part ner with the boas gamblers and participant in crbna, but that assumption offers no excuse or answer to the dis tracted widow when aba points ta this cltyVsdminlstra- The truth is that, while the cltjr government cannot mahemert moral, or "wise, or "prevent " them' from com mitting follies and Crimea, It can avoid. a partnership with those whose business Is unlawful, and which 'leaves in Its 1- waka4i ionatant trail pf fliyi debris, want fund wo4 .misery jiWjniln, 41graoa.an4 death, LA 1 1 ; ; : MAKE A BEAUTIFUL CITY. inE BUCCESSfUX, CXTTt Ilka "tha " sneeassful In dividual, mutt grow In different ways, must evolve symmetrically in different directions, ! must be many-aided.' The trul successful city must'' keep paoa In -. culture. In education, jn ethical development. Itt" appear- ance even, with Its Industrial and commercial develop- ment.lt-la not-anough for Portland to have many large manufacturing Industries;' to . become an Increasingly Im portant port, to be able to show a rapidly swelling volume of business ; but Jt must also Improve Itself In other ways,i mutt have good streets and sidewalks, must keep itself clean and attractive, so that it may be, a favorite home , city as well as a favorite business city) so-that it may attract and keep people here who value and live for' other things betides mere business success. -."'C 5 J rln the matter of making here a beautiful cty the work . Is comparatively eaay.- .Nature has done and la doing an nuaily much to encourage and iJd this work, j Our climate, our multitude of easily and rapidly growing trees, our year-round verdure our sloping and spacious STte,;our ln teres ting river,- our snow-clad mountain peaks, our rich soil, adapted to the growth, of ornamental bushes, vines V nd shrubs, all Invite the making Jhere of a veritable city ' beautiful. The misfortune of too narrow' streets cannot now be remedied, but these should cause residents to be all the more active In beautifying their grounds; and making them attractive $ Gradually fences' should at a rule disap pear, and the spaces between sidewalk and curbing should be beautifully' bright, throughout an our residence streets, . with rosesThey grow so aaaily, with so little care, and , to such perfection, that there is no good excuse for any , property owner or permanent tenant to fall to do his part -rtowur3mft city. - . r : . ', ... j- f ohJC tU slve upon viaitors and homeseekers from the remarkable r healthfulness of this fclty. In this respect it stands very nearly at the heajd of American cities. This Is due Uj large measure to the climate, fhe plentlfulness of pure , moisture, the air. with Its tincture of sea-salt and moun tain, balsam, the absence of ennervatlng extremes, and the great number of .large, open spaces 'throughout the city, We limy well congratulate the. people of Portland on its healthfulness, nd on IU very rapid Industrial and com mercial progress, but too many of our people have not thought sufficiently yet about the- Importance of making u jK a more' .cleanand beautifutclty1: .. ;-i$Ji -y .:. . Next year many thousands of eastern visitors will come to see the Lewis and Claris fair, but , that -wUl be only one object, with many of them' a minor object; of their trip. ' They will come to see Portland, Oregon, the Pacific north- i west., They will come to see ...the Columbia river, the Cas; next spring. It la nons too early to be doing .more and more toward the accomplishment of this endj.lt should be constantly kept In view. , . The Independent voter Is the salt of the fjrJ:;. MW,..-.,-.1vi :v.;,.vJV If ens' has nothing better to do, H'ls a good Ume to ge.nsblng. ;t. -ti V Everybody will want tomorrow's -Wo man s Edition of The journal. - Politically speaking, Oregon Is years old, and Is only a youth yet, but a lusty one. -j . . - ' i Judae O'Dar sari he thinks he has "a sure thing," but he did not explain what It wat.' . -v td After all. you mltht change your mind. and want to vote; then you will wish you bad registered. ", r Berlin .Correspondence of The Chicago ,v .- v Dally Newt. , , ,',., Oermanr'a latest manifestation of in terest In .the welfare of the ' working classea , la the establishment In Berlin of a permanent exhibition of appliances lor preservation of health and preven tion of accidents in shop and factory- The government hat spent 1280.000 in equipping the exhibition, including the erection ox a building, and appropriated 1 17,(00 a year for running expenses. It Is open evenings snd Sundays for the benefit of working men and .women and periodical free lectures sre alven rela tive to the operation and purpose of cer tain ex tne more complicated "exhibits. The floor space Is at the disposal, free of cnarge, of any employer, employe or in ventor who wishes to show new devious of the worklngman, wherein each victual Is divided Into Its four chief constltu-ents-telbumen ' fat . earbonio-hydrate and water and; In four , glasses placed one below another It shown the quantity of each conttltuent purchasable for 114 cents, Alongside are plated a row of dishes containing the amount of each which an adult worklngmaa should eat dally la order to have perfect nourish ment ....'-'.'.' !; ' v -Beer Is -not Included la the analysis, although It is notorious that German workinxmen of all classea eonsume Urge quantities of It before, during and after working hours.- -In ; one ' of: the new model faotories Of Berlin, where Mauser rifles are made, the management has Introduced the system of retailing tea to employes at a aum considerably below for the benefit of working people. The cost, In order that they-may drink It In rt- ALWAYS SEEKS THE BUTTERED SIDE. S' INCB the Oregonlan Is Insisting daily that every voter who Js a Republican, or who Intenda to vote for President Boosevelt,- should and must vote the whole ticket straight, without Investigation or discrimina tion. It may be well to mention briefly some of the Mat political antics of that organ of special Interests lnimlc1 to the public aa illustrating ita . utter lack of political honesty or principle. This Is not necessary for the infor mation "of voters; who have, lived here during the past quarter of a, century, but may be necessary to enlighten newer 6regon eltlssns, who might otherwise' suppose that paper Is actuated by a genuine and conscientious de sire for the public welfare, put all old residents are aware that no newspaper ever published In this country la more utterly devoid of principle, in polttica, more un reliable, contradictory, or If need be to serve its selfish ends,, mors unscrupulously malevolent A very few In cidents must suffice here to Illustrate this fact. ; ; T Just SI years ago now the Oregonlan was almost dally berating James O. Blaine. No Democratlo paper in the country made more bitter or constant attacks upon him. It declared and argued,-Insistently, In substance, that he was a scoundrel, utterly unworthy and unfit to be the Re publican, nominee for president, and that his nomination would be a national, disgrace. Then, aa now, the editor wan a delegate to the national convention, held at Chicago, which nominated Blaine, whom that paper thenceforward supported, urging his election as a great duty of the peo ple, and utterly Ignoring all It had been saying about him for weeks. It was then generally supposed, and few doubted, that all these venomous tirades against Blaine were published with the specific purpose of holding up the national committee for a large sum of money. Oregon waa then a eloeer state than It It now; the eastern man agers were presumably told that without the Oregonlan's support Blaine (could not carry the state; the Oregonlan having been, so bitterly hostile to -Blaine-, It could not well .turn right about and support him without a very large remuneration for the ridiculous figure It would have to-eut-ithewhole thing planned and carried out," si ob servers 'generally Judged, for this very purpose. And this Is one .specimen, of . that paper's , exhibition of political "principle." ' . ,' Cleveland being the Democratlo nominee, that paper as sailed and abused htm In every manner it could invent be sides resorting freely, as usual, to the New Tork Bun, Its favorite, expression being to compare Mr. Cleveland to "a fore quarter rbeetThU It thOught"very flheargumrnt ui aa boob aa n lurnea out inat Mr. uieveiana waa a good . servantof ,the . money kings,-- of monopolists, -of trusts, or the combinations that grew Into trusts, he be came an object of great admiration to the Oregonlan, which has ever since considered , him a great statesman. . 2" For on occasion; this trust organ ridiculed and berated Blnger Hermann, because he voted for the Bland free coinage "bllC Its pet phrase with reference to Her mann was? "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his maeera crib." Jt made .Hermann out to be a shallow opportunist a cheap, contemptible demagogue, a man de void of character or principle, ready to say or do anything to retain Office. But now Mr. Hermann, after being since these' diatribes were published turned out of government employment in disgrace, . Is a very respectable, useful, straightforward, honorable man. :;; What " utter lack of principle, what complete moral turpitude, Is here shown; Hermann Is no better now1 than he waa then; apparently worse. Os which, occasion 'Aid. the trust organ tell the truth? - V ' ,t 'v' ':t.i-xV- j.: . 'vA - - Mta attitude toward -Senator Joseph Simon Is similar. It has characterised him as the foulest and most repre hensible of iKwsea, corruptionists and bribers, and a little later has been found supporting him and declaring that he was in every respect a very ble, honorable and worthy man tor ft nigs omce and for political leadership. v -r -These Instances might be- multiplied, but they will serve to Show, the character and callbreof - the r-Oregonian't "principles Voters should, therefore, beware of Its, ad vlce,. especially .when.it descends, from the general to the particular. Sunday It contained a special plea for the election of a particular candidate on the Republican ticket; namely, the district attorney. Why this man par tlculaslv? The natural Mil mmaiuM inrui .u.. he is particularly vulnerabie; that In urging his election above that of other the Oregonlan has some scheme on band.- inimical to the public Interest that it expects to wok through, this agency. We; say this Is a reasonable Mr.. Bryan U buay watching to see what if any effect his broadalde had on the Parker boom. . , a To make a good showing next year. rote bushes should be planted this spring. It Is not too late yet ," . " Perhaps Mr. Bryan's chief objection to Judge Parker Is founded oa the adage that silence Is golden. favorite ; son, for president Wisconsin want their named Wall, nominated But can a wall ran- ; ... 'i'-l'l : There will be a warm time inUt Louis the day of that. Democratic .convention, whatever, the weather. Congress found Itself "not guilty1 of grafting In the postoffloe department What else "could It dot ' r Shouldn't ex-Senator Turner of the state of Washington and Governor Cham- berlatn effect a merger? j. - Perhaps fewer churches, better sup ported, wouid be better than so many weak and struggling onea The May sunshine makes the earth to rejoice, and the hearts of all creatures, Including mankind, to be glad. The Independent newspaper, rather than the party organ, is the one Upon which the voters must rely for the truth. ' What ft gay time President Letibet must have had In Romet two old tombs were opened up for hit amusement Portland should make Itself known throughout the east at the finest all around summer resort city la America, ' Russia is going to do great things, her generals say, but If they don't Improve their methods the Japs won't give them a enanee, f, , ; i .in Oovernor , Dockery of . Missouri It an other ' man I who; mlaaed a great oppor tuntty, by- being a machine man Instead of a people s man. Voters will do well to exercise a dis criminating Judgment In voting, notwith standing advice of aa organ notorious for Its lack of political principle. - The St Louis fair- has opened too late. probably, for aa exhibition of middle west mow . storms, but it .maytura-a-Jtew eyclones loose during the summer.,. '. An eastern paper expounds at length on "Parker's negative strength." But the opposition of mere negative to positive and aggressive strength spells surrender. Mr. Taffe may be sincere In the valua tion of damages he would suffer by digging the Celilo canal, but the state's oommlsslon, and a Jury, will, have to be shown. , There Is considerable prospect that the western atockmeo will worry the beet trust some, which will be entirely agree able to beef consumers, at well aa cattle ratters generally. . - Bourks Cockran complains that the New Tork platform la a."buncb of plat itudes." One would suppose from this that the Tammany orator was unfamiliar with party platforms. The Idea that to support - Roosevelt a voter mutt blindly vote a straight Re publican local ticket clear down to con stable, Is about as great an absurdity at could well be Unaglned,' j'?f-f "fff The people, regardless of politics, have a right to know before election Just where candidates for the legislators stand on the charter question, regardless of who expresses the people's demand. . The Oregon delegation to congress In vite approbation and praise, and are not undeserving - of - some.-- Congress night have treated Oregon worse -i and then might have treated her much better. The Journal la not dictating to voters, it not insisting that they vote thla way or that: it only urgea them to exercise their best Judgment to vote aiscnmiaaungiy, and not to be drawn or led like "dumb, drtvea- -cattle." n--1 -?rrr . exhibition already Includes practically every safety devloe now in use la Ger man factories and la intended as a great stanamg object lesson for masters as wen as men. The exhibition has two main divisions, one devoted to hygiene In the factory, the Other to schemes for protection against accident. The hygiene section deals .largely with the question of bad air. how It is produced in particular traoes ana now It may best be com- batted. The deadly effect of dust-laden air upon the lungs Is shown by a collec tion of various kinds of dust exhibited by Professor Theodor Sommerfeld. well-known Berlin tuberculosis author ity. The collection contains lungs, pre served In spirits, token from workmen in different Industries, those from miners and stokers generally being- jet' black with dust or soot ; Red-tinged lungs are labeled aa being prouucea m paint ractortea. Lungs ox workmen In porcelain factories and lime kilns sre pure white. , Respiratory or gans extracted from . workers in the brass and copper trades are seen to be full of metal dust which is described aa especially lnjurloua The "dust de partment" has. a section showing how the danger of breathing In dust may be avoided, A great variety of respirators to be worn over the mouth and nose and otners wnich keep dust and poisonous gases out of the eye, mouth and note are displayed. Apparatus to clarify the air by ventilation and wetting the dutt it aito tnown. . Tuberculosis, the deadliest enemy of me workers, naa a department to Itself, and contains a bewildering display of paciena- microscopes. . It seems that ev ery trade has it own particular bac teria, one causing this disease and one causing that The bacteria that infests paint-orusn factories, lor Instance, causing "mortification of the spleen." Besides diseases traceable to? parasites bred by particular trades, many infec tions come from materials handled, such as phosphorus In match factoriea and lead. . , , Wax models of the human body and of -various organs show Just what dan gers are lurking In special Industries, what they effect and how they can be warded oft' Physical cleanliness Is ev erywhere emphasised as the best natural preventive of disease, especially tuber culosis, and how worklngmen may best keep clean is explained by a oomprehen live exhibit of model wathlng and bathing arrangements, lavatories, kitch ens, dining-rooms and devices for airing and cleaning Clothing ad while work' tag. "iv -i-'.. v , . ; Workingmen's diet also comes in for attention. A "rational diet" Ja exhibited by meant Of charts and artificial food. Aa analysis hat been made of the victuals entering into the ordinary diet preference to beer. A pint with milk and sugar, may be had for something like I cent Prom the fact that beer Is not Indulged in the above analysis It Is presumably "not considered injurious to heaUh, although It Is generally ad mitted to conduce to Industrial Inef ficiency, w ,",) -V '4'.:': i :;' ' The section for the prevention of ae- eldents Is particularly extensive, owing to the Interest taken la it by tne manu facturers of the country, whom the Ger man, law holds strictly accountable for mishaps to employes. If a German em ploye of any class Is hanging a picture and accidentally (alia off the ladder his employer mutt keep him In the hospital until he Is full mended and able to re eume ' work. . As far aa possible, ma chines, snd machinery capable of maim ing operators are snows at - .worg ana nothing is left undone to makl things clear. - - To enumerate . the devices for avoiding accidents - from, machinery which the exhibition contains .would be to catalogue almost every machine . In exists not. , There is apparently a way of handling the most powerful machine. from a trip-hammer to a . pile-driver, without the ellgheet danger. v Ingeniously devised wire guards show how men may avoid the oommon danger of being caught by -driving belts and gearing. Another appliance ' shows mesne of saving men's fingers In cutting machines, especially in the soap and pa per Industries. Numerous are the schemes for guarding agalnat the danger of explosions from boilers, ' steam en gines and locomotives. ' Among them are explosion-proof vessels for storage of bensine, ether and ' petroleum and safety arrangements for the keeping of guncotton, .' dynamite and bleating powder, at well at huta of protection for thelter of workmen using dynamite In aubwayt, tunnelt and quarries. The Building Tradea association ex hibits model scaffolding, from which falls look Impossible, with safety pul leys for elevation of brick, lime and mortar. ' In the electrical department are protective clothing, gloves and rub ber shoes, enabling workmen to oome in contaot with live wires. Helmets fitted with -appliances -for the inflow, of ar tificial air are provided for workers in the chemical Industry, and asbestos Clothing for people handling combustible cldft and powder, .' i j i ,'i V- i maritime trade displays ft variety! or aevices ror sea accidents rocket ap paratus, swimming halts,, which light up as they touch -watea, and life boats with Forest Grove Timet! .Wonderful flights of wild geese Vent north, for several days tha past week, ( Saturdajr -night and Sunday seemed to be the flood tide of the migration, and uncountable . , thousands were frequently U be seen at -. once. , v y ' , .-, ;'"'" ; ,'- T A alx-mlle" experimentall ' automobile road le .being constructed '-in Crook ; . county, and If suoceaaful will be ex- tended. If the coyotes can think, what wlU they think of an automobile scud- W ding and spluttering through their an- , oeatral domain? " , -' . , - Two Baker City neighboring families ' 5. lunched -together Sunday; beer, sand- . wlches, etc.; meo quarreled, -rent out-.' Side to fight; one drew a gun; fined 110. ' Moral' Don't have inter-family lunches . : on Sunday, with beer and llmburger ea " ut vui ot (are, . . , - , : ., .; ' The Union Republican says there is " no more beautiful portion of oountry ' . on earth than the Grande Ronde valley ." at , this time of rear, and whila th. . Union man may not have seen every other locality on earth, he may be so near right that It is not worth while ' to dispute him. . i. .n . : , Camas Swale Corresoondann Register: Crops are looking fine, the . grass is getting there Eli, and the fruit trees are loaded with blossoma The gentle aephyrs are stirring the tops of the tall firs, sweet-scented flowers 'are blooming on every hand, and everybody , la fat sassy and good-looking, and the ' goose hangs high in Camas Swale, .' : 1 ' An Independent telephone system has - ' been-Installed and Is ready for opera- ,' hob in nuisDoro.; Tne switebboard has , a capacity for 100 lines, and opens with 10 phones, and many applications are awaiting Installation. The demand for ' an Independent exchange In HUlsboro . has been eo great that it was considered necessary to Install this system a) onoe, ' -Two Douglas county young men who' . , are engaged In the sheep-raising bual nest on a large scale ta'Artsona are home on a Visit and sav am on a- other ' things that tain is much needed in Art- 1 tone. This will not be doubted when It ; Is stoted in a recent dispatch that no rain has fallen in that territory for , many months. Rain must feel good to an Oregonlan who eomes back after liv- ' ln,g la Arlsona a while. ;J. ,t v V' v Albany Herald:- New life and aetW -Ity are beginning to show themselves In the lumbering districts of western Oregon ss the result of the restoration . of the lower freight rates on lumber, " i recently put In force or restored by the Southern Pacific, and the result will be of inestimable value to the entire people of thla part of the ttate. Sawmills that have been idle for many months are pre paring for aa early start, and men are V hastening, into . the woods to begin the -work of getting out logs for the saw- miUS. : ... v.. ''''"'" -mmmK -.' J General livestock Agent C, J. IfUIls, who has bees traveling through Harney1 valley, says: ("The ranges are in fine shape and never were so far advanced at this season of the year. X found cat tle and horses in very poor condition their equipment. : t Protective apparatus (after the long winter and the losses have for men in the lumber industry and Iron traae. wno work, at buassaws. planing machines and machine bores, is shown. such -machines beta- In Germany, as in the United States, a proline source . of accidents. In the railway department safety car couplers are the chief exhibit ST. LOUIS THE CENTRAL CITY Republican' politicians are considering, with the president the terms of the next platform. It muat be made so as to please the people, and yet not too ser iously' antagonise the trusts. But the trusts know that they will not be hurt inference, because from Its past course it is a moral cer tainty that It Is some selfish purpose of its own, and not the public good, that prompts this particular recommen dation. Voters will be wise. If they are Inclined to vote- a mixed ticket to exercise their Intelligence and judgment toj much, whatever the platform says, vow, as ruie, against we men especially recommended In that quarter, simply because the whole history of the paper proves mat in politics It Is for Itself only, and a a rule for the Interests and combinations that desire and deslgn,to plunder the people. ' From the? Sti fettls lobmooralL.I Por the remainder of the year St Louis wui ne the most cosmopolitan place in the world. "Already there is a sprinkling of many strange nationalities on the streeta Old eitixens view the passing show with novel sensations. It It well that the city should get- this- preliminary glimpse of what ig to coma In future days. Division of the earth are drawing closer together. Distance It largely wiped out by the greater speed snd comfort of travel. One of the iraprestf vc lessons of the fair win oe tne pretence of many sightseers rrom tne remotest corners of the earth, rne nundreds of thousands of visitors wui im one or ine most deeply interest ing features of the exhibition. Even now nearly all languages are heard on the crowded avenues and, the street cart, and diversity of cobtumes proclaims the Turx, tne Koer or the Chinaman of high rank. This group steaks Swedish, that Freneh-T- and the -mtm l"T Home oriental tongue.) A world's fair sounds the asaem b,y for repMteuteUve of ail Inhabited regions.! Even now St Louis ,1s as easy a. place to reach as 'any- metropolis on the map.'' Land on the Atlantic or Paciflo side, and -he 200,000 miles of American railways will do the rest ' A hundred years ago St Louis was an isolated-dot of a settlement a 'little fur-trad'ng village. The changes of a century are a marvel What will an other such period bring about? That question it , too big for human powers of prophecy. New Torcct of civilisation will come Ino play. Discovery and in vention will perform their mighty part All mankind will march on. Science will go forward with ita creative role. Business and other activities . will be more Intensive. ' Judge what wlU happen In the next century from what has come Into being in the last and a vista appears that cannot be comprehended in Its en tirety at the present time. The fair of unequaled agnltude that will soon open IU gates In this city will more closely typify the federation of the world than anything hitherto witnessed. Peace on earth, good will to men the great ex position looks It The mingling of tongues, without any confusion of races or baiting lu the building of the monu- . . mam .i . i. I Will dissolve gold or Other nranlmia ma,. with each passing year. ' n remove them from the hardest St, Louis hat a geographleai position '"J'rJ.ii Al t1 nve-smelling that apeak for itself, As a railroad focut fllrlT- ,nale". cl?ar 1Jlld. it is second to none. It is midway on the r, , "1 T" " ..1 "P"" a w.),,,. M,.t n .h..wi. .i.... . .v-. I xmaa or minerala - It seems to orxn dialn the largest and richest of valleya ffiJ??-. ,min..5f iyersw.'ii.T.be.;dMpened to -serve -t been severe and further loaaaa win nu low. '' The haavieat - Imms aMnirnui n March .and the first. part of April. I has been estimated that the . lots of stock will amount to 40 per. sent,, but I think that probably SO per cent will cover the loss ta cattle, and 10 per cent hi, horses, v The loss in sheep Waa only BomtasJ,rjn'Avt r.,;. " Senator Booth has. donated tn h. class In animal husbandry at the Ore gon Agricultural eolleae a aum mm. eleat to defray the expenses of a trip by the class to certain farms of Ore gon, the purpose being to give the stu dents opportunity to see many breeds of fine stock and to observe methods in use on successful ranches. Last year the trip Included visits to the Ladd farm at ReedvUle and the J. B. Stump farm In Polk county, betide many others. The tour this year Is to be more ex tended, at least el eht of tha fin. rannti.. of the state being included in the pro posed schedule. . , , . A COtUge Orovs doctor claims to have discovered a vegetable tolutlon which world's shipping. The Isthmian canal will be in touch with our viuurves. snd so will the great lakes." A deeper chan nel will stretch onward to the Atlantic. These vat: Improvements are In sight Others, perhaps even greater- are hid den, for the future can be real" .only In part. . One thing Is certain: St. Louis Is the central city of the continent and if the United States Is to be the first cf nations,: of which there - Is little doubt ! then the destiny of the city outlines itself with sufficient distinctness. . Cosmopoli tanism Is a timely aa well as a fascinat ing study in the metropolis of the Missis sippi valley,' A commingling of the world in St. Louis is not for a day. but for all time, ' .' .,,.., ?- VATXOSAXi OAPXTAX, TAWS. x WHAT TatB WOlCSaT HXOaTT DO. -lr" From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. -'-In the task of interesting all classes .f people In Seattle In the movement to , make thla truly a City Beautiful by mak- . lng each home beautiful, the women and especially the women's clubs can do im- ; mensely effective work if they .only wllL The individual women have much more ' time and opportunity to see their neigh , ' bora ftnd interest them in the cause than have the men; and In their clubs they , have ready to their hands ideal organi sations for work on a larger scale. " The town of Dayton, O., offers a most - excellent suggestion for one line of at , ' tack on the indifference of those Who care little for beauty or even their own - self-respect i The improvement associa- tion gave attractive entertainments and ' lectures of vartoua kinds, at each of which stereoptlcon views In colors were ' made a feature. These showsd back . yards and front lawns uncared for and covered With , rubbish, and, then aa they had been improved. t Thera were also v" views of the most beautiful examples of the treatment of grounds that coald be found in thla country. Blocks were shown In which some of the household ers bad ' proved their civilisation and some evidently had not emerged from a' the tin-can. bare-dirt board-fence stage :,..f trbarltm.'-tT,,''- .: .-. rv'i 3?'. The effect was potent and Immediate. In one case x 00 . women who had , held aloof from, the movement were invited to aa evejOn!' enieruiamenu ' After . well-appointed dinner and music, the stereoptlcon was brought out and in the language or tne report: "Did tta work. The contrasts of light and shade were too much for them. To a woman they Joined the association." Even non-real dent owners of vacant lots who could resist the mute reproach of photographs of their properties sent to them by mall were round to be few, r This is the sort of campaign that ought to enlist the ready sympathy of every woman's Club and Improvement club in the city. It is simple. It is Inex pensive, and it is obviously and demon. stratedly effective. The tact and charm of women. If thoroughly enlisted, would make It triumphant from the start. From the Chicago-. Journal ' The city council did a wise thing when it proniDitea tne sale or toy pistols In Chicago. If enforced, the Indiscriminate slaughter of children on the Fourth ,f juiy will be materially lessened. . fit is now the. duty of the authorities to notify dealers of the eslstenoe ef the ordinance and warn them that ; punishment- wUl follow violation of its pro vlalons.. ,a s., ;,.,,l,f,,.,,,i'ff They should be made to understand that they will no longer be permitted to contribute to child murder under the coyer of patriotism. . ,-M ' The toy pistol ordinance la the best asure that hat oome from the nonnr-ll in a long time. The next best thing wUl be its rigid enforcement . Toxniimo Prom t&e Chicago ChronlM.' ! ;I is the habit of mankind to let the lew ao tne thinking for the many. xnia trait is . From the New York World. "Yes," aaid Representative Cushman of Washington, in a speech a night or two ago, "there are a lot of men out In my country who are for Roosevelt I asked one of them why one day, and he replied: -Well, I'll tell you. He Is the only, man in public life who looks worse than his . cartoons, and he must beaUUlght' a. ; I .sw rtf V,.-' f g !-.'"' one -was a igni nuu , iiatiunuiuo maniiesteo in an n. tw. .-.j... - : ,, ' - - ana, paa ana pencu m unnu, nun was beeaSsTw! undir-. -W,U,", U,i n?l struggling with" the composition of a tSJSTJKJ'9m Pom f order. The congress had been W mhaM ,UrJ0' through, a stormy executive session tn USStSLJSfl n endeavor to shelve ; or table the V2ZZ&-2riErtt Huey-RobertS andal She had made a gooa ngnt ana tne waa weary. . "Madame state Regent- said a mem- for aound money, high tariff or free . , HMW u v.n u v w . . ,m in. lunion in I. . . .. . get Into some form of political belief r 5 AM JL0"'. hurrah for it We a-o on vr a-, mo ny wni, w "-"iv u vuim executive session T"1 ; - Ja- "Tes." replied the spirited Daughter of Revolutionary;' sires, "d " foolish ness." '-.' '. v-.--;-pA 'i'- .i.- .- and hurrah for it We go on year after year using some cumbersome, old.faah. ioned device, until presently . a -man comes along and invents an astonish ingly simple substitute that la innmtei- better. .s This it a comical vaar. mta tn At tne o. A. R. congress the other years the Unthinking habit of Americans T sute regents were invited to Is strongly 'manifested. The leader 000 down their annual reports to three-knowina- well , tha , .hnt.ri.in. I minute talks. The - regent of Massa- human nature, use 'aU their arts ' of fohusetts had a good deal to say for her oratory to lead the masses in tha dira.Itte. and .realtalng the .futility of at- UOns uiey Wisn. ' wuvuni in vxio uni tioui unpoaao, It is an lmposstbilty that every man she contented herself with telling a should think. out for himself all the story-'vA-i aSa ; . ;.s orobleme of munlcinalltvA atata anf ... "This reminds me, she said, "of the tion. but a great number of men might octety woman who went but to dinner tnuut wno ao not Tney might be mem- on tne arm or a young scnoiar. -j near, bers of a political party from genuine sir , the said to h'm ; In her blandest conviction, Instead of from the habit and moat encouraging tones,, that you of following s crowd. Voters who vote have evolved a new theory at to the their own ideas as far as possible are creation of the world. - Tell me. In two the pest kind PZ voters, - - i words what It ls.". - noru so xox iuui, Bosses Axe ta' Control, Ksaoe Mo Port . ags BaOroad WUl Be Boat. ' From the Dalles Chronlcla Great hopes i were entertained by the people of eastern Oregon, after the last legislature appropriated f 1(6,000 for a state portage railroad around the ob structions above this point that this year wquld witness a solution of the freight problem, and the producers would have the benefit of lower rates. But the matter apparently is as dead, now at If the bill had never passed. The O. n. ana was tne only property-owner who refused to grant the right of way, ana suit was begun against it about year ago, and Very likely rlll never be pressed to an issue, r If $ a vote were taken today of the citUena of eastern Oregon on this question there would undoubtedly be an overwhelming ma lorlty in favor of the construction of and the legislature expressed the peo ple's wishes In this matter in a very emphatlo manner by pasting the bill. But we do not believe one foot of the portage road Will ever be builf and, in stead of the people ruling, as the theory of our institutions imply, the govern ment is In the hands of ths few and the public are never considered Or consulted except when their votes are needed. To make any remedy effectual for this or any kindred evil radical and determined action must be taken., But where and how T The .boss controls the primary,, and bis wishes ere carried out by those elected to the convention. - Men vote like dumb,' driven cattle at the prima ries,; and rafter ' the , nominations are made they are driven. into line by the party laah. - AS a matter of fact voters exercise the franchise only within party lines, and are escorted to the polls like shackled serfs. ,r'If they value partisan advantage more - than individual free dom no complaint need be poade; put If they desire to be freemen they must not permit, the least infringement, upon their inherent rights by bosses, henoh men, conventions or political organisa tions.. Until the people are thoroughly emancipated and beoome free, the port age road will be only one of many things in which their expressed wishes will be ignored -and trampled on, ana their gall lng, abject serfdom made public v ,' aarouvBss ajkosto xxbos. v (John Burroughs In May Outing.) A correspondent sends me this inter esting note: "I am sure you would like to hear of a generous woodpecker I. saw, this sum mer. :-r I was on a farm in Somerset county,' Pa., and out in the' -orchard I saw this red head perched on a post of the worm fence with, a grub In his mouth. The world was full of - young bluebirds just then, and a little flock was dancing on this sams fences Pres ently one of them sidled up to the wood pecker and opened hla mouth whereupon the obliging red head gave hint the grub. I, would hardly believed that if I had read it but seeing tie believing,!' v ,i i I have known a similar case mvself. i nave seen a iitue chipping sparrow raaae a outiness ot feeding some half- fledged robins. She watched for her oo- portunity, and whenever both parent robins were away - from the nest she rushed in with her morsel" Tha robins resented her offlcloTfsness, and hustled her; out ' of the tree whenever j they caught her - there. , I ' have heard of a wren that fed a brood of young robins in a similar way, and of a male blue bird, that fed home -young birds ; that were in a nest near Its own. I do not suppose that these acts - of kindness among the birds : spring from any altrulatle feeling, but that they are simply the overflowing of the paternal lnstlnot, ' - , , solves the mineral contained therein. wium uaun xortn rrom tne quarts in bubbles or Jequifled stata "The Cot- "" tags Grove Leader saya the discovery has attracted the attention of the Sci entific American, whloh has written ask- . ing.for an interview. . a,: .a, The Whole' of .nasa&-'C9m&Cuk--m'7l ' nooesefnny Irrigated, . . Prom the Burns Tlmes-Hemld - ! ; . J. H, Lewis pf the United States geo logical service, who haa charge of the water guages In this section, spent sev eral days here this week in . company i with the local 'guager, Mi tWMVewis.- at the Sllvies station and also visiting the other stations, i Ths gentlemen left this a morning for Silver Cmk.'-,--":-'. v''- It is now no longer a question of, t water supply, as the vast amount now1 coming out of the mountains is convinc ing evldenoe that the supply is sufficient to irrigate every foot of level land in this valley and enough to spare. The oojeci or Keeping an accurate record of the water now Is - to ascertain -the ' heigh th of dam required to hold the flood ' waters and to make calculatlonr on the sise of canals necessary; to carry it to the various places for Irrigation pur- poses. v . i ,.- v,v - It is now up to ths people of this val ley to make government Irrigation a go, They must organise and arrange with all who have holdings below the proposed site susceptible to Irrigation. The a-ov 'a' ernment has the money appropriated and la certainly ready to take up the work here provided no private -water rights . stand in the way that may complicate matters after actual work Is begun. ' ,, '-. ,'v- When 'i the policy of the stovernmant ' : Z Is explained we anticipate no trouble In thlsjrespect aa it.wili . ln.no, .wise inter fere with present water rights and will give each the amount of water necessary provided they -co-operate. They have ' ' the choice of taking it pro-rated or the amount they have recorded and at such1 times as will be most iMneficlal to the "' ' growing eropav Now our people have to take the flood waters in April and May ' and do without in . Juns , when most needed,' -r - s -.i j Chief Newell of the reclamation serv ? , Ice has signified his Intention of '.send- , lng a consulting engineer here this " ' spring for the purpose of conferring ' with the people and assisting la the br ganisatlon of a looal association ef thla kind, and until his arrival nothing can be done in that respect' except to discuss the matter among local neonla In nme - to, have them more thoroughly under-?" " stand ths bltuation, thereby causing less delay when active work Is begun, " - A' A .sa: a ,-. .!;.