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POLITICS BEFORE PUDLI C DUTY
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published avary ewetiln (except Bunday) and mr Sunday morning at The Journal BttUdmc. fifth. m4 Twnfclfl
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, r V OFPlClALt PAPER OP TB fclTY OP,: PORTLAND f'l
warm
Even th cap didatel rsfuss to
UP. ; . --.:,: ' ; .
Ice or Mm end pod water vendors are
tUl looking glum.
GOVERNOR VERSUS DEPARTMENT.
IF ANY
slbte
. la 4.1
ANT RELIEF for the Warner valley pettier la pos-
throug h the- state courts. Governor Chamberlain
! determined to do all that he can to afford tnem
that means or chance of relief from the consequences of a
manifestly inequitable decision of the Interior department
.The governor Is all the more sealous in behalf of tbeso
settlers, and Is Justifiably Indignant, because, contrary to
custom! and as It seems to law, the' department. Instead
of Issuing- patents for these lands to the state, and only on
request of the governor, secretly Issued these patents to
the Warner Valley Livestock company, evidently so aa to
preclude any action advert to that company by the gov
ernor. - ..-" T ' ' ' 'V7'''V:
It. Is true that the department had, decided la favor of
trusts but once the election Is over the trust,' or : most of
them and the worst of them, will be unmolested. That
they are now quite satisfied wfth'the present administra
tion Is now apparent; but If they can also secure' the nom
ination of a Democrat! a candidate who 'would rot -molest
them, that would be so much clear gain;' they would be
cuuijare.uvciy uiuiiivreiH as u ium raauii. ; $ , '.
The report of the conference at Washington naively says
that "difficulty has been experienced In finding the, proper
The registration clerks will have their
busy tune aext week.
wording for a reciprocity suggestion." Very likely;' the closely.
There Is BtUI nope that the winter
will break up before fall. .
No, It was sot exactly a do-nothing
congress; It spent I781.I74.ISI.
When you see It In the trust organ,
you can bet It Is paid for, somehow. ,
If Mr. Hlnes could And a totem, pole.
aow. the Indians-would have to watch t
national Republican platform of 1900 declared positively I
in favor of reciprocity, but that this was wholly a false
8t Louts Is anxious to present a great
hfia. hnt'l. alaa anxloua ahnnt tha
. 1 A .1 - .L . 1. V.. L .. .... . .
liviffun at irimui ucucpvivii 01 iuv yvuyio, uoa mcu miuyij Igsie receipts. ' ' , , VI',
proven , by events. The Republican leaders would, nor
will, enact no reciprocity except such as fat dictated by the
protected Interests and capitalistic combines. Four years
Sk STM tisk VAaIvmwmHs snletMl was tvAklMua AaAlavarlAMt wA
this company and .gainst th. setUerg. and delivery of th - 'T' TT -7,
1 A.f. .,..i A vows ss we large ones, tney can
- - - -' -y v t i d0 mop talking.
man conaunency-4i u w n oniy a, -suggestion. , a tvci
The Russians do not quite claim that
they anxiously desired the Japanese to
cross the Yalu.
patents wag only carrying this decision into effect; but
. the unusual if not unprecedented way; la Which this was
4on indicates a determination to satisfy the demands of
the- company, and tS close the court door of justice to the
despoiled and In an equitable sense defrauded settlers.
1 j The governor's efforts'ia their behalf will be approved
by the people of ther stats generally, and It Is to be re
gretted that the other members of the board, presumably
because the governor differs from them politically, would
not Join with him In this effort to havs Justice done; not
withstanding the unjust decision of the department. ' .
; The attorney-general may, however, take the action re
quested by the governor, and while It Is not at all certain
that the settlers will win, or gala anything, any effort of
the authorities la their behalf Is to be commended, '-
PRICE OF, CATTLEAND OP; MEAT.'
"nOLESAUB meat dealers In eastern cities lately
added a quarter of a cent a pound to the price
ot beef; the1 retailers "presumably mover "The
pretext for doing this was that the livestock on hand la in
sufficient to meet the Increasing demand.
. People acquainted with the situation, especially west
ern people, know that this is a false pretext. Complaint
comes from all the range states that the ranges are over
stocked, that cattle raising is less profitable than it wag a
year or two ago, and that the price of beef cattle on the
If
am Bmaji paxiiea cannot cast
procity suggestion". Is good; it may serve for the party to
climb down on, if not gracefully, : -, i - ,
Apparently the president has entirely surrendered, as to
all theso matters, to Aldrlch, Lodge and others, who are
determined to maintain the . party's .'. close : alliance and
partnership w4th the protected, few, and against the pil
fered many, ,
-RECORD OF CONGRESS SUMMARIZED.
HAT CONGRESS did: The session of congress
.that ended a week ago, 'though brief, appro
prlated t78L674,2t. It provided for Cuban'
It Is hinted that congress adjourned
so early to shut off any more speeches
oi nourae (jooaran.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal. I other occasions to expreis their oppoat
The' eagerness shown by President I tlon. Mb en reported, they have rushed
Roosevelt and his asaoolates to adjourn I through under the operation of the pr I
congTeaa. wunouc roars ror ute intr-ivious question er aeoaie naa oeen urn-
eats of the country, has been manifested Ited by the dictation of the chairman
of the committee la charge. Thus the
house has had Us functions ss a de
liberative body destroyed, and for prac
tlcal . purposes merely ' reoords the de
cree or tnr majority or tne eommuteee
whtoh 'frame the bills. .
But this has not been the only feature
of the session about. te close.- Grave
questions have required the attention
of congress which, in Jthe eagerness of
the majority to carry out the do-nothing
policy of the administration, have peen
...lutul mt nva tnr an.
slsed this deolaretloa . In stating that tlon regardless of the Injury which wlU
leglslstion would be limited as nearly thereby accrue to the publto interests,
ss possible to the passlnr of the anoro-ln.. m ...i. a an.
"u 0,"V ena -wnen mat, was cuneiimcn of many similar acts of dl-re-
oongress wouia sojourn. - , . -. ttiri tor duty In the predetermined pur.
v a , . . ' I hrVWW W VSVSSSSIgJ MV SI wa mtwMvaa
Past experience bss shown that oroner I. .k... tK..n..otin.
..M.r.iUa V( tcaiamiion requisiie zor business which msy affect. Republican
St every stage Of the proceedings of
that body since it assembled. The stand
pat policy, the Corner etone of whtoh
was to have as little legislation as pos
sible pending the presidential election;
was announced nearly a year ago, and
nas been emphasised on every occasion
or-the president end t his r accredited
spokesmen as "an assurance to ' the
trusts, the tariff and subsidy beneflo-
lartes that they would not be disturbed
la the enjoyment of the special protec
tlon accorded them. . When congress met
Mr. speaker Cannon officially emnha
tno administration of the government
has needed the attention of conrraaa
in its past seealons until well Into the
summer, even when the, volume of busi
ness wss not nearly so great as Is to
now. .But political neceasitv has da.
mended that ''the session should 'close
in time to prepare for the Republican
convention, and It wss so decreed. 'By
success at the November polls. . Under
the. Panama treaty the. United States
secured the cession . of a 10-mlle sons
along the Panama' canal for the govern
ment of which It Is the duty of eongrees
to provide. bill was. reported In the
senate Involving many difficulties and
requiring great Judgment in Its terma
It led to voluminous debate. In "which
If you go to St Louis,, tell everybody
you meet that the better U aot the big
ger enow will be in Portland next year.
i .asssxea-asssea-
That new federal judicial district will
not.be created before next year, and so
several dlitlnrulahed Oregon lawyers
win have ample uae to dream of wear
ing the ermine. - i .
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It seems, from current political talk
in the Washington dispatches, that If
the president orders a man to run for
reelnrOBltv. 1 tka m.tt.r U'mmA Tiwpn.wi n oar. noi raiuan, now-
" ' ' - lever miicn no dislikes to do so. r-
the ranamg canal project, and in effect osUblisbed the -
new republic, of Panama. It ordered one trust Investlgs- WhatU you bet Bt Louie does not try
tlon. Jt;psse 1.J00 out of 30,000 bUls Introduced, of b..I!rd0 rt..til?!i-.a "J? " .w,!
which i number paaeed about 171 may be classed as for thsl would .be fsUure. for the people are
pnbllo benefit ' ? " , t. " . IcomlngT to .the Lewis and Clark "fair
What congress refused to do: next year.
voree , emireiy ignorea rresiaeni MClunieya reel- Sneaker Cannon a.r. h. .Ill
procity policy,; as announced la his last speech at Buffalo, for vice-president So said Theodore
It refused tcr Investigate the postofflce scandals. It failed RooMVlt four years ago, and he was
Wviss tho tariff in any particular. It refosed to put any pressed "as Roosevelt waa ' . -
adftlnnal fhAk rn itnitul.i. XI.' t j a I
7 :ra irZ::' Vr:".:,'". lMon to increase the power of the Interstate I
ZZa :::: ,7'T: .r.r.::r;,: .V.: nmerc. comibUslon U, prevent discriminating fetes. It
a:;.;C' T.;: ?:.": to pa a river and harbor- bill, thus not only delay-
ptwr juMiui w a.uwua4 MTBSIOCK asSOCiaUOn l- v... .
i - v , fci. i.( wub vjiMiiiia; a i&i txpenii
The Republican party In SeatUe has
kicked out the Clancys temporarily,
But perhaps, the Clancy, thoueh
gamoiers ano nauot-oox stuffars, ere no
,v.. . , , ....... ... . . uujorwn improvemenrs, out entailing a great expense "v"" w"u , run
wuxivm iu vvuiw mi pnem nas causea siockmen, or maintenance and renairs. 7 - in partjr "c'm,y oor there.
wiuun less tnaa two vsars. a less or iTto.oos.ooo. i - v r - -i r- .
- ---- . i i :nviBrfaHai si i mt siAarnAnsiM a ia!.Ua. a.. at i m . . . .
This loss is not due to the nnar.tlnn r ,. 1.. I. " " ",uou",L" Iulur" " ro1" ln low pnee or lumner makee mm
' . . a, aC. . ' a. : . --lowing measures 1 Against trusts, for alleeed financial I men scowl, but oauses builders to amlla
Di f ura annino. ror me atmuia nil inmiMii ait I . .. . . - li t...- . .
, . ' . . . . - . . . ' iretorm, tno eight-hour labor bllL an anti-Injunction hill. .V . y. "vu wmimu, everywnere,
price of dressed beef has risen. - Stockmen are tn less L ,it.ii- s w 1-, . ... " ' L.. 'njuncl'on DUMlhat "what is one's meat Is another's
for their cattle; consumers ar. paying more for beef. T1" i " . vVV... ll . "v? Tr: 'f l.m? . dju.ts Ul thiaga.
hot scarce. - -: -t- 'jr1""" wlk" iu om against ine get-ncn-quick wowo eveniuauy. wont togetner for
This condlUon Of affairs Is due entlr-lw t Ia7"-Z "" " "e -nuippines, -
i. . w-. v7v. V'aaZ'a "'WAm. uawau ana porto Rico. " .. . , s ,
this connection a istatement ho wing the comparative Inounced "Othello- aa too bloodthirsty
far has
hundreds
minions rrom.meat consumers 7
And yet Attorney-General Knox cannot find evidence
that there Is a beef trust, nor did congress think It necee
sary to make any move in the matter.""1 1 "'"T?; " . "
. . - f a a eiw w . iviiiiiiKivug eatviweaav, ass smiim
the arbitrary rules of a majority Intent many serloue objections were disclosed,
only on carrying out its Partisan pur. iNotwithatandina- ita Arata 1 i u
tZi,L.' h?, ?t,fl!d; ,nd. "PP'J nnaily passed by a strict party, vot
V,i.ir'.. . v " L.' "'. nunqr ween it ceme in due course to the nooee
m. r,".J roshedthrougb with- Instead of being submitted for debate.
rmt,on or Pportw"" the the majority haying become satisfied of
minority to exercise Its . constitutional .. n.,ki...
rights In guarding the treasurv from V' aai4r4am neajaiainaajl mm eieHaae kia 9
ZT.'L "u or par- gebate adopted a -10-1 1 ne i substltuta
POJ,,ojr' .Where - even .such which, Instead of embodying the objects
KiSL 'I? J'tlally-fallsdito secure ef the lengthy senate bill, gives to ths
m,J(ritJr' president autocratic power to form and
vsaso vi eaeirumiiori nu nmmn vsv. I vi tha aa.jisaAi aMtM a., -a..-.a. .
ItTl w ,or uwnln trav. ner as he shall see proper. The natural
aganoe . through what haa ha 1 infiMmu .k.. .v.. v. .w.
termed executive order. Wall ma I mmif.mm .i... w .v. v . .1
Mr. Cockras declaim isu 7.7'.: rfv.." "
u a.-...-- - ' I -"a Hiyvi esS4i UUJwU -WJIUVD I IV
?C 1 W Ptt' strings of sdopt the -report -of -the com mil tee i of
tne treasury, when Its prerogative has I conference, the nature f which tha a.
tlon of the house foreshadows. . r
And so of many other matters of aaoai
Importanoe ' Which have been naalactiwl
A. luiatfUinl .ti . 1. . . . i . .1
a.k... i " "I ""w,'-v u nil ion ori
v. wian nu so restnetea Ois-1 conrress. when the rtartv i n I " .uuu
eusslon that those ooooaed to th. K.. .r "jF0 XM and looke many years younger than she
!.b the-majorily lTwUl"na hand lo do f lTL fSSJLft '
ul . 11.11..- .. . I " T" "
up to the day of her, death was able
to. be up and about , : ' - -y
Leiertew Herald. April At: If. we
had sufficient space we would put this
entire snow storm. Including. the hlxh
wind and the foot of new enow hsd In
this valley within the past it hours. In
the Herald and send It out of the coun
try. This is probably ths heaviest snow
storm ever seen m this county at this
season of ths year, sinoe the first settle
ment of the country. A greet loss of
livestock Is feared. , y
L:' " BssaasBawaasW '
Alluding sorrowfully to ths removal
ooen mo snameruuy surrendered. The
w" n n wie nouse, , in
league with the general purposes of the
president and his party, controls that
body -with-autocratlo'swav. and tha
cm Sidelights
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wasco county Is nearly out of debt,'
Cusene expects soon to have an auto
mobile omnibus Una. , ; ; ' ;
, Not a oarclvsl, but a good dlstrlot fair,
m neia at ins vanes next, lau,
The carnival fad is played out - N
'A. Busli. the VanerfeMa flalam' hanker '
haa riven 11 000 tnmnl tha nmiuiut
new bulldlna- far-ha -amllial ilMut.
ment f WUUmette university, f ;
The Onterto Democrat nrints the ant
Of a line big rooster above the Oemo
oratlo ticket This is wise, for It might
be out of place after the election. , ; '
Registration in many counties is much
leee than It was two years ago, although
there are mors voters. Bvldsntiv the
"""t""!" vyi umi'u ui year wiu no
be aa exciting. one. . . c, : , ';.(:- .
jaarxnaj wssninaton. a coonuia citv .
hen, lsys sn egg every day that meae-"
ores by 7 inchea Bhe deaarvaa
her distinguished name and the respect
oi tne Pars yard community. . , , . -
'ThV i amilr of the editor of the Ikt
lingtoa Appeal having been' sick last
wees, ne says ne is lnaeotea to . two
tlon.". Wbst-would a country editor d ..
without aunh arlrlat jr... ..jp" l .1 . . . ii. .
The deeneat ' well ' Vet out down In :
Tmatllla county.,, has just, been , com" '
plated for Jurgen Mumm. who resides '
four mllee north of Pendleton. It Is
4SI feet deep and contains an abundance
of water to supply the needs of the
rancn,
h.v ku. .aaIa Z' - - I wih ui a irve nana to (
. . ....... iV uwoun Dim niaaaaa w ihani . .
UDOn thalr nr..nl.ll.. .- w . . ...yv.a.uun; lu III
bGt have been on7peU sSo I SsroW
Hawks ; having caused havoo among
young chickens, some people of Douglas
county mix a tincture of nux -vomica
with the chickens' food, which It Is said
doee not Injure them but kills the hawks
that eat .the chickens. ' This may be all
so, but It is doubtful If the chickens are
entirely cheerful after eating tha nux"
vomica. ; i ... ' . . i
l0andma,, Brewer of Albany. '' now
visiting relatives in Pendleton,-Is IS
years of-age: hut-sbaJs as youthful In
ner movements ss bsr grandohlldren.
GROWTH OF LABOR UNIONS
Beef Is high, but hot pcarco.
This condlUon of affairs Is ,
the meat packers' tombipei fer trust, that arbitrarily Axes
the price both of. cattle on the hoof and of beef In the short. I . 7." " 7"' ' " '
Thla W t.V.. H lt V.lh t. a. ' .r ...... ' I " . .uiu.niBiia.wun BO
L 7-7Z 7.2 "J, Z ' "7"ww' a publlshld, as follows: .-
" ."- "y Bunareoa Oil Cost of Roosevelt ailmini.tr. ti hi.ii.i
" , wavaa VfVV,VVVtVVVl
Coot Of McKlnley administration, f 1,321,000.000.
iA. Springfield, mass meeting de-
From the New York World. '
From the statute of labourers, passed
in iku ana ins sututs of apprentices.
passed In ISO and. repealed, as late as
int. no fewer than 10 express statutes
were passed In England down to 1M
which, among other things, mads ths as
sociation of worklngtnea criminal.
: The very circumstance that so much
legislation intended to , be suppresslvs
was deemed necessary may Well indicate
that the pre uses as began early- by which
England was to become the mother of
labor uiuona Where the ,30" SUtutes. of
suppression were written ltt vain in those
years long past, there were at the eloee
of 1903 more than 1,900,000 organised work-
What a patient or is It foolish people wa ere!
Cost of .aeveland, administration, $1,767,000,000.
Bxcess of Roosevelt over McKlnley, 1111.000.000.
.Excess of Roosevelt over Cleveland. $118,000,000.
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PLATFORM MAKERS AT WORK '1
i .t ' " T ' ' - ; ". : ,!'..- i, r . W.J-1 V.:'.; i
EPUBLICAN LEADERS art considering the mat
ter and phraseology of their jrorthcoming national
platform,, with tha usual object
THE PRESIDENT'S INVITED ADVISERS.
A PRESIDENT, as weU aa another man. Is known
; by 'the company he-' keeps. The president this
wiMiuenng wnai me next platform, and
to be nt ror public presentation.- Thev
are me same , people,-presumably, who
recently lynched negro, and formed
an anti-negro mob for several davs.
But they may. suppose that Othello was inman. in lim nninnT
a "nigger." , - ,
T la lalm4 that th nnlm m.hK.m-
ThO DalleS.TlmeS-MOUntalneer.. aavalahln In tha TTnltil flt.fV.
iina im an lot lime to lnvestia-ata Mr I eemaa that nf tha TTnltait V trim Ann nnw
Hermann's alleged mlsdoinga So be In proportion to population, however, m-
tuni. a, ana bo iniOK nis nartv muiHit' I nuatrv In Britain la miinh mnr. Kam.
pui unci no is a candidate for a hlarh ourhlr orrenlsed.
and responsible offloe the unprejudiced
voter will think It Is the most proper
-Pb amaS .J-f- " the, national committee, should bo, STRAWS ' IN THE STREAM
(-soapln as many Bent for ja ot wieda Island and Piatt of New York. ' -
makers of blinding, deceiving or soft
Toters'as possible, nrtt,' it Is reported, they will declare hvchlef senat
; r . . ww ftAAAA,A iuv nin.il j in acyfc m
(By H. .R. R. Hertsberg.)
a mere platitude, for ths Dlngley tariff law has needed re
" rising In some of its schedules for a Jong time. '.The
- plain fact,' proven such by their past course, is thai the
Republlcaa leaders havo no Intention of revising the tariff
In the people's Interest; and that hereafter, as heretofore,
the tariff law will be framed by he "protected interests
. and tariff-fostered trusts, so as to enabfe them to plunder
, tne masses or consumers. There Is not tho slightest proa
- ' poet or hope, in the mind of any Intelligent observant
- voter, that . whatever ..tha 1 platfbrn. may--ay tha Repub
lican leaders Aldrlch, Piatt, Allison, Fairbanks. Quay,
. " Jllklna Bpoontr, Orosvenor, ;ralell, Cannon, Payne and
othera-will revise the tariff in ths people'g interest or for
their benefit. " ':s',!, ". " : r '.jr
u They will put forth another platitude about restraining
force, and not reformed, revised, or successfully attacked.
Incidentally, being tho father-in-law of John Di Rocke
feller, Jr. he Is In, the senate to aid the Rockefellers to
rob the country under forms of law, or lawlessly if neces-
sary r"' " . t "" 1
Piatt :of New Tork is n congreiia m th resident and
protector, of the American Express comnanv. and aa th.
iriena ana servant of all such corporations ant mmnn.
V1' w amass muuons by extorting unreasonable' pf.
ment for services rendered the people. "4 ' " "
... ncu, ana omers like tnem, men who are In
public -Ilfe,v not to; seWg the people, but to enahu nt.
and ;monopollstio corporations to plunder . them, whom
consuiis in regard to the forthcoming m.t.
m
j,urm man ciuurman.
'sweet"
HAVE YOU HEFTED
f BRGK ANDsA HAL-E?
e
e i If a brick weighs seven pounds and half a brick, how much does a e
e brick and a half weigh 7, J
e That is the problem. ? Here are some of the answers. In Sunday
morning's Issue The Journal will publish an illustrated solution of the e
problem. 8 J
e e e e
mot or xa"iaintB xt ovr.
lAtoureU Falls, Or -May 4.-To the
Editor of The . Journal If, a brick
Weighs seven pounds and a half a brick;
one half a brick equals one-half of
seven, or three and one half, which
added to seven pounds or a brick, equals
i jpouncis, or tne weight of one brick.
One-half a brick or one-half of 10 H
pounds equals. five and a half pounds
which added to .10U eauala . 1BU
pounds, or the weight of a brick-and a
half. ' WILLIE SHARP.-a-e 11.
I nilTTT lit AT S4.
Goose Hollow, Or., May ' I. To ths
Editor of The Journal I am It years
; old and am the oldest resident in Goose
Hollow paying rem. If 1 had not de
" voted so much of my life cariylng hod
, end bricks I could not tell you so ac
y curately how much your brick weigh.
Now there are many kinds of bricks.
Some are red and others are different.
If you carry the brick you will And
. that It weighs less In the morning than
' IM the evening.
' In l7r while carrying bricks up a
' brick building, a bricklayer dropped a
brick and hit m on the hgad, it felt like
,1 pounds; if it had been a. brick and
a' half It would have felt like 21 pounds.
X am a widower and have three married
daughters and one ron. If my son. who
. Is working in a logging camp, were here
he could tell you bow much the brick
wcgacu, mm av aas naraea sneep in a
brick-yard.
I have Just moved from the place
Where 1 now live, and am figuring on
putting In a brick chimney but as the
house is pot Very strong and baa been
i flooded by the Tanner creek sewer sev
era times, I have concluded to wait and
find out how much the chimney ' will
weigh when It Is one-half finished, and
how much when. It Is one and. a half
ftnlsbld. 1 ' .
i If the hole Is big enough: how many
Stoves havs I got and what kind of wood
Is boat for making sausages as I am
. figuring on starting a sausage . factory,
providing the river does not rise; too
high to interfere with navigation. '
. , . , SAMUEL J. CASTOR ,
voTioa rax ruit). ' -
Portland, , May 3. To the Editor of
The Journal If a brick weighs 7
pounds and a half (a brick), a briok
and a half will welch 11 VI nnnnda. I
leave off the pluses and minuses and
worx tne .problem as I was taught in
"old-deeetrlck ekoola.', Thua! -x times
7 makes 22; 1 into 22 Vi will; go
1 74 uiuvi, t . ...
Tou see I am a watchmaker; that's
why I am so smart:
- silent) j
" ?'-'a potnro a tiiit''
Woodvlile, Or., May S To the Editof
of The JournalIf a brick wtlrhi 1
pounds and a half a brick, a brick and
half would weigh 7 pounds
. DON D. LOWELL,
i0, :M'Vt Ad TToars.;
; 'v ;V;? XaXTXS Tgt' WOK.
Portland May To the Editor of
The Journal If a brick weighs 7 pounds
and a half a brick, then a brick and a
half will wslU 81 pounds. One brick
"naivesr-- unknown weight
one-half known weight, one-half, equals
yvuuum, wo naives equals It pounds;
vvv-umii stqaaiB Zi.
'-dU'A, .. . CHRI8TENSEN.
i.l..ti;a'i."'' ' .
siti&aenre eooxama.
Portland, or. May . To .e Editor
of The Journal If a brick weighs seven
pounds and half a brick, how ouch, will
a orica ana a nair weia-nr
Now a whole brick wela-hs seven
pounds and half a brick, which is three
and one-half pounds, making the weight
of one brick 10 Vi nounda. Thus, one
and one-half .bricks will weigh 1514
pounds. No mistake about It .
' J. N. W. .
s-- ';.f 'fei -' ;.
vsnro a paxb or soAtxs. '
Woodbura, Or., May .i-To the Edi
tor of The , Journal Take two bricks.
cut one into two eaual - parts, -put the
whole brick in - One and of ' your bal
ance and the two halves In the other: (
they balance. Take off one half and
put a 7-pound weight In Its place, and
they balance, t Then the half brick
weighs 7 pounds, and a brick and a hair
SI pounds. Give me something hard. 1
; s, JOHN ROSSCOE.
.. Set Sweet Tooth.
They tell of a girt Of Duluth "
Who had what she called a
tooth.
Bo large did it seem
'That a gallon of cream
Sufficed not to nil It, in soothi
- a.miu i -::rr
When yon hear a man sayt This
Is my honest opinion." doee ft not make
you wonder how many dishonest opin
ions ne nasT
fallowing ' tne sngiisb-speaklng na
tions In ths number, membership and
Importance of their labor orsanlaatlons
come uermany, 800,000 members; rrance,
nearly 600,000; Austria, more than 157.000:
Denmark, nearly 100.000: Hunrarv. over
m.wu; eweoen, aoout ,wo: Norway, now;
Swltserland, about M,000;- Belgium, be
tween 60,000 and J0,Q0; Spain, more than
41,000. - r
The figures given are fathered from
the book "Methods of Industrial Peace,'
by Dr. Nicholas Paine Oilman, lust Is
sued by Houghton," Mifflin 4b Co. "
Dr. Oilman has aimed to treat the
subject of Industrial peace more com
prehensively than other writers have
don .and to make up la part for what
he ... considers --'a - surprising -lack - of
books" on this vital matter. He traces
in brief detail the history of combina
tion among laboring men and elves an
interesting reference to the times pre
ceding the unions, - when masters- were
usually their own helpers. " In such times
in the duchy of Magdeburg, for instance.
J"fo wre (year I7W) 17.060 masters to
assistants aaa apprentices,,
At present m this country labor Is
w.wr organisea tnaa capital. It Is Dr.
Oilman's Dhllosonhlcat vlaa th.t . -a
Justment of the balance In organisation
must be one of the mathmta r nmi..
for the permanent settlin nt riimniiHu I of the CAE railroad shoos to Albany.
-for securing the reasonable and fruitful tn City Vim says: "But. gentle-
vuiiuugi oi couective bargaining." 1 men. tne Aimignty-nas set limitations
- iorrowinsr a nru ra r iiuwii th .u. I beyond which you cannot rn- Von ra n.
thor says: "As long as one sids Is as well not pull up our splendid bay and har-
disclpllned as a regular army and ths ' Tou cannot ball out ths great Pa
other more like a home guard, .there wiU J clflo ocean. . With them left Jhe future
viuumuir tm no permanent adjustment of ol Lincoln county is assurea. xne good
'dlfnoulUes between them.", i time coming may be long postponed, but
" nw-OTBmniaiion laws were sun-1 wu smviy coma.- v .t
POSed to affect emolovera aa ar.TT
viorma, dui ine law bad a varv
vision i or emolovera actinv tn.hM.
snd employers were never fined, mnch
iw tmynaonea.
Toledo Re port en Alex Warnock, who
has only been a cltlsen of Lincoln county
a little over a year, having purchased
8t0 acres of land -on the, Taaulna. In tha
m imiw mm Mil id ot tntu nf th .n I eastern noart or tne eountv haa ahnwn hi.
printers of Bolton were Jailed for meeting falth In our county by having 650 acres
to consider the question ot wages.. . (slashed and ready to burn and seed to
u uui ui central committaa nt tha i crass, uive us , more : oitisens or the
energy of Warnock and Lincoln county
will be developed as one of ths best
stock .counties in the state. ;
ocuiuan wearers went to nrimn rM di
recting a strike to secure wages fixed by
a Justice of the peace and refused by
viUIU Cl SSa , J
It is well Indeed that m ar . ..
,.vi uiiouBcs vi power ana the law.
For our wn countrv n. an...
fronts us with the atr . ...
10 wnicn merchants and
BhlDOwnara anhanrlh.4 haiim . . I
-. At.. . .- wi f, . ..f... !-. ..w
Horace Mann RnhVrt , t' Vw Ealrfax-I. would like yott
Carte? Weln.V1, .i!?" & t0 kinU ,v m 1c " e
TrVn7nW! '"'P f'od with following cuestJon: I am a young girl
I?.r0ii!: vMilRntou td IS year, old and have Jost a married
...w ..V u.cu uuviinutn in an-'tm.
Advice to the Lovelorn
ST BIATKICX yArgTAX.
atlsrVaaBf thU SJnlnakS akA Kaa 1at m
wWch was decided for them smsJl children My b 1s a
in 1842. and finallv a.tahiiah4 h .i-v.. Vr: .. "w " m
ooLtrxBXA cotnrxT nosT. oum.
9MM Wm ZPOSXTZOBTa
t From the St Helens Mlsi
Mr. Frank Payne, of Scappoose. has
Installed a -smelter on his place on
Hcappoose creek, and 4n a short time
will be smelting Iron for market Wei
"Front the Denver Republican;
Even, at the very openlna of the areat
Louisiana 'Purchase exposition; "the
energetic peopl of Portland. Or., do not
They say that hsaven is lighted by
tne - renecnoa or nappy cbUdren's
smues. a
' i
? Many battles have been won by run
ning warn it was tne enemy who ran.
. Selfish ' prayers have lead on 'their
wings and cannot rise to heaven.
' Not a few men love their sweethearts
m silk and their wives in calico. .
After a pun let there be a prayer for
forgiveness...;'..-. P
If only our neighbors did not live so
oiose to usi - ,(";?.. iVifVii .' ;
nrj rnwrrani qxtzstzoit,
(From jthe New fork World:)
"Fit 4taitimitirvs' a e-Vaa T3b.ll. f-
2nd TSSSSliXr Tbv ' lPn T . HUI land is another. So Vast was th. terrE
....c a -,. laoounas in aron ore, and i it nas been tory covered bv tha" int-anM
passed ' deMttl "upon twi'uVon. . Wh1! ft f&S&ZlZXl f .Sl.ril'.P..9
ire manv r who Insist that wa "I" ",.1 .1 ."-" V ." . Hrr""v.' "-.. one.
Sfflefiffe the' chii-dre? w.U
of Industrial peace and war. strikes, lock
outs, aroitration, conciliation, eto. "I
wouia ram see that future marked by , a
uaeji powar ana ny a temperate employ
"ippt at it ror tae gooa ot ail classes.
ment . I am not In the least satisfied.
. SARAH FEINBERQ. ;.
What does your ,brotherln-l.w say In
ths matter? You and he are the ones
to be considered most, Tou should not
be sacrificed for the children's sake. Do
not marry him for duty's sake unless
you love him. . s ;
Dear Miss Fairfax I am a youna matt
It years of age and have been keeping
company witn a young jaay two years.
hava aaan a ml. In tha ..... PNSOM te have It foraottan that th.M T l.n, roung--leoy WKB ,.11 my
?h?LrU y,J. o Americans, end espeel- marry me as soon as circumstance. i.
v . xut m wiu Miwvv sewwise I B11V Tfllt f mgrlnsnl AT tha weal Tl Saa I ln.al ' tTmm T 11 akll. T
twiknrh aA Wa a 1a Ka -Antnl.tsul -----w m.s nw , U lllUWeU. ilW . C1. U.IHH A
upon-hivTng iuch maa" S piy fUrt expo,
in nr eounty. who. ia ,-wiiHn--t imiuI altlon In l0S,wlU lose nothing by fot
his money in the developement of the J ,owln o closely tm the heels of the
ncn resources, and wa feel sure that I juouis rair, especially as the Portland
it wiU result In great benefit to thai show will in large measure, be r devoted
proprietor." m Consider the immense I to a field Which Is peculiarly Its own.
amount of good 1t will bring to others I Bt Louis may be said to be one gate
In the county ahd oommunity. It I way of the vsstlempire which Lewi, and
seems beyond question that the county I uiarx
can sun
port her, but X find that she s going
back on ma r , j
Saturday night she told me that she
was going to Vancouver and I sSked hsr
if I might escort her to the boat and
she told me to meet her at 7:10 p. m..
but Instead she went at 7:00 p. m. and
I, of 'course, was 'disappointed. ; Now I
know for a fact that she went to the
theatre with another gentleman. .
Will, you kindly advise me whether It
was propef for her to do as she did
seeing that we ars engaged? a
There. are .many who Insist that we .nd nuaiitv it , i ma located
should retain and f govern these 'island. 2 1, ii1 ."J 2. Jf " !?.
rcFA-'f" talkjwlth her andjet her ...
amm umia in a. meaun eo conrawi vnar . . . . . . . . i . r -.
that It but manv annaitlAna in h. .. 1 onmim "treating you rainer onaij t
can be brought to market by way of the fully exploit the resources f the greatf! n,ifi
oxvosb natmnro.
Arlington. Or. May 4. To the Editor
of The Journal If a brick weighs . f
pounds and half a brick, then 7 pounds
Is the weight of the other half a brick,
or . 7 Bounds IS welaht of half a brink
There being three half bricks in one and
a half bricks, 7 pounds being the weight
of half a brick, the weight of three half
bricks would be three times T pounds.
or. 21 pounds, or tha, weight of a brick
ana;a nait . , kulo wood.
Portland, - May I. -To the Editor ef
The Journal Problem i If a, brick
weighs 7 pounds and' half a brick, how
much dues a brick and a half weigh?
Solution: -Let X equal the weight of
a brick, then X equals 7 plus ViX; clear
ing of fractions IX equals 14 plus X,
transposing 2X minus X equals 14, or X
equals 14; then mf brick and t a- hrf
weighs t-t of 44. 21 pounds. 1 , ;
a message to conrress that -. .... .- iV. I mr" " .r. . " . Kr. . " that vou will not nut un with such he.
the FUIpino. f- tort "Sr mrttS'aarW Vrairi f.M Perhaps in sh.'need. is a little
f0"me.nA.Iwr mranw 01 nominal cost-coal and wood-rabmaeV ttttlm wf tat
r,Uef Ellhu Root .S?0!! W
,,., aaiii .,1jv - . . . wmj sg uosiuis v : fioisi u i u w 1 1 ne onenc. wot
whoBt offloial duties tnadft hitiv Trv ItiK n laa-i. i,,-,k-s. 'ims?iJ:.'vl
who stood closer e the president than has also the nroud distinction -f belna ..ihmm.
" ' wj;u" ' r, CW1I B "a1 that the country in gen-
lng condition. Mr. Payne will be found I ami h.. h v,,n. .i.Jlr. .
entertaining and energetic and pleased .ii-n.-n i .rSi. Jr" lT1
to show any one the iron and amelttag Vriw .iaS ! Deen
apparatue at work,, and ,he will have nn.nTSeT 1., " F"'
ort of all people mterestsd in t; tha aMt 777.iki I rr i07 1"?0?
any Other member of fats cabinet said in
an unauthorised Interview in the World
on; February 7 that "we shall in time
grant a practioai inaepenaence to the
Philippines they will have the same re
lationship to this country that Cuba has."
This is the only true American view. It
embodies substantially all that is de
manded by those who oppose an Imperial
colonial policy, which would" hold the
Philippine. In subjection under military
I . The Philippine question will never be
settled until it is settled right And there
is an Issue In-it which- the Demooratlo
party cannot ignore without being false
to ii zounaer, tne autnor of the declara
tion of independence, and neglectful of its
duty to a republic based upon liberty and
the consent of the governed. , -; t
Oospsl of the Moor.
From the Indianapolis News;1
AH our people from the nresldant
down should realise that it is better and
safer to be content with bad and unsat
isfactory . resul ts through an exact ob
servance of the law than to try to get
good ones through disregard of the law. ;
This is the gospej of the hour, , .c
the SrrrvtHXr WvanUges .ad. possibUTtlea of
r ' '.: ' . ' 'n oriental trace . than years of advertis-
iuig tarougn-orainary cnanneia1 . - ,
onto Wag Tet sTeeded. v I If for no other reason that this one
From tho Brownsville- Times, v r bit of educational influence, the Lewis
The Times kcknowledgee 'with thanks and Clark exposition will be worthy of
complimentary season ticxets to tne ot I generous support - . 6 ' ' i
Louis exposition. Now If soms kind-!' J- - ' ..fu t
.. . . ... ... . . . . . ...... ..... . ... I - . ' r.l . .... . 4: j '.v
neanea, weu-mesjung . maiviouai . wtui w.ith l t w.i
pay our hotel bills and furnish us with j. ' .
Aa Oregon newspaper man in 'Wash'
v hi.A ei .r ; 't telling a good story about Dr.
show ' ' . " r ale. , He says he was once traveling
5 1 "v vb. - vt'uiiu j vi .v t ire.unt r ana,
IrOlnr to a., little inn tnr .Initvlna- 1 ni
wt -7 isurpnseo to see a larre cloture of Dr.
From the' London Truth. . I Hale on the wall. The Woman of the
Dear Miss . Fairfax-I am a girl of 1
(rather young I presume to talk of aen-
tlemen), but I ant no flirt, ; A few weeks
ago I made the acquaintance of a gen
tleman of II years of age and he -asked
to call at my home. My parents were
willing that he Should corns to the house
so he has been doing so for a few weeks
aa appointment to come ;
one evening but he failed
-ti
It is a common mistake that to worn I house explained it thust '
hard is to work hard.' The way to sue-1 ' 'Well, you see. a srood msnv straneera
ce-a .is w won ana not to worry i tne i oome nere ana want roe to keep 'em, and
way to fail Is to worry and not to work. 1 1 don't know anything about 'em. but if
" ; 10 uuimr auuceeu nor nil IB 1 avy Know juawara . juverett Hale s pic
to both work and worry; that Is the way ture'I know they're good for something,
ta kill mnmlf. -' :..!. . ... ... ... . . ! T I.. . ..... , , .
to do so. I met him a few nights after
ward and he made an explanation and
asked to call another evening. Do you
think I would be doing right by elvlnsr
my consent for htm to call again?
,- ANXIOUS FRIEND. -If
v the" explanation was satisfactory
ask him to call again by all means. Do
not take offense too readily at things
of that sort; the girl who is looking for
slights always finds them. t;
" Denies tho ZmputaUoa,
, From-the Elk City Vim..''",
The editor of the Leider, with norm
assumption than courtesy, allude, to us
ss fDad" ', . Ws deny the relatlnnahfn.
We must draw ths line somewhere.
W V';
r : From the Chicago Tribune..
; Tt only remains," observes an
teemed contemporary, exultantiv
construct the canain That is aU.
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