rrr "JP.oii!ivealJ;:;l ii--"j.ynKO SATURDAY. MAY 0, 1SC3. If DREG ON DAI L Y :J OURNAL1 A tfTHV BPtNDBN T-U B-W.S1? A PZSL -.- SMALL CIIANGE V" I C ft. JACKSON js-j-k PUBLISHED - BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. JNO. P. CARROLL )I Chicago the Wiruw of America? Published very svening-' except Sunday) every 8unday morning- at The JournaT BuiWinf, Fifth and Yamhill : ' ; , streets, E'ortiand, Oregon. . -. r' :'" . . We mind expected Nan to . change - her THE REAL QUESTION INVOLVED. IIE EXIGENCIEir-of tbcreafltpaiRn have forced Lthe-mivQT for a second time to appear before the public : in a formal interview,aUhough:.lei3 j scheduled to open his campaign next Monday. it ap pear that. he adopted the municipal partnership with jth gambling- tfnst on the advicejif Councilmafi Zimmerman and other and justifies the step because of the dilap idated, condition of the firehouses -which otherwise could not have been made habitable. It would seem that a -errcTiriiiX- ould ielcTampTe revenue for alt pur- poes if it hatTtjeeir honestly and economically expended, " as it has noj been if we accept the findings of the rand jurresana ui veraicts ox ine courts. - an ,i. Rui. tBisjconsideration has nothing whatever to do with. -- the nestioiuVhatras-theteinvolved wal no whether it pecesssry to rnake partnersm - with the gamblers and in consideration of the immunity thus f?ratwd take a share of the' profits of the business fot municipal ipurposrsrbot'whetner. that was the law. There never -was and never could be any difference of ' opinion on this score. The law against' gambling was so plain and specific that there could bejio .difference, of opinion in Its interpretation. By what "authority then did JtlayorWilWa m -nulji yMhjafrertbTatlfr that law was in the hands of the legislature "andthere alone; it had not only not changed it but it had not auth orized anybody else to change it If the mayor had the iwer-lheiueverytherituen had preciselythe same- right to obey such laws as-suited his interests and to dis regard all others. - ; ' ; ; And therein many jpe'ople are finding a fundamental principle in the present campaign. On one vide the law is absolutely tq govern and the other it is to be altered . and abrogated as suits the purposes, fancies and exigen cierof the present administration. We believe that with theJpcricncjjrticpeoplc of Portland have had in retting down. the barsjhveiyirwtto-a4i44erniciQUS re i . suits which have followed they will, not hesitate which system they will prefer and demand.' " " As it happens there are. many things to be attended o that are of a public character, and this can only be done by-an organization supplied with the right sort of as sistance. It should not be too much to ask every on,e to give a little help, wben-o many ' are nof Dnly helping financially but donating'tfie ir-serices-s -well. This is the only avenue tlirough which the work can be main tained, and this resource withdrawn everything will again relapsfiyHnto slipshod conditions. Those who wish- to help along the-good cause may send or leae contribu tions at Woodard, Clarke & Co., Ben Selling, pids, Vort man & King, Sig Sichel, F. Dresser and RoWe & Martin. There should be a liberal response, 1 , 8I1VIP lg for fish. omstime Tins" 'eafbalt Nan might succeed on the stage in a cab scene. 1- 4 ,, J Some things cannot be successfully epoiog ixea lor. It ! easy to the simple life. advise others to live . Tou can- gee. a -red -nose' more cheaply Dy going riantng. ., , ,. The straw hats and summer suite may get too gay. . ,.-... -A -TRIUMPH ANT: LIFE.- THE CASE OP THE ORPHEUM. ET THE OITY- COUNCli be 'duly credited for xevokinir Ihe licen-se-of -the-jjotorious Oroheum iirrtr-Thrartrorr7waTTath r iatSTal Iowlhffjmanvnieaa; ' The ocal menecera of tk Trarrlm.n hrhen combined who ever jffcme to, Oregon, but he- taught are., scarcer allowed (o stay if and made jt known to the students of the state uni- lon nough ,jo get acquainted. . versity, of Oregon, and of the world. . v A . Three-cent fare have won In Clev. ' Such a life is a triumph and it is pleasant and fitting fo I land several times, but the people still oav this sliaht tribute to it While the man who lived itT""" wpx;iive cents to rwe. . i . 1 1 . , . . e 1 1 . 1 . f . . . 1 men io oe uaaiy injurea imanciauy in mat piace, put oet-ter-lat thaB-never7Fjrom one point of view a man who ""goes' tQ"sucfi a place'ahd buys-vile Wfne aricourtesan's solicitation, and so spends his substance foolishly arid viuauuyn entitled, to jiq: sympatiy ,of protectioiu-j But . i i t -. i iroui oroaaer ana mgner point oi view, mis man. ana all men have a right to snppose that faws' prohibiting or - regulating'such places are observed aid enforced, There ,i are such laws hererbafthejrhave been persistentlyjand " defianflyVioIafed by the 'proprietors 6i this place. It .has been practically open, and known to be so to she oo- J " immoral women have been during those hours in - du6triousiy working more or less drunken and foolish men out of their. mofteyJThis is the business of this -rr place It exists chiefly for this purpose.? The, ."theatre" par of the business, as everybody understands. Is' merely a decoy, to induce, by means of corrupt women, meet with more morieyl thaa1 brainsiQailyie - ianaer the lorme Jf such places are necessary in a large city,. if they cannot be eradicated entirely, Ihey can and must at least rlB HlarJetO-COnform to fertain laws for Their c.riHAirfTri WTiether the ordinance requiring all drinking places to close between I and 5 a. m. is best or not is not the ques tion.. It is the law; let It be enforced. -, - t - -A few remarks of the Chicago Journal are pertinent in considering the treatment, of such vile joints ast the , Orpheum: . ,. 1 - -; - - --v ' ... v "The forces of evil never sleep. It takes as much rP ergy to keep'such plague spots from contaminating the body politic as it does to close them. , There is les than no sense m allowing them to open one by one until - they arc in full blast again. Let .the authorities act as soon as ine occasion requires.. wnen-tne comDination of saloon and dance hall opens its doors, see to it that they are promptly closed. The spring is the , time for house-cleaning in the moral as well as the physical sense." . . . . , , , ; ,. . t Eternal vigilance is the price not only of liberty but of municipal .decency and order. HE RETIREMENT of Professor Thomas Con- e uni- versitv is an incident marking the oractical end ing -of a career in which all Oregonians have taken Or should have taken a great interest Professor Condon took tip his work in the then small educational institution at. Eugene. 2 years agor"when he was already 55 years old, bat in ihir period of over a quarter of a eentuty he hasdjonejKOrtJntlie.iine of geological analysation and explanation that has given him a name of not only na tional but international fame. It was only a lew years ago that Professor Condon issued a work that wjll stand and rank high in the world's "geological literature for many,.years.lr..;' ;- ' ; -. ' . '; 'A poor. Irjsh .boy.Thomas Condon, got -what scanty education he could as a youth, and followed his' bent. He had good brains, and might" hav amassed a great fortune in business, but he preferred to study nature and Ieartrerecrets.-specially" STConcealed---and to-such inquiring eyes as his revealed through effort in rocks and subterranean strata. . . . 1 , Coming to Oregon, Professor Condon became in tensely, interested in its geological history, and he not only found out more of ihaf history than did all xther -A politician may be a tooL Aitain. rmr mm m vwvi ui loots. -' Chtoago eeema not to be ao ucen. iioDaity neaitoy, arier au. . i., ... the them Idaho forci Issue. , So-qan others. We don't believe that either -Togo or . nojesivensay .can - ng : The Paclflo north west- ought to bigger .than any railroad company. It The Strawberry, the cherry and the sose make a very pretty May triplet. Harrlman .ha HJeen downed; now It Is aome other -llr0 manipulator's turn. ; . v .". rrRpJestvensky is' said U be- ai. But now did anybody find It out, r any thing else about .bim? . .'' ,. -.i '-., It, may be that Caatre Is-juetlfled in having! poor opinion of American ministers and diplomatists. 7, . . - There la one gleam ' of "com fort In the Chicago strike situation tha' beerf wagon anvers Old not strike. and did such work is still alive, rather than after he is Professor -Condon aifewor Ai rt the hoopakirt has not shewn done; in anotherjsense it will endure forever, nspThefleHl--roefor;lHpe that me jureasmaaerr aaaoclatlon will have a row with the manufacturers. TOUR NEW YORlTFRTENDSr yt X1A.IN . it is -reported,, theperpetually-quarreJing rVran makmg-np magnate-of New-York and New y day of retribution hir.Mm." heaya the Oregon Ian. And poor old Rl- ner Will not be the only victim. - Mr: Orov r1r. nt t. . .i . Jersey, who in a traffic sense think they own the I money to a college, and so far it" has Pacific northwest along with the rest of the couhtry-- '.Jt hey . have nearly, done heretofore hayt agreement, have made a compromise, Whether this is true nobody can tell, rtor what it certain as politics in Portland. Judging the future by the Tist7whierrPaJrick "Henry suggestej"wasechly1 proper way to make a guess, llarriman.: Gould, Hill and Rockefeller will proceed to keep on .doing" us up out in this part of the countrywTheir . promises and pro- fessions are ot no valuer unlets to-some- foxy- fellow-ef Wall streefTout we are beginning to eat fisnorbrairi foo -and to' work Bp a muscle with ax-work out here in not been charged, that the caah v.. tainted." . - There, .will be plenty of' grub and sleeping places at fair prices in Port land this summer. Kean ki. ... fore-the "people. " ""."7' HefofiPolloe:HuBtriiiM h. gravity of the situation," says the Ore. gonlan. It la a ar&v. aitiiain w. ehlef . ... Even those. 14 new policemen iianw max iun save ma JOD. - f SUNDAY SCHOOL' LES-1 pSON for TOMORROW! ( X. P, Jenkins, s. May 21, I08 Toplo: "Jeaus Before gl'tSJ.vh.a 18;a8-,. Golden Text Everyone that Is of the truth heareth my voice John ls:S7. Responsive reading; . Psalm t. - .;,-; ZatrodnotiOB. " ' " T7 " ' Oar last lesson presented to lira part word! Impart! We sre hoW Tn the zstn century after Christ, and the onS roan who" claims tto represent - him among men has been sulklne in voluntary "im prisonment" years because he cannot have a kingdom of thla world with throne and troops like other Caesars. ' ; Vers ST, PUate eagerly c'chea at tho Implied confession. -"Xon do then really claim some sort of a sovereignty?" Jeau writes wttti aulctdiijiUxJXaMna WHEN! N AM ' WENT - ;.,:.' .free . 'From the New'T-nrW'tVnFM - It waa one of the wildest scenes ever ' itnaesta aeeut'the mlinliint-rwunt .- ThroTHa world to assert my right to. the I when Nan Patterson,- accompanledhV allegiance of -my race I waa. born to her lawyers, Abraham Levy and Daniel govern men. Those whose spiritual na- O'Reilly, left the place yesterday and ture flta them 'do know the truth, hear got late a carriage that was In waltlne ine and bow befdre roe" The multitude that was gathered at the Versa IK. J Pilate was not lanorant Of eoupthnu.. Z.L ' I'T T. of that wonderful Intercessory prayer the dlsousalon ef philosophers. He saw hoarse when Nan. followed by her flih. which Jesus put up for his disciples and In Jesus only one more thinker gone and her lawyera, emereed. - Nan hi,-.. - forthoae-whniahould. believe on him mad In an attempt to solve "the riddle nni pmiied. And afteT the carried uni tie tnrougn their preaching (Ch. 17:30). At I of the universe, ine close of this prayer Jeaua repaired futile . attempt hie I doors hiit hmsn ln-H . n.i ... 17 r - nv uuwii But. absurd aa mlerht be. It was not to the Garden of . Oethsemane (Malt. 1 dunaerous.-' Pilate a-oa out a second! 2S:3t. which John tells us was beyondjtlme and aaya bluntly to the Jewsjhajl the brOOk Kldron fv. It. This water. 1 thSra n nn ruim fur cnndamnlnl thlal course occupies the bottom t)f the valley man te eny severe punishment. In fact,! which asperates the tempje mount from ha can discover nothing that in .Rome I .no uuiiui m uiivee, uui 11 is a orooa 1 wouia consmuie a crime. - ..-h -. only In the winter or after recent rains. I Verse 3.- But to "save their face.' nvnn4 .u- . .v.. VT -- 7i VTT, Vv L . " . " I wi iwjer ADranam utt, where Nan helil me mnj ui jenosapnai. lay a garaen i would admit tnat Jesus waa lecnnioauy 1 . ruantin. ck. ... w which doubtless belonged to some disci- guilty. He had doutnless ' said some ,ver i0 many ,he chaUed .mi plee of the Lord, alnce to it Jesus was things that might be construed toIs laughed.-she caressed her aaed' father t!?t;S!Zi'J0!.?L'?Pt PrJ. The beet, way out of S, toad kM him again and agato! and Told" n . in , 1. . kt. . . . 1 . . 1 I , . . . . l . . . . - .-.... 1 I . -" - !. .Ab W a l U4W IVVIOAL,' VIIViUBVkl I flllly fitlil lUVTl ge lilt PUJ1 W PfSn. town , wee begun, .the crowd fniinH running' after the carrUare. eheartn-- .n" the way.tn the-Brooklyn brldge.f -. - Nan's first trip after she- had re-, gained hr, freedom was to the Pulltser building.- There, too. she waa mat k . - large crowd that cheered her t the echo. -.The party went to the office of doubtless then sa now by a stone walLlhis release as an act of clemency, such that Jesus was praying when seised by as was common on ail great occasions. his enemies. ., - ...I Home had always opened the prison door. ine ectual arrest was made. Dy Roman 1 to some popular Idol at ea.cn fasaover. soldiers, accompanied, however, by .eer Let this Jeeue ef Nasereth, about whom js of the high prieat (v. IM 1 end a I he waa told the people were wild, be vast Tisieyl easily drawn together by I. released. That would prevent any one rumor of something unuauaL The whole 1 saying thALhSwaa mistakenly arrested,. motley array -wit headed by Judas, who I and at the -same time ttrWould obviate alone knew where Jesus Would be found, and Who knew that there would-be with him nobody able to offer .auecessrur-rs- s (stance (Mark 14:43), These multi tudes, bent upon evil, . astonished anil overawed the three companions who were neareat Jeaus, and probably earns between the two little bands Into which a arrest Injustice. . 1 . Verse 40. "But the only way to ao luetics la to do It boldly. '. The multitude that favored Jesus was the multitude from outside the walls, and that multi tude had not yet awakened to what was going on in the city. . The popular idol In the city waa Barabbaa, a man who the 11 were then divided (Mark It: 41, 1 had actually done that of which Jeaua 4J). i " had' only been accused. The result of " re'1 na "1 l?rtPrle"u' nmt na C1Y1 . . Nn reached the pen than a eolored girl mand of the nrtestly authortttes,' andl iheettlrtr1oose-OT .k,,i.i.i .t -.u- was natural therefore that Jesus should I murdering ot u. perfectly Innocent man. 1 to-h vol nL. tl.A ..... v..n She: squeesed Mrr Levy's ! hand.' a(e. smlted at Mr. O'Reilly, she shook hands with Mr, Unger and with Mr. Blmpaon, and then she said she was ready to alt for .more pictures. Finally aha Insisted that her lawyera and her "dad" pose ' with ber In another picture They did, - She waa glad to learn that her alater. Julia would soon join her In 'the open' air,", but ,ehe dldot--eeem--4lteur-. prised nor annoyed when she was In. formed that J. Morgan Smith, her brother-in-law, probably would not be able to go with her io Washington, alnoe It wa supposed he would, be kept in J. ' - v-: - Sergeant ' .Walsh then fed .the . way down one flight of stairs across to the ' prison pen once more. No sooner had be taken directly to the priestly court v. 13). Annaa, although out of office at the time the high priest being ap pointed nd removedJjy the Roman au thorities with or without reason was a powerful factor In the state, and was regarded by the common people es the de jure" priest. His aon-ln-law. cala- phas, a mere- tool of the empire,- was An facto" ruler. The Jews were per- rnkted to exercise certain legal powers. but not permitted to put anybody to deathly. SI). The 'decision to -send LEWIS i AND . CLARK .front En route nn the Missouri river Fort Mandan (near the i-present site of Bismarck. North Dakota) to ths Rocky mountains.. - - " ' J . May 20 As usual we set out eariy, and the banka belnc convenient for that Jesus to iPUate's" court "waa-in- effect f parpoae, we used the towllna; thi rlvtt to say. that hex had-been guilty of a capital of renae He was to be tried for his life. It is at this point that the les son begins.,. . t .. .. -' The Keesee. ' . is narrow and crooked, the water rapid, and the country much like that or yes terday. At the dlstanoe of two and a quarter mile we passed a large creek with but little water, to which we gave -the7-nemefdwniffreekr--rom the quantity of those Insects round in Its neighborhood. They are-eatremely troublesome, ' Infesting our meet whilst eookinv and at our meals. -: After making- seven miles we reached by 11 o'clock the 'mouth of a large river on the south, end encamped for e day at the upper point of Its june tlon withthe Mlaaou rL Th is stream, sentenced In one of the courts ef gen eral . sessions. Nan lookedat her In , utter amasement. . ... r -" - ' Suddenly ahe turned around to where I her father waa standing. A smile stole over her face. , . "Dad." she called out, 1 am free, free! Dad. do you heaxl I em free!" - "You know," said Nan, on her way uptown, "I would so like to go into ell the stores.' Tou know It has been sn age since I waa In a atore. And then -much. I -would-Hke-tQ-get. everything new before rgo home - to -marama, And then, you understand, K la sucWa pleasure to .a woman to go shopping. What "nice things one sees when you go shopping!" - --v .juaver in w- on ja ner lawrjuuij. the Pacific northwest and there is going to be some klllll UUIIIK 411 fcltC ISIIIUBV UUllUllIf ,11, i kV,V(V TIT lUUHl I wr can assurerthem. "' ' ' '' - ' s J RTCONlTJELl ('ssea-seeaeaej L.H 1 S i lb Roseburg has a new bend. vequero is lively In Klamath The land. r. A GOOD CAUSE TO HELP. . ' ' ". - : :-' r I "'HE Civic Improvement league has ' never man I . , ifested such activity and achieved such, results as .in the past few months. Its spirit has per- . meated 1 almost every household. On every fcide is seen lesiiiiiDiis oi'iioixxiea. i-better-cared for houses. Indeed the improvement, in many respects has been as radical as it has been gratify ing. We have made this spring a good start in the risht direction.' Every citizen with a feeling of civic pride has. felt encouraged, not alone to do his part within the lim- its of his own property; hut, fo aid in making all -piiMtr places coniorm with the new spirit. So far. this transformation Ji been made with a fund at command of $450. That "money was contributed by 330 people out of a total' population of 150,000. Three -men contributed $25 each, four ;$5 but nearly all $1. ; With this sum a genuine transformation has been rwsrkediAtlht present moment the4 work is being car- ned-on -the credit of the president of the chamber of commerce. JWith the work whkk Jias been done, 'and it could not have more -unselfish aijd' oftentimes thankless, " miuic ui me ucKiiiniiikj qi a genuine ana mucn tX-'in the way-iif-ali-guch.J-jatong thing. right. movements is to gejL.them, properly started This .dif ficulty has been Overcome in this case, for the movement is. started.' But it should be kept up. It should not be necessary to say that every citizen'should be interested. If our transportation lords and masters Son't attend fo this business, and give the people fair rates besides, tha people will take the ' business in' hand themselves. 4uiuug.it wui 13, iiu uuici Tf isc, Jt i Berries ' sra wnA i k . necessary in addition to their own financial .and physical better. i ..I.'., J it.'. , --f-... Diiiucs, ine ucvuie arc kuidk iu ucvciup wis country, Theirire'tfoliig Ut build or-HsVve--bwlt more railroad And they are not going to be jobbed in the business of Carryinsr thefr products. f ' Our New York friends who have been making false e-ether Afterward, cannot forever. indefinitelv. W indeed NATu,Wtaw ,t,U on P aw--- t - - r - I yf.uaauvl mucn luiigcr, prevent: uic ucvciopmcni oi mis region, ickygaXfl sstlgl hdsalei gi -attVHa.K.v 1 Ma1ae T . Lookgi llk bi monyIn bops SIMPLE LESSONS OF THE STRIKE. Berry nicker a are badlv nmAmA Hood. River. In PPARENTLY'the reputedly big strike in Chicago will be over in a few days, if not in a few hours, - and again, as has happened on several recent oc casions, the strikers wiu lose, in the main, not because they were entirety wrong or the employers were entirel' right, but because the strike was inaugurated without sul ficient cause and was carried on in an improper and in- efeftsible-manncr - r- Camping out and nloklna- atrawh.rri.. is enjoy a Die .1 ' n I t . Doga are etIU kUllng many sheep In Toledo has an. active Dolood Jod v. xteoeaans. Cavalry horaea arebelng purchased In lUWIUUI vuuniy, - the The tiiwhsrsome when a successful strike ;can-neither ;J afesjof independent h organ. LinantfiiTatcJ tan-a tlight srntiinrntaf basis, nor tarriedl Ucd-a riding eliih. " " ' , 1 on by violence arid Jawlessness, These thines lni.KlT- -sr. - . ' " active arena where canital-imd labor are annarentlv anrl - n?w brickyard . Will, be In . . r j operation on June 1. intermittently arrayed against each other cannot win a ' f 1 "' conflict. "Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just," 11 P'osperoue spring for and fatally vulnerable is he who uses-wrong. weapon.. or og!clt Jn? ' county. : . I . 11 --. -- I - : luae weapons wrnngliUly : r , , . I- Haael Beheieeteryi-innlrirnM 1 ne oniy present practical nope to express aoouc tnis I ""i eevea aayg jn ine wees. W.i 1 . ... . , ,ii win mwuvki ivoauii IW UUIH WyiW . Unnt.ln. - mni. 1- . . . :..m.J nA melAvm- A-.hMeMhl.A. r 5 " "" couniy were , j . - .v i. kv wn irnen wiin niv ann fh Mir rieht. io "tote fair." and whatever else they do to ob- -. scrte the laws accepted Wall as right and necessary, and Douglas county dairymen and cream- be good citizens. This in such ft case', is difficult, : with f y ' ant,c,p"lll'oe"f.ul many laumpossiDie; but it is, important that more and ' What's likely to happen, nextf Iak more people snouia learn tnis lessorh ana practice these I mn was si rue py lightning simple precepts. It-is WBer.ay.. Have your quarrel just. Be .honest, law-abiding and I Butter creek ah-.Remembef that no number of wrong things acts a Thr ought to be Honey and & Cream rcreek' In TQygon T 1 J 1 ' . .. . 1 M 11 1 I . it -employers aim wurKiugmcn wouiu an act aionflT ine I rin. . ,w. i ki .- . lirtes of this homely and gray-bearded"edvice, there would Polk county, is within the Corporate dc jtew siriKcs ana iockoiks, ana consequent worry, loss, I '"",L .nfiepenaence, trouble, misery ana murder, i n SJ. 1 LETTERS FROM THE !' PEOPLE The renay Aroadea. .' . ' Portland, Or.rMay Is. To theJEdltor of The Journal I wish to -thank The Journal-for yesterday's criticism on the - -penny arcades. Ne better evidence ap ; ears of mlsgovernment In our city fflian tlie':efnclal attitude, toward that; great . - and important pert, ef our population the children. , ... -t- '. Although not directly wards of nn . n If I pal government, the qrlmlna.1 element - - IS. and one of the moat emphatic duties . .-f -the-wnnlelpallty" la that that ele ment shall be ed restricted as to mlnl rnlifl the chahoa of the children being i polluted by any overflow or emanation therefrom. The photoaraphs onuhlbl- , i!on at the penny i arcades are essen t tlally eueh, and that the f hlldren. shall be t compelled' to attend congested schools without playerounds or playtime, shall , be deprived the use of publie parks, as playgrounds, and yst he provided with licensed penny arcades, is, t think, car rying the peculiar and profligate ethics of an Ignorant, corrupt ' and Impolltlo officialdom t the point of absurdity. Jivery "penny taken from the children in this way will bear fruit of dollars and Inestimable mleery on the wrong side or the publ!cledger against" the contemptible lleenee money accruing. wmat rAxaczxg -cast bo. 1 Thai Benton County Farmers' leagus haa published the following jtatemente; When the-farmers, of . Benton county went to the trouble and expenae of buying. and placing n operation their o-rn- telephone system they asked to be connected-withthe -ell eystenjthen Inj vogue In Corvallls, that they might talk direct with the business men. They were- turned - down. The Bell . people would not consider sny worthy'1 or just proposition from hem. ' - It was then that the farmers cams to the business men of Corvallls and said: ''Here, whet are you going to de for UT V' -want epnneo.tlon with you and the Bell company will not give it to us. How, If you can't htlp us get our lines Into Corvsllls we will, have te look! elsewhere Albany, perhaps, or Independence, will Jake jue on." -r We-organised an Independent- tele phone company, and as a result we have In Corvallls today the best up-to-date central energy system In the north west, witti 7 56 subscribers and a caah Investment of $20,000. W e have on file . uougias-eeunty farmers say a bumper 1 hay and grain crop ia assured, while ine, acreage ia ine largest In yeara. -An Indian naiheij Stikona was mur. dered near, Madras, Crook :county,' one day laat week, and the crime la a mys tery. ..--..' . The-Roeelrarg Plalftdealaf "hag issiiea a creditable special edition! 100- applications f or phones, -whreh-ere r""ch Jnfdrmatlon about that etty-and vtruiK nueu ii-ihmi Doaisme. This I list does' not rnciude subscribers in Linn and Polls, counties ; - weare-- telklng over oar lines with Tree-switching Jto Harrlsburg, Tangent, liebanon,- tellas, Independence, -? Alsea and many other towna in adlolnlne .counties having Independent connection erlth the .Corvallls system, for $li -pef raunm reaiuence, anu l.ou per monts business phone Rfck Point postofflce, one of the first to be opened In Jackson county, 'and which, has been .In charge of Ben Hay mond' continuously, for over a third of a century, will snbn-be closed, as the postmaster a t health, is euch A that he cannot look-after It' any longer. The pree-nt patrons of .the office will be ssrved from Gold UiU thereafter. . . The Ihurneymen blackamithe of Mad ford Indulged in a lively birthday cele bration last week. Which lasted two or three,days,:sajrs the Mall,, i ;,tng Prairie Corresrndence"TUla mook Herald:' The -rain lawmaking-a -paradise of out homes, making our gar dens and meadows grow and all things growing, fairly aeem to rejplce with us. 'Berry pickers are coming In so slowly this year, says the-Hood River Glacier, that l he growers are beginning to fear It will net be possible, te yret the fruit picked. Thla'tlme last year the town was flooded with pickers, who had little to aa ana as the aeason waa short.' It Is thought they became discouraged end will not return' this season.- - a theatrical manager and a. woman com panlon. went out for a drive in an auto- . . mobile. : Nan-said ahe wanted te do a -v little shopping before starting on her ' trip to Waahlngton. , But. strange to say, she never once said she wanted to go to Waahlngton. There had been such a cry made right along that Nan wanted to "go and aee which we suppose to be thet called by I poor mamma" the" "mbmenr"ehiWaarrs- the Mlnnetarees the MirsolesheU river, leased," but when that time earns Nan empties Into the Missouri 1,170 miles decided that after all there was no pos above the mouth of the latter river, and slblllty of getting to Washington at I In. latitude 4? degrees, -ne minutes and, once, because there was the trunk to 24 seconds elx north. It la ,110 yards pack and many things te be looked aftert wide, end "contains more "water than finally It was agreed to take the mid- night train, and Naa said ahe would.be . readyr Verse IS. It la clear from the Way In "which'the story-1 told,-tet a-een- slderable number of the priests them selves went with the soldiers to see that their purpose waa pushed to Its con- ciusionrTThey-wduid not trust ine ko- man governor to be as' vindictive as hey could be. It 4s m fact that the 'Tlvll arm hai shed blood when desiring to avoid such result. : not being permitted - by the church euthorltlee to be lenient. The eoolesiaatlo hast more than -onoe been mare eager to take life than the soldier, And we note that these church autborl tlea who went with the crowd to- pre vent Pilate from exercising clemency, were so carefyi of eccleelastlcal ritual that they would not derue themselves y - steppl technically a part of the Roman world. . Verae 2i. , All the incidents connected withfiuxX4?rd'scruainlnn show that the great crime took place not because Pilate was cruel but because he was weak. He lowered, bis dignity to In quire of men who hated him, and hated all that, he represented, what was their wish In regard to thla prisoner. Violent men desire nothing more than the pres ence of weak men whom they can use lforthe-execution 'of their own bloody purposes, aiosi men aesire to emit ine overt act- of wickedness upon some one else They have a aentlmental horror of blood, but no scruple about taking life by "the hand of some one else . . Verse 30. Conscious that they had no evidence of wrong-doing which would weigh In any honest court, the priestly authorities try to bully the ' governor to order an execution without ' trial. They stand upon their dignity now that Pilate haa demeaned himself by com ing to them Instead of demanding that they come to him. -Verse 11. Pilate eomewhatrlogtcatty retorta that If thoy are so perfectly sure of their case they had better try him themselves. He- made no profes sion-of being versed in Jewish, law or eitetom. - They asserted that the charge was definite and the evidence sufflclent. Whyr-thendtd they hot proceed - with the case - This ; brought nut from the , . . . . ,... , ,T . . . .... , , I 111 11, IJI11V k 1 1 V 1 1 V4 Ilia KIUUI1U Mr I II ruiiiH iu.il ....... . 1 - - lead- theplajaww I "th a short grass, aromatlo herbs and Professor Bailey had enough of Infer sun w uuvib mivii -Tswa with Rome, beyond their power - -verse, s a. ine evangelist notes mat atreame ef that else usually do in this country;Its currentrta-by no means apid. and there la every - appearance of its being suspTIWerTUtvlgatlo-f by canoes lor a consmeraoie oiaiancei Its bed le chiefly formed of coarae sand and gravel, with an occasional mixture of black mud; the I banks abrupt, and nearly 11 feet high, go that they are secure from being overflowed; the water Is of a greenish yellow east and much more transparent'than that of the Missouri, which Itself, though clearer than below, still retains Its whitish hue and a portion of Its sediment. Oppo- n the point of Junction the current ef the Missouri is gentle and 2ii yards In width, the bed principally of mud (the little aand remaining being wholly Confined to the polnta) and still , too deep to use the netting pole. If this be, as we suppose, the Muscle shell, our Indian Information Is that It rises In the first chain of the Rocky mountains not -f ar-f ront-the sources of the Tellowstone, whence In its course te this place It waters a high broken country, well timbered, particularly, on lta borders, and Interspersed with hand some fertile, plaina .end meadows,. We have reaaon, however, to believe, from their giving a almllar account of the timber .where we now ere, that ths ttmberofwhtcrrthey-Bpeakr1s-similar Wherr she left the Pull tsar building the crowd wnhoutThafbadeen waiting for her was so dense the) police were compelled to take a hand. ,, . -And It was the same at the St Paul hotel when Nan-and -her father and Mr. O'Reilly arrived there. A large crowd waa assembled, and they yelled them- f selves hoarse when they beheld Nan free egaln. - Y . "And don't you know," , said Nan, "I never knew how good and fresh the air -t-felt ' Oht how glad I am to be free!" -A-aecond after the recorder had er-- dered the defendant discharged yeater day there was a regular football rush. Her lawyers got hold of her. and with her started for-the door. Police Ber geent Walsh was there .. keeping the crowd in check. At ths door, etoo-I her gray haired father. child, my ewn little gin:- mwn-a- the old man. as he threw his arms around his daughter's neck and kissed her. 1 - : .... -, , .. DBOXZeTBI) TO STAJTS TOM A TOVOX! From New' Tork Bun Story of Tale BlUQflnil DlklUlllllllS 4-vwii av're eolnaHto-ninch-the henseaffcr , . . . . . - - I . . . . . . . 1 . I I.. .1 A -III a-. io mat wmcn we nave seen xor a lew ana xne aeicii i vtiui vn day a past which consists of nothing said one of the flock.' J"" - more than a few strasgHng snvai' Ptn Professor-Bailey- explained patiently and dwarf cedar on the summits of the that no arrest was contemplated; the hills, nine tenths of the ground being young men looked disappointed . ana re through thle singular combination of events the " prophecy of Jesus than which nothing seemed - more Improb able, vis., that' the Romans would exe cute uiiu ( M artntx n - ;cam a t o -p a a i The Romans hsd ignored him heretofore. He had not proven In anywise a menace to their authority. . But at the very laat.moment a change was given affairs which fulfilled to. the letter all that Jesus had foretold. Far ass the world may seem to drift from ta fulfillment of prophecy,:, prophecy 14 always ful filled. ----- --!. Verse 13. It now comes out that Jesus was charfred. with having aasumed royal authorlty.'-HThls was always e dani serous charge.' It wS especially so in Judaea.-iwhere-the whole people were eagerly and openly. expectlnsT e, Messiah, prince. It was Just because Jesus would not be made a temporal King tnat xap Jewa repudiated him (Ch. vl:lfi-S6l. Verae -34. -The reply or jeaue. is, in effect) "Have I ever done anything to warrant suspicion? Do you , fear me? Or has thla been auggeated to you from an immense quantity of prickly pears, I nal racket end gave the word to move, though the party who explored it for I Mr. Bcott got busy there He volun- eight miles represented low grounds I feered to lead the social Investigators en the river as well supplied with cot- Into the Eclipse lodging-house in Chat tonwood -of a tolerable slse, and of an, am square. The 47 filed up the narrow excellent soil. They alao reported that stairway, "Biir Bailey waving them om t. fn-r fit K'"kn rnd Irregular I-shaH-etay- below;"-said -he. whll llke that near our camp; that about you young men make observatlona." five' miles' up, a handsome river about In front of the place a blear-eyed pan to yards wide, i which we named' after handler engaged Mr. Bailey, In Conversa- cnaboneau s wire, Bahcalahweah. or-I "on, the Tellowstone; with this exception all I ine smau rountains, or which we have met a number, are. 'Impregnated with the salts which ars so abundant here, and with which ths Missouri is Itself most" probably tainted.' thoua-h 'te tr other sources?" :The very fact tnat no I who nave neon so much accustomed to 'Down here to see how the poor live 'ain't you ee?" said he. "Something of the sorv said .the pro fessor. V' - " - .' "WeMr-X hope youse guysrlr learn one thing," remarked the panhandler,- with - great feeling; - It's hell to De Dusted ant- on your uppers.'' ' ' '-f-r. Professor Bailey remarked that he was poor himself, and refused to stand ' mi A a r Vm n .... .11-. I f ft m t nil nh ' , 1- ,1' V . ll'i" u ..JDU1H. HliUi) 4 - - Irom it, and about --five miles below Blrdwomsn's river, discharges Itself into the Muscleshell on the north or upper side. . ' Another party found at the' foot of the southern L hills," about four- miles from tha -Missouri, a fine bold spring, whlchn In this country is so rare that since we left tha Mandana n-lni Aund only one Of a similar kind, and that was under the bluff a on the south Roman official had ever felt a moment's uneasiness on account of anything1 he had said or done, ought to- be evidence enough that Jeaua was npt ; a -"pretender" to a- throne? " ' . - .. " 'Verse IS. Pilate avoids a direct an- swerrThrrtouia pe nut one suon re ply. Jesus', had ; worked and taught openly, yet; Rome never felt any cause for alarm. It was evident mat nis mis sion had a higher aim than a crown or a scepter or a mront. nui nine ahufies and equivocates. V "What do I know of your teachings? . Tour own kinsmen, say that your Meaohlngs -ars dangerous. These your fellow Jews say that teachings like yours rwlll under mine the- Roman-dominion.' V do not knowwhat effect your doctrines will have upon your own people, hut these priests declare that your teachings are Incendiary.", -"- ' Vrsb if. The reply of the Saviour la direct clear,!' smphatlek'My kingdom Is not to Je established by arms nor overthrown by saasult. - My Srreat wag not as, you know, s conflict of physical powers.- My kingdom Is not. given; me from Rome. 'Rome eSlnnot . shake' It." Happy would It he Wd the church In isny ag fully, realised all tbst these , AJtrra wsxo bat moos. ; From the London Spectator..'... Ths engineers In charge of a telegraph line at Hongkong were surprised-' re cently by the discovery that about-seven mne-P of their cable, though It wag well protected and ' laid underground In a it the tasts la not Derceotible. .the game today we observed-two Urn I concrete trough, had been severely dam. owls, with remarkably lone- feather, aged. For the greater pert of the length resembling -ears on the- sides of the I oval' holes had been bored quite through, head,-which we presume are the hoot ing owis, though they are larger and their oIotsv- are "brighter than -thoae common in .the. United Statea.1 AxoTni-s saa watbbjvoo. t From ths Burllnrtorf IlawVeve The Iowa hen broke, ud the Armour fegg trust . Of course,-the Illinois hen ana tne Missouri hen and soma other hens helped, butt It waa the collective nen mat aid the business.- The Armours have been selling their egg storing es tablishments In Iowa. At Adel. Perry. Oowrle and several other places they have within the fortnight sold their plants, costlng'large amounts cf money, to private dealers. It la said that the nous of Armour has lose a round sum the easing I down to' the cop peri wire . v - Itself. . . 1 ,' i . It was agreed that Insects must hsve been the apthors ef the mischief, thouglv" what-kind of Insects waa not obvious. It might be possible to find one which . enfbys perforating leed. But these in- -sects .seemed to have drilled the holes, -not in -order to make a passage, but by -way of making a meal. They had Ukea-i a dinner of six Courses, consisting first -of tarred rope, then of lead, then of ' ; twisted rope, then of tape, then of hemp fiber and lastly of India rubber.. The " copper- strand had Men 'too much for : them. . ' - Portions of the -damaged cable were sent te the Natural .History museum wttpe hope that some-opinion might be given, and th oracle replied that r thete could be. very tllttle doubt that- the( damage was caused ow whHa ants. In ths big venture The Iowa farmer lakes notice that the egg trust has col- Specimens of their peculiar! forms - of - lapsed without legislation.: Some other appetite and. industry are Wpt In the v Combines; ere going the same way. It museum, which show not onlyjthat they "1 does. not pay to worry toe much about will eat lead, but will also.fbors through -. "raonojloltes,'' 4 hard sandatbne rock, .. . . T ....... , fj,; - ,-: , Tt-'-f -t