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v EdSfiorial'- Page of la IV- FRIDAY," JUNE 23, 1905, "T . PORTLAND. ' OREGON. . .-1: 't ! t U T' THE ORE G - AN C S. JACKSON PubUhe3 every evening; vfgcept 8uodajr) and every 8unday morning; at . ; . ' c-- -, ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANCHISES. HE ASSOCIATED PRESS " - - ,..f,rBm Vni'irt nntu uv a v..,., thiit under its charter it was '.. anv-annlicant -'ho would ii erisinn was brmitrht about by, newspaper suits which Inade.clear the discrimination practicedind the monorj-l -cly which was being fostered, un me sircngwi ji ua "decision several applicants for the franchise were given 1 what they sought but t he-Associated Prermmediately tafncoTpiuafeJrunaeT'tnc law- oTTtivTYbrk-oa the basis - :f a club' in which no one held stock but in which some V' representative the newspapers ittfoivea n'? a mem :berhip rigbtsThe purpose of.the plan-was to evade the jaw which Had declared it a' common carrier. It was one A those- clever legal tnakeshifte devised by -corporation 'attorneys' to do that which was wrong in the very face of ithtlavt'lt4nljetJadQ itiri-iuch a way-tliatthe law 'might notJeableJpreach it.r .. ' r .-..,-.- -'-.' It had given monopoly rights in various cities but no where was the monopoly so flagrant as here in Portland. 77Th"ctty waW's'oVryTar' 'fr'om'.tbe newi entera and the 'telcgrapu wires: covere35nch fong stretches -oyer Uparsely settled sections that the cost of transmitting -the news when borne fiingTiamled was more than any Institution, unless, baMted. by unlimited capital, could bear. The Associated -Press, on theother hand, owing - to its favorable contract with 'this telegraph company, -which-acted much like a rebate to a favorite shipper,, was . able to lay down its news at a cost which in comparison was trifling. This monopoly of the general news ser vfc, -about which wiredrawn distinctions mighrbe made Lias to uame whetber it wai a franchise or.simply- per sonal property, xperated in precisely the same way" as a monopoly franchise right for it excluded all competition. Under whatever- name -it might be designated it formed an extremely valuable asset of any newspaper that pos ses sed-rt- It likewise operated to the detriment of the general public which was served only such newa as those who-controlled the newspaper tlesirxdto give to the public with the result that the real newa only reached " them occasionally. Yet notwithstanding all this a fran chise rjght or personal property -whjch was of the ex tremist value as a monopoly always escaped taxation in i Portland and it 'still rtjoys the, - same -deadhead rights. I In Spokane the sameiquestion was threshed over and the county assessor finalljr taxed, the Associated Press franchise for $40,w) oa th basis of its personal property value in its relation to the assessed valuation of all other classes of property. , s - ' ' .. Nevertheless this assessment Is very, small in.com . parison with the value which inheres in the same right-in .- Portland.- It is .no more reasonable that such personal ' pfdrerty, one of the most valuable of" the Oregonian's ' assets, should escape taxatiorwy more than that the Evening Telegram, the" evening edition of the Oregonian, " should entirely escapeTtaxation. There be times when the assessor Is .searching out new. avenuesotJcgltimate I . taxation, avenuea-that have-heretofore escaped attention but, which should beartjieir proportion of the burden whicn ptherowners assume". The principle that the per . eqnal property of the Oregonian' should- escape taxation, &X long maintained ana upueia oy tna terly wrong and indefensible and the time has come when the county assessor. . who seems, entirely disposed to do his sworn duty", must take proper cognisance of it just as did the assessor, at Spokane and leave it to the courts to decide whether or not he was lfgally-justified irt tak , int tha iUp fnr nhii?a ha ppaanlly has ttry jugtifiea- LET US HAVE A SKYSCRAPER. ! Portland, June" 21T6 the Editor of "The Journal I . was very glad to see the Suggestion made of a big sky scraprng building erected by a syndicate of capitalists in Portlan(L.My own experience is that of all things to advertise a city none is quite so good as a great sky- :. scraper. .The beauty of a city and its fine climate are great elements, of course, but fisten to the' conversation of any visitor, and note what he particularly dwells upon . if he comes here from San Francisco, for instance. - The . great new skyscrapers are the bnrdeh of his atory. No city, indeed, is regarded as having reached true metro politan pretensions unless it has reached the stage of --at least one great overtowering building of this sort. t.What is. true of other citieiis tru-of Portland. We should have lone here. - .. CITIZEN. ' HE JOURNAL has reason to could be more propitious make the Suggestion that a .for the purpose of erecting a great office building along the linesjhat havegrownsaianiiliar.jn.xther cities, par--7ticularIy in the east.,There is no reason why such' an investment, would not give a fair return upon the money i-a pent Beyond this it would be the-most tangible " ob- ject lesson which. we could give of perfect faith in the ' . fuTtife of Portland OulTcorrespondent is right wjjen he dwells with special emphasis on this phase of the prop ' ' -osition. Such a building would be aomething to speak . tor itsejf. It would show Portland not only as it is but - a it is expected toibe. It would be something to which every " Citizen could point with pride and it would be "aomething to attract the particular attention and admira V. ...tion-of every visitor.- It would afford tomplete proof hot WHEN THE MAYOR 1 j BROKE WITH THE STAR! From the Kaneaa City Star, A perfoct May morning. - The ait cool .and.crlpp and the aun- hine sparkling in lta brightness. , .The :"dlngy-city hall took on hew colors .n . tlHlong. white ray a."-, ltown In the crowded streets the merry crowd wae .. happy in the barter of the sprint onion and the golden banan. .... -A morning unsuspecting In lta aclntll- lant beauty. , . "Our. relations are broken." said Mayor , j"3r jjjff to a reporter for the Star.. '-- 'You don't say so! Vhy, I'm sorry" .. f.J,',l meaathey,re severed our relations. " Relatione between the Btar and me" - J-Oh," aald' the reported, relieved. "I '-supposed you referred to financial mis--- haps among klnamen. r "Not at eiK" sld the mayor, with a peculiar, unfathomable smile. "Tne -Times thla'morntng waa unfriendly to ma. , Teatnrday afternoon the Btar waa unfriendly, to me. "The -Btar and Times ' -bnth .have' been unfriendly . to ree. for t several weeka. I do not expect the Btar . t. be friendly to-me from now on' and the situation should be properly under- - stood. Bo t can't glva you -any . news aer more; not any more." A ,cloudr of smoke fronff'.tbe city hall rhlranr oitcurod the sun. -'Tile mayor vrmttued aeeply throuirh jus nose. v ' Tou must understand," he aald, "that ... t neve no personal feeling In thla matter v toward the reporters and ethers con- DectM' with tbe Btar, with -whom I da lra. to tuntlaue on Urnae vl friendship, O N DAIL-Y INDEPENDENT . NEWSPA PUBLISHED BY - JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. eyeeu, roruaod, orefon. was driven out of II- jliiiAn wliirh held x.vv. - ... ........ obliged to furnish Day for -it. This should be more these people stand nanies aresound Mr. Cleveland, A year ago last N O, THERE tlungermwy-liMeitheLaYonoltke-rior a. Bis marck. The emperor puts, on a brave,,front.butthe CermanTJeople-Would rally slowly and stubbornly to a . - .... . .t, ' . I . war. a var wouia interiere terriDiy wun utrmjn traae and indusrry-.VVhileersJjigooddealo - uregontan, - We don't think The truth fs that there should be a great-Scandinavian remiblic or federation of Denmark, Norway - and better things. It eration has a king Oscar he does as men. . ' A true poet is a pitiable drivel, was believe that rio time than the present to syndicate be formed but the paper has been unfriendly and I desire to have It known publlcryithat there is a breach of relations wtareeo. us." ' The mayor did not say whether It waa lackr-of rrltlrlam of his attitude on Bun day eloslna;. his hostility to MaJorWar- nera candidacy ror the senate, or aome other offense that prompted hia . an nouncement. . "The Star will have to get Its newa elsewhere , since our .. relations are broken," he aald. ."I expect the paper to criticise me and say harah things about me. It will be now free-t go ahead and skin me good, but It will have to get lta news elsewhere. .-If the Star deslrea that the feeling between as shall be of Implacable enmlty'!-T-he waa calm and smllng-Vlt. Is free . to, take that position. ' I want It to be-understood that I shall have no further communi cation with the Star. . - ."I-do not care to cerry on a contro versy with the Star. "You know, I'm a Journalist myself, and I know it does not pay to quarrel with a newspaper. I. repeat, however, that.- personally, I have. nd complaint to make agalnat the reporters or others connected with the paper.-- r : ' V - Then raportera for the. Star" 'They-wtll have to get their newa elsewhere," aald the mayor, brushing his a,ebrowa contemplatively. The reporter,, sobbing 'eonrulslvely, slowly walked away. A bird or two several of them twittered In the park below, and the low monotonous whistle of a. peanut roaster waa carried up with a breath of air. ' The universe moyed uninterruptedly. It did not know. .. .' - Caution is the opening of the eyta, suspicion the closing ot tbe heart. JO U R N AL PER , ,JN6. ft CARROIXL Tha "journal Buflding-, Fifth and YamhflJ ' alone of Portland's faith In itself 4uttof the enterprise, loyalty and-pride of its people. It would form a strik ing climax, among many lesser ones, to the fair, whereat we have in a aense made bur debut to the world and upon which we mayjnodestly assume we have made a good impression. . -There is no single, matter now before Portland which seriously urged.- THE EQUITABLE AND ITSMONEYT HE SHAKING UP of the Equitable Assurance swindle .wiil be very beneficial. That it has been a ffiaaiitie swindle of the Dolicy-holder's is' now clear. It is currently reported that it has $80,000,000 of assets, property of one sort or another what cpuld be converted intd that much cashr It is allied and mixed up with the Rockefellers the. Harrfmans, the Hills and the Goulds. Where did Ihts money come from? From the icn.r,l nr inciir(t in nrcmiums every - dollat-of it- Do any chance to. get any of that money back? Not a dollar. Of course wnen a man oies nis heirs or beneficiaries will get the amount for which he is insiiredr to-that extent the Equitable and other such com- and honest; but all this immense sur plus is absorbed from those who pay two ,or three times a reasonable premium in order to make provision tot their family or friends in case of death. the new president ot wis -concern, , is undoubtedly an honest man and will help to reform mat ters somewhat. Mr. Taul Morton with his $150,000 a year, will doubtless tryJa effect somewhat of a "squara deal with the policy-holders; yet we doubt if these em inent gentlemen will, even try to get at the root of the evil.' This is," that these insurance and assurance-companies are immense speculative concerns. Without cap-ital.-without-property, with nothing but a corporate 'or ganization they get. great sums of money to" which they are not legitimately entitled. Their- business is legit imate, right and praiseworthy, in Itself; they use this fact as a ciobk to accumulate ana aosoru munom 19 wmcu they have no moral right or .title. 7 winter it was proposea to ix some of these big concerns doing business in Oregon, but th "proletariat" organ of the Towefr building vigorously protested- and the bill failed not, perhaps, because of its protest. But if this company can pay Paul Morton $150,000 a year, and squander fens of thousands on wine debauches at thtrorder-of Mr. Hyde, we think it ought not to kick at paying a little tax in a .state.where it does bu'siness with people who help to ..awell.it "surplus" tq, the $80,000,000"tigure; 7 ', . . - PROBABLY NO MORE JVARS, will be no war between France and Germany." Left to itself. Germany .could whip France, though not o easily as in 1870. For one among tne strutting overioms oi unn, mc common peo ple are really tired of war and are not likely to go to war ' V v that Oscar or Norway. will go to war. Swederl-to,maUalflJl!.tlf.ak'all'!it IKtflWglOrH and etH croachments, and joia in the march of theworld toward matters little if such a country or fed in name a man . like Christian or well as a president for a nominal ruler as Wilhelmina does tn Holland But the one man monarchy business is ' played out The-Scandi-navians are really republicans. So, at" heart, are the Germans. William may. strut and put on style and run bluffs; he will be smiled at and tolerated; but he -can'f either lead or drive his people to war except in aotrre mighty good cause. - '' - " . The tremendous, irresistibly pulsing trend of the think ing, working people of the world is toward peace, amity, arbitration peace on earth good will toward and among . prophet. So, although he wrote aome Tennyson. - His vision of the "fed-1 eration of mankind, the parliament of the world, ' will come true. Your battleships will be worth all they cost perhaps, but not"in:the way intendcdT" , If conditions are the same there is no good reason wjiy a high rate of speed on a railway should not be main tained here as safely as in England. But conditions are not precisely the ame,-due largely to the faeflhat the railway trains have exclusive, use of.the railway tracks. Crossings, are-overhead or underneath the tracks so that ordinary vehicular traffic has its own unimpeded right of waxwiib.QUtJnterierence with the railway right f way. While speed is an essential element of railway- traVel even that great desideratum must be subordinated to the safety of the passengers.- In this country where me chanical and-transportation problems have been solved so readily and withal so satisfactory it should not prove impossible to unite the two elements of speed and safety. Until, it is we . should-be-content -with less speed, and more-safety. - ! . .. ' '..... '. Fiahins; From ,-Wagon. . From' the Huntington- Herald.' V ' C. w. Anders, accompanied by hia brother and two small children. started -nmlng - Wednesday ' -1rr a lumber . wagon. ' In - an attempt to cross Burnt v river, where - it empties into, the Snaka the horses mired in qulckeand In the middle of the streanj and had to be cut. loose from the wagon. The horses reached shore In safety and immediately started for town, followed by Albert Anders, who caught them and had tbe harness repaired, returning to the scene of the aooMent In about three hours, only to And C. "Wnand the t we children still In the wagon and fishing away as unconcernedly as though, they were on sound footing. The wagon waa nauiea safely to snore and a mess of fish, caught while In midstream, were fried and eaten, after which the fishermen went, on their way rejoicing. . The New Road to Wealth. ' - '- From the "Philadelphia Record.' ' ' Not many persons have had Mr.. Paul Morton's -privilege of choosing between IlOO.Ooa Jobs. It la a common thing te warn young men to aeep out or the pub. lie service, but Mr. Morton. Mr. Cortel- you and colonel Lamont. besides a con slderahle list of mssrstant secretaries of he treasury 'and - comptrollers- of the currency haxa Jost nothing by It ,Uoi Secret. "fr From., the Kanaa City Journal. - "Is your engagement a secret T' asked a fldan a-trl r,f a vftnnv man Sunday. "Oh, no," ha replied; "the girl knows r SMALLvCHANdE - It'a up to Loom to explain. -. Brin lir1 and send fn your beaW-to ina lair, , . The yellow peruVhas struck Russia, f ura emrtin. ...;.. . . , ; Wa belleva that Juno iu a flirt." But not a bad oat, . v It'a going to jba- a now deal almost all around and a good thin. . i j - Automobile ha.va bacoma. a modern . i . .. hn, that la rr Mwlon WhV automobtitsta should rackleaaly. run down fin. wwn. - 1, nn' nara vhtlhu. DaO la mad or not. . . In tact, he would prob- ... A. .. i. - iri-(...aAlr with Willi J W - -no mnA flean 11 n the lOO. -i i i. , 1 OREGON SIDELIGriTS J 1 Oraos U all r'ghiL Roseburg'a band la acquiring celeb rity.:,,' , .. . .. , . ; '.....::'.". roarpratratIohsoreajEr-lr uregon. .: ; . - : .-x Barley crop in great "old Umatilla county ripe. . , fnrvallta stilk . studying on a PUM mountalnwater, system. . Dnnniailnn nf rtnua-laa county IT. tOO. a gain of about J, 000 since 100.. rnuiii. rinui ir.rarvhadv who has been there declarea the fair to be good; rM lluMh k. nawananAr"aa-atn UVIU 1J.M.I . m -- . mr the Globe. It looks as thoTJg It might live. . . - - ; When In Portland look out for grafts. Albany Democrat -Why, do you want ome mora innocent country pePi in dicted T - - ----- - - Wild blackberries are being picked in large quantities.' The Ktger farm up the river In Benton county was coverea with them. Though driven off repeat edly, plokers have runthe gauntlet and picked anjrwar -.- Athena Press: Men and teams are busily engaged In excavating the reser voir site for Athena's new water-system. Persona who have1 visited the head of the system nd alimbed down the Iron ladder Into the ''manhole" have been well rewarded -for the climb with copi ous draughts of pure, cold spring water. The bar "of the harbor at Gardiner, the only seaport In Douslaa county, Is BRl'd-to be deenenlna; from the deep fill which wer.avlepoelted the aedlment of the. Tlyer during the winter. Now the aouth channel- ts elearlna- out. Thla channel at-tlmea-iaaHie eet of "watr at low tide; but Is very narrow and difficult to navigate. A jiecullatLaccldent - happened t Bumpter the other day. The horses of a delivery wagon ran away, the rig struck a stump and the driver waa hurled fully 20 feet, alighting on his head and shoul der. ..His .scalp waa torn loos" and a portion of it hung down over his' eyes, and he 'was otherwise bruised and maimed. The horses tore the tongtie from he wafon and came Mitt. tfirOUgB IflWn with this dangling-behind them. After running for almost a quarter of a mile. one of the animals tripped and turned a complete ' somersault, landing on Its back, winding up the runaway, t Straight From th Shoulder. - - - P. McManus. in Pilot Rock Record. Oeorge H. Williama was defeated for mayor of Portland by a Democrat at the recent election held In that City. There was no good reason why a Demo crat should be elected, and no good rea son whatever why Dr. L&ner the .suc cessful . candidate, . should have been elected. It is much eaaler to attack than it la to defend and the perversity of Republicans in this state knows no bounds. We have seen it In this county and now see It In Portland. -No Demo crat can be elected in Portland without Republican votes and the aame thing can be said of thla county. The Republican party Is in a bad way In thla state. It is-in the hands of marplots. The lead era are discredited; they have lost th confidence of the-voters and are now bent on a. rule to ruin policy. Rather than -surrender their leadership, which la odious, becaua it is selfish, designing end destructive, they continue in power, and by forming combinations with Dem ocrats they are able to punish those who refuse to be dictated to by them imi will destroy the party organisation If neces sary, rather than see It strengthened by falling Into the hands of leaders more worthy of th confidence of voters. A Woman'g Spite Town. Kentland, - Ind., Dispatch In St Louis Globe-Democrat. Mrs. Jennie - Conrad, . one - of' th wealthiest women In Indiana, 6h Tues day t celebrated -hrblrthday by-dedicating the towrt-of: Conrad, which ah hopes will outrival frta-nelghbor,- Lake Village, and . put it off tbe map. A great crowd was present to cheer her effort. A feud - has -existed between Mrs. Conrad and the people of Lake Village for- several years. As soon as th building of the Indiana Harbor rail road wss assured, Mrs.. Conrad opened negotiations : with the company for a station on her land, declaring that she would wipe out Lake Village. Her re quest received favorable consideration and in return for this concession she bag donated a'-rlKht of -way, through hef land, four miles in length and has contract granting her the right to build a town. She has had plana drawn for dwelling houses, store buildings, hotel and other structure, i and Conrad Is now enjoying Its - first rioom. 8h propose to bund a model town. ' Mrs. Conrad Inherited ' an ' estate' of 6,000 acres from her father and has managed It so successfully tbst -ah ha grown Immensely wealthly. - .. ' " Easy...:- . ''' From .Puck. . .-' ' -i Euclid was laying down" th axiom that two parallel line can never meet. That doesn't matter," sniffed the financial magnet; - YDwn-eaq merge em." r---" - ' - - ..- Herewith th mathematician sadly turned.-to th multiplication 'tabl for consolation. a : . Merely Womang JWgy. -From th Philadelphia Bulletin. ' Wear a porous plastsr with a peeks boo skirt! r - The young girt positively refused to That is. until she had run a pink rib bon through th edge holes of th ad hesive article. :. . . . DINKELSPIEL "ON THE ELEMENT Of CHANCE , By Oeorge T. Kobart. '(Coprrlibt, JIMO, by W. B. Uearat.) I va reading In der newspapers such a long story "should how many chances a, busy man vlll took in der streets In a day mlt der cabs und der street cars unit der automowdowncrs und udder, vlld animals,- und dls rnsd me' ponderatlon Ome. , ; ' Dlt . you, dear friend, dlt you fer atop to' dink how much v owe to Chance? - - . ' ' '' V" How much v owe to Kggscldentf , It is der eggscidental - meeting be tween friends Yichcauaes vun of flem to' lend der udder fellow two dollar, nefer: nefer. nefer to return. It Is tlhanc dot brings a cubbl of thirsty friends into der rathskeller ven ve baf snook in alone mlt only der price for vun In Jer cloth. '.--.. Chance ynd eggacldent rule der vorld mlt a laedl help now und den from der C'harpanese navy. Der cow glfs der milkman all der best dot 1s In her, but by' chance der pump gels in hi way,- und owing to dot chance v eat blue milk mit'our porrltoh. Der baker la making up a mine pi und by chance vun of hi auepender Duuonsieaves der vofla lo seek lis for tune in der bosom of der pie, - ,Py - chance -dot silver of pi comes laughingly to u la der busy leetle bean- ery una py -chance ve press not button svlftly between ourr teeth." Ler simple eggacldent of der teeth pressing dot button brings us to our senses, und ve throw der pi at der valter und vunc more py dls lucky chance v , vaa saved from der ' curse of dyspepsum. ' . . A man dot I know spent eight bltteV hours making up his tnind to go home und order his vlfe's mother ouid o. his house. Finally, mlt his mind mad up und a sandbag in each hand he started for home. Ven but a block from his h5tiaojw-cncs a thirsty automobubble bore down upon him und a few monents later der 'coroner vas earning a JeVdle ready money.- -- - - Dus der eggscldent of fat Interwened to safe for der lady a beautiful home, und. it vaa only shortly after dls dot she- laid aside der brass knucklea vtch hat alvaya been such a. strain on dose taper fingers. Mny of -our prominence in dls land of liberty owe muoh-to chance. . Dar is a story abouid -Chames Hyde of der Youqultder-squabbl Life insur ance vlch show der strangeness of der eggscldenlaj. " 4 . Vun mornIng-at der breakfast hour his appetite py chance vlahed. to ofer- eome a fcotled egg. - . Tventy-efen different " breakfast food- beginning mlt stewed sawdust und ending mlt punctuated pin. hav-I lnga, held ouid deir pleading hand to him, but der vlld desire for a boiled egg va on him. Valter!" he set to der fourth wtce- presldent of his personal kitchen staff. howlong vlll it took you to boll rae a gg three minutef" - . - ' - "I vlll speak -to der cheneral manager Of our private gaa, range," set der valter. Py chance it took fifteen minute u deliver der goods, und Chames vasa half hour" late gattlng'lnto his office In dot hair hour a personal rnena or Chlmmle's py der nameof Alexander got ouid der hammer, struck a chord in Chearund hid hair der country singing der Anvil Chorus before Chames drove up in his fuss-wagon. ""J- Dus It vaa dot CTrahc Und der desire for a hard-boiled egg started an uproar vlch could not be any louder if der egg In qrestlon hat been ready for Oslerix- rar t al.A a alnrr alwinM rkl.n.K Depew vlch-ehnws how der eggsoldental can make itself a nuisance ven It. hap pens uneggspectantly. Vunoe dare vaa to be a bankvet, und for many day Chlncey valked der floor of der senate vorklng oUld a choke vlch should make' der bankvetters forget delr pepsin und laugh ehoyously. At last der Idee of der choke cam to Chlncey, und -he nursed It mlt all der loving car vlch a father ha for a new born choke.;. - ... . To Chlncey dls thoke vaa der best Of all der choke vot hat' efer found a home in his family. It vas a fat leedle- choke mlt bubble all ofer It To hear it vunoe va a nice oxcoos- to- laugh for a veek. - It (ve a rib-ilggler, und no mistake. ' Efery time dot he mentioned dls-chcke to himself Chlncey-.vould lose tw dol lars' vorth of laughter. It vas such a lively choke dot Chlncey hat a hard chob to keep It from spring ing forth at efery friend he met. At last cam der bankvet und ven Chlncey sat down to eat der mock oyster soup he vas afraid to open his mouth for. fear der choke vould chump ouid. Finally cam der speechifying; und ven Chlncey arose It vas mlt der air of Alexander dor Great at der battle of Vaterloo.' '- - - Mlt der skill of a golf player step py step ofer der. fences,, undep-der bunk ers, across der field he led up to his ehoke.und Tien he sprung"ltr alive und fearless at der bankvetters. But py Chance dey hat all heard It before und laughter hung Its h?&d In Hence. - - - - ' ' - - Mlt der spirit of aru soldier Chln cey changed der aubject und submitted to der eggscldent of fat vlch happened ven py chance his choke vaa a chestnut Dus, ve aee It In every valk of life vot a part doesT'h'&rie play-in dls vorld, alretty. ' So lri ease of a eggscldent I vlll now close tnttoul tonktng any more chances. Tours mlt luff, D. DINKELSPIEU Per George V. Hobart .Praise for. Portland... From the flllvertorr SltvertohlAn-Appeal. The writer- visited th Iewl and Clark fair last Friday In company with a large delegation from SHverton and w were all highly pleased with what w aw. BuTTUhe' ppjntye want to make especially plain to every on is th fact that you can visit the fair any day or -night and not be "held up" for all yon have - The cltlsen of Portland and the fair management have seen to It that the hotels, restaurants and lodg ing houses maintain their usual llve-and-letUve prices,-so that fair visitors can get Just aa good and aa aheap now as at any other time. This wae. not true of Chicago, St. Louis and other fair cities. We speak of this because it is due the officials end "la a big hit for Portland'' and all Oregon. . Portland Fair Draw WelL th Albany Democrat , Usually en exposition Is -disappointed during Its early days by reason of an attendance falling far below expecta tlons, but this I not the case with th I.wia and Clark exposition. During th first week th sdmlsslons wer ,17. This Included the rerosrkably large attendance- of -49.577 on tbe opening day. BuV the average for the first week, ex clusive of opening day was 10. so. This la considered remarkable, In -view of th general tendency -of the public to wait several weeks after th opening ef 'a fair, on th presumption that ther will be -more to se.vJtr. N The Portland Xaif; wlH jun dayg or untr October 15. - Expert gusser before th opening figured that tbe total attendance would be from 1,000.000 to 1.800.000. Even If th dally average doe not exceed that of the flrt wk th attendance will be but a llttl hort of a million and a half th highest rig ura set bv the euessers. ' ..'' ' - But aa th exposition progresss th crowds are sure te increase. This is th history of all expositions. Every day there I aom special vnt and during the season there are a number of such eventawhlch will more than doubl th ordinary attendance. The ex. poaltion maaegement is highly gratified at the auspicious start already mad. .- . ENGLAND . :WANTS. PROTECTION, ; From th trfmdon Matt In ' hi abl and 'convincing speech recently to - th labor branch ot th Tariff Reform league Mr. Chamberlain pointed out that th chief duties, before theiBrltlah statesman of today are two In number. The 11 rat la to ameliorate th condition- of th ma of working men and women in the country. The second la- to secure the greatness and stability of th empire. . - Th attainment of thea two great end must depend"1argely"-, upon- fiscal reform. Th aim of that reform la te insure' the worker' tftbtllty of employ men -at ar-fatr-wage' and to -give him or her a chance of leading a happy and orderly life. That . aim - eannot ' be achieved if every . British industry 1 liable to sudden attack by tbe-wifalr competition of foreign countries, which for. all practical purposes prohibit the importation into their territory of Brit ish "manufactured goods, while lending their own goods Into the British market without let or hindrance. W recently gav some concrete instances of suffer ing England which had resulted from thl proceas..Jt I Mr. Chamberlain' object to make an end forever of a situation which ha a It ultimata con sequence th demoralisation of British labor and th ruin ot British Industry. How aerlou the -demoralisation Is ha been proved by th demand for special unemployed legislation, and by th gov ernment proposal to lmpos a new rat by which able-bodied men shall be provided with work, at th cost of th publlo. England is th only eountry in Europe In which such legislation baa been proposed by responsible ministers; she is also, with the exception of Turkey, the Only free trade stat tn Europe. In these faots w have effect and cause; free trad dislodging British labor . from employment and leading it to demand. Bafe and stable employment at th charge of the community. . There are two ways of dealing with th unemployed question. Th first, which w have consistently advocated. te by taxing those foreign manufactured imports which could perfectly well ije produced In this' eountry. Th aim of such taxes- I firstly to rat as a larger revenue, and secondly to give British capital and labor protection against Un fair attack. This first remedy - Injuries no one in the state, and certainly does not cause demoralisation. The second remedy administers, superficial remedies which add to the virulence - of the disease, doling out work to those who cannot rind It, at th cost of th coro rqtinlty. But if the community ha to provide f 5,000.000 for the unemployed, which-eiperteneem-Wew-Bouth " Wale prove will be spent unproducttvely. It will, have that amount leas to spend on other ' purchases, and so will dlslodg labor already employed to exactly the same - extent. In - othr "word, tns remedy will augment the violence of th disease. . . ' , ..'. Harney All kight.-- 1 From " the Burn Times-Herald. In every community la found Individ ual who era eontffraally howling hard times. - It must be their digestive organ are out of order and we would-advise them to consult a physician or conveni ently "kick the bucket" for the benefit"! of mankind In general. - There la no occasion for hard times In Harney county at present and when an individual make such statement depend on It he 1 "off hi base" It would be something very unusual If anything hould happen to prevent large crops of everything planted, and every Indica tion point to exceptionally large one; th horse . and th mule masket was never better and prices ar higher than for several years; th percentage of the lamb crop 1 above th average; the range the beat that It has been for sev eral year; wool men have received th highest prlc for their wool; sheep ar commanding top prices, and th cattle market la better tharr-for the .previous two years. To be sure, very few cattle have been moved, but buyer will finally- be In th field offertn vry good price. Harney county people ar prosperous and will contlnu so. Many naw people will be within It borders before mow file again and muoh of the vacant land will be taken up under th various land Uwa by aotual settlers who com to stay and make their home with us. With so much railroad talk tt 1 hardly possible for. on to mis thl great county should it reach th interior at all Better be looking for good tlmea thad brooding over, past' matter and looking at the wrong side ot thing. An Awful Prospect ""From th X w Tork Press. ".'..ri :. concentrated foods turkey dinners which-are-compressed within the limits of a capsule and three-course luncheons comprised within a globule-the six of a quinine pill have had their day ef x ploltatlon and failed to fascinate" "the hungry. " But now cornea a Wlaconeln ehemlst With a -proposition which, by appealing to man'e natural depravity, may stand - a chance of achieving a greater popularity than fell to th lot of th concentrated foods. This Inciter of -evil offer to mankind vest-pocket Jag and half-ounce saturnalia In th form of a concentrated extract of hop, malt and fermentation-producing ma terial which la 11,000- .time atrongat than ordinary bee.. On drop of it in water produce a glass of th finest lager and an ounce vial fit th extract, easily carried in th vest pocket 1 equal to SO gallon of beer, he say. Thl 1 a decided blow to the growler trade, and, when th discovery I viewed With re gard to th traveling public. Open up vistas of hideous posslbtlltlte at which th imagination shudders. Clearly the W. C TtLahOuld forget th army can teen for a whil and get aftsr th Wis consin hemlt - - ;f i a ' Germany' Costly Llttl War. From th Philadelphia Record. . Th small experiment which th Ger man government ha been making' In northwest Africa", a colonising power has thus far been very discouraging. Th rebellious Herreros, though half starved and- living In a sterile .and wast land, seem to have developed a remarkable fighting capacity. They are defending their sandhills with stub born courage. Doubtless the .German soldier will manage to maintain a dif ficult and precarious sovereignty, but at such sacrifice of lif and treasure as to make eventful victory no adequat com pensation, -' . ", s I WHICH IS THE BETTER . ; HELPMATE-,. fe ar Dorothy Dix.) " '" - tOoprrlgbc.. lvUO, by W. B. Hearst) " ' Whether her training school be th home or the office th better helpmate i the one who puts mind, aa well as heart Into her. duties. A worn may have a heart full of love and willingness to be a good wife. -and yst not succeed in the highest sense of the. word. ' - - Love, of course, must be the founda tion of a happy marriage, but ther ar other qualities also necessary to mak th domestic machinery run smoothly. Ihe-responsibility of course, rest; equally with both husband and wlf. but it la th latter we ar Interested in Just at present, o w will reserve the husr. band fault and virtue for futur dis section. . .-,-.'- ; ' r - - e- A good wife 1 .th greatest blessing that fall to th lot tot man, and to be a good wlf 1 the. highest ambition a woman can set her heart on..... . .' it la fine to be a good musician, a good - painter, in fset to do anything well, but it 1 tsn. time betterand liner to be a good wife. ' Every girl spend much time dream ing tf her future, wondering What her husband will be like, and when he will- appear- i-J .- " Hut I wonder does she .ever! stop to think how she is preparing herself for . this unknown sovereign of her happl- ness whose throne h is to share. - Dear girls, I , hope you will all- be happy wive and mothers onie day,, and also that you will all . be good wives, helpmates to-' th men who honor jrou by aaklng you to share their Uv. ...-.,.). And let me tell you that no greater honor can be shown a woman than th offer of a good man' love and proteo tlon. ... , ,I..... . V----:-- - There ar many way In whleh you ean fit yourselves to be good wives. nd. even should you never marry your ef-. fort won't be wasted, for it la muoh " better to be broad minded. weet natured. Intelligent old maid than nar row, peevish. Ignorant ones. " Naturally very girl like ho .hav. attentfoh. to go to partus, theatres, etc But that isn't all of life, girls; it s th very smallest, least part of It.' Have your fun, but have It aenslbly and moderately; don't imagine that there Is nothing for you to do but1 play. And don't let every man you meet make love to you. Enjoy the ' society,, of your men friends,- dance with them. ' go to th .theatre with" them, but draw' th Itn at famillarlty. . -. Cultivate your mind, rmember that you will have to hold your husbahd' interest and tn order-to Jdo this .you must be able to ma. Jiffii on common . ground in many way. '',. : - Don't marry with th ' expectation that he will alway be making love, tor if you do you wlir b disappointed. And If h forgets to kiss you good bye in- th morning don't -cry all day ' because . he ha ceased to lov you. Mak yourself soswoet when he cornea" home at volght that' there will be no '. chanc of hia neglecting his greeting ; kiss. ' . .. . ,. Don't enter matrimony with th idea that - because you are a partner in the matrtrnontal huetness you . caTfgpnd: th firm a money reoklesaly. . Tour husband "will earn the money. your part la the buslnee will be to help aave tt , f- Mak the home cheerful and floh'fr invite guest whom . you.:.. know-Trour ,- husband - dislikes, r- --. ---- - --- - - any special Interest" find out as much about th subject as you can. In order that you may be abl to discuss It In telligibly wit h ilnu w Doa'i nag-St him or you will kill his Iqv In no time. ; - -You may think, that all the direc tion can only b practiced after mar- rlager-. .. But yotr cant change your whole nature In a minute, you know; and the only way to be all thl later I to begin practicing it now. , -Keep wide awke,--re advantage of very opportunity that Comes your way. If your temper Is quick, try and learn self-control. If you are inclined to be extravagant practice economy. Be dignified and gentle ' And If you can cultivate these quail ties it will not mak th slightest dlf- -ference what your present occupation may be. you will make a good wife and happy will be the lucky man who win you. '" - . it- i - i LEWIS AND CLARK . - En rout" up th Missouri river from Fort Mandan, near the site of Blamarck, North Dakota. Th party I now ntar- ing the Rockjr-mountainar June 21 After we had brought up th canoe and baggage. Captain Clark -went down to the camp at Portage creek, where-four of the men had been left with the Indian woman. Captain Lewis, during the morning, prepared th eamp and in the afternoon went down In a canoe to Medicine river to look after the three men who had been sent thither to hunt on th Jtru' and from whom AOthing bad as yet been heard.- He went up the river about half a mile and then walked along the right bank, hallooing a h want tHL't.the distance offly miles he found one of -them who had fixed hlB -camp on the opposite bank. where he had killed seven-deer and dried about 600 pounds of buffalo, meat but had killed no eiK. tne- animal cnleny wanted. He knew nothing ef his com panions except that on the day of their departure from camp he had left thern.". at tne rail ana come on to aieaicine river, not having Been, them Blnce.- Aa It wae too late to return. Captain Lewi passed over on a raft whlchh mad - for th purpose and spent th night at Shannon' camp. . -.,- . Critic Ar Silenced. From"lh Kansas City star. The critics of President Roosevelt are not Sayings very muoh about - hi Impulsiveness'" these asys. The presi dent- is characteristically impulsive, if fie. true, but he naa great Impulses, and they are usually well considered and " well governed In the execution. HI ac tion Is, after all, merely more apon- . taneous. mor aggressive and . more de- clsive than that of th average public man. The disparagement Implied In the" term "Impulsiveness" as applied to Mr. Roosevelt ha little foundaUon In fact A mart who doe aa many things In cluding many great thing aa Presi dent Boosvelt manages to do cannot -deliberate Indefinitely on any one SHb---j act - He must be a man of foresight, . insight and action. And he may be. Just as safe and he certainly I vastly mor productive as a man of great de liberation. Th action of bringing Rus sia and Japan together waa quickly per- formed, but not on essential of atirh '' a proceeding was omitted. The presi dent merely worked enthusiastically and - industriously, confidant of his. ground aa he .vaa alneer la hi saotiva,, . - .''.-.' r 3-. -