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EVERYBODY-GIVE TOMORROW
T1IE WEEK is nearly gone; there
. is only one more -day of it, and
th Y. M..V.W..CA. solicitors
re quite a number of thousand
(dollars short yet ,By farvthe larger
portion ol the . required balance of
$90,000 has ..been subscribed, but, , to
'make '" the amount completer about
, twice as much' must ; be 'given tomorrow-as
the average tor- the other
days of the week.;'.'1, - - ';: '''''"Vf"'v:
With only . Z comparatively, small
fraction of the jiecesiary t. amount
lacking, and tlie urgent, hecessity -of
having the full amount and having it
subscribed - now - surely, everybody
asked willi give tomorrow, and many
will .perhaps give again," rather than
see the good cause tan wnen so nearly
won
As the tim h so. shorl, and ss
Tl many Who might in this emergency
give may have been missed, or cannot
be seen again, it would be, well for
such people to hunt up4tie solicitors
or 'send word to .headquarters this
- evening or " early 'tomotrow. ,. AndJ
, witn tnose asea it ougnio oe nierai
, ly a case of "everybody iives.
Think what a vast amount. of good
work, benefiting everybody, these or
ganizations ' do, and wflltdo contin
' odslr. Trv to realize what a benefit
this is to all sorts and' conditions of
people Think what a pride Portland
" and this means all. the " people of
Portland will take in this, splendid
building, a temple of good works and
, tielpful teaching. . , ' f '. '
'r Let the Easter' bellj ring out the
glad ' news that Portland taken
; in this matter - her I .'proper place
among the progressive-cities of the
, land, right in the ffontkJra'nk. Let
. eastern .people, "read ','th at Portland
people have contributed this large
amount, for this purpose;' it will be
worth columns of descriptive adver-
' Everybody. now,' -everybody, give,
', and help win a notable victory There
are rich i people who ought to help
; (r cot materially at last . For every
, property owner a gift to this cause is
. ' a good investment' Now for a final
strong pull, all together. Buf It must
be now. ' Be ready to gfve tomor-
.' cow. ' '- '..
EUGENE.
f HE STATE, through it kgisla
' . I ,' ture, has been liberal with the
X 8Ute university at Eugene, and
" i '.. therefore, to a certain extent,
to Eugene itself. The location and
' maintenance of a state university at
. a town imposes on that town soma
obligations to the state not renting
' upon other towns, strong them good,
pure water, good, clean streets, and,
: in general,' a good city government
' There is much force in Hit, argument
that another duty is to tolerate no
' saloons in the town. .And if by popu
lar vote the county or precinct has
adopted prohibition the-. duty jf an
. entire suppression of the liquor traf
fitn its university town become im
, erative. The state is helping liber
' ally to build up the university at
( Eugene, and that city' owes it to the
rest of the state to make itself a
model university town. J
" There are evidences that Eugene
re aliies this obligation,; and will live
i ' up to. it- A local payer say that
Eugene, ."has determined to become
one of the best advertised cities on
he Pacific xosst Te streets of the
; city ant to be pavedthe city and the
university are to be advertised' with
the very '.finest printed matter; the
smiversit is ver much encouraged
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as the ; increased . number ; of high
school graduates give it a splendid
opportunity to grow." -; V .
This ts'good as fat as it 'goes, but
there are other duties. -The water
question is regarded ia Eugene as
paramount, its people being divided
oa the question of public or private
ownership of the waterworks, which
question will be decided Monday in
the city election. Wi are not in a
position to tender any advioa, even if
it were desired,; but do say that
whichever policy will most surely pro
vide Eugene with an ample supply
of absolutely and unquestionably pure
water is the cm to adopt and pursue.
regardless of a few thousand dollars
of extra expense. - The university
cannot afford, nor can Eugene afford,
ever to allow an epidemic there again
on account of impure water.eThough
the water is all right now, the author
ities must look ahead and make sure
Ithat it wilt be so7tid tBaTt everybody
ill know that it is so, tor tne tu-
So far paving in Eugene, as in Sa
lem, Albany and Baker City, is all
talk, but, all these towns will doubt
less get around to this form of im
provement soon. Good paving pays,
in any town the sise of these, though
this is not se : important as
the' water ' question, ' and Eugene
should . be ' one of the ' first
to pave 'its principal streets; and
then. If it does not do so now ha
bitually, should keep its streets clean
and neat; It should do this on its
own account, and also on the state's
account all of whose people ar par
ticularly interested in their university
town.. - - . y - . .
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WORLD'S NEW AWAKENING.
s
OME thirteen years ago Dumas,
the celebrated French writer,
in the late eventide of his life,
v wrote to ToistoyJ iIJl-Jl--"
Tha-aplrltual movaniant ene reeoa
nlaea en all aides,' and which ao many
naive aneT ambitious men expect to ba
ahla telrectr will ba abaolutely hu
majtrtarla'n. Mankind, which doaa notb
lne moderately, ta about to be seised
with a rrensjr, a roadneaa, of lova. This
will not of course, happen smoothly or
nil at caca; It will- Involve mlaunder
tandlnr vn aajisrulnary ones, per
chance mi trained and so accustomed
have we been to hatred, even by those,
sometimes, whose mission tt was to
teach as to love one another. But It is
-vtdenr that, this treat law of brother-
nooa must be accompiianed some nay.
and. I sTa. con visaed -thai -the. time Is
eommenclca when our desire for Its ae
compllahment wUl become Irresistible,
and l -relieve uaf,. our world is about
to realise the werosTrfrve one another:
Is this, only, the vision of an old
man whose mental vigor Js departing?
Does not thai cry that this is peculiar
ly'add essentially the commercial age
ring' u our ears daify? And is not
tomm'ercialism utterly selfish, totally
devoid of love, cruder than hostile
passion!-So it seems, and yet the
penetratingly observant eye can detect
indicia of f he change of which Dumas,
in the ' exaggerated language "t of ; a
French rosoancist speaks.
That ethfeal questionrare receiving
more attention In practical ways, and
disassociated .from rehmous emotion
alistn,';. than' ever before, is certain.
And a very' significant thing is that
this awakenefl public conscience man
ifests, itself most clearly and notably
in high public places and in ,the con
duct of public affairs. There is no
doubt that it takes a higher grade of
men, morally, te gain public posi
tions of importance now than 20 or
10 years ago, and the trend of senti
ment indicates', that - a still higher
grade of men will be required in
future men who 'more clearly per
ceive their duty to the people they are
chosen to serve, and who put ' that
duty above 'every" private 'considers-
tion. . , .,
' But it may be asked, does this prove
any increase of real philanthropism?
Will not men be better in public life
merely because they know, that they
are watched more closely and held to
a stricter accountability? Ian t tt sell
love only . that '.prompts better offi
cial behavior? Even if such be the
case," there i will be a great gain; it
will be apparent that the electorate as
a whole is becoming more intelli
gent unselfish and capable of self-
government' But the obvious and
necessary result of following a higher
standard, acting on ' a higher level
and in a ptlrer atmosphere,' will give
public men a higher, broader, kindlier,
more ' philanthropic idea of their
country-: 4 ,
: TriE-DUTY.TO.VOTE.
"A-
KY. MAN that does not vote
a criminal," declares Boss
Ruef , of San Francisco.
. Being' an expert, he ought
to know all things about , voting. Most
political bosses do.: The instruction
issued by a. New York boss on the
subject was, ;"get to the polls early
and vote often." . :' .''
, If Ruef, had qualified hit statement
to the extent of saying that men who
do, not vote are "almost criminally
negligent" his words wonld be un
impeachable truth. The evil of the
hoof ts. "4fle . nonparticipation of
thV best qtiiea in olitical 1 a-
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fairs. Individual , neglect , ia a com
mon weakness ia our system, pointed
out by. all observers, James Bryce in
his"1 "American . Commonwealth"
among them. . , An aroused personal
interest equal to the interest of those
who .live by dishonest ' public serv
ice, is ture and. quick wyto. re
form.' . . , '.', .. ". '
Men who put public interest above
any other interest as Mayor Lane
does; should ba elected to office, not
Once, nor a part of the time, but all
the time. Politics is to many a dis
tasteful business, yet it it a necessary
evil If pursued less by professional
politicians and more by men of af
fairs, it would be less 'odious. When
good substantial citizens take the
same interest that grafters and
strikers do, there will be pure gov
ernment, and not before. , It would
weed out the Ruefs, but it would save
the San Franciscos. v r
SENATOR ALLISON SPEAKS.
HE COUNTRY" was treated to
a mild surprise' the other day
by an expression of opinion not
of. the regulation, machine,
stand-pat sort, by the' venerable and
amiable Senator Allison . of Iowa.
This has probably never happened
before aince he has been in public
hfe, now about half a century. That
Senator Allison waa one of the moat
regular of Republicans,' always in
accord with the majority of his party
and -never-making any trouble; that
he never trod on anybody's corns or
expressed an opinion except some
partisan commonplace, and ' that, he
has long held an important post in the
senate as chairman, of the ways and
means committee and never ' been
tarred with any scandal, everybody
knows; but that he should go so far
as to declare, , as be- is reported to
have done, that , "over-capitalization
of railroads ia a great evil and ought
to be stopped" is surprising, almost
astounding. ' " He also ventured the
opinion that congress at the next ses
sion will take radical action regarding
railroads, and that if the railroads
don't do all Roosevelt wants them to
do there will come a man to the
White House who will not treat them
so leniently. - . ' .
' Has the venerable and always non
committal . senator suffered a brain
storm?-Or has he had his ear to the
ground in Iowa though he is ture of
his seat as long as he lives? Or with
his long experience of . observing
much and saying little, does he. per
ceive so clearly the trend of events
that he Is sure he is getting on. the
big side,, as ever?
It seems that the senator has been
a long time. discovering this "great
evil.t. During his long service this is
probably the first utterance of his
In criticism of the railroads.; He
must consider it entirely sane and
safe to do so now. But we shall see
next year whether Senator Allison is
sufficiently sincere in his opinion to'
support the La Follette amendments
to the railroad regulation law.'
:-. V;
presidents and vice-pres-,
' : idents.
EARLY IN the country's history
the vice-presidency was a atep
ping stone to the presidency,
f ,. but this , was true for only a
short time. John , Adams and
Thomas '. Jefferson . rose . from vice
president to president as Martin Van
Buren did after Aaron Burr, George
Clinton, Daniel D. Tompkins and
John C Calhoun had failed to do so;
but since 1837 no vice-president has
become president except by the death
of ' the president in office, and of
these "accidental" presidents John
Tyler, . Millard : Fillmore, Andrew
Johnson, Chester A. Arthur and
Theodore Roosevelt only the last
was' afterward elected to the office
which he had reached through the
death of the president ' It seems
rather remarkable that ao few Vice
presidents have been elevated to the
president's sest, but; in a number of
Instances the vice-presidents . were
not men 'of first-class ability, being
nominated rather for ' expediency
than for fitness for the higher office.
In the beginning the vice-president
was the choice of the minority party
for president, and so John , Adams
and Thomas 'Jefferson were of presi
dential size, but under the later sys
tem the office 'of vice-president,
rather strangely, wss considered of
little consequence.1 It ii so in itself,
but the man elected to that office
ought always to be a fit man. to
succeeoTa" president in case of the
tatter's death. Roosevelt was an ex
ceptional character for a vice-presidential
candidate. He and the of
fice were totally unfit for each other.
His nomination was forced by. Quay
and Piatt to get rid of him, but they
did not count on the death of McKin
ley. ;, Even if McKinley had lived
Roosevelt - would very likely have
been the nominee. He would not
have allowed the vice-presidential of
fice to have' c6nsgned him io ob
iciiritgr. But having ierve4 Mnisi-
dent during most of McKinles sec
ond term be easily and deservedly
made himself the nomfcee, aa Tyler,
Fillmore and Artnui could not do.
Now we have' a vice-president who
thinks he ought to be promoted to
the high office, and he has been in
dustriously: if quietly, .campaigning
for that .purpose for years, lie is
undoubtedly the choice , of a large
portion . of the Republican party, of
the more conservative element... 'It
is believed, he could . be depended
upon to indulge in no disturbing re
form crusades, but on 'all occasions
would be thoroughly sane and safe.
Fairbanks is a man of very respect
able .ability, He is an able corpora
tion lawyer, and has become a good
publie speaker. He thints he should
be put in theJ small list (composed
of Adams, Jefferson, Van Burea and
Roosevelt, but it is, more likely that
his name wilLhaveto be tddedjto
thosebfltonTompklhsTCalhoun,
Hamlin,; Colfax, Wilson and others.
The mood of the country is not fa
vorable to a man of the . Fairbanks
stripe. v
Many states indulged in . railroad
legislation last winter but Kansas
probably scored the most- In that
state 73 railroad bills were intro
duced. ' Of these, 10 were passed, as
follows: To prohibit- passes, to re
duce grain rates 15' per cent, to limit
the hours of trainmen to 16 a day, to
require that freight trains be run
15 miles an hour, to prohibit the con
fiscation of - 'coal,1- to increase the
power of; the railroad board, to au
thorize the stare board to intervene
in interstate commerce cases, to pro
vide . , for reciprocal. demurrage
charges,, to authorize the state board
to establish terminals, to require rail
roads to furnish sheds for employes,
and to sell 500 miles of transportation
for $10.;' ' -v'r.:;'''.-..,?
v Better Fruit Hood River month
ly devoted exclusively ,to the fruit in
dustry ; of Oregon, reports much ap
preciation and success in its com
mendable enterprise. It is a valuable
publication for every fruit grower to
read, and its artistic attractiveness
adds to its value. . .
A great American HitatesnianTn
jiam H. Seward, declared long ago
that theuture theatre of the world's
greatest commerce would be the ra
cific ocean. If he had lived to the
present he would find confirmation
of his opinion. " , ", J'
If yon don't believe Eepublicans are
harmonious, attend one of their fused
club meetings. " "': '
Why; shouldn't Easter' also be a
good swearing-off day?- '"'' ';,"';
i Sal
'runes F an
mon
From the Albany Herald. - .
The Aatorlan throws a tit over the
report that the prune crop Is a failure.
The awful news, says tha Astoria paper,
"to the unthinking does not sound
woeful, nor even threatening, but to the
man .who knows and loves tne oneap,
eommon, succulent stewed prune, In all
its fullneaa and fllllntness, It will come
'as a ahock." .
If the Aatorlan would bear In mind
the Importance of the shoemaker stick
ing to his last its columns would be de
voted to salmon, leaving prunes to prune
editors. Astoria people ars being mis
informed on the prospect and quality of
prunes, the lowly fruit ths . Aatorlan
holds temptingly to their eyes to dlaap
nolnt their stomachs. The Aatorlan edi
tor ta far removed from the prone dis
trict He should not endeavor learned
dissertations on prunes, bops and such.
He lives In a salmon city. . His environ
ments ars flahy. He breathes an atmoa-
phera Impregnated with1 that odor that
oaniea unmiataaabte eviaenos or nan
land, i He lives in a city whose Inhabi
tants catch nab by taking up a board of
the sidewalk and dropping a hook to the
water below.
.Ths Aatorlan editor's inspirations are
neceasarily . salmon flavored. He la
qualified to dlacuas Intelligently, enthu
siastically, minutely, ' the salmon in
dustry. Ths prospect - for a crop of
Chinook salmon, steelhead salmon, dog
salmon, sockeye salmon should be easy
Information for the Aatorlan. Its re
ports and opinions on salmon are en
titled to mucn weignt. But it is warned
against reckleaa. If not reflecting state
ments as to prunes. Tne present pros
pect Is for a good orop. ' True, the rains
beat off some of the swelling buds but
there are.sttll aome left and based on
ths present outlook there will be prunes
raised this year, a single one of which
would fill the mouth of the largnst sal
mon to be found la the Columbia river.
Tne Play
"The Tenderfoot" is always pleasing
and last alght'a performance was aer
talnly no eaceptloa. It naa a number
of catchy alra, a company of clever
actors and a chorus of pretty girls. And
tbat'a about all there Is to expect in a
ahow of "The Tenderfoot" kind.
- In the cast Mia Ruth Whit ad"f
Oscar Flgmaa are of course the atellar
lights. Mlaa White la. remembered by
her work In "Tha Burgomaster" and by
tha remarkably good voire which she
possesses. Bhe nas Been surrenng rrom
the grip for several days and has been
In Portland alnce Sunday under treat
ment But her affliction would not
have been known unless she had an
nounced it. Certainly no one In the
audience was dissatisfied with her ef
forts. Of the ' musical numbers "My Alamo
tve,M "The Tortured Thomas Cat" and
"Fascinating Venus" were ths favorites,
as nsuaL and were heartily encored.
"The Tenderfoot" will be repeated to
night tomorrow night and tomorrow
matinee. The company -is aa good as
any that - has presented the piece In
Portland and the ahow la certainly
worta eelnfc.
Our Brother,'
- Criminal
tn
R, Raw. Thomas B. Gregory.
TH Frank Billings, of .the Illinois
tata board of charities, cornea to the
front with a freah batch of data bearing
upon tha brutality of prison methods in
the sucker state. ' '
-Conditions are no more appalling In
Illinois than they ars In ether states,
and everywhere tbey are a reproach to
our socalled civilisation and a atandlng
proof of ths fact that our Christianity
la only skin deep, and that instead of
sending mtaslonarlea to the neatnen we
ahould appeal to ths heathen to teach
ua the rudimentary prlnoiplea of a eom
mon human decency. ..
The old Greek. Enlctetus. used to tell
his disciples that "everything had two
handles snd that we ought to be very
careful to take hold of the right handle."
Every one who has given blmseir tne
trouble to look carefully Into tbe matter
knowa the tha state does not take hold
of Its criminal claaa by the right handle.
tThla unfortunate elass naa two
handles: ' First Tha criminal Is . a
monster, an outlaw, who, by hla erlme,
tnatlaced--hlTnserr beyond the Dounda
or our Human piiy wr vvnaiuwwwww.
Second "Ths criminal. In spite of hla
erlme, Is a member of tbe human fam
ily, - our :. brother, notwithstanding nis
guUt and ia dealing with blra we are
morally bound to treat him, not as a
monster or a fiend, but aa a man."
Taks hold of tbe erring by ths nrst
handle and you do wrong; you do not do
right until you take hold by the ether
handle. ':"'''';''"
Asaume that tha man who violates
the law is a totally depraved wretoh, a
brute, a boast, and that from the mo
ment he la apprehended In his erims
he ceases to have any iuat claim upon
our kindness and good, will, and you
confess not only your . Ignoranoe of
human nature, but also your ignoranoe
of tbe way In which human nature la to
be reformed end made better.
fluch assumption is ona of the hoary
lies at whose door Has much of the
shame and degradation of history. "
When we atop to reflect upon tha
spirit in which tha state has aver been
wont to handle tboea, who' have erossea
the grata of Its atatutea, the wonder ia
that the world ia aa good as it la,
Certainly, if there Is anything that la
better . ealoulated to harden and make
utterly reckleaa and sdeaperate- the hu
man heart It Is tbe treatment that ia
given the criminal In . the average
prlaon. '
To make one a wild beast you nave
but to .treat . elm aa .aw wild-beast -to
goad and torture him, to abuse and de
grade him. until you have destroyed la
hla conception of thlnge all veneration
of ths, merciful and the iuat. .
The generality of thoae who prose
cots and eonvlct ths criminal, and of
those Into whose keeping the criminal la
committed after bis conviction, , do all
that they can, by WMrlr cruel 'and in
human methoda, to make the prisoner
feal that he la clean eut off from the
human race, and la for ths rest of his
life fit for nothing but to be glared at
and hated by all men. - -
It is time that such barbarous ldsa
was relegated to the oblivion It deserves.-
It Is time that tha state had
begun 'to look uoon the criminal as a
human being a human being gone
wrong, but still a human being with cer
tain sacred rights iwhloh -the state ta
bound to respect among which Is the
right to be treated kindly, the light to
be treated Justly, and, above ail else,
the right' to look forward to tha time
when he mav again become a useful
and respected member of society.
Until we do this we are a lot of ar
rant hypocrites, masquerading In the
garb of the beautiful religion which we
are every day disgracing by our unkind
ness and brutality.
:'AU Same Oregon.
From the Atlanta Journal.
No people In all tha history of the
long conflict for industrial and com
mercial supremacy have ever been more
patient under Injustice, more tolerant
of tha accumulated wronga heaped upon
them than have the people of Georgia.
They have stood by and watched tha re
morseless process by which competition
is stifled and the constitution . of ths
atate brasenly defied. They have aeen
rival lines absorbed into one greet par
ent group in aa opea violation of law
aa willful murder. We have aeen theae
consolidated interests, not only holding
their own. but pursuing an aotlve policy
of obstruction. It is for them to aay
whether- a - new - and - Independent - line
ahall or shall not enjoy Ite franchise and
operate to the best advantage. These
allied buccaneers Interpose at their own
will and pleasure and despoil the honest
enterprise which offers .to come to tbe
relief of the people. -
These are facta known of all men.
They are not even denied. And yet when
the people ask simple justice at the
hands of the railroads entering the state
they ere met with threats of retaliation
and prophedea of evlL - v"V -v '
It la the railroads themselves which
are responsible for tne condition of af
fairs. If they eannot earn all "the divi
dend e they want on watered stock, ao ba
It, Ths citation of a few miles of road
which la honestly capitalised does not
alter the situation, t . - .
At any rate, . the people of Georgia
are determined that they shall have
justice at the banda of the rallroada,
which are - responsible for " whatever
touch of hostility may appear now and
then. They proposs to wage thla war
until their tights are secured, and if
thla be treason, make the most of It
(. v . v - Portland Klcka. ; '.
'. From the Coauille Sentinel.
" "Portland ' merchants - have -heartf -tt
rumored that the steamer F. A. Kllburn
may be taken off the run down tha
coast and operated exclusively between
Portland and Coos bay, much to their
sorrow. - They are ready to make a
kick should such a etep be made, for
they say that a good business has been
established with Eureka, and . abould
connections be lessened they" would
loss more business from Eureka than
Coos bay can afford. It la understood
that - the Kllburn has no Intention of
making Coos bay a terminal, aa the
Alliance tried that once and found that
it did not work."- Eureka Herald.
, It. the merchants of Portland will
make the same kind of a kick for the
Improvement of the steamer service be
tween Portland and Cooa bay they wilt
find that their bualnesa from thla sec
tion will materially Increase. While
they are kicking to keep the Kllburn
en ths run down the coast to Eureka
tbey might put In an extra kick to pro
cure a $2. B0 rate for thla section. If
Portland wants the trade ef thla sec
tion aht wilt have to be aa solicitous
as she is for Eureka'a trade, ,
.' ' Solid English Humor.'
From the London Dally Mall.
Major Powell Cotton; whose desperate
fight with a Hon during his African ex
plorations was described la the Pally
Mall in December, otatee that Ms life
waa saved en that occasion by a eopy
ef Punch, whtoh prevented the lion's
J Ciaws troa tearing bin 0ta (
Law Based on ' Ex-
pcriencc
In 'view of the fact that the railroad
commission law passed by the legisla
ture of thla state was taken quite large
ly from the Wisconsin law, tbe follow
ing editorial from the Outlook of March
tl, 107. on this subject is of Interest:
To the comparatively amalltotass of
measures hostile to neither the railways
nor the people, but designed to main
tain both popular sovereignty and rail
way prosperity, belongs tha railway law
of Wisconsin. At the time that law
waa passed. In ' 1.105, the Outlook re
ported In outline Its main provisions,
but tt (sot interest to note this law now
with reference to the present situation.
"By that law Wisconsin created a
commission of three, appointed by the
governor; the commission has power,
not to-draw up- aohedulea lndlscrlml
nltely, but to fix rates, for passenger as
well aa freight traffic, upon tha . com
plaint, not merely of shippers, but also
of any person, concern or municipality.
The eommlasion haa authority to ex
amine, of ita own Initiative, any rate or
charge; la this way complaint may be
brought by ths whole state rather than
by any element within It The com
mission Is free to adjust rates to local
conditions, and. of course leaves tha
railways free te do so aa well, so long
aa tbey do not make unjuat discrimina
tions. Its discretion ta thua not strict
ly limited. .. , .. . , V
"By a very skillfully drawn provis
ion, dilatory processes In tha eourta are
avoided. There la no appeal te tbe
courts; but of course any railway may
bring action In tha court if it claims
thai the decision of the eommlasion Is
confiscatory. In that ease, however, the
burden, of proof, which, until a rate la
deemed . unjuat, rests upon the com
plainant or tha eommlasion, la ehlTted to
the railway. Moreover, the railway
eannot bring any evidence before the
court which It has not already laid
beforo the eommlasion In order -te give
the eommlasion a chance to rescind or
modify Its order.
"Tha commission haa also powers re
garding free passes, value of physical
properties, Indebtedness, . - hours and
wages of labor, accidents and the like.
It la in accordance with thla law that
the Wisconsin commission, aa noted
above, haa fixed a two-and-a-half-oent
passenger' rate. In contrast with many
other atate measures, this law la an at
tempt to apply Intelligent thought and
foresight to a careful study of condi
tions. Of the same character with the
Wisconsin - law Is- the publie service
commissions -tollt ;now before;, the" Jfew
York legislature, ,
."It la in such .measures as the law
of , Wisconsin and the bill before the
legislature of New fork that the salva
tion of the railways as well es the
people from reckless state legislation
very largely lies. So far aa atate laws
are concerned, the Issue now. Ilea, be
tween such meaaurea aa these and the
alap-daah making of rates by legisla
tures We believe that the time if ap
proaching when the majority ef rail
way presidents will not only not oppose
eucH -a-clll a the -paWle- setrlue corn
mlsslons but of New Tork. but will be
"glad to see a comprehensive law ef
thasama character find a place among
She federal atatutea." . . -
fc :
" Here and Now. '
. y Ella "Wheeler Wile.'"'""'"'
Copyright 107, by American-Journal-'
, : Examiner. r
Here, In the heart nf the world; ' ...
Here, In the nolae and the din; .
Hers, where our spirits were hurled
To battle with sorrow and sin
This Is the place and tha spot
For knowledge of Infinite things;
This la the kingdom where Thought .
Can conquer tbe prowess of kings.
Walt for no heavenly life,
Seek for no temple alone;
Hera, In tha midst of the strife, v
Know what the aagea have known.
Bee what the Perfect Ones saw - -
God In the depth of each aoul. ' ,
Ood aa the light and the law.
God as beginning and goal. ,
Earth Is ene chamber ef Heaven,
Death ia no grander than birth; '
Joy In tha Ufa that was given,,
Strive for perfection on earth.
Here, In the turmoil and roar, .''
Show what It la, to be calm; .
Show how the spirit can aoar
And bring back ita healing and balm.
Stand not aloof nor apart ' ' .
-Plunge Jn the thick of the fight
There Jn tha street and the mart
That Is tbe place to do light".
Not In some cloister er cave. v 1
Not In aome kingdom above,
Here, on thla side of the grave, , '
- Here, ahould we labor and love.
" Today fn History. .,
141 Torklata victorious at Towton
VTm m a Ik. Piut.
lilt Canada and Aeadla restored to,
France by the treaty or Bt. oermain-en-Laye.
. "-''
17 Indiana under King Philip at
tacked and nearly destroyed Providence,
Rhode Island. -
1771 Emanuel Swedenborg, philoso
pher, died. Born 1811.
1814 Ex-Empress Josephine died In
Malm el son. Born 178.
IMS Louis McLane of Delaware be
came aeoratary of atate. I
1144 Atmoepherle railway near Dub
lin opened to trafflo: discontinued IMS.
1147 Vsra Cms capitulated to the
American army. , -
. 1141 John Jacob Astor died. Born
July 17, 1711. . .
11(7 Tbe union of provinces act
passed in Canada.
119! United-etat-es -senate ratified
the Bering sea arbitration' treaty. ,,
1195 Mikado ordered cessation of
hostilities between Japan and China.
' Portland and Cooa Bay.
; From the Coqullle Valley Sentinel.
: We are Informed by one of our mer
chants that be had a load of msrohan
dlsa on the wharf a at Portland H await
ing shipment on the Kllburn on which
the freight had been prepaid, but the
boat refused to take It, No reasons wars
given for not bringing the freight. Tha
chamber of commerce and the mer
chants of Portlsnd have been striving
for years for tha trade from this sec
tion, but If they - allow the- transporta
tion companies to use such methods
tbey ahould lose every customer they
have. If tha matter of freight' rates
and holding up freight either at Port
land or at - Marshfteld . continues the
merchants of thla section will go to
San Francisco for their merchandise,
where they will have the assuranoe that
their ordera wdl be filled and landed at
their doors In II days at - the moat.
Portland to .keep the trade of the Co
qullle valley will have to use the same
methoda that San Franersoo uses. There
la enough business on the river to keep
a vessel busy plying between Bandun
and Portland.
, ' 'Alert '." 1 .-''
From the Chicago News. -Bpoontr
.will ba a s cooper bareaflsr.
Small Change
JKeTty Butte la a fine Institution. ,
- e e , .
Only tha stick la left ef tbe Barton
rocket. .
. - ' ' ' ' e e
Mayor Lane la still a Democrat. But
he la more.
''..'."'''.-'
A man always baa aome excuse for
not making garden. , , - t
.'. " - e e v -,: , .
Don't fall to give tomorrow; tt you
haven't given already.
; ' .'- i- -a , e v ' .. -.'.'
" Some voters will refuse to believe all
that aome eandldatea aay. '
, , ' e ',; V .;. , -
- An ' April fool of genuine spring
weather, would ba agreeable.
,; V ,- - e
This being good Friday, It mast not
be considered an unlucky day. .. . '
- Nature revenges herself on Chancellor ,
Day by giving him tha mumps.
: ' ' . ' e ; e '. ' V
' The Thaw jury haa Mr. Jerome te
thank for quite a long rest on pay,
.. . . , , .. . j.. .
O- -welt '"one" Rhode "Island senator is
twice aa good for tha country aa two.
'"i : - " e..;L . , " , ... . ". '
There Is Just one more day . to avoid
payment of that addition to your taxes.
""' ' ' e . e . . - ; ' ''
' Senator Foraker may discover next
yesr what a amaahed machine looks
like. ;...-:';
. --.-' -- "-'
But how ean two Republicans be har
monious when they both wanC thai same -officer
" :-,' ',: ..-.,
'), - a' Y
The president might make a il4 by
announcing federal control ef .' spring
flOOdS.'' '""-- r - ' , '
' " ' ' , e ' e :,' .' v' -."' ' "
There le'ne danger of Hetty 'Green
competing with- Mrs.. Sage . in ..giving
away money,
.... .'' e -; , ; . . ' ... '
Then what ' a drawing ' Chautauqua '
lecturer Roosevelt would make after ale
term expiree. - , , ....
... . 1 e e . ..''. . . .
"A setting hen experiences no ennnl,'
says a philosopher. - How did he get
her to teU hlmT . V
. - - a e .
Tet there are Republicans who will
object to Teddy running the neat na
tional convention. , -r ,
- -e a .
"Home rule" will be the name of
Burton's -new paper. -It-te -eupaeeed -Mrs.
Burton will run it '
e e ' ' ' ' " ':'.".
So far ia haa not been reported that
ex-Senator Burton has been engaged
to deliver Chautauqua lectures.
e e . " ' . .
. Now if the weather man will eauae
a like clearing up and warming up for
next Sunday, a multitude af ladles will
aay ha ta a love) of a man.
. . ... , ' "v - -' ' -v
v Sunday Is the day when by going
tchuwfl,youcanaee some beautiful
feminine headgear ereatione and hear
aome fine muale. Incidentally, sermons
will be preached. -
i t , ... .. . e '.a i i.
Mayor Schmtts aaya ha ean teU Just
where he got every cent he is possessed
of. A man with a memory like- that
couldn't have been engaged la grafting
aad forgotten It " ' ' '"V
.... ., a- ,--: -ii I ..-- -."--.
' ' The president ef aa Omaha eeal trust
baa been sentenced - to jail for six
months. Thla will let him out In plenty
of time to raise the price of coal before
the cold weather aete in next winter.
Oregon Sidelights .
' Salem and Eugene are going te pave,
sure. .. - ' . . . . -'
. J"; e e .; . . '' .; .,
Good crop prospects everywhere In
Oregon. ' , ' '- .'
Range in excellent condition In eaat-
ern Oregon. . ; . '
e e . . . ,.
Cottage Grove Sociallate nave nomi
nated a ticket , '"'-'
. -, - -, -' . e ' a ' ' ,
The new Commercial club off Hermla
ton haa 7s members, ' ,,
... e e- ' ;.-'.. s'-... .
The Dallas Itemlser wants a Weat
Side Baseball league.
Many cement sidewalks will be bultt
thla year In Albany.. t .,..'"
... i .' e e 1 ' ;. -. " .
One man wtu shear I0.SS0 sheep near
Echo, with machines. -
, . e e , . .
' Cmatitla county wheat raieera have
algned p for 148.000 sacks. '
a e ..' - '.. '
Of a band of t Baker
county. 110 had twin lambs. . y: ,. ,
. , .'" , ,.:
Burna buslneaa houaea will eloee Bun
days between April 1 and July 1. .
e e ' i '
For tha first time In Ita history. Wal
lowa county laentlrely out of debt -.'.-,.
e e .
Dallaa haa a new "coliseum." by
100 feet for skating and other purposes.
; " ;. . . - - ..."'. ;
For. alx weeka not a mart waa ar
rested for drunkenness In Dallas, not a
dry town. ; '. ,. j -., ;.'
- :,-...','; ,.' e e v
Tha Dalles Is In need of a walUoon
dueted private board lng-honae, eeya the
Chrohlcla. -. ,.- ....,.'.....:.i...-..t--.t--
r (i--;e ' . ' ,.;
Men are riding over tha country near
Florence offering big prices for norsea
and aheep. ..'
.... ." a e .':.;.'.'.-. ' '
Farmers and fruit growers around :
Free water looking forward to a bumper '
crop thla season. . v '
. e - e
This Is tha yeer whan the Dallaa and
Fane City road is snppossd to be ex
tended to Salem. - ' i " .'.". ' f
L Albany has the best looking girls In
Oregoa. aays the Democrat. tsv every
town will pake tha aame claim. . .
e -
The lest 10-acre tract ef a lte-eare
farm near Independence haa been sold.
Sixteen families are 'hatter thaa one. -f
.... e - e ' ', -
' Several head" ef mules were disposed
of at tha Island ranch la Harney county
at as hteh aa 1400 a span and l00 waa
refuMed for a span ef horses.
. - .-. e e ; :
Two Athena boys, brothers, aged f
and 5, walked 14 mtlea away from home,
thinking they were going fa-ward home.
The older one pushed a bicycle all the
way. .,' -''.
''-..-'.-
' Four Baker county men shipped 411 t
and l-year-old steers last week to Kan
sas. This la the last of several large
shipments recently made, and nearly
oleaned eut the Powder river valley, ef
young oat tie, . ,