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FREE WATER AND BRIDGE TAX
RESPONDING to the request of a
correspondent The Journal
reprints the , amendment to
section 144 of the charter pro
viding for a 2-mIIl tax for bridges to
cost from f 15,000 to $75,000 across
gulches or streams other than tfie
Willamette river, and also the ordi
nance providing 'for the payment by
the railway company of a portion of
the cost of such bridges or elevated
roadways used by the company. It
will be seen that , nnder this or
dinance the- railway company Is re
quired to pay one fourth the coBt of
such bridges, aside from the portion
of the superstructure designated, the
entire coat of which It must pay, and
It must also pay the cost of repairing
and maintaining this portion of ty
structure... , '
Our correspondent should bear in
mind' that The Journal, In opposing
the free water amendment, has done
so on Its own demerits, and more
particularly because the repeal , of
the bridge tax amendment was sur
reptitiously and not openly and hon
estly coupled with It The Journal
has not expressed any opinion as to
the merits of the bridge-tax, bnt has
objected and does object to an un
derhanded attempt to repeal' that
part of the charter nnder a pretense
of adopting only the- free water
amendment. Each ' proposition
should stand on , its own - merits.
There is- no connection or relation
whatever; between, them, v People
were asked to vote for free water
only,' but It was attempted to trick
all those who favor free water to
vote, without 'knowing it, . tor ' the
repeal of the bridge tax also. This
attempted trick was of itself suf
ficient to arouse the people's ' hos
tility to the measure. IX they are to
vote on free water they, don't want
to! be obliged to vote at the same
time on the bridge tax. Many might
favor one proposition and oppose the
other. Besides, nobody has peti
tioned for a repeal of the bridge tax,
for this feature of the amendment
was , not - disclosed . to those . who
signed the petition.'
That the bridge-tax and the ordi
nance nnder which it Is expended are
Just right we do not assert. We
think It probable that the railway
company gets more than its share of
the, benefits of this tax. If so, the
proper remedy is to elect councilman
who will change the ordinance, or if
that cannot be done bring the matter
up by the Initiative as a separate,
single question; and let it be dis
cussed and ' decided' on its own
merits. , " " - - i- v '
As to the free water, proposition,
The Journal has on several occas
ions given its reasons for opposing It
and has heard no evidence to change
l's opinion. The Journal is opposed
to water consumers paying for
"water mains through tacts of va
cact lots at no expense to the own-
rrV' This paper has constantly !
vied that the property benefited
i! ould pay for these new matns. We
l Mere the cost of water delivered to
a consumer should be the measure
f the price charged him for It, and
r at this cost ought to be redaced
1 ret ably one half, but that free
wi r Is not only unjust even it pos
i :' ',. but Is In fact impossible, for
, i tho rnd the ground owners will
i t vcn, and more.
11.o LrUgo tax is probably needed.
for Bwhlld, and should Btantj unleet
tha people choose to repeal It as a
Blngle,' fair, open ' proposition; but
care should be taken to see that the
railway . company does; not get too
much of the benefit of It The cor
respondent's views on the cost of
mains for -new districts' are correct,
and this change will be ' brought
about by the adoption of the amend
ment proposed. by the' council, rather
than by the free water amendment.
THE
MOVEMENT FOR PEACE
"'V1'' :
"A
MONO , the World's Peace
makers'! is the title of a
new book edited by. Hayne
? ' Davis, with an introduc
tion by Andrew Carnegie. . It is an
epitome ot the work of the inter
parliamentary union, ' which was
brought about largely by the efforts
ot William Randal Cremer, a young
member of the British parliament,
elected in 1885. He had secured In
1887 the signatures ot 234 members
ot parliament to a document asking
the American -congress to take the
initial steps In 'concluding an arbi
tration treaty ;,vo Great Britain.
This document was,.read to. Presi
dent Cleveland.,; and swaa supported
by several eminent' Englishmen, and
was sympathetically received by him.
Nothing further was done then, but
a year, later Mr. Cremer and other
British peace advocates were re
ceived and listened to by a commit
tee of the French parliament, and
in consequence of this members of
the parliaments of Great Britain, the
United States, ' Italy, .'Norway and
Hungary met at Paris during the ex
position in 1889, and from this grew
the interparliamentary union that
has held sessions, at all international
expositions, and out of whose efforts
have grown the arbitration commis
sion, the peace congresses, and the
various movements In favor ot the
world's peace that are now attract
ing somuch attention! . . ', '. ' '
Mr. Davis quotes liberally from
American newspapers that have
stood for conciliation, arbitration
and peace, and gives great credit to
various Americans, . notably Repre
sentatives B&rthold and Burton, W.
J. Bryan, and of course President
Roosevelt Portraits of Captain
Richard P. Hobson, John Bhap Wil
liams and Samuel Gompers also ap-
; Mr. Davis' collection of facts and
utterances p this progressive move
ment is -of much value to students of
it, and will be of interest to readers
generally. : f :
FEDERAL' AND LOCAL . GOV-
ERNMENT. i
RBPL1
BPLTING" to ' Senator ; Bev-
eridge'i argument that there
no danger or harm in cen
tralisation of power .because
the people of the United States com
prise the whole, of .whom the people
of .the states are parts, and what is
good tor the whole people must be
tor the benefit of all the parts, Mr.
Bryan says: :
If the arguments In defense of local
self-government are unsound, then the
wholo theory of self-government la de
fective. It must be assumed that the
people want -to do what is right upon
no other theory can wo have self-government.
. It . mast also be assumed tbat
the people can act most Intelligently
upon that which they best understand.
That they ean beet understand a thing
with which they deal dally la axiomatic
and It Is equally true that they will
study moat those things in which they
are Individually interested. -
He illustrates thus: If one goes
into a crowded hall and announces a
great fire in a distant city, nobody is
greatly interested; if he announces
that the house ot Mr. Smith, who is
present, is on fire, one man Is in
tensely Interested and his neighbors
much; if it is announced that the
next building to the hall is la flames,
all are interested.
People mean to ao rignt as a
whole, but in many Instances the
great majority neither know nor care
much about the particular Interests
of any one state or locality; hence
the necessity of the federal govern
ment attending only to what con
cerns the whole, leaving each state,
county and. city, as far as possible,
to attend to its own peculiar affairs.
THE EARTH QUAKES
I
F THESE widespread and concur
rent disturbances of the earth's
surface had occurred over halt
a century ago, when a consider
able traction of the people had been
Induced to believe that the end of
the world was nigh at hand, the
temblors would have been regarded
by many as a certain sign knd the
beginning of that predicted event,
the final catastrophe tbat would end
everything earthly.' But in these
more enlightened, philosophical and
Incredulous time, scarcely anybody
will suppose the internal commotion
in places so widely apart 1s signifi
cant of the planet's destruction, but
It will be generally regarded as a
phenomenon not unlikely to recur
frequently or be productive of great
ly disastrous results, v:. ;
It la a'tery interesting tact, how-
ever, that such concurrent and dis
tinct tremors - ot the earth's crust
have never before occurred, or. been
observed and recorded, and they are
sufficient to cause anxiety to the
timid and thoughtful consideration
by all, especially as they are occur
lntf so . soon after several violent
eruptions and destructive quakes
within a short time at Valparaiso,
San Francisco and Vesuvius, not to
count Polee. These were local, as
most , earthquakes of consequence
have appeared to be, but it seems as
It now there was a simultaneous dis
turbance ot the earth's crust- in many
places and on opposite sides of the
globe. V. i ' ''."';,
We shall have a series of explana
tions and theories ot probable causes,
in which, differences of reputedly
wise men's opinions will appear, and
after which we shall know little if
any more than - before.. ' There is
much for the selsmographers yet to
learn: indeed, the earth below its
topmost layer of crust is pretty much
a sealed book to them. ' But even if
the. more common theories and ex
planations are correct, and . we may
as well consider them so, nothing is
to be done by way ot prevention or
regulation. Finite man, so powerful
in achievement with elements that he
can control and direct,' is helpless
here. It the earth's crust is going to
cave in in places and bulge up in oth
ers; It thereby islands are to arise
from the ocean, coast lines are to be
changed, and cities are to be de
stroyed, to an unprecedented extent.
forebodings are useless and fearful
imaginings are foolish.
It is to be observed that these dis
turbances, like most similar preced
ing ones, are in equatorial latitudes.
or at least not far north. , Yet there
have been notable exceptions, . knd
may.be others. We can only say that
the probability of a temblor is much
greater in low latitudes, but we can
not be assurel that any part ot the
temperate sone is exempt How
ever, we this far north will regard
ourselves as immune, on the theory
that the crust beneath us is too thick
and solid tor he" disturbed any more
by these Internal riots.
Dr. Deveny and Dr. Davis were
shamefully mistreated in the filing
ot partly bogus petitions . by men
they employed to secure names, but
they may possibly find a little conso
lation in reflecting that they will
save further campaign expenses:
Senator La Follefte gets a good
price for his lecture, but he gives
good . measure talks three hours.
With some lecturers this might be
an infliction, but La Follette's aud
iences stay with him. with pleasure
as well as profit .;
Before the president pardons Mr.
January, who escaped from a fed
eral prison nine years ago, married
six years ago and has been an hon
est, decent man all this time, he may
want to know how many babies he
has. . ( .- ' ; V
If one could only see John Smith
and Pocohontas, Just as they were, a
trip to Jamestown would be better
worthwhile. r .
Under the primary law, a party
committee has no right to act or
speak, or to expect any recognition if
it does, until after the primaries. "
Judge Hebbard of San Francisco
has charged Mr. Heney with crim
inal libel, but it is suspected that
the Judge was drunk again..
A plain business man, Mr. Walter
O. 'Haines, very easily and effectu
ally punctured the free water bubble.
The radicals having carried a
point In the douma, Its dissolution
may be expected to follow soon.
Leading Up Gradually.
From the Chicago Tribune, i
"Beg pardon, sir," sld the man In
the suit of faded black, "but are you
carrying all the life Insurance you
want?" . ' - ,
'Tee. sir," answered the man at the
desk, -1 am." l( , ..-..
"Could I interest you In a morocco
hound edition of the works of William
Makepeace Thackeray?"
"Tou could not." . '' - ,
"Don't you need a germ proof filter
at your house?"' , ,
"I do not" ,
"Would you invest In a good second
hand typewriter If you could gat It
cheap?"
"I have no use for a typewriter.''
"Just so. Would an offer to supply
you with first-class Imported Havana
elgars at 110 a hundred appeal to you?"
"Not a cent's worth.' .
"How would a proposition to sell you
a Century Dictionary, slightly shelf
worn, for only tie etrlke you?"
"It wouldn't come within 40 'miles
of hitting me." -
"That being the case," said tha caller,
"would you be willing to buy a lt-cent
box of shoe polish Just to get rid of
me?"
"Great Scott! Tea"
, "Thanka Good day."
' Hot Battle Scarred.
From the Philadelphia Press.
"Braclev tells me he was one of the
first to enllat for the Spanish war, and
ne came out of it with, several scar..
"Tea. the scars were on his arm. He
was vaccinated at Tampa and that's as
far as ha got."
Tor the Plain Girl
' No girl need be plain.
Nature bas been much kinder to some
of her j!eutiters than to others in the
wax of beatowlng regular features and
Devitlful complexiona upon them, but
the ulaia onee can make much more, of
thamaelve thaa many of them do.
Just because your heir la thin and" of
no particular . color is no reason why
yoa should accept the fact stupidly and
mane no attempt to remedy it.
Nor is it tha least axouaa for bleach
Ing U Into a dead looking yellow, the
like or which never grew on mortal
head, Bruablna and keeping it clean are
the only real remedies. Constant brush
ing will make It sloaay and thick on the
chip. - wash it every fortnight with
caetile soap and take pain a- to dresa it
in the neatest and" moat becoming- man'
ner. No one admires bleached hair ex
cepting a few foollah women who imag
ine that they are Improving their looks
or ruining their hair.
ir your complexion Is muddy and
greasy it is because you are not eat
Ing the proper kind of food nor setting
ennugn rreah air. . Give t all oily and
fstty foods. Pastry and rich cake will
ruin any complexion. Drink all the
milk you. can. and at least a Quart of
water aally. The American girt runs
grave risk or spoiling her eomDlexlon
by the amount of coffee she drinka Tea
and coffee ara both enemies to a a-ood
skin.
Willi your face with cold water in
the morning, drying thoroughly With a
moaeraieiy ooarse towel. At nlaht waah
In warm (not hot) water and soap, if
your skin can1 stand the latter. Avoid
cheap perfumed soaps, and buy only that
wnicn is rename. Cleanliness of per
son la absolutely necessary to good
looks, j Take aa much exercise as la bob.
stole. The poisons of the body are
thrown oft by nersniratlon. - If
sleep la an airtight room, with all the
winaows closed, you never can be good
looking, no matter how kind nature bas
been to rou. - -
Don t let tha corners of mnr month
droop. Of what use is a pretty com
plexion if It Is accompanied by a pee
vish month?
Just look in the alaaa and am ta
yourself. "I was not verv nrettv . tn
start with, but I am bound to make my-
vii (unaiDi co IOOK at
A merry, wholesome, rjlain ao t
much pleaaanter to look At tban a pret
ty, peevish one. '.
Men especially admire wholeaomanaaa
They like a xirl to be cheerful and
resdy with a smile for whatever fate
may overtake her. .
TkePlay
Such enthusiaatio reports of "A Yan
kee Tourist" reached Portland In ad7
vanca of tha show that those who arS
skeptical and suspicious suggested the
work of Industrious press agents. But
they retracted it all last night, con
fessed they weren't as wise aa they pre
tended to be and enjoyed one of the
very bes musical Comedies ot tha sea
son. ' ''.;.., ... ,. .''.'..
It wss a large audience and an en.
thuslaatlo one that attended the first
night performance. So highly pleased
was It that It forced Raymond Hitch
cock, who ta being- starred In tha pro
duction, to respond to a curtain calL
tie responded not only with intelli
gence, but with real humor, makma- i
clever little speech that waa thoroughly
enjoyed. Thus he established a wide
degree or difference between himself and
most' actors who respond' to - curtain
caus. .
"A Tankee Tourist" Is a revised ver
sion of Richard Harding Davis1 farce,
entitled "The Galloper." The lyrics
were written by Wallace Irwin and tha
musio by Alfred a. Robyn. The musle
Is tuneful and catchy and the lines ara
as clever as Mr. Irwin's admlrera could
desire. t
The comedy: has for ita clot tha ex
periences of an American tourist during
the Graeco-Turkish war of 1887. He
becomes a war correspondent, not from
desire, but from force of circumstances.
and the resulting experiences afford
many amusing lines and situations.
in "A Tankee Tourist." Mr. Hitch-
cock's work Is probably tha best of his
career. He is funny, inimitably so.
with absolutely none of tha horse-olar
antics of the average comedian, and
tnorougniy delighted the audience last
night. : , v , ,
The comedian la supported b an ax-
cellent company. Including a number of
good voices, both male and female, and
a Duncn or really pretty chorus eirla
His chief supports are Miss Flora Za-
belie and Miss Helen Hale, both of
whom dance and sing well enough to
pieasa any audience. Mlea Za belle yoa.
sesses a remarkably good voice.
A decidedly attractive feature of tha
show Is Miss Hale, pretty, vivacious
and possessing a sincere and apparent
desire to please. She appeared in Port
land In "Woodland" and left such a
pleasant Impression that she waa In
stantly recognlaed when she appeared
last night and' received a warm wel
come. v
Other members of. the company are
way above the average and aucceed in
giving one of the most enjoyable enter
tainments of tha year. The piece Is
beautifully staged ana tha costumes are
a not Inconspicuous feature. It is up to
the Henry W, Savage standard, which Is
saying much. i '
. Tankee Tourist" will be the bill
at the Helllg this afternoon, tonight
and tomorrow night, v-
, Enjoy the City Today.
From tha . Pendleton Eaat Oregonian.
Tha present generation of property
holders In Pendleton la not going to
live always. Within another quarter
of a century all of the present list of
middle-aged men must expect to be re
lieved by another generation.
The property of the city will continue
to increase in value. The wealth which
the present generation will bequeath
to tha coming generation will have In
creased many fold and Its ability to
pay will have multiplied likewise. .
Why, tnen, anouid the present gen
eration deprive Itself of all the com
forts of city life In order to hoard s
larger gift for the future? Why should
we not enjoy better streets, a city hall.
a good system of wster works, a better
sewer system and a more secure levee,
now. today, while we are on earth to
enjoy such things? -,-
What good win tna hoarded wealth
Of today be to the property owner of
today. bSlf a century hence? Why not
provide the neceesarlea and oom forte
as we go along and enjoy. them while
we may, leaving the Increased property
values of the future to take up the
burden where we lay it down?
i,. Not Hopeful. .
From the Newark Newa , " 1
" "Tie a fine, elegant - husband - you
have, ma'am." said Maggie. Him and
me waa talkln' about Ireland thla moro
ln'. He's traveled aa far as many a
gentleman. And there ain't many hus
bands as good to their wives, ma'am.
Look bow he brings you lettuce and
things from the market But dear,
dear I That kind never lives long." -
Be Si
incere
- Bv Maurice Meaterllnok.
It la impossible to be slnoere with
others unless you have learned to
sincere with yourself. Sincerity is only
the consciousness and analysis of the
motlvee of all life's actions. It la the
expression of this consciousness that one
is able later to lay oeiore tna eyas ox
the being with whom one la seeking
the bliss of sincerity. -Thus
understood, sincerity's aim
not to lead to moral perfection. It leads
elsewhere, higher if we will; - In any
ease to more human and more fertile
reglona.
Tba perfection of a character, as we
generally, understand it, la too often
but aa unproductive abstention, a sort
of ataraxy, an abatement of lnstlnotlv
life, which is. when all Is said, the
one source of all tha other Uvea tbat
we succeed la organising within us.
This perfection tends to suppress our
too . ardent desires ambition, pride.
vanity, aelfishneea. craving for pleas
urein short, all the human passions.
that is to say, all tbat constitutes our
primitive vital force, the very ground
work of our energy of existence, which
nothing can replace.- --
It we atlfle within ourselves sil the
manifestations of life, to substitute for
them merely the contemplation of their
defeat, soon we shall have nothing left
to contemplate.
When we have achieved a sufficient
sincerity with ourselves. It does not fol
low that we must deliver It to the first
comer. The frankest and most loyal
man has the right to hide from others
the greater part of what he thinks or
feels, v
If he be uncertain whether the truth
rou nronna 1a inaak will be under
stood, do not utter rt . It would appear
in others quite different from what It
is In you, and, taking In them tha ap
pearance of a lie, it would do tha same
barm as a real lie. .
Whatever the absolute moralists may
say, aa soon ss ona la no longer among
equal consciences every truth to produce
the effect of truth needs focussing.
It is therefore right tbat we ahould
present to each man only the truth for
which he has room la the hut or. place
which he haa built to adroit the truths
of his Ufa. But let us. nevertheless,
give IS or SO times aa many truths as
we are orrered in exchange. ,
The reign of . instinct begins only
when focusing is no longer necessary.
Wa then enter the privileged region of
confidence and love, which la like a de
lightful shore where we meet In our
nakedness and go bathing together under
the rays of a kindly sun.
until tbls ; hour man lived on his
guard like a culprit. Ha 4Jd not yet
know that every man haa tha right to
be what he Is, that there la no shame
In his mind or tn his heart, any more
than tn his body. He soon learns with
the feeling of relief of an acquitted
prisoner that that which ha thought tt
his duty to eonceal la Just tha most
radical portion of the force of life.
When we have reached ao far the
idea no longer comes to us to hide a
Secret ' thought or a secret sentiment.
however vulgar, and contemptible. , They
can no longer make ua blush, aeelng
tbat In owning them we disown' them.
we separate them from ourselves, we
prove that they no longer belong to us.
no longer take part in our Uvea. no
longer spring from tha active, personal
and voluntary aide of our strength, but
from .the primitive, formless and. en
slaved being that affords us an enter
tainment as amusing- as ara all those
in which we detect tba play of the In
stinctive powers ef nature. ' -
Imagine Shylock capable of knowing
and confessing his greed he -would
cease to be greedy, and his greed would
change Its shape and no longer be ddl
oua and hurtful . - '
we au desire to eonreas ' our own
faults, at . least at times, but ws
ara long afraid lest those - who ' love
us should love us less if we revealed
to them that which we scarcely dare
reveal to ourseivea it seems to ns i
though certain confessions would dl
figure forever the Image which they
nave lormea ox us.
If this were true, that would be
proof that we are not loved on the same
scale aa that on which wa love. It is
not he who makes confession that
should blush, but be who does not yet
understand that wo have overcome a
wrong by the very act of confessing it
It Is not we, but a stranger who now
stands in the place where we committed
a fault. The fault Itself we have elim
inated from our being. It haa nothlna
more in common wiia our real Ilia,
A Modern Alphabet
.. By Wex .Jones. '
A la for Anahiaa. a popular sort of guy.
Whose name will be borne by thousands
, In the happy by-and-by. .
begins Bunk, whloh plutocrats "
unctuously utter
They tell how much they love a man as
they swipe bis bread and butter.
C Is for Civilisation, proof against jeers
and aloes;
We've got more cola and misery thaa
all tba savage tribes.--- ' ..
Ds for tha little Dealer, who goes so
completely bust
When the impudent rascal starts a store
that s not controlled by a trust. .
B Is for Everybody, who's mads the
blooming goes,
When ho mleht as well be the boss
.. himself if he'd only use his vote.
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England will fine railroad officials
til for allowing' a atraphanger In a car.
Over hers Ryan fines tbs straphanger.
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A NOVEL IN A NUTSHELL.
They meet. .
They marry, j "
They squabble.
They make up.
It
Jit XV.
They go ta live In the suburbs. ; '.
j ' Finis. v - v..
. Today in History.
m King of Scots defeated and
taken at Dunbar.
Hit New Tork charter granted bv
Governor Dongan.
1781 Earl of London, early com
mander-in-chief of British forcea in
America, died. Born l?0f. 4
1797 Robert Prescott appointed gov
ernor ot Canada.
llll City of Tork. now Toronto,
taken by American forces.'
1S31 Duke of Wellington's house
mobbed in London.
18l The ship Anglo-Saxon wrecked
off Cape Race; tIT lives lost
1871 Queen Victoria declared ' em
press of India. ,
1181 Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ameri
can author, died.- Born May IS, 1108.
1181 Ground broken for the Grant
monument in New Tork city,
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Often the Same.
From the Baltimore Bun. -
It Is difficult to distinguish between
might and wrong,
Noo-Exlstence of Matter.
Albany, Or.. April tl To the Edi
tor of The Journal -A somewhat pe
culiar agitation or discussion going
the rounds of some of the papers Is
that relating to the non-existence or
unreality of matter. ;
Ever sines tha development of Greek
philosophy, or In fact, sinoe tha times
of the Hindu theorists snd writers this
haa been a question of deep interest to
the speculative minds of many nations.
Tha belief In tha non-existence of mat
ter waa practically the belief of the
ancient - Brahmins. Their belief was
that the exterior world or the world of
the aenses waa aa Illusion, or Mala.
It is a little strange or peculiar that
thla belief or view ia being revived In
this age in some quarters. - Is it a algn
of degeneracy of tha times? Or is it
merely a phase of Intellectual develop
ment or both? - .
Comparing the habits snd morals of
the Brahmins with the habits and mor
als of the natlona holding the Christian
faith, wa find tbs Hindu morale defec
tive and corrupt comparatively. - It is
reaaonable to Infer that their habits
and morala are vary largely a reeult
of their religious belief as Is generally
the case with natlona and Individuals,
It must appear, then. Inevitably that
the revival of this faith is a algn of
degeneracy," though possibly a - more
thorouah knowledge and conaequent
aympathy with tha faiths of tha nations
of the orient may result- rrom me in
vestigation of their history and rellg-
loua development
Brahmlnlam, aa can be readily seen.
waa and la strongly mystical, a seeking
to get away from the things of the
physical or outside world. Thls large
ly from the dlsagreeablenesa'or appar
ent Inequalities -or troubles from eon
tact with things of the world or phys
ical - existence. In short, a placing of
tha origin of evil In material things and
an attempt to run away from them.)
However,, tha things of the senses, or
tha material world can not be run away
from (except by the course of suicide),
and after all Is It best to run away from
them? Ia it not mora likely, and vastly
so, that a creator placed thera bora for
our use, and also for ua to overcome
their apparent drawbacka or evils?
' -- ... H. F. ANDREWS.
A Granger's View. -
Albany. Or- April 14. To 'the Editor
of The Journal Would you kindly give
ma the aama publicity In "black print"
aa you have given C. N. Mc Arthur, and
assure you I wiu not use scurrilous
and abusive language. I would pose as
gentlemen, although a Linn county
granger. - -
Is not the gentleman a little on re
garding the "same people that were In
strumental tn holding up the general ap
propriation bill two years ago"? -I
think he la He aeems to glory in the
thought tnat the appropriation of that
year got through under the blanket
with i the ' penitentiary , and . asylum
necessary appropriations. But, Mr. Mo
Arthur, you will not have . that old
blsnket on thla occasion. . And aa to the
cost to the state that you mentioned,
yon know that ia next to nothing. Pro
fessor Campbell haa figures that will
prove to you that the extra expense to
the state would not amount for each
voter, to what he would pay for two
cigars. So, - Mr. . McArthur, . don't let
that worry you. ..
Now la It not a little strange if peo
ple are so favorably disposed toward
the University of Oregon. 8128.000 an
nually and allowing the board of re-1
Small Change -
So soon, there la a cry for mud In
stead of dust , -
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Many 'are of the opinion that the
Coffey is strong.
s r
A good many men would ilka a federal
Job of sampling whiskey. , , . '
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To make an average, a hot old sum
mertime may be expected. ,
K-r ' ' e e . .''.,
Tha president wants the dove of
peace to have long, sharp clsws. .
The bigger tha Standard Oil tinea, the
higher the price of oil arM things. , -
Still, not a great many people will
worry about a tombstone shortage.
e . e -
Ma h, tti nreatitAfiff. haa tiAt Keen mn
cused oi favoring Shaw for ' his suc
cessor. ..- . - .
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If ax-Senator Burton la still talking
and writing, tha country at large doesn't
know sbout it ,
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Yet, though Ruef is not convicted, tt
would scarcely be out of place to say
he Is an undesirable eltlsen. -.-
Jamestown would have been much
obliged If the enactment of that anti
pass law had been deferred a year. .
The governor of New Tork cannot
see why tha ticket should not be Hughes
and Tart rather than Taft and Hughes.
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Mr. Coffey evidently regards' the ac
tion of the Republican central commit
tee aa a specimen of pernicious activity.
Secretary Taft thinks thst since bs
can manage Cuba, Panama, Porto Rico
and the Philippines, he can hold down
the Hd In Ohio. ... .
, . . . . . - - , -. -It
would be rather a Joke upon Mr.
Thomas If Mayor Lane, though not a
candidate, should beat him in the Demo
cratic primary. . , .' ;
Bourne Working- Roosevelt" Is the
headline In an exchange. But Roose
velt eeems tolerably well able to look
out for himself. -
e a
-Curious; a lot of Republican news
papers are praising Roosevelt beoause
ho is like Andrew Jackson, whom they
have always inferentlally if not speci
fically denounced.
e e
The only thing Senator B aver Id ire
cannot understand Is why another Indi
ana man should be talked of as a can
didate for president
'.'':'.- e e is ..- ''
Denying a report that she wes to
marry, Maria Corelll aaks, "What do I
want with a husband T" And surely no
sane- man wants MstIs for m wife, So
shs and mere man are screed tor once. ;
gents to expend the aame as they sea
fit to do, that Preeldent Campbell should
need to send out bis thousands of
pamphlets, leaflets and Interviews at
the state's expense to the thousands of
rational voters . throughout the state?
How strange that the lltle handful of
your , "mossback" grangers of Linn
could cause such turmoil in the camp
of the enlightened. And some money
could have been saved the state bad tba
professor viewed the matter as safe In
the hands of. the pnople. The state of
Oregon Is paying tha professor $4,000
per year while he Is engaged In this
work and In touring- the state, while
some of the others, are paid $3,600 and
are also engaged in the same calling. -
Now let ua be candid with each other
and with tha voters of the state. Let
us have house bill No. $7 published in
all the newspapers of the state, then
your Intelligent voters can read and
vote understanding. We will then
whether they favor a bill calling for an
appropriation- of . $126,000 rn a lump
sum annually. And aee their views in
regard to the continuing fund, wherein
m wwag aimura anr remain, is never
returned to the state but Is carried over
and added to the fund of that year. -
There haa been some Inquiry also
concerning the . amount ' paid for the
csmpua of that- Institution. Is tha
state to pay $36,009 for $0 acrea for that
purpoae? iAnd did the whole tract of
110 acrea sell last fall for $20,000,
$6,000 less than the 20-acre tract was
sold for? JThts should be explained; the
average voter is liable to become eon
fuaed. And don't yon think the publid
schools should have more encourage
ment more money and better teachers?
The child of the publla school gets $7
while the student of the University of
Oregon costs the state $$1$ per capita.
And do you think the University v of
Oregon would be crippled, aa President
Campbell aaya It la on an $80,000 basis?
i EUGENE PALMER.,
Linn County Wants the Referendum.
Brownsville, April 24. To the Edi
tor of The Journal The referendum pe-
tltlnna In TJnn Mimia im Hjklnv
up fast Nearly all of the voters read
ily sign the petitions. The aranaa' ta
woraing nam on me ncirenaum, ana it
ta said tf Linn county could settle this
matter It would do so by a vote of three
to one tn favor of the referendum. -
Thla tax In Linn county on the uni
versity appropriation will mean $4,000
to tna laxpayera, wniio we nave omy
three students there, which would
make a tax of nearly $1,400 apiece, and
the taxpayers consider this an awul bur
den to the county.
Taxpayer, are asking Ina question.
Why can the Agricultural college, with,
nearly the same original appropriation
as the university, ' provide for three or
nearly four tlmear as many students? -
I Tha work done by these schools Is
about the aama grade.. Possibly Ore-'.
un u.ra ii u i wiOTiua lur it nui.ni ally
as well ss some other states, but our
state provides more generously for our
normal, schools, both In- number of
schools and the amount of appropria
tions, wnicn more tnan counteracts the
appropriations ior ins university.
Unn county win be in favor of giv
ing this appropriation to the county
roads and the publlo schools, where wo
contend It could be much more profit
ably, spent .
Our great number of normal schools
which we have to keep up takea enough
of the taxpayers' money without thla '
enormous appropriation, and o'd Linn -
wit. W . . A ..... , . J
. FRED E. HARRISON.
Oregon SiJelignts :
The Newberg council has bought a
$$00 road trader. ' -
Amity will probably get a milk con
denser and cannery thla year.
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With mohair selling at 10 cents, the -goat
raisers are also doing quits wall,
thank you. v
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The best 'crops they have had for II
years Is what the Agency Plains far
mers are counting on.
. i a a T : '
A Grant county man who shot and
killed a sheep claims It wss so far away
be thought It waa a ground squirrel.
... a a - -ftvom
- Roseburg to Coos Bay is the
most direct snd only feasible route over
which to build a road, says the Roe
burg Spokesman.
'Slowly but surely those things are
developing that will make Baker City
a place of 20,000 or more population In-'
side of a very few years, says ths Dem- "
OCrst " - . - ' ...
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Prunes, cherries, peaches snd all sorts
of fruits are greatly Increased In acre
age around Milton. Spraying and other
wise taking care of tha orchard Is gen
eral this spring. - . . ;y
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The result of the snalysls of -some of
our Harney valley soli is very gratify
ing aa it shows that practically every
acre will produce profitable crops, ssys
the Burns Times-Herald. - .
Replying to slurs of some local eon-
temporaries, the Yonealla Courier says: .
"In tha absence of a ureek scholar, that
I might oouch my langusge tn more
delicate terms, you can go to h L"
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The loganberry growers of . Brooks.
Clear lake and Lake Labtsh have formed
an association to promote their Interests
nn i tt wurK in cunonn inr 1 1 Briiin
of their berries at t the best possible
prices.
Gerrala Star: There Is a great scare-'
4f w k.ln m IK. Km ... A m .I UkA....
command fronr $1.60 to $1.76 per day,
and are scarce at that It now looks as '
though many yarda will go poorly culti
vated this year. - .
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The Dalles Chronicle:.' A black load
well loaded waa hacked up at tha cltv
Jail yesterday afternoon and when It
was dumped It proved to be two buskv
Slwashea, a squaw and a pappoose. They '
were outside of too much firewater.
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Stlverton correspondence, of Salem
Statesman: At tha rate prooertv la
changing- hands. Stlverton will soon all
be in new nanus. i K. Raurh and Wil
liam Bowser have bought 80 lots and
will soon erect fine houses on them,
several other pieces' of property have
changed hands recently.-