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A "REVOLUTIONARY1 BILL
THE HUGHES public utility bill,
now under dlseusslon In the
New York . legislature,-; and
which the machine leader-of
both parties are trying to defeat or
render useless, assumes, as has been
said, a national Importance, and is
considered by some of greater public
Interest than the Hepburn rate regu
lation bill. .For, though New, York
is only one state, this bill. If It be
comes a law, will "very likely become
a model for law In other, states and
will solve,' In large measure., the
pressing problem of state control of
public service corporations, especial
ly street railways. The bill was pre
pared by Governor Hughe, or at his
direction, and has received hi sanc
tion. It Is no doubt the result of
very close and careful study by him
and his advisers, men who really de-
sir and mean to make public service
corporations, entirely subject to the
people's control. . ;
This bill create two commissions,
one for the city' of New York and
another tor . the rest of the state,
They are to consist of five member
each who are to receive a salary of
$10,000 a year and are to be appoint
ed and be removable by the gov
ernor. As a basis tor the work of
the commission ' the bill ' contains
elaborate and minute provisions pre
scribing their power and duties, and
gives them almost unlimited author
ity over these public service corpora
tions. The. commission can order
new devices, change in equipment,
or in regulation of employes, for the
safety of passengers; can examine all
books, papers or records of any com
pany or person engaged In public
service; its 'consent Is necessary to
all franchises. Issues of bonds or
stock, leasee, transfers, consolida
tion or mergers; it Is to control train
schedules, tlx rates for carrying pas
senger or freight, and for gas and
electricity. Continuity of passage to
destination. Is . required. , Actions
brought by the commission are to
hare precedence In the courts over
all other case except those concern
ing elections. ''Heavy fines are pro
vided for violation of the law.
Joseph H. Choate, arguing for the
traction companies of New York, de
nounced the bill as revolutionary, it
Is. It ought to be. It Is time tbure
was a revolution in the manner of
conducting the, business of public
service corporations. The Ryaas and
Telm'onts and Harrlmans can only
e brought, to an understanding of
he duty of public service corpora
tions '.to the people by some such
revolutionary law, one that absolute
ly take from them every shred of
power over property they call their
own, and vests it' in agents of the
f.ople. This, power being thus trans
ferred, the Ryan, Belmont and
1 urrlman. may continue to ' run
i hflr . business and managethetr
j roperty, subject to the new-Iaw and
to the power, will and supefvUlon of
;he commission. It is a revolution
ry, or perhaps it would be more cor
i t to say an evolutionary period In
: U country, in which the people are
. 'i.olng to understand and stand
for and assert their rlglut as
alnst virlous "kings" and Na
, oleons." ''...'.'', 1 "
Hut having passed such laws, can
v right men be. found to serve a
MtimUaloners, men who cannot be
t nnyted by millions T , At such a
Ume, when publle aerrlc) U honey
combed with corruption and fidelity
to the 'people Jn the face of praonal
ad vantage offered to betray them
seems to be rare, can men be found
fit to Intrust with such Yast respon
sibility as this New York bill would
impose? It may be doubtful, but
the trial must be mad..' A governor
Ilk Hnghes can be trusted, and be
will have commissioner who will
suit him. Tha people then, must be
very careful of their governors, and
then give them this power never to
a legislator or m board.
v It the. Hughe bill doe not pass
this year, it will next year, ia all
probability, for th people will, leave
those who vote against It ' at horn
and elect men who. will rot for It
And other state will pas similar
laws. ; The people are going to deny
the "vested rights" of a few Napol
eon of finance and transportation to
rob them perpetually, and even the
court ar going ere long to agree
with the people for the people ean
unmake and make Judge a well a
legislator. '. ' .v-; ": ;'
AN ABSURD LAW
HB LIBEL law la Oregon as
construed by the course. Is an
unjust absurdity. A Tillamook
editor inadvertently, and not
only, without malice but without in
tent or knowledge, and entirely
through a slight mistake that might
happen In any well regulated news
paper office,' used one man' nam
where another man' name, the sur
name being the same, should have
been used. The court held, perhaps
necessarily under the law, that this
Is lliel,vnd Instructed the Jury to
bring, In a verdict against the de
fendant in (nominal sum. It is true
that he only had to pay f 1, and the
plaintiff liad to pay the costs, but
the defendant was put to trouble and
expense, and in form held respons-
lble and guilty, when as a matter
of manifest Justice, he having In the
next Issue after the publication of
the "libel" corrected and apologized
for his. mistake, the verdict and
Judgment ought to have been in bis
favor. The plaintiff admitted that
be bad not been damaged at all, It
was clearly shown to be merely a
slight . unintentional error, and yet
the court say the publisher, is guilty
of libel. We hope it is no contempt
of court to say that such, a law.
whether legislature-made or court
made. Is devoid not only of any ele
ment of justice, but of any semblance
of common sense. .
The ' may', number of the Pacific
Monthly is better than any former
number, keeping up it record and
reputation of Improving with each
issue. The limit may not be reached
yet, but the magaxlne 1 certainly, all
that could .be , expected - or asked.
That its superior excellence 1 recog
nized 1 shown by the almost aston
ishing fact tbat the circulation has
now, reached) the -100,000 mark, a
success that is without precedent in
the western field. - It Is scarcely
creditable to Portland, however, that
this magazine, whose home is here,
is more liberally patronized In a
business way in both Los Angeles
and Seattle than in Portland. The
men who have made It so great a
success ; aire deserving not only' of
commendation, but of liberal sup
port, for It Is a big advertisement
for Oregon.' .
Peary' needs $60,000 more ; to
make his next trip toward the pole,
and it is ! proposed that It be con
tributed by the children of the coun
try. We feel no ' lncllnatlbn to en
courage this scheme. The children
are called on too often to. contribute
mite for one thing or' another. If
Peary can't get what he seed from
the government or the rich men of
the country, let blm stay" at home;
it would probably be no loss to the
country. He ha been riding the
north pole bobby for so many year
that be considers his quest the most
important project in the world, but
few agree with htm, and there Is no
occasion to enlist the sympathies and
activities of the school children ia
the matter. In fact, Peary ha be
come somewhat of a national bora.
Representative Hawley and Ellis
will scarcely bav taken their seats
on the first Monday in 5 December
next before the campaign' to choose
their successors will be on, tb elec
tion occurring the following June.
This seem 'too long a wait between
election and ervlce, and U on ar
gument In favor of changing the date
of election to November. Represen
tative Hawley' has bfcen busy, bow
ever, in advance of hi official serv
ice, and may meet with little oppo
sition for renomlnatlon. : :i
The appeal to merchants to un
load cars promptly 'and not make
warehouses of them ought to be
heeded. People Who contribute to
the car shortage by allowing cars to
stand unloaded tor many daja, or
THINK ON THESE THINGS IF
YOU WANT BETTER STREETS
THERE is one thing in connec
tion with the district Improve-
X : ment charter amendment which
every voter should consider be
fore be goes to the polls. It 1 thla
question: ". ; ,
s"Aro I sure of the men I am voting
into the city council?" ' T
" Every property owner particularly
should dig , Into the records of'tfie
candidate and learn what" manner
of men' are those be is helping to
elevate. Ante-election pledges' are
all very well, but they do not speak
so plainly as records. A man cannot
change his mental makeup in a few
day of campaign work. And once
in the council it' no, easy Job to
get blm out of it . . -
: - -v''-:-
, It 1 because the proposed charter
amendment puts so much more
power in the band of the council
that' the voter who . thinks should
think twice before voting for any al
idermanlo candidate.
By the proposed amendment the
council 1 given the authority to lay
oft those districts whose street are
to be Improved undergone proceed'
ing. ' The property owner will have
the right to protest against the crea
tion of such a district, but the coun
cil will have the sayso about its
boundaries.
A separate amendment bas been
proposed which will require 80 per
cent of the property Instead of two
thirds to be represented on any re
monstrance before an Improvement
can be killed. ... .. ..... .'V
While this is not included in tha
district Improvement amendment, it
will act as a powerful corrollary.
There are to many absentee property
owners on eery street tha it is dif
ficult to get a large majority of them
to sign anything for the simple rea
son that they cannot be found when
wanted.' 'It. will, therefore, become
a far harder matter to get enough
signatures to defeat an improvement,
If the legislative and - executive
power la in the band of the right
men, this amendment -will redound
to the benefit of the city. It will
mean a .lessening of. the. unusual
ptwerjofta few property .owner who
defeat the proposal for a pavement,
a bridge or a sewer Just because
they do not want to pay the assess
ment, utterly, regardless of whether
or not public policy demands that
the Improvement be made. .' ' ' ' v
There Is plenty of chance, for chi
canery in the council. A square man
wilt have some temptations, but the
man -whose record is not so clean
will have many "propositions" tenta
tively put to blm. ', - , :.:,.
One of the' men elected to the
council at the last election' bore a
fair reputation: ' Yet his colleague
have- whispered that it was be who
drew up the franchise for a street
railway, the franchise for another
publio service corporation and still
one or two other. : ,. .
In other word, thla councilman
was given tee to prepare a fran
chise ordinance which be as a mem
ber of the council representing you
and the other citizens of Portland,
mind you should later vote upon.
No charge ' was mad that the
amount of bis fee for this service
was enough to gain bis influence to
ward passing the franchise. Yet
that man was in no position to act
in a fair and Judicial manner upon
those franchises.. No matter bow dis
interested be might try to be and
at all beyond a reasonable time, have
no right to complain of the railroads
for not furnishing more car. Th
new demurrage law ought to be en
forced a much against the slow Im
porters as against the railroads. Tb
transportation companies are making
some effort to relieve the car short
age, and it 1 the duty ot shipper
to do all they can to help.
Letters; From
y' l'':. People
tin
Would Make. lUdlcal Reform.
Portland.' April IS. To th Editor of
The Journal: Several edltorlala In your
columns have referred to the preaent
abaurd Jury ayetera, and here In Ore
gon, where we have the meana of rem
erring Ita evil In the hands of the
people, and where mletakes m bi
quickly rectified . when found to be
auch, an example eould . be aet that
would again place Orgo in th lead
and herald It throughout the world aa
a progressive commonwealth solving
tha practical problems of civilisation. -
A notable and able attorney now en
gaged In leaning as precious a lot of
scoundrels ss ever went unhung In any
community recently severely scored the
citlaens who . dodged Jury duty. - - The
attorney, who receives a hundred, dol
lars a day for carrying on a -trial, la al
ways unable to understand th unpat
riotic attitude of the cltlsen who de
aires to avoid loalng a tenth of that
sum each day he la compelled to llaten
to the Interminable wrangling and ora
tory of lawyers more intent upon rolling
up enormoua feea than upon , securing.
Justice.
There la no, case that need occupy
more than tare or tbre day la aU tot
how much he might think he could
keep separate bis duties a a repre
sentative of the people, and of . the
clients who had " paid him a fee, he
could never be really .disinterested
To put the most charitable construc
tion on It, his. Interest had been en
listed in behalf of that franchise.'
The property owner will Hot get
anything like a fair deal if there are
many men of that stamp in the
council. .
I,
-If Portland la to get where she be
longs In the procession of cities, th
must have better streets. Real, re
spectable paved streets, jxot roads
with a lot of crushed rock dropped
aimlessly over their unresisting sur
faces I " -
It seem that the district improve
ment plan Is the best that can .be
suggested. It has taken the city five
year to tak up this scheme. When
the; present ' charter was .. being
framed tb street committee reconv
mended that the self same plan
which Is now proposed a an amend
ment be incorporated Into the docu
ment . 'City Auditor Devlin was sec
retary of this committee and J. N.
Teal and others were member. The
charter board, however, contained
some. ultra-conservative men . who
were afraid of the plan and the com
mittee lost out . .. . t
'" During" .these five years 1 Seattle
ha been' going ahead under the dis
trict improvement plan. Some very
unfavorable comparisons are drawn
between the best residence sections
of the city on Puget sound and those
of Portland. , It 1 not palatable, but
It Is true that our town does not
stack up" when It come to good
streets in the residence district. ' As
long as . th. charter remain as it
is, it is Impossible to force an im
provement on such place as the foot
of Madison street, where two large
property owner control th situs
tlon and all the publio can do la to
choke In the dust or jump through
the mud. - -v ' .
I If every property owner was a real
citizen and not a person striving to
get all he ean out of the city and put
nothing Into it, the district Improve
ment plan would not be so neces
sary. ;But under present conditions
a big stick of some sort appears
vital to the best Interest of the city
as a whole.' ' : ',-.' '" :'.'.';.
Here Is the" proposed amendment
which will be voted on at the June
election, changing section $75 to
read as follows: . V ' . .
Bactlon ITS. Whenever the council
hall dm It xpdlnt or necessary . to
Improve any street or streets or any
part or parts thereof within a district
In the city of Portland, tt shall require
from the city, engineer plans and a paci
fication (or an appropriate improve
ment and estimates of the work to be
done and the probable coat thereof, and
tha' city engineer shall file such plana,
specifications and estimates in the office
of the auditor of the city of Portland.
If the . council shall find . such plana.
specifications and eatlmatea te be aatia
factory. it shall approve the same and
ahall determine tbe boundaries of ths
district benefited and to be assessed for
sach improvement, and tha action of
tha council in tha creation of such as
aeaament district shall be final and con
clusive. The council shall by resolution,
ecia.r na purpoae ox malting aaia im
provement, deacrlblnK the same and In
cluding auch engineer's estimate of the
probable total cat thereof, and alao de
fining the boundariee of tha aseeeament
dletrict to be benefited and aaaeaaed
therefor. Th action of the counot! tm
declaring Us Intention to improve any
etreet or atreets or any part or parte
thereof, directing the - publication of
notice thereof, approving and adopting
the plana, specifications and estimates
of the elty engineer, and determining
the district benefited and to be aaaeaaed
thereby, may alt be dona in one and the
aama act. ,., -, .. .,-.... . .... , ......
Ita completion, yet In many, more- time
than that ia consumed In securing a
Jury, and then the Jury is worse pun
tan ed than ths prisoner. The lawyers
and th Jury system work together
very nicely to mulct th publio and fhe
unfortunate litigants, prisoners, wit
nesses and Jurymen. Most orlmlnsl
oaaea, - Including moat murder cases,
could be tried In three hours. ' to the
great relief of everybody concerned ex
cept the eminent attorneys engaged In
"pulling the leg" (to nse sn expressive
but Intelligent terra) of the prisoner
and all his relatives, Witnees-. the
Thaw trial, , for instance. There ' Is
nothing In thai case worth talking about
aa hour to anybody but a lawyer paid
a fortune to do so.
The people of "Oregon should form a
Jury reform aaeoclatlon and' submit' a
constitutional amendment' to the elec
toral providing for 1), Juries of less
than, twelve In minor criminal casea;
(1) a two-thirds vote to decide a ver
dict; (I) providing that common knowl
edge of the caee through reading newa
papers should not keep a man from do
ing Jury duty; (4) that tiiala should be
limited to one day in ordinary oaaea,
and not to exced three daya In any
caae. Our Jury system' will not be re
formed in a thousand yeara If th law
yers have their own way, but the neoole
or urexon catr snaae tne oust and anti
quarian mould out of At at any time and
aet up n Ita steed Jury ayatem that
111 not be "a ."cruel and unusaal nun-
lahment" to everybody concerned ex
cept the attorneys . In ths caae.
Home have proposed .an elective Jury
composed of a limited number of cttl
Sens of s County front whom should be
seleoted smaller Jury from time to
time to fir all raeee comln np within
a year. No cnaiieage would lie. or. at
leaat a very few, against any man on
this elective Jury or ventre. Anyway,
we ehonild have a thorough reformation
of the Jury Systm snd th method of
their aeleetlmr. - Let ua atWp punlahln
lurymen much and feeing lawvera ao
haavlU . , riUCU C. DSSiTOH. ,
"Alice" at Forty
' ; two -Years -
"From tha New York World.
It la ao item of current literary not
that "Alice in Wonderland" paaaea thla
year beyond tha action of the. English
copyrhtht law. Under that statute an
author's work ta protected either for
his lifetime and aeven years or for 41
yeara atralght. atoording to which con
tltutea the longer period. Lowta Car
roll died nine yeara ago. His "Wonder
land", book waa flrt publlahed In IMS.
Long ' famoua and familiar as the
Alice" Volume ha been, the fact that
It la within eight yeara of Ita semi
centennial la almost startling. - Ita non-
senae-wladom la of . auch ' oonatant
freshneaa and pertinence tbat each new
upgrowth of readera receives from It
the tmpreaalon of contemporary origin.
Tha White Babbit the - Hatter, the
Cheshire Cat and the March Hare are
creations always of a today. The voloe
of tha Ixibater Is heard .to declare no'
yesterday.. There could be, perhaps, no
better teat for a certificate of elaasle
quality. But "Alio In Wonderland-, la
even more than a clasale; tt Is ita owa
'one of a kind." - - - '
Lewis Carroll, less ' known ' to fame
ss th Rev. Charlea Lutwldre Dodgaon.
was mildly - stirprlaed the Inatant
euooeea of hie "Wonderland" stories.
More surprised were hosts of delighted
readers- torlearn that their neweat,
brightest entertainer waa In his pro-
feaalonal person an Oxford don rand a
tutor in mathematical Howev&r, it waa
to have been expected that a tutor who
could turn Euclid Into a subject of
dramatic - and witty discourse, as - Mr.
Dodgaon once did. should do something
la quite original on ins aiae.
The little girl who inspired Lewis
Carroll's playful-wla pen was Alice
(Llddell, the email daughter of Dean
UddelL , To her and ber sisters were
told by word of month some of the
storie that appeared la tar In the book.
When "Alloa" came out. Queen Vlo
torla wrote anxloualy asking that a
copy of Mr. Carroll' next. volume about
the "Wonderland". girl be.eent.to her
promptly-. . And preaently It developed,
to Mr. Dodgaon'a further amaiement,
that the book conceived for little folk
had appealed with ' Its ' myatlo mock
learning to the intellects of the grown
ups. That appeal - Alloe In Wonder
land' has never lost - '.
In a London- hoapitat for children an
Alice in Wonderland" oot stands as a
memorial to Lewis Carroll. Th vogue
of the book will beyprobably not leaa
permanent Th renJbvai of the copy
rle-ht bar -may multiply reproduction
of Sir John Tenniel's Illustrations, but
how It oan bring to Alice an acquaint
ance much wider than printmg-preaa
and eta- have already afforded ber it
1 difficult to see. ... . ...... .
Tlie Play
One of the most' Interesting presenta
tions at the Helllg theatre this year
was -Mr. Walker Whiteside's appearance
last night In his new play -me magic
ifelodv." There waa a large audience,
and though, before laet night's perform
ance, the star waa abaolutely unknown
In this city, bis marked abilities won ror
hun inatant recognition ana kotu
numeroua and enthusiastic curtain call a.
Possibly no actor on the stage today
la-better equipped for the part of the
aeplrlng - young mnaleian than - Is Mr.
Whiteside, for his experience has been
remarkable during the 14 years of his
stage career. In all those years n nas
never played weat of Denver until tha
nreaent tour. In the east and middle
west he has made an enviable reputa
tion for himself by his remarkable sin
cerity and careful, artistic characterisa
tions. '' .," ' .- '
Decidedly original and intensely ab-
aorblna- Is "Ths Maglo Melody," Mr.
Whltealde's new vehicle. It Is a drama
that comprises not .only strong com
mercial ' interest a romance of bual-
neas life but . the delicate attractions
contained In the story of a young mu-
slean strugglng aganst the world t
force It to grant him recognition. A
strong lev attachment is. the main
theme an old theme, nut combined
with the single-handed struggle cannot
but led inordinate ' interset. ' v
Briefly, the... story or - -rna atagio
Melody" relates to the struggle of a
young and nameless, violinist to- raaks
way tn New Torn by playing in
th oaf es. Accidentally he meets the
ward of a king of finance, who finally
yields to her solicitations and arranges
greet concert wnere tne young man
may play and' tell the world of bis
genius. . Ths roagnat had arranged to
marry his ward to titled Englishman
and when he learns 'of her attachment
to the Ynuelclan, he exerts every effort
to thwart It Connected with, ths child
hood of the violinist there is a romance.
for bis mother, once a 'famous singer,
had married an American and had been
deeerted by htra. Thar is strong dra
matlc qualify In th denunciation of th
financier by th musician, who Is his
son, and It la In this scene tbst th star
makes a powerful Impreaalon.
Another Important character In ths
play Is that of the king of finance who
furnishes the element opposed to art.
and who unwittingly makes It posslbl
for the jvloltnlst to schleve bis life's
mbltlott Ths part Is taken by Howard
Oould, one leading man with the Baker
Stock company of this oity and ons of
the .moot popular that company ever
had. He gives a flnlahed and skillful
interpretation of th part
Miss May Buckley Is ths leading
woman with UK Whiteside's company.
She alao Is well known on ths eoaat
nd is a great , favorite .In Portland.
Posaeaaed of a charming , personality
and nnuaual tatenta aa an actreaa, aha
a captivating ward of th financial
king and was highly pleaalng last night
Liebler Co. . have supplied a re
markably capable eaat for Mr. White
side's support There are - only seven
members of .the oompany, Including the
star, but each la an artist of recognised
sblllty. ,
Lealle Ken yon, as Lord Klldare, Is a
polished and. finished actor and gives
sn excellent portrayal of "the part
Henry Bergman, aa Platro Otantl, one
ramous singer, does some character
work that la rarely equalled. ' '
As dear old Mrs. Zellner. MlaS Martha
Oeorge has a delightful part and was
Immensely pleaalng, while Mia Olive
Wyndham delighted the audience as the
charming American girl who finally
marries the Eng-ltahman.' '' '
The Maglo Melody" will be repeated
the Helllg tonight tomorrow and
Thursday nights, and Wednesday mat
inee. . .
Th Dictionary of Mtsinfoma'Uort.
Academy A place where art lata can't
enter. . . t .
IMplodoou- A scientific) lemon.
Practical (adj. Not squeamlah.
Ton and t are practical men Lett era.
Succeea A lonely old ax. -. .
.. Tax A teat of eoneclenoe. '
Standard Oil ia liable to a fin of
$J,000.000. Liable. .
The Duke of Ctrella says that Ameri
can women overdreea.i If 40, they do It
on American money, .. . ,
One . Reason I?or
'ca.ee
.. ' Vila Wheeler Wlloox.
m..- una are from a poem
entitled "The Wlet o Jm
Wheeler Wilcox. The entlr
printed In this , month's Cosmopolitan
magaalne, and these v extracts ar , re
printed by permlaalon. ' ' .m
Rather than breed strong sons, at war"
- behest . . '
Or bring fair dsughters Into life.
to
. ,..n rnr ne end but war,
Av let tba rac die out for lack of
n.rtaauiclde than endless warst
Better a silent world than noise of guns
And olaab ox armies.
1 . e ,. e 1 .
ni . r men. your word that war
t mVm ndl '4.
Disarm thf world, nd W 111 giv you
. - - 1 i -
Sons to construct, nd daughters to
' adorn . 1 ' , '
A h..i.ifnl new earth wner .. mere
.:; ahall b ' ,'-.: ? ' ' '-c
rwr and finer people, opulence
a mA Miui,hmit anA Bce for alL
Until you promise, peso no shrill blrth-
cry - 1 : .
Shall sound again upon th aging earth.
XV m mnit rmir answer.
In ons week's travel on tne -meaner-
ranean aea l aaw 1 warenips mat
coat over 1108,000.000, manned by care
fully selected, able-bodied men, whoa
only occupation was prepsrstlon for
war, whose only thoughts were for de
atruotlon of life and property. Thee
man ooat tha world hundreds of thou
sands of dollar, yet they contributed
nothlnr to Its advancement They are
creatine and producing nothing which
benefits humanity.-.
Meanwhile, wherever I went on tne
shores bordering this sea, I saw pov
erty and tha filth resulting from pover
ty; sickness, resulting from both pov
erty and uncleanltneaa, and misery Inex
pressible. I saw hundreds or men sna women so
ignorant that they were obliged to em
ploy the services of th professional
letter writer to oompoae a brief epistle
to friends. Everywhere In those sooth.
m countries tetter writers find contin
ual occupation.
They sit- on th pavements, at little
tables, snd receive dictation from the
poor me and woman, many oi them
gray and old, others In life's prime.
who have been dented tha advantages
of ordinary education, because of grind
ing poverty. '. -,
Yet the countrie to which they be
long ar taxed heavily to maintain war
ship and armies on land and sea.
The young men of Italy ar full ot
ambition, and sagsr to make their way
in th world. :l . ... :"T . .-
But they are handicapped by this aw
ful law of their land, whioh ' compels
them to five tnree of th best years of
their life to service In he army without
remuneration. - The payment they re
calve for service la, barely enough to
give them the neoesaltlea of life, and
they return to their homes penniless or
In debt at th expiration of their term.
A young Italian the oldest of eight
children, told me a touching Incident
of his family. His brother,-by some
slight defect In measurements, wss ex
cused from service at the eleventh hour,
When the newa - waa conveyed to his
mother she fainted with th sudden Joy.
and for a few hours her life was In dsn-
xer. The family wa poor and tha riv
ing of her eon's time and servlos to th
arnry meant suffering and- -deprivation
ror the mother and younger children.
Ia. olden times, cities were built on
high, tnaccesatbla hill and surrounded
by walla, to protect them from attack
of enemies. War waa man's only pro
fession, ana preparation for war was a
necessity. Science and Invention' bav
rendered defense . against Invading ar
mies almost wholly Impotent
- A modem cannon and ahell eould de
stroy one of the medieval hill towns In
half an hour at th distance of a mil
or two. Submarine veeaela and bomba
candemollah warshlpa, and the wirelees
usiefrapn-can pian aa titici oy aea Or
land which will qeatroy a whole army In
few hours. It Is aa Interesting nroe
nostication of a future era, when th in
telligent mind of th world concentrate
on th thought or peace and arbitration.
Bom time proares will turn the bil
lion of money now used In preparation
for war to the education of the whole
human rao and In th establishment
of the art and Industrie and to . th
Cleaning un of tb world.
It will do away with war, and poverty
will disappear from tb earth. -, But that
time is not yet ripe. W can only pre
pare- i or it. -
i';' '.v; Dreama. ' V' '
By Jama J. Montague. - -
What la thla vial on of fond delight-
thla dassllng dream that haunts
Th mind of -that wild Utopian, ths
- , optlmlstl ShcntsT -
Ton see," says he. "there soon will be
. no need ror meianenoiy, '
For I'll have seats for every on' on
Subway, U and trolley!"
Oh, rfs hoi for standleas subwsy ears
' witn plenty or scats to spare.
With a two-foot spsce as a resting
placs for each weary paasenlar.
But the average- man vlswa Bhonta' plan
- with a harrowing, horrid dread.
Vor th merest sight of a train like thst
' . would knock New.Torkers deed.
Hark to th words of th new John D
who looks for his pile of rocks,
TO observe that water muat be pumped
.out of aqueous Well street stocks.
Trust me," says he. "Stocks soon will
be exactly what they oughter.
With a dollar or two sewed sp tn each,
- Instead of a waate or water.
So It's bot for a few securities not built
by th financier, -...! v
Who are better prepared to qualify aa
nydraullo engineers. - i . .
But, shl slasl If It cams to ptea that
Wall street ever ran dry. . ,
New Yorkers who viewed the shocking
signi otouiu emit one yip! ana
-'die. , -, v'i ; , ,
; Today in HUtory. ;
1(14 Cbevalter Bayard killed while
defending the paesage of tb Seala, -
J f wDaiiia or f unisngf,
Hit Nary department of th United
State established by act of oongreaa.
101 Count von Boon, Pruaalan min
ister of war In tha Prenoo-Pmealaa
war, born. Died February It, 117.
184 Roman Republican repulsed ths
French.
list Sir Henry Bishop, composer of
Home. Sweet Horn." died.
lttl Rev. Phillip Brook elected
Protestant Episcopal bishop of Massa
chusetts. ' ., ...
, 1S91 Ferdinand Ward's term at Sing
Sing prison sxplred.
lilt Dowager Duchess of Marl
borough and Lord William Beresford
married In-London. ,
1101 Dedication of the Louisiana
purchase exposition at It Louie. . .
, i Both Misplaced.
From the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Perhaps ths Federal sub-treasury, as
wall aa tha bronse portrait of Washing
ton at prayer, ought to b removed from
Wall street.
Small Change
' Now a pound of hops will buy only
one glass of beer.
- e e .
. Shakespeare slsed life up; "Bubble,
bubble, toll snd trouble."
"' . ' ' . ' e
But even Roosevelt will scarcely claim
that Taft I "Juat a good."
'',."' '
Each of the four Republican .candU
date I very sure he Is ths best man
for ths of floe.. . ,
Every time Fairbanks looks at th
length of bis legs, he feels sure nobody
ean .outrun htm. - .
.... . e e '."... ...
But perhaps Editor Stead would ad
mit that Uncle Jo 1 a great man. H
says damn. too. . -
e e ' - ' . " '
Mr. Hermann will scarcely be vin
dicated to the extent of sending htm
back to 'congress. , - ,
-. ' - . e e ; -' -v '..''..'"'
Ood mad ths country snd th devil
seems to have had a good deal to do
with making th town. . ;
, .... e e -
If It keep sold long enough and then
la hot enough long enough, there will
be more or less high water. .
r ' " ' ''... '. '
No i tn time to tnrow away tnoee
congrsssman's garden seeds; buy some
that will grow and plant them. v
! y' ' . ' ;','
" But what would th president do
people who - naturally simply
amount to muoht Oalerise thamt '
...,. i. . , - . e ,
,Mayb that Bpanlih stork Is healUt
lng about eonstgnlng a pretty, Innocent
little thing to suoh, aa unfortunate ex
istence. , - 1
... ;-..'- .-,.' - r.-.. -,...
Perhaps Miss Roosevelt thinks she I
nearly old enoughjotake a trip to tb
Philippines , wffh Secretary Taft and
somebody. ,- . .... - .' ,-'
' . . ' e -
. president-that-wa Bonllla I coming
to Washington to tel) his trouble. But
our administration has no us for th
licked dog. - - ! ' . .-
, ' ' - "'.
It will be quit a long wait till Ore
gon strawberries ar rip this year, but
Juat think how delicious they will taste,
and look pleasant "
. How many people throughout - tha
country will remember; that fuel famine
of last winter hard enough to make eur
In time that It doeen't happen again T
v .- ..-. .--....
Jakav Wlla has nromnlaated what ha
say ar aeveral of th president' max
Ima, the last of which Is "Learn by yon
mistakes." But be may have eliminated
tbl on, v -' ,
i . . a . e . . '
- Will th Portland Journal pleas have
th kindness to announce that Salem ta
to begin paving within 1 daysT Sa
lem Statesman. Sure, with great pleas
ure. And bop It's so,
. -;; .-.-..?... ; '.;'i' . " -.' , . . '
If you'r waking early, get up quiet
ly and don't disturb those who want to
imp wr T umurivw oiuramf will
be chilly and the bed will feel good,
though. 'tis ths first of May.
' -. e ''...
" Out In Hlllsboro th Sunday law la
being enforced against Ice cream deal
ers. If this Is attempted in other towns.
including roruand, when the hot weath
er comes, ' there will be a variety of
trouble When th tweet summer girl
can't get Ice cream on Sunday, anarchy
win una its opportunity. :. , .
n
Bee are doing well' around Eola. . 'J
.;, .e e '- ..;'..",
Now nearly every Oregon town want
a mllltla oompany. , , .-;
A bumper fruit '
crop . I - expected
round Tb Dalle.
Hermlaton expects to' have a aamia.
tlon of S0 beforq long, v .
A woman. Miss Kentner ' haa
elected nriaelnal ' n h an..-
school. ,-i .... , , . . ,
A lot Of Eola men and bora atakait
and trellleed tha hop yard of a neigh-,
bor who had bean crlDcled h an
cldent f i .... i,.
A SHverton . man sold a taaaa fnr '
1450. another a horse for 1150 and an
other -a horse for 1100. A Tearlina-
eolt brought 1226. .-
e e ,
The first boat to reach Fort Klamath
Orooalled trv Ita. - anam Mvaa .Kt
there one day laat week, proving that
Wood river la navigable to that point
Itemlsey: The raven have been taking
id goats and hen, some weighing at
least six pounds. '.
. .-.. .-.... e e -i , ,,
A farmer near tha atata Una nrtt
''7" w aiarr a aairy yarm Wl
loo sows and exoecta aventuallv ta
have the Isrgest dairy nlant in tha In.
land empire, ... : - -
Newcomers are a rr I vine in Wall a
City every day, aay a a correspondent
of the Delia Observer. Many are lo
eating there and at Blaok Rock. Thar
ar not enough houses to accommodate
tne oauy arrival. '
e e .. .' ,'. ,; , - ,.j .. f
The Weston blickvard m
an incrwei in wages, i n
minimum waa-e hereafter win K. st is
aay. uncm setters will earn II a
day or better and ths moldera will ava.
agabout tt-BO per day. -
- , - .. ; a a r . ' . ;-
Dallas Is one of the' moil inM
locatea towns in Oregon for a first-class
creamery, and every drop of milk pro--'
dnced In the surroundlna?
be msnafsctured Into butter right Jier
at horn, umea the Obaarva ... .. , j
- '- 4 , '-. . - ..- : e ,' 1 1. , . ' ',: .
William Reddtck. fornwtrlv a aaxttAn
foreman -on the CoqulUe railroad, ha
iauen neir to S8T6.900, part of a for
pnri oi m IWT"
tune iert year ago to tha family
an uncie; tne latter save
it in cnarg or -used
It well. -
tne oiaeei Brother, who used
'' ' " ','
The pretty llttl hamlet of Prnanar, v
on the Coqulll. promlaea to possess a
. ....vi population ana dusi- -nes
activity before many months
time, with another mill to afford em
ployment ror aaaed dosens of peopls. -
. . ' '. . e e ,
. In walking through a lot a SHverton
man noticed a. snake, and when he
reached down to pick up a stick to an.
nlhllate th reptile, another one, whioh
... - " nunc tying curled upon
the ground at the same time. Jumped
and bit him In the face. .
'A SHverton man, who always pays '
his bills without a. word of oomnlalnt.
eaya th .Appeal, callad for a porter,
house ateak on the train one day laat
week and the order waa served for the
nominal sum of 1.0. The -bill wa
paid aa soon as presented,
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