THE JOURNAL
I yk AM tNDKPENDENT WgPAPa.' .'
0. "g, jM-ttOB....
to. Sy ceUlftBMfttVPrj development ' s and
clearance ..ofJiimber; fr. commercial i
purposes. . - , AW'y '
,..r....P'" .Thera la much vboaBting of . a new ludicrous;
and the guarding of jhia premises-as
It he, were the crar and the. country
were full of anarchist!, all the more
Pmbu ri7 wing wit anf "jr baying arrived, a square deal era, I What a picture the old man pre-
' Vrit .i4 hiii Portiwd, a time when corporations aa well as sents, to Te sure; for the richest man
Eatwvd at tee poatofflca at Pwtiaad. Of., far
c.7E; rerjcpnnNR main TtTS.
? 4 4U Beiwrtroanta Tacna W this mtee.
;; tha Optra tor tha tprtmft yon want.
rOKBitiN ADVkaTlSINO KKPHBSENTATI VR
VMlnHKailinh hnarlal AilTartlatng AnFT,
., 'Braaawlr Belldh). gM fifth a resile. Ntw
-.' Tort; Trteqae Bolldtn, Oilcaga.
. SabecrHtttoa Taron hy mail to aa? address
.'H W unitaa BUtea, tanaaa or awpa
, .., DAILY. - '-.
One yaaf. ........ 5.00 I Ooa moat
;; (, . SUNDAY. -
; One tsar... 2.B0 1 Ona month
J" - DAILY AND 8UNDAI.
: One' year......... 67.B0 I Ooa month
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rrom
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Favors an. Income Tax.
Dairy. Or, June I-To the Editor or
The Journal1 J5eg to differ with The
Individuals are to be 'required tolln the world or nearly so; a strict
'obey the laws and claim successfully J church member and amateur lecturer journal in .its-estimate of the justice
only What belongs to them.' Well, Ion morals, virtues and piety, a man land desirability of the income tax as a
Be; Oife of NietzscliVa kiYe3 ,Saycrfl,
LlllCk
ange J
we shall see. Hera is a great test
case. If the people -cannot win it,
and that without many years' delay,
a ortfl or the other of the ways sug
gested, then these boasts and claims
will be proven to be largely only
delusive "hot air."
,r:f pur remedies oft In our
: aelves do He, which we as
crlbe .to' heaven. Shakespeare.
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A BIG CRAFT MELCJN.
CH has been said of the re
cent action of the Adams Ex
press company in cutting up
a nice,' big melon amounting
before whom millions metaphorically
prostrate themselves in vicarious
worship of their, god mammon, this
colossgl figure In the business, finan
cial, moral and religious worlds
skulking and, dodging and sneaking
off Into some guarded retreat lest
he be what? Not dynamited, or
shot, or tortured, or even arrested
for crime, - but merely subpoenaed
as a witness In a civil case that he.
probably would say he knew nothing
about
v :' By Arthur Brisbane.'
An old grandmother told a small boy
mat tae Hardest word in the language
was a word of two lettera-"No.
Perhaps our readers remember Jan ll
torial about this word fNo" ahd-the
old grandmother's advice. ;: Out Of a mil
lion men more than nine 'hundred and
measure to equalise the "burdens of gov
ernment upon the people. " Contrary to
The Journal's View of. the matter, the
principle, , of the income tax baa been
sustained by all of. the . distinguished
writers on , political eoonomy, and has Uinety-nlne thousand are anable to say
When that editorial was published, the
Rev. J. R. Henry, of the Seventh Street
M. JB. church. New York City, wrote,
asking that we publish another eSltorlal
on the word 'Tea"
Hera is the editorial that the reverend
A GREAT TEST CASE,
' T WII I. Iha A SI m- 9t tlMAaAatt av.
I " ' . a . ' V 7 l,st,but,on- ot Kreat Profits by
I r:-7v- I public-service corporatlons-of in
as
fArnar tirrt- nnl f notmno nt 4V. nv.
tion comply wUVitf contracU companT but t0 taxpayerB
s far as may be done now. and L.-..ii. i. ' v
(cuviaii. ii tutu a curuurauun 13
' tell;. Jtt land to actual settlera at
, $2.50 an acre, or forfeit them to
' the government Any ordinary law
i yer can Invent nch: excuses, and
hnnV up numerous . precedents that
appear to and perhaps really do
I sustain their contention, and trained
V and resourceful railroad attorteys not
. can or course Derog the main issue
t and switch the discusBion off on a
, multitude of side lines running into
Impenetrable thickets of legal leger
demain and bottomless swamps. But
U the government -the ; executive,
menu of Europe republics aa well aa
monarchies. Adams Smith eays:'
"The aubjecu of every state ought to
contribute to the support of the govern
ment, as nearly as possible, in propor
tion to their respective abilities: that
Is, in proportion to the revenue which gentleman asks fori
rBpecuVB1y enjoy unaer the pro- Editorials an other things written
tection of the state, , In the observation I
It is an amusing spectacle, from 5 J-'t.' I iSl !? JX'
24,000,000, or 200 per cent onJ one point of view, a pltlful one from I taxation."---'. u-v ; -V what would you aayf Think that over
pltal stock ot $,000,000. This another to see so great a man so Tha tacome tax U the only one which of "hiS column. " r"
comes up to this requirement Tariff A famous and extremely crasy Oer-
' w .iwu iio uunaumpiion. ana aa man pniioaopner. iNictsacne, wrote aDout
the poor consume moat or their earn- men Whom lie caHed the "Yea1 Sayera.1
ings, and far more in proportion than The world is. divided .Into "yes aayera,"
tne rich and the well-to-do, its burdens who form a very small class, and others
uiun uaHTiir u ill in in.m inirMi I wnn in.r..i a, .avmv "vm ' ,n.nfi
up virw ov mrA .! i S' up?n Ul0M wt" are moat able to most of their lives saying. "I don't
HE NEW mayor and Chief Of bear them. The most distinguished know." or "I am afraid not"'' ' -
Biaiesmen in America have years ago I You can often tell by looking at a
piacya tnemseives on record in favor of man's face whether or not ha knows how
uw income tax. jonn B Herman of Ohio to say "yes" and mean It,
uovjanu in ma senate mat: -
"The least Inquisitorial of all (Uxes)
is the income tax. There- never
was so Just a tax levied as the Income
tax. There is no objection that can- be
urgea against uie income tax that I
was a rich, Juicy" feed for the few easily made afraid
stockholders of that corporation,
and should be like other similar
GAMBLING IN. SPOKANE.
T
police of Spokane are making
life burdensome for the gam
blers of that city, where they
to be allowed to make such enor- have always carried on their busi
ness on a large scale and flourished
like green bay trees. There is a
state law In Washington against
moua profits as this, why should it
not be taxed accordingly? We pre
sume this corporation pays taxes on
only a few thousand dollars. It Is a gambling, but in Spokane the games
creature of the law, yet is apparently
above the law, as an individual Is
were carried on nevertheless, under
the subterfuge of "social clubs," and
under the late city administration a
This same express company not number of regular gambling Joints
very long ago made a distribution were opened up and ran openly and
of 112.000.000. "making 136.000.000 in full blast. Mayor Moore has
The face of the "ves sayer" is the
strong face, and it belongs to the man
mat goes aneaa ana stays anean.
Some men are born able to sar "yea'
or "no" at the right time. Others die
without knowlnar how. and atlll others
cannot point to In every other tax. J learn how through bitter experience.
Sentiments of what is lust and right It is the power to say "yar' that gives
itiauu us inn a man ougnt to pay taxes 1 a man courage or pernaps it expresses
according to Income, and In no other courage.
W. ' I W I 1 .1 1 , ' M ' .
i iuu mow now me cniia ana tne
Senators Morton -of Indiana. nf I rrnwn man n r A fnvr BMlrln miAatlAna
Wisconsin, Voorhees of Indiana. Roger of themselves, of others and of des
Q. Mills of Texas and many others are tiny. - -.
on record aa expressing similar aentl-l And as we question fate, or destiny.
man lb. cut id journal tniuxa tills or experience, so conditions around us
" oi tax is nam to coneot because I question ua.
it is "provocative ofperjury and whole-) 'Can you
sole tax-dodging." With ail of my rev-1 tiny. Luck;
erence for The Journal s sense of rights- "Yes
control yourself V asks Dea
Lucky the man who can answer
that It has gained inTpmfits Within adopted a different policy, has that this is an argument against the have been knocked aown?" is another
fr ,, n4 i i. rranTilfid with th vil an! nrnm!ii income tax. Are not the ordinary as- question. You can tell by his face the
a lew years, and It is only one of grappiea wun me evil, ana promises aeetm(nu of state and county taxes sort of man that can aay "yes" tnith-
fivm .ImtU.I. ' I to nnnrPB It AffMtna11v urn has haan alike "nrovooative of nriurv"T TCvarv. I fully
the legislature and the Judicial de- . X. v HZl Z a c i Zl r-;:v"r""'toowrihaeuaUvery Db you ever t-ttmmrh one whoie
7 -ur-j na me juaiciai ae- companjeg that have the territory done in Portland, Seattle and other state and county are honeycombed with day without aaklnr yourself some quea-
of the United States parceled out cities. He is doing so there, as of-
among them.
Like the coal mining companies,
partments throughout, equally and
nnitadly will stick fixedly to the
- single main Issue, and insist upon
the - one dearly. ; Positively right only more they ftre BUD8ldlary t0
"lfl !v h, PPer re8u,t'that certain rallrbad . corporations; and
.Pe0i?? "tFlWng f0r' re m-intalned pifrely for the pur-
mbe-atta r. pose of working a species of graft.
Everybody,- including president. The Bmall fry railroad stockholders
members of congress,' air Judges, all ra mA tn .v. .m.n
ItT1! Dd U thJ people know dends, comparatively, so that these never v? anything; that he
Should theseltlon that Implies doubt of yourself T
ficlals did here, in response to public
sentiment and public demand. Com
mending this . policy, the 'Spokane
Spokesman-Review says
The people of Spokane want none of
the old-time conditions. They can no
longer be deluded with the sophistry
that gamblers help to make good
tlm?s. They know that the rambler
H
ome an
dD
, that "the 'railroad corporation has
aot performed .its) contract, has wil
fully and persistently and Insolently
: Tlolated and repudiated. it contract
jwith the government and thatin
, consequence, y both 'at common law
And under the statutes. lt has there
fore long ago forfeited these lands.
What the government ought there
fore to do as if matter ft"Iaw is as
clear as the sun at noonday ih a
cloudless sky-hat is, forfeit these
lands, take them absolutely away
: from this rf corporation, y and give
them back . to the people, to whom
they belong and to .whom they' have
belonged for a third of a cenutry
past" "Thia is what a strict appll-
enormous "melons ' can be cut up
by the few big railroad fish that
are stockholders in the express com
panies. Thus not only are the pat
rons of the express companies great
ly; Overcharged, bu the small fry, their weakness in this respect, are good
cituens., if the gambling houses take
a part of the weekly income of a wage-
earner, that wage-earner necessarily
is a
parasite,' supported by other people's
industry.
They all know that If a little army
or gamDiers is permitted to gain a
foothold, every one of those gamblers
will have ' to be supported by Indus
trious wage-earners, who. aside from
perjury and tax-dodxinx.
taxeS be abolished tweauu of that faytf
I apprehend not. "This government has
too muct important business on. hand
to spend Its time trying to bolster up
the morality of men who cannet be
trusted to swear to their incomes," said
Mr. Bryan on one occasion. And again:
Instead Of abandoning lust measures
for fear somebody will nerture hlmanlf.
l.. . v.- - ,.jr ,zr.. j .C.J
v vU.u. cim , boju men I mntt 1n . ,,
it anyone perjure nimseir we can treat " ,
mm line any other felon and punish him
for his perjury."
But The Journal thinks such a tax
is -repressive of individual enterorlse
Z T y"v " vuriI -uy eoiors.
The axtamnnn nratlAna ... ....i-
v How often do you ask yourself wheth
er life ia worth, while --'v'T' v'.H
, How often do you ask 'whether it Is
worth while to go on struggling., try
ing to do your duty; 'trying to Veep up.
courage, trying to face repeated disap
pointments? : , L- i . ; !!Vslwi? '
Tou wjll fight more easily and Win
more quickly If you can teach yourself
to nyTttV. 1.:''.!S.:x..'i1Ja;Ij!;V,;v
Always the small demon of doubt Is
hovering around, trying to persuade you
that you cannot win the race, that it laJments him on his industry,
.w kh. a. ,a- : - I industrious.
avrv V wi Wg waaaaxs. vi waetwj vn UaSTVJ gl W 9, - 1
fair chance. , , ; ; -r; Oyster Bay won't even celebrate the
Always the desire to stop, to give up Fourth.. . Has the : president turned
the effort, keeps asking you Whether it ",U"T A: a v. ," '
is all worth the trouble. : ' It is not always tha richest- people
Tour salvation la in the word "yes," who can get the most enjoyment out of
h i .'.atiii chtiiy up where ralrbanka
ls.when.be Stands .up. :,V 4".., , V
I ha rinaan'ft IIIta mi.i. . ...v .
xnree ory Sundays in suooesslon, and
not a drouth fatality yet..
' -.( ' .a, (.:,..:', j'r-. .y-.
Secretary ' Taf t nh tn have , tha '
stomach for a hard presidential fight
A -defender of thr mosquito eompli-
bo is eatan :
said vigorously and meant absolutely
Here - la a cateohlam for the 'ires
la vacation.
v. . 111 tti - 1 ma is ina nannv aaaann mr tna
mmjm, vn u mail wuu w.4 vuvvw. il I i . , , T .
vaii Aan 14 V,., I,..,) mnA 1 I Old OnOUXh tO KO tO School, but not Old
with conviction, you will Be one of the u 10 jora moon.
hitman halnira that nn,h tha wnrM f nl,, I i:. ' T. ' J e
wrg oj uevewimii nuraiimr uno f nil 1 , n ooi piimt nooKeietier, or any.
awei win power. -. tor not wanting, to go to Lnw
. If others have borne up under disap- cago at this time of year,
polntment, can you bear upT Tea v a a - ' f
If men and women were l)rave enough BeatUe is to take another census, per.
to deal with the hard discouragements nana on tha -RVuirth t. 1. .1.-
of other days, can you not fight against population will be 117.000.
the easier conditions of today T. Tea. e a - '
Is it not clear in your mind that no ' n..t if ,vv ,, ''
man Is beaten until he admits that he B!Af a"? but Mark Twsln said
la beatenT Tea. .r7V 11 -.V0"0
Has not every good man been downl '
The process-servers ought , to let
Orandpa Rockefeller get out of his oel-
ln the depths, and baa he not risen be-'
cause ne rerused to stay aowtiT yea.
If you can say 'yes" to every ques-
tloner who doubts your'courage, if you
nean it whenever you
question your own mind aa to your stay
er power, you will win.
The world is full of weak, vacillating
creatures. More tnan hair or ua crv
before we are hurt, and nine tenths of us
know,'
lar on the Fourth' of July, at least.
The mlerophoblsts will try la vain to
atop kissing entirely at this time of
year, especially by moonlight.
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A Denver woman bought a doien
cucumbers and declared that she "could
howl when we are hurt a little.
or1'? JuSWandht M d, A.nd.'h9 toW th
weakness and foretells his failure.
Join the limited organization of "Tea
Bayers."
Is fighting worth while T
Is honor worth while?
Does the good men win la the endT
Is it worth while for me to trv where arrested for selling $S,000.
others have failed? imaginary ties to E.H. Ham
. To these and all such Questions learn
to answer "Tes" promptly and with sin
cerity. Tou will not fall, for every-
tning is in tne will. . . -
rcss
By Beatrice. Fairfax.
There is no doubt about it, clothes
do make an Immense amount of dl f fer
tile, mass, of the railroad stockhold
era are swindled. The express graft
is on a par with the terminal graft
ind the private car graft.' It ought
to be suppressed,
JAPAN'S NAVAL ACTIVITY.
T"
HE HAGUE conference will not
check the , activity of any na
tlon in building warships,
Japan is the most eager of anv.
cauon or. ine ,iaw would require, with the ooBsIhla excentlon f riAr.
fltlrl 'wttattaafa f ' bia A n.s4 " a t A Ia 1
u uuuv., uui wnai- many,; in increasing its naval
.even If this corporation had been Utrength. It was only 11 years ago
ueiu to us contract as an private that, in conseauence of the war with
citizens who acquire public lands China, Japan's great navy yards at
J are held to theirs,; this would have Kure were established, but now they
Mow,wll ago ana wouia nap- employ 80,000 men, capable of
pea yex..-ir amitn or Brown or building warships equal to any
- Jonea does not strictly comply with afloat. It s only within the. past
,ttW U,B iarier section is lanen two years that Japan has been work
from him and may be appropriated !ng on a very large scale to buljd
py any waWhful entryman. But for up a flrst-class navy, its apparent
ft aa tWrd """" over PWPoae being to make itself able to
J.000,000 acres of ian4 in Oregon cope with any power on the sea ex-baye-been
held by this corporation cepfYEngland. There are under con-
, ana 11 grantors , after, having been station at present two first-class
th0U8and tlnje" .over, battleships of 19,000 tons each, four
,Whyt Because we have ,hd ;a gov- first-class armored cruisers of from
ernment of. by and for the corpora- U,M to 13.000 tons, three cruisers
tiong. Instead of a government of, of 2,Wiia each, and other minor
by and for the people. The South- vessekhe two battleships are said
em Pacific corporation can violate to be eftch' equal to the Dreadnaught
. its contract and defy the law for 40 ,n tlghtlng capacltjr.
""u "W BO yu conBe- Japan's merchant marine is also
. ,T . V conirary De er- making great strides forward, owing
. T " u"ureuB 01 mons to the paternal policy of the govern
aI" . nnliavai tiiAiiati VIa ... a . I
? vlvU6u vuiojjuBfy vioia- meat, and amounts now to nearly a
A pretty, becoming gown will make a
woman sparkle quite gay)y, and the
same woman dressed in dowdy, uabe-
that Is needed and should have aa full coming clothes will be dull and unlnter-
f.fuf n.d PTUy a P"'bl ?. country estlng. The knowledge that sha la look
like this." I very much doubt the wis- ,n. h h v .
dom op hint Ira at thia nrinninia t ln er best helps her to act her beet
other words, if a man has accumulated I Tlia hadly dressed woman on enter-
riches, no matter how, he should not be I ins; a crowded room feels as though aha
taxed according aa the Door are taxed. I ... . .
for fear that he wlU put his money iri WU"'Q 10 "ln ,Bl eorn,r a
his. pocket and stop his efforts to ac-1 main unseen. The well-dressed woman
cumulate atlll more riches. On the same does not care who looks at her. and.
principle why not remove all taxes from therafnr 1. rar 1... i.. 4V,
the riph !) Mirmi th man .n wau tnereiore. is lar less self-oonscious than
with their hands the men who do the ner badly dressed sister.
work of the world to pay all the taxes, By well dressed I do not mean ex-
has so much laa to anenfl with tha science are not the ooor. who. as Senator "avagantly dressed. I mean simply
nowe saia, aireaay pay 10, zu or so umiw Docomingiy ana suit-
per cent more taxes in proportio
whl tha 7 ? rise above the.. ituatlon and
- rr:r: .v: .vr ao not care a wnit that thev are iimm.
ne morgan, me utouias in pro- innhlv riraaH hi, ih. ,,;.. 7.
portion to their net Incomes, ss justice i"? yiov natv Ain?h- rV.f hmt2
requires, because It might put a stop 0e!j! ah.hAA th9r "
to their enterprises of robbink and Dlun- no,J!a?.n..w.h.ir b. Bn"ld ?k
daring the people! Let the poor, with lZ.S2J?Zmw . Vt worf?
thaaweat at their facea " nav th tara. at .lar to ,nak the most Of herself,
grocer, the butcher, the clothier, the
dry goods merchant,, the restaurant
proprietor, the cigar dealer and the
bualness men generally,
Economically. If a city like Spokane
had to -support 100 or 200 gamblers. It
could better afford to pension them and
maintain them In idleness than allow
them to conduct their demoralising
games.
The argument Is not new, but Is
well put, and the wonder Is that so
many people in so many towns
imagined so long that public
gambling was a sign of prosperity
That Is in accordance with the idea a?duno 2n?.can ,am .her i "a
that men generally cannot helD them-
selves, but that they must depend upon
If her hair la straight and it is more
becoming to her to wear it fluffy and
curly; then she lauite Justified In curt
the bounty and generoua impulses of V1?,.,?!! i5
h. ,-i,.H wakih i a k. nTn,. 4.... lng and fluffing it.
- - tm inn uiwuim iur a, numiy iu
try ana dress to her "style," Not one
woman In a doaen can afford to be orlg-
more in accord with the principle of
equality before the law, for the taxes
to be laid "in proportion to their respec
tive abilities," as Adam Smith B&ys? I
think It better far to have no privileged
class in this country. Let riches bear
its Just share of the burdens of govern-
inal in dress. Naturally, there are cer
tain styles that suit her more than
others, out the moment she strives for
the picturesque she strikes a false note.
and tended to Dut money In rlronla. nient, and there will be less poverlty Not Ion- ago I dined at a large and
buu teuueu to put money in circuia-1, n.,.in. anA .tnhrin..,mnn well-known' olub. There were a ar-at
tlon. Often, wheri people look back the poor; and the justice of our laws Jauy women tnembers and most of
...... . . ! will Doweriu iv anneal to ina natnotiam I n Buuiiuaouiy misiieuiuiua.
Upon BOmetning long endured. Or and mn lmnnl.M f.r men aOarvwhara Also they dressed to the oart or to what
nracticpd undnr thn delnslnn that- It and of all conditions. We cannot hope I mey oonaiaerea tne part,
practicea unaer tne aeiusion mat It to have a erfect gov.rnmAnt, but we The result was distressful. Badly-
was best or necessary, they wonder can go a long way toward having a made Empire gowns hung limp and lani
Ready for Fourtk
By Wex Jones.
Blow the fife and beat the. drums,
The nation's 'glorious birthday comes.
Land of the brave, home of the free.
Won't we celebrate! Hully gee!
We've been ready a week or. more;
Mother's laid In a double store
Arnica, bandages, oil and lotions.
Plaster and puis, and soothing potions
Everywhere that a fellow turns
Me trips on something that's good for
burns.
Mother says with pride that we
Are the readiest patriots you could see.
Father's bought crutches and wooden
les-a.
Some of his children must lose their
pegs.
But legs are trifles, says dad. says he,
When lost in tha r&iiaa a HkA.tJ I
Ana ax ror a ringer, ear or eye.
They re nothing at all on the Fourth of
Grandad is ready, too, you bet.
wun evervthlna- that lr- .. . I
A cute little monument, all to the good.
To place o'er the one whose happy lot ,
He's Old. Ia a-randal hut .,. ..... i.
-'- . v, un mesminn 01 July.
Bfowt Vi bang the drum,
Light the fuse and let er come!
A New Jersey man has sent word that
he wants to marry a Seattle girl. But
Seattle girls can usually catoh bigger
fish than herring.
a a
a eaiirorni raiiroaa ciera naa been
worth of
man. - But
he was only Imitating the boss on a
smau scale.
e a
Perhaps 60,000,000 bushels of around
six-bits wheat $45,000,000 worth in
the Pacific northwest this year; there's
one factor of prosperity.
a
Mr. J, J. Hill alludes to "the fool
newspapers." They are not fools
enough to get possession of several big
railroads and go broke and lie awake
nights fearing to starve to death.
a
A Virginia woman sued a man for
damages on the ground that he Insulted
her by paying her streetcar fare. Why
doesn t some male friend of the woman
kill the scoundrel and become a popu
lar hero?
a a
Acoordlng to aPendleton paper, a
prominent cltlsen of tnat town traveled
over a large part of the United States
and Canada and stopped only twice. It
would be Interesting to know by what
means he traveled.
how they could have remained blind
so long. We will not say that
gamblers are on the same plane as
highwaymen and burglars from a
legal or even a moral point of view,
but economically they are precisely
like these other classes who act on
the theory that the world owes them
a good living.
is- wav toward havlnr a maae empire xowns nunx limp ana lanx
just one by imposing taxes on Just and I around them and some of the styles in
righteous principles such as the income I hair dressing were absurd. Every
tax represents.
A BUll-Born BooroJet.
(From the Harney County News. Frank
Davey, Editor.)
A boom has been started In Portland,
according to the Oregonlan news col
umns, the aim of which is to nominate
Fred W. Mulkey for United States sen
ator to succeed Senator. Fulton. The
Republican politicians of Portland are In
billion tons' displacement, . an in
ROCKEFELLER DODGING
I AGAIN.
tlon of law, while 10,000,000 Smiths,
urown ana - Jones thepeople crease of OTer OMOo tons for 836
, must obey the law strictly and have .hlp. wlthln three yearf. ror ten
uy voice in tne government. nft tha wa, - wltll PM.
. rTU. a 1 ar a,av , vw ms - -n va VUIUO))
t. ?Ueafne crement of taeae Japan prepared assiduously for the
u- WWWU8B lo xne -people. - Not war with Russia, and now it seems
" ay.equuaDle aoes " to be preparing for another war.
TS . v 8 corporatlon- Wnt Japan indeed needs to be prepared
S'fa."f",Va .?Dt 18 40 Uke bck against Russia, but war with any
. men. to actual set- other great power would be suicidal.
: hp wuuci cAiBting laws and put the
: inoney In fhe public treasury, where
Jt belongs. It is not Justice for a
few, people to get tracts of land
worth all the way from $10 to 50
an acre for $2.60 an acre. . Strict
Justice' would reauire a sale of the
lands at their market value, and if
the government desired to be gen
: erons with the Southern Pacific it
tould 'paylt ,the $2.50 per acre,
which ;-lt might have received for
the lands.'' More than this, even from
the broadest view of the case, it
phould not' receive.: .
But-since people are applying for
the lands and attempting to jnake
the company sell thm at the stip
ulated price, . thera wlll.be no great
objection on the part of the people
iTPner&Hy to r this , being - done;; for
what Is wanted mora than the money
tliat the people really ought to re
t -clve is the opening up of the lands
T
HE SPECTACLE ofvJohn D.
Rockefeller dodging the federal
process servers is most edify
ing. It may be that Mr. Rocke
feller knows or would tell nothing
of value to the government, even if
he did go to Chicago and take the
witness stand; it may be taken for
granted in advance that he. would
not remember, or that he knows
nothing of the matter, and that if
he did he would on the advice of
counsel decline to testify; or that
at Ihe very worst if he did testify
tO-lanything that the government
wants to know he and the corpora
tion involved would be immune from
any unpleasant consequences." This
makes
It Is queer that a man like Leslie mighty poor position to boom anybody
M. Shaw, who is so absurdly "off" u8t now for an fflc involving sup
as to imagine; that he stands a chance J? 5rom h ,nt'r! ?ntny U
, , . . T tempt on their part -to dictate the selec
to become president, can get a Job tlon of a local pet will be resented. Mr.
at an Immonaa aalarv It wmiM ll"ey is jioi tne ngni Kina or sen-
at an immense salary, it would atoriai timber to bes:in with. He la &
... . . .
seem tnat a man wno couia De so
egregiously mistaken about himself
could not earn much.
Somebody has discovered that
Governor John A. Johnson is Colonel
Watterson's candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for president But
the veteran editor has not confirmed
this. Besides, his man had a mus
tache; has Johnson?
Revision of the tariff is to be post
poned till after the national elec
tion. Then G. p. P. leaders will say,
if that party is successful, that the
country has indorced the existing
tariff, and it is wise to let well
enough alone.
Harrlman has loaned some money
to the Alton railroad. It wasn't
loaning exactly when Harrlman got
a lot of money out of the Alton.
great big pampered doll baby, fit for
tne aauiation or tne coarisn aristocratic
drawing-room and not cut out for do
ing big things of a. statesmajiiu Char
acter. Besides, If Senator FuTtoivcon
tinues in the splendid course whlcfrSm
has been following in congress, he will
ba entitled tn another term and tha
spirit of American fairness ought to looks,
give it to him. Portland has one sen
ator, has the governor, the treasurer of
state, the state printer, the superin
tendent of public instruction, the col
lector of customs, the collector of in
ternal revenue, the United States mar
shal and about everything worth having
Indeed much more than its geograph
ical share of the political- fruit hence
there is no reason for allowins- it to
hog the whole thing. The people of the
y to this latest
Mulkey Into a
place for which be has neither claim nor
fitness.
woman had dressed to her ideal, regard
less oz wnat suited ner.
The every-day styles when not ex
treme or exaggerated are most becom
ing to .tne every-day woman.
Personally I am fond of extreme aim.
pliclty In dress because I know that
elaborate things took out of plaoe on me.
but I must confess to a feeling of great
eaijijTacuon in wearing a gown witn
train. '
With that train dragging after me I
reel equal to any social emergency.
Man should be the last one to crlti
else woman for her love for pretty
clothes. Every woman knows that a
man is far more likely to notice her If
she is becomingly and smartly gowned
than if she Is dowdy. He may not
realise that she is well-dressed, but he
does realise that she is looking her best.
It Is the most natural thing In the
woria mat woman snouia aesire to rind
favor In man's eyes, and fundamentally
ner lining lor pretty ciotnes rests on
tne aesire to piease mm.
So don't be harsh In your judgment.
gentlemen. Remember that a new gown
makes a bright spot in a hard-working
woman s lire, it is to your interest to
keep your wives contented and pretty In
jon t do gruaing witn tne money
There is this advantage about Sen
ator Knox: He could undoubtedly
carry Pennsylvania.
bis dodging of process
servers, big retreat into the country I ?Wik' last year, from it si
..!f4jS' r-fevt-- , " 4 terrltoriea ind 21 -foreign- eoui
Popular Education,
ryoni the" St. Ix)Uls Globe-Democrat
: Among the graduating essays at the
Tuskegee institute this year are some
on brick work, feeding cattle, hot beds,
rotation' of crops and cooking. This
system of education seems to be popu
lar, as 3,000 pupils' were enrolled, at
states and
eountrleg.tr,
Should the People Elect?
FrOm the Milton Eagle.
Some of our exchanges are again
threshing out the statement No; 1 prop
osition. This question was pretty thor
oughly discussed during the last cam
paign and very few newspapers now
adays, we believe, will have the temer
ity to openly oppose It
Ta ua thA matter annaara tA raanlva
Itself Into a queatlon of belief. Thoso I t0 tne U"'ted States,
wno Deneve tnat a majority or the '
voters of the state should have the
right to choose their representatives in
the United States will favor state
ment No. 1.
Those who would prefer to have their
representatives chosen by professional
that will help them to be so.
Today in History.
)S40 De Soto entered Alabama terri
tory. 1776 Continental Congress adopted
resolution of Independence.
1812 Captain David Porter, TT. S. N
sailed on an expedition against - the
British. -
18S3 Reaping machines first nubliely
exhibited in Hamilton county, New
York.
1864 Congress chartered the North
ern Pacific Railroad company.
1881 President Oarfield assasalnated
at Washington by Charles Guiteau.
1S0 House of representative passed
the Lodge force bill.
1891 City Treasurer Bardsley Of
Philadelphia sentenced to 16 years' 1m
prlsonment. .
1893--Lieutenant Peary's expedition
lert New York ror the Arctic regions.
1897 Strike of coal, miners in Ohlo,
d
West Virginia.
Pennsylvania an
1901 Cornell won the Intercollegiate
coat raee-at 1'oughneepsie.
18DJ uuoa ceded two navai stations
politicians will oppose it
The Pendleton Tribune is one of the
few papers which are opposing it but
in the case of Editor Oeer it is possible
that a personal element enters into the
controversy. - . .
It 1s popularly believed that our gen
ial ex-governor has senatorial aspira
tions, in, which case we would commend
his Judgment in pre erring to take his
chances of controlling a majority of the
legislature to trusting bis hopes on the
whim of an ungrateful people, forgetful
of past Xavora, . - .. . , ., .
Would Better Come Alone.
From the Woodburn Independent
No man in the east who purposes
coming to Oregon- to acquire land in
the famous Wllllamette valley should
watt for special railroad rates. He
should not come with a crowd, but
quietly and alone. It would profit him"
to pay the full railroad passenger rate
and avoid too much -publicity until he
had made his selection. The man who
puts In probably 150 more than tha one
who pays the settler's rate, and. quietly
comes in and looks around, finds a bet
ter farm" bargain than he who - comes
in a crowded" excursion train and Is
plainly labeled as a homeseeker. Noth
ing Is gained waiting for cheap railroad
rates, ;.n...-y. .-r--; . j
Portland at Her Best,
From the Pendleton Cast Oregonlan.
rne people of Oregon never before
saw the city of Portland at such a good
advantage or In such a pleasant mood
s during the rose show and fiesta of
the past week.
Not even the Lewis and Clark fair
gave the metropolis such a spirit of
Joyousness, such , an abandoned air of
Jollity and good cheer.
This spirit was everywhere. It was
not confined to those participating in
the actual events of the fiesta, but it
was noticeable in the business houses,
in the offices, in tha people on the
streets, in the crowds gathered every
where for fun and companionship.
Los Angeles and Pasadena can no
longer monopolise the flower carnival
spirit. Portland has outstripped them
Tn the first attempt" for .Portland pro
duced and wnre har Ann V.
fid n? 8hlp ,n carloads from hundreds
i "-way. ens wore no borrowed
glory, flaunted no Allan i-nin t ......
a Portland show throughout' It was a
product of Portland soil, the conoeptlon
of Portland people and carried out In
Portlands own unique wayi .
And tO CrOwh tha flaata tf,... .
the noise and song of virile growth and
expansion rlnalna- Haariv
ently above the din of the carnival. In
the heart of the big city, everywhere
are rising steel buildings, six, eight ten
stories in height On every street i
tne Sign Of lmnrovamant 1T.... u.
t " w7 . commercial expansion.
Portland is rrowtna- aa i..
Bhe Is filling out har vMaanr.. 1..-
Dl.. J 'li'y -..ci.u mi-
t . D" 1 " "feeling some or the most
substantial and. oostlv hniMir... .i..
oia structures, which
were magnificent in their day, are glv-
Ina nt... i t .... B
--w tuwru Duiiamgs, twice,
three times aa larva . u
AjAlI.ry new aiding is filled to the
limit as soon as completed. There Is
s, f. 'lnl room anywhere.
For these reasons, the people of Ore
gon never saw Portland at such a great
a n a vi witr uiar. i irtv ri tv inaai
new confidence cv. oJo-aa'. J.i;".u
mtv.Hnn s... ,ew III-
C3etting Back to Grandpa's House.
? r";c" Seymour Keller.
A,Iather be t0 grandpa's house
Than anv nlac t in..-
For grandpa says I am his boy
And grandma loves me so.
Vnn K.FeTtMIl0Wn. t?..grranJP' bOUSO
IOU bet I'll malca thlno. v...
Th.. won,t be no one then to say
Now, sonny, stop that drum.'!
I'll go barefooted in the grass
..And J U8t 1 Please;
1 U.,?ad,d,le Jn mu1 puddles and
climb the biggest trees;
11LB,,dA down on 018 fanlstera,
1 11 shin ut ev'rv door;
I won't be scolded when I track
Up grandma's kitchen floor. -
Wh,?,nJt down to grandpa's house
1 11 be a boy again.
Folks ain't afraid of freckles there,
Jr. botn"r 'bout the rain.
I"!..lde Worses bareback and
111 walk on ev'r-o- rsnMi. . .'
No one'll scold me when i' tear
"7 pantsgee, that's Immense!
I A rather be to grandpa's Jiouse-
Because I havTuch fun! - -And
I'll h awful sorry when i
- Vacation tlma la rinna . , V
HI soon b down to grandpa's boiso,
-And be a boy once, more, !
Where I Woh't get no scolding when
A tracg up grandma's ttoor,i; vf : -
Oregon SiJeKgLts
Lots of paint Is being used In afeaarlde
. a , .-
FIva mill whistles are heard in Wniev-
mlna.
a
Newport baa Improved considerably
lately. ,
a a (
Coqullle Is to hata a boot and shoe
factory,
a a a
The prune prospect ia very promising
In Linn.
a a
The Radium Springs sanitarium will
be rebuilt.
There are seven miles of aid tracks
In Ontario. '
a a
Powder River valley win have tha
biggest crop ever.
Antelope will give a big barbecue
dinner on the Fourth.
a a
A Eugene man picked 18 gallons of
cherries from one tree.
a a
A Marion county man claims to hare
billygoats that climb trees and brows
on the leaves.
a a
Seaside Is Just entering the most
prosperous and busy season It has ever
known, says the Signal.
a a
"Dam Fourth of July Celebration," Is
a Hermiston Herald headline. But this
is not profanity; the celebration la to
be held at a dam.
a a
A Benton county roan with a four
horse team hauling a ton of cream all
went over a grade. One horse was
killed, another injured and tha cream
In.t
a a
It begins to look as If Hepprier will
have to open her own coal mines for her
winter s ruei supply, says una Times.
There is uttie prospect or getting it
rrom any otner source.
as
In a few rears lands of the lower
Umatilla country will be the garden of
the northwest, says the- Echo Register,
We have the climate and the soil and
the water will soon bring labor and
capital together.
Fifty-eight' dwelling houses hava been
built in Dallas since January 1, says the
Observer; 10 are now In process of con
struction; strangers are coming to town
every day. inquiring for houses, and
seeking places to locate; the sawmills
ar asking vainly for more men; every
incoming freight train brings s-long line
of empty cars and every outgoing train
draws those cars away, loaded, v
"An
East Side Bank
Side People."
for East
Ladies' Savings
, Accounts
Statistics' show that woman are
carrying bank accounts today
more than ever before. They have,
discovered that this is the safest -and
most practical way of saving -money.
This bank has special facilities
for carrying women's accounts.
Checking acaonnta and saving ao .
counts of ail alses are invited.
Savings accounts draw Interest at
the rate or 4 per cent compounded
semi-annually on amounts of 61.00
ana up. ;- i
Nib
Commercial. Savings Bank
XVOTX aUrx WIXtlAKg ' ATB.
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