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OF m OTENAL THE JOURNAL AN IKDBPKNDKfT WBWBPAPBE, c. a. j , .Fvbllaner Iabltaa4' Taatng (except Saaday) and rorjr mM7 mnilnc, it The Journal win Ml log. f1f' ao4 YanhlU atreeta, Porlund. Of, tance, then, that teachers should be would not undertake to speak abso something more i and - higher than J Inttly definite, but 'hat 1 a close mere mstructort la knowledge In th approximate." Did he know what popular seme of that term, should were the net earning: "I do not be builders and developer of ehar-lno." As to who could tell : "I really acter, teacherg of duty, in all re- do not think I could tell you." Asked spects. I if certain other officers present We are glad that the teachers could tell: "What was the Question, spdke out for peace, as against war. pour honor?" Again, as to what the There hag been too much teaching nt earnings were, no amount being of gun and sword glory, the glitter- mentioned: "I should think so, sir fohkion advertising iiepbesicntative j ing and gilded success of human When a man with property that Vraalaart-Banjamlo Rj!l Aavrtleln Afancr, alana-tito,- ..! .. ml - Ihrtno-a In mnnthlv Incnrnn of mora ftrnaawlrk Hulldlnt- 225 Fifth erasae. Haw I . wu muo ui mo ior; Trihnna Buiiiin. cmca. i homely : values and virtues of the than a million probably more tnan gnhacrlotlnn Trrma br mall to any addnaa I humble arts and I nriimrrloa nf ne two millions knows as little as this "! Um United Btatra, Canada or Mraioo. I . , .K.. v .t.t .M. i x u orvm wars, we must eaucaie i uuuk iua " uuvm : i Entered at Hie poetofflea at Portland, Or., for : tranaatiuioa tanmgn tne maiia aa aecona-ciaaa ' Bialter. -i- . TELEPHONE MAIN TITS. All dpartinnra reacbed by tbla amsber. Tell tha operator tba department 70a want. PAILY. Ona rear 16. 00 I one month f JSO I One nnt S3. 00 I On month I M DAILY AND BCNDAT. Ona year tT.ftO I Ona month. I 48 The years write their rec ords on men's hearts as they do on trees; inner circlet of growth which no man can see. Saxe Holm. 'l ELECTION OF SENATOR. tha children to hate war and love I Income, it shows his sublime faith in peace. To insure good cltiiens here- certain of bis fellow men. It is after the children's moral character touching" spectacle must be developed in the schools. The American teachers are on the! right track. FIFTY YEARS IN PORTLAND. T U t HE DALLES Optimist, an open and honest opponent of the primary law, having predicted the election of a Democratic THE HOBO NUISANCE. P AT Pendleton ".Mot of husky men lounging about and ''look ing for work" were offered 40 HB MEIER & FRANK company, cents an hour to handle aom a household word throughout j freight, but not one of them would this region, has completed a touch it. Soon after three farmers full half-century of continued came along and offered them from business In this city, and Its semi- ft to $1.75 a day In the harvest centennial celebration Is a matter fields, but after asking about 20 not only for its members and em- questions, about hours and grub and ployes to take note of, but is of gen- distance from town and the natlon- eral public Interest Portland was ality of the cook, they unanimously ' aanatnp flATt taar h tha nannla Ka :! cause "ther would likely be a half- ' ,m" VllVl wbnvMe,w U the job. Some of them the nvatiuuou a mure uvre, euiu i BBzno uaj pegged mean, ana wnen a th growth of the firm's business train came along tried to board the and of the city have been propor-1 blind baggage to move on to some tionate. No other similar firm, we I more desirable place .dozen Republican candidates, none of whom would receive as many ; ; vctes as tha assumedly only on p. Democratic candidate, th Harney Valley New correct this palpable error, saying that though there may j be 0 Republican candidate In ! the primaries,' there will be but one, J- as there will be but one Democrat, I la the ensuing June election. It is There are too many of this sort of "looking-for-work" vagrants, and they are treated too considerately by the authorities and the people generally. We grant that as abstract 4 i i V believe, has been here so long, nor expanded so much. Though the founders and some member of the firm of former years have passed away, their descendants or succes sor have taken their place and car- propositions any one has a right to enrions that r .nrh ttj. nation rlefl on constantly growing busl- be idle, providing he violates no law 1- was necessary, eflpedally after last BCB" 'lon lu" nm wnawvmMv. y to order to subsist In Idleness, and .vear'B rnriMM. Thar, were "o esT-uiuueu vj m that a poor man has the same right ;. f Republican candidates for enator in foundr of tn (mpny. to "life, liberty and the pursuit of the nrlmarle. and only one. the one Th firm ha greatly succeeded, happiness" as a rich man; but these receiving the Plurality vote, was or I but has well earned Its success, for fellows are a constant nuisance and 4 could be a candidate at the election. " P "om the beginning and menace. As beggars they are He defeated the Democratic candi- always maintained the deserved rep- nuisance, and If their needs are not V date thus disproving the reiterated ntation of treating fairly all its hosts satisfied by begging they resort to 'assertion that a plurality candidate of customers, great and small, rich petty thievery, which often leads to t the dominant party cannot win I and poor, and, dealing with them more serious crimes. at the poll aa against the single can- with the utmost honesty. Whatever Every town ought to provide some didafe In the primaries of the minor- representations Meier & Frank made means of making tlfese gentry work ity party, and the .legislature per- about their goods a customer could for the public for board and lodging ) formed its duty by electing the can- always rely upon Implicitly. This if they will not work for individuals dldate whom the ' people, by our! inaeea nas become a rule or Dusiness at good wages. There la no excuse I plurality systenv had chosen. As with most successful merchants now, f0r their existence as vagrants. . x-Snaker pjvey;aay in h Harney dui mis nrm was a pioneer nere.in county paper: 4 " '. ' this respect, as well as in other. Th. is no hocus ocu about th. This firm is also noted for its ac- pTlm&ry law or tha effects of "State-leommodatlon to customers, taking t'ment;Na 1." If the man nominated I pains to satisfy and please purchaser By tMKepuwicaaswuiepninaneBaoe. .f M WfJ, M thoge of ,arge amounts. From a very few clerks cussedneas of the Republican roter In the beginning; Meier & Frank now war-talk and Jingoism Is the lan that's all. If a man desiring to g-o to employ many hundreds, and the in- guage of Admiral Tamamoto, who the legislature believe in the principle tarantm of theaa and other emDloves said: "Too miirh m .nnnt ha understanding between ' our . respec- this sort of partisan rot, but they tlve government Is perfect; o i Is, are. learning better. I most firmly believe, between ' In- Party sentiment and party adher- telligent people in both countries." J ence are not obliterated entirely, of These expression undoubtedly ex- course, but the voters of a party will press the sentiments of official no longer tolerate the old machine Japan, and of its loading and Influ- methods, and as soon as they .dls entlal citizens. And so in this coun- cover that a candidate Is a machine try, as it is in Japan, it is only th I product they have no use for him. shallow-pated Jingoes who are' talk- And they are right. The machln Ing war. The people of Japan, politician can fool less pwCp-ie, and though intelligent in the mass above less frequently, and to a less .extent. those of almost any other nation, do I than ever before. not understand our dual or triple system of government, federal, state WRETCHED PASSENGER SERV- ' Hjrrnnaj to Know Dcrmbn for Tod and municipal, and so '.thought the federal government should have reached out and punished th San Francisco outrages, but on further study will view the case differently and in any event will trust and obey their government. Japan is entitled to fair and Just T ice: HE PEOPLE have been very pa tient or perhaps have seemed so because they had no means of changing conditions under the wretched and aggravating pas senger service of the Harrlman lines treatment with respect to Its people entering Portland, particularly the her under treaty riahts. and it is wnerB Pacific, but continued pa the duty of the American press to t,ence would Do b "counted a vlr- dlscountenance war-talk and refrain tue ' J0D " M were allTe: ana " from Jingoism. tDe rallroad commission can do any- In its trains somewhere near some schedule or other at least a portion of the time, the people expect the commission to do this. Down in Texas, if a train Is late more than a Intercession. ,Y"v'k v By Horatlua Bonar. ;tVt. Horatius Bonar has taken the Prayer of, Bolomon and rjut it into a poetio form that oongregatlona every. wnere love to sing to tba tune "Inter cession." by yr. H. CaloottJ " WieB ti Wry. seeking rest. To thy roodneas flee; When the heavy laden cast . All their loadTon thee; ., ' When the troubled, seeking peace. On thy name shall call;: when the alnner, eeeklnr life, a( thy feet ahnll full- Hear then In love, O Lord, the" cry. come T ay ii Meeting Temptation. By Henrr' JV Coca- lis ii" l unrmnn ni evil, due wu come evil with tood.'WRomaha. U:ii, MiiiKJii are . lew who would not rather do good than evil, few who do not deatre the right way of living; but our difficulty is lu uiiiuiuiiiiiji tun wui o .waiK inerem; me prooiem is not mat or de termining the right, but that of reach ing and realizing It. He makes a creak mletake who foils to credit mankind with duslrea for righteousness, k ,'y.- ui iiuw eiuuii miiu eaauj . mjv wa Ola-' - -" .VI". v MV, U, Ml, II I I in heaven, vr dwelling place on high, couraged. When we would do good we find evil so often present and Iri'.'Buch power that at last, becoming oonvinced mat insuperable dirflculttes He in, jthe CHEERFUL FUNERALS. A' E JAPAN IS FRIENDLY. XACTLY IN line with The Jour nal's recently expressed view of the duty of press and people to refrain from and deprecate It .enato7he -hould tak. . Statement are alwa thoughtfully regarded. In taken by the press, for a few care- ' No. 1" and if elected he should live up a word, this establishment is a great less words may do harm. There are A - .A . 1 .1 JIJ.II. . I . t M , n . n n A. - .. . u n wiia cimcwnuoui iiuoniy. 11 no i xnoutu mguerauepai iuicui muio, uc- i juuujf eensaiionai papers, DOln nere WU"M Ui veloped into Its present immense ana in Japan, and I will ask the ' w "u.4.u T "i""' nroDortlons through fifty years of editors to make a thorough .t,.riv '.: exclusively, tnen ne anouia reiuse to 1 - - . ' , . 1 t take the sutement or be bound by It, steady, honorable growth, and look- of the situation before writing tholr ? V ' ing forward to continued expansion, views." In a further and formal ' aMTTPTPA' Rcvtnni titaphttpq I to keep pace with the growth of I statement. Admiral Tamamoto said SSMSeiMtavaa Bf sawaw vw a vaa I I tne city. 1 mere exists between the two HE, National Educational asso- Th- nronrietors have always been governments no difficulty or ill There is BAPTIST minister In London has announced that he favors cheerful fnnerals, and as an earnest of that policy he re- certain time the company is obliged cently officiated in a suit of light at certain points to make up and gray clothes at the burial of one of send forward another train, though the deacons of his church. "I am this would not help the through pas- tired of the paganism of Christian sengers. funerals," he said. "This deacon Conditions, as partly detailed In was 82 years old, bad been a good The Journal Thursday, have simply Christian all his life and died of old become" Intolerable1 If there is any age, and so I dressed cheerfully and means of compelling -the railroad we sang the Easter hymn." corporation to amend them. During This minister is sensible. When w,nter Btorm r spring floods, or a child dies, or a person in his prime, on anT occmrtc-n furnishing an ex- or one' death Is "untimely," as we case tne PeP,e expect delayed trains say, expressions and emblements of and abandoned schedules, but why erlef are natnmi anri ronM h- this state of affair should continue restrained; but in the case of an old tnronRhout the year, and with no ex person like this, to whom death was cuse oa the Part of th railroad to fully due, there Is no cause for offer thf do not understand. mourning. Of course an old person mat tne lines are not easy to run la i 11 a. 11 a. may be loved by his family and irB1"8 OTt,r' iaui "e passenger irar When )th" worldling, sick at heart. Lifts 'Ms aouj above; When tha prodigal looks back '.: To hla Father's love: - When the proud man from bis pride oiuui 10 ema mj i ace; , When the burdened bring his guilt mo my inrone or rrnca : IT... th.n In Inn f T mj . i. m In heaven, thy dwelling place on high. When the stranger aak a. home, All hlJ to'ls to end; r When the hunary craveth food ---a the poor a-friend; When the aailor. 6a the, wave Bowa the fervent- knee; . When the aoldler on the field Llfta ula heart to thee;. . Hear then in love. O Lord, the err. In heaven, thr dwelling place on high. When the man of toll .and care In the city -crowd; When the shepherd on the moor Namea the name of God; When the learned and the high, . Tired of earthly fame, Upon higher Joys intent. . Name me blessed name: T T l. . iM ...... r T -nm A . t. . AM. In heaven, thy owelllng place on high. When the child, lth grave, freah Up, xoutn or maiden rair: When the aged, weak and gray, Seek thy face in prayer; When the widow weeps to thee. Sad and lone and low; When the orphan brings to thee All his orphan woe; tT... 1 .... r T . V. In heaven, thy dwelling place on high. Letters From tlie Pcropl croplc Takes Exception to Governor Buelv tel's Statements, Montavllla, Jbly It. To the Editor of The Journal In this evening's jour nal (July IS) I noticed a reported inter view with "Governor" Henry A. Buohtel of Colorado. In this Interview he says that "hereafter the Colorado mining alt uation will be handled on the open shop plan, and that no organisation of any kind will be allowed to dictate what ac- friends, and for a little time will be tio 18 heavy and that the equipment tion shall be taken regarding- the con mlaeaa Kt i ... .... IS lnSUIIlCient are not. srOOd excuses. " oi me mines or tne miners. The railroad people have been doing business here a long time and should have considered all these matters long ago. The people are not dis posed to be unreasonable or hyper critical, on the contrary, they are very "easy"; but they do Insist on some approach a part of the time at least to the maintenance of schedule sal rule of mortality It is unreason able to mourn his demise, and often foolish affectation to put on the countenance and garb of mourning. They sang the Easter hymn. Now this wa appropriate. The old man was ripe for the harvest of death; it waB a natural occurrence; there should be subdued Joy rather than grief because he was relieved of the t,me bjr passenger trains, burden of mortality. The Christian on such an occasion should turn his mind to the resurrection, to the an ticipated new life, to the coming spring. Christians believe that "as we have borne the image of the A large batch of prominent and Now, will this "parson governor" fell me where he got hla authority to pre vent the miners from dictating what ac tion they shall take in regard to their own movements? II he has the author ity to do this; why does he not follow up his policy and say that no miner shall eat his breakfast before 10 o'clock, and that every person who wishes to form any kind of an organisation in his" state must not be allowed, to do o 'because it la one of the Inherent principles of American liberty that no person shall be allowed to organise for mutual oenenr." I wonder If the "governor" of Colo rado would stand on the - bank of a stream and watch a child drown while it was In his power to save It? If he Is path of virtue, it dona not seem worth, while to attempt to tread It. The weak willed are tlius buttled before, they really begin. ' : I it I, Ufa .,..!. AM .. I A - from sin by eterrt self-denial, by rigidly excludlnar. from Ihalr Mv.i all lha ) en list of things that experlenoe Or opinion has pronounced dangerous or evil. Life Is given to the effnrr fnr ntlv righteousness. But it may well be Ques tioned whether either the individual or the race la llhtanttallv lh. Ivril... noBiive ngnieousnass. jne pain lo tha hfllo-hta - vh.mmaii ought to tread la not, lndica(SVy Jjon l , Bla-tia .(Mir TK .iniin mistakes we make in our flaht aa-alnat Sin Is that we nut nim.iv.' ani.i. the defensive. Im, thing we possibly can do Is to hold th fort against our foes. But the5 de fensive haa evervthlna- to in n H.f.a, and nothing to gain by Viotory. 'Tempta tion must be assailed. . r Virtue is not somethlna- la something attained; it la victory, it Is hot the maintaining of ourselves, as W6 are. but the. mnuntlnir In mhu ought to be. The life that moves on to larger and better belnar minima th ... saults of many otherwise damaging temptations, for It simply sweeps them before It. A man never overcomes evil until learns to loathe it and to 4ny Its right to any place in his life. ntlnth . the base and unworthy Is developed In proportion aa the aDDetlte for tha ni and worthy grows. Morality is largely a matter of good taste that la. the ability to distinguish between that which Is elevatlnx anil that whlnh la An- grwiingr .cad Ui cultlvatioa.Of the de I aire for the thins helpful. ',' " --"fc-"-ii?S rou are not likely to overcome evil while you are entertalnlnar It heart. The sins against which we are helpless are the ones to which wa are hospitable. But neither Is one likely to. reacn any wormy weal Dy' slinolv emptying tha heart of all things evlL What we need is not so much a smaller number of vices to lament aa a larger number of active, aggressive' vir tues to occupy our energies. He is good wno is positively good ror somethlne. not he who is innocent of anything. What you reHlIy are can never be de termined by the most minute enumera tion of what you are not. There are too many whose sole conscious ylrtue Ilea In what thay are not. cultivate the virtues and the. vices will take care of themselves. The de velopment of the good Is the death of the bad. There Is never an hour nor a circumstance of life, never so much aa chance tmsser on the street or a flower by the wayside but that In them wo find either goud or 111 the thought and po tency that helps or hinders. lie who fares forth in chorrulnes or heart, seeking to find good and to' do food, discovers that the foes he on eared floe before him; Some of his temptations turn out to he but illusions. and obstacles once mountain high, sink to the plain. Step out dally for better, happier things, and the base and' evil will have decreasing cower and attrac tion for you. ileal th is not in shutting out disease. wealthy buslneBs men of Toledo. '"'"lnA THI? 4 '"i.1 "' hut In crowd n a- In vlior. sunshine . . . . . ' ""l ""V 5na5 tne western i-eaeration or i ncz nii ..,-n.rth Health of th. Ohio, who have been organized as Miners shall not be allowed to go out on . . ... a strike to aid their fellow workers who the heavenly"; that death shall be Imprisonment in a workhouse, .be sides fines of 1100 each, after a members of a lumber trust, a brick are being gradually killed by the intol ed on them b Colorado, whlc illation, for th not deported It from trust an lr trnnt and nthnr trnato eraoie oonai lions imposea on tnem Dy trust, an ice trust, ana otner trusts, the meiter trust of Colorado, which an organization, for the ti i iv. i a ..I have been sentenced to six months' must, not be eniLiij wo ouaii uear me image ui "jrovernor" haa Col f T The proprietors have always been governments elation, that has Just concluded among Portland's publlc-pirited citi- feeling of whatever Bort. Its annual session at Los An geles, put itself on record In ' two particulars, at least, in a way , to be especially commended. It de clared in favor of a broader and ' more practical system of common school education, and for peace in .- stead of war among nations, saying ' that "it Is the duty of the teacher ' of this republic at once to enter upon fa systematic course of instruction, : which shall embrace not only a broader patriotism, but a more ex- : tended course of moral instruction, especially In regard to the rights and duties of citizenship, the right of property, the security and sacred ness bf human life." The association said further that "the building of character is the real elm of the schools," and deprecated the tendency In the minds of chll dren and youth toward "a disregard , . ' , for constituted authority, a lack of respect for age and superior- wisdom, C weak appreciation of the demands , of duty, ft disposition to follow pleas- , ore and Interest rather than obllga , tion and order," and urged thought and action in opposition to this j tendency. ,Jthp association declared that "the . force of this world should be or- ganlzed and operated in , the interest , 0ft peac and not of war. We be llev' that material, commercial and .social Interests of the people .of the United State and of the whole. Wbld 1 , demand fthat the -energies of thipse government and of the people be ,v devoted to he -conservation and the HAT AN absolute and baby like confidence In his asso ciates Mr. Rockefeller must have. We have not seen such faith', no, not In mllllonairedom. He has hundreds of millions of dol lars Involved in a business of which he is the nominal head, but which he says he has paid no attention to in eight or ten years, and of the nature and condition of which he has but slight and vague knowledge Here are some of his answers to the questions of Judge Landis. As to outstanding capital stock: think it is about $100,000,000. could not state definitely." As to the occupation of the corporation "I have been so -long out of this business that I could not well answer that question." Asked again as to his impression of the corporation's business: "They have a refinery and refine oil. That was the yes. It would be Impossible for me to give to make an answer intelligently to that question without a study of the case." As to more than one re finery: "I do not know what re fineries there are. - I healthy pursuit of peace, and that could not tell." After admitting zens, liberal supporters of every good cause, and active and zealous friends of the city in which they had their home. So the public, including The Journal, congratulates this great mercantile firm on Its semi-centen nlal anniversary and rejoices In the success it has so fairly won. MR. ROCKEFELLER'S FAITH. W - the peopl bo relieved of the burden ; of providing; at tremendous expense the armament ; suggested by the competitive desire for supremacy in war, AH thee are timely expression of the rlelU kind frjom.tbe right source, T2iO tenchera bf the coufctryrexert a yiowerf nl Influence, next . to parents the greatest Influence, over the live, fhnrnctcr prd dcstiny.pf the Batfon' iLUirco, It is ot the tlrst lmfor- that a statement by the court might be correct, and asked what further occupation the corporation had: "I could not say. 1 do not think it would be proper to say that it has occupation in administering refiner ies. Thosr, are technical points." Had the Staudard Oil any other busi ness: I should say not, strictly speaking." As to dividends: "I don't know, your honor, exactly, but approximately about 40 per cent, ( I not the slightest cause for anxiety in the American-Japanese relations and If there is any anxiety it Is not because of the actual existence of any difficulty between the two coun tries, but because of the demagogic influence of some unwarranted press talk that often tends to drive even the calmest temper of the public into a whirl of tempestuous rage." Viscount Aokl, the Japanese am bassador, also declared in New York that there is no "Japanese-American situation," and that all the talk of trouble between the two nations is a phantom creation of irresponsible trouble-makers and trouble-hunters, If there be any cause for anxiety, it is due to the Influence of unwar ranted press talk, "that often tends to drive even the calmest temper of the public into a whirl of tempestu ous rage." Count Katozomo of Toklo, who is in this country, said: "If a-person will reason for a few minutes, he will readily Bee that the last thing Japan wants now is a war with the United States. Japan has not recovered from the effects of the Russian war. We have not money enough to carry on a prolonged struggle in the first place, and, secondly, but more im portant, we have all the territory that we can handle." Me spoke of Japan having Korea and Formosa on its hands, and Manchuria to rehabili tate, work enough to attend to fpr years without engaging in any more wars. Keiroka Tsuzukl, a first-rank statesman and ambassador plenipo tentiary to The Hague conference, cables to the New York Herald an expression of Japan's exceedingly friendly feeling for the United States, saying that this country is the very last one with .which Japan would seek any trouble. He admits that Japan Is a young nation and very sensitive,' but remembers that on several occasions the United States has been her good and help ful friend, and & concludes;, "Th orado yet? Th, "o n f rn ir" bI.a ma wa Hint If I . mnna rinaB rT K I nil ca n n n r r . a .... . ..... j v.. a. . . swaiiowea UP in Victory; that the " v" "" " an inherent right of every American i ,i . L... I severe excoriation, nv the ludare. who citizen to work, for whom he likes s.-.a uul . uaio. vuuai 10 a uvi- - - " where he likes, When he likes and for ter and brighter world. Then why PrPerlT held them up a undeslr- what he likes," and that neither a labor mourn when a loved one who has ftDle "2enB- lfie members or tne Toledo plumbers trust have not plead guilty yet, but will doubt less "get thelr'B" ere long. This is encouraging news, and should be of poratlon will be al- orpo with this right. been good dies? Or when an evil doer dies, either? Death ends his sinning. We do not mean that it would be seemly to rejoice at funerals, or af fect a cheerfulness we do not feel, nor that real, poignant grief should be entirely suppressed behind a mask of stoicism; but mourning belles our professed beliefs, and In the case of very old people to whom life Is a heavy burden it is absurd. organisation or co lowed to Interfere If It Is an inherent right of every American cltlsen to work for whom he likes, for what he likes, when he like. and where he Ukes, then (providing MACHINES OUT OF DATE. have not been disinherited of this .right I have'the right to go to the office o t--t in Prl. J.n.e Journal andHemanfl a position ai mid vaw .u .iv........... Dviuo- editor at a salary or sio.ouo per year; thing of the same kind may happen 5 'U"1 I wlll.n'ot occupy the editor s I desk Over two hours daily. Tn reraril some day. I to the statement "that no labor brgan- lzation or corporation shall he allowed to Interfere with this right," I will say that as corporations do not work but I niru wage slaves 10 ao tneir wors lor Wilson OI rrinceion college said in tnem. there is not any danger of this ngnt or tneirs Deing interrered with, and as to labor organizations, they are doing the best they can to 'live where they like," ana consequently do not have any time to deprive us of this right FLOYD L- LEWIS. Here is what President Woodrow T HB New York World in a recent editorial said: "The American people are hungry for honest. Intelligent, sincere political leadership. When they find a man whom they feel they can trust they make short shrift of any political organization that stands in his way or their way. No matter how well a machine is organized or how cun ning its manipulators, the machine can govern only during periods of popular indifference. The man who wins and holds the confidence of the people can always beat the bosses." There has been some proof of the truth of these statements right here in Oregon, and in Portland; and there is likely to be more. It Is difficult for some of the politicians who were prominently. Identified with the old machines to accept or even to realize the changed condi tion of the public mind regarding organized party politics. Tne peo ple are now on the lookout for men, and of what party they are Is a minor consideration. They not only do not want machine products, but they have proved that men of the minority party will serve them quite as well and In some notable instances bet ter than men of the majority party. and they have no regrets whatever for electing these minority party men. They have no sympathy what ever for the wailing of the "lost bouIs" who are trying to' make them believe that the city and state, are going to the demnltlon bow-wows because some Democrats have been elected and that the same "fate In case pf a like event would bfall th country. The people used to believe his Fourth of July address: "One really responsible man in Jail, one real originator of the schemes aud transactions which are contrary to public Interest legally lodged in the penitentiary, would be worth more than a thousand corporations mulct ed In fines, if reform is to be genuine and permanent." Now perhaps Colonel Harvey has changed his opinion about President Wilson making an ideal safe and sane presi dent of the United States. The National Educational associa tion declared in favor of a little simplified spelling, but did not re solve to boycott existing dictionaries, spelling books and other text-books. Spelling reform will be accomplished if at all very slowly. ' An enthusiastic Portland Metho dist minister, in his correspondence to a contemporary, describes Vice- President Fairbanks as "genial, pop ular and a great Christian." What a fine Methodist bishop the tall vice- president would have made. It Served Her Need. Boarding school French is proverb ially useless, but it rested with a bright American girl to show how a little knowledge might sometimes be not such a dangerous thing. - Bhe was crossing the St Lawrence one morning early on her way to Mur ray bay. A cold damp fog hid every thing but the oily water over the side of the steamer, tne trip, which always takes an hour, seemed likely to be lengthened out Indefinitely, and a long nigni railway journey naa iert ner worn out. There was not a thing to eat to be Dougnt on tne Doat. and the French 0 nadlan sailors seemed perfectly careless as to her welfare. Moreover, as she passed 'the galley there steamed forth tne most inviting scent or coffee. Bhe paced backward and forward won dering lr some one would not take pity on ner. esne anew tnere was some French phrase In her book at home wnicn wouia exactly xit the situation, put rememoer it she couldn t. She gret twiu nnu iii,i a ucspemie urilli a xiasil of genius came to her. ? She stood outside the galley door and wun an empnatic aKsture exclaimed: "Mon dleul quelle belle smelle!" Boarding school French triumphed, and In a minute she was presented by a anmiug sauur wun an enormous Dowj of coffee. heart comes In the same way. Cease- to think of sin; seek the good and true. the things kindly and helpful, -the, thoughts fair and wholesome; set In the heart tha Ideal of the bestTOTall lives, the life that subdued s'fVoKswk lng to serve Ood and love malrancTllfe i shall find the vigor of virtue. Sentence Sermons No loss. By Henry F. Cope, tool gains keen edge without I Precept is powerless without person-1 ailty. e Faith in with menT" God Is seen in fellowship Is the best text book oia I The heart tlquette. Living for self alone Is a way to soul suicide. One light tongue can make man 7 1 happy hearts. Worry born of Imaginary troubles is) I the parent or real worry. a . - Tou can never get to know a man birl finding out things about him. The suspicious seek In others they have hidden in themselves. What I This world will never be saved , people too spiritually minded to dishes. sltl This Date in History. 1420-Hussltes under Zlska victors at Seaside and not Portland will have ba"'e. ' ?raue;. , iHi uiniim VBrnii &uca d umm ror -France the the honor of entertainlng Vice-President Fairbanks, but Portlanders are not debarred from going down there and looking up at him. Costly Walls of Panama. From the Youth's Companion. , When the Spalnards built tthe city of Panama to be the great port bf their Paclflo commerce, they put around It walls which they expected to save them from raiders of ' all sorts. Although these walls were built by natives forced to work almost for nothing, they cost, says Mr. Forbes-Lindsay, not less than liiooo.ooo. . Tha kin of final n. th atorr mm looked wearily and long one day out of tha weaterlr wlndowa or hla nalaoa: One of his ministers inauired the reason for his apparent anxiety.' . "x am looking, said tne King, 'Tor those - costly walls of Panama. ; They OUSht to be visible, even at thla dia. tanc," . , American coast from ueiawre lo xNova ocoiia. 1789 Storming of the Bastlle. 4 1796 The Connecticut western re serve in Ohio first occupied. 1860 Owen Wister, American nov elist, bom. 1868 Congreas voted to admit Vir ginia to the union. 1865 The Matterhorn first ascended in descending four of the party were killed. 1874 Present khedtve of Egypt born. 1877; Great railroad' strike extended over tha most of the northern states. 1896 Attempt made to assassin. President Faure of France, 189 French soldiers killed their offl. cers In French Soudan. 1903 The famous Campanile at Ve nice, Italy, fell. , No man overcomes sin until he hates I Its power more than he feara Its pun ishment. Many find greatest satisfaction In fighting sin when it involves firing at I neir neiKHOurs. Many a man thinks because ha Is I blind iirminess tie must be blest with I spiritual vision. a There's a lot of people hoping fori wings on the strength of the chicken I feed they drop in the collection. Many a man thinks that the size of I his head is established by the manner In I wnicn nis Dig reet tread on little toes. "An East Side Bank for Side People." East Whet Bard Up. From the Topeka Capital. n Judge Landis flnalTv k officers' of .the Standard Oil "comDanv before nira to testify as to the wl of the concern, he will probably be sur prised to flndthat it u barely abl to taak both aa caeai . , - This Is Growing Season This la ' the season When seed, is sown and everything Is grow ing. V why not sow the seed of a foe tune by starting a bank, account, with us with 41.00 or more? ' We assist the growth of your account by adding interest at the rate of 4 per cent to it semi annually. - , We give the small - depositor the same careful treatment that the largest- one receives. Accounts of men, women4svid cniiaren ar lnviteo. a-. Commercial Savings Bank aOTOT Aim WTLUAKS AYS. . ...HiJi l.iMl ,1. '. 11,1 ' T - ,- 'I ' George . vV. Bates. ..... .President' ,. J, a-Birrel.V., ..... .Cashier V