Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1907)
k s i ; " I ' THE OREGON "DAILY ' JOURNAL,'" PORTLAND WEDNESDAY ' EVENING. " JULY : 24, 10071 I. I , .'"' 11 ' ) ' 11 1 , .... , , THE JOURNAL , t INDBPENliBNT KKWSPirEE. 0, ft. Jaoaeoa, ..Publisher , l"blUhe4 every , evening (except Sunday and eaery Sunday Bvwnlnx, at Th Jonnial Build- tag, fifth sad Yamhill etreeta. Porltand, Or. ' 1 ImH at the (wetofflce at Portland, Or., for - erauamUaloa through to malla aa aeroud-elaaa natter. . ,V TELEPHONE MAIN TITS. All oapartmanta mrbnl nr thla number. Tell the OOrratur the department you want. tlon, not of one, but of two United Btatwi senators within 15 mlnuteit It If a scheme wljose effrontery Is Its weakness. For 'it to win," the principle that OreRonlans shall have unrestricted choice In electing a sen ator must be surrendered. The very fact that such a surrender ia plotted for In behalf of men seeking the senatorshlp will arouse resentrneut fuj-a L.i'im.11 care that this home government will be but a figurehead, with no power. Even now Japan makes the sending of a Korean protest to The Hague an excuse for overturning the gov ernment and compelling the abdica tion of the emperor. It may be un- Just, It seems a tragedy, yet really! there was nothing In the Korean I Kovernmont to cause tears for Its; downfall. It was decadent, mor DISTRICT LEADS rORKION. JLDVEKTI81NQ REPKESKNTATI VK rtwlod-fUaJlmln Kwlil ArtTarttalna Afrncj. BruaawMi Building. 225 nfth anua. New ... Vera; Trlbaiw Building. Chicago. aheeriptloa Terms br mall to aoj addraaa la Iba United Statea. Canada or Mexico. IAILY. .Oeje year $3.00 I Ona month " ' SINPAV. . Oea ear 2.5o ona month a 23 , DAILY AND S1NDAY. . Ona year f7.6n I Ona month I S3 'among the people. To the candidate with proper qualifications of brains! bund; Japan is up-to-date, civilized and leadership, who will make a do-1 , . -' j fenso of the primary law a part of i bis candidacy, they will go in suf ficient numbers to nominate and triumphantly elect. They are look- AN ANTIQUATED SHIP. T I Life is too short to nurse one's misery. Hurry across the lowlands, that you may spend more time on the moun tain top. Phillips Ilrooks. AN INDEPENDENT PARTY. N AN article reprinted on this page Mr. Hearst's newspapers make an appeal for an Independ ent party. Though little Is pub lished about the matter these days, Mr. Hearst is working for the estab lishment and organization of such a party, one that shall be composed of Democrats and Republicans who op pose and desire to defeat both those parties, believing them evils between which there ia no appreciable choice. Mr. Hearst probably does not ex pect to carry any state next year, only to get his party in sufficient ; lng for such a man. They are tired of legislative elections of senator. I tired of bosses and machines, tired i of rowdyism and riot at Salem, and will make short shrift of men who want these things perpetuated. They j "opposed to be. . ,v, .ni AtA from five to fifteen uphold the primary law In its en- the length of time she remained tirety. and never consent to any above water after being struck, but abandonment of any of its provisions, " 1" supposed that a modern vessel, much less plot for its destruction or! thus struck. In a tolerably calm sea. i should not sink for a mucn longer 00 LATE, for the dead, com plaint will be madti that the Columbia was not constructed so Rs to withstand such a wound as was given her long enough to allow all passengers and crew to get safely off, as all modern vessels Accounts vary minutes, as to NO. 2 ALL OTHER DISTRICTS Dallas Girl Stiir Has First Call on Scholarships and Cash AwardsDistrict No. 4 Takes Second Hacc With Second Call Other Contest News. . , ... abridgment. Mr. Bourne's late candidacy, and the manner of his accession to the senatorshlp, are recent but marvel ously significant history. Another senatorshlp lies at the end of the same path. JAPANESE IMMIGRATION. ET THEM STAT OUT," Bays the Philadelphia Telegraph, lludlng to Japanese coolies, the source of which remark makes It noticeable. Let everybody and everything in, so long at they land nn thn Pacific mast la th usual form and shape to be recognized and ' ce tendered on he At,anUc coMt considered, as something to De reck oned with and to attract Increasing hosts of discontented and disgusted voters. Then, If the Republican party should win again and public discon tent with conditions should grow, and especially if the Democratic party should to any extent ally Itself with the "Interests," he expects the Independent party to become Irre- alstible by 1912. But, not only the mass of Demo crats, but many Republicans, will ask: "If the Democratic party should nominate Bryan or some such man, and stand sincerely and thor oughly In opposition to the forces which Mr. Hearst alludes to, why not try that party? What need of an independent party? And is not an 'independent party' a contradiction in terms Can an 'independent' be ..a ..'party' roan?" A great many voters will agree with Mr. Hearst's statement of facts and conditions, but the formation of a great national party that can eclipse the old ones Is something that cannot be worked up; it must be a spontaneous, simul taneous movement on the part of millions of men. IThe Philadelphia paper discusses the reported objection of Japan to a time than the latter estimate. In fact, a ship with watertight compart- ments would have to be gashed or I ripped almost throughout its length In order to cause it to sink immedi ately. In a word, If the Columbia had been thus built, probably no body would have been carried down with her into the sea, and all might have been saved. The question arises, should such a ship be allowed to ply the ocean and carry passengers, subjecting them to the risk of death in such a manner? Watertight compart ment ships are no new things; they have been In vogue for many years; and It would seem that the time for I allowing ships of the antiquated type to carry passengers by sea had passed. Here again is seen the greed of the corporation managers for profits and their recklessness of human life. To save the few thousand dollars that it would have cost to remodel the Columbia, several scores of lives have been lost. It Is an old story, and the Impression It makes seems to be but temporary. 1.100 700 800 65 treaty that will exclude Japanese coolies or laborers, and says: "Very well, then, let there be no treaty," and it suggests that an im migration head-tax be placed on Japanese, high enough to keep them out without a treaty. We want to be friendly with Japan, It says, but Insists that we cannot put up with kn Influx of coolies as proof of friendliness, because "they make too much trouble. If there is a row in a restaurant In which they are con- j The Detroit News states the case cerned, they make an international bluntly thus: "E. H. Harriman voted XHartrlot JToaabar a. Conteat district No. 1 comprises the Willamette valley except Multnomah county (which forms a district by Itself) a far south as Eugene. Contestants In (his district compete with one another and at tho same time with all con testants In all parts of Oregon. 1 Alice D. rtrant, Dallas, Oregon 2 Harlan Talhert, Albany, Oregon 18,:?X 3 Kurl Heckart. Corrallla. Oregon o'S.S 4 Jrnnlo HciwerHox, Corvallls, Oregon, R. F. D. No. 1 !',!! 5 I'etr Seltlre, Chemawa. Oregon ' 2 6 (ilenn K. Walker, Albany .Oregon &.10 7 Maud Holllnaer, Foreat Orove. Oregon ';'? t J. Percy Read, 80 Walnut street, Albany, Oregon 3.bR Fran-la Rlverman, R. F. D. No. 1, Cornelius, Oregon '.-I 10 V inona Og-rten, Foreat Orove, Oregon ,,55? 11 lona Plnckney, Ht. Helens. Oregon 12 Kmma Mohr, Hlllsboro, Oregon IS Karl Lee. Waterloo, Orogon 14 H. A. Wood. Harrlaburg. Oregon li Jlarry Chnoe, Eugene, Oregon District Wnmbe? 4. Conteat dlatrlrt No. i comprlaea all of eastern Oregon and eastern Waeh ington. Conteetanta In thla district compete with one another and aUo agalnat all other crmteatanf a. 1 Opal Calllaon, Olei, Oregon I Adam Murray, Dnyvllle, Oregon 5 Turtle i. Corum, Waplnltal, Oregon J.0 4 ..easie Gaylord. North Powder, Oregon J.065 f Lillian Co.-hran, Monument, Oregon ,'V.n 6 (.Veil Irvlnn, Hartn-y City, Oregon 1,610 Dlstrlot Vamber X. Thla contest dlatrlct Is made up of Multnomah county and lncludea Port land. Contestants In thla district, compete with one another and, at the same time, with ell conteatanta In other parts of the northwest. lWHilam Ruaaell, 234 Dupont street, Portland, Oregon 17,575 J Hilda Hrandt, 711 Willamette Boulevard. Portland. Oregon 1,450 3 Muttle Fenley, 384 Hawthorne avenue, Portland. Oregon 16,195 4Iavld O Mullen 833 Han Rafael atreet. Portland. Oregon 15,6i5 5 Marie Brunn, 335 Chapman atreet, Portland. Oregon 13,615 Alta M. Wilcox, Cleone, Oregon 13,080 7 Ray 11. Moore, Troutdale, Oregon 12,320 8 Mlna A. Jonea. Olda, Wortman A King, Portland, Oregon 5.880 9 Herbert Muenaer, 115 Bpencer street, Portland. Oregon 5,535 10 j. a. Guy, 41 East 28th atreet, Portland, Oregon 1.92& llAllce K. Price. Lenta, Oregon 1.760 12 Kdlaon Edwarda, Mllwaukle, Oregon 1.630 U Sophie Olaon, 2S Ivy atreet, Portland, Oregon l,12o 14 Cecil Bplcer, 625 Clay atreet, Portland. Oregon 1.155 16 Olivia Kec-jer. Bauvlea Ialand. Portland. Oregon J.000 UOacar Haugen, 670 Tillamook atreet, Portland, Oregon 1,025 17 Christie Burkholder, Iatourelle Falla. Oregon 1,000 18 Douglaa McKay 347 Taylor atreet. Portland. Oregon 80 1 Raymond Howell. Holbrook, Oregon 650 20 Edward McMahon, 300 12th atreot, Portland. Oregon 175 District Wanner 3. Conteat dlatrlct No. 3 lncludea all that part of Oregon south of Kugene and the counties of Oregon bordering on the Pacific ocean. Conteatanta in thla district compete agalnat one another and at the aame time agalnat con teatanta In all other parts of the northwest. Free Scholarships for ' Boys and Girls in ' Leading Educational Institutions. -; a w . c. a 3 a. 1 n -n..a.; i ana jvienronous oiuucnts vvno x-arucipaic m y The Journal Educational Contest. siTUDBNTI What ore you going to do dur!n vacattonT Have you decided what school or college you will attend next yearT If not, how would a scholarship, in on of tb following excellent achoola suit jrouT WHEN POLITICIANS SPIRE. CON- T hullabaloo over It. It a couple ot panes of glass are broken in a Jap ; gardener's hothouse, they want the president of the United States to jcome around with his cabinet and I repair the damage. They are too 1 fresh and too fussy by half, and we I have learned to prefer their room to their company." I This Is true, and it Is what makes entire friendliness between the two peoples so difficult, especially when on our side also there are hoodlums ! who very mistakenly regard them- i selves as better than the Japanese and consider It a good joke to Insult 'and assault them, and make trouble for both countries. an issue of bonds, pocketed the mil lions, and left the rifled railroad to stagger under its load of debt. Had he stolen five cents from a grocery counter he would have been Jailed." The Commoner remarks: "The tfliop-mnh companies raised rates 5 0 , , . ' themselvea to DUt In overtime. When per cent, giving as an excuse that , ecln Dy tDhe conteatant and asked 1 ('ecllla Weasels, Gardiner, Oregon.. 2 Anlae Hewitt, Roaeburg. Oregon jlwla Herbage, Mejford, Oregon... The poesibllltlea of obtaining sub scriptions and thereby of piling up con test credits In eparsely aettled loca.ll tlea are Illustrated In the last acore list. The leader of dlatrlct No. 4, Opal CalllHon. resides at Olex, a small trad ing point In Gilliam county, a i,,.. off the Arlington-Condon branch of the O K N Olex 1 aurrounded with great wheat and etock ranches, and to gather their cropa the men at this time of the year work from daylight to dark. The railroads are using so many laborera In construction that harvest hands ore not to be had In aufflclent mimhar in the eastern Oregon wheat belt, and this causes the landowners they had agreed to raise the wage of their operators 10 per cent. The 5 0 per cent still goes, but the 10 per cent Is still in prospect." lO SOME eminent citizen with . brains to discern an oppor tunity and courage to grasp It, a United States senatorshlp Is beckoning. In the present secret as sault upon the Oregon primary law j there is a dazzling opportunity to snatch a prize. That a conspiracy . has been formed to overthrow the best features of the law is perfectly apparent. Not daring to attack the 1 measure in tne open, its enemies seek to assassinate it by stealth, i The proof is observable In utter ances printed in a certain class of , Republican newspapers in Oregon. A typical one 1b as follows: "If he (the legislative candidate) believes the power of selecting the senator j should be left to the legislature ex-; cluslvely, then he should refuse to ' take the statement, or be bound by j It. We believe a majority of the can didates next year will avoid statement." The suggestion to "avoid Traveling by sea is said to be safer than traveling on railroads by land, but horrors of both methods are sufficiently frequent to be a , . . . . ., , . strong Incentive to people to remain! We do not share In the fear that B 6 the immigration of a considerable at nome- i number of Japanese would glut the labor market and reduce wages, at least now when the demand for labor exceeds the supply, but an influx of Japanese would make no end of trouble, and so they had better be for the most part kept out. This will probably not be displeasing, ex cept as a matter of sentiment or ; principle, to the Japanese govern ment, which will have room and oc cupation forll Its subjects in Korea, Formosa and Manchuria. Let us enjoy this sunhner the best we may; a year from now a presi dential campaign will be in process of opening agonizingly about a thousand times. THE END OF KOREA. J A PAN IN KOREA Is simply seek ing to possess and enjoy one of the fruits of its victory over Russia, as determined by the treaty of Portsmouth. Japan needs th3 j Korea .for an overflow ground for I her multiplying millions, as well as the : for strategic political and commercial Hau was tried and convicted in Germany in just about the time it i doing well mhirr h. tne wneai iarracr unw days la apt to orfer the excuse that he has no time to read newspapers. The contestants take some subacrlp tions ordering papers to be started In September and October. Thla may be done, for The Journal has a way to han dle such future orders. The boys and girls In eastern Oregon and on the rural letter routes In the Willamette valley may gather the sub scriptions of farmers promising to start the papers on datea given them or when ordered by the aubacrlbera thera- M At thla aeaeon of the year some sheep and cattlemen are with their herda back In the mountaina ana can not get dally papera regularly. When these men visit the trading centera they may be Induced by the conteatanta to give subscriptions with date to begin delivery of the paper to be named In the future. Notwithstanding the fact that the harvest aeason la on. the conteatanta In eastern Oregon. Contest District No. 4 are adding aubacrlptlona to their credit every 3ay and securing perma nent credit In votes. Considering their iat .tart in the conteat, they are all . - v. . i.rffr inwni in chblriu would have taken in this country to 1 0r"0n are not repreaented with con secure two and a half Jurors. j ".vaTdVu0 .hSuS furnish contestant for the valuable Will not the transportation Com-;ard. of thi- "". According to the last count of votes. r ia were to do nruui purposes. The Japanese began to statement" is a sample of what is i In the air. It is a gentle hint to thei.tuorm Into Knroa hefnre thn Chlnn. legislative candidate to get into the j Japanese war, which was caused in legislature unpledged. Evidently it ! pa,t by their arbitrary treatment of has been planned to throw the elec-1 the Koreans. The protectorate which tion or senator dsck into tne legtsla- wag established as a panles have to answer at the Great Day for thousands of lives? Small Change If you must go, now Is a good time. Hobson begins a letter, "I fear." This can't be possible. It seems rather appropriate for a Puke to be at the head of a great trust. a A good many people may agree with Judge Artman, but none of them will be Judges. ScarcHy anybody thinks of the new mayor of San Franclsco'a politics. If he has any. If the prl today, they to be counted would fall In the following nr.r thn cDolc aiiernaiing rirtt'eash award of $200. with flrat choice of all the acholarshlps In the list by Alice D. Grant of Dallas. The second choice now passes to tne next highest leader of another district. On the above count thla will fall to Opal Calllson of Olex. In district No. 4 She will be entitled to $160 in cash and the second choice of the scholarships. 4,200 860 440 Two districts having selected scholar ships, the leader of another district now has a turn. The comparative standing of conteat anta gives the next call on the scholar ships to William Russell of Portland, In district No. 1. He would receive ll'iO In cash and the third choice of iUI acholarshlpa that are left after those before have made their selections. According to the plan of the conteat, the next choice falls to District No. 3. The highest leader in that district la Cecilia Weasels, of Gardner, who has 4,200 votes, and ao on until all the scholarships and cash awarda are dis posed of. There la no reason why a contestant should remain in the contest for any length of time and not make weekly In crease of bis or her acore. Zn ralrneea to AIL. If contestants play the game of the conteat ao aa to be unfair to one another or unfair to The Journal, the contest manager may rule them out. In entering the contest the young people agree to abide by the rules from time to time laid down by the Conteat Manager. Now the Conteat Manager may rule conteatanta out of the acore 1 1st who do not add 600 or 1,000 votes to their acore every week. The fact Is that no excuse save alckneaa should pre vent the adding of 1.000 to 2,000 votes to the acore of a contestant every week that the conteat ia In progress. The moat of the conteatanta do Detter than thla and this warning does not apply to them. It la a hint In time to the loweat nine. Endorsed by Vrvrspaper. The Washington County Newa gives Miss Maud Holllnger a fine notice as a candidate for a scholarship and at the aame time commends the plan of The Journal In giving out scholarships and the means of education In exchange for increasing Ita circulation. The notice "Mlse Maud Holllnger of thla city, has entered the Portland Journal's con test for a scholarahlp which that paper offers in nny one of the many Oregon educational Institutions she may choose. This paper has made arrange ments with all the Oregon achoola and ia offerinar seholarslins aa Drlzea to their wav through school. Aside from the acholarshlpa The Journal la offer ing cash prlzea ao that the energetic conteatanta are almost certain or re ceiving ample compensation for their labors. Miss Holllnger la desirous of finishing her musical education at Pacific university and is, through thin channel, making the effort to win. The News wishes her success. In fact we wish anyone else who might be entered from this section aucceaa. The Journal has undertaken thla educational fea ture, wblch is one of the most laud able ones ever instituted by a newspaper in Oregon." Hill Military Academy for boys. Port land, Oregon. Two scholarahlDs: ont scholarship with board, room, tuition, laundry and other Items amounting to $680. Another scnoiaranip aa a separate prise iur mi tlon. value 1120. St Mary's Institute, Beaverton, Ore gon. One scholarship in academlo de partment, including lessons on any In strument, also board, room, etc value $210. Ht. Helen's Hall, day and boarding school for girls ana young ladles. Port land, Oregon. Two acholarahlpa, includ ing noon meals. Whitman College. Walla Walla, Wash. Scholarship in the Conservatory of Mualc, value $100. Willamette Untverelty. Salem, Oregon. Two acholarshlpa. One in either college or preparatory department, value $60; the other in the rnualo department. value $100. Dallas College, Dallaa, Oregon. Schol arahlp in either academlo or college de partment, value $36 to $60. Portland Academy, Portland, Oregon. Day scholarahlp in either college or academlo department, good for one year, value $120. Mra. Walter Reed. Portland. Oregon. Teacher of voice and alnglng. treasons to the value of $100. McMlnnvllle College. McMlnnvllle, Oregon. Two acholarahlpa One In either academic br college department, value $60; one in the department of music, val"e $80. Pacific University, Forest Grove, Ore gon. Two acholarahlpa. One day achol arahlp In the academy or college, value $60. One scholarship for a girl with 10 months' Instruction in mualc: board, room, etc., in Herrlck Hall. $160. Paclflo College, Newberg, Oregon. One scholarahlp in either college or academy department for one school year, $60. R. Max Myer, $43 Alder atreet, Port land, Oregon. One scholarship good for 72 hours Instruction In drawing, oil or water color painting, or pastel. Holmea Buslneas college, Portland, Oregon. Four acholarahlpa; one com bined scholarahlp one year, value $100; one academic or civil aervlce acholar ahlp, one year, $100; choice of either commercial or shorthand acholarahlpa, alx months, J0; night courae, any de partment, one year, $50. Behnke Walker Ftualneaa college. Portland. Oregon. Four acholarahlpa for 12 months' combined courae, value $100; one scholarship for 9 months' com bined course value $85, one scholar ship for 6 months' course, value $70; one acholarshlp for ( months either shorthand or business course, value $60. Baker City Business college, Raker City, Oregon. Scholarship good for one yenr In shorthand, commercial. Eng lish, advertising and penmanship ct ursea. value $100. International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pa., Portland agency 114 Me Kay Bldg., H. V. Reed, manager. Two scholarships; choice of $100 tuition In any of the numerous or helpful couraea except language course or courses In locomotive runnfng; another acholarshlp in the same to the value of $60. International Conservatory of Muale, C. K. Sands, manager. Pacific coaat dl vlslon. Portland, Oregon. Three achol arshlpa; the winners to have their choice of any o'f the Ave different couraea taught by thla conservatory; namely, piano, organ, violin, mandolin and guitar; acholarahlpa include sheet music, all Instructlona and the atrlnged inatrumenta. If atrlnged instrument courses are selected. Oregon Kxpert college, Portland, Ore gon. One scholarship In telegraphy and typewriting, value $76. Another eoholar ahlp In telegraphy, typewriting and station aervlce work, value $100. Portland Buslneas college, Portland, Oregon. A. P. Armatrong. principal. Four acholarshlpa, aa follows: OeV for 11 months in combined course. $100; one for t monthe In combln course, value 186; one for s monthe in combined courae, value $70; one for I monthe In shorthand or bualneas courae, value $60. ' Rose City Bualnees college, Portland, Oregon. Two acholarahlpa; one com bined course for one school year, value $$0; one 4 monthe' course la shorthand or bookkeeping, $60. Capital Bualnesa college, Salem, Ore gon. One scholarship good for 1 0 months' tuition in either department, value $100. Oregon Coneervatory of Mualc. Port land, Oregon. Couree In piano with In etructlon under L. H. Huriburt-Bd-warda, including uae of muale, value $260. Kugene Bualnesa college, Eugene, Ore gon. One acholarshlp In commercial or Btenogrvhlc course, value $100. Western Academy of Mualc, Elocu tion and Dramatic Art, W. M. Raaraus, principal. Portland, Oregon. One schol arship in choice of vocal, piano, violin, mandolin, elocution, oratory and dram atic art. v lue $!00. Holmea-Klandera Private achool, Port land One acholarehlp good for one year'a apeclal university preparation, one year's normal course, or practical English course for one and one half years, valued at $150. Oregon Law college. Commonwealth bunding, Portland, Oregon. Scholar ship In the flrat two yeara of the courae, value $160. Gillespie School nf Expression. Port land Oregon. Private and clasa Inatruc tlon'to the value of $225. Albany College. Albany. Oregon. Tui tion for one achool year In either acad emic or college department. Pendleton Buslneaa College, Pendleton, Oregon. Value of acholarshlp $100. 4W444444)4) CASH AWARDS SUPPLEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS 1 Caah with first choice of acholarshlp 2. Caah, with second choice of acholarshlp 3 Caah. with third choice of acholarshlp 4. Cash, with fourth choice of scholarship 6. Cash, with fifth choice of scholarahlp 6 Canti, with sixth choice of acholarshlp 7 Cash, with seventh choice of acholarehlp 8.' Cash, with eighth choice of scholarship 9. Cash, with nmtn cnoico oi sciiuiirnmp. , The above aural .$200 . 160 . 100 . SO 60 . 60 . 40 , 10 , IS In caah will be paid conteatanta at the end of the con test in the order of their atandlng aa to votea. Caah commissions are allowed on new aubacriDers, in auumuii iu me cn nwaiun uom imim, that the contestant gets pay for his work every day of the conteat. t 4 t I X e t aaeee444 M 4 M M The How, The When, The Why rrM tuition and expense .u hnn! vr are nut wit -m-h of the deserving, ener persevering young people who within the circulation field of money dur- hln tne getlo and resine The Oregon Journal. Th .I- it nniR n fl ior rxva and girls to earn the scholarships by:.cu?1n,gr.ukcrlbersto The Journal - at 14 rt ar m n Vm nCB i jwnw .... and The b.Ala alrAnflv ISKII1B L11C V - ' Student who engages in thf. work has a valuable bualneaa experience quite aa ki atndlea at achool. I ne Already dry Sundays are belng.taken result of that if? " n,at,er or course ana noDoa' " tnre, and the word has been passed1 war hag become rather a despotism,' around to prepare the way for It. the emperor of Korea being reduced j xLl the Tddy barwuTcoml That it is in the Interest of some par-; to a political cipher, and most of U-iRciurlng. ticular senatorial candidate Is ex- th nfficps of imoortanee being seized a comet is sailing around In the Tau- tremeiy likely, l nere are such can-. by the ambitious invaders. The didates who have been hostile to the! Koreans doubtless have sufficient primary law from the beginning. ; academic grounds for complaint, but For reasons best known to them-, none of the world's great powers selves, they do not want to trust the , feeI Jt a mission to Interfere. China people with unrestricted choice of remembers what suddenly happened 4 senator. Strangely enough, they i a few years ago and the Bear is still prefer to restore the old regime of )lckIng his recent wounds and will riot and disorder at Salem. It will ' nt h dv to ftrht aeraln for vears five the man unwilling to face theito COme. England ia Japan's ally. ;r people, whoever he may be. oppor-jand other nations have enough to do tunlty to squeeze into the senate by!looklng 0ttt for their own troubles, . the old-time route, it will be one i and so the Koreans must fight their step toward resurrection of the ma.own battlee, which against the puis . chine and restoration of boss rule, j .ant Japanese must be losing ones. . After that step others -win be pro-, though they may make Japan's con " posed, and. little by little, the Ore-Lue8t 0f their country difficult and - Con primary law will be pulled to expensive pieces and Its effectiveness destroyed. Apparently the last act In the long ' . Such. Is undoubtedly the end con-(tragedy of Korea as a nation has ; tinplte4 .by the conspirators. It begun, and within a few years. If this 11 got m program, wny is it ' . propoaedTto ; tke the first step by ttnjptlnT to nullify the best feature of tli )w bat feature which, in - ': ( late leslllatare, secured the elec- rus reelon. if red. mere is tineiy to De trouble up there. a Oregon wheat growers may not wear diamonds next winter, but It won't be for lark of the prlcn. a a It is curious that, so far as reported, Senator Hourne has not been to Oyster Bay yet this summer. A Kansas man sold his whiskers for $8. Yet some people thought It didn't pay to be a Populist. a Arthur Brisbane says that there la no substitute for brains. Hut gall does fairly well, In many cases. a a Mr. Bryan says the Republican party la stealing his "principles." Maybe that is what Is the trouble with It, Now reports of grain fires and thresh ing machines, blowing up will begin to come in from the wheat country. a It is hinted that the low price of hops Is caused by adulteration of beer. It migb1 b well for hop growers to look Into this. t . Senator Piatt was 74 yeara old the other day too old to reform, unlesa the nA hvmn be true that says: "While th lamp holds out to burn, the vilest sin ner may return." Down at Socialist headquarters la the announcement in a winaow: "if Or- not a few months, the curtain will go down on the Hermit kingdom for ever. The fiction of a Korean gov ernment may be kent ap. but the Japanese iovernmeat Will $ake good j goes te peaven ws want to; go tej Oregon Sidcliglits pnti.M Grove has a Wall atreet, but no itarrlman. t a A new Advent church will be built at Cottage Grove. A Cresswell man sold 200,000 pounds of dried prunes. a TTmntllla county wheat farm of 640 acres sold for $44,000. a a An effort will be made to establish a fnilt-cannery ai o. t-iio will purchase a rock crusher and improve the streets. A Coos county citlsen rfamed Whereat always knows where he is at. a a Hops will be ready to pick about the usual time, says the Gervais Star, a a r 40 fruit evaporators There are within a Polk county .,,Vi hlo-her in than ever before at thla time or year, a a A Tillamook Shetland pony mare save birth to a colt weighing 24 pounda. which la very pretty and "as lively as a cricket." Willie Hugglns, an 11-year-old boy of Hood River dragged another boy yVars old. who was drowning, out of The water and saved his life. a Prunes brought more monev into the i.t vr than any other one fruit. and they will bring in 60 per cent more mone this year than last. The Astorlan urges the building of an electric railroad from that city to Sea side projecta therefor havlnr ao Tar failed. a Hood River Glacier: A large water apider had spun his web across a small .(Miin whinh amntles Into Neal creek Mr. and iirs. Bradford get theltv jraUr for domestic, purposes. Tne late ara. rain had swollen the brook aufflclent to Inundate the web and in thla position it had become a net, in which there were 18 nice trout at the time parties were called to witness the strange phenom enon. a a Marcola has grown "during the past two years from a hamlet consisting of a store and half a dozen houaes to a flouriahlng town of several hundred people, and Is to have a new school house. a Much more wheat will be shipped from The Dalles this season than for yeara. A good deal will come from south of the river. A large amount will coma down the north bank road and be crossed and handled there. a A man near Echo has seven acres of potatoes and has dug, one acre of them, and the yield was 200 sacks, which he sold for $2 per sack. Four hundred dol lars from an acre of potatoes beats wheat farming, says the Register. a On South Prairie in Tillamook county women help In the hay fields as well as mowing the hay In he barns. One woman said she Gian t mind tne work In the field but she didn't like to see the men folks lying around the house while she cooked the meals. indivldusl giving the -"ascription get. full value for his money while at tne aame time helping the student And class of people. TTBSeZXBSKS WTLI. DECIDE. ,. ,v..r The Journal will de c.de" who sh"allt0be the beneficiaries In thEv.?y Subscriber to The Journal will ?otothr"niJ; V'umi'Xr aic,orv.di?. ,bscrlDtion is paid in ad whlch "XfeP0i ??he votes allowed rC ;,hL' it fSJ different' period. olfaVr ntr d ?Jd anA.U. will be allowed on new sub- LhlDs" BThe moyr. new subscribers the "Starts3 nnd. the mor. vote, for them. AWAB9M MUST BX IARWID. . w Via nnm blnatlon of awards inrou.. ---hov or girl has an above ouu u v.oft. during Start it must " unaoiaww ZTTMn cm? and "W-hfc .h.t these rich rewards are to be earned, that tnese riLu ,. 0f ehance. SSi bv' tact and wbrK arid busies, abil but by u a u credit upon the wfnner. ind Slvs them a standing in Trtloin canvassing nd in man atSi contest campaign will be given to ai? who apply for it. Men and women hn attain distinction In active af y.1??. nn bv developing the very Unities which are discovered, brougnt uCtUand twined by every student who enters The Journal comc.i. TRIP TO ALASKA nf every district, about AuVust 15. may name the person who .lnatpil him Or BOIIIO puinuil VYI1L, liaa n0"llnaAe.d Mm according to his own discretion, to gb on a trip to Alaska en aiscreii""- . ot The journal. The Alaska tVlp Is one of the finest ...iSSa, outings known to travelers. Tne ?-...!. steamers are palatial ana pass Jifri. '..:. h. finest scenery on the con inruuB," i Ti nnrtv linde lven an The party under the T,' . Tha Journal will be l"V"r.:. .,. ... thn best tinenTof America nee eof,V-' very- This Date fn History. at 1411 Lord of the Isles defeated Harlaw. 1701 Detroit founded by Cadillac. 170.4 Gibraltar captured by combined English and Dutch forces. 1771 Thomas Gray, isngusn poet. died. Born December 20, 1718. 1S01 First road tramway opened in England. 1B03 Aiexanoer uumaa, rxencn nov elist, born. Died December 10, 1870. 1843 Abel P. Upshur of Virginia be came secretary of state. 1847 Salt Lake City founded by the Mormons. 1861 Window tax abolished In Eng land. 183 Martin Van Buren. eighth, pres ident of the United 8tates, died. Born December 8, 1$7J. 188$ -Captain Webb drowned while attempting to swim the rapids of Niag- ?ClThe expense will be paid, includ t"1"?! inn. stateroom on steam- ?r.i. on steamer, from Portland to V.' "ill return, for sll guests ln- vitmA T bv the leading contestants. vlt,??..Vye.-n .nma kindly disposed . er tlces such an interest in the con test as to join in the hunt for votes for !5" B;.nnts. The excursion offer Lives conteatanta opportunity to reward such xealoua friends. BAMS CKAVOB POB ALL. Wor llie purpos of awarding the rnourrshlps and cash prises, the field "S The Journal has been djvlded into four districts as follows: wtiiameue . w v far south as Southern Oregon (sll south of Eu- Eastern Oregon. Very liberal measure of votes is al lowed for subscriptions to the semt weekly edition of T ha Journal to favor contestants working ni districts where the population is scattered. The voting schedule Is so keyed and that f ieyld la so divided, that a contestant living In tb country or on a rural routs has an equal advantage with the contestant liv ing In the city of Portland. The young people living In the country have this advantage over their city rivals: they enjoy a larger personal acquaintance. nxv or Bzanuatmoir. The candidate who at the cloae of the contest has the largest number of votea, irrespective of locality or dis trict, will have flrat choice of all schol arships. The second choice will fall to the contestant of highest vote tn the dis trict which does not get the flrat choice. The third choice will fall to the con testant of highest vote In a district which does not get either the first or second choice. The fourth choice will fall to the contestant of highest vote in the district which does not get the first, aecond or third choice. The re maining scholarships will be given out to contestants according to their stand ing, alternating between the districts. The cash prises will be given out similarly. The contestant, howerer, who calls for a scholarship which in cludes board win not be given a cash prize, In addition to the board. He or she. however, will keep the cash com missions earned during the aonteat or new subscribers. KATES AXfXt OXXDZTS. Prepaid subscriptions, only, count for votes In the Oregon Journal conteat. many more polnta being allowed for new Kllhscrlnf Inna (hu. a,- - - - -. v auivuia uu uiu auoBcripuons. in order to p cure votes on an old subscription..1 advance payment shall be made forgot less than three months. Votea Jfe al lowed on new subscriptions, for advance payments for one month or mora, an outline qf the voting values being as follows: " BAXLT AITS SJTJITDAY S9XTSOV. One month: Price by mail, S cents; price, delivered by carrier, at points having a carrier service, 66 cents; votes allowed, if new (J votes; if old. none, two months: prloe by mall or dellv- ejeu. voies allowed, if new. 125 " p none, unree months: votes The lowed whether the , oia, none. Three months: b,Y mail $1.90; delivered, $1.6; allowed, if new, 300; if old, 175. s same number of votes are al- goes to the suDscrtDer by mall or by carrier ou5,Tnnlh8.: B maU- l-0; deliv ?Ie6;J2Wl vole.s allowed, if new, 400; lf 1oldi.-t plve months: Price by mail $3.26; by carrier. $3.26; votes al lowed lf new, 600; (f old 225. Six m.Z1nthB: By mtl1' i l6 y carrier $3.80; and so on. Twelve mouths: - rv m.n ti ka. v. 2.000; if old, 1,000. new. DAILY EDITION WITHOUT SUHBAY One month: Price by mall. 50 cents: delivered 45 cents; votes allowed, if new. 40; if old none. Two months: Price T, m,1; delivered, 90 cents; votes allowed, lf new, 10(1; if old. none. Three months: By mall, $1.46; delivered, !i l5,T;.vote nwed, lf new. 200: lf old, 80. Four months: By mall. $1.76; by SSrlfr i??n vs' "'lowed. If new. 5S.:n fM- 110-. Y; months: By mall $2.30; by carrier. $2.28; vote allowed If new 300; if old. 140. Six months! Bi? maJ'' ii2 75; by.carrlJr' ?2.0; votes auowea, u new. 400; lf old soft: so on. ' Twelve months: By mall. $6; by oar rier. $5.20: votes allows tl I.L lf old. 600. ' x'vvv' SUNDAY JOURNAL ONLY. Twelve months: Prion h m.n . vw carrier. $2.50; votes allowed, if a new subscriber. 400; lf an old subarrlhar. 160. Six months: y mail or bv rar. rier $1.25; voie allowed, If newj.175: If oi. 76. Three1 months: Bv m$r .,, ny carrier, bb cents; votes allowe new, vu, 11 uiu, 0. SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION, This edition of The "Journal a.nt to subscribers by mall only. Price for IL,n(12thl?U1oS2: va "Uowed. If new, 500; lf old, 250. Blx months: Prloe! 78 cents: votes allowed, lf new. aoot it Old, 100. ' '7 6- :V