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2 . ' niL. UKtUUN DAILY . JO URIiAL. rORTLAUDJ .WEDNESDAY TVTlMTMO ATIflTIPlT ll'IWlT - , I ' ' t . .,.n.i. , i ii. ,7.i , ,,1,,,.' ,-L, 7,1 , i - i ii ,.. . I . I .. ! . , THE JOURNAL . AM INDEPENDENT .KBWBPAPXB. ..Pnbll.her Pahflahad every Stanlng, (ascent Baediy) and tmr Stmaay Bwiralnf, at Tba Journal Baild- . log, FUU ase XamaiU iltMU, Forluad. Or. try and with all classes. . Ha it going to be nominated and elected, too, you can chalk that down right now One wonders .whether those editor really believe this sort of stuff. Entml at tka Metorflce at Portland, Or., for trannBilaalaa tBiwacb tba audle U MCoo4-eUM natter. -.. TELEPHONE MAIN T1T1. Vv An eaparttnmts mcncd or thla Bomber. 1WU taa earU tka department jroa . on account, of the large sum ha em beetled yean ago, became the crime Is outlawed.- It-waa covered up by the officeholder! in the good old days of boasea and rlnga and conven tions, and the people ' from whom Powell stole the , money -will never tet any of It back. , The admlnlstra- any newspaper , professing common uuu hi wasnraaton naa tnnvn h .v u ' . .u. .-. several years that Powell was a thief of that nntnrim,. .mh!r. t c..a . V.MV.a. a V. a a. . oi puouo money here, and 'also that Powell. n-f im mintr rirk of wM engagea tnree year ago in Multnomah county and now United It is a source of amazement that roasiax jstebjiiino ebpbesentativi ' SJ! flagrant oWtinn f-a... a .a -Jl v. . . . ...... . gmavwira nuiiaint, x nn mwfiw " "auuii uv at oMiet marsnai at rsome. xei aucn ITorkt Trtlrana liuIkUag. Cblcato. has been termlttd not ' rinW a aaJa ... v.- - w VT- 1 UUOUUVI UD UU lUUUUj iuu uoia a br mall to aa? eSdreas I tain hlS fit ifflx ( 11..L. ... v I . . ... . . ta Ua Uuitea StatM, f.nada or M.ioo. . "u vui uu iu roniana, ioo, wnere nia crooara ' Satarrlptloa TarM DAILY. i rr $5.60 I Ona a ii I60 I"romot4 nd bis emoluments career is a matter of common knowl - daYlv and sundat. ' ' " ' 7 M.that Powell has made 0- P T-M I Om month. 8 a Straight record In Ihiki ,., thla . What the fool does in the end, the wise man does In the beginning. Spanish prOT etb. .'. OUR HANDICAPPED STATE; Come to think of it. writing and was cot to hare been expected, if sending letters by mail Is cheaper, eny safe opportunity for grafting or safer and more satisfactory than tele- embexzlement occurred, and if was graphing. Uncle Sam's mail carriers not Tery encouraging to men who sometimes resign individually, but aim to lire np to high ideals la of fi- never strike collectively. clal life to see this embeuler and Daiiot-boz stuffer given one of the Senator Fulton Is to be commend fattest: Offices In the northwest, ed for destrlnr to vote next rear. 0 LOOklnr at thla rj nmnla rannntlhiit th ch,n nf nm vnt xhindn. opnnM tua i ji.. i. ' r 1 - "-"-"" "UU,,;"P"- be blamed for saying that the admin- the result is so small that a 6,000 m xu.w. Btai. ner iatration's Derformanp. -1o not growth. They contrive against sanare with its nrofN.ion and nrom- ' w. nw M. " If man undeniably guilty of Still down roe. Standard Oil stock. such .crimes is thus honored and re- Uncle Sam is a powerful bear. mile Journey is hardly to be urged. rtvenuaa ral4 on land valuas by tha -r..wUla Wi m. tucw opiiun lax law. Over, 700 cltla. and towns In'snal-nd v ' "Patdly patltionad tha B?lttah parllamant for tha rlfht to mo raaulata ilialr own ravanuaa. 5ha lorda at praa- .... w in way, out a dominant party ., the Important place on the map she deserves. Her people do not under stand her. They magnify her, llmi- tatlons, and minimise her poaalbill ties. ' They .havent . facilities for packing her fruit, and have to ship It to Washington to be taken care warded, where Is the encouragement! for ambitious young men to be hon est and straight? Small Change An I-told-you-so article by Miaa Tar- uau coma D9 excuaea. . Lt f." They import tinned strawberries, ought to export them. . They import eggs, they Import butter, they Import cheese, bacon and lard. All T 111 only give her i that of all the dozens of county 4frM of Oil', uintad non.y. TfJ Is a bad handicap. Judges and commissioners that Mult- The ehanea. are that if yon don't a tsoutiroWin orSSr by . Oregon Is not nomah county has had during the "PPly thla lummtr you lll)a to mt tha taxaa. and tha aama effect KELLY BUTTE. Laat month of vacation tnr tuhm in a, n.&uLiX JtSUlXJu rock Quarry I Ma preaonera. too Da. a. ana prison comprise an excel- A lot of them still parelat in prlnUna? I la aafl' wt - aa ' lent count tnatttntlnn T la " Jnra Axammauon. - " '-1 . . not as aestnetio as an art mu- zion atanda with nia mmun - these things they can beat the world eum. nor as scientific as a techno- cnic Tr,tun ovarrun. in producing. A reason why they iogicai? institute, hut It serves a very We sea no rreat objection to tha Japa don't is that they do not know Ore- userui -purpose nevertheless. It la l",u wur pnoios rapn. gon,' and what she will do In pro- decided success, and the wonder ductlon If they the chance." ;, This It is a reason why Oregon Is not nomah county has he'd during more populous and more thrifty. It last half a century, none of them means that k the? state - should' be nntil the present Incumbents thought studied, her capabilities be learned of establishing so good an instltu and powers be utilized. ' tlon. But there Is a worse handicap. According to a report published It is the. criminal discrimination by in The Journal, the prisoners last railroad owners against Oregon. By month crushed 1,400 cubic yards of them she Is made the tag end of the rock, enough to make one and a half . country. She is Ignored and neglect- miles of good road, at a cost of 87 ed. She Is miserably and wantonly cents per yard, or $1,258, while the maltreated. same amonnt of rock if tmrchaaed In means of transportation she Is from private parties would have cost at the lowest level. She has a small- 11.50 per yard, or $5,100. Now we miuanaioi it and what har ir k. ' Z inii wui aaaeas a far greater proportion of publio rave- siisvss nuun mnn vs i lias tnan e h a a. lorda care to contemplate. In tha United fltalaa tha ifuuua rerenuea to Da derived from tnoae valuea aolely created by tha V i .ni.r j-. ana mriii or tne will And realisation In aome atata poa-S--iTiif,orJ.but 'tainly aoon after the '-in?. Brlti8h Paopla. , .. "hall Oreaon lead or follow T Or, con- to cuenan ine lana arahhara m apeoulatora that have aannaa an ... rr..r ' p lo or tne atata, h!' ,?r urB 'ron tha llRht and weaaa, uiiajia ul riair ' nnmrn am euaa l a a aa a,k.ii V . wmMiviinvaiWIB USUI L "k .iPOn1r "facted capital and ,m uJldar "t aUta wlU be ; "11 "u " pumening -tha man Became, a roof tree bp invuin . i. . . Fuo"Tt enierpriaeir . ' liaitlmOra hu hannma , k. Ufaoturlna- e1t nt tha m.,v. k ... . inir rnanufacturlns; plants from taxation. vrton neefla manufacturea. Why ahould vitiun invue capital to eatabllah them by exemptlns machinery and build lnra from taxation Tha nn..... wm njun reauitms rrom tha tnll Uon of capital flowing; into the atata (accompanied aa minuririnriu .tan.. are by large population) would mora than compensate tha atata or local rev 2i .r " apparent loaa. Tha farmer, however, will rlae tip and pro teat that thla la a aneclna of lmnnaltlnn upon hla overburdened ahouldera. But the people Of Orea-nn An kaI naat n top here. Tha farmer who Inveata hia piuu in piowa and combined harvoat era, cowa and horaea, vehlclea and bulld inga la aa much a manufacturer aa the man wno,ouy loo ma and ahafta, en (Tinea and lathaa. timi.. A Why not exempt, then, farm atock. ma- v.iiai, ownuinga ana outouiidinga and give the farmer a chance? The land apeculator, the holder of Idle acrea and empty lota will object atrenuoualy to any auch program, for once put Into operation, either by a aerlea of local en actrnenta, auch aa haa been the course in New Zealand, or by a atate-wlde law. lt would ba all the aama to the land peculator who now drwa nothing km get out of the way on the baaia of "all the ti-affln will K" ...... i. i and labor seek to develop the natural opportunitiea he playa dog-ln-the. manger With. Hll taxaa ' wnuM ha aouoiea ana, with ' It v is because women have bleaaed protection of the law in country that thev take advaritase their privileges to free themselves from tha clutches of their brutal lfusbande. Thla ia another thing to ba conaldered. If paopla were barred from ascond mar riage I think that murders would In creaae considerably. Even now. when divorces are so aaally. obtained.- bow many shocking and Inhuman crlmea are committed. Do wa not read, almost dally, where aome monater murders huaband or wife ao that ha or aba may marry soma ona eiaer Ana are mire not also other monsters who buy false wltnessea to free themselves from their marriage bonda ao that they may marry aome favored one Now they buy wit nesses; then they would hire aeeaaalna. ' Maka an Nfnrm in divorce lawa VOU chooae. but for our aafety and our in dependence leave ua tha ' remarry Ins laws. And granting that no ona would have recourse to auoh foul mesne it would at the very beat keen ua ar- dently praying for each other'a, death, aa a meana of escape from marriage bonda that are unbearable. . Cardinal Olbbona also scoffed at tha Jews for being tha first to enforce di vorce and remarrrlna lawa. Yet there are far. far lesa Jews taking advantage of thla law. than Gentiles, and tba vary fact that people of almost every eraed and every nationality take advantage cf inat law. aoea to prove that tne taw ia a necessity to human welfare. Ia It not more human to rive neople-a aecond chance of living in peace than to grind tnem under tne Wheels or a religion tna they can not believe in and live up to? But let ua thank Ood that tha courta are more human in their aympathy with our trouble than 1 the church. And let no one set up any other country aa tn example to America to copy, for to do so is nothing short of an Insult to Ood'a own country. FROM A FOREIGN WOMAN. Oregon SiJeligLta Irrigation ditches are running bank ruiL e e The Dallas creamery la now in oper ation. e a About T6 men are now employed on Eugene's streets. ;i TOrlORROV WILL DECIDE rnrr Tnino t ; a i a 01 a Ea K Bm m I ' B-C Br . ,. II I II It II I ILL Mill O I V riLMOIVri Leading Contestants May Name Friends of Educatl - , Compose ExcursionistSi for Tour Under . . Auspices of The Journal . ' " The fourteenth oount of ballota In Tha Journal , educational oonteat ia given hare and the eonteatants ara arranged In geographloU districts In their rela tive order of standing. The total num ber of oonteat votaa to tha credit of every contestant la sat down opposite to the name attd'addreaa.' " The eonteatants are etrlvtng for schol arships in. leading Oregon schools, aa enumerated in a list in another column; elao for bags of gold offered by The Journal. The money will bo distributed to tha moat deserving, as determined by i their relative atandlng and It will help to defray their living axpanaea while attending achool, , , There Is yet room for other young people to enter the contest, and there Is time for them to earn and win .one or mora of tha awards. v . Tha conteat for tha free trips to Afae ka ends at midnight August IS. Tba party will leave Portland under tha au spices of Tha Journal on August Hj and will aall from Seattle August l. 7 The contest for tha acholarehlps con. tlnuea Into the flrat week in September. r.M..a,.n,. i4..4iA that natmni haln : them now by advancing payments on subscriptions In their favor. . - Conteat district No. 1 comprises the Willamette valley; except Multnomah county (which forme a dlstrlot by Haalf ) aa far aouth aa Eugana. Conteatants in this dlstrlot Dompete with one another and 'at the same time with all eonteatants la all . parts of Oregpn. L Alice D. Orajft, Datlaa, Oregon ; ., IS.I90 I. Earr Heckart. Corvallla, Oregon. ., 8. Harlln Talbart. Albany, Qregon.. ., aVlltO . -ier eeiuoa, unemawa. Oregon., , .!? K nflA.. r x . n . n - . . - j S. Jennie BOWeraox. H. V. Tt.Kn. 1. nnrvallla nrann . . - . t a T. Maud Holllnger, Foreat Grove, Oregon... t, 14.478 s. uienn s.waucer, Albany, Oregon ....,.,10,785 8.100 T.T48 An offer of 11,000 for Eugene's fire team has Deen rerusea. e jacKsonviua i oat reruaea to pun- Th ltah fake medicine ads. lust aaaaaamanta The a-overnmant Anmmn't a.m . lrnw ,in snort proer. TSla would aorry, e e Daniel's comet haa been seen, "where. O where, la tha rood Danlelf but old Maria CoreTll's hatred of all men ia a little evidence that they are rather a good lot. When there ia any time to snare from other work, good roads should not ba torgotten. Borne Koreans think the name of their ai sho Sheol. capital should now be changed slightly Ml Automobtlea are belnr aoM In Borneo. Tha wild men of Borneo ahould maka line ohaffeurea. er percentage of railroad mileage all know the great importance of L hfBTlSSiIt.f iJKkT."1 a..wht than has wild, desert New Mexico, good roads, and that crushed rock 10 nv anywhere. in,... . iv... ...... AV.I.4 v . .. . . we see no eartniy uae in discovering whole union that have a smaller rail- Prisoners are maklna- at th rata of . north pole, but wlah Peary and a xw.v...-.. v.. I. ., . . . : wauman good luck, anyway. uiitBc- iifitntuiBiouuiuB ucr m wiio ana uau oi roaa material great area, she is itt the same class a month at a cost of about 8840 per with Rhode Island, Delaware, Ne- mile, when otherwise such material vada,, Connecticut Vermont, Wyom- would cost four times as much, we ln. New Hampshire, Idaho, " Ptah, should begin to appreciate the value Arizona andt Oklahoma. For every of the institution at Kelly Butte. 100 square miles of land, Oregon has I Multnomah county already has I.82 miles of railroad. Only thraa e-nn1 m.nv f 0iit I Speaker Cannon do agree on the tariff. . f l o w vA.w..vub vuo, i muir avarvrtnlv aiaa asraa with fhamT I I . f - -" -. . w ... , If Wellman and Peary ever set back we will read the aama old excuses or Soma people will scarcely ret the va cation debts paid up before they will nave to buy Christmas presents. a What about that law that requires the cuttma- or misues and weeaer is body going to pay any attention to lt? a a But if President Roosevelt and would be aeen aa to city lota. With tha prospect of Increased taxes upon land valuea the speculative and flctltloue Values now Disced unnn tham wmiM disappear, guch haa largely been mani fest in New Zealand, but tha wnrk.ra and producers, tha real farmer, the real homeseeker. haa Anothlna- to inaa and everything to gain by the ahiftlng of the burden from hla ahouldera to that of the man with idle acres. .Oregon la supported bv the amplication nf llhnr aided by capital to land. The land spec ulator and the holder of idle land a a parasite upon aoolety. When, as in many cases, he ia also a worltar a nm. ducer, or a real capitalist in Investing ma money in proaucuve enterprises. im Deuer pari or mm and nia fortunes would nroster more than tha land anarv ulatlve aide of him lost, , orearon Jiae anent man thnnaanria nt aouara in tne laat year to advertise tha resources and advantages of the state to tne capitalist and settler Sun- pose that we oould say to them, "Come all who seek homes or productive In vestments and your will be unmolested by the assessor or tax collector, anva upon the values of the land you occupy. Neither your house, factory, atock, ma chinery or personal possessions shall be taxed." New Zealand haa become the wealthiest and most nrosneroua colnnv ui an me ormin possessions with such a policy. Oregon- has vastly greater natural opportunities, many nt than undeveloped or slightly scratched, await ing the metric wands of labor and can. Ital. Let us, being a free oeoDle and A Monmouth heifer had a calf whan ona year and 10 daya old. e a A Yamhill pullet only aix months old. nas natcnea a orooo or cnicxa. e e How can Salem complain if men have a high time on High street In that town? a a Laat week'a business In tha Linn county recorder'a office broke all prev ious records. a At a stock sale In Linn county every cent waa paid in cash, although alx months" time waa offered. e a A ll-acre wheatfield near Junction that has been farmed over 80 years, yielded 13 bushels an acre. a a 7,660 4.66S 8,860 1.7S8 1,440 800 400 400 830 A poultry asoclatlon haa been ara-an- lsed in Polk county, which will be aDDre- elated if lt Induces hena to lay mpre eggs. e a About 4.500 Cotswold bucks, worth $26,000, will ba ,shlppe4 from Albany and other valley points to Wyoming and Colorado. e e Wheat is king In Umatilla, but the time Is fast approaching when fruit and dairy producta will ascend tha throne, says tba Echo Register. a A amall home-made trunk' rama anirt In the middle the top coming offT at the depot in the drv town nf alhanv anu ine principal contents Were a gallon keg of whiskey, and a box of oigars. . mm r . - I. Lulu Smith, Inglla, Oregon...,., 10. C A. Schram. Oregon City, Oregon. 11.- Franda Rlverman, R. Fv D. No. 1. Cornelius. . Oregon lt. J. Percy Read, 606 Walnut a treat. Albany, Oregon 13. iiedA caidweii, R. F. D. No. 8, Albany, Oregon 14. Leona Plnckney, 8t Helens, Oregon 15. Emma Mohr, Hlllaboro, Oregon 18. Earl Lea, Waterloo, Oregon 17. Halbert Hawken, Lebanon, Oregon. 18. H. A. Wood. Harrtaburg, Oregon... 1. Harry Chase, Eugene, Oregon District Vnmber X. Thla contest district Is made up of Multnomah county and includes Portland. Contestants in this district compete with one another, and at tha aama time with all contestants in other parta of the northwest. 1. Alice E. Price, Lenta, Oregon ...48.BS0. 8. Hilda Brant. 711 Willamette boulevard, Portland. Oregon 48,000 8. William Russell, in Dupont street. Portland, Oregon 43,110 4. David O. "Mullen, 133 San Rafael street, Portland, Oregon 31,388 6. Alt a M. Wilcox, Cleone", Oregon ,....87,060 6. Maria Brunn. 336 Chapman atreet, Portland, Oregon 81,863 7. Mlna A. Jonea, Olds, Wortman A King, Portland, Oregon 15.485 6. Ray H. Moore, Troutdale, Oregon 13,410 . John Kanno. 1608 Flake atreet, Portland, Oregon S.215 6,660 6.466 6,316 5,750 4.300 4.100 8.400 1.125 1.120 1.166 1,100 ......... .. states have less. They are Wyoming, and at this rate will in a few years 1.27; Arizona, 1.49; Idaho, 1.72. have a good many more; In fact, 'i Oregon has all told 1,720 miles all the roads of the county and some I reana, with perhaps a few variations. ' i conuguoua counties, will n tha theory that no news Is good area, has 8,275. It is an ugly fact, be a source of satisfaction and Dride Bwa, perhaps the strike of the newa I yaatev. 4ltJnfriV1ta, mOw tSak aarl Si 11 AS tAl . SI Kl A at Si . tttf 4 4 gf 4fan A WA tnav Iiota If Vkltt I TA AU. A. i 1 .x- I j aw vv...v. mm aaar .f vu s tHv w Mav ub vt i xui tuo uuBt im reaiij iess loan i ing. a irt at tha truf tf tha Hat Th I nnna.s 4W eMlMjMMMA .! . . . . I 1 vv. m v ynouuor. wuum mivo i If aU th, Johni0ns win ag.re8 to vot discrimination against us is a trag- to be fed anyway, if kept in Idleness. 1 fr John Johnson, nominate him. Then edy. J Why should we wonder at our And It Is also to be considered that johnS." muh slow growth? In Jbe presence of they are much better off. and not 0u , . , . . a ' . . . . . - . I t PVillWVIIII UCSA1 I, Ull BUt-LCCU 111 TJl 1 HI" the stubborn truth, shall we not open only that but society is benefited by Jntin Portland from the map, though ".. -i-a 1. . . ... . . . ' . . 1 ha does tha beat ha can to accomDliah via a in di aa a tmoif Bmmnwm anr urww mm en mo i-waai va l . . . - tuvii AAAtiv iucufct if vi ia) uvv yttl i IflAl OOJACl. , Mr Hawiey, Mr. juiis, senator proper punishment, but it tends to Fulton, Senator Bourne, what is the improve and correct the criminal. answer? When at work h ia not mn treut tn study up more mischief, and when pEEPER CHANNELS WANTED, his term is out he is In good solid condition for other work If he will clamoring for a 40-foot channel J10 ?! C?"ty is 'ortunte ln naring naa aiscoverers oi Kelly Butte. I to the sea. Even old Boston, with all the appropriations lt has rhad the benefit of, wants a deeper channel, one of its papers saying: . v It Is not consistent with our com merclal expansion that there ahould be - x an ships afloat too deep or too great ' to be utilized in caae of need for Bos ton's commerce. A thlrty-flve-foot ehan- nel la adequate for the preaent, but a forty-foot channel must come next. The St. Paul council has just passed an ordinance making lt un lawful, under a penalty of from $10 to $50, to blow any steam whistle witnm tne city limns. This may be too wholesale and drastic a law, but even If so lt may lead to some as Henry James aaya'tha American girl la alualve. If he ateaka from exDerlence he should remember that other men are not like him. a a Who will lead the crusade for the suporeaaton of needlesa noises? Kara is a chance for aome councilman to distinguish nimseii. a a Massachusetts la to celebrate the first landing of the cod fishermen, perhaps because they were the progenitors of aosion s coarisn. aristocracy. a a Delaware succeeded in keeping Ad dicks out or tne senate, but elected ru pont. It beat Gas, but surrendered to fowaer. wnat s tne dirrerenceT a a What la needed now is a reformer that can induce a large number of peo ple who ara not rich to believe that putter la a very unhealthy food, Albany Democrat: We never heard of "Not only in Quantity, hut In nualtt the 1907 wheat crop throughout the in land empire aumasses an v rrnn avat grown here before," aald Robert Bums, the general agent of the O. R. A N.. of Walla Walla. a a unDouna dv venal lea-lslature. unafraid a . . of arafters. lea-al an nth.r.l.. .n7 " ."''i.'" ra" ""."Ter oearing possessing the right of full ieiflgovern: Vvr TaVr. and they Vreas TarVa fSd merce, Industry and capital and maka They came from a twig brought br him ready for a million bomebulldera who from Mississippi, 16 year. ago. would pour Into Oregon If we extended mi .ndhvTctorTa1Cnow' Sn "ttB iS1" Gold Beach Oloba: Gold Beach haa .ti1.!,r. Vat!" pr?.c.d.,.u,.ln. th Path wa of atrangera. two derrtlsta. T)r. Tatom lateT Wh7TorlnIOntIO''J.ySOOner r !nL?J- v?Sf !!?. .I .".".- FRED a DENTON. Locating Land With a Gun. Hay Creek, Or., Aug. 10. To the Ed- a good business, while both tha hotels nave naa ail tney could accommodate, e Port Orford Tribune: ! lnin4 teamster arrived at Crescent City Just 10. J. A. Guy. 411 East Twenty-eighth street, Portland, Oregon. 11. Herbert Muenaer. 115 Spencer street, Portland, Oregon 12. Oscar Haugen. 670 Tillamook atreet, Portland, Oregon 11. May Pendergrass. 618 Bavler atreet, Portland Oregon. 14. Cecil Splcer, 625 Clay atreet, Portland, Oregon 16. Olivia Reeder, Sauvles Island, Portland. Oregon 16. Raymond Howell. Holbrook, Oregon 17. Sophie Olson. 218 Ivy street, Portland, Oregon.. 16. Edward McMahon, 300 Twelfth ataaet, Portland, Oregon 19. Douglas McKay, 347 Taylor atreet, Portland, Oregon 20. Chrlatla Burkholder, Latourelle, Fall a. Oregon Dlstrlot V amber . Contest district No. 4 comprises all of eaatern Oregon and eaatern Washing ton. Conteatants ln thla district compete with ona another and alao againat all other conteatants. 1. Opal Calllson, Olex, Oregon 85,315 8. Adam Murray, Dayville, Oregon.., 84,000 3. Beaala Gaylord, North Powder, Oregon 27.940 4. Mattle Fenley, May villa, Oregon , ,...27.920 6. Lillian Cochran, Monument, Oregon. .10,950 S. Curtis Li, Corum,. Waplnltla, Oregon. 7,660 7. Cecil Irving, Harney City, Oregon., ijio Dlstrlot Somber S. I Conteat district No. 3 Includes all that part of Oregon aouth of Eugene and tha counties of Oregon bordering on the Pacific ocean. Conteatants In thla district compete againat ona another, and at the aama time against conteatants In all other parta of the northwest 1. Cecilia Wessela, Gardiner, Oregon... 2 Nlta Greninger, Ashland, Oregon .... 8. Anise Hewitt, Roaeburg. Oregon 4. Lewis F. Herbage, Medford, Oregon ltor of Tha Journal-J wish to rrtL !?.n low. It .U. ...i.i. ..unu.j n.. . . ---- I 1.11, mtiuis iiuuijbuqu in ine .journal July 20, bearing tha title, "A Home stead Fight In Crook County." In re gard to the same I wish the readers to know the facta of the above are aa follows: the nlirht m4 when tha teamster aroaa navt mitmtn. the tide waa up. and looking out ba re marked "Jerushal How lt must have rained 1 Sea how the ocean haa raised!" a bassoa Za Enterprise. Contestanta towards the bottom of tha acora list may learn a lesson In enterprise from Hilda Brant who has kept her name close to the ton of the score Hat by continuous soliciting for aunacriptiona. ene alternates between city and country canvassing. Not al aays ara rooo aaya ror ner, nor are a ner expedition a into Jake Reama, at that tlma not an em-1. wooded road a big cougar ploy of mine, but a aupposed neighbor, from tha brush and aprang filed a homestead entrv on a nlana nt I nt nna nt than. Tl.. I.. .KT2rW their order to help the homesteader make en. animal ln tha neck and in the head. She tr" JffA! ple.c ?' ?Sf . and before, the boys cotld get w o iiuuum waa inaoe anouier snoi naa aisappeared into tl and employed men while removing my I outside pasture fence, which waa in. I n-rr.A., cated on Reams' land, three quarters of b U UCHibbl UL GLKL which was agreeably taken and ln cul- fectly successful While thrw Washington county boya JSeJlfi purp0M ,nd U resuUr Two days of laat weak aha devoted to tha country ner But aha la ateadfast ln her were leading their noraea along a jumped out on the neck others, with he Philadelphia, upon the Delaware, mearor. of refoym in that city of Un SllAU . an insignificant stream beside the the needless noise nuisance, chief of any n knows of such a one and win .7 .. . . .. . vlAv v, , . t t. report it . we will have it framed and Columbia, is constantly pulling for nuca is me Plowing or steam wnis- start a dime muaeum. ft .' a deeper channel ln that stream to ties-"- The steam whistle, like the :. the sea. The Philadelphia TeleJ charcl1 bell ! relic of .village con- : graph, noticing the prospective trip of a transatlantic ship that may re- '.qulre 40 feet of water In whatever port she seeks, says: , That port wlil not be Philadelphia. The utmost reach of our hope does not extend beyond thirty-five feet in the depth of the Delaware channel, and if "a aucceea in estaDilsning thirty feet lt will be more than we have accomplished ;:,'. nuca cnuri as we nave been ,able to make. The Lusitania will not . iina entry into Boston harbor, either. anions, ana nas out nttie ii any proper place in modern urban life. And the railroad steam screeching, if not entirely needless, is overdone manyfold, and ought to be to a large extent repressed. Necessary noises make an aggregate of noise enough the worse than useless ones should be eliminated. Letters from tLc People Shall Oregon Lead the WayT tlvatlon by him. A few days later Reams appeared in the field with his revolver and the county surveyor, to require a correct survey of the land, which survey gave him a less amount than I had given him. At the time he turned to ma anil asked if I waa satisfied with the sur vey. I told him I was verv well nlooooH with lt. He also said that he was satis fled. When later he went to consult his two right-hand neighbors uoon tha subject, ha decided the survey was not correct. ' J. H. Stewart, one of the above men- TELLS HER STORY Won a Scholarship ln 1906 and Was In a Good Position Within Six Months. tloned. had at some Drevlous tlmetnlran the liberty to remark tha corner stone near nia nousa ana remove it, and by ai Antrim mnnnr-Ainar fn tha laat ...... i. Portland, Or.. Aug. 13. To tha Editor is doubtful whether hla house la looaled On his own lana or on government land. This piece or lana over which this Senator Fulton modestly declines So it seoms that with a 4 0-f not t0 make any suggestion as to whether cnannel over the Columbia bar and canaiaates ror tn legislature next a 35-foot channel up the Columbia, BDrlnS should subscribe to statement which appears to be pretty certain No' 1 or not- Senator Bourne, the Of attainment in the near future senlor "senator must remember, was Portland will be In a good deal bet- BOt 80 moaest when he went after ter position as a port for deep- tbe Benatorshlp. He very emphati draught ships than Philadelphia and cally and persistently insisted on can- at least as well off as Boston. didates for the legislature making and standing by statement No, 1; and AN" HONORED EMBEZZLER. tne People seemed td like Mr. Bourne s stand upon the matter. If MR. T..CADER POWELL, mar- he had been modest and retiring, he shal of the Nome district in would not be a senator now. - im T al aj-a is in rortiana enjoy lng a vacation, though it was fomewhat marred by the necessity of dodging a deputy sheriff who was trying to serve hlra with S a i kgal jrrocess look lost, to the 'payraeht'-ef alimony he owes a former' wife. Mult nomah county Is not bothering- him The Indianapolis Star runs a col lection of Indiana press opinions fa vorable to Fairbanks for v president, P .Tha .'!,. following - from a! Co lumbia City paper is a samplei ' "Inl dlana's candidate tor the presidency Is popular la all sections of the coun- of The Journal The citizens of Oregon compose a vaat senate, upon whoae de cisions depend perhaps the fate of chr ilization Itself. From time to time will difficulty has occurred ia of amall value, ana naa it Deen omerwise would have never been In come before the people of Oregon ouea- present owner- the possession of the U. M Jri.RaON. tions of great import by reason of tha exercise of those powers called by ..some direct legislation and by others the lnl-1 tiatlve and referendum. The first State Divorce a Necessity. Portland, Aug. -12.--Tb the Editor of The Journal In The Journal of July 21 Cardinal Gibbona stated that the Tha Journal is. now engaged in its aecond annual scholarship oontest. Tha young people winning- technical scholar- snips in its nrst contest have put them io gooa uae. una alter another tne auo cessful conteatants of laat vr furnlah The Journal with evidence of their ef ficiency m tne lines which they undertook. Mary E. Powell, a winner ln tha 1908 Contest, was in Seattle when thla year's contest began. Bhe haa returned to Portland and la taking an interest In ine campaign now in croirress. una of fers her congratulations to tha young ie wno snow tna courage to strive yY ' 4 people for T 5. X t ib I .tirttoity The Journal's scholarahlna. She gives her own experience aa an example or wnai omera mav ao ia Drenare tnem. seivea for and to aeoure good poaitiona Mary E. Powell, successful, contestant III I UU 11 W1I1I1U1K BUIlUlHI BIIiyB in XUI in tne union to aaopt and exercise those reason there ara more- divorces in powera ln full, it is certain not to be I America than in any other country in the last. It will be time enough to raise monuments to tha honor of thoae who moorea amia jeers and dlscourage- mcuLo m nave oum into tne constitu the world waa because the divorce lawa are ao lax. While no doubt there ara many rea sons why thera are less divorces ln S of Ore thTpro 5 1? iUM the people or succeedlne areneratlona can come into their heritage when they of what that heritage consists and wnere ii lies, vve can plant flowers on their graves ln comma decades and fin tha pages of history with their praises. mmuiuivpvB may reiuse to accept found ln the words of the man who last Thursday received 15 lashes for beat ing nia wire, xnese were nia words: Journal's Educational Contest. Miaa Powell's letter follower -Portland, Or., Aug. 7. To the Ore gon Journal It la my very great pleae ure to extend In tha form of a letter my heartiest appreciation to the Oregon Journal for what It,; through tha able cooperation ot my many friends and acquaintances, lias dona for ma. ''Since last September, after receiving the Page-Davis Advertising acholar- of 1906, encourages those striving for 1907 scholarships. It la different ln the old.countrv; Ma.-v ahip. through the Journal'a Educational bread and work ln the fields are a-ood Conteat. I have tried to make the most enough for a woman there, while .here ' my Um' After atudying for two tney set them up lor goaaesses. I monmo, ' recwuu a inminiu nasiBC- There is the whole riddle snlvart ant copy writer in me eauoriai aepart- Thera la more convincing truth In Shae- ment " .cfiPma.1 Aavartisingr ;con. m . . a a. i j . . i nanw 'I'masisi wnar rna tnana manlty. Intelligent men, however, know IVL'.JTZ wV.ru jTS.il, Setm.nT id of my wort? that the world is constantly being made nE; , B ,Ck b T" 'Miaa Mary K. Powell worked with oener ana nappier place Of hablta-1 A.M. nrt MnWa ara nnA ann.,.!.". .ul me Jn tha edit In a ui tha Tadftorial denartment nf th. tlon. Tha oeODle of Oregon m "'aB .?w""ro uraio-lot the on --a- AVartlaln romnanv tnr T naprueauon1.0 Sfrtftaln &!2JS V to .P a. . , . . " 1 uunuaiiu, - . - - m KStr!m T nni SSliiK ' wlu r:L The wife la the huabanfl'a property, forma ana not garrulous vmri, t ii. .a .. i . .Jt commlaalona aeeking to 'Perform tha !, UffveaTny law 'to appeal to agimiUge Victoria have recently been enacted prc th, old fcuTSnT, to" appeal: to aaSn.t vlslona which will permit political auh. liiZ am..it nt ' thaiaPTT7.K.-A1"! f 'nfam VnP02?J?X . S"1". cltie" Shaef er'a. undaratanding. to protect hie and 4f aunties to Place tha burden of wife from being brutally treated and taxation for local pumoses mum k..i.. ,t. t..i i.. . . u values alone, if and when ao Inclined. What mercy can a woman expect from Thla la awinglng Into line with,. New man with -auch idea?, or nT Zealand. wMch, for a number of years government tha makes It' possible for has been steadily, increasing the looai theae men to have auoh ideasf .7 Chapman Advertising company for aome tlma. Her work conalsted largely preparing oopy tor tna aauy papera and several campaigns that we Had at the time were entirely under her charge. In examining her work, I waa ; well pleased and the results appeared to be entirely satisfactory to our clients.' "ii nave creat pians ror ina future aavertwing line. no intention of alvlng up. ! "Once more l wisn to tnana tne Ore- canvaaslng In Clarke county, Washing, ton. alontr the line of tha Yacolt rail. road. Not much of her travelling waa y. . v.. ...1 V... . w n. 1 V... ... .Ia.. tne Deautirui country roaas wnicn rad iate ln every direction from Vancouver Now and - then aha would ba "given a lirt oy a Kind farmer wno was anv lng in tha direction ot her travels. When a paaalng driver would forget to ask her to get up and ride aha would sug gest, the invitation herself. In this way aha mounted a "break cart" with Archie wast and helped that "broncho Duster ' tame a cayuse. For thla assistance ln horse-training, Archie Weat promisea to send Misa .Brant a years suoscription to tha Dally and Sunday Journal. Miaa Brant learns from the farmers In that part or Clarke county that Archie- weat Keeps every promise tnat ne makes and aha i depending upon that subscription to ralaa her atandlng thla week, woman Was Cartons. i Mint 1 wlinm ah Mnv....l woni uu wu. . nave l Dacx -in- im wtHNi couia neither read nor write. Hilda tried to persuade tha lady to aubscrtba for The Journal ao that her children might road and know something of affairs. Th aHpl'a 5- anltnltatinna - ' tali.x . ship Contast.They will have nothing to I arouse the Interest - regTet for .their lanor during this sum-1 Finally the woman broke Into Hilda's mer. s ,vary "P?lyw.rT dlacouraa about .aub.ariptlons fo tha gon Journal for what it has dona for ma and I wish to encourage all thoae wno are worainr oa m secona scnolaT' newspaper with this inquiry: ...11,050 ... 4.100 ... S50 ... 640 "Poor lady, what'e tha matter with your arms? Why have you got them all klvered up with white clothar "Why, madam, those are my gloves. My sleeves ara short and I wear cloth Cloves to protect my arma." "Ohl" ejMculated the woman with evi dent relief. She had been gating upon Hllda'a white arms throughout tha In terview. All expression of pity now left her face and voice and she observed! "Why don't you quit gadding about aa a fine lady and live in tha annH. ilka, me? You can get a man up at the saw- The Kan Seaoned. Miaa Bran-went un to the aawmin to get tha man. The word had gone be fore her that she waa a solicitor who would not take "no" for an anawer, ao when she aonroached all tha man , one took to the tall timber. The one remalnina waa the enarinaav could not leave hla engine without dan ger of blowing up the mill plant. From behind trees the fugltivea whletled and Victim fOr a alX-montha lllhlnrlnHn. victim for a six-months subscription. J 1.1 ttle Idas Oraaf. A bright and charming girl Is AllesM grant, ,rthe lightning vote gathergjjj&Jr ! Alice Orant la now tha leaderof all I uumc.iuiui, poamon wnioh she haa reached by hard work. The little lady' leaves home early in the morning and yery seldom returna until evening. If hard work wins, and It alwaya doea, Alloa Orant bids fair to aeoure. one' oi ;5eilirar2 cVb Purfe" well as a flrat choice of the acholarshlpa. d io hob oanvaaaea ine territory near pallas. For the laat three weeks she naa been canvaaatn , Shu iMnt eeyeral days in Falla City and the neighboring country and then went OaCK On thai hilla anrl tttraa.aJ i. mUm. .'. . . -- a.a-aw UI1VB Vaa V X O0VJU I II bilV ' logging campa at Black Rock. The log gers admired her rnnrava an n.Ji. Ih9y HeP hp b5y writing aub- acrlDtion race I nt a Ml.. u. .a. plans to carry the war into other placee. Bhe is well-known throughout Polk countv and haa fHanAa ....L.v;... "k. admire her feata In running up a score S ,f-0,J ILST -,Sh nR" Pnt aeveral aaya in McMlnnvll e where aha unnrtri a number of subscribers. Then she w"l to Independenca and Monmouth m..!!! f"enJ who helped her In Monmouth, waa the secretary of thek Oregon State Normal achool? r -,Z;,n. ad aa to how she la getting "'"J1. "d how she likes tha conteat J?t iAilce nt MPMd, "Why. I would not give up the contest work ff I could hot get another vote." vu Maa PenrterrT.. 'o.r Buceeasful . contestanta, having afu ear's . . .( M ....1.4 .. . . ' - : ; . '""..i lit. T 111. B1UUIW With Mrs. Olllnanla in. fit. l..t It"' ,n the contest again to win a S2?"ldyr?r ,f tulon- And Hilda Brant, Ona Of the' leader A tha .M-..ltnnn,aH ,nnntv 1 1 ..1 .1 . i j , . u. . ...mi. re. Uu.; ''",L iinKs sna may cnoose "uarsnip witn Mra. Gillespie 9m n Sb rl r v! 9 1 w i aa a a a. . . . ii i nue lo M n ii position to Miss Brant'a flrat !1VTaUaaak taa aa. aaaaaaat M aw i loa las a,v rnril S? rtahtaUr,lr' b," f-OlA ThiS Will1 fflVfi htr fhax TYlAkai 4a ali.ui ka Oregon State universlt7" vw """u, But sa Bha mivaii e a;knia.i.(i which doea not Include board with the cash purse, she, will ? choose a scholar ship of accomplishment. Than aha carry studies for another year In the Portland High achool and at theiaml tlma aha can lmnrove hnraair h.,T xiir i Mii nm, wicrr elocution. 3SV The Journal haa aavarat anhi. ..vi7 In elocution and expression: also several acholarshlpa In mualc Ynnnr Mni. who wish to Study musle will do well to enter ,Tha Journar aubacriptlon con test and to win a echolarshlp in ona of the excellent conserve tnriaa . it.. t ?,h? Surn,,'."u ,nal .awarda. aa pub-, liahad in another part of this paper' x -