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I M fWQKPlUDtoT wiwaPAPEB. It leaves k vital ipot that gives
' c. . um....L.. Pnbitow Umber Wons dazrllng opportunity.
Ft rutiih rr hie pt BoDdayy and They buy great forests cheap, hold
r rnnrj Sunday moralng, at Ta Journal BulkJ- . . t , ...
. io. jtrth ua Yamhtii atnata. ForitauL or. Dac flevelopment by keeping both
- Uteres, at tl poatofflc. at Portland. Or., far Cai,tal and forests idle, while wait
tranamiaaloa through the nails aa aacoad-claaa inff for tha, InoriDM In nrlna an,l t.
WatMr. v ... ...
V 1 - " 1 1 unearned Increment. The people by
l drpartiMDU reached br tale ombaB. the,r to11' by Settling the country
t SU the owaratoc the department yo. want. and , by building up industries, Cre-
,' ioktiok dveetisino BEPBE8ENTATIYB ate the increment. This increment
", V7XZAi wblch 18 '" othe toil and enter-
, vt Ttibnaa BuiMin. Chicago. prise of all, the people do not get.
- ' Dabaertptlon Tarma by mall to any addrtaa It all goes to the land-monopolizing
i la tba Ualtad State. Canada r Mexico. v. , . .
I. ',' - daily. baronB. It is a wrong that the
- . tee year W.oo I one sxwta M rbarnharlaln ....
mVriDAX ... .uva even., iaj tuiioui.
- ,"-.- -fl on. month........ J8 hf great forests or other land areas
' On year., S7.B0 Ona month.' I M
Rgue River Fruit (General Bootn Appoints
From tha Medford Trlbuna. PUCCeSSOr
The finest fruit In th. United States,
without exception, la produced In thai When General Booth stated at Black
Rogu River valley. Medford pears are I burn, says the London Dally Mall, that
r
v, Nobleness of character la
nothing less than steady lore
j of good and Btady scorn
of evil. : James' Anthony
Froude. 1
are, to be held for Increased price,
they should be held by the govern
raent, so the unearned usufruct will
go to all the people, whose toil and
enterprise make It a fact that makes
the new suggestion worth consider
ing.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
AN INVALUABLE OBJECT
LESSON.
B
Y REQUEST I of the Portland
N'
EWS from Washington is that
Knox Smith thinks he sees
signs of a lumber trust. At
chamber of commerce, and at p,.l( , ... .. A. ,
., .. PInchot declared in an address that
, , 4 . the supply of lumber in tbla coun-
)regon will go early in October L , . . . . M
t t l , . tfy would be exhausted with n 20
years if nothing is done to' protect
It." Mr Pinchot and other emi
nent authorities at the irrigation
congress declared that "the lumber
ing interests own four-fifths of the
', to Memphis, Tennessee, to attend
the annual1; convention of the deep
waterways convention. He will be
; one of a delegation of governors of
western states who are expected to
arcompanr the president of the L . . , ,, r fc.
...i . . . . . . the lumbering interests are Weyer
hauser, and like captains of, timber
industry. Summed up, the situation
In this country seems to be, a lum
hfin tt1iar vanlohlni, apm
tnprrlAl nroaneritv of th Mlnla!nr.l " .a, uu
- what remains of the standing tim-
MiaslBslppi river from some point on
Its upper reaches to Memphis, to
take note of river Improvements
and their "Influence upon 'the com
ber, monopolized.
When to this ominous aggregate,
Talley
--- This- la a most wisely planned of
tiai vu..iUu. w.u yiu.o w u tnere ,g adjfld the co)(j har(j fact
a powerful boost for the cause now tnat a hlgh tarlff Bchedu,e Bnutg
popularly nown at the open water- out ,mportat,on of fore,Kn lumber
ways movement. Wbile the prime the query becomes, is the thing that
oojecc oi me jnempms conveniion 18 confronts the future lumber con
nnA i.ii a .kin
w vw luo v.vjv - Burner, a condition, or a theory? If
Channel from the great lakes to ue he ve8 a8 long as the llmber lft8t8(
unu or Mexico, us innuence ravor- anr BtI1, doos buBlneM at tne old
able to waterways Improvement stand( how much of the earth wm
verywhere will be felt all over the outa,de of Weyerhau8er.B rence
country. If it paya to have a nav- when the fopt. nrB m-
Better than a mine of gold and
silver, better than a diamond field
In South Africa, better than Alad
din's lamp in yielding that' usufruct
1 1
ili.
Igable channel from Chicago, Du
luth and Milwaukee to New Orleans,
then of eourse It will pay to bave
an open river from Portland to the
' aTt a. an A lah Vnnni1ne fnnaMiAMa Mdti- I
wuauuiuuuuuw,. wu,,o we all desire, is the lot of these
not recognize one of these commer- tlmber klngs wlth the dead morja,
ia. propuBitiona wiuwn dnch on a kingdom of Industry,
.the other. The rivers of the coun- teemlng wlth lumber consuming ac
try belong to the public, and con- tivlties. With what matchless fore-
Cress Belongs to tne puoiic. it only B,ght doeg 0OngreBB manage the
ueeus me ponuuueo preBBure oi low country.s ff . d th ,
aame public to make congress and lntere8t8, and what a ,ucld inu8tra.
. uti nvera worn vo me aebirea nu8. Uon here of what more centrazed
If Governor Chamberlain and his central government means.
Confreres will make careful Inquiry
Concerning transportation conditions it is more than a year since the
and rates along the Mississippi river last land fraud trial in Oregon. It
they will find material for some star- is asserted that Secretary of the
tllng comparisons. In winter, for Interior Garfield "earnestly desires
'example, tbe Mississippi river from that the trials be pushed." If that
fit. Louis to St. Paul Is covered with be the case, why has he allowed so
from one to three feet of ice, and much time to elapse without giving
all navigation" ceases from Novem- Mr. Bristol the authority, the men
ber A to May 1. During this period and the money to go on with the
freight rates on railroads paralleling prosecutions? The so-called Heney
tne river are practically 70 per cent indictments have never been placed
higher than rates between the same in Bristol's hands. The responsl-
pomts Jy rail during the other five bllity for the inaction plainly lies
xnohtns ot tne year wnen steamboats in Washington, not in Portland.
are running. When the Immense
tonnage i tne Mississippi valley plans are being formulated for
tributary to the river Is considered, the reopening of the Milwaukie club
the aavjng of money' to shippers by The Journal serves notice upon the
reason or an open river is lmme- gamblers who run this notorious re
diately recognized as immense be- sort that the moment its doors are
yofid computation. On the Colum- reopened the fight against it will be
bla and .Willamette rivers, where resumed with even more vigor than
navigation is possible practically all before.
; the year round, how much greater
Will De tne oeneats when these if the people can be trusted to
Tjvera are open and absolutely free elect a governor and congressmen,
to the transportation uses of the is there any good reason why they
the best in the world and your applea I tbe same electrlo flash that carried the
are uneurpaaaed," said George Rae of I news of hla death would, announce that
iew l orK i iiv rrwifiv mi Mb. i I ... , . . v . .
inmfcT of Rae A Hatfield, the largeet I n . ..i, . ,g, '
firm doallna In weatern box aoDlea In Ilv,J' Polt6 w,th precWon to
America, with branches throughout Eu- whloh further 4nulrlea amply teatify.
rope, wno la nfl on hla third trip thla tfiramweU Booth, the eldeat aon of
Mr. hat waa the flrat man to Intro- anrl Booth, will probably succeed hla
duce weatern applea In eaatern marketa, father as chief of the Salvation Army,
and thla aralnat prejudice and aectlonol The Waal papers announcing the ap-
feolins:. For 20 yeara he waa the head UDointmrt V ..t. t ?,- .w.
man for Porter Broe., and knowa all "P0"""" led up in the vaulta
there la worth knowln about marketlnv of Meeara. Ranger. Burton ft Frost ao-
irult. llcltors. Fenchurch ktraetVLondon. On
iiTry w':tcho.ntjonnu:tdarD,: ".w
boverduc?! flSt" tUalyw! oTlLi SS
tlft eouM not ha mArlcfr1 mt a nrntlt -i ""il. wun ln" 01 tne ganer-
Kxperlenoe, however, provea that there Theae detalla were learn. h. m. n.ti
.1 '. ""vr,,,i,n?. aa..eI?r?auotn l ,a11 rPraentatlv -ho arrived with
about Medford. With the Increaae of Chorley. IncaahlV yeaterd
... .i. ,w,,u.wUU n.iu nma iima tne repreaentatlve waa au
haa alao come an Increaae In the de- thorised to state that tha axamitlv. m.n.
manJ for fancy fruit, and only a few agemenl of the Salvation Army will not
.... " r. " um ue veatea in a Doara or nu-
"Frult thla year reallsea more than meroua directors, but will remain aa It
ever before. Nothing In eight can cauae la now. nder tha generalship of one
lower prices. The demand eiceeda the man. Bramwell Booth la generally
vorable weather cnndttlona In the eaat. but the general haa selected two others
A large per cent of the crop there waa In ease of the death of the flrat The
ruined aecond and third In he Hat are stated
"The eaat cannot produce the quat- on good authority to be Commlaaloner
ny oi nnpiea ana peare grown nere. nonry no wara or lxndon and Oommla-
Your fruit hna the quality and atanda aloner Booth Tucker, the general's son-
ahlimient: wherever offered the hlgheat In-law.
prd ea are paid. General Booth's own comment on ihe
tour grower niuai uute carerui ana "umn in me event or hla Ueath la aa
scienuric care or tneir orcnaraa to ae-1 many people nave aald to ma.
rum the beat reaulta. With attention. I general, you can't expect to live
the results are bound to be remunera- I jorever, you .mow. You must die some
live. "me. wWhat la going to become of the
The products of auch orchards ai ?!""on Army wnen you are deadr
thoxe owned by Fred Hopkins, C E. I y answer to thla la simple, i would
loll 1 A r Waahhurn tha nnrn.ll I DO fOOllSh indeed it. aftor hnllillna. .n .
etfite and many others, who have es- ?ret organlaatlon, I did not take the
tnhilshcd a reputation for producing the l'""""".". aieps toward its perpetuation.
host fruit and for the beet packing la l0?1". M lacking eooa business sense
always In demand at fancy prices. ' nd no already made all nrepara-
Vii 1 lejrai hkui couia devise.
LUMBERMEN INDORSE ;THE JOUIl.
NAL S SUGGESTION
if ' S-'
On tLe SicJtf i
ft
"Medford Is growing rapidly." con
eluded Mr. Rae There are more p
pie on the streets and they are rnovi
fatter, which is always an Indication
that the boom is on good and strong.
peo- I AIL,the8e Preparations are
vlng 1 wanf to aay I am
itlon tne J'.?P.t.rar3r. I nv a
In me srtlll.
made.
not dead yet:
lot of fight
People.
It takes funny people to make up a
world.
The good and the bad and the foolish.
uenerai Hnnth had th ....... 1 .
j - V, " 'W.JMI ffUWIIIIIIIVIlL
Or hla own nntamr i.J nfT. L. ...J
-ii .'...m rJ10" ocnniteiy wno it
Vi r?,a,r,ln." "nerars closest ad
visers tO the rtnllv M.ll .....
- iiin-amiuu, no naa aeiecte three
The people who pose for the sake of J??.!!' -S .1" order ,' their pref
aniilanaa. fr?n5"" . ?? ! generally known aa
Th. meek and the m.ld and th. - BrffflXW
th .feneral'a death, will go on exactly
There's the fellow who live, on the nTtPhl .w.-..-x"er?. T"-" .
best in the land, BVn" . v n V,--i 3 f 'rBnip, or
Yet nobody knows when he labora: evJl X?." n. .c.h."-
The chap who's deluded by fanciful n(T T ' iwiH' "AD "oted,
nchemea .. "! ' f"' popere nav. Deen
And Wuf. a bore to hi. neigh- ffi
ootb. 1 In anv nart at tha ta
There's the man who is bound to keep madrmo ' '''.i ?. 0 ?T?
Inrovai n t.Uti, I . .i r Y ' v" U.UHJ LIlHn
HI. own horn consistently tooting. h i.'tnrv " -a "n in tne world
And there stands another who thinks Bramwell nnv .v.. .i..
nn.nl'. v.... "l
.v,. . i, nuns, ia ou years of ae-a
and now beara the title of chief of at"?'
Tha thout-htful assemble anaak nf mnlM ' '"r in Dig
rerorm,
Lumbermen glv. emphatio ' Indorse
ment to the plan proposed by The Jour
nal as a solution of such problems as
that resulting from the proposed ad'
vane. In railroad ratea on lumber a
plan already in aucceaaful operation In
Canada, Th. following letter " from
George Jf. Cornwall, publisher of the
Tlmberman, Is a clear and forcible
statement or some of tha reasona why
railroada should not be Dermltted to in.
crease rates without the sanction of the
interstate commerce commlablon.
To the Editor Of Tha .Innnill Rh
aonable railroad regulation la tha im.
peratlv. demand of tha hour Tha mh
ject la occupying the best minds of the
nauon. upon its satisfactory solution
aepenae the permanent prosperity of
iiui oniy wregon. but every other state
In the union. It would seem as If w.
we mining euner towards govern
ment ownership or an enlargement of
the powers of the Interstate commerce
cummiaaion in the matter of fixing and
determining equitable ratea of trans
portation. ,
Under the provisions of the dominion
railway act of Canada the railway com
mission haa absolute Jurisdiction over
the Imposition of all railroad rates. No
raie can De promulgated or become ef
fective without first receiving the sano-
uon ana approval or the commission.
. a . e a
In the United States when a railroad
company desires to change a tariff it
ia compeuea oy law to slmnlv file tha
proposed, tariff for 89 days prior to the
date of lta becoming effective. If the
rate ia one wnich aarloualv lunnonltioi
the righta of the ahlppera who are un
fortunate .nouarh to ha lnnateri alnn. tha
1 i -. w 1 . . . . "
mis oi mi ruau, in. remeay ror tne ag
grieved parties la to file a complaint
before the Interatate commerce commit.
alon and aak for a hearing, which often
takea montha to secure. In the mean
time, the rate goea into effect and Irre
parable damage may be lnfllcte The
? resent procedure Is simply equivalent
o lynching an allea-ed culnrlt and calm
ly trying him Judicially afterwards. In
the "yellow pine" case, Involving an
Increase of S cents per 100 pounds it was
IS months after comolaint was filed he-
fore a -decision was reudecoil. - " '
, SeoraUry TafVi train Jump'. tb
track in Kansas. It must have h..n a
uii.uiy ppriogy train.
Let 'conrress cass an' amendment to
the present lnterstat. comnt.rc. com- I ' ,'; i i poom in nt.-
mlsslon act requiring all railroada to a-,' ' . ,V,
not onlv file their croDosed frelcht tar-1 ian !. lr ail know: you see
Ufa with th. commission, but in addl- Hh-..' V.J -.Vi. -7
tlon to filing any propoaed chang. In I "M f ' a Klad girl; She's
their freight tariffs, th. railroad com- ,.- f ?hi
a should b. compelled by law toi "'ir v vr i; uif girij
a. tne amonera triDutarr to tneirio... - rv
llnee, aay 0 or Jo days In advanca. that "uw" irith"I."!.l"?.1,"J "ba'a my
an application wouia d. mao. 10 tne in- .... rh -h'x- t
terstaie commerce, commission aaaingi n . . ,7 peaca
that r1'" l,ittBlJ&1 tr,m ,rt;
ui. thin and she's fat: ah-a an.
for a hearing , on tba question of alflha dreaMf tA tha v
chang. of rata. T, - ; , : S:,
I Sh. alta bV tha a..- .h.'. .- ....
at th. hearing no valid objection tea; ahe'a golfing? ahVa boatin
waa
fectlve.
veraely to the application of the rail- Sh freckled and fair: ahe'a half a a
road, lta right of appeal to tba courts I pair; nw ct
wouia etui remain. i one a au oy herself with a laaav.aai
On tha other hand. If the ahlDDere felt atara! U9" wun aiaaay-aysd
aggrieved at th. granting of th. rati- Bh.'s all girls in on.; sh. haa .very
road's application to advance rates, the " known faoe; vory
right of appeal to the courts would be She's been pictured and ulotured in
safeguarded, but the rat. In controversy every known place;
would atav In effect- until th. courts Sh. calls avarr month, an aha t
had finally paaaed upon the appeal. her lovera,
It la a reaaonable Dreaumpifony to as-1 The girl tou aaa m tha
.. ,V..,. . .... k.. In .t. ! "'B"U1
feet for several veara. It be fairly re-1
aarded aa a remunerative rate to a rail-I Canfleld will aaii hta n.,..
road. K,n nous., let the chips falVwb.r.
a aihinna. aAAAmmArlaTa hfmaAlf 1 thaav ma w ' V
A. DIIIIIUCI vall Ul. V 1 1 1 VUH W l.llVt I MBV J lUMJ I
to practically any rat., If th. rat. b. a I
hTneidTf' aom. l.gl.l.tion along THB WCTIONARTTOF MISINFORM.
thla nne Is brought forcibly to-mJnd by .,.,,., I. v
tka lllnn tha rallrnail anmna. I 1 HOOK-Material IOT bonfiraa.
nlea that they will increaae the aastern "rZ",Q. ".mB Jooka boys.
rate on lumber 10 centa per loo pounde, -1 r Jr" ,",,K,flvK."iy maicn;
which is equivalent to about 13 Pr ".th lio Service Corns
ii . a. a I All flTO OUT An r1 aom fh
Thla propoaed Increaae in freight rate, B,irn..t.h..J?i00.,n,n. oooka. boys,
becomltig effective November 1. will r.- h l"" .. Ijf- 7" pet.
trict the market ror uregon lumoertoi 1J .A- Tl. w u
var mirlrnil extant, tharebv reducln I inter-Met.
the enormous volume of money which
TialmAnt ft a 1 1. A
Man A reliable bottle.
Nature The adopted child of T. R.
Pennant Something that', not com.
haa been nlaced In circulation through
this one mighty Industry alone. The
. . . . . . i . & i .
value or tne uremin lumoor ouipui insi ,
..... .... . v.n.. ha Ann aaa ir.Hm.tinB lu mw xorK.
fZV- "i"".',r'v""'..y:..r"";"..." Taft A portly echo.
iy rex uii tu navo uuuuiaiiuu ti i tt a a "i , . .
600.000 people, this would mean 140 per D.VJ,u!YrB" cyaxa to oagamor.
capita for every man. woman anTchlld "wom.A i,.. v w
the atate. The imposition or tne . " """"a'-v"-
roposed freight rat. Is a blow to svery I
ndlvldual in uregon.
' . GKOaaia M. COBNWAJLU
Braxll Is orderlns- thraa Drainnirhi.
werCltdWirickl)k'-' -M W..!"..
Japanese Question Is an In
dustrial Problem
A Naturalist Abroad
thivt the world
Waa put here expressly for looting.
The giddy raise Ned with their play-ins;.
The wicked go frolicking along with a
II1UKI1,
While the sober and pious are praying.
Letters from the People
Tribute to a Departed Friend.
Portland. SeDt E To tha smi,.-
ft "now, ia ine spice or thla ne journal: The thought of a soul
Ute, I having 4..., ....
. ....... jum crossea mat river, which
flowa between life and death, is a aol-
i There are. all kinds of freaka In the
ri Mumble
The loud arid ramoaaeoua. the allant
and soft.
The prldeful, the lowly and humble.
So don't be discouraged whenever you
i inn
A character naat vour iniiinin
We all have a Kink In our make-upa, I
So what Is the' use of complalnlngT
uirmingnam Age-Herald.
Mare Saved Her Colt.
From the Houston Chronicle.
When the south-bound passenger
train was near Hallshuro-. a mar. ih
umiy aasnea up tne track right toward
the train, running swiftly, it looked
as if she would run right into the en
gine, and the air brakes were quickly
applied. Blowing the train down to six
ur aeven miies an nour. Engineer Par
rott thought the mare was Winded nv
the headlight, but the train was no
sooner slowed down than the mare
jurnea aooui and went rrom the train,
keeping right down the traeka and
making It impossible to run fast lest
the animal be struck.
The mare went straieht to a hrMn
oyer a creek, and when within a short
distance of the bridge of the railway
it was discovered that the colt of the
mare had fallen with all of its feet
through the bridae. niacins- it whom It
would have been killed had not the
mare literally flaeeed the train Th
mare stopped and began whinnying, and
mo ii nm muppea aiso. engineer Par
rott. tha fireman and some of tha nan
sengers got off and, relieving the colt,
tert tne mare to trot off with her
yuung as proud as a peacock.
Republicans and the Tariff.
people.
cannot be trusted to elect a United
States senator?
REMEDY FOR A GREAT WRONG
ft
NEW suggestion offered by
Governor Chamberlain appeals
to consideration. It is big
enough to be of country-wide
f , Interest... It is directed at corpora-
' tlont or Individuals who hold large
i bodies of land for speculation. It
wai offered by the governor in hlg
J .,'; opening address at the irrigation
j , congress at Sacramento, and Is cer--
tain to be nationally discussed.
, aw wviuiu vi iai aims ui lauu
. . Is laid down as detrimental to the
: ' . ! donntry it blocks development,
j ' ' engage la no acttrity,. employs no
, laDor. n lies miy oy, waning for
an unearned Increment. If a prac-
v tlcal and constitutional way can be
' lound to do so. Governor Chamber-
" t lain would tax these ;landf In an as-
s - cending ratio in proportion to area.
, 1 On all above TGQ acre tfie Increased
- - tax .rate .would apply, and the tax
rate : grow greater Has't the acreage
Rrowa larger: It Is the principle In
vogue in ' the taxation system of
W. J. Bryan calls Mr. Taft the
great postponer. Perhaps that ex
plains. why the big secretary was a
day late in reaching Portland.
Should Diversify Farming.
The one great trouble yet with all
Oregon farmers la that they do not
seem able to concentrate their energies
upon but on. Una of revenue at a time
and this Is true In Polk county as well
as elsewhere. If they go Into hops, it
must be hopa and hops alone with them.
If orchards the some la true. What
should be done Is to see that not one
acre of their land goes to waste, and
that every portion of It Is In some way a
revenuo brlnirer. To denonrt imn
kind of crop ulone is suicidal for a
number of reasons. Over production of
one line is bound to bring down the
j.. ..,e in wiai arucie ana it should be
the idea of the farmer who works with
his brains as well as his handa to aee
that when that time comes he has
some other line of production that is
tuiniuanuiRg a lajr -.prone.
From the San Francisco Argonaut,
1 he Argonaut, as everybody knows
who knows anything about It. is a verv
.1 J . T. Jl I. . 1J ......1. TJ v.'. .
. I 'UU," "" paper, n is SO good
a Republican as to be grieved and
iMMiiuru si me pi urn i in wnich tne party
stands on the tariff issue. It is
ashamed of the indecision the weak
ness, the delay which has given us the
mtriH who or a promise where we ought
to have performance. And now we say
to. the leaders of the Republican party
im uiin-BB iney nnaii rina a way to
wuoormnaie tne inriuence of the pro
tected trusts in the nartv eounclla im
less they shall find a way to keep faith
with the people, the party will sooner or
iaier go nown to aereat. No political
party which lacks the power to keen
Its word, which Is not strong enough
within Itself to nut. down those who
wouia nun u to seinsn ends, can perma
nently retain the respect of the country
... '"mum. inn ijje auegiance or a ma
jority of the people. This, perhaps
may he called very plain talk and it
Is none the less deserving of respect
because It is plain."
Wallowa County and Wheat.
ag From the Enterprise News-Record.
Egypt wns celebrated for the growth
of it wheat; Babylon was noted for
the excellence of Its wheat and other
cerealH. and Syria and Palestine pro
duced wheat of fine quality and in large
quantities. Rut none of these. It is aafe
to aafcert. could compare with Wallowa
Bounty, Oregon. Pharaoh Is emoted ns
savlnsr: "And T saw in mv dream onrt
behold, seven enrs came up in one stalk
full and good." Then Pharaoh awoke
i naz ia nronnniv tha rirat nmn
on record, and. although it was a dream
it is less amazing than the figures
which the Rtato department of agricul
ture in uregon win De a Die to place
before tho public this fall. From all
around the state we hear of bumper
crops, and Wallowa county Is leading
the van.
pmn i.o it. v. i n i . .
"nun anouia make us
pause and consider, aa we etand upon
the brink of that river, while lta waves
Lr uwn iremnnng reet.
ouch a nana ia oallH k k. .u
?fn bploved companion, friend an3
iBiiun-uuHu jonn ii. eiason.
rvimi me iignts and glooms, the
Kinyiauuiu una iaiie, and the eternal
consequencea of a particular human
life, may b., touat be left with that
"Who knowa each cord, lta various
tone,
"Each spring Its varioua blaa.'
When the venturous swimmer in the
w no ocean or numan experience, re
joicing In the atrength of his manhood,
goes beyond hla depth, and. caught by
the treacherous undertow la awept past
the life line of all human help, but
rising on the created waves, defies fao
and clroumstancea, until at laat by his
own endeavor he stands erect and manly
upon the shore, ever ready to do or die
in the solution of the varied problems
of human life, who of us will not ap
plaud? Such a character, with annh n
experience was the late John E. Siason
of thla city.
The dreariest hour of a winter's morn
was made lovely by his twinkling eye
and brilliant smile, which ever bespoke
a happy thought of all the passing
events of life. One of those ham,?
natures unannoyed by the censure of a
reproachful conscience, who whan v
lay down at night could say In truth:
j irac a nune Deneatn tne evergoing
"To whom I feel a hate or spite,
"And so to all a fair good night "
W. U BURNET.
msjy say that they have been passed
on by th. greatest living authority on
big game and things in general! The
Author.
I well remember my first rhinoceros.
I had been shooting all day and was ao
tired I could hardly atagger along under
the two elephants I waa carrying to the
camp for food. Suddenly I beheld
nuge rhinoceros coming toward me at
From Collier's Weekly.
The Paclflo ooaat (which rightfully
Includes British Columbia) is divided
on the Japanese question. The business
men and officials of Washington and
Oregon can say nothing too kind, of the
little brown brother. On the other
hand, British Columbia stands with Cat
Ifornla against Japanese immigration.
Several yeara ago, agitation from Its
Paclflo oolonv caused tha Imnerlnl Hov
J i mi ore rninooaroa comina-
ernment at London to approacn tokyo full speed. "No animal will attack
with tenders on the Immigration ques- man unprovoked," the great authority
tloi Tli a Japanese, needing the once told me; and aa I had not provoked
rrienaaniD or .unaiana and tne I'jnsiisn mis rnino i Knew n con d not he nt-
navy, promised to restrict emigration tacking me. Nearer and nearer he came,
from Japan to Canada and did it. right after me. He had every appear
Last July, however, a Hawaiian com- ance of wanting to kill me, and I grew
pany chartered, the tramp steamer nervous. At last I fired.
Homeric, loaded her with twelve hun- The bullet hit the hard hide Ilk. a
area Japanese, many or tnem just ar- dhck railing on an old tomato can.
rived from Yokohama, and sent them hadn't even scratched the hmta
Into British Columbia. Blnce they came Luckily the excessive hardness of the
noi irora japan uui irom an American nine caused the hu t to rahmmit i
possession, the Japanese Government caught It and slipped it back Into' the
linu nu lunLim uvri inrir uiuvemciiiia. i rine.
Vancouver, wnere tney lanoea, oecame My seoond Shot did the hualnaaa Tt
n. oiiniii i-euut. n. vi. rantriiomiiii, n r me rnino under a nom on hla nr v
mrrnoer oi mo colonial legiaiaiuro, east foot, and with a anort of pain he
rushed down to the docks to see what ti
j " v' V. j u sign or rener I turned into a soda foun-
to keep them out, he Insulted the Jap- tain tnr a inn . i.. 1
anese consul with a graft charge, and h.hi. i... i.i.i-. " j." .
?ouse3 labor M. IVs from north east t6 a"? ihiLTal . J
j I. t . i r uiiamo Hn lUlillllf lOl V IJV Hi I rrjrl HH
ana aouin, ana. ine Vancouver news- t haa nn r)fl. fh - -
THE KID AND THB Jtn
When you'r. blu. and you're grouchy
and need cheerina un.
There's no alght to elate like a kid and
av dud.
To prevent undu. criticism of thee. Th.yre both roly-poly and chockful of
tire.
By Wax Jones.
little Incidents of big gam. hunting I And they wriggle and roll In a ludicrous
strife.
Th. kid klcka hla lega In pur. Joy Ot
me aame.
The pup, on hla back, la doing th. aame.
ine aid graos ine pup
And
growls and
In a chubbv
pina nana,
the pup, how he
scratches the aand.
Pretending he'a mad and aa fierce as a
bear,
And then they roll, over, the comical pair
Th. kid all one chuckle, th. pup burst
ing with fun.
As they wriggle and tug on th. sand in
the aun.
No matter how blue, how yon want to
give up,
Tou'll go smiling away from th. kid
and th. pup.
Newport's aurf Is being dowsed with
cologne. Next tb. salty taat. of the
waves might b. ameliorated with glu
rlckeys.
Dinky Eppy Grama
By Owrge V. Hobart
(Copyright. 10T, by W. B. Haarst)
Der vorld llkea to aid. mlt her ohant
dot haa der retty cash.
a a
Dare n.f.r ras a man ao laay dot he
vould not vork a friend.
a a
Ven a man Is anxious to keen your
secret keep him anxious. .
a a i
-
but
ua.Jrs are vuciicroua aa vol. iih x-i h j . : ---------
neHence of British Columbia with the "JJ""? '?7.n..i . tne
Jananeae oueatlon nrovea that Jnn on' er"' Though not disposed to un
does not always take' a proposal to lim- S?""6. P7 trntl?..nd . k Pay
It immigration as an Insult, and. fur- Le'J,""" ?""VW"" my naked hands.
ther. that the special Califomian dlalike w"0'i?F. ,a"tic orutea.
or tne Japanese may nave deeper root, i o::."v, . ".r":, ,
minutes I had th." elephant? &l?n"n, A ""jff "!S 2!i. bif
It is an industrial problem, not a la- Ik I t? " Darre,1Va,na later 1 "M V , '
a iiiMiu ii ini uDiii a.iiu uni v aa cirmiai si r a
In
Men haf overcame mountains, but
man can overcame & cinch.
a a
Truth la stranger dan flotion.
fiction haa der happleat flnlah.
Schoolma'ams' Wages.
From the Jacksonville Post.
We were discussing the proposition
of whether our schoolma'ama should
have a financial lift or not. It la not
a queation of gallantry. It la a question
of simple Justice, although there is not
a particle of objection to mixing a little
gallantry with even-handed Juatice. The
writer has never taucht school nor
over wisiiea io. rxay, we reel absolute
ly certain that we never saw the day
n-nii wu uuuiu nava e-ottan avan a
nctuna-graae certificate, even If we had
nu pun una. cneaiing snouid De allowed
dui mere is no uae tmirina- .hnni
teaching is the most nerv-wi-ncHnr r.
cuoatlon in all thla wida wnriri- it h..
ii nine or everytnmg that Is distinctly
uIT,a.aiuu in ii, una is aooui as rar
removed from heaven n wall a. .
Medford real estate agent Is from the
i rum wnen ne is irvin. to aaii . n.a
BiKiuea grass widow a natlron-shaped
lot that Is so sharp at the back end
that if you ran into It on a dark night
it would pierce vour vital ant nm.
oui ai ine oacK. If this great
state of Oregon will do the right and
uecent tning she will ahollah a tot
um-iuos, grart-prooucing commissions
held down by Job-lot politicians and
raise the schoolteachers' .gi.H.. n k
vKiy limn, me writer haa always had
a soft apot way down deep In hla heart
for the gentle little sclfoolma'am, the
overworked little woman ) i. hh
an angel and a human spanking machine
at the same time.
ISew Zealand where Jt works' admir.
ably ,lt'l aklnVtO tht jprincipla
suggested by President Eoosevelt in
) ! proposed graduated ' laherltance
tsx lot breaking
Ponishmont.
From Life.
Head Inquisitor Tou were the chauf
feur. I believe, who waa enntlnne.ii- i.
ting vile smoke come out of the rear
of your machine. i "
Late Arrival Tes, air.
"Well, en and awnllow a xim n v.n
lng cylinder oil every ten minutes, un-4U-
X aa Uilnk at jm. punishment to
fit your case. . .
Boeslam Done For. ;
. . From th. JsAJbahy ,Hrald (Jlen.
. Th. day of political bossism ln
Woolen Mill at La Grande.
From the La Grande Star
Of course La Grande wants a woolen
mill, and why not 7 Such an industry
keeps busy practically every working
days in the yeur; H sunpllea at home a
product tnat would be manufactured
elsewhere and th. disbursement stays
hi iHirne insienn oi oeing sent away;
the raw material is produced at home
nlso, and money disbursed for the raw
material also stays at home. The out-
ut is as staple as any article which
elongs on the Il.t of what are known
as the necessities of life.
A woolen mill Is a clean, dignified
Industry that brings a profit in ooeraj-
uon ana coniinuany Dunns uo and de
mands other allied industries. The
woolen mill ia worth while In anr
As Done In Oklahoma.
a man who had been a prominent cltl
een in Maryland, in all that the t.nn
Implies, and who had served as a Judge
on tne bench, went to Oklahoma to live.
He had some difficulty with another law
yer, fought it out In a church, after
prayer meeting one night, and was ar
rested for disorderly conduct
Representative Mudd of vrvinri
asking Representative Flynn of Okla-
iiuiij n. nuuui 11.
Flynn retailed th. story.
"That's queer," commented Mudd;
'that man waa a class luriar i. Mo...
. . ... j -
a.l,u.
"Well," said Flynn, "that sort of con-
uuwi may Bu in cnorcn in Maryland, but
!. ,ou n ooean t in Ukla-
homa.
than mer. local peculiarities of pay- ...y"!0"-1 imuaung a circua, in a few
chology. I minutes i naa tn. elephants balanclni
. . ... ...... .. . . I thamaalvaa nn harr.l. . T il
it is an inaustnai promem, not a ia- I :: r "Vc . , . auiu
h. ....i. ui-i. w i i . I them to Darn em and Da v'a rlmn. . . I
MnniSrifta'ri; that" good profit. " D.r gtrl dot hesitated ia loat
it riiffara aaaenttaiiv from tha fhi. On another occasion I thou rhtlesslv thought abould der veddlng dreaa.
nese trouble of Dennis Kearnev'a time, approached a Bleeping erocodll. and!
The Chinaman waa essentially a la- stroked lta beautiful fur. With a light- Soma peoples flah for eomnllmenta
tinrar at rhann and mmmnn taaka- ha I hihb iwibi ma rreai saurian nail ma hv I nam Mourn to camn a aaa aarnanta.
snowed little capacity ror advancement. was dragging roe into tho
The Japanese, on the other hand, ar e ,? J JnXln.ct JIa"' 1 Necessity Is dar mothw dot puts d.r
...uu.Lwa. a.iiuiwuu. iu t i L . . 1. 1 i V , patcn.s on aar trouaera oi oiroum
l.U. OfOIT 1IIUUVLII WllllIl illOT VIllr. viwvvmiiw .arv n v.. UUUU II B 111BIH.11I.1V 101 .Inntl..
Probably no other body of immigrants I go and, with teara running down his I
has done ao well in so short a time, race, set on: to find a dentist. I n autnmohuhhla a-naa at kn
They began to Invade California In large Th. life of the big gam. hunter is sooner or later der ambulance catches It
nuiiiuuiB umy mx ur aeven years ago. i iiui ui nuvaniure; dui lr ne avoids jak-lup.
Aiicouy, tuvy uavii urnc-iiuni vuiurui ui i iiik. iui uunier win oe ncniv riviniaii
sucn proeperous iarming communities
as vacaviue. grown ricn Dy its ariea I jr ot.j..
frultB, and Florin, center of the winter M,8T
strawberry Industry. Their business Bv James J. Montam
men are acquiring iarms in tne country uui yonder on the ocean, where tha
anu Muiiumsa ... .no hhw, umr wum-i wimecaps naan and roam.
i i ,i . ...
e e
A via. man is vis. until he barlna to
talk about how via. h. la. dsn ha la
Uddervisa.
I half a ar.at curlouanaaa to aaa dap
man dot hallavaa ha alvava aata h.
...eu ... ut.a.iiaina iu au uu ilia miue i jut a ii i ij. nun nown wirh t,...n.. I mnnav a wnn n
nt T.ronaa. lohr llr.Jv th. fon.-l ' -1HIT I L - """" '
.... j .m " i aaiiiiiK aaiaiy noma.
nese barbers and millmen in the north-j And when her captain fetches port, and .Money cannot buy happiness, but
west have their unions and already puts It all ashore, w Bna eferybody living Is vlllln to make der
" .v i'o iw nagtu. m never need to trouble about worklno- eggaperim.nt. .
"Japanese cheaD labor" will exist no anv mnr. wuramg ' s a f s
longer than the Japanese can help The But, ahl She's' not a real ahlo. that Luff ia not blind, hd If you don'd
question will be one of straight Indus- vessel full of gold-- bellev. m. look at der neckties om.
trial competition all along the line.
Making Talk.
Whenever you meet
A casual friend.
When out on the street,
You have to pretend
To talk you expend
Ten minutes, to say
Naught Dut tnis, in tne end
It'a a beautiful day."
When at loss for a neat
Little speech, as vou bend .
To acknowledge a sweet
word rrom Her, you may spend
Much talk but vou wend
In confusion your way,
This, your gaDDie a wnoi. trend-
It's a beautiful day."
So the bard can't be beat
When no subjects commend
Themselves, he may treat
Of the weather, and vend
A curious blend
Of slush aa a lay.
Whose lines comprenend
It's a beautiful day."
Such days, you see, lend
Themselves only to may.
Thus this rot I defend
She's only in a story that a littl. fellow vlmman buy der husbands. yetT,
told.
In some nearby tomorrow, ere my hair
una un lurnea gray,
I'll meet a kindly fairy who abides
across the wnv
She'll touch me on the forehead with
noi nionuer wano, ana then
D. DINKELfiPTF.T
Per George V. Hobart
It's a beautiful da:
C
leveland Leader.
Work Progressing.
Thoughtful of Him.
"See here," said the lady, "you told
m. that work would only coat tn. tis
and her. you've Bent in a bill for in'1
"Tea'm. reDlled the carnantar
ae when I came to think the thing over
- ".i u waa aimia mayoe you d be
From the Huntington Herald.
The work on the Northwest line is
progressing In good shape for the time
or year. Twenty mues or tne road is
now a-raded and subcontracts have been
let recently ror zo miles mora
Work by the subcontractor, is pro
gressing in good snape, tne only com
plaint being the shortage of men, but
ven with this drawback tha contrac
tors say that for the time of year good
progress Is being made,
we understand that as soon aa the
Yellowstone park division of the O. 8.
L. Is completed, which will . .bp some
time In Octoober, the Utah Construction
company will have at least 2,000 men
at work on the line. While Huntlne-tnn
at present la lively, thla addition to
the present fore, will make Huntington
ui" lrveiieai lown in uregon. men
wanted la heard on every hand In the
vicinity of Huntington, ao if you want
a -ieeu- come to Huntington.
Mr. Moore Commended.
Fron tho Baker City Herald.
President Moore of the Trust & Sav-
1,1 ta111fbeWaybo,5vrMjr W mended for making a statement that"
I'd love to meet that fairy, for it's n wou,d plac. his entire fortune of
leaiOUS to row olil I ov.p hair a mil linn 411... . . .v. .1-
. . , , . 1 1 v.... .. .......v.. uyi.ui . n,t mf uia-
cut snes only in a story that a little nosal of the receiver in order that avarv
leiiow toia. - . ,
depositor may oe paid. Such a man la
Just round the neareat corner la the worthy the confidence of th. peopl.
count rv nf Riimrl.. I . . -. . . . . J
envv ii iiAlnown ol ana nooa 10 race ne peopi who hav. placed
inn .??hynl. hin2w1,v trust in him and assure them that he
?hiff1lWJLki the PP1" fe will sacrifice his private fortune before
a loot Thot t m : m - I
tiuv icoim u wonaer i never
van uciUHlt
For lt's only in a story that a little
of St Augustine,
Impossible.
From th. Philadelphia Press.
Colonel v-Watterson Insists that
if
Bryan 4s going to b. a candidal, he
shall oult talklnar: Doaa Pninnai w.t.
teraon think Brvan would taka- an w.
thlnJC Ob auch. tarma T k
This Date In History.
1191--RIchard I defeated the Saraoens
at Arsouf.
1565 Founding
Florida.
1683 Jean Baptist. Colbert, cele
brated minister of Louis XIV of France,
170 Montreal capitulated to th.
British.
h 1741T7iNw L0"10". Connecticut, burned
jy JUiitlDii, i
1811 Jamfta M. CikU mrU
the first working astronomical obaerva
tory In the United Stat.. rT
Goorgetown, D. C. Died February 8.
1B0. .
1SS6 Mosaa Brown, whn
the Arkwright cotton mill in th. United
States, died at Providence, nhn. t.i.
Born September SS, 1738.
1888 Ferdinand I nf An
at Milan. wTO
1860-u.Unlon forca nndap fln aa...
pled Paducah. Kentucky:
1868 Pierra Ariolnh T?n.t -...
ate commissioner to Spain, died In New
vsrieniia. . rjorn in "Tance about 179T
1901 President McKlnlcv ahnt .t v.
D....I. - ... h M.
0UIIUU VAyUBlUUn.
"An Bast Side Bank for Eaat Sid.
reopi..
... ' Yes, Yea. .-
-Fom Young". Magailne.
I aupposed." aald Mrs. Tartl.igh.
"wh.n you d I a you expect to meet aU
your huabandsr' . -
"Tou are wrr p-iirl. "
io beaven..Jw" v
A BANK ACCOUNT
Adds strength and credit to tha
standing of a man or 'woman in
any community.
IN ORDER TO
Accumulate Properly
On. -Must Sav. Something '"
Day by Pay.
The Cojnmercial
Savings Bank
aOrOTT AJn WrT.T.Tlam AXIL
Do a treneral banking business
a?a e0l,cs your accounts, both
checking and savings- per cent
ACCOUNTS, compounded semi '
annually. . - t ;
92r2. w Bates.. ...President
J. S.Irel Ca.iU.r-
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