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, ; r s , ... rr ."' , ' . . . . THE JOURNAL AM INDCI'BNDCHT NHWSPAPia. ft I. Jiekana. Palillabat rHIhl (Mcrpt Bsodaji and mrr Snmlar moral"-, at The Journal BolM - n, rtftfr ud Yasihfil itmu Porliand. Or. gatarad tl lb pnatofnee at Portia od. Or., for tntwraloluD tkrouik Um Ball u aaoond-claaa natter. TKLEPUONB MAIN TIT. All dmartmanta raacbad br IbU number. fU Um evrrator Um department r" want. VOKBIUN DV1CBTIS1N0 RKPBE8KNTAT1 V Bnmawl-a Bnlldlnf, IKS rifth nioH N tork; Tribe a. Building. Cblr&ga. ggberrlptloB Tar ma br Ball to anj addreea to Um laltad Statca. Canada or Banco. DAILY. Oat rear S5.no I One month 1 SI'MOAT. h;m I2.B0 On month I DAILY AND SUN PA Y. Ob rear ST.6U I On month I M It It but the littleness of man that seeth no greatness In a trifle. M. Tupper. I EXPERIMENTAL RATES. T HAS BEEN stated that one of th traffic men who is credited with considerable influence in raising the rates on lumber, Jus tlfles the advance on the ground that ' while It is something of an "experi ment," if It don't work as anticipated after a few months' trial the rates can be changed again. Thus we un ezpectedly get the admission from this high official source that rate making, even wiren it involves a ' great Industry. Is largely "experi mental." ; , This announcement should be very , comforting to the mill men and their ,; employes and those dependent more or less on the lumber business. After ' five or six months or more of trial, It the experiment cuts Into the rev f enues of the road 'the rates will be restored. In the meantime If the mills should have to dose, If the trade se ' cord at great cost should be lost and If the business interests of the state suffer, no one will probably re , cr$t it more than the railroads but the "experiment" will hare been tried and they will have the proad satisfaction of knowing that while 7 they killed the patient, a most skill ful operation In rate making was 'performed one of which furnishes r aoit cogent argument why the , power to "experiment" should not be left In a few men's hands. C ' The facts are that the community . believes this advance in rates Is sim ply aa expression of the resentment ;; the railroads feel towards those who have stood for a reasonable control ; of the carrier. They feel that the - law has limited their powers and : they propose to retaliate- If true this is an ugly spirit with which to , meet publio demands and they may be' sure If as a result of their actions , business Is - depressed or industries stagnated the blame will be placed ; where It properly belongs. If there Is not better Justification for the ad- ' ranee than has been given the rail - reads are on dangerous ground. caught. Another shows them In the stomach of a three-pound steelhead. In ono group of three trout 45 baby salmon were found, from which it In arguod that In 100 days a trout would consume 1,600 salmon. In three other trout 17 salmon were found; In another three, 83; in an other trio, 34; in two other trout 0. Mr. MrOowan's object In pub lishing this proof is not to make a crusade against trout, but to induce the authorities to preserve the sal mon through the "cradle period." He says "the trout are about three or four years ahead of the fisherman on the salmon catch. Over $50,000 a year Is spent In batching salmon to fatten trout and other fish. Why not protect the salmon through the "baby stage?" Mr. McQowan and R. D. Hume of Wodderburn, Oregon, a fisherman of many years' experience and close study, are undoubtedly right; It Is folly to spend money for hatcherlos and then turn the baby salmon loose to be devoured by trout and other fish. The salmon should be kept "corraled" until they are old enough to protect themselves from their natural enemies. Probably there is no longer any dispute about the truth of Mr. Hume's and Mr. McGowan's state ments. Yet the authorities make no move to protect the salmon when hatched, and underjthe present In competent regime In Oregon the hatcheries are going out of bus! ness. This is one result or using what ought to be a very important office and department of 4he state's business as a mere political and partisan plum, which must be fed to a certain politician because he is use ful to other politicians higher up This seems to be his principal busi ness; this the reason for the office he holds. PARTY POLITICS IN FRANCISCO. SAN I F CAR SHORTAGE. ROM VARIOUS directions come complaints of "car shortage." In years this has been a chronic i condition gradually getting i worse. In thiB may be found the secret of the advances in rates on . lumber and rumored advances in other directions. The duty of the , railroad under the law is plain. It must furnish equipment to handle - the business which under ordinary " circumstances would be offered it. . Otherwise it is liable In damages. Not having the cars, locomotives or other facilities and certainly not "wanting to pay damages, what sim r pier or more effective process could be devised than raising the rates so " that business won't move? It is much cheaper than buying tnore cars or furnishing more facili ties. Anybody can do that, but it i takeB genius to frame a tariff Just high enough to keep the producer working and hoping, and still not bo low as to Induce too many shipments. Of course it will be unfortunate if the car shortage is cured, but busl 'liess killed. It may be that other business besides lumber v. Ill be af fected. t It way be that tho railroads In the end will be the worst sufferers. We commend to their careful con sideration an old story in which a certain goose that laid golden eggs was the principal actor In a costly tragedy. In it they may find a les son which has an application to the present case. T WOULD seem that the experi ences of San Francisco, lately the victim of so many woes, would preclude the possibility of any partisan organization getting control of that city at present or for some years to come. The Democratic party there not many years ago "was Boss Buckley. The Republican party was and is W. F. Herrin. The Union La bor party became Ruef. One would think the intelligent, honest people of San Francisco presumably In a majority there, as they really are in all cities would so abhor partisan machines In municipal government that they would as soon Invite both another great earthquake and a pro longed bubonic epidemic as id turn the city over to a political machine The San Francisco Chronicle is a rather straight and sure party pa per, but it cries out against the choosing of any partisan mayor. While it does not insist on the nom ination and support of Mayor Tay lor It does urge the nomination of some "non-political man of his class." It does not object to Dan Ryan as a man, but it does object to him as a partisan candidate, say ing: "What we do object to Is con sidering the office of mayor as the political spoil of any party." The present mayor happens to have gen erally voted the Democratic ticket, but the Chronicle, a staunch Repub lican paper, cares nothing about that so long as he has no politics as mayor. If any city needs to put partisan politics aside and elect a mayor who will solely consider the whole peo ple's interests, regardless of party, It If San Francisco in Its present cir cumstances; but every city needs to do the same thing. The person, high or low, who injects partisan politics into municipal elections and gov ernment, is a public enemy. "face a crisis" because of the lack of labor, we cannot say that every thing is Just right and as we would desire. Government and corporate projects in Kuropean countries are requiring great numbers of men. On this side the Atlantic the Panama canal wants 4 0,000 men for seven or eight years Many thousands of men are at work and the country neods many thou sands more at work on projected tallroads. States and cities are con structing works calling for tens of thousands of men. The farms need tons of thousands more than they can get. H all laborers could get together and demand terms there would be no question about a de rided general advance in wages, though they are higher now than evor before, and In many cases per haps as high as employers can afford. But where and when and how Is this situation to culminate? Must there not be a break somewhere, be fore very long, to relieve the tension? Or are we to go on with an Increasing demand for labor and higher wages and necessaries of life for years to come? the only Demooratlo president In our half a century,. he enjoys a unique distinction aside from a considera tion of his public services, and -peo ple of all parties regret his serious decline while not ret a Very old man. Didn't we remark a month or so ago that it was a .wonder that Judge Landls was not being mentioned as a Democratic presidential candidate? The mentioners were aWay on their vacation then, we suppose. .. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS;bN THE JOURNAL'S ANNIVERSARY; EDITION ''? V Small Ckangc -!. -i V t l -...V A Rats! But don't use the exclama tion In its usual way toward the city authorities who are conducting a war of extermination against the ?re,w2mr- Bend on t0 yur v To Be Prtnid Of. Prom th ToUdo IUportr, Tht Oregon Journal In Its fr.t sup plement celebrating its fifth annlver- ary has dlntanced all competitors In the Journalistic field. It is a mnt nlfloent number of which the people of uregon may well be proud. Was Whopper. From the HJIUboro Arsue, Sunday's Portland Journal waa Its fifth anniversary edition and was whopper. It consisted of 120 pases well written and finely illustrated; full of the good thinfs of Oregon waiting for rodents. Help them along- authorities and the rats. The Play FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. I THE DEMAND FOR LABOR. T TROUT DEVOUR SALMON. -ej ENATOR McOOWAN of Pacific '.county, Washington, for many J "years a leading fisherman and : canneryman, contributes an ar ilel to the- 8eptembr Pacific Fish. erman in which he shows conclusive ly, by means of a series1 of photo graphs, that trout devour great, num bers of small salmon afterthey have been released from. Xh? hatcheries. On photograph U shows ; the" fyoung jaltnoo. la the stomachs o!, trout ' HE ST. PAUL Dispatch says: "At no period of the world has there been such a demand for labor; at no period has there been such a supply of labor; at no period such dearth of labor. The world faces a labor crisis; each na tion and each community faces a crisis." This is putting the case strongly, yet if we give the word "crisis" a graduated Interpretation it is prob ably true. Not only in America but in other countries are immense new enterprises projected, and the Indus trial world is more active than ever before. Over a million Immigrants came to this country last year, and perhaps more are coming this year, attracted by higher wages, and yet the demand for labor becomes in creasingly greater than the supply. Laborers can find work in the cities If they prefer to stay there, and in almost every rural community labor Is wanted that cannot be obtained. This seems well; It surely Is better than a great excess of supply over demand of labor; yet if all the na tions and even all the communities j T IS A very Interesting and sig nlncant movement, though an annual one, that takes place to day the children of a nation going to school, beginning a year's school work. For many of the younger ones It Is the first school day of life, one of the few of child hood's events that are important both In their estimation and in re ality. What an exceedingly Import ant work Is that of the teachers who have the bending, directing, training of these plastic, developing minds! The teacher who Is satisfied with mere routine, perfunctory Instruc tion In book knowledge, is unfit for her task. How the children of a country are educated, in a broader sense, is1 a matter of the highest moment. One of the sights that we shall never become tired of seeing la chil dren trooping to school. And the more of them there are the more in structive and Inspiring the sight. Grown-up people all wear masks, of greater or less concealing power; among these children there are but slight disguises, and there la true democracy displayed. The number of school children is interesting as an annual indication of a city's or district's population, Its growth or decline. Applying the usual ratio to the Increase of chll dren attending Bchool today over those attending a year ago, we shall have a rather accurate test of the city's growth In population In the past year. This along with other well known Indicia Inform us pretty accurately as to the city's population from year to year. Fortunately there is at least one thing upon which almost all Ameri cans are substantially agreed a lib eral support of the common schools. The taxpayers do not growl or grumble about school taxes, provid ing the money Is judiciously ex pended. They want the children to have good schools and are willing to pay the proper cost, whatever it may Support of the common schools is never an "Issue" in this country; everybody Is on one side, of that proposition. Not that many private schools are not important and worthy of sup port too; they are, but the masses of Americans must rely upon the common schools. How far a com mon school education that Is, one given by public funds should go, may be a point upon which opinions differ, but the present demand is for an education far beyond that thought of a generation ago, and It must be supplied. What a multitude of Individual histories, what a myriad of varied experiences, what successes and fail ures, joys and sorrows, romances and tragedies, are wrapped in em bryo In these millions of school chil dren, even In these 20,000 starting to school in Portland today! But blessed 1b the veil that hides the future from youthful eyes. "Bless ings on thee, little man," and little woman; may every school day help you to enjoy and to bear whatever Is to come. Mrs. Temple's Telegram,' of most people In these troublesome times of striking operators, waa eome whnt delayed In transmission at the Helllg last night, but when It Hnally did arrive It brought with It all the mirth and "aoreama" that had been guaranteed, with poaelbljr a few more thrown In gratia by the Sunday night audience, The comedy deals with the gentle art hnth thn Teeming With Information. From the Hlllsboro Argua. The Oregon Journal last Sunday Isaued an anniversary number, In maga- slne form, beautifully Illustrated, and iust teeming with useful information like thoee I about Oregon resources, lte waterfalls, rivera, mountains and beauty apots. of lying, which eome people lament aa cnU Per cPy- It Was a Buster. From the fit. Johns Review. The Journal's special number for last Sunday la a bueter. It contain 1A0 peg, many of them In crlora filled wtiii wuim ui iinrivmi iiiiui niiivivii about Oregon and the roast, embellished with hundreds of Illustrations. The edi tion coat $20,000 and yet the papers moia ai m regular price 01 a loat art The lying done through two acts was of a quantity that none could And fault with, even though qua) lty waa lucking, and the third act brought with It a finesse In the pre varicating which was positively re freshing. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Temple have evidently taken a peep Into that short primer entitled "When and How to Lie." which Oscar Wilde recommended for the atudy of decadent people of mis generation. There Is really a great deal In this lying for the purpose of concealing frul 1 1, and it's unfortunate that more of Without Question the Finest. From the Hlllsboro Independent. The Portland Journal's fifth annual anniversary edition waa published last Sunday and la without question the finest Illustrated newspaper ever pub lished in this or any other state. It consists of more than 160 pages and la filled from cover to cover with val uable Information. W1U Benefit Oregon. From the Portland Advance. The Oregon Dally Journal's special the Inefficient were not present at anniversary edition, which waa Isaued from It cannot be foretold. last night's performance. It was a I On last Sunday, surpassed anything of practice that formerly neid a nign lit. via ,, .nii.n un in thia mart nt place among society people, ns witness the country, and was the equal of aiy mwrrjr inuau ui minrva. i yu;.- n trla united (states, and ine good oene- seus "words of sly devising, and the fit that Portland and Oregon and prob phllosophlc treatment accorded It by ably the whole northwest will derive mom writers 01 learnea times. The comedy, as a comedy, is Inane and uninteresting through two acts. There are a few epigrammatic phrases here and there, as Temple's remark that a man is always considered innocent until he is found out," and some others of like calibre, but why resort to that htjrhly novel and hitherto unheard-of contrivance of holding a blotter to the mirror so that Mrs.. Temple's telegram can be read? In the third act, how ever, the active lying results In some situations that are funny and that speak of life and action of the coml sort. Franklin Underwood, the star, gave satisfaction as Frank Fullor: he Is comedian of good parts and promise and helped carry on the evening. Mr, Emery, too, as Jack Temple was. as usual, satisfactory. As for the women, Frances Slosson Is good to look upon and what more could be demanded by a reasonable person. Eleanor Gibson however, was eminently fitted by nature as a governess and would undoubtedly make more of a hit In that role than as Mrs. Frank huller. Joseph Dalley did some good character work as Wlgson. the butler, and Edward Lawrence and Owyn Sterling were the low comedy Deonle. "Mrs. Temple's Telegram" will have but the one engagement in Portland owing to a crowding of other bookings, "Love Route" at the Baker, A railroad Is a very unromantic sub ject of Inspiration unless one is either a tramp filled with the wander lust or a financier full of the desire to find something to manipulate. That Is, when you consider the railroad In the abstract merely as a stretch of narrowing steel nnd unending distances, The railroad Itself being unromantic 4t might almost be taken as an axiom that the construction of one would be doubly so, but there might be excep tions. For Instance, if an arrogant and conceited old railroad president were to make ud his mind to build an exten sion to his line through a wild and law less country the plot would begin to show possibilities or livening up a iittiu, Besides the millions of net profits Harrlman has made from Oregon he is causing Oregonians an actual, literal loss of millions annually be cause he will not equip bis few miles of roads in this state so as to trans port their products. We wonder how long the people of this state are going to stand this. Caps the Climax. From the Sclo eVews. The Portland Oregon Journal this week Issued a special anniversary num ber that simply caps the climax in the way of special newspaper editions. The Issue, which Is a splendid specimen of typographical and mechanical skill. Is devoted to the Interests of all Oregon, and Is most valuable as a souvenir and a first-class Immigrant getter. "We con gratulate The Journal on Its success. , Distanced Them All. From the Newberg Oraphlc. Other newspapers of the northwest have Isaued anniversary editions that were creditable, but The Oregon Journal has distanced them all in the fifth anni versary edition which appeared on Sep tember 8. It consists of 12 sections and ISO pages. The supplement, which is well -Illustrated with fine halftones, is a gem. C 8. Jackson, the editor, has done himself proud and he Is to be congratulated on the success of the big undertaking. from the press In Oregon and the pub lishers have made successful effort In this undertaking. The magsitne sup plement contains 10O pages Illustrative of Oregon and tns ftret page of thia fea ture contains a handsome colored pic ture of Captain Robert Gray and party aboard the steamer Columbia in which Taft alses up weir with the elephant. Couldn't th Hindu tunil n, missionaries? e i - The state fair. la ta omuiIai in ha much enjoyed. r they sailed up the Columbia river in the spring of 1711. . v That Fine Edition. From the Clatakanle Chief, We are Just In reoelpt of a copy of the Illustrated Supplement of the fifth an niversary edition of The Oregon Jour nal. Words fall us when 'we try to describe Its beauties and It must be seen to be appreciated. We have seen many sup plements of this character, but never one aa complete in detail, elegance of design or artistic as to Illustrations. It should do a arreat work in the up building of Oregon In Its entirety, and we hope that our readers will send copies to their eastern relatives and friends. The Best of All. From the Newberg Enterprise. The very best yet. The supplement to the fifth anniversary edition of The Oregon Journal Is on our desk and we can safelv say it Is the best thing of the kind that has ever been brought out on the coast. II contains much valu able Information besides a thing of beauty. When The Journal was started five years ago the people said It won't last, but today it Is considered one of the Dest papers on the coast and is rap idly gaining in popularity among our best people. The Best Ever. From the Sllverton Silverrtonlan Appeal. The fifth anniversary edition of The Oregon Dally Journal, published last Sunday, is probably the best ever taken The Biggest Kver Yet. From the Mount Soott News. The fifth anniversary of the Oregon Dally Journal, which was Issued last Sunday, contained 1(0 pages. There were 60,000 copies of the regular edi tion, which oiu mr v uu wyj, and thera were It. 000 copies printed on plate paper at ft each. It was su perbly illustrated throughout with hand some halftones, a magnificent history of the entire Oregon country, well writ ten In a most comprehensive manner. It was a master stroke In Journalism. one that will do Oregon a vast amount of good. Has Made Good. From the Central Point Herald. The Portland Journal published a su perb anniversary edition Sunday, the occasion being the fifth birthday of that pllnt newananar. The Journal found a rood field In Portland and Oregon for an Independent metropolitan newspaper and It has made good in ruling tnat field. The recent big number la replete with Interesting matter and excellent illustrations resardlnar the resources of Oregon and will do much to call the at tention Of the tnousanoa or nomeseoexers who are now coming thia way to the varied resources of the greatest state In the union. Neat Supplement. From the Walla Walla Bulletin. One of the neatest supplements ever issued In the northwest Is that of the Oregon Journal of Portland, and Is 'ruly called the "mammoth anniversary edi tion." The supplement is well arranged and Is full of excellent halftone engrav ings Illustrating the descriptive nut ter. Aa an advertising medium ror the state of Oreson It Is one of the best ever Issued and the publishers of The Journal deserve great credit for at tempting and carrylnf out such a proj ect There were 50.000 copies of this edition printed, consuming SO tons of white paper and ine total cost is aaia to have been over $30,000. There was plenty of wind for' Well man's airship, but it wouldn't behave. '' ! . Notwithstanding' Secretary Garfield, the lumber trust will continue to saw wood. 's e ; e The only disappointment we find in Earle'S nlcture la that hla hair . ( ,.u . longer. We still have some confidence that the peanut has no microbes nn ih inside. , e Postponement of tariff reform looks good only to those who want no tariff reform. e e The only way The Hague conference can attract attention Is to break up la a fight. , e e Though the way of the transgreaser Is hard. It is constantly crowded with travelers. e We suppose Brother Vrooman would not have people trade their Bibles off for rifles. e e . The hand that rocks the rowboat should be made to swing the rock-breaking hammer. When Olasa is sent to Join Bchmlts fierhaps the ex-mayor will take a good ook at hlinaelf. The governor missed one Irrigation meeting, but he had a good excuse; his aaugnter s weoaing. e e Aj long as the president favors a ship subsidy, hope will still be entertained of him by the trusts. e Now the girls at the beaches will dis appear, but more of them will be found ere the moon fulls on the front porches. A scientist says the water hasdicap- peered from the Martian canals. Then we suppose there Is talk of a panle up there. e Heney Is a Republican that la a Roosevelt Republican. But a great many Republicans regard Roosevelt as a half-Democrat and a party smasher, e If Uncle Joe Cannon Is trying to stop smoking after indulging the habit tor 40 years, hla reported indulgence in an even greater amount of profanity than usual Is easily accounted for, and by man will be excused. Oregon Sidelights Journal's Big Edition. From the Forest Grove News. Without doubt, and not only the larg est but the best souvenir edition of a newspaper ever printed In the north west. Is that of The Oregon Dally Jour nal, which made Its appearance last Bunrtsy. The News begs to acknowl edge receipt of one copy printed on highly calendered book paper. The souvenir section, which contains 100 pages, is replete with pictures of all the public buildings in the state besides many prominent residences and build ings in the Rose City. They are encir cled with artlstlo scroll work of a dif ferent shade of ink. which makes the edition extremely attractive. Statistics covering very known Industry of the state besides articles descriptive of the country are to be found In the volume. The title page shows the "Coming of the Whits Man" and bears a reproduc tion of the snip Columbia, from whicn our great river takes its name. A sec tion on "Sportsmen's Paradise" gives abundant reviews of game scenes of every kind and of which Oregon la ao famous. Other sections contain views of the mountain peaks and the numerous falls found In the northwest. Mining. lumbering, farming, fruit raising and all the Industries of the state have promi nent places in this mammoth edition. The book la a work of art and should be in every home. Recurring reports of Grover Cleve land's Illness Induce the unwilling conclusion that he Is probably near his end. As the country's only liv-f tng ex-president, and the only one who was three successive times a candidate and successful twice,, and If fn addition to the determination the president chose a hotheaded south ernee. who had left his Kentucky home to seek his fortune In the north, as the one man who could put the Job through on time and gave the promise or the chief englneership us a reward for the victory, then you could expect to see the dirt riy. Now. If the young man from Ken turfky discovered that the railroad ran across trie property or ine girl ne lovea. It this girl had been handed down as a rnls.'ilon from her dying lather the task of blocking the road in its advance, and If In addition to all other ingredients, a good old Kentucky family feud bristled in the offing, then a blind man could sea that something would happen before the golden spike was driven by the local Justice of the peace. This then is the material uron which Edward Peple has builded "The Love Route." a Texas staged play In four acts which was presented for the first time in Portland by the Baker stock company yesterday afternoon and last night. "The Love Route" Is the best thing the Baker company has essayed since it made its bow to Portland three weeks or so ago. The problem play Is all in good time perhaps for those who are bid enough to know. It may fill its mission by holding up to the people that the wage of sin if not death Is at least disappointment and disgrace. nut mere is no problem in "ine Love Route" unless you could call the task of getting that railroad across Miss Houston's mesa a problem. It comes therefore as a pleasing sweetened breath from the great plains freighted with just enoush sentiment to make the heart throbs loose their regularity, Miss Barney this week has the center or the stage to herself for the most part and xhe makes good use of the oppor tunity. Austin Webb, as the young Houthern engineer also has an opportun ity to show that no mistake was made when he was chosen to lead the mascu line side of the cast. He Is not on the stage a great del, but when he la there he makes up for ail the time lost. Miss Marlbel Seymour Is given a chance this week and In the part of MIpb Lilly Bell, Miss Houston's friend, puis much of the sunshine and smiles nto the play. She Is aided very ma- tenully by Donald Bowles, who of course falls In love with her. thereby furnishing much merriment to the in habitants of the Black Snake ranch mil the audience as well. vMlliam Oleason aa Mr. Carver, the 1 acred necretHrv to thA nrnalrlent nf Iha i "Onl 1 railroad, also comes in for his share of public attention and approval. These are the players whose parts give them particular prominence in the play, but the other members of the cast all do yeoman service In making . a perfect ensemble. William Dills as the overbearing president, Howard Russell," Marl I) wire and Charles Lewis as directors, Luclle Webster s Milly the deaf mute maid, James Gleason as Harry Marshall, the foreman Of the ranch. Robert Hnminn and R. E. Bradbury as cowboy's all gave their parts the full strength intended by the author. Altogether "The Love Route" is the best tMnar vet nreaerited by t be Baker company. It will be con tinued throughout 'the week with the I A Monarch Overthrown By James J. Montague. A warrant has been issued for a Pitts burg baby, who Is to be arrested for tearing up a lawn. News Item. Oho! You little autocrat! Beneath your tyrant spell You've kept us grown-ups cowering, and dared us to rebel. When we have thought to raise a voice aealnst your sovereign will You lifted up your royal wall and we grew tamed and still. But even worms will turn at last. Op pression's ways pursue. And we will noon be up In arms, proud babe, aa well as you! Hereafter, when your stern command shall hale us out oi oea And order us to pace the floor with you till night has fled. We'll swear a warrant out for you, and soon you 11 stand in awe Of that protector of the weak, the high. matestlc law. The rookplle for some thirty days your naugnty mien may curD, And you'll be rather slow next time our slumbers to disturD. And when, in harsh, unreasoning wrath, you order that the moon Be placed within your tiny hartd, and placed there swift and soon, When explanation and excuse alike have When all distractions go- for naught and substitutions rail, t If we appear before a court and you are promptly fined, i Perhaps again you will not be so pleased to make us mind. And ah! The costly toys ycAi'i blight, the preoious things you spoil, Destruction-dealing, reckless mite, who neither spin nor toll. Henceforth, when you hav wrecked a watch with one Judicious blow, We will not murmur, mournfully: , "No matter. Let It go!" For we have shaken off your yoke, and, growing free and bold, We'll crush you as our fathers crushed the monarchies of old. This Date Un History. 138.0 Charles V,, Who drove - Edward III of England out of- France, died. 337. J628 John Endlcott's colony arrived at Salem. Massachusetts. 1722 Samuel Adams, revolutionary hero, born. 1823 Samuel L. Southard of New Jersey became secretary of the navy. 1830- George B. Prescott,' who Intro duced "the (jUevdruptex telegraph into America, born In New Hampshire. Died January 18, 1894. 1847 Shakespeare's house, Startford-on-Avon, bought for the British nation. 1862 Battle of Antletam ended. 182 Thomas Hill Watts, attorney- general In tire confederate cabinet and governor of Alabama, died, porn Jan uary 3, 1819. 1(94 Chinese defeated - with heavy 1 loss at battle of .Ping lang, Core, Letters From the People Preserve Initiative and Referendum. Portland, Sept. 16. To the Editor of The Journal Ever since the, referendum and Initiative were placed in the Ore gon constitution the plutocratic ele ments of the entire country have had an ague fit every time it was called forth to establish a more Just relation ship between them and the public. So when the people got after the cor porations which enjoy special privileges and which exact tribute from the com munity far in excess, of the value of ine service renderedsrit waa to be ex- pectea mat an attack through that last resort of corporate greed and treason, the United States suDreme court, would be made upon the right of the people of j Oregon to rule themelv The people of Oregon have tasted of claim, near Talent, there is said to stand tne freedom of self-government, how ever, and the people of other states are demanding that they shall also rule themselves when faithless or incom petent mlsrepresentatlves fall to do so. The United States supreme court has always been willing to stand in with the children of darkness against the children of light, but it has Its some times long ears to the ground these days, and without a very strong hook on which to hang its opinions It is a little shy of flying in the face of pop ular mill The pleadings of the corpo ration lawyers against the referendum and Initiative are rather weak and, like the nearsighted man who attempts to hang his coat on a fly on the wall, their elaborate product of learal ver biage is not going to hang. Most of the points touched on have been brought up before, and some of the hew ones con tradict themselves. The people of Oregon, however, owe it as a duty to themselves and poster ity, to the unemancloated Deonle of other states and to the memory of pat riots In all times past , who have sac rificed their lives in tha sunnort of the liberties we now enjoy, to see that the initiative and referendum ,are perpetu ated and sustained. Do not let us rely on the probity and righteousness of the United States supreme court with out any proper presentation of our side. Do not let us rely on pleaders whose devotion to the crlncioles of the Deonle of Oregon ruling themselves has noti been tested. "Eternal .vigilance is the) price of liberty," a long-haired agitator! named fatrick Henry declared, and he lived when events proved it every day. Let the people of Oregon go right on after better laws and more equitable methods of taxation. We need not lie nwaite nignts xor rear ine supreme court in Washington' will long succeed In turning back the tide of genuine dem ocracy that has started from Oregon. Let us trust In the power of good, but keep "our powder dry." FRED C. DENTON. A Lexington man sold four chickens for lit. Rogue river pears lead the world In quality and price. A peach orchard near Corvallls yield ed 3,000 bushels, and a net Income of 13,000. La Grande prides itself on Its fine asters, and had this- week an aster ahow. a Eugene Is ' paving seven blocks and has let contracts for 1 more. Hello, Salem. a From seven earlv Crawford trees ' a Dalles man gathered 1,800 pounds of large peaches. Hopplcking Is not so big an event as usual, aa many growers ' will not pick half their yards. a Again many lumber mills have closed down, perhaps for all fall and winter, on account of car shortage. A Yamhill county official ordered a farmer to destroy some teasel weeds, thinking they were Canada thistles, a A Milton man in the mountains rigged up- a huckelberrv picking ma chine, and used hla wife and children as the crew. A spider crawled Into a Newberg man's ear ope night and remained there till noon the next day, when it was re moved by a doctor. Already Medford's papers, the Dally Tribune artd Semi-Weekly Southern Ore gonlan, show great Improvement under their new management. A Milton girl in one afternoon packed 72 boxes of peaches, for which she re ceived 3 cents per box. or 32.16 for the half day's work. It is said that the longest stage line In the United States under one man agement Is from Shanlko to Silver Lake, a distance of 200 miles, whloh Is traveled In 50 hours. Silver Lake Central Oregonla: Myriads of geese are now feeding on the grain fields in the proximity of the lake and swamp. In some fields they have done considerable damage. a A man near Sllverton who has a small prune orchard, that has been In beartng for several years, says it has paid him good wages every day. In cluding Sunday, whether he worked In the orchard, went to church or visiting, or sat by the fire. a On the old Beeson donation land the oldest pear tree In Jackson county. Fifty-three years ago the late John Beeson planted the tree the scion of which had been secured from the Jason Lee mission. a The dairy herd of 33 cows of William Schulmerle of Washington county aver aged 8112 apiece for the year ending September 1., The condensers, he said, have been paying $1.60 for 4 per cent milk since the first of the month, which fact causes a self-satisfied smile to appear on the face of the average dairyman. That "Gone Feeling.? From the Ohio State Journal. Every time our wife ''roes to market and buys enough things to 'eat to last over Sunday we feel aa If we had been financing the .crop movemeat . v "An East Side Bank for East Side People." "THE BEST SOLICITOR A BUSINESSJ CAN HAVE IS THE BUSINESS ITSELF." The Commercial Savings Bank ZVOTT XSTD WIT.T.TaiffB AVE., Desires your, business, and offers safe and conservative methods of banking. v" "r" ' CHECKING ACCOUNTS AND M SAVINGS ACCOUNTS v On which interest at 4 per cent Is, paid, compounded semi-annually. George Vfi" Bates . i vi. President l J. S. BlrreJ..,.,rf..,.;,Casjiier s4 --.--X . V