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In a trifle. M. Tupper.
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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
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Notwithstanding' Secretary Garfield,
the lumber trust will continue to saw
wood.
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The only disappointment we find in
Earle'S nlcture la that hla hair .
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longer.
We still have some confidence that
the peanut has no microbes nn ih
inside. ,
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Postponement of tariff reform looks
good only to those who want no tariff
reform.
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The only way The Hague conference
can attract attention Is to break up la
a fight. ,
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Though the way of the transgreaser
Is hard. It is constantly crowded with
travelers.
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We suppose Brother Vrooman would
not have people trade their Bibles off
for rifles.
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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.
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Aj long as the president favors a ship
subsidy, hope will still be entertained
of him by the trusts.
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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.
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Heney Is a Republican that la a
Roosevelt Republican. But a great
many Republicans regard Roosevelt as
a half-Democrat and a party smasher,
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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
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