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THE JOURNAL
AX INDBTENDENT HBWSPAPEB.
S. firearm.
.muitaher
PmhUmM r anoint eiept Sunday!
, .) trf SucSay mnralnc. t Tea Jonrnal Bolld-
. r .-. lag, rum aaa lamnui streets, roriiaoa.
; Ea(ar4 (I lb poatoffloe at Portland, Or., for
traaantaaloa thruimh Ua BUa aa aacond-elaas
KMltar.
TELEPHONE MAIN TIT.
' ( Atl Oapartntnta rNcfaed br tht samba.
fU toa eperator UM departroaat yen want.
0BE1QN S.DVEUTISINQ BKJ'KKSENTATI VE
trU(l Bnraln Special AdTartlalng Afaary,
pranawlc-k Building, za nrtn aTanoa, w
lark! Trlbsne Building. Cklcago.
:J gabarrlptloa Tonna r nail to aa? addraaa
fa lb Uoltad Statra, Canada or Mexico.
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fcoa yaar
DAILY.
fi.OI) Una month...
RlMiAY.
$2. BO I On month...
DAILY AND SUNDAY.
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present and future, owe a big debt
to those two men.
The total railroad mileage of Mex
lco Is 10,900, of which ,7,190 miles
thus fell Into government ownership
Ten roads and branches are Involved
In the designed monopolized system
of Standard Oil and Harrlman, but
which now the Mexican government
owns, but allows private corpora
tions to operate. As long as they
are well operated the government
keeps Its hands off, but It has the
power to do whatever It will with
the roads. Isn't Mexico wiser than
tlie United States?
COURTS ASKED TO SHACKLE
THE PEOPLE.
OOD LAWYERS will disagree
, on the question whether the
j Pacific States Telephone com
.. pany has any good legal
ground for resisting the law requir
ing It to pay a 2 per cent tax In
Oregon, In the propositions con
tained In their answer to the state's
suit for such tax. Nor Is It possi
ble for any one to predict with any
great degree of certainty what the
supreme court of the United States
Trill decide, for this la a new ques
tion, and the courts will have no
exact precedents to guide them.
B TOCar,'tOweTer- that the
pleas set up In the corporation's an-
". ewer are "Immaterial and lrrele-1
rant"; that they present a quibble;
that they assume things to be so
that are not so, and that they have
clothed a framework of dead sticks
with legal sophistries and given It
the semblance of a live, vital .figure,
" It Is assumed in all the proposl-
' tlons submitted by the defendant
corporation that the Oregon inltla
tlve and referendum amendment to
the constitution Is In contravention
Cf the United States constitution be-
cause It takes away legislative pow
ers granted by the federal constitu
tion to the legislature. If It does
that. It Is to that extent void, no
doubt; but, we should suppose, not
.i told to any greater or other extent.
It will be time enough for the courts
"to "Say that the people of Oregon
. have run contrary to the federal
. constitution, we should think, when
i ispecifitr fl&ie of that kind' is pre
sented. But no such case is herein
presented. ,The corporation sets u
a number of cases Jn which it is al
leged the new part of Oregon con
stltutlon is or may be violative of
the federal constitution, but so far
at we can observe It brings no such
... ase before the court, nor does or
can it show that any such case is
likely ever to come up.
' ; We would imagine that the United
, States supreme court will say: We
will let the constitution of Oregon
: alone until we are shown that it has
In fact and reality operated in con
traventlon of the federal constitu
tion; "not upon a mere assumption
. that at some time, in some very dlf
:?.. ferent matter, it might be possible
- for it to do so.
' , But this is only a layman's view.
!It will be an interesting and Import
ant case. A great deal depends
upon its decision in a word.
x whether the people can govern them
, selves In any chosen particular or
i whether they must submit to mis
government and misrepresentation
by a legislature. The initiative and
referendum amendment was a long,
triumphant step forward and up
ward by the people, and we cannot
believe they will be knocked back
ward and downward again on the
plea of a corporation that having
' been given great and valuable privi
leges by the people, rewards them
'by refusing to pay a very reasonable
.'and moderate tax.
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A JEWISH HOLY DAY.
OM KIPPUR, celebrated today
by Jews whithersoever dis
persed throughout the globo
as "the day of atonement," is
described as "a day devoted entire
ly to making atonements for sins to
ward God or cnan, and sanctifying
and elevating the moral nature to
God. It is also a day on which is
declared the domination of the spirit
over the body by abstinence from all
earthly enjoyments, including eating
and drinking. The mind is occu
pied this day exclusively with holy
thoughts. It Is also a day of recon
ciliation for those who have been
estranged. One of the principles of
the day is that one who refuses re
conciliation with his fellowman can-
hot hope for Odd! forgiveness." -
This is certainly, therefore, a day
productive of an Incalculable amount
of practical good, of better living,
of a higher, purer life. A Christian
as well as a Jew can appreciate such
a religious holy day, and under
stand its significance. Christians
also may well respect and admire
the fidelity of Jews to their re
ligion, their conformity to its re
quirements and their strict observ
ance of its holy days. As to their
relations with God and their neigh
bors, the Jews set the world an
example.
ones and popularity for him to lend
tham to any such purpose. The only
excuse the president or any other na
tional politician can have forgetting Into
the Cleveland contest Is that there are
certain national Issues and personals
Indirectly Involved In the cloctlon; but
against that stands the fact that the
wis settlement of the Cleveland street
railway problem, according to local
needs and without regard to political
questions. Is as Important to the coun
try as .is any national question that
may possibly be Involved In the Ohio
lection this fall. A successful out
come of the Johnson program In Cleve
land would) show the way to other cities
and ultimately result In a reduced cost
of living to millions of city dwellers
all over the country.
It Is reported that a strong band
of the "Holy Jumpers," first cousins
In the spirit of our tangled tonguers
is going to descend on Broadway
New York, and operate vigorously 1
that mart, not hopeless of the sal
vatlon of even its habitues. At last
we rather sympathise with the Jump
ers, or rollers, or tonguers; they
have been led to Just the place
suited to their style of ministra
tions. But we trust that they will
branch off from lower Broadway a
little into Wall street and Jump
there as they never Jumped before
If any people on earth need Jump
ing on to their salvation it is the
bulls and bears of Wall street.
Letters From the People
1 Some Startling Figures.
Portland, Sept. 17. To the Editor of
The Journal By a recent Item appear
ing In The Journal some startling facts
are recorded showing the rapid growth
of values and increasing confidence In
Portland realty. I refer to the lease
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS ON THE
JOURNAL'S ANNIVERSARY EDITION
v.,
A.uie your eia yew '
,'" .-".:.'!' . '.'-''V v,,' .'.
' The "shorts" needn't look for synv-
VAslatles find our Lady of the Snows
rather too warm,
Thursdar Is the day to show up at
Best Ever Produced. I ' Ooofl Deed for Oregon"
From the aresham-Montavilla Herald I From the Myrtle Creek Mail.
At this time It Is Impossible for us I Probably nothing batter represents
of the Plttork nronertv on Washington to speak In adequate terms of this, thai the wonderful growth and development I Salem, rain or shine.
etrert to the Trustee company of Port- biggest and best work of Its kind ever I of Oreron and tha northwest la general! " ' ,
ta7i-n,?..lf!lA produced In the Oregon country.' From than the Oregon Dally Joornal of Port- L.E?'? S?0" 51 ge down la
All A a U V AVI 1 . I
of land for 1300
It for lArm nr fid vnr
mrrnAinr in rv ii ntua trrt a huiid. beautiful front page Illustration
lnir thurann to nnut nnt than 1600.- Ing Of the White Man." the good
000. pay an average annual net rental Columbia of Boston, commanded
61),
IMttSck wSght- this piece ' Oregon country.' From than the Oregon Dally Journal of Port- w&5i SHlck,
0; In July. 1&07. he leased the beginning to the end It Is a aourea land. Oregon. Less than flva years agp y " waory.
oi v yearn, um i r.VrT"- -".; ,-"w 1 The Journal was started. .nd many Pre-I ik. Ua. v..,. k.i w.
shE Mlcted that the venture woeld end In wa" UnT what It used 1 to "C,' " Bwy
."JP failure, just as all previous ones of wn" u;0 10 De-,
.',1 "Ha nature had. aa If was almost un- Y,. , . " ' 4
Imtlo te'nd.;: car. much what happens now."
Portland, wnere l .
nroma. Rut to I Won't there be a few restful
k n.ri ina snow-cannea nnaxa in tna aintanoa. i .. " : : - . " . i u -. w-n m - -
i T . .VXa am ik. hiiitiiii (ininrinV At tha ik. hi lM surpriss ana joy or us inenas wo miw vuowui ana xooioaiiT
valuation of 600,000, and t? 'beautiful coloring Of the f. .' the conitarnatlon ad aorrow of Its one- a a
Oregon could supply the whole world
with hops and not try very hard.
e
Billy Muldoon has had about 1100,000
worth of free advertising this summer.
We're rather obliged to the Camma-a.
. The same la eaualW true f It. n- versary . numoer. consisting ot ! '" "y men u as a lavor
i , . , . " : nmi r Amt nr m 7 11 iifin I c n
The PortUnd baseball team shouldn't'
Senator Burkett of Nebraska has
announced that bis principal effort
In the next congress will be to de
feat an appropriation for the Seattle
exposition. But how would he have
liked it If a Washington senator
had done this with regard to the
Omaha exposition some years ago?
He would better come out and lm
blbe a little of the Seattle, spirit be
fore congress meets and then he
might change his mind. He should
not put Seattle in the same class
with Jamestown, but rather with
Portland.
WHAT BRYAN SAID.
I
MEXICAN RAILROADS.
PRESIDENT DIAZ is not afraid
of a railroad merger such as
' , A was sought to be accomplished
py tne .Northern Securities
company, and hns in fact effected a
- . large one, but he did so as and for
V the government of Mexico, and to
prevent the principal railroads of
. the country from being 'merged by
Standard Oil interests. To accom
plish. his purpose he merely pur
chased a majority of the stock and
bonds, officially announcing that this
was done "to avoid the absorption
. of Mexican lines by corporations
owning connecting properties In the
i United States; po prevent friction
and Injurious competition between
" Buca lines in Mexico, and to bring
. about a more rational and economic
routing of freight."
President Diaz had in view the
eelf-protection of Mexico against E.
r H," Harrimaji and the Standard oil
"ttttnpaayi who were -endaavor ing to.
monopolize the transportation of
. Mexico. Secretary f State Lina
tour had oeeo Steeping a very close
watch of the situation, and it was
on his knowledge , and advice that
X'resldent Dial acted, Whether they
lnow it or not, tte Mexican people.
Wall street is having ariother
spasm, on account of the probable
prosecution and punishment of some
New York railroads along with
T IS still asserted in many Repub- Standard Oil on account of rebates
lican papers that Mr. Bryan has extending through many years. To
retreated from the position he puniBh these big criminals will hurt
took with regard to public owner- Wall street, and impel it to shout
ship of railroads In his Madison "panic" again, but the country at
Square Garden speech last year. But large has no great store of sym-
why don't these papers reprint what pathy with either the criminals or
Mr. Bryan did say, and lei their Wall street. Go ahead with the
readers Judge whether he has re- show; Wall street's howling is part
canted or not? They assume that of It
on that occasion he came out flat-
footed for immediate government The attendance at the public
ownership; at least readers would schools of this city so far indicates
suppose so from their criticisms. But greater growth of population du
here, again, is what he did say: Ing the past year than for any pre
While the law (railroad rate law) as VlotlS year. The growth of the City
it was finally enacted. Is not all that has Drobably been about 18.000 1
could ne wisnea, it deserves a fair trial.
Rate regulation was absolutely neces
sary and the new law furnishes some
relief from the unbearable condition! It may have been a Judicial Indis
which previously existed. I have al- cretlon for Judge Gantenbeln to re
roll'. pTrtaTe mhof the naiur. mark that th ,DBanl defeDfle
of a monopoly that they must ttiti- Delng overworKea, Dut ne nevenne-
mately become ftublio property and be less expressed an undeniable truth
rent net on a
iur ina iaai nine ywara oi nm ii in mu - k'v . " miM Th Journal "timk" and has kent
annual rental of 1103.668.10, or 6 ter produced- true to life aa the strong JJ?. wf,,11 ', has th "rgeit
cent net on a v.luatlon of $.071.6O. Imagination and equlpinent of the best rc"1if.i0la 'ot . Mo-SYn thi stafe
The total net rental for the whole period rtlsts only can produoe. and ao all Simoit M OOO-lnrt K baiSme a mlahtT
received br the Plttock estate will through the HO pages of the supple- i". 1 iVriil Xtte wMon
amount to (he enormous sum of H.402.- ment from the.arUstlo and mechanical w.n as In the evelooment oY the
014.20 standpoint It I as near perfection as f" w5" M.IBu" v0-p.ro,nJ-
u.r. . .i.n .. h... ih. M.tnn human m nd or hand can devise or "'.u,Kr-."' a, -
i na jAnraii naa luit l nail an nni
for 150 years of this little piece of laud. n,a1it
in isi tnif lot was worm but iauu, in
iu it nas a vaiue or uu
crease In 51 years of 5
tnis wonderful Increase of value
10.000 an In- scrlptlon of the Oregon country. Every P?1, AV. If.t,- t
8,700. Was Phase of Oregon life and industry 1. del 0TclP It ?s In 11
value due to scribed and. beautifully Illustrated. In ly,ii',t.tlLlT.lA.,.
eoulred I to us.
this edition of I
aec t ons six I And the usual thing for atata fair
ha affnrta or Mt.rrrl.. nf Mr Plttork fact the Writer, although in noaaeaalnn I " v,,w "V mj
. .!, .v,..:i. .v.. i- i I Of anrrlal arlltlnna from illffaraint noJL I orm. .
popuiationT If thlsalue of I59S.T00 """" ul ln ". nns never aeen anr-
nlec. of rronnV tit t t.ua and tlon "except the H08 f Chrl.Tm.sJmbeV lrron-ytMnKot liMMij. ire rrom t . Jews' observance of Y0m
without any expenditure In the way of Auckland. New Zealand Weekly "- y" v" .v.V tW. t I 1
TCII1UM ,,-, ... na ' I Tha t-kr,
Even Christians could learn a lessoa -
imnrovomonis. wnat amount or vuue ' iumhu rnnw
li&UJ&rS?& Vli" "jheupplement to, The Oregon Jour- Jjr SJrbV Ore "
lease Is based, this property will have J over twice as large as the mage- "Jf ,?f iVnrl milSh. Oraduallr th. Jan. win i.. w.
a value of I2.071.H60 on January 1. 2006. mentioned In Its scope, a. true to "V1" Lnn,ty.n5r0fltonian. ,lonl"l, theV are not IneomDanhW thiMtVr.1
will it be fair to assume thai society I If", and as worthy of commendation. me7n,rni ha. Inni a good deed nortait Veonla n ..?tS m0,t ,m"
has Increased Its value during 160 years, A a souvenir of the Oregon country It foJhor.irnfndhf dicing of DreUe Prtnt PpU on 'rth-
In the fuU -urn of 12.O71.S60. less the "lands supreme. The Herald predicts f?r, ?ron- nd J1"' Jii Ci? .
gon country.
microbes.
original purchase price of I300T - g1? will be exhausted Inside "u. tV"t""a ? indent i..h . .f.T"!0"1 of klM
1 Also, Is It not fair to assume that ?f days, 'or to see It and to read It of thousands ofreadeni. lasting five minutes. That must have
this value, being a spontaneous revenue o ran in love with It and the Ore- . T, I aengnuui opportunity for the
createo Dy society as sucn ana not ny
individual effort, should In Justine be
appropriated by society In proportion
to its norewiltles In discharging the
punuc Duruen. insceaa or taxing enter
prise and industry as Is now done by a
proof us which Is rapidly making us a
nation of perjurers? Does not our ores
ent system of taxation tend to dlacour
None to Compare With It.
xrom me .ppnr n Mportd that Mf
The supplement is printed on heavy I changed her mind about attin th.
book paper ol XlM ttualltxanjl Is a work I divorce, having had a sea-voyage op-
Just as Good as Hood River."
From the Hood River Nws Letter,
ma um iiu re rcranca to mom kiv a vt .th.. ittnn vr nut nut i "i mniu w wiina over rns a mmr -
. i j . .i i. . . w vvjidi 'u'nun v.-. - I iiKi ' '
nppies or niner rruits; neitner does it by an Oregoa newspaper can compare " . .
. ,u UI uiuian, with the magnificent eoition or inei ubserve that thera no k..i.(in-
age Industry and enterprise and aap the our natural scenic grandeur, or many Journal. Oregon Is well covered. Both equivocation or reservation In Senator'
" .wmjub vn niiif mflm 1NO. 1.
who doubts that the people vie
structure? other excellencies for which Hood River ln ry and picture, our trend scenery. Bourne attitude on statement No. 1.
i reference to the spe- l,I"Dor prwuuia, inuaiii no
foundations of our sorlal
many readers of The Journal tell m clal edition of The Portland Journal resources are pictured In such an im-with him on that proposition?
A. 8. WALKER. mat tne Quotation Is made, and to this presaive manner nm w '" a
nmgnincent pub cation we could a-lva "resting, ir mis paper couiq u A .ri -,-, M,k,L. w
I,ct the State Build Railroads. yJ 1 i!erT readers . spend unVy drinking Vee!
Portland, Sept. 16. To the Editor of The JouVnaf sDeclal edition la lTrrTui. conception ot Oregon that would.be ?' 7..T" ""l1.?0!1" ma,'T
The Journal Tou ran amaiih the ralla- tlDlled form and in If. rotation .11 of great benefit to the state. Whether a onc" enougn
a ...... ..... Ornron " resident of the state of Oregon or not, -' " say xno.
the old water trust and the
Wl v..i.t,..
KUODleme
dirVm.nt What th. Newi. wide Circulation ln the east It would Vlw 1, r,K,h
ial ediUon was In a lJcal wav certainly Impress every reader with a 'fr5fjn "J ""'nt b
I special edlfl on l? In mJu conception of Oregon that would be of aele. T.mt..WUT5o yUI ma"-
l andC!n,lt.,relSt!onlntomUo,f W the .tate. Whether a -out
Islng as a whole 160 pages the everyone who Is fortunate enough to gt 1 -
nt being 100 pares the publl- C0PV ot this anniversary edition will C1 1 1
arks a record that will wtand 'or beautlfef Illustration. UrCtfOIl OldcWhtfl
trtiat Trft tha atflta hnlll tha rn tlronla I rjtt Ion m
and run them; let the state lue 3 per for many a day. Filled with illustra- Rre worthy of a place ln any library,
n.A. 1 -
' 'in oonun. 1 ne people wouiu De giaa tions or Oregon s greatness from every coniama me irnium raiu yi . .. . .
to get these bonds, as they would be standpoint aa a producer of grain of on views ever put Into one publication, All the Grande Ronde valley
better security than any bank in the fruits, of lumber of minerals of stock a" wel1 a storehouse of Information, been bought up at 12 a ton.
state. All of the land and property and It Is a marvel In repletenes and per- Such an edition can only be put out at a a
the nennln In Inn state won ,1 ha aaont-- furtinn A i " L I ffreat BZnflniB. in IOCl. me CVRl IB I nvhtv fn.t..n. ..11 .
hay has
ty for these bonds,
llcctlon has the magnificent a-randnur probably greater than the field would city are taking In many dotlara.
hUf
John .Day
T l, .11.. . I 1 . 1 F .. M
i iiu eiiiio ran cnnij nn im mniwy ui uur scenic attractions Deen so fully It
necessary to build the rallroada and portraved or an intereatiniri v o.riK. the satisfaction of knowing that It
equip them. Let the roads be run for Jt relates to every section of Oregon' rached a point In special editions so
me Dpneiit or an me neonie. ir htm ann every aertinn i mH tn
A fire that burned a Crook county
Straw Dlla also deatrnvarl 11 nla-a
rm i. I iar aDove anyimnir proviuusij buciiiuc - -
Is any profit left after the expenses part In producing a splendid entirety e(, n1 Pr"bably higher than any news
of runnlnu- the roads and the intoroat The atAtn of Oregon i. ....... jJ I Daoer will attempt for many years, that
on the bonds are paid, let it go to the complimented In this publication and tn enterprise should be appreciated by I tors, and three two-mastera, besldi
state, which Is the people. We do not every number sent out will do iood Oregon people. If you don't get a copy I number of steam' schooners is the
need any of Wall street's money or work for our grand domain. " of The Journal's anniversary edition you ord for the past two weejes. Ral
win miss Buineuiing grtuiu.
a year at a conservative estimate
managed by public officials ln the in
terest of the whole community, ln ac
cordance with the well defined theory
that public ownership Is necessary
Where competition Is Impossible. I do
not know whether the country Is ready
for this change. I do not know that a
and one that It would be well for all
Judges to apprehend.
Tnft's Reply.
From the Boise Capital News.
Really, who can say that Taft's reply
m1nrttT of mv nartv foprtr It T f .nv to Bryan's accusation that Taft is th
m ,k. 1.,' "irreat postponer." Is. a reply that car
jv. vuoi.i... r)es tne dignity that la expected rrom i
mentioning this subject I beg to remind secretary of state and a possible can
vou that thn rres4dent could not have didate for president of the United
- - - a.-...
secured the passage of the rate bill had
States?
Rrvnn anerlfleil a number of thlnes
he not appealed to the fear of the more which Taft has expressed himself as
radical remedy of government owner- favoring, but which he thought ought
Hhln and T mav arid nothlna- will ao not t0 "e aone JUBt now amon8 these
ship ana. 1 may add, nothing will so tnings beln a revi8lon of the tariff
restrain the railroad magnates from at
tempting to capture the Interstate com
merce commission as the same fear.
THE CLEVELAND CONTEST.
W
B ARE pleased to see it re
ported that the president
through his secretary has
which Taft said should he made, but
not during a campaign, hut should be
nostnonea until arter tne next election
an Income Inheritance tax, which Taft
has advocated, nut not for the present
but to become effective at some distant
and unnamed date: Independence for the
Philippines, but to be postponed until
some unknown date to come, and sev
ernl other matters of equal Importance.
Taft comes back at Bryan, like an
anirry hoy worsted In a quarrel, and
says, you re anotner. in nut one 11-
denied that he Intended to lustration did he hit Bryan, and that
was on the aiiestlon of Kovernment
take any active part in the Cleveland ownership of railways, which Bryan re-
. ,,., i.n . , . , . turned rrom ins trip around ine world
municipal election. The none that oHooHno- vm ohinh . iuir nmiiifinri
he might do bo was perhaps father wrn'on K?lS STul
Of tne Story. would submit to their 1uctment. and
. . suggest ine postponement or n discus
mere 18 no political issue in Ulon of the question until time could
Cleveland and should be none in ?uemn8irat.e " L 7S.'... "re 01
1 Kll Ulnii ui .uiriiniiciii il.ilinin'll.
any city. The Issue there is, as it On all other questions Taft miserably
. , , i i m fumbled, in that he accused Bryan of
nan uceu iui emu, onuiJiy mui belli a postponer Of doctrines which
Johnson, standing for the people nt V? K nTn? i" C'Y, L?ut'
generally, against the street rail
roads, allied with other public util
ity corporations. Perhaps Burton
Oscar and the Swedes.
From the Concordia Kansan.
Wo cannot rofrain from smiling whon
mleht do as well as Johnson, but the we think of the Swedes along up the
, . Republican river between here nnd Re-
people Of Cleveland know Johnson, public City reading King Oscar's Invi
tation, request or command to oweaes
as mayor.
Republicans as well as Democrats
l ave voted for Johnson. The big
corporations are all against him.
They care nothing about politics, ex
cept as It can be made to serve their
interests. This story, whether true
in this country to come home to their
native land to help build It up. We can
see some of them reading Oscar's talk
while sitting on the front porch of a
three-story modern dwelling, gteam hear
hot and cold water arrangements, with
private gas for lighting purposes, Ice
house In the rear, peach and apple tree
for lawn decorations and a herd of Po
land Chinas or Purocs for barnyard em
bellishments, with a sea or corn and al
liarrlman's money. The people have
ha money and they will Invest it in
this enterprise.
ir the people of the cities, counties
nd state can build the streets and
county roads, so can they build the
railroads and equip them. The same
eople tnat are running the railroads
ror Mr. Harrlman and the trust can and
will run the roads for the state. We
have the money, brains and muscle
here In Oregon, and we do not nead
Mr. Harrlman or his money or Wall
treet. or tneir mends.
We have the world's market right
ere ln Oregon. Deep water shins can
nd will come here from all carts of
ine woria. ir tne constitution is ln
our way we can make a new one. The
Initiative and referendum will d the
wora. j. bANUIUAN.
Anniversary Issue a Beauty,
Bandon. Or., Shpt. 11. To the Editor
of The Journal Your adversary Issue
or sunaay, September B, was considered
here the best and finest paper that ever
came to this town. Nearly everyone who
was fortunate enough to sec J re a copy
e in it io inenus in me east. it Is
surely a beauty. MRS. J. AV. LINT.
The Dying Summer.
From the Baltimore American.
The summer la dying ln peace and ln
beauty
Long past are her tempests, her low
ers still bloom;
Her fierce hents are over, and fond re
grets sighing,
Are wafting her gently toward au
tumn's chill tomb. .
Her arrogant youth with Its tropical
passion
Grim time has subdued with a touch
of his hand;'
The peace of her passing lie gently
upon ner.
And her season's fruition now blesses
the land.
The sun's glowing ardor her daytime
still ungntens.
As though he would woo her to young
lire acain.
And warmly she clings to his passion
ate Kisses,
As though she were dreading near
parting's keen pain.
But then comes the cool, starry nights
witn sweet sootnmg.
To dry her hot tears ln their Infinite
calm.
And soothe her to sleep In the crystal
line moonugnt,
Lulled by fragrant breezes all laden
with balm.
And yet nature weeps not the death of
the summer,
But spreads a bier royal befitting a
queen.
With colors most gorgeous to usher her
spirit
From earth to that mystical region
unseen.
In pomp she has reigned and ln pomp
is nnr passing.
The bleak desolation of winter's
ahead.
But summer will sink to rest, dying ln
giory,
l pall of magnificence over her
spread.
A Wonderful Production.
From the Weston Leader.
The fifth anniversary number of The
Oregon Dally Journal Is. a wonderful
production. If ln the particular scope
or its endeavor It has ever been sur
passed on the coast or even ln the
uni
Superlatives Inadequate. A Gilliam county little gin was shot
From the Grants Pass Mining Journal.1 wh, he wm, out Bhootln at aoulrrela
There are but few, even among Ore- with a rifle. The old story of children
gonlans, who are privileged to view "oVse l"oun many oi mem are
even a portion of the Innumerable I a a
bea-uty spots and natural wonders of An Irrlgon man killed a pelican near
The next best thing, however, his store that measured eight feet from
supple- I tip to tip. He wss trying to get Into
Special I the merchant's chicken coon nrnhahlv tn
-ii..- .... euuion oi oeyicmoar a. DuirainuvwnaT an eKar. dui pelican eaaa are nor in
than this grand achievement of -rhi 00 not com fas enough to a person 1 demand, says the Irrigator.
Journal s, but it has never been ap- wnen A Pnin18 volume and glances a a
proacned in typographical and pictorial ?"lnlif ?nr... V? -i . h. if Tht ortage of cars Is the one bane
art. The amount of brains and mnnev ramlo half-tones. It gives one a half- of th. iumbr and ahtna-la men In and
ano energy ana mecnanlcal skill that
IPO Hlfllfls) TI.O I .Aflilar. i AAan't LnA 1
"POTifCT'LJSfJr m.t ff trtland na.'s
r i-ini iiuiiiuciB cu liain ni .i . i
lTlnrA aifnticitial arA rlABAr.l
ap-
iey
has gone into this publication would
astound the uninitiated. For several
months it must have kept the office
force on the Jump, from the manager
down to the Ink-smeared Imps of the
press room. It, consists of 160 pages,
the chef d'ouvre being a magnificent
iw-vaisB supplement on neavy super
calendered book paper that we believe
sets a new mark in newspaper annals.
The full-page illustrations are marvels
oi tne engravers art, tastefully em
oeinsnea and riawlessly printed. The
very advertisements are beautiful. Ore
gon, her resources, her scenery, are here
uicioriany set rortn ln a. manner moat
attractive, while the letter press affords
HuequuiR statistical information with
out inviting the adjective "dry." The
edition Is ln the nature of a personal
triumph for C. 8. Jackson, who thought
niuia inane a nailv newananer
"stick" ln Portland, desnlte tha for.
bodlngs of his friends. For the state
u Biiouia De a source of pride.
A Comprehensive Guide.
From the Canyonville Echo,
The Oregon Dally Journal sent out
Sunday one of the largest and most
beautiful editions ever Issued by any
newspaper on the coast. It is the story
of Oregon, past and present, an rnirv.
clopedla of Information, and yet put up
in an interesting ana reaaaoie style.
It presents ln an attractive and concise
xorrn tne many opportunities Oregon
offers to the man of energy and enter
prise. The book is illustrated by pho-
iiiKrapua ui yregon scenery and pro
ducts, institutions of learning and
cnurches, and other prominent buildlnra.
Kach county is given special mention.
Some of the subjects which have been
treated for those who would know -more
aDout Oregon are: climate, agriculture,
banks and bankers, coal, colleges'' and
scnoois, dairying, rruits, hops. Irriga
tion, livestock, lumber and timber, man
ufacturing and public lands. The edl
tlon is a comprehensive and safe guide
to tne nomeseeicer.
A Kaleidoscopic Trip.
From the Travel Magaxlne.
There Is a vivid interest, a rare de
light, to the seasoned tourist, which
ttaehes to a trip over the line of the
Panama canal, ln the knowledge that
what he sees today his friend failed
to observe yesterday: and his traveling
friend who follows this sojourn will
nave another story to relate. As a mat
ter of fact, the organization has reached
such a state of perfection, the Ameri
cans directing the army of canal diggers
re displaying sucn marked Initiative.
that the scene changes every day alons
the line of the waterway new In
cidents, newer towns, greet the tourist
on every hand even as he makes the
or not, is a politico-Corporation trick fnlfa oh. yes, we can Imagine them
Rcuincr ineir auiomoDues. riiiDine un
bringing forward Burton as an their rural mail boxes, tearing the phone refm trio from Panama
eminent man. to be senator here- i go? "f"- ft I Atiantlo-swamped Colon.
after, perhaps even president. If
Burton consents to this, he lessens
his own public figure, for politics
should not be Injected Into city af
fairs. The Detroit. Js'ews puts the
case quite completely when it says:
This use of Burton's personality, and
of all the political ambitions and ani
mosities that can be raked together for
purpose of fooling the voters Into voting
for something that has nothing to do
with the issue ln Cleveland, is what the
president has said he will not help. It
woujd be aa abuse of his great lnflu-
the next train for Sweden in response
to the invitation or King uscar. vvny,
if Oscar had one of those fine farms in
Norway or Beaver township he wouldn't
go back to Sweden either.
What the People Approve.
From the Boston Herald.
On the whole, then, the speech of the
president Is thoroughly Rooseveltlan;
Just what those who have followed his
career expected; and Just what to all
appearances a large majority of the
American people approve.
, Myrtle Point's chamber of commerce
is issuing 3,000 folders describing Coos
county ln general and Myrtle Point In
particular.
Will They Fight?
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Will the Moroccans fight? The
dreamy children of Mohammed .have a
record In that respect that France un
derstands wen arter its advance else-
Greatest Newspaper Triumph.
From the Athena press.
With its monstrous 160-page fifth an
niversary number. Bam Jackson's Ore
gon Dally Journal came out of Portland
into the Oregon country Sunday morn
ing, the greatest newspaper triumph
ever given the people or the Pacific
northwest by any publisher. The edi
tion compdlaes 160 pages, and nothing
of interest in Oregon is left untouched.
In It 90 tons of paper were used, and it
cost J20.000 to complete the big edi
tion ready for the mails. The supple
ment, containing fine half tone cuts and
descriptive reading matter Is printed on
calendered paper and excels typograph
ically and mechanically any printed
product before attempted In Oregon.
Too Big Only Fault.
From the Eugene. State Journal.
Last Sunday. September 8, The Port
land Journal Issued an Immense special
paper cn the occasion of its fifth anni
versary. It was illustrated with many
pictures and contained more reading
matter than an ordinary person could
read ln a week. It la good to look at
and contains much valuable Information
The only rault we find with the great
metropolitan dallies Is that they are
coo Dig.
guiuy leeung ui imvuig oii.y nan- around Rainier, says the Review.
anuwn nu iii kjii mo ''". wmie the ocean-going boats carry
heritage of wealth and beauty within away Vast quantities of material, thi
the border of the state. This is fol- shortage of cars interferes very ma
lowed by a swell of pride that such terlally with eastern shipments,
concrete and unimpeachable evidence as r
this can be given to the world outside oto, xr.n- rk. t t .t,.
to prove that nature's artist soul lln- . . ,hn J?"- 7? ke "tate!
sered long and lovingly over this nor- hat be was present when the crop of
tlon of the northwest. The supple- alVrdf ViiaVprTiri0 -I.
ment is a fitting souvenir of The ln,"f,,i5l?L.VL.thr"h,
Journal's fifth anniversary, for It Is R"?1 J.loSA. ,2f waa 1
the finest production of the printer's s; ne nead contained 266 grains
art ever turned out ln Oregon. We doff Dy c0"n-
our hats to the men and the machines n. -i.ii.7. , , . ,
that make such a. book nosslble Dayton Optimist: An eastern capl-
tnat make sucn a dqqk possime. tal)8t sald t0 tne wr,ter recentljr ..Ya,.
A Hnnorh FVHtlnn nl" county offers the best field for
A HuperD tuition. investment that I have found tn the
From the Prlnevllle Journal. west and if It la possible to close out
The fifth anniversary edition of The y.l"tTe.,i" 1 w'n certainly return here
Portland Journal. Issued September 8. t0 'pnd th of my life."
Is a magnificent testimonial to tho , ...
spirit of enterprise and progress pos- , Dunkard families have farmed
sessed by tne youngest of the great !n this season In Butte creek valley
metropolitan dallies of Portland. It is clustering about their new town, Mac-
a credit, not onlv to Portland, but to doel which Is three miles from Mount
the whole state of Oregon. Its appear- Iebr"?n' ne hundred and ten more
ance Just now Is timely. People are families are coming from the east this
flncVlno- tn Dras-nn ln crraat numbers fall, for they have already nurchajied
and a copy of this superb edition would their land.
settle once for all any doubts about the
country. Beautiful halftones represent The warehouses at Weston are now
leading features from air parts of the filled to the bursting limit with baled
state, and these pictures are Supple- hay with hundreds of tons yet to be
men ted by able descriptive articles. hauled ln. The crop of all kinds of hay
in mat proauctive district was very
On the Top Notch. heavy this year and ths farmers are re-
- . . . celvlng good prices. There is a scarcity
rom tf J"Ph Herald. 0 cars for immediate shipments.
The Oregon Dally Journal ln Issuing . . v
Its fifth anniversary number last Sun- . ...
day has placed Itself upon the top notch Mhiy1,,.0"7 JS2nV5n V yer
of journalistic fame In Oregon. The edl- PJfA Jl""??,? ajf! A1-, whom she
tlon Is a mammoth affair of 160 pages SIV'1.-!'?:" .foraV,nf '
of reading matter and Illustrations from ,f.T ,i. V , ln. 5"". nB,a
all over the state and is the largest J"A KJ0' n?. tek
newspaper ever Issued ln Oregon, in a?2 aL h,fBb5nd on Xil JiK
fact It is a veritable picture gallery of I L' L .:.u. " A"' n,nV an? ""A n.la
the state, containing readable, descrlp- S"" n"Vo. "n "'cu. a 1,01 I,na
tlve articles of places. Industries, re- but h8 was bound, r-
sources, etc. A fine seven-oolumn half m, ,,,, TI .
tone of the city of Joseph, showing the .,T"IAmok.fla.dfhi.:. . Th ?
snow-capped peaks and the beautiful "h" i"","',?? litSLlTyit,vmtoe!i
Wallowa lake is one of the features of SSoi tilt tf Z'Jl lg. a. TeU
this edition. WL.'t? M t.h.?"e...h0. nAv t.akeA
the trout which are destroying the sal
mon Industry, for they follow the aal-
From the Union Republican. mon into the spawning grounds and de-
A Marvel of Skill.
devour
the young salmon fry by the millions,
a a
Milton Eagle: There is a possibility
The Portland Journal extra edition of v0,'Jr he dJr,Mtfc hey ar la,(1
. n , ... . . ...... . ,. I " - am ' " I. at,. 1 IID IIUIH UWUUI
Deiiininuer o in viiv ui Vila iiiioDt juuii-
catlons ever sent out of any state. It
Is simply n. marvel of mechanical ex
cellence and editorial skill. The paper luo?f;,"' Anere a possinillty
must be seen to be appreciated. One tnat a Milton man may soon apply for
hundred pages literally loaded with fine av.patenL.on a huckleberry picking ma-
h.ifinn. kukni... niii unu in. chine. The efflciencv of the annarattia
terspersed with articles on the resources ha ben demonstrated and the only fea-
of the great state of Oregon, make this tur lacking to make It a howling suc-
lssue of The Journal perhaps the finest cess from Btart to finish la a huckle-
thina; of the kind ever issued in the berry patch large enough to aocommo-
northwest. date the shebang when it is thoroughly
warmeo up to Its work. When not
Was Never Equaled. fwlping berries by the quart or the gal-
'on, as the case may be, It can, be used
From the Rainier Review. as a hatrack, a carpet stretcher or a
We have never seen anything to equal churn.
tne Oregon journals magazine suppie-
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limit iu its anniversary tsuitiun. r rum fm,,. T. i .. .
every standpoint it seems to us to be lnla ,,al ,n History.
the greatest achievement of newspaper 1638 John Harvard, founder of Har-
enterprise in the way of advertising v. ..,.. n)Brt x,. ,.n7
and building up the resources of a va, 01l?fe d'itL Born 1807'
rfreat state. No section has been neg- 17B Bloody Brook massacre at Deer-
lected, though, as Is natural, particular "e'd. Massachusetts.
atentlon is paid to the metropolis. If 1710 Expedition against the French
there Is any lingering Impression any- a'lea, rrom Boston ror port Royal,
Was a Hammer.
rather sleep than eat, and rather light
than sleep.
Stocks Down; Crops Up.
From the Boston Globe,
The president has not been moved by
the so-called "Roosevelt alumo" 'In
stocks. Probably he sees ln the vast
crops which re promised a "Roose
velt rlss" la Stocks.
From the Lexington Wheatfleld.
The special anniversary edition of
The Portland Journal was a hummer In
addition to the regular Sunday edition a
special in magaxlne form was issued
of tha entire state.
, . A Afammoth Edition. '
Frdm the Pilot Rock Record.
The Oregon Journal, issued on irs
fifth anniversary, fiundav last, a mam
moth edition of 60,000 copies, containing
160 pages. It was beautifully Illustrat
ed and contained a mass of facta and
figures dealing with ail sections ef Ore
gon. ."'..(- - . . ' , ' .v
where that Oregon Is In the crude and
raw state, the receipt of this magazine
would certainly remove it
Subject Well Handled.
From the Wasco News.
A special Oregon edition which com
memorates the fifth anniversary of The
Oregon Journal was Issued last Sunday,
advertising by description and photo-
grapn tne limitless resources or mis
state. No state invites more elaborate
aesenpitofltair-fgon, .and no con
cern could have handled the subject bet
ter than The Journals .
Hm Everything Beat '
From the Dayton Optimist,
The anniversary number of The Port
land Journal was a credit to that pro
gressive paper and a valuable tribute
to the state at large. For a five-year-bid.
Ths Journal has 'sverrthinr ln its
class beat a mile. : .- .
1714 George I landed In En eland
1747 Marquis de Beauharnals ended
his 21-year term as governor -of Canada.
176 Quebec capitulated to the Brit-'
lsh.
, 1777 Continental congress left Phlla- :
delphla on the approach of the British. .
1798 George Washington laid the
cornerstone of .the national capitol at
Washington. o
1888 Anti-Corn Law league formed
at Manchester.' England.
1850 President Fillmore signed the.,; )
in i u mtmww rri - - . :
18S7 Massacre at Mountain Meadow.'
Utah. ---
181 New Orleans banks suspended V
specie payments.
1862 General J, K.F. . ManafieldV
killed at Antletam. Born ln Connecticut ' '
December 82. 1808. . ... w .
' 1868 Revolution .In .. Spain com-' '
menced. i-;, ''-,.;-' ---' v. v- :.'.
-HIS rVnanclal panto precipitated b
tne suspension- of Jay Cooke & Co, ;-'.. '
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