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' " " y iaeni license a man to do laithless j and have let' pur river systems of 60,000,000 bushels of Pacific horth- io a'paci or toe trutn, ana ir so, transportation decay and disappear, west wheat, if not to the foreign iwnai aina or a country nave we 7 More man 4.000 miles of magnlfl-1 consumers. . - ' fhllab4 tr mulnt Inmt Snadin mrf Snndar BKirnliut. at Til Journal " law. ruth tut XanlilM streets. Pariuad, Or. Knarred at tha soatafflaa at rof U-d, Or., toe trananiUata Uuvaia tke SMlle i aaopaa-claaa waiter. ' I" ' . m I " . TBLBPBONB MAIM TITS. ' in ' SsBartmaats rraebad br thla ssnber. . TU the eparatur tba Dirtapt fv aai. roKUON 7-UVCBTISINa BBPBKSBMTATIVI VroIad Brn!m! gnaclal IdTnrtlilna Asrser. , Bninawl.k Building. K29 Firta araaaa, e " lora; Trnmne Building. UHcay HE ROE S Sfnall Clia'ngc By WEX JONES Mr. Bryan must be wrong. Longworth must be right. Mr. SATAN'S NEWSPAPERS. !' Butwcrtptloa Tarsia br auU to as addraaa - M vn Hal tad gtataa, Canada a MM too. DAILY. ' Ooa Mar... 18.00 I Una Btoatb S JO StJNDA i R' ' Oat 1 Oat ft" .13.00 I Ooa rooflth. . DAILY AND SUN DA T. .7.60 Ooa U.. I, fit Laziness grows on people; it begins with cobwebs, and . ends la iron v fchains. Sir ; Matthew Hale. ' t'T- EV. MR. ' SHAFFER'S view that dally newspapers are con ducted Just as the devil would conduct them,-challenges fur ther remark. If the devil had been J in charge when the issue was pend- m lng in Oregon, he would have been against local option. The Journal was for It. If the devil were an editor, he would use his newspaper for a wide open town. The Journal cent water courses flow by the doors of Portland, and In pur railroad There . Is something .; almost ' Da- phobia, we have forgotten their I thetle in the patient persistence with presence, To our great detriment, I wnich the old pioneer, Exra Meeker, we have let them lie unused by com: pursues his design, of inducing the merce, and practically barred to It. I government to build 8vsolld, smooth A monopoly-locked Willamette, and road across the country via the Ore a ledge-locked Columbia have been gon trail. He is not very likely to allowed to stand long past the time I succeed, but he is not to be despised when prudence and sound business (for his efforts. Nor need he be sagacity would have opened them. 1 pitied, for perhaps he has enjoyed if the advice of eminent and saga-1 and is enjoying the long trip very clous experts means anything to us, well. If the car shortage means anything to us, if hampered development of I The detectives or other' persons! A khaki-clad man comes as fast as he can ' the country means anything to us, I who will smoke out or Otherwise! W'tn stenographers puffing and scrambling, ham SI 1 VB7 Ci VaV AIMIASA aaAa' Ia.JuI... vuiiumuns. i ,,. ... . , A I At 4v . . I A u w: A t.. If the devil ran a newsoaDer in Port I """ i"p ui- uwiW iu vrmamiorw oi me piotl ov-" v,b '" land, he would be for nlckel-in-tbe- ISNT IT A SHAME? ami ii i i l HE JOURNAL would not be the true and effective friend of Oregon and Oregonians that it is . if it did not occasionally slot machines, for gambling and all other forms of vice - The Journal has always opposed, and still op poses these things. If the devil were an editor, he would advocate uncleanllness, ' unthrlft, . bad. sanlta- caylng products, unmoved traffic, I against the mayor will do a good I At ,he n'ml' optical globe; and railroad floundering under bur-1 Job. " I But somehow he misses, and vindictively hisses, dens they cannot transport mean! i-- i J? v ? . Be sure that the blame goes on Loeb. anyming 10 us, is it not our lmme- WW But It was reallv no loka for "the mayor. . "Tha rata Bra aW nhti.. n reform.. . -, . t '...-j There's a splash' in the lake; all the. summer guests rJKdrV.T ?1 uh J . ?" ""-'- , . "J--":::" .. ;' f I What a terribly 'long ' time It Is till. A waitress , has slipped in the water . . Ithe holiday vacation. . . . . . a '. a i .. . ..r Tha DallM is a nronar nlayia m hoM an open river maetlng. , . , " : ' i". v The auocesiful lav AhI wr m pout ana poutio to cackle. ' -. ' HOW WOUld. Bill MuMnnn An tnr a candidate tot vice-president T : ,-, . ." .'I ' , ; I . W " ; Heriin doean't care who rets the of floes, so long as he is boas. - f . ,;: i 'v Borne people marry an Ideal, and later ' Senator Bourne Is now expected soon,, and a. lot of patrlotf want to speak mlt him first. ;vcv'. : i"r-f -..,..:! : , It seems easier for dealers In ntces Pl, than for poor consumers to raise rlS . v , .. The shah Of Para I a amnkaa a tKnannn pipe. But there may be aa much eooi I lort In a corn eob. But see,, long' and slim, with his hair parted trim, A hero has walked m and caught her. '. ( N "Be quiet, I pray, hear the rescuer say; . Vi: "For a moment remain just a floater; , V--- The photos, you know, when they're put upon show Will fairly enrapture the voter." : ' ' ; Unless a hero you're a xero, and oblivion's your fate, ' For only heroes figure to be named in Nlneteen-Eight. There's a scuffle and a scrap, a yelp and a yap; Up a tree see the bobcat go ambling; Secretary Loeb has eeo presented! , . . tri i.: -ir. diate. urgent and pressing business by the minister o Llberl with in B4C? a. ncro .WH" . T " - "? r"l But what the O O I oiggesi nero ngures u oe namea in iNineteen to hare these rivers opened with the elephant's tail. But what the O, O. 1 A utmost expedition. point out defects and faults where Uon ,IU,or' btwd' D0U8efl' lasclv- lousness ana every otner form they exist, and urge people who are not doing as well as they might and ought, to do better., We bare said that it. is something to be ashamed of that Oregon has to Import great quantities, of butter and eggs and hog' meat, and Isn't it true? Doesn't it look badly abroad as if this were poor state, either as to its soils v and products, . or Its people? We ' cannot point to this, that or the . .other man," and 'say, You are an - undesirable .' citiien," because he doesn't produce more of these things, the world so thoujth as a whole we love them. 01 newspapers. and believe them the best people on earth, we have a growl to emit against the Oregon farmers en masse "on this account. The Pendle ton East Oregonian remarks: Tw.nty-rie miles of creek bottom ranches from the mouth of McKay creek towards Its source in the Blue mountains, - could produce enough eg ft to supply all of eastern Oregon If the farmers would turn their attention to - poultry and eggs, but as it Is Oregon Is shipping in ' eggs from Nebraska, 1.700 miles distant: This la what makes ; livlngr lgh Ja many Instances The peo ple win not hlp themselves. Nature has; dona her part f . ;A 4 almllar: statement might be made about 4 hundred localities- .in Oregon.-.. Indeed, la what locality fn Oregoi) could pot hundreds of dozens more ,eggs be produced t. a proftt? A statistical item from Missouri states that the farmers' wires and daughters of -that state last year marketed 107,155,658 ; dozens of eggs, for which they - received over 116,000,000. Besides, ' they , old about $25,000,000 worth of poultry. Other ; Mississippi valley states also eel millions of dollars' worth of sur plus poultry and eggs. And Oregon peoplej buy some of them. This is not as it ought to be, at least that Is the way . It looks to people in town. ' TAFT FAR AHEAD. P is anxious about Is a bead, rather than a tail. of iniquity. AH ' these things The Journal, in common with all the newspapers' Ofthe land, steadily and vigorously opposes. If the devil! jI The president will let Oklahoma in, but he is understood to regard a majority of its people as undesirable HE Chicago Tribune's "straw ballot" gives the following re sults: Taft, 2,512; Roosevelt, c!t!ien, osv; nugnes, oou; cannon, owned the newspapers, the church- 281; Fairbanks, 290; Knox, 200; man would find no ally in building La Follette, 835; Root, 149; Fora up a noble cltlfenshiD. and in ouri- ker. 74: Cortelvou. 44. f!cation of the state. He would, on It may be taken for granted that Tht' Pulnt the Poor Laondryman.1 8i the contrary, have opposed to him except for Roosevelt's positive dec- ,v T ? ' z,"-To the Kditor of th. . , , .. , .. . 'he Journal: In your Usue of Septem- vu uuki, r""'u iiut; iui u()iu-1 huouuii ui ouuiuci uuuiiaaiiua uu I ber 28th under the haadlna- "Starch ion-building in the whole Vorld. would have headed the list, and the Smearcrs Cannot be Touched." there are Some Letters From tke People 2i .UP See the private car in the land of the cxar What prospect on earth could be drearier? Surrounded by snow as onward you go Through the desolate plains of; Siberia. See the traveler creep in his cotlet to sleep, Cramped helpless both forward and aft: "I'd never have thunk I could Squeeze in this bunk, But I'll stick it," says Courier Taft. ' a' .: y! j'iP4that Wu Tung Fang wlU ""lA'PJ'1 tlon we have retro- - ' - ' It Is still a mystery how some men can become Immensely rich and ret have very poor memoriae. , , , ... "Let Hearst run.- says the Loa Angeles Times. Yea. how would you top him, if he wants to runt- . a a v So far as most of us are concerned. Emma Ooldman la walnnm V I abn&rrf till .h. Ai.. .-A .1 tir.' f I - iv ivxuim. a - ' . A fairly fatal antamnhfia k. bought for 11,600. ,And it eosts less than that a month telkeep It In order. . With Darchad thrnata .ml M.lra.1 For only heroes figure to be named in Nineteen-Eight. 111 to :ne.Pr'.tr.Kn'raYn! a Unless a hero you're a gero, don't let it go too late, of the best intelligence of vote for Taft even would have been " ny misrepresentations of facts that d is in the editorial room, -mall It may also be safely con- tVS TJ XT.t To this would be eluded that Taft's overwhelming the Journals such a name PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR OPEN ING THE WILLAMETTE standing would apply MUST TAKE HIS WORD. M' R. BRYAN thinks he sees signs that President Roosevelt will yet be a candidate for a third - , i . term. Mrs. Congressman Long- worth's husband eays tle president will' be Very sure to adhere to his announced determination not to run George Harvey, editor of Harper1 - Weekly, says Mr. Roosevelt could ' not get the nomination, and that if nominated, he would be defeated , Our own Senator Bourne says there ought to be a general clamor for Mr. Roosevelt's nomination, in which vent the man in the White House , would be forced, as a citizen's duty, to accept The Chicago Tribune, ', with its ear to the ground, has dis- covered that Mr. Taft is far ahead p .ill the running, and is a conspicuous ; possibility for the nomlnati6n. f Meantime, Mr. Roosevelt is the sponsor and spokesman of the Taft ' candidacy. The big secretary is in . the field with Mr. Roosevelt's con- . sent and blessing. He is the favor- : ite child of the Roosevelt admlnis "i y tration, and its chief defender. His k speeches as a candidate are sub . "mltted to, and approved by, Mr. . Roosevelt himself, before delivery. 'Jn the -quietude and sanctity of the . ; cabinet' chamber, after the other cab ' iuet. officers have stolen away, Can s' dldate :, Taft must many times have received a pat on the back, encour agement, counsel and benediction from bis chief. j , The word of a 'real American cit-j Izen of almost, any 'type should be as good as his , bond. Even among th loves, there is eald to be honor. If a gambler loses heavily tonight, and agrees to pay the' deficit tomor row, he is' scrupulously faithful in being on hand with the cash at the appoi a ted hour.' fit- the ward-heeler encourages a man to become B"ab- ; didate for office and agrees to' sup port him, he will carry his colors to "the cad, and: fight the iaUleo the J t iitch. What reason,' is there to added the craft and cunning ascribed eaa is largely due to the ract that ""J M third in the UnJtS to Satan. Along with it would go he lB suppled to be Roosevelt's Btates in the employment of labor, out .11 , rhnlrfi thrJnirh hA mltrht hav ltwl ?1 .t.hl." knowing that the vv v.n.k.fi .1 toLcu iu net,- i o -o - i Burciiy ui laoor even in the papers, and this terrible engine of without this. A great many Repub destruction would be used to dragllcan8 think Taft, more than any mankind down into the slough - and other name, spells Rooseveltism mire of infamy. It would be an A noticeable feature of the table influence to sway statesmen, to in- ,8 the considerable strength dis fiuence governments, to mold homes, played by La Follette, who In al and An .tn.mnn nraanhara vm.l most evervthlnfir but Dartv name la set out In this article. - " " ' " 1 JTir.t r KA . .w- selves to a considerable degree. The a Democrat rather than a Republl- cost of turning out our work is for news.columns, the editorial columns, "nl Hughes shows up quite strong. nb!!L' 1 6per cent higher .. , i . waa-.ut-rrvjr rai SB SBB1U. and everv stealth v 'and. running indicating that if Taft should not be Second, fuel has advanced In soma In. means of achieving results would be nominated on ah early, ballot the ?nUSuru.0inesrs.cent' n ln,PrUnt turned to the onrnoMa. of th .ii Roosevelt strength might go to , Th' our water supply (another . - . :vr .. . : i iarxe ntmi naa iimuuii th . McMlnnville, Or.. Sept. 27. To the Editor of The Journal Tour persistent demand for an open river up the Wll MwuwDer i. . i.. i ,. .. .. u. v v m mj m I ..... ... . irom ina Dsginnmg or tnts enterprise 40 years ago this same 'lock and dam swindle" and Ben Holluday received as much stump roasting by political speak ers and editorial lambasting by writers as warrlman and other monopolies of ins present time. I have sat in con- i i . uuaiiisna manes it airncuit . to Uwivi nrai-ciaas ana reliable reporters. iiuiicra nave Deen sent out by the Iaundrvmen'a aaancia I Inn t k. ei-eci inai xe-inninr K,nimh.r in,h an advance Will be made In the charaa ror munary work." Tha l(nnit,r realizes mat it is impossible to do work aa cheaply as he did years ago, for various reasons, some of which I shall one, granting, mat ne IS a force in asns tt.-boukb, curmusiy, me pasi year rrom 69 to 85 per cent in coat human affairs, and! with, overwhelm- Philadelphia North American re- P1 VTttLr' , - th! ing eofisequences. .nVthe faoe.ot gards: his support: as 'coming from public make the price of advertising o,ch a force corrupting every foun-J the, conservative or reactionary ele-1 remuneration for our services from the tain Af!v " ln,- ,,ot i J ment. ' . ' pdc. ana iney are no more forced o , , - .a,u.uuo,; kinice our services than they are to aub- vading and contaminating " everv ' It looks considerably like a walk- ?ribe to your paper or take space in home, perhaps influencing a vast over, however, for the big secretary section of the clergy, would not of war. It might look less so next spring, but the probability is that it will look more so Christianity, civilization and man kind have a hard row to hoe? Instead of these things, with very rare exceptions, the press, daily and your advertising columns. Ws are in no sense a "trust." The per cent raise is such a email item in tha n.r,l public, that it will scarcely be felt and yet it Will helD to D th Inrruu. cost of production very materially. One- imn ceni on a conar, to tne average man iwng wears collars nar otrki means 1H cents per week, or 75 cents a year, and other increaaed mat in Thfl nrnnnBAil nlan rtf rAArn(i. tion of the Oregon Trust & Savings ttZt?Vo,rtllrt$n VX nouny, year m ana year out, seeks "l 'f"" - -"e. increase or cost on shirts, collars, the betterment of mankind Tr la. Pan nas Den itiiy set rortn and e4SL.plr"I cen" Pr bors to upbuild and purify the state expla:Ine1 ln The Jourl)al and re" To those "whose positions in life de- - i i . . . . .. I AhlA TnAn sr ronrtv fn nrnlnln ft u w,im inuumna seeaa w ouiia cnaracier in tne i maae u nara to pro ii , ., , silii more to anv wnn an nor. sum- you are payinr nuuig iuuchdhui.it iu I mnrt, Tnr snu, -nn.m m mitigate poverty ana suffering, and! ' imuic--mora jot your snoes ana now as far as possible to eliminate pen- lc ine Pian naB nl Deen " 1&T That you mr.iW ..rori lor ,ou urv and Dromote reform it u I ana general as was nopea. ana ir eervices is tne prayer or (julck to discover and point out pub- u 18 t0 8ucceed a great many more lie abuses, and first and severest depositors must Join In the move- Tr la niwovo ment. The situation, as The Momentous Question. ... I Stii nai A C3aa SI T P1 . a-. mm in condemning them. It Is always ment- ine "uaon, as nitnerto - ',r. raVOT the first to appeal for charity, where "plained, is simply this: If nearly '7 " "w : there has been calamity. It is every- 8,1 depositors agree to the plan and dead level in the struggle of life, but to where and forever the chamDlon act accordingly, they are reasonably fit each one for the sphere of action for ni Hofana- of tha h, it. certain oi geumg tneir money in " -. ' p uvuiv, VU-I I In VPm. hut T Man 1 forever' the champion act ccord,nSly they are reasonably fit each one for f thn nm. it. . certain of getting their money n which he is be I. , ., .. . in verse nut I can only remember It full eventually, if they do not, if a in prose -There are indications that this considerable proportion 'of them L'n 'lte,.w,!L ttiS.P; ventlons and listened to ripping resolu- uons and lurid speeches on this same subject for all these 40 yesrs, as well as to legislative memorials, "but the barber kept on shaving. All this Is aood in an educational war. but It is time for the ueoDle to gradu ate from the school of instruction and enter the school of experiment and ao tlon. Now, let's do something. The Journal and valley papers that have been so active ln the recent crusade are in a position to do effective work. and I take the liberty to suggest a plan of action, to wit: v Organize a steamboat exourslon to some good town on the Willamette river to carry representative citizens fi very county ln the valley to a meetiing called for positive work. Good, active memoera or au parties and organise tlons should be Invltel to participate, but let the convention be free from po litical alliances or Doaras or treae domi nation. Let it be held foiW a specific purpose, where the people Jwho mean business have an Inning. This meeting ran be a law unto itself. However, I would suggest further that it create a committer or commission of one representative citizen from each county In the -Xvillamette valley, to gather facts concerning the law author ising tha construction and operation of the locks at Oregon City, the terms on which" the appropriation was made, the Sonie Democrats suspect that aside from a distinguished citizen of Lincoln. Nebraska, Mr. Bryan will be harj tS suit. a V, WPoee tf John Ds wealth dwindled down to $100,000,000 he would commit suicide for fear of starving to death. a a ent value to the state; also to gather rrAV'L Statistics Of tha traffln naaalna tlimn.h .l.ki n... w.ut""" .,n r . -'n-'. uiuai niaa wu put tne m lutKB, aa wen as mat aitectea oy I i iui. the lid thereon, and each county's sources. earnings of the enterprise and its pres- re-1 aAn Aberdeen man haa watka hn. " Then carry thla to Wa.hintnn .nJ!?nd" of miles within the confines of ion carry tnis to wasnlngton snd his own dooryard. And not htiwuu hla Urge upon congress the neceaaltv for an f. ... -.Hi-- cia P,.! Jue ms open river for the purpose of strength- Oregon SidcligLta Oood almonds are grown near Echo, a a Three Tygh valley cabbages weighed 40 pounds. a a Houses are scarce In Dallas, though Urge upon congress the necessity for an wifa waa wathinV hi L.t,.' rlver for the Durnoaa of atrenth. " ening the hands of our senators"and rep resentatives ln their work to secure such taw. A similar commission wss sent to Washington alfsw veara aao in hah'aif of the Indian war veterans' pensions, the "in ior wnicn naa maae its sppearanoe in congress annually for manv veara prior and was as often put aside. Cotf- fxessman Tongue wrote of the proposl lon to send the commission: "By all means let the commission be sent to wasnington. it Is the best proposition yet presented, and will prove to con gress that I am not Introducing this measure Just for buncombe." The result A. Dillsy woman 70 years old picked 118 pounds of hops one day. a The Monmouth fruit drier and evapor- proved that he waa right, the early L J"1.MJ?n,mu:nKVu,i dVer ai passage of their bill brought 5ulck Jus- tor u do,n bl business. uc o wiese long-wamng veterans and . . , " --.-- millions in money to the state. I A Seattle man bought 70 tons 6f bar ii mis iock commission is created ucar """""i "l at tne rarm. ana is to go to Washington, it should go early In the session and go with no otner x to grind. The convention can decide on the manner of paying the expenses of this commission. Each county could pay the expense of their representative. The convention should meet the latter part ui ucioDer or eariy in xsovemoer. W. M. Elliot Of Dallas ralaad ' S HAA bushels of prunes, making JS tons dried. a a . . yr.. A Qrant oountr man naJri t an .mm tur a i.iuu-acre rancn ana )s a ior a lot oi sneep. a . a head "r" " ?.1V2D": C. C. Beekman. who has lived In ,V. rT "lflf.r ?r Jackson vine 60 years, says saloons war. pers of the valley to organize the ex cursion, not as a newspaper advertising scheme, but because The Journal Is at the seat of energy and la auDnnw.ri.tr be In dead earnest for an onen river. Also, let some good convention town, that wants an open river, call for thfl meeting. J. C. COOPER. irunsay ana ireeiy, au nas tOI. " 1 naps principally in tha ne.xt national give, and often more than it can wiu prooaoiy get I'SSi; afford to give, for the leavening of y cenls. or ,e8S on Tne dollar, -all the subordinate issues) as to whether " I . i m l m B 1 yi I 7 1 St. II B I A a a a 4 a a. . nrirv. nri it in rfor nn,o.t ariDDiea tnrougn a year or two, izatlon am a tool nf ths riovti They can take their choice, A AN URGENT BUSINESS. T ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Fri The authority and power of a rail road commission within a state ine lnaiviauai or society as a whole oi.oii opcorne tne main rocus or view point from which .to govern the policies . , l" """ite or customs of the social body, or state. No more Important question or Issue has come up in tl!e last 100 years. It possibly indicates a new movement or .,j.,,uuu in me social atrurturai wnicn it serves ougnt to De large. May God grant that it mav mova Tn Th. day, Secretary McGbee of the but that a state commission nasi jnf A,p'2" "a to the accompiish- United States Water mnt of his beneflrant Min. i . ..... . .... , . , . . ........... ways power to oraer rates anecung roaas " society as well as national commission. Bald: "Traffic is and traffic in another state la not a in certain waves .ASSL P.ll increasing more rapidly than railway proposition that commends itself to w.anrd 2ftiorw?rd.' ,AU , . per m . naps, arter an is to speculate about It facilities. The development of nav- either a legal or a lay mind. Hence and. trust the future to righteous or igable rivers will do much to re- we cannot suppose that the courts However, it fihov. k1 iJ?. lleve the pressure in handling the are likely to sustain the joint-rate StttimestaStr?fice,u",r' lu bearln rnmmama nt thai ysntv. .Jl.t TIl,l it A I cu 1 1 , " l. ur pracu- v t"y VUUUI.1;. I CURL VI HID TV HOLIUfiLUU I OilTUBU I , " HaiU in BUDStanCS At Astoria Saturday, Special Di- commission, which is aimed prlnci- rector John A. Fox of the rivers and pally to affect the business of a road harbors congress, said: "We have that Is more an Oregon than aash- 45,000. miles of available waterways. ( lngton road, and has its terminus in If properly improved, they will not this state. only prove a big factor in develop ing the commercial importance of I " , . ' , " ... DuwotoilUC IO inn wunu mnn ninnn in spect occasionally and also Incidentally rAVlAV Ana's ma Wh2-r-re w dr"tfn? Many ask. Whence coma war' n ... .,t 21 to TTuiiner sro we f r. 8. HENDERSON. 1 l i 1 Edward Morris' Birthday. ITrlnta rrl lr.l- 1 . m Tha othsr rlav ft man wbn hA .a xT,. ,llL' ."i1." "?en"? eucceea their ! respective districts, but tbey Just denied the existence of God i5rnh!;?d?i.t? fTeftt, "fat packing e'on- xv. . . ... . .ce,of Ne,5on Morris & Co., was born win u nuive me important ques- aroppea aeaa. Jtjut anotner man -nicago. uctooer 1. lgge. He received Yil e.u,ucauon "J tne publlo schools of "i vuv mill fim iiHrgun in tt n.aa .-uu his father in 1880. Rapid promotion fm. lowed and at the time of the death of Uin. i iic son was vice-president and treasurer of the company. He is also an officer or director in numer- ""ul" ?r"e concerns allied with the packing industry in Chicago, and is a prominent member of the Chicago board y. v.uc. ii.uuKu one or ui richest K?.",""!" ot .Chicago. Mr. Morris is Li j.. uuieiae or Dusiness circles, holdlno membershln in eAr 3 taking little Interest In the doings of Sintaalt'V " . W W , . J . dead. tion of railroad regulation, rate re- who was attending a religious meet auction and congestion of freights, lng and ' had Just Bung, "God Be as no Other thing can.M : With You Till We Meet Again," Such is the testimony of men em- also dropped dead. Sometimes it Is inent enough to be factors .in two a man who has Just indulged In pro of tie most illustrious public or- fanlty; agaiA it is a faithful preacher ganizations Ih the country. .Theirs Is, expert .evidence, and. they reiterate exactly what The, Journal f has? de clared;: -over and over . again -: for months and months to the people of Oregon. That is, that the railroads cannot "carry the traffic their owp. ers themselves' confess it Their tracks are overcrowded, their trains overloaded, i their sidings overbur dened, and their . terminals wholly Inadequate, V4They are confronted with traffic requirements they ean not meet la years. ; Wa have relied of righteousness ln. a pulpit ... If there lg-any special providence -in either, It cannot be figured out. But the moral) may; be drawn, "Be ye ready." ;' y) , t Export Hour brings, the highest price in JL6 years, j and September prices were the highest in several years. This indicates that the short ege predicted 8ome"biosths ago has turned out tp be a reality,' and that there is an unusual if Tiot-an unpre- :? This Date ln History. WtKebfililon in Virginia ended by v uvcfrws va ootun . I8.177 Bank of Montreal P Issued All "V UVlCBi Us 1(41 Chusan caDtureil h tha. Sriti.h under Sir H. Pottlnger. '- . 1847Annle Besant, leader of Theoso phlsts, born. - 1861 Confederates before Washing ton began to fall back. - i 1866 First nostcsM tiling at Vt.na ef f eerMcK,n1' tr,f f Wwent. jlato cedenUd loreiji ; deauuid I Xor ttbis fi Genius and Ke Idle Rick By Mrs. John A. Logan. A delightful change seems to be com' ing over the spirit of the dreams of many fashionable women. Hitherto worn en absorbed In purely frivolous affairs of society have exhausted all there is ln that sort of life and have resorted to nobler occupations and higher ambl tlons. Provided with all the money neces sary to accomplish any purpose they may plan, they have only to bring Into action the abilities and moral courage most American women possess to reach the acme or tneir proudest aspirations. It has been aeen what they can do when enlisted In any great cause for charity and humanity, and also tnat scores of them have attained enviable reputations as artists, writers, musi cians, sculptoks, lecturers, linguists travelers and philanthropists. But to achieve distinction they have been obliged to la aside the foibles of fash Ion and to occupy themselves In the study or practice of the particular thing which interested them most. The diversions of the leisure class quickly become irksome to persons of intelligence, xne mie-uorn onwrna s tiated with the inane conceptions of persons whose sole object is to Invent some novelty In the way of entertain ment of those wnose time nangs Heav ily on their hands, simply because there ia nmnina in ino BUBurumes uruHsnieu to satisfy or edify any ordinary human mind. It has only required some one to take in, ipan in mi direction or uaeriiinean end more rational dispositions of their time and money to insure the abandon ment oi the follies and extravagance of the wealthy, it is aeugntrui to De told that leaders have appeared. Mrs. James Henry Smith has announced her inten tion to withdraw, from the aimless cLr cles of society, with whom she has spent much of her life, because she no longer enjoys a life of profitless ex citement She la to live in her charm ing home on the Hudson, and one may expect to near that in her retirement she has contributed Something imper ishable in the world of letters In art or by suggesting some philanthropic. euittryriae ldbi win uiiub rvueg ana happiness to the unfortunate, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, the tal ented daughter of the late secretary of state jonn iiay, neir to ner zatner s literary manuscripts, as well as to his abilities, frequently contributes some- tnlnsr from her pen to the maa-aslnaa ox tne day, snowing one is tar more in, terested ln literature- than in the vauda. ville and silly amusements of idle mil. lionalres. if scores or such women would with. draw their support never closed thene Sunday till now. a a No city In Oregon has pushed more rapidly to the front during the past 12 months than Hfllsboro, says the In dependent -. A Pendleton woman named Hussle la suing for a divorce because her- huahand rehearsals, thereby occupying their time called her a huzzle. But maybe , the with something calculated to develop their mental and physical qualities They would soon discover that they had no need for the professional services of performers ln any line, and, moreover, that among themselves there are per sons of the highest order of talents, which only require development to prove a source of edifying entertainment. It Will ba a hannvxlAV whan .nr.l.tir Is genuinely aroused 'to a realisation of poor man had to pronounce'' a a 1 A Dallas man has trees With limbs half an inch in diameter that ln a space of 20 inches had on Si prunes. He will Jet 800 bushels off of hie two-acre ract The fame of the John Day valley aa a fruit and dairy country is beginning h. ihS. 3 of rimT.'n'IfT..01 10 Prea(1 nd advance buyers ire lnX VhfcrhV sTsTheew. ""IWU-- mere rs no recalling the past. uti years. but a halt mv ha mad fnr th I "! which may result In the hulldina- nn A Hlllsboro man dropped a dollar magnificent places for legitimate writc" n a rive-gallon can of oil, and amusements, and mavhan aM in th. n- I when he fished it out a day or two of geniuses in many roles, the names .later 11 WM tnl running, and now or those whose latent tslents would keeps better time than before. never nave Deen aiacovereni had th a a continues to drift in the Channel nf I A Tunnnt man ! nalna- t lt ).n..a mvA l Al 1 ' 1 . . "f " i. i i .V 1 ' aisc gang piow usea in iwnn county. It is In the nowar of tha anman tnl wk k. tp..,nn AnMin. v.. . . . . . . . -"-,1 -V, . . . . .. Ilia I.V.L.U1I VI1HIIIQ no uuiinu K 5 .5..if? . ta." le" "" 1Ift tne standard La Crosse plow, consisting of two gangs r?J a occupations of the of four discs each, along much easier t w v 1UI.UUV) The; Spread pt Enlightenment. From the Pendleton East Oregonlon. Oregon this year enjoyed an exoeUent sute - fair without gambling. It 'was man a snan oi norses can haul a com mon plow, thus making eight furrows at a time. Twenty acres a day can ha plowed easily, and the plow does ex cellent work. , i. a a John Day News: The efforts of fruit. said by the sporting element that the Urower to eecure outside contracts wee ir wirt,-,,- tu". Jr: . not entirely successful. It was neces. fair Would fall without the lnccrme from sarv to doo! a definite and rat hot- i.rn games, pool-selling and other forms. of amount of good fruit, which was dim- tance to enter definitely into the com-'' bine, ii most or tne growers put their products into this pool and fruit la taken in big quantities from the county, those who do not may profit ahova those who do. as the local nrloea certain to soar. But If they fall to do this, prices are sure to be down and 0,003 boxes of as good fruit as ever grew will go to waste. y from the strolling! salons 1 actors, ac- unscruDulous profess: tresses and entertainers, it would be a blessing to society. . The young people wno urn DroiEDC .11 1, in an Brmn.nn.fd vi cuasipauon are, riot ueneiuea. uon- iaoi wun ana recognition or question able people, no matter how clever they may be. is sure to : bear unfortunate fruit- - -v . . . There are so many things one .can do ror recreation : ana .pleasure ror one s friends without compromise, t One la as tonished at the hold vulgarians have had upon . the very best society of the country, it would be easy and vastly more entertaining it tne young people would set ur various - klnda of nia amateur, perxormances, ? operas,, games and contests among- themselves, taking parts that required thought, study and vice, but as a rebuke to this brassy as sertion, the Income Tif the , state fair tnis year was over 110,000 or more than ever before. i' , So the result la a -fearful Mn , gambling and vice as sources of profit. rcnuieiun im nur in every Way lnr gambling waa closed here. r,m. eery and dry goods bills are natd mn promptly; more children wear shoes the year arouna ana nave good clothes and school , books now than ever before These facts can be demonstrated, and they stand as a sharp rebuke tn thn.a who have said the town would die with out gamDirog. Wallowa county is mors prosperous today, nnder strict nrohlhltlon than ..... before in Its history. Every town in the county needs new dwellings to accom modate tne new semers and there Is more money among the working classes than ever nefnra. Thla la annth.. buke to the element which has always vuiuenaea inai tne liquor Dusmess Is necessary to help pay taxes. . The fact is the business make more exnensea in court than It contributes in taxes to uis support ox government. And so the spread of enlightenment goes on uninterruptedly. Soon Oregon will adopt , the equal suffrage amend ment the recall , of objectionable offi cials, the proportional representation law and then finally . absolute prohibl- UUU. iO "' ","r "- 1 "-' 11 :' UTtere They Lose Money. From, the Corvallls Times. . Why should it cost; f a ton for 7 miles ln Oregon and only 80 cents a ton fdr 1.800 miles ln the east- That Is where Corvallls merchants are losing money, it Is where Benton farmers are losing money. . Why do they not clamor for (OTtrnmmt nnanln M tha lnpk. at Oregon City, and a three-foot channel in mo vviiiamette to narrisDurg au tne year round? It will only cost a little mere than tl, 000, 000. to do It and con grese is spsndina millions upon mlillona wn inings isr less meritorious. 4 helps those who7 help themselves. Qod "An East Bide Bank for Bast Bide , People," It is the Desire of the COMMERCIAL ' SAVINGS BANK To make Itself useful and agree able to its customers. 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, compounded semi-annually. Checking Accounts Solicited from firms' and viauais. Indl- KKOTT AJTD W1XX.XAK8 ATX. Oeorge- Vt,: Bate, .. .President J. a- Blrrel .Cashier .UI