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TUP TnT7P7SJATJDakrC,t5r- Beln ,awyer h , rA"' , , ?rf. J" Lettera From the People 5r joor saa .cw rsmm
I ri Pa II J l J IVlxl.Jj h tnavr I. ...nnr.ori lrnnw nrl find hfira an increaainal r hut tar mar- a
f - " I . . . . m a t , m a a I
Koi ior in us vurp.us products, ui Stand Up for Oregon,
which it can raise many fold what Portland, Oct II To ths Editor of
It does now. The land In that re- Th Journal The experience of Gov
Klon is for the most iapt rich, and rnor Chamberlain at the River Im
...... " , . provemenl congress lndlcatea what a
veil adapted to many products. One ve nmn can d0 ,n tandlng up for
roods but a row acres there to make Oregon everywhere. Oregonians ahould
a good living, and gradually the stand up for the state. We need that
iw TiiFPK?nKNT MiwsPAFKR. far be it from those remarks to
C. . lArirsoN nm.n ijnpunnii nis Knowledge or opinion
roMi(h4 mtf iii p ,BnI,1'L?M of his official duty. Yet. his attitude
aw. ,rnin. at Taa Journal Bclld- . . .
inr, rrth and YtimbTn ri. Portland, or. dnps put Mayor Johns In a strained
Cataract . tha nnstorrtca at Portland. Or., for an fl strange DOSltlon. Ho is Willing
. .1,. m.lU at arcooa-cUM
"rr""'" he savs. to enforce the laws If a
majority of Baker City people by
their votes next June favor it. Here
lawyer who nays that the
or not law. according as
Rrnnaarlrk Build hi. 225 r-inn ""'! "" .. . . ...
' v.-k. iviK-n. nii,iin. rhir. tne mayor or uaKer cny sees m
SSaaaa. aa - . .
a..K,n iw. h maii te t tddrn to enforce or nullify It.
U tbe Ualtad State, rnd or Mtxwo.
' TKLII'HON'K MAIN TITS.
' - , All department. ricbed br thU noBibar,
, 1T.1I tha niH ralnr tha deixrtmant Joo want.
' roawo advkktisino bkpkbskxtativh: then, is a
- fmlaod Renjtmln Special A(lwtlilu A law is law
average size of the farms is being kln1 hmn- t0- r'Kn ,,n" nor
unuovaiopea natural opportunities man i
i educed. Though the population of
any other state In the union. It
0a year
One year...
One r1t.
DAILY.
..13 00 On month.
uni'A i.
DA11.
1 2. DO On month I
V AND SCX DA Y.
I .60
SB
.$7.80 Ont month.
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In other towns, mayors have not
so much authority. They are only
mayors, and therefore without
authority to make or unmake state
or municipal laws, as, from this dla
tance, seems within the prerogatives
HE BTATE DANK EXAMINER of the sovereign mayor of Baker
reports that there are over $71,- City.
OREGOX AD RAILROADS.
000,000 on deposit in the banks
of Oregon, but tne total amount
ts doubtless much more than this,
and more coming in; besides more
money than ever "before is invested
In improvements, luxuries, means of
better Uvlnr. education, etc. The
per capita surplus of cash in Ore
gon, when the annual holiday season
cornea around, will be exceeded by
but very few if any states in the
union. Yet the state's resources
are developed In but a comparatively
mall degree yet; there are room
and opportunity for hundreds of
thousands more people to do as well
a those now here are doing.
A great need is more mean of
BOSS-NAMED JUDGES.
w
HETIIER the Independence
league in New York in not
worthy of entire confidence
and support, or whether it
is beyond criticism in purpose or
method, certainly it seems to have
ample ground for its protest against
the deal between the Republican and
Democratic bosses by which two men,
both named Bartlett, wore nominated ,
for members of the New York state
court of appeals. Not only are the
people of the state thus shut out of
anv direct voice as to who shell
be the Judges of their highest coart
that part of the county has grown bleaaed with climate and condltlona that
steadily, it Is not yet more than one lJ&n'ttf&X
tenth what could bo well supported fcturin nterprinea. Its n-reate.it curj
........ . ..a. 19 moBioacKi ana in imuhuwui; ui
fit.' tha Inf alMfrnnr nrirtHrterln rr In. I n . . 1... -
i-.v uiu iiut-niftviii aiivonun vi m- ts nmiurai opioriuniii iy men
duBtry to the natural resource, of hernan.rTn'd 1.7k ffl In the
thnt mclnn I eVfa nr thA nonnlA.
rri, ,'. .w. ji, Nw Oregon hua Implanted in her
i nc iau ui uifBimiu is uiBpiayiag constitution a projrr-aalve jpi lime
ninrh r tho nrnH.iot. nt th. teated democratic lniltutlon known, by
iaome as the referendum and Initiative,
called by the American name of direct
. , . . ivaiaunion. inn im iu iw aupiic5iiiirnv
not, be an eye-opener to some who by the Imperative mandate, or rocall.
RiinnnHed thru nennl nut thr wr and all three will round out a system
supposea me people oui mere were whch WU fuUy oompiote at 80me
living In the woods yet, as they did time la perhaps the no distant futur
...... i who proportional repreeonianun. i mm
a tnira or a century ago. aii tne I wji ive ua what la oafled in Aua-
. u n.i..-vi. m I trails thai mffmct I va ballot.
,uUlIll, uviwru vu vu.uiuum auu - ,t , diiappolnted aspirants for
tne v-iacaamas, dsck io me Danay aucuonea senatorial oga mnh
river and down to. the limit Of poratlon attorneys and representatives
Portland ia tn nnmn Ttont rnri- f special jprlvlleres and monopolies to
loniana is to some extent repre- K,.,,,.. beile nd betray what win soon
sentea ai tne fair, ana it is a region be known an over this country " "
,, . . . ureson arstem oi jeaisiauon, ici inoiu
.. .. . u ,u,vIf.uB j ywym i Btana UD ior ureaon ai numo
seeking homes
Ill V
1 C
1
qcbosa ' vsam ' Oregon ' Sidelights
An orchard of annle trees only four
years old in the Orand Ronde valley
bore quite a crop, of food fruit
Several families, numbering It peo
ple, arrived In Milton from Lima, Ohio,
and will aettle thereabouts, the result
of the Hilton commercial club's ad
vertising. e e
The bridge orew employed by the
Oygon has man, r-T(Mr K'KVr b family of six r
that hold, out laree and the strBreme court Rooaevelt asoer- wnom are now cituens or
8. F. Ball.
Sheldon Frahkiln Ball, principal of
and Atkinson school, waa born In Michigan,
hlldren, all of
Oregon. Mr.
The Play
but they are not allowed even to
transportation, open riyera and more d wates to a convention to
railroads, steam and electric. It is nomInate the8e very Important offl
aifflcult If not impossible to get the Murphy. McCarren and ' Flngy"
present roiume or surplus products ConnorB. actInir for the Democrats
carried to markt, and settlement nd Bo88 Tlm Woodruff acting for
ana proauction are retaraea Decause the ReDublCan. Kot together and
or tnia ia or transportation cn- name1 two candidate, for two places
ill N a m a a i I
Uiea. wregon, consiaermg us .pieB- Democrat and the other a Re
paid resources, is perhaps the least pUDllcanperhaps so for policy
and the millions of people of New
supplied with means of transporta
tion of any state in the union.
York have no more to say about the
1 This Is an old story, and It may matter than if they lived in Borneo
do no good to repeat it unless the This, we suppose, may be cited as
people of the state, realizing its great an admirable instance of represent
need In thl respect, decide to remedy ative government, these bosses rep-
the situation themselves, regardless
of Mr. Harrtman or any other rail
road king. Suppose it were decided
to do this, and under sufficient
power bonds for building state rail
roads were put upon the market, it
Is evident that the people of Oregon
could furnish all the money re
quired for that purpose with only
a fraction of their present bank de
posits, and not a dollar of outside
' money would be needed. The peo
, pie ,of Oregon can work out their
. own transportation salvation, and
raise the railroad incubus that has
. so long oppressed them, If they
choose to do so, and will work to
gether for that purpose.
We do not now go to the extent
of advocating such action, but be
lieve it is a matter that should be
thought of, considered and discussed
throughout the state. In union there
I Is strength, and the people of Oregon,
11 united, can accomplish great things
for the state. There are indications
that the Harrlman grip will have
to give way here and there to other
trail road powers, as it had to down
the Columbia to Hill, but there is
' alp yet no assurance that be cannot
continue for years yet to keep the
rrfcater portion of Oregon in Its
prasent railroadless condition.
. . . Tn the Willamette valley the prob
r lemils being solved by electric lines
' and -we look for them to multiply
but tfce great Interior region east of
the xraountains must have railroads
and even if Harrlman builds one
across "tit, the situation will be only
In a small degree relieved. Shall
not the) people of Oregon get to
gether find help themselves? This
Is a matter of far more Importance
than parity politics
resenting a million and a half of
voters who have no more power of
selection or choice than so many
sheep.
It may be possible that the two
candidates are fit and worthy men;
and that one Republican and one
Democrat should be chosen by com
mon consent Is well; but the bosses
who selected them are not fit to
select a Justice of the peace for
Spuyten Duyvll precinct, or a Judge
of anything above a dog fight. They
are using their political machines
wholly for purposes inimical to the
people's Interests, and it is not safe
to allow such men to pick out Jus
tices of the highest court of the
Btate, or of any other court. When
they confer a favor on a man by
giving him a high and lucrative
office, they expect that he will re
member it in his official acts.
counties
, i , j . . . . , I i Allied m miur w m' " 1 .
.o.it-u iuuuiuieuii iu nuuieeeraerB the Oklahoma admission bllU This ricn
all of them do, in fact-but in fd populous th.'r.
tills resrwwt Wnltnnmah rniiitti It. A,nn' r.nlv..T mnra arlvartlslnar than
seir, though it is scarcely ever men- by BO.OOO majority the people of Okla- tlon among writers for the atage of be
tloned in the Portland papers, has "oma dMlareJ X n'M to indite a clever and laugh-
much to ofTer. of Its chief oesets. make It part of the provomng libretto for cimic opera.
d has wlt-
nf thA In-
Again tne teacners or Portland -rx'mm.ar
want more nar. and thev nom tnl ml tharehv o-unrantea that the People tlaL Tat nlrht In "ThA Mavor of
make a pretty showing in favor of ai-iVTlCrtie" perpelUB" "n e,""r" Toklo" at the H.lllg we were treated
Ba'l attended the district schools of
Steuben county. Indiana, the High
echool ?f Fremont, the Trl-State college
at Ancolfi. Indiana, and the University
of Chicago, graduating) frJm the latter) Cooa Buy, Roseburg ft Eastern Railway
wlfh the degree of A. B, " rL"J"wui 'J " i
II first taught a country school near which diauuted the riaht of wav. and
Fremont Indiana, later taking charge the men retreated on a handcar. Re-
. lllrnlrta? mm If h arilna tHMafaa, JUatt.
o a country school in Dee Moinea -" " "" ''
oounty, Iowa. He then took charge exi""" .
th H rh axhnni in iianviiie. lowa. or I
hlnh k. wa ma da nrlnnlnal. Ha next I Never In tha hlatnrv nt ihtt vallAT
accepted the prlnclpalahlp of the High I have cropa In general been better, nor
acnool at coiumous uir, jowa. uuii jium mur, mjm me xa uranae star,
after one year resigned that position to And If the beautiful weather continues
accept the prlnclpalahlp of a four-room for a short time, not one farmer, fruit
axhiwi in Toledo. Ohio. At the end oi grower or beet ralaer will suffer a
a year he waa put In charge of the Juno- dollar's loss by fallue to get his crop
af hnsti nr Aiant ronma. ne waa i uruinr narveaisa.
next transferred to Broadway acnooi.
having II rooms, which JrJ"r"" The increased building activity of
nurauawu w .......--- - - - me past two montns la Dy no mean
eight years when hewwae .made Ertnclpal confrnoa t0 the towns, says the Dayton
of the Central High achool. The last observer. The number of new houses
r?!,d to .to 'fc" '.J" bolng erected on farms In Polk county,
10. and came to Oregon with his ram- j, truiy ,atonlhInir, and glvee one an
Hy; ..,k.h- in 'de ' the enormous Increase of lmml-
ti rf """f" gration aurmg tne pa ax year.
Portland (West) High school and was I " '
apDotnted to his present position in , . . .... v.
June llOT I " JUBl wunin ins last rrar inir
- " . . . v.. . ... i i nviii naa naan rnr mania nn in. min.
nM-fnulnmTSiKm being saVy'th. Sun. Th."oPir from the
?r?.Ma5S5i Knttnti of Wthlaa. Mod- ?utfde Just .beginning to realise
- - - - - - w . -ja. mm. w i snsiT n vaei ia 1 n
one
ine maaona, a,niu i vJI.. T I that Vvaaa
I.J AiV nirTi. Kitlonil Educa- productive valleya.ln the northwest. I.
tinnai aaanrlatlon. Oreaon State Teach- ' heomlng noted for
era' aesoctatlon, Portland Prtnclpal'a "xum and nay,
association, and tne Norm centra, as
eoclation of High schools.
of the most
sugar beets.
their demand. Everybody
to the beat and surest cure for a caao
of the blues that has come to the
town for many a day.
It was interesting to note the sur
prise on the faces of the audience af-
LA FOLLETTE AND REPUBLICANS
MAYOR JOHNS AND THE LID.
I'
the
City.
'AYOtt JOHNS has probably
reached that point In his ca
reer iwhero he would rather
be a private citizen than
chief executive of Baker
A Ikart of his neoDle
warn ine ua left off in Rvor wmW
the rest Insist that the cover be shut
, dowa tight, aatf that the mayor shall
eit ;on It. It 1 not Impossible that
the mayor would give all his official
salary, and half his private income
If Baker City had no ltd. He is
In that remarkably uncomfortable
position of the historic gentleman
1 who; thought he dare not let go of
- tbe bean '
v; '' Meantime, Baker City is described
at "wide 'open,' and ts mayor pur
erilng a policy of masterly Inactivity.
Ills closed town constituents assert
that to be exactly ue ccmrse nis open
town QHtJtaent want, him to pur
sue because it means a. continuation
of present conditions Its effect is
to nullify , the laws that prohibit
ram Wing., that provide for dry Sun
i' l-s and other restricMonsi) - ;
1 . t-e laws in ordinary, .towns a
' mayor is under oath to npthold, but
Wayor Johns does not eem to re
' v r a suri.; t uary laws as Ulbdiog at
T IS reported that the national
Republican committee will not
recognize the delegation to the
national convention from Wis
consin, if under the direct primary
system there La Follette delegates
should be chosen, but will reject
them as not having been chosen In
accordance with the call and with
custom, that is, by a convention
There will be two reasons for this
action, if it be taken, one specific
and the other general; the Repub
lican leaders yet in power so far aa
the national committee goes hate La
Follette in particular, because he is
for the people and against the ma
chine; and they hate the direct elec
tlon plan because it takes power
away from the machine managers
and puts It in the bands' of the peo
ple.
The Republican convention could
do few things better calculated to
increase the distrust of that party
among the people than to throw out
La Follette and his delegates oh this
ground. They did this in 1904, and
while it then made no difference In
the general result It made La Fol
lette supreme, as the people's ex
ponent and champion rather than a
party's, in Wisconsin; and what
happened in Wisconsin is going to
happen in other states, as men like
him arise who wUl clearly and sure
ly, serve the people rather than a
people-working party.
knows Stand up for Oregon ana ner lnmuu
"u " i K unnla will make mistakes.
that the cost Of living has gone OO I Even legisToturea to whose unre-
Increasing steadily, and good teach- :in,.cToDreUa1r fo desire tl rSurn-ha".
am o m ontitln4 i in miutt mistakes. Here In Oregon, liow-
. v Wi" ever, when Oregon goes wrong, the Ore- ter the company waa well started on
enable them to lav tin mmpthlnc nntim will rio-ht her. and that, too, the flrat n. t mlth ita riolla-htfull v pom-
orrv voor Ar, wo , wun or wiinoni 1110 i.uiii.i io aiiuauons, us nrigni, u veiy muaiu
.. vn.uo. e.cov- publication or elmliar name. and ua general air of hilarity.
est nercentflffe of incroaan should ml Stand lip for Oregon, and cursed be lk the itall.ii peddlers that the
. " ... " he who damns her with faint praise health board has been telling us of,
to ine graae teacners. land seeks to undermine a cnerisneu una wno have nved on uiBease germs ao
a thoroughly tested Institution. ong that they don't mind them any
Even the power and wealth of the mnr, mnalml Mtnwlv frpnucninn have
senator uourne is still determined s""a iru Ll1, "BVO i fw bcomo inoculated with tne anseroua
I dnmlnalOrl th hlirh PniirtS Of the nntlOn I .... , r. maA that
that President Roosevelt shall be a see the handwriting on the wall nnd are tney ac0Ppt tr,em as a matter of course.
candidate again, and has offered a Vx are thai Tthe 0irt iZy, WtZl V
prize of $1,000 for the best State- legislation of the people of New Eng- th bomb-throwing Russian came on
. , . CTl " ,7 lnd t0WB8 or the last 200.years and the ,cenJ ana b "an ns rlslble antlc,
merit of reasons why he should, more la contrary to the contltiitlon th Mt a queer an(1 unaccuatomed
Reasons in nlentv can b irtvfin hnt ana 1?. Amerlcan. p,7nVlp. .',, twitching somewhere In their "ln
iieaboiis m plenty can oe given, DUtlr.nubi c has extended that power to Am ., m AA tk t u-..r.
all of them combined may not be n'm' .'".tfTwad Jbyr.ome of .n'-Fo
sufficient to overbalance the one those who desire to give ; impre.ion Xr'mfie fffomThe"; Kl w'xZ
reason that the president ha, pos- grK $f M W..'".
itlvely declared that he will not be nd, oft'Skr V-tv" cSn-
a candidate. Sons'. ?e.sgSS? CaCe ' thye peo: A Mr. Kearney as Marcua Orlando Kid-
?ihta,lghof InnroTrtvUTeal J' mS -uded ' , . 00.
. ...... , nrh therpfnre the T7nited States Konsoiidateu Komiques in iokio, is a
Governor Vardeman of Mississippi PVU ,unny comedian. Portland hasn't
til .lie (mil mm a
one whit
Kear
hasn't. "Fool-
never loses a good opportunity to wipe out all power of the people. Thla seen Richard Carte In t h".part
o wk.uu.ij " poyjj he applied with equal force to doing so would have detracted oi
show the world that his head is not state legislative government. These from the pleasure of seeing Mr,
nn Htralt nr.la mAAi, t i, bodies have made mistakes In all sorts ney, Us Just as well that she
Oh straight, or is muddled In its
Insldes. His refusal to
t ..t. inn nnmsmni tn mention vet lie sings several Bongs or tne
meet the nobody has even faintly suggested that ishness" variety that are exceptlon
th .tata lApriaintnrA ho iinna av wirh ally good. And he keeps up a string
president is one Of his freaks show- bv some sweeping nnd revolutionary de- of remarks that, accompanied by bis
mg mm to be an ill-balanced mortal. nn. "i The book is full of wit, and the lines
, I As an humble worker among the com- lose none of their original qualities
I mnn nannta whn ham nrlthln the Hilt In Mr. Kearnev'S hands.
Thomas F. Lawson's predictions few months visited many parts of this Kidder ie talking to the mayor of
.,., ,,.. ,A . . state, let me whisper a word to tnose Toklo who maKcs a somewnat personal
about copper came to a considerable who hore to bv some miracle of ludi- remark anent the former s evident
extent true but not when or n hn ciai decision or atwcK or temporary in- Daianess.
extent, true, uui not wnen or ns ne . . th neor,Ie of ,.filr lnd,,nantiy remarks the impre
said they Would, showing that he Oregon to do away with "the Oregon sarlo, "this head Is a storehouse for
Q v vf v ballot," that inev will only Incense the original ideaa and not a mere loafing
-a no " ao iivusui uc people against tnem and make tneir in-1 place ror hair."
dividual aspirations ior political prer- Again while discussing me prospecti
erment utterly hopeless If they continue for an audience with his wardrobe mis
to harp upon tne nossinie catastropnies tress and the assembled cltliena or
that will result from tne new. yet old, Toklo, Kidder announces that he Is to
Democratic and KepuDiican oanot. have a large and respectable audience
Stand up for Oregon, boost Portland. at his opening performance in Toklo.
and don't forget that direct legislation "Why how do you know?" demands
ny tne people and tne direct primary Dy the doubting lady of the robes.
the members or the political parties nas "I've been selling the tickets," was
come to atay. and stay hard. Br and the reply, "and one man waa large
mrounn inene iunnamcniai nepuuncan 4nl( the Other looked respectable."
and Democratic measures other things while Mr. Kearnev leads the prln
as distasteful and as fearsome to graft- Cpall) h ln far from being the only
era. looters and political macnine men Bource cf amusement for the evening.
Btltch, ward-
On the Side
i
"A glorious view of pi a
We promise by night i
A Trip to Mars
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Oh, by and by we shall hear the cry:
"This la tha wav to Mars:
Come take a trip on the morning ship,
It sails by tne iie or wtars.
lanets new
and dav:
Past dying suns our good ship runs,
AQU wi pavuae ai ill a nua; tt aj.
I am almost sure we will take that tour
Together, my dear, ray dear;
For ever have we, br land and sea,
Gone journeying far and near.
Out over the deeps, up mountain ateeps.
We have traveled roue on mile;
And to sail away to the Martian Bay
Ob, that were a trip worth while!
Our ship will race thro' seas of space
ITn Into the realms of light.
Till the whirling ball of the earth grows
mair.
And Is utterly lost to sight
Thro' the nebulous spawn, where planets
re born
Va will naaa with sails well furled.
And with eager eyes we wl)l acan the
skies.
For the sight of a new-made world.
From the derelict barque of a sun gono
dark.
Adrift In our fair shin's oath.
A beacon star shall guide us afar
And afar from the comet a wratn.
Oh, many a start of pulse and heart
We have felt at the sight of land;
But what would we do If the dream
came true
And we sighted the Martian strand?
So, If some day you come and say.
"They are sailing to Mars. 1 near.
By Wex Jones.
Persons who travel much by Pullman)
will be Interested ln the discovery than
radium will efface birthmarks.
PROSPERITY. ' '
"I've seen better days" the strangoil
began.
And the prosperous guy edged away
"Five-thirty I promised t6 meet a man,
Ana i u misa mm sure u i stay.
"I've seen better days" as he stood br
tne oar.
Said the si.abbr-dressed stranger then
Said the prosperous guy, "It's coming.
d I'm blowed If I misa it again."
"I've seen better days" with a sad sort
or look,
The stranger repeated once more;
But the proaperoua guy had taken his
nonK
And skipped through the handiest
door.
'What's up?" aaked the stranger, look
ing about,
"I aruesa that fat guy Isn't sober-
But, as I waa saying before he went
out,
I've aeen better daya for October."
Among the forthcoming books are:
AS8KT8, by Thomas F. Ryan.
An Interesting atudy or these curi
ous little animals, written by one who
has a larg number or them in captivity.
An appendix contains good descriptions
of the Qulgg, one of the moat easily
tamed of the rodents, and the scarce
Friendly receiver.
BIG GAME: BEARS AND PILOTS, by
T. H.
Brhlnd the initials "T. R." the reader
will easily recognise the greatest living
authority on killing game. In this book
he treats the nature fa kern with great
aeverltv, proving conclusively that a
I want you to know I am ready to go I man who has never killed a bear can
All ready, my dear, my dear.
was, or else was not as sincere as
he professed to be.
If it comes to the worst, F. Aug
ustus can go out and make a living
with a pick. He is young and stout
yet, and knows where good copper
mines are.
Billions have been lost in stock
values, but as they were not real
values it doesn't matter much except
to the stock gamblers.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
were out
vLD-TIMERS who
IV.. 1
Umryugn tM Powell's Valley
region 20, 30 or 40 years ag0
but not since, will Had it in
teresting to go out to the fair at
Oresham and see what a change has
been wrought in these years. The
transformation haa been slow, btft
sure, ana is still going on. Lan
have doubled, trebled and quad
rupled in value, as they have been
cleared up and settlement has in
creased, and this process vwili go on
almost Indefinitely, for as Portland
May Yet Imitate Oregon.
From the Pacific Outlook (Los Angeles.)
The Los Angeles Times has begun
what promises to be a strong campaign
against those political principles known
ua tlie initiative, the referendum and
the recall. In view of its attitude on
the subject of public ownership of cer
tain public utilities It fight against
popular government logically follows.
1-or some time past the Times has been
ridiculing what It terms the 'whimsies"
of "freaky" Oregon. From this time
forth or at least unti It is forced by
an overwhelming public sentiment to
HUHiiuun us campaign It may be de
pended upon to heap all sorts of ridi
cule and abuse upon these ideas of
government and upon those chiefly
responsible for the propaganda ln Cali
fornia. But in the end the Times, as
well ns all other newsnaners whlrh
are making light of what Is bound to
become a powerful and successful pub
lic movement, will bow to the will of
the people. Just as it has pulled in its
horns, with as good ttraco ns It lm
been able to command, in its flo-ht
against tho prosecution in the graft
cases in San Francisco. But In snita
or i ne luours or newspapers or the
Times stripe tho movement for a form
of government more nearly approach
ing the plan of the founders of the re
public and their more enlightened de
scendants is gaining in strength dally.
The time is not far distant when the
"whimsies" of "freaky" Oregon will be
come the means of the salvation of
California, and probably of most other
states in tne union, 'mere are U Rens
without number in California. The
"cranks" of today are less frightened of
the organs of Twentieth Century pluto
cracy than were the Franklins, the Jef-
rersons ana tne Adamses or the Tories
of yesterday.
will beplacedln the Oregon constltu- Jane orlfflth aa Madam
tlon But that, as Kipling says, is robe mi. trees, elongated, antiquated
another story"
-several of them.
FRED C. DENTON.
Lincoln County Again Protests.
nnd the nroud owner of Mildred, a well
behaved and greatly beloved parrot, is
very good and la responsible for many
of the laughs of tha evening, mikko,
v- m ... - the roval messenger, has the most re
cwnurt, wui.u mo t"""'1 markible make-up In the wav of nn
The Journal: Tha Oregonian and the old man that has been aeen for aome
clti of Portland should be delighted to time. Peter Gillespie as Rusty, the
know they are living within a day's Jong-book boyr not only adds largely
. ,.r . Z, a . . to the comic situations but doea some
ride of the "Land of Nod," where their d vaudeville dancing with his
wives and families come to recuperate, chorus of dancing girls.
The people of Lincoln county, as well There are any number of new
as many other sections of the state, "stunts" during the performance, not
have long since ceased to regard with ably the "comic opera capsule" be
any degree of seriousness the utterances tween Betsey and Kidder, a burlesque
of the Oregonian, the paper which for 0f the straits to which road companies
many years hold undisputed sway are driven to have the members of tho
inrougnoui ine jengtn ana Dreaain or company represent everybody called
the state, but which no longer serves for by 'the book. They have Inter
as law and gospel for Its citisenshlp. changeable labels denoting them suc
The recent article appearing in the cessively as chorus, prima donna, ten
Oregonlan, written for the purpose of or cruel father, chorus, tenor, pleading
tearing down one section of the state, daughter and then chorus again.
wi u ovry uiner paper in jjregon is The chorus, wonder or wonders, la
do ng all in its power to build up, not good looking if It can't alng who
only its own vicinity, but ever other, "ares? It's members are young mere
Is no more than this section would ex- babe8 in comparison to some that have
pect from the Oregonian. graced the local boards recently they
It is merely in line with the policy of 5' j ...,, n
this paper as manifested during the '''""?'r,"""".Vu:
past 10 years, and is more amusing KZ 'l "'Si Vn'JK .' . 3
than otherwise. ,, ,n . Mr in
ability as a manager of comlo opera
riimra n lam
Insulted on Street. "The Mayor of Toklo" will hold forth
Portland. Oct. 17. To the Editor of Bt the Hellig until Wednesday night.
"In the Falace of the King."
Remarkable both for the sumptuous-
More Important.
From the Detroit News.
"Men are eo queer. Tell them after
the moneymoon that your love la grow
ing cold and they never glance up from
the paper."
No, but ten tnem tne soup is getting
cold and they jump aoout io reet."
.Harmless Then.
From Fliegeude Blaetter.
Mother (to future son-in-law) I may
tell you that, though my daughter- Is
well educated, she cannot cook.
. Future Son-in-law That doesn't mat
ter much, so- long aa she doesn't try.
Powderous.
From the Atchison Globe. -
9 a ,rl under 18 uses powder, the
SLiV u verr unpleasant. Powder and
I.S.JL ?5?m' to belong to women who
J ,vfj either bad - trouble or art looking
Tho Journal I have a kick coming and
wish to register it through the columns
"i iiitj j'miiiai. ijobi yveiung my wire I 1
and I were walking on Vauehn tret nesa of the settings, the smoothness of
ln the vicinity of the old fair grounds its first performance and the general
when we were accosted by 15 or 20 excellence of the members of tho cast
boys ranging from 12 to 20 years of ' L, , . , , .
age. The language they used was be- was the Baker 8t0ck company's "In the
yond a doubt tho worst I ever heard. Palace of the King" yesterday.
Not being satisfied with this the crowd It la t0 bo doubted, taking everything
followed us at least five anuares, keep- tJ ' ,,., . ,,. .
lng up a continuous harangue of the lnt0 consideration, if Viola Aliens pro
most disgraceful language that a de- ductlon of the imposing romantic drama
generate is capable of using. was any m0ro carefully done, if the
There was not an officer in sight and , .tHn,, warn murh mora aiah.
t hj . . ni . u j n..Bc -
1 Idlll'U 1 " Him U11C UJIIU WO llftU Hun3
four blocks further. There we found
one sitting In a grocery store. I can- to the little knot of Idle rich women and
not understand wny mis condition of their few local satellites wno have op
affairs should continue in North Port- noscrf u hitherto, "showing that antii
lanu. a citizen cannot roiie nis wire I need not Do discouraged or alarmed."
know little or nothing of the chewlnk.
PUBLIC OPINION AND HOW TO AC
CELERATE IT. by Lem Qulgg.
A treatise by an acknowledged ex
pert. Invaluable to those who want to
rench a position where they can afford
tn damn the public.
STANDING FOR HEALTH AND COM
fort. by Colonel "X."
Colonel "X" Is an authority upon
orate, if the close of the performance
left one more satisfied.
Marlon Crawford's novel was a long
book of its kind and so complex are the
situations ln the dramatised form that
although all the events depicted take
nlace In ona evening, it was found nec
essary to make a six -act play to Include landing, ha'vlng been one of the desk
the necessary plot elucidations, olx-1 .,.., ,h naiHantii riria
act plays are apt to be cumbersome and of ttiefn nilles.
more apt to be tiresome, out neuner un-1 QS AND OrF THE RIVER, by Ex-
aesirn-Dio quauiy ib vtiucui. 111 wo yivB-i Pilot
ent production. .1 A graphic description of a pilot's Ufa
1 II I n W V"HV Ul l lima juinB ucbi iij Iflamlaelnnl ntelttan FiW -iMA r r
Mr. Webb back Into the cast after their hBVplenty'of felsure for literary pur-
aal naa aiakll A f A V V tT HaTaf CI Vf A 1 1 la Ft A I . . a a . v . a
fBSV WOiJ . v T W J V V a . a uaa-'a
member
A ...i.l.
fectlve as ever his work was for the IIoa""
most rart excellent A alight relaxation ir-.i- ..M . iina thai
;nd" then-dett. WH. iSSm hS ideU . mT'ot 'the lU
gay. fearleaa young Spanish nobleman tnat ao 'x,sl-
Is very good. . . I Th re won't be a man on the river.
Miss Barney is ratner matronly ror Nft ot to order a crew ,
the part of the young girl, which Dona Tl,00 hn onB ith a license. 1
Dolores Mendoia, we are led to believe, wh.n President R. gets through-
must have been, nne is a capaoie ac- - - i
tress, but for a Vioia a len character rhrtt w0n-t be a bear in the canebreakJk
aa uaiiAaiiif a 1 1 t Ann aMrnah anntiirn " -
in va.iv.vTt. Daiitv nuti B" TSJ rr fl TtAJKMlim TO TT1AKA M. ftrAW.
During, the earlier portion of the play. Thf.re be a bobcat surviving
espeoiauy in ner scenes wua iJon juan wh President R. gets through.
"Vf"-" " rr " lii.Cil nas plenty or leisure ior merary pur-
a,Ver0taerr?nllTr,hn h Wa" Chne1 b" th P""1'
c-f the company. As Don John fl , f humping hts steamboat into at
ria, Mr, Webb is quite as ef- noatlng cork. "
while they are discussing their pro
r
?JSL i.?&emhni,? whn8fff imnnf There won't be a rumor stirring. ,
iiiuli- JiaVV:.Ze. mp.h- Ht branded aa wholly un true
tan t climax of the drama comes to the Exo(,pt that strange third-term story-
front her ability is well shown, espe- tin! t n .u v.
I VV11CI1 c leiucuii ttvia LiiivuKU.
cially ln her very fine denunciation of
pnuip or ctpain ana ner reouae or ner
rather.
As the father of Dolores and Ines,
Mr. Dills was lacking In force his gen
tleness under the circumstances waa not
convincing.
Mr. Bowies nas attained nis oesire,
and is given a character part and an
excellent one that of Adonis, the court
Jester.
uuiiviliciiia wuia. ai. w n ji8
necessitating; careful handling and
much attention to the little things, and
both are well cared for.
Mr. Robert Homans as tne King or
Spain and Louise Kent as the .princess
This Date In History.
1520 Magellan discovered and entered
the strait which bears his name.
1690 Massachusetts invaders retired
from before Quebec without making an
attack.
1692 British government took away
. T , . . . r-, , . vt iiuajii i run a in ..... i.u. iiaii.a i .
ter. In It Mr. Bowles does some pennsyivanla.
vlnclng wor(k. It is a trying role 1805 Horatio Lord Nelson killed at
the battle of Trafalgar.
1821 Jenny Lind. famous singer.
born. Died November 2, 18S7.
1841 John Forsyth, secretary of
state under Presidents Jackson and Van
on. D. C. Born
1870.
1861 Colonel Baker, frtend of L!
coin, ki led at battle or Balls Bluff.
1892 world'a Columbian exposition
of Eboll, the, scheming plotter against Bur(,n AM in washingto
Don John and Dolores, .Ple In Virginia October 22. 1
Ul IT! IIIUluaiD. ajuwi vi. u . avvhi-i. . jrv.n
in tneir important roies.
"In the Palace of the King" la a ro
mantle olav dealing with times and a!., r,i.,-. rn,m.n., AaAA
coun inni uiivrvu ovcijr tivMu lonuj iui
excitement and plotting, with room now
and then for a real old-time romantic
love-affair to break out. The play ia
Interesting as such and should prove
one of the Baker most popular offer
ings.
5rn A
for a walk unless Insulted by a band of
ruffians. ' This condition has existed
for some time past as this is not the
first time I have met with insult while
walking in this district This matter
should be looked Into at once and some
protection offered the citizens of North
Portland against Insult by this band of
outlaws,
A CITIZEN AND TAXPAYER.
Eager for the Fray.
Portland, Oct. 20. To the Editor of
The Journal The many thousands of
mothers and grandmothers of the manly
and honorable men of Oregon, who are
planning to place the crown of liberty
unnn the brows of their mothers, wives
und daughters next June, will be glad
to learn that a rew "antis- irom Bos
ton town have bo far gotten over their
scars as. to have sent out a publication
Of course they needn't. Any salf-ro-sDectlng
mother, or any mother-honor
ing son or woman couia nave rotd tnem
that long ago! The wonder is that It
has taken them so long to discover a
self-evident truth.
"If the women would all agree, etc.,"
says our, respected editor. But how
can they? They are the daughters of
men, and as men never "all agree" upon
any one thing vyhy should women? The
first men who attempted to bridge the
Wlllametto river were met by legal
objections. Pessimists were "alarmed."
But time passed and the bridges were
built Then objectors or "antls" dis
covered .that there never had been any
cause for "alarm." Nobody was com-
Selled to use the bridge against his will,
ust so it will be when our struggle
for the ballot is ended: and we are glad
that Boston "antls" begin to see it,
even though "as through a glass dark
ly.r j; .ABIGAIL SCOTT Jt)LIWAV, . i
At the Empire.
The announcement of Hal Reid
play always means much to the lovers
of melodrama. It means that it must be
seen, whether it's possible or not, and
The Cowpuncher," at the Empire, is,' as
Hal "Reidy" as any one could wish for.
It Is a story of wild west life that Is
tense from the beginning until the
wicked "greaser" finally pays the pen
alty of his varied life of crime and ad
venture by meeting death through the
44-Colts route.
The scenes are laid in Arlsona and
the familiar cattle ranch characters are
all out ln full force, to the delight of all
old acquaintances. The young and ten
cerly nurtured eastern girl, left alone
on the ranch with no one to look after
her but cowboys and such creatures,
shows that she has true red-whlte-and-blue
Yankee American star and stripes
blood in her, and stands them all off
atone ana un&uueu uuiu miauy mt?y de
cide that- she should be helped and not
hindered. At the end she does marry
one of. them tne one wno Kins - the
"greaser."
- Miss Ritchie was tbe young Boston
lady who proved "such a success In as a
rancher; Bessie Lyle was a cowgirl of
singing proclivities, and W, F, Pfarr the
execrable "greaser,"
In Cycles.
From the Washington T!mes.
'There Is no reaction," says Uncle
Billy Allison. America is a sort of
political turbine no reaction: but we
make progress by whirling 'roufid and
'round to the starting point "
. Is It Necessary? .
, From tba Minneapolis Journal.
r Somehow or other the country cannot
understand whv It is so 1 inner tant to
defeat Tom Johnson for mayor of "tha
best governed city ln the country." Mr.
Johnson might better run for mayor ef
Milwaukee or Philadelphia. - . -;j
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