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EDITOMlAb BVGE OP TOE JOURNAL
THE JOURNAL
AM ' INDKrKNDENT NUVBPAPKO.
C. JACKSON rntllbT
1ihHkk.l emy wntn i--pt SundaM asd
, WI Uxa.it T "lfnli.lt m H. J.Mirn.l llull.l
tot. rtrtk an4 VtmMII ir.t-u. foMlaad. f.
turned nearly $ 1,400 In fees to tho there la no reat for mankind. Id
state, fees that a partisan legislature escaping these we dodge Into line
limtd at tha pnatofrlw rnrtland. ..
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AU eVfMrtBMat raarhul by theaa numbar.
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A wise man haa well re
minded ut that In any con
troversy the Instant we feel
anger we hare already ceaaed
striving for troth and hare
began atrlrlng for ourselves.
Carlyle.
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TRY, TRY AO A IX.
1 UDGE CLELANDS decision
igalnst the validity of the vote
for bonds for various municipal
purposes Is not much of a sur
prise, and seems to be based on suf
ficient reasons. It Is a severe dis
appointment nevertheless and will
retard the city's progress material
ly for many months to come
though it will go ahead rapidly In
spite of its Inability to do several
Important things that it needs very
much to do. It is a difficult matter
for the people to get any important
thing that they want. It seems
sometimes as If all the machinery
- they hare constructed for their serv
ice Is dead set to work against them.
A measure calculated to benefit the
people has but a small chance of
getting safely through the gauntlet
of the courts.
. The fault in this case seems to
rest primarily with the last council
which undertook to do something
which it was not authorized to do
and could not legally do; namely, to
submit a charter amendment to a
vote of the people. This, the court
ays, can only be done by an Init
iative petition. But the council Is
not so much to blame as its legal ad
viser. The city pays a good salary
to a lawyer for advising the council
what Is legal or not, and he gave
them wrong advice, which is very
mostly to the city. It could better
have afforded to pay $10,000 for a
correct opinion. Yet let us not
blame the ex-clty attorney too much
of his own label created for him over
and against the plain, unmistakable
mandate of the flat salary law. Not
many days preceding. In published
Interviews, Governor Chamberlain
publicly declared the taking of the
fees to be Illegal, and without au
thority of law. Without question
ing or Insinuating for one moment
as to the secretary's motive or orig
inal purpose In accepting the fees, it
remains a patent and powerful fact
that here was another case where the
governor would not. and Old not
"stand In," and to that extent Ore
pon is the gainer. If those fs had
been allownd to pn.s unquestioned
Into the hands rf the secretary, n
precedent would hnve been estab
lished that would have resulted In a
renewal of the practice by future
legislatures, until In this and other
state offices, the abuse would have
accumulated and the old regime that
cost so enormously under the late
fee system would have been re
stored in a new form. The making
by a partisan legislature of these
fees of nearly $1,400 on the side for
the secretary of state Illustrates the
"stand in" tendency, and opposition
to It by the governor exemplifies the
tendency of a courageous man of op
posite party not to wink at the
transaction. It was. as a matter of
fact, a happy episode for the Repub
lican party itself, as well as for Ore
Kon. when Mr. Chamberlain, was
elected, because It Is human nature,
it Is unavoidable, it Is Inevitable, It
is fate, for a party, no matter what
party, when it is unantagonlied, to
do foolish and inexcusable things.
Just as the late legislature did in
voting Illegal fees for Secretary Ben
son, me tears ana uiuiauons oi
those who lament because of Mr.
Chamberlain, are those of Job-hunt
ers and professional politicians, and
not of the great body politic who
want clean, economical government.
and do not give a whoop as to how
officials are politically labeled.
GIRL BEHIND THE COUNTER.
L
of it.
tally
ADIES, consider the girl behind
the counter these days. Be
as considerate of her as you
can. She has no easy time
She Is a woman, too. Men
put yourself In her place,
when you "go shopping."
We imagine the "Bhop-girls" In
the big stores have little love for the
ante-Christmas season, and that
Christmas is anticipated by them
more as a day of rest after a long
severe strain than one of merriment.
We wish them all, In advance, a
merry" or a restful Christmas, 1
either; lawyers, and judges, even whichever they prefer both. If pos-
wlth the deadly aim of tlje small
boy with the target rifle. If, with
a final effort, we eacnpo his fire,
there Is the chance of being shot up
by that talented but troublesome In
dividual who did not know the gun
was loaded. Then thcr Is the
armed drunk who runs amurk with
his revolver on the street, the walk
ing arsenal who shoots on every
provocation and 'sometimes without
It, the fusillade of the policeman
nfter a fugitive and the wild bom
bardment of the housewife. In her
effort to shoot up the nolphbor's.
tomcnt, to say nothlnx of the K'"-tk-man
from Kentucky.
And-Oie folly of It nil Is. wbnt
single, scintilla of earthly good
comes from the manufacture of all
theso firearms and all this fest of
bloodshed by those who buy and
carry them?
ment concerning him attributed to
Mr. Heney will not cause the shed
ding of gore on Heney'a arrival In
Washington. Both men are needed
for other things than mutual accu
satlons.
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When all the facta are known It
will probably transpire that William
C. Brlstol'a chief offense was that
he assumed that the department of
Justice was in earnest in its professed
Intention to prosecute the remaining
land fraud cases with rigor.
The Instructions of the department
of Justice to United 8tates District
Attorney Bristol find a parallel In
the Biblical story of the captive
Jews who wero ordered to make
bricks without straw.
ADMIRABLE RECORD OF PENNSYL
VANIA STATE GRANGE,
A WISE COURSE.
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HE BREWERS of the country,
or many of them, probably a
controlling portion, sre acting
wisely in using their great In
fluence to Induce saloon men to
keep orderly places and strictly obey
the laws. It Is reported that brew
ers' associations have resolved, or
contemplate resolving, to supply no
beer on the usual terms to the trnde,
to men who violate the laws or
bring the saloon business Into un
necessary disrepute. This is a far
better move for them than one In op
position tp local option, and will do
more than'all the money they could
spend to check the prohibition tide.
The majority of people, we presume,
have really no objection to the mod
erate use of beer obtained In places
that comply strictly with the laws
In every respect. It might Indeed
be a good thing If even more beer
were consumed, providing if would
proportionately decrease the sale of
alcoholic liquors, which cause most
of the mischief from drinking. But
In any case the people, whether pro
hibitionists or not, are determined
that saloons shall strictly observe all
laws enacted for' their regulation,
and shall, as saloons, keep out of
local politics. If they will do this,
he prohibition tide may wane
if the liquor interests go out cam
Representative Hawley.is a mem
ber of the committee on agriculture,
and though he Is not a farmer he
has not lived all his life In the Wil
lamette valley without learning
much about farming.
A contemporary confesses to be
ing "crushed and crestfallen." To
be crushed might not be so bad, but
to be crestfallen besides Is terrible.
From the North Amerlcart.
For many yaara the North American
haa been declaring that th ' Stata
grange Is tha moat, progressiva b'jdy
of rltlaena Ju Pennsylvania. We be
lieve that contention' proved by tha one
fact that not a alnala nuhlln ra'nrn. r..
economic betterment haa been effect
ed which did not' first find lie sup
porter and advoeatea la this organise
Until recent ireara the inntt in
state waa mlaumiaratoad. t a i.r..
number of people the name waa aynonr
luuua with populism and financial an)
economic falllrlea. a waa rntrdni
an aggregation of "Sot-Klvaa Jerry.'
i. u"v"v Yiainn iimne wicm atria
"' "i ieri in tne darn ,nver a
ouratlon of general Import waa In l-
This view prevailed despite tha record
i mo a rant or aas, Tneir detruc
tun iHnurru aucn raria aa that It was
ine grange wnicn forced from tha do
lltlral machine In this mlagovernd
state a larger grant to the public
arhonla than tha appropriation of any
other commonwealth.
nen the bicycle and tha automobile
came and rouee,d wldeanread latereat In
the aubject of aood
caneo it a new movement. They for
got that they were but lata recruits
in a
Small CL
angu
Don t worry the shop girls more than
neccaaary.
e e
Nobody haa committal aulrlde on ac
count, of buying Portland real eetate.
Tha Democrats would take that 1100.
000 if It were all pal J in silver dollars,
e e
No natter how many shop early, there
rni to
late.
to be about aa many who alios
tlon. For 20 years It beaeeched con-gr-aa
to do osuctly what Jtoosevelt
compelled It to do last year.
11 waa the grange that first aaw
tha danger of daatroylng our timber
aupply, and cried out the warning whlcji
brought about tha creation of a for
estry department.
U waa the grange that first advocat
ed endowing tha trolley companies With
the Dower of eminent domain.
Tho arance atood Immovable In op-1 r,reaent
poaltlon to the ateallng of i the water a
powers of tha slate. ' How car, there be harmony when 14T
The grange made pnealble tha paaaage prominent ntepubllcans want to head tha
of uniform primary election laws. delvgutlon? .
Tha wlaa a-lver flnda out what tha
give would Ilka beat for a Christmas
The grvga
lump our lut
battle which the ran hm t.n
carrying on years before their enllat-ment.
For 15 years the State arance haa
advocated tlie parrela poet and the noet
al aavlnaa bank on the Identical llnea
Irelcss system of telegraphy tn' i'rwient Roosevelt and Taymaa-
frra to eatabllah.
The grange waa fnremnat In the fight
for pure. food. Pennnylvanla'a wlaely
trlnjtent lawa were the plonevra of
Ilia Ktatutea of ftther atatea and of the
The lWt la eettlnir down Intn a """ "ci wiai tne people or
ine noei is getting aown into a the wno countrv tod,- am force i
fine summer climate now. and will to eat lesa notnon than . formerly la
have a summer season for the'mcst Y.rSn
The
Is a fine invention, no doubt, but It
would not do for secret messages ex
eept n some well-guarded cipher.
of their voyage.
road paaa and railroad rate dlacrlmtna-
ge joined the movement to
oerruloala years ovrore I in.
Pennsylvania Itglalature guvs to that
kiiKl t uvailon tne leat attention.
It waa the grange that fought and
won the ttalllv for apnroprlatlona lo
take the thouaanda of Indigent Insane
off atone floara and out of squalid cor
ridors and tend and abetter them with
thu aplrlt of humanity.
Title record of honor of tha Pennayl
vnnla State grange could easily bo pro
longed. It la enough to say that every
good thing that haa coma to this com
monwealth In many yeara, either haa
fcom People consider anv law a blua
law that reatraina them from pulntlnj
the town rev . v
Some town i ft re an lit bo so dry that
It la Impoaalblo t . .ilao tlie other lid by
ralalng an eyelid.
The Wee tern Federation of Mtnera
would no doubt Ilka to craacriha a inriv
for Harry Orchard.
New York haa become ao good that
water may be prohibited on Sunday be-
been tha creation of tha grange or has " Yr'm . d-m
had Its stout support. eauae it comes from a dam
Throughout thoae years tha grange
had no rair Hearing, ft waa not np
prerlated, because It was not under-
A Kansas man was found leanln
against a telephone pole, aaleep
ling
ami.
atood. Tha North American oounta It waa arreated for Imperaonallng a police
one of our beat aervlcea to tha public roan,
that we were able to force the merlta
of tha orgatasatlon upon the attention . " 's all tha better to swear off Just
of the people. nerore Cbrlatmaa, and then by New
There la a dirrerence now. jn annu- ' rm 1 " w ue m time uaea to Bo
at meeting of any other body la reck- atloence. q
uned more Important. And the aatno
ncwapapcre which Jeered at tbe. grang- Atter Ita long and nrduoua labora eon
era 10 yeara ago now have only gooJ a rasa will now adjourn for two or three
words and rair treatment. I " jui mm or ma van amount
We congratulate the members today 01 wotu it nna uone:
upon the fart that, artor their yeara
of Knlcndld effort, at last they are The aame atateamen who talk about
coming into their own; that the grang- I protecting American labor allowed 1,
era atand today conceded to be the beat I :S.00u Immlgrunta. nearly all laborers.
l vie oi our ciiiaanemp. ami inni inoir i iu come into una country iaat ir
oraaniittliou la a power biiuwii anu rec
ognised.
Navy Yards Out of Work.
From the lioaton Olobe.
One of the results of the great naval
excurlon around the Horn Into the Pa
cific will be the stoppage of work In the
navy yards of tha Atlantic coast. And
Ihla la pretty aerloua.
Letters From the People
Mount Tabor Park.
Portland. Dec. 10 To the Editor of
The Journal I noticed In laat evenlnn's
isaue a very good article headed Taxes.
Politics and Politicians
There are now some 16.000 mechan- u-iaher nf fit v.- hut i,e to Inform
Inkerlng and repair of the few vessels cense, by thousands ror picnica. pi.ij-
ft behind. There are one or two col- abounds, camping parties, societies and
era building which may require their on onB occasion the A. O. L". W. held
arvlcea or the cut would b atlll R three days' meeting there of thous-
Ics employed In getting the battleships this writer that he or she has been
Into condition for their lonir cruise. The misinformed or does not understand 1 1 '
estimate of the department "la that at Mount Tabor pork proposition at all
least half of iho.w v inni mn m,,.t , I When Mount Tabor waa first appro
discharged when the fleet moves out. Prl"ted for park purposes the wrli r
It is even doubtful that the remalnlnc eannot state, nut ror tne last 10 ear
h i rnn no nrnv n.n v- i u-nri, n ,h 11 una ncc i uaru. nuinmi n-a- v.
tinkering and renal r of the few vl cense, by thousands for picnics, play
left behind
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greater. amis, and very likely will be used
I'n liicstlonnl, v m i. .1.1 . i the future. whether the property fs
thn nrranltnilnn nf ih. mrh0ri,.ni enn.. bought by tfw- rlty or not. as It Is n
of thfl n.il'V vanlfl V f m A nilf until eln rw most suitable tilace for a people's purk
But establishment In ordinary running could When the Mount Tabor Push club
1 inrow out nair its tralnea rorce or n. " " uinm-i up ainni i"" j "
" I tloves and look to t hnrle n miiijSiii. the committee found about 1 J
panning against strict regulation lent force wheia business again becomes acrr" of ground, owned by 22 or more
H lol tlr,r, thv -lll nnlo o H ,t Urgent. 1.50010 umi lUllill ur j.uiiu
.UU, "... ... mnri nfrhln,,. .,111 1. At., about, nn averaKe or ii.otm per acr
to the volume and, momentum Of the charge of these thouaanda of skilled not "an expenditure of Jl. 000,000
woiKinen from rnnrtimni .mn n .1 . vviBner siaies.
moment when iIia m H n.-1 tn nriv.i. in And the committee also saw that t
dustry. due to the monetary disturb- properly transform these 127 acres In
ance. has led to a serious curtailment r.H to such shape as to he used ror
John N. Tener may be a candidate
against Congressman K. F. Acheaon for I Certainly
the Republican nomination for congress t make a conspicuous fool of himself
In the Twenty-fourth district of Pent
If Denver really hands over that
1100,000, It will not be very difficult
to find some" one to net as chairman
of the Democratic National committee.
.
A New Tork paper asya prison Ufa
haa been beneficial to Harry Thaw.
ne ran t do much mischief
there.
aylvanla. Mr. Tener la grand exalted
ruler of the Elks.
t'nlted Htntcs fienntor Ptnna of Mis
souri, whose term will expire Marc!i
4. iao9. 1 said to have written numer
ous ix-inocrntlc irlenda recent v to,
"He never did a wrong thing In his
life; he waa intelligent. Induatrioua,
faithful and affectionate," said a man
of a dead individual. The deceased waa
a mule.
An Illinois man died after drinking
sound party sentiment on the subject of four P'"1 whlekey In short time,
his reelection. He must have been a very taugh fol-
i ion not iu ntru aiou aner mo inirj
The I.lnccJn league, the leading Re- or P'nt- , .
"There should be no Income tax not
publican organization of northern New
tork state, has adopted resolutions rec
ommending uovernor Charles F. Hugh-a
to ail Republicans as the next Repub
lican nominee for president.
because It la Wrong, but becauae It is
not needed," aaya an exchange. nux
how many would object to paying less
property t&xesT
prohibition wave.
SOUTHERN' DELEGATES.
the number of employes.
T
HE SOUTHERN' delegates to a
Republican national convention
have ever since the war been I
people's park would cost less than $25
000.
There Was no "scheme urged forward
by real estate dealers at all. In fac
owners of tho property were hunt I
find and I know of no real estate mt
being Interested In nny way; the com
more than doctors, disagree, and
i perhaps half the lawyers In town
' would have given the same advice.
The' mischief has been done, but
while the delay is aggravating and
damaging, It can be remedied, in
'time. And no unnecessary time
should be lost. Get the case before
the supreme court as soon as pos
sible; it may disagree , With Judpe
( Cleland, and then the improvements
can go right ahead. But if his de
cision Js affirmed, get the same
amendments before the people by
initiative petitions as soon .as possi
ble, and take another vote op them.
Portland must have the Improve
ments, therefore the bonds, and
should get them with no unnecessary
loss of time. Every month of delay
works a large If negative injury.
O TE TEARS!
,."? HERE are still walls and tears
I because the governor of Ore-
gon is a Democrat. The ulu
latlons are not from that vast
array of tillers and producers who
" create Oregon's wealth, but from
thoBe who live by politics, and who
seek; to organize the -state, not for
the public welfare, but for political
purposes. The clothing never did
nor never will make the man. Does
the mere political brand make or un
.make a public official, or furnish a
test of his qualifications? Does it
have any more to do with it than
, does the marking on a cast-off col-
Jar, or the tag on an ancient sheep
PltT :
Late, events have demonstrated it
to be a happy fact that Mr. Chamf
berlain was under no party obliga
tions to "stand In" with other state
officials. His critics say he played
( "politics" at Treasurer Steel. Was
1 not the "politics" then, a good
thing, since it ended so happily for
- the state and the people? Did not
the state get over JIOO.OOO worth
of money out of the defunct bank,
and is not the remainder secure and
drawlng 5 per cent interest? If Mr.
Chamberlain had been a Republican,
would he not have felt that, for the
. sake of tbe party, and to save It
from being -scandalized, he ought to
"stand In," in which event, would
; not the result have been costly to
t taxpayers? . Is It not always the im
pulse of officials ,of the same party
. not 1 to antagonize each other; for
does not each expect aid and com
fort from the otheri'ln attaining of
fice later? On the contrary, is it not
the Impulse of an official of differ
ent political faith, especially if a
strong and courageous man like Mr.
Chamberlain, to. turn on the spot
light if Irregularities occur, at ' Jn
. th Steei affali? Who profits; from
the twrnlng on of the spot light, but
that great plodding body of burden
bearers. ' so often victimized ' on- the
Altar .f partisanship? HrVy
The secretary of atate recently ye-1
slble
Think what they must endure
though employers are ever so con
siderate and kind the questions to
be answered, the criticisms made
the reduction of their counters many
times a day from chaos to order, tho
effort to comply with vexatious de
mands, the attempted compliance
with whimsical wishes, and through
it all they must look and act pleas
antly and deferentially.
You say you are "eo tired" when
you return from shopping. Do you
think how tired these other women
muBt be when night comes, what lit
tie irritating annoyances and aggra
vations they have quietly and pa
tiently endured throughout the day,
to say nothing of being at work on
their feet all day?
Do you become fretted, , and
crabbed, and inclined to liink
Christmas shopping a nuisance?
Think, then, for a moment, how the
girl behind the counter must regard
the holiday season, and imagine
what her opinion is of some women.
Don't forget, she is a woman, as
you are, with a woman's physical
fralltles.a woman's inherent desire
for protection and support, a
woman's temperament, the same aa
you, however rich or however high
in society you may be. If you were
in her place, wouldn't you fairly hate
some women by Christmas time?
A little thoughtfulness, consid
eration, pleasantness, appreciation,
kindness of manner, and as Utile
bother as possible, will make the
shop girls' burden easier, will help
them to have an enjoyable Christ-
1 a . , e
mas. xninK, as you go uuppius, (n
the girl behind the counter.
Holiday Shopping.
TIs the time of the year when atten
tion it turns
t'nto all the holiday shonnlne-!
regarded by aspiring candl- When money In pockets a big hole burns mlttco dealt with the owners in per
dates as a purchasable commodity. hn.thT, i Tme when the ouestlon ,-0' To maintain a peoples park proper.
Belne able to eet onlv federal offices what nhall I g-tve?" will cost annually, first a salary fo
j .1.- j , .,inrB n net-in n ih naraiv ones worm ine neaa Keener una iiohbioiv iwo u.i
uown mere, ine aeiegaies ure win- whlle to - slstnnt, during the snrinir summer and
ing to trade votes for promises of S pressing, so pushing, and so. positive fall, while during the winter ono as
Are ine claims or ine Holiday shop- sistnnt wauiu oe enougn.
wins. i jl vieil v iwier oi v-ny win t-im
out In the open and meet the write
lis the time when each man and hla or any member of the Mount Tabor lUs
sore-worrted mate club committee on pars, l assure mm
Who does most of holiday shonnlna or her that one visit over this gorund
For currency which la elastic In state. will convince him or her that there
tilghii to stretch to the holiday shon- cannot be found anywhere near thl
lung, ciiy a Deuer piece oi grouna ror me
fat offices, or, It Is rumored, In many
Instances for cold cash. Hence an
aspirant who Is seen making a spe
clal effort to secure the support of
Bouthern delegates Is always re-
carded with susolclon.
Tout new ihfra la a flnrrv In nn For when one sits down, of the presents purpose of a people's park. This WIS
JUSl now mere is a nurry in po- t0 think. the opinion of the various committees
lltlcal circles in Washington because The cash that's available sadly does of the council, water board and others
It has been reported that Assistant
Postmaster-General Hitchcock has
been very active down south in the J
matter of securing delegates for j
somebody. The first rumor had It i
that he was sent down there by the As they tempt to the bargains with
shrink. who took enoueh Interest In the mat
And brings one to nervous prostration's ter.
aarK Drinx, wnat can ne done now, two years
When looms up the holiday shopping, after, respecting the cost of purchane
anil inoor to clear una clean up tne
TIs the time when the shops drive the ground is not known to the writer.
customer wild WILLIAM G. OBERTEUFFER
Who starts out on holiday shoppln
ailing a Falsehood.
Portland. Or., Dec. 19. To tho Editor
later it was asserted that he was When lists grow the longer as Christ- of The Journal With regret I read a
m t i v i. . rn . wmcn mey are pnea.
IiitBiueui iu unci cot ui i an., uui u reaoy for holiday shopping:
rounding up delegates on the
strength of tha third term sentiment
with a view of turning them over to
Cortelyou.
There may not be much truth in
either of these theories, butvthe pres
ident would better have kept Hitch
cock at work attending to his official
duties than authorized or permitted
him to go delegate catching for any-
mas draws near.
And the worry and hurry, the fret and
tne rear.
At last make all glad It comes but once
a year
This ordeal of holiday shopping!
Baltimore American.
"how
body. And it might be as well fori And they win their hearts, old fellow.
Of -the ,IKe tney once aid yours and
1 mine
souiiiern iieia
They're talking of the Christmas
morrow will lr hp '
Again It Is two southerners ana lis Sfnty Claus in Greenland? Is he
nnmrwroto. u-Vin liin h a A a Act flo-ht COmln CTOSt h6 Sea?
a. u ill ' l u l. tT rivr iiu I vi li a iiuw -C
Talking of Christmas.
They're talking of Christmas
lonir It la. An' when
will Hnniv C'lana h mmin1 Hmn ik. and If thev desired to honor the mem
chimney place again?" ory of a noble king, why should they be
For the toy stores are open their gilt- denied It? I know many intelligent
letter In this evening's Journal from a
correspondent who goes out of his way
to announce that at tne King usenr me
morlal meettn- held at the Presbyterian
church no Norwegians were askod to
tane part.
l know nothing or the racts as to
whether they were or not: in either
case, the statement is uncalled ror.
King Oscar was once the king of these
Norwegians, as well aa or tne Bweaes,
-"to-
ln congress, one of them the dis
tinguished leader of the minority, e VmY th. n.?' Dut the
men Swedes and Norwegians, and not
one worcThave I heard from either side
to mar the good -feeling that exists be
tween them here In Portland, and, I be
lieve, all over this country.
The political strife of the last two
years did not strain oijr friendly per
sonal relations in Portland, wny, tnen
Hipqa rrnntnhlA cftizpna fihould be in
sulted by advertising the ill-will of an
individual Is more than I can under
stand. I myself have never been a sub
ject of King Oscar, neither waa my
father: hut I reverence that great man
talkln' of the Christmas Its for all he waa, for all he did, for all he
arlor es and Its elearns: tr ed to i.o to better conditions. Ana
Will he have a heap more reindeer?
bigger load of toys?
and the other the scarcely less dis
tinguished Missourian who wanted They're
to be so. They will doubtless make I It's with them In their waking, it sings there are many Norwegians who feel the
due apologies and will not resort to
the duello, as Frenchmen would.
FOOLS AXD FIREARMS.
ITH A BULLET in his brain,
a Montana forest ranger
has paid the penalty of
hunting with an armed com
panion. Methuselah, according to
the record, lived to the ripe old age
of 969 years. .But he did not flourish
in the firearms age. He could not
have turned the trick in this armed
and arming twentieth century. Most
of us, like' this top-notcher among
the patriarchs, manage to escape
whooping cough, measles, the colic
and other perils that babyhood Is
heir to. ,Wo survive in . turn, the
old swimming hole, mince pie and
football. We bear up under the
pangs of despised love, marriage and
the divorce court. We seek con
tagious, adulterated foods, banks
that are frenzied and mothers-in-law
of the unruly class. With life still
Intact, we escape .cyclones, ' the
Fourth of July, earthquakes and au
eomobiles. (
But in the midst of this firearms
fest;we are helpless. Between dodg
ing the bullets of reckless hunters
and side-stepping tfce pistol shots of
freaks Who take as for burglars.
The incident is illustrative of Dem
ocratic harmony. Whenever two or
more Democrats meet, there is sure
to be a disagreement and probably
a row.
to them In their rlreums- nnmn wnv
And the Christmas stars will twinkle When they, moved by a feeling of
the Christmas skies aglow reverence, approach the last scene to
Same stars and skies, old fellow, we pay their respects "to him who was,
loved SO long ago: I but is not , wnen mis iaii saa aci ap-
Atlanta Constitution. proaches, anu Swedes and Norwegians,
hpnri to heart, bow tneir nea us in si-
rm. .- .,. . it:... ent erier wno men in ine name oi
aiu-V"""- " jwmoij.. fippflncv shall steo forward and chal
1117 Thomas a'Becket, archbishop of lenee one who Is a brother, nnd with
Canterbury, born. Died December 29, whom we here in Portland have lived in
Carroll K. McCulIough. of Anderson,
has announced his candidacy for th
Democrat ic nomination for Uovernor of
Indiana. Mr. McCuIloueh la a tirnthei-.
In law and business associate of former hn expectation of oata?
- u ...... v. 1 . I . lUIUIIl.
"Again, the Democratic oartv is ao
built that there la no question aa to
the direction In which It la traveling."
aaya the Commoner. With eara elevated
Admiral Rojest venaky has given out
The latest rumor In Michigan politl- R long interview on the American fleet
cal circles l that Charles U. Kelsey, expedition. One would have supposed
or f.rand Rapid, will be a candidal that Rojestvenskv would have nothing
next yeur for the Republican nomlna
tlon lor state treasurer. Mr. Kelsev
la a prominent banker and business
man of the Furniture City.
to say about warships.
The Democratic National convention,
according to present proapeeta, could
transact ail Its business mi one aay, as
Congressman Henry Allen Cooper, Bryan will have a platform ready hut
who attacked Speaker Cannon and tha n justice to Denver and Its ltOO.000,
rules of the lower house at the open- the convention must spend two or thrcn
Ing session of congress. Is the repre
sentative from the Klrst district of
Wisconsin and has been in congress Jor
14 years.
An unlnstructed delegation from New
York to the Democratic National con
vention Is said to be the program of
Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall, who
expects 10 control tne state convention
next spring which will name the na
tional delegates.
dnvs there. Perhaps the choice or a
candidate for vice-president will fur
nish an excuse. '
Oregon Sidelights
There are several bearing persimmon
trees in Newberg.
In the Joseph school district are
children of school age.
1ST
A Dallas man was found guilty of
Governor Huahes. like President
Roosevelt, will not nermlt hlmanir n
be nuoted on nuhllp Miiantlnnu if ha
has anything to say to the nubllo he shaking dice and fined MO,
prepares n careruny ano delivers It in
the form of speeches, for which he ia
constantly in demand.
Western Oregon ia destined
come a great walnut region.
to be-
Thn Mtlhcomnarttpn Of ttia Iiaiiba .nm.
mittee on banking and curffhev Intrust
ed with tho task of framing a currency
bill Is composed of. Representatives
Fowler, of New Jersey; Prince, of Illi
nois; Cnlderhead, of Kansas; Lewis, of
ueorgia ana uiuespie, or Texas.
There are shooting matches every
week at Pedu in Polk county.
The country around Falls City Is es
pecially adapted to the raising of fits
potatoes.
Th nnilea ODtimlst: It becomes
Of the eight men elected dlrectlv to m nra nnnnrent everv dav that Theodore
the White House to fill the 12 nresl- ii'iim la th l.anrest flaure in Cre
dential terms since 1860 Lincoln. Grunt, o-nn
Garfield. Cleveland. Harrison and Roos?- '
veit were named In Chicago. The two Rogue river Cornice pears have mano
exceptions were Hayes and McKlnley. a new record In New York $9.20 a box.
f Who wouian l Jive in nogue river vauejr
Tho Collsei'm in Chicago, which will and raise pears?
be the scene of the ReDUbllcan National
convention next June, has an ordinary a Port Orford man caught a large
seating capacity of 10,000, which can bear in a steel trap but it climbed up
bo Increased to 12,000 without over- a tree as far as it could and tell over
crowding. It is proposed to further
Increase the capacity by a rearrange
ment of the galleries.
William B. Wilson, who has lust tak
en his seat in congress as representa
tive from the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
district, has been for many yers con-
'Picuous in the labor world, and is na
IrtrTal secretary-treasurer of
Mine Workers. Mr. Wilson
a limb, tore loose and escaped
The Klamath Falls council has cut
irto-n vnirtfl of nl tv laborers to I2.2fi
a day and Is otherwise retrenching In
expenditures as mucn as pussioie.
. The merchants of Lakevlew have all
and Is na- a' ed to cloB0 their tores at 5:30 In
the United the evenlnK because of the scarcity of
IS til SOn 1 i t u a,--...!., will atan rtA f ln-lttrl
of a miner and began toiling in the on Sundays all day
mines himself at the age of nine. on Sunda8- a" ua' .
I . ,
... ,. ., , ... . , A United liretnren minister inn
. To, th ,p y ,f Baltimore belongs the b0Ught a 4,000-acre stock ranch in Uma-
?U bLMd .fit'nci"".V f hav,n at "ce tllla county for $27,193, giving a mort-
the oldest and the youngest member "'e on for the full amount. He
of the 60th congress,
score years separate them In age. Tho
oldest man is Senator William Pinck-
ey Whytc. who Is now 84 years old.
The youngest member Is Representative
Harry Wolf, who Is still under 26, and
was Just old enough to qualify after
his election.
Almost threo- won.t make the price preaching.
Port Orford Tribune: If Ex-Senator
Mulkey would like to read the horo
scope of his senatorial aspirations, let
hlni change the "1" in ms nama vj
"r" and it will be revealed to him.
, It is reported that the railroad
commission of Nebraska has ordered
a reduction In (he freight rate on oil
in that state, because it has discov- nnd impressing their crews Into the
1170
1705 Catherine or tiraganza. nueen
of Charles III oi jingianu, died at Lis
bon.
1775 BrltisJi parliament passed an act
for confiscating all American vessels
m-rwl that tVib rgilrnnrcf hfqa rKnl.'n I RHtiah nlV'.
.... ...... ..... -"- - 1804-Lord Beneonsflcld. American
In favor of Standard Oil. Incred- writer and statesman, born. Died April
,u"" .....,0...... uicuuaiu " i.l.iu rhnlm .ntiM n.,l
iuuu 1. uu ami" oulii a tiling. 1 the united Biaies troops in loxas.
Hasn't the commission read how It 1861 Federals attempted to blockade
has reformed, and how pood It has 1878 All awards made in payment
become? Such, persecution of a ot tne.AIb"m?o;I-!m,?A lca,vln8' a sur
plus Ul Muwui. o,w-'".
1900 General Leonard Wood as
sumed office as governor-general of
Cuba,
righteous, philanthropia corporation
I3 shameful.
It Is reported that the late police
man, Gittlngs, left" a wifeJn a deli
cate condition and some very young
children in an entirely destitute con
dition, or at least without pecuniary
resources. Here is a case for relief
and aid, and it ought to be forth
coming from some source or other.
The Bradley children ought also to
be looked after. Society shirks a
plain, important duty when it neg
lects such cases.
nence?
Rv the Rhades of Bernadoite the
'brnther-fclk 8 weal ' still remained in
force In this town until over the bier,
f iiriir.-itl vel v. a rupture is attempted.
But it shall not succeed. I speak for
no society, but I believe that every
rlirht-thlnkina: Swede In Portland re-
crets the Incident. Ami I will add this
that if everv rocletyMn Oregon should
pass such resolutions as Is evidenced
bv this indlvlduaKwriter, I would apolo
gize to those Insulted. FortunRtely, no
Swedish society would ever think oi
pnsaing such resolutions. Too bad that
tle memorial snouia De ine occasion 101
Ill-will, especially ns it has been ab
sent before. Had ill-will existed, that
occasion would have' ben n golden op
portunity to clasp hands and forrrot.
ERNEST BARTON.
1 We trust that Senator Fulton's
emphatic: declaration, that a state-
Sir Charles Santley's Birthday.
Sir Charles Stanley, the veteran bnrl- I
tone singer recently honored by King
Edward witn a Knigiunoon, was born
December 21, 1834. In Liverpool and
spent his early years in that city. He
went to London to study singing when
quite a young man and made his first
professional appearance in that city In
1857. Two years later he scored his
first great success in the opera "Dln
orah." From London he went to Italy,
where he learned much that was helpful
to him In the career that he had mapped
out for himself. He has during his
long career been heard In concert nnd
opera In the chief cities of Europe and
In Australia and South Africa. Re
cently he completed his fiftieth yea
as a public singer and was warmly
praised by the London press as Bri
tain's greatest baritone.
Nothing Unusual, of Course.
Portland, Or., Dec. 20. To the Editor
of The Journal In last night's edition
of your paper I read a letter written by
Edward J. Grahg, secretary. Swedish
American league, wherein he takes the
Oregonian. to account for publishing er
roneous Ataiftmwrs'"-" relating to the
Swedish-American memorial services of
the late King Oscar of Sweden, held in
this city last Wednesrdny evening. As
a Swede I -would like to state-that the
Oregonian haa always been known to
publish anytning nut racts in an mat.
ters concerning theSwedlsh-Norweglan
controversy and we Swedes, as well as
the nubile In general, will be much mora
pleased to have the Oregonian continue
to do an, as otherwise if it should at
tempts to make a change and. mix in
some little truth In its articles, we will
feel lost. A SWEDE.
Without any fear of contradiction,
without any exaggeration it is safe to
say that of , all cities in the United
States, NorthBend has weathered lha
ter uitiii any
The Kells of Chi-istmastide.
The Magi saw hl scred star,
In beauty undefiled
And brought their precious gifts to greot I financial stringency bette;
The birthday of the child. other, declares Tho Harbor.
du, in Liur5 wumu ijuh tiity or nnys,
in deathless love lmpearled,
Hark! to tho hells of Chrlstms-tlde
That ring .around the world!
The holly leaves and mistletoe,'
Where summer seems to cling.
Whisper, through arctic distances.
Of God's eternal spring.
So. on this wondrous day of days,
In deathless love lmpearled.
Hark! to the bells of Chrlatmas-ttde
That' ring around the world!
The message of ."good will to men."
Divinely clean and brleht
Shines fiom the hills of Bethlehem
; With everlasting light.
So. on this wondrous dav of days.
In deathless love lmpearled.
Hark! to tho bells of Chrlstmas-tlda
rnnt ring around the world!
William' Hamilton," Hayne, In Uncle
Remus Magazine.
Strange!
The Wall Street Journal Says:
"It is no conclusive argument against
federal licenses for interstate corpora
tions that the idea came first from Wil
liam J. Bryan." Now that la a strange
concession on the part of a great pnpet
like the Wall Street Journal! Would
the Journal seriously undertake to con-,
vlnce its Intelligent readers that the
fact that Mr. Bryan Indorses a orono-
Lsition is not sufficient Justification for
WtUa m nnA rlrMAM A n,..Un . A .1..
and organize for tha defense of their
Uvea, their fortunes; and their sacred
honor? .. -.r " i
Eugene is considerable ahead of Port
land, says the Eugene Guard, In one
respect, in that she has an all-night
car service. It matters not If the cars
do not make frequent trips. They run
as often as the trains come in, and
that is often enough.
n th 91 .t Inst. 2.000,000 chtnook
I salmon eggs will leave Grants Pass en
route T for Wedderbum via Portland and
Coos Bay. The eggs como rrom k. u,
Hume's Elk creek hatchery, situated
A-. , hfeuriwnters of Rogue river nnd
at the confluence of the Rogue and Elk.
and which Is operated by the Lnited
States.
The Tillamook Development league,
nvs The Herald, has several new pros
pects of commercial enterprises oming
to our city In the near future, among
them being a large department store,
an up-to-date bakery, a new banking
concern planing mill and sash, and door
factory," condensed milk factory, meit
market, flrsi-class hotel, etc.
" .- . ,
Estacada News: Some Interest is be
ing manifested by several of our towns
people and farmers in tbe walnut cul
ture proposition. " A number are look
Ing' up the walnut with a view of put
ting out a fe!w" acres of the trees If
the prospects are at all favorable, and .
make a bualneaa of It. It Is known that
our climate and soil are both - well
suited to the nut. and that they-(row '
well here, ; . '. - -,.. r'-... ; . j
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