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THE JOURNAL
" all ' INOBPENDCNT , HIWSPAPEa. 'k '
o. a. JACKSOM.
PobllaBaf
fabllabad erary craning (xrvot SBBdsrjsos
rr Snndajr Burning, at The Journal Bolld
loc. rift mmi VambUi atmeta. fwtiisd. Or.
even Corey will have bis emulators.
,' The one grain of comfort la the
miserable spectacle Is that , Corey Is
being shunned by many, former as
sociates, and for a millionaire to be
shunned In Pittsburg is indeed a
cruel blow.
the capital but hastening back to It, I officio commaader-ln-chlet rot the
Bourne's choice was appointed. This nary. s- Then Interloping staff officers
hot only indicates that the senior would have to keep , their, proper
Oregon' senator Is still much out of placei,'':;.-iIvVrV',,'-'V-.iV..' ; . I
favor with the administration, but ; " , I
seems to be an unnecessary and un-r Kow.ll anybody in Oregon wants
, : THE PUBLIC .WELFARE
fatarwl at the oatofflc at "artlano. Or., for
trananilaaios Urpefk tha Mils M aMeed-cUM
- auaiiar. - y . t v. ' v
. tKlXVUOKlHUkl JITK OOtlB, A 906V
AH aVpattaot ranched by tnnne Bnmbera,
TU tin ttiwratar tha dapartroant roe wiat
roRElON AOVESTISINO BBPBESBMTAtlVa
Vrwland-Baejamln Spatial AoXrtlafnf Acener.
' Iiruiuwlrk BulMlnr, tM f lftfe OSe, New
'f Y"ri Trlbnnr HuUdlpg, lb logo.
. Snhaerintloe Terraa by bU to anf add raw
I Aa VittUA Buiaa, Canada or Urate,
, , ,- .-(. caili.
na rar.....,..t3.o) I Una month , JW
. SUNDAY.
Oaa roar., ,...t2.J0 I On month I JC
jJDAILV AND HUNDAt.
Ooa raar. ...... .17.60 Om month.. S .OS
WHY NOT LA FOLLETTE?
I deserved humiliation; The president j federal, office, he knows whom tolrrom th Onaira California) r Conner. f
might at, least have waited ; until Mkv f.j, ; x, .;: i; v :).. ..-'.j K The people of California can-do wollj
Pnltnn'a , rot ion ; tJi'i r,i!fnn 1 la a I . ' ' 1 1 11 a V,' t h, I 10 take Hot .Of ' fx . vrv t)mi.... I
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HY SHOULD not La Follette
become the favorite candi
date among Oregon Repub
licans? We observe that
several Republican papers of Ore
gon are speaking very highly and
favorably of the Wisconsin senator
as proper , presidential timber, and
jomon's return. But Fulton ; is a
member of the se&ate Judiciary com
mittee, and
bel's confirmation.
Bristol's.
But what Is more and worse, Ful
ton has always been a Republican;
Bourne, and his appointee Schuebel,
j v, , - . i.w - -o . very MtraordlnArT
Schuebel verv likely owes ' Verv I luovement that , Is aotnar on within tha
wornare m ,oUr iiater voommonwealth
vregon, .wnere tn ahort-alghted policy
'- v,w obt'uUonIats ;Uireatena' to
iu awia DaoKnjany Teara in. Its
aevaiopmant and to, brand our northern
nelahbora aa; the' moat' unDroa-resalva
he may prevent Schue- klndregardl to lleney ahw, ', , : V
ma'tion,' , as'' he , did 1 V't ' 1 J'?-'
iwcttera rrom tne ropw
n uuu, i paw ii jviHiim ". imui an, airort m hi nart
"rk ..A I AmtmA Tamiaw 1 nlu. n CtrtUII Indlvldliala t rill ih.
"eZr " the Republican party in Oregon, .nalir'
v. ,.v vuW uuwcuii "l tried to defaat a RaDnbllcan candi-l""""' jsmw i ppropnuna fundi for' ita
their respective communities, we i.f Jr. " .. P vit " ded , by th. words, "My Home for "PpW hen laurtna - the defe"
- recognueq - ana rewaraea, wnue mer he aay: -If you Oregonlana are u,'-0Tir :a? .J""1' ?"'
see no good reason why La Follette
. There's one sura way sue
eessfully to pursue, and get
. bad luck, and that is spending
' time and energy in doing any-,
thing based on the motive of
revenge. -Anon.
nARRDIAJf "AND 0REG02C
HOUGH MR, ARRIMAN has
I money to build a railroad from
l, Should not be the first choice of the tha aood T "true-blna" ' RenubUcan. wW to keep up thl.rabhT." 4 n.w SSS-TSStKl? tJS onlX wlUn "
T LTnaldgat,?,n 10 RePaWSn KtfftUwBllf ofiubltcJo HHT
national convention. Of course The fect tol4 b th Man-Wlth-thavBig- !". 'rV3ttoSl fa? Me Tai "th"; efi S ?06wAo,S1 jtf STS
adr boUoi'XnubTiLr?for hxzVkrmz r few
fRorwhaetrrou,druf tgan'nd fi-iftss hyr-ir
fof What are known or imag ned as . . ' depoalt in hie charge over to attor- mind the .-.ill5
5S!ln? m',L p?u great Republican party of Oregon, 'Vth.nkw.idV hotter ai. n. tV?-
!! jffTfSL?? . ",?!l?! with its 'history.'' and ''traditions," morih'te
logical inheritor and successor. And
this Is no less true because Roose
velt Is himself for - Taft. Nobody
.::L"k.. ?d,.?ittirt llM of the real-or supposed Roose-
and "policies and "tendency," and
then look at . .
Bourne and Schuebel I
tOJaalf nnlltliu 17-.V.t- I. v a
1 " - ..ua u,r, ITnllAftA
region to San v Francisco, and
r TUB THAW CASE.
tT- .J
ve yv w aaa
another road and
needed, and, the other one not 1m
mediately Important, he Is still hold
ing up every piece of railroad con
ctructlon begun or projected in Ore
gon, and gives so ' sign of going
ahead with any of thenu p ,
Language properly' to : character
ize this treatment of a state which
has yielded Harrlman some $30,000,'
active and effective than even Roose
velt does. ' Here,' then, is a chance i
for Republicans to show whether j
they are sincere and In dead ear
nest in advocating these policies.
E
educated to a higher Standard than the
leec, ana Know a right , banking from
wrong. . 1, . ,
nd In regard to having a ery of pros-;
iwriiy in sm column r me yoruana
papera and rot In- the other, I think the
bank rot, better known aa hlgh-atrung
gambling, ahould be made known In the
newapaper columns with conaplcuoua
heading, even If proaperlty newe haa
to be left out for lack of apaee. Flret
VERTBODY WHO reads the
newspapers knows just as well
HOW as he Will after the trial I ' ' eaatern people coming to aetue here I good efforts of there
what to think of Thaw. He de
liberately and willfully killed Stan
ford White. He was no more In
sane than any murderer who was
do not Ilk the Idea tf keeping their
muny in a un can ror aaieaeeping,
which under the clroumatancea now fa
in aareei way.
I am aorry Mr. Wilde doea not con-
aiaer ntmaelf an Oreronlan or a real
dent of "the city of Moaee." as he calla
rorumna. we aiwara extend a wel-
It openly.:' Not ashamed,, they go about
their work aaaaaalnatlng knowledge' by
beheading our publio abhool ayatem.
uioy pioc in the open and rejoice In
!5lr "orta. little realising the penalty
that othera will pay. .
The cltlienahlp of theae undealfeble
peraons haa become emaaculated. Their
mlnda i no longer, react to a patriotic
atlmulua, and warped and dtatorted
tdeae cauae their braina to picture the
in a at ran if it
Taft is a -big man in every war. I Avar hanoA nrvf n i,...
a popular, man, a luabie man. a The Insanity defense la so false and m. h and not 'a" -iVmTn" to pVo
man with a good record but; Isn't farcical that It ii a wonder that a ? lh,5 w,tih thbcS?l? 1f ln
he. so far as cans be dtrmlfwt I t I " Jncerlty. The little tinhorn In-
. w w whvmi au ii i a. win iiB-i iii ii. ii iii- iiaer-rri 1 1 in iirn ainn a r i i ai a
aerormea ana unnatural manner. , We
can only pity them.
Oregon epcndaleaa than any other
atate In the union-for higher educa-tlon-about
H7.J00 per year. Her neat
door neighbor. Waahlngton, malntalna
( Small Ctangd)
uniy n weeks of nog" laft.
Which la preferable, Ellis or Gee'rf
. a . . . a . 4 a J 1 W LI1 BJIITVI m rlaa aaf .-a r
a atate university wun an incomo m over " T ' l,naency ja never
1200,000 a year, and the laet lgi-latur- (. t ,
appropriated $600,000 for new 4ulldingM. i e , r
ldaho'a atate unlveralty jfota Iia6.000, The tyrant of 'Oregon shows no "'slans'
whiu iii. .fimeea- for California are Of relentlna. . . . " ln"
fin a, m in l i nn in.ui leKiaiaiuro i . a .. . . . . .. '
appropriated nearly llis.ooe tor tne urn-1 o, u la notqulte certain 'that soring
.. .1 r'aiinpnla farm alone. , The 1 has coma va. . ' , ,ull
t ... j----- - ,
Unlveralty of Oregon baa the reputa
tion' of- having more - eelfiupportlnir
tudenta than any state tinivereny, oyer
ta Dencent.lt ia aald. These are tlie
atudenta that the obatructlonlata would
deprive of an opportunity ot n uuu'
Oregon haa the reputation of being a
"conaervatlve state. That means -It ia
a moaabaok etate. It la now olamoring
vociferously for tne exieneion ui
wiuim-' na
come yet.
soSralreidyf hat Uo?m
a
"The Tliia .m b,m . ' '' I'"' i
terest thla tUni V" WM ,n"
' - a e r .
What'a the naa t . i.-l .
courts to nullify f. iur.
It's about time for n
ten who want an
bordera, little realirtng that no raiiroal 1 1 ",y ; ' v
can look with Ideas of extension into a ' , 'l ' - ' '
state that Is so over-burdened with fos- 1. i!f thing about 'Hamlet"
sllised citisenshlp that the future jros- .wiai nobody can u rlght ,
i t m mttm ' iinlvaraltv la AC I ', u v ' ,' a . .a . . ,
, ww - 1 - m
Derltr ' bt
stake.' -
Hm mii' Via 'muuI mnA mrnanarous BOO-
pie, but, they have been kept in a atate
of-subJeeUon by the dominating lnflii-
nM nt a riaaa or cersonB 01 wnicu
California can thank, herself that she
la free. we cannot conceive oi cm-
sens of this state protesting to the jeg
ialatnra ininit tha University of Cali
fornia, and It Is utterly Impossible for
us to imagine tnai any- appropriation
Sra Inm a l,..t.i.
woald reauyuk. to ba proposed Itc .
e2i!. mneh; to convict and nun. '
t wrongaoer as to convert a heatW 4
'. " e ,. r ... "
K-i. . 1 00in. b "ma for the frnlt ta
be destroyed for tha rat tlma liilvs!
bill would ever be defeated by popular ton will not rely on dementia imaruin.
How tha oitisens or Oregon ea i '. .-;. -...; Tt . "TTTs
vet a.
flor'an la a mvsterv. and the mystery
la even Intensified when we learn that
the bill carries the paltry sum oi
00 ft nar vaar. The men Who are
in aralnaf the bill am ahoutln them'
selves hoarse for common schools utile ful of new lid VoM i?J..nmn P""
reallsina- that the state university Is fnj. n'T i"oid pieces Two hand-
tne very essence oi ui ouramu auuuui
system and the two are linked together
y..,rro '?'. -" l. hers, wTiat would h;I?.Vu rv": :
it la tne wisn oi every gooa ciubv 1 Dollce tareml "'in uu
at the efforts of the obstructionists P.0-I0rc,T ; . . j
111 be aa unsucceesful as they deserve. I. fi0 far tha :Hn'a.' vil . i' 1 '
til lAnb . numii n ..a hna I . W lir tne 'Winter haa not haan
arn that h.mtlr. fcir'j, w?oom" rute a duck
of 1121, iVnd rMbM t moW O. aev",
riii".8 ' a hand.
' ' , e. a ; :' , " ;
lr l amnn mliAa . v. .
har. -V-r C.IV.'SS arreeis no roo-,
that
will
Tne west win 1004 at uregon to aee now faV6rabi i7 k. . " r" Dmmn Tmr
aha will conduct-herself In r the tlmo iimI it ia J.rl,Bt'..'r,t n P'-
aM.in maana a . oroai . vw.ua uuilb wan.
of trial. Her action mean aagreat
deal for the good name of the west,
hicb haa been characterised as pro
gressive' ln all things, and it remains
for Oregon to. show that tha character
lsatlon has been correct. .
000 of net nroflta wonii not L ' rather too much ofa good fellow, 0f the evidence that It elicits. Thaw li and" th banner of Ore-
;laeVL'.T! to be half and half with had Provocation for bis "ai? w?J Kh "'J h.a
there la
graftera theae
uou jiiuiuvbuou lut uib aci, uui not I gratters are dressed in sebra aarb.
W. O. BCHERUBLB.
you miserable, contemptible slaves,'
ye. .:.SrZZ Hi cour . 'airly sublime; hi.
Too Early or Too Lat-.
Jennings Lodge Station. Jan. 5. To
tne Editor of The Journal I have heard
- : By C B. Qulney.
Tha Bachelor nodded over his pipe.
Ha bad his feet on tha table and he
threw his snatches on the floor. His
to print This treatment of Oregon I ' V - .
is at once extremely injurious, ag- Znht wiTi aVrJ?ai ?i M 0ear,y 80 mucl1 Ptends. and
gravatlng and butalliattng. He not S"' m ? K,Dd: 801116 entImnta Pple seem to
only plunders us. .and prevents our nfinSJ Rb0t ,malne-' Wh,te bad '
4 " he influence and power. . on raannrt.. nn 1onht hnt Thaw
" ... I LA JTOIlettA IS a man vnn naf ..1. i . i . . , . I. m 1 -
tunc 01 minions a year, out ne aitai . . . . 1 vuy m iuuubij wuiiuaui ai uiui uo-it o"- m vumpiami aoout tne can . . . . , . ,
tack 4d laugh. sTt USnilSTtTS J:"1 -;!?- -h the -vif.h. Oregon
his absolute and tmplete ; power r,:.-Vra't.l'." vaate to keep for ' " ' AW"IC" the mantaL
over us. . Complain, and ' protest. I'U tZ IX.m. .."1. " ma ow.n . 8016 ' !ment bout ti."rbeoPie of th division
and plead, and argue, all you please. "7 " .VIV T e I m,.V'.. r' ' Pne. WM. mo" ""
, . ' vu"'"i"uu against man sinning, let us admit;
ngmeou cause, a victor s crown, but her story of her initial downfall
la White's studio, taxes belief. It
contradicts itself. : Nor is all the
story of that confession ia Paris and
its consequences very credible. In
brief, the young woman made up upZra)!X,tBV
THE MORTGAGED HEART: f
- A BACHELORS DREAM
winter haa not been vary ;
doing quite welL
.e a ) "
Why doesn't some law.-
f..t0 sh0,w the tea Mmmaid"
7y" - uuviaiiiutiona4r
- a
By tha car iiawa ait .u v. M
f .1. "ere or many moons.
at tha cresent rat. TTn a.m .
good deal older. thSn Mra Wood waa
mbiui. ii Kill 111 IH. Innil ..l..
vuiiiKiTO iq BUCK. t
most of Oregon yet,' and you cheap
cattle out there are my serfs."
What Harrlman has taken out of
capability Is phenomenal; and he Is
peculiarly, significantly, a. people's
champion ln this crucial time ln
American politics.
It waa about tha end of the year, and
thoughts of the new one unconsciously
crept Into the Bachelor's mind aa he
dosed. At laat hla pipe flopped out of
his mouth to the floor where, by the
way, it burned a hole In the carpet-
ana we nucuaior was asieep.
- There waa a .knock at the door a
one car for Portland evr ss m5n, lirm- oeterminea . anocK. Before the
beginning with rill ' reach It the door was
lna Oreaon Cltvi thn. 'ir;ir- opened rrom tna outside and In atrode
were taking a step forward . to make
lumza come tneir way.
How many neon la ara thava that
ln the city Of Portland that wlah t
tet to town four to ten minutes after
I in the mol-nlnr. r si nimiiu th..
, which is a general working hourT
-Yas. that la In.) tha vo tk... i .
arranged on the oron r-ttw nna
ruirn; , We?eI,rT,br f Kood.torV.dioTaTr nicrthersme. i5o
3ury:ho-has:ilonelus; , Thlsit it Jr1! and, few will blame her RSJonSif tjnft-fi IfA ?
could be figured UP, Would Tun into "A"V ' very savereiy tor aomg so. "wjaMt tor m far as I am able
ve out this "way Ind worttOPin
Avar aniTot-aA aiiAh ; in im : . in ; tha I um u inif i iavor ia wnite a aiiAi?eri at- Portland wih
av a . hm vp W 1 av vaxaat j ata,! U a a? VUW laVaV . . i j
wholvjklstory of the country. He deleeatere to be selected by tempt to get into Evelyn's favor
I D CfflT a7i aV AM a A a w n lai 'BiaI 1111. I a ai. -
""uvii, u. uuv unci; again alter sue was married and
to nappeu, - IsuDnosedly behavinar herself.
fact can be . established, many
industries, "but he has kept from a
quarter to half a million people out
of. the state. ( Washington has now
nearly double' Oregon', population,
and for most of this difference1 this
horrible, monstrous tyrant direct
ly responsible. - .
How long Is this condition to con
A BAD VETO.
x wanu nauway. i,ignt & Power com-
If this I v y i .nt mor". nd It would be far
i. , lc 'zr ";s r ".p"po in general
".they would start their second car at
i HE VETO of.the-2-cent fare bill
by Governor Huglres will be a
big handicap if he should be
come the --Republican nominee
for DresidentJ - It mav ha tmir iaM
tlneT What can be done to change that it was an honest veto, and that
it? Wedtf not; know.;' Harrlman Jit showed his courage; , but while
may gei w wors some mis year, ana this will he conceded It will be an
agaln he may not.:-But even if n Uwered with mneh forr tha it
Juryman would feel like acquitting 7-2T
Thaw. But he ought to be acquitted. Ktoli-iS.'fo' gSR
I at alt tl,l. - 1 . 7 : D 4.
, , - " nww.u vvuatucr wora-
flrmed, not on the false pretense of
insanity.
it tma were done more people liv-1
ldi
lng In Portland
we
caw wall- tnr nn aafa aia
t ?o nore than reasonable that we
should have the very bestof service.
Respecting the battle over the re- VXi!.
v ln" w or tne Oregon City
car line will aver be able to realise their
does, what a terrible humiliatingex
asperating condition this is for the
people of a great state to be ln to
be year after.year and, decade after 914 w:ent fare laws laat win tar a Wo shall be agreeably surprised If
showed his leaning, and that It Is one j
that , the people do not like.
Several states passed 2-cent or
bate cases ln the United States su
preme court, a dispatch says that the
corporations contend that one clause
of the Hepburn act releases them
from any penalties that might grow
out of violations' of the Elklns law.
Let US arOUSe Olirarlvon at art tt.a
ZTm Ts by. commanding "a decent
uuvuimv on mis iKie.
( ' - WRIGHT LEWIS.
Thinks La PoUette Can Win,
Arleta, Or, Jaa 6.T0 the Editor of
several
woman," said the
my . way to address
meeting of the Woman . Buffraaa and
f residential league, so don't-delay me.
, vhe Bachelor was too amazed to
speaK.
"Will you marry mer' asked the via
Itor. .
The Bachelor turned pale.
"It' leap year, you know."
The Bachelor shivered. '
"it would be an excellent arrange
ment. I need a home, and you need
some one to look arter you."
The bachelor trembled Ilka a leaf.
"Ton aee the mutual advantage Now
let me have your answer; I've Just got
lira minutes. '
T don't -er think I can," stammered
me tiacneior.
"You don't think you cant How nn
businesslike! Is tnere anyone else?"
asked the visitor.
"Er er no." .
"well, then, of course you can! That's
settled now.-isn't ltT"
"Br at er y yes," fell, from tha
iiacneiors ary lips.
"Goodbye, then dear!" And tha door
siammea arter tne visitor, -
"Engaged!" walled tha Bachelor. "And
to some one who'll 'look after me!' "
. ... . . . " - 1 ddi reu vucm, iucj ixavQ ucca ., ir..."". vt "juoucy, x ieei convinced
ins this year Aat they .can demand beneficiar rather than inlnrionn to corporation masters by slipping a i9 9ifmnu,
Af f Ski aa . InalalntiiaA . nvL ,f.a. A 1 " . I Inlma IfitA en Mil SnM hA 4 re a . ax
W T " ,"c" niai?r the railroads. And surely i if a 2- ZZiL x Ta V , a v .
decade at, the mercy, aud subject to theV . corporation, do not make thU JaSa, ro
me caprio or a conscienceless ty- experience being that they are found p " r ", Ter 0 6 3ust M a" l hve wanted to register a pro
rant. Isn't It possible for the pea-tn ka .MBAni,M. , tn .. ..... .. W work. He is a poor congres- test against .your-assertion that Ben-
pie of Oregon tb plan something dur- I..; .w Tl.r Z' " "tonal leader who can't serve his ?I2r fr1 ?S f Inat4
understood what he haa done and la do'
ing iney would stand almost aa a unit
for his nomination and election to the
presidency, . . . .
The trouble now Is that there are a
great many people who have scarcely
heard hla name, and have no idea what
ne atands for a fair and square deal
for the common people. -, This I know
by Inquiry among neighbors and friends.
I waawonderfuily pleased to note the
masterful and concise manner in which
ju u mo uregoman aown ror wish
do to change this situation?
THE UNSPEAKABLE CORET.
rrtHE UNSPEAKABLE CORET Is
I probably ready to proclaim that
marriage Is a failure. But it
ls nQt, It s . human . wrecks,
such as .he,, that make It often fail.
cent law Is reasonable In any state
it should, be so In New York, with
Its 8,000,000 Inhabitants, and sur
rounded, fir thickly populated states.
Governor ; Hughes argued ln his
veW message; that 'it was not cer
tain that the rate was reasonable.
That being Jthe'case, it was not with
in bis proper province to veto a bill
ceptional federal judge who cannot
find some excuse for deciding in a
law-breaking corporation's favor. .
Eight delegates to the next na
tlonal Republican convention have
already been elected, two of them
from"Joe" Fordney's Michigan dis
trict Ibelng "Instructed for "Uncle
Joe" Cannon for , president. And
when congress convened "Uncle Joe'
"A special delivery-letter."
The Bachelor opened It and glanced
languidly at the page..
Then be Jumped out of his chair.
"Dear Jack," read the letter, "some of
ua girls have a Leap Tear club, and
each, of us has to marry some one we
proposed to ourselves. I propose to you,
however it's done. Do I ask yon for
your band and heart, or how? Anyway,
I have to get soma man. to say yea, and
you're iha only on I know well enough
to ask, ao b& a dear and say yea. Ethel.
P. B. I'll take no excuse. E."
The Bachelor groaned. Ethel was his
cousin, and ha never could refuse her
anything. iut- no waa engaged al
ready. No matter he couldnt 'disappoint
Ethel. Bo he wrote out a telegram:
"Yea."
ThS Bachelor went out and sent his
teles-ram. At the door of the office he
met Mrs. Jubb. Mrs. Jubb waa a widow.
Tha Bachelor, -for some reason or other,
leu ratner rami.
Julius. "' said Mrs. jubb. "was an an
gelic character never complained about
anytning. i anau always think or Aim.
But at tha same time I' feel that I need
some one around the house. Will you
manry mer'
The vacneior reit rainier man aver.
"Er er er " he stammered.
"Oh. you've made me so happy T' aatd
Mrs. Jubb. "We'll, be married tfn the
Brother C T. Wtiann tt.tiMM ..
subject of emotional revivals; they are
far !, VAaa n J a a .
f i uaxaeneo oia gray-neaded
JI DUliaing -oneratinna nnntlnna a
xnt. aa la Tna nvn.n.., . . h. . m . t
v uuiwn uuii aii ougni to Da raiUlon-
vy uei xewi xear.
i m a -
A wiitlna untr haa ham
that crumbles Into dust in 24 hours.
t in a ia JUi um loins- to write love let
ters on, euner to legitimate sweat,
hearts or affinities: then tha l.tt.r.
could never show up -In tha divorce or
vriuintu court.
a
There was a leap year skating rink
party at Albany the other evening, the
Birm uu.ns ine invuing ana paying tha
bills, and the Democrat says that "one
of the rules was that the ladles should
naie on 111 a gentlemen's side." This
uuwb mo natural tyranny .or- rami.
niuiij. ii wm Bimpiy cruelty to help,
less animals. Tha laiitaa At rua,.kr.
would have been willing to skate par?
fronts,
Oregon SidcliLts
anniversary of my marriage to dear Jul- of the time on tha gentlemen's backs, or
tna 11 I fmntl p
. ,
The Bachelor's kneea knocked to
gether as ha walked homeward, so that
na almost ran into Elsie Pett. Elsie
was a a peach. -The Bachelor had a
sort of sneaking admiration, almost af-
fec.tloV. for Elsie, and hla heart fell aa
ahe came up, blushing In a perfectly dis
tracting wsy.
i "Let us loin .lands and wander down
life's pathway together," she began.
The Bachelor started. "DIddv." ha
tnougnt to nimseir.
Let us sail toe-other over life's all-
very sea, heart singing to heart," con
tinued Elsie.
The Bachelor aald nothing, but stared.
"Well will you?" demanded tha rlrl.
"Bounding buffaloes!" exclaimed tha
uacneior. "it'a another proposal!"
"Elsie," ha said, "I can't, for a fact
in engaged to three or four already."
Aisle Deaan to cry. i
There's nothlna- to it after that W
gins. '.- .
"Tea.-yes." hastily said the Ttaobainr
pure wii, sau over lire s roaring bil
town nana in nana"
The Bachelor awoke with a ahmMa
"Thank heaven, only a dream!" ha
cheerlngly to himself. He's gone abroad
now, exploring in Tibet, where hla work
will take about a year, he says. But
between ourselves. I think ha writ., tn
aiisie reit. ....
Srldes like Mavbella oilman mn.
tribute their share. . The, too. to 1 passed by the representatives of the
'... .. .-. - . , . tiannla :. waa fn tliam nlli tl... "uu .wui
uis uug caravan vi Driaes anai' -- -v. MMn't Art a thine- tn "Tna" Vabih,
uu Kuuwieage oi its reBponsibllltles '. , 1 wum
"or dream of its meaning. With
decided in advance. The people
to execute them. Gubernatorial
yetoes are often very good things, but
this: was a case in which the power
was not well used. . . .. '
-. Millions of 'people will say in con
sequence of this veto that Governor
theni it is a failure, and always will I electeJ tnem to pass laws, and him
be. -, They are the lot that crowd
the , divorce courts and thrust un
happiness into the world. They fill
Juvenile courts with business and
lay it .upon the public to take care
of their children. 'm ;
It is failnre to riailza tha annpHfv Pughes S natural bent' and inclina
of marriage' that covers it so with, tion is toward the corporations, in
opprobrium. It Is in this role that whose employ, Ju fact, he has been
Corey shines. A marriage sacredly, for thr most part in his professional
held is one. of the dividm iinpa career.' The1 presumption Is that a
between HviiWatinn nA hunh.M.nt j 2-cent fara law la New Tork would
" That people which most respects its be reasonable,: and what the people
sanctity Is likely to be truest to the ar" ' any rate, tne
other obligations that make for, best law "houldTiave been allowed to go
living. It Is among such that the Into, operation experimentally. That
home is likely to be the nearest to, 1 1f r Hughesv should ; become a
ideal, .and? the children best fitted cnau-'V W1 wax mm a great num
f or clean. uplifting citizenship. 4 It ber b vote8a ucb lftrser number,
is one of the best of all Influences we, estimate, than he would gain by
for Tha nnllft M tha etnta mnA nar. '
- - , 1 ..---- . r -a w w aaaav fVt
Til.. -S v .. ......
ftctlng of society
- It ' is , unfortunate - thati marriage
lias to endure such as Corey. "t Tir
ing of No. I he marrled. No. 2i and
a-weary now of No. J, so the story
fqcs, ne would return to No. l. A
Digger Indian -would -1 scarcely at
tempt more. Even many of the
barbarian races cling with tender
tenacity to the ties that , bind ;pa-
rnts and children, but not so Corey,
He ignores every obligation on which
a happy home la founded,- Because
ti e aciLKnt of wealth has made him
5 a oJoi-t of notice his example does
!r",r.!te barm in the copyists It wm
t up. It i human to do things
us a- ethers have done them, and
BOURXE IS BOSS. ;
0V SENATOR FULTON and
Representatives : Hawley and
Ellis know-who Is the Oregon
dispenser of patronasre at
WashlngtoB. The appointment , of
Chris Schuebel as district attorney
tens tae story. . ."-.
This must be a hard blow to these
gentlemen, and., especially , to Sena
tor FultoalVlIe has been senator
nearly .five years, Eourne less than
one. Fulton was asked, according
to report; to "recommend a Successor
to. Bristol, and In' conjunction, with
the two representatives did oV and
yet, even while Fulton was out of
important committee in congress,
And this Is statesmanship and pa
triotism! Bah!
Here is another "Socialist" sug
gestion, and the curiosity of it Is
that it is made by Collier's Weekly:
"The guarantee of safety for the
funds designed to protect his family
against want Is one of the first
duties that the state owes the In
dividual. Will not the most ef
flcient way to perform that duty ul
timately be the most, direct way-
for the state Itself, to offer life in
surance?
Probably, Mr. Lowlt was not In
the least surprised at his successful
getaway. Maybe he knew all the
time that he could do It.
It looks as if -the president was
not so very grievously offended at
Senator Bourne's second elective
term propaganda after all.
"Quacks' are'-. bad things, no
doubt, but who should be authorized
to . determine wnat constitutes a
"quack"? . , V .
; Perhaps it might be about as well
to abolish all legislatures and leave
all government to the courts.
' . We shall soon be given . an Illus
tration; 01 now -tne-1 governmentl
doesn't do it. - ,
ing to run in machine - politics again
on the state, headed "Unconscious
Truth." Tours very truly,
ADMIBINQ 8UBSCBIBER.
Minors Can File on Claim.
Plush, Or., Dec ttJ Tp the Editor of
The Journal Can a boy under 21 years
pf age ln the state of Oregon locate and
hold a quarts mining claim?
' ? FRED F. CRUMP.
Accordlna to tha law, any American
oltlsen can locate a mining claim. No
mention Is made of aa-a. therefora mi
u(iuci ax ia eusiuiuv .E.U.J
Plenty of Silica Sand.
Woods, Or, Jan. . To the Editor of
The Journal I notice In Tha Journal
that some company wishes to find a
vein or Quantities of nu allien. T.t
them write, or, better, go to Lookout,
Modoc county, Oreaon. ta a man hv tha
name of Trowbridge, of that place, and
mtjuiiB. iumo is pienty or sand there.
G. P. BlgSELL.
Saving the Game Birds.
St. . Johns. Or.. Jan '. T iv.
Editor of The Journal ta .k.
ln5 -tb8 habits of the China pheas
ant I have observed tvmt it fa th.
at : bird the hunters and dogs pursue.
Aa an experienced hunter of these birds
1 wouia iiae to explain a way to pro
tect them ao that in five years the
farmer would be e-laii n tnvita a
hunter to his ranch to ah
of paying a lot of indolent game war
dens the money derived from the hunt
ers' licenses, it ah nil M tin annlll l
bounties on such wild animals aa skunks
and the gray squirrel, and such birds
as tha blue Jay, the hawk and espe-
viaujr un crow, uio worst enemy we
have to contend against. In my opin
ion the crow alone destroys "mora up
land birds than all tha himt.n com
bined. I hope the next legislature will
taae inn matter up I or consideration.
A Yamhill county farmer told me he
knew of nine China pheasant nests that
had been robbed by crows, I read in
Tha Journal where a -correspondent ad
vocates the Use Of -a ltnura ahntamn
That la absurd. It could not be en-
Senator La Frtlejlei
From tha Pendleton Tribune.
Tha disposition to snub the senior
senator from Wisconsin, In evidence ln
soma Quarters, does no oredlt to those
engaged In the effort Hla record as a
public servant 'haa not been surpassed
In any state, and his brilliant cam
paigna against the organized manlpula
tora, unaided except by the people of
his stato, attracted the attention of the
entire nation.
He waa struggling for better laws
governing different corporations doing
business in Wisconsin in an attempt to
provide a more just system of assess
ment ana taxation, ana in the end "won
out" aaainst a strong organisation de
termined to defeat hla purpoaea at all
hasards. ..
Aa a result, after serving three terms
as governor, he was elected to the
United States senate and In that body
ia endeavoring to inject Into tha na
tional lawa some of the reforms that
are now ln operation ln hla own state
an ambition that . ia commendable and
ehould meet, in moat cases, with no op
position. . 7 ;
Some of tha senators .assert -they are
ln favbr of his proposed measures for
the - government - of corporations, but
that they have "particular legislative
methods for reaching the same result,
which they nreferl
The point to all of which is that Wis
consin Is today one of the best gov-:
erned states in tha union, no other haa
so satisfactory a system for controlllnr
corporations, and it la not believed' any
otner naa ; a coae or laws on taxation
which alts so uahtiy on tne neonie.
Bo '"what Is the matter with La Fol
lette?" Is anybody prepared to say that
tne laws oz Wisconsin, 11 enlarged ana
extended to cover the entire' country,
would not effect a marked lmnrovemen
over present conditions T Certainly not.
And yet in - certain quarters and by
some oz nis colleagues tne zamoua Wis
consin senator is subjected to a sort of
Augustus Thomas' Birthday,
Several Tillamook county riifi-rma
are Improving their herds. ,
e . . .
Washington county could easily fur
nish homes for 100,000 people.
, 9 .
North Bend exnerta tn hnIM a hla
fine high school building this year. , ;
J. J. Hill attemntpd anlnMa at Tta.J
don, but he la not the railroad man.
e '-.-V
Nearly half tha deaths In TtaVaa ri
for the year 1907 occurred In one month. .
A Myrtle Creek man haa i nmimn..
tree that has: been bearing for several
years. . , ,
- a - ' m m
Snow" tO tha dpnth nf aaarl -haaa-
feei haa fallen in portions of 'Crook
county. ,
The Quality of coal In tha ml.. .V
Diwniuii, i liiaoiooic county, improves
with depth, 77
The town of Woods in Tillamook
county has a population of if, and no
Farmers on tha ITma'tm.
are busy plowing. What do you freese-
Augustus Thomas, the well-known t0"deatb PeP,e bck east think of thaw
Amarlean nlavwtHvht waa i c, I ; ' . - - '..TII
Zanl. Juoary J, 1859and received" nl. of ahaJ reuS-neS toT,t
education in tha publio schools of that manently reside and has decided to en
city. . In bis youth ha engaged in a va- gag9 ln th brokerage buslrtess. ,;,
net y of xceupations before he discovered
that ha oouw write plays Bt Sit S ..?fh' WC'" 1
bring him fam and money. He "was in fh! VlS, 1,u,nl1)ermuPes' Mh
turn a Dare ln tha hnnaa nt rnr..nt.
tiva" 1. Washington, a clerk in a rall-
uiuua, a iaw Biuaeni ana a newspa
per reporter. Among the successful
plays, that he haa written those that
r neat. rememDereo are "Alabama "
Mhwoura, "Arixona." "On tha
expect to
the holidays. They
dicates a good demand at fair prices. .
,. a - a , .. (. v. ,
Condon - Times-: Ifra ni.m.i,j..) i.
having grand success ' with k en
chickens. She ant thr ow- - .u"
last three rnpnths and sold one yotrffir
rooster for 11.60. The flock only costs
8uV,i;l'0ve-''aoldsmlth.-'rrha Other r?ost.er..for 1-60- The flock only costs
OirL" "Mra Tjiffltiaarii'l r 1 about ti a month to fo,t ,... ii.."il
:T.htJ?trl.of Pa7tuckt"i. During the Purt to keep the chicken
f an. inomu nas sprung . . , '
Into some prominence as a politician, and !. - .
haa taken a more or less active part in i''n ounty 0M the
Democratic affairs In New York. He is ?,W iii OreK0n- mad possible by tha
This Date in History.
personal slight mat wui in the long run
it those engaging in
es for which he Is strly-
lt,
Naval officers should insist that
the only safe and sound policy is to
elect an admiral pVesldent. M4fta-jfJJJvta. PffiSgfiP j
forced, and the bounty ptan tm my est!
mation, is me oniy remedy for t.ie pro-
Apparently. j in a few " years
Shooting wlU be a thing of tha riant
the (ducks are to remain, we must feed
than. ai. ... a.a Iam- m.1.1. ' ia.
.... . ; v -iia Ti.wa ami
able feed, which w(ll grow in the ponds
and lakes,v , If we have sufficient, feed
we win have plenty of ducks.
I hop these few remarks will ' bs
rebound against : those engaging
for the principles for which he Is
Ing will, in the main, ultimately tri
umph .n this country. '
Speaking some words of praise of
tne Wisconsin senstor, tha Lincoln, Ne-
nrasKa, etar naa tnis paragraph: -
' ine united States senate will gain
nothing by - snubbing; Senator . La Fol
lette and giving him places on obscure
committees.. Numerous Washington dis
patches recently have indicated that the
lavi-iiam annmor was oeing punisnea
for his attacks upon certain etaid and
dignified members of tha upper law-
m.lrlnv V-tM n .V. n V.ma . , m . I. ,
duck I naughtiness La Follette would be given
11 no aesiraoie committee appointments.
And It does appear that (n the distribu
tion of eommittee prises the Wisconsin
man has been overlooked, whether acci
dentally orintentionallyof course w
cannot .say. '-But-it such a condlUon la
the result of premeditated action, than
the senators have made a mistake. They
will not. silence -La Follette by such a
a close personal friend nt win'i- t splendid management of count afVaira
Bryan, and presided at the great meeN s" ,h? democrat. The person wh
Ing held InrTsTadlaon Squararden in wl" .WcRt tni a knocker of the
19 to welcome Mr. BtoST m hisVe- ISR ' hv
turn from his trip around the world. reasonable people.
Some lovers of rni vii im... a...'
BtaA a v.l. 1'"- V."
1imr,6iii. . . - I , " f a uoo ireo across tna
Bom in Pisau Febru.ri5 86 " Register A w apMU a'nl
1731 First issue nf .th. otl, r,.'. Irapi nrlth ,hinu . lf5; ".r"
ires Charlaaton., made a run on the industrious insect
naiil iT a fiLMason' ,ona of th Pio- J?oard anl left it as bare as a Portland,;
in Massachusetts. Diari t
Jersey. August 11,(1872. f
KnJiigbT.' who settled near1!,
ivh biimi , yrsar K, naa BOld ' i
1815 RHtlah fa'aataa
New Orleans. "
' lOftt . a-i a v "'
ihi'rZC-fS Lonstreet of
uary 2. 1 soi Dorn' m Jan
-18e4 Prints Albert Victor fDnka of
fSlM!!' JanuaVu 1892
- -wv,.a.BB arruirBir ia Ib.m.
cent postal cards.
mmt; oi rom i iiiue less man rour seres
products for which he received $1,260 In
cash. He Is preparing to engage In tha
poultry business and 'soon- expects to
have-about 1,000 chickens. .He will also
plant the balance of his 10-acre' tract to
orchard this spring. , - . .. . , "
- e a .i . f -
1-
J : Callous Editor's Reply. - -
Riverton. Wwnmina. r-ww .
lady. who ia some pumpkins, in Baptist
clrclea, asks us If we will addrafalVif:
rafnaari Ik. k "i"' we
Wa ,. .mrtX.a career.
- w - - -i a cracaer -uit a
beer , kes-. a nlr,lrTa h....i .
hump backed chair, but never on a boy
The fact lav a boy la too reatlesa to ln
mi pa a nulat .amnlra "w. iu-
' The ' discovery of . another . porphyry
dike,, believed to be rich in gold,- In
to,
sw
Powell Buttes, 15 miles southwest fr
aa 1
eours,f and they win; only , add to ' the
Vigor Of his attacks unon' thaS. lot
hapa he rniehtwhay- been ' somewhat
p seated bjr two or three committee
Plums . But that chance has beek ovr
looked. . The senate mnr nn innb r-
a 'skinning from the Wisconsin. orator,
compared with -which the recent skin
ning given by Senator Davis of Arkan
sas will be but apoor second."
find is located on the south went end
i-rmeviiie. ana- tne. '. wnoie vein cu
staked out during January nine persona
in all having located claims,' ; 4.. - ,
f Vfr';-.-;--'''- -. s;;,:i'':'.V;,.J".i:.-i''
' The- yea :i90T. has been one 'of taat
importance . to thla j llttla sity of ? Bo
nanza, says tha Bulletin. We have de
veloped in the right direction to tha
tune pt aeyerar hundred thousand dol
lars, J.Our-tanwith 160,000, fully paid
up, wtth25.000 in deposits, -making a
total of 176.000'r new high school build
ing, 20,O00:,; creamery, ' J5.000: new
flouring nUl 115,000; new livery barn
14,000; new roomlng:hosei$2,600: fur
niture store. $3,000.' Eldred .Kariiii.ix'
company, iz.oov;- eignt, new cottages. M
t8,000; tha Increase In foegeneral fins
of business with- the stores and hotels I
over iib uani yer, ia,wtiurrrailetln of
fice, o00; barber shop, 1100. making a
total.of 1148,000." . . ;