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II II Ml III I WTTnirTT i'A T . irnj , . . . . . . Wll . MM 'v ' , t THE JOURNAL AH 'iNDKrClfDINT - KtWtPAPtIL ' r C. a JACKSON . , PaMUhOT 4'uhllaik4 awf wing rirpt Sondayi aaa ry Sunday Broraln. at 'Of Journal Build n. Pltlk H4 Vnniblll atreeta. Portland, Or. ' tDtwwl it tb anatoMlce at Portland, Or., for trniolaaiea IbnMigk Ue BIW Baao4lS uatiar. . , , , -. , . . laXKrHONESkUIN XtfX. BOMB. A (Ml. All a-ipartBMotB reeeM r tbM BBiobera. lu iDa eparafa ba dapartmtnt 1 wanv roBBICM ADVBBTISINO SEPRESENTATiVI vnvland-BMijanln Special AdTerttoliur Afantr. ?rnaatrk Building. 8&S Klfth (faooe. M "rti Trlhnrw Hwllrtlnit. fblcafro. . fiaberrlptios Tirma br maO to aar address la tba Unites StatM, Canada at UIA DAI LI. Ob yaar........iyoo i Una month... ( M Ooa r...... ..120 t Oae atonrb I .t DAILV AND SUNDAY. Onr faar ;,,.,.. 17.60 I Oca mootb I .68 Every lniman' being whom we Approach should bo the "better for uis.Wllllam , El-4 ' jery cnanning, home without any reasonable excuse for such action during the holidays. This is not the end. 'Tha " play Isn't put , yet. The reaf of the drama la to come. How It will be played we do oof. know."" But of this we are sure: -' - The editor had a right to make such a criticism. No, grand Jury. district attorney, or court, Is above or beyond reasonable, honest criti cism. The grand jury tn tuiB par ticular case did not 00 us duty, and the editor did. Under such circumstances the ed itors of any and every paper in the state not only have a legal and moral right to criticise such a dereliction of duty on the part of a district at torney and a"fcrand jury, but to criti cise with quite as much freedom the decision of the trial judge who ar bitrarily and unjustly deprived a man of his right under the law. Jf this be libel or contempt of court, make the most of It. tlons of the Willamette valley, and is, that Taft will at the outset have of the Coos Say, region, and of the I more Votes than any other candidate, Umpqua and Nehalem valleys all J and If be gets enough mora besides can produce fruit that would take what are sure for him be will be premiums at any fair in the world. I nominated. A good deal closer guess This is not an exaggeration, it can be made three months from now Is a literal and a very valuable and-a still closer one after the truth. Whether such fruit la pro-convention meets. duced or not depends entirely on the fruitgrowers themselves. I The Los Angeles Times has for Some progressive fruitgrowers are 1 many years been the great paper of displaying their products now in j that city, and- is one of the especially Portland. It is a creditable, indeed I notable newspapers of the country. magnificent display. It will be Every year It Issues a mldwlnte edl- better, from year to year. Oregon I Hon, and this number this year falr- to be the best fruit state In the ly eclipsed all other efforts. It con- union. Certainly It can be made so. I gists of 176 pages, and Is a mammoth Let overybody help. CHINA ANI JAPAN. SIGN THIS PETITION. OPEN THE WILLAMETTE. , y , TITLE IS beard from Washing- IV OTERS OF, the Port of Port land district, which includes the greater part of Multnomah 1 ' ton about the Willamette bro- county, will have opportunity I Ject. but there Is a- surfeit of J within two or three days to append news about the federal district J their signatures to an initiative pe- ftttorneyship.. Over the latter mat-UUon which is or extreme import ter the delegation Is auarrellne. to this port. The petition pro Could the members of the delera-1 P8e8 the enactment of a law which tion divest themselves of personal ha . ubatltute for the Port of . considerations and .make, the publiof V.0,u.mD,a ,aw PaBsea . in iaBl 8e Interest the test of selection it would I B,on of the legislature and subse- not be difficult to agree. Then there fluently invalidated by decision of .would Te unity In the delegation, and tn "npreme court. Hy tne proposea a. united' front in nushina: those Im- ,aw tb poweri of the Port of Port portant , measures Oregonians are ,and commission will be substantial-asklna- fof ' f ly enlarged, giving to that body con- ? 'An .appropriation of $300,000 by tro1 of P1106, and towage between lhA fAAnii Mnrnmtnt tn rmon i n a this city and the sea. There can be the Willamette, river to ,' traffic Is no erlons objection to the measure ammfi rfBiwii iBiirncn rn d it will be one means of over- the legislature by Congressman coming some of the difficulties which Hawley when the Jones bill for state are now encountered by vessels corn- purchase of the locks was pending, ln 10 in18 P"- lv the people a right to confident- Copies of the petition will be Jy expect this , appropriation. The Printed at once and will then be state has generously provided to pay ready for signature. Some 1,400 half the cost.' The country from signatures will be required and they the president down to the humblest mu8t De obtained within the next citizen. la 'on record for Imnroved two weeks. Every business man N waterways. The proper develop- an1 every cltixen who Is Interested xnent of the Willamette region is re- la tne welfare and progress of this tarded by Inadequate transportation Pr should sign this petition. Else facilities and by freight rates as where in this issue of The Journal will be found a full statement of the T high as they were SO years aeo The , Willamette prbject Is a part of provisions and purpose of the pro- . the ? great Columbia waterway .sys- poseo law. tern, which from the standpoint of product handled and to be, handled, is among the very first in lmport- . ence in the land,. ( For the present, the chief interest that Oregon has in Washington is , deserved "aid for this 'great water way' system, Including the .Willam ette project, and the lower and up per Columbia, , The state has been discriminated against in railroad building," discriminated against in transport service by the government, discriminated againBt in the matter ; t V ; military ; posts, discriminated against in" river and harbor - appro priations, discriminated against in so A GREAT SWEAR-OFF. HERE WAS a wholesale swear ing off in the office of the Northwestern railroad on Jan uary 1. It meant business The road "went dry" that day as in fact if and most roads had done to a lafge extent before. On New Year's 26,000 employes of that rail road pledged themselves to total abstinence, whether on or off duty, from intoxicants. This was not the result of crusade, violent temper ance agitation, or revival meetings just business. It was "simply a work of art throughout something that could bo produced only In a great and wonderful region and city Any attemDt to rn into (Wails would O DOUBT CHINA Is "awaken- i,0 nimi i, ,. I .aav wi u iuud A b Aav BAaUJlA VWUIIV.V ing. No doubt, for such peo- elaborate, admirable, a triumph in peopie, uma is awaaenmg the realm of newspaperdom. rapiaiy. japan is spurring China on, ror Japans own purposes. I The American protective tariff Japan means China to awaken and (league is going to put forth some develop so rar, no rartner; Japan to organized and systematic efforts to be the master mind, China the add!- defeat Taft's nomination, because be tionai muuituflinous trained arms believes Just a little bit of tariff re- aqd legs and money provider too. form at some future time. We do There was never a sharper nation, not Imagine that Mr. Taft is a tariff nor one that looked, farther, ahead, reformer enough to hurt the pro than Japan. In this country we look tected interests much, but this ef- anead only six months; Japanese! fort of the- league ought to. gain statesmen, and even the common peo-1 support for him among the tariff pie, look a bead six centuries. They plundered masses believe that In their Nirvana they will enjoy the fruit of their labors It would be by no means a safe and tolls and perils and death. To bet that La Follette would not get them, present sacrifice is nothing la plurality of the Republican votes yes, it is capital for the beyond. They of Oregon, if a . popular election are children of the gods, the earth could decide. pets of the gods,, above all others No doubt Japan intends to fight, and to have ' China ' help ' it flgbt, sometime. But not very soon. A Chinese "awakening" is only the be- HAS FACED BOTH WAYS ON THE " ' . V ' ! W PRIMARY:' LAW -3: Small Ciu In th l(oples ; effort t6 reconcile changing! attitudes of the , Oregon Ian ; toward the direct primary ,-Wj j E Hargreavee of Clackamas county haa been, studying the editorial utterances of that paper. He writes to The JourT nal aa follows: . j-''-;. ;..;, ''.v-r;- ' i.v ":. - ; -,- V ' ' The DOmboua and Vedantio atvla of the Ornnlan la nftan vr trvln tn ' " ""-" mm nm aomineering ana Domoaalia manner in wtilcti it surprised, but one can't help Letters From tlie People People With Putnam. Portland. Jan. li. To th K.Mtnr nf ginning. It will take some' years at The Journal I have awaited with muctf least, for Japan to get ready to fight interest the outcome of the libel suit Russia again; more years to fight brought against the editor of the Med- the United States, England, or Ger- ford Tribune, George Putnam, and the maiy. But Japan has not the slight- vralct. having studied the case closely, est doubt that it can conquer all TOythta with Mr. tnese nations, and all the rest, even- Putnam, yet I cannot help but think lectures Its contemporaries ought to lead the editor to try for consistency him- . w iiiuuiq Bintur u eurprisea, dui one can t neiu but feel dlsannolnted to nut it miMlv n hi, luHin. ..tLu nnkii.i.ui tvh.JI . .!JuSfy p'n..'.f 2 hf" followed him for tba last 11 months, Mow he la eondemnlna? and hnmoanlnv th. v ki ' uuuii, a .man wno is so urd e to riopping la a very unsure guide for Unpeople to follow, Let us parallel a few excerpts and see what it looks Trout Oregonlaa January fl, 1908. "The orimarv law miliM nnlltloa personal scramble, a contest of Individ uals wno scana ror nothing at all except inu ui-aire oi me tnaiviauai to get Of flee." i . - "Men fitted for .the dntlaa will tint enter Into thla iKnmlil. "Whenrbu have destroyed party and oumi uunou jraii parir aianoa ror, notn lng la left but a cheap personal contest aiuuuKBi aeu-nominatea men." "And how ere vnn n1n in At - thing except by acting with, a tarty? Ia each man or email arouo to act a separate and disconnected partT That is me necesary consequence of the prfc- "The primary haa abolished the rn. reaentative system." 'v., Ttom Oregonlan ' Juaa 10, 1M6. : Tha election In Its national aspect Is a Strong indorsement of the Republican president; and a ' mandate ' to htm tn continue the work which he haa began. Its local sonant ' haa no DArttann alo- nlflcance. Tlie questions voted upon I panic? were eiuaiea witnout ractionai prejudice and decided we may fairly suppose, aolely with reference to the public gOOd," M .- , , "It Is one of the greatest merits of the initiative and referendum that It makes possible a clear aeparatlon be tween local and national laauea, etc." "It nermlta eaah voter to aznreas his Individual opinion upon every question. anger Thaw pere'a swollen fortana was - a . curse. i - ,-.,;-,- - i i v - V -.'., . ' .- . Admiral 'Srownann . haa the merit, of silence,-' :VVif :., i. ; ,,,. v .. ,;,, !'. v "j-1 ; Perhaps January and April are te ex hang, weather. v -. ; -...'a . -.. e. e, : ( ',.; r. Will Portland eelohrata th rnmnW tion of the 11111 railroad; , v ; v ; ' ?. ' The paramount oueatlnA mnn will be; Who will head the delegation? - .;;:, ' The extremes "of Opinion concerning Roosevelt are very wide apart. v ; ' '" . '-.f -Vi, '-,('. . VVVV i Thaw la already mad at Lawyer lit ' tleton. No lawyer would suit him.' t,'. i ' V e if- - Usually the more a candidate tries to answer questions the worse off he la. 'Will the Republican literary cam palirn committee fully , explain the a a - , ' ' Atlanta Journal:. Demijohn supply, not quite exhausted yet. Oee! Worst" la yet to come!. ' ; a e ; - ;. Tou can find a good many men who think Bryan will be elected who never thought so before. , . j . ' An exchange aaya the way to boost &&j2nll?K&JtPJL3!?$S!!l tn Put your ahoulder to the wheel. aaa o m i a. uvi aiviiaM ssaiu a eat k j vwe . "Under the old. 1. a.. ( the . Dartlsan system), it made politics seem a hope leas oompl lea ted game baffling, inef fectual, futile. It was all promise and no performance. Under the Oregon sys tem, the voter acta directly upon the results. The Individual cltixen feels his manhood" eto. 1 'These large majorities alao Indicate j then, perhaps, eipresa a few "views." , This makes it entirely clear. .. . , . , ; . - a ; Though Mr. Oeer haa been a aewa paper man, moat of the Republican pa , pers of eastern Oregon favor Kills. : .. e. a' Governor Hurhes Is aolnar to make speech in Chicago , February SI. and that the people enjoy the genuine article In self-government that they are not to be satisfied ' with less than the Whole." ' "The tendency Is well marked. The results of last election give no ground to fear .that the experiment may fail. a a f We suppose tariff revision by the friends of the tariff means revision by Aldrlch. Dalxell, Joe Cannon and Ox- nard, ', .' a a- Borne Iowa papers talk aa if that The more completely the voters trust f-rt. LiM iJbHt ina3 forever th.maeivea the mon T Worth thtv fluJ -would be utterly ruined forever themselves the more Worthy -they fluJ themselvea to ha trusted." "What could ' be more heartening to those who believe In government of and by the people!" THE DOUBLE STANDARD tually. if it chooses to do so. Nothing " f JJ!1 Is impossible to the gods and the tlcular, it was the best thing that could Jans nave nappenea. We shall allude more particularly be sacrificed before the people will later to the "awakening" movement 3emandTth.yhb.r heaV'tir." Put in China, but only say now that It is nam has taken It upon himself to cham pion tne rignis or tne citizens and tax- many, ways and from so many .vl " 'V .nil fa iiui m AUici itnu, iuai I li c u DC ui sources that she Is held back and is unable to take her true place in state development. -It is easy to under stand why a former delegation was Impotent to secure her just deserts ton Oregon. The courts of Justice have given us one reason. If the present delegation will first declare a trace and then direct their united energies exclusively to Oregon's needs, leaving president-making and the manufacture of political bun combe alone, .they can at least make liquor and the traffic in it have be come purely an economic question." With this conclusion we do not agree -it is a moral question, too; but the economic and moral ques tions are getting into touch. The North American further says: "It was a business deal," and it con tinues: The new business law is that the man who, in bis houra of leisure, nway from . employment, shatters ti Is nerves and clouds his brain by intoxication biiut. m reuwvjuB iuew uucnnuaa- cannot repair that physical waste suf tkD that have SO long harassed and fietently to appear for work when embarrassed the state.. INJUSTICE DEALT FROM . . ; TICE'S SEAT. sobered, as the productive equal of the competitor who haa not so weakened jUg. nimaeir. Where the rauroaas are concerned the elements of risk and possible logs of life and property emphasizes . tho problem of Inefficiency caused by drink. Therefore the railroads are the leaders among the commercial apostles of temperance. . We know the west; we know that The TI7E ARE GOING to 6tate " . tA caso and comment on it. ff Scene 1 A is mayor of. a . r town. B owns a railroad running from that town to another. " The'gieople of the town Of which A I there lis no narrowness there, ' is mayor want a depot - built, or horizon la too far: the atmosphere too v moved, or some little improvement clear: he natural "Pfs-" too im- i . ii . , iv . a. perlal for the westerners mentiillty to ft ' Clatf the?,' g?,? t0 be cramped. He may be wrong-headed , y the depot, quietly, peaceably, like a at tlmcg. But a!way8 he is a iiberty- v gentleman, to talk the subject over loving freeman, who will tolerate no With; B. With no Other; provocation tyranny. The shackle never has been ; oh A's part, and to his astonishment, made which would hold the men who ' :B' becomes, excitedly angry,, and not nave made the wilderness blossom Into . lmfnir Btis'flrl with lane-uaee ReliM "ee- Therefore It seems to us a an ax and hurls it with all his physic- 1""""!" I HlVlt Vi U1D wool ivoiin.m,-ii THE BEST FRUIT STATE. .I'll. V n .k. AA "i a" ucai v 1,vvm6 upon their personal habits not as so that the deadly weapon barely Biavery, but as a liberation. misses film. V: is 8 son men Dutts in to lick A, who iuts the young man to flight with no damage, all the time , keeping' hi temper. B con tinues to rav for "awhile; A re- tlrea with dignity. Nobody hurt. Scene 2-Grand Jury in session, district attorney In attendance. one of the most remarkable of the many wonderful manifestations of this marvelous new time such as the world never awt and for the development and activities of which there are no precedents. China is raising and drilling an army of 80,000 men. This Is only a small beginning. In five years China can have a drilled army of 800,000, or more. Chinese awakeners are fol lowing Japan's example In sending origni young men auroaa to learn everything, and among other things the science pf war. And the Chinese can learnand no doubt, aroused, trained, animated, inspirited, they can fight. Their ancestors could, as the then western world learned. So perhaps Judge Harlan is right, and there is, or is to be, a big "yel low peril," and it may prove neces sary for us to build the biggest navy on earth, larger even than England's. We think tfiat "this country never will be attacked, either by Europeans or Asiatics, yet we cannot rest on this belief; the mlllenium Is not In sight yet. ' Ab to Japan and the Japanese,! while, as we heve frequently said we admire them In some ways, we have no faith In them. There is no sure truth in them, as a nation, race, unless to the gods as to that we do not know. They are cleanly, energetic, ambitious, industrious, en terprislng, courageous, indomitable marvelous, and unscrupulous, hypo critical, cold-blooded, untrustworthy Let us be very good friends with the honorable little brown men, but al ways keep, a sharp eye on them and be ready for them. i1")"!" vi j&cKson couniy, ana in so doing he has had the misfortune to Incur the enmity of those who sit In high places. lur. Putnam is. I Judge, well able to defend himself, but as the case Is one which strikes directly at the root of our constitutional rights and liberty of the people. I think It ia now in order for the people, and particularly the editors of the state, to Join together not only In moral hut also in financial support to enable him to at once carry the case to the supreme court I, my self, am willing to contribute to the fund, providing someone can be found Who will take charcrn of it I hope, this .view will meet with the ernraent stamp, eppruvMi oi me people, g. n. e, By Charles E. Russell Copyright, 190S, by American-Journal Examiner. All the peoples that are called civilised now use aa money coins made of the precious metala (gold and silver) and promises to pay colna of gold and sliver. For reaaona of convenience colna of cop per and of nickel are also In use, but these are only token colna, and circulate merely because they can be exchanged for the gold and sliver and the prom lies to pay gold and silver, which form the real circulating medium. That is to mv. tha real thin t h achieved la the exchange of the products of human labor, and in the opinion of these nations the best and safest way to effect that exchange Is bv meana of money or orders) made of a. material that has in Itself value. - This is verv different frnm fVi'a Ihanrn of flat money. According to that theory inn munvy lor oraeri) nil no vuiia inr it. kself, and ia effective aa an order for producta only because of the itimn nf the government. According to the metal lic meory or money, the material of wnicn money is made could be used to furchase things even if it bore no gov. ana. money anouia be If Orandpa Allison la not continued in tne senate. as Tha jJetrolt News remarks that the men who oppose municipal ownership are usually bellevera In the private own ershlp of governments. ; a Sarah Bernhardt la going to tour the orient. It aeema to be nearly time she made another farewell tour of .this country. She's always welcome, even If she does take away a lot of our money. V 1 . 1 It. 1- ... a A. JK-vaWh ir-h- ...k.ii. i-..i.. i B. iocbi ptw Horn ibiui hibuv-wj .... w.vu.. of ft man of 60 he is called an "aged: Value of a Coin.. made of only such fnaterlaL According to thla theory again, money made 'ef any other kind of material is Portsmouth, Or., Jan. II. To the EdI- .r. "1.5.1 tor of The Journal Kindly tell me In honor it or to redeem it In the producta your valuable paper If there Is anv or 'abor. Whereas the money made of premium on n. nirbai ntn.A i .000 - vBiunpie material iney win always De boartna t h e ir?srrit .fon n nnd Kla1 t0 receive. In other words? flat ?...."?. I"8 inscilption. In God we monav cnulrl circulate nnlv hv . mlv. vruev. ror V(l vpapa T Kn.,. 1 looking for a nickel like this one, but ..c.c, van any. UL.1 V IA AKKSSON. nave Doen I sal and cerfect agreement amonar all The Winter World A barren land, a frozen world men, whereas money made of gold and silver (these being materials universally I desired for themselves) would circulate naturally and without any agreement. Tne statement usually made about versally. This Is' a mere matter of con venience and does not affect In any way the main queation of tha standard mon ey becauae they can be exchanged fori man. Ia Roosevelt "aared"? Waa Judge atandard money. . I Williams "aged" at 60? Brother Oeer 10 come oaca again to tnis main quea- Is 67 or so and doesn t act "aged." This vion, mean are me principal argumenis I word Is overworked, in ravor or a atanaara money or ' Dotn ,Vh.0!i'7r: i .- iv.. u T. T. Oeer waa a candidate for the much too amall to support the world's legislature twice, being elected, and exchanges. More than 5 per cent of waa on the second oocaalon elected auch exchangea are therefore made on I speaker of the house: he waa a candl- Credlt. But this OVer-Uae Of credit Is I .Into tnr nnlWtnr nt rntomn hut falltxl exceedingly dangeroua to bualness sta- to-get the office; waa a candidate for blllty. It creates a falae and unreal con- ftovernor and waa elected: was a candl dltlon that Is likely at any time to col- dote for renominating but waa defeat lapse Into business panic and industrial ed: wns a candidate for senator and depreaslon. The world needs a much carried the state, there belna- no opposl larger supply of actual money than gold ,inn tn.t in th. i.rt.i..,r.- w f.n v ur.",n' n,, fo.r reasons of aafety R candidate for the primary nomination .i buuuiu nmvtujr mtmu v iviwi for (rovemor and lost by a few votes, silver. . . anj jB now candidate for representa- k next J?ta' thfup'i,y..', ?M t,v- De thl" nke a man a "mla- belng comparatively amall and therefore ciianee-us candidate"? easily controlled, there is created an op- ceuaneu candidate 7 portunlty for great financial Interests to . . " . , ' corner It. releasing It only upon exorbi- A Pendleton old bachelor gava tha tant terms, and for their own .very great Tribune to print the following al'eged profit. Aa money la the absolute neoea- oI(1 tjnii.v. -Thnf .11 wnman nf altv of commerce and industry (as at 2 i.aii. w.om?nr present these are conducted), the world ""T whether vlra ns maids or uSowi cannot aafely run the risk of such con- f? J?i, ,?I ,1 " trol. And aa the supply of silver la very 5Vhu Sri fmaT L' l K?tJ2 "Ti"! much greater than the aupply of gold, "'I,1" '2 u??.n n.diray .nH ..ot. !., V , ia .A,,, .. matrimony any of his majesty s mala for anv 'individual control, the onlv skf. subjects by scents, -alnta, cosmetics. .H rA im nn nnmr.na.il nt knlk al lv.. I 01 iuili.i .cv.ib ll" -f "T 'ir-.l -. - . -.. . . H..v Iron teeth. stays, noops. hair. mgti- WIIUBJU 1 B uw UIIIUUWU Ml Will ailTfll I a i i . . j ,j j-ii ,i . opamnn wool. In the next place, it the atandard ".. L , r . oniv one metal.li"' " "w i.i The banners of the greenwood .furled- thll U that m?Dy' be,nr medium of A wandering bird, alone and lost exchange,, must-.ba .a .measure of value. Upon the eddying whirlwind tossed- and that whatever is to measure value A road o'erwhelmcd with dritw.;;. must have value, as. whatever. Is to A 8UBTKEASUHY IN PORTLAND. s A' SIDE FROM semi-tropical fruits, raised- In southern Cal ifornia and Florida, Oregon can easily become the best-and A's I most noted fruit state in the union. ax act , Js discussed, and no indict- Indeed, it is so already, to a limited meat. round.. ;xo offense to hurl extent. It has been made so, prln- an ax at ft qniot, orderly man, and cipally, by Hood River apples and - a mayor, at that, with apparent In tent to cut his head off. So says the grand Jury . and-district attorney. Scene ; 3 The local newspaper criticises the grand Juryand district Rogue River pears. But Hood River valley is a eryr small locality, com pared with all Oregon J and Rogue ENATOR FULTON has Intro duced a bill for the creation of a subtreasury in this city. The measure is one of great im portance not only to Portland, but to the whole state. All the influence that can be brought to bear by our commercial bodies and by private citizens should be enlisted at once In support of the measure. For many months The Journal has urged the importance of establishing a subtreasury In Portland and the time has now come for definite action. Portland s geographical position makes it pre-eminently the proper location for such an Institution in the Pacific northwest. The onlv subtreasuries in the west are at Den ver and San Francisco, both so re mote from this territory that they are of comparatively little value. Portland is the commercial center of Oregon, Idaho and half the state of Washington. It Is the logical point for such an Institution. Oregon's delegation at Washing ton will doubtless do all in their power to secure the passage of Sen- attorney; intimates that they did not i champion fruit. Rlvor vallAv.baa Tint vpr nrnrfiicort cne tenth of its possible output of tr Fulton's bill. But their ef- do theif duty;, that the incident eliould have gone before a trial Jury. Scene 4 Jrand jury indicts editor for criminal libel. 1 -f ;'f Scene 6Editor tried, and not al lowed, although the law 'specifically nays he shall have that right, to in troduce any evidence showing the facts, the truth, upon which liis com mrnt was baaed towit.i the episode disclosed 1 in .scene v 1. Editor fined J150 or 75 days in jait - (Incidental ly he was persecuted by; being Ar rcil ed and thrown in jail away from , Then Mr. , Ixrwnsdale of Yamhill county shows great products prac tically as good as Hood River; so do orchardists near. Salem. The foot hills of Polk county are one of the choicest fruit .regions in the world, andare. beginning to prove them selves; we doubt whether any bet- ter. hardy fruits can be raised than in the John Day and Butter Creek and "Powder Rivet and other re gions of eastern. Oregon; around The Dalles haa grown' up, and will trow, n fruit paradise; large por-j j forts should be supplemented by the nearcy assistance oi me people or this city and this state. must have value, as whatever la measure lenath must have lena-th. But those who think money should be made or tne precious metals do not agree an to what metal or metala should be chosen. Some think that there should be onlv one standard money, and that should be of gold, and the others think that gold and silver, equally and upon an agreed upon ratio of exchange ahould be tne standard. A voice that lures to lands where rise v. ?n orde!! to ff c early the dirrerence The jasper gates of paradise! between these theories we should remind K ourselves of the difference between the I standard money of a country and its A gray worl wrapped in shades of time: subsidiary or token coins In our coun A hungry partridge in the lane, ' trvV for instance,. the s.tandar,! money is A road o'erwhelmcd with driftdd snow ouv Hprins; oerore me where I go. From mundane mill and crowded mart, wiivv, mo ncaicn oi ner neart! wall of sleet, a miner! flol,i The blooms of lov in shndnwa A frozen stream, a windy hill. ' a vaie with all blithe voices still But summer, with its old sweet spoil. vnu uuwn me nyacmimne oeil. force against witchcraft, aorcery and such like misdemeanors, and that tha marrlace. upon conviction, shall be null and void." Tall rambles clad in frozen rain But June upon her lips who -waits Beneath the eaves, within the gates; And April. With Its bloomlne- hour Between the sunshine and tho shower! a dollar made of gold. This particular coin, by the way. does not circulate at all, but subsidiary coins made of ailver anil not standard money circulate unl- Oregon SiJeligKtj A Phoenix, Jackson coanty, field of grain sown last fall stands fully 18 incnea nign and is almost headed out For the year 1906 the rainfall at Ban- money la composed of only one metal, the producta of labor can be estimated. expressed or priced In only that one metal But the supply of that metal fluctuates, and as it fluctuates It dis turbs the entire market for commodities and also for labor. Thua, aa the supply or tne one metai increases, tne pncea of all commodities as expressed In that one metal, will abnormally Increase. causing an Immense Increase in the cost of living and other perils of bualneaa depression, becauae It happens to be a fact that In all auch economic upheavals the rewarda of labor do not keen nan with the greater cost of commodities, don amounted 8i. 79 Inches, and in so that what really happens la that the I tne year 1107, V9.su incnea. making ah purchaalng powers of a very large part I greater fall of 17.01 Inches for the lat-I Vl liiw iwiiimuiiivjr biv it9uuv.au. i jcai, But. accordlne; to thla theory. If the standard of money be composed of arold The outlook for the new year In I.lnn and silver, an increase In the supply of county was never more encouraging, one metal could not produce any such says the Albany Herald. Perhaps the Increase in the prices of commodities, J people In the town and county never nor-any aucn aisturoancea. i were in so gooa a condition nnanclally Becauae of the two metals belna-' In-1 to bcarin the new vtar aa at tha nreannt tercnangeauie a.i a uxeu rauo. one wouia I nine, balance the other, and the atandard of money would remain the same. I Burna Times-Herald: It is reported This is tne theory or bi-metaiuam or mat tne well belna sunk at tneJenkina the double atanaara, aa neia ay many rancn is down something over 300 feet tllv viru ud niuaavivBi vs. , i good and thoughtful men. A faded rose, a desert place, A white world with a nalild face. A temple where the forest trena Stand with their pendant snowy frieze; j swinnns: but), a launiv air Of whistled nonchalance to care. As out of frost and wind and blla-ht Love steps Into her warm heart-light! An icebound brook, a silent Klen. Sana all the summer's merry men. ah eirtn snapes ana iairy ioik Not e'en a lonely ernome to yoke The firefly chariots and away To light the blooms at break o' day- Rose gardens In tile heart of her! Freedom of the Press. . . From the Medford Tribune. The conviction of the editor of the Tribune and his fine of J180 upon charge of criminally libeling the grand jury and deputy prosecuting attorney C, L. Keames will In no manner 'deter thla paper. In Its duty to the public in crltl clslng the misconduct of public officials in tne ruture. Our nnrsonal interests In the out come of this trial preclude any criticism on our part of the conduct or motives Except beneath love's roof, where stir of the prosecution. It has always been R.rR irarrlena In tha heart nf hnr I .. .f. n... -. ana will remain ino jjuiic ui 11119 yn- lm- A barren land, a frozen morn, A stiffened hand on hilt and horn; A white, old figure, wan of mood. Bringing few fagots from the wood But all the way for me from town. And all the fOsy dream-way down, The sunshine of her golden smile From rose to rose and mile to mile. Baltimore Sun. Elmore Y. Sarles Birthday. Elmore Yocum Sarles, governor of per to. treat all matters from an personal and unprejudiced standpoint, and We will therefore leave It to the unprejudiced press of the state as to whether Justice haa Deen properly ad ministered, without .malice and vindict- iveness. In morals, as In medicine, there ia no antiseptic like the sunlight of Al mighty God." We regard the criti cism of official acts as one of the highest duties which a newspaper owes to mankind. It is always an obnoxious and Invidious task to disclose to the North Dakota, was born January 15. pubiic the misconduct or neglect of its Now newspapers all over the country are publishing tables of the votes of statesIn the national Re publican convention, in connection with guesses as to how they will be cast, the situation being' Taft against the field. Taft haa bo many votes sure, so many probable, and there are so many doubtful--no two esti mates exactly agreetng---and all that one can learn from all this figuring 1859, at "Wonewoc, Juneau county. Wis consln. A coutbb In the district schools was followed by 'one year of study at Oalesvllle university. For several years after he loft the university he was engaged in business in Wisconsin. In 1 S 81 he removed to North Dakota ana located in HiiisDoro. He took an interest in Republican politics and for two years was mayor or nis adopted city. At the same time he accumulated considerable rortune In bankinar and In real estate and other business enter prises. In the fall of 1904 he was nominated and elected e-overnor nf North Dakota on the Republican ticket This Date in History. 1751 First colonial naaemhlv nf Georgia met. 1777 Vermont declared itself a fpoo and independent state. lsio ManKed balls prohibited In New xoric ana i'nuaaeipnia. 1825 Robert G. Harper, twice candi date for the vice-presidency of the United Gtates, died in Baltimore. Born in Virginia in 1766. 1859 W. H. P. Faunce, president of Brown university, born. 1865 Edward Everett, American statesman and orator, died in Boston. Born April 11, 1794. 1905 Fifty-nine lives lost in aval- ancne ai isergen, Norway. To Be Expected. ' From the Lincoln Journal. It ia just what ought to, be expected from Such coarse work; only a very amall percentage of William. Sunday's converts stay hitched. servants In their official duties. If it is not done fearlessly. It cannot be dona effectively, and it is not from editors trembling under the uplifted scourge of the prosecuting attorney that the publio may expect a fulfillment of the highest function of a newspaper, However, this paper proposea to turn on the light wnenever or whatever there is a malfeasance in office, and neither Jail nor fine will swerve It from lta course. While this may be a new theory ir. soumern uregon as to tne runction and auty or a newspaper, it is not a new theory in the state of Oregon or in the United States, and though the' court may .place grand juries upon a higher pedestal than was ever occupied by European tyrant or Asiatic potentate ana surrouna mem wun that ancient and .ooseiete peroeatlve of infallibility. any dereliction on the part of grand Juries will be promptly and severely uriLicieea in tne columns or tnis paper. The freedom of the press la the free dom of the people, and the greatest safeguard of their rights. No govern ment can circumscribe the liberty of the press without dismantling public spirit. Every attempt to elevate publio officials above the fair criticism of the press is a blow at the freedom of the people. tne rather of American democracy oniu "ii,iv years ago mat eternal vigi- "y" l" iriue oi numan iiDerty. xna vigilance of the press is tha vigllanca of the people. The Ruling Passion. ( -V ' - Fromhe Atchison Globe. It really lank as though some women will marry anybpdy. Just to get married. The Diary of a Boarder. Monday. Roast beef tonight for dinner! I ate to beat the Dutch, A treat like that's unusual; We don't get many such. Tuesday. The aftermath we've garnered Of yesterday's delight. From that fine- roast they gave us . Soma nice cold cuts tonight. Wednesday, That luscious roast of Monday Is lingering with us yet; 'Twas served to us this evening , . Disguised aa , beef - croquette. ' 't . Thursday. It seems Miss Skimp a Investment In roast was not no rash As we supposed. This evening 'Twas served again aa hash. Friday. Today we all were grateful To get a little fish. No beef. We hope, remaining To form another dish. Saturday. Ah, me! tonight we greeted Once more our dear old friend? The beef bones boiled for "potage" Well, thla must be the end! Sunday. Gee whls! This beata the record! i Last Thursday's bashOh, my with crust and raisins added, Ia served aa mince-meat pie. ' Pittsburg Bulletin. Onr Ex-Presidents. ' From the Kansas City Times. . John J. Ingalla once reported a prlze- flirh tnr an enatem nawanariAp - Wli.. Drain Nnnnarell: Haa It' ever OC it was suggested that such employment I curred to the reader that no man irl warn ruhnAarn rnn -n irtiirtf nr s n ip,rnn nn n, I n i , i tj njuu nu k iuii had been a United States senator, Mr. th state than is being done right alond Ingalla replied in right manly fashion by WHllam McMurray of Port and, thd that ainv nnnnfon a wnri waa hiyiAMi i vcpv nnia n nn Rnei Hriii)ii utiflnnni to any citizen who was put to the Jabor ger agent of -tha- O. R, & N. an South j . , i i . , , 1 AHM d.a n. I ..i in Orpa-nn? rl1niviiiiri Mr. Ingalla' point of view may be al- his untiring. and splendid efforts, b5f sysiemauo anruws k-y- IOW CVlUniBV ioido, v desirable horaeseckers are enabled cdrae to thla state every year. , -i a-- .- i ,-. Walter Churchill - wentr to Tlliamooli county with another man In 1888. and died BUaaemy a-nu wun kiiuubi. immeai ately burled. Ha., had consldorabl mnnav: ; TanH his relatives were nve qn lta satisfied, but did nothing till las;! weex, wnen n unuuvei hik mo remains they found, ay the Cloverdale Courier tha bones well preserved, and tha skull - Ivtnff fam rinanwiinl ' hntk a ww li wao . o vwv,. f mi iii.i atratched lOUt onvleft aide and .leara V!I drawn up, all of which would IndlcaU? that the deceased waa not nJead . wheii buried ana naa recovered conscious ness tnougb to struggle in his grave. and the drill has struck a vein of hot water. It has the odor of sulphur and Iron with particles of oil floating on me Bunace. Pilot Rock Record: Mr. Oner nutrUf to make a good congressman. He wasl I a tHuure aa a farmer, failure aa a newspaper man and miserably failed as a governor, ah tnese things are in his fnvor aa a candidate for office before ; uie people. Charles Hollowav now holds th holtl In the Brownsville Times' "yard of po-I nium coniei. xie leit mrce iiurDanKw mat measure lust SZM inches In lenath I thereby "sklnnlna" D. H. Lone-' thranl nurDanni ny nair an men and Charted weoera tnree Dr i inches. CorvaUls Is leaoina forward with such lona strides that It is almost lm-i possible for an old-time resident tof realize what the village of a few Vearsi ago has become in its mad rush toward! metropolltanlpm, says the Republican! which adda that CorvaUls has 4,0001 population. . At tho Blnlock fruit farm near1 Free-f water about 20 men are ensfasad int pruning trees. Thla orchard contain! about 1,400 acres, much of . which la Inf bearing fruit treca. Aa aoon as the! pruning Is done In the differentt orchards spraying wlU begin, and-the! growers will be busy until buddlngf time. -. j I . a r The neoole of Falrvlew. In Coosf countv. are bnund to have aood road 8 J as at a recent road meeljnp they bonded! the district for 10 muia ror roaa pur-f poses. They expect to realize oy tn I BDrTl'lMl IflX DTif ID.VUVi 1 IWJ"; iwism that if they want good roads they wilS nave to build them. iney navu epena tl.500 on the proposed new road do tween ; that section and Coqullle Ulty, Drain NonDareMi: Haa It mired and approved without lessening the force of Mr. Cleveland's recent pro test; afainni a conamon wnicn ran. fronts ex-presidents with the possibility of necessity of "making ' a llvlna" to escape emoarrassraeni ,or poverty. Mr. Cleveland's article on this point la a thoughtful one, and is not to be dls- raardea merely Dec a use verv rew mn are going to . be ax-presidents. "What to do with our ex-nresldents" mav ha a queation as idle as shouting down a rain barrel; for tha ex-presidents themselves-will settle that issue. But what to do for them la by no meana purely academic, since It Involves the principle f regard for publio service and the question- whether a government by the people is to alwaya exemplify the tradi tional "ingratitude ef tha mob." , ids ot led ti a tn nnT-f
