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C. a JACKSON .
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ry Sunday Broraln. at 'Of Journal Build
n. Pltlk H4 Vnniblll atreeta. Portland, Or.
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DAILV AND SUNDAY.
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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