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T Vs. . I ft T rf" 5 T 1 "X - THE JOURNAL AX c a laCK.nN.i. ...... .ftlbllahar Thr ri the especial assets of the I craft.' That i segregate. When the stock gamblers, and it would t I Panama canal is completed ana 'I -a , Small Ckk&ytf these illustrious gentlemen tnati wnea the region east oi me .was-i Hawleywlli -undoubtedly stick. into it. iuii uoiwwr . . . , t -, v. . f would nress the button and turn -on Icades has come the elasticity. If they lacked bonds, I ment will, if saved - to Portland, they would print more and find a mke her the commanding maritime way to infuse artificial value Into j city or the coast. . Is it not a pnie them for elastic purposes. The law worth working for? Sign the inlti- ltBelf would help out In the artificial-1 atlve petitions. - Sign onl.n nf hnnif' valnaa hv fnaTrlnff I ....,. them the basis of a new cash supply J STOP SQUABBLING: GET 1WST. at Interest rates vastly lower than tha 20ft nr rant Wall street recent- I NKJfiUUiNB ly paid for loans other, than from the United States treasury. It would Indeed be the building of an ' LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE Vp ORE in I'uMl.b.o' rf amlng (.irrpt Saa4. fcad rimj nnur SMralas, ai IM aaraai diiim.- inc. nria aufl iini u atrarta. 'artiaaa. m. Entered at th anafarflea at Portland. Or., for I tramaibaioe Unwed 111 Built a aaoood-claaa ma liar. , . , .. JkUil'HONES MAIN 1171 110 MS. A ill drsartnwata waiMl a that, aambara. iu im atxrator lb aepartn.nl joo win. r UREIUN ADVKHTlBlNO BEPUIBK.NTaTI VB VrralanA.Baalamtn ftna-UI A4vrtlaln( AfracT. jirun. !- Bullilli.e, xa Mils arroaa, n.w T"rtl Trlhnne Hn(Mln, fbloro. Snbarrtptloa Tcrins br nail to aaf addr la lb. Daltrd Sutra, Canada or ataxic. DAILY. Co 7f........fS.xi I una aranta... .....I .00 .1 . !-. . ... . n ... m aa I .-1-1.. . -1. L. .Uhl anrv Tha LUlflVI DI UBU IU1L11 ttj O , KUUUiUU I n Mi l inn UIII New York World insists mat tne nu iorwi wtH,wu Ty(( ean mw! tht blest city ot bill ought to be entitled. DELEGATION , " at Washington is split asunder by quarrel over patronage. The renpon8ibllity soems to He iko Trinat io. I chiefly at tho door of Senator Bourne I ores." f I- nrfims f oft th s country ever saw. wnuB iiiit3uto iu u , w..i. wtn ., mi min.. i ria. if it T rol imAdiiltfiratrjf! elasticity n cnoice ior unuea Diaies aismci iviopdT v - ' . that Is wanted, Senator Aldrlcn Has www i"" luo .We rfu to urge vettrs to reglstar. Here's to th "moulders of oplnton." ... .. ... , ,.. ... . . .Geor, Ellis, . Bhepherd anybody lsT Lots, of La Follett aentlment In Ore Bttmnt No. X is just right: Insist " Work for good roads is always order. . . . , .. v ' , " ' . 1 Who's who. In polttlest is a growing We ttke off our bat to the "oountry P The most delicate and the most sensible of all pleasures consists in promoting the pleasures of others. La Dru yere, ;, ' ... . An aortitis colleaxues in the delegation, and I the Pacific coast. 1 . . . . ..... I , a to facilitate stock gambling," and meantime mo iniereeio in. bu.1. Now In every county seat the political that Is what most or the bankers in suner. uregon expecis 01 nor rep- pot oegins to Don. the west seem to think about n. rutfoniBUTr. In)JeI))n(,ent new,papers are the salt Protests from the bankers of Chi- genuine ana enecuvo buuh iu or tne poimcai eenn. a AitUa mr rn nnpn nr nr inn wiiiKmeLie i - - cago ana irom oiuer V,. " O. yes. no doubt John Manning Is nrl nni1nnr mtn Wafihinzton. ura nd the Improvement of the Colum- .: 7m "th-r.?o mlir." , . - o .r - It.. .v. n.ul. 1 .AIT 7 U in that the bill be cither changed mciumng mo wmu ui. nr rtflfonfM At last accounts. Mr. atviaou aeieBawuu win uu-ummuu Aldrich had hnrrlcd up to New York nouung. inese projects are 01 iue TfTQ mMMiTVTTv i. to r Mr. Moman and the other au- most vital importance to tne state, DUTT OP DEPOSITORS. Tea, some who have been to the legis lator should never go again. He Wouldn't Ranna better resign? seems not to adorn tne oencn. . . e Mount Teauytus ts showing signs of Interested ia the successful Is- thorltlcs on elastic finance about his and if this session of congress is to .... -..u-viii i,ni .n viriaRitndea. be frittered away by oar senators v. vuv iu icu.u.ii- .." - . 7 . : I .J,.flMa Tm-:...t. il .v-. tafa that wi.i, N,Hnn.i it all a reminder mat u every icj.h.ui.i " vv-"- -"" lank and the Oregon Trust and Sav- state had and would apply a State- squabbling over federal patronage u b-; fw h con lags. It is not alone that the inter- ntfnt No. 1 the Aldriches and their the people of Oregon will be Justly t0 mlMM th 6hePherd joke., est. of the creditor, of the two in- efastlc schemes would not long sur- tadifBUt .-With all the lesson, o , , t tltutlons are involved, though this vive in the senate. 1 rBceiup " 1 "r" " partlaan candldate-boosOng organlsa- might awake to the imperative lm- h MM.. k .v" portance of devoting their attention winter, put this isn't surpriilng. in is to thousands of people a matter of cravest importance; beyond this is the good name of the city which will suffer lasting Injury If, these two I.anks are not enabled to pay in full every dollar of their obligations. Through the action of W. M. Ladd, PARTY AND LEGISLATIOX. Unjust Taxation. h a.a m . . ... .... . imni nr -oruno, jan..jft.r-To tne Editor or ir ..,--r;r.hrn- .ut in mDt uui nai t ua ronaiuuiion 01 urf provements entirely, of. Manitoba In ex empting them , on farms, of Baltimore and several eouthern' etates in exempt Inir ni.nnr,rinrlnr nlantn. i in German gon provides that the Impossible shall I cities in aAsesSIng Improf emerito ata be don. in assessment, andi taxation, J"ijfTOt?i.to.l-S riuv k iiiki ma impoesiDie or toony I Australia in in una ntwvujr is the possible of tomorrow, but wheii hmP0.vn1n, I1"1" n9t-r i,-' and were - . . M - w . . n K a ahl.ll wm. nuwm provia.s tnat tne wgis- jawyeM , ,hlB ,UI, ftn(j i trietlon latlv. assembly "shsll provide by law were consulted. A proponed amend for uniform and equal rat. of assess-1 ntnt was finally drafted which la now lniuative siirnatures. -it is aomir on ment and taxation, and shall prescribe sucn regulations as shall secure a Just valuation for taxation of .11 property, uuin resi ana personal,", it places a wan Derore law nianrrs that has al ways been unfulfilled and from the very nature or thlnrs cannot ha ear. riea out. to, tax personal property With JUSttte ' to all ha a l.aon i lanure unaer any and all kinds of -ov- ernmenta from the earliest Pharaohs of fypt to the present day. A diamond Which can be rnncna.li,, In a rllrtv nr wurin more man iu.dou tona nr nuv. and the hay tannot be concealed. - Ttid assessor in COtueaurnrii Inmna tha hav and fails to even hear of the diamond. the ballot next June unless something entirely unforeseen prevents, and it will then be up to the people of Oregon to accept or . reject. . ir ia mm rniinwa "Exccntlna that ' all dwelling-houses. barns, sheds, outhouses, and all other appurtenances thereto, ail macninory Cnd buildlrufs used exclusively for man facturlng 'purposes, and the- appurte nances thereto, en lences. xarrm macnin- ery and appliances ' usea as sucn, ail fruit trees, -vines, ahruba and all other I . . - Ati 11... n., u llll(IIVTVIIIini Ull IBlUIVi ... .uiwiw,. oil household furniture in use, and all tools owned by workmen and la use. do to the assessment books of this orh11 be exempt from taxation." ... any other Urge city for absurdities In A own wnU ?K" the assessment of personal rrooerty. 1 them, If it wants more it. lets them go The Jewelry, the furniture, the , car- untaxed for a row yeara. ir it want, rlaaes. the stocks nr nriiuniM ahnw I houses and factorle. it should do the as to be a poverty-stricken people. But Oregon has natural resourcas the humble cottase. tha Hveatnck of tha sufficient to maintain a hundred times farmer, the littia (m nrnvitmanti of tha I ita present population. It has 10,000 homebulldor how they loom up as com- I marniflcent manufacturing Sites it has pared, to the things which can be easily rm,1Uon- ?f0i w5ntln.Hn! hidden, driven awav. or locked in throughout the. world are millions of vault To pass atrlnrent laws to the I nanda wanting acrea." Tax land more very limit of human innuit that and lanor -ana its products less, witn trespass, even upon the horrid real-n d.welllnP." and tool, exempt from taxa of cruelty, only serves to drive out of tlon, with capital welcomed to rear fee sight the more and to oppress to the tor n nnP. will), no assessor to I Til std M. mu A vm . n m . , V . r.Awn I wW wkl.ti , V a.. waia unt I OreSTOIl. I Hi A ft irvm now tun vicuuui LiiAL wuia. urnui u.v - a legislature will be in session. to Washington to do. Voters of w. could aafely offer a large reward It may be a very important Oregon are infinitely more interested w xxt reason why a man is a par The men who will I in the improvement of our .water-1 e , in any petty wrangle to "" " .J"0" nv?.Vi,,"",1, r?I .CI . of the silliness of voting for a in assuming tha nhiiiraMnna I comDOse it are soon to ome forward, ways than w " O w vanaJa,avau VS. iUV I - ... I.. a a . . .j Title Guarantee and Trust company along with others, asicpg me peo- determine wnetner uourno w U1- council t , tha nM f that MnMn. wtn hd .t Die's suffraEes. Membership, in the ton is to get the lion's share of the . T . t www ww waa va. wva a nil ftaaU I . at ... I A VHW aa aaiv.ua wa. w In full. -If now the proposed ar- Oregon legislature is. or of right patronage. If congress does nothing i. Re- rangements for the other two sus- ought to be. a very honorable po- at this session to satisfy Oregon's publican or a Democrat pended banks can be carried through, h'tlon. This should be the feeling urgent neeas, tne memoers oi me ciUsen Parker is justly incensed; he Portland will be able to say that de- the memDers, ana oi tne SDite U financial disasters which towara mem. r . " ""uuu' v v ",vr it Is he who ran for president He market th 1 q at .ti nf otMiraa DGoole will not agree in out more loss or time. wouidnt do sucn a tning. aa aavaja VUW uatuiu 111 V I .1.11 Win I . mT 1 the' country, no depositor in any or I any given' case as tp. what members the banks of this cltv lost a dollar. I of the legislature should do. They w I . . . a . I I- J.V.... T)A.t1n an A a A M IA I m mm mm Maataa a na y M a a aa-. Sa-TaS W a a fanniainn ri nil n. - i i m r i - n of the legislature should do. They There are many unemployed men bt) electej t0 congress on his reputation truly represent the people in this. Jh mMt' that they are "many men of many against their win. They are neitner da"a for th. Untted states sena.e." mlndB." But there ought to be criminals nor hoboes. Tney want copUd huss..t oregonianromne rnot nm imnrovement In tne eenerai wors sna are bbciius n. " "cu -"c' wouM land John P. McManus In the character and make-up of that body, apply for employmentdo not turn presidential chair without opposition. The moral and mental standard them away wltli , contempt, ao not should. If oosslble. be raised a little, treat them as beggars and vagrants. IFtw an thla rio drmfi? Give them a lift, make work for We think some little Improvement them if it lies in your power to do might b effected if the better ele- so if not, try to find it ror tnem. ments of our citizenry would try, There is no crueler hardship than individually and collectively, to In- that of the man who honestly wants duce the right sort of men to come to earn a living but cannot find the out as candidates really superior, opportunity who Ia the case of the Oregon Trust and Savings bank there fs good rea son, to expect that the plan of ab sorption by the German-American bank will be carried to a successful consummation, thereby insuring full payment of the. debts of the former institution. Those in charge of the undertaking are proceeding along wise and conservative lines. They are ascertaining, by expert examina tion, the real value of the bank's assets and'the extent of its obliga tions, and in accordance with a sug gestion made by The Journal sev eral days ago, the results of their Investigation will be submitted to the clearing house association. That body will then be. enabled to deter mine nt first hand the merits of the reorganization plan. - If It should receive- the approval of the clearing house there can be no doubt that it would be approved .also, by the fed eral court, and all obstacles would then be .removed. ,f: The absorption would be effected under the most favorable auspices and the new insti tution would deserve the fullest con fidence on the part of the public. We hope for. and expect this result, which . has been . made possible by the wise and broad-minded attitude of the depositors in the suspended bank. r ' "v ' . ' As to the Merchants National, the question whether the bank shall re sume business rests wholly with its depositors. .Why any of them should desire to throw; the bank Into the hands of a receiver passes compre hension. The ' surest way for de positors to a escape loss is to give ; their assent ' to the reorganization plan. A receivership invariably ei tails more or, less shrinkage in the value of the assets and such divi dends as may be paid will be long - in ; coming. .Careful investigation of the bank's condition has satisfied the comptroller of the currency that It Is solvent and should be allowed to reopen, provided the capital is increased. Officers of the bank state positively, that all the additional capital needed has been promised and will be forthcoming as soon as it is apparent ' that the depositors will acquiesce In the reorganization scheme. Under these circumstances it seems exceedingly shortsighted for any creditor of the Institution to withhold his '.consent to the plan which has been formulated. The time is short and if this bank is to resume H business, ' depositor. mu3t come forward at once and give their cooperation.'. , 1 An example has been set by de- , positors ... in . -the . Oregon Trust . and Savings bank which should be fol Vwed by the depositors in the Mer chants National, If the latter- are wise, If they are awake to their own Interests and alive to the Interests of ' the community as well, they will not allow the institution to drift on the rocks of a receivership. They owe a duty to the community as well as tp themselves.'1. ' thoroughly trustworthy men might be willing to make the sac rifice of serving the people in this way. Perhaps there might be some kind of a non-partisan citizens' or ganization, whose business should be to try to bring out such men. in duce them to run for this office, and give them hearty support. For the DOBltlon is Important: their work is important. One handicap or preventive of the result mentioned la "party." What ever good party may have been In the past. It Is now for the most part a curse. There is properly no party politics whatever In the office of leg islator. ; When a man goes to Salem to legislate as a partisan, he con fesses In advance his intention and design, to' subordinate the people's interest, to the Interest ot a party. Under the present law the election of United States senator should be left entirely to the people, the leg islature ' merely ratifying their choice to conform .to the, letter of the constitution. And v aside from that , function, party has no place whatever ia a legislature. Party spirit an4 party action there are wholly evil, unpatriotic, mischievous. SIGN. P Oregon Sidelights Pendleton is to have a palm garden. a a Eugene looms up as a convention city, a a Dufur Is becoming quite an Important town. a a Pendleton's public market day was a success. a a If Senator Bourne has such potent They think they have found gold, too. influence at Washington, why not up n croon county. use it In behalf of Oregon, for a change? The state wants immediate gam improvement of Its waterways; it cares little whether Bourne's hench men do or do not get federal jobs. extinction of thrift and industry. When a man says he believes in tha enual tax- ation of every kind of property he might mm weu teu you mat ne Deiieves in go ing to the moon for fuel In winter and ice in summer. It cannot be done. For decade after rfnoaHa alnca tha rirst pioneer, floated down the bosom of tne vJoiumDia. to the mouth of the Wil lamette men have tolled and suffered to upbuild homes in Orea-on. Thev hava planted the banners of civilization upon the most fertile and naturally wealthy territory ever spread out by the Creator jor tne cnuaren or earth. At every step iiihv nay peon namperea, punisnea. count over the furniture and belonrlnxs of the homo, population and capital will pour Into Oregon as never known before in en the history or the west. The tool, of the farmer and the tool ahop of the manufacturer are of the am. nature. Exempt the clow and ex. empt the anvil, for both facilitate pro- auction, inoreaae weaitn ana aia civm sat ion. Hut the land aneculator. what use I. heT All he doe. for th benefit of me vum smi in iy ia 10 get vui vt ui way. Nothlna- more doe. h. do as a land speculator. Capital and labor ad- miuea to tne earth do ail the rest You of miifotM r- tk.i. .k I can tax him loose from the back buUd roads. schoolWea, bridges, pub- "S. NT ZtUJd hM dotn' 0r?" llo buildings and have performed suoh on 0,nf t0 f ntx.t. N? P.anl? public services a. were necessary to American civilisation. The assessor wouia pass by land grant, franchise, timber holdings, he would ride 60 miles over acrea wanting but the speculator to step aside to permit settlement by wuraers. .ui to get at tne little clear ing of the cltlxen building a home miles from civilisation, his life replete with naraamps ana privation, f or road rund and scnool rund, courthouses snd jails, bridges and culverts the settler haa paid taxes on his stock, hi. machinery, his very roof and clothing. The mora can como where the .peculator In land r.aa nor prcparea tne way ior it. ad vent. New Zealand has demonstrated that fact Oregon for the "people of Ore gon, not It. speculators. Would you exemot tha rich man? Yes, you must exempt him with the poor man. tor otnerwise ne win aooxe. cor rupt perjure and devise hi. way tbrbuah the strongest tax net you can weave. ana leave jn poor enmesnea in it. tan gle. . The land cannot evade Its tax It is seen of all men.' It - cannot be taxed out or existence. It does not pay he beautified his home, the harder he ikV.w2! n". tolled to procure stock and Implements. Wf , m.al.i.nih-i'j! paid any taxes whatever they werTio Ion .ri fV iV?iti 2li .ii!!!1 f trlfllne as to be out of all reaannkhl. J?. re ,n cltlea and towns. proportion to the market value. r ine property tnis amendment .proposes In the cities and towns of Oregon r.h- i-nJ v.i.,-2 VIT- ?.-p.i y the same thing Went on. The idle lJmd .land value, now dodging taxation was left to dbV a tlthln nf ita ina? Decause tne assessors can asses, some due's, but maf whotU?nnvfted 'ft l ?L mVrnS provements. who made the town, who ffe '"ft" Til''?,.," 12 n?j"r?S?2 nuaiiy i.nea until tne original coat o! W:? .m'S- ,1" the Improvement was more than paid In laxea. 10 paint a tence ana plant a ikivii. m mue ud me nniifie unn nmnr that meant that lona after the rjafnt hnn faded and the house had become moss grown, the extra tax placed upon such thrift and prosperity in the first nlace continued to do levied and collected. There is no way by which taxes on improvements can be equalised. "They who would be must strike the blow." gon. It s up to you. ILfcUJ C. DENTON, free themselves Citizens otOre- " In all bis campaign for reforms, Roosevelt never went so far as to Roseburg, says the News, can boast the fact wind than This does air." Wants the Motto Restored. Fremont, Or., Jan. 15. To the -Editor of The Journal A. many people have " expressed their views a. to the removal Chicago, Washington and San Francisco I from our coin. of. the motto, "In Ood be allowed to very much the and Derhana m little stronger than man the fact that my grand Corvallls mourns the departure of ?lral ytfr ,a" reful investigation We Trust," I hope I may im Ling, said bv the Times to be the f0. $tJ?JVllVnnta worth ,ef" express mine, f regret st cook ever In that town. i.nii1'.8JPi't.ax-".?n. a"1?sme,nts removal of the motto an a a C . :c . .. u. ..tut, reelings area mtie stroni .u. but .th. m?r valuable the Improve- others frdnf the fact th Sat It tai "leii in of i wh. Vh- JaiWh of itl Hamlin, was one of inai it nas a s. "PP'y, until when the value passed the million the forefathers of our country He i any city in the United State, mark the RSg.8.ment feU to leM than served as a soldier from the beainnin! , not apply, however, to "hot , p,r cet of tho actual market value. ui l th. end Toi Mho Reolutlonlry wa? hfllH mTrtA in Pai. Ia r1 Vara r lan1 rTHiriB I IV WIHirr. I I ailBUUI tailUU I 1 A aA aaaa 1 thnaa aitlaa la kU f lr a . a . mm. I " " r . I HCIO. rtn .1. 11IVOO V-IIIOI, IB I1CIU KB AH. Fill advocate rerornnng tne lariu. inis facilities is an that is lacking ror tne lands" that Is only fit to be cut into The same proportions would probably j and was In many a hard-fought battle "root of all evil" is still untouched. There is room for improvement, in this respect, in the Roosevelt pol icies. development of the resources and for the DrosDerity and the complete enjoy ment of life by the cltizena of this valley. a a Pedee correspondence of Dallas Ob server: Deer seem to be quite plenti ful this winter. A big one was seen close to our house one evening not When an offlceseeker strives to nnln 4V, a annnnrf et rirttr flia mtnrrry I Ions BITO. elements ana te lawDreaamg ele- The Linn county delinquent tax list ments of the community, the voter ; probably the shortest ever puonsnea Is Justifled in regaraing him as In- Umns, where it formerly took 15 or 20. sincere. I The total .Is about 14,000, -ag.xv Akaamraet T T taala has ln. . , .JJA.V--. 1 I ill"! W VUOC1 YCl, U AJr M. tjorteiyou is cam tu uuve oeen a jghed kllllna; 39 head of yearling hog., very good stenographer Some mil- averaging; easily 200 pounds each They . , . , . were all disposed of in Moro and. vlcln- llons of people are wondering why uy at a good figure. This la one way he did not stick to an occupation for to make zarming succesarui. which he was fitted. lots, and as lots would be worth manv times the assessor's value. The wealthy aonee taxes on tneir noioinas. Thev can afford to employ lawyers and lob- Dyists, yea, even legislatures and Jur ists on tne oencn. to tnwart tne assess ment and collection of taxes. You can not assess the Improvements and prop erty of "the rich fellers." All at tempt, to do so in all time, and all lands .imply result in adding burdens to the backs of the poor. These matters were thorourhlv known to the Oregon Tax Reform association. To reform the absurd, contradictory. confiscatory tax laws of Oregon it re quired Something that would go to the root of the evil and do Justice to the producers. The actions of New Zealand in exempting personal property and lm- for America's liberty. He had nothin to do with putting the motto on the coin, but what our forefather, joined together let no man put asunder. ask the man who took that motto away to Driiia 11 oacK. CHARLES HUNTER HAMLIN. 1 Where Schmltz Boards. Portland, Jan. 15. To the Editor of The Journal Will you kindly answer a question: Was! Ex-Mayor Schmlts of San Francisco ever taken to Ban Quen tin prison T I have been told he was sent two month, ago, but Is at the present time in 5all. eolnr tn have now trial. MRS. M. C. PEL.TOM. (Mayor Schmlts haa never been con. nnea in Han vtuentm. He is incarcer ated In the county jail in San Fran clsco. Ed.) The Clubs. By C. B. Qulncy. (A Fairbanks club, composed of men over six reet tan, has been organised. T ALDRIClrS CCRKEXCY . BILL. frrilllS CUNNING of Senator . Aid- rich has seized another oppor tunity, The panic disclosed the national need for a more elastic currency, and Mr. Aldrich of fers to supply IV lie would at the earns time give New York stock gamblers a chance to turn an honest Tbo railroad bonds, that are to be tho basis of his emergency clrctila' lie z, are aatoly held ia Wall street. ORTLAND'S MARITIME su premacy is on trial. It can be maintained or it can be lost. The chance for saving It Is very favorable. Nature has been generous with Portland ' In the be stowal of natural advantages. It has given her a fresh water harbor that is the delight of ship owners and ship captains. This Is an asset of Incomparable value. In addition Portland Is a downhill haul for an enormous expanse of territory,, and railroads like down hill hauls. These twin assets of the port of Portland are a handicap to all competitors, but they are not enough to - save to Portland the dis tinction she has won of being the greatest grain exporting city on the coast. There are adverse Influences, and they have put the question of suDremacy in the balance. What is Portland going to do about it? Fortunately , the solution , of the problem Is in the hands of Port landers. : The difficulty to be met is to maintain at all hazards the con ditions that .the defeated Port- of Columbia? law provided for.'' This was to improve the river and bar service, to reduce pilotage rates and ia other ways remove all cause' for complaint on the part of ship own ers. -The plan' is to soi enlarge the power of the Port of Portland that a perfect service can be maintained lfrom Portland to the sea.. This is the alternative that lies before the people oiortlahd, and on their ac tion depend weighty questions as to Portlands future.- If Portland ' will do this the great, inland, empire" will drop her stupendous aggregate of production , wMi Jn r Portland's fates, ; to be herq transferred to ocean-going This Dates in History. 1546 Martin Luther preached his farewell sermon at Wittenberg. 1700 Lemolne d'Ibervllle took pos session of the Mississippi in the name of France. 1706 Benjamin Franklin. American statesman and scientist, born. Bled April 17, 1790. Paradise correspondence of the En terprise News-Record: The row at the HnnAD Vaw Voo r'u nirht. prH lAri milt., a sensation for some time. The parties Have you seen the club they've started will be handled pretty roughly for it, out in inaianai which no doubt they deserve. And this Every man Is six foot tall and shaped is Paradise. iixe a Danana; Every1 man is six foot tall, and long and Fossil Journal: Pete Smith is ser- lean and lanky, vlng three years in the penitentiary for But their hearts are big as pumpkin. stealing two horses in Harney county, ana tney 11 k no nanxy-panxy. When he stole tne norses joe iamDS uivery man s ior rBiroanm, tne lamouj girl was on the back of one Of them, but after spending a day or two with 1712 Robert Walpole expelled from Pel 1" 3alU Bne . decided to go back uuuiQ aiiu icftvv rem iu mid ac&w. the house of commons and committed to the tower. 1732 Stanllslaus Augustus Poniatow skl. king of Poland, born. Died Feb ruary 12. 1798. ' . 1781 Americans defeated the British at battle of Cowpens. 1789 -Charles IV proclaimed king of Spain. 17e xnaaaeus rairoanKs, scaie in ventor, born. Died April 12, 1886. 1861 Lola Montez, adventuress who caused abdication of Louis Charles of Bavaria, died in poverty in New York. 1884 New state capltol at Des Moines, Iowa, dedicated. 1885 fciritisn xorce aeieatea tne Bend Bulletin: A good example of what can he done oy ary zarming in the Powell Buttes section was furnished this year by D. A. Yates. He got a yield of 1,520 bushels of barley from 45 acres, or nearly 24 bushels per acre. This crop was on first year land and did not have a drop of irrlga- lion water. a At 16 inches above the ground some Eugene maple trees cut down, meas-1 ured 32 Inches in diameter. Thev were set out just 25 years ago and Mrs. Leonard Gross remembers naving as- hern Hoosler. And every man drinks buttermilk, not a single one s a booster. Oh, the club will work for Fairbanks, from street parades to .noopina. And when they're full of buttermilk they'll sure set thing, a-wnoopingi There', another club of voter, they've sot An (Jincmnaii. And the figure of each member is like an oyster Datty: The smallest man that's In It is a good three-nunorea-pounder. And every man's for Taf t, the greatest living "rounaer. 'Hurrah for Good Old Bill!" they cry when the club ernes out naradlnr. And. when they beat It home again the roadway neeas regraaing. troop. of the Mahal at battle of Abu slsted her father in setting them out A mighty club the Taft club; I tell you VUIUftO IF IlUIIllIllIlrf When down the sidewalk sounds the cry, "xne eicpnant. are coming!" Klea. 1891- an,1 carried water to keeu the littia f rri tic, y,.i?t lmi..an tils. I tp.., nllvo Anrin. tliA Arv immr a M torian. died. Born October 3, 1800, 1891 Rutherford B. Hayes, nine teenth president of t the United States, died. Born October , 1822. 1898 CaDture of Coomassles and end of the Aehantl war. So Far, So Good. From Lipptncott'a. William II. Crane, th. actor, tells of Fall, and Redmond two impecunious player, who, during a period of enforced ""liberty," were com pelled to dine at cheap table d'hote res; taurant. On the ' east aide. . One even in. riurlnsr each course of such a din ner, one of the actor, kept saying: "Honest, Frank, is isn't , this a good .at n Tm it n..-1xH 7 Til, vmi .... eat a better dinner in your lire for 26 I temDts have been made before to ore- cents?" - a v, ' I vent that saloon from securlna- a license Frank was silent until the end of the , but the attempts failed. The Silver fifth course, when hi. rrend repeated I Lake Leader has - been putting up an Ma formula. Then, with a commends- effective fiffht aaalnst tne liauor traf- ble affectation of enthusiaami Frankl flo in Silver Lake, and It seems, haa answerea: - . i . "A splendid dinner, old man! A splendid dinner! Let', nave another." ter they were planted, says the Reg ister. a Redmond correspondence of Prine- ville Journal: Forked Horn- hail was the scene of a gay crowd that assembled on Friday night. Over 100 were pres ent and participated In a general good time and another reea. uenerous dele gations came from Bend, Laidlaw Cline Fall, and Redmond. In fact the build ing would not ' accommodate them and rires had to be built outside for their comfort. "'I a a One saloon has .dropped out of ex istence in Lake county by reason of strong anti-saloon sentiment In the pre cinct where it has been conducted for the past few years, at silver Lake. At- ?4Z:.i;?i Or an Angel." f . . 'V ,i From the Chicago , News. Small Boy Say, mister, dere's a sign In your, winder reading "Boy Wanted." WOt kind uv a boy doe. youse want? Merchant A nice Quiet boy. that does not use - naughty words, smoke cig arettes, whistle around the office, play incus vw inr nijBcniei , Small..Boy J'wan! -Youse don't want no coy; jous. waais a giri. oe.Z won out The government has decided to put in several hundred feet of concrete lin ing along different part, of the ditch of the Umatilla project on account of the fact that in various places the seepage has been ao bad that it will be impossible- to repair the damaged places in any other way. There are only a few places, however, where this will be nec essary, and when it is done It will hold for all time. " The work at , the Echo end;of the ditch was about complete, but now that this new work .will bealn It will require a force of sasn here for And many other clubs there ar. to boost some favorite member And bring him first beneath the wire aiong in next November. The D (dash) Boy. for 'Cannon; the Lightweights boost for Knoxv: The High Financial Magnate, shout for corteiyou oy proxy, . There are clubs of. light, and heavies . and stouts and thins by dozen. To boom the various boomlets of their favorite sons or cousins. But, alas! a Whistling Whisker, club is allowed on no condition. For Hughes assigns his . boomlet to a private Doom commission,. Robert A. Yerbargh'a- Birthday. Robert "Armstrong Yerburgh, presi dent of tha British navy league, was' born January 17. 1863, and received his education at Harrow and Oxford. After hi. graduation he entered the profes sion ui jaw, uui puimcs appealed to him more strongly, and he was elected a member of the house of commons In 1886. He was elected conservative member, for Chester, and hi. success was" generally admitted to be remark able, for, previous to hi. election, Chester had been a Liberal stronghold. Mr. Yerburgh'. interests hava been many and varied. To begin wlh he ia- v noopiiu 'Bnu nas tweii able to give free rein to his, taste, and inclinations. He wa. known for years hb vna ui wie uesi aressea men in t.nr Msh publits life. He is president of- thn Agricultural Organisation society, and He Is also the author of a number of book, and pamphlets on the system of sruisn nome aerense, on British lm perlal interests In China, on aarieul. tural banks and other question, of pub lic concern, lie 1. also known a. a tnorougn, ail-around sportsman, and iinas nis cniei recreation In bunting. Oar Highways. From the Albany Democrat A county spends money well when it puts it Into the highways, the , roads and bridges. We "have made a fair start here," but have not gone far enough. Linn county, particularly has been among the progressive counties of the state, but Linn county as much as It has done for its roads nas only got ten a good Start.. The future nrarram will be, roads that will compare with those of California, which has spent millions on it. highways, until they are the nrlde of the state. Wa must the same in this valley and thei foot the bills good naturediy even if they do create . higher taxes. The question in running a county is not merely econ omy, which is proper, but how well and permanently things can be done. One 1. on the wrong tack, when one begin, to knock everv time n f.m thousand dollars are spent for improve- iiiunio iiiui are neeaea. tne people do well to watch every corner, and, if there is any a-rait. email nr mi thev .i.n.ii kick lustily. They have that right, and, besides It I. proper. But it Is not right to knock at thlns-a whlph an hnn..ii uiHuuDicicu iu i.u iniereai oi progress. a " A Lame Excuse. Front the Ehigene Register. A. L. Mohier, vice-president and gen eral manager of the Union Pacific, i. quoted in an address before the Wyom ing Woolgrowers' association a. saying that the wave of orohihition i n,.an. of reducing traffic and that the recent reform legislation and determination in various quarters to enforce an increased tax on railroads -will deter mi velopment for the next year. Now 'we should like to ask Mr. Mohier how much railroad extension had token niM n Oregon during the past 10 years preced- mg lucui option ana reterm legislation and point him to the fact that the same dilatory, tactics prevailed In Oregon in railroad construction before these r re- lorm. .trucx tne state tnat have since existed and promise further delay so far as the lines aside from electrio we now have are- concerned. Neither of these so-called hindering reform, will block th. progress of electrio railroad building and why should they delay the other kind? The excuse la lame. A Word From the Bench. I don't like to act . as a . luavman. Conscientious, ehf' '" 1 ' 4 "That's it. I wouldn't like to do no body a. wrong." r , , . , ...s Kou'can t go amis, in this - case- Concerning Us. - T IS aot a llttje curious, Jf you con. . stdsr it, that most of ua are aa well w. .re, physically. . Consider how muih we. .hut ourselves away f roni - th. fre. fresh .lr,'howllttI. w. exer- ",, else, how w. neglect our teeth and how ' ridiculously inadequate Is our concern? . for our poor stomachs, and yet, note th. general result. It I. no lea. than aston ishing For where you hlar on. com- ' plain of having to pay the penalty for : Infraction of nature', rtlles, you will y find 10 -who jog on patiently, "a. well a. usual" without considering that they , might b. much more healthy. Women ar. particularly apt to run :' to excesses.- Excessive housing, with a constant weight of care for trivial household task., 'or, excessive concern , for the earthly tabernacle,' which these ' '" devotees are apt to treat not a. a tern pie of the soul, and therefore worthy ' or just car. out .. a most precious tem poral asset, to oe xepi oeautuui : whalavar enat. for thaaa axeeaaea thaw nav tha nrlea. a. is invariably the rule,' whatever one oDtains. These latter pay too much.. They alve ud sincerity and tha resoect . of wholesomely-minded people, and the better balance -of intellect which would convince them of their silliness. Th. woman who 1. tied to a weight of tasks that occupy every waking and. some - of her sleeping moments, task, that rise up before her feet Ilk. the , dragon'a teeth .own by Cadmus, also pay. the price for her devotion. Her only response to the plea that .he con elder her own health 1. "haven't time" and sometimes it is true, and sometime, not. For we all know that there ar. emergencies In the home when the mother muat be on guard day and night, when .he muat be doctor and nurse. and cook, and chambermaid, and seam stress, and governess, and nursery maid, a. well a. wife and mother. Such emergencies must be met and bravely, and her own health does not weigh in the balance against her responsibilities but these are emergencies. In the usual course of her daily nre tha woman who does her own work and her own sewing and takes care of. her own babies has all that one woman can or ought to handle, but that is pre cisely the reason why -she should be persuaded to drop some of the inessen tial thing, and give some time and thought to being a healthy human bain nr. For without sound nerves, steady brain, healthy muscle, the strain 1. apt to be too great, and she will pay the price In a lessening ability to handle her tasks. The price is too great ror tne gooa obtained that is the trouble. The price ia shattered nerves, pale drawn features, weary- body and fagged brain, which means in the end a defeat of the very end for which she labored, the end of making her home tlie happiest. cheeriest place on earth, the spot to which ner nusDana s nean wouiu iuni Invariably in his first hour of leisure. and the most salutary and wholesome baby garden in the whole land. Ona haa to nav the urlce It i. worth reiterating, for all that one get. in thi. lire, De it money, or imm, or a impu tation for being well dressed or being an expert cook or a Druuant stenog rapher. Concerning the end sought and the price to be paid, one ha. only to ask, is it worth it? She who would be soundly, sanely healthy must take time to exercise, to consider diet, to nave occasional periods of relaxation, and of mental in spiration. If something else ha. to bo foresworn, then decide what that aholl be. It is, very likely that it can be eked out 'of yards of embroidery, or ruffle, on the daughter's summer B-nmnrn. nr lata hours sDent In unsatis factory entertainments, or time .pent at the neighborhood whist club. One doesn't get something for noth ing, but one can decide what I. su premely worth having, and ror in. much' burdened mother or housewife a sound body, a rested brain 1. the .in. mi a non. l 1 1 A Sure Anchor. THERE ar two thing, w. .noma " I never let go of faith and hope. a . It I. because wese are losimat the suicide goes to an unhonored grave, that the Insane asylums are full of un balanced minds, that so many become total failure. In life. "Faith is an an tha annl aura and steadfast. Wiui v . . . . .... . and "hope looks beyond tne veu ana ki. miu to cars for disaDDOlnt- m.nt. Then have a ourposo in life and bend every energy to doing some- thlnn- and being .omeooay. . wor i hean the salvation OI many a iricu soUl." Sallle M. Moses In the Nora western Agriculturist; Dally Menu. BREAKFAST. Baked apple and cream. . Boiled rice. Hashed brown potatoes and bacon.-; Orange marmalade. Toast Coffee. LUNCHEON. Cream of celery soup. Crisped crackers. Shrimp salad with tomatoes. Graham bread and butter. Cereal coffee. DINNER. akvsif sr nniir) Toungr goose, roasted, prune and apple lfa ohal nr.rarr.PN. 1 Lettuce with pineapple and celery. JUIl- ...m. TP-wnrYt a-1(AnSlfnir. r Mince pie. Nuts. Cafe nolr. tt..i.aj Vfsttrr. nAtatnoi snd bacon In order to make the bacon crisp, slice thin and lay on ice for a half hour. Chop a pint of cold boiled potatoes season with snlt and pepper. Melt a tablespoonful of butter and add the po tatoes, - turning until they begin to i iu. m nr is minutes. Brou .tnei bacon quickly, and when the pot. ato Bre none turn out on a hot platter ana put the bacon In the center. Shrimp .alad with tomatoes For a shrimHalad with tomatoes, one can o. utei 1 i ited water. Canned shrimp Should be thrown in cold water for a minutes to SOIien. aiwi t i oickln out all the pieoes of shell, drain and nut "in a cold place. Peel and alio; R.nJ?.,iL- .A..nK rlie tomatoes. .and J a nail ...K .hyinr, orv. ( arrenge pretiiiy Wltlt mayonnaiaq m p ;, ' The Kaiser and the Fox.; . From the Westminster Oaxette , The kaiser, courtesy in always, rais ing his hat when ho saw a fox waf not inspired, v ome cynic, .uggest, by the-fact lihat we now import foxes from Germany to replace the victim, of the secret vulpicide to which keen game preservers are nuim-icu. Aiwuu,n; nui so oromlnent In Teutonic folklore As the hare, the fox Is still looked upon as a mystto ' animai tnrougnout : Sweden and north Germany, In many districts Reynard haa long been regarded by the peasants as so sacred ' that his name must not oe pronouncea, ana ne Is al I uded, to by some such eunhemiatin h tie-as. "blue foot" or 'lie who goes to $..v. somes week, to -com : -v? I ha written much on agricultural topic..' One lawyer Ci. suing another lawyer.'' I the forest'? , . y . '