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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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 . '