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THE JOURNAL
, ' AN i IKDErC5DfNT HlWirAM.
.0. t. JACKSON..
. P.bliabac
i"bltaiJ tnfr nnltt t.irrpt Saadart ass
, .rary Bandar omrnlac. ( Tb lovrmii ftslld-
tijf. rtftb ami Vaincllj itmu. l-ortlasa. Or.
city's transportation facilities. Port
land wants to .be up to data. It
should be said by ; travelers who
come to Portland that this city Is
In matters of human convenience,
alive to the requirements of modern
civic progress. The railroad man-
koit .i tb. rrx. .t ronu.d. or. for Rors should get together and see If
viwbwioi tarouga im nut as " I tfipv cannot tret tneir terminal KtA-
wuus lugtnucr. luia cuy lias given
aj.rHoaaui, tus. bomb, a . them about everything they -have
r.u iju tb. Se.t o7 w..u wanted In the past, not forgetting to
roKKioM - AAvsansiNa SEPBE.CNiAT. . in a volume of tonnage and
Vri.iHi-BBj.io siwd.i rtiin aianer. passenger business that has over-
5?!'r4C!i;J,""ilBS-..m Jf'" " whelmed their carrying facilities and
. Tori; Trump. HaiMlmf, ChlrafO, .. .. .
, ., . 3 - 1 - .. enriched their coffers. If one good
turn deserves another, tho city of
BoterrlDtioa Tartu, hr ai.ll to ar i44km
la lb. lallaal St.lM. Caoa,). er ataxics
aeyt.r... $5.oi , oiii mootb m Portland has one coming from the
s'mat. . . ihhi nnes a the matter or Dasmn-
ger terminal consolidation, and the
same can. well be said as to what Is
due from every other railroad, steam
or electric
Cm rr..., S2jt ) ttu moot I .t"
DAILY AND SUNDAY.
m 7Mr......l7.Bu Ob. awnlb.
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cratlcand that Is probably the thing
mat win Happen, it would certain
ly put an end to the discrimination
against .which she baa so long and so
disadvantageous struggled.
THK MES OF TUB PRESS.
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Oar duty Is to be useful,
i aoc according to oar aesires.
bat According to oar powers.
I bat ec
SUB - ROSE .' FIESTA AKD
' ; STATE PRESS.
THE I
to
were
ANT COMPLIMENTS have
been paid to the country
press, many encomiums have
been written ' upon it, and
these .were for the most part de
served. There are newspapers and
newspapers, and one occasionally
runs across a pretty poor excuse for
newspaper; but as a rulo , the
brethren of the country press are
well entitled to all the commends
tion that has been bestowed upon
them
We cannot on such an occasion
particularize or differentiate, by
name, but not ft week passes but
we Bee striking evidences of the en
terprise and ambition displayed by
HEN OEARIN was senator om ot our country brethren. They
there was no ouarrel in the Pudiisa ail the local news "lit to
delegation over distribution Pr,nt" nd stand for progress and
of patronage. The members Prosperity in their respective com-
a happy family, as It were. mumiie"- as a rule they are worthy
WHEN OEARIN WAS SENATOR.
T
They did not have to bother to write Pf a better "iPPOrt than they re-
HE ROSE FIESTA which Is to I contract, stipulating on what terms c.e,Te
be held In this city next one J the offices should be parceled out A noticeable feature, of the coun
Vill be much more than a lo-1 among the brethren. They were not trr preM u real PI,t,cal ,nde-
..1 i . . i .M . ... . . . . . . i nrnnRnr. i na imrdira Mitnm now.-
,,-caii auaiir. i wjii serve to aa-1 uioiruniiui ui eacn oiner mat ani' " ---a- vu-..,
tertlse Oregon quite as touch if not agreement in escrow was deemed paper " verJr dffrent thing from
more than It advertises Portland, necessary. Nor did either violate wnat 11 was a generation ago. Then,
Thousands of visitors are expected their plighted vows of eternal con- a ru,e the country newspaper
from other states, especially from stancy as the others say Jonathan was thoroughly and strongly parti
the east' and ptst experience teaches has done. Nor did they air. the f am- Ban; one, party was altogether and
that , a considerable proportion of Hy linen before the whole country absolutely good, pure and perfect,
'. them" will ultimately make this state or call each, other ugly names before th otner Part7 nolly evil and vile.
. their home. Portland Is not the the Tery eyes of their watching and SmltD our Party's candidate for
only spot In Oregon where, roses sorrowful constituency. Nor did BnennT, was a mode, or humankind
bloom, nor are roses the only prod- Senator Oearln slip around and elected he would give us some
.uct of which our, state can boast, hustle off an office to a constituent Patronage); Brown, the opposing
The throngs that come to attend the I when his colleague was off the roost, candidate, if he had his deserts
floral pageant will anlcklv realize Us they say Jonathan has done, ma- would be In the penitentiary. But
that there are myriads of other at- Udously and premeditated ly. now the average country newspaper
tractions which Oregon has to offer It has remained for the present tella Pretty nearly the truth about
'and which will astonish and delight delegation to be perhaps the first on both Parties and all candidates. The
'those who are 'strangers to the earth to commit to writing their editor does not try to fool his read
state's wonderful resources. solemn rows as to how the offices er8 nor does be permit himself to
It is, the purpose, of the Rose should be bestowed among the "true be fooled by an ultra-partisan spirit.
Fiesta management to make' 'tie blues.'''' How necessary writings, In other ways, too, the country
. ' event such .a. conspicuous. and. brll- compacts. and vows were In the del- Pre9s has progressed with the ad-
, llant success that It will attract at- egatlon is indicated by the way vancing times. It is at once an
. tentloa all over the country. It is Jonathan sailed over to the White agency and a reflex of advancement,
to be a regular Institution, and Is to House, and got his man in when 01 a gradually growing civilization.
' he advertised year ty year from the Hawley wasn't looking. This com- Tne metropolis of Oregon bids the
Atlantic; to the Pacific. It will do pact, sealed perhaps, like Tom Saw- Btate editors welcome, and wishes
; more than any other one thing since yer's.and Huckleberry Finn's In them one and all good luck. Most
the exposition of 1906 to. draw at- blood, must have been a statesman- 01 them well deserve it. Taken al
tentlon to this state and to turn the I like document, since Jonathan was together, they are a lot of "Jolly
tide of travel in this direction. able at one shot to punch it so full good fellows' and more than that,
I To make the Fiesta completely J of holes. In any event It Is useless Tery useful citizens.
' successful Portland (must have the I now", and It might be well to send -
hearty cooperation of the state. Al- it home to lay it ud in the archives We confess to having read Dr.
ready assurances of generous inter-(at Salem as Oregon's latest triumph Day'B oook witn a ood deal of in
est hafd been -received from 'many I at Washington. Meantime, the hap- terest, not unmixed with admiration
cities and towns of Oregon. But It PT family when It was Oearin and we ao 1101 aree wun au 018 PrP
Is highly important that the Fiesta Fulton, though not so pyrotechnic, ositions or Ideas, but acknowledge
. shali . be exploited within our own M a sreen memory. Possibly It was inai ne ,g a wruer or mucn rorce,
state even more foil than ham vatl because thev were nnr nf th on ma ana one wno commanas attention.
-been done.'. The papers of Portland Political party and therefore knew Every person of brains is entitled to
' are doing much in this dlrectlon.Nbut 1 they could trust each other. The a bearing, and Dr. Day Is a man of
vastly more can be done by the state I Democrat had nothing to do with bra,ns- J
nreas outnt(l rf thla otrw Wa nr-1 natronaee and that maria ir. n aolf. I 1 -
mend Ihla mattnr tn rha An.M. J adjustable deletration. Thu Rennh. Can Mr- Taft secure the nomlna
tion Of the tvlttrtra hn ara .ltMll. Hcan attended to the natronaira. anr, uun uu -uv urbl- ur u' W"OlX Th Piv.nn.,.1 T Am.m.n
lng the annual meeting of the state the Democrat attended to business. If ne cannot be is likely not to win To the ot The journal Kindij
press; and arjfe UDon them the lm-1 ' . " lt at aI1, 11 13 Posslble that he Is allow me bpc to submit a few lines on
I WILL OREGON GO DEMOCRATIC? to down in history in company I the proposed tax amendment to the
!! .:t , k.r V-XL ":.': .-......-. T'T-TT? T."'A Tt T'rt'. rrVT TTTi attvtt. t .. ''Vr .-
V '-, . . ' .. ,vNAT 'nr
U' :-: rr i-i-u... uum I ,f ' A LIVING 7 I I f&r-) rjsssjJSJsss . ' j H -
NL. . hM , a m. - farm er" . . ; m or fryx ' -r y - -
Z? ky' imun - Wa .
. m kjks 7,, ,m?r
I m F fW J. F 1
No, He is Not a Desperate Criminal. He is Only a Juror.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
press, and urge npon them the lm
, portance of cooperating with Port
land in this enterprise. It is the lo-
cal paper that speaks most intimate
ly and most Influentlally to the peo
pie of a community, and the news
papers of Oregon have if in their
I
with Webster and Clay or, It is also tata constitution offered by the Ore
FL INT order to mak a roonr fAr barely uossible. alone: with BlAine. on Tax Reform association. I have
economy as a campaign issue, wbo at last won a nomination, but " Pr ine,r earie eir wmcn
"This amendment is Justly recognized
congress makes no provision for was defeated
northwest waterways,
Dower to make the Roma Fita Afllgbt to go Democratic. It is not
tin. S 1 I n 1 . . . ...
u" jucuuuiouai icw a vi a uiiuer as practical, and taking in consideration
Incalculable value to ,h m certain that the state will not do it, who was drawn on the jury panel comi men. in or-o. .
tatn. Tii...Ma..A),a T 1 . anyway. There is blood on the for the Thaw trial and declared that t fini that the nropoaed law removes
: , . T1 moon, and alena nn th hnrtnn Th I he had not read or even Heard any- taxation rrom awe una- nouses, in optn
.a. uyuaiuuii was largely cue 10 -"T' - - - 77" t ,i.ht i c,ty -a country, tarn, ana other Im
the nroad-mlnrinri an nnaMa i. vi me Biate are learning me "v '"v "JC provements on rarms, ana an ex-
titiirfa f th ,rr .- ralueof Independent votlnir. Since Mr. a man to be envied. Surely that "? on all household furniture
lieve the same spirit will be mani-1 Ro0fffivelt has lndrsed by actually was an Instance where Ignorance the amount of $300 but commencing
tj wi hub i J rs w iu sio v v iiw CAuiuyiiuii
fested toward the Rose Fiesta.
PORTLAXDS TERMINAL
v " TIONS.
STA-
A
adontine ao manv of hia nnliclpa Mr was bliss.
Brvan has become wonderfully nnn.
nlar with Oreeon 'voters of all the people can be trusted tofery, if In use, are exempt, and manu
parties. They believe in him. They make the,r own law8' 18 there an- CfTet save?
have faith In his constancy and ad- ood reason why they should not -Newspaper criticism of the proposed
whatever until a new law is In force. A
mechanics tools and farming machin
erv. if In use. are eiemnt. and manu
facturtna- plants. As to the latter their
CCORDINO TO present plans of miration for his bravery. There also b t8 toTtelect thetr rePre" lllT'Z SiXrittoS.' for'thJ
transportation managers there I are thousands of Oregonians who "entauves iu me uoueu oiaies sen
Will Within the nresent vpnr nr I hnva nnnnRfid him hfifnro thof tvI11 ateT
the next year to come be RAvenlvnta .for him now . rTi onld ho ho tha
I . ' vmv 1 - mi 1 mi
A lie 1U1U1 UJULIUU lUttL WO lUUVt
different passenger terminals of rail-1 nominee.
'roads entering Portland. Every rail-1 - Besides, it would bn a-aniondid
road. , steam and electric, operating j thing for Oregon to go Democratic
into this city will have Its separate I for, president, If for only once. She
terminal station. A passenger ar- has been too long a sure Republican
mmg on one line and wishing to de-j state. I She is counted on as certain
pan over another will have to trans-land hence gets no favors, as she
11. 'fa. miABfv a .1 V . . a 1 . I . im . j r.tm . .
.aw vviduu auu uaKKaee, ai consia-1 wouia Kei 11 in wie uouotiui column
. erable expense of .time and money, J That is a large reason why she is so
- IrOm tne nofnr nr arrival tn trta nn nt I illuiiHm natail avalnat of WaoViln
. j - r ....... w U, yvwi, " """'"fi
or departure. It will be a - great J ton. She Is discriminated against In
source of income in two and four and I the matter, of viBiting battleships
v six bit sums for the cab; man, the She is ' discriminated against in the
baggage man and the porter, but the I transport service. She is discriml
aggregate of time and money there- nated against in military posts. She
r. by lost to no purpose by the traveH is discriminated against in so many
, ing public In Portland will be im-1 ways and from so many standpoints,
thr development of . transporta-LbnA-her. habit of going madfy and
tion as a' science the public, ai well I blindly Republican in presidential
- as the purse of the rallrpad "stoxk I elections has much to do with the
holder, is entitled to some considers I dohditlon
tion from the standpoint of econ-1 : The state is now clamoring for
, omy and convenience. The trans-j government aid for her waterways.
. fer pf a passenger and his baggage J The call for this aid is akin to that
across the city from one? railroad which comes from a sinking ship.
etatlon to another, in making a con- It jto an appeal for relief. The
, tinuous trip which . takes ' Js him -state has been . scandalously abused
through , and. beyond that city, is -a in the matter of railroad mileage.
practice -that belongs away back with But three or four states In the union
, the band-brake, the 4 per cent grade are bo poorly equipped in proportion
; and the 35-pound rail. . In these daya to population, area and production.
of rapid-fire business ;inethods,the We are at the lowest round of the
man who goea traveling jB.gUrcg opon ladder, unhelped and helpless. Prod-i
every nour to D thus conaumedand J ucts have rotted at sidings, because
fee can ill anora to make any part J there was no means to transport
of the journey ...in cabs or omnibuses. 1. them to market. The railroads are
The aged, the woman with children. I powerless, and shiDDers and nrO'
the innocent who has never, before j ducers are asking a scanty aid from
trarejea ana nas no idea 01 now to the government for waterway im
got from one placa to another,' are provement If a partisan congress
even more discommoded in', having for partisan purposes rejects this ap
a Journey broken byv separation f peal for aid there ought to be a
passenger" terminals In. a large city, signal rebuke. v If honest industry
Tho, people, and not the con- must remain bound and material de
vcnSc uce or prejudice t of thej raiW velopment. be retarded for partisan
rMd ranaxeraent,.8aoua be takes 1 reasons Oregon will certainly xesent
information that the
trial may be concluded In two weeks
more is most welcome. The end
cannot come too soon. ?
Doubtless Mr. Heney will
pretty sure of his law this time.
be
amount of taxes derived from this
source Is comparatively small, and this
is really one of the best features In the
proposed amendment
mis poucy is pursuea Dy several
southern states and cities, notably Bal
timore. Maryland, which as a result Is
becoming; one of the greatest manufac
turing: cities in the union. Exemption
of manufacturing; industries will make
Oregon the greatest manufacturing
state on the Pacific coast. As hlarh
tariff men say ai to the'' benefit of a
protective tariff, 'It will stimulate
manufacturing. 1 thereby providing a
home market for Oregon farmers, steady
work for our wage earners, and lower
the cost of manufactured articles to all
of us." Believers in a protective tariff
readily see this, and low tariff men con
eider it a fftirer way-of fostering manu-
that I cannot attend the State Press
association convention In your city on
the 17th Inst I presume I would , be
eligible, because at -one time I pro
vided the funds to enable one J. H.
Btine to start the first newspaper In
Josephine county, to-wlt, the Grants
Pass Courier. Afterward I bought the
plant to save myself, changed Its name
to the Rogue RIVr Courier and was Its
sole editor and uroDrletor for nearly
two years. My connection with the
Courier was from 18X8 to lKKS anil dur.
lng those two years of newspaper ex
perience I formed the oclnlnn that tha
salvation of this government depended
very largely upon its press. I could see
that the civil war had bred a crnn nf
thieves and liars; that to the lasting
Injury of this nation the mothers of.
me country nna ror entirely too manv
State Fund Saved.
From the East Oregonlan.
By the persistent and aggressive ef
forts of Governor Chamberlain, seconded
by Attorney-General Crawford, the state facturing Industries."
of Oregon will save the funds which
were on deposit in the defunct bank of
the Title Guarantee & Trust company,
amounting to over $400,000.
The state of Oregon owes the recoV'
ery of this fund directly to the foresight
of Governor Chamberlain, who executed
an additional bond from State Treasur
er Steel only a short time ago. Had the
jrovernor not taken this steD. which was
criticised by the partisan press at the
time, tne Dona 01 tne state treasurer
would not have been sufficient to cover
tne joss ana tne state could not have ra.
covered tne amount or funds on deposit
in ine aeiunri Dana.
The American Buret
which company State
was bonded, has made a satiafAotnrv
settlement with' the state, after action
was urged by the governor, and Mr.
Steel's bond with that company has
ty company, in
Treasurer Steel
been cancelled.
This is a straight tin to the tainaa.
ers that a njjghty good bond should be
required from all public servants who
handle public funds.
Iu?o account la the organizing ot a I IC .She caa, do' lt..by going Pemo-
A Happy New Year.
From the 'tEast Portland) Peonta'a
iress. j
It already looks as though Portland
was to be fortunate among the cities
of the nation to have cause to rejoice
over the coming of 1908. On New Tear's
eve the town is delighted by the Joy
ful news that not only la W. M. Ladd
to come to the rescue 4ff the Title
Guarantee & Trust company, but that
the Oregon Trust Is to reopen and al
most at once to begin to meet It. nh.
ligations. This is not only good news
to the folks w10 hadi monev in eithar
pf these' Institutions, but It is Joyful
tidings lor the merchants, tha ihnn.
keepers, the builders, tha r.l
ueumrs. au tpe men r no need money
Part of the above argument will sound
rami lar to our voters, au or whom
would like to see Oregon become a man
ufacturing state, and this reminds. me
that I heard an ex-manufacturer say In
a public meeting recently that an Ore
gon town not only gave him a bonus for
establishing a manufacturing plant, but
as a further help Influential citizens
nromlsed that his nlant would onlv be
assessed at one fourth of its value. No
doubt this is the methoa pursued by
other progressive Oregon towns, which
have stolen ay march on their neighbors
and secured factories.
So it seems that the exemption of
manufacturing plants is not such a rad
ical dcorture after all. as some are
thoughtlessly asserting.
' How the system of taxing land values
works is stated this way:
"To the auerv. How will It work? well
Informed men on taxation say the an
swer is found in such countries as the
northwestern provinces of Canada,
South Australia, where our Australian
ballot system came from, and New Zea
land: countries where nomilatlon and
capital seek the land, and where men
are not taxed for building and main
taining a nome.
These countries, like Oregon, are new.
ana tne same system 01 taxation can
not fall here:' but if exDerience sug
gests cnanges 1 can say mat every man
pushing this amendment is a progres
sive uregontan, ana in sympatny wun
tne masses or our peor'e, as the pro
posed law attests, and will always work
unselfishly to prevent unjust taxation
tailing on our farmers and producers.
Take notice that no one has attempted
to show that railroads having a monop
oly on vaiuame rignts or way. ana hold
ing acres without number of unuaed
land out of use can escape under the
oroDOsed measure, nor can anv nthar
land monopolist who is retarding the
growth of the state. ,
. ' ( , a. . utuinunn.
PmFiHCG of the Preesv- ' . v T
Waldo, Or., Jah. 15.TO the Editor
of . The Journali regret exceedingly
vitally interested is an occasional re so
lutlon emanating from some commercial
or push club that is forgotten by even
themselves within a week from its
utterance. A week and seemingly
futile effort has been made every few
years to mam tne locks at Oregon City
iree 10 tne passage or steamers, thereby
obviating the charge of 60 cents per
ion on au rreignt passing through,
which means the saving of thousands
or aouars annually filched from the
producer not only on the tonnage b
river, but on that by rail, as the ral
rate is pasea on this charge, as can
be seen by a comparison of rail rates
05 the same system in other portions
ui uie aiaie.
It waa fervently hoped that at this
session of congress stime relief would
be afforded, especially as Oregon had
suuBcnura one nair 01 tne cost, it may
be possible after the selection of a pres
idential nominee and the scramble to
get the "fajthful" up to the pie counter
mm someining may oe done, nut not
until these more" Important affairs ara
settiea.
By an organized effort the river from
pnrtiann in I nrvn inn nnn r ma a a na...
years dwelt upon war and all of Its igable at all seasons of the year, and
evils; that a condition of affairs had when the shippers of this rich region
been launched that meant the over- awake from their lethargy they can ob-
throw of our free institutions and hut, tnin a mnnh Invar rata than ...
for the hope I had in an Independent I obtaining today. '
press I would have given up in de-1 To bring about any relief there must
epair. The battle is not yet won. I be an organized effort bv the valley
We meet' traitors on every side: I dsodIs. in- which thav win maai tha
traitors to civil government; traitors to hearty cooperation of the Portland mer
Justice: traitors to honesty in everv I chants and huainea. man
form; traitors to virtue and the sanctity A portion of this river has been aban-
of the home, and traitors to their own doned by the government In their plans
welfare. And they must be fought, not for improvement, one of the reasons be-
with the sword, for that would produce lntr arlven thst the lack of nntrnnmrn tn
another crop of the same undesirable I the river boats was responsible for no
further - Improvements being made.
Should the shippers by their inaction al
low ..these conditions to continue td
grow, it will not be long before the ex
cuse of governmental officials reanrri.
lng the upper reaches of th river will
apply rrom Oregon City to Corvallls.
The locks placed in the Yamhill rlver at
a cost of over 1100.000 are now used hv
only one corporation, and at a heavier
per ton to the government
ciuxensnip, nut wun an honest press,
DacKea oy tne nonest toner.
Wishing the association Godspeed. I
am very truly yours,
W. J. WIMER.
Achievement
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
(Copyright, 1908, by W. a. Hearst)
Trust in thine own untried capacity
As thou wouldat trust in God him
self. Thv soul
Is but, an emanation from the whole
.inou ooes not aream wnat Xoroesj 11
In thee. , -
Vast and unfathomed as the grandes
sea.
Thy silent mind oe'r diamond cared
may rou,
Go seek them but let pilot will oon
trol
Those passions which thy favorlntf
winas can oe.
No man shall place
strength;
Such triumphs as
gained
no
limit to thil
mortal eve
May yet be thine If thou wilt but be
lieve
In thy Creator and thyself. At length
some reei wiu tread au neignts now
unatiainea
Why not thine own? Press on
achieve! achieve!
Open the Willamette.
Portland, Jan. 17. To the Editor of
The Journal--The opening of the Co
lumbla and Willamette rivers to free 1 expense
and unobstructed navigation will if ever
attained in the near future necessitate
more activity on the part Of those di
rectly benefited. For an Illustration,
take the present conditions on the Wil
lamette. Despite the fact that hundreds
of acres have been put under cultiva
tion in the past 25 years on the banks
of this stream, acreage from which tha
operated as a free lock than the ship-
pern pay ui uregun iiiv.
These results are brought about by
tne inaction or tne producer, ana unless
there is a sudden awakening to the con
dition that now confronts them the
wtuamette win soon cease to be the
people s nignway.
FRANK J. SMITH.
War With Japan.
Pnftlnn1 .Tan IT tn th. VAtinr,
x 1 1 1 - . m ... .1 - r" " - - i
KZ t: Zl .TV. ' . "I r Th Journal-I want to say a thing or
th. v"rtor2h thVmlrKr " h'i""'" two in regard to this war talk which
ice on the river has dwindled from flvew" are hearing so much. I asked a
andsix large steamers plyjng regularly Japanese boy what his opinion was, of
to Salem. Corvallls. and occasionally I .u. .
Eugene, to two diminutive boats, one to 'lV " . 2Z J wa8 BalonlBna
Salem and one to Corvallls, the latter t0 'In1 tnat Japanese people are
operating a little over seven months In not looking for war. When I asked him
o?Vecaentury VtrTT Z-'?? Pl thUht abUt
much lower than those now in effect f'ntlng, be said, Japanese people
There was real competition on the river never tajk about war, but Ameriopfl
and against the rail lines until the newspaper report t such a news some
merger of the Southern Pacific and the J?. that Is all. I asked him if
O. R. A N. lines went into effect. After tnougni mere would De a war be
thirf combinations were formed, ioint 1 ween tne two countries, and he re-
Scth Low's Birthday.
Seth Low, former mayor of New
Tork City, was born In Brooklyn, Janu
ary 18. 1850, and received his educati
at tne Brooklyn Polytechnic colleg
and Columbia university. After hi
graduation from the latter Institutlo
1870 ne tooK an extended roreigi
tour, and upon his return home entered
mercantile lire. He was elected mayoi
or Brooklyn in mi. and reelected twd
years later. In 1889, by. unanimoud
vote or nis reuow trustees, Mr. ixv
was chosen president of Columbia coll
lege, and it was mainly 'through hli
efforts that the institution was re I
moved to its present commanding alH
on Mornlngside Heights, to the funcj
ror wnicn he personally contribute
$1, 000,000. Mr. Low waa an independl
ent candidate ror mayor of ureatel
New York In 1897, but was defeated!
'inree years later he was elected l
the office on the Fusion ticket ancl
served until ios. in 1899 he ' had
served as one of the American delel
gates to tne nrst peace conference al
The Hague.
tariffs were issued and the ra'tea hv plied, "I think can not be broke out
water were gradually boosted until to-1 WJ" D'
100 pounds Is allowed to the steamers. I recently from Tokyo, Japan. He is
between United States and Janan
Sasackt, who gave me this naws is
This practically drives the majority ofJrolIvi i? on 0 TAfi'ir1 i!Boh001
ine smpments to tne rati line, jn ao-" . .vwi miuiaa,
cordance wth the policy of the Harri
man system. In order to make this
more complete the latter svstem haa
witnarawn au or tneir boats from points
Twenty-Five-Year History .
The World Almanac ,, and Encyclo-
above Oregon City, leaving Dayton on j Pedis f or 1908, the 25th anniversary
the Tamhfll river without boat faclli- number ot that well-known reference
ties thev have en loved fnr nvar Kit nan Ituinir hi, Inat hn.n t.a,,oi mi. . .
- til i , . - , J " " 1 . .www. A (1,9 CM.
of Oregon borders the Willamette river J comprehensive than ever before, com
souta of Salern. Here the shipper gets prising 1,009 pages and giving about
iiv.i avrvia irum una dosi - aavan i ib.uuii raera ana TiArurea rtiirh mw
months in the year, the balance of the depended, upon as being absolutely ac
time hauls his produce from five to tanlnnrata aA1 rltrit im tn tha, laat
miles to the rail line. In this tarritnrvlnf KAr . Tt la a rltihl. iik..
are the largest hoo fields in the north- universal knowledge between two coy
west acres of fruit and vegetables are era, 'The World Almanao is in use in
grown in this. fertile region, all paying the public schools c-f greater New York.
tribute to a railroad avatem. Tha la fit ham. haan HArmtnA hv mn.t .11 ah.
Of .transportation Drlvileares aavaral I thai arhnola and htinrirnf. n.ii.n
jnonths in the year is proving a serious I high and . grammar schools througout
uniiv.v, nu is uuaf ivc. iiia uuiioioi tinq country. , ( is certainly a book
pt i k " ,v i v jinw snouio d in every ubr&ry
Jims iaie in justory. , ;
1689 Baron Charles Montesquieu
French writer and scientist, born. Died
1753.
1797 Weekly mail service established
between the United States and Canadn
1813 Americans . repulsed' the Briti
isn at Frenchtown, on iaae rjrie.
1818 The French standards taken al
Waterloo deposited in the Chapet Koyai
wnitenau. , . i
1828 Phurtpore taken Dy tne uruici
.under Lord Comhermere. , I
1884 William wamer, tnejriuousteti
oroclaimed the republic or Honora, 11
LiOwer California.
1871 King William or prussia prb
claimed German emperor.
178 Tjim Fldward Bulwer Lvtton
English novelist and playwright, dle
Born May J6, 1803. r ' -I
1884Steamer City of . Columbul
wrecked off Gay Head, with loss of l
uvea.
y Slightly Deaf.
From the, 'San Francisco Chronicle.
President 8. N. Veatch of the Railwa
Engineers and Conductors' associatio
was telling a man in the lobby of th
Holland about the beauties of Portlan
Oregon. The mail was slightly deaf. -
1ts a veritable city of roses: thev' r
in every yara. . m every garaen. croii
ably mora luxuriant than in any othe
city in the world. "It's a city of. flowers
tk. m. maka. la m" 1 I
res.. on - jes, nour,, rrom .gram tha
1
thev sow.
Vermont." i
"I said' roses, f roses
snouted v eaten. ":: 1
"is snej". replied the rhan.' boldm
kin I
waf raised on a farm 1
-in . Portland
1l-'n,ieyery Ubrary an.1 j ht calm W-hlerijrht ear,. "Work
nome,,.;;.v"-.vV-v-"-i;:'i---p. there f'., v.,:..-w frv, ri-.i .
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