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TARIFF REVISION THROUGH , ' COMMISSION. -3 -6 maka a alate not tha best men would views of the railroad -Interests of I much as the people of that . state be nominated that. In brief, as this (this country when I say that It Is the could expect. They still have a re speaker said, the latter state of the Ill-considered and unfair legislation courseultimately to get a court party would be worse, than, the for-lpy states ramer man enactment uy aiiu u majority un tueir nun, mer state. . .1 national congress which makes rea-1 "; : . ' . A' ' ", One difficulty with effecting and sonable and legitimate railroad op- Money Is plentiful and easy again maintaining an t organization. and I ration a wejl-aigh impossible prob-1 In NeV York, the Unanclal condi- yH adhering strictly to the primary lem." tlon being in sharp and" pleasing law. Is that the clnbs are' not trniv Mr. Toakum has shown indications I contrast to that 1 of a few weeksj or fully representative of the masses ' Dein reasonaoie- pruu- ago. v mis oeing me case, cam Mr. i, the highest of motives the common of the party or even Its better ele mjnded, but this statement seems to j Harrlman and the other big railroad rood the realm of its widest scope, it ments, in a political aense. The true ,acE sincerity and candor. During I financiers put thousands., of really lis this same principle, that moved us object of the masses .and of th bat-1" the long monins mat me aamia-1 neecea men to. work again soonT ,1 to eooinn u. possible. me taxation or ter element In a nnllrfoal a An a ! tn I istratlon and congress were Strug- , - ' 1 1 3,' J Industry, production and Iraprovem.nl secure officeholders and. first, of- ng wun a regulation law, a rate i we still think that some men who I LETTERS FROM THE; PEOPLE ; Tax Reformer Answers Dixon. Portland, Jan, H. Mr. Oaorge W. Dixon, Publisher of the Tribune, Canbv, Oregon Dear Sir: We note with pleas ure your earnest Interest In wbat you believe to be truth and right. Principle atid place taxftion on - those values which the publlo produce. ' Ve believe ; Tt TOT MUCH faith or reliance is : ll to D" Placed In the) scheme of I l , tariff revision hy a commission, , to, be appointed next year, or soma year thereafter. , Some advo- catea of revision by a commission may be sincerely in favor of tariff revision, but it la to be suspected that many who favor this plan either do not really desire tariff revision or wish to put It off as long as possl til. . ' . -, In the first place,' all a'commls- rlon could do would be to investi gate and report, making recommen dations. It could of course enact so new tariff law, nor change a sched ule. - And if composed of men with quit strong partisan . bias,, there would probably be a majority and a minority, report. Even If this were not to happen, the whole subject would have to be threshed out in both houses of congress. - All this would take a good deal ; of ' time. A commission selected next year would want a year, per haps longer, for Its work. The mem bers would not wish to be hurried, especially as the Job would yiefa fat salaries, yery likely the report" or reports, when ready, two or three years hence, would contain some valuable suggestions, but, as . we have said, they' would only be sug gestions, which members of congress could easily discuss off and on tor another year or two; So by the time tariff revision was possibly In sighi or approaching somewhat nearly; an other presidential campaign year would have r arrived, when there might be as much reason for putting . it off as there is now. 'We admit that a complete and "' symmetrical revision of the tariff, especially if the "principle of pro tection" is to be retained, is not an easy Job, to be done in a day or a 'week, hut a good, fair beginning in the right direction could be made in a short time, if the leaders In con . gress , really, wanted to legislate in the interest of the many .Instead of the few. Trust made goods, and . those regularly sold abroad - for a good deal less than they are sold . r- at home; could be! put on the free , list, and large reductions made in many duties that are manifestly too high. This would relieve the peo ple, and be proof of good faith In the purpose of" tariff revision. But nothing of this kind will happen. - We suppose some advocates of the investigating commission plan : are - sincere revisionists. Probably the president is so. But revision pro fessions through the nfedlum of a commission, on the part of many, are to be distrusted. Some leaders '-' and followers are not for any bene ficial and reformatory revision. And ; ' they will occupy the samer1 position , years hence, after a commission has reported. To paraphrase a t noted saying: The way to revise i to Mrevlse. . 'Vii:C flc-seekers. or mn who will e.pt W"; railroad - tra opPo,lnf t,e pircel pMt vZmXSrSL tl'taSS offlcewhose sole controlling aim torneys fought it. and Bought if not of , p0stmaster-Oeneral Meyer are that 0UP prMMlt.retem is in defence and nnmoM arn to aorra thm inin. w oeiw w rmuer ii, uinot runy inrormea , concemmc its or It. . o . . . ... . MMalitdiit mnA tif inhnhptAn wrM I ii ui - i. . . I f rom tn ests oi me wnoie people Wltn aoso- ""-" - proTjaioue, r aprrwBB i, re- variably reault from the violation of lute integrity, fidelity and even With awnounceu, uu i;:ubu vi. uobwuj- Bats. iv, j I tuat. iaw) the Uxatlon of production unselflshness. , This I. the new po- ng ousmes mtere.;.na , , fl-f 7di,1au'ai mffSST SStlV Htlcal ronel which tbA muiM of largely On account Of this measure. Wh- i- Mr iJ'nmtt an traftanOv Mlrely. and 'the conjoint product of eo- the people are learning and trying to We beard nothing from iMrj Toakum Mgtl,d and floated tnd moCked at? fcZmnFlXw roiiow. But-these ciuds are iooe- u '" Because ny great efforts . he did Ing out, even on their own profes- of government regulation no Bomething for the benefit of the slons, , for. the Interests of party " maaing. nis was oniy neara i masses? ThU has always been a rather than of the people as a whole. I artep oin or "le negan to great crime n the opinion of many Party comes first. The question Is Pass rcguiauve; n rawmaaiDg pnDuc TOkeB. not so much, one honestly and sln-l'aws. CerelV asked. What IS best for the duiwmuihuhiiihiuubiiiuh Wiw.tp favnra and dalpM dl peopleT but How can we best and l unreasonable or unjust? Some recj election of United States aena- most surely win success for the 1 ot mem nave passea z-cent iare taws, tor by th peopl, wm lnglft on can. party, good or bad. right or wrong? but It is at least doubtful if these L.MltM th. iAri.i.P- noaiMT)iv But more than this, the clubs are as have injured the railroads. But pledtlng themselves to Statement a raie nut ramer urge coteries or rama mr ami m j6"n0 j cliques of locally ambitious men who as ever, ana as a ruie taxes are very want to have a hand In fixing and moderate. Dividends snow up wen, controlling things in their own and U&4 under honest, decent manage- their friends' interests. This object ment railroads are making much . I a a A M Is really, with many, a far greater I money, nence meir compiatnu oi wnV 'ha ioesnt like beina- cltr of Portland and other larse one tbu-pMtr .ucce. For these XtoWWommxxj seem not to he. ldetracked- th commlttee S Siu&WlS?&bT reasons me masses oi nepusucans, i wuuuou. and especially the better elements. An Important fact Is that the rail Too say you "do notV believe the tats should subsidise" manufactories. Neither do we. Nor do w believe the atata should fine them. Wur preaent eyatam flnaa induatry and aubaldla-ie monoply. We almply propoaa to take back the publicly created value fo the common food and release Industry from, an unjuat taxation. -, Vbu eay that "to set at the root of the mattar we ehould besln with the tax aaeeaaor." - We think the root of f h mattar Una In unJuat law If we chanae the laws we can d la re sard the uiinnr. Tou admit that our amend ment will oompal the burd-n over on REALM -FEMININE What the Women Did. ' , i HE Equal Suffrase club of Detroit had an animated dlscuaalon -ot ions since, with an able corpora tion lawyer, and. according to the Detroit Newe. the women of the club won a signal victory over their able opponent. T rroduoed by aoclety aa a whole. Take he people away and the land value dlunmn "Thou ahaJt tint itMl "Render unto Caeaar the thlnse that are Caesar's. Society produces land vaiuaa. inej Deiona; 10 aocieir. inai. vlduals produce wealth It belonre te the Indlvlduala. "Render unto Caeaar the thin re which are Caaaar'a" Tax land vaiuaa. exempt Individual wealth. In the lifht of this great truth let us look at the consequences of Us viola tion under our preaent syatem which renders unto Caeaar the thlnsa which are not Caeear's and renders unto some favored Individuals all that la Caeaar a, or society's. You fear that the burdea or taxation tinder our nropoaad amend ment will rail on the farmer, tou act . ' . .. I lt that under our .preaent eyatam "the Senator La Follette is not at all burden of taxation now rails on the averse to fighting in a good cause mtt n and in his own way, Which is the I lleve the farmer. The land values of military affairs. NESS. 0 - OKGAMZATION DEFTICtXT. I l Tin"'... 1"'!? fiELEGATES FROM precinct Re publican clubs could not agree in a "mass meeUng" as, to the y; advisability of holding a county ' convention before the primaries, to - same a county ticket j Resolutions t looking to this end were introduced : 1 and favored by some, but opposed by others, one of whom said: It would simmer down to the various v,' committeemen calling together a few of ,th man they knew wanted the men the - committee men favored. Then they wpuld . , select two delegates to the convention with everything cut and dried in ad . " vance. It Is nothln leas than getting bacir to the old convention, only it ' would be worse. Do you think the party x at large would stand ' for any V aucn , schemer - Not a bit of It .When this .. rnaAs mnetins bad nominated a ticket, : . the Bcpublicans who got left would bo before the party at the primaries with the plea that they had been knifed to name a alata. It would be the bt nomination a man could nave to say the convention had turned him down. Then he would come out aa an. " independent nd ;, there would be i more ' " knifing than there has been in the past.' . , This gentleman i doubtless ' ex pressed a good deal bf truth. Though It is often said that organization is necessary, a large proportion of Re ' publicans are afraid of an organiza tion. Some oppose it ' because oth ers rather than they would be the leaders and slatemakers in the or- gjjitatfah; some oppose it on, the yeN1?Jer and more solid ground that v 111! 'an orgaalzstloa ; that .wouldj after all the experiences of the past, road men cannot longer oe truatea have no confidence in the nronosed I to run the railroad business, with the scheme of organization, and will Uke people, through congress, the legia no hand in It latures and commissions, having It seems to The Journal that real nothing to say. - la fact, the people, m-ftelnet mass meetlnrs indnandnt when sufficiently informed, must of organized and officered clubs that naT " lo ' Ior raiiroaamg. as intend to be parts of a machine- we "T6 onen snown ana mfm" mlzht h held for tha snmnM of tained, Is their business rather than casting about for suitable candidates P' w PrlTat individuals or who mlaht be induced to run for of- corporations. flee: these meetings could select committees who would confer to-j THE PENALTY OF PARTY MAD- gether, and through a general or central committee, men in whom everybody would have confidence might be Induced, to run for the va rious nominations, and offices, strict ly according to the provisions of the primary law. In a word, let the people get together not as clubs or a convention, but by many or few, and without organized form, and bring out the very best men dhtalnable. But a centralized club machine would be as bad as the old ones possibly as the speaker quoted said. even worse. The question present real dim culties to honest and patriotic . men and ' reasonable partisans,-' and the primary system of nominations can easly'be criticised; but we think it Is important nevertheless for the peo ple to insist on adherence tq the primary law and resist all the efforts being made by politicians to destroy. nullify or evade it. Better its diffl culties than more political machines The Jurymen will believe what they please of Evelyn's story. Por tions of it are no doubt true. Small Cbange The fleet called at the river ef Jan uary at the right time of year. a Boon now. elearlns-houaa eertlfloatea Will be only an occasional curloalty. a ' a Perhats It is more curious that there la so much good In the world than that there Is so much evil. ; e . Even Deoole who don't like Grove REGON HAS long dangled asj Cleveland politically hope he will live cvaiivrimvij iw you The Jury will probably not lay It up "They did not bow maakl. aMnvjfin. land values and aoeclal privileges which I ta lha tA vi. . . . . i i . . i - ...w vvniatiicui aciiiii tS-1rUr;t vernment, . a. . w mtn timber and railroad grants by law. Thai Ihava dona." . . ' - ' i 4 , The eonatltutlqn la law' W Whan he told them the Inttlntlva -o. win'V. Vrovin ntlmenui froth, they benefit all and Injure none. While , im trait. and aaf eat way and will as proven, He . it ! asked him if it had not been adontod will prevent, injury of the people by land used In Oregon. " When he Said the InlUatlve waa in restraint of a repub lioaa form of government and that the federal government had a riaht to" In terfere with any state that adopts. It. wioy nira wny inn reoarai govern ment had not interfered with Oregon. it' VI M m. mut all mlnnm tk laaya the Newe. . To his technical word. the now complacent and tyrannlo mo nopolies. - . - ; ' . You aak "why don't the aaeesaors Jet. busy?" We answer, becaue they on't have to or are unable to under our unjuat tax laws. Tou state It la the prevailing practice in the eaat to "operate manufactories on a minimum wage ecale" which results In an Im poverished man n ooa trickery which he uae. to m.k. - .i.m That la true, unn nonopaiy reigra i ocr.rwf eH..ii- itii-ZlJ there. The populations are crowded into r---r,'..j "W"'C'-"'VI"' - tha cities making a condition ox two men looking for one Job. Let us Shot Inn monopoly of land and create a con dition of activity In which therewlll be two jobs looking for one man. Child labor, which you rightly deplore, will not then be necessary. Parents will ba able to ears enough to take care of tham. Tou state -that land ' is tne source ef all natural wealth." Monopoly of tt than la m. bar to the source of wealth. Let us take down the bars and old earth ill make ua rich and nappy, lou sa "If our farmara war DroDrtetora o vast landed estates and held labor un der the hand of oppression as the land lords of Europe, you would do all in your power to secure some auch meas ure as we propoaa." The railroads and timber speculators, as too have adml ted, are the vast landed estate owner We can not believe that you would re- ruae to support a measure opposed t republic' waa opposed the knowladn or women who know the root sources and aocunrulated significance of both theae terma." And the News editorial con- ciunfia wun uie statement that the rout f "nrr Campbell by the Buffrai club covers with ridicule the men wf nave been Influenced by the specious arguments that are obstructive of progress.-- IN sequently tha burden of taxation will fall on the ' vast values of the oitlea. A good farm can be nurchasta for 5.000. One block in Portland Is worth 000.000. . The proportion la to 1.000. he burden so borne will be Juat and equal. Evidently the burden as now distributed is unjuat and unequal. Tou admit that "If the land is worth a cer tain sum for speculative purposes It is - worth that for purposes -of taxa tion." Our amendment will compel Its taxation accordingly, tn far you agree we are Just amendment was drawn in the ijitere ": I' t .at, - u The Elaborate Coiffure. r EVER have heads been so much dressed, ' never has hair been la such demsnd and the art of dress ing It been of such Importance, Trost ed orchids and gardenias from which spring clusters' of floating feather fronds, which sweep away to the back of the head, are highly popular hair ornaments in Paris, althonrh there. la !"?. T.r'-.Tr I fcr there for little flat bunches ?ou will see our intention In a purer lahL The aueatlnu at iaaua la surely one of Justice. The effects of justice It Is not our part to question. Let us do the right regardless ofYconsequences. confident that only good can come from good. Should, we not tax monopoly rather than production t . when the tall bf a political kite. Her material interests have been too often sacrificed on th.e altar of ffit ' rhaw tt hU lawyer nominated party madness, She is counted on as surely Republican under every a . ' It was bad enough for Colonel Vischer - -- t , V. 1 I. . circumstance, and a small group of carry s gun waa even worse. political bosses at Washington ex ploit her accordingly. They . have Mr. Brvan's have suppoeed married daughter ma that If she didn't Ilk THE PASSING OP PARTY STRENGTH. HE ALBANY DEMOCRAT re marks: "Never before has there - been displayed such an inde pendent spirit among voters Men': registering 'frequently state that they belong to such- a party, but vote as they please. Old-timers declare that the old political bars have fallen, and that it is now more question of ' character than ever before, and that men are playing a big part in the political battle. At the same time there are matters of principle, and men do well to con aider what is closest to the masses.' There is a" good tleal of truth in these statements, and the truth Is Ignificant of a very desirable change, one that, will ultimately work great ly for the country's welfare, and for far higher"' Ideals In public service, We do not say that the time Is ap proaching -when there will not be political parties; there will be parties always, and probablyas now, two principal parties, the others-cut ting but little figure in elections and publlo service; but the time is com- ng, and Indeed now Is, when men will not be so tied and habituated to party; when men will change parties easily, not out of mere pique or for any petty motive, but as they conscientiously believe in the pub lic interest. , This" is well, because when this becomes certainly and patently true, a party that 'wins, that becomes an instrument of legislation and ad ministration for the people, will be more inclined truly and purely to serve the people rather than selfish ly, and corruptly', to serve Itself and its leaders and favored men. For unless it does so It will know that at the first opportunity the people have they will change this party for the other. V'''"--" Party is little; the people's wel fare Is much, is indeed all. Neither party has so far been true to the people, as much as It should axes to grind, and use her to help her husband any more she could Leav- It.. U k . V WVUV. J M U U V U makes the state their easy victim. This group is Speaker Cannon with his handful of lieutenants and the oligarchy that rules the senate. There' can be no legislation in this country without their consent. Back of them are the entrenched "inter ests," whose agents they are, and their dislodgment is difficult. PresI dent Roosevelt believes he Is run nlng the country, but to Cannon and his crowd that Is a joke. When they "say "thumbs up." It Is thumbs up. Thus they have given It out that there shall be no aid given in land waterways by this congress, be cause they want to make a record for economy for a campaign issue, They want to retain that power by which to continue In the service o: the tariff barons and other overlords of finance and trade that profit from legislation and everything else must be subservient to that end. Oregon wants and needs waterway Improvements, hut that Is of no In terest to the Washington bosses They argue that she can be counted on to go surely Republican anyway and her demand for aid for her rivers can be safely denied. Oregon products cannot reach the markets for lack of transportation facilities, but they do not care. The Oregon farmer pays the same old freight charge that he paid for shipment of his wheat 30 years ago, but Cannon recks notr The Oregon fruits rotted on the trees, the Oregon lumber in dustry is paralyzed on account of transportation conditions, but the bosses of congress and of the coun try do not give a whoop. The state may be, retarded in its development and her material interests widely suffer, but what care these men who are flying the political kite. They fly, it high, and fly it to suit their own sweet will, and Oregon dangles to the tall. Would it not help her out mightily at Washington If Oregon would resent this discrimination by becoming a doubtful state? The senate baa passed the bill for new federal district for eastern Oregon, and Mr. Ellis may succeed In getting- it through the houtie. The new district Is said to be really needed; besides, there are men who badly want the offices attached to It. Ellis himself might' not refuse the udgeship. A life tenure of office would suit him. ., . . ; , ; The primary law Is going to be attacked with strong forces, and the voters who favor, it should be sus- Th a ! plclous of every plan of organization people are becoming "more lntelll-1 tDat ln any wiseis in contravention Cheerfulness is said to be a remedy and hold onto for grip. But it is not a any for a man with the btId to get cneerrwmeea. Maybe the only way for the Repub licans to succeed Is to become the mi nority party. ' This is the logic of some arguments made. , j ' Carrie Nation says she is Bolng to Eaas the rest of her life ln seclusion, he has the world's unanimous consent and approbation. Here it is getting toward the end of January, a reminder that the baseball season la only three or lour months on also some politics. a ' a Because a woman threw a clock at her husband, his affection for her ran down and he wants the court to wind un their domestic relations. a a ' One ef the surprising things is that Mr. Geer has not yet opened his ora torinal camnalen. That man does love to talk to the people. r .: ...-'. S a It seems aulte natural 'to believe. though really there is no sense in the aurjDoaitlon that a big man named Taft should be well supplied with Taffy. It has not been publicly announced whether John Sharp Williams' Chau tauqua rates have been raised since he had the fist fight with Mr. De Armond. a A Vh-fflnla man n a Tr aA T.iinlr V, a Via come the father of four babies all In.a bunch, but it la not certain that he tninas ne or nia wne naa me ngni name. ., , General Grant said: "The person most positive ln criticism Is often the one who knows the least about the subject" This might apply, to some currency re formers. . A bov In New York stole Taft's over coat, and of course it did not fit him. but come about as near doing so as Taft's public service shoes would fit little Cortelyou. William End publishsf a notice In The Dalles Chronicle that he will not be responsible for any -debts Of Rosa End. his wife. This looks like the end of domestic concord in the Eod family. a a ; A lot of politicians are laboring hard trvine- to solve the problem of forming an old-fashioned machine organization of farmers and small property owners were right It was drawn in the In terest of all producers, and every pro ducer should be Interested in the wel fare of every other producer. For the more wealth produced the more workers employed, and. the more employed the greater the demand for products. The greater the demand for products the greater the demand for labor; the greater the demand for labor the scarcer the labor and the higher the wages and the greater the demand for goods ana me greater tne circulation or money. By exempting manufactories we encourage the production of such forms of wealth, give employment to taoor, creaxe more aemana ror goods, cheapen production by .taking the tax off it and tend to raise wages by mak ing labor scarce. All laborers eat andj manuiacioriea use me proaucts oi tne iarm, consequently me more ox sucn industries the greater the benefit to the farmer and every other producer. I aald. let us look at the results of cur present system. The reasoning is in the other direction. Let us look at It. The greater the tax on Improvement me less improvement; tne less tne lm- ?rovement, the less the labor employed; he less the labor employed the less the demand for goods; the less the de mand for goods, the leas the demand for labor. The greater the discourage ment or inauairy me jss tne demand for the products of tne farmer and other producers. The more tax on In dustry and improvement the less the tax on land values, which enables specu lators to hold land which prevents use, which discourages production, which prevents demand for farmers' goods and the goods of every, producer. Our proposed amendment will tax land values, will discourage the holding oi vacant una, win open it up to laoor, which will, as shown above, create a demand all along the line, benefiting every producer, and it will mean the end of hard times in Oregon. Tou say our measure would "shift the burden on the owners of city real property who are In almost every instance the owners of the buildings thereon." That is true.- We would not , tax wealth, for It employs labor. .. Vacant lots do not We would tax the land value becaifce, as we have shown, the law pf morality dictates it because tt is just and this justice would, as Shown, bring about employment of labor and demand for the products .of- labor. wrong to tax It back? Would you fine a farmer ror painting nia nouae . ana put a premium on- Harrlman's mo- nopoiy f The united States census shows that the average working farmer's buildings, fences, orohards, llveatock and ma chinery are worth far more than the value of his land. "More than one-halt his property would be exempt and as I have shown the ratio of his land val ue tax to the city value tax would be as five to 1,000. On the other hand of ribbon, work flowers carried out In I the palest tonts and laid against the I waves of the hair : Instead of beta placed upright Another dainty trifle for decorating the eoiffure la the looael piait or, silver ribbon which Is draped I toward the forehead something like al fillet, but Is caught on each side with al tiny cluster or violate ana silver waves, little sliver tassels falling like earrlnga irum uia cluster, , k at bj, ; i . : j. Fudges. . -'?; vpOR a delicious while fudge, boil two f ; cupful s of granulated sugar and cuprui or mux unta the ayrur forms a soft ball when dropped Into! eold water. Then add a teaspoonfuu as five to 1.000. On the other handieota water, men aaa a teaspoonrui the figures show that three-fourths of InfVhn ttmr mnA a. Annl tint ma the values of Portland would still be m . 'I t AII arlltia state would still be taxed. All special run together through the chopper. Bee the privileges would bear their proper bur den. We believe that you are not aware tnat you argument against tne taxation of land values Is almost Identical with attacks made In the past by the priv ileged interests, we ieei certain mat you can not fall to see the great and universal benefit that will flow from the adoption of ffur amendment and! we are pleased to be able to say that our petition has 'been favored with ovtt 10,000 signatures and many oft these have come from the rural dlstrlQt. Thanking you for the opportunity to elucidate ambiguous conceptions, we are OREGON TAX REFORM ASSOCIA TION, By U Bowerman. Objects to Bank Karnes. until the candy Is nearly stiff and then turn onto a buttered tin and mark ofs in squares. For a cream nut fudge use two cup iuib vr granuiatea sugar, a cuprui O mi IK, a teaspoonful of butter and a larg cupful of nut meats Enailah walnut are good, but still better are the butter nuts which Brow up the state' and whlcti are not often brought to this market Cook the milk and sugar to the soft ball stage and then add the nuts and bvttei ana lur until me syrup grams. This Is the way they make marshmalJ low fudge at Wellealey: A pound (twrj cupfuls) of granulated sugar and a cupl iui or ricn mux (cream it it can De ail roroed) are heated together, two equated Portland. Dr . Jan. in Tn th F.,1ltor I of chocolate are stirred In and the mix of The Journal Aa a cltlsen In rtaaa ng ture Doiiea unni it is waxy wnen roue through this city I have noticed two between the fingers. - Just before thH inscriptions where it says Scandinavian-1 !Mt stage is reached a small piece-ol American bank, the other Oerman-Amer-1 butter la . added and half a pound ol Iran hunlr Whv nut hattar aav Amar. I marShmallOWS are Stirred In. little b lcan-Scandlnavlan and American-German little, crushing and beating each as ii hank. I think it wnuM annnri hat tar I goes in. xne svrun is men turned int.l to have the word American first on a buttered shallow pan, and when It bel these inscriptions. If these banks were Bins to naroen is cut into squares. In Scandinavian land or old fatherland Germany, then these ' two lnscrlntlona would be In place; but here I think the word America ahould lead. If a foreign ship comes Into our port It will have our flag in front or on top of its mast, its own .country flag seoond. Then, why do not these two banks use tha word American first? If these Scandinavian and German people have made money n... aniliirh In thla ,Allntnr r attf h.nli. I UURLa, then I think the word American should lead on their Inscription. American in America. We do not want Scandinavian land or other fatherland to take tha lead here. CITIZEN. H at at First Aid Uinta. a N ambulance or stretcher can be im I A provUed by turning the slesveH of a coat inside out, passing polc.H through them and buttoning the ooa I A long stretcher can be made with twJ In Lighter Vein Where It's Dear.' Politeness," he mused.- "costs noth lng." ' . , The Walter splashed a few drops of sauce on nis white waistcoat, and be gave the man another quarter, to be rewarded with a sneer and a surly nod of thanks. "Yes," he resumed, "politeness costs nothing, but I have handed out nearly two dollars, this week without extract ing a oit pi it i rom mat waiter. Uncle Booster's Philosophy. If you don't want it to be known, don't do-It There are, two things that have never been improved upon the crowbar and the kiss. Where there's a will there's a way under a sufficiently new form to fool I tor tne lawyers to make a pot of money, most of the voters. It is not an easy I Some chaps are so conceited that they task. r I remain unmarried because great men's -- mm. uoiot biuvuui to anytning. , The country editors are getting gar-1 In Malaysia dealers who ariva ah Art aen seea eireaay. a ouvenon paper i wb'ui id 10 jaii. nere mey go to Call' apeaxs or getting vu pacKages, dui noiiiunua ana jrtwm neacn, nearly enough yet from Senator Fulton. I -It Js the. wife's bus nearly enough yet from senator Fulton. 1 - it js tne. wire's business to provide dul arcs nui xuuuitr, iia w icy aim -cmia vi um iiiuvr man, li it) nuiDanal to Dri to be heard frorar yet? vide for the outer .woman. This Date in History. 1788 Lord Byron, the poet born. Died April 19, 1824. . 1788 tiewlS Morris, a Signer or tne think of the man who nwna SS Ann Declaration of Independence, died. Born ULor tM mn wl0 own 35,m heeP ln New York, April 8, 1726. fdogs?" . f. 1807 uongress orriciany inrormea or l "impossible. Owns 3B.000 Sheen Dogs. "Tou talk of Pierpont Morgan's - col lies,"- said a Russian, "what do you gent, more critical, hente more Inde pendent. They are demanding higher political standards, and bet ter, .purer,, mora unselfish service in return for honors bestowed. ever Satisfied. R. B: P. YOAKUM, president Of the Rock . Island railroad, said recently - in a published article: v'-v " ' ' "On the question v of restrictive legislation, 1 i believe ? , I - voice the I of it. Beware of all BChemes by which a machine, bosses slates and the corruption and .sale of public service cap be"jevie4 - ; ; . , The Pennsylvania supreme , court has decided that the 2-cent fare law in that state is unconstitutional, be cause unreasonable and confiscatory, but as in the case .of so many Im portant decisions the court was as evenly divided as possible, three out of the seven Judges holding the law constitutional. This Mi . quit " as ; Aaron Burrs conspiracy. ' "No, no. The man I refer to Is Gustav ii rope I-mm u aianussea xrom I jovanovitcn, tne KUSSlan mutton king. Fontainbleau. - Jovanovitch's sheep whiten the Slbe- 18Z8 feru evacuatea or me Hpanisn. nan plains for hundreds of square miles. 1179 Zulus defeated the British at I They number 1.760.000 and as ono Anm isanauia. . . , , . I iook arter tnem. ... xou talk of your iaoirjjviiaii vmw ta vcn- i iiminrnom American ouainess enterprises trai Park, New Tork. but have you anything to compare with .- iooo -iisrivw uuuii.i uruiHuar, inavur onfl emoiovinir 2A.uuu anrmrw VI new iuin .u htu nai VQtluu died, lorn Feb. 7, 1822. , 1901 Accession or K.mg isawara VII. Sir Charles Pelletler's Birthday. Sir Charles Alphonso Pantaleon Pel- letter, ; one of the best known public men of Quebec, and at present a Judge for the Superior Court of that province, was born at Riviero Quelle, . January 2, inai. iie was educated at iavaj. uni versity and admitted to the bar In I860, He was for several years major of the ninth battalion, which he commanded during the Fenian raid in 1866. He waa a prominent figure In the Quebec legislative assembly and ln the house of commons, becoming minister of ag riculture In 1877.' He was president of the Canadian commlaslnn ta lh, Pirli universal exhibition of 1878 and speaker Of the senate from 1896 to 1901. In 1905 he resigned his Seat ln the senate to accept a placemen the bench. In recognition of his long and ImDortant oiuicaj- career ne. waa Knigaiea MJ Queer Questions. - The "answers to correspondents? man, feverishly rumpling, the hair that his aaties naa too soon maae gray, tossed a letter on the table. ; -k "An ex-dlwow of 80," he groaned, "says she loves her second husband better than her first She wants to know if this is wicked or unchristian." . He sneered and ripped open another letter, unen ne eaia: "X Methodist minister has too large a nose. What is he to dot ,r Whtft, In- He read a third letter. V "Here's a girl," be said, "who wants to know , In what winter resort hotels she will meet the largest ,- number of eligible bachelors. - . 'Resrrie." he went on. "asks me. the best way to avoid the effects of heavy drinking. - I'll tell him. I suppose.- to avoid the heavy drinking. . . is it oossibie.' Charles inatilrea. to tell when a black man blushes? .,. so the ouestlons to. 1U or is or tnem a day. Is It any wonder I am gray be fore mylmer a, , t Oregon Sidelights A broad board or a shutter covered with straw or clothing can be used as Stretcher. , A stretcher should not be carried the shoulders except when going uo bill or upstairs. Avoid lifting over wallal neoges or ditcnes. - Keep level. .. I If. a chair is used, carry the pat ten oacK roremost. A stretcher should always be teste Plowing is SUI1 going on In the wheat oeiore a patient is piacoo upon it . . ST. St SE Blanching as a Cooking Process. tnLANCHINO. which ln cookery is eni K tlrely different from the bleed lng or blanching of green vagal I ables in the garden. Is a .cooking pro! cess often used with vegetables, sine J It removes the strong or add taste and Improves the quality. It is also conf venleht, since blanching may be done a I any time, ana tne cooxmg completed id a very short time when the dish Is to hi served. .'.. . Have a large stewpan hair full ot rapidly boiling water. Add a table! spoonful of salt for every two quarti or water, nave tne vegetables cleaned and well drained. Dron them Intn thJ boiling water, and bring the water bacll belt ..('. a e- Roses and pansies are In bloom ln open yards In Seaside. : ' . a a -' A 18S pound coyote was killed in western Umatilla county. '' a a Fine ducks are very numerous In the Fisbtrap locality along Myrtle creek. Many fat cattle are being shipped from the big Butter Creek faadlnar; grounas. An .Iron foundry that will emnlov aDout su men may pe estaonsned at Mewoerg. t. . v w ... The Douglas county Fruit Growers' association has doubled Its capital stock, and will become more active. i , a ' The household goods and library of tna new uanisn pastor at iugene were anippea an tne way xrom uoDannaran In his native country. - .. A Klamath Falls man was convicted to the boiling point ss qulokly as posl sioie. uon rapidiy. wun tne cover par tlally or wholly off the stewpan, five tJ 20 minutes, depending upon the veget aDie, men arain on tne water. II in cooking of the vegetable Is not to b finished "at once, pour cold water eve tne vegetaDie to cool it quicKiy, tne neeaea. drain and set aside until bv a Jury and fined, 860 for .Violating the cooking Is to be continued at onc; fhe Sunday closing law in that town, it will not be necessary to rinse th This would have been a strange Incl- vegetable with cold water. To eomplet ui, ni mv ti iuK ugu. i tne cooKing tne- vegetaDie snouia ne pu a i ' . 1 In a small stewpan with butter or drip Ml tcheir Sentinel: To the th rea s-an. pings and the other seasonings an. tlemen that refused to taka th am.l cooked gently until done. A few spoon pie copies of this paper . out of the fu" 01 liquid win De requirea ror ever; noHtofflna. w nffar our hiimhi. .i. ouart of very iutcv vegetables, and hoi ogy and regret very much that we was I PM of liquid for drier vegetablefj rooi enougn to send it to them. xne .stewpan, ia- to 09 oov,. ,v a a. . 1 1 eiignt opening rams jcu ir " Based noon noatof flea racalnt- ,h. on. :: ' All v?f stabler, cooked In w thl I. a aaav aana h- manner snouia M. OUl BP r.nr.ni businesTTiI ii Grande. y. the Start ter. before .eraf ter . tn. Planning. . What seemed to be big figures last ' .' '' ;i year are put .in the background by the Waste in Preparing Vegetables records of the Present The nanlckv . . Mm as hava had 0 ann. rant ffl, T prepsnng vegetaDioa mi taoi a a . .. . I a mere is aimoai aiwaya a, larxer d The Dallas itemlzer is offendad Witkl smaller loss due to inedible mattei The Journal because, the Dallas paper J skins, roots, seeds, etc.. and also a wast says. The Journal credits items obtained I m . .vit, 1. . . . fmm (li.t nanar tn 1. t " 1 U Miami uu, nu'i-u uc v vaH rfv V w,e VtlliOUJUUl- I . . . . . A 1 . , I ary, the Observer. , If so, it was uhln- freiess paring, etc., an ineae insses 0 tentionai ana ecciaentai or course, as Mn" buucu ussi yvt u the iewsy and vafuable Itemlser should alyses -under the name "refuse." Th; anow. . . - -' ; -. fr.: , 1 ..;- -ra Eutrene Register : The ftna waathar has been Just the thing for anravine- uiu many jiouuio are uuing tms neces sary, work. It Is Important that the work bv done while the: buds are dor mant and there is no time ' like the present wnue me weatner is good, make. good-use pf itiVvsv.,;;, . .-i.-,. Silver Lake girls are "all right, says the Leader. When they start to do any. thing, it la not done by halves. : If the men hero had half the get up and get the girls have, our city .would be the foremost in the ewunty. The Baptists are going to build a church this com ing summer, and while the men were figuring, the girls got together andaaM they would raise the first tlOft in cash amongst themselves, and they did it r amount of refuse verier greatly ln dl, ferent veretablea. as shown bv a :lirc number of anyalysls of American foot materials, The amount may be ? verl small (7 per cenO, in sdeh vegetable! as string beans; medium, (10 per cent to 16 per cent In such vegetables a! onions, cabbage, lacks, .lettuce, cucum; bers: or high (60 per cent) in such vep etables as beans In pod, pumpkins an i squash, 'With tubers, such as potatoes the average amount -of refuse "is -20 pc cent and with such roots as turnips, 8 1 per cent "v -W-v, ... j In preparing Vegetable for the ta6l the careful cook will remove' all lrf edible portions and will see to It ths the .total amount of refuse Is as small aa is consistent with good quality. Thl paring ef potatoes and ether vegetable' Is an economy which It is worth whll to practice, and is an easy wav of dc creasing useless loss . v .
