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A The talent of success- Is
nothing more than doing
what you can do well, and do-'
lng well whaterer you do.
Longfellow.
TARIFF REVISION THROUGH
, ' COMMISSION.
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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
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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.
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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.
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- OKGAMZATION DEFTICtXT.
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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.
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Boon now. elearlns-houaa eertlfloatea
Will be only an occasional curloalty.
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Perhats It is more curious that there
la so much good In the world than that
there Is so much evil. ;
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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.--
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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
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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
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It was bad enough for Colonel Vischer
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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. ,
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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.
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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.
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' 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
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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.
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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.
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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 .