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Ai a member of the last legislature
he made an excellent record, being
Influential on the right side "of. all
important measures that cam up
for passage, and he la sot a man who
could be Improperly Influenced to do
what he thought wrong. The Jour
nal cheerfully accords him thla char
acter, and regrets that In the matter
of electing sonator he has taken a
tep backward, and promises to
obey a party plurality rather than
the majority of the whole peoplo of
the Mate. We cannot suppose that
sages show, and as In them ha prac
tically acknowledges; but he seem
to depend largely upon Mr. J. P.
Morgan, and to be willing to take his
advice and follow hla suggestions.
Mr. Morgan is a very able and astute
man, and In some aspects Is to be ad
mired, but In dictating the currency
policy of the nation It may be taken
Small Changa
March" Is marching along mildly.
Every day brings the baseball season
nearer.
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Let voters keep all the freedom they
have, and get more.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Who are the millionaires that will be
for granted that he Is looking out for nominated for vice-president?
the Interests of his class and Its
business associates rnther than those
of tho peoplo at large. Several past
transactions show this. What the
Mr. Newell is one of the machine ! country needs is a big, extraordinar-J
candidates, jet by this action he
serves the machine's purpose Just
as well.
IT IS TO SMILE.
TARIFF
REFORM
FRIENDS.
BY ITS
T
HERE is a large element of hu
mor in the local political situ-
lly capable man for secretary of tho
treasury who, will consider solely the
Interests of the whole people. Presl-1
dent Roosevelt has never had such a
man in that position nor indeed has I
there been ono for many a long year.
Will Roosevelt put up a bond that
Taft will curry out his policies?
Now Mr. Cake coes fourth to convince
voters that he Is the best candidate.
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Is It Dosslble th'e fruit and other
crops are not to be killed at al before
summer?
Taft Is so big
started running
checking him.
that when he gets
swiftly there's no
Tbe University Ftfnd Again.
Albany, Or., Maroh 6.--T0 the Editor
of The Journal Your editorial In edl
Uon of March I. entitled 'The Vnl
verstty Appropriation," Is timely and
Judicious.
It has not tended to harmony and
friendly controversy as far as Linn
county la concerned to call her farmers
niossbacks" and that the referendum
against the University of Oregon ap
propriation was gotten up by "soma dis
gruntled politicians." We plead guilty
10 sending back juite as gooa as was
given.
W are freouentlv asked as to why
w did not Include the Oregon Agricul
tural college In our referendum. It Is
not forgotten that the legislature of
1V05 passed what was styled the "omnl
bus appropriation bill" that Included 1
number of large appropriations other
than for state Institutions at the capl-
Thi marhlna la trvlnar trt rtlav the nM
It Is to be regretted that the presl- gume of fooling a majority of the peo-tal- Had the law permitted the gov-
pi All lime, ivsiswt nvuiu ut&vu vriuw ut
T IS announced from Washington a
that Cannon, Daliell, Payne, which the masses, unorganized, hith
Sherman and other hitherto I erto too apathetic and inert, are on
standpatters on a very high pro- one side, and those few who wish to
tsctlve tariff, have agreed that there "work" them aro ranged on the
hall be tariff revision next year, other side, yet the personnel of these
without waiting for the Investigation' opposing forces, when one sizes them
and report of a tariff commission. I up, has a ludicrous side.
dent faVors this mischievous measure
atlon, if one gets in the right merely for tho sako of inakiug some
attitude to see It. Though It is sort of a change.
serious and Important contest, in
A NEW SPIRIT.
!.. a .r . ,.. would have to veto the whole bill or
people Win to look upon the hen with "on , e people were indignant
friendlv eves arain I at this legislative extravagance, and the
inenaiy eyes again Oregonlun came out In a vigorous edl-
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The famous "loat mine" as been dis
covered again. Thla has happened reg
ularly at least once a year lor me last
jeare.
Chicago News: Of course men are
not vain, but Just tell a man of 50 that
he doesn't .look a duy over 80 and watch
the effect.
cannot trust the rank and file of their
a
Haby MrKee of the administration.
Hnby Longworth might relieve
some.
A
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The Albany Democrat reports
drawing of a "lady Juryman for
federal court' If thla were ao.
the
the
he
would be a Jurywoman
would say Jurylady.
-though some
iOMETIIIXU new under the sun
appears In the act of President
Tuttle of the Boston & Maine
railroad who Is asking permls
Picture to slon of employes of the road to re-
Thif means that these men, perhaps yourself thousandsof rural voters, duco their wages five per cent, tbe
in aome measure compelled by the mostly farmers, the country toilers cut to take effect at once and the
president, have become aware or are and producers, men who raise the existing scale to be restored July 1. own party.
willing to acknowledge that there Is I grain and hops and wool and fruit The cut is to apply to conductors,
a- great and growing sentiment and livestock of the state; for the trainmen and firemen, and thou-
among the people, even among Re- most part intelligent, reasoning, con- sands of them are now voting on the
publican, voters, In favor of tariff re- scientious men, who read and think question of Whether or not to au-
rlsion. They perceive that It might more and become more Independent thorlzo the reduction. On the blank
not b safe to go before the people and capable of self government every ballot forwarded the men appears
next fall without giving some assur- year; men who In recent years have this question: "Are you willing to
ance of tariff revision in the near fu- gained more political power, more assist this company in the present
tore. They perhaps might not personal power in politics, and enjoy emergency along the line suggested T
grieve much if Taft, If he should be it, and desire to use It and use it Write "yes" or "no
the Republican nominee, should be right, and for the common good The action Is so much out of the
defeated, but on a standpat policy look over these 80,000 or 40,000 usual order as to be almost extra-
the Republican party stands to lose voters, the "yeomenry" 6f the state ordinary. It proceeds from a spirit
many seats in congress, enough, very (three fourths of them, Incidentally, ofconciliation that, a few years ago,
likely, to turn the house over to the being Republicans) and make a godd was completely foreign to the usages
Democrats. . estimate of them. Are they not a and notions of men who control bia
Tfi what V I n 4 aI Mlatnn I .I n v. A ABfAv.A4 I . . . . .
nuot biuu i io'idiuu ciuiom iu uo imiicvicu, cmccuicu, raiirosa esiaunsnmenis. n recog- oh.h n,nni. .,. nuinn nr
can the country expect from these trusted, to be proud of? Are they nlzes, and very correctly too, that, creamery, and ar likely to succeed
leaders? Does even any Republican not capable of deciding as between along with the capital and brains of
who favors and recognizes the need two or more men who aspire for of- B owners, the skill and toll of the
of tariff revision have any confidence I f ice which one shall be chosen, with- mcn ar0 factors in the profit earn-
in tneir acting lor the benefit or the out being Instructed, cajoled, threat
people I now will u oe possible for I ened, domineered over, led or
'the tariff to be revised right by the driven?- Are they not fit to choose
lifelong champions of the highest a senator?
possible protection, of the protected But and here is where the hu-
lnteresta and trusts and monopolies, m0r, the ludlcrousness of the situ
ana as mese men nave neem atlon appears mere uprises nere in nope1 tnat jt may succeed, in tho
is is noi omy reasoname to suspect, Portland an aggregation or a rew or- mnmi effect it mnv hnvn rn thn An irrigon man refusfl ii.tbo for a
bat ft ta ImnoBSlhl. not to aiinnosp. tin .oCbi.r. onrt hattererl rllr nf u -..-..1 rivu-acre fruit tract during tne panic,
- " . . - uiuuu ui Biuiiiar ei cai piiijjiuj iug e- and lio could easily get 12,000 now. Hut
wafc mess jeauers are oy ima an- smaanea macnines, ana essay to ten tabllahments It may be partly the he win net son.
nouncement engagea in anotner at- theae thousands of yeomen what they efect 0f the present trend of the
tempt" to delude the people. No- should do or must do In a given times toward an awakened con
Doay can oeiieve inai ipey are m 10 case towlt, in the matter or elect- BCence in everv sphere of life. The
turlal Februury 11, ltoff, undur the title,
Machine Made Cltlsens." copies ol
which wo yet hope to see reprinted by
Portland papers. A referendum was
called upon the above bill. Yamhill
county taking the Initial steps. This
referendum failed at the election In
June, 1808, for several reasons.
There was sympathy for the state In
stitutions at Salem that really needed
the funds to carry on a very necessary
Woodburn Independent: It certainly- work, 'then, we believe thousands of
looks as If the Republican 'leaders1, voters cast their .ballot Just contrary to
wnai iney inienaea. 1 am supposeu to
have at least ordinary intelligence, and
yet my skeleton ballot, still In my
Congressman Longworth Is reporKd h'0""6""10"- "I10.- hf. 1 .. v10ted . '
i Hvln thnt he In tired of belnir the when 1 meant to vote "no," largely due
i ening mill ne is iireo or De ng me , ,nr,ln . ,u- .iin titlo Th
failure of thla referendum so cliagrlnod
Portland (Me.) Kxpreas: In the state
of Oregon employers cannot make girls
work over 10 hours a day. And that
allows them little enough time In which
to fix their hair before their best fel
lows arrive.
Oregon Sidelight
Many fruit trees nre being set out
the John Day valley.
in
Ing function of the enterprise. It is
an approach to wisdom such as the
country has not been wont to ob
serve in the conduct of great activ
ities.
It ought to succeed, and it is
The Commercial club of lone took in
70 new members lately.
the people, especially the farmers, that
when the governor vetoed the Uni
versity of Oregon appropriation bill of
1115.000 annually and continuously, it
made the university such a conspicuous
point of attack It was singled out, not
as a university a such, but that It had
a share In the exeravagant legislation
controlled by politicians, no doubt em
boldened to prena greater "graft" meas
ure, because or ruiiure or tne previous
referendum.
The Linn county counoil. Patrons of I calling olmself
Husbandry, at Its March session, 1907, tlonlst or even
passed a resolution commending Uov
ernor Chamberlain for his exercise of
the veto power upon several measures.
il also voted In favor of calling
referendum upon the University of Ore
gon appropriation, or house bill No. 17.
but no further action was taken for
nearly a month, and then at the urgent
Insistence of members of the grange
in other counties.
As all will admit, there are two sides
to every controversy. aWe court the
fullest Investigation of "our side" and
should the ministers of Portland who
talnly even the Oregonlan will not deny
that It la mora democratic that a may
tnrl nr atan a. nlilralltv of the DODl
should elect than that a possible ml
norliv tt a inartv should.
It la quit conceivable that tbe peo
ple of a state! may consciously choose
a Republican legislature and at the
una time axnreaa a. most decided pref
erence for a Democratio senator. State
Issues and national Issues do not neces
sarily run along parallel lines, u i am
not mistaken, the people have, done
something very similar on more than
one occasion I If they are competent to
eleoi a Itemocratlo governor to act as a
check and balance' on a epuunoan
legislature, It la somewhat difficult to
see why the same rule may not work
In the election of United States sena
tors! It Is a notorious fact that the
smaller the organisation the more easily
It may be controlled bv Interests inim
ical in th nnhllo welfare: and In this
fact lies the danger or permuting a. leg
islature or a mere party to select -the
people's servants. Voters intelligent
moue-h to rhoos state officers are
competent to pass Judgment on the
qualifications of the various candidates
who mir uresent themselves for the
honor of representing the state not I
party in the senate chamber at Wash
l n errin
1h mnra or leas veiled Insinuation
from certain quarters that Republican
or Democratio legislators will. In cer
tain contingencies, perjure themitelyes
after having given their written pieage
to their constituente is ecarcaiy wvnuj
of comment. It assumes mat our po
litical opponents are not as honest and
sincere as we wish the public to think
wa are ourselves. The average oi max
much-abused class, the politicians, will
live strlctlv up to the letter and spirit
of any definite, clear and unequivocal
promise he can be Induced to make In
wrltlne- before election. The trouble
la that In ton manv cases he is nnrewa
noua-h to sidetrack the people or his
Dartv with glittering generality
(HI DUAL ICK1BIKLUIV 1 w . - .. -
ously Republican, each member
ch had signed Statement No. 1.
Trees around Irrigon have all been
sprayed. That's the way.
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A Birth girl has been born to Mr. and
Mro. Charles Simpson of Yamhill county
and nary boy yet.
ur reported as favoring the unlverslt
ney
congregations, as has been stated,
when they
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revise 'the tariff properly, or that ling members of the legislature.
they sincerely desire and mean to do "You country fellows, you cow-
so. There can be no tariff revision county yokels," says Hodson-Beach-
beneflclal to the people by such Bailey et al, "are not capable of de-
"frlends of the tariff as these. elding next June as between two men
for United States senator. If you .
! PRODUCERS' ORGANIZATIONS. filftct Statement No. 1 candidates to
denunciations by the president of
the nation have unquestionably had
a favorable effect In giving mana
gers of great corporations a new and
better view of their duties to the
public.
The new spirit is, however, more
, jm ... nr the legislature, then your votes for the proauct of a strengthened or
rHERE Can be no dOUbt that or- TTnItoj Rtatea senator hecomo effec- mx.
" - - 1 PHn ZPI1 lHUUr. III fl II ft K tMIlt'Il L ill
I rftnlffltlnn n t nrrutitBro holm I.. .. .. . 6alJ
' ITwI a Za Ia.vl yu reai,y accompnsn wnai you tholr affairs by the railroad brother-
JL - C . have been clamoring ror a long time; hood8 haa bden aImost univer8ai,y
ever organisation has been at but wewe. Hodson-Beach-Balley 8a(?aclous. TherG has been dl8cre.
, all successful advanced values and et al-very much fear that you might u d judgment and ofttlme9
freater infependence in marketing Vote wrong. You aro not capable of ft,rbeaaee ln their councils, and
icouiicu. ima ouuwu tuu- choosing a senator; we tioason
splcuously in the result of the fruit- Beach-Bailey et al in Portland, and
growers' organizations in Hood our machine members in the several
River and Walla Walla valleys. counties, are capable. Though about
W neat , growers poois nave neipea three out of four of you are Repub
v them appreciably. Wool sales days ucan8i we have no assurance that
, have benefited wool growers. miKnt not take a notion to voto
. Formerly fruitgrowers sold singly for a Democrat, and that would be
fand were at the mercy of buyers; a terrible thing for the nation. Look
.now, where organized, they can at the disgrace and misery and ruin
partly make terms. Organization you cau8ed by electing a Democrat
, 4 alBO results In better fruit, put up ln for governor. So you stand in with
the . best way. Recently the Lane U8( wno know what is best for you
County Fruitgrowers' association Ln'd for the state, and for the na
manliness ln their conduct. They,
and what they have accomplished,
as manifested in President Tuttle's
action, ought to be an example of
value to all labor organizations. If
theHe organizations educate them
selves, perform with prudence, and
plan with wisdom, their power of
achievement In their own behalf Is
almost unlimited.
present this matter to the
we
hope they will examine both sides so
as to give an Intelligent opinion
We want Oregon's 100,000 electors to
mad both arguments as set forth In the
pamphlet of the 19 measures to be voted
upon June 1. and soon to be mailed to
each registered voter by the secretary
of state.
The ballot numbers of the University
of Oregon appropriation, will be 3M
"Yes," 316 "no." of course we say
vote "no." We gladlv leave the matter
Larga areas of public lands ln the ), .i"11"?6114, ,anill, atr,lotl.? PePl.
u fountain national forest will be SK"" 1 .l01. bJ5?..br t,h,?Ir V8,r-
no boasts as to the outcome, but will
keep ln mind the language of the Holy
writ. "The race la not to the swift, nor
the battle to the strong," and "Let not
him that glrdeth on his harness boast
himself as he that putteth It off."
CYRUS H. WALKER.
Rl
thrown open to settlement on
of thlu year and to entry ln
Grande land office on July 1.
June 1
the La
The unusually warm weather which
hus been experienced ln Wasco county
durlnir tho latter part of the winter has
afforded an opportunity for the farmers
to enter upon their spring's work great
ly ln advance of the usual time.
The proposed source of Medford's
water supply considered are Bear creek,
artesian wells, Wagner creek. Squaw
lake.. Little Applognte and Sterling
creeks, Hi'd tho north fork of Little
Butte creek. It would seem that all
these ought to be ample.
Welches Correspondence of the Gres
hum IlprHlrt: Whllfl two vnnnir npnnla
wero recently exploring near the heaf 'hen
waters of Schena creek they saw, upon
a large rock near the creek, a bear and
a doer side by slie. The animals seemed
to hold po enmity toward each other.
How they happened to be thus Is a
mystery. They were not molested and
seem to have remained together some
time.
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C. M. Hunt of Oroenwood county.
Plain Truths About Statement No. 1.
Portland, March 7. To the Editor of
The Journal "Governments derive their
Just powers from the consent of the
governed." Including possibly Demo
crats and Socialists, says the Declara
tion. "We, the people, do ordain," says
the constitution, 'ihe Oregonlan admits
that If the popular vote Is regarded as
conclusive of the will of the people.
more than one half the Repub-
s. Then
after he Is safely seated ln orrice ne
can boldly challenge his critics and In
sist that he Is acting according to his
best Judgment. But there Is no way
at ilarliUna- now whether his Idea of
what is "best" coincides with the peo
ple's conception! I believe most firmly
that If the next legislature of Oregon Is
unanlm
of which
nd that at the same election aome man
IHrnocral, a froniui
Soclallst.. should re-
riva a nluralltv Of the people's votes
that they would respect and honor their
plighted word by unanimously electing
the people s cnoice on me nrm uuuoi,
as has been done ln the electroal col
lege for many a year.
The vox popull may not be ln very
truth the vox del. but It Is tho nearest
approximation we have at present. At
least there will be few who will care
to denv that the tendency of the civil
ized world is to regard It as suth.
W. B. VARNUM.
llcans of Oregon will prefer Mr. Cham
berlain, Mr. Gearln or any other repu
table and able Democrat to Mr. U'Ren,"
but denies that tho expressed wishes
of the people should be respected and
enforced by the little temporary oli
garchy at Salem If they dare to have a
will different from that of the autocrat
who rules under the tower. The "peo
ple's choice," Including a majority of
"Greed, deceit, lies, trickery,
theft and murder. These are the
'hnslneRfl' the Santa Anita racetrack
contracted the sale of 125,000 worth Uon, and let us manage this business brlng8 to Log Angeles county," de-
oi iruii, ana win gei top prices. for you. We are politicians tnougn r,nrfid ,he Rev. Rr. Robert J. Bur
uvwio wo nuii. you may never nave uearu ui u uu course of his sermon
' ready for market, the Hood River you may consider us small potatoes Sunday. 'in the name of God let
Apple growers association noias a and we want to save you from the ,lfl Rt nn our banner and destroy
.' competitive sale, and there is always horrible consequences of any mistake this damnable plague spot.' Strong
lively Diaaing among me large iruu of judgment you might make in the ag Dr. Burdette's language was, It
handlers of the world for the pro- matter of senator. You just vote wa8 none too violent," says the Los
duct The prices obtained are al- for the non-Statement No. 1 candl- Amrelea Outlook. Governor Huches
vays tne Dest, ana wnne unorgan- dates that our machine is putting up Ut Xnw York has been vleorouBlv
iced producers are forced to accept and you wm be relieved of the bur- attacking racetrack gambling in that
Buyers' ligures me hoou iuver men den of choosing the senator, and Btt Thla is an evil that will have
annually secure nanasome proms. your consciences will not be weight
The sales of the Oregon Wool ed down with a sense of resnonsibll
Kansas, who spent 10 months ln Klam- Republicans and practically all Demo-
ath county Inst yenr, arrived here last
evening, accompanied by 1Z other peo
ple, says tho Kloniath Falls Herald.
Another delegation of several families
leave Kansas tomorrow and It is stated
that by May, fully 75 Greenwood county
people will be residents of Klamath.
Most cf these people are practical farmers.
crate, may be overwhelmingly for Gov
ernor Chamberlain or Mr. Gearing for
United States senator, but the Ore
gonlan as spokesman for a minority of
the Republicans, says: "Oh, no, deaY
people, you said that, but you don't
really mean HI We know that you
much preier some Republican whom
you have turned down like, possibly, the
Wnn Jnrlr Mfitthfiwfl nr anmn other
tne dairying industry is becoming a I eminent and pure-minded patriot!'
Growers association are so well lty on tnat account. Just let tho
known to men in that business that legislature attend to this business,
few of them, pare to remain out of BS heretofore, and you keep out of
the organization's folds. While buy- it. All you have to do is to vote
ers talk and write of low prices, the in jUne for the men our machine
wo6l association holds Its meeting, pUts. up throughout the state, and
and it is generally the rule for the WRtch the newspapers next winter
members to obtain from 1 to 3 cents for the fun that we may have In Sa
a pound more than they belleved pos- jem,"
lble or would be possible Without j8n't it funny, really a Ilodson
organization. The, buyers seek to Beach-Bailey et al machine organlza
purchase in large amounts and thus tlon expecting these tens of thou
save traveling expense while hunt- Bands of intelligent citizens to foi
ling up supplies, and for that reason iow- them blindly and do their bid-
are always willing to pay a larger
sum per pound for big lots of wool
than for small lots. This same rec
ord has been attained by the mo
1 hair growers of this state, and con
ditions in other sections and com
modities are the same as ln these
lines, i ;
These examples should be an in
centive to the hopgrowers, and in
duce practically all of them to get
, into an organization, and be bound
by its rules, and all act ln concert.
If not this year, some year, we think,
: thla will be accomplished.
Mr. W. 1C Newell, a prominent
V fruitralser of Washington county,
who was elected to the legislature
, two years ago on a Statement Kof 1
. platform, will be a candidate for re
nomlnatlon, but this time will pledge
: himself, it: Is reported, to vote for
the Republican receiving the highest
- vote la the primaries. It la diffi
cult fo understand why a man like
nr. Jewell should tasks this change.
ding, and practically give up to this
"small potato" clique the choosing
of the next senator, pr at least pre
venting; the yeomanry from choosing
one themselves?
to Quit business before very long
throughout the country. An honest
horse race Is a nice thing to see, and
Innocent; but the gambling ln con
nection with horse racing Is Just
what Burdette described it.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE CURRENCY.
P'
RESIDENT ROOSEVELT takes
sofne curious, inexplicable, and
as it seems to many of even of
his' admirers and supporters,
inconsistent positions. One of
them is his persistent forbearance to
attack the Dingley tariff. Another
is his advocacy of the ship subsidy
scheme. And now it is said that he
favors the Aldrich currency bill.
That is, he does not like it, but will
approve of It rather than get noth
ing, although most disinterested and
competent persons Bay that it would
accomplish, no good, but rather harm;
The president is not a financier, and
has no very clear and definite ideas
about currency reform, as his jnes-
The decision of Judge Cleland ln
favor of the Initiative and referen
dum and against the Sunset Tele
phone company Is only the first of
eoveral to be rendered, each by a
higher court, before the Question
will be finally determined, but as
Judge Cleland is regarded as a care
ful and able Judge, his opinion Is
encouraging.
Senator Bailey of, Texas says Pres
ident Rosevelt does a lot of good,
and then makes some foolish move
that counteracts it all kicks over
the milk, as it were. This may be
bo, but Senator Bailey would better
not essay the role of censor or critic
of public men.
President Roosevelt tells Senator
Bourne that part of the fleet will
come to Portland during the rose
fiesta. As the president is com
mander-in-chief of the navy, this
settles it. Incidentally, it seems that
he has forgiven Bourne again for
his second elective term agitation.
larger factor around Lebanon than
most people realize, and Is growing a
great deal faster than the most hopeful
ever thouKht It would, says the Ex-prens-Advance.
There Is being shipped
away from Lebanon cream to about six
different creameries. During the year
1907 the Hazelwood Cream company paid
out at the Lebanon station $21, US. 27.
which was en Increase of $3,000 over
the year of 1906, and about three times
the amount thoy paid out for the year
of 1605.
a a
In welcoming Bishop Paddock, the
new bishop of eastern Oregon, a Baker
City man said: "I believe If the good
bishop was to camp a few days In La
Grande and experience the winds which
come down the canyon, and then go to
Pendleton, which is a hole ln the ground
out of which one can only see up, 1 bp
llv he will decide on Baker as his of
ficial residence." To say the least of
It this was ill-timed and In poor taste.
Hakfcr City does not need, ln order to
make a fine showing, to run down other
The real issue before the electorate
of Oregon Is: Shall the people or a
party elect United States senators? It
Is not a sufficient answer to say that
the constitution defines the method by
which senators shall be elected and
thai Statement No. 1 practically nulll
II os It, for we have already "nullified"
more than one intention of the consti
tution without criticism or objection,
and continue to do so, notably in the
matter of election of president. There
is little doubt but the framers of the
organic law Intended and expected that
the electors would choose as president
and vloe-presldent men whom they, as
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for the position. It was dreamed, nay
hoped, that the people had finally dele
gated to a body of more or less esti
mable gentlemen the privilege of se
lecting, for them their chief executive.
We all know how dismally the scheme
failed to work out. Almost Immedi
ately the electoral college became a
mere fla-urehead a puppet to register
eastern Oregon towns, and no doubt the.wlu,r ne mntt5,eJ7' 01 tn aoml
that most people of that city would
choe'-fully repudiate this foolish utterance.
nant political party. This was a step
toward a more complete realization of
democracy and It nulllneu the evl
dent Intent of the constitution, and
that, too, ln a manner not provided ln
tho instrument itseir.
A similar change is taking place ln
the methods of electing United States
senators. More and more the people
are assuming the exercise of powers
Correcting Some Figures.
Portland. Or., March 6. To the Edi
tor of The Journal In your issue of
the third Instant. Mr. Eugene Palmer of
Albany states that It costs the state of
Washington 71 cents peilay for each
student ln the University of Washing
ton, while it costs Oregon more than
double that sum for each student at
Eugene. Mr. Palmer's figures are based
upon a report for the year 1 906. and do
not take Into consideration the large
appropriations made for the University
of Washington by the legislature of
1907. The total cost to the state per
vaar ffor the vears 1907 and 1808) for
each student at the University of Wash
ington Is $19$, or $1.8 per day ror eacn
of the 200 school days. The total to
the state per year for each student at
the University of Oregon Is $114. This
raault la obtained by dividing the state
appropriation of $47,500 per year by the
number of students at Eugene 417.
Based on these figures, the cost to the
state per day for each student at Eu-
fene Is 67 cents, and not more than
1.42, as Mr. Palmer states.
Under the proposed appropriation of
1125.000 per year, and an estimated en
rollment of 600 students at Eugene for
next year (a very conservative esti
mate), the total cost to the state will
be $260 per year, or $l.2o per day for
each student. About one-third of the
appropriation for each year Is desired
for Improvements that will become the
permanent property of the state. On
the basis of an annual expenditure of
$80,000 per year for maintenance, the
cost to the state for tuition will be $100
per year for each student at Eugene.
Mr. Palmer's statement about the
amount appropriated annually for each
pupil 1q the public schools is also in
correct. He states that $8 per pupil Is
appropriated for these schools. When
we Include the county levy, the Income
from the Irreducible school runtl and
the special school district taxes which
are levied in a great many of the dis
tricts, the appropriation for each child
amounts to much more than $8 per
year, ln Multnomah county It amount
ed to $37.93 for the school year ending
June 17, 1907. These figures were fur
nished by the county school superin
tendent of this county.
In regard to the Rhodes scolarship
prize, I would respectfully call Mr. Pal
mer's attention to the fact that four
out of the five men who qualified for
the prise were from the University of
Oregon, and that Mr. Wlnans of Willam
ette, who won the prize, defeated' Mr.
Johnson, who had been chosen from Eu
gene's four for the final 'test, because
he (Wlnans) had been more active ln
student body enterprise and not because
of a better record in scholarship.
C. N. M' ARTHUR.
REALM -FEMININE
w
The School House and the Architect.
HI LB . we are all mourning
with the fathers and mothers
of Colllnwood over the fright
ful holocaust wh,lch destroyed
nearly half the children of
that suburb, let us not be wilfully blind
to the contributory negligence whlcti
abetted the disaster, and which. Is still
at work all over the country.
me planning of school buildings Is
left to one or more local architects In
eaoh town. Under hla direction the eon
tractor works, and every phase of the
building is supposed to have been
passed upon by both of these men tie
fore lis acceptance.
In case tha achnnt hmrj ill..
hort-elghted individuals.
build without an architect and leaves
the whole matter In thar tinrt. e tt..
contractor, whose main 1 fit rat sit ta tn
put up liit) building as cheaply at poi-
I til an. I 4a . I . , . -. . r
, l" " large pronts as
possible out of the pnntnoi nn. h.
school board nead nnt ha rr.mli
prised at cheap work.
ii ine aoors or the Colllnwood school
were locked, much of the blame rests
upon the Janitor and mnrh nrum th
principal whose care for the safety of
the children under him la supposed to
include nrnnur nrAmwm - l . t
on 'J16 the hand, the doors opened in- VJf
the Innocents rests upon the architect
who planned so faulty a feature.
We demand Of nhvalrlana ahn ara Ia
be given license to experiment upon the
human body that they should pass a
satisfactory examinstlon and prove
their fitness for their proposed work.
We Insist that dentists, who mar onlv
cause or alleviate pain, shall be fit for
inair ousiness.
We will not even grant license to a
barber to shave a man without his
proving his ability to do the work, yet
we allow any one who calls himself one,
9 be an architect and to take work If
e ran get It. Yet his work has a more
direct bearing upon the safety of the
uman family than that of any other
profession, except the physicians. And
ven a physician may experiment noon
only a few people at a time. If hla
cases persistently die under his treat
ment, his chances of business success
would surely be poor.
An architect, so called, may plan any
sort of a structure to house hundreds
or thousands of people, and if his work
appears to be tasteful, to the layman. It
goes ahead. He may or he may not
now enough about weights and strains
to construct a building that will stand.
If It falls during the building, killing
he workmen, his Incapacity is dlscov
red. If It stands up until he gets It
ff his hands he Is Immune from blame.
An architect may or may not be a
graduate of a technical school; he may
he may not be an honest man, be
may or he may not have Judgment and
nay
kill
enough to build public buildings
t in
Wright Lorlmer's Birthday.
Wright Lorlmer, an actor who in re
cent years has won much fame by his
presentation of the biblical drama, "The
Shepherd King," was orn ln the town heretofore delegated to their servants
of Athol, Massachusetts, March 10. possibly from a growing consciousness
mac inose servants biiuw b. strong in1
cllnatlon to enjoy the emoluments and
privileges of masters!
Statement No. 1 Is but one of several
devices by which the will of the peo
ple, and not of a mere party, may be
realised and enforced. Tt Is true that
a senator may, by this method, be elect
1874. After completing a preparatory
course in the Worcester academy, ha
attended Colgate university and later
spent several years ln study at Oxford
university, England. After his return
to the United States he was offered the
professorship in English literature and ed by a plurality and not a majority of
To tax vehlclles Is to tax Industry,
Impose cruelty on animals and men and
raise the prices of commodities through
out the city. Such licenses will ulti
mately cdmpel such sweeping regula
tion of the matter as will make It lm-
Sosslblerfor a proud, haughty and ln
Ifferent city council to license any-
fsychology In several universities, but
hese he declined to follow his stronger
Inclinations to enter the dramatic field.
He made his debstt ln a minor part at
the Dearborn theatre, In Chicago. Af
ter serving his apprenticeship he de
cided to star at the head of his own
company. He met with almost imme
diate success and ln "The Shepherd
King" he has been seen In nearly every
city Oi prominence in America.
This Date in History. .
1624 English declared war on Spain.
1629 Third parliament of Charles I
dissolved,
1776 English soldiers plundered Bos
ton. 1706 British parliament passed Irish
Insurrection act
1797 Albany became the capital of
the state of New Yorkv
1845 Alexander III of Russia born.
Died November 1. 1894.
186S Albert Edward, prince of Wales,
married to Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
1867 Attempted assassination of I
Victor Emmanuel at Milan.
the electorate; but It Is notorious that
this is even more true under the party
system. The only apparent way to pre
vent this contingency Is to make pro
vision ror a secona election ana re
quire a definite majority of party or
people before declaring the election of
any candidate, uven witn tnis amend
ment to the present laws, it would still
be possible, under the party system, for
a small minority or tna people to elect
a strictly party senator. we some'
times forget that the constitution
knows nothing of parties, but only the
peoplo! It may be that some interests
have been slyly practicing a little pri
vate "nullification of the constitution"
on their own account through the
agency of parties I
Under the operation of Statement Na
1 it Is practically Impossible to elect
a senator who does not represent a plu
rality of the people. Under the present
practice it is practically impossible- to
elect one who does voice the sentiments
of a plurality of, ln many cases, even a
party! But with a very slight Jmodlfl-
catlon of the law, It Could be rendered
1 almost impossible to elect a senator
Kin
1870 First woman jury in 'America I who had not received a clear majority
aaaamblsd In Wyoming. . ;., lot the votes of tha electorate. Cer
Lessons From the Disaster.
Ollmer, Wash., March 6. To the Edl
tor of The Journal Having read -n
your valuable paper the report of the
Cleveland school disaster of March 4,
I would like to ask:
Is It not how time that our govern
ment took this matter ln hand and
made and enforced a law whereby all
school buildings, ln fact all buildings
used for pub'lo gatherings of any kind.
are compeiica to nave out-swinging
doors.
In the case referred to. how many of
all the millions of people reading that
account can picture correctly that ter
rible scene; those pupils, many, no
doubt, calling for mamma or papa to
help them, making a mad rush in flee
ing from the fast spreading flames,
only to find at the very gateway of
escape another death pit Into which
they were forced to leap owing to the
fact that the doors swinging in were
locked more firmly as the crowd grew
larger. Had the doors swung out, tho
Srowdlng children would have forced the
oorp open, thereby permitting the
escape of many .who were tramplod and
crushed to death.
Now that yeara of experience has
not brought this small but very import
ant point to tha attention of our great
architects, who are constantly laying
plans of large buildings, I again re
peat the question. Is it not time our
government took the matter In hand?
A SUBSCRIBER. .
hat shall be safe for occupants, bu
any case he Is not obliged to pass an ex
mlnatlon or testiry ln any manner ms
fitness for his task. The profession of
rchitecture Is the only unprotected
rnfesflon In the Uulted States. The
rnquols tragedy, the Boyertown ratas-
rophe. the Colllnwood slaughter
should surely form a burning torch to
light mankind to nn understanding of
the wickedness of allowing the building
of public structures by incompetent men
and the folly of permitting the profes
sion of the architect to be entered by
anv one who chooses to hang out his
shingle.
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Palls and Cards.
CARD etiquette which seems some
what difficult to the novice ln city
ways Is really not complicated.
In the end all social forms rest on some
basis of sound sense or convenience end
are not as some suppose entirely arbi
trary. At home may mean one of two
things. It may refer simply to the day
In the week or the fortnight when the
woman receives her friends. It Is es
tablished that she will be at home at
theae times and her friends need not
have the disappointment of calling and
finding her out.
The "At Home" for which cards are
sent out, howover, Is an easy social af
fair at which many of tho hostess'
friends come together. The rooms are
usually darkened and lit with electrlo
lights or candles. Some one of the
friends of the hostess pours tea and an
other coffee in the dining room. Tha
guests stand or sit about the room but
not at the table. Young girls are asked
by the hostess to assist in serving. If
the affair Is elaborate there Is usually
a punch bowl in another room which
makes a spot for social gossip.
Such an At Home Is the returning of
favors by the hostecs and necessitates
a call on tho part of the guest within
the next two or three weeks.
The first calls which a bride receives
should be returned by her within two
weeks. She leaves one card of her own
and two of her husband's unless there
are frown daughters In the family
some other woman, such as the mother
of the husband or wife, in which case
she leaves two of her own cards ,and
two of her husband's. It is no longer
considered good form to leave more
than two cards for a single call. Tbe
two cards with the husband's name are
supposed to represent his call upon tha
wife and upon the husband respectively.
If a man makes an afternoon call he
presents his card at the dpor. If It is
the custom of the woman of the house
to wait upon the door herself he may
lay his card upon a table as he leaves If
he finds no card receiver near. After a
second or third call n ttye evening, thj
formality of cards may be dispensed
with.
Yes, the Name Will Be Published.
Portland, March 8. To the Editor of
The Journal Will you please publish
a complete list of Statement No. 1 can
dldates some time before election? The
worklngmen Want it to-refer to. The
undersigned intends to scratch every
man opposed to Statement No. 1, re-
f ardleas of party and if others will do
he same (and it certalntly looks as
though they will) It will not be many
years before the people can have aome
ay as to what they want Instead of
having a chosen few do as they-wish,
Imagining that they know better what
the people want than do the people
themselves.
The fellows who want to aown state
ment No. It -and .others of the same
class have run things aBout long
enough. - Let the people have a try; It
can't ba worse and rriky be a whole
lot bettsf. WORKINQMAN. ,
Cards containing the names of both
husband and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Blank,
are appropriate for only a limited use.
They may be sent as an acknowledg
ment of an invitation which demands
response, as an acknowledgment of a
wedding invitation, with a wedding
present or for some such purpose, when
a call from both would be appropriate.
They are not correot when the wire
calls alone. She always uses the -Individual
cards- ln that case.
When a daughter has recently been
Intrnrlnrort in annletv her name may be
laced upon her mother's card, but It Is
etter form for her to have her Indi
vidual card. This is considered import
ant. If she is the only aaugnter or m
elder daughter her card must read sim-
ly Miss iJlana, witnout any napuni
name, li sne is tne second uaunuto.
and her elder sister is still in society
she must use her given name, Miss El
eanor Blank. , . .
When a woman is In mourning for
her own or her husband's relatives It is
correct to use black bordered cards and
stationery. It Is not imperative. In
deed the etiquette of mourning is grad
ually giving way to a more enlightened
reason. Cards must always be en
graved. This Is an absolute dictum. A
written card, or what Is worse, a print
ed one, are not tolerated for a moment.
Thla la nn nlace for economies. It Is
not very costly to have the best cardswl
and- to have them, engraved properly.
If one cannot arrora tnat, Detter leave
calls out of the question.
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The Dally Menu. (
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Figs. CenjaX
Cream Codfish on Toast. Coffee.
LUNCHEON. - j:
" Clam Frltert. Egg Salad.
Apple Sauce. Cake.. f
Tea. '
L ' . dinner. ' ::
Cream of Celery - Soup. Roast Spring
Lamb. -
Browned potatoes. Mint 8atioa
Cauliflower. Tomato Jelly, j' 1
i!- u Tapioca Pudding. :
' T V , Coffee. -' '
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