.JOURNAL)
THE JOURNAL
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Manhood begin whan w
hare In any war mad true
with necessity but It be
gins joyfully and hopefully
only when we have reconciled
ourselves to necessity Car-lyle.
PEARL HARnOH.
aKliEOATE! Jonah K. Kalanlana-
ole of Hawaii, has lent out a
circular letter to the press ask
ing for comment favorable to a
. bill establishing a naral station at
. ' Pearl Harbor, and Improving It, at
. , a total cost of $700,000. The Jour-
Ml is pleased to respond to this re-
. quest, and believes the enterprise Is
; entirely worthy. The report of the
" house committee on naval affairs
says: "The Hawaiian Inlands af
ford the only possible location for a
strong naval base In the Pacific
, ocean for a distance of over 4,000
miles from our western coast. Pearl
Harbor Is one of the best natural
harbors in the world. It has a depth
-of over 0 feet of water and an
area of nearly 10 square miles. It
Is landlocked, and ships lying there-
In are out of view from the sea. It
1$ the only practicable site for a
; naval base In the Pacific ocean."
. Admitting that our naval policy
Is necessary, that we must maintain
naval stations, certainly Pearl Har
bor should be put and kept In readi
ness for use at any time. It was 22
years ago that the United States
acquired by treaty the right to es
tabllsb a naval station at Pearl Har
bor. Ten years ago we annexed the
Islands, and made them United
States territory. Since then the
government has acquired 600 acres
of land, and dredged a 30-foot chan
nel into the harbor. A 85-foot chan
nel is considered necessary, and
other Improvements. The bill for
this purpose seems reasonable. In
this connection a quotation from an
article by Captain A. T. Mahan, pub
lished 15 years ago, is of Interest
He said:,
' i'.. To any one viewing a map that shows
the full extent of tho Pacific, two elr
: cumstances will be strikingly and lra-
- mediately apparent He will see at a
glance that the Sandwich Islands stand
. by themselves In a state or comparative
isolation, amid a vast expanse of sea;
and, again that they form the center of
& large circle whose radius is approxl
' ntately the distance from Honolulu to
Ban Francisco. This la substantially
the same distance aa from Honolulu to
the Gilbert, Marshall. Bamoan, and So-
clety islands, all under European control
except Samoa, In which w have a part
influence. To have a central position
ueh as this, and to be alone, having nn
' rival aad admitting no rival, are condi
tloos that at once fix the attention of
the strategist But to this striking
omblnatlon la to be added the remark
',, able relations borne to the great com-
" marclal routes traversing thla vast ex
. fiSJMS.
Voo naoob stress cannot be laid upon
1 the Immense disadvantage to us of any
, BiHttiM enemy having a coaling uta-
gtoa wsU within 2,600 miles, as thla is,
UsT every point of our coast line from
Wgat wemna vo jnexico. were mere
; many others available we might find It
diffloult to exclude from all. There is,
' however, but the one. Shut out from
the Sandwloh Islands as a coal base, an
. enemy Is thrown back for supplies of
fuel to dlstanoea of 8,600 or 4,000 miles
or between 7,000 and 8,000 going and
' oomlag -an impediment to sustained
maritime operations well nigh prohib
itive.
terests obey the law It Is easy for
them to enter Into a conspiracy to
destroy whoever may be responsible
for the undertaking."
Incidentally, La Follette renewed
his plea for an official valuation of
railroads, no that the people can find
out what taxes thoy ought to pay.
and what rates of freight are rea
sonable. This Is a proposition that
must necessarily come to the front
In the country, as La Follette pressed
ft to the front In Wisconsin. The
people have a right to know the val
ue of railroads; and the people's
specified, expert officials, the Inter
state commerce commission, should
have the right and power to ascer
tain this value, and to Judge here
from as to reasonable ratos. This,
also, would be helpful to assessors
In fixing valuations.
The people want nothing but what
Is fair and right In these matters.
They do not want to cripple or harass
the railroads, nor the llg financial
Institutions; but they do waut, and
will Insist upon Information, knowl
edge and the power of regulation and
control. La Follette stands forth
conspicuously and notably as tho
people's champion In these respects.
He Is not a mere dreamer or thorlier,
but he Is a man who has worked out
his ideas to a practical conclusion in
Wisconsin, and the people there have
the fruits of his work In their pock
ets, in their homes, and In their
brains.
The senate win try In vain to sit
down on and suppress such a man
He stands and talks and works for
the great body of the people, not
for any Interests. Again, It may be
reasonably asked, sinoe he Is a Re
publican, why does not the Republi
can party, If It has really reformed
and Is going to serve the people,
room for them all, and they will rise to appropriate for- the municipality
and spread and become mighty mu-tb unused power of Bull Run. The
nlclpal epitomes of ths splendid water, power that could be secured
growth, activity, development and Uhus would be Invaluable as a means
greatness of the Pacific slope, the I of protecting ths city from extortion
best region on the earth.
REGISTER I
, Small Ckange
BtxTl room, for more good candidate
e
He navr admits that it will take
ate charges for pnblio lighting. The -.;.
use Of the Dowar tnnM h I eased to I Who Wfll head the BamiMlnait Male.
some competing corporation for J Uoa e e ' i
short term periods or upon oondl-1 Irrigation! not neoeeeartty a dry
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Opinions of State Press on
Statement One
Mr. Cake Is Formidable,
From the Joeenh Herald.
H. M. Cake's unqualified and hearty
Indorsement of Statement No. 1, his
wlllngness to trust the people rather
than the politicians, and the sensible
platform upon whloh he la making his
campaign, render him a rormidaDie can-
i7i4rbalh
FTfemwine
w
Children 'Versus Dollars.
B ARB complaining of crowded
ineatrea with Inadequate fire
protection and we think shud
derlngly of ths terrible soenes
wnwn would follow the out-
rpHERE are probably 10,000 rot- tlons that would ensure to the city MW0-
ers in Multnomah county who the lighting of its streets at reason-1 Voting machine la solitie mar bel'date for the senatorial toga.
VSstWlsk Jte tArr1flral-aA ' IT ) I t 1 . A v S 1 VS. a I efcll TlsTUg. I 1 11 1
I B " masjw aa alBi
one or tnem wno rails to place the power Is creemlnentlv desirable! I The mod) insist an aimtin, thaivlv .
his name on the rolls before April 7, whether the city should lease the nor . . I The day of the poUtioat machine In Jrk of fire or even the suggesUon of
when registration closes, will be power or should bnlld and operate A subject for flebaU: w.it tr1." ,i"."r'v'"'. ""l"",nu. S " " ora 01 n"u" theatres, and
guilty of a grave neglect of duty. Its own plant Is a question that can RPWloar u,. tchm this fact as he sTart w. ?. .v in v?Ue Pon to
The Obligation rests noon every cltl- he determln,! ltr w-, w... -m, . r CaUfornla. . AUof the old ma. rew rrom endanger-
sen. No loyal American should be
unmindful of It. None can shirk or Frequent suggestions that the poor
escape It. I but worthy and would-be Industrious formatioa run
Renrr Wattersim Is still aranw. and
mere are otnera.
'Orre the Immigrants all the right
e e
The eountnr Drees is almost unani
mous for Statement No. 1.
e
Cont-ress hates to adimirn without
starting another bis: trust.
nominate La Follette for president?
TROUBLE, TOO, IX IOWA.
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LA FOLLETTE.
CENATOR LA FOLLETTE usual
ly knows what be talks about.
' - V T I - i I ..It... V Ia
s lie ia a wurujr wiaw, uuv uo
has first Investigated and Is
sure of his facts. Besides, he Is a
pretty logical reasoner. Nobody sue
cessfully controverts him. In the
senate a few days ago La Follette
told a lot of truth about the panic J
iasi ian. i nere were no commer
cial reasons for It," ha said, "but
there were spncnlatlve, legjglativfl
end political reasons why the panic
might serve special Interests. There
'were business scores to settle, leg-
iBiav.iua vo do Diocjcea ana currency
measures salted to the system to
, be secured. There was a third term
' to be disposed of and policies to be
discredited."
He showed that the big banks'
group .had nearly $600,000,000 of
other, banks' money. This "fur
bished big operators with money to
Bfjuoeie out Investors and speculators
at the very bottom of the decline,
taking In the stock at aa enormous
jiroflt;? and ha declared that "with
this enormous concentration dt busi
ness it is possible - to areata artl
'ficIaUy pertodt of prosperity and
periods of panics Prices can be
lowered or advanced at the wjll'of
the system, and. If aa effort is made
OWA Is all torn up, too. It is
nearly as overwhelmingly Repub
lican as Oregon,, yet It Is likely
to become a doubtful state be
cause the machine politicians are
fighting a primary law and "the
Des Moines plan," and Governor
Cummins, a tariff revisionist. The
last legislature passed a primary law
that will go Into effect June 1, re
ferring to which, and to political
conditions, the Des Moines News
says: "For years the progressives of
both the Republican and Democratic
parties have complained that the
caucus and convention system of the
state was an expression of the wishes
of the corporations far more than of
the people."
It is conceded that the Republi
cans of the state are for Taft, but on
the senatorship there is a warm
fight, and a primary selection is de
manded. The machine ringsters in
various counties have indorsed Alli
son, but the "rank and file" are pro
testing. The News says:
There was not even a caucus In
Madison county. The county central
committee got together, selected dele
gates to the county convention, which
of course were all standpat and tho
county convention indorsed Allison.
How muoh voice in the matter did the
people have? Down in Davis county
they held a mass convention, relic
of political barbarism, and lndote
Allison. Probably not one tenth of the
voters were there. How much of an
expression of the people was it 7
The old system is passing away.
The people are going to smash the
machines, In Iowa and Ohio and In
diana, and after awhile even in old
rotten New England, as well as in
Oregon.
If unworthy men are nominated for people of ths cities be placed on
office In the coming primaries, the western homestead or other cheap first robin back east
hlame will rout lartrnlv nnnn thn lands haa 11 tn a nlan tnr financing
iiuuiuvis wa vaav vi vaa nuv iwwuu I ou iuvf luau! vu vusjiuviw i jfj QQ Dim TOT TiMaX g lis.
to register and thereby deprived him- basis. It may come to nothing, but
self of his own vote. The Journal frequently wonders why
It should be a matter of civic pride some of Our philanthropic raultl-
as well as of good citizenship to see millionaires, who give millions to
that the name of every legal voter in colleges which Is well In Its way
Multnomah county is placed upon do not take up with some such
the rolls before registration closes, scheme as this, to bring worthy, land
Portland's growth In population Is loss people and uninhabited land to-
estimated Hrjrely by the number of gether. Of course all city people erybody, .through the newspaper
registered voters. Every taxpayer, would not make a success In a "new
every buxincHs man. every resident country, but many could; why
who Is Interested in the city's wel- The probably fit people could be
fare and progress Is therefore di- lected, and their emigration would
rertly concerned in this matter. give the remaining people In the
If you have not registered, do so cities a better chance
now. If you have registered, make It
T V? .1 T 1
letters rrom tne reople
mine men si lease laouiy ecanowieusa t "is ins lives or manv h vImi. .-
this, vet w find a few still struggling the panto Imnulaa -whinh . .iw.u. J:
to get the old thing In some sort of " ,roPUs wnicn Is always presto-
motion and trying to get up steam with B,Vn fny crowd. j,
"Republican patriotism" as fuel. This t,lh.cr?dltJ. ef the publlo school
- w.-i.--. ji't System Of Portland that th t . T.
iuiub ii.t. . ii n m uu 11 . ,iiun i .u .ii. uriii
They are still chirruping ever the! how to pose aa gladiators, but seek to I rft mVZX' t),en considered a necessary
run tne wnoia snow wun puppets on r- - "" "-"wi jraminr ana ror 20
the stage and themselves
Taft I scenes, is it any wonoer
audience and are not i
qulsh the rights of free bora men?
tlves behind the "a nre the children of the
aer thswhe Po- a?Vit-bl?.Krohed out '
r the applauding I1" "Uh never a panio re-
iilina- tn Mlln. I suiting. Horns of the nriiuiliul. ...
........ ----- I nnw .,i "r'".'" "'
:.Tf-' 1 rurther
now c
and burn:
K.-.:r. if mpse in the hal s or
basement to rin v v,n.. ...
M , - vuhuiiu m (nail
of smoke .and stlU further encourage
self control In the fire drill. All of
One Editor's Opinion.
From the Gervals Star.
There Is no more dansrer of Oeorre I this In the lls-ht n ,k. . i"
Chamberlain. DmooraL being elected I wood tragedy which brought freahlv to
. . . ,w m i united butes senator man tnere is me i our minds tne neoeasltv of nrotactiAn
Think how those gardens would grew editor of this DSDer. All this talk is for the schoof Iklll ' 01 Prowcun
now If you had Planted them. I frivolous. It la not the sentiment of ZZJ
e e
Senator ITMltrm Va aJraav ttAA aw
. . i - . . . ... . . wh mi viuiunri
moi is ma won or in a oddosiis narir. i lnienia-anr thin tn kn.. ... mn -,
i it m nuni. nip, m , mim i nam. I dram in a win. . . i...,,., . .
true Republicans, and they are the ones I Tet with all thla Is It enoushr T
to nnnault All that la mmAA An thla a.ih. It a wla. tkiTl 5. 71 17. UI?T. ..."
. . . . ... .. . . ww. W. 1 uiuiuuil
- " , "-- J I . --ii-.-i. iu nnDii OVHF null Ah
a RuhiIit tn anrln ta a .inrtmii oerlain as governor, but they do not Pend for their protection unon tha
notT ttm-it n VLmSVVL. t JEZ wn' him as senator. The Republican Orderly marching fronY the bSlldlni
thing-lf one doesn t have to work. majoMty Is altogether too overwhelm- which' In times of no T danier ta ao?
0 Ing. There Is no one knows this better compllshed safelyt 10
Bvelyn oould donbtleas make a lot! than Mr. Chamberlain himself. There
g a Darner snop,
your business to see that your friends
and acquaintances do so also. The
county clerk's office is open every
day and In the evening until 9
o'clock. Oo now and avoid the
of money by startini
Still. Father Torke has not convinced
everybody that Schmlts and Ruef are
angels.
The Proposed Tax Amendment.
Flrland. Or., March It. To the Bdi-
Tt seems to
at Taft, If
walk-over.
be a common
The neonl whn m.a u. a
Is more danger of electing a cheap Re- theatres, where there la always an Re
publican, ment of danger, go voluntarily. The
I; w ala uunipeiina 10 go 10 tne
wooden schools. .We have carefully
provided a school law which th.v mv
Irrom me niiamooa neraia. not avan hih ,.,., v. . r'
The oorruptlon that has always and a 1 iZ9 P
verlastlngl arisen from the elecUon i ""n
that Taft, If nominated, will not have , iTnl.-A".."..'.:. XT i a?V- w T nX truant officer
. .11. ..... - i mm k oiKDDritar nr ht, iiha . k.....
v. , , tor of The Journal Some of the papers
throng of laggards who will defer hllv, warne1 tha farmer, to look ppth
regiaiering uniii u.e last nour.
7L h?K'.ben them Vn Th.iV Vay "if 'perch.n."?
Think of the millions of people who ,,.. in thi iJi-. ? -tTn. th- '.." ? nd undertake
don't know what they have missed by brtbeVrW undoubtVdi; bein the
HOI living in Uregon. rauton all tha mnny nt tha at.ta h.v, v..ni7.-',."",. ' ' -u..7 iw icnwil
ai,nounl t h.maaW.. a. unon. llfM VV .fS"? .. ") "-
proposed tax amendment before voting. lfra Anna Oould-Castellane will now In favor of BUtement No. 1. The Ore- looking over the report for the year
w T-, . : I aC ti.i I f,.... i. v..i I I T " - w"r." i
raajur nuagers 01 oaiem mra up a few faots, whloh I hope will help " I k. ViT. ir.r .V . .S. : .... "C 11 lne cu7 sonoois wun a dally attend
high and clean ground in vetoing an clear the atmosphere of gloomy and in-
ordinance reducing the saloon license definite forebodings. may be nominated for vlce-precldent tr,yLh,ve u"n up seriously this matter I all of two stories in height and many
In that rltT frnm 11 0(10. tn whloh ''"4I! county is a gooa example isn't It time the Smith family was "4 T . KZi , . 7 or t"r- Tne west side high school.
9M.,vvv, w ""." of a farming communltv. besides hav- Irnmi.f auct oi tneir legislators, is nearly eur- which haa a rearlatrat! on of 10KD nnnll.
1 I . J . f rt r, i.. . ,- , i , . . 1 " . . I fUUn .vM.HM n mamKaw ,kt . . n.ll I . - 1 1 . . - 7
I ig urc 11 dm rotPUUJ raiseu, 10 iuu. I " um vv ajiu wooinn inilia di duui -
It Is the time or year and win be
for weeks to oome, but early Is better
than late to clean up; clean up the
lots and alleyways, and keep Portland
tidy,
r... v. . a .v.. .. . as manufacturing Industries.
uul "wou lun uiuiuouv.o uui au The faot, a, Bi,own by the assessor's
much because Of the reduction as be- I report are roughly as follows: Average
rause it did not contain strict ras-u-I vluua "nprovea rarm iana, u per acre
cause it aia not contain strict regu- average value unimproved farm land. t
latlve and restrictive provisions, per acre; one sixth of private land is In
flclent evidence to prophesy that candl- S virtually four etorlee from the street
aates ror tne legislature naa better lit has no elevator. IU stairways are
make up their minds that the public ahaurdi lona- mTA tAVtlintlsl Tt 1st nnn.
will not be bamfoosled out of this prln- ly constructed and It Is f-Iled with an
clplj. Keen your eye on Tillamook's extraordinary amount of " Inflammable
candidates for the legislature. lumber. To be sure, the pupils in the
Wlthmit the a ho la nnnnH t .ror siams laie; iota lyaiuaiion or
.. , -i-H - i taxable property 1Z,500.000;
Seek tag Selfish Ends.
high schools are old enough to have
some prosonce of mind. It Is likely
that they would behave better than the
Little groups of politicians have met ".V.T.J. .7,T.n .Pr"B" 'or
rVvlnmhna. R C. l.mArnr: "If tha
so high a license, and takes the nosi- exemption. $5. 000. 000: rate advanoed In th. in.in.nt vtan rwial trtr In f ha nrrkhl.
tlon that no citv ran afford to sur- Proportion of l to II, to make up deficit bltlon town set It up. "Let the gallon throughout the state and high-handedly are accustomed to discipline and obedl
uon mat no City can arrora lO sur Tn rate was not settled at the time I jug win." relegated Statement No. 1 to the rear I ?J?C?, ? 15er,,hM bn for
i uuum wuuui vl wo dmuuuo iu ci- i """ ui' ""I'l1"'" hi - i in this move, the Politicians onlv reD-I ' ",
change for large revenue. He be- ,"'VLTr.T ifflpn;J W.Mhlnio.n fmt:- r"ent decision resent themselves. They have no sup-
lleves In high license
tlon only, and not as a
lie revenue," and says
not right for any city
saloons." With this proposltlo
the revenue Is no object, most people ?ff!5u the tra,nBfer the producer
" " . . v cu i"" to the non-producer, thus equalising the
may aisagree. dui mat not oniy nign burden is shown bv the fo low in dia-
license but strict regulation is neces- Ktra!"- take iour farm" for example
. i.i , , . , on th same road, same soil, two farms
sary is a position that the Salem improved, two farms unimproved:
council, and others as well, should rcspnt system, rate l per cent 100
sustain.
as a regula- Proposed exemption . a(iaaa to the effect that dogs are neither a return of the days of senatorial cor- f21"drQ,,n,Kth 0'1?1er 11 wooden bulM-
meansof pub- , ''netr"of;:;;:;: '222 oll! ?S.f.d KP""- th8 ot Mb"y nd - bfoVaVtS-a PanTbv V5 a'lo?
that It Is I Possibly it would help the importers For manv years the Republican party iLre' ..P"!" ' ?l.k"' contTualon
to live Off the "r10.".: 1 ' Z ?' ?" ? JR dcl'fon a th &!" 'M Uabsurd" to cUim ?K?7K .'JSnVi a .
n. that The method by which the amendment I hnn... nf i,.K...,i any protection to such children. They
Oregon Sidelitfnti
M OXDERFUL SAN FRANCISCO.
HE plain facts about what
the people of San Francisco
have done in less than two
years since the earthquake
and fire, which destroyed 28,000
buildings," remarks the Boston
Globe, "are simply beyond compre
hension in the east. In spite of labor
troubles and a cloud of all kinds of
difficulties which would have
daunted the people of most cities,
San Francisco, within the short pe
riod of 22 months since the dlsastor,
has erected or is now completing
10,000 new buildings, worth $111,-
000,000. That is to say, these i:cw
structures represent $6,000,000
more than the original loss; and yet
only 15,000,000 the capital necpB
sary for this gigantic work of up
building came from outside of San
Francisco."
It Is Indeed a marvellous record,
and speaks eloquently both of the
Immense wealth possessed by the
people of that wonderful city, and of
their buoyant, dauntless, optimistic,
unconquerable spirit, one more mani
fest there, perhaps, than in any other
city. The sun has kissed and thn
Bea and mountain breezes have
fanned the Callfornians not In vain.
San Francisco has been a wasteful
and in some aspects a wicked city; it
has suffered shame, as well as dis
aster, on account of the misdoing of
some of its officials and other prom
inent citizens; but it Is rising bu-
perbly, and will become, we doubt
not, a better and greater city than
evbr before.
Meanwhile the Puget sound cities
toward one extreme of the Pacific
coast line and Los Angeles toward
the other, will grow greatly, and
perhaps in time match San Fran
cisco even In its renewed strength
and glory; and last, though not
least, Portland, occupying a vantage
point peculiar to Itself, and In some
Important respects superior to the
others, will eventually become the
In appointing P. E. Sullivan as
member of his executive boartl
Mayor Lane made a most excellent
choice. Mr. Sullivan Is a man of
high Ideals, of unquestioned char
acter and of far more than ordinary
ability. He has lived in Portland for
many years and has gained the re
spect and confidence of the com
munlty. He has been a constant ad
vocate of those things that make for
good citizenship and good govern
ment. The story that the appoint
ment was made in furtherance of
"political schemes" of Mayor Lane's
and Mr. Sullivan's is too silly to re
ceive credence among intelligent men
If Portland had a few men like Mr.
Sullivan In the city council there
would be an end of the scandals
and disgraceful scenes which have
marked its recent history.
In his Boston speech Governor
Hughes said we should have a re
vision of the tariff, "promptly, with
out logrolling, not In any sense as a
matter for political maneuvering, but
in the interest of the American peo
ple as a whole." This sounds quite
well, but is rather too much of the
"glittering generality" order to be
satisfactory. The people want some
thing more definite and specific.
And does Governor Hughes have any
hope of such tariff revision as he
proposes by the present "friends of
the tariff" in congress?
So there is to be a spocial session
of congress next year to revise the
tariff, amend the Sherman anti-trust
law, pass an employers' liability law,
restrict the use of Injunctions, and
pass the Aldrich currency bill. Pos
sibly tho ship subsidy bill will get
through then. If it does not this
sprinc. But why wait till 1909 to
do these things, if they are deemed
wise and necessary? Some good
work clone during the next three
months might be more effective than
this alleged agreement and uncer
tain promise.
Qieat uumbera of people from In
terior points, as well as those about
the bay, will flock to San Francisco
to see the fleet while It remains
there, and this will, be the case in
other cities where the fleet touches,
which suggests the Importance to
Portland of getting as many of the
ships as possible to visit this city in
June. They will be a great attrac
tion, and efforts should be made to
make the attraction as large as pos
sible. .
nrrci imnrnvAri arn at IBn an oa
$3,000. tox $30; 100 acres unimproved
land at 112 an acre, $1,200, tax $12; 100
acres improved land at $30 an acre,
$3,000, tax $30; 100 arres unimproved
l.nd at $13 an acre, $1,200, tax $12; total
tax. $84.
Proposed amendment, all Improve
ments oxompted, rate 1 per cent 100
acres improved land at $30 an acre,
ii.zuv, tax, izi; luo, acres unimproved
land at $12 an acre, $1,200. tax $21: 100
acres improved land at $30 an acre,
$1,200. tax. $21: 100 acres unimproved
land at $12 an acre, $1,200, tax $21; to
tal tax, $84.
It should be noted that when all Im
provements resulting from labor are
exemptea rrom taxation, the taxable
value is the same as the adjoining lard.
I he privilege to labor Tree from taxa
tion Is man's Inalienable right, which
the proposed amendment demands.
The prlvllea-e to monopolise any nat
ural opportunity Is a special privilege,
for which each should pay according to
Its value.
How he utilizes that ODPortunltv Is
his own business ana as far as the com
munity Is concerned, neither here nor
there. If a man buys a seat at the thea
tre he pays neither less nor more than
his neighbor who sleeps throughout the
uer for marcs.
ir a man pays a tax ror me exclusive
use or a portion or "ooa s green ear in
why should he who works it pay less or
more than his neighbor who refuses to
utillie that which he possesses?
Lots of stock feed left over In east
ern Oregon.
Nearly all Oregon towns are to have
ciean-up days.
laud Is being rapidly
around Harm Is ton.
represents tl
times passed such a bill. Republican T. '"l "'.VTv.l" "l," rJl"'"
EbtrA'n fo'fn terledal. would , push XcK othw off and be
Republican platforms In Oregon have ,.-;(vi ,. k .i u
?,.mr1 ?!.. . ?nA Republican lde hallway." door. ODenirTar out-
pariy in uregon lea ine ouier siaies ot .rd flr, drlIi.1Lnrt th uiorm matho!
law, I ff rilafilnoi tha amallaat ihlMrn iirui.
AnU I tha lnwaat flnnf. a r A all that M n HA,
U,IIU1U1 Ul LUllLll-lKIIB IU CB.CU I K. rfananrial lini. tn. antra k. IW.aa nf
nty would undo the work of years I .w. mm... i .v. . ji. ...
snatch from the neoole tha rla-ht "'.."""wLI" -."Y""? ".."" .V '
have foujrht for o lonr and won. tr-- u -....
1 v aa. a 111 v i wa I u e i. wubi lu
i. This Date In History.
1RR0 Nicholas Fouauet. minister of
finance under Louis XIV, died. Born
1616. .......
177A American conarress issuea lei
ters of marque and reprisal against
England. . . . .
1777 British force landed at Peek
kin nnri aelzed military stores.
1858 Senate passed a bill to admit
Kansas as a state under the Lecompton
constitution. . .
is el nt -Rev. Francis Bourne, arch
bishop of Westminster, born.
1866 General Sherman arrived at
OoMahnrn nnri lolned the armle. under
nan.rai HohnleM and Oeneral Terrv.
iggg The high court or impeaenmeni;
opened for the trial of President John-
8 ?s Morrison W. Waite. chief Jus
tice of the United States supreme court,
died In Washington, v. C. Born In
Lyme, Connecticut, November l, 1816.
nA Hmm at ir.nAArsbv'B (correspond
ence of The PaUes Chronicle): Miss
Pearl Endersby is sick at mis xime.
Mrs. O. W. Fligg Is quite ill at the h6me
of her son, Al Pllgg. Miss Oladys Co
vert Is convalescing after her spell of
tvphoid pneumonia. James Dickson is
able to be around some on his crutches
now. He has been laid up with rheu
matism for several weeks. Willie En
derby is on the sick list, has been out
of school several days.
the nation in enacting It Into a
by the means of Statement No. 1.
now
cou
and
improved they
tteaiionariea are not in control now- chance and rely upon the very frail
The Eugene Commercial club will lot political shysters selte their rlghU f ailaht udoh these structures. In mat-
publish a monthly magazine. ana roo inem or too rruu or tneir nair Iters which are not so Important we
a a r-1'"-"'' w yvyvmt B"""-iare mucn more cautious, a rent tne
Central Point la "on the eve" of rreat '"iVt-. .. v. . w . children worth a little more thought?
ilavilrnm.nt tha Waval4 I T "n.4- nm llMf I CSkiii . J. lie puil-
- ' i 1 1 1: in ii n will wrecK i n KAnuDiimn Tia riv I T5 .. , ....i. w. .. v. .... T' .
Thev are forcing It to stand for some-1 .1. .v.. An:. Via ...
Farming never ceases In the Wlllam-I thing It has alwava dlametrlcallv on-lh.,,n t. .hnni ,',. a. a nt t,,i
ette valley, say. the Balem Statesman, posed, and to satisfy their selfish ends we have, but that Is a mighty por rea-
and restore their graft, they will so .on for continuing to be .0 foolish.
Baddies made by a Dalles man have disgust honest Republicans that they Portland 1. no longer a village, and
a world-wide reputation, .ays the Chron- wlll ,W.P. those who have usurped village ways are something which w-.
lcle. leadership Into oblivion. have got to try to outgrow. The risk
a Any legislator who refuses to sign of housing children in woode.i buildings
Quite a prospective building boom Is Statement No. 1 brazenly states that without an automatic fire service, wlth-
reported by an Oak Grove (Linn county) considers his own Judgment as to out even grenades or chemical engines
correspondent. who should be senator superior to the at hand Is a criminal risk to take.
a a Judgment of the majority of the people There are several plans that suggest
Born, to the dairy herd of S. P and whom j1 represents-and such a per- themselves. One of the best Is that
3. Blum of Beaverton, a heifer calf ,02 nad ,.r..b , . ,B.t nonae- " of changing the system of housing, as
weighing 125 pounds Some would-be legislators would put .oon as possible, to thaUof the cottage
th .Party above the people, but tha system which has been feund eutirely
,. . . ... . . . 4. people are bigger than any party. Any practicable In places where land is not
.Lu oasetts. Quite a number of the politician who would first serve him- more plentiful than it is here. It we '
stofckmen have turned their cattle, or self Instead of the people and then his must put up with these death traps for
J. tin V ii """ nioipariy insieaa oi me people is unwortny tne present, wnne tne otner roetnod is
me conuaence oi tne people.
now tilling the soli.
Eight Irish young men arrived In
Objections OonmllerHl.
uWTJ"? &S" lr: It the Woodburn Independent (Rep.)
thai, v" . " .u "vuui. i ne two oDjections to statement no.
their hom says the Times. i are that a Republican might be eloct-
ed senator by the people In June and
Eugene Register: A Linn county cltl- the elected might turn out to be a
sen has seoured Judgment against the thorough rascal before the next session
dead town of Waterloo, In that county, of the legislature. It Is altogether un-
but he is puszled over how to nnllect it likely that he would, and If he Is "born
. . . . . . I . - ,. . , v . , , . . . I ur btllll
00Alrr .1 wr wiving the .W"V. -." Tlu this we might remodel the fram
i -.,ih? ,.ZrlA 8?i y ln2M to a safe distance and give It a sep-
who sought and secured office under arate 8tructure of brick or stone.
the old method. Some, we believe, haye Does It all sound visionary? And
nery Is being provided for the towns of SSi. court rrds . rert." inXiV. wU1 " .ftU vltably be killed by the
the Willamette vallev Tha i. Tne court records certainly indicate ..ma old nleit It costs too much?
some as oeionging to tne order or Ras- Perhans. But our children are v
being Installed, we might surely build
the new school nouses, whicn are con
templated, on the cottage plan. Even
the portable frame structures which
were used while the Ladd school was
rebuilding would he preferable to four
story wooden buildings, beoause they
open directly upon the ground and the
children would have a chance.
And then we mlrht rebuild our nrea-
ent structures, one at a time, in stone
or cement. And while we were doing
willing to pungle up.
Balem Statesman: Cannery after can-
the Willamette valley. That Is srood
May they all succeed. But Salem needs
twi a. v Liir v Mil iiniTRvn . mi v no am tn a. a. it m - . i a i iinLn xjui vua vn
a second cannery more than an v other tti?'j JT.n wno guY dM,r?" far our most precious treasures. We
town In th. valrwIthZ Zy Si ! Md ..8t ??. fflJtor'h P..wou. hould not dream of placing valuable
nUm n.aHa if x....... I viui o wi luw uuiii paintings or rare ranrics m
a city
the first
the surroundln
fruits and
can take care of.
... , ...i. ii v.. . : not cuspiay me colors or a rascal until nalntlna-si or rar
rdlnf alcTun.e.beCrSo 2 the as'dlVcern'frt lS"
U7iable9 than ne Cann6ry F ! pM!Z Pou-ld th pec
of
framo
200,000
1
A MILESTONE IN HISTORY
Mayor Lane's address to the people
of Portland on the subject of city
lighting deserves the thoughtful con
sideration of every citizen. The
problem presented Js a grave one.
Whether the city would be wise to
undertake to erect a lighting plant
of Its own may be open to question
but there can be no doubt whatever
"The virtually unanimous ratification by the legislature of the
popular choice pf Mrt Mulkey and Mr. Bourne for United States
senators marks an epoch in the political history of Oregon. It is
not likely that the precedent thus firmly established will be broken
hereafter. ( The time of the legislature will henceforth be devoted to
the business of the state; its only concern with the election of sen
ators will be to fulfill the constitutional form by ratification of an
antecedent popular choice. ...
"Seldom has a body of public men given a finer demonstration
of loyaltyto American principles than tie Oregon legislature gave
in ratifying promptly arfd decisively the popular election of Senators
Mulkey and Bourne. By doing this they have acknowledged the
fundamental truth upon which our institutions rest, namely: that all
power ultimately resides in the people, and that whenever the peo
ple choose to exercise this power directly it is their right to do so.
Our legislators have also acknowledged, with noble fidelity to fact
and reason, that, high as their duties may be, they are but the serv
ants and the agents of the people, and that the popular mandates
expressed under the forms of law are of binding obligation upon all
, public officials. We"- may therefore say without undue insistence
upon its importance, that the ratification by the Oregon legislature
of the soouiar choice of our Senators marks an epoch in the rfr.veloo-
ment of free institutions.''--Oregonian Editorial, January 23,. 19Q7J
rtannla o 9 PnlUn wui A l
msuiiivo iu 11117 wdi, wiaii win leiBiti
ture as to the probity of a candidate.
weniraj Jfoint Herald: That foothill I Thn otner ODlectlon. and It aeema tn ha ih. .vi.. mnna that it- wnu .t
road between Central Point and Jaok- the main one, Is that Governor Cham- them to build their school of stoneT
sonville is a scene of great Industrial berlaln, a Democrat, will be chosen by ,
activity this spring, all kinds of work the people. Who assert this? The old It H K
being vigorously prosecuted during the machine men. How do they know that
present fine weather. Many new people Chamberlain will be elected by the peo- English Orange Marmalade.
Via vra mi ry.Vi a ma A UhjI 4 U. - iL nls XI a Vi a Hasan a)lAota1 H 4 e. r - a 1 1
within the past few months and on all ney of Multnomah county and twice TT OUSEKEEPEKS who see the pre
sides new buildings are being erected governor of Oregon, but that Is no rea- M serve shelf becoming rapidly
wood is being cut and corded for next ?n why he will be the choice of this IX emptied at this time of year are
winter's market, land Is bein cleared largely Republican state. When riding
and fencing Is being done on a large on top of n popular wave he was re- ,aa 10 mm aomo vi me jars wm,
scale. All of that section Is tributary elected governor by a bare plurality, orange marmalade. It is an excellent
to Central Point and the indications and he had earned the recognition. He relish for breakfast and is eauallv ao-
now are that the surrounding country has ,,ot earned election to the United -.t.hl. fh. ahiidrAn-a ii hm
is being settled uo so ranidlv that ci.7. States senate at the hands of the Re- i"p.tar'..,n . the cnHdrens lunoh box.
tral Point is bound to be a town of from publicans, who desirefone of their own Thl" tM De8' me to mane marmai-
2,000 to 8.000 people within the next two affiliation to represent them at Wash- Bae- granges are juicy ana sweet ana
or three years. lngton, but insist on making the choice. are ' oneap as iney win pe. xnis is
I TxU l.-.'4- . 1 . . v.... . I thA ..ulna t0 a VrrH n A hnmaalraanai
against the election of represen- whose marmalade la famous:
tatlves In the lower branch of congress? Twelve oranges, five lemons. Juice
Why not change the constitution and ?nIv- "$r- Cut the oranges Into quar-
have them selected by the legislature ters and put through a meat arlnder.
It would be as sensible as blocking the n, too fine. To every pound of fruit
antarina- of the weda-e that will laoH allow three pints Of cold Water. Lot
to a constitutional amendment urovld-1 t.Bd ? hours, then boll until tender.
ins for the election of senators bv a dl
rect vote of the people. Those who are
opposing Statement No. 1 are on rec-
Allow this to cool, and to every pint
add one and one fourth pounds of sugar.
Boll steadily for two hours. Just be-
ord es demanding that United States I J0!" ta,klJs ?rom .th6T!0T .ia2
or Jars and cover the Same as jelly,
t st st
senatprs be elected by a direct vote of
ciM twx out ot tlvese treat WeUesto. ttemalV be takta at onoa jmmmMkhttikkmi
I the people. What's the differenc?
Archbishop Bourne's Birthday.
The Most Rev. Francis Bourne, arch
bishop of Westminster, who. according
to recent reports from Rome, is soon to
be elevated to the cardlnalate, was born
at Clapham, In London, March S3, 1861,
of obscure parentage. His education
was received in ecclesiastical colleges,
and after two years at the University
of Louvaln he returned to England to be
ordained in MM. He worked first at
Blackheath, and in 1889 he was appoint
ed rector of the Southwark Diocesan
seminary. In 1895 he was named do
mestic prelate to Pope Leo XIII. On
May 1, 1898. Cardinal Vaughan conse
crated him titular btshop coadjutor to
the Bishop of Southwark, with the right
of succession. A year later the great
age of Dr. Butt led him to resign the
bishopric of Southwark, and thus Dr.
Bourne, whea quite a young man, was
called to rule over the vast diocese In
which, he had worked throughout his
priesthood. . In 1903 he was elected
Archbishop of Westminster to succeed
Cardinal vauiaao. ,, ,.
The Dally Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Orange marmalade. Breakfast roll a
Salmon caaea coriee.
LUNCHEON.
Clam patties. Baked potatoes.
Nut butter sandwiches.
Fig and apricot jam.
Junket. Small cakes. Tea,
DINNER.
Cream of corn soup. : Beef a la mode.
Browned potatoes. Spinach. ,
Asparagus, French dressing.
Brown Betty with cream. ,
Nuts. Cheese. j--,
Coffee. ' I-..
Down Clatsop . way there will be -a
great demand and market this summer1',
for garden truck, berries, dairy and
poultry products, says the Astoria i;
Budget! The travel to the beaches will s ?
surely be large and besides trrere will
be many laborer! from FOrt teveai te7"
Seaside to be fed, . . - .,