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. - ' i , .- ... ii n Mrtu fc ji ihii-"wmIi . i.nwn.Mi.i. i . - I I. t k - kTHE JOURNAL XV IKDKPENPKNT KEWSPAPta. &t A. lACKBOH Publlahar f.irnt Sunday) n i at !! JOUruai puuu ttrta aad Vaaiblll trart. Portland, Or, hr trr BoDdar mornluc, at The Jourua ttv4 it tba aMtufNca at Cortlind. Or., (or naUatoa Uroufc-h tb mail u accond-claaa I tmnraUttoa Urou,- . a. -"; ,l tTKLCIBOKIS MAIN II7S. HOME, a-OOSt 3 51 h n eVpartmenta reached hr t nnror. , ,. "ll tkr operator thr department j-"0 want. ,' V Z SI da Cflea, B 2444; tut K. k .'.? T- . f - , iVOBIJOM ADVIBTI81.V0 Ktl UKSBNTATI VK ... ' rrlad-BJamli Sperliil ad-rtlaliif enrjr j : Jj, Bronawlra BulldlDC, 223 fifth if too. Naa a ii: inniiM niililimic. i nn n ... '. C Sntjaorlptlon Terma br mull to nnj addxeaa ' ' . U tnittd State. Canada ct Mrxloo. t ! .'. l . DAIF.Y i MM rwr fj.oo i r- month I .SO i J V SUNDAY. ? mr S3.IV0 I On mnntb f .18 L PAILY AND 81'MAY. On tnr IT. IV) I On month I Work la not man's pun- Uhment, It Is hia reward and his strength, his glory and his pleasure. George Sand. PLAYING PETTY POLITICS. T SEEMS to be nothing less or ' else than a spirit of sheer, spite ful petty obstinacy that prompts the council to oppose tho mny- .. Jor't proposal to make inquiries with Jerard to public lighting and elec Jtrlc power, with a view to ascer ." ttalntng whether the city Is paying Uoo much for the service, and ; Whether a municipal light and power "', Jplant would be beneficial. No harm Jeould result from such an Inquiry, Mind with a council devoted to the Jclty's Interests, Instead of one spend ing all Its time wrangling over petty differences or studying how to op . 3ose and obstruct the mayor, much ; -good might result. . Nobody is proposing to rush Into TOnnlclpal ownership of a. light and p6Wf)r plant; nobody, proposes to cubmlt the question to a vote of the ; Jpeople at present All that Is pro- , i)osed is to make an intelligent, care ; 7ul Investigation of the subject, so Jthat the city authorities and the jpeople can see "where they are at," can learn something about this busi ness, with a view to determine later Jwhether It would be wise to take Jiny action In the direction of munic ipal ownership. This might not be done In several years, or at all, but 1 mn would get some iaformatlon and ?data ' upon which action could be Jaken.more intelligently, if taken jat aJL ' St The suggestion Is a good one, and Altogether reasonable, and this Is jso even If it should be determined jrm Investigation that a municipal wnership of a light and power plant would not be a good thing. It is a hiatter that needs very careful In vestigation; why not make some in- qulrles Into it? n The council has no good reason .for opposing the proposition, of course. It needs no good reason for opposing, or for supporting any thing. Over half the members ap- patently do not consider the right or wrong, the good or bad, the wisdom or folly, of any proposition at all; If It comes from or Is approved by the; mayor, that settles It; that the only thing they consider. This ' placing petty politics is a species of public service that is utterly con temptible. - ?"VJ.v''":: ', . . . Eg Statement 'One roads would come pretty near "own- minished. The socialists clajm it is "the heroic achievement or Wia,n (Joinioria bf State Pr? on Ing the government" indeed. the ultimate of business life and dis- Charles E. Clark, who In a period pr"""0 r ; These are verv Imnortantand far-J tlnguished economists admit that lot the greatest streBs brougttt wun- reachinc decisions. We have to dulv large concentration ahd cooperation I out sup or strain the splendid nai- respect them as the final court-made in Industrial aqd other lines is likely J tleahlp Oregon from the Pacific to J law of the land, but we think a large to be an unavoidable finality In so- the scene of war In Cuban waters. nialorltv of the common people will clal and business arrangement. For land reached In season his aesuna- Small Change Yes, Whittaker AVas Elected. From th La Qrana Observer. In vlw of the fact thai a Democrat Incline to the dissenting opinion of 30 years capital has so operated, tlon, amid the plaudits of the coun- has not been sent to congr within at Justice Harlan, who charaoterlsed both leea y and 1 erallr. and ef- try. ut Aamirat v;iara n ibi'-- - wv iioiy 4onr. the opinion as era-making in the his-( forts of statesmen to prevent have paid torv of the court, and said It had the been futile. I I a. a. effect of closing the courts of a state Disorganized labor In such an in- passed on mat memoraoie voyage, against thestato Itself, and predicted dustrial order would be at the com First ; rturn Visit of Orsroa winter. Fulton Is In the " band-waa-on for It is the open season for politics and gardening-. i t...it a tanattl we called ud aeveral lealme? mamhrn not a 6-10- Oeclelon.- . '. . .. . . . . . . . "of the party and without looklne- ulI e or tne oraeai tnrougn wnicn ne their ancient hletorles they : could not StM!, perhaps state governments need tell In what decade U was, .or who the not diieoiva nulta vat. man was. One Kentletaan thought It I . a " )jiuiKr, ana we peiieve ne ill During the reading of the presl-1 correct. It seems that the opposition to that the result would be disastrous, piete mercy or exploiters. It 19 " " Butement No iby. few ir the Raoub- cour .. ... ..w . 1 .ni dent's last message to consress. tell-IE--- tl- 1 7 .I,.w?t.l.n KePuP: 11 certainly win revive mm nmoo ui 1 uumuii iu uu huiiibu, uuu laviiui win i " - i iitana uu mo (ruuna iomi toiy mignii tho doctrine of state rights, and this always take iaunn nrnmlona rr tlii j arrnunt to iret. Inst an become a leading issue in national the same conditions. There should ca. DUl ltePDIIca" " "'' carapaignH until, after the natural be peace, according to doctrinaires, lent, showing the party s hostility, I Republican majority of anywhere! onnr t Hiari,inn and effort, the between labor And canltal. but in or at least laca or sympamy. tan t rrom is.otfo to 40,000. a Democrat ehould matter of Every candidate is, as a rriena or uoor. The negro vote is still for Foraker It It gets a Chance, nut it won u e The senate haa Its troubles; 1a Fol- lette Is about the worst of them, e e ... 1 . . . . 1 . 1 1 1 wrt f 1 v a m niiir-H nv r n m a v t n r m , , - - - - - - - - rt,.trinn f thn. rtoriRlon Is finally tirnetlrft them in alwavi . contest ins evidence mat tne nooBeveu 1 rtHf( . "r.,.. ', ,i,-, 7 ZZ7Ar: Governor Hughes class no show at ail. " - I ' " - ii- v !,.. I " T- y. ...... yvyuwi - - accepted by the people, or until, over division of the profits of the P"c" r mocrawu ..iu 4U-"ML0,itY;n,!il0 "fJV"fk-JtSJI.ti . v. -1 1 i - .1 . t. , . 1 , - -- I Ht'nn nurHTi r I ' : v ears hence, they force their reversal. HAITI AXI) SAXTO IM)MIXGO. T industry. Business is business, and the employer is going to hire labor as cheap as he can, and pocket the lion's share of the profits, if he can. HE little island of Haiti, con- LaDor unorganized and capital or taining sonio 18,000 Bquaro ganzpd would inevitably make the miles, Is never long out of troir- re8Uit 0f the unavoidable and ever ble. For several years the nr8,nt contest disastrous to labor. nlted States has been represented t, important to the countrv. to so- there by a receiver of customs who ciey .and to capital .that labor should ever BubJect collects the revenues or tne repuouc nave an amDie wage. The higher of Santo Domingo, and this will go tne laborer's standard of living, the on until the 20.000,000 50-year better nla home, the more clothing, 5-per cent bonds Issued to pay tne more food an(j more aayB 0f school Dominican debts to foreigners, are for hla children, the safer for the 11 1 rr 1. 1.11- ,A T1,a I ... paiu. urn repuuuu ui oauiu " republic. These, in turn, mean a Let nobody suppose that the ma jority of the council doesn't work a lot. The members must do a good deal of hard thinking and put up to justify any representative in not voting for him. Parties Not Important. Cams Correspondence of the Oregon cuy courier. Supposing a few disgruntled Bepub- Men who don't have to bur them will have no objection to the "Merry vviaow" Bmneror Bill wants to let Teddy know that he (the kaiser) is somebody yet. It la usually a weak man in some 1m- wrestling with conscience in order I llcan bosse get together in Portland or portant respect who uses strong lan- to concur in getting on the wrong eisewnere, ana say as they have said . . It la unlikely that the Washington side of every proposition on what-rrJV"2?x! follow that we will do soT No! Think ing men vote as they please. The bosses State Universities mlngo occupies the eastern portion better educated 'comln tceueration nowever about thU' . . I uv a aaaaaaaaaMaM of the Island, the name given oy tne of ab0r, a more widely intelligent Spaniards, while tne 01a name, future citizenship, and hotter and Haiti, or Hayti, Is retained by the more wi8eiy conducted organizations western portion. Petty lnsurrec- for the defense of labor hereafter, tions occur in both little republics Rnd continually more and more of frequently, and now it is to Haiti nee and happiness for the multi- that the United States has sent a tlld Ponereas should not fall to , . . I have lost their grip and have no control The report of the special house I over the votere In this twentieth cen- commlttee on Judge Wllfley'S case tury. The people of all parties have . a ,ui ir- . ..n I had enough of boss rule. They know amounts tO this: IIS IS gUllty hatlfuU -ell that thv ara a can&bla of can't or shouldn't be impeached and electing senators aa a few common or- punished. There is nothing new, crook ,et ,nt0 the jeruiiture. Yee. In deed, we have had enough or partisan foolerv of eDendlnar the entire session of electing a eenator and then the bar rel gets empty and the bosses can get no more money to buy votes and so ad journ without electing any senator. What difference doea It make to the masses whether It la a Democrat or Re publican, so he la a square man, and will five us a sauare dealT Talk about par ties. They have been relegated to the rear, and will never catch up again. From th (Columbia. S. C.) State. We are not accustomed to think of the great and growing west aa being hampered by a spirit of unprogresslve niggardliness fatal to achievement. Especially would we little expect to gunboat. eve t0 labor Its rlKht of COODera- find such a sentiment there exhibited Th ntmsrs'lA for ascendencv In thai.. - j I against the great cause of popular edu - uuu Hi its uwn uricuoo. cation It In Bstonlshlrnr. Ihereforu. to petty republic has been largely one between the blacks and the mulat toes for control, the blacks, as a rule, showing more capability. One, Tous- salnt L'Ouverture, who expelled the British In 1798, was extravagantly eulogized In a lecture by Wendell A HOMESICK KXQCKER. read that the action of the last Ore gon legislature In appropriating $125,- 000 for the support of the state unlver- Under the Head of "What People held. Say." From ' the Grants Pass Observer. 'Have you noted how frantic the City papers will announce next year: TTrt vaii m 4 - n n m I n rr In tn-. Prohibition la gaining ground, but the Prohibition ticket will probably get aoout tne usual numoer or votes. "Niagara Falls Is In danger." says an eastern paper. Is the supreme court going to decide that It mustn't fallT Andrew Carnegie's autograph sold for only 40 cents, but It wasn't attached to a check with a blank amount space. Congress cafPt plead that Its duty was not pointed out to Jt. But the leaders may say they resent executive Interfer ence. There are at least Republicans enough in the southern states to get Into fierce fights In all the conventions A elty has aroused stubborn opposition machine organs are getting over that N ANONYMOUS correspondent amon c'a ta,t9' harmless Statement No. IT" askel one ... . .. I who have Invoked the referendum prlv-1 01 nit) ueiruii. iewB, wnung liege enjoyed In that commonwealth voter wno prummtni in ma .uiuiim I l ..... ..I nl.H A h.K n .1 n fnlltnr Ami riflvn aurpfwnan in rvtnar n T n I "Ii www itnumvu fund .v,i,.h t,- .,iv.r.u "They are wasting a lot of time and am- micuigan anu aajoiuing Biaies pends until next June, when Phillips, and the French sent over not to come to this region, saying in our th" "late election, at which tlr by Napoleon were expelled by part: "There is no work here, meVun the Sa1S?rnaS elcc2. Madame Gould Is reported as saying that she will not marry again. This is probably the reason Began is sura she will marry again. Why doesn't the S. A 8. Co. go upon the desert, where nobody lives within 40 miles, to establish Us plant? That Is the place for it. which time "ot lftt t,ie hert of the new primary law Prince de Sagan followed Madame o cut out a nor any sucn iasniun. xno uouia across, Dut tne ocean was aa fre accept people realize only too well that It Is to him as to her; she can't have him e leg-1 merely a concerted movement on mo i arrested for coming. t .'fy vapl ii pa', ciilTducnr Tpcafl 1 1 nPO I r.!U-- -1. 1 M .1 ....knl.j 1 n r rAlnir thA aptlnn rf IK fat " - . " DUlllcu UI UU91UIBU men. : nr nt th. lln. nnlltlrlftn- vhn Irn Haiti Is a beautiful Island, a trop- The Pacific coast was harder hit by rntii'th- :t ..-.inn t th. nnmn UnaUy agitated over this matter. They leal garden snot, and under one sta-1 th erl8lature Increased th amount, the ee tnp,r. chances to ayaln jyet hold of D J' " u arvi nvu a. I , ... " . I the ta IMtn rr. Ddhlna w sr. tr 1 1 sn m akll rt tr -- a a a I II n 1 Va r 1 I rinrl ria.ovn sr rilirirl I n mlrtT I iuum-ai uiav- iniivi 3 at j nttiiai.tvi iiiat, ble government couia oe maae very the United States, because it had on a ; naitrv 7 iatin nV iJ m . If this law is kept in full force and rich, but its people, while In 6ome only a boom prosperity, and could year for the support of an Institution f.fecf- BVt l1 ?? light of past po- ays intelligent, and Interesting, are not stand the shock of hard times. Sfwffomar. the people do not incapable of self-government. It e e t rain- nearlv all thA their way through. The members of the Mr0.PP,ft b9 fooled Into giving up their 25fi REAUl-v FEMININE ' March flardenlne. OW that March U nearly over and danger of frost reduced to a min imum, the gardening may begin in earnest. These are some of the suggestions given In Subur ban Life, but adapted to our locality, for getting the garden and orchard in trim for the season: Prune the fruit trees and also iha small fruits, gooseberries, currants and grapea. Wounds . made In March will heal better than those made durlnr the odder weather. Prune the hedges Jnto shape before growth-starts. Spray the orchards for San Jose scale. , Th work can be done better now be fore the leavaa nnma nnt th.ii it)- later. Use lime-sulphur-salt solution or some of the mtscible oils. Frequently there are fruit trees on the place whlc& bear poor fruit. In some of the. limbs eich tr Insert scions of good varie ties bv cleft arrnftlnir Thru ....- n, III be necessary to work over the whole tree. Plant earlv smooth naa 1nt aa mnnrt as the ground can be worked. Do not Biiempi to plant the wrinkled ones un til later. They rot aaaliv. Hrv a. imt. bed and plant lettuce, tnmaln nlnntr eggplants, peppers and all the tender vegetables which must be started under glass. How seeds of early varieties of cabbaare. anil rn n lini.r -1-- earijr varieties of celery, such as White Plume. T To -get rhubarb earlr. over erh ront put a barrel, the head of which has been knocked out. Around the barrel pile fresh horse i manure and over the top of the barrel put a board to keep in the heat. Bow sweet oeas. Start aatera. slnnlns, stocks and other annuals In a cold frame or In boxes In uie house. Urass seed can be sown now. Kepalr the lawn where the arraaa rnnta hawa been pulled out Scratch up the sur- race of the soil, sow seeds and roll. If the grass is thin all over the lawn. scratch the whole with a rake and sow about a pint of seed to 600 square feet. Holl the lawn. wmiM ha hotter for them. If not for tim . j i m. acuity nave been miserably paid. In - . I unit, ia iuj "CI auu uinoiiccuuio. ronReii tienre nf all ttlaa rrlnnlin. In. this country, If the United States there are always pools of stagnant 'luences, Oregon has borne the dis would annex the Island abolish both water. and a damp, nasty smell ex- S 0 tS bl Seated governments, and make a territory ists everywhere." So he advises peo- than any other commonwealth In the of It, to do. as President Grant wanted niA hack th tn hv r "i, m. proportion to population .v.v. conauion mat is aiwavs to he denlnred. seniaiions auuui iins jracuic uonn A POLITICAL BLUNDER. T STATE RAILROAD LAWS NULLI ' . WED. I T SEEMS to be generally agreed t that the decisions of the United States supreme court In the Min nesota and North Carolina cases will nullify all state laws passed for - the regulation of railroads whenever a railroad chooses to take a case in- , solving any point In the state law to -wlilcli"they"6I)Jecl; Into a" federal f ourt. Neither In Minnesota nor in - North Carolina did the federal court ' allow the case to be tried out In the state courts first, indicating that It ' Js the federal and not the state courts that have exclusive jurisdiction of , all railroad cases involving rates of ., treights and fares. This Is construed to apply even to railroads altogether within a state, if one of its stock holders living outside the state is the complainant; and probably the fact that such a railroad carried freight shipped from or to another state, or the mails, would be suffi cient. So that It looks as if all state laws for the regulation of railroads , ,'were rendered null and void by these decisions. '4, What a great many people cannot . . understand Is why such a law Is de ; dared unconstitutional on the -' ground that it confiscates property or that the regulative rates are un reasonable before the matter is in fact tested by experience. So far as " the average citizen can perceive, the ! federal courts are prepared to hold that a rata Is unreasonable and con ' flscatory as soon as the case Is I brought before thefij,. and on an ex- - parte showing by thB railroad. Judge JSmoryiSpeer, of Georgia took what seemi to laymen to he the more reas sonahle viewi that the facts should - be fully '.inquired, into .nd tested.' be fore a Judgment against the state law could be rendered; hut the supreme court seems to aay that all such laws ' are nneonstltntlonaVylthoutv jjolhg " Into h"7acljr as Id reasdnablenesas or: income upon; actaal investment, it aIl.ThU, if correct, Is Indeed ' fnlghty victory for.the railroads, and read ert , the " stat es helpless ; . and '-It uiay reaapnably he Surmised that on una ground or anof'ber even a federal law of like character wllj fce knocked cut. If that should hapfen, t,he rail- HE majority In congress Is mak ing a political blunder. The six eventful months just passed have brought to the front many matters calling for constructive legis lation. Severa1! far-reaching court decisions have thrust conditions into the foreground requiring remedial legislation. More than a million men are In the country, unemployed, as a result of the October financial crash. That crash, and the causes that led to it, exposed a lamentable need of reformed conditions In the country's banks and currency. It showed that the whole financial sys tem Is a pyramid, resting on Its apex, with nothing but confidence as the chief supporting stone in the nar row foundation. Supreme court de cisions have thrown the labor of the country Into consternation and upset rights hitherto regarded as sover eign in the states. There never was a time when so many pressing problems knocked at the door of congress for solution, and there never was a time when congress proceeded upon so do-nothing, so makeshift and so patch-work a policy. There never was a time when the people so universally thought that congress ought to be active, vigorous, potential, and con structlve. The Inaction 1b a blunder that, If persisted in, is certain to make trouble, rather than buncombe, for the Republicans in .the coming campaign. The efforts of the minority mem bers to lash the majority into an earnest endeavor to enact remedial legislation, Is to be applauded. They are demanding the passage or an employers' liability bill, a bill to give publicity to campaign contributions, free wood pulp and free print . ... . . t.i i . paper dm, ana a oiu ashmen e.- partl injunctions used as a super sedeas of law by a sovereign state. The passage of most of these measures has been specifically recommended by the president, . and they, with other remedial legislation, ought to be passed. The game of petty pon tics should be dropped for the sake of the country and the people. What do the members of the Oregon .dele gation think about it? Houtn Caroline, we are ashamed to ay. was once uossessed of thla aama Oregon spirit of parsimony that al lowed Its Institutions of learntnar to .r'v... . VLVJ. be hard for the various treat Industrial nnnn aflpr hla nrrfvnt flnrlnir a ralnv tOi1v have ranaa tr K nrnA nt .k- and railway corporations and Other .o - - ----- " : " "J ,--, n.nt.l .,.A,.tlnn, tn nam west, and stay away. This fellow probably never went outside of Seattle, and wrote this rights after any such fashion." There Will De Money In It. Trom the Oregon City Courier. The money used in Oregon to carry the state against Statement No. 1, will not be raised to any large extent, in Oregon. There la great fear that pop ular election of senators will spread to other states. In such event It might Ha niadA nn InmHrlos rnt nn a'al support mat tne people of the nal 1 " - , ' " T "tate through their legislature accord iniuriuauou, tuunu out noinmg. tie I to tne demands or tne nigher education got no proper Idea of the region VZmI' XmXAZ2n:? L., whatever, misrepresenting it in every of thone who have reg arded the eouth particular. He was evidently home- np,"??Vl fn? Y"1'.. dfuI eduC- r "'I tlnn TO thia llllimlnitrt nsr rnntra m Ka J . 4 1 1- t 1 X I . .. ..... , ... vxr bit-a, auu wruie ihib Hiiucmng iet- i i ween houtn Carolina and Oregon. And tcr. A few others do the eame, but KflwWlsli for ireKOn the dawnlna- of a I rkat tier rllV narlrAel aravy4 i am aMAKA on the other hand many, especially liberal eentlment ' toward if they stay a tew weeks, and if they are people of fairly good observa tion and Judgment, write only in praise of this region. The writer knows of one, as an example, who recently returned to Kansas City after visiting three months in Portland, through the winter months. She was a middle- a cause that Is the foundation f all national nro- gress anu nu numan acnievement. In the Wild East. From the Chicago Record-Herald. Huntingdon Is a town in Pennsylvania not very far from the capital of that rrontier state, f rom a recent dispatch It ucpears that Its suburbs are Inhabited by bears, wildcats and catamounts, that thee animals attack the farmers on the ooraeri or tne wnaerness and the ven- nubllo roads, A veteran of the civil war -who has ntrorl woman r,f pnnH InHernonT or, lure8? travelers on tne jrails that are D- ., ..-D.-... cauca wide experience In travel: had lived In Arkamuin Kentucky MlRRniirl and a cl:lm about five miles from the town in Arsansas, neniucay, Missouri ana u the iatest victim. He had been southern California, bhe was going tracked by a catamount for a mile, when to try -on her return to prevail on i??,1.. 1SS?d.iK!,h,,m.. tro.m t?n ' ; . overhanging rock and bore him to the her husband, an extensive stock- ground. Then -a terrific struggle en- grower and business man, to sell out 5" ;k i? i M .1y ' for the veteran had It not been for hl and come to Portland. She had noth- faithful foxhound. Dog and man fought ing but praise for this city and Ore- V,e wlld bifin9t.aflfhfel.nd thoufh ? ' vr ci i niiicu ,ie7 a (, isava(QUi Willi gon and Washington. Everything isn't absolute perfec tion here, of course. Gold Is not picked from bushes. Great crops are not raised, nor other success accom plished without work. It rains con siderably but none too much, and not as much, at Portland and in western Oregon, as at some points on tho Atlantic coast, and rains far more beneficially here. There are better opportunities here for people of means or people of industry and thrift, than anywhere else in the country. Not one person out of 1,000 who has lived in this region a year ever want to leave It and stay away. his life after receiving painful wounds. Tho catamount, which dragged itself from the scene, waa round dead later at a distance of some 200 yards. It meas ured four feM three inches In lehgth. This thrilling story frem the wild east will make the present generation of Chics goans rejoice that all the perils of the pioneers are behind them. Even 40 miles out along the raging Fox river we are safe rrom Dears ana catamounts. It is a fact, also that we are not much troubled by the Indian nopulatlon. though tho wlld east Is still Incredulous when the truth is stated. Probably this Ik because it has Indians as well as hriirs and catamounts. We know a Chlcagoan who saw his first Indian near Hyracuse. New rorK, wnere tne onon dagns dwell. Yet his eastern acquaint ances thought tljat he must have Potta watomles for his playfellows. It is thus that the people ef pioneer communities Interpret all the world with a childlike simplicity by what they see around them. But Pennsylvania will Kit rid of its bears ana catamounts In time. It will be settled up some The New Commandment. Hoboes are coming Into the cl,ty day. from ,the south by the hundreds .v.a rt ihalr Rprrti-nnnnal ri P r r t m- UUO Vl ...11 Tm 1 TITII ages. The railroads, It would seem, copyright. 190S. by American-Journal are too lenient witn tnese migratory examiner. ... v ,, ii - I heard a strange voice in the distance citizens, but we suppose It is easier calling and cheaper to let them ride than As from a star an echo might be falling;. THE RIGHTS OF LABOR. I T IS of consequence to the country that congress should enact into ltw that feature of the proposed amendment to the Sherman anti-trust law giving labor the, right to organize, and the right of peaceful strike. Without the right ot organized cooperation, labor Is helpless. It has no means of en forcing Its Jamaada, -except through organization, It Is confronted on all sides with organizations of employ ers houndi together . by 'b ustness re lations and. ties that laws seem in adequate to break up. - The enlarge ment ot theB employing organiza tions has been the trend ot conditions for a third, of a century,., and the prospect is-. that It n ill go on -undl- to fight them. As far as is practica ble they should be hustled out of town ahd made to get Into the coun try and work for thetr living, as other people have to do. "Chamberlain," says the Oregon Ian, "is looking for Republicans who commend the policies of a Dem bcratlc governor." Well, that hi a quite legitimate quest, If the Demo cratic governor's policies ana recora suit Republicans. What should voters care whether a governor Is Renublican or Democratic, If he serves them well? The party name has become something of slight mat ter, at least in state affairs. , J The report that Admiral Evans would ask to be retired on his ar rival at San Francisco has been de nied, and It is hoped by everybody that he will not, be retired Just jet, 'at least on account of ill health, though "he is near the Jegal age of retirement The voyage of the big fleet recalls to the' Boston; Globe It spoke four syllables, concise and brief, Charged with a .God-sent message of relief: Let go the Cross.Oh. you who cling to sorrow, Hark to the new command and comfort borrow. Even as the Master left His cross be- low : And rose to Paradise, let go, let go. Forget your wrongs, your troubles ana ?'our losses. th the tools of thought we build our crosses... . Forget your griefs, all grudges and all iear And enter Faradlse-lt gates are near. Heaven Is a realm by loving souls ere a ted. And hell was. fashioned by the hearts mat natea,- ;t -v ; Love, hope and trust; believe all Joys are yours. - Life pay the soul whose confidence en- OUICS. - .; - The Mows of adverse fats, by larger nleasures. As after storms the soli yields taller Let go the ross roll self ths stohe- v-i-v away,.-1- -;:... - r - v . .- AndAweU with Love la Paradise today. ft heir resnective ouotas Of senators. Th. I T" " , " " y 2 Ttl.-.i a... ..,.,.. ..all. ha. I '"" ana come a branch of the people's govern ment. No. it la absolutely necessary that these big capltalistio organizations own the United States senate and this hobby of the people that they would like to elect senators must be nipped In the bud. There Is every reason to believe that hundreds of thousands of dollars are to be used during the next month In overthrowing the amendment to our constitution commonly known as Statement No. ' 1, and that this mnnav onmea lararelv from outside sources. If the next legislature can be I pockets, as all wives are supposed to made up or. men not in narmony witn uu Statement No. 1, the trick Is done. Our privilege of electing United States sen- Detroit News: "It s rot. Nlnety- ators will then be a thing of the past seven men do not own this country," The people, helpless, Irresponsible, must vociferates James B. Forgan, Forgan be prevented from doing themselves In- Is correct. Two hundred and fifteen lurv Tt la nhanlutelv neeesaarv that men own three fifth of it. tn ha sar.. the politicians become their guardians, and three men run It Morgan, Harrl- That $1,000 will come handy to Judge jMorcroas, ana senator tfourne won miss It: but the article won't change uia aiiuaiion an atom a The last day on which nominating ueuuuna can oe I nea is April f ool s day. Some who wait till that day are jucay to do Aprn-rooieu. The Republican leaders tn congress will be as happy when. Teddy's term Is out as a man is wnen his mother-In law leaves after a very long visit, The funny pen Is mightier than the mg suck. At an auction sale an auto- fraph letter of Mark Twain's brought 15, while one of Roosevelt's brought oniy z.iu. College youth who excel In atudlea are seldom heard of any morfc; only those are remarked about who excel in athletics or Insubor dination. Senator Fulton Is to open hla cam paign as a guest or tne South Portland Republican -lub. We hope that no local Herrey will open up a bottle of sulphu- reiou ujuruKtu on inai occasion. Mrs. A. Hart. McKee Is accused, among other thlnas. of rifling her alo naughty husband's safe. But la this any worse man going through a man's man and Rockefeller. A New Jersey woman 70 years old is holding officers at bay with a gun who ..cm. iu orjjai am ner irora ner younir husband at the Instance, no doubt, of her relatives. We hope the old girl will win out; she is certainly old enough to attend to her own business and marry whom she pleases. Oregon Sideli'glita Everybody Is so bunv In nntn. ty that candidates are scarce. So far there Is no candidate for the legislature. a. umatuia uninaman named Too Soon stole 25 tons of O. R. & N. coal. 7,.f ,,r, "". "na sola it around that little town, but was rllsnnvoi- Statement No. 1. The great privilege "-"- auu mm. flrnt AnlnvArl hv tTha nannle nf Oroirnn I will not be considered a fixed and cs- With 18 cows milked last month, a laDiinnea risrni until ii wins u. resi """""..""'- ""' " --i-.aiiu-ry revenue and decisive triumph. As long as there ror Dutter rat was nearly J170, an av is hope or its overtnrow tne politicians '"y"3 lu,n aiu.oo per month will be constantly seeking means of PJ cow. Six of the herd are two year This taste of real political liberty has become a dangerous thing. Under some pretense or other the people's privil eges of electing the senator must be Won back from them. If a candidate subscribes to State ment No. 1. all he will have to do to ward the election of a senator will be to ratify In the legislature the peo ple's choice. If he doesn't want to do this he doesn't believe in majority rule and it is very probable that he does believe In boodle rule. If he is un willing to subscribe to Statement No. 1, for some reason or other, he doesn't want the people to elect United States senators. The only reason that such a man may occasionally be elected the people permit themselves to De num Eugged. Let every citizen who believes in the right of self-government and who believes In doing away with the corrup tion that has lnrested Oregon pontics, make a last and winning fight for accomplishing its destruction. "National Parties in Local Elections" In his paper on this subject, "National Parties In Local Elections-," Mayor Brand Whltlock of Toledo said: "To me the cure for all the Ills from which cities suffer Is not, as many sup pose, less democracy, but more democ racy. The first step toward municipal reform. real reform Is the exclusion of national parties from municipal pol itics, ir i were asaea to designate tne man responsible for the ilia or our cit ies, I would designate not the poll- but. instead, the man who In municiDai elections always votes the straight party ticket. "This, after all, Is a representative government, but only the trusts, -the railroads, the streetcar companies, the brewerlerand other privileges have been represented In It. Now all the people shall be represented and that without having to pay or even to consult a boss, big or little. And the people will ob tain this representation hy dofng away with the fetlchlsm of partisanship and all Its nonsense and extravagance; they will nominate men by free petition and then vote for them; that la all." Gerrit J. Dickema's Birthday. Gerrit J. Dlekema, representative in congress from the fifth district of Mich igan, and ona of the Republican lead ers of that state, waa born at Holland, Michigan. March 27,' 1859. of. Dutch parentage. He graduated from Hope college, in his native town. In 1881, and then took a course of studv at the Uni versity of Michigan, working his way tnrougn I'oin jiibuiuiiuhs. in jsb3 ne began tho practice, of law in his home town ana soon became promlnefit in local public affairs. lie Jield the of fices successively of; school Inspector, member of the local harbor board, mem ber of the board of education, mayor and city attorney. In 1885 he was elected to the legislature and served for four consecutive terms, being Break er of that body In 1889. He has served four terms as chairman of the Republi can' state committee ln Michigan and Inst vear was elected to conarrees. Fol lowing- the close of the war with Spain, Mr. Dlekema served as a member of the Spanish treaty claims commission. , olds. Recently the Catholics of fha uriTt and Freewater district organized, and as a result the parish of St. Joseph with the Rev. Father Nooy as pas ton A new church building Is being arranged for to be located at Freewater. It is estimated that about 1,000 teams are now engaged In plowing summer fallow in the different parts of the wheat belt of Umatilla "county, the weather being especially favorable and the soil In excellent condition for the worn, ah over me reservation tho t,,..i. of plowing is now at the high tide while In the vicinity of Helix, Athena! Adams, Fulton and all through the nurmwwi puruuu oi ine county team are pieiiiuui 111 me summer fallow e Six carloads of alfalfa seed have al i cnu; ucmi Diupvuru xruiji vaie, and a merchant says that he could have sold a hundred cars If he could have obtained the seed. This is one of tha mr.- profitable crops for our farmers, and our minima mu uro eapeciauy Suitable for Its production, says the Qaaette. There is no place anvwhera tom,v, ., fords a better market for everything the farmer raises than Is found here But ter, poultry and eggs always bring a good price and the supply Is not equal to the demand. H This Date In History. 1625 James I of Ena-land Aiml. june i, looo. 1984 First settlement In Maryland, that of St. Mary's, founded. T 1887 Simon Bradstreet, colonial gov ernor Di wwupanu,. aiea at niem. Massachusetts. Born In England In J608. . . ' " i, v , , . 1785 Louis 0CVH, titular king of France, during Hhe French revolution, born at Versailles. Died in Paris, June t, 1795. v --.utf- v... - 180 France restored . the old relet tlons with the little republic of Andor ra, in the Pyrenees. - : i ,-' 1854 France', fdeclared war' ; against Russia. , -. - J i. - A " w v VIIIUO..J. lil , .. u leave Japen, arrived at Bn Francisco. 1889 John Bright, English states man, died. - Born November 16, 1811, The amateur gardener who has not room to carry out all of these sugges tions yet feels tha rail of tha anrlnar and longs to be digging and planting may find work suited to her needs. There are some things which may be set out now. It is not too earlv to plant a few bulbs of lilies of the valley. They want a rich soil and shade. Well grown nansles may be set out; Indeed, those that have been In the around all winter In Portland are now blooming. Seeds sown now will bear blossoms In the late summer, but to get early oiooms one must get the plants from tho florist. It will not be long now before lilacs are In bloom. There have been so many new varieties developed from this favorite old ahrub that one who has a fancy for them may find much pleasure in growing the new sorts. All of them grow rapidly here. The Amoor lilac is one of -the showy varieties. It unfolds its leaves early and bears large clusters of yellowish white flowers. It retains Its deep green foliage well through the season. The Persian lilac Is a low-growing variety. It grows from four to seven feet high and has slender branches which form a graceiui outline. . The flowers are pale purple, and there Is also a white. One who has but a little space must plan more carefully than he who can indulge all of his fancies. The cata logues and magazine are united In praise of nlcotlnana afflnls, a variety of tobRcco, which bears star-shaped white flowers which are delightfully fragrant during the summer nights. It is sug gested as an excellent plant for a bor der, to be placed In front pf taller growing plants. For color effects nothing surpasses popples. They must be sown where wanted as they no not bear transplant ing. ,e are all familiar with the Eaeh scholtzla, or California poppy which, though It does not attain such a radiant glow here as In Its sunny home, yet Is rich in color and makes a beautiful red. Another old favorite for color is the hollyhock. There are those who pro fess a great delight In the new double varieties, and they are showy, but the real old-fashioned single blossom Is also beautnul. The clear, rosy pink of these, the white and the deep red make a beautiful mass against a tall fence. They should be sprayed with Bordeaux" mixture for "hollyhock disease." It Is often true that we fail to appreciate the things which are easy to get. In magazines and In catalogues you will And the mock orange, or syrlnga, is noted as a most desirable garden tthruh. Here, where It grown nhundnntiy all over tho hillsides, and where we may by making a little exertion bring home armfuls of the fragrant sprays during late July and August, it is rarely seen In the gardens. Yet It repays cultiva tion. Its fragrance rivals the orange groves of Florida or at least serves aa an excellent substitute and It Is so beautiful with its long sprays or White x and gold blossoms, frequently so heavvjf" that the branches are borne nearly toT the ground, that tt Is delightful as a airub In the garden. Pruning should be done after the shrub has blossomed, as the blossoms appear on the wood of the last year's growth. By careful planning the gardener may have something different during each month of the year. Beginning with April there are wall flower and narcis sus; In May, Sweet .Williams, stocks and pansies; In June, iris, roses, sweet peas and carnations; July, these and phlox petunias, hollyhocks; August, larkspur, lilies, snap dragons, marigolds; September, asters, salvia, lupines, dah lias, foxglove, verbenas; October, cos mos, anemone, japonlca and a continua tion of the summer flowers until frost; TJnvemha la tha tnnnth nf rhrvanntha- mums, and they last well on until 1 Christmas. it The Dally Menu. BREAKFAST. Stewed Prunes. Cereal. French Omelet. Broiled Bacon. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Creamed Oysters on Toast. Sardine Salad. Soft Cheese. Wafers. Bananas. Tea. DINNER. Oxtail Soup. Boiled Salmon, Egg Sauce, Stewed Tomatoes. Spaghetti. Spinach. Orange Cream. Nut Cake. Coffee. Bourne's Irophecjr. From the East Oregonlan. Senator Bourne ventures the nroDh- ecy that unless Roosevelt runs for the presidency, William Jennings Bryan will be elected. And this prophecy should be heeded by Republicans everywhere. xne 'tart poom is aoing more to maae a Democratic president tnan any other agency. Either Roosevelt or La Follette must be nominated to save the day for the Republican party this year. jThe people ' r nave had a taste oi tne spienaia prog ress which haa come of the Roosevelt policies and they will, not be satisfied , with the conservative soup of the Taft, Cannon W Fairbanks brand. Bryan Is stronger today than ever before in his political career. He has pursued a" Bteady, forward course, .tie- ' mandlng many of the very things which Roosevelt has put Into execution and winning friends by his earnestnesssin cerity and .fearlessness. - - T1 So In order to keep a Republican president in - power, a man equal - to '' Bryan In every way must be nominat- i i ed. Taft does hot fill the bill. Cannon, Or-,' falls far short of the mark. La ..Fol- r lete, Roosevelt -or1 Hughes must' be chosen 'to carry the standard in moi 1 or It will be lost ,17
