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They have mad the owners of this
road very Iricb. They hare paid
high frelghi rates those many years
in llr llirritnin Niw ttirnmrh
tueir rauroau coramiBiou, mey buj
that certain freight ratea must be
lowered; that the ownera of the
Knur at tM Do.trfic .t rwtuno. or., for road are making more money than
mnaMw ttiwik um Miii m Mrt-iui u reasonable: that the people of
Oregon are paying more than a rea
sonable price for
lUblUWd ear T.nlnt (tcaot Soaday) ant
ft nadir taralBK, At The Jooraal Bo 1 14
Um. rink a a. XamklU etraara, Portlaad. Or.
FALSUS-IN'UNOFAIUS'-i
, . '" ' .... , ,',. ."',, :j , .:,-. ), from aarlr spring till the last fledgling j
r . T ' . . i ijbb riinaj in v nam ra II a mmuAl aa lift a
OME hundreds of thousands or readers scattered all over tne tot rrom aie bad on. morn-
. vviuili uuf. uun 1UUIIU 111 ID
S
duction
riev la at anfln
United States have been told throueh Lincoln Steffens' article I 'ly astride the cone of th.wood.
- i
matter.
JaXKl'UONZSW-MAMI TITS. BOMS, A-t
All A-rmwtm - few thaaa naaibarfc
Tn tb opmtor ta rrtnrt roe) weat, dered. This action
Kaat Blrta ((tea. B-UU
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
houM atehln-Mr. W. Tk- ' "uvv,u", . ' MOa IMBtWl "7
in rh farrrt t,,mW fti- ArYi-nWn Mafmrln- rfiaf TTarvv youiurstera. , " th. New York Financial Chronicle the
v " " e " I'. IH nlM.. t. I... i- lnM fmulnrih. n IV.. ...-la I... m.t
VV. SCOtt, editor 01 the Oreeonian,: was a party; in' 1903 tO a dlS- provement aocletie. and spend muoh with some check. There was soma little
te II : I
frjpl FEMININE
the state law.
graceful deal with Jonathan Bourne, whereby. Mr. Scott eicpected h?M th, ;y-h- increaM in ,etput during ; ii;w f 1 1
the serrice ren- to purchase his own election to the United States senate." Bourne J fj;01", "home improvement ocieties." crfase since the resumption or opera-1 VV
u anthnrl1 hr .......n.j t. . j. i -f,L -.i-a " j .l. I 2wUw,r! : "other and children as tlona la the Tranavaal nlnaa followlncl ,..,
conirouca me voics oi a nanuiui vi icgisiaiors, ana in esc, accoruinK o conaorve ana make thill. :r. ,r T. . i I
ia nui fir ari I moat of nut natural au. .... . .it I the Boer war. and the amalleat for eav-l
The New ..Game. ? 11 V 'i '
HAT '.'. merry, fascinating,
breathless game this is of In-
ternatlonal romance. In which
the whole country is s YiUUy
- Interested. Jt has dlablo com-
roBKIOM ADVEET1S1W0 KEPRESINTATITg I rlghteou
Brauaa-trt BaUdlaa . S2S riftS araaoa. Kaar I ro lair,
Tort; Trlhnna Building. Chlra ga. I have DC
SohaerlpHoa TarM t& mull te' aar aSaraaa
Sk tke Laiud Buiaa. Canada er Mailoa.
Oaa rear 43.00 1 o awatk JO
- -v , eoirDAr. .
ne fear SISO J Ooa axiatk J5
DirtY AND BON DAT.
Sua rear (7.60 Oaa awatk AS
1 Ah, but avian's reach should
exceed his graap,
" Or what's a heaven for?
;v'. . ..... . .... -..Browning.
a law Thai mmmlmilnnart me Siorv, ne was IO aeuver to ivir. OCOtl in rciurn xor a casni owin eraent woraere for the better- erat years prior to the outbreak or that ,
siaw. The commissioners .... . . , I t of the 'home acre." . B. war. The m r.wi,.i r .11 skat are aa the writing on' the sands.-'
, just, reasonable men. They payment 01 $zo,uuu ana certain otner considerations reciteq m me . . ..r -;" " ,;. But yesterday and the hero was the
acted hastily. They have 1(rr.-m;n v ; ' I D''or Aasessments. ., louac,- la compared to the following br I Count Bseshenyi wooing the rnuob-
thoronthlv What they " I "ru""i aaarcn to tne Editor of I yeare oacK to oo and tor separated I sought Oiadya. fihe would merry mm.
In this insunce ought to wr, ocow nas aenica, tnrougn tnc cu.wni, columns cn a , .r"' ' ' "" ounces. -.Value."- UhSSrJn't. X oreaThiSsi usd then
against the rail- paper, that any such agreement was made, but he has offered noUemiitlaTSn". i7r.r;VL SK VAV!'-?
clear and com- nrr frt eithatantiat- Vi! rl-nial nnr ha ri irntit'uted lihel suits sslng small owners and taxna rere. !? ,...la.'80.'aT ' ' STl!pM4I and she wants to come home; but upon
. wid wutlnr (6 . ),. i,. . '.. h. I-nv..(..-.H,m.l I4S.0I4.6I1 the heels of rumor comee the announce-
. against Mr. Steffens and the American Matrazine. He has not T,J?"n '..Jfi''Alim !.5.!1 Unt of the entrance upon the suae of
Isfllon s order . - . WIlu ln" ia-1 i,st. ia,ioi,au ilhiko aa cnauines ana toe ,ev o ine
1 I ii . r- . n t .' m ? i . i t l I never that furnltura. atn . nnaht a Kaliani . it iai in i in m . . , ,
the railroad canea upon senator uourne to corroooraie nis aeniai, tnougn wen t0 c.rt.Tn7aiTunt:ut .inw iioi:;;' : ::::ii:M:iiI iei.ijoiiii , Bef oT. Tth.y off. enter a new chsr-
More likely it rnrrnhnratinn hnnU hr eaa.ilv nhtainahle if'the Steffens ttorv is IIVZJ. . k . w fr 1f',' nothing el; 1195...,, ,. M6x,00 1,64,276 aeter. the Duke Abruasl. Incog.,; His
v. COrrODOratlOn SnOUia De easily ODiamaDlC H ine Oicncns aiory " j to do but perform his duty. It he did WO... -.Tll.tl X18.06.7I mysterious movements enthrall. Mlas
the matter lht I ,,... tr. V,,. Ki;.l,-. fmm nv f -wW- B..t:.h,..w?uld.b severe y.crltl-H .002.6S4 10S.411.41t Katherlne Elk Ins Is in West Virginia,
,.v. f J " -. v is aiso weii anown that tax- The present slowing down In the out- la la Waahlnrton. la In New Tork. He
8ELP-GOVEIIXMENT.
NE of the best features In the
not
Investigated
order done
be done. The case
road company seems
plete.
Hut can the comm
be enforced? Terhaps
will yield and obey,
will resist, and take
thai courts. t nresuma Into th fed
eral courts. Judging from the re- names, for the
cent decision of the United States the alleged deal
supremo conn wo presume mat mo
federal courts will assume
tlon.
Yet this may not happen.
She will not accept.
Her rather, disap
the more Interesting,
ithout her, and yet he
naaf fv vrt tiav Vin linlred neraUtentlv with I FfT ' . "i1, small, are extremely I put Is evidently due to natural cauaaslwtll not propose,
past live years, nave Deen linxea peXSlStenuy Wltn lailatpry Insendlng In their sutements. rather than to the collapae of credit He will oroDoseT
anrt wri r rrAitA with lrnrnwlrer- nt if Tlie mH laapayer- wouia send In hie which "affected chiefly the United States proves, So much
and wno are Credited Wltn Knowledge OX 1U ine statement promptly he. would have no and which would leas affect an industry he will not ao w
fVirrr. rriar K 4al ut miH . atihatantieTTv aa rarlta1 hv Mr u.-.,:r. ".rrr"".'" '"?' w me production o i opa-aoes. BXIt. oognlto. the ADrusil. na.
iurlsdlo- v "J. .r j 'v CSJ?'4J r fc.!L""a': r u Z If ZVZ nod,t'' Jn uvereal and unlimited aa- Ba, beholdl the Prlnoe, de Sagan. Now
Steffens U being reiterated from public platforms throughout the I Q?mi&tu &V?u?bJb Kit theehlSe0tn2 rScdeUn'ttrpyYctio'S: Ktrito1: Mt&tn.
Many state and thousands of oeoole are becomine convinced of It truth. UhVt tT. .mil KttS".! ff"H!SK- '?ltl:Wr"l J ""5 a haunting ronor,
new , governmenui moaeie in decisions nave upnem me aoctnne i . wr - ..... fraJn trfxn anv .rtrt tft rfUnrnv it.
1. " v 1 --
square deal until Mr. Sla-ler was elected
assessor, jtias umaii
V, . .v.i. . ,i I mt.ai. . f.i.i, Fnr vr9ra tVic Oreeonian has been the readv vehicfe of all
. , juj w ci iuikj lui tiicir i cicu liuu, iuidivuu v iruiavQ i ciism i rii .. - - y -. . - o - . . j
Is that they appeal strongly to the The old line of fight was against manner of charges and accusations against meri prominent in the
. citizens of other states t come to J? J" affairs of this state. The people of Oregon have not forgotten the
. teems It a high prlyfJege to have a tended that a legislature could not malignity with which that paper hounded Senator Mitchell while corrorwate . this. but. one is sufficient "
the selection of United delegate power to a commission. he was living and pursued him even after death. Yet the offense J paid on m.75 and in i07 on 4.083,-t,
vlffJ" th raontary systems of the gold- prlnoe by one manlr word lays the ly
J'SLZ Un1"1 tlonsi re not la the way of fnf report "We aren't, but Just watch
gotten the strenuoue wa
big corporatlone and Arms acalnst Mr.l n la further to be noticed
pigiera w.Minienur in an me nis-1 South African production al
iory vi Munnorasn eounir mere never I linn., nntioaat.lv tn I
voice In the
States senator. Every man loves to After BOme conflicting decisions, I f . , c,.natftr MUrhrU Wa rnnvirt waa trivial and tmimnnr- Z00" lnr.l". oU,d0V.T.h'r f '" '". the decrease. Australia,
live In a state where, if the legisla- it seemed to be settled that such " ' . . 7' 7 ' "V " 7 r V " " preset assessor Voiid pieced to w",c
Alt " Danaalk Vlam aan a. aa aa Mina tiaft
intt tnt I countrnlot of famllr dlaADnrovsil. . but
on , COn-1 thai la takn for sr ran tad suid doMn't
norAAJia. It I . .
lows'Vt'lTlkr thThebrf MKh'JillVA A 5i SeVry gam. goes on. The
is?r ftemsthiu'idbe sssaas 'Bs.n:t,i,t0h;6iv.nr
Sr..Va..ro.ra JiV,6'",? ?Pc!!ii!Jii.i H.i? development of the story. International
4.131.181 tn 1007. all the nrlnclDal dls-1 .r. .. iJ.i..."h , ..-.
paid on IS4S.705 and In 1907 on 14.083,-1 tflcta except Colorado and Nevada jr. .hanVhin iha an
iOO. an increase of JUOO.OOO. Thire are ih.rin. in "the iaTrV.aa T Aoatralla. I?? ??.."b,r"n5-Aa,n? th Pinin':
wvnuwiiisv 1111 cat ui ua iiiaa uvuri
e fa
AmA amall mh. ai . Am Skat 4a.aae Kak A)
: . , . . presenA aaaessor would be pleased tolh.. h..n in.lna- rA..n for aavera r"""" '"T". V.'"VJ. "'"r"'t"?
good law, the power might be delegated. That is tant, irom a moral standpoint, Desiae mat cnargea against Mr. supply to an inauiren like the-smaii ySrsT Tsst veer's production being Jt- -rhoi wortrrfn; into oi? ii?tii
-people, can. pasa.lt .la aplte-ot. the now the supreme court law... ,. But Scott. Take the long Jist of public men. who, have been scourged asssor to t fVahises. Probib";
ture refuses to pass. a
i world's I
n t H
Do Your Shopping Early,
loo-falatttra Krarv mnn fAla safer now the railroads have taken a new I . k j n . I the Small Tajcpaycr also forgets the I hain in atavlnr the advance In the
t .Zi .. . ' : " . ,.7J ; .u ; u .i d cruciliea Dy mis merciless seil-COnsutUiea juage. wno OI tremendous howl the corporations Wofld'a outnut while Mexico reports
if he lives in a state Vhere. If the tack; asserting that any such action J J tu:. L...' Consider these
legislature passes a bad law or ex-las was unaertaaen in Minnesota ana " hui"-j Vl muii6uuu.s mai awmH u hiiviuh; ui "T .t. pyr" isUnuous for a period or 10 years.
. .... .v, i.l vv. .iin- i. .. ,.fi. Li.i:K : r I VI at,:. r k. I " Jntere,t ln, th.9 PrlIr,'," Rnd lhat I That the great Increase la the
The desire tuUonal, and the supreme court ot n,..X. ( ;Kr. J ,-. .ll-. ,;t, Lri " .r'.?0."?;.1!0."- .wt Jl?. at th, bottom of the general ana ,hb: Illinois FederaUon of Women's
L" 1 1 vl" "-." wucuicr i noteworthy advance, in commoaiiy I ..ik. v.. .... .v. .
ii o wrjuia nave me oacKoona 10 ngni
the large firms and corporations
Slater has done. Tours truly.
BMAUi TAArA X it NO. I,
hare the power to veto.
' n ..Im .noli mw.m In mnrn. I trie TTnltAd Rtatea till an helri and
ment has been the dream of the I settled that question for a time. -Bourne.
masses from the day governments But the Oregon case Is different But it is said that Mr. Scott alone is concerned in refuting the
were Instituted. The history of the from that In Minnesota and that in ch of Mr Steffens and that if he sees fit to allow it to pass
'world is a narrative of peoples North Carolina. Perhaps In this . ... . L . , . . . . . . ,
,i T,Q .... (,. m,ir. .in nn th froiri uncontradicted save by his own editorial denial, it is nobody s
. " .- v. y .u v k...; u.,4. u: r..u- :r r- c. I Interpreter" delivers himself of a tre-
struggle lor -popular nguis uss i huctuuu vv do iuuou iuiu luuruugu- i uusmcss uui 1119 uhu. junc u uc, ii iui. jwuli wcic a iiicic private I mendously Interesting
n.?.ht I prices should admit of no question. It
llk I follows that a marked diminution of this
1
clubs has suggested that there Is
no excuse for women to persist la
r Its disappearance gn0pping Ja jn tn afternoon, and in
have a tendency to . , , . ... , A
yearly Increase, oi
.'OTfiSaidvi;-:." rlcei A. helping to Jam the homeward bound
th situation now stands ln the matter cars already overflowing with tired
.a. a. S A.M.a. akla rpka. a-. a.. I W 4a I LJ 111 11 UVIILW LiAV TUltl J J I WILKUU i Al LilC K1CQL a03UC VJ1 L11C Ul LJVll L I SAinTISt T tl T I rinf tVI V ntar AhlAOtmn I avnavlanna Af the. ViSI at T nmcmfl. I Tlfl 1 r . " sr " aaivv
up as vickuu .. iw, uu uuw w.du iv c o . . ' 7 tk. .V hV"';" C .V:.: ..h7 . iiw. m t ride at that time, and the
. crlDDle or embarrass the O. R. & N. camDaien. the election of United Mates senators bv direct vote of 7r,, f V r.HnaV "r.- ...V.. ?, th. ronie women's clubs believe that
I I - ' - I : . " . r ... . . vivi, wv.w " " - . - i . . I khmiM h.lnritl annii . K. ..
rtl rallroAd. nor anv other railroad. .L- t- r.. : tne street, or or a man or more con- consumers than thev nave Deen or wie. ,
l i iiii. cuuuau vi uicir lenuw
l i
tamnaranra t.llr
riven every nauon mai ever came u. u, mu uwwbu u '" individual, takme no part in public affairs, and makine no effort He says, m part
Into existence, and It win continue l merits, mat is an me people or , , , , . . . . 4. -it is not In drunkenness itself and
until all things are rolled
scroll. , "
a rf Aclxat eftVAirrl Vt Imaalf
. ' r " " ' . t"C pcupic. xjui mat 13 nui 111s aiuiuuc. trol or habituated to less poisonous
the uttermost, and to exercise large They wish the railroads to prosper, c . t,. n,a.; ui,... drlnk distorted into a mental shape
1 control of public affairs, is as innate and are willing to pay rates that Scarcely an issue of the Oregonian appears without some bev
In; men as it Is for them to eat, will yield good dividends. But they, attack upon this vital principle. Statement No. 1, the only means come sleepy" generous become sus-
.tut ioa.n Tha n world r besrinnlne mlldlv to nrotent k u:U u . 1. 1 i it.. .:-t. Plclous, gentle beoocne combative,
" . , I . I CT , . . ' . ' , 7 UJ wwiv.il mc pcupic lah sctuic iu uicmacivcs uic iigui iu eject boastinir. cruel, defiant, foolishly lust
became the Mecca of old world sub- against wholesale robbery, especially . ca,, . . . A A-imA w.. nr. ful- absurdly proud, egoatistical. jeai
' jects as soon as It became
self-goternment naa Deen set up mime state or to. spena any oi ineir i v-u.v o ti. ie suiviug uy cvci icauuac ai ma cummana i steady,
this country, and millions of them immense profits, made out of the to drive the voters back to the old system of election of senators ?ui m"
crossed the ocean to cast their lot in people or Oregon, in building roaaa . , nn uaa i-;,to.. a :...A drink.' But drink is not always at
a land where all .men are
eaual." " The cltixens
Y?aaBt Irk, wisarvn Tasenn Vawn4eav.
In th. April American Ma.a.ln. he SffaPlfkuW
any depression foroed
contraction of credit.
Ill tha
return
.....-.. h. nn.n advance I 'r ma ruiu uiainci aa aariy aa' a
which":, bl""' -krfea". ixjur
the worlds commercial, and Industrial ?"fW . S .a'I.JII
rtmw nai ri rat at at ft i i - ..-xa ...a.. w..waKw. .
they will not "JC5..1A.i 1ule -to.
Illinois
consiu- I
mortals. I
to endeavor to avoid addlna to the dis-1
. . . . i . . i . i . .
ea out mat iney are tnemseives enmir
A Joke on the Judges.
itmim tha I5.vrar.iiaa Journal
. . . . -,i Ing needless discomfort by crowding
Remember how surprised we all were ,no that are already m,d( wht
kVownSat g wtTKlp" the setor' is caooned, lampooned, ridiculed and assailed by Mr. St ttKwj-ffiu.W KSXi;
i set up in the state or to spend any of their Scott's paper. He is striving by every resource at his command steady. vaoant.m?esenItfim. and danger Pr r womai
is of them immense profits, made out of the t0 drive the voters back to the old system of election of senators Si mlnive'neverV.". te0B-k. t0ReTmember how
re "free and SSo new d Z bX unpledged legislature, the system that, made possible just fu" wht.Vntway ?. Uke a level headed ch.p uk.ng up -om.
ire iree ana into, new.sn reeouroeiui regioog,. ..... . , . , , r . , -. most complete. The crimes of al- new everyday problem and settling It
of boss-ruled This case It It becomes one, as we sucn iniquitous deals as that described by Lincoln bteffens. cohoiism, violent explosions of aico- according to plain common sense and
and other presume It will promises to be a Under these circumstances the voters of the state have a nVht .oS?nl.TS .nErSSiJ" JUSiCr!.7mher how an the editors
Kraft-ridden state are as much at- cause celebre. Over It the supreme . -c.;rt Mr ctf'a m.v.e a jm i .l. l- But no one has reported the crimes' about it and said "spiendldr
r.nfV kr th. naw nownrs and new court of the United States if the t0 Qucstl0n Mr- bcott s motives and to demand the reasons for his against the world Indirectly resulting Well, thexafi I out of the bag.
tracted. oy tne new powers ana new court oi iuw uiiieu oiaies, n iue ixru a x. a from alcohol. It Is by the terrors of It's a Joke orf the judges,
"privileges exercised by the masses In case should reach, that tribunal, may attitude. Why does he advocate a return to a system that was its indirect results that the alcohol You -see. as a general thing i
align tha aiinratne court Of the United hir tlmlna- thnlr ahnnnlnr trlna a. Ittil.
States rendered. Its decision on the Ore- more opportunely, they might "avoid
I that SMiain
the number or hours " 'Sk .
RupH a. atia-a-aarlnn la nnt unlllra that
woman may work ln a fac-l0ft repeated recommendation to do the
enough to make any thouRht- toryT SnAmmf.' .p,"rln.,7i" 5" f",jr.wV.Kf:
man resolve never again to 'take Bam.mW how the decision sounded ".""'i" nT."!'""
ana ineir employes, out aiso escape me
agony or tne late rusn and tne aim
cultles that come durlna- the last week
it seems reasonable to
Pennsylvania, Illinois ana otner presume n wm promises to De a under these circumstances the voters of the state have a r irht character Are 2i in thVr r R m mh. how ail the editors wrote apply this same gospel to every day
It.. . . . . I . . . . I , i. i Ji.ir' i with h. annnn n. annmi ln ra. mnrninar
and early afternoon, the shoppers will
be better satisfied, and, at the same
bv th I time, there will be more seats ln the
Oregon as were, the old world sub- have to do some further cogitating. sodden with corruption, honeycombed with bribery arfd fraud ? uHak 10 the iMftn ot lu it ftheTe? wi"u
. . ... ... 1 I , 1 ... I I .m . . . ... .1.. . . . . .... I. A . ....
out aiconoiio poisoning nas not I mat tne iacis una juiucj uu uiu.
run Its course even with the etrnna-aat are entirely Out or signt. II some-
StE' ftATkL HARMONY ON THE How can he ask to be accepted as a mentor and guide until he
. I at mat SIWTal Al a.T WT.rM W-W-riri-t U n lar)eA4 VirMAlf Mil a aa I AT . .If I f . . S
more powerful In at-
lnfluence is
tractlng stable, substantial and In
telligent Immigrants to populate and
develop the state. If there were no
other , reason for Oregon people to
defend and -maintain their right -to
AMERICAN CONTINENTS.
sla-h
when its first Inflammation has bud- body has been hit by a 0-mUe-an-hour
I
a , ' . . . . .. : . . I when Ita rirat Inrlamm.
nas cieareu nimsei I oi an suspicion ot selt-seekinp and has ri-mnn-i.m.h n. nr.n ,.. i ..n l ttU th. i..ria.a drMd it bv reference
strareH that th- aHvir. r. tric J. A:K;nt.ctA n,fn'fJ, 5d?d. hert- to what some Bngltah Judges JftaTured
Tts intArocftnv . ,v ' - tj" ' cimiuuv.'m iu- iwt rrom a Bneer, unnatural rear or out aoout an ' . ,r
13 interesting to note the uni- 5 tt ... At ... A . . , . .. themselves and their oowera. to vent- If your wireless message Is all balled
at at at
Germination of Seeds.'
tnARKNESS, and definite amounts Of
I J beat, moisture and oxygen are re-
quired to accomplish the germina
tion of seeds. The seeds are stored
with enough .energy to enable them , to
versal demand for peace among P" nuw L,ln lHC Puuuc ian to iook asKance at every suggestion ure on the business of the day before up the law applying to It will be found
the nations, while all are making on this subject that emanates from the Oregonian's editor until IneV ThSr i
extraordinary preparations for. he has broueht his accusers to the bar of Justice and has eff-rtt.allv "T2t natm.e." to.&ae,r" t..r J..S1 fSS,
choose senator, veto laws and per- war n appropriations for augmeated j 5 -tru.. .t 1 , . , with their equals. Their 'purposes, sol And the more bewhlskered the preee- develop a cerUln length of shoot and
. . a I r a viaa onn 1 nrroa eon err wtmniv i-ri 1 a-..... . 7 'vt-um w u u v jt.viii rv iiuj c liiici itiiiri 111a n 1 at 11 1 iinriirR sniifl rsxi sann 1 nnnrm wrrn liib buuiiuvi vajv ask tt v 1 1 isa nai-iaiaaapw tA vistet aa nai
SIm1: - armle8- We toli tha Ot advocate stands accused before the nation of a deliberate attempt tipESS TiV X g? itirt
ample.: How-powerfully these priv- Britain wlll possess a nary to sur- to purchase his own election to the United States senate, until that !?& ans SS b'tracUy "" he,r "T" iyLTiSaSlL1
KSLrr.- h3S PrOVCd thC ChaC iS a baSC,eSS OOd? brr ? wj -a-saMT .uto
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Democrat, call to put 1.000,000 armed men, 1 hese are pertinent questions and in the opinion of The Journal fear "ESS" They dared T not vetfre! Zftwrtmon and .tuff t,themv in seed, reflate. rfthy wrtmtf
which, speaking of Oregon, . ays: trained soldiers in the field. they must be answered fully and convincingly before Mr. Scott adeyofThreemsaell8ver.u,tfu, f the worM SS. b.e?to SfTap 'Uce $J?$J&fcpA
-Hero 1. an intelligent and progres- Notwithstanding thee appear- an . o 0 .. . . . "'-Can any one Wm. that .Judge KtOO years .old i.portRjg .ome J?. T2J
i 1 aa 1 a nrDa t nnra 1 a rtrt rirtiir-tr tan AawnAer 1 a r r w 7 wvai iuv 11a Liaia 1 w 11 ft iikh hkl un au n gnr reva 1 in it let 1 ra anera bl iui uiur 1 -711 vn juuko wu i
ner " "v .,t- . , , . ' . aift. rnn.rt. .nV.ni.i.; 4."Vi" .T .h.tha. nr nnL In view of STOOd SprlnKllng 01 Sana WUI glVS DOSS
slve population.
hidebound.
With prejudice,
to 'experiment
as they have
Jn manufactures,
general - ' development
They are not mauratea aesire among men 10 preserve tne vaiupaign. i-aisus m uiw idisus ui uiuniuus is an ancient maxim the morning that he Is not either the fact that early frosts were bad for results except xor as-aa oi . muiu
, They have been willing peace of the world. It is shown In of the law. If Mr. Scott was false to the oeonle in 1903 U h. w "JIL1?! 5"eJf!?- "e.17?i W?"iT. f " r.0..a" ..t0 lf. Sal Sd eert' trSUent."
a little in government ne universal attention to The Hague r.i. mnoi ' ' ' ' w h a oUffi7e "th'a rTnVIu.f". RrT- ca.-of such an eme"rgincy. In preparing oil Jn which to plan
experimented In business. conferenceB. The results, however UAlly l ln A,vof him. violently' prejudiced, irritable and Kow. such a case as this would have seed; it .nouid M passsov tnrougn ..
, -in agriculture and in , . ; oppressive?" been squarely in pointtnere wwai .Zltl Z .;n7.'7i,. i.tu
Ttn all haaa I w u O V V IU VHuvi AACSj T C Mvvil I
A ll eavia hivjs l
Ua.M K HfMK.l. 1 J
... .. . m a. i , I III SI in II Mil H. Ill II IHI V HI I II 1 1 I II awfina.
things they pave struca out aiong new -- --- Mole-trs
lines and Oregon in "consequence has caung governments to a Knowieage . .
from Chile to Lima preaching what
he calls the religion ot humanity, of
urated by the American contractor,
This overflow of stalwart
vavu - ... ... I ii - ik. i ,
become'an attractive community, draw- of the mutual desire for cultivating auu vu
ing from all the rest of the states the and preserving the brotherhood of occupied by Chile meant for that
alert and the enterprising. Her growth marjkind. The visits of Root and government either a civil or a for-
In population, and wealth . naa been Taft among the peoples, represent- elgn war. It had no enterprises to
amazing.;: She ranks among the most lng a great natlon nave pr0(juce(i occupy so many laborers, and was
9nvwjMJ-nntvMot w d expressions from powerful ln- at the best an excessive producer of
iYJSSt? er?meTtLrbehtaegr uences that were more than the the kind, its principle staple being
.,.th,i v.rvwhr with deenenina- in. empty vaporingB or oratory: and the an impoverisnea peasantry. 10 tne
terest present enterprise of Mexico, lnsplr- north, however, lay a territory di-
"She lias already established the peo- lng a congress of the American re- rectly on the coast belonging to Bo-
ple'a rule- She has destroyed the publics for purposes of mutual un- Hvia and Peru and containing the
lobby. ; She has left the political boss jer8tandlng, is another indication, ot nitrate of potash fields of the world
without: a job. She has restored to peaceful desire, though accom- on which their laborers might al-
JZiLZLS STtSS panled by that eternal vigilance that wys find employment This coast
and the political close corporations." protects states. - region held good ports, those of
, ' c j ' r . It we study a map of the southern Arlca and Iqulque being the prlncl-
REDUCTION OF FREIGHT RATES, continent, we find a great central pal, while a few miles up the coun-
reglbh, designated "despoblado" (un- try from Arlca was the pretty and
IHE Oregon Railroad commission I neopled), while colonies and the important city of Tacna. By the
h&B ordered certain reductions powers of governments have been treaty of Ancon, the Chilean gov-
of .freight rates on the O. R. & 1 confined to the coasts or a few of the ernment retained a portion of tne
' N. railroad. Can this order be more accessible regions of the in- captured coast, of which another
enforced? .This Is a very important terior. . But the nations growing in part, containing Arlca and Tacna, j;" j"s" th,
question The commission made population, expanding in enterprise, were to determine their own Perma- that M would be a sin to
tnis oraer, oniy arier a carerui, pro- have demanded more territory and "em posuion as Deiween me govern-
longed, patient inquiry and investi- so have come to undetermined lim- ments of Chile and Peru by a ple
gation,1 andv there is .abundant its, "with the result that in this pres- biclte at the end of a certain number
ground for believing that its action ent decade nearly every South Amer- of years, it being agreed that, if by
la right and reasonable. lean state Is engaged with an rb,l- ucn decision the province returnqa
The O. R. & N. railroad haB been tration board to establish those bor- to Peru, that power should pay a cer-
very prosperous; it has made a great der lines ln the' .'heart of the confl- tain indemnity to Chile. The time
deal of money from the toil and en- nent that a few years ago would have came for determining the question
terprise of the people of Oregon; it been settled by -wars of conquest. and found Peru too poor to pay the
has been making aa'it seems, more Just now the states of the Pacific Indemnity, although "the province
than a fair profit ot$ the Investment coast are watching with interest the had remained loyally Peruvian "In
This probably cannot be successfully negotiations between Chile and Peru spite of extraordinary efforts to Chl-
denied. The surplus , paid to , Mr. for settling the Question left openlieanize u. unaer tne treaty, mere
The Great Work of the Jews.
Tn .v.. a ..i, i i i, , I iney- . ", " tK. I tnm nf tha not for dralnaae. Fill th,
love one to a.other, gentleness even - Chirie. D. wnilamT Episcopal bishop ion state with e soil, raking .rfac
. i-i.- ,,..a (should be cleaned and a few pieces of
They hA tl go It alone for one, broken pot. or pebbles placed la the botj
in political transactions between rnv. ' Michigan, contribute a
i . . . extremely interesting article on
erumeniB. especially in rererence to Bible; Have We LostltT" In the course the law, foond
nntahi. kv,S ..Tn,. mirt and the Consumers firm and level. ir tne seeoA are ver
le on "The league of Oregon, which was behind small, sift fine soli on top and lmmers
. ,v . "I Iw8",." 4 .5 V..i withnnt mna the pots In water, allowing them to soa!
ilj. . , m . . ! . m ,L: ..... T. i . . I - ' .. . ..,t... t wll rir mr anwlna tha RPnn TIA IAI
mis Anca-iacna DUSiness, and 18 "f"" fB""S.-w"uf J"8.?? ln " carry y"".""..- iSaiiri far ahiuld b T altered over the su,l
meeting with applauses in the "City "Tbe ancient Hebrews hd prml- Consuls' leagTe In
of the Kinea." For whnfvAr mo' nently. the God-slven renlua of reiirion aeoured the services of Lewis Brandels Plac. over them a pane of glass. jl
son Chile seems to require the M.an,! the lawbook. . ' . tt st H
friendship of her ancient and nat- ual Ood. They have given to the world with fear and trembling at first and
ural ally the highest, noblest and most sublime then , he was delighted, for he found
t conception of dlety. The divine gift, that precedents were altogether lack
Will It be an unreasonable vanity that religious genius, that spiritual in- " therefor,lSi nrLnai .nrt
to believe that the missionary work VAXiV J?u?Jle.dan.d n"S.fu.re4..v- rUI?,tnairi the lfiiral huRarermuKsrer
of the United States In the Ports- Ilure T. all Siou. libera &&.PS?m M a
mouth treaty has stimulated an lJiW'ilJ Helped by member of thS cnsumery Sar1,M SSS
bltlon peaceward among the govern- is colliSted and 'preserved Tn wbat Twe SJSS RyS lid Wasffion At
ine Dowers of earth? U1 th ble, the 'divine. library of the S?.t0n' .Ne,w emoToyod
Letters From tte People
a. - . . . . w . nn. wimn .if i nun a v...v"j .
ulSfNw-i,"m.e""i. '.....r Marchlnr through great masses of
nave oniy to lay aown mis liter-1 "". "rial
ature beside that of any other people a. a result of thla labor Brandels
The Dally Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Figs. Minced Ham. Omel
Hot Biscuit Coffee. , ,
LUNCHEON.
Corn Fritter,
Cress and Era Balad.
Baked Apples. Tea.
DINNER. .
Cream Tomato Soup. i
Roast Beef. Yorkshire Pudding.
Snlnach.
to discern one remarkable difference, h.rnr. the eunreme court with Brown Betty With Cream.
Tne Mep-rew. wrote stories of the ere- a brlef of in pages, only two pages
ation of the world, as did all nthar rlv I -t. - "iai" r.
peoples. The. scientific conceptions of mnt The rest was common senso.
New Potatoes.
Coffee.
Cheese
Ilarriman and the other stockhold
ers during, the past 10 years, since
the reorganization, amounts to more
than $30,000,00. Only a few weeks
ago ' a dividend of, .$ 8,6.00,000 . was
declared, Commissioner Lane recent
ly mentioned the O. R. . dp N".A espe
cially as a railroad that, even during
the panic,' bad. earned much more
than Interest oa, the investment. It
has been an exceptionally prosperous
end profitable road. i; The people of
Oregon, for :. the most part, have
paid all this vast amount ot money.
by. the peace treaty of the Ancon,
after the 'War of those, powers in
1880. It was a war of conquest on
the part of Chile to secure industrial
territory for the occupation of 20,-
000, Chilean laborers thrown back
uppii- their Toatlvelaud by the col
lapse of Peruvian credit- This col
lapse ' was due to excessive exporta
tion Vof - guano,-'- filling the ware
houses of the world beyond demand,
and to the hypothecated security of
bonds, Llssued ito exuurthaj x-Jforth Inspiring good feellngr phll
travagant system; of railroads inaug
fore, the province belongs to Chile,
but the people are Peruvians and
Chile recognizes the fact.
Efforts are now being made to set
tle the question in a way to produce
the old fraternal alliance between
two powers, that were united breth
ren for their Independence In the
war. against Spain. The Roots and
Tafts of the two countries have been
exchanging visits, and Christian mis
sionaries have been' going back and
Improving the Home Acre.
Portland. March 31. To the Editor nf these stories do not differ from the sci- u. w.. .-wriW hv a unanimous de-I
The-Journal What a beautiful anrine entitle conceptions of other ancient sto- dslon ln his favor.' Brandels" work
. I rt,A 'I'nav aaw tna anm. .notarial !..-I . . . i - .Tl 0ra.nl.Aita
ens and earth as did the Babylonians or Encouraged by this success, the Con
Egyotians. But they saw Ood In iul ....' iri has established a oer-
through all his universe; Ood the crea-1 manent committee for the defense ofl
tor. find the auatalner. CinA tha Dllrniin. I i.k.. in. , m h. ntnra when atatuteal
Providence. I ..inat hlld labor, aaalnst sweatlmc I Columbia university and was graduated
"Thav wrote Rona-a an1 nnema aa iu ..j tn, taftnrv . reaulation. - are at- I from that Institution in 182. Aftei
all other peoples. But the one theme I tacked In the court, the consumers' I several years spent In travel hebecamrfi j
that pervades them all Is, not war. league will help In the defense. la member of the faculty of ColumbliSf!
women and wine, as It was with all I People Interested In Mr. BrandeH' I university ln 1889. In 1002 he;. sue-
day this has been. The grass Is grow
lng, th. birds are singing, and flowers
kind of A day
waste bv stav
ing ln the house. This has been de
clared "cleaning up day" on the farm,
and all the grown upa and lesser grown
ups have been raking and carrying and
burning trash. Night came all too soon,
and we have voted another cleaning up
day for this year. It Is the delight of
the small boy's heart to build bonfires,
so Saturday is the time for an annual
cleaning up day.
: We should make aa much of this an
nual cleaning up day as the man who
was advised by his doctor to. bathe rear-
he replied, "Why, doctor.
Nicholas Murray Butler's Birthday
Nicholas Murray Butler, president oVt
Columbia university and one of the fore-
most or American, educators, was born,
April 2, 1862, in Elisabeth, New Jersey!
After attending the high school' of Pa-J
terson. New jersey, ne took a course hi
ularly, when
other ancient neonlea sbmit them, nnt I remarkable brief, which has been al-1 ceeded Beth Low as president of the unt-i
the beauty and awe of nature as was most a Magna Charta ror women varsity, propaniy no man in the United,
with the Greeks, but ever Ood and his I workers, should write to the National States has received more honorary def
rrarn Tha hnnlra nf th. m I rVinonmera' lefts-lie. Fourth avenue and I areea from leadlnar colleaea and1inlverf
ever remain tne treasure-nouse or devo- i weniy-aecuiia w hum ui who vuuiiiijr uu nuruyu in
tlon, the rlcfr and adequate utterance of ' .' 'i'.."1 r- : has Dr. Butler. Among the Institution;
the soul." I nnnn,rfnaitiM l tnat nave oestoweo tnis nonor udo:
. . . I nim are zaie. jf rinceton, university oi
Burdens, uoa mess- em. u Pennsylvania. University of Chlcaircl
Tis April Now
bear,
T I T T 1. 1 M a......... J
I doj, I take a bath every Fourth of Dear little friend that bade me to forget. That's Prtca Jl,, irdTXthU
Juiy-. . 'TIs April now. the heart must have Eacn man gets achanca his shoulders Andrew's. Cambridsre and Oxfow!
ho mis is a good annual habit to cuiti. I it.
It?i,iln i rBt.U tih0 me,nDer" Thine eyea reopen in the violet.
wa, vmw aatiiii . iu, A uui v IO I1U a VCtBUll
b'sbpher of Augusta Comte has been
why the surroundings of the country
home should not be made as attractive
as those of a city home.
Of course we can not all have a beau
tiful lawn, for they require a great deal
of time and attention, and are- almost
Impossible without some means of arti
ficial watering, but even without this
very desirable feature, we can have a
well kept attractive dooryard. We can
have flowers and shrubs and vines and
trees. , and we have room tor them to
grow without encroachlnr on our neigh
bors rlirhts. And the birds will come
and build their nests In our choicest
vines and cheer us with their happy
songs. A, pair of brown wrens have
nested for several years ln a clematis,
where I can watch them from my kitch
en . window.-: Thev - have been hnuaa
cleaning and repairing tb. 'past week.
Thy voice hath found the singing
urooa ana grown
Into Its undertone! ' .
O'er ranks of dandelions the early sun
Doth weave thy hair, a web ot tangled
- light;
And the wild f raarrances that one by one
Steal out of woodland dusks at edge
... o' night. - ' ,
Wraiths are they still and white.
Of rare bygone caresses. There Is aet
' Thine image In each blossom-burdened
bough: : ....... .. ... ........
Th. linnet sings thee! Did I say For
' - ' get .
Ah, Heart of mine, twas Winter
- . heard my vow
."TI. Atrtl now!
Mar$-aret Bell. Houston In April
Alnaiee'a . , . , . . ' . ."..- .
S?,JPC-X ui : broad. Dr. Butler has; served as fresl J
nu .'vri'.u 1 aent or tn. National waucationai assoj
And np other triumph can ever compare clatlon and Is one of the trustees of thl
To th. feeling, that you can.
Trials, God bless "em, we all must meet,
For they only our mettle prove;
They part at once the true from th.
oneai.
However Interwoven
They develop the - strength which out
lasts defeat . .J
And at last will mountains move.
Battles, God bless 'em, w. all must
t fight . .
They are tb. splendid tests ,r
Which prove the right, the courage and
' might -.
' Of th. hearts within our breasts?.
Tes, buraens, - trials and battles thesi
-At. tne strong man a true opportun
ties.-
Kansas 7'Cljf times.
Carnegie Foundation for , Advancement
OI ieacuillg.
. 11 il 1 ' .i 1 1. a, 1 . M, 1 .. -,i 1
This Date in Historr. V
1702 Jean Barth, celebrated Admt
of the French navy, died.
. niwrhomAi jerrerann. atirnni.; n
the -American Declaration ot IndepenoV
ence, born In Virginia. - Died there July 1
js rreaeric Auguste Tiarcnoiail
French sculptor, bom. Died October 44
1904. . -. . . , i)
1838 Leon Gambetta, French states-1
man, born. -Died December 81, 1882. . J
. 1886 Confederates .. evacuated JRlch-l
mond. ' . . J
i905SInrplon tunnel formally opened B
. 1907 Fred A. Buaaa. R.nnhHo.nl
1