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JACKSON.
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l'al.lih1 emtinf ricpt Baaaafl
w Hnnilir amrtiln. at The Journal Hull
lt. ruin and limtilU etraals. fori taxi, or.
- ! ' 1
r.,iml !, aaatnrfb-a at Pert land. Or.,
fran.itila.lun tlmmfk tlie valla af eaco-laaa
ru f I'llllSm-MilS TIM. - HM. A-eWlVi
All lparnn raarbrd br tliaa Baml-ars,
T-H ffce oratnr tba UrnartisMI Jm wi.
Kut "Ida afflca. B-2444; tut 8.
mer method, which was Ions a scan
dal aDd reproach to the state.
v For tht benefit of newcitlrens it
maybe stated that formerly each
county paid Jo proportion to Ha as
sessed valuation, with the result that
at a rule each assessor endeavored to
cut under all the others In ral na
tions, bo that his county would pay
aa small a proportion as possible of
the atato tax. : An assessor who was
too conscientious ' to value property
next all, The ' committee Is not r'frionds of the tariff," will neither I
likely to do anything worth while, deceive nor appease the plundered
and . It It . ahould ' the Republican newspapers ' of the country. ,The
leaden. If they can manage to win great majority of them bare de-
out next, fall, will drop the subject I clared war cn this outrageous and
and let the duty stand, or change It Iniquitous duty,' yet It Is no worse
only to an extent satisfactory to the than many others and not as bad as
paper trust. "yy, V : i ;Hsorae.; he, Dingier. tariff has got
so with the proposal to appoint alto go.'
commission to revise the tariff gen
erally. With, such men aa. Cannon, State . Treasurer Steel Is another!
Payne, Dalsell, : Aldrlcb, ,Crayne, man who aa a witness seems to be
GUILDS OF JAPAN
Small Cliange
Th Republican Isadora In eongreas
are becoming little scared.
- ., i', , -
Who said tha Dmorrtlo party was
deadT Tha Lwrnocrata carried Louia.
at Jess than one third or one quarter! Elkins and others like them. In con-1 sffllcted with an unaccountable loss
wun : regard to some
roaxioK dvmtis!.o Et:ruESESTATivijju TaJue for tblf pnrpoM fCM Into I trol oobody can reasonably hope for I of - memory w
r7d.rr,tt.rri"i m1!1ZJFZ popular local disfavor because he y tariff revision of benefit to the transactions. v
thus subjected the taxpayers of his pie. Armona sisea it up just
atk; Tribune fculldlui, Ctlcafo.
. . - - ------ I l - . I fa a iiIa V.a at.. l - A
snbaortptioa TmM br u T ao- county to higher taxes than those of omj a maae-ooiiove airi , ,- " " f
Lulu SUtra. laa a Mnsiee., , . I ... . v . Itetnnt tet daluriA tha, nannla rha- ratal I BUQ DernaDS thereby the CBSe. In the I
ni v - i hu au uiuuiK luuuli. otuubmi A aT'niMir I - r - r r - - - - - i
la ilia
0 -r.......3j t o... -tb....,.. Ml nad
On rK,.'....tt.M I Ouo month,,,.,,.! JD
- DULY AN'D SDNOAY. '
Oaa rar ..I60 1 Una awatk., ..... .01
no conscientious acrnplea about intent be,n io d nothing, at least Ro" trial, which la a satisfaction
itlag the law a little more, if nothing' that will, offend the trusts. honest people. r A j?
violating
nowdble. than other assessors dld. Mnerr contriDutions are neeaea next
a-"
If you tell tne that you cn '
promote peace by.. building
' navies so large that the world
will be scared Into peace, I,,
tell yon that . I prefer that the .
world shall be loved . Into '
peace."-- William Jennings ;
Bryan. " .
Hence valuations wero , constantly
pressed down, and the tax-rate cor
respondlngly rose, making the state
ridiculous In the eyes of the world.
The present law provides that' the
state tax shall be apportioned accord
Ing to . the 1 public ' expenditures of
each county for a fixed preceding pe
riod. Of course this la not sclen
tific;
fall.
. BY FREDERIC 1IASKI.V.
; (Copyrlaht 108, by Frederic J, Haakln.)
. Toklo. March 23. -The domestic IndustrlalUm nf Tan i. . :i; lna TumiHit.
mixture of guilds, trade-nnlons and coporeatlve stores. There are com- , Of eourae anr number of expert aUan-
binatlons of all eorts of skilled laborers, such as plasterirs, sawyers n iCln b ,"r8J t0 tMtlfJr thl Thw
BtoneinaBons, barbers, iron-workers, ship-builders, and bo forth. Or- p'l7cUy na- ,
ganizatlons also exist among actors, gamblers, wrestlers, pickpockets A rkt Item aya hota will be
and even beggars have had their onion. The guild, are most bewilder ".TmwhaP,com,.-;et hog " 'n "
lng to the foreigner becauseof the secrecy and deception which iurround a .
their operations. They are relics of ancient feudal Japan and were bor- .kM' Armoup veks optimlatieaUy of
rowed many centuries ago. wltlt-th. moBt of Japanese learnt an cuL uu:r:hoUi lng ih b-f
tomB, frem China... W.", '',.;".';, . -:. .'. . . I '- ' a .' - ' '., v
Tha aullda ara entirely different from I belt. Th. rh.m.i L- .u- .p" ".n J warded up -ery mneh
a it-.. I. a ..nin. i I .?; .7 Tr x " Ji oui ininic wnat a -alorloua. anm
v nen in watoli wna I mery Way and June wa ma. h,
waa rouna that tha culprit I ....... V .
r aona 10 mi expenaa or
damuire rrcalred. but had
note of apology for tha poor
ANAIlCniSTM AXD NEAR-
I Cortelyou has made a Bpeech. 1 But tnV yt each Individual (nlld la aa- workmanahln. and the dolay occaal6ned
BftW, Pmarka that h tharoh. Cur ,,om .ftUck . rom PUtalAt U- by having It flaed. c""'n'u
PODOdy - remarks that b thereby Irauae no other aulld will encroach udub . " ,.r
JChed a Prseervea. rba a4option of oC-cl- 7 " VB"! xrm" w"a
AXAItCniSTS.
opened his campaign or launched
boom.... , . .:; .. .,
A:
Running Shots
1 GREAT DEAL has been written
latAlv ahrtnt inaivtilafi. Thit
lita kaaa ann.!.!.,! .ii - ' " I '"T. and to theaa the weatern Idcaa I aenueman waa taklna; Journey on th
have been excoriated all along writtan for The Journal by rred C d?ptel by th governing- claaa have train. The matter waa reported to th
me jine, irom tne president I ." ' . uenton.
down tn tha Inwaat nffio mnA tha. senator FMiton now Knows tnai nis
It la i mr Mffti Jtlf flfl . " " irueat rrienna were mow wno uriwi
i v a ,Pt icn-aevice or newspaper la tM) smallest Bettle- out looaa from tha machine and
rARsniojrr rr
snips.
-0NGRES3 has too long neglect
f ed raising the salaries of
. American ambassadors to such
a figure as would permit them.
without large private expenditures,
to make a creditable official and so
cial showing In the leading capitals
method; bat it has served a very
jixmicQtnon. useful purpose. ' Since It went Into
operation assessors nave generally,
If gradually, ventured to Increase
valuations, , bo that now,, in . most
counties, there Is a close approach to
real valuations, aa the law requires.
and the state's total assessment and
tax rate present a fairly respectable
appearance.
monl vr avAit iinf - nd T Statement No. 1. lie had
" nuv mi n iuc i rare ODODrtunltr to have become
worse anarchists? The anarchist, as I atateaman instead of a politician.
be Is popularly understood, a man
with" rank treason on hla ton ue. In twf ISii t m r,r avrwifl vrtawti aha va hjA I no uae trvlnr to aecure other work
murder In his mind, and a bomb Un- n,,rn,M, b'r the n-pubiican party than t?-uJ5 tii,r P1"0?;, Ti1' w,u J?"
. " ' . , " " " Bn could have ben rectea by a aerlea of 'urf ,n time, and until they do tha
der blB coat, to hurl at authority or I machine conventlone. The rank and file bull.der m7 we,l PO"eaa bis aoul In
dental clvlllxatlon In Japan baa had I v ' ' aflokpookats.
uui lima aileci on Ihria ornn ut una Hdmtllmi, tha. ihl.v.. ak.i.
althouah a few of them have ben r-1 own terma when the police call upon
. .uKnj aiuua; iu juira ui American ia-iii-ni o aiagorge. A clever roaue
nan llnlnna Ban A a a .a. a.I 1 I i a aai .
a . - ---- - r.Wna.n v v aiiivi UUII'
ruiia woraera ara in tha lower ranka of aui-aeneral while that dlstlnaulalied
e
th.
jrei peaeiraiea. ' . , , i ponce, ana tney or course sent word
If one decldea to hutld t lo il19 Build that tha money, emountina-
con tract la made with tha boaa of tha to . um muat be returned at
carpenters' aulld. Work la beaun and I
in anon lime ina man are i kiv tn
decide to take a holiday. Although they
may remain away from work for day a,
even when tha need for ruahlng tha job
iw vunijiriioD la moat urgent,-mere la
Mlnlater. Wll haaalrwar1v attn1at
public banquet and, made a epeech. and
we may expect to hear from him often
from thla on 1
, t ..-a a v .
The town of Booar Weat ' Vlra-tnl.
went "drr." a.nrt tha i nt rnM..i.7
Michigan, went, "wet," another proof"
there a nothlnv in n. w
II IS B. OH1t Mull l ,a na 1- .
w yok.. fyi Oould or a Vendorbilt
J1" applied for a divorce for two or
. - . . . a a
' Ds flagart saya be la hunted like
wealth, . Is rather a rare' creature. rW llk -ntiman.
Isn't he, so far aa resultj. occur- tl.t- ,t.t". -h.ii V. i
icutw, oiiuw... oeiuum uu we reaa oiiteciea at noma ana auroaa especially
anr reallv anarchlatlii inphM ' or n repuoiics.
u waewon wouia auncuy oDey writings that Influence anybody to The
patience. If, In tha course . of aix
montha or a year. It becomea necessitr
to have repairs made on tha hmioa th
men or tne same, guild must be callej
to do the work, o others will touc
eertaln - clrcumstanrea, tha officials do
not coma Into personal . contact with
the culprits. ; When soma stolen ar
ticle is to Da returned. It mav ttm en.
- .,. ..,a v.. ... ! PMaaae an i thrown over tha
. . , . . . . i - w au.iw im vwu WKUiini i am i ina nni ra atatinn a it maw
... - - . ,1.. i .a ,v-i --.. , .v -1 . - I ina iraai irnnuon eniorprma n tn, nf rf..tn. k...i. ,.ia ..i.U. ... "ll.-"" r '
or urope. this u in some respecU1"- l"'?,.r."B.ul "l 4"c,' lu" mischief; mora rarely does an anar- Arixona oosta less thaa .battieahipand determine; what aVticuiar cook '.h.fi JTnV "A ""fT-'.h," li ow"r.5!5
the greatest and richest country on pi" wouw ne tne rignt one, or chlrt kill anybody In this country. thlbunSAbr&wmwiVm ho".ehoid. but fixes tha to ?he tent of weaViSg dttiini
eartn, ana it ougnt to pay Its am- luor CB uo nu "Bur" and wBen that happens the assassin Tha battleship causes the most popular
bassadors to Eneland.- Germany. ance,vnor even expeciauon. oi tnis.li. Me who. If not an in.ri.1 .nri aemonairauona or approvaL nowever.
tu ij ii i sa i m mnar ria, ranini t i . - a v u asaaw ' i .
once, in tba course of tlma tha report ? ihi th- . . t0 ,T a-nt It
cams baok that the thif hari . IrA . ' h . tar nobler animal, that
a . - - - - j a n at a avini- .ai -
mveaiea tne proceeds of bis haul tor , """""I-
wu aui,i ,uui wouin murn rni
axact amount If allowed to keep It for
three montha. - Hla frud atood aa se
curity to the police, who In turn gave
their Dledae to the consul-general, and
at tha SDDolnted tlma tha money waa
returned. - ... ,
While tha police exerctae power over
tha members of tha thlavea4 jnlon In
$ wn Armour has glren tzl.ooe te
tha k., M. c. A. But tula was only'
amall percantara of hla nmm. n tv.
recent rats In tha price of beef.
"''.. .- V a ,
'Mr. Taft la said to have expressed
himself in favor of woman suffrage.
Its see; women vote tn four states,
we believe, with soma 17 delegates.
' '' ':: ,; ; - ' ' J ' ' " "v
' Tha Taklma Republicans say of Rap
raaentatlva Jonea, candidate for senator,
that ha Is "untainted and . honorably
poor.- . That Is a hi compliment theaa
days.- v . ..
:'- -' , e s ; .'
Congressman Hobson
lance.vnor even expectation, of this. 1 1. nn , i .i . I demonstrations
Door, wouia aimoat anrpir rte atv
portant powers, salaries somewhat j followed by a return to the old prao-1 quitted on the ground of Inaanlty. It
t.. ...- .. -.v. i " I 1 ralnrn in tha. M tn.lhw1 wnM ha 1 1 . ' 7 . . na average cu ion wouia rawer sea
jriauvo, ivunoia, iv ana uiuvr im-1 -. i poor, wouia aimosc surety De ae-one mau an artmcial reservoir.
. a. . a a a .1 vyl 1.yJ V e BM S Ba A a1 a4 . I ... I . -
omer aie nave none; mage aa- .narchv or anarchists
dltional franchise and corporaUon Kcoiintrv of law. and th law. .hr,M
taxes, and other special taxes, es- be rc8pected, observed and obeyed;
peciailr those of valuable chartered but tbJs remark brings us' right to
priuc6ea, ,uu iuurrn.ui:o . u. tvft notnt. Whlla an saii1riBtlns-
i - t iviTni uriuo is aTlseraiiy generous r- .,r. i. Vw
in the least defending S
rammaniinrit with t-olr tiMtrr tice. Which Would' be far worse than .., that k. v-. a Mayor Ine evidently does not ride
ai. . . . 1 a nllo-ht i laann.l I a aVI In- I .... ..... - J .... : : . ."r"-
ei ycuuiiures in geeuins: no iua mow i a""" " ""aufc .uvuai.ut., uu , ,u
and style .not only expected bnt re-I lauities under the present method.
quired of them. , r . . I - .What ought to be done. However, 0 fact
Our ambassadors to the greater lis wnai xsew xora, Wisconsin, ana We are tt
cations are paid $17,500 a year,
which In some cases scarcely pays
for the rent of the. houses they live
in. And this Is a reminder that the
American government should ' pro
vide a habitation for them In every
Important capital, bo 'that they will
sot have to pay. out the greater part
of their salaries for rent. England
pays Its ambassador to Washington
$50,0t0 a year, her ambassador to
Paris $57,500 a year, and her am
bassador to Berlin $40,000 a year,
and provides each with a palace for
his use; and its other ambassadors
and ministers are paid In proportion,
and all are furnished official nomea
Other cations are nearly as liberal
wbkvs inai ne snail racesva.- "ina eootr innarai. Thla a k...k ...i
. , 1 . , . . . - .: I r " " ... " wm w. w at a vu.l. w 1 -
guna mainiaine av ciose working agree-1 on one - occaaion when an attempted I P"PPy unless ha can sea a war cloud.
U..K 7 h 1 . orSa.nlHo"a tht fur- robbery was frustrated by tha approach but an Imaginary one seams to do him
i, v.. . 1 "r gi agaia reaeitnina i n lOOipadl mad r wau, , Ml in noy nave one
. . . - - -- - r - - - - - - ... w . w ...... v.aw v. turiii . r .
i rom ins ouicner. out It is understood I lost hla shoe. The Bollcemmn attr.tat I e a
can never be
to .
on a
that the man .who provides the meat to the acena merely glanced at tha
muat STlve tha coolr a certain mmmla. I ahrwa anil aal.l-. ! aan i.n ...
elon. Unless the housekeeper Is vlgl- tain marks on this that the, men ba-laiong th. lines of true Democracy at
lant, second class meat wllf b charged lonered to tha robbers guild.'' . Denver." Th slmola. VruathT- fTiA V
ina sieveoorea cave on or th old
est guilds anl on of th la rarest mem-
bershlo. There ara over 9 Aon nt than.
in Yohohama alone. While their work
cannot b classified as skilled labor
ana mey nave no- written rules at all.
auiua cuuura is pameiio, ,
' -'r--,. a a .," .; -:
Oh wa gness tha peopla are under W
sacred obligation to vote for all tha
nominees of tha primaries, If th voters
think they can do better. . Th law pro-
An eastern DamocratlA tuna,
'Now fnr aflnlta , , .f
J..I ..IV. . - a a .alhllla ,m hl ..n,. . . I .Inn TTfiI... th. . I ii I ..I- 1 .i.7 - it - t i-w.uii,u w-liun
uca. v. ucaicu .vats, auu yericlVlu I v- . . . wu.vv
... . - - ..... ... I 'i a a ' 'a
wwnug, vu a sugui twunaauon . .,.ka.m. t.n aAah . . I r at first class orlces. tharebr nf-
-- t H ' ' " ( It-cent brlba Is gMerally generous i2rdJr."tUJ 'urther profit for the cook.
ana novertv i v w Tauuuwi
200 for-
gsnlsed what
m . ... . , . . I -n.iivr,a n 1 1 j 9 auut iUB. CIUD inn
TAAa an nra 1. . l1t n.l mmI. , K . I . . . . - - '
. . viwjv.w " u ..w. . v v.. 1 1 .T.ri.n a m ...... . w . .
Multnomah machine In tlma to harvest I fnr.ia-n .M.n. vi.k..
. j 1 1 . .. c .. I ... iw... 1 . -" - . .'.u.i.ill.
ar uuuan aa ai. imr. ... I similar action - In nrnvl.llna- a at. am
a J , I laundry when the Wlihari' ,iiIM hamm, nT result frnm rivlr'aaa hanrflli.a. . I tf thaw, a ra anv nf !... T.it
U is up to th Independents and th I unreasonable tn Its charaea, . I freight, and there Is little friction be-ldtta left, snd thev wouM cunfnra tha a1
-1 OOOBJI DOBtroi anmnlv. . . I " miu ami incir riupiurnrs, ex- oatnn jeijow ana Anna wnata-her.
r - ...w i u..u ..un u . .gra A,
nraaant ' thaw .. 41 . ..M . -
.. ... - . t -" - " ........ "...... . r . vi.wa.wa.uui . . . ...-1 irnnaa m nvnnam. I. en. . n n . ... 1 n . . . . . 1 - " - "
turea nad done tneir flutv DV tha nee . -a r-..t.,.. . . man wno wants tna people to truat mm rcrr . -. V""V" uir wun tneir noon meal, cons st-
, 7i7. . ,v , a a I ""mence rcBvectoDiiiiy wno ao n the legislature but who refuses toll " VrJr't swn groceries, ii was i ing of flh and rice. The last time thev
nlo In this roanAPt thdra wnnlrl tint I . . . . .. . . 1 :..""".".-......... .l found thnt narlv all tha annba la. t.jl .1A "w '"!.lln" mey
r-" - . - - n0I ODeV. ODserve or resnect the laws. I lru ln paopia to ei. s unitea oiaies 1 , - -"I- "Z" . signer wages tney wero
senator, .a,. , . I r" "A: " I""'"1-. v''1 a176" an advance or two and a half
caT.tha man.K:r "."i ! aTPioy-rs say
Tha Vet they hold together so well that they ;',.n, 5, bMt,r- Th(
took can boast of never having lost a strike. vWm ,or u,t emergency,
iteam I Their guild mukjs a-ood any loos that ' ' a a .
nnnnrt ha .lata rnvarnmvnf n n ' . . ... .... IDamocrats to clinch Statement No.
far toward doing bo. If pastleglsls - f grlat' wealth
nnt ohnv. nhsorva or rnnArlL th law.
now be enough general atate tax to they? Xre they not
sense anarchists, partial anarcblstsT
bother about. The next legislature
will have no more important duty to
perform than this Equitably to shift
the state tax burden from the gen
eral taxpayers to the public utility
and other corporations and to In
heritors of considerable estates. Then
the people could spend more money
people
'V a a
Aasesslng furniture Is a difficult task. I
name-now, and hold them for about II.
000,000 rannem, the whole world would
b glad of It, , . .
. ''
The . Oklahoma lertatatur has abol
ished th wooden Indian as a cigar store
sign. Yet there Is no evidence that
Yet the TJalted Statee requires Its 'or county and city purposeB, and
. n iMrR. i : i rnr t h ft nnnun ahnnia.
uuiuaaaauuit ouu iaiuiocci a aui.gau I . '
Their emDlovera an that
cause me manager orierea special In-1 thev will work ilka hMviri. h -m I Tlr v, tnai
ducemenU In tha way of liberal Asom- it anythTng the
mlaaiona. but because tha cook a thm.l, , V'AIII K1.' ""I" bV Oklahoma cigars than by those sold
i "w.i-u v aiut m hit erance to tell nr th truth. - I
business. Oainr to tha many inn., nt I . " I
rraft radiating from the oriental . . n r ox wpn wiu si A Mormon elder ha een uttering
age them they will, not ..obey; they r?."..'" "l riva of i' rtlW,: o'r?. whn.' th. .'. heen iot,ot
Violate or evade tnem WltU.Impunlty; vUion af Ilia law. . . "1 ,r n!en W."0.WT there In the humbl I flclal recognition to th guilds it is I nl,on'fup" wh. coula prophr
th iKirn .. and tramnla nnnn a4 a a a , 1 -t, "i T"" . lrow
.,!., . .,, -1 xna common peopia pay it witn inward I
Lawg that, please and profit them and outward protests. The mora a. man
they regard reverently, but lawe that bM u th '" ft,n aor can asti-
w 1 mala It m Brritl v!ti the. rl
dlapIeaM.ftnd pecuniarily diaadvant-puft u that followed by, Manitoba.
trofltfi ho known tA U ...i. tin. in.nM.iW I all-aort of thlnra riffht here in Port
s - bb av . , . i 1 Z , ' .7 T. s-wamnvwsa aw w IflBJaltlU-' innCia.IT IDQ I i . " '
can bo devised that wlU Jh.1 cuCiJI Viht ih. tih i-nS".i,t fuPrv.",,5f om ,' them, particularly Bo,n
iocrt turning a Kepubll- ?A aC.u,Ln A.ih,..r? ar"l?J .thP" '".V1 w.v,,!f -dustrles. Whan 11,v"
dig deeply Into their private fortunes
In order to 'make a decent appear
ance In foreign capitals, with the re
salt that these positions can "only be
filled by millionaires, who may 'or
may not be fit ambassadors.
If Lowell or Lathrop were alive he
could not accept an ambassadorship,
CASTTXO
ANCHORS
WARD.
TO WIND.
thftv tnm nrA . tromnlA nnnn' nr1 I
defv them. . 'Whicb. la tha wora Maaa Iwc."
of naxfhlfa. oonaMnrlt, th.lr r.l. can id Z oroblVm before tha machln. fn bloated, plutocrata Of , the lef t to themselves tha Independent con.
7. - ' . . . . -,w Imanarat-a Tf o,am , I I nana.. . . !,- , ". . KlrDI tUm OUt HrTlllf . stvlaa mr,
" arooas, anaiave to nna tneir
guild that controls th I ner??r ron lack of concerted effort.
ative numuer,' station .inteiiigenee. whT.T:-; - tiiaiV-r"...': I Th Grand hotel in .Yokohama i. ..
ODDortunltles and Influence, and the him all would have been -well, with a I boat stand In Japan for ".linrlckisha I ?wn market, thus wasting much of their
v Oregon SidcliVlitj
results?
k.M... . i , m . . i. I men' and tna
honor Is. dona tha iJwmncr-t. n,.i1.m,n work at this place is the closest of cor- Bt. 'win upon certain
I . . . - - 7 . I r.nf Inaia X KT II a. a aa t I HFin BniUlIN
ffl
R. FAIRBANKS outdid Mr.
At least soma big mass of Republicans Pratlons. While the rates are higher ""f tlH?.Inm.1l
T a invaatfa-otlnr, tn Vow v..ir helped him els the machine would be "or" .i"-n ""n ointr portions ori"" "".""I "f "r.V
" ' ' ""lrtaira ,it with i,.ra h. d 1 me cuv. tna men realize arldltlnnnl l uy oa raisea our u
T. J. Rvan admitted that nart of n rrnivai ria-ht now it i-w,.T. I profit from generous tips. Rich Jtmr- P approached to much better advan-
-.Tare in uie way or trying to fund1 of 1500,000 was used for cam- SountrJr mor? nd rt Iesa' not "r"- rh.. "7.? CVJ ,v"
make the neonla believe that I.;! 111"":. V- i.n !. -.7. 1'?. J"' lnA "l- Republican en the Urlff l.not mora
the Republican DartV was go- k.f. ha. a n-.JthemT If thev are naked to veta fnfJPMl o' .200 yen with th hotel man- 5t: A.vm,t -.ff.!Pu1 conferring
: .... 7.-. """'"i v v'o.ilu- i .ju.... .I....V- .r...r." Kinani to ruarantee e-oorl srvta .n-3"
' I a
aln staple grades Union ts a great horse raising county,
mon se'llng agent. ' " e a . ; .
ojr the output lll Much.' land la being .sold around Her-
ir th market can mlston. , . . j
IB or 11 I tag on account of the unity of purpose,
r thaa 7 L,ir,f0m"t," th guilds Is most
s up ade-f? "h ult to obuln- On near of some
Dr. David Jaine Hill was rejected by ing soon to revis the tariff In their .narv camnalim had been oin on ffll,?f5 MfV-r.W X ff
Germany. It Is aupposed because Interest Secretary Taft mentioned he said, "and it was thought oerhana th namin of th men. they ar asked ",it,,?I'ir a!1?? i?ralle.r- fe
v- at.- v- -nrln:- lmiWll.Wv ' S. .7,a .. ji.-..a.a " "r I W VOt lorr r X""..V"" " " l"
waa a.uuwu mak aio naa vuuivaii' I - ra--- mw . ..... .v nryan rnnin na ueieaiea. DUI .1L vu 1
tlvely poor and could not fill the bill I inauguration of the new admlnlstra- foregone conclusion that . McKlnley
as' to expenditures.' Some million- tlon, as the proper time for begin-1 would be nominated, and cart of th
aire like Tower must be found. John! ning me jod 01 revising me xarirr.imoney maT have gone for that,"-, He
Hay;. waa a -fit ambassador fo Bng- oxy r. rairoanxs saw an oppor-1 furthera,sald, as to campaign contrl-
deposit money and to realise what ha
tnm tVtn-i tti anta I s
John ilarkle Going Blind. in thelld.Vrovlded th.ri TS o
Th O. B. Markle. mentioned In tha I jeciion 10 tne. successor and that he can
Following story in th New York Amer-
if a n llvf Iri tlnrtlanl aatfaral vat aa
and left a rood deal of monav hara privilege of joining the llttleahand that
land, aside irom his . wealth, but. if I tunlty to better .the suggestion of buttons In general: "I have alwav when ,th ?antor0.f 18 OBi' ro" f.V.' -hh t"..c.k,.,l,.ir.?m, "I ' t0Mr-
he had not married a millionairess lie I Taft, and had the Indiana Repub- J found political parties in a receptive in to work, it was reported, aa an em-jf"ct amounts that have changed hands
would Have been oblixed to decline ucan Biaie convention aeciare-m ia-imonrl- Wa am aiwava fnfnrmo-t p1 .". : . "la"i1 -f . "nienipa. are
au i-a ' -rv.a.i :na .. ur nf a anawtal aoa.tnn ttitai !. 7 : -T . -"no ", ..me. muill-mmionre t . . '
o ttjijjuittiu!ai.i , n uitcuw nem is i - r i wueu an election is coming. MOW I or tna anthracite coal fields of Penn- There are upwards of 400 different
a very rlcn man, also largely through pose immediately arier me election BUCh men '' must smile Inwardly to Kyi frVVf JU1" tMut to Kinds or u.ds m japan and th long
I - T Z'L ti. .ar, Mnmh0f Th. in .nnrttn. f " . ' .. . ru f . become totally blind, spent a few hours list Inc udes, among many . other novel
marriage. : Bnt : an ' ambassadorship next iNovemoer. inus, in eponing hear campaigners talking
ought not to nave to hunt up a mil-1 parlance, -r airoanas -aw iaii ana "party principles.
Jlonalre: the ; pecuuarly fit' man I raisea" nun iopr montns.
ought, to be paid enough, sortJhat he I. But while Taft. Is credited wlta.a ;v At a meeting of the Republican
about in his office. No. SI Nassau street, yes- occupations, a thieves" union. - Tha rob-
u.j . I... . ... v.uoii'B . .uaiiiai mat' i ioi. n aBlliaL,vil UUVI WL
jwa uiai wui Jjriniiv una. . Ill aittuiuOll I DUSineSS, DUt It IS
flourishing
Mil nn-.-.a M
"" "n"i"ij. . ins operauons ezeiusiveiv to tna na
Within the next TeW daVS. It WaS lnjisaa Whan nna It.
announced, Mr.; Markle. accompanied by I preys upon a person of official oosltlon
, . .. . .... . ... 1.1 J I -, -I-,. I , . " . I auiiuuiiuBU, jBrjnariio, uccompapiea Dy
couia aiiora 10 accept me position mho v " steering commiuee 01 me senate, his wire, will s&ld for Europe, where or high social standing th police send
even if he were not very rich."DIs- vision of .the tariff, nobody supposes says a Washington dispatch, Senator 5ritLulfic?.h,ms!lf,t,nder car f?r.th? bo.s" of th aud and dsmand
cussing this matter In Collier's, that Fairbanks wishes the tariff re- Beverldge declared that It would be cialists. Member's" of Th'imKediate ea. atntTonb u" Siuy1 ?
Samuel E, Moffett says: vised In the people's Interest. . But bad politics tor congress to adjourn ML'i. f?tutr?fltw,l?i pXmX!r2iJFr?t T-"110?1 dtu.?- That the japanes thief
w. ,,....a ., Ji.wUliflt tin And otber bltbprfo Rtunnnnf-1 nvn,. n...in .nn,a I zrrv. I rV. rr I a. ; aa.a.ina: iu sense
' - w -tmj m w ...v- : . " i.uuv (cdb.mq vwv v. iu. uiCAO" I ivi kisaunoui mat uiay MT9 CVBQ r fjo
matlo service .with a singular lack
aelf-raspect. W : started , our national
of tera are professing to be in favor of res desired by the president, and paohnr MWeh.ithou,sh6iw ?i
isJ tariff revision Is proof that they at that the. "do nothing" nniw wnnll I older In nnnrarnnr. hinrit a .trnna m. 1
...... a. .Mai..' .... . a 1 . . . .. '17 - - - ... ,;-- - - -v..n . i
aauwV( ur Huu .wa a.wim iast recognize ano realize me pop-1 be heard of In the coming camoalen I '"-.'"i. ? Pre',,-
th capitals of Europ as beggars for I ,,i. j!- -i.j "cttl" . A - 8 ient of the United .States Steel trust
moneV to keen ur ttei govern- Ulaf demand for W' and are try!nS t0 "Poke Of the , difficulty Repub- For two decades h has been prominent
money W.ep Our tiering , govern-I .. . a anninllanl alHrnda. I,. , 1a a. " . I In tha Industrial Ufa . and . a-rowth f
B11QVV a VV uiyiiuu V Sa,vl. wa-
courtesy - when called to task, was
strated in th case of a nlcknopkat
who snatched a watch from a lady's
tha leaders, and thera ara an mora
of subsidies being granted upon cer-
v-wMuiiiuna, uue mere can De no
confirmation of - these reports. Even
th most ordinary matters ar hedged
about with suoh secrecy and deception
that It would seem to b a country
.uviv nuiiima- is aver amowrr tnjii can
he kept secret; where th whole truth
Is never told If a half truth will-suf-rio.
1 All this evaalon and indirection
is sn Ingrained characteristic of th
people that has Its root In th feudal
practices of ancient days.
- In th time of the clans th mem
bers of . each clique used their utmost
endeavor to keep their affairs from
their rivals, and to that kA nui .......
device their cunning could Invent While
ine ncea lor sucn caution nnmmA with
the passing of th old order of things. I Sumpter American: Outf Its ar start-
the neredlcnrv trilta nf rail..... ..j Inr out avarv dar mnr for tha hllla an
suspicion remain as racial faults.1 J th "giants" ar beginning to wash out
... An a ftnnaaauanM avan , V. . I aha Tii-arloiia tnalal
! concerning th individual are I ; - , ia,
-,i . .fwt manti or conceal- A few weeka will sea a larg number
ITlOnl. ill V en tn JDanftfl mVrnmAnt I N 1ala aaa-f1 .4 a. aV a..ll -
1 !.! a a a a. " - f J V 1KIU BP BB Wl F UitiiSJ - S U II 111 ll 1U11
clajmlng tba rig to afand among the blast. In fact several of them lav been
?-wfr" ?"2 asking their frank consld-1 started, says th ReDorter.
' They ar stlil preparing to go down
after oil near Pu fur.
.;. 7- .i -7 a , a 7
Agriculturally, the prospect waa nev
er so fin thla time of year In Umatilla
county.
Many eastern Oregon towns ar now
having market days. .. Pendleton set the
example. . -,.
- a a .....7;,;' .
Newport Is trying to get tha fleet
to anchor In Yaqulna bay. Hurrah for
Newport,''..;.-' . ,- - ? . . ...
Approximatelr 1.000 loaves of bread
are shipped dally to adjoining towns by
Albany bakers. , . .
.' .. .
Two women from -Portland got eft a
train at Albany with heavy jags, and
war lodged In Jail over night
' -!.'!'-:, a a .-' j i '
eration,, befogs Its affairs and proceeds
In the same devious way as If the other
nations, whoa confidence and coopera
tion It solicits, were rival clans that
must either b kept in the dark or
purposely misled. , -
Ucan campaigners would have In an
In th Industrial Ufa and - growth . of
. ., ... , , . l- - " i tne country as tne managing partner I itvaa aaiyoiiu. piano .
The trouble with such leading Re- -werlng the ,charge that the rresl- of o. b. Markia & Co., the largest inde-1 President Roosevelt upon his policy of
1. 1 1 . . : V . nMa .1.1. .u.al. .. . I nenAant anal AnaralAF. In O.n n...l..l. 1 .
ment on its feat VT used to draw
drafts ham - friiallnv 4a I Vi ol now.
era of B-ranaslon and lmnnrt.inHv to DUDI1CBUB IS. floweyer,. not. OniV mat I dont'S nrOeram for beneficial lAb-lo. r"1 w" vt-.aw.s in rciiiiBjrivanm.
rais the funds needed to save the bills j their sincerity Is at least questlou- latlon bad been ignored by a Repub
from going to protest, . When w ;got able, '.out -tnat ' they are careful not Ucan : congress. Senator Beverldge
vn mai BBa wa .srvoa wen, anu i to commit 7 memseives to . any ? spe-1 jg a young V man who has his eyes
fhl VI SlKlliatVlf navV 1 la ol aoaal I ... - . aa at a . a . a a ' V 7 '
"""" wv. TO V"-1 r.IMr! reduction Or aUtleS. Or tnO ao- I onan an an at, hanf nana!!...!
waalth aa lha antMnfa A m.Kll. I . . ... ... I vv" Bivuuunaia,
" .i. u..mwvu .... v..v I ,AM r ant no AM ,,n.t.m.aA . .
... t. . i rUKakiui ui via hiuovuiau? -
tlClCB UU" ovrau awvau lai 1 ,? 4. u lUUlttUUyuilB PLOT BUYS; 7iDII
than at home.
, The Conntry's Water Power.
From tha Detroit News. v t
Tha repeated emphasis, placed - by
vats
parsimony,
. There should be no distinction In the
manner of Ilvlngetween the rich am
bassador and th poor one. The Amerl
can embassy should be tha visible atym-
bol of the . American republic, always
maintained on the same fecal of elm
pie but ampl' dignity. whether" lf' am
porary occupant happens to be & roll
uouair or acolleg professor. "The
present alternation between flats and
copper , king palace hides the republic
in tha nnaaow or th ambassador'a petty
personality.-
STATE TAXEsT
Republican leaders secret of Secretary Taft's ; crowlne
will have to commit memseives very strength in the east Is that the pow
specifically and- positively; on these erful financial interests of the coun
matters before the people who are try are lined up behind his can-
earneslily .in avor pr genuine tariff aidacy. There , is
reform . will repose confidence
them. -v.. finance have picked . Taft aa their der. h had hoofed it into Nevada with
choice "of all the" candidates In the SX? "?a"- .f1 T"r.n? " ,worth-
volee. "Talk ilk this mean Rales, man
We stay right here as long as there ar
Interested listeners.' ,(' - '
i Than raanmlna hfa ! fiormat vaI.. Ii.
no . longer, the laughed and continued: ' "WelL rlc-ht
In slightest, doubt that - the kings of "" J1 .1h.aUUAhkyw.,trikft he
1 I., J . . . .. . , I flashed, a new. suit which was a won-
Talk That SeUs Mines. I f
From' tha Saa Francisco Chronicle.
They were In a group in the St Fran
cis lobby talking Kawhlde prospects.
"Let's go up to Bonneau'a room," sug
gested one of the gathering. "Too
many people down her listening to
everything w say.'t "..;.,! ....." . " , "i, -.
1 "And you claim to be a Nevada mining I power. 7 The revival of interest in theso
manf' asked Frank Bonneau In a low vaat rasoiiroea follow, tha davalonmant
refusing water power, grants of nor-
mous potential value , to private, pur
poses lor exploitation, without exact
In a revenue Tor the people, draws at
tention to the grab that is being made
for these naturaj resources which r
main unmonopollsed by exploiters and
promoters. V Thla ! th age of ' water
A 3IAK&BEIXEVE BIOTE.7.;.
of electrical' t energy and -th growing
cost 01 coai. Tne president estimates
that th water power -rights sought in
private bills during the present session
call for- tha free gift to- individuals of
over 3400,000 horsepbwer, . capable of
developing the same Industrial energy
as 26,000,000 tons of coal annually,
Man v of these grants sought are merely
loir? . Vina not f iiaa. f.2? jSFa--f.P AIS0. If?: ??r th. PrPOS.e f- ?"Jtlon.
. ,..Mw . -,vii v i4i j Htai vuaat Tuyyru ujr ut-iiimu anu iirii lea I i na t ' pi uit ,aam : acroaii itamy river,
whn rln hiislneea nn Wall af roof ho ,a I his celluloid collar,. Jury brought hi I which the president vetoed, belnar a irood
M-lTtE ReDUDUcaa majority or me .1,. dio .d a.. Ai"c:-'""iu'u. 5""." v me uiusiranon.- . ... r 1
a 1 . v . .a.aai . ....i..i.. I .., "a vivracu iuo nuutfua i otir iiniiy a, oi ou,uuu, wnicn- was , xnere is a scnooi o
. house has passed a resolution j an aPe now ihthe camp of Secfe-l"' n"r; for them, but nothing tor mists who believe tn
I appointing a committee to in- Lry Taft. But then it 5 K. rock rwnlng mV?
There Is a school "of practical econo.
tnat ait, these water
up as stakes for
some clever schem
er Is able to engineer through congress
? 7-"S i : PoesiblV Fortrlt It I a"1" w ail me remaining waisr pow-
.w , , " . 1 er privileges in me country, -wny snouia
rrora vov Aawnti noraia. ' . - i no nor ria narmirran ro arnioir m,m unA
Mr. U'Ren ot U'Oregon U'Clty forgot! hand them over to hie descendants, they
others stand aside in open mouthed ad
miration. ,v- 7-,
No such prls should b hung un for
competition. The continent should not bo
!,-' ' . -. ; a a ".I'1 7--7
: With th coming of spring has com
th usual, and w believe, more than
usual number . of strangers,, to x Lake
view, - mostly looking, for a location,
either as agriculturists or business men,
says tha Examiner. .
a a
La Grande Observer: It was "the
Portland hog" for years, but w do not
hear this kind of talk of late years. Th
state -ai large is proua . or I'oruana
mad a Dawn, nor a lotterv nriaa Th. I
,., aia,r,.. .A..i.a af 1 . -:""aiwna iti r,o ia proua . di ruriianu m
S'onfaarfd h u"..5-U,,l D".to - 5 wonderful growth and th Portland bus--?hT.nanwhweo1.J?
.ftt'3f.a!2 w. "?at they can to
ia hi. ..;r. .. . I.: r anuuairy see an sections or mo state grow.-it la
and his genius to Its development. ? It a mutual banaflt ' ,
1 not Sufficient to sar thaf unless a ? - .
man of genius is permitted to have ex- . , " , ' . .i
elusive possession of tha earth, he will a Hv, VJL Tlc a,n,?n ""fh
not think th reward great enough to dr.vU.iT,s5, wi" h.00k 1Ln2' JU8t out
bend his back or his mind In labor upon 8ld th B"." b a 11 hd i tentacles,
it. All anHurina- woru- ia...i...i "v." each about SV feet Ion and each cov.
or Industry has been accomplished bv red wlackln -.moufts, hPd Uka -
men who sought no such prise. As saucers Each tentacle has 12Q or mora.
soon aa w need the water rower now niouths. Its head shaped like a human
Mia In our itraam. fha m v.. j.T skull.: has larae nrotrudina- eves. ant it:
oped wltirout Imperial domination as anlv?ry mouth. . . . ".
Inducement. r;,;,: ..77; ,;-r 1 -;7, k! '7 ' v ; 7v7-'7
Grants pass courier: Notwlthstand- ,
Ing that there ar three creameries in.
joseinine county, it is said their com-
a number in his famous statement bill.
He should have introduced a paragraph
numbered like this: : ,-; : .. ,
No. m. Each candidate who shall
vPRtfirfttA the effect of the dntv I .v.. At. Cl.avi..:. ar Jl ' .
lTJZ2l"toy$ and prnt paper whl5hb3r Vice-President Fairbanks. He Is
r7r fr viewed wJth disfavor by
a- vvit . .7 . ' Ui wuov a-- - a---.- -ma powenm iinanciai interests. .
lamhlll county to overthrow the net and fixes the price to suit Its r 1 - v
present sj-etem of apportioning state pockets, thus gouging publishers out , s Portland last month shinned mr,r
taxes, or to secure n readjustment of millions annually. Representa- wheat than any port in 'the world P01 0UV ftt the-primary election must
tf them, but if It b the design tore- tivfl ne Armond. probably with en- mnr a than fh tr rt- r.,Ll JLk ffa..hl8a. sTL1
. . a 11 11 w ( .a ---------- a - a a I V wawawa- w. v a- V UK,Ca UIV Wirjllg llttllU) HIIU KOI - fj 'nUSwIlnK iB COI
turn to the old system of apportion- tire truthfulness, declared that the B0Und, and the Tessels could have for thaman who won over him, Any navigai
log state taxes among the counties resolution was but another attempt g0M out drawing 26 feet, yet See- M aTtltIl,. anfhu.' vaA
. mvoo-i0i vuB ju;iuui"i.i"u w uu.vu i.uUi.w-1 reiary itieicaue jaiseiy pretends that ! p"n oonvic.
war .'vessels drawing lees cannot
come to Portland. '
monts, it should fail, and we' believe
must fall
The present method not perfect,
but no 'system of assessment' and
taxation was ever yet devised that
was perfect. . It may be that. Yam
bill county Is paying, a little - more
tl an her just share of state taxes,
rr.d some other counties may be do
In g. the same, while etill otfier coun
t.s are paying somewhat less than
!' ry would on a fall-property valua
t uj; but even If such be the case
t' i re mutt 1H no return to U for-.
pie, "and make them believe there is
an attempt to do something, when
the direct attempt Is to do nothing."
There is no need of an investiga
tion ' Into some of. these- enormous
and manifestly exorbitant duties, and
nothing favorable to the people can
be expected by suchTao Investigation,
conducted by friends of the tariff"
and Its benericiarles, ' "appointed by
Speaker Cannon. : The scheme la to
silence the Increasing clamor: and al
lay the anger of " the Republican
newspapers until after the, election;
It Is as yet uncertain whether An
drew 'Jackson Derby or John A Jef
frey has been -nominated for con
gress by the Democrats,;, but grave 1
doubts are entertained . as: to the
tlon. by a fin of not less than-.$l,O00
In real money and , lmDrlsoned in tha
state insane asyium nor. less than a
oays. - 7'7.-w ?,
,'. i 1. . 1 l ' ' ' i . li "ST T , . .1 . , T '
v Got the Eagle's Tall Wathers.
From th Army and Navy Llf.
I knew an Indian, Tellow Eagle, who.
In order to get his coup feather,, dug
a -hole in the ground on the open prairie
far from camphor habitation. Ovf it
A -v . OMrdrln CS , tt kaiiak . . a.
m .... at . a a' ,a I U -. VTw, -.a., UOUa - UUOD
ability of either Of them to defeat I .hlch wa laid th car-cans of a freshly
LojSf Ellia." ' V w vt j- I a" tnteiope, in wn trap fio lay for
ui w,r v ar , VVaalllHa
When at Jast.-lured bv the bait, una
Sidetracking; the wood pulp and 2W ti11.1, ? " fjom below and
. . . , . uu despite Its flapplngcn4 flawing and
print paper tariff to an Investigating pecking piuckerf tho precious t eithet-s
committee, -composed-' principally tof flSdWrd!'e,n th sto"1f'hfd ? terrI-j
argueT . It is a question of getting there
first, and making all future races- of
men , pay tribute to the line' of inher
itance, rreeiaent Kooseveic,: nowever,
has adopted the theory that the natural
weaitn or tne nation, ine puonc lands,
the coal fields, the mining right, the
Die streams ana tne water power
snouuvnot do riven over, to tin-
monopoly, but should b leased on
a paying basis by the government. -He
has consistently Offended the exploiters
of. .timber-and. cattle lands, of fining
tracts ana or water rignts ever since ne
has - been president, . and the debt the
people of the future will owe Aim, they
alone will adequately appreciate.
. The vastnee.i of the opportunities that
exploiters round on this continent has
mat' e gamblers of, Americana Instead
Of-debating whether it was a wise thing
to permit Individual possession of min
ing wealth, the man who fails to win in
the throw congratulates the winner and
contents himself with th hope; that-
one day ne, too, win win a Slice of th
public heratag. . v .
"I had th same chance an he had,"- Is
th comfort they take. These same
neonla are Willlna- that tha water nna-pr
rights worth countless millions of dol
lars In the next half eenttirv. should he
put up for th lucky to win. while th
. Vespasian Warner' Birthday.
Vespasian Warner, -Unltea States com
mlsBloner 6f pensions sine 1905.: was
born at Mount Pleasant, Illinois, April
4t; ana received a meager educa
tion' at the village academy in. Clinton,
where hla parents had taken rauMaa..
wnen ne was I an infant. Mr t;,,n..
Biaruca in lire as a newsDoy. When the
jj.Y.i .war uiuRB oui ne was DUt a youth,
but he joined tha union army and served
for oyer fiv years, retiring with the
hravar a Mala, . -n... v.
yard, and In-1868 was graduated from
the law department of that university.
Returning to, Clinton, ; Illinois, - he en
tered ; upon the practice 7 of law and
SS?11'-' heeame conspicuous In publlo
affairs. Major V'arner ' served - in the
lower house of congress from 1895 to
tha tlniaof his appointment as pension
commissioner alwava raralvincr . x.
Pi'Ji'11 omlnaon by aoclamaon. In
1888 ho was presidential, elector, and
hewa Judge advocate of the Illinois
National Guard during th administra
tion of three governor. .
.This Date In History.- !
1607 Hudson sailed on hla fl ra vav.
age of dlscuvary. -i , v.
11 William Shakespeare died.
Bom April 28. 1564. -' , '
1818 Stephen- A. , Douglas born at
uluuvu, ,iiuivuu,.fsiw Bl. llCagO,
June S, 18(1. -
1821 The Greek natrlaroh- nut ., tn
death - at Constantinople.
- 1846 Earl of Cathcart antMiinted a-nv.
ernor of Canada.
1 85 1 First Canadian postage stamps
Issued. 7 7
1868 -Charles Dickens left tha TTnlterf
States for home.
tflflO Duke of Arevll ' llefl . Tlom
ma. y ' : - " -
107 Treaty of ceare between SaTvn.
dor and -Nlca.sgua signed at Amafala. . i
blned product does not supply 4he local
demand , and that ' tha merchants ' ar
compelled to ship In butter from Port
land and elsewhere. - However there Is
much room for development of the dairy
Industry in this section. , . , '
7'7,:(.:',iv.i;..s..; .f. a v'Vi',;?' if7f.'(?js;-f,'i-
Jordan valley, says a ..correspondent
of the Vale OrlanOv Is one of .the richest
sections of Malheur, coUnjy, and th ''
residences on; the ranches spaek pros
perlty on evevy- turn. - The farms are
Iarge.vwell .improved, and show thrift.
There la a natural hot well here, witn
very strong medical properties that la
reported to be on of the best In th
county.
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Albanvi Democrat! A naner St Prlne-
vllle -declares that Prinevllle wlU ba
bankrupt if local option carries, becaus
the -eltyhaa a bonded Indebtedness of
S7.S0O. the Interest on which must ha
paid by saloon license money. .This la
the worst kind of rot. ;r It s proving
universally a fact, that, cities get along . .
better without - -tna saloon . monev.
Greater prosperity easily-overcomes 11-
cense money, - . -',. --, . .. . ;, ..
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Newport and Lincoln county have- 1
made phenomenal nroeress tin ids past
five years. In 1903 Newport's perma
nent population was estimated In the
winter montha at 400. - At present 1,000
would be a .modest estimate. At th
end of the present fiscal year Newport
will become a third-class postofTtee. A t
Nye- Beach,, -located In the corporation
of Newport, the summer cottages " In '
1903 numbered 90: there are now ro
Twelve new cottages are under con-
tructlon today. With eood trosnenta f na
a dozen more during the summer. New
port's schools five years ago employed''
one teacher; there are now three, wit
150 pupils. Th city council Is prepar- T
ing to install electrlo liaiita ano a
water system. - - ,