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' Is It not evident that a pro-'
cess of simultaneous and pro
gressive arming defeats its
own purpose? Scare answers
to scare, and - force - begets
force, until at length It cornea
to be aeea that we are racing'
one ; against : another -after a
phantom securitx;whieh con-
tlnually vanishes as we ap-"
proach. -Sir Henry Campbell-'
Bannerman.
A.
ABOUT HARMONY.
, REGULAR, v. constantly vf re
A . peated wish, adjuration or
--i"V-t piece . of advice ron, the' part
. of partisan newspapers is for
party harmony. Whether this is dGr
slrable depends." Sometime har-
mony is a good thlngon otherog-
caslona or under'other circumstances
It Is not to be commended. . Kickers,
that is,, men dissatisfied? , with
wrong ' thlng9-r the salt of the
earth, as knockers are ! its ; bane.
Much of the world's progress and
enlightenment has been ' due' to In
harmonious ' fellows, those who re
fused to believe and talk and act
just as fme self-interested people
wished and insisted that they1 should.
Formerly - the-kickers or ' bolters,
those who wanted to change things
for the better and to get more light
and freedom; resort! to arms; thftn
there was a revolution,' or an insur
rection; but in these more civilized
times the independent, progressive,
inharmonious people resort to argu
ments and to the ballot. True, some
people ' are inharmonious because
they are .malcontents, unreasonable,
impractical, "Impossible"; but a far
larger number are bo because they
honestly and ' Intelligently, seek and
strive for better conditions,: because
they' desire that truth and honesty
and " Justice l shall prevail, .because
they have become more enlightened
more Independent! and less servile
than they were. -
So a large part of .the inharmony
in politics that. is complained about
so much these days la a; good sign
It Indicates, that the masses of the
people are reading and thinking more
than they did', and are becoming
more capable of ; self-government.
The newspaper that asks everybody
to be harmonious, either as Demo
crats or Republicans, gives foolish
ana impossioie aavice. The more
party inharmony there Is, the better,
probably; will be the results. This
would not be so if a party ' would do'
the heat -and right things, but it Set'
Com does. It does things that It
; ought not to do and leaves undone
things that It ought to dot; and' when
It has on this account become in
: tolerable It needs - a chastisement,
jolting hp, reminding that the peo
ple are not only alive, but kicking.
Now, if there were a Rooseveltlan
party, we can -understand that ' it
migm oe a great party and pretty
narmonlons. ".: Perhaps" 10,000,000
voters would agree on Rooseveltlsm
as a whole, i. Many would disagree
on points here and there, but agree
ing m the most part the party could
: be called harmonious, and harmony
would be desirable. - But When vot
ers are asked to be harmonious for
both Roosevelt and Cannon,of Roose
velt and Aldrlch, tor , Roosevelt and
Piatt, they balk. They can't har
monize because they are asked to
harmonise on opposttes, on contra
dictions, iThls. is against reason and
nature. It would be easier for them
to harmonize on Roosevelt and
Bryan,? or Roosevelt and Folk, or
Roosevelt and Chamberlain
- A flock of sheep is harmonious,
So is a big "10 or 12-mule team. So
, are slaves under the eye and lash
of the overseer,; j They are harmoni
lous for two. reasons; they cannot
think much, and if they, could they
could not help themselves. .? But vot
ers of today can both, think and by
warnings, protests, . bolts and inde
pendence generally' can better con
ditions a little from time to time. s A
continual, certain, overwhelming
majority for any one party is not
well for the country pr for any state
The kickers in such a party, on suf
ficient occasions, are far more use
ful citizens than those who always
and nnder whatever circumstanses
are harmonious. . ; -:v
. OREGON'S OPPORTCXnY.' ,
AS was to be expected. If 'the
matter were forced to a vote,
; the senate refused to ' pass, a
resolution declaring in favor
of the election of senators by direct,
vote of the people. . And many; sen
ators from states whose legislatures
i.nd passed a resolution instructing
thn so to vote refused to obeyj arid
voted against fhe resolution. Oth
vrs, nmotf; thera'a number, ot
Ih-n'i -rni4 jiciM-.tois, dodgod the
PORTLAND'S
i
T IS AXIOMATIC that commerce
follows the line of least resist
ance. That line may be the re
salt of physical advantages or
rate . schedules, but whatever the
cause - the rule-Is unUergai- in Its
application. Commerce njay tend to
follow the ?lag, but It Is certain to
go where there are the least obstacles
tc its freest movement," and where
there is the smallest handling ex
pense. Strategically 'no city; could
be more favorably situated than
Portland, so far as respects the
commerce of the' northwest, t both
foreign and domestic. -, It is . at the
gateway of all the natural routes
through which this commerce, will
pass if given the opportunity. "What
remains to be done to insure it being
both the gateway to the orient and
to the Interior lies well withhr our
power. Of. object lessons, as to; the
necessity for action, we surely have
had sufficient.' Portland's supreme
advantage, possessed by , no , other
place on the Pacific coast, Is Its wa
terways, , The use ' of these Instru
mentalities will at once fix the line
of least 'resistance.'- Everybody con
cedes this to be the fact. It is per
fectly plain ' that : open rlverr will
absolutely and automatically deter
mine the advantages from a physical
standpoint, and must fix is a corre
sponding degree the. rate conditions.
It is surprising that . the property
interests and the .commercial inter-'
estsof this city have not long since
united and settled this matter'.once
for all. 'Improvements of this kind
are Investments,! constantly growing
in value, . They are , not ephemeral. .
Money subscribed in furtherance of
this class, of work Is not like that
spent In some celebration. . It is an
insurance-policy; against the future.
The time Ms most opportune for
a successful effort in this direction.
It Is. perfectly evident that on the
present basis of appropriations a
generation will have passed ,-( 1ef ore
Uie.work is completed. ;.Jt Is 'equally
yoteitFBtton.. wa not present, but
was paired in fafor of the resolution,
and Bourne .was 111 i ll present- it4s
presumed he would have voted for
it' : ' 4 Vv.;.r: -r;:
This question has been voted on
often in the senate during the past
30 years, and -that body has always
gone on record . against it, and al
ways will until , a large number of
senators of an entirely different sort
are elected. This is likely to be ef
fected gradually, but notrapidly, so
that so far as effecting this change
through congressional action Is con
cerned, it canno be done for a long
time yet. . it--:-V--f't'.-;J; :;'
But Oregon has solved the prob
lem of .electing; senators by direct
vote of the people. The voters of
this state have it in their own hands
to accomplish this result, in. spite
of the' senate, and the one Instru
ment by which they can do this Is
Statement No.,1 of the primary law
Send a safe majority of men to the
legislature unequivocally pledged to
that statement and : the thing is
done. And next Monday is the day
of "opportunity j i ; . .
? THE ARROGANT SENATE.
I
the" senate' Saturday," "Senator
I Beveridge, leading Republican
' defender of Roosevelt and the ad
ministration's measures, openly
accused "the Republican leaders of
deliberately blocking the wheels of
legislation when, matters of import
ance to the people might be voted
upon." This is exactly what The
Journal has repeatedly pointed oat.
It Is testimony from the highest au
thority, from the chief exponent of
Rooseveltlsm in that body, that the
senate has gone mad. It has a Re
publican majority of two to. one, and
has tecome reckless. Its dominant
majority is so' great that it defies the
president, and hoots at the people.
It scorns thti widespread demand for
It to act, and, in the language of Sen
ator Beveridge, "blocks the wheels
of legislation. It la arrogant and
puffed up because of its overwhelm
ing majority. Its attitude Is de
clared by Walter1-Wellman, one of
the best known Republican news
paper correspondents In the country,
to have placed the chances of Re
publican success in November in ac
tual Jeopardy." The presidential sit
uation has become so unfavorable.
Mr. ;Wellman says, that leaders are
blaming each other with responsi
bility for existing conditions. . If the
Republican party should be defeated
in November there is not the slight
est doubt but the unreasonable ma
jority in the senate and the madness
and recklessness that result there
from, will be responsible, if a few
more Democrats could be elected to
the senate that body would quickly
come to its senses and President
Roosevelt would i be able f to get
through the senate some of the legis
lation for-which he is vainly plead-
.. The fact that a United States sen
ator who; belongs to the minority
party In the senate is not therefore
powerless or lacking in - influence,
that except cn purely party ques
tions such a senator can accomplish
as much as one of the majority oartr.
nas otten been demonstrated. S At
cne .time when the t late Senators
tolph and Mitchey represented Ore
goo, In the senate that body had a
iremocratic , majority, as ' did the
house also, and Grover Cleveland
was president. ( The whole govern
ment was in the hands of the Demo-crats-yet
there never was any tom-
OPPORTUNITY
certain that if the money were avail
able three years or four at the most
would see the work completed at Ce-
Illo and in the meantime the locks
at Oregon City eould be acquired
With the. - enormous -value.... oflhe
stake' at issue, no effort should be
spared to : secure appropriations so
that the work can continue "uninter
fuptedly to completion,. The country
Is now-ripe for such action. . But it
requires work, self denial and funds,
They .must all be forthcoming and all
must. help. ' This is Portland's; su
preme opportunity. A 40-foot chan
nel to the sea, and free rivers, should
appeal from a practical standpoint to
every one. - It is an object well worth
the devotion and self-sacrifice of
every citizen. If the facts as they
exist aro not sufficient to Incite Im
tned late action; It is difficult to see
what: could. Imagine if you can
this , city, without these' advantages.
Think what it can. be with them, so
they can be fully utilised. What
would ; we think of 'any other city
having great rivers running by . its
door whose cltlkens 'Were too supine
or .Indifferent tp' secure their Im
provement and ubo because it would
entail some sacrifice, . tost some
money. The citizens of Seattle sub
scribed. $100,000 as a bonus to aid
ship builders in securing a contract
to build, one ship. If the Columbia
and . Willamette rivers emptiedr into
the sound, how long would it take
that community to seize and bold the
advantage, water, transportation and
water level routes would give It?
Some of .our citizens have labored
for years .in this work! '"All have
seen, the enormous" commercial ad
vantages which would follow, . The
time is now, ripe for general action,
and" It Is' believed by those in a po
sition to know that a united effort
will mean final and complete suc
cess. Self-interest, civic pride, the
development of the northwest all de
mand it, and Portland should lead
the way. "" ' " .V
plaint or Intimation that the sena
tors from Oregon were discriminat
ed against or had less influence-la
behalf of the state than If they had
been Democrats, In fact, they were
"regarded, as exceptionally - Influen
tial senators. , The plea that a ma
jority party senator Is necessary Is
of no weight; the senator's politics
is of little importance. '-
V Statement No. 1 legislative candi
dates in the various counties ne,ed
help. If they fail of election ' the
plan? falls;- probably forever. i If it
fails in Oregon it will have the effect
to discredit resort to it in other
states. If it wins, other states will
adopt it, and ,aoon the :Aldrlches,
Platts and Elkins will be driven front
the senate, and such presidents as
Roosevelt will be able to get desir
able legislation through that body,
The issues, are of enormous conse
quence to the whole country.. The
election Of these Statement No.
legislative; .candidates is absolutely
vita?. .Where Is II. M. Cake? Why
does he not call upon the people, to
help elect uthese candidates? -
r Do W. M. Cake and II. M. Cake
think OswaldWest's 500 is tainted
money? Else why do they not ac
cept Mr. West's offer to let Mr. Car
roll, editorof the Telegram, after ex-
amination or . tne records, say
whether their fairy tale about Cham
berlaln and public lands is true, or
untrue? . If Mr." Carroll says their
story Is true, they get $500; if on
true, theyv will not be out a penny.
If their etory will hold, water what
an excellent chance- to prove it to
the public and make $500 at the
same time. Is is West's money that
is tainted, or have the Cakes floated
a tainted tale?
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Wanted--By Cake brothers, pub
Ushers, agents for "Tainted Tales," a
new and soul-harrowing ' story of
Chamberlain and public lands. The
publishers also . want a competent
man to dramatize "Tainted Tales"
and set it to music for use by H. M.
Cake on a starring tour on the van
devllle stage., N. B. All offers of
$500 by one West or others, to as
certain whether 'Tainted Tales" is
true or not, will be positively re
jected. .- . -v V;
There is ; nd prospect of harmon
ious cooperation ' between two Re
publican senators from Oregon. They
are i continually contending about
"patronage," and each is trying to
get his particular friends and assist
ants Into office. Chamberlain, if
elected, would be rather free from
this handicap, and could devote all
his energies to working for tl)e peo
ple of Oregon. . '. ,
The decision of the' New York su
preme court justice that Harry Thaw
is still Insane and 'must.be kept in
confinement, is undoubtedly Just.
The man is not fit to be at large and
to 'Xree, him i would be an ' outrage
upon society." ; i:'3-"r' . "-, 1
Congress has postponed adjourn
ment now till Thursday, but even if
it should' delay -a few, days longer
there is no hope that It will do any
thing ; to carry out. the Roosevelt
policies. ; . ' . v '".;
fF< and warmer," that's the
ticket that -r everyoody hopes the
weather gods will vote, for all this
week, in' behalf of tbe roses and
other . things, too. ' - "
Next Monday will he different
June, Rose. Festival, eUctlon.
Small Ckange
Never worry about the weather; what
"No. 114. X .Te.- That's the uni-1
verauy dul , ,
It Is i hoped the , roses will not have
io oe DMMlKetea. v.
weea, nowever they voted Monday. ?
Last week' for Mr. rk th mitim mil
D joynr,B Aarainu - jsvane - jneatrt I propoeed" amendment are ail Swelling
rewer politician. , ' ' . houaea, barns, sheds, outhouses and all
1 ... . ' : . J other appurtenances v thereto, all m-
i'ortlana will welcom eJl sorts nttt UKin.rv ta hi,ian .tkIii.Ii.iv
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for Statement No. 1 c&ndMatoa tnr th.ilall fruit trees, ail vines, all shrubs and
legislature, , . ....
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Tou'll have ' to An It nnw -r urv
scjun. n tou are coins to De ait ready
for the festivaL ' ,j
i 'V' "
'There la tin rJnnht that a n v KrMn
built across the Willamette at Port -
land will be high In price.
Still, we auDDOse most - memhnra of
cong-reas will venture home. These are
not tne days or popular political mobs.
It would seem from his name that
?a.T ?I?!Phr htto shed a food
ueaj oi mni on me uunness muraers.
m ' s. " t
Already , Seattle Is urglno; that the
fleet remain there permanently. Seat
tie was 'never -overburdened with mod
If the old adara be 'true-' that a wet
.
and windy . May , fUls the barns with
grain - ana -.nay, crops anouia ce Dig I
thia year.. 1 . . .1
I "whatever can say that thia would not
The sultan of Turkey' haa boueht 'albe exact lustice. What rla-ht would this
M0O.O00 diamond, but It doesn't follow I
that he rxoects to reslam and haooma ail
hotel clerk. . f. , ;
. ; .y. ;
xne Judge uray noom may -ne a ut-
larger than the Woodrow Wilson
torn, but . that, isn't visible , outside
of Delaware. -. j : J j-e- - .
. : - ; 'lanmua Mfu wnere . our ' freedom enaa
Mae Wood savs that Piatt wrote to I and spread equally each way and hear
her that he was an old fool. - Rut nhe
knew that without hi tellinar her. And
uuw aiie-i auiutaeF. t i, , ,
"Vote it "traieht.",' savs tbe fialnm
Statesman. ' Shut your yf". optn your
mouths, ana awauow whatever aoae the
machine has concocted.
I Teddy a member of the Republi
cn party or vic versa T Indlanapolla failure time and time ovefc Washing
Star. (Rep- What - doe --vice - versa, ton- -haaiuat-alvrrn un tnrtnartd-asses
mean in thia conundrum?
a
A news Item savs Da Saaran's uncla'l
has called on Madame Gould. His er-1
rand can be easily Imagined; he wished
to exchange a lot of trinket tor caah. ,k
There is a Republican party, nay the
Pendleton Tribune. The Dregonlan say
there Isn't Wnen' uch high author
I ties disagrea what are voters to be
lieve T , "..':- .-..I-
An TexchanV sai "thar-Huahe. la
blgrer-than the-oolltlclatis.'' fia-was
g- m.. k." .k. Tiiiu..4i-
OuUlver bigger than the Lilliputian,
but they t ed him and made him a prls-
oner, au wesame. . ,., ,, :., ...
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The Detroit New credits Solomon
with saying: "O that mine enemy would I
write a boon." This is the nrst time
that anybody has claimed, to- know who
' '"' a.e.!.:. rJiiJ: ibl'l''? f.
California Democrats are urging their
leader. Bell, for chairman of the Den
ver convention ; A man with ; that
name ought to be: able to ring the del
egates to oroer, at least.
. . " Though opposed to him on ' purely
partisan grounds the Frlnevlue Review
savs it "refuse to belittle George B.
Chamberlain, than whom a better man or
a squarer never uvea.-.-. - ?
not being mclined to print any original
editorial, in favor .of Cake, are running
'Many Republican paper of Oregon,
the same, editorials - sent out by . the
campaign committee. It seem to need
an editorial writer as well a an ad
man.
The Portland Journal say Roosevelt
is about as much a. democrat as he. is
being Va Chamberlain Republican, doe.
he. now? Pendleton Tribune. No. -the
tA men ara much alike. . Thv nut I
people 'ahead of narty.
Oregon SicieligntJ
3 I
Newport 1. -'likely to have .a .watorR",5
system.
v knui - U I
man's pigs.
Several new residences will be built i
in xoiedo this summer.
The Bonanza creamery aunnlles
Klamath and part of Lake county, and
ean make' l.ooo pounds of butter a
week for export.
The wagon of a Jackson counv man
named Grieve broke down and he and
his wife and child were injured, which
causea mem to grieve, i . ,
An Astoria - man coming back from
Tillamook Head where he went to. see
the battleships, fell : 76 feet down a
precipice, but was not hurt much.
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The Honest Voters league of tTma-
tuia. county oirers sioo reward for each
.... nf lii.iroi vntlnv In tVi ' -1
cite illegal voting
o- ?r--- ."f:."-';.'- a
True to its renutatlon of havlna th !
first cherrte and of producing- the fin-I
est quality and largest cherries In the
world The Dalles haa - the first home
rrnwn rhnrriea nn tha mnrlrnt that hav.
been shown thi year in Oregon, say
the Chronicle. 1 - - I
- It look as' if Clatskanio ww going
to be depopulated If the exodus of It,
. ..Ml- nn lha 11 A. r 1
rani-gWsMo
of the county and state continues, says
tne uniet, u nera people nave continence
enough In the land being taken over by
the government and thrown open to set
tlement. to leave their business and
Homes nor ana un up tneir residence 1
a actual seiuer upon ciauna. . -:r 1
: ' ';. ::;.-..' i -i I
"rom Vmatilla county over 100 fam-1
lies na gone io Aicxria witnin the l
last venr and several schoolhousea ara 1
111 . i .11 ... . .... . - I
abandoned, say the 'JScho Register. I
These famine are not small farmers.
however. They did not go from their-
rlgated section but from the grain and
arid section. , ' ,
w. ii. ,' ,, ,x w . I rapidly discounted In the market. -William
Auldt of Falls Cltv .'tails tVia 1 T.r. '.j i. k.in, mimu h i
Dallas Itemlser, has lately been Buffer-
'S con5, eJS.Dly- w 2,JJ0JiKM2nJ!
other day he thought he would cut up
pome kinilingwood. using his left hand.
His wife cautioned him not to do so.
but be made the attempt, with the re-
nit that ha rnmnlatlv aavar n
. . - - - - - , - .r-
ger mentioned, anil. at one sweep re- I
ieved himself of the pesky, felon.
The tctai registration ' for - Jacksnti
county is 4,460, an increase of nearly
1,000 over two years ago. Medford has
a total registration of 1.132 a against
Ashland's 1,005, showing - Medford'
rapid growth, uutsiae or these pre
cinct, the largest registration Is -at
Jacksonville, 808; Central- Point, 222:
Gold Hill, 206; Talent.- 18J; Eagle. Point!
137; Mound. 165, and Big Butte, 98.
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' Eugene Guard i' Th peonle of Oregon
should be duly thankful that the -tiavy
department allowed the Atlantic battle
ship fleet to run In close enough to
3hor - that their trail of smoke was
plainly visible to the rrked eyes of the
anxious patriots whkr thronged th head
lands along the coast Most assuredly
the members of our delegation in con
press are to-be commended for' their
Biiei-essful efforts to secure proper rec
ognition of Ui commonwealth.
A . . . T
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE .
4 ' ' "Exemotion.
St JTohne, lfay"I6-To the Editor of
The Journal What Is the meaning of
exemption? "Not liable to." The ar
tlelee -not liable ' to . taxation under Jhe
I for manufacturlna purposes and the su
ourtenances thereto, all fences, farm
I machinery and SDDUancea used as such,
. Jail other , Improvements on farms, all
itivesiucK, au nousenoia iurniture in
I use and all tools owned bv workmen and
i"ue. . - - .
for year on all questions that have
I arisen to be settled by tne American
Daonla there has been but one lilea in
1 my mind, and that Idea, has been exact
justice to all men; and having found
that, or the nearest obtainable to that
ably sanctioned It and worked with that
end in view. ' :- ' .- -.. , ." - -:
- Now the correct manner of taxation
should be this: Value all property by
the same, standard or measurev as tlie
in me Question ac - naou. i naia invari
dollar of 100 cents is the measure of 111
i values in the United States. Use ,t,M
mu-eent aouar as tne base or au vaiua-
I tlon. Exempt nothing-; assess all prop-
erty ot,u Kinas oy tins iuy-cent oollnr.
use tne aggregate, sonr of such assess
meats as the base. - Let the poor man
payxo times the per cent on hla $10,
1 Make the rich man or eomoratlon nat
j the million times the per cent on his
minion aouars. : : - -
No man of anv moral enncentiona
method of taxation take away from
any person! "What wronar would It tier.
Ipetrat on "any person or class of per-
I sons t My freedom ends . v. where.. .. mti
I "nor ireeoom oegins. , . ;-
L " there are any burdens to-be born
I by my neighbor and ma for the eom-
Imon .use of both of us, those burden
equally upon aach Of us. " ;
Now, Brother, Denton, are thes
imaximuma ... or. propositions ; right?
uranting tnat mey are rignt, Dy what
authority do you . assume to :-say that
hj.-iK. Downs plaai imposslblej that
personal property is not assessable to
aydearree of - equity, and no govern
ment under the sun In any spe or to
any degree has succeeded In doing so,
all of the gentleman's idea" are proved
money. Donas, note ana .securities Be
cause 99 per cent of it escaped and It
realised that' f stringent law if en-
that i stringent law
forced would simply drive capital from
I tne state ana promote perjury, fraud
" aishoneety." And then, you add:
x no uag experience is i recoraea
everywnere . else. , ;'. :-. ?
I XT I .. 1 u X - . ,. , 1
"ul 7.; J, "Tl
.f Wrrl ji.it " ft n ) V
on- Mm. Just v 99 -per. cent? Now,
Brother Denton.' will you nlease tell us.
W&MZ&l&ZS&to
inrouKn ine journal, now me state or
UA"? 'u,"Jr"'L'"""i
wv npntii. kivo uvmy tnnri natural
or law-made hs' Just right. Make every
man natural or: tow-made atand nn to
i his lust obligations. . If w atriv.
Jhard to give every man his Just rights
I a we strive to get the better of him bv
ome exemption law or otherwise the
woncj woum . oe tne Detier xor it.
O. R. DOWNS.
J. VIIC Ul inn OWB ..'-.HMTl.vnw-V.
The Dalles, May 84 To the ; Editor
of Th Journal It wish to call the
single taxer attention to a few of the
main point tof the question;" I - sea' one
Louis Bowerman is inclined to call
those, who oppose tne single tax ugly
name. . That is pretty good evidence
that those who eland for fair - play
have pinched hi corns a little.
Fred C. Denton advlaaa ma nnt ' tn
Jump at conclusions. Now every single
taxer who has written on the subject
H?"s Si r2mmnfih.Jtn
. iVLA
ers of fine residence property In the
cities. Those are the ones that will re
ceive the benefit but on the other hand
they-are telling, how it will help the
farmer. Now the farmer are not com
plaining about the tax on their personal
f'ffo ' way their land
com-
was
i?;c?;- 'i'lt .Kt Z i,"ow
8 face qf. lt that the Intention of the
his gooseberry bushea, vines, sheds and
shack and numerous other things of
T 1 1 1 1 vAllf war, t( titt nm tav
a tlon. Now the farmers generally look
UDOn a bill headed in-that stvln ae mln-
i out on tne otner nana exempt approxi-
matelv half Of th taxable srooertv In
v f v vra . va j v n-mtv .biiiqiv kua-ut . aai r-
gues that it will be a, good-thing,-and
to show further nroof that their arm
ments are misleading, they hint at the
way land will be taxed that Is held for
speculation, ana or-tne mocks in port
land that are worth from 1100,000 to
S 1.000.000., Now no oerson knows better
than the writer of those-'articles that
such land as that Is subject to taxation
now and always has been. .' Their long
arguments are simply to confuse and
mislead the voter.; Some of the single
taxers speak or tne wrong in taxing tne
Industries of the country.- The farm
ing industry ts the foundation of all the
other Industries, and .the prosperity of
tne state, ..' - - - . -. -. ."- -Since
it has been intimated that such
writers as tnvself are asses and hay
weeds, I will say for the benefit of such
that I own the vast amount of nine
acres- of land in the suburbs of The
uaues. Bnu mai M iiav quiw a , lew
Dalles, and that I have quite a . few
forent varieties. and have never, com
Malned about the taxrt'th'm. but stand
tor lair piay. ., .', ! j. vm rifluin,i.u,
Will Help the Farmers, lie Says.
Portland, May 25. To tha Editor or
The Journal- In your. Issue of , jhe 23d
"A Farmer"1 of Drain. Douglas county.
U'k'""
h.e p. tha farmer. .purely not by
raising niS mini naj," " ..iviu.ici.
nnuuH ThA m.rmers 01 uouKiao coun
ty now pay 18 per cent of the total
taxes of that county, and allowing from
Market Glntted. With Money,
. ,v. w.. vr-v im.Hn. ';
, tWm, w-.Trk American
"VV.: -th- admiration
'.,." , . nrl h , marial of
.1.. Th advance is based
WYtJl J WW J - . " . ...
UDOti Tan Increase of freight rate wmcn
1. h- .. h-mi thara ia no busi.
,.- . stocks have already discounted in
Drlce a bountiful harvest. . The most
exaggerated Inflation -of currency ever
known In the history, of the world I
now in existence, and that also la being
faraelv because there are thousands' of
professional, traders willing to ..throw
side. The pubUo has a very large vol-
Ume of stocks on hand which It is In
no humor to sell, and : the short are
simply selling themselve Into ruin, the
. ' . 1 . v. . -
rise la as auunimiii m, m.m itw i o w.
pawder ,' shanty after a dynamite . ex
plosion. It is going up Just that rap
id iv and' that, strong, - but for every
point up It goes - Indications are ' that
ft will break two points. With the pro
viso that purchases are followed with
stop-loss orders, banker are. advising
purchases.. But - they .- are , warning
against possible consequences. - . . -
Directors of tbe Union and Southern
Pacific declared the regular dividends
yesterday, and there was a rumor that
the redemption elause would be removed
from Southern Pacific preferred stock.
This caused a wild advance.1' .Nothing
in regard to this was announced offi
cially, but,-as stated, -in this column
about two weeks ago. -the. redemption
clause probably will . be removed and
more stock Issued that will make rights
Southern-Pacific worth about 10 per
cent. Mr. -Harriman announced that sale
of the bonds wouldt be delayed indefin
itely owing to stock market conditions.
It Is known that the Union Paclflo has
actually secured all the money 1 needs;
and as the bonds to be offered tra aJ.
! the- official aaaesament rolls th benefit
of every doubt in favor of the present
system and against the proposed
amendment they would pay It per cent.
The farmers of Oregon do not own the
land value of Oregon. They do not
own me iana - values or any county m
It. The farmers of Douglas countv do
not own all the land assessed as tilla-
pie. Much of the land thus classed la
neia- xor speculation. They may own
some of the non-tillable, but for the
most part it is owned by speculator.
Allowing, nowever, that the farmer
own land to the value of th tillable
land, they poaaes $2,257,855. while the
total laud value are 118,48 j, 350. The
farmers would have exempted 'over
ij.uuu.ouo in personal property and im-
? movements. ; The taxes now paid on
his property by -the farmers would be
spread over the nearly eighteen and a
half million of land values.- A glance
at me tax roil wMl show that the taxea
on land values In Douglas will be In
creased but one-seventh or less, while
the taxes on the personal property and
Improvement mentioned In tha nm.
posed amendment will ha entirely ex-
eniui. Any iartner naving iiuu worth
of property, of which $600 waa land,
would Dav the same tavaa ha rlnaa luis.
A on the average he has $1 of exemp
tions to 1 2 worth of land the farmer
oi xfougias snouid vota lor tha amend
ment. The greatest curse of that
county todav is tha vaat vahiaa nf lanrl
held ou,t of use, - The amendment would
reauoa taxe on the users of land and
increase them on th anarnlatnra ' Whw
shonld the farmer not support the tag
amendment? In New Zealand and- Man
itoba the farmers are the main support
of the tax reformers, and the law .ex
empting the - livestock and . ' Improve
ment of tha farmara rniitrl nnt h. re
pealed, by the vote of the farmers. .
'.-'' ' A. " D,. CRipGB.
" i. ' .' ii' : .,-, 1 .
Use of the Referendum.
Belileld, N. D., May IS. To the Editor
Of Th- Journal-I hava just read your
editorial In which the action ot th Blue
Mountain grange la commented: upon. A
one of the many outsid your state who
ar watching your - uew. "experiment -in
self government I . wlah. tn nrntaat
against- the suggestion that when a man
is too innirf erent i r too ignorant . to
vote for or against a nronosed law or
f mendment he shall be counted as hav
ng voted against it. There is no justice
in uh a proposition. i.-.w' ",. ..v--.
. One of the strongest points that has
been made In favor of dlret legislation
has been Uat under it the Ignorant and
indifferent voter voluntarily disfran
chises himself. It Is clearly not. right
that his vote should be couned more
upon one side of the, question than tha
other., I think it quite probable that
under your present method of procedure
eo many question may be submitted to
the peoDla at one time that thev cannot
all receive the attention that they ahould
from the Voter. v - . ..- i.
There are various wava In vhtr-h tha
difnoulty might be remedied without
resort , to the injustice proposed.
"It might be a good plan to limit the
number of bills upon which the people
could vote any on year to say, five, and
the number of constitutional amend
ment to one. two or three, onlv-those
being voted upon that receive the great
est numDer or signers. - or possibly it
might be decided to vote upon those for
which Petition are first filed. Or a train
It might bo considered beat to raise the
percentage or tne wnoie number of vote
required for a petition.
--Montana requires 16 per cent Instead
of 8. i as in. your state. It Is my opin
ion that the best plan would be to limit
the number of bills or amendment upon
which, the people can vote any one year.
But do not be UDset by a little adverse
criticism. The people of Oregon cannot
do worse than our, wise legislator fre
quently do in every state in the union.
HI,HI MEA'l'Ufl.
What Single Tax Will Do.
MoMlnnvllle, Ot..x May 19 To the
Editor; of The Journal In The Journal
of May 9 W. J. Wimer of Waldo. Oregon,
aska. Information regarding tha tax
amendment , to be decided in - the June
election. , -- ..
My view of . thia measure are- this
That if it Is a means to tax the land
from the holder and home owner, and
will revert back to the state, and when
ail lands and cltv and town lota in
cluded are taxed away from tha holder
there will be a new form of government
or constitution. Built up by the party
who 1 now pushing this single tax to
the front The community will then
lease the land back to any person who
wants it for, a home to live on eo long
aa he pay , said community the rent
agreed upon by the leases, and when
?ou..turn up yourtoe or do- not pay
he required rent demanded you are
counted down and out.
, Mr. Winter asks. "Will thia throw all
lands and, livestock In th hands of the
wealthy? No; most -emphatically . no.
The man with money In his jean will
keen, lust aa far from buvlna "Oregon
land aa you Would from art eastern cy
clone, for the man who own now-the
largest tract 'of land are those who
will lose their-hoidlngs first The lands
to go tor taxe first will be those large
tracts in the wilderness or foothills.
The next to succumb will be the poor
and "sterile foothills - held now by the
farmer andU stockralser of moderate
mean. '-..-.:. r. , ?. . y,
Bo If this win in June there will be
a petition in January. 191 to exempt
all other buildings and personal effect
not exempt in toi . present measure.
Then there will be a cinch on all land,
Including all city, and town lots, blocks,
etc.-, v n,-, ,'V t ".-...- -. -,
- If the home owner wants it this way
vote yea. If you don't- want i to lose
your land holdings eventually, vote no.
- ',, ... . ' ' W. tl. JAKKIHUJN.
- Forgot About Ilis Son. . ,
Portland. May 24. To the- Editor of
The JournalThe mayor of Eugene.
who apoke at Oregon City on the eveni
mg or way 16. in tne interest or the
Prohibitionists, stated that - the busi
ness conditions in that county -were far
better under . prohibition than without
it, and that his son's business had in
creased 130.000 tier vear nrlor to nrohi-
V. 1 . 4 'A AAA ' . ..
bition was adopted, but he failed to tell
hi audlenoe that bla son was engaged
In the drug business and held a gov
ernment license to self liquor.- - v
t. ,., . CITIZEN..-.
most aa rood a those the Pennsylvania
lPut out, it is a matter of no great con
sequence 'When : the official flotation is
made. . - n-.-.'.-. ...
. Exports of gold Were begun bn a lib
eral scale,, but the volume of money in
the banks is so great that this la no
matter of importance, tnarketwlse.-' The
redemption bureau is choked with bank
note it cannot redeem,-and nearly 160,
000,000 of these promissory note have
been transmuted into gold. v
.. ,i i i i ii .. i m , in i 'i , t j. ,f '.';
Robert W. Chambers' Birthday.
' Kobert W' Chambers, 'whose works
of fiction hav attained much popu
larity in recent years, was born May 28,
1868, In Brooklyn, and received much of
his education- abroad. ; He had a suc
cessful career as a painter and Illustra
tor before he began writing fiction, yet
he' has a list of 29 books to his credit.
He exhibited in the Paris salon In iftss
and then returned to NewYork to fol
low for some years a successful career
as a magazine illustrator. He gained
hi first literary popularity through
several . excellent historical romances,
but latterly he has taken to writing
novels of tNew York life. ' He has writ
ten also a number of magazine stories
and Is the author of a drama which was
produced by Miss Ada Rehan.
' ' - . 1 - ,' '.T'iV-,
. . This Date in History. -.
1764-Edward Livingston of - Louisi
ana, secretary of state tinder President
Jackson, born. -Died May 23. 1836. ,
- 188-French government decread the
perpetual banishment of Louis Philippe
and his family. --,
1864 General Richard Oglesby nomi
nated for governor of Illinois. , . -;
1867 Princes of Wales born1. -1 .
1896 Emperor Nicholas II of Rus
sia crownad at Moacow.
1906 Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
" .;',.- - :, T4 . -
7heREAUl I
Whom to Invite. , a
K
N - INTERESTING" question .- la
, raised in the current number of .
''Sucoesa" as to th rsaponslbUl
ties of the host. ; Haa ah a ,
; right, or more correctly stated,
l it expedient . for her to refu to
invit to her- house people whom ah
believe to- be not - worthy of such
attentions? w ?.'''. ,w
Ta put thf case correctly, a hostess ,
wa making up a list of guest from a i
waVamX;?.'
'.L S"1 Mt going to lnvlts Mr. B " '
yviiyr , asked her daughter. "Bh'
!. ted'.veVU'h.r'' enVrtil" o1
aDie women I know." i
Now that should be the way In which
uc .matter, aw decldea'tovltari
il,."...?"." i10"18 should mean that
tn reClDlent Of anr-h a l. .1.1.
?dd the enjoyment of the hoatesa and '
Of the- other guests. To Invite to her-
iiurao any person whos social position
nas been aconlrori ani.iv h.,.i,
or through ability to push hWelf or
hVm-' Wfrt.'Wltnout regird to'thj
right of other, Is to throw down th
ivenes. rnth'L "iu"
fav .tr?au,,n."." ntercour.e, w must
K... T wiiwiu wo are aeaiing snow
wH?.Tri.hone,t3r'J wo. may - treat , him
.1 ihe endration possible. But
Jr.T?.1.600"1" auuUon of whom to .
inVltA tCi All- hMTlB m. a.r.-M : . -a.
tr.-hii.,wult cannot help find
ing with modern society is that in al
aual. avrvKiia.ih. ..n..j ...
mm!y.hThw"pi.?h man ot known im
SSIii iy' Pfo"1" artist, author or .
musician, th women -whose past will
SIKS alfien coating, to.be wallowed
whole. "Oh! Intolerance," cries the
SJiSSS ?i i.one" i' "That Is i narrow
provincial--ther Iw good j everyone.
YOU cannot b the judge- JBe . aoaroo-.
-There are then two positions. Either
tp accept everyone, without lnvetlga
tlon or nraiudlfA--. an.4 n . .
does -not steal your -daughter or the
ilverwar to give him the hand of com
""""ft r, uomariumj or your menus
an absolute standard of morality, up
rightness and kindliness, to make the
entrance under your portals of a guest
a matter of moment. , guarantee to
yonr other sueata that thav ahaii i5
asked to meet only-whose live or char
acter express' the best thing in life. ;
It Is not necessary that one should
nave' much money or . large Influence'
to make this question on of import- H
anee. How rarely any one of n meet
another -whose friendship would be any
great acquisition to us In the big mf
fairs, the crushes of the season, and -how
often it it through an apparently
chanc meeting where each individu
ality haa a chance of expression that
our friendship are formed.-
And besides, this bohemlan accept- -;
anee of each and every one, no matter
what1 hi principle or character, may
do- very well or the mature person
who i Ideas are formed and whose prin
ciple are unalterable, : bu. when it , ef
fect th young people In the home It
becomes - quite another matter. Strong,
character cannot be built on the idea
that distinctions between' Tight and
wrong, purity and impurity. - charitv
and
muiei
lerance do not matter.
Thi,r
dn liattar . nrrtfrti, . n .4 I .
our children to stand firmly- on- we'.l
grounded principles w cannot afford to
lose these distinctions in th people
whom we choose as their friend.
,.lf a home ia to mean, anything, and
if It ornament la to be the guesta
who frequent it. we must see to it
that those guest bring into that home
that atmosphere of gentleness, helpful
ness, cleanness - In mentality - and In
morality, that belief in rtght and that
hatred of oppression and fraud. tbt
we conceive la be tha fonnHatinr. t
Character. ' - :-':"-,-'; ......
And In the light of that high re.
aponslbllity we are quite right in rc-
zusing.to max our hospitality a mere ,
ity a
mixing of the
elude the exer
noi pollol which
eludes .the exercising of the fine right
of choice in eur friend.
t H ft
't Wholesome Iced Drinks. :
SQUASH Scrub .a half dosen lem
on, rub all the "Beet" from th
peel over six lump of sugar and
queeje the juice Over . them. An or
ange and its seat or essential oil. la
an addition,. buV not a necessity. Bo
also is on cupful shopped , pineapple.
Boil four tableapoonful sugar and one
cup water to a ayrup, then add the
juice and loaf sugar. When melted
add ..three cuna bolllnr' watnr. i-nv.r
close and set aside to oool. When thor
oughly chilled serve, adding , cracked
to If desired and more sugar, if not
sweet enough. J - i -; j.
Iced eoffee poor one quart boning
water on one cupful Java and Mocha
blend coffee, ; Stir and let it stand In
a warm plac for 16 ralnute. or boll
five minutes, B train, , Have also a
quart of well' heated milk not boiled
and pour the coffee and milk mixture
into an ice cream f reeier, - after cooling.
Sweeten with powdered sugar not -too
west : Cover the, freeser and plac in
a tub of ice ahd rock salt reaching a
little higher than the coffee come, Turn
the handle of the freeser in different
dirctions for five minutes and serve in
coffee glasses with - powdered sugar
passed separately. . .
. Ioed chocolate Put into a granite or
porcelain kettle four ounces powdered,
unsweetened chocolate, six ounces gran
ulated -sugar and a cup boiling water.
Cook to a smooth, shiny, paste, letting
it boll hard. . Watch carefully that it
does not scorch. Add three cups water
and allow to boll until the consistency
of thick syrup, take from the fire and
stir frequently while cooling. When
cold flavor with vanlla and a little cin
namon, and if it is to be used soon' add
a half cup of cream. Beat with an
egg-beater until very light Serve in :
tall glasses partly filled with cracked
ice. Thia svruo without tha .e.raam
can be bottled and-kept In the refriger
ator for a long time. - When serving. -
tableanoonful nf whtnned cream ean
be put on top of each glass.
I Culinary Short Cats.
fHS secret of making sponge cake Is
' I not: to beat the air all out of the .
: eggs after it I - once beaten in.
Beat . the yolk to - a mas cf bubble .
and the white to a atiff paste; then .
cut them Into each other with a few
crosswise strokes of a fork. . and cut '
the egg into cream and sugar. - . .
Delicious sandlwches are made with -
a filling of almonds. English walnuts -and
seeded raisins minced and reduced
to a paste' witn grape juice.- spread
the bread - with', butter and cream
cheese, and.thenv- with the nut mix
ture.
t .
The Daily Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Cereal - Bacon and egg.
- . Coffee.
Hot biscuit.
f ' ' LUNCHEON. ' -
Pardlnea in mustard, : -Egg salad.' .
Boiled rice. ' Stewed rhubarb. Wafer.
- Tea. .... , .
- DINNER. . . : s
Cream of cauliflower soup. Roast beef.
' , Yorkshire pudding. , -i ,
Creamed... carrots. Artichokes 'With
; mayonnaise. ' c
Cofiaoberry pie. Cheese,-
Cof tec. v 1