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There; Is nothing; on earth '
so lovely but fluty glveth It
Importance; no station so de
grading, bnt It Is ennobled by
obedience. M. Tupper.
CX)USTY PRISONERS.
IT IS generally agreed that the
county and city prisoners should
be worked In preparing road ma
terial. Much good and valuable
work has been done is. this county
during the past few years under this
policy. Not ;only arethe prisoners
employed,i which ; . Is beneficial to
them physically and morally, bat the
county gets I much good road ma
terial at a' low cost, which is a great
benefit to all the people.
But because It was necessary un
der this policy for the county com
missioners' court to have charge of
the prisoners, ' or such of them as
were thus put to5 work, a bill was
lobbied through the legislature giv
ing the sheriff control of the prison
ers, and in especial -giving him the.
right to feed them.' This has always
been a valuable perquisite enjoyed
' by the sheriff in excess of his salary.
The referendum has been Invoked
upon this law, and voters are aBked
to sustain or veto it. - ..".
The law gives the county court
authority over the prlsuners to the
extent of working them as the court
may direct, which may be sufficient
to allow the court to carry on the
work as Inaugurated but the pro
vision that "the price of meals fur
nished prisoners shall be 12 cents
each" is objectionable.; This may be
less than some sheriffs have charged
end been allowed, but it allows a
margin tor quite a fat graft never
theless. The county: court has dis
covered that it can feed the working
prisoners amply, on good . food, at 9
cents a meal ; , why then should
sheriff be allowed ' to charge 12
cents a meal? This might amount
to several dollars a day, no very big
Item to the taxpayers, yet It is a per
qulslte, a graft, that the flat salary
law for county officers does not con
template. The sheriff Is paid a sal
ary of $4,500 a year, and this ought
to be enough.' He should not take,
nor be allowed to take, a dollar, pr a
dime from the people for any pur
pose or on any excuse, beyond ' that
amount. He should feed the prison
ers at actual cost. This Word will
do,, if elected. . ,
The motive of the law was bad.
- and the . method by which it was
worked through the legislature was
bad. The result of the vote on this
' law is' not a matter of very great
, importance, in itself, yet the defeat
of the measure will serve to en
courage the policy of the use of pris
oners by , county;; courts f for J road
building purposes, will record the
people's verdict in favor of flat sal
aries only and no grafts, and. will
discourage ' lobbying by sheriffs in
future legislatures.
Small CLangc
On Memorial day, remember. T -
.v1? Rouble with an election bet Is
iiiav uuiq men can t win.
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Some heart are "weary watting for
w vicar out.
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BIERCXJ BETTER THAN A CAT O'
aerea, contingent upon tne leglsla- river. Improvement of which to get
lure s action arter an. - six feet from PIttsb org to Cairo was
The simple , fact' Is, as Senator I begun over 25 years aeo. and less
Bourne ; must be able - to . perceive I than one-tenth- of the worhr is fln-
cieany, ; mat to , support . Statement J ished.' A recent survey of the river
jno. j. candidates ror tfie legislature I recommends nine feet instead of six,
ana caiceat the same time is in- and-the additional cost is estimated
congruous . and inconsistent; has at $68,000,000. i If old methods are th May
One mleht a voll v tht 1.. i a. - . I rfPectaoie canal
for Bryan for president and for Taft I vears. I '
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electors or vice versa. , Mr: Ransdell nraised the nresldent L7.?"Vy oui or jau.
for his repeated and forceful mes-1
sages on this subject, saying that I I"n Sne'l CUnton. iuinols, was
Just as he wants other legislation r " . ' " ;
nuw ne wants waierwav inpinmrinn i Th v.ihi.t. i . i .
nnr v iz . ,.i ' , : . iri- -rv . y."
" tuauj iuuumbui.ui pcopiai now. And fie quoted from thelDin" oul no1 inop.
in uregon nave eiirnea ne-i nrMMnit'a mouaa
uuonsito uovernor vnamber I national "Democratic platform of
tain o paraon inmates or the 1904. the ; first utterance on this
state prison! How many, of those I subject by a national political con
signers have doners In the belief I vention. the phrases beinsr almost
mat tney were Helping a gray-haired j identical. ; he trouble has been that
old mother or . a father bent with I waterways have always been re-
years t how many of them have ar- garded as a mere incident. . a trivial
gued that sufficient punishment had side issue, by the engineer corps of M5,00.0,009 on rlvr na rbor improve-
oeen metea; ot, ana, that a needy! the war department.'1 ; Mr. Ransdell's ,
amlly at home required the help of I bill In behalf of which he spoke pro-llB vjH"f for Juatice f the peace of
th Arrinar nrfnnnort Hnw Mu that a. Vo.nnn.Kiiit. tvi. I rrrrrrr?"" ws me jtiooaevejl
ernor Chamberlain, and pleaded the gronp of men who can be held ac- and arwft"r'afn Neg?evn
tuo "i a Dirusgiiug wiie una neeay i couniaoie, ana mat adequate Tunas, I ';'""'
cnuarenr ; how many juages, ; how I by bond Issue If necessary, should be
many ; district attorneys, how many j provided. Quoting Mr. Humphreys
Jurors, after convicting a prisoner, J as saying that the development of
have signed recommendations for I waterways was the most pressing
mercy, was the cause for which I physical need of the country. Mr.
they pleaded Just," and It so do they Ransdell exclaimed 2 "Would - to
know that the Cakes have attacked heaven congress woulLHsten to this ' U eS half' to dta
w v v fv vv miu wi SAAES UDO 1 VI UtU nt . M U I WaV - tVUl pv0 tUUKl CDO I V Sj V SS UIVUI VQ!
of the pardoning Dower, and for his I would not. I
admlntstratlnn of. th nrlaont TKclrl . After nnnftn from man .. I "B,.I!C.-?? ProPf - currency law
inuuiucuuauuus nrao ugut. lucii I uaueis wr. xvauaueii Dam; , . v uy uo I wu may pasa It.
netltlona Wftra rla-ht. , - Men art In I wa HaIovT Tin tint fnnl mnraalvni I " ' , ,
theaa mattra from thu hesr mntlvAa t tntn hHovln tha oiintra-. wtll -1 . "m "" festival will
ir I . :j , . ..." I -" - i noi do new immediately after Decora.'
Chamberlain Is a Knoanvrlt. nmMnt
wnai aina of a Jriepubiican la CakeT
ine Methodist ministers want mora
pay. ou toey won t atrlKe lor Jt
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Now aren't YOU msrn mm ' rnlnr a
I "o ii vnon ma uauot mis iimeT
v .a
Portland could well afford to spend
eeattla la mirnritnl tli.) t. n
Isn't to stay rlcht nit In thit tnwn
i permanently. ., . .1
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11 ia calculated that nerhnn ' mm.
voters can be fooled bv the
a. vurrcncy out. ' ' ' . , 1
If a, man frowne at 'his wife then
that are in the human breast. "Yen- cuse you because of a probable
gean6e is mine, saith the Lord; I deficit. in the treasury, It does not
will repay." Mercy and a helping require much cash to Inaugurate
hand is a nobler and surer agent of great engineering works, as they
reform than a cat o' pine tails and a I progress very slowly, but you should
tlon day we ahould suppose,
a
' An Indiana Woman ha a-nna Inun.
over football. perhaps because of her
inaniuty to Kick hard enough.
a ,'.:.! ...
Ph. til . 1 . . .
bloody back. A square deal on his authorize them and let the good work decoratSd tomorrow as usGii. but thl
unreplylng dead will not know It.
ia
Now some eastern Oregon organs are
prison policies i is ' due Governor begin; then, if funds are 'not avail
flhftmherlnln ' nd th A thniiHanda Trhn I hlo In th fnfnr. thA work nnw
, , , .. , . I imow some eastern urea
nave pleaded witn mm lor mercy for ceeas, Bonds may oe issued, as for yelling "free wool." Baa, baa; they estu
prison inmates should see that he the Panama canal. . u ,Thls is an " 19 na,' ,ra,D 01 neeP-
geis iu unreasonaoie ana aa unwise aeiay. A Connecticut woman la en In for a
By all means let us have river and divorce because sh suspects her hus-
. i uBaa aecauae ne pecsme unusually nice
I in iinr.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
r California's Steady Income.
Portland, Hay 17. To the Editor of
The Journal A few days ago Eugene
Palmer, who represents that little band
of gentlemen who are trying to put the
unlyerslty of Oregon to sleep with
dose of economic chloroform, attempted
to refute the argument that "the. unl
veraitv. la rettlnir alnnv on a nmnller
income than any other state university
nia contention, ne
a report
that
ana oojmerlng u
submitted aoma fTarurea from
of the commissioner of education
Is apparently, either several years be
hind the times, or iromlv In error. I
speak particularly in reference to the
SliDnort received hv tha TTnlveraltr of
v.auiomia, anq. ir tne rest or the I4g
urea submitted by Mr. Palmer are as
far . off-aa - those for our sister state
AM . U . - . t I .... I .
worth- reading. 1 "
' The Btatamanf "Viaa rwn mail that tha
Income of the UnlversUy of California
is nearly ii.ooo.OOO a year, but . Mr.
Palmer saTS this la false, and ha nrn.
ceeds to drag In the old report, men
tioned above. If he will look on line
i. page 1X2.-of the University of Cal
ifornia Chronicle for April, 1907, which
Is the Official rertrtrA nl-tha nntvurftitv
he will find the estimated annual In
come ror the following year set down as
$973.(60. Thla does not Include extra
sums that miarht be annronrlated for
apecial building v and lmprovmenta.
These figures ought to set Mr. Palmer's
mind at rest about the 'amount actually
received. .-' . T
Now as to the amount of tha annual
appropriation, which Mr. Palmer aBserts
la but $300.000. ; In 1887 and 1897 the
atate legislature enacted laws providing
that I cents on every $100 assessed
valuation of the property In tha atate
noma be set aside "annually and con
tlnually,"
maintenance.
A STRONG BUT VAIN APPEAL, harbor legislation at this session.'
I bee of you to consider the gravity
. i URGENT SPEECH of Repre- of this situation, and Implore you camiiditeffr cobble o" Mo.bug0pre:
II sentaiive josepn Hi. , Kansdell not to lei tae session puss wunout
JrA of Louisiana on waterways legislation looking to a broad, corn
is so clear. . conclusive and prehenslve plan for improving all
convincing that the wonder is that!0' our waterways.
even this insensate congress can sit it or be held accountable. ' Like
nntnnlT and An nntilnr n A A nannnn'i chnHt It vlll not rinwn "
"i H.. UU.UII1. J . V. II .111 1 , wuvuw D " " I . ..H...-HWW w T. M . I . . , u 11,1: UC 1 H.ICII1. .T " 1 1 111 111 I I 7 in I 1 1 1 .7 ,
a little fragmentary, hesitatingly But, congress, hypnotized, Tat- The Eugene Register is pessimistic rJ," .Srr.VK'-fd
and" inertly." ; Mr. Rahsdell' first wltted, thick-hided; insensible to tbeiabout :t?a,salvaMpn.of the country, be- wornl ; . legistature appropriates- a
pointed -out that Cheap transoorta- needs of the people,- blinked, and elected sheriff ... TthT But how could larJ?L JJLnl ,.r.w"''a JKlS
tioa was of interest and importance lounged, and gave the subject ho county voters so go against Roose- n this matter.. Compared to California
j' ,
Don't forget that unless the O.
andldate for constable of Mnsahin
olnot Is elected tha administration of
nvunvwi win oo oiscreauea.
a a -"''".
Sanlent Dr. Jordan: he sava that one
You must solve I device for catching fish .is as destructive
an a.uviier meti uaiciiea me same num
ber. Who else would have thought of
mail ;
a
for ; unlveralt
ihla makes a regular-biennial appro
priation unnecessary and furnishes the
university with about $860,000 annually
i or expenses, ana wnen tne Han ran-
Cisco fire reduced the assessed valua
tion, and Jience the t-cent tax . income,
the' 1907 lerlslatura- isrornptly--appropriated
$101,314 to make nn th defi
ciency. No misguided efforts- were
made to block this appropriation.
But the atate assistance does not atop
here, forjn the 1907 session a number
of bills were - Introduced and passed
providing for' additional maintenance
nd expenses for various departments,
mounting to 3284.221; and In addition
to all this, the 1907 session authorized
the expenditure of $132,000 for equip
ment and bulldlnrs at tha university
farm, and gave the $101,114 referred to
above for the deficiency on the 2-cent
tax. No hod v undertook to crlnnle the
efficiency of the university by blocking
these bills, which footed up $517,535.
They can be found Itemised on page 123
of the Chronicle referred to,
Mr. Palmer say the university re
ceives but $300,000 from the state of
California,, while the official record
hows the amount from the 2-cent tax
above, including the deficiency appro
priation, to e i3vu,uuu, in auaition to
the 3416,221 extra appropriation. The
official record la probahy correct. '
The 2-cent tax la a permanent In
come, and goes to the university wheth
er the legislature meets or not. It Is
of the continuous sort that the local
champions of Ignorance are fighting so
hard, and - yet the Callfornlans seem
glad that their university gets $280,000
a year from it, so glad that they make
up the deficiency when there Is one, snd
a tea land' values.' Land values accrue
to a given spot of land because of the
industry, enterprise nt numbers of
the people around It. Thla value ahould
first be taken before the product of- the
Individual is taken- ' Friend Downs
should be aware of 'the fact that to
attempt to tax personal property sim
ply pjits a prmlum upon perjury, and
drives capltar into hiding when it does
not keep It away. Taxing Improvements
discourages industry and fines . thrift
TTiiuuui iena, jana -values being auffl
lent and belonging, to the public that
i"ni. wniy aonormany honest,
the widows and orphans with estates
.ii iiruuBw ana ioois who do not know
Wte REALM - I
F FEMININE
The Education of Doing.
EOPLH who have followed clostly
the trend of modern thought In
regard to child culture are often
truck with surprise and distress
at" the apparent backwardness In
education of, the modern child. When
the man or woman whose education be-
P'
gan with learning to recite, tha alnhahet.
the thousand and nna waira r,f I.. I St 3 Veara lt a ta .1. . .vitj
. w vs. va. uuv() - w a. iuua ajJUV VllsU7t9Ia JA
v....,, wniii any lawyer Knows tnat thai .. vi.nn.icn a, miu
A . r mii.,i.. hUii.. I even readina at i rth. t,i- . i .
ana, the more there la of It the greater I names of tha serumr iAtt. v-
aster any kind
anq
the
I'?,2R.a5"."2'Sff.i-.vr, M- Pplexed and" disturbed, "smi M
Ity aa a witness when he testifies that awressing Is it, 'to them to find chll
PrSperynfraetni 'A t.deren P" elr
returns" show but "one sixth that would vKe? pasting strips
?? v?.- As in no county in the !K
int. As In nn nr.. in I papw or playing In tne sand, with
lata will o... " ;rt.". I apparent aimleaanaua " "
have more , taxerVhanC .'the" tTxe. ti" MA Mr system
now resting on his Improvements, etc., I flfrtin- to . n"ianoes. ? children
JLV i5?'nA" !?! -veralP times la,?5 " ,wonder! what
no value rr inn rnrm iania wh bm... i - w wmv vyiuiua ,..lu
. " w ihiiuo, aw wy ail US L I "
i-i UI. "l,"lrl"lw winerieia needs to
Inform hlmanlA mnra nii h.
j- C """ "w vuuri, ana IS giv
...m iBBiimuny .nat la 1
on prejudice,
w.
founded
nawat 1',? hang of 'wnt-'whlch our
newer education assumes Is not. how-
Silw',. muc disregard for apecial
culture in readlnr and writing as It ia
!Lw,ml "?B-ther more wholesome
regard for health and' hygiene. Wa
have seen somewhat of the physical
I5U.L tralnlng after mere knowl
edge, -.and we are determined that our
children shall have first of all a sound
J. Garrison' rnma . fAra.,ii '.M.i.
foJ1'fhtm.are ,p"m,of what the single
tax or the nrnnnaeu. nm.n. .
. . . wi.i.iiuiuDin WUUIU
do to the small farmer and home owner.
ill m !;'". euner, but assumes
.T " .'". none or these fearsoma i lctn. . ;.kV .
employed than
knowledge- he
personal p rop Trty" from rtaxatlon one oflhesa lina-1 TLilIK.ll
Ings are TeTnr hM.---S"-.J iX.rL..-n.en brain Is ready for
mot.,.- nl,i I., -" I i-i uvuiai I III, TIT
anrf ...Tr BmPVn jmprovements I win acquire It
100 early precocity In
Kind or gradual unfolding which
w!Iii!l lhJ" 1,8,"n democracy New South
twM .rlln 41 and I tne right sort of a klndorgarten fosters
rouwa, iirBi or an, to a child's physical
oing aingle Ux In a few davs'
iime, witn more coming. People who
nof It better fo?
i-?!- l5,B "Pcilator and owner of
. J1.. lnBl must use 01
get out of the way 6f civilmation. Four-
jtoi or demonstration is worth
.i-ur'iJL ' fked c. denton. 11
senses, xnrougn color and form he
in, cnaracieristios, f the sim
Pit8' ?rm 'f external substances.
When he has grasped these character
Bt!?'.Ine "omething- With them.
Activity, which the older education took
into so little account la one of the
f nest traits of a child, and one which
should be turned to account. Because
h Invaa in h. Hnln. .nn.Ai.t. , ...
- . , . -. - mo v. . n nViiiiri.iiii)r nil trio
Oregon Voters Are Unto-I)at. ' I tJm. " should have it to do. Did anv-
' Portland. May i.Tn thm At rl25S.V.r .RU4 wh. Ived: to learn
Tha ,;.;. : a a ana tnat BUB! That chfl-
ine journal Voters, have you noticed dren-were forced to begin their eduea-
that all the pld time political bosses are !lon in that proves nothing. Thev
saying sarcastically that "Of course iSl -a!wbbtSau.e thJey wer Bmal1
no more en ttJLi. -m. " -TS? ld- wa. iarge
Ik .1 . cuowr, i u . bui w ouua. to aig, to put
wtcurer jinu lu wine apart, tne tn in g
that-, a Child loves to da. ami : whlh
without traininar are hta meana nf Alf
! ejtproaslon, these activities the klnlr
garten system uses to bring the child
! to understand and to express himself
now tnat tne people name their candl-1 together and to take apart, the things
we will vote on next Mnndav
a," and yet thev an n
posed - to the recall amendment ' whirh
INOOXSE3TENT ADVICE.
Ia ENATOR BOURNE is quoted as
V saying, with reference - to the
1 Oregon campaign: "l never re
; quested, by word or letter, sup
. port for any particular candidate,
but confined my attention to en
deavoring to give the people, wher
ever posslble,-n" opportunity to vote
for Statement Io. 1 legislative can
dldates. In the general election J
urge all believers in the. election of
senators by direct vote of the people
to loyally support and vote only for
Statement No. 1 legislative sub-
. sc rlbers." '
. This Is plain enough so far, bat
Senator Bourne is credited with say
ing further: "H. M. Cake, having
received the Republican nomination
for senator, should receive the loyal
support of every Republican in the
general election to be held t June X.
A majority of the legislature will nnr
doubtedly be represented by State
ment No. ,1" subscribers, . hence the
legislature must ' inevitably- elect
whomever the people select ai their
choice for senator." ,i-c.-..-. ::M '1
Which tempts one to inquirs: Is
Senator Bourne also' among the po
IHIcal acrobats and campaign jok
r rs? He urges the election of State
ment No. 1 candidates for the legis
lature, regardless of party, and also
the election of CakeK who stands in
effect opposed to such candidates.
Fenator Bourne- is taking a great
deal for granted when he says that
"undoubtedly" there win be a ma
jority of . Statement No. 1 men in
the if filature. This will not be the
rrsse If Mr. Cake and his managers
rsn prevent It. If all or most ofj
If Eblative candldntes whom the
Cakes are oppoelna: are defeated
t' cro bo no statement majority
It the l.cistHture, and election of
t -Ut ly the peop'e will be ren-
to- everybody, affecting the price o'l j thought. ;To neglect to perform; this
Avarvthlnip an1 tha Mniliiii.. 11- I iire-nnr dntv amounts tn a, srmar . i ine voters 01 uregoi
. ...wuluu VI Hr-1" ,h,.K, In .hn. th.l .In it.m.i.ln.. Ih. t.".i"' 'r IF?"
'ilaatvanr fin onft nnn tlonal tragedv. or at least a etnOend- ;.,rr vV; ."i. V" ."7 or realise mat uregon .s
f f r".,T ."""ivvv v u a f r - w ' . - i tmtiFH - ssxiiaciwaai 1 j hid x7X7vjjau nuu
lng.
freight were carried through the St
Mary's river lock! at ,84 "of almill
per ton : per mile, one-ninth of the tor this congress.
railroad rate. At railroad rates the
tonnage of the Great Lakes last year
would have exceeded the amounts
OUS rnational folly.tand yetiUre Will 'n: supporting Roosevelt policies they
' . . i iiirait uuruiiraa iv ' niirv. liiik iiiainimriain
De asitea next iaii to wnpop upland Statement No. .1 candidates for the
our apnropriatlon Is pitifully small, and
t. r, , , 1 , ..um Im. tin I f nrt ,i n I lib. u w
The voters of Oregon now have apRim. nH ..la ilk h.vaheir aav. Mnt
;on is
..past.
legislature.
The ballot-box is the people's de
fenseRightly used, it can be the
paid, to vessels by f 300.000,000, and means of arresting the enrichment of
the locks which made a great part the rich, and the further impover
of this saying possible cost f 70,000,- lshment of the poor. Adherence to
000; they pay1 for themselves four party for decades has seen the rich
times over yearly. t Watey transpor- made richer and the poor made
poorer. ' It sees the United States
senate owned by millionaires, and
daily resisting the efforts of Roose
velt for legislation for the masses.
There never was ' a time when the
election of a tried advocate of the
people would mean so much as right
nowf-and that is-why 1 thousandsin
Oregon are throwing party lines to
the .winds and rallying around the
candidacy of Chamberlain.' .
tatlon on the average costs about
pne-slxth as much as rail transporta
tion. Open waterways would mean
a saving of hundreds of millions an
nually, and yet our horrible congress
does nothing.
JyecauseLCongressmen serve
the railroads. The" railroads oppose
open waterways. The people want
them, urgently need thejn. Congress
does what the railroads, not what
the people, want. Mr. Ransdell said:
Railroads are monopolistic corpor
atlons, , owned, operated and con
trolled for private gain. Competition
over any given ; line Is impossible,
because the roadbed belongs to the
corporation.- Waterways are ;; free
roadbeds, for the uBe and enjoyment
of all the people. , Conditions for
competition are perfect on them, and
they can never be monopolized. No
rate commission Is needed to fix
freight rates on Improved water
courses." 1
;W8 ; quote , again: "Most of the
great annual expenditures of our
government are like the rain falling
on the parched saads of the desert,
only to disappear and leave no trace
behind. But waterway Improvements
are Investments which will last for
ever." The $8,000,000 expended oh
Boston harbor cheapened ocean rates
100 percent to western grain grow
ers and, southern cotton growers.
This country . is far behind ; several
European countries and even Canada
in improvement of its waterways.
Washington appreciated their " value
and said 1210 years ago "Would to
uou we may nave tne wisaoiu, to
Improve .them." Bui ilvasnlngton
had no. nmnhftf Iti IntlmnHmi ' if -fna
character of the sixtieth congress.
Not only is water transportation
much- cheaper, but railroads cannot
in many, cases handle the products;
we cannot continue to compete with
France and Germany in the world's
markets ; without v improved.'- water
ways; much" of" our business' is likely
to go to Canadian ports; because of
canals that country is building; the
Panama ; canal will , make improved
waterways still more necessary. : ,
, Mr.- Ransdell then criticised very
temperately the government's policy
of , transferring' engineers so i, fre
quently., ioung men just graduated
from West Point"- are sent out . to
work on Important projects where
they are kept one or- two- years,
then sent to a place where the
work is totally ' different. 7 This Is
educational for them, but the people
get poor results. It will take a good
engineer 20 years of study to, master
a single large psoject , A sample of
the government's system is the Ohio
A vote for Chamberlain is a blow
at machine politics. He is the em
bodlment of anti-machine methods
His appeal is hi ways to the people
direct, just as is that of Roosevelt
They are the court of Chamberlain's
last resort; and to which he has
never turned In rain.;. There is no
middleman, no big or little boss be
tween him and the people. vThe deal
ing is direct, in the open, and heart
to heart. .' . :. .V
Aldrich succeeded in defeating the
proposed tobacco tax, in return for
which the tobacco trust could afford
to give him, a large fee. But a lot
of other senators who adhere to the
party, of "historic principles" stood
in .with him; what will they get?
The eastern Oregon organs that
are, bringing ' out the "free wool
scare-crow 3 must be pretty badly
scared Indeed. Only sheep could be
induced to believe that Chamber
lain's election would affect wool
growers Injuriously," v ;
". 'A man -can't stand for the State-
luciii iiu, i yi luiyiv uuu agavinsc
Statement No. I candidates. '. When
he pretends that he can, he con
fesses to dislngenuousness or a lack
of Intelligence. ' . . w
It looks as if Chamberlain. If : he
had gone .into the Republican pri
maries,1 might have beaten both Cake
and Fulton for the Republican "xLorat
inatlon. . '..'---''.'
Tea, let us make sure of support
ing the: Roosevelt policies, by elect
ing a senator who never will join or
become subservient to the Aldrich
gang In the senate. '
' Again, does Mr.' Cake approve that
anti-Statement No. 1 anti-primary
law, anti-people-rule platform? His
silence is an affirmative answer. ;
i ; Voters are no longer to be herded
and driven like cattle. ' ' ; -
Orcgonl 'SiielipjKtj " ;
Many cement walks are being laid In
A IITJ jyaii., j - ...
An apple tree cut last week at Hav-
nurst, . uougias county, was planted in
160. " ..i,...:
.'' . a a
A Eugene- man haa verv lars-e onions
from seeds Dlanted in his aarden on
Christmas.
for thev llvav,in the
nf.,mln.tAf da it. e f Inn. d af
, ' . LEVVI3 u. t tyARTiira
Will Bolt in HisOwi Waj.'
Portland, May 26.To the Editor ot
The . Journals-While .'the ' Grtegonlan Is
supporting Judge O'Day knd John ,Man
nlng, two Democrats, and opposing Mor
row - and Cameron. ' Reoubllcans. Its
evening paper, the Telegram, is demand
ing tnat Kepuoucans vote ror Jaxe
merely' because . he Is a Republican.
Funny, Is It not? t -r-. -.
Mas it come to-paswat,' we -must
only bolt those Republican candidates
these papers opposer , !..-,
It ta a niuir rule that' won't work
both wars, and as I 'have two Demo- officials!
cratlc friends I propose to do my own I ' This is
i "71. "peci to catch us
napping with their "Inner circles." and
lit Th tand tor P"l inter
ests, and don t want to- give us the
chance to recall them. -.. ' ,
r;aJt .pos?tl law w111 enable 2 S per
o??iL hihS v,oteri t0 Potion that the
.iidec,a."'d.vacant and order a
new elcctlnn aftar ih. rrrtn-. kj-
t'.e.n.In.of.f,C8 ' months and hw turned
'nTOmpeienr, railed to keep his
?i le.". na bepome a grafter. He
wlthSf W Pe,VUon an 'ed
. a V? fdaya after the- legisUtuce
Umt'aVan th,ln"t With thi. Jro7oin-
h -;marnf IKlsIator In the face
, cieci a speaker of tha
house or president of thS senate who
..The best thing that can be said for
the old method of training la that it
trains the memory. But unfortunately
a well trained memory and a retentive
mind are .purely superficial acquisi
tions, v ' ' . . i. . ' ....;; ,'.;'. .. ,
c The Chinese system; of training de
velops these qualities much more fully
than any system devised by occidentals.
And yet the Chinese character can hard
ly be held up as a model for our chll
iflren to follow. :... ,
..K0'i0.ur.'de? Mend who fear our
little tots'-in the kindergarten are wast
ing their time will have to-be content
wlthtbe new-thought In education,
which -places emphasis - flrat , of ' all on
sound health.- and next on an nil mnnil
represents the railroads, franchise grab- I development of the Individual character,
bers and other . sDeciai lnt.r..t. " I which prefera to ground a child In un
selfishness. In mutual helpfulness, and
n 111 vote for aur-d hnio o. ,...' .
to put through? Not on your if it The
experience of localities having the recall
l,r i';."' uio wiuienw will keen
?owvath! " th straight and nai?
i,.11?' wth.e 1A "time polltlclana
7,..a aBnv us tnis safe
guard, and at the same . tim. r...Hin
that the people will make all sorts of
Stru&Vi y no-1"ln: 'hem name our
In doing, rather than tn the memoris
ing of meanlnglesa words or fostering
precocious x attainments in some - one
line.
t It t
Japanese Dwarfed Trees.
THE horticulturists of Japan have
ever been remarkable for their
. success In growing dwarfed trees.
For centuries It has been -considered by
J ll DUK 1 1 1 . 1 1 ' I III ln V T I ill Ult? - f . 1 " " ' I . . " .. . mv Vt'lJURiriU MM MP. I .
out an average of lz,000 a month in I bolting, and vote for Chamberlain andjt-aites advertising running dally In the I J pn s ns proper thing for house-
that town.
Word.
Just to go the Oregonlan' one 'better.
Steps have been taken which mean I X win make it my business between
the reclamation of 1,200 acres of swamp I now and election day to learn the names
inout as consistent as Mr.
rf ISli n t1t nrtin Jall. a i
hia1''hm.afnre w- n?.ttfr' wher" ' holders to maintain a few such trees
raWof".' .S ahtUctt ?T,.n ound their dwelling., making
land In Klamath county
"Prospects for big grain and hay crops
wore never ueiier in urana KOnae val
ley at this time of year than now.
'i, ' -:- : '
- ' A Jackson county woman who went
out lata In the afternoon to hunt for
cows wanaerea around in the woods all
night.' .
' '.'. a . .
In SDlte of extraordinary srttvltv in
building, there Is an enormous demand
In Corvallls for houses, says the Time.
People with houses to rent have annll.
Nations to the number of three or four
Strawberries ' are now belna shinned
vui in RTO auaniiiien xrnm rne htm.
n.ioi-muiuii tuunii v , aiiu lit m i ( w uays
time the berry "picking- season will be
at Ita hela-ht. A a-rea munv.hav. Kan
shipped to Spokane, Seattle and differ
ent points, and good prices are being
received for them, all the. way from (5
to tlO per crate, according to tha
ana quality.
A Eutent man aavs that ha haa nn
trouble In catching all - the trout he
wants irom m Lonr Tom and ita trlh-
utartes. but both he and others have
noticed that some of the larger trout
have a red hair-like worm In their flesh
usi unaer tne SKtn wnicn is about an
nch to an nch and a half long. The
of the two or three anti-Statement No.
1 legislative candidates and - vote
leave them athome, -...' J
What a farce this Darty-regniarity
tne uregonian nas oeen naming on is.
anyhow. . If the "vote: her straight'1
men only knew the opinion they are
held . In by the politicians -who : will
meet them at the polls next Monday,
wearing a "vote the straight Republican
ticket" badge, very few straight ballots
wouia oe casi.
I have observed that my taxes are
just as high when collected by a Re
publican sheriff as when I pay them
to a Democratic sheriff, and am satis
f led -with- ths idea of voting for the
best man. r . A TAXPAYER. -f
... j. -What Socialism Will Do
Portland. May. 24. To the Editor Of
Th ! Journal I was tery r much amused I woman suffrage.
by an article published In The 'Journal
..wiuBra so - contradictory that tha
whole state la lamrhin.
to methoda. But then, ye old time polltl
S an e ,n th Pat.and does not'know
v.m viie progressive and Independent
for them." V reUev!I toJn thinking
wT..1!1 way' .Vhy n't the 'People's
Utaue Klve ua an opportunity to
V0 6.k1i mfure rOunng newspapers
l.u81 pa,d, P0"tlcal reading matter
with the word 'dvurtium..) ? .t...
are required to do In other states? f
'. i - a. w. a
What "Average" Woman Wishes.
Portland. May 28.' To th. v.Aitm -
The Journal Wllf you accord ms space
in your paper for a few remark i Va
gard to an article by p, W. Ross, In
(uuriiHueoi May 21. n-nn.il
Hla
that
Off-hand
"The
miniature patches of exquisite land
scape. '-.'-.
For some years past trees of this kind
have been attracting Increased atten
tion In -America, T everslneei la-fact,
specimens of the Japanese dwarfed
trees were exhibited at the world's fair
tn vnicago. - .-
In Japan pines are considered the
most important of dwarf trees, and
great care is taken in their cultivation
and preservation. They are generally
grown-from seed. -; .
According to an official of the botanlo
gardens at Washington It takes about
10 years for the effectual dwarfing of a
pin. From the second year, when the
trees are about elghtMnehes In height,
the training Into the desired shapes is
carried on. The plants are tied with
rioe straw to bamboo canes, being bent
into different forma " In the autumn
they" are transplanted to a richer soli.
fact " l ra. . l1e. ip"wing spring are ; re
, I staked and twisted Into fanciful Shanes.
Not until the seventh year Is this
are
to I
statement as a.
riaiiat rM f . Bw.nVr S' 'r. i11" dedueUoit does ha ar.fProoe?" varied. Then the ..trees
Who is this Robert Hunter?" If lie U. ""v ""ion, , ainoe it is not
made such a statement he does not I ine-mina of
Know ine iirsi principles or esociausm. I H. r.,iR.. --,V' . . .
Kockereller is tne extreme reverse of m, f ,V.v "iinittence or wo-
Sociallst. which Is an anarchist. The rj?,?'-. Vnt she could not cast an In-
Soclallsts believe in abiding by the law. her n3han7 wlihout, th" counsel of
but they also believe In all men being "hLn.a". id r,eve1 the unreason-
rovernan Bv tha aama law. while Rncka. I zii hi
fallar. haa ihAvn
that he haa no respect for the laws I l!?i,c.ft1 "1 w"? should exercise her I been studying, she Japanese method for
Dotted, the Dots hnlna- aVinnt a fnnf m,A
a half in diameter. Great care must be
taken for the next three years to keep
young shoots pinched back.-
So much for the Japanese method of
dwarfing. Now, however, according to
the authority mentioned. America mav
the same law. while Rocke- "".-'L L.' mB J" . resorting to tha I nave her own dwarfed treea The gov-
hown by his past conduct f J.I . mf? or divorce proceedings I emmenf officials at Washington- have
no respect for the laws IS-h". ik vA ZL t . uia "erclse her oeen st
:Tn(ti mm ne nas no KBDrci ior in iH.wai.i.'. . vm. vj-ercise nsr I ""oil Biuuyui
worm seems to be coiled up in aklnd of of the United States. When a man gets l h6r Judgment dictated, some years i
festering sore, and is easily pulled; out I above the law. then he is an- anarchist, Z Joi?tyJ was not In accord with j periments of
The plant of the Brownsville Canning
Preservlnar comnanv la a hmv, nl,.
these days, says the Times. Besides the
buildina- of a lars-e addition, wnrlr nn
which la being rushed, several' men are
empioyea in rearranging the engine and
boiler and other machinery about the
huge building, which Is being done so
that the fruit crop uay be handled to
wuor aavaaiage. ' -
a Eugene .Register:
and have been making ex.
metr own, until now it ta
asserted that they could grow a whole
forest In a hall bedroom without crowd
ing the xurniture.V-
While the -Japanese confine their
efforts largely to evergreens, our ex-
' parts have made a specialty of dwarf
ing
which meana a law iintAlilm,Al.
If Rockefeller were a Socialist hel... ""prejuaicea mind It wouM
. . . . ..... . . i nr.m ..n. wn i -r n . . . . i . , . .
wouia not oe a Diinonaire, oecause nei;""i " wiinoui- dure
would hava trlven to avarv man vhn Spect OT disloyalty tO him. .
labored for him the full worth of what "Ii5?.tnat' "Anr voter can heoome
his labor produced. ' - : fan.d,dat 'or any office," It is not
Ail wealth is produced By laoor, and I - " poo need not become I lng deciduous treea .There have been
nv one man evor earnea h.uuu.uuu.buu i r. ""." even mongn one I Shown In Washington aoma (50 snarl
Dy his own labor, so we know It took I" " : ngnt here I want tn I mens, nrlnclnallv manlea. hut. lnnl,Hin,
a good many thousand men to earn It. I 111 ac tne average" woman vnM I .i.r . ti . - .
nn .h.t nl wK .-- A Oe llO Kll an af faotlrvn... . LTTr I Ti. " 1 . . -...,.
Mr - A . very small per
l a.
.'." To Save ' Ice.
FIFTY- pounds of Ice every other day
will last better and keep the lce-
box 'colder than . twenty-five
pounds a day. Besides, .- you save the
lcethan three calls a week and youroelf
aiso you
as often.
" r 1 I h. ha 1 . . . ..urn .in. - i. i n aiiut - uaiuuvuB, an id y I
get wh.earned .."f?"!1 n. affectionate home-mak-1 old and from aix to two feat h!rh'
srv small oer- cent of - what I "roe-ioving wire and mnth.. -..- I . v t - - - ---- .
TH. nuniia mt tk. I tnev -earned: , lust enough .for a meraluuus" ana snouia nave tha - ...
sixth, seventh and alahth irrt- ihl existence v . . v. . ' -, ballot t , ; i " ,
public schools have commenced to sell I What will be the next fling at Stvl Taxation without reresentatlon Is tvr
vegetables and we are told are making Jcialtsm? and when will. Socialism be J""? and Is never a dead lssue no mat
good money, some having already taken J understood? - - Some who do not under-I ter to -whom it applies. Irrespective of
In .man IT 4 n. , V. . nK . . 1 .., d 1.11 . . I . M . . I Ann I, lm 1. . . . . ' " v.
seed. - rtha nartv mi . -.A i. l " .. n-r.--.u -.-A ,K .t 1 llhartv.lnvln-i """ruJV
already sold to hotels and nriv.r. I man ran onlv own a. rprtaln nmmint I States, that loval wivaa .- -.!.?
tit an . . , - i ... . . . . : - i i ,.- ..... niuiRRn
uw. oon ounmes or radishes. This 01 weaitn. xnat is i entirely a mlsun-1 nu"i petition and plead for veara tn
is excellent -work for tham fn. K-.U-I I nunla-nlm -,. Rm-liaam will allnar ...h b granted than. r . "
teaching them how to raise vegetables. I man to own Just aa much-wealth ashe denied that which should 'have honlnl" wct foot-prints. Also you buy the
it cuiiivmin nsniii nr i.hii.(. . I .i..a ,., hi. awm i . ... . , I a r nm. - ,ha n - . .. mainn.. nn v nn. no it na nrr
. . . 1 . 1 1 II , ..V ... " " . Winn. . I - ...I'll. .wi.a:. PI I H a rl lh , I .W.V..KA. vv " -. w w. .
"""I. c i-vii-a viiem to -seep ac-l ' vvnen sociansm. gets in power, mere I . "omen , nave long ceased to , ,,n..i
COUnta :- . -.'...:, . . I will be dust aa much honor In servlna-1 Just legislation frnm .w. Pct
one's country In the labor ranks aa in I gon laws do (as Mr. Rn. m.... r.rZ
urig.-yim. i.afreriys Btrfndar. ' III: '"7 " fV.'S' r man, ii;riiniiia,ie wnm women. Men: if
Brigadier-Oeneral i Wlhflald klt JlLl"- V.n r. "Vt1 k- tiii . " it,,--!T'r"nlent de
and--
throna-h age or disability la retired frnm t you ballava that "H,
Bcott, 1 the labor ranks, he will be entitled to, rives its -Just power from the ennaanr
f the and will receive a . pension, ejid there I Of -the governed." be conalatant J ii
. . . . . . ..... l U k..1,i.l ...Miuh JAnA I. Ik. . . 7 - av.'u au
uin-i oi Lrauiota, Witn headnuar- I .. . j""- - ... v.. ... i..niul! ivimi uu mo xuurags measure, nlace
. "jiuar -t that rtanaton for aervlncr hla tntinrr. aa Ian Y nnnn-i,. k a ,. ' "-
AUDIE3 MAYHEW,
let It W a decorous Decoration
day, :.:; - -'..
JSn v.St'Piu, V." boZ? narmlna
-- . iinmyaiiiic, nay 2, .1846.
After recelvina- a nnhii- a.h-t -
tion he attended Phllllpa Exeter acad-
jj.aij. . in i enierea - the . United
States Military academy at West Point!
irom wnicn ne-was graduated four
irrif- . v."". "aigned to the
JrrbranoJ f .the service, reaching
the rank of colonel la U0. During the
period of nearly forty years that he has
been In the army General Edgerly has
seen much active service, in his ear
lier areer he spent severat years in the
far west and thara mrtlnlnaln i L
of the Indian wars, big arfd little. - He
Served throughout tha war with a-..i-
5,1?,.,atfr dld duty for two years In the
Philippines. Last March General Ed
gerly succeeded Major Genera Greely In
the commend of tha il.rirtm.ni it,.
Dakota. Prior-to thst time he had been
In Char Of the denartmant nt h
Gulf, with headquarters at Atlanta.- I
a laborer as. there would be If he had
seryea as a soiaier. : m. j. simpson.
What 1 the " Boys Baw.v ' '
Portland, or., May 28. To the Ed
itor or The Journal Three Port Orford
boys went to San Francisco to see tha
Atlantic i fleet,; and." upon- thelr .-return
they werer each asked the following
2Ufeir rnlnSno'tr? ,h,VP' ?ou''.aw while-gone?" h,n
fA Wnw.' ZtZ J2 one- ! J" ' Tile . first one, answered: "Fightmr
r.rE'.nV' J??,?.! '2l5lya ProP" the Bob Bv.ns." ' The second one waf si"?
.?lrtthTn7ntipAov the , fight between Ketchel and gull'l-
the fact to Deriurv. fraud .A .T-..V.' vi""",-,.''; -.li"5 Fame
Tax Reform.
- Portland, Or., May 29. To the Editor
of The Journal In yours of the Ith
several correspondents take Issue with
the' tax reform -amendment, and I ; do
not aesire 10 trespass - upon your gsner-
nn.n.v I T I m nn, . . ... I . ... -f.
.h. li'.Mn.i ...I Irm A I,rnt thought it might seem that
inni,rt It JovJinLl?n. CX?'L t0T, tha p"e eoul(1 be right, but a little r"
rPPr,,. T.ment !hat na" P,,,nty flection will thaw that- they were all
f,f'.ui ! tTaJf r-atM and wh)!h patriotic, all lolers of eirVngth -and
i1 t",0." SJT,ni to"b o-orbed manliness, and all admirers , f - the
by a few. Governmentr or soHety, ere- strenuous. - T V. A. WOOD.
... This Day to History,
- 14S Union -of the New England col
OnleS. ' ' ''-''....'--'-..'"-.'.'.-.': !
' 1813 English- defeated the Americans
at battle of Sackett'a Harbor.
1814 Empress Josephine, wife of Na- '
poleonr died at . Malmal.ann.
1832-Opening of the Rldeau canal.
- 1847 Marshal Grouchy' died.
1848 Wisconsin admitted. to the Vn
Ion. ' . i - .
1868 Genera Wlnfleld Scott died.
Born June 13, 178(1. --' -
1877 John Lathrop Motley,, hlstorlnn,
died. Born-April 15, 1814. . .
J889 Texas Spring , Palace opened at ,
Fort Worth. : . - , 1
1907 Widow of president McKlnley
burled at Canton. .-. - . '
(' The Jonrnal Appreciated. r i
i" From? the Forest Grove Tlmea. i -
v The Portland Dally Jnurnftl of the
12th contains a very creditable state
ment of the Issues joined between the
independent and thn. P.eouhllcan cand1-1
J'ates upon the renrrsen tfttive tickets In
Jsmhilt and Wnahington counties.. Th
Journal, deserves much- credit for lis'
maiiterlV flsht - for th..cnmmnn n.nU
and-egalnst the cliques and bosses. "